tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283301402008-07-07T20:30:31.705ZMarjorynoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-58791211890284973692008-07-07T20:25:00.003Z2008-07-07T20:30:31.743Z

Here's an article that Gordon recently wrote for another website. We've reproduced it here because it's a common question that breast cancer sufferers ask about. Do you have hot flushes or hot flashes? Well, if you do, there may be some hope of relief. Read on .....Hot Flushes in Breast Cancer Patients By Gordon Cameron Hot flushes or hot flashes in breast cancer patients are a common

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-29531160036116956762008-07-02T06:07:00.003Z2008-07-02T06:17:01.608Z

What is a mammogram - do you know the answer? A mammogram can help to detect breast cancer at the earliest stage and it's an important part of our fight against the breast cancer epidemic - whether or not symptoms of breast cancer are present. Some of these tests are performed when there is nothing at all to find on breast examination - no lumps and no suspicious problem areas. This is called a

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-56769780018481253722008-07-02T05:52:00.004Z2008-07-02T06:01:03.168Z

The Symptoms of Breast Cancer I often get emails or have comments posted on this breast cancer blog site asking about the symptoms of breast cancer. Here's a brief summary but please remember - if you have any doubts at all then please go see your doctor for a check as soon as possible. In most women, breast cancer is first noticed as a painless lump in the breast. Other symptoms of breast

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-58247764045748021232007-10-30T20:42:00.000Z2007-10-30T22:33:56.876Z

I love lifeBreast Cancer T-Shirts Sure - its been very difficult at times over the last couple of years but I haven't lost sight of what's really important. Family, fun, laughter and the ability to find enjoyment in even the darkest of days. So .... to celebrate that .... and to move on beyond the ubiquitous pink ribbons which are now found virtually everywhere - I asked my son Nic to design a

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-43209819799935257982007-10-21T14:12:00.002Z2008-07-02T06:36:18.242Z

Yikes - can it really be true that hip size is a predictor for the risk of getting breast cancer? A new study suggests that it might be. Scientists from the UK's Southhampton University have shown that women whose mothers have wide and round hips could be seven times more likely to develop breast cancer It seems that a women's hip size is a marker of her oestrogen production. Wide, round hips

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-7920408314112321982007-10-21T14:01:00.000Z2007-10-21T14:08:48.385Z

Can Losing Weight Reduce Cancer Risk New research hinting that losing weight cuts the risk of breast cancer is the latest development in the cancer - healthy lifestyle debate. At a conference in Birmingham UK earlier this month the National Cancer Research Institute heard that middle-aged women who lose weight and exercise twice weekly are 40 per cent less likely to develop breast cancer. It

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-34537841259397390452007-07-30T09:22:00.000Z2008-07-02T06:40:26.856Z

As I said after my last Herceptin....I'M KNACKERED! Thank you to all the other Herceptin recipients who e-mailed me to say that I'm not abnormal. I seem to spend most evenings dozing off and feel washed out during the day. On a happier note, my eyelashes are starting to grow back in again but I am aware they may fall out again. Joy. God, I'm feeling a bit sorry for my self today. Can it be the

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-66010522417193898612007-07-19T16:40:00.000Z2007-07-20T09:02:48.510Z

Well I've just had the most amazing day. It started with Gordon and I meeting the lovely Mr Butterworth who is the plastic surgeon I was referred to for breast reconstruction. The surgery of choice is the Tram Flap-fantastic. As I mentioned before you achieve reconstruction from removal of fat and skin from your tummy. A tummy tuck!! Now, like most woman my age I have a bit of a spare tyre but

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-41360736820650581932007-07-10T14:26:00.000Z2007-07-22T00:53:19.529Z

The summer holidays always bring a mix of emotions. A strange mixture of time away on vacation and sitting around keeping the house ticking over while the older kids worry about impending exam results. This summer Ally (20) and Amy (18) are both working hard to save some cash for University next year. Peter (14) has found a new lease of independence and spends most of his time in Edinburgh with

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-67796826477505032782007-06-27T15:23:00.000Z2008-07-02T06:43:20.800Z

The last time I spoke about Herceptin and it's side effects I proudly said I didn't seem to be experiencing anything other than a running nose. Spoke too soon!! I had my tenth Herceptin last week and just after the nurse left I wondered why I felt so tired? That fatigued feeling got a whole lot worse and by evening it felt like chemo all over again. Thankfully it had mostly worn off the next day

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-36340604208662386302007-06-04T08:47:00.000Z2007-06-04T13:48:25.098Z

Thought I would write a bit about my ongoing treatments now that the chemo is over. People keep saying to me ' so glad you're treatments over' and mostly I just smile and agree but it's far from over. For the next five years, or more, I will take Arimidex daily. Arimidex belongs to a group of drugs called aromatase inhibitors which interfere with the action of aromatase which is an enzyme that

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-54189582180119280712007-05-31T08:59:00.000Z2007-08-30T23:06:40.403Z

Well, after a long absence from blogging I'm back. Where have I been? Just getting life back on track and having much needed down time. Not sure life will ever be back to 'normal'. My idea of normal has changed over the past year, but I think for the better. There's nothing like a cancer scare to make you appreciate life and all it has to offer. The phrase 'don't sweat the small stuff' is my new

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-40783079368228226982007-05-28T18:53:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:31:20.175Z

