Nope, not TMI. I’m dried up like a blooming prune 
and am fed up of lack of nose hair (God, never thought I’d say that) cos it leaves me with a snotty crusty feeling, ewwwww, how gross is that! Anyone else having problems with their tongues? My taste buds are inflamed so I have loads of bumpy white spots everywhere, makes it unpleasant to eat or even drink water sometimes. Sounds like we’re all loving mascara, it’s usually the only make up I use but I’ve quit now in case it drags my eye lashes out. I feel less like a blank canvas and more like some bugger’s half inched the canvas and left a broken frame behind…
Oh my God! I,ve just caught up on this thread and I,ve tears streaming down my face. I KNOW I shouldn,t be laughing as it,s all serious stuff, but I suddenly got an image of an alien tuning into this thread and thinking:- “What the…”
Honestly I do understand what everyone is feeling as I went down that route first time last year and felt absolutely devasted, especially when my long, thick luxurious locks abandoned ship. So I guess 2nd time around is not so heart rending. Especially as when my hair did grow back it was even thicker (OMG it was like a forest before!)
And yep, I too find loo paper can be a problem - good job we haven,t got tails otherwise it would be a case of “claggy on the waggy”!!. Ooop, sorry - lowered the tone…
*skulks of into corner"
Soo xx
ROFPMSL!!! So glad you’re laughing, Soo 
I’ve been cheered up by a couple of mates on Facebook who took exception to me being in an existential, ‘Waiting for Godot’ mood. We’re now on to a discussion about the fact that I’ve found recipes for chocolate, pumpkin, or cappucino mouse pie. Yes, MOUSE pie! Completely off topic, sorry. I’ll just get me coat…
Haha - this is what we needed - good old laugh at ourselves, afterall everyone else is tripping round us on tip toe frightened to say a word that isn’t dripping in sympathy. So to call ourselves a bunch of dried out old fa**ies (missing letter is ‘n’ not ‘t’) is a bit of light relief!
So who’s gonna be getting lubricant in their christmas stocking this year then…pmp
Lubricant will be as much use as a chocolate fireguard to me. Got to get a man first…
One that can see past a patchwork semi boob, a stomach that resembles a railway track, bloody crusty nose, stubbly eyebrows, a GI Jane hairdo…
WOW what a catch I am!
I THINK I,m beautiful therefore I AM. LOL
Aaah but I can dream…
No more smelly socks, laundry all over the bedroom floor, farting under the bedclothes and then pulling the covers over my head…
Soo xx
Oh Soo…nothing like a bed to yourself with clean sheets and the window open (OH hates open window at night).
And at least you can dig out your crusty nose in private…woooohooooooo
Anyway girls - it’s 5.15 - pimms o’clock so going to pour a nice glass of M & S Hungarian Pinot - I can highly recommend it £4.79 a bottle
I already have some 
I’m PMSL now…
For the pie, I can supply the mice, they all live in my loft, what size do you want???
As for what I look like, I find not actually looking in the mirror helps a lot!! I do hope the ‘moisture’ re-appears along with everything else otherwise it’s all going to get rather depressing…I’m not sure the children would understand why Mummy’s getting jelly for Christmas from Daddy…
P.S. I can beat DH in the farting competitions now!!
P.P.S. (God, I’m getting forgetful)…enjoy your Pinot Pheebs…I’m saving myself for the full-on champers tomorrow night as it’s our 20th tomorrow. I’m phoning DH at work at lunchtime to claim I’m ill so he can come home early (he works 3 hours away during the week) …naughty eh?
Bella, you’re cracking me up with your Christmas list and competitions with your DH. Have a fabulous anniversary tomorrow, sounds perfectly fair to give him a ring…not naughty at all!
Oh my God!!
Been out shopping today so only just signed on -
Started off reading earlier posts and was thinking ’ everyones so down they must all be feeling really pants, scrolled down a bit lower - what’s that about bald fa**ies and ar*e cracks!!! scrolled down further - crusty noses and dried prunes - I don’t remember writing that. What a relief - we are all like minded - and thankfully more cheery, although I think having a designated Moanday is a very good idea.
