Karen Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Yantan said: Bad news here today. It's been confirmed that Ruby has breast cancer. Surgery is scheduled for April 2nd. Very sorry to hear that. I hope that she will be allocated a breast care nurse, they are a great support. I would suggest that she doesn't keep googling for more information at this point - her treatment will be tailored to her and her condition and it's not helpful to read other opinions. Sending Ruby good wishes xx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, owl said: That is so tough, after all she has been through. Give Ruby my love xx Hi kats n greys xx Hi Owl, didn't realise that The Refuge as a forum still existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Karen said: Very sorry to hear that. I hope that she will be allocated a breast care nurse, they are a great support. I would suggest that she doesn't keep googling for more information at this point - her treatment will be tailored to her and her condition and it's not helpful to read other opinions. Sending Ruby good wishes xx Breast care nurses are very supportive, I must agree. I did look into every aspect of treatment and my surgeon told me I was the most well informed patient she'd ever had! They seem to offer the same to everyone..radiotherapy for x weeks, then chemo, then hormone therapy for up to 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 11 hours ago, kats n greys said: Hi Owl, didn't realise that The Refuge as a forum still existed. Yes, a group of us have kept going and a few others read and also post from time to time. Much of what the forum did is now being done on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 do you all want to revive the refuge facebook or stay here? the fb one doesn't get used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 my son and family had to go to the hospilal to be tested for the virus. had to stay in the car and be swabbed. takes 4 days for results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hopefully they'll all be clear, Jazz. How are you feeling today? There's a group on Facebook for here? erm..either I never knew or I'd forgotten! What's it called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 its called... the refuge my hands are swelling up again and the pain is back. doctors thursday well. I was going to stick with my dog insurance, tho it had gone to 130 a month. rung M&S, same cover for 79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Thanks folks. Ruby was given a folder with loads of information about breast cancer in it plus a dedicated phone number to ring anytime she wants to ask something or otherwise get support. Although I am back on FB because of Tye I still dislike it and stick to just following a select group of animal rescues and the people involved with them. There's no way I'd want to put personal stuff on there so I'd prefer to keep with the forum as long as its still here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/The-Refuge-86897567991/ 09 it was last used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Saturday morning I fell against the door handle. all this started sunday, my back was still hurting. wonder if that has caught a nerve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Could well have done Jazz. Whereabouts exactly did you hit yourself? Yes, I had one of those folders Yantan. I read everything then it sat in a cupboard for about five years! Dumped it now. Our hospital has a dedicated MacMillan Unit where everyone with any type of cancer goes and there is a separate area manned by MacMillan personnel with lots of leaflets etc. Got to go on Friday to see my oncologist and find out what this new and "very expensive" treatment is that he told me about last time. Don't use public transport if possible they are saying because of the coronavirus...two buses each way for me! I'm hoping he can do something about these lumps on my collar bone, they've grown again and now it looks as if I have a small dumbbell under my skin, very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I'd prefer to keep this forum too if we can. I think we can set up a private group on Facebook, just for us that the general public can't see, if we ever need to but it would mean people like Kats n greys and Karen etc would never find us by chance like they've done here. I prefer this format to Facebook as well. Great result on the insurance Jazz. Hope your doctor can get to the root of your pain. Sending more good thoughts to Ruby. I don't have much to contribute re her treatment and support as I have no experience of it but please don't think I don't care if I don't say much, I honestly do xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I post personal things on here which I would not post on Facebook. Also Facebook keeps putting bans on people for no good reason because it's the way their algorithms work. If you share a lot of posts e.g. for a missing animal, it is assumed you are a spammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I like being on here as its private got a cancellation for tomorrow! just have to get dressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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