Donna, moan away, am with you on that one! LGFB session suggested that not applying mascara made no difference to keeping your lashes. Just take it off carefully. You probably rub your eyes more in bed, than taking off eye make-up. I stick to normal rather than waterproof though. I’ve just done last chemo, and still have a few left for artful make-up!!
Tracey
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Hi all
Marygrace, lovely coffee today. I waas feeling a bit light headed and then I realised what the time was! low blood sugar. If i had worked out it was nosh time I would have suggested lunch. maybe next time.
hair! … I have some. It started sprouting during FEC 5, hung on in there FEC 6 and shows no signs of stopping growing 5/18 weekly tax. Oh joy. Hoping to go hatless soon. Its too blooming cold to go without at the moment.
Wii has arrived. Will plug it in tomorrow, removing the packaging was a workout as the seller had wrapped up the wrapping if you know what I mean. watch out anyone lurking in the Spa tent.
x sarah
LGFB sessions are fab. I have kept some of my eyebrows, and am artfully drawing over the balding bits. Still have eyelashes too and have liberally coated them with mascara nearly everyday.
Oh dear - think we all need to meet in the beauty salon tent.
Wig stands - I do have one and find that the stair bannister works a treat, as does the coat peg and corner of the mirror. Had to rescue it from my 6yr old today who was busy piling cars in it so they could shelter from a tornadoe (!)
Eye lashes - One of the first things i bought was waterproof mascara (so vain!! Thinking that at least when i cry i won’t look like bald, depressed panda) so far so good, they are still clinging on. I wear it everyday - because i’m worth it. If they do fall out i have falsies.
Been mistaken for a boy - poor you! However, as Mary Grace says at least it was a ‘young’ man, better than than ‘Sir’.
Poo that you all seem to be so close, would love to meet up but think Lichfield to the South may be too far for a coffee.
CM - maybe the loss of bucket can be seen as a step forward, perhaps a colander would be progress.
Alls well here, bought a hat that moults on my velcro head making it look like i’m moulting. I am having a period!!! How fair is that??? All the good bits of being a woman been abliterated (hair, boobs, eyelashes, eyebrows) and the worst bit still turning up.**!?
Donna,
Please have a moan for me too, I’ve got hedgehogontopofmyheadhair gremlin today, and yup I’m totally with you on the mascara front!
Tracey - did LGFB say anything about using vaseline?? I seem to remember old wives (not witches) tale about using it when trying to grow 'em again? ( I used to pull 'em out as stress thingy as teenager)
I do have the very funny mental picture of covering my eyelashes on gallons of mascara and waking one morning to a complete set - along with eyebrows; sitting on the pillow, with a little witch sat next to them cackling, but then I do have weird sense of humour & she’d soon need more than a nimbus 2000!
CM, Sazzie217 & Peachez - I’ll PM you my mob no.
Scaco - Nah, Lichfield’s not thaaat far - we’ll borrow local minibus and hammer up A34?!
XXHXX
Crabbie, spa tent is STRICTLY reserved for slobbing around, perfumed candles, aromatherapy oils and delicious masseurs or masseuses making themselves useful. I think you need the activities tent (right next door, so you can come and slob with us when you’ve finished your physical jerks) where you will also find fitballs, step machines and those kineckt thingies attached to large-screen tellies. And there’s a 50m swimming pool right next door to that too! I intend getting in the pool this week, it’s been far too long since I last did any proper swimming and onc told me that the BEST thing anyone could do to reduce chances of recurrence was to increase exercise and achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Donna, how about some tasty sultry liquid eye liner? Would that achieve a reasonable effect? I’m not a make-up-y sort of person so it’s all a bit odd to me, though I appreciate a lot of people are. Lazy sod, me, I’d rather have the extra 5 minutes in bed! (I say 5 mins as that’s as long as I’ve ever taken to put on slap. Probably why it looks so odd on me! 
) And would dry shampoo help at all?
Right then, ladies, I’m off to increase my exercise quota, there’s a dog sitting here wanting to go for a yomp on the common and only one person who’s going to take her!
