carni 10,094 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Going in the right direction Micheal. Our Best wishes to you and your family. x 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 That's really good news Michael and you, your wife and family must be really relieved that things are going well. Best wishes for the future. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,511 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Good news Michael, we're all thinking of you and sending your wife our best wishes. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,601 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Really pleased to hear the good news Michael. Perhaps your wife's hair will look different from what it used to look like - I knew someone who used to have straight hair but it grew back wavy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 And me Margie, my next door neighbor used to perm her hair and bleach it peroxide blonde. After Chemo she had beautiful White Curls. It would have cost a fortune at the hair dressers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Fingers, toe's and everything else crossed for you and your lady wife Michael, good to hear such positive news. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Its called `Chemo Curls, Carni,and very common (not `common' just frequent.) Well done Mrs Booth. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,124 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Glad to hear of the good news Michael. Long may it continue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks to you all for your kind messages. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 On Friday my wife had a meeting with the surgeon who is doing her mastectomy. It was a meeting to discuss the operation and what happens after it. She was to have the operation on October 16 and any reconstruction would be done a year after the op. The surgeon told my wife that she looked good and was handling her situation really well and always had a laugh with everyone, the laugh normally being at herself. My wife isn't loud in any way, she just doesn't want to mope about under a cloud of depression. During her conversation with the surgeon my wife mentioned that she wasn't happy having put on extra weight, mainly because of the steroids and being unable to get any exercise due to the chemotherapy taking away her stamina. The surgeon looked at her for a while and then asked if she could examine her. The surgeon then went out of the room and spoke to this chap who is the top surgeon at the hospital. They then examined my wife and told her that, because she was carrying extra weight, they could use some of it to reconstruct her breast and also for her other one to match them up. This would be done during the mastectomy op in which both the surgeons would be present. They asked my wife how she felt about it and she was elated, thrilled to bits. The operation date has been changed so she has to wait for a new date. She knows there's a lot of pain coming her way but she wants to get it done and get back to normal life again. Having a normal life and being married to me just doesn't go hand in hand. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Micheal, So pleased to read that your wife is doing so well, she does seem to deal with this illness and treatment with such a positive attitude, and I'm sure it must be hard at times. Thank goodness she has such a great team at the hospital working for her and you and your family to support her at home. Big hug for Mr and Mrs Booth.x 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,511 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 A good hospital visit for your wife then Michael, she's got a lot to go through yet but everything looks very positive for her. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 You have a very brave wife Michael & our thoughts & prayers are with you both. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,601 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 A while ago, you wrote that you felt like you were climbing up a rock face..... well I reckon you're much more than half way up now. You are both doing really well and the top is getting nearer. God bless you both.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 That's good news especially as your wife was so pleased about the news and of course she's got you behind her and supporting her every inch of the way, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Best wishes to you both xx 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 No doubt before long you'll both be attending meet-ups 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 So pleased that everything is going well for you both Michael......Now onwards and upwards 😀 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 God bless the both of you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I took my wife to the hospital yesterday, it was all to do with her forthcoming operation. She had to fill in a questionnaire regarding her medical history and also a few other tests, such as heart, blood pressure etc, just to make sure that she was fit enough for the operation. Everything was good and the lady went through all the information with us. She spoke about the operation itself and what happens after it. It seems that I'm going to be a very busy boy for quite a long while. One thing that did please my wife was when she learnt that they will glue the wounds instead of stitches so this will cut out the bad scarring. All the preparation has now been done and my wife just waits to be informed of the date of the operation. I'd just like to mention that one of the reasons I've given so much info, regarding my wife's cancer problem, is so that anyone else who has to go through this will read the posts, learn from it, and maybe gain a little comfort from knowing that you can get through it mentally by adopting the right attitude to it all. I'm sure that there have been moments when my wife has privately shed a tear, as I have, it's only natural but you just get on with your life and try to stay strong. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I think everyone on the site is behind both your wife and yourself. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Michael As a professional I can see that you and your mrs are being given the best of care and advice. A combined mastectomy and reconstruction is indeed very complex and difficult, but that is for the surgeons. Let them do what they are good at. A long complex operation does not mean that your wife will suffer undue pain or disfigurement , in fact quite the opposite, The end result is of the craft of the surgeons and anaesthetists. It will look good. Pain will be minimal. With you every step of the way. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I've relived my situation along with all your wonderful quotes. I've laughed and I've cried at the comments. I too have gone through cancer. In 2009 I did a simple test ( that I insisted I didn't want to do but my husband insisted I do it) and it came back positive. I had a laporoscopy on my colon and was measured for a stoma which fortunately didn't have to have. I had to have a course of chemo and radiotherapy . I should have had 2x4 chemo but the last of the first session I couldn't do because it was too near to radio as I'd had to miss 2 sessions of chemo due to headache and low cells so it upset the apple cart.so in the end I only had 3. After the op it was the surgeon who phoned me to see how I was. Hurrah I thought ...I was a name I wasn't a number. It meant a lot to me. I thought it was all behind me but after a blood test and ecograph they found another tumour in Dec 2010 and was operated in March 2011 on my liver. They removed half it was a shock to say the least. Again you live with it but in 2012 once again my liver was playing host to yet another tumour.This time I had thermo ablation to bombard it. Ok I thought surely this is the end of it noooo!! In Dec the same thing happened again so back again to hospital for another thermo ablation. There is a happy ending to this story. It's now almost 3 years since and I'm cancer free. I have my blood tests every 3 months and see my oncologist and in Dec every year I have a CT scan and every June I have an ecogragh. Yes they keep me on a tight rein but I'm glad of it. In December I have my next CT scan but waiting for the date I had a port inserted into the main vein and kept it for about 31/2 years I had it removed and brought it home as a souvenir. So the moral of this story is whatever life throws at you don't accept it. If you do it drops you down . You are stronger than you think you are. I went through it thinking I was living it for someone else. I lost my brother from cancer and it makes me sad to think that he wasn't able to catch it in time. Research is coming on in leaps and bounds. So when you start chemo and before you finish treatment they've already found new ways to treat. Reading all the comments and I've read from page one, I'm beginning to realise what a special and caring lot you are. It's difficult to judge people online but this has shown me an inside to you all. The concern for you wife Michael is overwhelming. Give her a hug from me and tell her I'm with her all the way. I don't know if you believe in alternate medicine. I take Aloe Arborescens on recommendation of a cousin who had breast cancer and was recommended by her Dr.I feel it's doing good. It's not a fly by night thing it's serious. I don't mean it's an alternative for chemo etc. I would never suggest it but it's a natural product that has helped many cancer suffers. Do a research on it. Father Romamo Zago. Tells you all about it. There are lots of sites on it. Lots of best wishes both to you and your wife Michael 1 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,601 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 NonnaB, What an inspiring story of your 'battle' with cancer. So pleased that you have been cancer-free for so long now. Where did you have all your operations and chemo etc - was it in Italy? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I posted before but it's gone awol. Yes Margie I had all my ops in Italy. The oncology dept in Asti is considered to be one of the best so I consider myself lucky to be looked after in this area. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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