Hi Jackie, thought l pasted and put a message up for you on my post, but hey presto no message…that ghost kris!
Hope you got the tent dried out!
Rads, boilers! all happens together doesn’t it?
Why did l not know you were having rads tomorrow? have l been sleeping again!
Good Luck for tomorrow,
Love
Sandra xxx
Evening ladies…just been trying to sign in here for ages.
Hope everyone is ok.
D…sorry you’re feeling down…got that myself about day 8 too.Hope the results from the scan are ok.
Hi to everyone else …hope everything is good.
Went to shop in wig today but was scared of it blowing off or getting wet so put my hood up on my coat and held the hood up…lol
Am I the first on here this morning? awaiting Sainsburys magic van, so killing some time. who mentioned knitting? I have not done any knitting for years, since I had carpel tunnel, I could do half a row before pins & needles set in. I bought a ball of wool yesterday and going to attempr a beanie hat for “Operation Christmas Child”-they send shoe boxes to Romania. Then, if I manage that, I have a friends baby to knit for.
if we’re wearing posh frocks, I can give my garden party outfit another airing. Sandra where did you get that story about the rats?
When my daughter was in her early teens she kept fancy rats, the females were quite cute but the males stank-they peed everywhere. At one pont we had 42 baby rats in the house as both her females had got pregnant. They wern’t running lose, she kept them in a huge aquarium. we were relieved when when they’d all gone ( a local pet shop took them)
Sandra, you need to plant some more Romaine, I have some new ones nearly ready.I was told I couldn’t have sausage but I do cos I buy lovely ones from the butcher.
Isabelle, congrats on no more marathons, what do ypou do with you spare time now!
Heather, hope you got some sleep and Denise hope you’re feeling better today.
I’d better go and get my wig on, don’t want to scare the Sainsburys driver!!
Carolxx
Morning Ladies
Carol, Hope the magic van comes soon. Not heard of the ‘Operation Christmas Child’ that sounds good! l should look on the intenet to see who else l can knit for, l know my sons firm do shoe box presents, but not knitted ones! l love knitting.
The rat story came out of my head, amazing what you can think of when you have grandchildren! they keep my brain active! l suppose we did the same with our children, but you forget! long time ago. having two boys my stories were never about a princess, always spooky or funny! Strange both sons have a good imagination, and so does eldest grandchild, wonder if it is the stories and such we ‘feed’ them?
I have another packet of Romaine Lettuce at the ready, so do l plant them now? l seem to have so many lettuce’s from the first pack, but l suppose Toby will soon eat them. I suppose l am too late to plant a cucumber for Toby’s garden? remembering he stops eating about September, and goes to sleep in October!
I love a sausage, l always make sure l cook it well through, and hope that is enough! so far so good.
Gone 9 and only just got up again, Heather you must have slept?
Beautiful sunny day here girls, hope it is the same with you,
Sandra xxx
Good morning everyone, I haven’t been able to get on the site, it kept coming up with orange writing down the side, cant remember what it said. Sorry Ladies still didn’t sleep. I didn’t have a rest during the day, I went and had my herceptin at lunch time. Was home for about 4pm, feeling tired, but I thought no dont go to sleep. So by 9 o clock last night I was dead on my feet so I went to bed. Me and hubby got the bed padded up with pillows and things, and I wnnt to sleep straight away, then 10 past 10 I was awake, my hipe and leg where awfull. I lay there for about 20 mins but the pain got worse so in the end another night on the couch. I tried to come here to pass a bit of time away, and to try and make me forget the pain, but the dam thing wouldn’t let me sighn in. Think I might try to have a lie down in a while.
Kris I might try and get a bit of a duvet day, well at least try and get some sleep. I think Andy Williams was the singer that sang moon river. I go on you tube listening to all the old songs, they bring back such wonderful memories of my mum and dad. I dont know if any of you mature ladies can remember Eden Kane, I was a big fan. I managed to watch him om video on you tube the other week. Well hope you never saw the ghost last night, I am going buy a chamber pot. I remember when my daughter went in hospital to have her first child. I was staying all night with her hubby,the staff left us in a room to wait for the pain to get worse before they took her into the labour ward. Well I slipped out of the room to ring my mum, then I didn’t know my daughter had gone to the toilet. It was an old hospital, and it was the middle of the night so it was real spooky. Anyway out of this batheroom floated a lady in a cream silk robe, so I smiled and said hello, then the ghost said to me ‘mum its me’, it was my daughter lol I forgot she had new floaty robe and she was very pale,I think from being in labour, and I thought she was a ghost lol so can you keep an eye on me down these dam corridors.
