In shock

Welcome, Debzjourney - it sure is a roller coaster of emotions at the beginning. This is a wonderful group of people to support you!

Hi Ladies,

Welcome Debzjourney…hope you are doing better as you get a treatment plan in effect. We all are warriors, and here to support you.

Well, it seems that I have a talent for destroying sewing machines. The first one (my work horse) has bobbin issues, so I switched it out with its twin which is suppose to live in Oregon. Then last night the motor s l o w l y died. It was all I could to get enough "juice" to finish the seam I was working on. So today when DH gets home, I have to take my machines into the Singer hospital. Hope they can get repaired…and quickly. I was just getting my skills back, and they failed me. But I did finish the kitchen and laundry room, so I will be shipping those off to Keiko Cottage this week.

Hope everyone is doing okay. Mo…it is crappy to have to wait so long for your results. If I were closer I would come up with a scheme to trick them into getting those reports out faster.

I seem to have a "cold"…the first one in many years. I am suppose to have my eyelid surgery next Tuesday. I need to get over this thing before then…do not know whether calling my GP will make any difference, since it is probably viral. March has the craziest weather….first it is spring like…then we get hit with cold and rain…and the highest pollen counts around.

I do have a question…has anyone developed a neuropathy in their feet several weeks after finishing chemo? Mine is not severe, but it is definitely there. I hope this is temporary and not going to get worse. Also, how long should I expect to look like a baby chick with this hair fuzz. I told by DD that the wig is becoming itchy and I might follow Edi's advice and flip the thing on the dance floor at some point during the reception. If I do I will be sure to send pictures…LOL

Have a wonderful day…Play and have some fun!!

Jenifer

Edi, happy to hear the eye is better. Are you seeing better now that the cataract is gone?

Jenifer, did you have 4 rounds of chemo? We had the same cocktail, and yes, I do have neuropathy in two toes of my left foot. Onc said it would go away, but it is almost 2 years since last chemo, and it's still there. It was worse in the beginning, but now it is something I'm aware of only now and then. It does not really affect me much at all. Hope you get your sewing machines up and running again soon - good for you on finishing those curtains! Wig or no wig, you will enjoy your DD's wedding. I managed to keep the wig on the whole night at my DD's wedding in 2012, but it was not too hot.

PS office called today. My final recon surgery has been moved up from April 23 to March 31, which is next Monday. I say bring it on so that this can be over and done with. It's day surgery, not a big deal, and I will be home the same day. It will be such a relief to have this behind me finally. I'm sooooo ready to move on.

Good Morning Ladies,

Liefie…thanks for the info…Yep, we had the same "cocktail". I am not going to worry about it. Sometimes I feel it, other times not. Hopefully it means that the chemo reached all the sneaky places that the CA cells like to hide.

Edi…so glad your pirate days are over! It is always something. But I am so relieved that things have cleared up.

Well, I took the machines into the hospital. The motor was definitely gone. Of course these machines are 50 years old and Singer does not make the motors for them anymore (thanks China). But the Singer man thinks he can rebuild it. So hopefully I will have "Thing 1 and Thing 2" back today or tomorrow and I can get going again.

I went to bed early last night in hopes of getting this cold under control. I took a nice cocktail of meds left over from all my surgeries and I slept sooooo good. DH said I snored all night. Sorry about that, DH, but I believe the snoring thing was in our marriage vows 

Hope everyone is doing well. It is time for some house cleaning, so I will close for now. Have a great day 

Jenifer

Just had a phone call with GOOD NEWS! 

Verdict is in, and it is SCAR TISSUE!

Starting to breathe again

 hi ,

Morwenna, tears of joy here in Blighty. Soooo relieved for you it has been such a wait. Now as Adagio says get on with living. Sing and row that boat when the ice melts. YAY  We are all such worry pots, I now have decided that I will treat BC as a past illness. Feeling full of beans "parp"Happy and positive come and join me. We really mustn't let it ruin whatever time we have left.We could have been on that plane that vanished we could get hit by a truck whilst out shopping  .  You me and all the girls on here have been to hell and back now the future awaits.

Love and hugs x

Morwenna, YAY, YAY, YAY!!!!! So happy for you, and sad that you had to go through this worry.

Nihahi, stay safe in that blizzard! It looks ba-a-a-a-a-d . . . .

Edi, so agree with everything you said in your post. And yes, we could have been on Air Malaysia 370. Can only imagine what the family members must be going through.

MO….Sorry I am late to the PARTY…. What a relief and time for a Happy Dance indeed. Have a great time bowling. We all need to get out there and enjoy LIFE.

Love to all,

Jenifer

Spring here is .... June?? 

