My colleagues sent flowers to the hospital and the nurses put them in a vase on the side table - matron came in on a visit and moved the table without holding the vase, vase tipped spilling water all over the floor so they had to move me to another room. Friend had asked my son if I was up for a visit and he said yes and told her what room I was in - when my friend came in there was no-one at the reception so she was not told I had been moved… poor girl walked into my original room number and found the place in semi-darkness and the bed stripped … a nurse then directed her to my new room and she came and said ‘oh good you’re ok - I thought they had killed you!’
LOL now that is funny, scary but funny.
When I was in having my op, my kids came in. They have been fantastic and eldest has been great, in between mood swings.
So I asked them all for a kiss before they went home the first night and eldest (11) replied with a poker straight face " Will I get cancer", all I could do was laugh and explain that it doesn’t work that way.
Kids are wonderful
My youngest boy (I have 6 kids) when upon being told I had breast cancer was bit upset but when I went down stairs after he left I found post it notes on things like TV Stereo Etc with just his name on them. I called him to ask him what was going on. He Said " Just getting in there before the rest just in case you dont make it through the op" thank god Ive got good sense of humour and knew he was only doing it to cheer me up I THINK LOL
Joanne
When I got my dx I came home armed with a copy of Mummy’s Lump that the clinic had given me and started to go through it with my 2 boys. On being told what was going on, my eldest said “great, you’re going to look like Britney”
… and my first response to my onc was “well I won’t have to wax for 6 months” 
Cx
Joanne - Kids can be so materialistic can’t they. When my son was about 6 he always wanted a Sega Megadrive (it was THE thing at the time) he used to say ‘when I am 10 and my Mam is dead I will get the money in her purse and buy a saga mega-drive’ - this was long before I had BC btw - I think he just thought I was really old (I would have been 28 when he was 6!
Another time he kept leaving toys lying about and I had a near miss with something left on the stairs … I gave him a rant about how I could have stepped on it, fallen down the stairs, ended up with nasty injuries and be in hospital for lots and lots of weeks and how would that make him feel … he replied ‘it’s ok Mam, don’t worry about it cos I would just have to go stay with Grandma and she would cook me nice dinners’
Husband and I sat in bed together having morning tea. 14yrs old sold wanders in.
“Oh dear, two bald parents.” and wanders off again.
Lynn
During my first lot of chemo, I received a phone call from a local hairdresser where I had been once. They said,“Congratulations! It is your birthday this month, you are invited to come in and have a free blow dry!”
I replied that “I do not have any hair!”
Their response was “Oh, is it very short?”
So I said,“No! I have none at all!”
They didn’t really know what to say…
At least I found it funny
Penny
When I lost my hair I couldn’t resist going into my hairdressers flashing my bald head and saying loudly " I’m never coming here for a perm again"
I posted this on another thread and as I posted thought I should put it here.
When I had my bone scan I was told that there where shadows on my knees so was sent for an x-ray.I was told not to worry as it was down to wear and tear–no more doggy then – oops sorry!!!
hahahaha nice one Mary - no need to rule it out completely, invest in a pair of padded knee pads that are used by builders and other workmen. … or improvise with some bubble wrap and a bit of masking tape lol
Are you telling us something Lilac ???
xx
I had the sentinal lymph node dye put in and as you know you get green wee.
Well - having been constipated all week they gave me something to make me go - and I went ! But it wouldn’t flush and that was green too. I did try to flush again but it wouldn’t go. I bet the person after me wondering if had aliens visiting !!
Liz xx
Yes Lizzie - I bought a pair … for my son who is a tyre fitter and spends most of his working day kneeling on a concrete floor :-)))
Had to giggle at the idea of a floating green poop …
Lilac - I just make sure its not a carpet
Don’t know whether to believe you ! My hormones went years ago !!! going to see Ronan tomorrow so they may come back ! xx
I bet he’s not had green poop ! x
Lizzie
They may have thought the Muppets where in town – Kermit???
Now there’s a thought - couldn’t believe it - embarrassing. It’s like when I had a barium enema and went to work the next day.
I couldn’t get rid of the barium from down the loo so had to get it out put it in paper and I took it round to the public loos (I worked in a health centre then!) and put it in their bin . Note: Never go to work next day after a barium enema !!
Liz x
I know exactly what you mean Liz - I had a barium swallow a few years back and no-one told me to expect coated poo … and as you know them buggers just will NOT flush away no matter how much you try.
Nope they won’t. Like bloody concrete at the bottom of the loo and I had to get rid of it because everybody would know it was MEEEEE !! xx
you know - only on this site do we discuss pee, poo, farts and itchy areas so openly … can you imagine if we were all to meet up for coffee or a meal, we would need to be in a private room somewhere.