Hi,
what a rainy day again! Hubby is convinced that the weather is designed just to rain when he is off work and is having angry exchanges with the weather people on the tv - paranoia or what! I have told him not to watch it, so he isn’t disappointed so much - but still watches it and moans. I am a happy bunny as I have a lovely new carpet on order. Crikey the prices went up in 18 years and i had to pay extra as stairs are more work apparently!! There was a 50 % sale, which i took with a pinch of salt and said well whats your best offer and we got 20 % extra off. That helped a bit as the underlay alone was over £200. Surely someone can invent something cheaper! I wonder how much they will cost the next time I get him in there. LOL. He is in despair as I told him we must keep up this momentum and finish the house!!! I do like to torment him and he takes no notice really. I am having many moments when I cannot remember words. I have 5FU to blame but people around me seem to be catching it. Do you think it is coming out my skin and poisoning them too!! For the last 2 days hubby and I have been trying to remember the name of the carpet, that the house doctor (who guess what’s name I can’t remember) always uses. In the end we had to ask the carpet man as driving us both bonkers. Answer is at the end so guess now and don’t cheat!
Bev sorry you had a weepy day and hope that you feel better for getting that stress out and feel more cheery now. I do that too and never know when it will hit me. Glad someone else tries to tie themself to the bed on chemo days. LOL Will think of you shouting that on Wed, I will be shouting it at 7.45 on Tuesday!! Kirsty good luck with the new treatment. Julia I can never decide whether I want to know more or not. How do you feel about 67% ? Of course it would be much higher on the 5 years I assume. I have these comfy figures in my head and can’t face disappointmnet if mine are less. I did drop a big hint to my onc, but he sort of passed over it and makes encouraging but general sorts of comments like, well you aren’t really high risk, its just your age, you’re a bit young. What can I do about that ? Anyway good luck with finding out more about yours. Joanne I believe, has used that internet site to look at her prognosis, can’t remember the site name. I think she is counting each one, so going up to 12 and you are counting up to 8 with doubles as one dose. The 5FU is pants isn’t it. They have promised me that my eye sight will return. I will be fed up if I have to start wearing glasses all the time, as currently only for driving. I can see long distances better too and can’t read small writing. Bloods for me on Monday too. Snap. Lorraine, yuk not another big black beast story. I hate them and can I say men are not allowed to be afraid of bugs, it is his duty to get them!! I go mad if even a moth shoots in the door when I let the dog in and out. There are some really manic moths about right now, I think they are getting the steroids and dive bomb the door just as I open it, to get more. I watch so carefully and the little wotsits beat me so often and the give themselves rads on the flourescent lights!
Have a nice weekend everyone if you can. Hi Nicky, Lisa, everyone else. How many bunnies getting boiled nest week with me? Chins up
Love
Lily x x (answer was sea grass) I kept syaing seaweed and could not get that out my head!
Hi all
Well, the sun is trying to shine so let’s hope wherever we all are that it’s a good weekend. OH can’t wait as he’s got to cut the grass today - hooray, says he! We’ve missed it over the last few weekends due to rain so it’s very overgrown, however all the rain has been good for the shrubs we put in earlier in the year plus the rhubarb and horseradish - they’ve gone mad. Also my toms that I nurtured from seed are eventually ripening - thought I’d be making green tomato chutney! That’s the horticultural update done.
The downside of this time of the year is the dreaded spiders - cannot stand them and youngest is even more scared than me so OH has to assume the role of spiderman about now to get rid of the little blighters. One ‘trick’ I’ve heard, and used, over the last few years is to put conkers in the rooms as the smell deters them, you have to prick the skins 1st. Don’t know if it really works but at least it’s eco friendly! Also, when did they learn to open doros etc - they seem to come in from nowhere and, like cats who sense when someone doesn’t like them, make a bee line to us spider haters. Seeing as there’s at least 3 of us on our post who hate spiders and have BC do you think there’s a link that should be researched LOL.