Sandra, I didn’t sleep has you can see, I have 2 more Herceptin I think. I have got 3 hospital appointments, and 2 herceptin in this next 5 weeks, and then I think I am finished. I have to go back every 6 months till I get 5 years clear, and then I think it is every 12 months. I have still got to take the Arimidex for 5 years. I can knit, but I struggle because of the problems in my arms and wrists. I think I told you at the start of my posting about kniting hubby a Dennis the Menance Jumper. It took me ages to knit because I could only do a few rows at a time. The thing is when I finished it, it was that big it covered the back of our couch lol
Think I am going to have to go a while ladies I am going to sleepsitting here, and I am going to end up posting more rubbish than normal. Be good peeps I will be back.
Love Heather
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Well what a night and no not at Dukie’s, thought I might need Heather and Sandra to come round with a mallet. Woke at just before 2 and could not get back to sleep. So got up and thought I would look at the posts lol weird messages on screen and I could not sign in either. Decided to look at my e-mails and replied to a few so not my dodgy connection. Tried again at 6am and still no joy.Don’t know why the insomnia hit again as had been sleeping fairly well since surgery sorted and chemo oh don’t get me started I’m sure there was something in mine keeping me awake all night.
Sandra how scary is that rat story perhaps you should be on the creative story writing course with Heather, on 2nd thoughts ???
Carol more rat stories ugh.Think I should have had a go at Romaine lettuces but am quite proud of my runner beans and courgettes and now some banana peppers too. Eldest g-s loved picking the runner beans for me, I just held the bowl and supervised the scissors.
Well the gas man turned out to be a gas girl about 14 and 6 sts wet through she didn’t look old enough to drive the van lol.Will ahve to return on Thurs with a part so up early for her just can’t seem to do early mornings any more.
I’ve not heard of the knitting thing either, I really got into my knitting again when I was off sick for the surgery that and watching repeats of Midsomer Murders every afternoonLOL
Hope the magic orange van has been now Carol. Whoops is that the time have to dash as off for rads catch up later. Lovely sunny day here too tent coming tonight to dry out hope it is not mildewed in boot of daughter’s car. Hugs to all Jackie
Sandra, Sainsbury man just been, wig on just in time! lovely sunny start, now persisting down!
If you google Operation Christmas Child you will find the web site and you can print off knitting patterns, there’s even ones for animals, your GC might like those. You need to find a local church who put these shoe boxes together. My friend started me off on this , I will ask her more about it.There is another web site samaritanspurse.co.uk which has something to do with OCC
I have all my knitting needles out on the floor, trying to find Size 6, mine are all metric. Going into work for a couplwe of hours.
Carolxx
Hi Everyone sorry I had to slip off quick this morning I was just feeling really strange, and my eyes where just closing. I managed an hour on the bed, then pain woke me. So had a cup of tea and collapsed for another hour on the couch.
Dee, I really hope your feeling a bit better today. Dont feel guilty, I think the sadness comes over us all at different stages we go through. You having some really strong chemicals put into your body it is bound to make you feel different. I am having a tearful few days, think it could be the lack of sleep, or realising my treatment is coming to an end and it scares me. I know I will cry when I do eventually finish treatment, and everybody will expect me to be happy but I dont think I will be. Anyway chin up lovey and were all thinking of you.
Carol, Your day at the hospice sounds good, how does that work then when they can tell whats wrong with you with feeling your feet. It is very clever, can they tell about lots of illnesses through your feet. Glad the big orange van came, do they put it away for you lol Thats what I want someone to put it away in my cupboards when they deliver. Dont think I will get that to happen though. I have not heard of that knitting thing, I have loads of wool, and I know I have a number 6 needle, the only thing is they might turn out big enough to fit you. I will have to have a look, I can knit has long has I rest every few rows because of the problems with my wrists.
Isabelle, I bet it was real luxury not having that long drive everyday. I was talking to a lady who was having her herceptin at the same time has me, she just has one more appointment to go. We where both saying we dont know what we will do after nearly 2 years of hospital appointments. You live your life round the hospital, and now its time to move on.
