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[Gigondas]

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Evening lovely ladies. Thinking so much of everyone who is struggling at the moment - those feeling lousy after treatment, worrying about tests and results, worrying about other stuff and those having a wobble about life in general. There is so much in our lives, everything we all have to cope with, as well as bastard cancer stuff, it's no wonder we all have down days. I just take so much strength from the support from all of you. Just felt that I needed to say that to you all x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

aw ned that was lovely

I'm back - had a lovely break in Scotland - we did lots of walking and sensible eating as my sis also wants to lose weight, and I managed to shift 6 pounds - now i just need to keep up the good work at home

I've only just got in after a long drive, so have only skimmed through all the posts so far, - will read through properly tomorrow.

Meanwhile I am sending my love to you dear Pink xx - bloody bloody cancer, - I don't know what to say - you are very much in my thoughts.

gracie - I see you are having a worry atm too - I also had a big lump appeared a couple of months after I finished chemo - it's still there in fact - it is scar tissue, - it feels very hard and lump like, I think yours will turn out to be something similar, but loads of hugs because I know how scary everything feels. xx

Lots of love to everyone waiting for results and having treatment next week.
Will post properly tomorrow - I've missed you lot!

Hello to new girls - I've spotted Invicta and GoldBoots (hope I haven't missed anyone) welcome from me, and plenty of hugs and hand holding when needed

I have Selkirk Bannock (a fruity cake/loaf) Berwick Cockles and Soor Plums (sweeties) and Lucky Tatties ( a sort of disgusting lump of hard sugar covered in cinnamon which DH craves from his childhood!) I am flinging them with abandon on the FBS trolley whilst nibbling a bit of celery

xx

Just back from a few days in Cumbria-it was to make up for my getting pneumonia when we went away in May!
We had a good time although the weather was misty and damp.I have been going to the Lakes for 60 years but had never seen Butternere or Loweswater before-absolutely beautiful.Our hotel was excellent too so a good weekend all round.
Did I tell you I bought a bike?
I wobble anxiously round our cul de sac but hope to venture into the village soon.

Aw waves to ned, kurri and greylady.

Glad you had a lovely holiday greylady you deserve it after your pneumonia.

What a lovely post ned.

I am hanging onto the scar tissue kurri. I really hope that is what it is. Really glad you had a good time and wow about your 6lb weight loss. I fear you may have thrown it over the Irish Sea as I may have gained your loss

Waves to greylady and kurri. Glad you both had nice holidays.
And ned your post was lovely - I am another one who couldn't get by without people here.

otm that sounds like classic low blood count so rest up my lovely.

Back to The Paralympic closing ceremony (had nice if long day thanks to the early start with mini gig- I am going to loan her to gracie )

And I promised orange but thought might go eighties in honour of return of Dallas bobby , the colbys , dynasty and of course howards way

Yay for Kurri and her sylph like self. Glad to hear you're back from holiday, though I think you can keep the Lucky Tatties.

Hello to new people from me too. Sorry you're here (obviously!), but this place is extraordinary for getting you through. I've been here since being diagnosed with BC in March 2010. Definitely keeps me saneish

Gracie, I echo Kurri, as have all manner of lumps along scar lines too. They still worry me, but my Surgeon is v. matter of fact about them. Horrid to have that hanging over you though, so I hope you get the definitive all clear asap.

Amber, sorry you've been having a wobble. Hope things are looking a bit more manageable now. x

Ned, aw... What a lovely post and belated birthday greetings for your boy. I spotted your question about aches and Tamoxifen. I have awful aches - especially feet, but it is easing a bit now. Was thinking while I was away that it's taken me this long to feel back to normal health wise. Just bide your time and you'll slowly spring back. It does take a while though.

Greylady, am impressed by the bike. Are you wearing a helmet?

Still trying to catch up, but waving to all. Have spent the day trying to get the washing done. Everything's caked in dust and sand. Was a v.messy trip and feels almost surreal now. I met kangaroos, wombats and even camels, feasted with drag queens, ate from a bush oven and froze in a camper van. We woke to frost on more than one morning. Trust me to go to the desert in winter.. Tried to drag some sailors back for Topsy and Kurri, but none were cute enough, so have Cheese Twisties and Violet Crumble for all instead.

at latest orange crop. Definitely know I'm home now. Thanks Gig!

Oh god cheese twisties. My ex was Aussie and I miss the junk food .

yay for the return of smee kk and greylady~ I made tablet today which is really just sugar solidified with vanilla,condensed milk and butter...do help yourselves

Waving madly at MAS. Have been thinking of you such a lot. Glad your appt with Consultant's soon. That tablet sounds eurrk though...!

ah bless you smee - I think the tablet is a bit too much,even for me....

