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Hello all! New thread as we have almost filled the last one. Help yourself to chocolate chip muffins from the trolley! :)

yes Gigs - poor old Hayley went from a blood test to an ultrasound, then a CT scan and all in about 3 days. She went straight from her CT into see the consultant who had the results ready. Interestingly no boring old biopsy required!! (for those who don't watch she has pancreatic cancer).

Would help us all with the waiting game if we could have such speedy diagnosis

Gigs glad you had a good time
Amber lovely post you put it so well
Trice I like cup cakes but they can be sickly
Kitkat don't watch corrie but it does sound unrealistic there is so much waiting in reality
Still feeling fine here watching sun sea and suspicious parents !

Sitting in a soggy tent. NotJ send your van to rescue me!! Camping with my mum and dad, though they're in their rather comfy caravan. DH managed to escape so just me and DS and he snores. Am drinking red wine in the hope of oblivion..

How are you all?? Hope not too bad. Good to see you're still feeling ok, Malt and hello to Nonna. Sorry you've found yourself here, but nice to meet you.

Ned, yay on your anniversary. That's a great milestone and celebration essential.

Gig if I can't ge back to a signal, will be thinking of you and sending good result vibes on Tuesday.

Did Celeste miss you, MAS? Bet she did.

sorry not to post to all. Will be back soon.. xx

Aw soggy tent smee what an adventure! Hope the does the trick.
Nighty night everyone. Sorry not up to long posting, need my beauty sleep. Cleaned out the fishtank this evening. Whole new meaning to pebbles and shit...

Thinking of you in your soggy tent smee just don't drink so much red wine that you need to go out for a wee !

Amber like the circle of cares. I'll try and remember that.

Amber you really do have a great way with words .
You manage to say what we are all thinking so eloquently !

Gigs I'm channeling all my positivity for you on Tuesday .
Hopefully you will be able to nip out to Tesco Paris afterwards

I have CT on Wednesday . This is the one to check if the enlarged node on last CT has expanded alien style in my chest ...

Think I might have Cancer Of The Butt now though , as a wicked case of the trots has set in

Mas has Celeste got off your lap since you came home ?

So would I topsy. But enjoy smee.
Part of my anxiety is I really want to do a tesco trip and can't til got results.

Am in steroid /pre appt insomnia zone which is annoying.

Cancer of the arse? You overdone the rose/white as that can upset tummy with acidity.... Just sayin' tipsytopsy

my lovelies- I've included you all in a loving kindness meditation this evening, hope the golden light is touching you !
amber8 is brilliant at explaining things nonna - listen to her. Loads of golden light to gig for results and for topsy*
Brave girl smee camping in a real tent - hope the wine is sufficient anaesthetic.
Celeste did seem to miss us (she is very sociable and likes company)
Am feeding next door very nervous cat who is never seen,except for rushing off in fright. She's afraid of her cat flap so her owner has pinned it open,meaning all neighbouring cats come in and eat her food. This morning I found 2 packs of very well punctured Dreamies scattered about. Poor Poppy.

gig you need to go to Tesco Paris to take reference photos for mini gigs bedroom pictures...

Bless you Mas that was kind
Awake here last steroids today so hope I sleep better tomorrow night yawn
Betsy hope you're getting a better nights sleep
Been looking at another forum and it was so depressing so glad I found all of you

? Did you sleep at all after waking up? I was fine once I got up but woke up so stiff.

Mini gig being a bit full on as always after weekend of mr gig indulgence. Big gig was bit of an overgrown toddler at weekend so some tough love being called for .

(she can be a nightmare about eating and sleeping then it goes downhill. Was about some of her behaviour at weekend in front of friends. Going to vent to copt later as I know that me being in/out active service doesn't help.

Yes been back to sleep and still in bed now , ds old enough to get up himself so not sure if he's up or not will investigate soon
Enjoy coffee with copt I'm sure she'll have some wise words about big gig, don't blame yourself kids will always be kids and have good and bad days

That's true malt but she was a whole loAd of Aibu type rants in two days . Probably my fault for feeding them a greggs sausage roll at motorway services.

Mas tesco Paris will be involved somewhere (and for snaps for you). tbh even if I do need more done I would hope can negotiate some time off before needed. Onc very reasonable.

Morning all, much better sleep last night thanks malt - I hope you sleep better once you are out of steroid zone - don't be suprised if you start feeling really tired - mine normally kicks in about now is a cycle.

