Hey samex :) Thanks! Yes, i know its something to look forward to. Sometimes i just get a bit neagative, usually when i am tired (as i was) and i should learn to not speak or type in those times. lol I hope to be a galvanting middle aged lady next year. Least that is what i am aiming for!! One of the women that was at Milroy (cancer council accommodation place) had done a walk through spain and crossed over into other countries. Most inspiring woman to spend time with and we had some great chats in our time together. take care Julie ... View more

Hey Journey We are having weird weather here, i was frozen yesterday and last nigt. Think having just finished treatment doesnt help in that regard. Looks like today is going to be a little warmer. Hope you have managed to stay out of the heat. :) Each cancer does have its unique differences although the basis of what we all go through is pretty similar. Course you have to add different personalities etc... into that. I did shave my hair off completely and have had a number 1 twice since then. My problem is that i didnt lose all of it, so am trying to keep the bits i didnt lose to the length of the bits i did lose. I need to have a number 4 again just to tidy it up. I cant do that till my skin on my neck heals up a bit. Has turned a bit for the worse and today i must go back to see the doc again. Sorry to hear of your unplanned surgery and hope that you are feeling ok after it. Its good to have a break between treatments, just to get our heads around stuff and give our bodies a break. Well, i hope you are having a great start to your w/e. I am off to buy some milk. haha take care Julie ... View more

Hey Mel Not a cervical cancer surivor here so cant specifically offer support in that area. Most of us go through similar angsts, up and downs etc.... Welcome to the site. Julie ... View more

ohhh lol @ the change joke ... thats a goodie!! ... View more

Hey stevec have just seen your link and its fantastic! Thanks for that. :) Julie ... View more

Hey journey Welcome and i can relate to a lot of what you are saying although we have different cancers. 🙂 I hope you are having a good day today and hang in there ... energy levels improve even if just slightly to begin with. Oh, am over the hair loss thing too. Mine is starting to grow back a bit but is not like it used to be. Oh well, booking in for another trim to try and get it back to how it was. Less fluffy!! take care Julie ... View more

I have a warped sense of humour and i actually found it quite funny that just before i was to have chemotherapy i had a male nurse come talk to me about my sexuality. Am single at the moment too! haha Ahh, dont be too hard on yourself re sex ... its just another bit of your relationship that cancer manages to turn upside down and you just have to figure out another way to deal. 🙂 One thing cancer does i feel is to make us very inventive in our minds and bodies. Good luck with it all and to your wife also. Anyone having been through treatment has a huge amount of empathy for those that are going through it. I should tell you about years ago when i was waiting to see an oncologist in a clinic. There were two guys in wheel chairs who had spent time in hospital together. Apparently there was a third one who was still in hospital. They were laughing and joking in the clinic about how when "so and so" was having treatment and was soooooooooooooo sick, they ate all his choccies. lol Plus they took this bloke up the top of some ramp and let his wheelchair go!! Life is what we make of it and thats in our heads and therefore its possible to change our perception. Least thats how i look on it. take care Julie ... View more

laughter is great 🙂 ... View more

Hey Iain dont stress, i think if its one thing everyone on here understands that we are all not as we used to be :), i know i am certainly not. take care Julie ... View more

Hiya Iain No, at the time i was far more occupied with other things. I just thought it was strange, although, its not such a bad thing to bring up per se. Just the timing of it was probably not the best. I think cancer patients need an initial consultation with a cancer nurse and then a follow up one and information given out at appropriate stages. I think trying to discuss sexuality at this point in time for me, was not worth it. 🙂 No offense intended on his behalf and certainly none taken on mine. Just thought it was strange! Julie ... View more