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******The 36th TAMOXIFEN thread******

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NedSchneebly · 10/05/2013 20:02

You all out there? Pop this way!

OP posts:
coorong · 14/05/2013 17:31

Greetings all - the camel rap worked a treat and I'm now a few signatures of passing my PGCE. Given I failed block B last year (due to some, shall we say, no, I won't go there). Anyway I HAVE PASSED. And to celebrate, you can see along with the

If you're not singing along by the end .. welll ....

coorong · 14/05/2013 17:36

and it's a grown up glass of Wine here.

gig holiday at tesco sounds good - when we were children in Australia, my mother used to take us to watch miners blasting hillsides apart Confused because it was cheap and only an hour away. malt don't think of your life on hold, just a holiday from the holidays. It's the same when you go from being a couple with no responsibilities, to having children and all your holiday plans change.

However, we are planning our annual camping sojourn to France in August. It's the only way I can survive the UK summer (by leaving Wink)

thenightisyoung · 14/05/2013 17:46

Congratulations coorong now all we need is a youtube link to you performing it Grin

coorong · 14/05/2013 17:48

As I said, I put the c into rap!

MaryAnnSingleton · 14/05/2013 17:52

hey well done coorong ! and waving to thenight Smile

thenightisyoung · 14/05/2013 17:54

Hi mas it's great to hear that your work is going well Smile

malteserzz · 14/05/2013 18:29

Night thank you its always good to hear from someone who understands how you feel and that maybe you're not going mad ! On top of everything else ! Currently i have an itch on my leg which ive self diagnosed as skin cancer yesterday it was backache which I thought bone cancer
Glad to hear you are doing well and don't be shy Smile

malteserzz · 14/05/2013 18:33

Coorong meant to say well done love the rap and if you ever need any help with anything sure you won't but do ask me.
MAS youre writing a joke book ?Share any good ones won't you we need a laugh

topsyturner · 14/05/2013 18:48

Gah !
Stuck in a car park as 5 million (aprox) school mums try to exit at the same time .
Have been stationary for 20 mins now .

I've told DH we are getting a curry and a bottle of wine tonight !!!

trice · 14/05/2013 19:04

Malt, I have had scans on my brain, liver, bones, throat etc etc convinced that every ache and pain was cancer spreading. It is very annoying. I should have been enjoying being well, but your brain plays tricks on you.

Mas - it was the benefits guy from macmillan who told me about the employment support allowance. I had never heard about it until this afternoon. It's all a bit of a learning curve.

MaryAnnSingleton · 14/05/2013 19:11

malt not writing the jokes,but illustrating them !

malteserzz · 14/05/2013 19:53

I wish I was enjoying being well I feel like im in this weird limbo, haven't even cried for 2 days it just all feels surreal now. I said to dh maybe this is the honeymoon period when everything goes on as normal for a bit then we find out how bad it is. I wouldn't be able to say that to my friends but I'm sure you will all understand how I feel.
Mas thought you were writing them ! For that age surely you will be drawing a lot of poos,bums and willies ?

Gigondas · 14/05/2013 20:07

Wine? And leftover apple crumble as its freezing here.

Watching Eurovision heats before the appentice.

Waves at night - Ou going ok but slowly ( need to make more of an effort now bit better).

smee · 14/05/2013 20:20

Grin at the idea of MAS drawing lots of bums and willies!

Yay for Coorong. Does that mean you need to apply for other jobs, or can you stick where you are? Smile

Waving to Night. Lovely to see you. don't worry about keeping up, just drop in anytime. Smile

Malt, it's so v.tough waiting like you are. I know we keep saying it and it must sound odd, but it honestly will get better once you've got all your results and it's just the treatment to hurdle through. x

Wish I was at Topsy's house for curry. We've got boring pasta. Yawn..

sandripples · 14/05/2013 20:24

Malt - sympathy from me too. I had a long wait due to being Dx in early December but having Ozzie friends already booked to come for Christmas. My surgeon said waiting till early Jan wd make no difference to the cancer. So after a wild Ozzie Xmas, on 7 Jan I was up ready at 6.30 - but lo and behold a 2 foot layer of snow had fallen - surgeon couldn't get to the hospital and after a whole morning of uncertainty my op was cancelled! Then I had to wait to find out when it could be re-scheduled for - it was 2 weeks later. And then I was on a ward with all sorts of patients whose ops had been disrupted by the snow and unfortunately had various forms of mental illness - when I retire I'm going to write a play based on those days...

