More crazy itchy fun

There we were enjoying a lovely dinner with some girlfriends, eating from several small plates, a nice glass of bubbly and some wine.

The night was great fun and we had some giggles over some crazy sweet/sour dessert which stopped conversation dead in its tracks, not to mention the cat-bum looks on our faces. I joked that they have hidden cameras and are all out the back wetting themselves with laughter watching their guests eat this complimentary after dinner treats!

Anyway as we are walking to the car I begin scratching and itching all over! Here we go again. This time it was all over my legs, arms and stomach. I came up in hives and couldn't stop scratching. Luckily I had some antihistamine in the car from my last episode and took one without water in desperation.

It eventually stopped itching but the hives stayed with me for the night but were all gone by morning. Definitely no more Zolidex for me!! I have a suspicion it has raised my immune system to the point of a new sensitivity. It could be peanuts, but I have to test it.....with my antihistamine safely nearby. Oh what fun....maybe on a weekend when I have nothing better to do.

I went and saw an oncology gynocologist. She was lovely and what a difference talking with someone who knows her stuff. She said she could say 99% that she would not need to operate abdominally and that it would be keyhole surgery with a 1% chance it could change at the last minute. She also told me the side effects of ovary removal and their important function as we age. She has recommended that I go for menopause counselling before making a decision at the menopause clinic at the royal women's. She also told me to go on my holiday and don't make a decision until after that. To take the tamoxifen for 6 months and then decide. She asked why they were pushing the aromatas inhibitor. She was very reassuring, warm and supportive. Overall a good experience. You wouldn't want to be a prude in her office though. She has very large pictures of the female anatomy all over her office. Sometimes I just didn't know where to look :/

My motivational wall.

finally finished coloring one surgery with just outline of the remaining surgery to go. Each coloured represents a part of my 'journey' (we hate that word).