**24TH** TAMOXIFEN thread !

[MaryAnnSingleton]

here we go...

Special hugs to kk
And how wonderful that Christophers flowers have bloomed now

a hug too from me kk - sibling grief, as I have learned is very complex and misunderstood (I have a very interesting book about it) - I love it that his flowers are coming out - lots of love to you.
snoopy - you are allowed to to feel down and am sorry that you are - bloody weather doesn't help.
Didn't know that about antibiotics - apparently I am meant to have them handy because of having no spleen am supposedly prone to severe infections - however I have managed so far.

May I pop in a hug for Kurri please? What a lovely image, the blue Christopherii

dh's db died (aged 43) very nearly 20 years ago. You are right, sibling loss is unique, and huge. Lots of from me xx

Daft woman here too then, that is so touching KK x Big warm gentle hugs. Lovely idea about the flowers.

Bloody weather. DS2's birthday party this Sat was supposed to be running about shouting games in local woods then birthday tea back at the house. May need a Plan B involving a DVD . In fact, I remember well his birthday party last year - cinema - it was pouring with rain then too! You would have thought having a birthday in mid June meant you could safely plan an outdoor party, wouldn't you?

Sparkle - DS2 is also due to do a 2 night activity camp with school in a couple of weeks. Altho he will be 9 on Sat I'm not sure he's quite as ready as DS1 was. Funny how different they all are!

Sparkle DD (aged 9) is going away to her friends holiday home at the seaside at the end of this month .
She will have a ball .
DH and I will probably spend the weekend pining for her and fretting ...

Thank you all, and hugs to all who have lost siblings - and to Elibean for popping in - how kind you are

MAS - could I ask you to PM me the title of that book?, it sounds interesting. And special hugs for you, I hope I didn't upset you talking about my brother

Lime - I hope DS2 gets some sun for his birthday, could the children all come armed with cagoules and run about outside regardless? I honestly think summer is now basically August and September if we are lucky. Its probably rose titnet spectacles, but I'm sure the summers of my youth started in May and lasted for months

topsy you won't know what to do with yourselves when your DD is away - but I bet she'll have a great time, nothing beats the seaside for fun

Ah Kurri, that's a memory to hold. I'd bet you can imagine the smell even.

Lime, bugger about the weather. Maybe Kurri's idea about cagoule's is a good one. Insane rain play, then a DVD. We were so lucky with DS's - if anything it was too hot. Seems rather unbelievable now.

Smee you are right, I can, - a nice jumpery Dad smell

Just realised I wrote titnet in last post instead of tinted

Hugs for Kurri, and candle lit for Christopher.

I have to organise dd1's birthday party soon, in early July....do you think we will have summer by then?

kk have pmmed you !

thank you MAS xx

I wouldn't count on it Sparkle - better stock up on sunshades that double as umbrellas, just in case! How old will your little girl be?

KK, a huge hug for you.

Lime, even if it stays dry till the weekend, the woods will be a quagmire. I'm sure you will come up with an alternative.

Sparkle, hopefully the sun should be out by early July. I'm banking on it.

I didn't know about the antibees for abroad either but I think it makes sense for those of us who have had nodes removed and are at risk of infection.

I am in a bit of a nervous state this afternoon - a dear friend found a lump, had biopsy and is at the doctors for the results as I type. I am praying it's nothing to worry about. I wont be able to settle until I know.

Fingers crossed for your friend Figgy, - I hope she gets good news x

thank you for hug

Positive vibes to your friend Figgy x

yep,positive vibes for a good result figgy x

No news yet. I Hope she's out celebrating. I can't settle to anything till I hear from her. Thank you for all your positive vibes.

kurri Sending a hug over to you. Lovely idea about the flowers and that they have bloomed for you.
Hey we are Zopiclone buddies! Dr sorted it for me today but not on repeat, i spose as the are addictive? Sod it I just need to sleep.
It' getting so busy at school what with dressing up days and fete's etc where kids involved, (DS is a dancing spider!) I need to focus or attempt to.
x

My friend has bc. I am feeling so sad for her. She is seeing the surgeon later on this week. I am in shock.

Figgy, heck...((((hugs)))) Hope your friend can visit us here and join in with the support,...

Oh Figgy - I'm so sorry, it is a shock, poor woman - It will help that she has a good friend like you who has been there, and can support her.

Snoopy, - thank you - I'm glad the GP sorted something for you, - zopiclone worked fairly well for me, I didn't find it addictive and I took it for quite a while (You just need to cut down gradually when you stop no suddenly stop) and it get you a good nights sleep which makes the world of difference, - its hard to deal with everything when you are exhausted.

Dancing spider sounds hilarious

Aw figgy thinking of your friend and you. Poor woman.

Hugs to you kurri re your brother. Perfect timing for Christopher's flowers.

Good luck to snoopy for this Thursday and hopefully you will get some sleep. Some nights I sleep well and others rubbish. Hate when I can't sleep.

Well after texting my boss to apologise for not going in until this afternoon (to which he never bothered replying) I had to then phone in and say sorry i can't come in at all today. My stupid picc line was playing up and I ended up spending the afternoon at the local cancer centre (which was standing room only it was so packed) to get x-rayed. Seemingly my picc has moved and kinked inside by about 3 cm but they ended up injecting with something and I had to wait for another hour and thankfully they got venous return so ok for another week. Oh and nurse was surprised my bloods weren't done after last week's tonsillitis, they had forgotten about me. So much for private care. don't think my boss is very happy that I'm so unreliable at the moment

Sorry I have missed so much today but thinking of you all.

Figgy, oh no. Poor you and even more poor her. Hope they've got it as early as possible so that the treatment's minimal. Does she live close to you at all?

Gracie, that's a pain - will they have to move it back at some point?

Snoopy, glad to hear the GP sorted you. Once you're through Thursday, that's another one ticked off. All heading in the right direction.

DS chortling away reading a joke book out loud in bed. This one just made me giggle. not at all sure why..
Q: How long should a Giraffe's legs be?
A: Long enough to touch the ground.

figgy sorry for your friend and also for you.

gracie sorry you are having issues -agree that sometimes private care not all that. Also had problems with aftercare when I had my op.

Am sure your boss will understand (and cancer is akin to disability so cannot discriminate ) but it's more the frustration of illness getting in the way of your "normal life".

Stinky French cheese for fbs snack tray here .

Oh and sometimes am and about that poster- clearly has ishoos