I have been so quiet as I've been really busy. Luckily my workplace have been amazingly supportive in allowing me to work alternate duties. I honestly believe my mental health has been saved by this. Thank you to everyone at work who has supported me in continuing working!
I have now finished all my Chemotherapy. My last one was 3/3/22. I had 6 rounds of Chemotherapy altogether. 3 x EC (blerghhhh) and 3 x Docetaxel.
After my 5th Chemotherapy session, I ended up in hospital after having an episode of confusion, slurred speech, memory loss, and just generally being totally out of character (all noticed by my partner). My partner convinced me to go to hospital, where they performed a CT scan on my head. They then said there was a mark on my skull which is suggestive of metastases on my skull. Absolutley horrific news! I have since been told this doesn't appear to be the case, but I haven't actually had any further tests to prove this. Cancer is so horrendous and scary!!
On the brighter side, my hair has started to grow back! But my eyelashes and eyebrows are still not back properly. I tried to put mascara on the other day and it was so difficult with such minimal lashes! Luckily my eyebrows were already tattooed so I'm able to go over them with eyebrow pencil. It makes me really sad being unable to do my eye makeup properly, as I always love to put my eyeliner and mascara on. I've tried false eyelashes but they just don't seem right.
On 24/3/22 I was 'marked up' ready for my Radiotherapy treatment which starts on 11/4/22. The 'marking up' consists of small tattoos being marked onto and around the cancerous area to blast anything left of the Cancer. This is done via CT scanner to be aligned up as it all needs to be EXACT.
I have recently been told of a 23 year old who's been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. 23!!!! I keep hearing stories of BC diagnoses and they're getting younger and younger!! The age NEEDS lowering for regular screening. I've heard the sad news today about a 27 year old passing away from BC. Same age as me! It's soooo scary.
Please help to support sharing my petition. It's gone very quiet but this is something that NEEDS changing!