The operation

JammyR Ooooh I had to join you on the Marmite, managed a slice of toast, it was amazing.

Leolady56 Once your chemo starts you may be surprised at the different things you try, it might just be that you become a Marmite lover after all  lol. I had a really weird fridge tidy up lunch the other day, are you ready.........scrambled egg, a smoked salmon slice, an avocado and a packet of Ryvita beetroot crackers with cream cheese, seriously what is that all about????? 

Hopefully once this bout of SE have gone a bit of normality will come back, the one I’m really hoping for is that I can drink coffee again, only hot drink I’ve had since January is the ginger and lemon tea and I can’t even face that now, it’s water only and that gets boring after a few litres a day, everyday!!

I’ve decided to wait until I’m out of this side of chemo before I start on my Letrozole, can’t face a possible different set of SE’s mixed in. I’m sure another couple of weeks won’t do me any harm without them. 

Well it’s a grey chilly day here today in Kent and I’m sure I can hear my bed calling, think I may catch up on Masterchef from this week, not sure how much I will end up watching though :-D 

Love and and hugs to you all xxxxxxx

Marmite and peanut butter are both foods of the devil

Still got full on lurgy, which is really not helping me try to keep RT fatigue at bay, have a horrible feeling it's what is going to kick it off, in much need of afternoon snooze despite going to bed last few nights before 10pm, only bonus is at least my body has adjusted slightly to the bloomin clocks going forward tonight

I was thinking of you all yesterday, as i was looking through a list of school hymns and song tracks at work, will need to check if 'one more step' was there, but 'the ink is black' certainly was.  Made me visualise leo o in front of a hall full of little wazzock oncs in shorts with socks round ankles and scuffed shoes, saying, now dears, that is not how we do it, let us begin again. Of course there were no bleeps as professionally can't be said out loud........

Sorry it is a full on poo time for you

Oh dear not a fan of either.

But me stood in front of wazak oncos that has made me roar with laughter.

LL56

Think it's more annoying in a weird way it's not bc poo, but guess it's having more of an impact because of bc poo. Probably the best I've felt all week, but other than going to finally buy a new mattress and hanging the bedding outbon the line for the 1st time this yr, obvs bedding has been washed before now, but it's not been out! I've done nothing today other than eat my magic chicken broth and lounge about. At least the daytime sweats seem to have stopped, but keep telling ,yself lurgy side effects are no fun, but at least its not chemo induced se, so shouldn't really complain.

Glad i made you chuckle, thpught it was just maybe my lurgy fuelled fuzzy brain that was amused by the thought i had

 this is so true !! On Chemo I’ve gone off sweet things entirely.

Now drawn towards savoury foods. I’ve bought Essential Yeast Extract from Health store as find Marmite bit salty. www.essential-trading.coop. 

I’m eating a lot of soup and toast at present as can’t face anything else. 

Judithxx

Hi Leolady56 whats weird about Marmite?  ?

Now peanut butter yeuch far too greasy ;-) 

Each to their own don’t you think :-) 

Love Judith xx

Deb09 - Sorry to hear you are having such a time with the pains.  I agree with Jacks about you asking for gabapentin.  My hospital just give you them and I took them preventatively and have had no pain but that could be purely coincidental.  I do get like aching and muscley fatigue in my thighs a bit but it could have helped it not be worse. 

Marmite, peanut butter.  Love them all.  Normally...when I can eat...right now...boak...

L xx

Deb09 

Sorry you are in pain, hope it has eased a bit and if not maybe you can speak to oncos and request the gabapentin.... I have an onco appt before T bit so gonna be asking for some following Aspens tip. Thinking of you and hope you get some decent sleep.

Jacmatholmad 

Glad your BCN has sorted out physio for you. Sooner they can help imagine the quicker it will get back to normal.

I have felt ok-ish today pretty much same as day 2 of previous cycles. Quite flushed and mild nausea here and there but managing to function. DH doing my head in today. He got all moody cos I told him off for taking Libby go out on her new fast electric scooter without a helmet. Said I was spoiling his birthday. Cue me explaining that despite chemo I had bought and wrapped 8 presents for him from us as rest of family just send money. Made a cake. Got up at 6 with Lib and made our breakfasts. Helped her do a science project for school. Put load of washing in, dried it and put it away. Sorted various other things around the house. All of which done with chemo hangover just to try and make his day easier. He is now in that repentful stage where he is all over me trying to things for me... Libby says it was better when he was sulking ha ha!  He is usually good bless him and works hard so might let him off. 

Anyway plan to rest up and eat marmite for rest of weekend now! 

Much love xx

Jacks77 - Thanks i will enquire about the pregablin as i am struggling a bit i will give the gp a call on Monday, codeine is helping a bit but I'm also worried a bit as to what I can take in relation to it interfering with the effectiveness of the chemo! This T is tougher than I thought as with the night sweats and this muscle bone pain I can't sleep so I think you are right with the pregablin as it may help me to sleep! I'm so pleased Jackie you haven't got to do this bit, although I can see you're suffering now with the EC side effects but no more for you now lovely lady woop woop!!xxDebxx

I meant Gabapentin my head is in chemo mush x