Hiya Collie There is someone else on this site who has had rectal cancer. She pops in from time to time, so here's hoping she reads your post and you can chat to her. I think you are right regarding we all (or most) have cancer have a commonality. I hope that your radiation burns heal quickly. I put honey on my burnt skin and although it is messy it really did help and didn't interfere with anything else that was happening at the time. Julie ... View more

Hi DaphneRose ... Wow that must be a bit like finding a lost child. Totally relieve and yet?? Very glad to read it is nothing to be concerned about. Julie ... View more

My hair took ages to come back and its a different colour now. Plus half of it went curly and then just wavy and now its almost back to being dead straight. It is thicker than it used to be, other than that its the same really. ... View more

Hi DaphneRose The way I handle these scary bits is to focus on not focussing on too much. Least not until I absolutely know what I need to focus on. It can be scary to read too much and yet on the one hand it can be informative, as you have said. I just find by putting my energy into no zone rather than 'what if' zone works for me. Julie ... View more

Hi DaphneRose I read your post and can understand how upset you must be. Let's hope they got it right in the first place and that this is just a hiccup and they are being cautious because of your history. Julie ... View more

Hi Lisa Sorry am not a breast cancer person but just wanted to say good luck with it all. You can research the chemo you are to have on the internet and also ask your cancer nurse (if you have one) as to what tto expect. When I had my chemo, which was different to yours they explained what the side effects could be and also things to avoid and what not to do when neutropenic and all that sort of thing. Regards Julie ... View more

Hi Rodney ... just wrote to you in the other group and i am sure you are numb ... hang in there!! We will all be behind you! Julie ... View more

Carolyn ... That is great news and hopefully they can rule it out for you and then you can get on with life. ... View more

Hi carolyn So sorry to hear that .... have you sought another opinion at all? Julie ... View more

Hiya DaphneRose It is not easy when you come out the other side of cancer. There is so much to deal with emotionally, mentally, physically, financially and in all ways it which it can possibly affect someone. Good for you for taking control of your situation and trying to find a way to deal with things and not accepting the "new normal" that others want to place on you! Let them be complacent about their normal and you find the one you are happy with. I find I am still experiencing changes from my treatment and I think that will be that way for quite some time. Who knows what my new normal will actually end up and anyway is "normal" static? Keep up with the experimenting and hopefully you will find something that works for you and makes life a little easier. Julie ... View more