Lily - hope decorating is going well, it’s so nice when you can see the changes and everything looks and smells so much fresher - you’ve definitely got me thinking about duck egg blue again! I want to do one wall in our bedroom with a really bold print and then paint the rest so I’m going to check out what wallpapers are out there since I last looked in Feb/March time. I’m sure you will write a book one day - your posts are getting longer and longer that’s for sure! But it nice to catch up on some of life’s other matters rather than all of our side effects etc all the time isn’t it? I need to pick your brains about the drink you had for the CT scan. You mentioned it a while back and said it was OK. So far my ‘menu’ says Original, Banana, Berry, Apple, Vanilla Smoothie! All available in 800ml! Talk about Trade Descriptions Act - ain’t no smoothie I’ve ever had tastes like one of these and vice versa! Plus it sounds like ‘Original’ was a best seller - I think not! The only other thing is water with iodine dye added which you can add squash to - is this what you had or is your ‘menu’ different?
Interesting what you’ve said about pre eclampsia (what is SPA by the way?) My Mum had it slightly with my elder brother but not me - guess he won’t get BC then! I had it with my 1st daughter and she was 6 and a half weeks prem, weighed 4lb 4oz! Didn’t have it with 2nd daughter but that does seem to be the norm. I’d better not tell 2nd daughter these facts as she already moans about her bad gene pool! In fact, now I’m done with chemo (for now at least) I’m going to get tested for the faulty genes to see if I’ve got them and will then decide what we do about daughters. Have discussed this to some extent with them but if they are at risk I really want them to know what their options are plus they may get involved in preventative trials. My eldest is 20 this year - can’t believe she won’t be a teenager any more! And, although she’s quite young, I am shocked about the number of younger women being dx with this disease so would like her and her sister to be on the ball asap if there is a link. Even if I don’t have the faulty genes I want them to be involved in some sort of screening just because I have BC.
Lorraine - shame we’re not closer in location but can definitely swap stories and keep in touch on here and maybe meet at a mid way point some time as well. I do keep busy and really don’t think about BC all the time except when chemo made me! I work part time which has kept me sane and I’ll go back on a more regular basis from next week but still allow myself plenty of time off. I need to get back to doing regular exercise as well, which I want to do more outside now rather than in a gym. I’ve been lucky not to put much weight on but need to tone up a bit as I really couldn’t be @rsed whilst on chemo (unlike Trisha LOL). I will make my work hours fit around me from now on and I’m lucky enough to be able to do that. Again, I do the basics, keep the house running oh so smoothly then get out! I log on here, when I’m at home, a couple of times a day - my girls call it my Facebook! and catch up here and on emails but I’ve always been happy in my own company so can manage to do nothing all day if I want!
Just a question about your dx - did you have a primary dx before this 2ndary one or did it all hit you at one time? If it did that must have been some shock.
Better sign off now as another long post may be lost! Take care to all on treatments next week, nurture those neuts and enjoy the weekend. Kirsty - I hope your son is OK and recovering from what happened to him - I hope the bullies who did this to him get their comeuppance. To everyone else either finished on the chemo side or on one of their good weeks - make the most of it.
Nicky xx
Nicky xx
So the 5Fu may be causing probs with the eyesight too, that makes sense. Mine recovers after about 10 days if that helps Lilly. I thought it was the dex.
Julia: It’s just me doing the detox, but I’m not starting until 3 weeks after the last dose of chemo, and I’m not going to be harsh about it, just want to help my body as much as I can so will be nice to it. I made it a promise, get me through chemo and I’ll make it up to you.
Try not to get too hung up about the stats, they’re really about other people as in out of all the people in the same boat as you 67% made it to 10 years. It’s not a prediction about you, they are constantly improving treatment and now that they’re starting to look at diet and environment I really wouldn’t be suprised if some big discoveries are around the corner as in little things we can help ourselves with. There’s already info suggesting that 30 mins gentle excercise per day can improve prognosis (see breastcancer dot org’s research news).
