Ladies, a little bit of levity from some others in our predicament… the Younger Breast Cancer Network on Facebook have been decorating their chemo-brows for crimbo
buzzfeed.com/rossalynwarren/women-who-are-going-through-chemo-are-decorating-their-eyebr?bffbuk
ps Murphy - please stop sayin the word HUGE !!!
Junash the posse raider bags are still packed so let us know if they don’t let you out tomorrow. We have a fab assortment of costumes now and I think the nurses would be too busy laughing at a bunch of bald Christmas characters to mount any kind of challenge lol. So glad you’re feeling ok and what lovely friends you have to take over for Sam 's birthday. I’m sure he’s in for some more spoiling when you get home. ???
Linzz loved the eyebrows. Made me chuckle. Mine are disappearing so maybe some ideas for the restaurant on Christmas day eh? ???
Bettypoppit I might have to consider hypnotherapy if my needle phobia gets any worse. I’m supposed to be getting a picc line because my veins are ruined with the chemo and I thought at least that would mean no more needles but now I have to have these bloody daily injections. You couldn’t make it up!!! ???
Lainie that is just bloody Sod’s law about the picc and now the daily injections - something out of a rotten comedy sketch.
I’d love to see the breakout posse charging down the corridor - bald headed, wigs flying in their chosen outfit - would be a sight to be seen.
Quick apology - its riversidedawn that has had her implant removed - soz and thanks for sharing!! I was reading about amdriver date - and got names confused - go for it hun!!
Am in a nice side room on my own so should be quiet but there is someone within the vicinity who is snoring like a fog horn - am feeling very very hateful toward this unknown person !!
Must remember to pack ear plugs in future or a gun…
Hi Junash, glad the op has been a sucess but sorry that you have been kept in, but yes the posse raiding bags are still packed so we can come get you out if needed…hopefully not tho. Sounds like your boy has had a great birthday but still time for some fun with mum, when you get home. Thinking of you. xx
Count me in for the breakout posse. Happy to help and be part of it.
I’m finally coming out the other side of my side effects (day 14). Still have a headache/migraine so will keep taking the painkillers but at least I can move and vaguely think straight.
Glad everyone is doing well (ish). Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone
Xxx
Jingo don’t feel bad because you’re getting through this without complications etc. The SEs are hard enough for you. It’s so good to know that someone is doing well. I really hope it continues for you. Have a lovely Christmas. My latest delay means that I can have an SE free Christmas yay! Lots of love ???
Hi Ladies I wish you all a good Christmas I feel ok now (nearly due my next treatment on the 30 th I’ll make the most of Christmas as New Year well I probably sleep through it then again I forgot I’ll be awake with the steroids . Hope everyone is out of hospital now and resting at home, nice to see you again Bettypoppit although our treatment times will differ now.
I’m wearing my Santa hat feels quite normal.
Best Wishes to everyone xxx
Hi junash, so glad you got home today. Yes fingers crossed that’s everyone where they should be for Christmas Day. Jingo, don’t you feel guilty, I am so pleased that you are getting through all this better than most of us.
I hope all my fellow posse members have a fabulous day tomorrow. And we are all going to have a fantastic 2015.
Huge hugs to all xxxxxx
Hope everyone has a lovely day tomorrow and that Santa is good to you all xxx
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you are all feeling as best as you can and you have a good day
Sending all my love
Xxx
Merry Xmas everyone! Hope everyone manages to have as fab a day as possible :robothappy: 
Hi Peta, glad to hear xmas in your new house has gone well. I’ve been fine this last couple of days (today is day 12) - finally turned the corner on tiredness and even got taste buds back just in time to enjoy overindulging a bit yesterday :robotwink: My next treatment isn’t till the 5th so (fingers crossed) I should have good week with my OH who is off work. It was the Neulasta injection that floored me (literally, I ended up slumped on my kitchen tiles on day 4) so I’m going to see if I can get some kind of reduced dose for the next cycle.
