Haha… I was thinking Funky Ali whilst I was reading your post lol!! Mind you if you reversed it then it’d sound like a disease! Ooh I have a touch of Alifunky!!! Actually… I rather like the sound of that!!!
A haircut/trim always makes you feel better - and a bonus being less grey too! I stupidly put a red dye in my hair and whilst it has thickened my hair I’m not too keen on the colour. Why do they never turn out the colour shown on the frigging box?! And why do all the women on said boxes have to be pretty young things with lovely skin …
Nope have decided that Alifunky sounds more like a tonic … so yes please … pass the Alifunky round … form an orderly queue everyone.
PS
Swingng loose was the best thing … may even do it tomorrow 
And got both slow cookers on the go too.
Swinging loose (definitely NOT the same as swinging… or loose! 
) is absolutely the best way to go during, and for a while after rads. Even now, 11 months after the end of rads, I still need to de-bra around 8pm (if I’m not going out, of course!) as my op side doesn’t fill the cup properly so the bra rides up and the under-band digs in in all the wrong places. It’s odd that the SMALLER side makes the bra feel too tight, and leaves great welts around my lower boob!! I’m trying to brave booking an M&S bra fitting - but when I looked around the store last week, I couldn’t see any post-op bras and hardly any bras AT ALL in my size (44E) 
How lovely to come out of the hairdressers feeling so ‘funky’ and happy, Ali!
Another funny from school: Year 2 teacher asked the children to use the internet to research “Famous Explorers”. Edith (name changed), not very good at spelling put something in google (other search …) and it came up “Did you mean Famous Exposures?” and she clicked on it. Man in pants on screen. (notice I avoided the phrase ‘pops up’??! tee hee) Teacher and Y1 teacher both trying desperately not to laugh as they praise Edith for going straight to tell the teacher about the “inappropriate” picture on her screen. Thank goodness for our filtering system? Who knows what else she might have inadvertently seen?
BOTH slow cookers, Loz? Did you have rads on BOTH sides? Hee hee hee. I’ll get my coat…
Hahaha!!
On the “totally k********” bench, so very quiet day colouring in etc and watching cartoons hopefully will muster some energy for tomorrow, spoons at the ready!!
It’s freezing here today, no sunshine…but supposedly temp is meant to be in double figures next week??
We’ll wait and see!
Moorhen has laid 9 eggs on a small weedy bit in the waterway beside my flat, it’s picked the worst place ever so hoping no rain for the next week or so, would be lovely if they all hatched xx
JCJ - I’m waiting to go to Brighton so I can visit the Bravissimo shop - they do a fitting service there… but I need mabooby to behave itself and HEAL first!! In the meantime I’ll just carry on swinging loose… Tho I may have to ‘saddle up’ tonight as off to the theatre to see Hairspray with YD. Ive always had problems buying bras - ideally I’d be a EE but have to make do with an F
Despite the sun shining I’m freezing cold! Infact I’m going to go and have a nice bath … see if I can get some heat into my bones. Am feeling old today… tired and old!
The Bio oil came today … course I can’t use it yet so I used it on my face! I still look the same!! I think I’m hoping for a miracle cos it looks as though them crows feet have taken root.
Wow 9 eggs Katytc - wonder how long they’ll last.
haven’t got much to show for today haven’t done much either … tho we’ve cottage pie for tea… so I have done something!
My exercise mat, weights and 30 day shred DVD came the other day… I KNOW!! Whatever possessed me? Bought in the wee small hours when nothing else was open but online shopping!! I blame it on that ‘one click’ option on Amazon! Suffice to say I haven’t unwrapped them yet lol!! I also bought a step ladder so I could easily reach my top cupboards (to put said mat, weights and DVD in).
Bye for now! 
xx
OK, FEC 3 was this morning - or should have been. Clinic was frantic (is all breast clinic not just chemo). There were 3 of us there who met during breast surgery and one more met via BCC. Needless to say we were all chatting and catching up with each others new/SE’s and ailments. Clinic was running at least 2 hours late. One of our ladies got overlooked altogether and if she hadn’t pushed I think she’d still be sitting there.
