AWAKE.........

Margaret x

hahahah owww Northerner, I have to laugh, I used it today to mix the cats food up..... owww it is so wrong, it needs throwing arrrrgh.

Really please to hear your cold has nearly gone, even that seems to of moved on quickly, which is really good given all the circumstances.  You are doing this girl, you are getting there.... Well Done Margaret 

I went for a small walk today.... I was 'trying to go' and not getting myself together, then whilst speaking to mum on the phone she started off 'on one' lets say and I was that wound up.... I thought, you know what this is not doing you any good, come on, lets get out and walk - and I did.

I pray your CT scan results are good, that everything is stable and all is working extra well.  Try to think 'whatever the results are, they are what they are, no point in worrying as this will just drain you of your energy.  Try to put it out of your mind until the day your are expecting the results.

I so wished I could make myself eat broccoli ..... I don't like any greens since BC I have wanted to eat better and eat greens but I just 'can't do it' and my excuse now is I have Diverticulosis and I am worried any vegetables might cause me to have stomach pains.... is this why I have mentally avoided them, or is this just 'an excuse' hmmmm!!! I will say your ingredients sound like they could camouflage the broccoli (my mum loves broccoli and sprouts).

Exercise is something most of us seem to want to avoid, and on one of the self help youtube videos i have watched they actually say.... they can tell who works out and those that don't ...... hahaha yes, yes this is correct arrrrghhh 

I need to get my eyes checked, long overdue.... I have always had 'floaters' yesterday however, I thought there was one of those 'really long legged spiders on the ceiling' as it was moving/pulsing.... after a while it went... it was from my eye/vision.  So I really need to have an eye test. I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow, will be thinking of you.

Baxter is doing well and sends everyone his love xxxx

Thinking of you all, determined to get an early night.... dentist tomorrow arrrghhh 

Sending love and hugs to all xxxx

WhatHappened my Italian grandma used to make this vegetable mince kind of thing - mixed vegetables all cut up really small and cooked with a bit of stock. She'd use it for vegetable lasagne and things and it was very nice and not too vegetable-y, if you know what I mean!

Northerner Glad your cold is going and that the next treatment can go ahead. Thumbs up! Xx

Weeblemum:  sending you hugs across the airwaves xx

good luck to all with scans, treatments and appointments this week

Slept like a log in a hotel bed last night after a wee trip to see a show and a nice meal out and tonight the hamster wheels aren't just turning, they are going so fast I can't keep up with them.   Back to the hourly clock watch. 

just wondering if I could put the ironing board up quietly and then this pile of clothes might magically disappear.

to all who struggle to have exercise, I do sympathise although I have never stopped doing 'something'. We live in a 3 storey house so always need to walk somewhere plus a dog who has those eyes looking at you !! 

Always loved to dance, so I went to a dance exercise class 2 weeks ago to try and stop my joints from seizing up with all this medication now on, and was so surprised how good it felt.  This was partly due to the fact that my body and brain could still work together and keep time to the music, although maybe not to the exact timing as the teacher, but it was a laugh.  I saw some younger ladies turning up in all the gear and with 2 left feet, a lady who was recovering from a stroke doing her best and singing her way through the music she knew, and others who huffed and puffed their way through an hour without a care in the world.  I worried that I would end up unable to drive home, but wasn't the case....decided to go for shopping and was out all morning in the end. Now something I will try and do regularly.   Hubby also bought me a fitbit in July for my birthday and amazed at the mileage I clock up without doing any extra.  Sometimes the motivation is that I can still do it that keeps me moving, as in the back of my mind I worry that some day it all might just stop and I won't be able to do things.   Now to get these legs working again as sat too long..........

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WhatHappened. Agree with you about worry!!

Glad to hear that Baxter is going from strength to strength

Hope he doesn’t take this one to heart Xx

Morning, I hope that everyone slept ok!

For once no night sweats - hooray! On the downside, I've still got a bad tummy ache - not sure if it's a bug, nerves or because of my abdominal lymph nodes being affected (was told this could happen). Of course now I'm in stupid worry mode!

Got my pre appointment today, so things are moving forward!

Hope everyone is doing ok xxx

Morning Jess...

Sorry I'm not on here as early as would like as the wretched neuropathy pills keep me asleep longer ( could be good!) but I wake up very groggy and need time to come too. Hope you haven't felt on your own worrying for too long.

Hopefully your stomach pains are easing now you're up and doing things.  I suspect there will be some nerves involved at this stage because every appointment is an unknown. Today should be helpful as you will have a clearer picture of your future plan and probably you will see the chemo unit etc. If you're offered a picc ( or you could ask about a port which would make looking after your girls much easier during treatment) seriously consider it. Lots of people seem frightened by the idea but you may have realised I live in France where almost everyone has a port as standard practice. I didn't realise that there were other methods of giving chemo.

I know you feel everything is happening very quickly and it's hard to take everything in but I think it's much better this way. You have less time to worry although you also have less time to organise yourself. 

At today's appointment you may be given a list of meds to have to hand. Perhaps and hopefully a prescription? If not , there are some things I would recommend you have on standby. I know there is an opposing idea not to spend until you need them but actually......if you do need them, you need them ......not a day later when a prescription( I remember one of my contemporaries waited 4 days for a product my clinic had given me in advance) can be obtained or someone can get to the chemist. So we can chat later when you know what is recommended. 

Take care. Hope all goes well today.

Love Karen

Morning All

I slept well too. Got up for the loo but went straight back to sleep. At this rate we might need to rename this thread.

My last Rads treatment today. Boob looks a scabby mess, with a prickly heat scabby rash. I could sleep on a clothes line but I'm ok as long as I don't try to read.

I might be being a bit negative but I won't be ringing any bells. I've five more years of letrozole. I'll go back in 2024.

Love and hugs to all fruitloops.

Have the best day you can.

Hello all of you fruity loops,

I was up to the loo every 2 hours, not sure if I have a bug or not? Or maybe it’s the strong chilli I cooked on Sunday.....thankfully we had some Loperamide but need to get some more! 

I decided not to post but tried to get back to sleep each time.....it’s a pest as we have booked to go to Bexhill today and there aren’t many loos en route! 

Oh heck!

hugs xxx