I’ve come across a few mentions of ‘fuzzy brain syndrome’ today - you know, you put ice cream in the cupboard, loo paper in the deep freeze and completely lose it mid-sentence - and it’s always a comfort to know I’m not alone. The onc nurse jeers at any physiological connection between the condition and the drugs, and I’m sure she’s right, but it certainly FEELS like there’s one.
Just had a good session: I drove up to the local shop for a few items (mini Magnums, moi?) and was stashing bag in boot when a nice chap came out and asked me if I’d forgotten my wallet on the counter. Woops! So I go back in and pick it up and am almost back to the car when he comes out again - I’d taken his instead of mine. Just slightly embarrassing - I’m a regular there and they are going to wonder about me in future.
Driving back up the gentle slope of our drive I notice that the rhubarb clump is enormous and think I’ll pick some for a crumble. So I stop the car & get out & it starts to roll fast back down the hill. Luckily I had also left the door open so I could slip back inside as it rolled, and jam on the brakes. That would have been a ruddy disaster - there would have been nothing to stop it rolling right into the river.
I think it is time to go back to holding down the sofa in a safe, darkened room, with no electrical appliances turned on.
Anone else had a narrow shave or funny experience along the same lines?
M-l
OMG M-L! By the way, researchers in UK have established a definite link between 5-FU and “chemo brain”. the effects are only temporary though and I will have to go back to blaming my absentmindedness and stupidity on being blonde after about 12 months! Mind you, aren’t you on Tax just now?! I don’t recall that drug being mentioned (oooh - what a bitch I can be!)
Love Sue xxx
I’m with Sue on this one - I have an excuse now for my absentmindedness that I didn’t have before chemo - and I’m not blonde either (or at least I wasn’t before I lost my hair!).
There has to be comical side to this!
Love Naz
the picture of the car in a lake has made me laugh, and i finished my chemo in march so now i blame the radiotherapy i have even forgot my own name im not joking!!!
funny…
you mean like the time I was visiting a friend, hurriedly wanted to pick up lunch and a blizzard (frozen ice cream shake) for us and zoomed right through the drive thru…waited in line…and then realized I totally bypassed the ordering of food??? That was something…
wound up rushing past the window and caught the wild look of the woman behind me in her car…
went in, got the lunch and blizzard. and was thoroughly embarrassed.
oh well
Och Emily, embarrassment in one form or another seems pretty standard with BC, but you seem to be pushing it to new extremes ya bampot!
…and I am NOT blonde in any way shape or form
go figure
Yeah - but good highlights Em, you’ll get away with it!!! People will see how you behave and believe you really must be blonde!
BTW - what do you call a blonde who dyes her hair brown???
artificial intelligence!!!
Very good! Nothing like a little giggle to cheer us up!
Now I feel as if I ought to apologise for giggling - hope it was meant as a joke. Wouldn’t want to offend.
course it was meant as a joke Naomi…a true blonde wouldn’t understand it anyway!!! ooooh!
bad girl…alienating half the population
so, do you think its true,
what they used to say
…blondes have more fun???
erm, as a blonde I can attest to that
The problem with blondeness is it gets darker over the years and I am now “mousy”, which I HATE - so have to invest a fortune in highlights etc. Ironically, downstairs is more blonde than upstairs!!!
Of course, just now I’m saving money on hairdos, but spending a fortune on scarves etc!