In shock

nihahi, Sending out (( hug )) you must be so fed up with that alien boob. Cake for you when new one in place.
Hope you still manage mountain day and have a glorious time.
Will be glad when flippin shed done, he keeps muttering on about it. Hopefully no disasters. lol x

OOOOhhhhh boy, now starting to wonder what my cake will look like, considering the "theme".

I'm wide awake too. I want to go somewhere Saturday morning but if I don't get to sleep pretty soon, I might just bag it. I'm going to have a few games of Freecell on the computer and see if that doesn't do the trick. Sweet dreams all. No peas, though.

Curveball, hope you get some shut eye. Enjoy Saturday x

 Traii sweetheart big squishy hug from cyber mummy< filling up thinking of my cyber baby girl getting upset  .
Hope your little monkey behaves and gets to go to the party tomorrow.
Off to poundshop for a retail fix.
Your verandah sounds lovely, if we go out on ours at the moment it will freeze your meatballs off lol.
 three more for me too !! we will have to have such a cyber party. x

Thanks Cyber Mummy....luv u x



Im sure DS will behave...not....lol guess thats just boys being boys!!



Whoo hoo 3 more for you too!



Go get that retail therapy and enjoy every minute of it xxx

Good Morning from "could be sunny today" California. I have truly enjoyed reading through all of the posts and learning about such a strong, funny and corageous group of warrior women! I finished treatment in October 2012 and, with the exception of daily Tamoxifen, I AM DONE!!!! I posted for two reasons - first, if I can offer help in any way, I have been through it all, and second, I think it is good to get out of the immediate and look at this as a trip with a beginning and an end. It really does end - at least the stuff most of you are going through right now ends. Sure, there is always a cancer thought that I have yet to distinguish, but as time passes, it takes up less of your energy. You ALL can do this!!!

Some tricks of the trade - I may become immediately unpopular with this suggestion but will make it anyhow - medical marijuana is the wonder drug for cancer treatment. My onc was fine with it (as were most of the nurses ini the chemo room). They have strains specifically geared towards people going through chemo so no drugged out stony feeling, just appetite, no nausea and no headache. It made a HUGE difference in mitigating my side effects.

Dry skin or during rads - lanolin. I know it sounds (and is) gross, but it really works. My rad onc swears by it and actually provides her patients with big tubs of the stuff. If you do use, don't wear a shirt you care about as it stains. 

Happy to answer anything if it will help. Good luck and get-r-dun!!!!! 

xoxox

Good you got out Edi & got a few things too

Hmm clanking of balls hey!!! Lol

Some of those diaper cakes can look amazing....ive seen a pram and motorbike be done out of diapers,towels,face washers etc. They look amazing. Good luck with yours and good to keep you occupied. Is hubby still out in the shed!!!



Dakota good to see you feeling well and gettin those usual 'saturday chores done!



Carlads hope no headache from neulasta shot.



Well 3am here got up with sore tummy and sweats...all good now so will try sleeping!!

Curveball - yes prednisone can disrupt sleep.  Just like the steroids for chemo.  Prednisone is a very good, useful steroid and tapering doses are protocol.  Your body needs to take back over the steroid production which is what tapering the dose does.  A spoonful of sherry does the trick? I don't think you'll get in much trouble with a spoonful.

No, no word from Benny.  Our suspicions are that she is in hospital with no way to recharge phone or internet access.  Our prayers on here are all with her.  When I see new messages from this thread I always open it first hoping to see something from her.

Hi everyone,

Yes darn headache... Doesn't seem as bad this time but it's still early.  A little swollen in fingers.   I am drinking my water Traii I promise!  I hope you are feeling better! 

Curveball, I was up all night the day of my Chemo due to the steroids they gave me and I have disrupted sleep while taking them the two days after. 

Edi, hope you are doing better also.  My taste is gone now. 

Dakota, enjoy you day of sports!!  Sounds like you are feeling well..yay!

Nihahi, looks like the frozen peas will be out again...for my head. 

Websister, hope all is well and your son is doing fine.  You just never know what the reaction is going to be with 3rd molars, we had sisters have theirs removed on same day, one looked like a chipmonk one no swelling at all!

Luvmy, have a good day.

I am so worried about Benny!! I just wish we knew something! 

Everyone else enjoy your weekend..

Carla

Keemo, this IS an open forum, thanks for posting. We all natter on in between the support and advice.
Benny started this thread and we all miss her like mad and worry about her.
Please join us anytime, so glad you are through most of it. We love to hear of this it gives all so much hope.

Edi x

Thanks so much, Edi and Scottie1. I thought that maybe this was just for Canadians or something, thought see that Carla is from Ramona. Anyhow, thanks and I will keep reading and keeping up with you all. I do hope Benny is okay. I have felt so bad for her throughout. I ride horses too so was hoping that some equine therapy might help but unfortunately, this crap hits everyone differently and she is sure getting a bad rap. 

One thing that I think helped me was that I have a 14 year old daughter (13 when I was diagnosed). I was so worried about how it would effect her that I put alot of energy into being as uneffected as possible. Teen years are already rough so having mom walking around with no hair and a barf bag in the car (yes, I ws a puker), was tough, but I kept on smiling and said "it's better than the alternative" - do you like the blue wig or the pink one better? HAHA Being alone, as Benny has said she is, makes it tough... no one to drag you out for a walk or tell you that a bath after several days might not be the worst thing! If I lived close, i would visit!

Anyhow, so looking forward to learning and sharing more. 

p.s. - regarding headaches - it is a major side effect with Zofran. I couldn't take it for that reason. I preferred barfy to headachy. 

xoxo Kim

Hi Edi! I am from Marin in Northern California. While a really cool place to live, Marin County also has the highest occurence of breast cancer anywhere in the world. It's bizarre becuase it's such a granola, outdoor, hiking/biking kind of place. 

Liverpool! I'm jealsous! I am hoping to travel in the next year - my reward for getting through this and my mantra to live life now. My partner and I have England the list. I am waiting to feel better after the crazy year my body has endured. I am still tired alot but hey, no whining here! I am blessed. 

My daughter is awesome! She was my daily motivation, my rock! She even came to chemo with me a few times. Lots of love for my sweet girl.

As promised my darling DH and his best mate repairing that shed roof today. They were up there for 4 1/2  hours !
DH is on the roof and his friend up the ladder had his whole stomach removed due to cancer, fourteen months ago. He is an incredible man and has been such a support to me.
His first grandchild is due in two weeks, at one time he never thought he would live to see that day..

His Mantra is " I'm not going anywhere " and I agree with him.
Needless to say we are all thrilled to bits for him.
They did a great job and laughed all day, no one fell off, or hit fingers with hammer. I kept them supplied with food and hot drinks.

Edi, I grew up in Glasgow....came to Canada whenI was 23 yrs!!!!....grew up with all the Liverpudlian groups!!!....they all came to Glasgow....danced to the Stones (live) ....was in the days before they all got really famous



BTW...Keemo....sorry ....the reference to Liverpool and Glasgow was for Edi...having one of those days. 😜