*tamoxifen* 31- in the bus shelter with the cheap booze

[Gigondas]

Shiny new thread

You ladies are so lovely - thank you for all of your good wishes and support.

I am actually feeling very good and empowered today and ready for the almost inevitable news so that I can move on. If they were wrong, despite the economical downturn in my house at the moment, I would maybe share a bottle or bubbles with you all.

gigs I love the "hit me with your best shot" analogy - I will be singing that all day now and if you want to offload your DSS issues, I am sure I can help in some way even if it is just to ?growl-- listen

smee my DH is coming with me and topsy is looking after my wee fellas for me (should I tell her I have sherry and a proper sherry glass that my granny gave me ?) Also it is really nice to see you celebrating [happy]

ned I am loving the sound of Dr Lovely !!! We have a GP in our surgery called Dr Devine .... he is a bit too !

loma hope your surgery goes well and recovery is swift and vomit free (I always vomit )

gracie I will have to join in on yours and topsy?s wee dates now !

topsy standing on your doorstep gossiping to the neighbours is not good on these cold days ? lol ? see you later !

errrrm realised i am not very ghood with the emoticon things ..... I am usually queen of the iPhone typos but it loloks like my rubbishness is spreading !

thanks for no dairy advice- have taken my loperimide and feeling better- will try to avoid my yogurt for a bit

Glad you're feeling a bit better, MAS.

HND must be in her appt right now. Would be so lovely if she came back skipping with the best of news.

Hope loma's through and safely tucked up in bed by now too. Horrible to have to sit and wait. One of the few downsides of NHS is the operating list.

Gig's how are you feeling post-physio?? Any aches?

Gracie, how's your skin these days? Am assuming v.much on the mend?

Bit wiped out here, due to the joy of all 4 smoke alarms going off at 5.30am. Epics amount of noise, no DH as he's away. Fortunately no fire or even a wisp of smoke, so am a bit baffled. Had to flick the fuse, which worked first time, but not when they went off again half an hour later, as the back up batteries kicked in. Deep joy..! Had to climb up ladders to take batteries out. Bit much in my PJ's on a cold and frosty morn.. kidnapped DS into my bed as a hot water bottle once I'd finished. He is nicely toasty.

4 smoke alarms smee ? 'tis a pain when they play up- one of ours (we have 2) is on the landing ceiling and our step ladder too short to get to it...have to borrow dad's - am guessing you are on 3 floors ?
Have avoided yogurt so far but just had a take away cappuccino from Waitrose (free with my W card) oh and bit of milk in my shreddies...

We're in one of those thin Victorian houses, so there's one in the basement, one on living floor, one outside our and DS's bedroom, then another up in the attic. Probably over-kill, but DH is v.thorough!

I'd imagine a bit of milk's okay. How are your hands today? Are they still sore?

Anybody got any idea what I should do with v.old box of tampons which I've been keeping in case periods ever returned. Clearly chuck them, but it feels symbolic somehow. Tampon Christmas Tree decorations maybe?!

dip them in glitter and hang from a tree ! Or keep them as they are,as a momento ! I keep thinking I won't need my stash anymore and then have to go and buy some as my periods seem to have gone back to normal- maybe chemo will see them off. Will kind of miss them I guess.

I religiously check ours every week and my CO2 alarm

Love the glitter idea! I was thinking festive red hats round the string and some goggly eyes.

smee red glitter of course I still have mine at the back of my bra drawer, they have become a sort of talisman. Perhaps I should now hang them on the tree outside with my lights. My DDs would NEVER speak to me ever again!

gigs soft rock ballads and scifi / fantasy for dealing with Cancer. New game for the bus shelter? gap in the crowded Cancer book market (especially with illustrations by MAS)?

Glad it's improving MAS but definitely ask for advice on diet to cope. I am sure milk in things isn't going to be a problem, just dollops of it to digest.

Hoping all has gone as well as it could for Loma and hnd

we have been thinking of a cancer book- me and sometimes with assistance from tamoxifen thread ladies but we haven't really got started- too much other stuff going on.

Copthall, yes red glitter essential! I could twist tinsel type pipe cleaner round to give arms and legs..

When I was pregnant the books I liked best were the anecdotal ones, so real women's experiences, divided into different topics round pregnancy. One like that for cancer would be brilliant. I think the most important thing to know when you hear you have cancer is how very common it is and how much can be done. Also how many of have been through it all and are still upright. A warts and all, honest and funny book would have been amazingly helpful.

Love the idea of craft-designed tampons

'Afternoon all. all round

Sort of behaving here, for once.

Just took a second look at DDs snowman christmas tree decorations she made at nursery They aren't but as they are just cotton wool and string it would have saved them a lot of hassle ....

I could donate them to nursery at DS's school. Taking recycling to a whole new level...

popping in to say hi - off out for a beer with husband of dear friend who didn't make it ...

Loma and HND - hope you are well and okay

Loma - I had shallow baths and brought nearly every available product in the Simple range as I was told to use plain products.

Morning All

Just thought I'd pop on to let you know that the iPhone app is working again !
I downloaded an update this morning

Bet you are all very relieved to hear this ........

Yes- I am as it has Been driving me mad .

And more for me- mini gig up AGAIN in night (is happy as anything this morning) so back to bed for me. I think she just likes a party now as doesn't actually seem ill. Big gigs concert this afternoon.

But good news is leg seems fine smee which is good news .

hnd and loma thinking of you .

Am still at the tampon Xmas decorations .

Bac home now. was first in list but took all day to revive from grogginess. Was less of an ordeal than I'd anticipated (but then I had been dreading it). A bit sore. I'll be trying to avoid too much compensatory choc. N.b. if I didn't want to out myself I'd be singing the praises if the wonderfully caring nursing staff. Com

Sorry.. On mobile... Completely at odds with nasty recent press reports.

I did feel rather old though as the anesthetist seemed about 20! (My equivalent of "policemen are getting younger, I suppose).

Glad you are back home loma and all "done" !
Now plenty of chocolate rest .
Dr Topsy orders this

Gigs I think mini gigs needs a stern talking to .
Has she been told that Santa doesn't visit babies who wake their mummies in the night ?

Lol loma , they do seem really young don't they ?
And I happily sing the praises of all my medical team . I can categorically state that I dont think I could have been treated any better !

Chocolate is a good thing loma.

And agree about youth of drs- it was when they discussed their hangovers I realised how young they were (they got quite relaxed when kept seeing me as I had to stay in for chemo).

I tried to reason with mini gig topsy- she just laughed and pulled my glasses off for a chew.