Sandra, Memories of our Swiss trip came back to me yesterday. I walked into the hospital and there was a string quartet playing and they where playing songs from the sound of music. Has I walked in they playing how do you solve a problem like Maria, and I cried. Got in a right fumble trying to get in my bag to get a tissue out. I caused such a noise, dropped my book followed by my bannana, then my hand wash stuff rolled across the floor. I think they where trying to play in a nice relaxed atmosphere and I was causing chaos lol. I quickly gathered my things together and left, luckly they had gone when I cam out, I perhaps put them off.
Jackie, I use to do Mid Summer Murders, I never saw them when they came out, they where quite good. You see we could have a chat on here at 2 in the moring if the site had been working, I thought I had pressed the wrong key. I shut pc down and started again and it was still the same, you could read it but not post. I noticed the last post on the site was about 11 30pm and I know there are quite a few people who post through the night. It was still the same at 6am, perhaps they were doing some work to the site, perhaps they dont realise there are crazy people posting through the night lol Oh I dont know who asked but I will put it here. I weighed myself after my week of dieting and I hadn’t lost a pound 
I am still dieting though, hopefully it will come off eventually.
Taxi, I think it was you that asked about my weight, not much luck with it. Hope your feeling ok today, I am still trying to catch up with my sleep, going to see the doctor tomorrow, I hope my doctor is back after his holidays. He is really nice, the last time he asked me what he could do for me so asked him for a gun lol he said he didn’t think I was ready for that yet.
Well hope all you other ladies are ok, hope Karen is enjoying her holiday. I got my posh frock out but because I hadn’t lost any weight it still doesn’t fit grrrrrrr
Well think its time for another doze,
Take Care everyone,
Love Heather,
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Afternoon Ladies
Thank you for all your words of comfort, support and good wishes for my scan results. A special “thanks” to you too Maria; I did have a good cry last night and yes it did make me feel better. I knew I was pent up yesterday when I got to the hospital, the car park was full there was one disabled space free; I couldn’t find my pass and burst into tears at the barrier, the poor parking attendant didn’t know what to do so he let me on anyway, then the space had gone by the time I got there, I then saw a ‘normal’ spot, parked in it then realised I didn’t have any money to pay and burst out crying again! Went in for my scan and then when I’d calmed down a bit I went to the parking centre and got a duplicate pass so we now have one for each car. Hopefully will be able to cope better next time, it really came as a shock, normally I can deal with what is thrown at me, but then not had bc or pm before…
Heather & Jackie, I too thought about logging on early this morning as I couldn’t sleep either but I couldn’t drag myself out of bed! I felt so drained as if I was a magnet to the bed if that makes sense - I was wondering if anybody was online at 4:00am but guess I wouldn’t have got on anyway.
Heather I think you should start a funny story thread, it would go down well…
Isabelle, I must suggest Hawes to my OH, then perhaps you might just catch us over there! I too was wondering about you only last week if I was in your area when we rode up to Penrith and Ullswater. Glad to hear your treatment has gone well and no more trips to Carlisle - yippee!
Sandra, I never mentioned the scan, was trying to cope with everything and think I bottled my feelings up too much and like Maria says, the reality hit me when I got home after such a lovely weekend.
My mum is in an ovarian trial too; she was offered it as she was on Tamoxifen for five years, she blood test done to see if she’s “at risk” - as far as they can tell she isn’t, is this something similar to your trial?
You Naughty Girl calling the Duke “Perry” - if he hears you, you’ll be locked in the dungeon or the put in the stocks you know!
Carol hope the pm goes well when you get it and your wbc is ok; it’s a constant worry isn’t it. Glad you managed to get your wig on before the Sainsbury man came, I’m sure I’ll do something silly one day with mine.
Gill & Heather, Hope sleep and some ease from the pain comes soon, it really is awful and I sypathise with you.
Jackie my son used to love Thomas the Tank and he too loved the trains crashing - it’s got to be a boy thing. Hope you got the boiler man sorted… I mean your cupboard sorted and your rads went well x
Anne, Know the feeling with the wig and the wind, kept hold of mine too, I guess we’ll get used to it!
Kris Haunted House!! KAREN!!! why didn’t you tell us! and I thought we’d be the ones to scare others away…
Rats, my step daughter used to keep them and we had to babysit them when she went to her mums… terrified of them damaging the wires and weeing everywhere, but they were quite good actually.
