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Wow that's beautiful Barton  ... View more

      When I get my pain under control I'm going to start some projects I've got lined up, I went to hobby craft and got a couple of mache boxes ones a treasure chest and the other a tissue box, I've got some decopatch glue and paper to kick start that. I'm also going to decorated some smaller boxes I have into trinket boxes. Last but not least I rather fancy quilling and need some quilting needles board and paper to get me started. This will be a good thread to share our projects and interests, Thank you for this thread Jenny 29    X   Edit.... Quilling not quilting! ... View more

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Hi Helen, I'm currently on Co codimol, ibuprofen oralmorph and amatriptolyn and still I'm getting break through pain, although I have worn my sling today with some relief, sometimes it is so Un bearable I don't know what to do but cry, when I went away I found myself getting more and more pain, mainly my neck and shoulders it's still not controlled very well, I'm having chemo tomorrow and will have a chat with them as I'm being dragged down by all this and I usually have a sunny disposition    Xx ... View more

Hello all newcomers, so good to have you all here, I'm in a lot of pain tonight, I too am on pacitaxol was given the full dose of 80mg was OK fo a while now the pain is back and its on the scale of 7-8, I've had Co codimol and oral morphine, I'm now sat with a cold flannel on my neck....    So I apologise for not greeting you all properly  ... View more

I like that we all are thinking along the same lines with our tattoo's., and welcome to the picc line club, life is much easier now for taking blood and having chemo. When you gat yours done ask for some extra tubular bandage, it's so soft, and soaks up dye colour really well, I hope it's OK to post a link but I also bought some pre made picc lines from Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/search?q=picc+line+cover&order=most_relevant&ref=related it takes time to ship but well worth the effort. It was also suggested to get leg warmers to cover it, but I think I would get too hot. Maybe I'll look out for leg warmers for the winter time as I'm expected to have mine for six to eight months. X ... View more

Hey Carolyn, Thank you xxx I had a tattoo on the back of my neck of a butterfly with a lovely tail of drops going down my spine, I had this done as soon as I could after My last chemo & rads finished in 2012.,  when I've finished this round I plan on having it continued a little further down with a pink ribbon,  yours sound wonderful and I'm the same as you spent my youth tattoo free only to rebellion and get one done at 46 lol    Hugs back attcha (((((hug))))  I'll look for a photo to post xxx ... View more

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A fun thing to try if you've got a picc line and don't want a plain hospital bandage on display especially now the weather is warming up:   Method is:   Tubigrip or hospital tubigrip ( I find it much softer)  Dylon fabric dye( your favorite colour and hand wash preferable) and salt Bucket Buttons ribbon glue or hotfix rhinestones to decorate (I plan on doing a Boho style one with wooden buttons instead of rhinestones.   ... View more

Thank you Carolyn, I was looking at the other games threads and book club, it feels lovey to have somewhere to come and offer support to. As promised here is the photos of my picc covers xxxx   ... View more

Thanks Julie, I must admit when I was primary I didn't go looking at beyond curing myself. Now I am here as secondary with a possible shortened life span, I feel different. I do wobble now and then but feel comfortable with people in the same boat. This time round I am restricted in things I can and carnt do, I think I 'mourned' my old life after My primary, I have benign skull tumours and have yearly MRI's and came to terms a bit more about them growing out of control, I never new benign tumours if located in a delicate area could be life threatening till I was referred to neurology. I didn't want to disclose that on the main forum as I spent a lot of time post chemo and rads hating myself, I used to have really thick hair now it's so thin. With two large bone tumours pressing on my brain and sticking out with no hair to cover it had me on my knees, but I'm over that now, and just want to live a happy life as best I can.   Sorry I've rambled on too much  Take care x ... View more

Hi Carolyn, I also got some super food powder to mix in, the first one I made tasted ok, I think I needed to chuck a banana 🍌 in to thicken it up but The strawberry, blueberry raspberry and peach did mask to spinach taste. X ... View more