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Cheers girls .... to our dear Jane. xxx ... View more

A sad loss to all of her family and friends .... fly high and shine brightly, dear Jane. xxx ... View more

Sleep in peace, pretty angel. My heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. xJacqx ... View more

Morning all, and a belated Happy New Year! Let's make it a good 'un, girls! Got back from a week in Norfolk yesterday (Burnham Market - very pOsh), so up to my eyes in washing, etc. Also - eldest, her hubby and Amelie have been staying here for the last 2 weeks and for the next 2 weeks, as their boiler went bust and have had no heating or hot water. Their 'boiler' friend will put a new boiler in for them when he returns from honeymoon in 2 weeks time - inconsiderate sod. You can guess what the house looks like .... or maybe not, 'cos it takes a fair imagination I can tell you. So, I hope you all had a great time, and - of course - thinking of you, Jane, that goes without saying really. You do make me laugh, Helen, every department indeed! I think I should be admitted to the flu dept., still battling to get rid of 2nd bout of yuckiness, still - it didn't stop me enjoying the New Year. Drinking again must agree with, 'cos I lost 4 lbs! - how did that happen? - must have been all the boogying. So, love to you all, bye for now, xxxJacqxxx. ... View more

Hi Gail, glad you got yourself 'done' already. It's easy to change your medical team - just go to your GP and tell him/her and they should sort it all for you - if they grumble, just INSIST that they do it. At the end of the day, it's their job to serve you. I know we all seem like we should be ever so grateful/ever so humble .... but they do get paid to do all this stuff for you. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours .... you've done all you can .... enjoy! xJacqx ... View more

Dear Jane, how very sad you must all be tonight. Another little bit of the circle here. I can't better the words that everybody else has written, but there's an awful lot of sense in Sal's words. She has led a healthy life up 'til now, and you will get through this - somehow - and so will she, for your Mum will be strong through your love. I do hope you all find some peace in the coming days, much love to you and yours, Jacq. xxx ... View more

Hi Gail, sorry to butt in - and so very sorry that you're having all this scary crap to contend with. Please, please get yourself referred to another consultant if you're dissatisfied with your current one. So many people change to the Royal Marsden - it is the very best! Good luck with whatever you decide. Best wishes, Jacq. xxx ... View more

Morning lovely ladies. So pleased you had a great weekend - you certainly didn't go thirsty, as there was probably at least plenty of teabags to go with that monkey - yeah - course that's all you drank! Lots of good wishes for your friend, Debs. Also hope things turn out well for your mum, Jane - it should be the season for miracles, even mini ones, hopefully. Pleased about your mum, Di, and glad she had a great 80th. Also pleased about your sister, Nicky. Can you have a regular top-up injection for your shoulder? Hope your 'retirement' do was good, Helen .... did you get a clock? Why did they use to dish those out, when you didn't have to get up for work any more?! Perhaps you could give it to Sal, as I'm sure she'll be snapped up soon for regular work by somebody with an ounce of sense. Who is Phyllis .... what is she? Glad you're in the clear, Eliza. Hopefully, I am too, as they said they wouldn't be in touch unless it was doom and gloom stuff, and that otherwise he would just see me at our next appointment in January. So, as it's been 3 weeks now, it should be OK, phew! I expect Sandra is buried under a mountain of mince pies at the moment, god, it must be cold out on that stall! Just got back from weekend in Dublin with my youngest - birthday treat from my girls. Got stopped and searched - not quite the rubber glove treatment - but had to have all bags and luggage took apart. Apparently something dubious had shown up on the machine, and showed up a Swiss Army knife that I'd had in my handbag for yonks! This woman flicked all the gadgets and knives open in a flash (I've never even been able to open them without the aid of another tool), and asked my why I was carrying it. I could have died - I just said I thought it might come in handy one day! Hence youngest (who is normally the naughtiest in the family!) couldn't wait to text eldest at home, who promptly put a 'funny' story straight onto Facebook, about her mother - 'the terrorist'. Well, this internet keeps flashing on and off, so will send this now before I lose the lot. Love and hugs to all for lots of good stuff, xxxJacqxxx. P.S. They let me through City Airport with it on the way out .... bit worrying .... well done London - major city in the world! ... View more

Good luck to both your mums - Jane and Di, and for your little op, Jane. Glad to hear your shoulder's improving Nicky. And good luck to both of us too, Eliza - I got squashed last Monday, so now have giant butterflies (or maybe buffalos) diving about every time the post arrives. Good luck too for whatever you decide on Debs, sure you'll make the right decision. Hope you're taking deep breaths now, Rosie. Also hope all away at the weekend manage to get there safely and have a BRILLIANT time. My girls have booked for us to go to Dublin for my birthday treat on the weekend of 10th Dec., hope the snow situation has eased by then (not that we've had any here - yet) - but you know what my luck's like! (Still having regular dressings for the hole, slowly getting a bit smaller.) I know that those snow photos are gorgeous, but it's a real pain for day to day stuff to carry on as normal .... so stay safe everyone. Love and hugs to all, xJacqx. ... View more

