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**TAMOXIFEN TEN***

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MaryAnnSingleton · 20/05/2011 08:51

brand new shiny thread....our tenth !

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MaryAnnSingleton · 27/05/2011 16:38

just passing by- tamox. group on fb would be good sparkle- do you want to do it ?

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pinkstarlight · 27/05/2011 16:39

this thread has moved fast i cant keep up or should i say take it all in.

topsy... omg poor you i cant imagine being sent home not exactly good for the nerves, i hope they get you sorted as soon as possible.

sparkles...stay here and let these wonderful ladies cheer you up,dont feel bad for feeling down we all have our moments and these ladies are wonderful at picking you back up again.

talking about hot flushes thats me,i also have cold flushes and always seem to be the opposite to the rest of the family driving them all mad.my periods stopped with my cancer diagnosis even before i started chemo,i have no idea if shock stopped them and they will return or thats it now.

well i have been to see my onc today and have been told my lump has shrunk some more,said its like a slit now instead of a lump.stupid blood was low again and had to be retaken,so was sent home and had to wait for a phonecall to say if i could have my next chemo on monday or not anyway they have decided to go ahead this seems to be becoming a habit now.

dreading monday as they will be changing from FEC to taxotere so very unsure what to expect and totally paranoid about losing my nails (im a terrible wimp and it sounds worse than losing my hair)i read somewhere that tea tree oil helps to save your nails so i have invested in some but i cant bare the smell.best of it is the FEC has made my nails very strong,i look like crap but i have beautiful nails.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 27/05/2011 16:40

oh sparkle - grrrr on your behalf....

a cheery thing- my poor S -I put a card and some sweeties through her door and she came over to give me the loveliest hug- she is so sweet.

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SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 16:46

Oh Pink, your periods stopping is porbably shock and stress. The shrinking lump is good, the blood count is not. I think losing nails sounds worse than hair too, but I am probably as wimpish as you feel. If it does happen I am sure it will not be as bad as you imagine, and does it help to know itis in a good cause?
I get cold flushes too, which think are stress related for me....but I am weird quite frankly.

I will set up a tamoxifen 10, cos I like the prison break conmnection, on fb, we don't have to chat there so smee and I don't get muddled, but if we want to we can without anyone else being able to read it.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 27/05/2011 16:50

pink- great that lump is shrunk but not great about bloods - and yes,I think shock is v powerful and can affect physical things like periods- poor you xx

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SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 16:51

Group created, I have made it private, others can see we are in a group, but can see no messages posted within it. I can make it secret so no-one can see it at all except us if anyone wants.

smee · 27/05/2011 16:55

Huge growls to all who deserve it, Sparkle. Wish we could help more. At least stay and rant. I will join FB group, Sparkle and try not to be muddled. Grin

Waving farewell to Pink's lump. Smile Don't stress too much about your nails, Pink. I lost a couple and it was just one more annoyance. Thought it would be a big deal, but it wasn't and they're strong and back now. I just put plasters over and ignored them until they grew back. My periods stopped on first chemo and have never come back. Can't say I miss them though. Smile

MAS, was it a one armed hug? Grin

I'm having a break from basket ball. We have already smashed three plant pots. Grin

KurriKurri · 27/05/2011 17:09

Oh Sparkle, that is beyond annoying, so Angry on your behalf. Sad

lovely to see you Pink, not great about bloods, but at least they are going ahead which is good and great the lump is shrinking so well, I hope chemo goes well on Monday. (sorry I'm completely ignorant on the periods, because I had hysterectomy years ago so it was not an issue for me.)

Sweet little mindee MAS Smile

Smee the hoop's not near any windows is it? Grin

My neighbour's flowers have gone, - just when I was getting used to having them around

pinkstarlight · 27/05/2011 17:10

sparkles..i know how you feel i had my own run ins last year with my LA,i was battling to keep my son in main stream education while they wanted to put him somewhere that was far from suitable. they nearly sent me over the edge with their stupid suggestions quite frankly they was taking the p.eventually 2 days before tribunal they backed down.they even suggested at one point my son cycled 2 miles to school,when i told them he would never be able to do that as he has severe dyspraxia he would either get lost,distracted or give up they told me i was being difficult i wont repeat what i told them lol

SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 17:19

Angry pink that is dreadful!They rfeally are shocking aren't they.

