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Cress Bondi rescue!!!...you do make me smile 🙂 glad your feeling better today...xx ... View more

Fiona have pm'd you lovely!..x Enma aww you missing us?! sounds like your having lovely time over there, know what you mean about wine, doesn't taste the same, had some white this aft tho & went down ok for first time in ages! yes few MIA arent there, ditto re Martha not replied to text although I did say in it not to reply if busy etc, am still worried about her tho..x Marion sad you've not had good day today hope you pick up again soon, hows your hand? X Gus/Clare good to get a bit of retail therapy :-), think Chelle having trouble finding you on f/book, will pm you my name as its quite unusual (surname) & you might be able to find me then get added that way(complicated!)..x Nic wow enjoy the day on the yacht!..aww God love the little greek man trying to get you in a tight shirt (i hate tight things even when not 30+ degrees!)& giving you the scarf thats lovely & great phrase to remember too..x Good day today, long walks in sun & fresh air & couple of glasses of vino that I could actually taste for once!...night night ladies....hope to see some more of you in f/book land!...xx ... View more

Hi lovelies, Deedee good to hear from you, aww little girl very cute...glad you had nice weekend away! Know what you mean about visitors, great to see peeps but exhausting..xx Vicki Porn star name...theres a couple of versions but the one I know is first pets name followed by your mum maiden name....love mine ...'Clover Hogan', might get it changed by deed poll!! As for the 'past your best' comment I'm not having that!! The best is yet to come for all us Jewels 🙂 Chelle have PM'd you my f/book details, can't possibly go a whole week with no contact!!! Deb looking great in your wig!....I had that angry cleaning thing last week too!!...quite bizarre. Enjoy your trip away, hope you've got a Satnav just in case lol!!.. Cress yes 'roll on York'...!! Nic J sounds like a lovely place where you are, hope not too many dramas for you for rest of hols....jacuzzi that does sound nice!.. In my onesie (since before 7pm!!) about to watch a film & having a cheeky glass of red (even tho Im on penicillin...naughty!) Enjoy your Sat night sparklies....xxx ... View more

Evening ladies, Emma enjoy La France!...what a bonus having room for more shoes!...xx Chelle Hope you got some rest last night/today? steroids really mess you up don't they, am dreading the double dose on Tax, they make me feel sick too Thanks so much for link to wiggy shop will check it out, had an e-mail back from the dodgy ones today so will see how my refund goes, paid via Paypal which also made me think it was a reputable company...re the sicky lady at your unit, how horrendous for her but also for you, I can't stand people being sick near me & that would've totally freaked me out... Jayney So sorry you're feeling so bad but great advice on here from people re painkillers etc so hope it may work for you...hugs...xx Joan, sorry you're still in hospital & feeling so bored but also witnessing the poor girl with bone mets isn't something you need right now. You would think they'd try & give the poor love her own room, how distressing for all concerned...keep your chin up lovely, you'll be out soon & put all this behind you...xx Cheryl (Chezzap) nice to see you popping in from the Maisies!...I've been reading some of your posts & you August girls are a really chatty lot ( like us Jewels!) some of your posts have me in stitches!!... Faye glad you've been out & about enjoying yourself, you def need to check out those York bars (& the hot totty too of course!!)... Vicki your post just made me blub ...did a massive gulp in & sniff at the same time & OH thought I was having a turn!!...I love your analogy of Chemo Hill (although in my case feels more like Everest!) I need to start picturing myself at the top rather than at the bottom looking up at the long climb....(that way I can always slide down on my bum if it gets too tough)....xx Marion good for you to go shopping on day 2 of chemo!...Happy memories of shopping in Llandudno, loved the little Debenhams on the retail park, the big M& S on the High St & Listers on the corner etc...xx Gus/Clare your post your post stopped my blubbing & made me chuckle!!...My p**n star name is Clover Hogan (first pet & mums maiden name!!) & I rather like it!! Glad you have your family & friends for support, what would we do without them eh & I'm sure you'd give the same support to them if needed!! Cress sorry you've been a resident at hosp NHS too!...would've wound me up re washing-up too, kids can be so bloomin thoughtless at times, bet they won't make that mistake again after your outburst, sometimes thats the only way to get through to them isn't it...xx Fiona am sending you a PM as think I've waffled on here for too long now & have a lot to say to you..xx Well girls my new profile pic was sent to me by my darling ED who thinks this is what I'll look like next year in York..(Karaoke anyone?!!) Have had a nice day today with BC friend, planning a walk next week with her & an Indian meal next Sat, trying to do as much as poss before the dreaded Tax the week after Phew thats been one long post will leave you all in peace now, hope you all have good evening. Btw anyone heard from Deedee? was she going away, few of us MIA at the mo but hopefully just down to school hols etc.. Sandra xx ... View more