Hey - back in action - after a long lay off. Sorry for causing mass panic in all my regular readers. A combination of normal life resuming and software problems means that I haven't been able to post for several months. (Bloody computers !!) Anyway - all sorted now so expect lots of updated news in the next day or two. Also - unashamed plug: (groan ... I know) Long suffering Gordon has been

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1168182244462874242007-01-07T15:03:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:32:01.636Z

It's over! Had my last dose of poison on Wednesday and I simply can't believe the horrors of chemo are over. Only 15 more herceptin to go, but who can complain, they're given at home and so far so good - no side effects. Have spent the day doing normal 'Mum' stuff and just enjoyed lovely meal with Gordon (which I thought he deserved) - a few glasses of wine and I have to say feel pretty good. Am

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1164727250753952632006-11-28T15:08:00.000Z2007-07-07T18:43:21.540Z

Not really sure what to blame but something has scrambled my brain. Now, I hear you all .... middle aged woman going thro enforced menopause ..... of course you have a scrambled brain. Now while that may be the answer, I personally am blaming the steroids. God, they're horrible! On the day of the poisoning by taxotere I feel ok. Next day my body feels strange and tired. The answer should be

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1164671754117746012006-11-27T23:49:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:33:25.066Z

If you don't already know about it then please take a look at Annette's Angels - it's a great site set up by a family in memory of their mom, Annette Roberta. They wanted to reflect their mother's strength in their website and - as they say - " while we love and applaud the effectiveness of the cute pink teddy bears and the flood of pink ribbon pins in raising awareness, we wanted items that

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1163444736672100922006-11-13T18:57:00.000Z2006-11-18T01:32:48.506Z

A while ago, a lovely lady from New York ( also with breast cancer ) blogged about losing her mojo. Mojo? Whats that I thought? Well now I know and I don't like it. I too have lost mine. I wish I knew where it had gone and I would send out a search party. I want it back, intact, exactly how it used to be. Tell me Abigail, has yours come back? Marjory :-(

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1162926360136017342006-11-07T18:30:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:35:12.286Z

Well I'm well on the way to the finishing line now. First dose of taxotere was last week and, touch wood, all seems to be well. It does give you strange aching muscles and joints, not the usual 'i've overdone the exercise kind' but bizarre pains in joints and muscles that don't actually exist. Three or four days of tiredness and now I'm back to fighting fit......Well, you know what I mean. The

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1162239741812030042006-10-30T20:18:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:35:52.015Z

Team Mud Takes up the Challenge Two brothers - an Edinburgh Dentist and a Medical Rep based in Northern Ireland are attempting to raise an amazing amount of money for the McMillan Cancer Support charity. They've already reached the £3000 mark and are aiming to raise much more if they can. Take a look at the Team Mud site for more details and lend them your support Good work guys - go for it !

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1159535392912578812006-09-29T12:40:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:36:26.197Z

Well that's me half way there. Ten treatments of radiotherapy gone and ten to go. Four treatments of FEC over and four treatments of taxotere ahead of me. Radiotherapy is strange.I had made my mind up that it would be a breeze-no sickness and less tiredness. Well I was wrong!!I've felt sick since the start and although this is uncommon in radiotherapy of the chest wall I'm told by my onc. that

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1159304092797286712006-09-26T20:51:00.000Z2006-10-11T13:36:09.793Z

Play Pink Scrabble October is breast cancer awareness month. Here's a fun way to celebrate it! A special all pink edition of scrabble has been created - yes really. How many points for fibroadenoma? Why not play it and find out .... This is a limited edition with a percentage of sales profits going direct to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. Buy Pink Scrabble here - go on - have fun

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1156715891866981762006-08-27T21:51:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:40:01.683Z

Well - thats's me finished with FEC and relatively unscathed. Mild nausea and tiredness but nothing to grumble about. My hair never did fall out completely so Gordon helped me shave the remnants last night and I now have a beautiful smooth head - no more jaggy stubble - hurray !! My eyelashes and eyebrows have only thinned a bit and not fallen out so I can cope with that but it did give me a

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1156260859507960622006-08-22T15:04:00.000Z2007-07-08T10:49:21.515Z

Just taken an hour out of a busy day to walk my dogs and it felt so good to be healthy and full of life. One of my kids just asked me "mum ... when do puppies open their eyes?" - made me all mushy but I guess getting another dog at present is not really an option. I'm so lucky to live in such an amazing part of the world and to walk in the countryside thro' field after field in the sunshine

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1156174602111125382006-08-21T09:01:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:38:39.863Z

Well it's all change this year! Instead of rushing four children back to school this week its one to nursery, one to new school in Edinburgh, one to college and one to university. Boy the whole thing makes me feel old-how did it happen that I'm old enough to have a child at university?! Anyway, I've been not too bad at all this time after FEC, maybe slightly more tired but all in all nothing

Marjorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330140.post-1154337936785527002006-07-31T08:41:00.000Z2007-06-03T16:39:29.174Z

Well, I'm fast approaching my third FEC chemo treatment. Slightly apprehensive as I've heard of the accumulative effect of chemo and as I've been feeling great I really dread the thought of that being compromised. Also slightly worried about my poor old veins with epirubicin. My veins in my left arm feel bruised and pretty uncomfortable because of the epirubicin being pumped in and I'm kind of

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