November 2017 Chemo Starters

Yes Sue, it’s the ? and the circles under my eyes; generally I don’t look healthy ? but I have my LGFB booked for mid Jan so looking forward to that xx

I’ve jotted down all the mixtures and potions we need for T although I have 2 more Fec, thank you Shi ? what would we do without you xx

Good luck today girls ???

Otter, enjoy your time with friends xx
It’s horrible outside today, I jumped back in bed ? xx

Grotty day … but I need some fresh air - the house feels really oppressive today!

Wellies and hat on and I’m heading out!!

 

Is it just me or does grey hair cling on more than non grey!!

It’s a conspiracy!

Hope grey hair clings on more then mine might stay. Have found a bold patch this morning either that or I have a very high hair line at the back eeck.
Have a lovely day everyone I’m off for my cocktail ? xx

Yes, grey wants to stay! Lesley xxx

Sounds great Sue, must sort myself out for it. Sitting here with a frozen head quite apt for this time of year.

Got a vision of you dressed as Elsa Now ?. X

Let it go, let it go :snowflake::snowman::snowflake: ?

That’s just cruel!!
Now I have an overwhelming desire to snuggle up and watch frozen!!

Question ladies - coming out of chemo 2 … did it take you longer?? Cottonnwool head stuck around more?? Or is it just me??

Hi Lesley on fec the woolly head got a little longer each time for me and on the 3rd one the last one by 6pm I went a bit dizzy too so went to bed and just kept check on temp and drank loads of water through the night, felt fine again by next morning. I’ve just got back from my first t, so i’ll Keep you posted for when you are switch to t on the nov thread, thank goodness for tips from the ladies who have got their tshirt ???take it a step at a time Lesley, listen to your body and rest when it tells you to, it’s eady to try and just carry on at million miles an hour, but we have to rest and give our bodies time to recover from the hammering, it’s not like having 7 bottles of champagne in one sitting unfortunately it’s more like having a full cargo boat full of rum ???takes a bit longer to get out the system. ??:sparkles::sparkles:shi xx

My cousin who is bc survivor has told me a couple of websites for bras and swimwear, nicola Jane and silima, hope these help ??:sparkles::sparkles:shi xx

Hi Lesley, I found fec2 was the worst for the foggy head thing and recovering seemed to take a good week for me. Just recovering from fec4 (day 3) and fingers crossed doing ok so far. You just need to be patient!

Thanks all … being patient isn’t in my dna unfortunately.
But resting up and getting there slowly!!
xx

Lesley
It seems to affect us all differently
Cycle 1 and 2 I was okay
Cycle 3 I struggled

Unfortunately we just have to take each cyclecas it comes and learn some patience lol ?
Watch a dvd or rubbish tv Christmas film with your feet up and some lovely Christmas cookies ? xx hugs ?

???Lesley it’s not in my DNA either that’s why I’m the driver on the oct chemo train. I’ve got that gun to the ??‍✈️head to make him go faster!

Lesley this isn’t any of us, we are all 100 mile an hour people with bells on, this is just temporary and it’s not like us, but you just have to go with the flow lovely??get gingerbread men then take it out on them, Chris Evans might need his ginger nuts back ???:sparkles::sparkles:shi xx

Thanks shi, I’m behaving like a petulant child at the mo!!
Violet Elizabeth had got nothing on me!!

Hi Lesley, I get like that and usually by day 5 I’m climbing the walls and pleading OH to take me out somewhere! I also get fed up feeling like I’m slobbing about. OH bought me one of those bouncing mini fitness trampolines in an attempt for me not to feel so much like a slob, but it’s difficult to do when dizzy ? 

Sorry to hear that you are feeling low Lesley. Like you say, tomorrow is another day. Day after FEC 4 for me and so far Feel better than last time but have still done the sloth thing. Less than a 1000 steps and a 45 minute nap on the sofa. The foggy head thing is horrible, that seems better at the moment too ?
Chin up x

thanks Chaffinch - getting things into perspective now!

 

I’ve ordered some bits off Live Better with Cancer website - for my PICC line - and they have given me a link for 30% off … if anyone is interested.  I dont get anything from it but if you are after anything it might be useful??

livebetterwith.refr.cc/lesleylloyd