KURRI ! Welcome back, lovely lady. Glad to hear you had a lovely time with DSis and GREAT work on the walking etc. 6lb excellent result!

Hi greylady Great to see you! Glad to hear you had a lovely holiday - much deserved. Take it easy on the bike won't you?!

smee finally back in one piece - excellent! Glad you had a fab time - drag queens?!

MAS virtual fat-free tablet? Thank you very much! Hope you're doing OK - thinking of you lots x

I have joined a gym this week My lovely ex-marines personal trainer is away with work (i think he's in "security") until the end of October, so thought I needed to do something proactive before then. Get a good deal at my local leisure centre as DS has swimming lessons there, and can do Pilates and yoga and aquafit and stuff as well if I want to as part of my membership, as well as gym and swimming. Have induction session tomorrow. Slightly nervous that very skinny fitness - type person will take one look at me and laugh. . .

Welcome back, KK! We have missed you, and now I am very of your weight loss. Well done!

Smee - your holiday sounds fab! Well, I know it was a work trip for your dh, but what lovely stories ds is going to have at school

Ned - very well done on joining a gym. When I joined one years ago, when i was a lot less -ahem- assertive than I am now, the sadistic guy who showed me round when it was at its absolute busiest insisted on getting his calipers out and measuring my belly fat in front of the entire room It still gives me the squirms when I think of it now it may be one of those life changing events that turned me into the harridan I now am

So my advice to you, is - go when it's quiet.

Waving madly to you all - especially those having a wobble, all of whom can consider their hands firmly gripped by me. x

Waving to Sometimes. at that instructor. Do you still go?? How's DD settling in at school? Does she like her new teacher?

I was inspired by the healthy stories til I read that sometimes .
Need to get off my backside and tidy up but drinking tea and Mning seems preferable .

Morning

Am watching The Borgias and knitting .
Could my life be any more Rock and Roll ?

Waving madly at Ned, MAS, Sometimes and Smee

What a fabulous time you must have had Smee I am completely , it will have been a brilliant unforgettable experience for your DS - he is becoming a very well travelled young man! - I like the sound of your FBS - the cheese thingies and violet crumble (what is that? - it sounds like something I need to eat )

ned - I totally agree with your sentiments in your previous post, you've said what we all feel very eloquently.
Well done on all the activities, - you'll be able to impress your marine when he returns - my gym induction wasn't too traumatic - just showing me how to use the machines (and allowing me to mentally note which ones I will never attempt to use!), no one as dreadful as Sometimes' calipers-man - I would have run off sobbing if someone had measured my fat (they'd probably have had to get out a bigger set of calipers)

Don't be too impressed by my weight loss Sometimes - it was a lot easier to be healthy and exercise having my sister doing it too - whether I can keep it up at home is another matter, I have pumped up the tyres on my bike ready for a bike ride later though.

MAS - tablet is the sweetest thing on the planet (with possible exception of Kendal Mint Cake) DH made some a while ago, and I ate rather a lot of it

Waving to Greylady - your holiday sounds lovely, Cumbria is beautiful, - I'm glad you had a good time

I'm really shouting a big hello to everyone (apologies for not naming everyone but I have read all your news from the last couple of weeks) loads of love to anyone with treatment/appointments or any other hospitally stuff this week. xx

My shingles came back with a vengeance while I was on holiday, so I went to my sister's doctor who looked at what I'd been given so far and said 'let's try and knock it on the head with some adequate treatment' ! - so he gave me 4x stronger anti virals, anti viral cream and a raft of pain killers - and I think it has done the trick - my head feels much better. I hope it's gone, it was really starting to get me down.

Hi topsy and Gig

Forgot the main reason that I came on here to post about ! (can I still call it chemo brain ?)

Wishing Pink the very best good luck vibes for hospital today .
We are all holding your hands today x

Welcome home kk , missed you , mwah !

Yes, Pink am here hand holding too. Really hope you get a clear idea of what's next and that it sounds do-able. xx

Kurri, pesky shingles. Can't believe they've lingered so long. Piling on extra Aussie FBS to go with your new butch drugs. Violet Crumble's really just Crunchie, but it's mmm..

I am thinking about Pink a LOT today. And typing a bit slow owing to the handholding. x

Ah KK, I do hope that knocks the shingles on the head. it has been a while.

And I am still impressed at 6 pounds, however you achieved it. I'l doing the 52 fast thing, and it is SO hard. In fact I blew Friday's fast totally - was really good all day but then took dd out for the evening, ended up drinking wine, snaffling her chips and eating all her mint imperials [bush]

Gig - don't be put off fitness by caliper-man. he was truly a one-off.

Clearly that should have been not [bush]

I can't think of any reason why I would ever want you to see a photo of my bush