Will join you Pheebs in a glass of something nice later, tho probably Baileys as can’t do wine gives me acid!! Although if its bubbly thats a whole differant story.
Cat hope little 'un feels better soon and you too,
Big hugs ((((((:0))))))
Bye for now Caz xx
LOL
I’m in your club Soo… no man so no need to worry about moisture levels!
Told a friend today I was using the Hirudoid cream … she thought I’d said Hemorroid!!! little did she know I am needing that too!!! the constipation has brought back piles!! thought I’d seen the back of them after child birth! she did tell me that some use anusol for bags under the eyes…shrinks them too… so some useful information!!! LOL
Cheers everyone having a drink!
L x
Just got a text from Tanya, she’s not able to get online today (blames the hospital Internet connection and radiotherapy machines, might be able to get online properly later). Her neuts are down to 0.4! Major bummer because she was promised oral antibiotics and home tomorrow if her temperature was less than 38.4 for 24 hours and her neuts got to 1 or more. Fingers crossed for tomorrow and that things get better for her. I’ll pass on love, etc.
Bummer Tanya…keep us up-dated though Cat.
I’ve used anusol for eye bags!
Moanday turnned into Funday…let’s keep it going girls x
Nite nite
Oh deep joy!!
Woke up this morning with a stonker of a stye. I think I was a nipper last time I had one and that was about…hmmm… errrrm …5 years ago LOL
At this rate I,ll also get a nose like Pinnoccio!
Anusol for eye bags eeek *shock horror*
Reminds me of a joke:- a doctor pulls a pessary from his pocket and says “Oh bum, some ar*ehole has got my pen” *boom boom*
Actually I have a true story that I think is funny - I,ll tell you all later…
Soo xx
Fannies, bums and bogies! Wot a laff you all are. Cat, I hadn’t realised why my nose was in such a state. No hairs! And it takes all the fun out of picking your nose! But Bella, I could have gone head to head (or arse to arse) with you last weekend on the farting front. I blame the Omperazole, which stops the indigestion but has its own SEs. Added a fragrant new dimension to our romantic weekend in Amersham - OH so glad to ‘get lucky’ that he was very understanding.
xx
Liz, classic
I’ve joined Soo in the nosebleeds, had a biggie last night - woke up, bumped my nose in the dark, and next thing I know it’s pouring with blood, mega yukky!
Hi Ladies,
I hope you don’t mind but I regularly read your thread and it makes me smile, today I was laughing out loud!
Do you mind if I join you? I don’t really have a chemo thread to chat on other than one with one other lady on so its not as lively as your thread and we aren’t as well acquainted as you all are to be discussing the ickier/intimate effects of chemo!!
You may have seen me post on other threads but let me introduce myself. I started 6 x FEC on the 28th Oct so am due for my 3rd on the 9th next week (yippee *not*). Currently partially haired with bald bits and a number 1 in places on top (where it hadn’t fallen out prior to the shave and is still growing!), bald elsewhere but retaining eyelashes, nosehair and bad side under arm hair (how rubbish is that?), eyebrows are just about hanging on. Bizarrely still keep finding long hairs everywhere but thats cos my wig is malting! Not dried up down there (but not been used in a while so can’t be sure LOL!) but irritatingly having not had a period since my last one started day 1 of 1st FEC I have just come on again so planned evening to keep my OH happy tonight now on hold! No piles (thank God!), not constipated (huge thanks to God, never again after post surgery constipation pleeeeaasse), no nosebleeds, and always been windy so no change there!
xxx
Ostrich, you are most welcome. We’re all here to support each other through this rubbish chemo. I find this thread and the ladies on here to be my lifeline, the place where I can say everything, anything, and nothing at all, and I get complete understanding back. No one makes judgments about each other which I love, we’re all just a bunch of ladies going through similar shit, and we find ways to keep each other going. Some of us are on 6 x FEC, the rest are 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere. I’ve done three FEC and start the dreaded TAX next Thursday.
Cat