My numbers weren’t much better, started at 64%, chemo adding 12% and hormones another 6% but I’m not convinced I’ll be doing them actually, there needs to be a lot more discussion about that before I start 5 years of treatment and do the menopause 20 + years early. I don’t want kids but that’s not all there is to it in my opinion.
Currently reading coping with Radiotherapy, fascinating, nothing useful to share yet, still in the science section which is fascinating though.
Kirsty: Sounds like youu are having more than your fair shair of being beaten, I’ve heard tax can be bad but that sounds awful you poor thing are you doing the bicarb of soda moth wash thing, I read it’s nice and gentle which with a mouth like that I’m sure you need. Hope the police have sorted those kids out and your sons not too freaked by it. I recall being the underdog at that age, was an easy tagert until I took up playing the drums, you’d never think it but it makes you strong and fast like marshal arts. I still have those reaction speeds even though I only ever sit down to play once in a blue moon. Hope you’re all recovering physically and emotionally.
Lily: Your decorating bug nearly caught on over here, but after an afternoon of cleaning we’re settling for just clean. Hope you’re enjoying it anyway, you need a candlelit bath to finish it all off.
Went to Newcastle yesterday, it was fun but having been living rurally for 4 years now I did feel the old adrenaline kick in negotiating all those people. It’s amazing how fast the instincts come back!
I am not reading amy books about cancer. I decided that I’ll learn about health not illness, hence the books on nutrition etc. Just didn’t feel that I need to know any more stats and don’t see how that will help me face the future with optimism right now.
Those of you scared of spiders… got something for you to consider…
Tegenaria gigantea
the ****y big house spider. Did you know the large ones are the females and the small ones the males, as it should be but they eat small insects like midges and mosquitos so without them you would be inundated with insects that actually do bit you and that’s not good for your bad arms, so next time you see one just ask it to go find some food and not bother you instead.
I used to be terrified of them but since I trained myself to live with them I rather like them now and they never come near me, I reckon they run at the scared to amuse themselves because that’s their sport 
In the US they chase off hobo spiders who’s bit causes necrosis. yrugh so the big ones with boots on as my mum would say are actually the ones you want if you’re in the US.
Oh yeah spiders in baths are the men looking to get laid, hang a towel over the edge and they’ll climb back out and you won’t see them.
Bet you really didn’t want to know that did you Love your spider… Ok so that’s probably asking too much.
Nicky: Ewww, put me off smoothies for weeks.
Sorry to anyone I haven’t covered… run out of steam. Hope you’re all doing brilliantly in spite of all the cr@p thrown at you.
Lots of love to you all.
Angie
Ps Lily: I’m back down the rabbit whole for the last time (hopefully) on Tuesday. Is that a dose day for you too?
Lisa, hope you’re alright hun, you’re quiet. If you don’t feel like meeting up on Tues I would totally 100% understand.
Lily… Don’t know if you saw my additions to the ladies starting on Monday but I just worked out that you are bouncing tiger and I’m hidden dragon (Tommy says reluctant dragon LOL). In case that doesn’t make sense it’s a play on the movie Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon.
Just found some old music I love which has helped. I’ve always been a night person, I worked on US time many years ago and it took months to get back to normal and now me and OH are on steroid time and it’s been nearly 3 weeks since dose 5. At this rate I should be able to go to bed before 3 am sometime in 2009, still means I’ll be up for the US elections.
Did any of you see the the MTV russel brand presentation. I’m still laughing about that. I’ll find it on youTube for you and tell you what to search. Just reaing it made me laugh.
Hi all
got really bad cold has anyone else been in this situation iam due chemo next wed my cold in my chest to and temp going up and down highest being 37-9 did anyone get admitted to hospital as i wont call just in case
joanne
Joanne. Is that 37.9?
I was told, and my booklet says if your temp goes over 38 or stays about 37.5 for any 2 readings taken an hour or more apart.