Chelle petition signed!....well done for creating that, its absolutely ridiculous to be penalised for having health cover. The wig company I ordered from are all over the internet & trading under two different names, both I now find out are based in China. Have e-mailed them but no response so far & not holding out much hope tbh. xx Joan just a thought for you, the medical registrar said to me last night that low neutrophils are actually a good indicator that chemos doing its job really well, (maybe not much comfort to you at the mo being stuck in hosp!) but I hadn't thought if it like that before....just thought I'd share that with you, hope you get some sleep tonight..xx Quiet on here tonight, hope all you Jewels have a restful night...xx ... View more

Glad all went well Marion...hope you get a good nights sleep!...xx New wig arrived & what a disappointment....looks like a dead ferret & makes me look like Justin Bieber !!!:-( Looked online & the wig company I ordered from has had loads of complaints regarding quality & not being able to get refund!...all things I should've checked out before but very professional website...oh well maybe the dog'll chase it round the garden!! Talking of wigs Chelle where do I find the e petition Ive heard mentioned?...would like to sign it...xx Sandra xx ... View more

Awww Joan, sorry you're incarcerated at Hospital NHS 😞 its not nice but I hope theyre treating you well! Re the lymph nodes ....at my biopsy was told no signs of enlarged lymph nodes then during surgery they found sentinel node affected so removed the lot!....during the time waiting for results of how many I convinced myself that they'd all be affected etc etc but turned out to be just two, (would rather it be none of course) but just goes to show they really can't tell until they do the surgery so please try not to dwell on it too much, easier said than done I know but you'll drive yourself crazy otherwise....big hugs to you & hope you escape soon...xx ... View more

Hi Ladies, Escaped hosp near midnight last night....seems Im a 'Medical Mystery!!' Had temp of 38.5 which didnt go down the whole time I was there, very impressed with the treatment I got, was put in isolation & given antibiotics through a drip then had ECG, Chest x-Ray, loads of blood tests which all came back clear (?) neutrophils were borderline at just over 1.0. Anyway after initially being told by Doc numb 1 that Id def be in at least overnight, Doc number 2 said you're free to go with some antibiotics & paracetomol!! Temp back to normal this morn, all v weird & was v panicky when temp wasn't dropping but hey ho all seems ok now. Lovely 2nd Dr btw (not so much in looks but bedside manner Chelle & Cress!)) came into room, held my hand & said "How are you feeling my lovely"...don't get that often on the NHS & I thought it was really lovely 🙂 NicJ loving reading about your Greek hols, sounds a beautiful place. Very scary re the choking in the restaurant, like others have said can't believe none of staff etc intervened. As for feeling guilty about us thinking you're coping etc, I still think you (& all our other Jewels )are coping with all this fantastically, maybe you'll only realise how well you've actually done when you look back on all this next year. It takes guts to get on a plane & travel all that way for the sake of your boys & OH having their hols so don't underestimate yourself your doing great!!...xx Emma wow what a lovely pic of you (won't say you look well 🙂 but you def look glam!) & your neice, & great story about her uni achievements too, well done to her!!..enjoy your hols with your boys...xx Fiona, so sorry you're feeling so down at mo 😞 but you are entitled to, we can't all be upbeat all of the time. Your mum will understand how you feel more than anybody so please don't feel guilty lovely....sending you hugs & hoping you feel brighter today,:-) oh & the heel thing, yes like Chelle mentioned my BC friend suffered with very sore feet & hands on Tax & swore by aqueous cream ( you can get massive tub on prescription from docs) she washed in it & slathered it on daily & said it helped massively, maybe worth a try?..xx Chelle glad infusions all went okay , must be weird waiting for the delayed s/e's, not like the first chemo (fec or ec) where more immediate...xx Vicki, fec 3 has hit me a lot harder than the other two as well, must be the cumulative effects,glad you're feeling brighter now, knew you must've been suffering to miss your Zumba!! 🙂 Jackie, your daughters poetry themes made me laugh, reminds me of my two when they were little (although they still have toilet humour now lol!) Enjoy your well deserved night out, get that wiggy on & strut your stuff! 🙂 Well must get up & about now, YD here & breathing down my neck as Im typing for some 'Mum attention'! Sandra xx ... View more

