Steriods kicking in! so got the jitters hehe!!! sickness tabs are working know!!!
I am definately up for meeting up - perhaps find a meeting place that is roughly half way for all of us as Im sure we are dotted around!
As for hair - I’m a bit confused its growing back ??? I have roughly 3cm of soft hair on head, might have to shave legs very soon oh and arm pits. the only bit that is refusing to come back is down below!!! confused well i am!
Dilys hope you are feeling ok.
Dawn I hope that you are also ok. have sent email!
Kelly got letter about Feel goos sessions will be there in Feb 08 - phone up!! Will be at the wolvo one…
To You guys and everyone else just a little something>…>.>.>>>>>>>>>>>
God opened the windows of heaven looked at me & asked…
What is your dream for today?
I answered God take care of the person that is reading this
Too day is friends day!
Hope you are feeling OK, I am just crawling out of the grog! 3rd day post chemo, and starting to feel human again.
Like you Mel I had to shave my legs yesterday, what a shock!!! hair on head not growing back though!!!
Slept ok. Got up a groggy but ok. Got the Hot Flushes at mo as usual. look like I’ve over done it on the blusher ;o…
I hope you guys are feeling better.
Dilys - hope you are ok post chemo and not too groggy!
Well I’m going to crawl back into bed for an hour know I’ve packed kids off to school.
Try and catch you guys later.
xxx
Take Care
xx
Mel
xxx
I am ashamed to say I slept like a log and managed to crawl out of bed at 1030. So it has taken me this long to get going, but sleep was a relief. Took one look at the rain and put the shopping on hold till tomorrow, and am going to slop about doing very little for what is left of the day. Don’t feel too bad at all so far. You sent me dashing off to look at hair again, but all I have is even fewer eyelashes. About three either side on the lower lids! Nothing returnng at all, though the wisps on my head continue to grow. Nothing new though.
I hope we are all doing ok today, in spite of the horrid weather!! I had a docs appt this morning and popped into work after to have a brew and a natter with my colleagues and to take them some choccies to cheer 'em up. God I’m nice!!! LOL!! I was hoping to make it my first outing without my scarf but bottled it at the last minute, I knew I would!!! Maybe tomorrow…
Well, I picked up my prescription for Tamoxifen this morning. Just been reading all the bumph you get with tabs. Its scary stuff, almost wish I hadn’t bothered reading it!!! Not starting it 'til I start rads so at least I have a few more weeks grace. At 35 I’m not sure I’m quite ready for menopausal symptoms just yet!!!
Mel - I also got a letter about ‘look good feel better’ at New Cross this week, I’ll be there in Feb 08 too!!! Have you thought any more about the ‘Healthy Living Day’ in Stoke next month at all?
There is a whole thread on tamoxifen on here and it sounds scary. No one has mentioned it to me so am hoping to be spared. How nice of you to take choccies in for your colleagues! Good to be the one doing the cheering up though. Do go for the makeup session! It was truly lovely. Must write to them properly to say thank you.
I do hope you are still cleansing and toning on a daily basis!!! LOL!!
Tamoxifen is like a double edged sword really, I’m ‘grateful’ thats its another thing I can have that may prevent a reccurrence but it really sounds like its no fun at all!!! Guess I’ll have to suck it and see, literally!!
Doing well sipping my ginger tea!
Look mlke i’ve gone awol with the blusher brush…lol
Kelly - yep I think i’m going to go, got the letter today and questionaire to fill in but no info as to were it is in stoke! Do you think that you will go? Not looking forward to the 40 - 60 mins drive!
but hey it will get me out and about. Reading the info its sounds like a good day! Agree with Dilys it is scary will be on Taxatere before xmas them op then a rads then a year of herceptin, but at least they are throwing everything at this horrible thing!! Im here for you and so is everyone else…xx
Dilys - glad you got a good night sleep oh and a lie!! I have been drifting in and out most of the afternoon. Hope you are still feeling well,
and may it continue so.