Hope the achy eases off once you get going gigs. Young kids are hard work sometimes when you are feeling well (and bgger ones too!) - it's got to be tough on all of you when you have been in/out of action for a while and more difficult to sustain "normal" boundaries/behaviour etc., so don't beat yourself up about it. Those who care about you will understand things are tough. Everything crossed and prayers said for Tuesday.

I hope smee didn't have too damp a night?

what a lovely thought re the meditation MAS :)

Amber love the circle thing :)

to everyone else and adds some to the trolley

(yeah, tea is starting to taste normal again - can't stomach it the first week after chemo, and I luvs my morning cuppa)

Morning Betsy glad you slept better I did wonder if I'd start to feel more tired now I'm not on the steroids, I hate the not knowing how I'm going to be. Know I just need to take 1 day at a time.
Gigs obviously the sausage roll means it is all your fault, don't tell me there was a fruit shoot involved too ?

someone asked for a fruit shoot in the lovely cafe in Walberswick - made me snigger...
I had a v nice sausage roll at the RSPB Cafe in Minsmere, they must be acceptable !
Am really hoping you don't need any more interference gig but as you say,even if you do,am sure onc. will accomodate
I am going to ask for another week off meds when dh is off as we're doing lots out outings with T - and having the week off while in Suffolk was bliss -I felt almost normal !

Damn, I have accidentally hidden the thread and can't work out how to unhide it . iPads are annoying. Anyone any idea?

Looking forward to not coffee gigs . I shall of course adopt an air of superiority, and point up my own perfect children's accomplishments and diet whilst doing the disapproving silence and mouth like a cat's bottom at big gigs antics and the GREGGS SAUSAGE ROLL not mentioning big Copts diet coke and instant noodles addictions I am good at this having had so much experience of being on the receiving end so often from DMIL and some of the alpha mums .....

Is she 6? I remember the sixth birthday parties being the worst, filled with Bolshie and very active children, then at 7 they have their first flush of hormonal manipulativeness. Ah! The joys.....

malt just enjoy the fact that you have managed to avoid the side effects so far, no reason to think your body isn't coping with this. Dead jammy if you ask me every day that passes is a day nearer to finishing the treatment.

smee big hugs as you endure the tent, hope it doesn't rain. If so make sure you are not camped on a depression in the ground at the top of a riverbank, or you might find yourself being washed into the river at 3am. I don't do camping anymore.....but do frequently remind the girls that holidays in my childhood were in a tent in the rain with nothing to do but colour in my colouring book, and no we weren't happy anyway, we were bored rigid. Not to mention the loos, especially the French ones sometimes I didn't poo for a week

I was vile to my parents during the scary waiting for results phase. They did a great job of not showing their feelings and reiterating that it was entirely curable and I rubbed it in that I was going to have to endure horrible treatments. I basically reverted to my teenage self. In my case it was anger and fear going out of the circle. Felt very guilty after but they say they understood. I nearly added that amber would be along shortly with wise words and there she is....

Waves to everyone as goes to get ready for gigs, now where's the Chanel......

Can't advise you Gigs as my children are perfect and have never ever embarrassed me in any way in public .
oh my god ! What's happening to my nose

If they do something particularly feral , just sit there looking pathetic , and tell all the Cats Bum Mouths that "I have cancer"

Seriously though . Don't sweat it .
Kids do stupid things . She is not going to turn into a mass murderer .
Pick your battles was always my fave saying when the DC were younger !

Copt I have no idea how to unhide things (didn't even know you could hide threads in the first place !)

Please have a large non coffee for me when you meet Gigs

Copt - click on 'customise' (just under Mumsnet Talk at the top of the page)
scroll down tot he bottom of the page to the 'ignore certain topics' section, click on the link there and it will take you to your hidden threads so you can undo them.

amber I love that circle of care thing - they should give one of those to relatives and friends in hospitals!

Gigs sorry you are feeling stiff today. Try not to worry about the kids - they are bound to have their moments of wildness in front of friends. I remember DS aged about 4 at friends house (actually a work colleague of DH's that I didn't know very well) running round and round jumping on the furniture and shrieking 'nescafe, nescafe, a better way to start your day'

I think they assumed he drank it, hence his behaviour
The wife was pregnant with her first child, and kept saying 'are children normally like this' with a worried expression on her face.

Anyway, he has turned out to be a sensible grown up!

am waving to all, hope you are OK in the tent Smee. Just realised Gigs and copt are meeting up - have a great time, eat a cake or ten for me (am dieting again )

I just rang to book into my local Looking Good workshop and the next 3 are fully booked so I have a provision slot in October but even that will have to be confirmed by them nearer the time.