Once they did eventually get us up to the chemo suite we again tried to catch up. Me and another girl were in a lot of pain with our lines and they seemed at a loss.
The straw that broke the camels back (sorry Ali ;-)) was the chemo suite manager snapping at me to move away from C ( breast surgery pal) as they needed the room. Now don’t get me wrong, if I’d been in the way I could have understood a polite request to move but no…just WE’RE very busy you know. She came to find me later and blustered on about these forums being all very well but… She didn’t get the chance to explain the but cos I crumbled. I think she thought I was just being randomly nosey by talking to others. I genuinely think she had no idea that we communicate outside the unit and exchanges experiences.
She then had the audacity to get all lovey dovey with me and say she didn’t mean to upset me - too ruddy late!
Wouldn’t you think someone running a chemo suite would have some understanding that mad women who are on the verge of hysteria need to be spoken to in a sensitive way?
Right, rant over, I’m probably being irrational but I’ve tried so hard not to cry and get upset over breast cancer it really pi**ed me off that she managed to distress me so much.
Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
MMM x
And I still don’t know why the font sometimes changes when I post!!!
Aw MMM - the font changed to match your mood when you typed see it’s back to normal now!
Seriously tho am soo sorry you had such a sh!tty time with CSM - I am thwacking her with a huge ladle as I type this!!
Hugs to you sweetheart - dont beat yourself up, you did nothing wrong. It may well be that the CSM has had a good think about her attitude and how she projects herself since and that can only be a good thing. You just carry on as usual.
Sending super squishy hugs and hoping that you’ll have minimal SEs (preferably none!)
Lozza ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))
Hugs MMM - as if chemo isn’t sh**ty enough without snappy nurses? She was probably just a bit stressed with too much to do in too little time. I know I’ve been guilty of snapping at the wrong people sometimes, when stressed - but I hope I’ve had the grace to appologise!
Don’t worry Ali, I have a large supply of camel back-splints (splints for camels’ backs, not splints with humps - tho’ they might come in handy for shoring up drooping frontages? :p) the camel with the broken back will be fine in no time!
Mandy what a " ¥¥+€¥" experience ! I hope you can hold on to the fact that she was projecting on to you all her pent up frustrations with life. You don’t have to relieve her of it - that’s her stuff. So try and 'step away" emotionally and breathe back into your self a sense of well-being - you are you and you are very much entitled to chatter with who ever you choose! ( I will NOT be sending you an invoice for this session TEE HEE ) x
Tup
Thank you, thank you all. I have had a PM from one of the other ladies at the clinic today and we agreed they were under a lot of stress (not like us of course!!!). Believe me I did point out to her, between my sobs, that even if she didn’t mean to be sharp she should be aware that we are all fragile however busy they are.
Poor lady, she probably feels she’s had a bad day too.
Tomorrow is a new day, I’m going to try to enjoy it in my PJ’s. Gooey chocolate cake in the JM on me as payment!!!
M x
Mandy, I hope you have a nice evening now after the chemo unit experience. I was day-dreaming about the Benchie reading club/what Tup said re. critiquing a book - then I thought about funny book names/authors!
E.g. Parachuting by Hugo First Get Moving! by Sheik Aleg My Lost Causes by Noah Veil
Grave Mistakes by Paul Bearer Get Out There! by Sally Forth Irish Flooring by Lynn O’Leum
It’s a Holdup! by Nick R. Elastic You’re Kidding! by Shirley U. Jest I Love Maths by Adam Up
I Love Wills by Benny Fishery Stop Arguing by Xavier Breath Smart Beer Making by Bud Wiser
I’m Someone Else by Ima Nonymous The Lion Attacked by Claudia Armoff
Unsolved Mysteries by N. Igma I’m Fine by Howard Yu I win by U.Lose
I Was a Cloakroom Attendant by Mahatma Coate
Fifty Yards to the Outhouse by Willy Makit and Betty Won’t
And 2 naughty ones - Undescended by Wun Hung Low Tiger in the Bed by Claude Balls
Benchie themed: Desert Crossing by I. Rhoda Camel
Ecclesiastical Misdemeanors by Cardinal Sin
Turnpager by Adam Goodread
Knackered by Agatha U R Tired
Sofa so Good by Chester Field
And my own : Benchland by Paula P Chair
Jen x
BRILLIANT Jenanne, absolutely BRILLIANT (There really is/was a cardinal Sin by the way, in the Philippines I think! Jane will know she’s cleverer than me)
MMM that was abso-bloomlin-lutely awful. Hope you are feeling a bit less distraught now, and that the SEs are teensy weensy.