Evening girls, Currently residing in A & E on a drip...been here since 7 pm with high temp 😞 will be in at least overnight while they try to get to the bottom of it...must've been the excitement of my parcel arriving!! Am looking out for nice docs for Chelle & Cress to pass the time....Sandra xx ... View more

Afternoon Ladies, Joan so good to hear from you but not good that you're suffering the horrid Tax s/e's 😞 It must seem like a very long journey for you. Speaking personally the op & ANC were really nothing compared to chemo...hoping the same for you, hang on in there sweetie....xx Jayney hope s/e's get better for you, stomach cramps sound nasty. Know what you mean about reading some scary stuff on here sometimes. I read something last night & really wished I hadn't 😞 Gus sounds like you had a great time at the concert!....good that it was seated too. Been cooler here too last day or so, not resorted to heating on yet but cardi on for first time in weeks, also woke up in the night & my baldy bonce was freezing, sleep caps at the ready I think (another great look -not!!) Interesting theory re our immune systems etc after stressful events, Im more inclined to believe that too rather than diet etc. Emotional trauma shouldn't be underestimated as a big factor in our physical health. Well done for making yourself get out with doggie, its hard sometimes to get the motivation even when we kniw it'll make us feel better 🙂 Chelle get you messaging mid infusion!!!!....(& you updated the list before you left!) glad part 1 gone in ok for you, hope part 2 the same lovely...xx Fiona hope you're feeling ok today? got my YD coming tonight hoping she'll do some head stroking 🙂 Funny s/e I have on day 9 of every cycle so far (3x fec) I get really bad stabby throbbing pains in my back, all the way from back of head to lower back, really severe for a couple of hours then after painkillers it just goes, very weird. Day 9 is the day after my last wbc injection (have 7 of these)so don't know if its a bone marrow thing? Not worried about it as its happened every cycle now but frightened the life out of me the first time it happened!...anybody else had this? Not feeling as Grrr today, maybe helped by the fact I ordered some stuff from Next which arrived this morn in a nice little parcel ( very naughty as can't really afford it but don't care!!) Got a winter coat (don't laugh!) because last year the type I wanted sold out really quickly...also ordered some nice jeans (size bigger than normal to accomodate biscuit bulge!) & a top. Figured got just over 2 months left of this chemo crap & want something nice to wear when I eventually go out for a meal or something....retail therapy highly recommended!! Sandra xx ... View more

Marion, lovely pic you'd truly never know that was a wig looks fab!...xx Gus enjoy Patti Smith tonight!... 🙂 Faye not sure about thigh pain but had heavy legs feeling after last fec...is that what you mean? ..xx Fiona, not sure about evonail but wonder if you googled it you may get instructions?....hope you get a good nights rest tonight & feel better in morning..xx Ann, good to hear from you, was me joining you in the Windy Miller club!!...dont know about scaring horses but think may have scared a few local people today!!!...great that youre feeling good..xx Cress, so bloody unfair all this isn't it!...cucumber & fizzy water sounds nice (remember vaguely BBC having a good slug of gin in a very similar drink!!!...oh if only!) Chelle thinking of you tomorrow & hope you manage a decent nights kip, (least your bathrooms clean eh!)..p.s. OH thinks psycho scary boot really good description of me 😉 Night night Jewels, lets all hope we feel a bit brighter in the morning...xx ... View more

Good re bloods Chelle, sounds like a long day tomorrow for you tho :-(......roll on bloody Christmas (mind you as the Grinch you may not like that idea! 😉 ) ... View more

Jayney, well done for first Tax, hope the sick feeling goes. Not surprised you're grumpy with builders banging all day, thats all you need, hope its not for long!..xx Jill you do do a lot with working & grandkids, sons etc & its prob the cumulative effects but honestly I feel tired just reading your posts sometimes! 🙂 ....Hope you get a good rest...xx Taken some of my frustration out on my bathroom, namely the limescale on the shower door(such an exciting life I lead these days!)....ha! It didn't stand a chance & has now all gone, (as has my energy)...lie down now I think. .....Dog still trying to avoid eye contact with me, can sense the psycho mood I think & is hoping I don't make him go for walk..x ... View more