Its gone very quiet on here - I hope it means we’ve all managed to control s/e enough to enjoy time with our loved ones :robothappy: Hope Santa was good to everyone. I realised too late that THIS was the year to have made a VERY lenghty xmas list, because who would deny chemo-Linzz her full wish-list? An opportunity missed!!!
Hope everyone had a good day yesterday. My side effects are minimal now especially pleased as I could taste Christmas dinner.It was a better Christmas than I ever expected as my treatment was due on the 24th and it’s now due on the 30th.
The Oncologist said I was doing well and the side effects I mentioned were normal reactions to Tax.
I now expect that the 5th treatment will make me ill for over a week but I now feel I just want to get it over now and keep going.
Hope everyone is feeling good today xxx
I hope everyone managed to enjoy Christmas day. I had a lovely day with family and of course I ate far too much. I’ve put on so much weight since all this started. Has anyone else? I think I must be comfort eating lol. Being stuck at home instead of going to work won’t help I suppose. Lots of hugs to you all ???
Good morning everyone hope you all had a lovely day yesterday as well as can be expected. I managed a great day with my kids was so pleased they deferred my 1st t as it was due on the 22nd dec. Now have it on the 30th and starting to think about whats gonna happen to me. Today is a little emotional for me as i should have been jetting off on a big family holiday to Cuba for new year but obviously wasnt allowed to go, but none of my family have gone as they wouldnt go without me. So im going to family today and spending the day with then here.
So happy for the ladies who made it home for chrimbo nothing worse than being stuck in hospital.
You all seem to be having nasty side effects from this chemo but your all remarkable and coping the best way you can.
Peta i think im on same dates as you now but its my first T on the 30th yours is number 2 i think you said.
Enzobenzo is this side effects from your T drug? How many have you had ?
Zelda i too have next treatment on the 30th and im making the most of these next few days i do love new year but i was so thankful to have xmas day feeling ok.
Hope everyone manages to stay feeling ok or starts to feel better soon. Xxxx
So pleased you’ve all been able to make the most of it and had a reasonably comfortable if not good Christmas Day. I’m dreading starting t in a few weeks after reading your experiences! Got to get over my delayed FEC 3 on 2nd before I can move forward, happy Boxing Day hope SEs remain manageable x
Just catching up with all your posts … great to hear so many folk are managing an ok / good Christmas.
I was pleased to get down the road to sing the 2 services on Christmas Eve (Carol Service and Midnight Mass) - but Christmas Morning would’ve been a step too far! (Very grateful to OH that he went round to friends for the day with Dog - so I could just crash here with Cat…tiredness, nausea, ghastly mouth/no taste at all, plus nail and finger discomfort and a wee touch of the other usual pains seems to be my lot so far - giving thanks that Imodium has managed to control the gut stuff… and I have been v v grateful that I have been able to sleep a lot…) … and really REALLY irritated that predictive text is messing up any attempts to put posts up anywhere! … LoL…
Thermometers doing their usual with different temps recording at the same time … dunno if to take it ‘seriously’ or not … BCN said NOT to take temp regularly - just if I ‘don’t feel well’ … so I feel tired and wasted … but not what I call ‘unwell’ … fluids have been well behind all day … now nearly caught up … so will check temp again soon … we have all been so good at thinking the best!
So glad folk escaped from hospital wards for Christmas … Home is REALLY where you want to be at this time of year…
Wishing y’all a really good evening and weekend … hugs … g x x x
Hi Bettypoppit - so pleased to hear you have some taste back - gives me hope for Hogmanay! Hugs to All - x
Thanks Bettypoppit … will check all sites and compare against last 2 readings… I never realised thermometers could cause soooo much grief … but I don’t want OH in a bad place in the middle of the night … so if temp still seems to be going up I guess I had better call the helpline… grrrrrrrrr x
GeeG Hope you’re ok and the temp issue is resolved. I thought the nausea would be less of a problem on T. It’s terrible that you’re still suffering from it. I really hope you feel better soon xxxxxxx