Don’t forget that paracetemol can bring your temp down which is good but you’d still need to phone them so if you’re managing it with beechams you must phone them because naturally your temp would be higher… sorry love this is one of those where you may need to phone the emergency number 
the good news is I’ve read of people just going to the docs and being given antibiotics to deal with infection but if yours is viral antibiotics won’t do it. but talk to them anyway.
Oh yeah by little book says exactly this:
Watch out for the signs of infection listed below. If you spoty ANY of them contact your hospital or GP STRAIGHT AWAY (that’s in red by the way
A raised temperature
uncontrollable shivering or shaking
a sore throat
diarrhoea
a cough or shortness of breath
discomfort or burning when passing urine
a rash
bruising or bleeding for no apparent reason.
So I think you need to call them or at the very least an emergency appt with your doctor first thing in the AM, best to nip these things in the bud so that you don’t get admitted I reckon.
Hope it clears up really soon and temp comes down ASAP.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, you can shoot me if it helps
Lots of love
Angie
Hi,
Joanne I agree with Angie, my chemo diary says the same, ring ring. I had a temperature and did not have to stay in. I was told to start paracetamol 4 hourly overnight and to ring to say how I was in the morning. As my temp went down, I did not have to go but I didn’t have a bad chest, just a temp so may be different. You need antibiotics if you have a chest infection, so get it checked. They won’t give you chemo if ill as when immune systems goes down, you very well may get taken in. I think it will be antibiotics (unless very bad) and maybe next one delayed a little while you fight it off. I would have phoned straight away, otherwise I end up worrying even more! Hope you feel much better soon, let us know what they say and be sensible and brave, you don’t really want chemo side effects on top of how you feel now do you? Thought not. Many of us have little delays and may work out better for your birthday celebrations too. Big hug x.
Angie, yes I am back in the bunker on Tuesday, as is Julia. Joanne is possibly on the subs bench aren’t you??? Off for bloods in the morning, woopee. I hope all goes well and you get your final dose, how brilliant after your long slog through this. I have read this post first, so will find the bouncing tiger bit later. Back to no sleep next week then, except I get 2 weeks of it. So greedy. LOL Although the piriton they are giving me may make me sleepy. Just hope I don’t sleep through the treatment and find myself awake all night! Sorry I nearly got you decorating!! Do you want me to try harder? It is so nice and I haven’t even got the carpet yet and more painting to do still. Sort of makes me feel I/we are moving forward. Not sure why probably because it is a for the future, sort of a thing, if you know what I mean. By the way I still hate spiders although I am not really scared of them, just don’t like them around, or any insect at all.Hugs for Tuesday.
Nicky, don’t worry about conkers, just splat the creepy crawlies or they breed and you get more!! Read a horrible story about nests of a spider in someone’s house and them having to move out. Also 3 large spiders have been found in bananas in our local Tesco.Double yuk. On a nicer subject I am really tempted by the latest wallpaper with flowers and plants and ferns all over, but OH thinks they are yuk, so we have paint this time. Re the scan, I just had something that I did not see added to a jug of water and handed it to drink. Promise absolutely no taste or after effects. So it must be the final choice I guess. I would only agree to that if I go again. She offered squash but advised me to try it neat first, I did and straight down, well as fast as poss. SPA - severe pre-eclampsia, just too lazy to type and spell it again! Interested to see how you get on about the genes. I asked my onc and he said no point as I will become a leper!! Also he thinks the girls would just sit wondering when it is coming and as the health/insurance companies would find out, it would be of no benefit. Think he was overlooking the screening side for early detection, but decided I would tackle that when he is more receptive. You have to be a bit careful as they will want life insurance policies one day for their families or for a mortgage and as soon as you say you have been tested, it can be a problem. The same for private medical cover. This is of no consequence compared to their health of course, but I don’t think I can take any more insurance out now if we wanted to move. I am going to try to persuade my lot to take it out as soon as they can afford to. Let me know what you decide to do as I am in the same boat with my 3 girls.
Everyone else, hope you are out having fun rather than on the sofa feeling yuk.