Chelle I agree, we have some super fit Jewels on here & we're all different shapes, sizes, ages etc which proves to me theres no single cause to all this & trying to make us feel guilty about putting on a few pounds is just wrong!!!... Am in a very grrrr mood today Jewels, am cross about just about everything & think if BC was an entity stood in front of me now I'd kick the **** out of it & it wouldn't stand a chance!!...decided I needed to de-stress a bit so thought I'd go for a stomp around the local nature reserve that Id heard about, drove there to find you have to pay & display & for once in a million years I had no spare change in the car, felt like EVERYBODY was staring at me (which they probably were as I have a psycho look in my eye today!!) so back home I trudged & now its raining!!!...ggrrrr!....can't even take my doggie for his little amble as he's been left partially disabled after excessive football with GS at weekend & can hardly stand bless him! On another note, Marion I'm worried about your hand, I take it they've checked it out at your chemo unit? surely they won't expect you to have all your remaining herceptin through it? I'd kick up a fuss if I was you (psycho Sandra again!) ....seriously though don't let it get any worse...Pleased you've got daughter & Gs visit to look forward to...xx ... View more

Thanks Chelle, good tips there, hope bloods all ok....xx Vicki Im going to try the dark nail polish when on Tax, can't do any harm & doesn't have to be too goth, think any dark colour ok, thinking a nice dark red..xx Well, munching my way through a packet of chocolate digestives....hardly healthy but only thing that tastes nice at mo....did anyone see Daybreak piece on BC this morn?...experts blaming it on weight gain etc but made me laugh because Sally Dynevor (Corries Sally) was being spokesperson & theres nothing of her!...hence am now rebelling with the choccie biscuits (know I'll regret it later!)..xx ... View more

Hi Jackie posts crossed, glad you had good weekend, sounds fun! 🙂 ... View more

Good luck to Jayney, Lins & Becky today.....Jayney I have a few palpitations with normal dose of steroids so expecting more when double dose with Tax. Cress, yep exactly how I feel at mo, so fed up of all this & 3 more seems a hard slog plus all the ongoing stuff afterwards but we WILL get there & am sure the chemo part has got to be the toughest bit...am focusing on a couple of months from now & the joy of actually tasting food again & not being paranoid everytime somebody sneezes etc etc!!...if theres one thing this bloody c**p teaches us its to appreciate the little things in life...xx Fiona, take it easy today, ....miss my girls being around too, although youngest manages to come & stay most weeks for a day or so & is always on the phone with some crisis or other!!..xx Wig question now to all wiggy ladies, wore mine for 2nd time yesterday & had little stocking cap on underneath, when I took it off I had a deep indent in my head & it was sooo sore....do any of you bother with the cap thing? thought it was supposed to stop itching & to make wig sit better. Have to say wearing wig made me feel a bit better yesterday & while I couldn't quite forget I had BC I felt a bit more normal, we drove couple of hours to meet OH's daughter (dropping GS off) managed a pub meal (wine tasted yuk tho couldn't finish it :-() & bit of shopping in TK Maxx ( one of my fave stores!) Main s/e last couple of days is bloating & excessive wind (sorry TMI!)seems tum gets to massive size then all lets rip lol!...good job TK Maxx not that busy yesterday was uncontrollable!!! 🙂 Have a good day Jewels Sandra xx ... View more

Jill so sorry, days mixed up!!....Good luck today, hope all goes well..x ... View more

Little pic up of me & Cheeky Chops from yesterday!.... he really is a sweetheart. Fiona, Tax s/e's sound like they've arrived :-(..., hope not too bad for you. This yucky mouth thing is vile enough even on Fec, def puts you off food & drink..xx Chelle Pork Hawaiian sounds yum!...take it thats got pineapple in it?... One of the few things I can taste, may have to try a version!.. xx Vicki, the hot flushes were there from mid cycle one but only the odd one, now theyre all the time!! :-(...xx Seem to be hitting that midway point of chemo where the rest of it looks like an uphill struggle. Feel like I shouldnt moan because no massive side effects, its just the accumulation of all the little ones & feeling just bleurgh!!!....So want to feel normal but feel anything but at the mo.....mini moan over 🙂 Keep thinking its Sunday today because OH off as we're taking GS back home.....have a good day ladies!...xxx ... View more

Fi am so sorry to hear that, massive hugs & condolences to you....xxx ... View more