Thanks for posting that link Ele. What an inspiration indeed. How lucky we are to be the beneficiaries of all her work. A friend of mine did Sober October and donated the £100 she estimated she would have spent on alcohol to BCC. Another friend matched her donation (although she carried on drinking!). This site has saved my sanity these last few months.
Anyway Ele, I will forgive you for departing earlier than the rest of us next month but only if you promise to hang around and give us lots of encouragement. :smileyhappy:
Ele, pretty sure I read somewhere on this site that whoever finishes their chemo first has to hand deliver freshly baked cookies to the test of us (hold the syrup) xx
Morning all. I have woken up with a rather red face and neck today. I’ve heard that some people get this when they are taking their steriods post-chemo but I’ve not noticed it before and I finished mine yesterday. It’s not bothering me particularly and I actually feel pretty good today considering I’m only on day 5 of FEC-3 but just wondered if anyone else had experienced this?
Hope everyone is doing okay today. I’m planning a trip to the shops which will be my first time out since Saturday. Hope my legs are still working!
Hi PC, I’ve had a flushed face this time, day 3 and 4 after FEC 3, it’s better today though, looked like I’d been for a run lol.
Today I’ve braved Nottingham and been out about 7 hours xmas shopping, done loads nut now knackered and viewing my purchases whilst having a brew on the settee, me and hubby also had lunch out at Chiquitos which was lovely.
Hoping for a better nights sleep tonight, it’s been shocking since last Thursday when I had FEC 3.
hoping all you ladies are keeping as well as can be x
Hello lovely ladies - quick question for you. Tips of my fingers and toes are peeling and sore. Anyone else having this side effect - I have had 3 x FEC with T to start next Wednesday xx
No peeling but have noticed in last couple of days that the cuticle area of my two big toes is a little tender. All other fingers and toes okay so far though. xx
Hope it all goes well today Jayne. Let us know how you get on.
I have a hideous bout of sciatica today all through my right hip, buttock and leg. I know it’s related to inactivity, which there has certainly been plenty of in my life these last three months, so I can blame it on the blooming BC! Sitting down is the worst which is frankly all I want to do this morning but must try and motivate myself to get moving.
I have some back strengthening exercises that normally help so will give them a go later. I’m also planning on making some soup so will put the radio on and hopefully have the energy to dance around the kitchen while doing that. :smileyhappy: It’s usually about now in the cycle that I start to get tired when the immunity is really low but I so far feel okay so maybe a little light dancing will happen. You have just reminded me that I have a gym ball in the shed and maybe I should dig it out.
Hi all, good news, it was just a build up of scar tissue and fat necrosis - phew!!! Thank you all for caring
im now going to sound like a hypochondriac, I too have had the corner of my mouth crack, I seem to be jumping on the back of everyone’s side effects. I think it’s maybe in isolation they don’t really mean anything, but when someone else mentions them, you just have to chalk it up as another bloody SE.
im currently ravenous - again, and contemplating a takeaway, curry or Chinese umm daddy or chips, decisions, decisions
Morning all. Very quiet here over the weekend which I hope means that people were feeling well enough to do nice things.
Not feeling too bad here although I am having the most ridiculously heavy and prolonged period that is a real nuisance and quite painful. Dr Google says it’s not abnormal on chemo so I’m not worrying although I will mention it at my onc appointment next week. Sorry if that’s TMI everyone but felt the need to vent about it. Thanks chemo.
Apart from that my moans are that my eyes are a bit gluey and my chemo arm achy but won’t complain other than that.
Hope everybodys’ week gets off to a decent start. xxxx
Hi Ruth, sorry your period has been a pain. I had one like that after my first or second chemo…just what you don’t need on top of everything else!
Having felt rough for the longest time post-chemo so far for this one, I have actually been feeling pretty good last week and the weekend, though my eyes continue to water continuously but from the outside corner so my eyeliner and mascara all get smudged. But that’s pretty minor!
Tomorrow I have bloods and Onco…have a long list of questions for him about rads, Add-Aspirin trial (now been told I’m not eligible) and ongoing monitoring after treatment.
Then Weds is my 4th and final chemo…I hardly dare say it in case something happens to delay. Keep everything crossed for me.
Hope everyone else is doing ok. It feels good to be moving into Dec as the more months that pass the closer we all are to the end of chemo. Chemo might be our friend, but we don’t want to be staying friends with it forever!!
Love to you all ??? (OK, a little bit early for all that I know) xxx
How fantastic to be so close to the end and sounds like you will be treatment free for the whole of the festive period, right? Do your rads start in the New Year?
Apart from struggling to open my eyes this morning I’m feeling pretty chipper and am determined to achieve something today. :smileyhappy:
Yes my rads will start in Jan, Ruth, so a bit of a break over Xmas etc, though I don’t imagine I will be doing much partying sans hair.
Good luck to you for your first T tomorrow Jojo, hope it goes ok. I will still pop in to see you all and moan about my SEs for the next 3 weeks and then about rads in Jan no doubt!
Oncologist was a bit annoying today - I felt like he was judging me for having pretty much sat on my (increasingly large) butt for the last 9 weeks and not exercised or worked! As my office is quite near the hospital he was telling me how I could pop out from work to have my rads! I told him I have no intention of going back until all my treatment is finished (and I have some hair!)
They usually tell you to listen to your body don’t they, and mine told me to stay in bed or on the sofa!! That said, I am looking forward to getting back to running in the new year ???
(OK, a little bit early for all that I know) xxx