The operation

Ha ha Deb...the pitch fork demon started visiting me today too. Just the odd stabbing pain which soon goes and I know it's a sign it's healing but another thing to put up with I guess! Just had a bath and was a bit naughty and soaked my operation side a little under the warm water, felt sooooo good. The dressing has survived  if a bit wrinkly. I only did it because District Nurse coming tmrw to check the drain wound so I can just do a "oopps does the wound dressing need changing, no idea how it's got so wrinkly!!" kind of thing!

Jolly - we do fair bit of camping around Yorkshire and Derbyshire so will hopefully get good few weekends in this summer once treatment finished. Libbys the there's a site she likes near Ripon so less than an hour from home and she's as happy there as she is anywhere! 

JammyR

i cant believe its only a week since your op, you seem to be making amazing progress and its making me feel a little less apprehensive about the possibility of needing a clearance when my results come through in 2 weeks (although im still worried silly). I think im about a month behind you in all of this ! Hope your recovery continues to go well x

Hi Runner,

Good luck for your results. You may well not need clearance the odds are in your favour so don't worry about it as may never happen. I feel fine in myself and mobility is good for end of week 1. Definitely had more after effects this time around. The numb feeling is wierd (feels like got a bag of sugar stuck in my arm pit but it's just annoying not painful. It does get bit stiff if sit around too much but luckily 7 yr old makes sure I don't get too much rest! 

Hope you are recovering ok and keep in touch.

Joanne 

Thanks JammyR. Im psyching myself up just in case but if not then thats a bonus. Such a long wait due to Christmas (over a month) and just want to get on with whatever needs to be done. Its difficult to plan anything, im due back at work on Monday and waiting for a date to move house !!

Take care x

Paula

Hi jacks77

Wow, chemo is  the last thing any of us wanted but I can say it is not as bad as I thought.

I had a pre chemo appointment at the chemo unit with my chemo nurse.  She went through everything, showed me round, made it a bit easier. 

They told me no question is silly, yes you can take paracetamol, I got heart burn and was able to take gaviscon which eased it straight away. 

Take all the meds they give you as they told me its easy to stop you getting sick but not as easy to stop once you are being sick, so preventing it is important. Get yourself a good thermometer as you will have to watch your temp.

You will get through it, we are all here for you.

Don't know if you remember but I had a bit of a melt down when I got my first chemo date, well that was the last time.

It gets easier

Stay strong lovely lady

Good afternoon wonderful lovely frogs - whoops people,

So I slept for 12 hours!!!!!!!! 10 pm until 10 am. And wow do I not feel better. Well ok slightly. Better than I did. Jammy the thought of going to the GP to be told -IT'S a VIRUS is keeping me at home. I can't put up with the disparaging looks - only if I'm passing them out.

You guys have all been very busy - lopsided princesses, holidays, not holiday (sorry about that one Jammy we too had to cancel our Nov holiday), exercises and bust enhancement programmes all be it to one side, recouping from drug abuse (chemo) and preparing for WTF knows next.

All quiet on the eastern front. All visitors have now left the building. Hooray! But it is blowing a hooley out there. You'd not be able to keep your 'candle in the wind' around here today. We live on a ridge we so seemed to get battered by wind and snowed in. Still if we ever ever get flooded those in the valleys will be totally *********.

Jolly that pic looked just my sort of place and a steam train ride,, well that would be me well made up. If there is a pub near by dearest hubby would be there too.

I too must get back to the exercises been very very lapse. I have been doing the odd set but not enough and I read that for RT it will be good. To be honest I ache all over so the thought is off putting at present. Feel a right wazak as after the first op I was up and about, doing the exercises feeling pretty chipper. Oh well tomorrow is another day.

It's been lovely to read new names on this thread welcome one and all.  hope somewhere I've given you a little chuckle today. I was rather disappointed that after my 999  call not a single fireman came to prise me out of my pjs. You just don't get the service theses days. Hope you are still feeling chipper after surgery.

Bigguy I am with you and the Carry on Camping scenario with Barbara Windsor and the exploding bra. Still brings a titter. 'Ooooh Matron' in truth Kenneth Williams style. Sorry all you young 'uns that may have passed you by.

Thought for the day:

You are not your thoughts.

Love yourself like you would your best friend.

Take care out there hold on to your hats, wigs and comb overs.

Leolady

PS I intend to get this pics post thing one day very very soon. If I can stay awake. xx

Wow 12 hour sleep that will have done you the world of good. I love sleep at the moment can't get enough of it....unfotunately with hubby back at work my  alarm (i.e child) doesnt let me sleep past 7!

Still v windy and wet up North too. Had productive morning putting tree away and taking decs down and Libby hoovered absolutely everywhere for me so house looks great for once. Wrapping up now to walk to shops as need to purchase vast amounts of chocolate for a "cholocate writing pen" Lib got for Christmas which is today's activity. Looks amazing on the box but will doubtless be messy and not that good! 

District Nurse came again to check dressing where drain was and looked at surgery wound too. Libby had a good old look whilst dressings were off and declared them healing nicely....take her word over the nurses of course! 

Hope everyone is having a good day and not feeling any ill effects from chemo/surgery/general BC crap! Alison-  is it your chemo day today? If so hope the veins behave this time.

xxx

Hi, I'm home today. Glad to see my own bed, and toilet!! Thanks for the advice Jammy, my kids as like that... they take a huge leap and pounce on me for cuddles. They've not had a cuddle since 2nd because I was radioactive! My son thinks I'm a super hero! Because spider man was bitten by a radioactive spider. 

Leolady, you always give me my daily chuckle  

Xx 

Hya LeoLady!! 

That 12 hour sleepathon would have done you more good than you realise. We heal while we sleep.

Love a bit if Carry On. It would never be allowed to be made now would it?? Lol!! Sorry to our friends of the late 70’s & 80’s that haven’t a clue what we’re talking about :-)

xXx

Bigguy, i may well be a child of the late 70s/80s but i am well brought up with the carrry ons, carry on camping is a fav, but i actually love a couple of the very earliest ones that were  in black and white, all carry on inuendos are highly amusing. Then again i always did have an old head on young(ish) shoulders.

Leo, 12 hrs sleep sounds blissful, it was obviously needed, hopefully its done the trick and will help you shift the lurgy.

If steam trains had been running, we'd have been on one today, had to make do with the normal train though instead on same route, although hubby and myself have been on the steam version here about 18 yrs ago before we got married. Nearest pub is in town about 5 or so mins in car, there is a bus stop at end of lane, which is half mile from cottage!

 Back home tomorrow, back to reality, and the next round of appointments begin, been nice to vaguely escape the bc rollercoaster, time to jump back on it and hold on tight, it may be a bumpy ride.