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  • And now it's visible!

    Irishgirl16
    I thought I was prepared....from the lovely box of scalp cosmetics that my thoughtful team had sent, to the soft woollen hats my good friend knitted, I was ready. But.... I had under estimated something, the chemo hat, the bald head, now my cancer is...

  • So that's what shape my skull is!

    Irishgirl16
    Well that was a bit of a let down to be honest.  The ever-increasing bald patches were beginning to annoy me, I needed a hat to go out, and even in the garden the risk of sun burn was too much and the fact that we were hoovering every day d...

  • Bloody Brexit

    Irishgirl16
    No, it's ok, you are in the right blog!     So, someone told me that dark nail varnish was good for chemo patients as it gave better protection from UV light and would protect my nails.  I'm not a nail varnish person, so I started to h...

  • A Sense of Normality

    Irishgirl16
    I'm Day 7 of Cycle 2 and, I hesitate to write for fear of tempting fate, I feel “not so bad”.  So Day 4 was horrible, but a friend of mine suggested I think of it as a “taking out the trash day” and I think I can rational...

  • Cocktails

    Irishgirl16
    Sadly not the gin variety, but Chemo 2, a mix of hormone and chemo drugs! Day 3 of cycle 2 and so far so good (she says with fingers crossed).  Taking the anti sickness meds whether I need them or not seems a good plan and the Omeprazole seems t...
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