Glad the back of the camel is repariable, phew! Well done Ali.
Suddenly realised it is now seven weeks since my surgery so the 24/7 bra wearing can stop - YES! (It was meant to be for six weeks but I lost count! Have to keep the sticky tape on the scars for antoher six weeks yet). Grumpy hope your itchies and achies have settled - I find that when it’s cold too. How is Ernie-pup doing?
JCJ have you sorted that BIL out yet? Sounds like you have way more patience than me.
Katy hope you have a superly duperly holibobs.
Anyways ladies, fresh supplies of spoons, hankies and calorie free goddies are in the shed.
Millie big hugs nasty experience 
…hopefully karma will sort her out…or her having a very guilty conscience will do nicely!
Just laughed and giggled jenanne, very, very clever indeed 
!! Makes the book club look tame! xx
RC, BIL went home Tuesday after spending the day (while I was at work), with OH visiting rellies in Stoke-on-Trent. I didn’t see him as he didn’t come back here, so I didn’t need to have my patience tried! I think OH was cheesed off with him too by the time he went. I’ve not said anything, because poor OH is stuck in the middle and I can’t expect him to ‘take sides’ (well I could expect…, but he won’t: blood is thicker etc?!) If you can’t say anything good, don’t say anything at all is my policy on the subject, so I’ve ranted to you Benchies and to my colleagues at school and not mentioned it at home. Seems to be the best way to keep the peace. Apparently BIL was enquiring about campsites locally, so maybe he’s realised he’s persona non grata here, and next time he comes up from London he’ll not be fouling our household!
Right I’m off to drag my bones up and down the swimming pool for an hour - don’t think I’ll manage the mile again tonight as I’m already kn*****ed and my boob is having one of its random bouts of hurting.
Love the books, Jen
Trying to Diet by Ivan Unger
Botany of Britain by Theresa Green
(I went to school with a real person called that - she married someone who’s surname was Brown!! - Honestly, I kid you not!!)
Am feeling much brighter now thank you all. Taking anti sick meds before the sickness kicks in this cycle to see if I can beat the SE’s at their own game!
Love the book titles.
brains a bit limp this evening but. Camping holidays by Ivor Tent.
x
Thought of these whilst swimming:
Sink or Swim by Enid T Deepend
No shades of Grey by Di Brown
Embarrassing medical conditions (involving chocolatr?) by Willy Wonky
Mmm, thinking of you during this rubbish time, and so hoping those SEs fade quickly.
kay x
I’ve just done the online new forum testing! Simples!
It’s FRIDAY!!! I’m off to the JM in the Woods for a virtual tipple that won’t cause me extra flushes. Anyone joining me?
Yay! Well done you JCJ. I hope it didn’t result in you saying naughty words to the screen!! Looking forward to seeing the outcome in due course
Thinking of all with yukky side effects and hoping they pass soon.
Seems to be a fair bit of guilt floating about the forums at the moment - think those alligators have strayed, so remmeber to keep chucking all your guilt and negatiivty into the lake, then we can fatten them up for ali-burgers again soon (as distinct from Ali’s camels who we would never ever eat).
Cold and wet in Glasgow today but cosy and warm in my flat. Pukey cat being very lovey dovey, must be wanting food!
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There we are, assorted spoons and ladles for those who need themI’m joining you JCJ, pass me a glass of Prosecco, oh go on then, I’ll have a raspberry in it (makes it healthy)