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after meeting my wifes friend at hospital 2 days ago i had to smile when thinking back to comments i made on line concerning stupid things people say. we explained i have myeloma which she had not heard of [ why should she ] and that i was on chemo . from her lips came you look so well are you always red faced. so much runs through your mind ,look inside me i have punch holes through my femurs , skull and several ribs also a nice scar up my back where they collapsed my lung and removed my front 4th...
Realising that vitamin D levels could be an outcome indicator, led me into the world of prognostic...
Ok deep breath and type slowly...in.. out.... aaaahhhh, sniff the pheromones (trying not to kill Shaz and Madge with exhaustion!)
So, you know I am a nutter by now and I know and despite being asked to join mensa as a child, I am really really stupid when it comes to me and me being superwoman/ etc and live on stupid cloud cookoo land when it comes to health and thinking I can do anything etc...and my brain makes really stupid assumptions.....so sometimes I need a slap and a reality check to actually get...
I fynd fings getting harder and harder
Why is lyf so unfayr?
I feel lyk my hart is herting mor eech day an i don no how too mayk it stop
I feel lyk I hav fayled every1 bcoz i am no betta... i fink fings r worse than eva
I'm sorry
I onlee cry wen it herts... it feels lyk all the tym.
xxx
I am doing ok and getting energy levels back.Am having a break off site for a while as it can effect me emotionally and is no good for my well being.My way of coping.Be back in a few weeks time we hope as coming up 1 year since diagnosis.
Some bits of this I have just put on the warped sense of humour thread but can't remember what i did and didn't and warned them I repeat myself cos I can't remember stuff any more and seem to have 2 different sets of people so doesn't matter I guess.... OH SHUT UP and get on with it! Sorry.... just seen nannyb has joined us over there on the dark side hooray!! anyway, back to blog...
Woke up feeling happy today and silly... I think the comments and you lot help a huge amount on that...
Surgery done, back at end of April, not too painful, happy to see end of illestomy, not that it was that awful as you eventually get into a routine so daily management becomes automatic. The hard part is re-starting the digestive system, 3 days of absolue hell in hospital from projective vomitting to chronic diaorreah ...So several months on , re-started back at work, but body balance and toiltery issues persist. Following a limited diet as advised by Stoma nurses, no fruit, vegetables (unless root...
I have heard this word used for many years by our old friend Russ (he will be so pleased he has been published :) ) Usually Russ quietly saying it to Dave, at which time Dave would be throwing something up the wall, stamping on it or breaking it in half. Not always a pretty sight to see your man jumping around screaming like a spoilt 2yr old just because something went wrong, but funny all the same.
Many moons ago during first fateful marriage (twenty two-timing, rotten, stinking, fat, dirty bastard...
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