Gosh I remember Andy Williams as a child (me not him - I’m not that old, despite having a big “0” coming up in three weeks…), my mum and dad used to play his records and watch his show.
Changed my pic - OH took it in Blackpool on Sunday - think he’s trying to tell me something? - Wench springs to mind!
Love and (((Hugs))) to all and a huge “THANKS” again
Denise xx
Dee did you go to the LGFB session as you haven’t mentioned it?
Heather …you must be beside yourself not being able to sleep.
Sorry to hear there are quite a few awake at night.
Hope everyone is ok today.
Been for bloods today and presume they are ok as they haven’t phoned me to say any different.Have 2nd PM tomorrow at 2pm.
Hi girlies not had time to catch up on posts but changed my profile pic,again,I looked so miserable on the other one and I’m not,Promise!
Be back tomorrow lesleyxx
that’s better Lesley!
Denise, which are you then? sinner, I hope, much more fun!
Taxi, good luck for PM tomorrow. I’m comimg out of the fog now after last Thursday. I have been giving myself the injections to boost my WBC- no SE yet
heather, Reflexology is very clever, you have to be a clinical reflexologist to be able to diagnose, but the therapists at the hospice don’t do that anyway. It’s very relaxing, you should try it. Were you offered any therapies at all through your treatment?
No, the van man didn’t put it away for me, and I was a bit dismayed by all the bags(I always take my own bags when I go shopping) but he said I could return them next time I order, so thats OK String quartet at the hospital, well until you got there, souds nice, I love a string quartet, there is some times one playing in my shopping centre, usualy students from Cheethams in Manchester.
well, I must go and start this knitting, havn’t cast a stitch on yet.
Love & hugs & stuff
Carolxx
sorry you have not lost any weight but it’s early days so don’t lose heart.
Good evening girls,
Denise and Lesley, I like the new photos, most fetching.
Anne, howz about a photo, good luck with pm 2.
Denise, your parking story sounds almost like a Heather moment, but I could feel the desperation, take care of yourself a bit, find some “me” time.
Heather, Gill and Jackie, I hope you have a good nights sleep tonight, we need our sleep to cope with all this stuff.
Sandra, I’m not sure I like your rat story, do you have a nicer one to tell us.
Carol, did your rats like swimming ??
For the first time ever I forget I was wearing my wig, and nearly made an appointment with my hair dresser !! Then I had an itch and scratched my head and was reminded. Real pm-bc-sb moment.
Sweet dreams everyone
Maria
can’t post a photo yet Maria as I don’t have any on my computer.I will do one some time though…love the story about you nearly booking an appointment at the hair dressers…lol
Carol glad that you are coming out of the fog and not getting se from injections
Lesley that’s a lovely photo of you.
Hope everyone else is ok
Hi all 2 new pics Denise I know it has been said but which are you again what with all that shenanigans in the barn and at the ‘big’ house its got to be sinner.Really sorry you ahve been so down and the parking shambles sounds like it was just the last straw and top of all the other s**t. Being overwhelmed by all that is going on is pretty normal and then we get ourselves together or as together as poss. Hope you start to feel better soon.
Lesley smashing pic I thought you looked pensive not miserable.
Heather no wonder you felt strange I should think it’s sleep deprivation. Hope the Herceptin went as well as poss.Another Heather moment causing choas at the hospital and disrupting the culture bit of the quartet.Yes I remember your tale of the Dennis sweater some while ago I think I may have said at the time had you done a tension square?Don’t be disheartened about the diet. You didn’t gain weight so that is something.
Carol yes another airing of the Garden Party frock whilst we are all still in our glad rags.
Taxi thinking of you tomorrow for 2nd PM fingers crossed for you.
After my rads today I wnet to the LGFB session. It was so fab. I really did not want to take the eye make up off particularly tonight. I was so lucky that the Dior lady asked to demonstrate on me, wow.She did one eye/ side of my face and then I did the other. She had loads of time to help all the ladies and some of them said they never wear make-up or only when they go out. There were only 8 of us and the goody bags were great and we left knowing how to use all the things in it. Well on for rads 11 tomorrow but have a long w/e off coming up. Tent no.1 on line and tent no.2 strung over garden table and chairs. Hope you are all as OK as poss and sweet dreams to all.Night night I hope not to be trying to post in the wee small hours. Love Jackie
Hello Ladies,
Heather, And there was me thinking you were having a good night! Yes l remember Eden Kane, a good looking guy, after three…Well l ask you… Lol!
