Welcome to Tales Of Tilly - Life Carries on

Well, it’s been a little while - my plan was to update monthly but somehow we are almost at the end of April and I have written nothing....

I started the new year determined to be more positive and to find my way back to happier times. This did not start well as my white blood...

Today I feel very strange. My main treatment has ended but I still have 8 months of Trastuzumab injections to go. This involves 3 weekly...

I didn’t sleep too well last night - partly due to constant hot flushes and partly due to apprehension at what this week may bring. I...

Today I receive a phone call from my Oncologist who tells me he is really happy with me and proud that I managed to complete the 6 rounds...

It’s the night before my final chemo treatment and I can not sleep. Partly due to the steroids and partly due to a myriad of emotions...

Approaching Cycle 5 and I find myself in a strange mind set. I’m not exactly anxious or worried but I do feel uneasy and I’m really not...

I see today as the beginning of the end of my chemo treatment. When I originally saw my Oncologist he said that he wanted me to have 6...

Preparing myself for Cycle 3 and thinking that after this one I will be half way through is a strange feeling. I have had my Covid and...

I have spent my extra week trying to get as healthy as possible prior to Cycle 2. I am having antioxidant rich juices and eating well in...

This is a strange one - when I first got my diagnosis and was told I would definitely need chemo, hair loss was my worst fear - even more...

I have been given a little booklet to record each chemo cycle. It contains loads of information about side effects and how to mitigate...

Today is the day, although in reality it is only half ‘the day’ as I have to have my treatments separately for the initial doses. Today...

I really wanted to be totally prepared for any side effects prior to my first chemo treatment, despite not knowing which ones I would...

This is a diagnostic ultrasound test to check my heart prior to having the Trastuzumab (Herceptin). I make my way to Cardiology and was...

As with most things at the moment, I’m not sure how I feel about visiting the wig shop. I’ve heard lots of good things about this...

DOCETAXEL This is a chemotherapy drug used for a number of cancers, including, breast, prostate, stomach and neck. It is given as an...

I think today is the day I have been most apprehensive about. Even now I haven't really accepted what is happening. I still feel that...