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**T*A*M*O*X*I*F*E*N 11 **

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MaryAnnSingleton · 27/06/2011 10:25

new thread here !

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smee · 15/07/2011 11:56

Fanfare of optimism from Smee, as have just bought a tennis racket. Shock Haven't played since I was a kid, but my back's better now and a friend who also lazes his days away works from home too, has talked me into it.

Amber and MAS, hope GP appointments go okay. Amber, that does seem daft that you have to go to the GP though.

Kurri, have a good snooze day. Can't harm once in a while.

Hope all others are good. Am off to a meeting now, so can't linger. Very lovely and sunny here though, so hope it is where you are too. Smile

amberlight · 15/07/2011 12:01

GP says it may be anaemia but apart from that could just be 'your body objects to being poisoned every few weeks'. Blood test to be done.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 13:41

ah,well that's a bit helpful ? (shudders at the thought of blood test)

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cakesandale · 15/07/2011 14:43

A quick trawl through the recent posts shows an alarming amount of trips to the doctors and swallowing of unpleasant items! Yikes!

I hope you all get sorted soon.

I have been off doing work type stuff and now have an absolute mountain to get through before I go on holiday next Friday - not helped by the fact that my pooter has been offline all day. The tech guys have just been in, but it's too late now to start anything before the school run. Sad On the plus side I picked up 2 - yes 2!!!! - new pieces of business yesterday. Hooray!! One ongoing, the other a one-off. The only thing I have to do now is work out how to get through that mountain.

But I have not forgotten about the graduation on Monday KK - and came on to say, have a very lovely time. You will look great (even if still a bit spotty, which no-one but you will notice).

Smee - put the racket down and walk away while you still can. Wink

MAS - you can do that job, you know you can Smile

Love to all ladies on treatment x

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 15:06

oh well done Cakes !! and thanks too for encouragement- feel better about it today Smile
Where are you off to on holiday ?

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smee · 15/07/2011 15:18

Ooh Cakes, you are impressive. Celebrate the work tonight then. No grabbing strange men in inappropriate places though. Grin Is the holiday the one to far reaches of Scotland??

Amber, anaemia's a thought and at least that one's a relatively easy fix. I was by end of Chemo - was told it's v.common. Does make you feel lousy. Maybe go gnaw on some liver? [unhelpful!]

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 15:29

ew at gnawing on liver ! (actually I like liver) I think watercress is pretty good too. Anaemia makes you feel awful as smee has said..I was very anaemic as a child and I can honestly say I've never felt worse..I used to just lie on the floor I felt so wretched.
I had iron medicine too-liquid stuff-totally horrid, like tin spoons- which I managed to knock into the bath one day.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 17:41

was very amused to find that the locum was a Dr Kwok Wan !! No real revelations- he says possibly some arthritis or wear and tear - to try another 2 weeks of ibuprofen and then see...I suppose it would've been better to wait until my own doc was back from his holiday but Dr Wan was v nice - I found myself saying 'it's not that bad..' gah !

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KurriKurri · 15/07/2011 18:28

MAS - not a great deal of help then, oh well perhaps it will improve a bit over the next two weeks Smile

Amber - yes anaemia very common on chemo, and it will make you feel lousy. (Mine was fixed with a blood transfusion, so that might be a possibility - just so you are forewarned) When pregnant with DS (many a moon ago) the GP told me to drink Guinness to stop getting anaemic. (It's probably a total myth that Guinness has iron in it, but I can't imagine a Dr telling a pregnant woman now to drink alcohol!)

Cakes congrats on the new work, well done, and as Smee says try to get through the weekend without groping any strange men Grin
Thanks for good thoughts for grad, - I am quite excited about it now Smile

Smee - tennis racquet, - brilliant I hope you have fun, I used to love playing tennis. We had a tennis teacher called Mrs Tucker, but being nasty teenagers we called her by a rhyming name Blush - not to her face obviously Grin

Well I have a short spiky hair do (The hairdresser told me in detail about her various gynaecological treatments. I smiled politely and said 'oh dear' every so often)
I have got some pewter shoes, they are low heeled, as I thought that would be more sensible for all the walking, but quite nice.

love to all on treatment, (and everyone else of course Smile)

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 18:38

I remember my first tennis raquet- a wooden Slazenger with a blue zip up cover and a wooden press thing-from Peter Spivey Sports in Watford - my aunt bought it for me and we played tennis that afternoon- I used to play (badly) a lot, with my bro and various pals.
Spiky hair sounds fab KK -and hooray for shoes ! What did dd have done ?
Eww about listening to gynaecological problems though.
Whenever we're run down dh buys some stout and we have something like steak ! I did have some Guinness when expecting too,but not much !

