Where's My Remote?

Anonymous

I was thinking of this thread, and did a search for it.  Let's bump it up and share more stories of our wacky chemo brain.....

The most recent for myself?  I was helping my son put on his orthotic (brace) while at therapy.  I was absentmindedly talking to the therapist, and wondered why she gave me a wacky look. 

It turned out I was trying to put both his current orthotic as well as his new one on one foot.  No wonder why it wasn't working!!!! 

Anonymous

Well, bumping it up again since I actually have something to report on....chemo-brain might never go away, my chicas, even after 3 years! UGH.

Back in October, I decided to renew my two favorite magazine subscriptions and to re-up with Shape. So I sent in the renewals to SELF and Oprah, along with a check for each, and then sent the Shape thing-y that tells them to start the magazine and bill me. Well, I never got Shape and never got a bill! Hmmmmmm.....Then, a month ago, I got a bill from SELF, even though it had continued to come in the mail and the check cleared. Yes, you guessed it....I had renewed SELF and signed up for an additional subscription! Geez.

I just got off the phone from straightening it all out...and am about to send in my subscription for Shape....with a check!

~Marin

NancyLee13

And let your little hearts not be troubled because I also did the same thing except with my AARP subscription which I paid until 2012 so that means I'm locked in to living that long to read all those great AARP articles.@!!!!!!

Leah_S

 I have enjoyed this thread immensely - mostly because it's so funny, and also because I see tht I'm not alone.

So here's my chemobrain story:

I went downtown to do errands while I was going through chemo. Went from store to store, getting done stuff I hadn't had a chance to since I had about 3 good days out of 2 weeks while on DD chemo. I noticed that my ring (I wear it ALL THE TIME) was not on my finger. I looked thrugh all the bags I had accumulated, trying not to get upset - no ring. Okay, I think, I'll go over in my mind the places I've been and go back to them to look. So - I'd just come from the bookstore. Now, let's see, before the bookstore I was -

Oh.

Before the bookstore I was at the jeweller's, where I left my ring for repair.

Leah

NancyLee13

HI....I'M BACK!!!!!  This is how much better I've gotten since I started this thread...NOT...no really, I have gotten better, but the thing is that I got some stuff called MidNite at the store on Saturday and it was in this brown paper bag with all the other "little stuff" that I got at the store....anyhow, it's a homeopathic pill that melts in your mouth and you're supposed to be able to take it if you wake up in the middle of the night and you don't have to sleep for 8 more hours without waking up with a headache or groggy...They're supposed to work for like 3 hours...SO I got it so that when I get off work on Sunday morning at 7, I could take the pill and hopefully sleep til 10:30 and then get up and get ready and go to church at 11 and not be so sleepy that I keel over in church...well, I couldn't find it this morning and I looked and looked and looked everywhere that I'd been when I got home on Saturday afternoon...I even looked in the fridge and freezer and washing machine....where did I find them???  In the medicine cabinet....I didn't even think to look in there...I NEVER put things where they belong...when did I start doing that....AND I'M A 6 YEAR SURVIVOR AS OF APRIL 6TH....SO HAPPY HUNTING EVERYONE....NL13

Leah_S

Nancy Lee! 6 years is a reason to celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, come on girl, you can think of something wilder to do to celebrate than put stuff away.

Leah

mrsnjband

I love this thread it is so funny, I've shared many stories with my DH and he got a chuckle out of them.

I have a story for you. Now that my hair is returning it takes me forever to get ready in the morning because I want what hair is there to look good.  Hubby is so great in the mornings, he fixes my lunch, he fixes breakface and tries to make sure I get out the door with everything. 

One morning getting ready for church I came out of the bathroom and he said what took you so long today. 

First I put on all my makeup so I'll look beautiful. (With very frew eyebrows & eyelashes!)

Well first I have to wash my hair, then dry my hair;  Then I spray each section,of hair as I curl it & that takes a while.  Then I pick it ouy some & then I put this sticky stuff on to help keep my hair where I want it too stay, except today instead of putting it in my hair I put it all over my face,  Okay, I finish my hair but now I have to wash my face and put my makeup back on.  That's why it takes my so long to get ready in the mornings!!

 BTW have you seen the remote to my tv upstairs?  I'm always loosing when I go to sleep at night!

JackieSue

Nancy,

Congratulations on 6 years.  It's been 5 years since my treatment.  I'm doing great and my family doesn't have to follow me around so much any more.  My daughter mentioned that she would put away all of HER important stuff so that I wouldn't lose her things also.  I told her about this web and she claims that there needs to be a support group for the family of us "chemo-brains".  Well, for all of you who are going through treatment now, visit this group from time to time to keep up your sense of humor.   It helps.

Jackie

DebraLynn

Hi everyone,

I have to say, this has always been my favorite thread. NancyLee, a belated HAPPY 6th anniversary!!

achpurple

New to this thread but it's all too familiar to me.  Was at the store yesterday with two of my six kids and I'm trying to check out.  The kids are fooling around instead of helping me and I'm irritated because the cashier has no more room to bag my groceries because all of the bags are full and he's waiting for my empty cart (which is not empty yet) and I say to my older child "Why are you not helping me unload the dishwasher?"  She looks at me, the cashier looks at me and then I realize what I said.  Then I said to the cashier "I swear chemo eats your brain!"