**Tamoxigang counting down to Easter eggs- thread 48**

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throws some hot cross buns on the trolley

honey sounds like your DH had exactly the same feelings. The nurse in the unit did tell me and another lady that it was perfectly normal! She also said the time to worry and to go and see her for a chat..... Was when I wake up in the morning a WANT to go for Rads! she's a great nurse, made me smile on a day when I really wasn't in the mood! I hope your DH gets through his last few, then he's on the road to recovery! Well done you on supporting him through this xx

buns I had issues with heartburn at night. Still do on and off. Funnily enough I never had issues until after my GA which was the first general I had ever had!

I find being more upright helps me! Also I never eat just before going to bed. Plus I drink milk either just before bed, or if I wake up with heartburn. That always seems to soothe it! I hope you get it sorted soon. I know what a nightmare it is xx

malt I trust you are busy packing! I would love to squeeze in your suitcase BUT I suppose I should finish the Rads! I am now half way!!!

Hi to everyone else. Hope those of you just starting your Chemo journey are doing okay! Just remember to take one day at a time. Xx

Thanks really maybe it is a reaction to the GA like you suggest. Very kind night nurse suggested milk and that probably is as effective as any of my indigestion remedies, although using some that aren't out of date might help. How was your appointment with the onc yesterday, hopefully no more unsettling news.
Waves from a beautifully sunny Cornwall to everyone else and hope you are all enjoying an appt free, holiday packing Saturday. Fed up with this drain, need it to get down to less than 50ml drainage in 24 hours before they will remove on Monday but still at >100. I am going to attempt to get dressed today, my sister washed my hair for me yesterday so that will be the next step to normality.

BiggerBuns I also had terrible indigestion after surgery and didn't understand why. Gaviscon and plenty of milk eased it and not eating after 6pm also helped.

Those of you who have ordered from Moogoo. Is it the Skin Milk Udder Cream I should get?

Happy holidays Malt hope you have a wonderful time!

Wishing everyone a restful weekend :)

Thankyou greeneyed that's good to know that the effects don't last for too long afterwards
mummy DF uses the udder cream, it's in a pump top bottle but I think you can get a smaller size. As I mentioned up thread,his skin on his neck (vocal cord cancer) has been fine up until now, and the oncologist mentioned how good it looked, it's only in the last couple of days (has had 30 Rads, 3 more to go) that the skin has become extremely red and itchy, but not broken.
Hope the moogoo works for you xx

Yes in the middle of packing.Sorry to those going through treatment I used to hate to hear of people going on holiday when it was me last year. But hope this gives you hope that it will be your turn soon !

Probably won't be on much for the next week and a half so I hope everything goes well for everyone x

Busy day today as it's dds 15th birthday too. Can't help wondering how many of her birthdays I will be around for, birthdays are strange these days

Love to all

Hi malt it is my DD1s 15th birthday next week. Will brace myself for a bit of poignancy on the day. Don't have any negative feelings about you having a holiday at all, just shows that could be me in a few months time.

Malt, have a great holiday. Enjoy it for the rest of us. I'm strongly in favour of other people's holidays; gives me hope!

Wasn't Kitkat due a holiday? Haven't heard from her for a while.

Malt - have a wonderful time, you deserve it!

malt enjoy your holiday. I'm another one looking forward to being in your position in several months time. Are you going somewhere lovely?

Thanks all I'm going to lanzarote :)

Happy birthday to everyone's DC's today, what a popular day! Might see you there maltes im going to lanzarote this week

Wishing malt and honey a fantastic holiday! Hope you have a great time xx

I have a week off work! So other than daily Rads I will have some 'me' time! Looks like the weather might be nice too!!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I'm off out for coffee and a catch up with a friend today Then tomorrow I have my parents arriving for a few days!

really I'm doing coffee and catch up today too.

Jealous of everyone (well two of you) off to Lanzarote this week.

I was planning to go away in July but as my treatment has been extended will be going in the half term after summer (got a week planned in August in the UK).

Hope you enjoy foofoo! I'm jealous of the holiday goers too! But our time will come! Where you thinking of going in August? I have a week off in July and can't decide whether to book something or just enjoy a quiet week with my parents and friends!

Hello - I'm still here. Just been busy with work (and exercise!!)
Yes I'm going on holiday - to Tunisia on 20th April - can't wait. Have also just booked to take DS to Barcelona in October half-term for his birthday.

Looks like you're all doing well on your treatments - at the time it seems endless but you do get through it and start to re-build a 'normal' life.

Foo - are you definitely haveing more treatment then? Is that more chemo?