Had to tell my older sister today that I’m HER2+ and explain what it I understand it to mean - it was very hard as she has not long moved to New Zealand… it was a bit of a tearful converstaion because she feels helples over there… God I miss her so much. Well Im going to go and cleanse & tone and have a sniffle…
Glad you are both ok. I am so enjoying my lazy day. OH has just gone out for a quick drink so it is even more peaceful. I am supposed to be going to someone’s big birthday bash tomorrow evening so keep telling myself I need to be well rested. And even if the cleanse and tone routine has slipped a bit already (sorry Kelly) I will be made up to the nines hoping to be told how lovely I look! Ho ho.
Sorry telling your sister Mel. Especially as she is so far away. It was one of the hardest things in the beginning, telling people, as it is such a conversation stopper. Still find it hard now seeing people who don’t know and start off with “hey, how are you?” The temptation to say nothing is still enormous.
I hope we are all well this morning and your post chemo side effects are not troubling you too much!
Dilys - I just don’t know what to say! Oh, yes I do SHAME ON YOU!!! LOL!! I’ve just had a chuckle over the fact that your new skin care regime has slipped already, and its only been a couple of days!!! I hope you have a great time tonight, let us know how it went.
Mel - I am defo going to the Stoke healthy living day, see you there!! Won’t it be weird to put faces to names! I’m sorry you miss your sister so much. I can sort of empathise (loosely mind!) as we live in Shropshire, my family live in Kent and OH’s live in Newcastle!! I know its hardly New Zealand but I do know what its like not to have family and friends on the doorstep.
We, wish me luck ladies as I’m defo going commando today!! Will have the support of my lovely boyfriend, bless him!! We have a golf lesson later, it’ll be interesting to see if our golf instructor mentions my ‘new look’. I’ll let you know how it goes,
I am ashamed to say that I have only just got up!!!
I have been asleep since 9.30pm till about 20 mins ago so I feel wide awake and steriods are kicking in!
So I thought I would check on how everyone is doing then Im off to shower cleanse & tone then my favourite past time SHOP!!!
Dilys - I hope that you are doing well - cant believe your regime is slipping!!! I hope that you have a great night… go gal…xxxx
Kelly - wait to see you there at stoke! I wonder if anyone else on this site is going? I hope it will be fun!
Even though I have lost my Big Sis to New Zealand I am still pretty lucky my mum & dad have not moved to Spain Yet! neither has my next down sis & her family and then I still have my little sis & her family (poor parents 4 girls!!!lol) but as Im the oldest sis in this country I feel that I should be looking after them not he other way round!!! but Im sure that they will get there own back. Then I got a pretty healthy friend circle including you guys who are very special and dont think I would be getting through this without the support from this site…
Will after me rambling on I’m goig to love and leave you and I’m off to shower etc,
Glad to hear that you are doing OK Mel, lucky you having a lie in, I was up at 7.30 with Jack and Sophie as hubby went to work. But you need to make sure you rest and take care for couple of days then hopefully be all back to normal.
Dilys hope you are ok too after your chemo and not suffering. Hope you managed a few more lie ins too. Think we need and deserve them after having all them drugs pumped in.
Sounds like Mel and Kelly and anyone else in their area will have lots of fun at the Look Good Feel Better next Feb, be nice to all go together and meet up at last. As I said though, once we are all off chemo and onto Herceptin, we should organise a meet somewhere in the middle, maybe even stay over … now that would be fun. I have rang my nearest hospital that does the Look Good Feel Better, but no ansa and not had call back yet from my msg. Gonna keep trying though. It is in Maidstone, Kent, so about 40 mins drive.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well this weekend. I am feel 100% better than did last weekend and will try to be more chatty this week.
Slept like a log again (yippee) and not up until nearly 10, in time to watch the Grand Prix qualifying re-run. Then I showered, cleansed and toned! Must be disciplined! I’ll now get some slap on and get down to Tesco as I should have done yesterday. Glad everyone seems ok. I have no major symptoms yet - only a continuation of the foul mouth. Mght be getting used to the taxotere?
Good luck going commando today Kelly. Hope it marks the start of a new stage for you. I’ll let you know tomorrow how/if the birthday bash goes this evening.
