phew, Trice. Glad DD's okay. Good you got out into the sunshine too. 
Yay for you HND. Can't believe how long you've had drains in. Hope you're celebrating.
Any news from Ash? Is she still stuck??
Malt, you need things on an iPod - podcasts, or music or audiobooks. I never seem able to read much in hospital, but take a book in case you can. Definitely ear plugs in case you get a woman next to you like the one next to Ash, lots of nice wipes to keep you feeling fresh. Take a mini fan in case it's hot. Throat sweets to suck on in case they put a tube down your throat while you're out and you wake up with a sore throat. I always take some gum too, as it's easy to freshen your mouth up with that than get to the bathroom to clean your teeth. Maybe some little oranges or something sweet, but sensible for when you wake up.
Lovely JW story, Copt. How nice of her.
MAS, have you really finished the book already?? Blimey, treats for you. How's this lot of chemo going? Hope not too bad. xx
Are you feeling better, Gig? Copt's made me buy some of that new dairy milk and candy choc. Will throw crumbs on the trolley for you. 
Onc was okay, so phew and hooray for that, though it was a bit like being in a Monty Python sketch. I go to two different hospitals who never seem to communicate, so today met Baby Onc, who did general chit chat, then asked when my last mammogram was? I said well I don't have them any more as have no breasts. She said, ah but you do have a breast, I said nope I really don't. Pointed out elective mastectomy. She looks embarrassed and says oh yes. Then asked when last period was, so I say I'm post menopausal. She says really, how do you know? I point out they've done blood tests. Gosh she says, how interesting. Then says you're 45, I say nope am 47, and so on. I know they worry a bit less about us as time goes on, but you'd have thought they'd get the basics right.
Might have some 
tonight to celebrate. Will raise a toast to us all. Onwards.