Category: Personal
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Everything is awesome!
It’s serendipitous that my operation was when it was so that my recovery was during the last two months of a really crappy year. I’m one of those people that likes thinking of new years as new beginnings in a way, and this year is just so much more than that. Because my recovery has…
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Welcome 2018! (Also, 9 weeks post op!)
I think I can safely say all my goals for 2017 went straight out the window the moment I was diagnosed with cancer. That I finished the year cancer free and feeling better than I have in years is more than a great ending to a really crappy year. So what do I want to…
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6 weeks post op!
Tomorrow is 6 weeks post hysterectomy!! With the exception of heavier than normal lifting (no full washing baskets etc!) I am pretty much doing exactly what I could before my op with no pain and loving every minute of it. Tomorrow I also go back to work. I had a lot of holiday to take…
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261 Days
Today is 261 days since my cancer diagnosis. I don’t know why but it seems a lot longer than that! Today is also 31 days since my hysterectomy. It seems shorter than that somehow! Today I had my follow up for my op and my consultant asked how I was getting on, I told him…
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4 weeks post op already!
My lack of activity over the last month made it seem like it has dragged on but in reality I’m already two thirds of the way through my 6 weeks of recovery! My follow up appointment is this week so I’m hoping for good news on the cancer front and also good news on when…
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Thankful
Whilst I no longer do the whole turkey and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving, much to Hubby’s displeasure, I do still give thanks for what I have and this year is no exception. I am thankful for a whole lot this year: Hubby – I’m always thankful for him but this year even more. We…
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Recovery is boring! Randomest post ever.
I have so many things I could do but my concentration is at an all time low so I don’t want to do anything. I have books, telly (when Netflix can bother to work!), and have even tried playing some games this week. I can handle things for about 30 minutes max then I’m ready…
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Childless not by choice – How can you help someone?
Throughout the last year we’ve kept up hope that we’d get past my cancer and be able to move on to fertility treatments. Obviously this was not the case and I am now recovering from my hysterectomy and dealing with not just recovery from a major surgery but also the emotions and grief that…
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Full steam ahead
I know some people don’t believe or like to be told ‘things happen for a reason’. I’m not one of those people. I firmly believe that everything does happen for a reason, and the choices we make lead us somewhere for some particular purpose. Whether the purpose is to learn not to make that choice…