Those of us going to be poisoned this week, ’ once more into the breach dear friends’.
Love
Lily x x
hi LILY and Angie
Going to call hospital this morning see what they suggest will keep you posted.
Joanne
Joanne: Hope you’re OK…
Angie
Joanne,
well done, glad the 2 of us managed to bully you into it!!! Will be waiting to hear how you got on
Love
Lily x
Joanne - Hope all is OK and you don’t need anything further done, the bullies got you there!
Lily - My hand hasn’t really gone down much and my ring finger is still v swollen. Went to GP about ‘stuff’ on Saturday and he was v concerned, couldn’t get ring off and suggested getting it cut off - which I thought might be needed. Been to A & E today and I’m no longer married! My eldest daughter thought it was sad but I did point out it was a symbol of marriage not the whole caboodle! Keep an eye on yours and take it off if it’s looking bad - I was surprised how deep it was cutting in even though I could still wiggle it. I’m off partying now that I’ve not got my ring on I am investigating the genetic side of things but am aware of insurance issues for my 2 girls. For me it doesn’t matter but I also want to make sure they are screened if necessary if there is a link, and even if there’s not. I’ll let you know how it goes but from what I’ve read on the genetics forum it can take quite a while so don’t expect immediate results!
Good luck for tomorrow, hope all goes well and you don’t start snoring with the piriton! Bet you’d look lovely, head lolling to one side, headband all askew and possibly a small amount of dribble! I think that’s what I’d look like but instead of a headband a very wonky wig!
Angie and Julia - hope all goes ahead for tomorrow (or is it Weds?), Angie - last one - hooray and enjoy your celebration of it. How you can eat beforehand I don’t know!
To all, hope you enjoyed the sun this weekend and can make the most of this week even if you’ve got treatment, a bit of fresh air will do wonders.
Take care
Nicky xx
Hey Nicky… Hows the recovery going in general? I am strangely looking forward to tomorrow actually. I’m sick as a dog if I don’t eat actually. I think having something in the stomach stops it hitting me so hard.
Shame about the ring. I’ve not been wearing my engagement ring for fear of losing it etc.
Just because you’re a glamorous tv start doesn’t mean you can take the mik out of Lilly… we’ll be steroid monsters tomorrow and come and stalk you LOL
back to work, have to make the most of having clear vision before blurry eyes sets back in
Hi Girls
Went to doca who confirmed that I have the flu so back on Antbiotics again. Dont know if i will get my chemo waiting on bloods which doc took at my own surgery and wierd thing was I told them to take it from my arm as couldnt be bothered going through all the rig ma roll of my hickman line getting cleaned.
Joanne
Eww Joanne.
All I can say is get well soon and I’d expect you won’t be getting your chemo on time… which is probably a blessing Chemo and the flu… which is worse!
You most certainly will be needing the chicken soup!
Lots and lots of love and funny movies on order for you.
Angie
Poor you Joanne - I hope you don’t suffer too much with the flu. Keep an extra special eye on yourself as you’re bound to be a bit low on white blood cells. Hope you get chemo when you want it - which may not be this week if you feel grot.
Hi Angie - this one has definitely taken longer to get over - not sure why as if it was purely down to cumulative effect then the last 2 would have been worse than they were. I hope this doesn’t put you off to much but you don’t seem to be as bad straight away after anyway (compared to me that is!) I do eat breakfast before I go to hospital (or should I now say I did!) but the association with eating on the unit and getting chemo really got to me so I couldn’t have eaten anything big once I’d left home.
I also looked forward to the last one, knowing it was going to be over and done with and it’s just as well it was the last one that made me feel so rotten and took so long otherwise I don’t think I could have turned up for any more! It still hasn’t sunk in that I’ve finished chemo - that will probably happen in about 10 days when I would be going back.
Let’s hope you breeze through it tomorrow and get everything out of your system asap. I’m also looking to detox after my 3 weeks are up - what are you going to do/take in particular? I am going to hit the milk thistle but would love to know/pick your brains about what else would be good. I’ve backed off all of my supplements whilst on chemo after reading so many stories of what not to take so shall be re introducing them soon.