Hold you guys feel better than me - rough night! Gastric explosions in stomach even the tablets did not help, luckily temperature stayed down! just uncomfortable and sleepless. But feeling ok now - just weak! my poor OH hes cooking diner!!! lol that will be interesting…I had to show him how to turn the oven on…
Anyway just checking that you are all ok and enjoying your weekend - at least its dry…
Kelly - how did your comando day go!!! your braver than me…
Dilys - glad to here that you are getting used to the taxotere… Dont over do it!
Dawn - I hope you are well to sweetie wil email you later…
Love & hugs to all
Enjoy your Sunday! I think I might end up with crisp chicken! bles him he is trying so hard…
just spent ages typing out a message to you all and then my blooming internet connection went haywire and it was lost before I could post it!!! So, I’ll try again!
Mel - I’m sorry to hear you had a rough night but I’m glad you feel better now. Its always a worry when OH’s are let loose in the kitchen, I know that only too well. My boyfriend always cooks for me on the first few days after my treatment and it often gives me cause for concern! Bless him though, he does like to try, and he does his best. I hope your dinner today is ok!!
Dilys - Or should I say lazy bones??? Ha ha, only messing! I’m glad you slept so soundly the other night. I’m also relieved to hear you are still cleansing and toning, it’ll pay dividends in years to come!!! How did the birthday bash go???
Well, my first ‘commando’ outing was scary but ok. Once I stopped being paranoid that everytime I heard someone laugh I thought they were laughing at me!! I just hope I have the courage to go out on my own, without my boyfriend there for support!!
I’m just gearing up for my final day 1 CMF on weds (bloods permitting!). I’m soooooo excited! I never thought that going for my chemo would ever be something that I’d actually look forward to!
Dawn & Kim - I hope you are both well and are enjoying your weekends,
Well I made the birthday bash in full make up and wig, and came home exhausted about 1 in the morning, only to hit the not sleeping and, oh Mel, those gastric explosions! How well I understand what you mean. Embarrassing, worrying and sore! So I am not at my brightest today and think I have eaten for the last time for a few days as the foul taste intensifies again. Never mind, it will pass. And I did manage to watch the rerun of the Japanese Grand Prix this morning, cleansed and toned in honour of Lewis Hamilton! No strength for the make up though. It takes ages and ages to do the full works. If I keep that up when my hair comes back I will never get out of the house in the morning
Well done Kelly on your first commando outing. You should be proud of yourself. And final chemo really is going to be a landmark for you. I can’t wait to catch up.
Well am cream crackered!!! Been to South Weald Deer Park, with Daddy, Grandad, Sophie and Jack. Although ducks and deer not interested in eating carrots or bread, we did end up buying a kite, and we managed (amazingly) to fly it really well. Had lots of fun too.
Mel, hope you are feeling a lot better now and not suffering still. Hope you dinner is good too, am sure your OH will do you proud.
Well done Kelly on going commando, braver person than me. Although still got 3 more chemo to go yet. But don’t think will be that brave, although we never know. But good on you for doing it, bet you felt really good too.
Dilys, Sounds like you had a wicked night last night - 1am, I was well sending out the zzzzzsss. Hope you taste comes back soon. Not had this yet on FEC, but as on the dreaded tax next, will let you know.
Hope everyone has had a good day and enjoyed the sunshine too. Catch up with you all later. Now ready to start feeding time at the zoo!!! Then bath and bed for muppets.
That sounds like a lovely day Dawn - well done you. I was ok with the taste on FEC - it is just the taxotere doing it. Just gave up on a lovely roast dinner which my OH assures me was lovely but tasted like rat poison to me. Ho hum. I shall be in bed well early as usual this evening and see if I can sleep this time round. Trust me 1am is very unusual for me! Haven’t been out all day today! Have to go to the GP nurse tomorrow. They phoned up out of the blue for a blood pressure check. Not sure they even know about the rest of it all, so that will be fun.
Never mind the time is passing and we are all getting nearer to Kelly’s brave decision to go commando! Can’t wait!
