Loving the photo HF, just the thing to wake up to when it’s -4 outside!!
Cheered me no end!
I’ll let you know if any further developments … hopefully there won’t be any!! ?
Xx
Ooooft up early Lesley!!!
I’ve had this weird sick feeling can’t decide whether to get up and be sick or fumble in the dark for anti sickness tablets??? So reading posts instead and it’s taking my mind off it, so far!
Sandie I’m cold capping and I’m sooooo impressed. When I got my 35cm pony tail chopped off the hairdresser told me it didn’t work. I started with really thick hair and even thinned it myself before I started to try get a good seal. I still have full head of hair and look normal to the outside world which can have it’s draw backs :0(
I have a little bald spot above one ear which is the side I sleep on but no one but me can see it.
My hair is a LOT thinner than before and there is always a layer of hair in my bathroom but I’m sooo glad I’ve stuck with it.
Good luck tomorrow Lesley hope your not still up cleaning???xxx
Nipped out of bed at 5.30 to put the heating on, get a brew, get some toast, get more steroids … and then noticed the snow!! AAARGGG!!
Allowing plenty of time to get to The hozzy!!
Cleaning all done and freezer full of food! ?
Take some toast back to bed Bythesea!
Snow??? Jealous now here :0(
Can’t face toast, think I’m even off tea! Couldn’t finish a cup yesterday.
Soooo organised Lesley we would expect nothing less.
Us it gold onsey or cheerleading outfit today??? What time you in the chair?x
8am … ?
Going in undercover today … all black … ninja style!!
I’m going to kick someone’s butt!!!
I know what you mean about tea - I switched to hot chocolate for a warm drink and diet tonic/lemonade when even water and squash tasted yuk!
Oooo love it! Chemo Ninja!!!xxx
Good luck Lesley, all rooting for you xxx. Kick butt!
I’ve just raided the fridge for pineapple and mango chunks seems to have filled a hole :0) back to bed for me xxx
Morning all - my turn to go the school run on this frosty morning 
got my son to scrape the car. Could do with your lovely weather harryfiddler ?
Hope all is going to plan Lesley and that you are in the chair as I write this and I hope treatment is quick and kind to you ???
Can’t believe what cocks up that have taken you to today, but harryfiddler and I don’t mind you joining us this week ?
Playing catch up with the weekends posts.
JC hope you have had no more strange experiences sounds very odd can’t say I have experienced anything like that should definitely tell your team
Annakarenina hope the aches are easing. And I hope everyone else is doing okay and that SE are being kind to all.
Sandie - I started cold capping but gave up just before FEC 3 and I have a mix of inch hair that hasn’t gone but very little of that and what feels like stubbly regrowth. Intend to go to a grade two and keep fingers crossed for even regrowth and keep it like that until it looks close to normal, whatever that is.
Have a lovely sunny but cold Monday 
Carole x
Harryfiddler, you made my morning with that photo. It is, as my grandmother would have said, schnongles here this morning. Thanks for understanding my pain (literally) following the first Paclitaxel experience. Fortunately, although I am aching, it does seem to be improving now. Here’s hoping it continues to move in that direction. Good luck for your next dose and sending love across the world.
Lesley, Ninja style chemo sounds perfect. It made me smile because I have a mini-food processer which is called a ‘ninja’ and it shreds, chops and blitzes like a demon. I reckon that might be what follows if the unit is anything less than on its game this morning. Thinking of you and hoping you’ll soon be home, tucked up and finished with your penultimate cycle.
Bythesea, I am very impressed by the healthy fridge-raiding! Mango and pineapple - you are a model snacker. I really hope you feel better though soon. The ever-shifting taste buds are such a nuisance. I keep buying random things that I fancy, eating them like a woman obsessed for 10 minutes and then going off them utterly. Our cupboards are crammed full of bizarre food fads that lasted barely a day and still I wander round the kitchen searching for something to eat.
Sandie, I have done 4 cycles of EC and 1 of Paclitaxel. I didn’t shave, but a hairdresser took my hair really short. She said it would fall out but it never did. I have fluff all over and some scattered baby fine hairs that are about 1cm and stick straight up in the air. I look ridiculous under the wig and hats. I never cold capped because I am the thread’s resident wuss. I was a bit gutted to read how long it can take for hair to grow back to chin length (my previous style), so I guess I will be rocking the weird look/wig for a while after treatment.