Take care - will find out how it went when you’re out the other side 
Nicky xx
Hi everyone,
Oh no, I don’t want to take my ring off or have it cut. It was made from my Grandmother and GreatGrandmothers’ wedding rings, so is 22 carat, which is a soft gold so hopefully stretching with me. Well you can but hope. Will cry if it has to come off after 28 years in situ. My hand is ok, just the ring is tight. Fingers crossed. I did not know you went to A & E, thought it would be a jeweller or a butcher to chop the whole finger off!! I am surprisingly resigned to my next dose as I feel so much more myself on CMF although the side effects are more restrictive. I looked up the side effects which said eyes could be watery, gritty or blurry. Guess who got a full house!! Definitely not fair and hope they don’t progress as I go through the doses. Joanne and Julia, how are your eyes? Mine have been annoying for almost the whole time, so not looking good for the next one. When I moaned about my eyes the Onc said to me, ‘you’re not still driving are you. Get someone else to drive you where you want?’ Oh Perhaps the chauffeur,if I had one!!! How the other half live!
Nicky I have now packed a bib in my chemo bag to mop up any dribbles! Angie is right we will have revenge when mean and steroid manic in the next few days. I guess I will appeal to the tank top terror, who incidentally tried to break into our house today!! The decorator had glossed the front door so it was slightly open and who do you think I caught tapping quietly and trying to come in? Fortunately I had a large weight behind the door to stop our dog escaping or next door’s dog breaking in! They have a chocolate labrador who follows me into our house when I bring any food shopping in, with his nose glued to the carrier bags. Keep me posted re genetics, not sure my case has been seriously considered so will mention it again, further down the line. important stuff for our girlies. Angie I have a 10 a.m. start which is late for me, so planning to have a large fried breakfast in the canteen next to the unit, before I go in. I agree it makes me feel much better to have a full tum. Hope you enjoy yours and well done for being on the last one. Hope you too will stay and be a cheerleader for us slowcoaches! Would be lost without you guys. I think I will play Nicky on sky plus a couple more times and watch her screen by screen for revenge!! Nicky -The camera is angled so you see the nurse holding some notes with you behind them, so you only see your body from the chest up really, so you need n’t have worried about this imaginary tummy, it wasn’t there! By the way do you feel back to normal yet? I am wondering how long before my mind and memory will return! Did you know you can’t have MMR, BCG or yellow fever injections for 8 months after chemo? So safaris are off for a while, if anyone was planning an adventure.
Joanne, glad you went. Good job you live so far up the country or I would be done for harassment for coming round bossing you about! Mind you Angie might make it in the camper van! You must be poorly if you went for the vein. I think the antibiotics will help you recover, stop anything else developing and help boost the neuts too. Hope you feel much brighter soon and think you will probably get a week off. Keep us posted and keep yourself tucked up and lots to drink.x
Not sure where everyone else has snuck off too but hoping you are all ok.
Back down the bunker in the morning, number 6 part one. I hate these doubles!
Big hug
Lily x
Heya Lily
Oh the night before chemo… now *that* should be a im burton film. I’d like to say I’m relaxing but that would be rubbish due to the fact that I have a dead email server. Oh the timing, thees things happen to sys admins once every 5 years and one of my servers has chosen tonight to go so there’s a good 100 people who can’t get email from my servers tonight, oh the timing of irony.