Heather did you know his name was Richard Sarstedt, and was the brother of Peter Sarstedt who sang ‘where do you go to my lovely my lovely…’ googled that! Lol
And that got me thinking…because it said, he (eden) was married to Charlene Groman who was the sister of Stephanie Powers. Do you remember her she was in a series with Robert Wagner. which again got me thinking…because he was married to Natalie Wood, do you remember her, a very pretty actress, she died in very suspicious circumstances on Robert Wagners boat! yes he did it! Guilty!
I would have cried if l had heard that song too!!!
Pleased you have nearly finished your Herceptin! xxx
Jackie, Think me and Heather on a course would not be a good idea, Heather and anyone on a course!!! never get any work done!
Runner and courgettes, well done you, ever done cucumbers?
Oh Jackie a sign you are getting old! when the gas girl turns out to be 14! and 6st!
Did your rads go ok?
Pleased you had a good LGFG day, so did your eye match hers?
I am going on one in September, all being well. xxx
Perhaps we could all knit a ‘teddy’ or something, when we finish we could pick a name out of a ‘hat’ and send it to that person, they would never know who sent it! but we would have a little keepsake from one another!
Carol, thank you for the information, l do live next door but one to a church, but not a church person, although l quite like the vicar! perhaps l should go!
I will ask my grandsons school, thinking about it l think they do something.
Hope you were happy with orange van man, well what he bought you anyway! xxx
Denise, Oh poor you, what a state you must have been in, you sound just like me!! all brave then fall apart!
I always find the first 10 days after chemo very emotional, but that was on FEC, l didn’t find the same with TAX, probably because l was so tired!
The trial l was on may well be the same as your Mums, ours were put into three sections, but as soon as l started they found problems so l was treated as a one off!! Lol
Naughty what Moi? from a wench outside a sinners shop! very good, you realise now l will check every shop name to find a naughty one!!
Hope you are feeling a lot better today, plenty of those days ahead sadly, but as long as we can come on and have a chat, that is good! xxx
Ann, Pleased your bloods were ok! Hope you don’t mind me saying, but you seem a bit down! or is it tension before your peachy mother? Hope all goes well for you for tomorrow xxx
Lesley, Love the smiley photo, well done, not sure it is as good as the first one!!! but a lovely one! xxx
Elaine, Think you are due your first peachy mother tomorrow, hope all goes well for you, pop in and side Hi!! xxx
Maria, a ‘story’ for you…
A geek was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.”
He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a Princess, I’ll stay with you for one week and do ANYTHING you want.”
Again, the geek took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, “What is the matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful princess and that I’ll stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why won’t you kiss me?”
The geek said, “Look, I’m a geek. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog? Now that’s cool.”
Lol, sweet dreams! xxx
Hi to everyone else,
Love
Sandra xxx
Hi Jackie…glad you enjoyed LGFB session …perhaps I got denise and you mixed up …am going to see about booking one in when I go tomorrow.
look at you day 11 on rads…you are doing great
Jackie, really looking forward to my LGFB on 28th Sept. One of the day patients at the hospice went on one a while ago and she brought in her goody bag to show me, looks fab.
Maria, never tried to flush the rats down the loo so don’t know if they could swim! You could always have your wig trimmed if you’re missing your hairdresser!
Hope everyone gets some sleep, even Heather1
Carolxx
Hi Sandra…no I’m not down per se…just a bit nervous as have just started to wear the wig out and it is really windy and wet so am scared it will come off.
Am glad the first chemo passed by without many s/e and that that I will be on different meds for them anyway…but not looking forward to having the pm put in but at least it will be another one gone and a stepnearer the end.
I seem to have lost a lot of my confidence over the last few months and that frustrates me.
Hi Ann,
Pleased you are not down! just feel like the rest of us, very nervous about everything!
Yes it was a bit blowy today, l kept touching my wig, but l think it is quite firmly stuck on, but we are bound to worry about it. l use to love the wind blowing through my hair!
Yes it will be another peachy mother out of the way.
I think we all have lost our confidence since we were diagnosed, sometimes feel you will never be that person again! but the good thing is we all feel the same, so we are ‘normal’ in how we feel!
Hopefully one day…
Love
Sandra xxx