Another long termer here - I've been on Omeprazole for 2 years in January! My GP just said to carry on taking it, as I always used to get acid reflux even before all this palaver started. I just take 1 x 20mg at night. (If it ain't broke ....)x ... View more

Love and hugs again for your loss, Carly, did mention it on FB, but can't have too many comfort wishes to help your sadness. It really does seem as if they didn't want to be parted. Best wishes for your sister, Nicky, so hope all is well for her. What a shame there was somebody to put a dampener on your weekend - there's always one - still, her loss not to appreciate her lovely organiser! Rest up Di, I'm sure you can find an interesting channel or two 'til you're better. I think Helen's having a touch of lazyitis and joining you (I can talk!). Sure your results will be ok, Eliza, and yes - I remember having a speedy Dexa scan too. Right, off to farm, again! xxx ... View more

Blimey, Sandra, are you branching out into lingerie alongside the pies? (Sorry, Eliza, couldn't resist:) Hope everybody is doing ok in this wet and windy weather, and that nobody has been flooded out. Hole in boob improving nicely, well - if you can call it that. Doctor told me it was after I'd been sitting there for over 2 hrs. - grrrrr. Also made me have a thyroid test last week (as I'm alway boiling hot) - anyway, that came back normal (thankfully) - so, it's as I always thought, I have my own little furnace tucked away inside. Love and hugs to all, xJacqx. ... View more

Wow - what a beautiful baby (and Mum). Such a bloody marvellous story - well done you! xJacqx ... View more

Hi Caron, I wasn't going to mention my 'nipple story', as I thought you might have read it on the Stormriders' thread anyway. So if you can't resist it, it's there to read (but try not to - lol). Good luck for Friday, take care. xJacqx ... View more

Titter ye not .... you old Belgian bun eater, you .... this has evolved into the best family joke for a long time - groan. The doctors told me that this bacteria is normally found in fish or frogs, so you can imagine the jokes going round re: that little gem. So I think a change of name is due .... maybe Kermit/Swamp Thing xxx ... View more

Clare, what a pain. Can't you get in touch with your hospital direct rather than go via your GP? Be a bit quicker I would think. It's probably nothing, but your GP can't do anything but refer you to where they've got all the technical know-how - it's that old saying, isn't it? .... "more than their job's worth". Easy to say don't worry, but you still will. Think of lovely things for 2 weeks 🙂 xJacqx (poor Saffy). ... View more

Hello lovelies .... thank you so much for all your lovely posts, just back from hospital, and I'm on the mend - thank God! Hope you get good news too, Clare, good luck! Did the dressings myself over the weekend. It was hanging on by a thread and was tempted to remove the offending article yesterday myself, but thought "no, I'll leave it alone", plus thought they might want it to send to the lab., (I was right). Anyway, it came off whilst the nurse redressed it today - which was a good thing really, as that was the source of the infection. Apparently the hole won't need further surgery and will heal itself in about a month. The 2 lovely lady doctors offered to do me another nipple recon, which I hastily refused. They thought I was very wise after looking back through my notes! I don't think I mentioned that I'd gone to the hospital for a post-op checkup on the 26th (which they tried to cancel, but I was already on my way up there) - saw the top surgeon, begged him for antibiotics (and - jokingly - a needle and thread), and he very haughtily said that I didn't need antibiotics and that it would clean itself. It stunk to high heaven, and even the nurse looked shocked at his comment. Well, apparently, the little nurse today told me that he's had the biggest rollocking from these 2 lady doctors, she said he shrunk from 6 down to 2 ft. GOOD!!! If he thought they were scary wait 'til I see him again. So there we are, nippleless once more, after only having it back again for just over 2 wks. Didn't get much wear out of it, did I? Hope you're all doing good - well, as much as a Monday allows. From: A very relieved Jacq! xxx ... View more

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Thanks, Helen. I think one of the scariest bits is that they gave me a letter to keep on my person until I see them again on Monday, which explains the situation should I get rushed into the nearest A&E - ooer! Nope, that's me done on the voluntary op front! Think they said I'd have to go in for a tidy up one in the near future anyway - stitch up the hole possibly? (I keep having visions of the LD flap bursting out.) If it's needs anything further done on the cosmetic front, I think I'll just reach for the felt tips (anti-toxic ones, of course) - lol! xJacqx ... View more

To be honest, I only stopped wearing my wig just after my daughter's wedding at the end of this July (wanted a smooth head for the photos!) - so I wore one for approx 18 months. Could have gone without much sooner, but I just hate short hair on me (big, chubby face!). Everybody was surprised that I had managed to hide so much hair underneath. They are quick and easy though, I found it was the best thing about all this shenanigans(apart from staying alive, of course!). xJacqx ... View more