They can wait I say.
see you tomorrow… I hope
Angie
Hi Lily
My GP said to go to A & E if their other surgery didn’t have a ring cutter - which they didn’t. A & E were fine as when I saw the triage (sp?) nurse he dealt with it straight away. However he did say that a jewellers would have done it so I could have gone into town but to be honest it would have been more hassle than the hospital what with parking etc. By the way, for all of you, in light of Scotland now allowing free hospital parking for all, our hospital has given all of us chemo patients (and I’m assuming all long term outpatients) free parking permits - that’ll save a bit of time and money. Anyway, I digress! I’ll get my ring re sized when my hand calms down (if my hand calms down!) as it was getting a bit tight anyway. OH wasn’t too bothered when I said we weren’t married anymore but he did make a suggestion that he should buy me a necklace or bracelet to wear until I get my ring back on which I thought was rather sensible However I do have a lovely ring he got me a few years ago for my right hand which is a gold band with some diamonds studded into it which I’ll be able to wear as it’s already been re sized whilst I’ve been on Tamoxifen (which gave me fluid retention). My ‘ring’ finger does look odd though as you can clearly see where the ring has been and all day yesterday when I was out and about I tried to hide it a bit as I must look like a newly separated or divorced woman! Buying an anniversary card for my dear hubby must have confused them!
I must admit this time round has taken me much longer to recover. I’ve no idea why and it was only yesterday I felt back to ‘normal’. Taste buds had still been playing up and boy was I bunged up in the nether regions which makes you feel awful. Was going to take something for it but I realised that now I’m on antibiotics (for my hand) that they will sort it! out! I was also going to go back to work with a few more hours this week but when I saw how nice this week will be, weatherwise, I thought sod that so will work the mornings and enjoy the afternoons. I also get more time now in the afternoons as daughter No2 passed her driving test the other week so can sort herself out now as used to have to pick her up.
On the other side effects of chemo I haven’t really had any problems with eyesight or memory, I just type alot worse at times almost as if my brain is going too fast so I put the letters in the wrong order, it’s probably been the steroids but I must post one day without using the spell checker or backspace button and see if anyone can decipher it!
Enough of my rambling! I hope your hallway is looking fab now, plus a shiny front door - I love it when it all looks new don’t you? Luckily the TTT didn’t get stuck to the door like some insect! Maybe you would have had to undress him to peel him off LOL.
Hope all goes well today for you, Angie, Joanne (if it goes ahead) and anyone else dealing with the dreaded stuff this week.
Nicky xx
ps - Angie - If I’d known about your servers I could have recommended one of our products that would have monitored it and informed you if any problems were likely As you say though - it can wait!
Morning.
S’alright Niki. I’ve got monitoring, it did turn out to just be a little corruption to the file system and a motherboard that had gone bad, fortunately they swapped it out and rebuilt my server, ran the unix disk repair tools and brought her back up. Phew that was a close call as my backup system needs more work (which I will be attempting later today) but first…
last chemo here I come… .I hope
Right then see you all later… hope it goes well Lily. Happy bracelet buying Nicky. Hope Lisa’s OK and Joanne hope you’re on the mend… and hope everyone else is well and happy, which is a lot to hope for a bunch of people on chemo but hope I will anyway.
Lots of love
Angie
Hi Julia, Angie, Nicky, Lily, Joanne et al!!
Thankfully feeling better as had bloods taken yesterday for the first time successfully in one go! just hoping tomorrow Chemo 4th session aghhhh! day will go aswell.
Hoping you are feeling better Joanne and that the Chemo session went aswell as it could do for you Lily and anyone else having treatment this week.
Nicky I too had a tiddler of a prem baby (albeit 24 years ago although she is still a very petite young woman) weighing in at 4lb although I am blessed to have her as she was a threatened miscarriage many times during the pregnancy and yet my son had weighed in at 7lb 7oz 21 months earlier.
Lily all the talk of decorating has made me feel very unhappy with my home I keep looking at the rooms needing decorating and thinking it just isn’t going to happen
I think looking at magazines and keep getting ideas (much to my O/H horror) or what we could do.
When you were talking of podgy fingers and arms was that in the chemo arm or the one operated side? as I have a slight swelling around the wrist where I can’t see the lines on my wrist and it feels at bit more solid and if I lean on anything the imprint stays for quite a while. Should I be worried?
Anyway not looking forward to 2moro and will be shouting “I am not getting out of bed” but at least no.4 will be out of the way.
love to you all Bev x