All done, just having my final flush! Heading home shortly!! ?
Yay! You are nearly there Lesley. Hurrah. xx
Woo hoo neatly there Lesley ???
Brilliant news Lesley, love the lobster ?
Do you have a last chemo date? X
I know how you feel , as I’m due to finish chemo on 16th Feb and then onto hormone tablets & a breast reduction when I’m ready.
Have just found out my 3 daughters have just signed up to run race for life in June for me ??
I think Ruth, Otter, fmb & me are all due to finish the chemo ??? and ??? next week xx
Love the lobster Lesley.
And I’m sure all us surgery girls won’t let you ride off into the sunset as we will definitely need your pearls of wisdom.
I think we will all have wobbles when there are no more appointments for treatments and we are left on our own ??
Lesley, your son sounds amazing & a party too!! ? xx
AnnaKarenina, I’m browsing different online shops, looking for something I think will help me feel and look better. So far, I like the sports bras the best. Do you know whether we can look in the ‚normal people’ ? department or it is better to go straight for the post surgery things?
Otter, I also have white baby fluffy head and not sure whether my hair has decided to grow back… It doesn’t grow back anywhere else yet ? lucky me ?
Sandie, I didn’t cold cap, and shaved my hair to a grade 2 and then grade1 and it felt such a relief when I finaly did it …
lesley, you’re a star! I know what you mean by a wobble without any more appointments; it really scares me that Iwon’t be looked after any more, I won’t even have mammograms ?
Kudos to your son ???
Well, I have painted my nails black, whether it si going to help or not … it won’t do any harm; I’ve taken my steroids for today and waiting for tomorrow 
my bloods are a teeny tiny bit too low so they are going to retest tomorrow but the nurse said the neutrophils will pick up overnight on the steroids so I should be going ahead.
Have a lovely evening! Harryfiddler, more such photos please! You live in a beautiful place ?
Morning anadan
I know my mum has had more luck with the non surgical stuff - but she tends not to wear her prosthetic. Just make sure any crop tops are seamless/seam free - you don’t want anything rubbing. I’d also say go a little bit larger in size as they will be stretchy but you do t want anything too tight … maybe a couple of sizes to begin with??
xx
Good morning/ evening all,
And that’s chemo 5 DONE! Final session Feb 27. Rads are not confirmed – the surgeon said he thought it would be of “marginal benefit” – so not sure whether I do April surgery or April rads then surgery. The uncertainty is not helpful but it is exciting that the end of treatment is getting closer.
I have a confession to make. Chemo is horrible. It doesn’t get any better. I put on my big brave girl pants but I still end up all quivery lippy and whimpering over the needles. But, on the bright side, now IT’S OVER!!! And a girlfriend drove me and dog to the dog beach to get some sand between the toes. It really is so nourishing.
In other drug news, steroids are not my friend. I have high blood glucose so they’ve cut the steroid dose down. I don’t know what the implications are – either for blood glucose levels or steroids reduction. I think the BG means being wiped out, energy wise. Luckily, I haven’t planned big parties for the next week!
Great to hear from you all sounding so positive. Lesley – you’re rocking that lobster outfit!
HF
xxx
So quiet here today!!
I survived chemo 5 (first T) and must say the steroids are the worst! I didn’t sleep till 3 am last night, this morning I had the horrible hot flushes and my face was burning even before I started the treatment; one more day of steroids tommorow! (I spent all afternoon on Amazon today ?? ) ; not so much nauseaus, that’s good. In the first few minutes of docetaxel dripping in, my vein started stinging, luckily the nurse was still with me and she stopped the drip immediately. She changed the vein, it was ok later, but I must keep an eye on the affected one; I applied an ice pack (the hand is bruised) and I’ve got hydrocortisone in cream; the hand looks much better already, so hopefully the horrid T didn’t get out of hand too much xx
hope everyone else is ok xx
Morning anadan
Sorry to hear about your vein, so glad I had a PICC in the end. But good they sorted straight away!
I woke myself up with the hiccups at 4! Another first!
First day off steroids thank goodness today, I won’t be sad to see the back of the puce face!
No nausea for me either and so far no nerve tingles. Hopefully the fatigue won’t kicked in as I’ve a busy couple of days.
Off to Berkshire late this afternoon with a full day presenting tomorrow ? seemed like a plan before my delays and now I don’t want to let anyone down!
Going to try and get a few more ?
Hope everyone is ok xx