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 18:39

and thanks kk -it might just sort itself out I suppose- I don't feel I'm making much progress.

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amberlight · 15/07/2011 18:40

was very much hoping to avoid anaemia as my rb count was 11.5 last time which is higher than the previous time. But we'll see. Doc totally bemused by portacath and agreed I should go see someone with the right equipment to operate it!!

Short spiky hairdo, KK? Great stuff! And a free lesson in gynaecology thrown in Shock

KurriKurri · 15/07/2011 18:41

DD had a trim and her her hair twiddled into ringlets (actually it naturally goes into ringlets so it didn't take much) It looks lovely.

I'm so glad I found shoes - I couldn't face going shopping again tomorrow, I much prefer gardening.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 19:00

she'll look lovely ! and so will you Grin
A nurse friend on facebook has suggested asking for a bone density test..hadn't considered that.

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KurriKurri · 15/07/2011 19:03

I think your friends suggestion is a very good idea MAS, I wouldn't have thought of that either.

sandripples · 15/07/2011 19:51

KK - have a fab time at graduation!

Smee - I'd love a game of tennis with you...

Amber - hope you feel better soon.

Cakes, MAS and everyone - hope you enjoy the w/e and your break if you are going away.

Topsy - I trust you're hanging in there.

My niece's partner's brain surgery was postponed due to an emergency - that's difficult as several of us know.

KurriKurri · 15/07/2011 19:54

Oh dear SR - poor chap, that is horrible for him I hope he gets a new appointment soon.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 20:04

poor thing SR - hope it's not too long a wait...

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smee · 15/07/2011 20:09

MAS, bone density test's a good idea. Can you get that through the GP? I'd guess you can.

  • Kurri, hair-do sounds lovely, though a I was giggling at the pewter shoes, as pewter for some reason in my addled brain, equates with beer tankards made of pewter, so I had some idea you'd fashioned them into shoes. Confused

Amber, maybe it's not anaemia then. Possibly just that your body's had enough of chemo. Good job you're nearly through. Hope you're feeling not too bad now and can have a restful weekend.

I haven't played tennis yet. Am hoping my friend's about the same useless level as me. Neither of us have played since school. I was in the school team, but that means virtually nothing, as I was about the only person in my class who could hit a serve in. Grin

topsyturner · 15/07/2011 22:18

Handy tip for increasing your iron intake .
You need to combine iron with vitamin C , or your body will just filter out the extra iron .
IE - a glass of orange juice to swallow your iron tablet with .

Went to visit an old friend this afternoon . We have DC the same age , so the kiddies went off and entertained themselves whilst we drank tea , ate cake , and gossiped .
And we didn't mention cancer once all day !

Been looking at headscarfes and hats online all evening .
My DD appears to be very fond of the ones that will make me look like a fortune teller Grin

Oooh , just remembered . Have ice cream in the freezer .........

KurriKurri · 15/07/2011 22:27

Grin at fortune teller scarves, - Mystic Topsy Grin

I'm glad you had a nice day with your friend, - how are you doing - do you feel yukky or not too bad now the sickness is under control?

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 23:30

sounds a lovely day topsy Smile

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MaryAnnSingleton · 15/07/2011 23:31

smee- no idea about how to get the test,but will ask GP- maybe BCN might know ?

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smee · 16/07/2011 15:04

BC Nurse is definitely worth a try MAS. Have only just remembered, but I asked my Onc about Bone Density tests when I started Tamoxifen and was told not to worry as Tamoxifen is a bone protector. But then when I googled it some of the research seems to show it strips density if you're pre-menopausal, but protects it if you're post menopausal. If you get a chance to find out if that's true or not, I'd love to know. Mind you, am not sure now if I'm pre-during-or post-menopausal. Confused

Grin at fortune teller, Topsy. If you haven't found them yet, maybe get a Buff or two. They worked well for me.

Rain, rain, rain here. DS and I paddled to the Saturday morning picture show at our local flea pit this morning. Was a 3D doc by David Attenborough on Pterosaurs. Have never seen a 3D film before, was amazing. Though I liked the Flinstones cartoon on with it just as much. [lightweight]

Hope everyone's having a less soggy weekend than us. Smile

amberlight · 16/07/2011 15:24

It ws 'orrible weather earlier but seems to be fine now, thank goodness. Feeling a lot brighter than yesterday so have been to garden centre and got what we needed to pot on the tomatoes. Feels like progress, though not much of an impact on a garden the size of ours