Smee.....ouch plant pots......put blitz tape crosses across your windows! and you can get muddled with me anytime

I have uploaded more photos on my mn profile, chickens and home......are you getting bored yet?

KurriKurri · 27/05/2011 17:24

sorry you've had LA nonsense to deal with as well Pink, it is shocking the way people are treated.

Love thee photos Sparkle - your house is lovely Envy. And those chicks have grown so much - how old are they now - about a week? they are so cute.

Rocky is a very handsome chap Grin

SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 17:25

Kurri I want to send you virtual flowers, but mn haven't seen fit to make the right emoticons, so am sending you a Brew instead! x

KurriKurri · 27/05/2011 17:30

Oh thank you Sparkle Smile have one with me Brew Smilex

SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 17:38

Thank you, do you particualrly like the huge pile of rubble on display, which dh has had to dig out of the ground whilst preparing the patio area?

Three chicks are 1.5 weeks old, two are a week old and one is 3 days old!

SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 17:40

I will thank you Brew Smile

KurriKurri · 27/05/2011 17:47

Grin at rubble - the patio will look lovely though - you'll have to put another picture up when its done. [smile}

KurriKurri · 27/05/2011 17:49
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SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 17:51

Oh just found a seventh chick has died whilst trying to get out of the shell, I wasn't expecting anymore to actually make it.....sad though to be so close. That is nature though. Sad

SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 17:52

Starting patio laying tomorrow, weather permitting

KurriKurri · 27/05/2011 17:57

oh no - poor chick Sad

SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 18:22

I know, tis natural process though, and we did well to save three chicks after she had abandoned the nest! In a month or so I will let another one go broody and we will start again, I am trying to be the emotionally tough smallholder....am I pulling it off yet?

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MaryAnnSingleton · 27/05/2011 18:26

aw,poor chick....
I think the tamox. 10 will be ok as it is-no one can see what we post- we can invite RWU ! And we won't abandon this thread !

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SparkleRainbow · 27/05/2011 18:31

Absolutely, keep this going! This is a vital lifeline for all.

Kids are amazing about the chick, they all asked to look at it, and ds said, never mind we have done very well to get 6, we only thought we would get 3! Yep they do tough smallholder better than me!

Wine cheers everyone

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MaryAnnSingleton · 27/05/2011 19:58

aw bless him
Righto- loaves rising and meditation done -it's wine time

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sandripples · 27/05/2011 20:00

OMG now I'm in a panic that you're all going to go away and regroup pon FB and I won't be able to find you AAGGHH. My DH is on FB so I lurk there sometimes, but we are very luddite about it and rather object to dozens of names being sent to us and the thing asking if we want to be friends with them. Its usually hordes of friendfs of our DCs but quite honestly we feel it would be weird if my DH agreed to be friends with them - wouldn't it? A bit pervy somehwo. So mostly we ignore FB. However if you're all planning a mass exodus from here to move over, I'll have to rethink. Scary.

KK - PG still here - we've agreed up to 18 June.......house dynamics are significantly affected.....

Re grade and stage discusson... its not as precise as you might think. My surgeon thought I'd be a 2 or 3 , and it had spread to nodes, but eventually (and this was after 2-3 months or more) it was confirmed as a grade 1. I still got the chemo - I think due to the node involvement. I never did find out what stage it was. Anyway I found all that rather too scary and poured myself into the sand.

Sparkles- lovely to see you and hope we can help you along.

My DD is getting very stressed out re finals - emotional and upset phone call last night which I'm finding difficult. Talked with her for quite a while and she seemed calmer by the end. Thank goodness DS seems to be sailing through ASs.

I send supporting vibes to all going through chemo, waiting for news of their op or generally needing a hug.

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