Anyway, I just wanted to say that a very close friend of mine (Oncology Advanced Practitioner Nurse) also told me the wait wouldn't make any difference - which I found reassuring.

Hang on in there. (And crying helped me - release of tension and all that)

Gigondas · 14/05/2013 20:28

I often wish I was at topsy or hnd house as there is always Wine

Coorong- that rap is catchy.

malteserzz · 14/05/2013 20:55

Thank you for sharing and understanding x

malteserzz · 14/05/2013 22:33

I'm going to bed hope everyone has a good nights sleep. Having my hair cut tomorrow ( tries not to think too deeply about this) and working in the afternoon. Trying to keep busy. Love to all and night night x

coorong · 14/05/2013 22:35

gigs I think I might do a camel,rap for Eurovision 2014...... Grin tomorrow it's migrations and hibernation, I think the students might be able to come up with their own rap .....

trice'meant to say glad to hear your daughter hi-hoed it off to school - well done. My daughters have bunk beds so more difficult to climb in with them - forces me to let the, grow up a bit! ....... Today I asked the, why polar bears are white, elder DD 7 surmised " because they eat white things" like flamingoes ... I thought that was brilliant!

KurriKurri · 14/05/2013 23:10

HI all, - sorry to have been awol - I was staying with a friend for a long weekend helping her with a house move - sorting stuff etc. - I did post that I was going, but think it probably got missed by everyone in the change to a new thread! - so hope you didn't all think I'd run off with the milkman Grin

I'm trying to catch up on all the posts, - quick glance through tells me Ash has escaped from jail so hooray for that Smile

I'm just going to send love to all because it will take me a while to catch up, hugs and good thoughts for everyone who is going through a tough time atm. ((((Malt and trice))))

Our car is being a total bastard having gear box/clutch problems and threatening to need expensive repairs.

smee · 14/05/2013 23:40

Yay, Kurri's back. Had remembered you were with your friend, though belatedly. Thought you must have fallen into a box and dozed off or something. Grin

coorong, v.sweet DD story. Smile

jchocchip · 15/05/2013 00:18

Hi kk glad you are back safely. :( about misbehaving car.
I fell asleep with the cat after tea, now I hope that I can get to sleep properly...

AshokanFarewell · 15/05/2013 02:23

Wiiiide awake again here, hope this is not going to be a regular thing Angry as already have broken sleep fom nocturnal bathroom visits, the upside is that I usually fall asleep again quite quickly.

The chocolate fudge cake was yummy and there's a slice left for the trolley :)

I hope everyone is sleeping soundly x

EarthMotherImNot · 15/05/2013 03:55

Good morning allSmile

Actually no, I hope you are all asleep, so the night passes faster.

CT scan at 10.30am to see if bone mets are floating about any other organs etc. No idea why I'm so bloody scared today but sleep is so far away its unreal.

My lovely Macmillan nurse called yesterday and she has reduced my steroids to 3 daily instead of 4. I'm so jumpy when I'm awake its awful, I talk very quickly too apparently.

I had a fall in our downstairs loo as well. Its a godsend of a room but it's too small to get the zimmer in and close the door so stupidhead decided to get to loo then leave it outside the closed door. Whereupon I got caught up in the little mat and down I went. I bumped my nose on the sink and I have a bruised finger but disgust in myself seems the main thing.

I hate this " downstairs living " lark, I feel so isolated in a house full of people. We had a lovely OT chap call to see if he could do anything with our bath so that once I can manage the stairs I can have a shower or, bliss, a bath. Sadly, with major moving of the whole bath this is a no go. I manage with bed washing but it's so not the same. Mrs lovely Macnurse has suggested a pamper day at the local hospice for a bath massage etc and I really want to give that a go.

Right hot chocolate time and hopefully a snooze before everyone is bustling about for work. xxx

Gigondas · 15/05/2013 04:49

Good luck today earth- I don't blame you fr bring scared as you can't help but think what fresh bad news is there. You could turn it round snd think this will help diagnose what needs more psi relief edc so you don't GE left in hospital for a month again.

Grr about fall ( I know how wobbly I can be) -pa,ler massage sounds great Idea.

Hot choc and snooze sounds good idea.

I am up early as feel bit sick (probably end of bug) and its blowing a gale here so having a Brew in kitchen before heading back to bed.