Hi everyone, you have been a busy bunch of ladies

Morwenna - wonderful news, I will see you at bowling tomorrow evening

Edi - love your stories, so happy that you are getting your energy back!

Mom - sorry to hear about the sewing machines - kind of takes away the motivation that it took so long to build up to get going on these things. Hope they are back to working order quickly

Movie - thanks for the photo of the quince - beautiful - and as you can see from Nihahi's photos we did have blizzard like weather here today and it is going down to - 14 for tomorrow  

Liefie - I posted on the other thread that I would be in your pockets on the 31st, glad you will be getting this all out of the way so you can enjoy the spring weather

greetings to all I haven't mentioned

I had my cardiologist appointment this a.m., I am booked for an echocardiogram on morning of April 1st and then same day afternoon stress test followed by a follow up appointment with the cardiologist; also some blood tests to do and he will call for the results of my holter monitor test. That's my news - in the meantime going on with my life

Take care everyone

Spring is here ... I can see the car!!!

Nihahi - thanks for the posting some hope for us - beautiful!

Morwenna - loved the picture - I had a good laugh!

Hi

Wow get, up mug of tea and log on. such a lot going on. Alberta girls, that weather SUCKS big time. you are all such cheerful bunnies despite it, so I salute you.Hope spring gets there sooner than flaming June.

Websister, ok now we have to get you back to feeling good. April 1st is the 39th Anniversary of DH's vasectomy TMF I know but it was a lucky day for us and will be for you.

Movie, lovely picture hope you are cooking on gas and all is well.

Mo, feel for you dear friend, after all that worry it takes a while to get back to normal. Go bowling have fun and pretend those pins are "you know what" and smash them

Nihahi, wish I had a magic cape, would fly and dig you out and melt that awful snow. Then collect the rest of the girls and we could have a session in Timmies ? I hope that is a coffee shop and not something else.

Liefie, see you later. YAY

Mom, that singer better be back and working ?

Off to shops to raid DH's wallet. Poundland won't know what has hit it. Laters and love to all X

hi ,

Mom, glad singer back , when my eyebrows thinned a lot I got a fibre type mascara in brown and very lightly brushed over remaining hairs, fibres clung and gave the illusion of brows.also used eyeliner for first time ever, helps disguise lash loss.

hear you with the eye Doc  I can now see out of cataract free eye, bit gravelly sensation but no more pain. Really thinking twice about second one in May but know I was just really unlucky and they did sort it. Floaters are such a nuisance Also flashes MUST be checked. Please get to Doc ASAP. So agree with fed up with Docs and waiting for results, worse part ,but eyes are precious. ( windows to the soul ) they at least can usually diagnose on the spot.

Keep us posted but don't delay. X

Good news last night, despite interview with huge patch over eye ,got my dream volunteer job at cancer hospital. I will be in "Headstrong "which is where ladies are advised on wig wearing and scarf tying, scalp care etc.DH is even happy with this ,so that is a plus. Only couple of sessions a month but gets me out and about.

Lovely quiet weekend ahead here, hope you all have fun X

Morning girls, so happy to read that everybody is doing so well, and that everybody is reasonably healthy. Mo, you can relax now. How this disease can throw us off balance, and steal our joy any time . . .  Websister, hope your results are nothing but good, and that fatique will prove to be still a leftover from your chemo which will go away with time.

Thanks for the skype yesterday, Edi! It was lovely as always, and it is so good that you are your old spunky self, sore eye and all. Made those thincrust pizzas on my newly acquired pizza stone on the gas barbecue. First one was bacon and avocado. We let it go a little too long, and crust came out too black for my taste, but everybody else gobbled it up. Next one was a meatlover's pizza which we put on for 7 minutes, and it came out perfect. The pizza stone is all black and dirty, but after cleaning it will be ready for the next round. The pizzas taste 100% better than in the oven, and it is so quick too.

Jenifer, those floaters can also be leftovers from chemo. If I remember correctly, I had them for a while,and then they disappeared as mysteriously as they appeared. But have it checked out; you never know. Three months PFC at my DD's wedding I had no eyelashes and no eyebrows, but the make-up girl did a splendid job, and nobody can tell from the photos. Have all my lashes back as they were before, but left eyebrow will never be the same. No big deal - I am here. That's the important thing.

Nihahi, that's the spirit! Show that snow who's boss! LOL.

Movie, that letter took its sweet old time, but just glad you received it. YAYYYY!

Today is a music day. Playing for two services tomorrow, many hymns, so organ is required. Played more piano than organ lately, so will be putting in a good practise today. They funniest thing is that my pedometer 'reads' my playing the foot pedals as steps, so it is a workout at the same time. Hahahahaaaaa. Will probably have 10 000 steps in no time - good.