Morning all! Lovely sunny day here and hope it is where you are. I haven't been on for a while but have lurked a bit.

Happy holidays to those of your off to nice warm places. I'm spending 2 days in north Wales this week! Not very exotic but I'm looking forward to the views from the top of Snowdon and to spending some time being 'us 4' again as DD is home from uni.

Am having a bit of an up and down time, as usual. On the up side, I had my interview on Friday, up against 3 external candidates and was appointed so am very relieved and happy. Got some good feedback too. I now have some leave from work and not back in until the 22nd so that feels nice.

Am also doing quite a lot of gym and am on week 3 of c25k. I've never been a runner, so feeling quite proud of myself.

My boob is looking good and I'm on the list to have the other one lifted, but my gynae referral has resulted in the need for womb biopsies (scan wasn't clear enough) and for a hysterectomy if the news 'isn't good'.

The consultant was lovely and explained that he would discharge me if it came back clear but i would have to have investigations for any further bleeding and as repeated biopsies aren't really doable I might end up with a hysterectomy anyway! So that's all a bit pants. I'm awaiting an urgent outpt appt for the biopsies now and slightly anxious as to how ouchy that might be as well as the vileness of waiting for results.

I've never had any gynae probs before. I just assumed i would sail through the menopause and I'm kind of thinking that this is all a bit over the top, but they clearly want to take it seriously owing to a combination of me being 54, still bleeding every now and then, and being on tamoxifen, and my breast history. He said he would give me an elective hysterectomy if I wanted it (to remove the risk and worry) and clearly thought he was doing me an enormous favour!

So I'm now under 3 different consultants and yet still consider myself quite healthy!

I'm beginning to think that life will never be 'normal' again, and that dealing with intermittent crap is actually what normal is.

Better make the most of this sunny day then....see you all later xx

Morning everyone. Such a gloriously sunny day here. I'm enjoying my last weekend at home for a few weeks and sorting out my packing for hospital. I have packing down to a fine art as I know exactly what I need to take based on my last stay. I've also got and labelled all of the summer school stuff ds needs for next term (usually that's all done about two days before the start of term!) and I'm feeling quite organised.

I feel healthier than before the last inpatient stay so I'm hoping that will help get me through in better shape (ie no arse problems!). However if it doesn't I know I can pretty much cope with whatever I have to deal with and realise there will be days when I feel absolutely shit. Some friends who didn't visit before have nagged me about visiting this time so I also think I need to try and be more sociable than I was during my last stay.

Marshy sorry to hear what you are going through. Dealing with one thing is bad enough let alone other health issues too.

malt enjoy Lanzarote. It must be the 'in' place to go at the moment with the Camerons there too

marshy massive congratulations on the job! to have achieved that with everything else going on is admirable. Pants about the other stuff, but hope you are still enjoying your success.
difficult must be very hard for you. Such long stays away from home, do whatever feels right for you to make the time go as quick as possible.
Still got indigestion, still attached to drain with more fluid draining than I would like and might jeopardise removal tomorrow but have been pottering around doing some very light housework (that all I ever do to be honest) and have made some flapjacks to feed visitors.
Next time a friend of mind is recuperating I'm not going to send flowers (I have run out of vases) I'm going to take lots of lovely biscuits to help out with the increase in entertaining!

kitkat I still def have radio to go through, and cant do that until boob all healed. nearly there. Anything else depends on results on Tues.
also want to wait until boobs have been inflated a bit.

But it's all cutting it a bit fine for July, plus my Mum who was going to house and cat sit for us while we are away is off on a cruise then .... Seems she assumed I wasn't going!

buns my sister sent me some lovely biscuits. They were very well received.

seems sensible to wait then foo.

FYI - I had my TE swapped for an implant on 17th Jan and my surgeon has advised me not to swim in Tunisia next week (bearing in mind I did have an infection last month). He said it takes 6 months for a scar to be fully healed and the implant safe. Bearing that in mind you are wise to wait and see how things go before planning anything. But hopefully it won't be too long and you get good results on Tuesday (which you have had a long wait for!!).

Fab day - my wee football team beat Aberdeen 2-1 to get through to their first ever cup final. Cup final on 17th may, find out op date on 24th. This is so important to me and my dad who I've been going to games with since I was 10. I made it to games 9 months pg, surely I can do it after a mx?!

Hi kitkat,
Are you doing much upper body work at the gym? I haven't been as a bit concerned re overdoing the pectoralis and upsetting the implant so have concentrated on running and spin but really miss a few weights.