My Wiggle

My Wiggle

Did you know that the official name for a group of wigs is a mop? Thank you Pil for this gem of information! A mop of wigs, it doesn’t quite sound right. I personally think it should be called a wiggle; this makes much more sense to me. So that’s what I’m going to call it. My wiggle is coming along nicely; I have a lovely collection now, as you’ll see from the picture, but more about that in a minute.

So the CT scans came back all clear. I can’t tell you how relieved I was. Well I can, it was like an enormous weight had been lifted and I had a little cry. It was like winning the lottery, only without the cash. I had been really scared about the results, I’m not going to lie, I was really scared. I’ve also had a consultation with my oncoplastic surgeon. This was to discuss the operation following chemo. There are a number of options including an immediate reconstruction using tissue from my back (a 6 hour operation with 8 weeks recovery time) and a mastectomy followed by a reconstruction up to a year later. There are pros and cons to each option and my brain felt a bit like mashed potato following the discussions. Over the next month I need to consider the options, carry out research and make the tough decision over which is the best route to take. Not an easy task.

Anyway, back to the important business of my wiggle. I went to Bristol to pick up my fabulous long blond wig, it’s amazing. It actually felt very strange having long hair again, as I’m so used to my pob now! But I love it! The charity ‘My New Hair’ (www.mynewhair.org) was set up by Trevor Sorbie, hairdressers around the country give their time for free to work with people effected by Cancer. They select and style wigs to help them through the trauma of hair loss. Mark @ Hush salon in Bristol is wonderful! He helped me to choose my new wig and then styled it to ensure it was perfect. He also styled my black wig as well!

Can you tell it's a wig?

Thanks to my lovely friend for helping me to organise the trip. Big thanks also to Soph, Bex and Flower for accompanying me on the wig journey(s) to Bristol. It means a lot. A sneaky bit of shopping might have been included and of course the mothership!! Xx

Next step is chemo. I have my first treatment on the 13^th Feb and find out more at a pre-chemo meeting this Friday. It’s hard for them to predict the side effects that I might experience as everyone is so different. I get really travel sick which indicates that I may experience quite bad sickness; so I’ve requested super strong anti-sickness drugs which should hopefully help. It feels weird that they have to make me sick to eventually make me better. But it feels good to be starting treatment as once I start I can begin to see the end of the battle.