Hi Ladies,
First question for you ladies who had chemo and lost their hair. does the hair come back curly because when we are bald and as it is starting to grow we massage our heads, or are forever rubbing it! therefore not allowing the hair to stay straight!! Or have l totally lost the plot, you see my thought was……purchasing a baby hairbrush, (my spikey one will damage my brain cells!!) which l have now done, to which the pharmacist said ‘is there something you are not telling me!’ as l purchased Johnson’s baby shampoo at the same time. But no, shampoo for dogs! And brush for my delicate head! He found it funny!!! Anyway thought if l keep brushing the hair down with my new hairbrush my hair ‘just’ might grow straight! Or am l living in cuckoo land? (say nothing Suze!)
A friend said ‘you will be glad to see the end of this year’ to which l replied no it’s last year that was bad, as l was diagnosed in February, so obviously had the cancer last year! This year l have had treatment to stop it spreading, and next year is a worry because every ache and pain will be ‘has it spread’ so this year is probably my good year!! Or again have l lost the plot! (say nothing Suze!)
My dear sister in law died last week, she had been ‘suffering’ from Alzheimers for the last few years, a horrid disease, and l suppose a release from her suffering, but still very sad.
My niece (through marriage) Has just had a double mastectomy, as all the women in her family have had bc and all but one has died, the consultant said it is not ‘if’ she gets it but ‘when’ she kept putting it off, but decided enough was enough!
Has anyone else had an email from someone on here about complimentary medicine, l was not happy to receive it, all about doing the right things to stop cancer, l phoned the switchboard up and they said they were going to look into it, as she should not have been allowed to send people emails advertising.
Maria, Hope the op went ok, and you are not too uncomfortable! Sending lots of Hugs, just in case you have used all the others up!
Vickie, Sorry, no l don’t know Richard (Branson) didn’t actually say l did!! Just said l am on first name terms with him, not that he was with me!! Or that l knew him!! Sorry just a wind up!! Lol! Wish l did, love his sense of humour!
Isabelle, Lovely to have you back, so pleased you had a lovely time, and ready to go back to work!
Jill, starting my rads on Monday, another journey, but an easy one, l think! Having them for Three weeks, have already started on Letrozole, need a density bone scan, hopefully that will be arranged soon.
Carol, sounds like you are having a lovely retail therapy time!! Not touched a drink since before my last peachy! Mouth still tastes like rubbish, and it was three weeks yesterday, thought l would be feeling a bit better, think l have worn myself out with the gc!! Grandchildren still staying with me, think son and dil are coming to stay for a week or so on Sunday, not sure if that will be easier or not!!
Karen, sorry to hear about your calcifications, my friend had those, never ends does it, and of course with your work, talk about kick you when you are down!! Fingers crossed for the heart scan
Tracey, love the photo, hope you are feeling a little better after your hospital stay!
Nell, Hope you are ok? Are you out and about on your Vroommmm Vroommmm? Or is it away for the winter months, and you are snuggled in a car? Just reminded me of the days in the back seat!! Lol well those gear sticks were a pain! I remember being in Epping Forest where all the ‘lovers’ went, and a police man on a bike put his torch through the window! Dirty old man!! Not that l was doing anything l shouldn’t have been doing!! But frightened the life out of me, lived in a small place where everyone knew everyone, and thought my Mum would freak out if she found out where l was!! I use to have to tell her l was sleeping at a friends if l wanted to go to an all night party!! Whereas my brother could do what he wanted!! And stay out all night!
Jackie, Well l had another tattoo this week, so now l have three! Hope you got on ok at your appointment on Wednesday! And weren’t caught with your pants down again!! Lol! What a sight, should have run down the corridor after him, pants round your ankles!!
Kanga, Keep your hands off K’s son, or you will need an ambulance after she has finished with you!!
The last time we went to IOW a lot of Blackgang chine had gone! Washed away! They had photos of before and after and quite a lot of land had been washed away!
Heather, sorry to hear you lost one of your ‘long’ posts, l expect it is flying about in cyber space, and the cyber people are trying to work it all out!!
Must be awful for you being in so much pain, and having to use a wheelchair! And you so young!! Don’t always appreciated what we have until it has gone, although saying that, l think l have always appreciated what l had, l always remember saying to friends, l really appreciate my life and what l have! But like anything we sometimes take things for granted!
You are lucky enough to be able to write and make us laugh, so we are grateful for that!
Roll on the end of your Herceptin, and hopefully a new hip, my Mum had one done when she was about 87 or 88 l remember her saying to the surgeon, ‘not too old for one then’ he said ‘no my dear l have done them for ladies a lot older than you’ and on her 90th birthday she was dancing all night, so hopefully yours will be a success and you can dance all night!! A good bit of knees up Mother Brown!
Gill, Hope you are getting over your last peachy, must say l have struggled with a few more side effects, especially sore eyes, and pins and needles in the hands and feet! You had a long wait for your rads. Mine start Monday, and finish on the 5th November, so l might have a few fireworks myself that night!!!
Saffronseed, Suze, Elaine, Lesley Anne, hope you are all ok? Probably missed someone again! So sorry!
My little book has been untouched for weeks, so not sure who is doing what at the moment, l think Lesley is due something this week!!! A bit of peachy Lesley? Anne and Elaine, in 11days? Carol, think you are due on the 21st? Tracey 26th? Anne, 27th?
Oh put me out of my misery girls, and tell me the correct days, so l can write in my little book again!
Hope you are not nodding off Maria, reading all this rubbish?
Lots of Hugs and thoughts of you all
Sandra xxx
hubby said maybe we should go and sit there for 10 hours to remind ourselves what the last one was like!