Cheers medears,
CM
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hello ladies,
thankyou so much for all your lovely replies, so now im going to go ahead and put my mascara on, ive invested in the rapid lash from boots which is a serum that you put on everynight to encourage growth and strengh dont know if its going to work but worth the try.
cromercrab-- i see you are having fec also and you have had 5 sessions and still have lashes, so maybe theres hope for me
take care everyone
love and hugs
donna
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Hi All,
Am feeling guilty now as wish i had thought further & arranged a mass coffee meeting as i know we would all have a blast but hey ho we can arrange another & then the South meets North party when we have all reached other side of these woods 
CM, i think Romsey is about 45 mins from you & would be great if you could share with Peachez, will start watching everyones chemo dates & then perhaps we could arrange something for March if people are up for it & then also a virtual one for our Northern & Midlands pals.
Hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine in the woods today & SCACO lol at 6 yr old, bless him.
Love Sarah
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I’ve got one of the crossed shape ones, too. Depending on how long the hair is, the tins that some coffee comes in might do. I wonder if there’s a template somewhere on the internet that could be traced and cut out of card, or what about something like a 2-litre bottle with a bit of padding around the top?
Cheryl
A vase ? x
hello ladies,
yes tips for hanging wig sounds good,
mines handing from a tall ornament at the moment,
why dont we get the betterware brouchure come when we want it too,
donna
xx
Mines on a polystyrene head that wig shop sold me for £5.xx
A meet up in the South? Tempting…if it’s a general one and people don’t mind…?
Looks like I will be experiencing the joys of chemo from 2 March onwards, so a week later than they first told me. Good. At least I get through half term first.
Oh look - a large pot of tea/coffee/beverage of choice, just waiting to be poured! Excellent…!
I keep my wigs in their boxes… just incase one of my cats mistakes them for a rat and attacks it!
Sarah X
Amber,
always welcome for meet up your chemo will be same day as Troymaiden & me & Cm’s 1st.xxx
Hi Sazzie, was that your wig running across the steps of Downing Street because if so I think Larry the cat is after it and apparently his CV as wigcatcher is pretty good! x
I checked my calendar, and starting on 4th would’ve meant FEC3 the day before a very good friend’s wedding, so I’ve rearranged starting to 10th. Am I being silly? I was actually following Trip’s lead, seeing as she rearranged one of hers to take doggies to Crufts!
So perhaps a separate thread for the Southern Breast Angels March Coffee could be in order, so people can post their chemo dates?
Not sure about the colander, but I like the thinking. Might be ok as long as the sand doesn’t leak out the holes too quickly!
Off out AGAIN, this time being a swimming mummy to take small person to the pool.
Suddenly my face looks like an ill persons - chalk white! I usually wear make up , even to the shops, but now I’m thinking of putting it on even in the house!Look in the mirror and think it’s a ghost.
Went to see True Grit- it was good but not fantastic- and met my sister in law’s sister. She was like" How are you? How are you coping? you seem so positive! Think she thought I was lying at home in bed! I actually started laughing! "Then I said “What do you think of my wig?” I seem to have to tell people it’s a wig and my family get mad lol Lights went up after film and my daughter started laughing - my wig had risen on the crown to a point and too far back at front!Hope it fits better when I’m bald! Just getting used to it at moment!
Nobody had mentioned LGFB so I looked it up and have now booked the one in Glasgow! First appt. was when I’m having 2nd fec so it’s a week later 7th March.
Somebody asked what I was on lol. Well didn’t want to take Amitryptaline so had hot orange, small large sherry and chocolate before I went to bed LOL!!!
See you in the JM later- I’ll try to stay sober!!!
X X X Margaret
The wig fitter told me that you need a wig cap underneath a wig as long as you’ve got hair, even if your hair is patchy, because the wig will slide on your hair. That’s one reason I finally decided to shave what I had left.
Cheryl
Hello everyone.
My wig doesn’t have a resting place. It can be found in various locations in the house where I lay it to rest. OH said it looks like a dead animal and had I thought of putting it back in the box it came in? He likes my bald head because it matches with his. I’m borrowing the bringiton fairy for FEC 3 tomorrow. I’m hoping I won’t get in a state like last time if she holds my hand. I did read the dex steroid leaflet today and one of the side effects is paranoia and mental problems.(temporary) I can relate to that as I have been a complete headcase while I have been on them.