CRAZY TOWN WAITING ROOM - TESTS coming up? All Stages Welcome.

Happy Anniversary, Lucy!!!! Here's to many more!

Iris, hope lunch out was great....I had some really nice fish and chips on my trip to the coast earlier this week.

Molly, hope the vertigo gets better, and I say, keep baking! The food looks great! I am going to a potluck picnic of my homeowner's association tomorrow...was thinking of bringing fried chicken, and really liked the looks of yours. Got lazy though, and went and bought a bunch of tamales to bring, from my favorite local spot.

Hope all the crazies have a restful weekend. Hugs to all!
Octogirl

morniing folks, had nice time. with my pals at lunch. One of told me she would go with me on my next chemo trip. Great to have pals to help me, i am truely blessed in that way.

Sorry we are making you think food , i am not clear when your fast ends Sandy.

No real plans for today. I want to ask the onc next time i see her whether the fatique ends wih the end of chemo but know the end is not really anytime soon but just a simple lunch gets me tired

Hey everyone, thought I was handling my bone scan tomorrow without too much anxiety, I keep telling myself hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Anxiety is getting the best of me, I realize that the scan is not what worries me as much as the results, not sure how to stay sane for the next 5 to 10 days while I wait for results. Just need some advice from those of you that know how I'm feeling

Lafish - how frustrating! Hopefully you won't have to wait too long - the scan anxiety is bad enough! I deal with it by trying to take control of something small and manageable - cleaning out drawers, rearranging closets, etc. Distraction + a sense of accomplishment.

Lafish..ugh ..How annoying..I hope they can reschedule your scan VERY soon ..I know how awful WAITING is !

Penny ..Great idea about distracting ourselves when anxiety /stress sets in ..and my cupboards and drawers can always do with a good clean !!! Actually maybe I should start with the fridge !

Iris ..that's great that you have a friend going with you to the next chemo ..!!

Hugs to all xx

thanks so much for the hugs molly50!!! I sure needed it tonight😀

Can I join this Crazytown thread? Diagnosed, mastectomy, staging tests this week. Uber Crazytown. I never had a single symptom until the radiologist told me about my results. Now every bone aches, my tummy is extra gurguly and I imagine my liver imploding. Like I said, uber crazy. This thread is comfort that I'm not alone, or too too crazy. 💕

Sara

Joyseeker..of course you can join us Crazy lot !!! Welcome !!!

Ice cream with Ativan sprinkles..... I like that one 💜. Currently lounging in my recliner with tea on board. You ladies seem like an uplifting, loving lot. This week I have a CT, bone scan and ultrasound. Did I mention I broke my ankle a week prior to my mastectomy? Overachiever....in the crazy department too!! (Middle School Vice Principal, that's a special kind of crazy!)

S

welcome joyseeker, dang if it isn't nice to have a new groupie. The virtual atvian sundae is always on tap

Joyseeker ..Yay for a boring abdomen 😃

Bannan contrast? You sure that's not "barium" contrast? If it is, I had one for an upper GI series (pre-endoscopy days) . when I was much younger--and they'd mixed it with a bit of malted milk powder and chocolate syrup, so it wasn't bad. The Gravol should go a long way to calming the nausea (the one time I got sick-drunk up in NS' Annapolis Valley, my friend's mom fed me peppermint tea and a Gravol--I slept 20 hrs. and woke up with nothing but a sore throat from all the puking). U.S. ladies, that's sold as Dramamine down here. Be forewarned--Gravol can make you loopy. I'd be very careful about popping an Ativan (or any other benzodiazepine) until the Gravol is out of your system, because they are both CNS depressants that are safe on their own but could be very dangerous in combination--especially if you have any preexisting respiratory problems.

Joyseeker, everyone is different, and don't know that my chemo treatment was the same as yours will be, but if it makes you feel better, I hate throwing up also, more than almost anything, but I never got that sick that I needed to puke during chemo. The nausea drugs really do seem to work...Hugs!

Morning, gorgeous day here, i just finished my walk to the mail box! Wahoo. I was cheating and using my car and today decided to go back to using it as exercise. Tomorrow is chemo day. Making my list of questions for the onco. I do have a bunch. Think i have done about 9 at this time

Please all have a good day

Got it done ladies. Small sips with a plugged nose and chewing gum in between. The WORST part of my journey so far!! I get to imaging and the lady say, oh, CT was down yesterday, you might have to reschedul) WTF? More barium milkshake. I promptly take and Ativan. Turns out machine is up and working. Only a minor emotional breakdown in the changeroom ( she needed to help me change with my cast and new incision. Hopefully my chest and abdomen are "terribly boring" again.