You know youre a cancer patient when....
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That's funny!!
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Oh that was funny SBelizabeth!!!
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YKYACP when you find your favourite CorningWare dish in the kitchen cupboard half full of macaroni and cheese
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YKYACP when you spend an hour looking for your kindle, finally give up as it's time to make dinner and find it sitting in the refrigerator.
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When you start to fill the sink with nice soapy water and decide to go check your email. Finish about 30 minutes later, come back into the kitchen and stare at the lovely pile of bubbles rising towards the kitchen ceiling and don't realize that noise is water running, and find out your kitchen slants just slightly towards the west. Chemo brain at it's finest. At least I wasn't cooking.
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chelev, I have been mourning not having a bathtub until now. OMG can you imagine that lovely pile of bubbles? I will be content with my shower from now on!
YKYACP when you've learned the hard way to always buy a whistling tea kettle so you don't boil another one dry.
YKYACP when you buy the cheapest trouser socks possible because your awful chemo toenails poke holes in them after just a few wearings, no matter the quality.
YKYACP when you're considering a visit to the veterinary supply store for something heavy-duty enough to take on said toenails. Regular clippers are just not up to the task.
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... you're ecstatic about having bed head (because it means your hair really is growing back)!
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you know you're a cancer patient when your head hair grows out gray
But the privates grow back with your natural color . hello everyone I'm new to this but I just had to start with this 1 thread . I would come here often for a good laugh.0 -
going to the veterinary supply store for toenail clippers for your own personal use . I'm still laughing !
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You know you're a cancer patient when... you are always touching, shifting and adjusting your breasts and you don't give a darn who sees :-).
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I asked my husby, "why did the hair on my head grow out in this explosion of gray curls, but the hair on my lady bits is straight and chestnut brown?"
He said, "I dunno, honey. Ask God."
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I asked my husband the same thing lol ......he just said just be thankful you have hair .and besides ,as long as Lady Clairol Lori L and alike is in business we girls don't have to be grey now do we ?haha
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sbelizabeth~Husby? I love that!
Waitingtoexhale~I use " Pedi Paws " on my toenails. Do the doggy nail clippers actually work for us too? I've been thinking of using my Husby's dremel.
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okay wait a minute until I catch my breath I'm laughing ! I reply to a post where someone said they were thinking about shopping at a vetenarian supply store ..because they had chemo nails . bless her heart I felt sorry for the lady but the way she said it it was just funny ...and literally made my day .and now you say you're thinking about using your husbands dremel ?????? lol lol just too funny ...I'm an artist and I have a vivid imagination and I can actually see you doing that lol. I didn't have the nail problems .I never lost any of my nails fingernails toenails nothing ...but that's about the only good thing I can say about chemo .callie...ps I'm from Ohio.I was working in Reynoldsburg when I met my husband .
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Callie~When was that? Where did you work?
I live in Huber subdivision, right off of Livingston.
Seriously, I really have used the Pedi Paws before, and I don't even start chemo until Friday. Lol
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Actually Soteria, there is a Dremel type of gadget for nails out there.
They are battery operated, some rechargeable, and come with 5 - 6 different attachments.
I have terribly thick toenails and, due to bone mets in left pelvis, find it hard to deal with them with a basic nail file.
So I have three! One comes with a soaking dish for fingernails and recharger (A$35) and two other cheaper ones at
(A$10) that I bought for spare parts/attachments, as they all fit each other perfectly. I use one 'file' more often than the others
for my big toes, but I have also been known to use the whole device for home uses. It is very good for polishing up the battery terminals
in torches etc., when they get a bit rusty. I have to hide them from DH 'tho, as he would use them for all sorts of things they are not made for
and they could end up in the shed inside his toolbox.
Originally, I did consider buying a Dremel just for my feet, until I saw one of these in the $ shops.
You may be able to find them on the 'net somewhere.
Sheila.
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I use a dremmel like grinder ment for dogs. Made by hartz. works great..
YKYACPW..when you see someone wearing a wig or sporting the bald head and you feel you have to talk to them to let them know the treatment is doable and to hang in there
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ps. don't know why my avatar is upside down
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You know your a cancer patient when your friends tell you how great your hair looks and how it's growing back beautifully and all you're thinking is sure, but you should see the old lady looking hair down below :-). What is up with that!
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Aussie~Thank you. I'm going to look for that. I've had problems for years with thick toenails, but only the two big ones. I ll look for one of those gadgets you told me about.
Ossa~I get that. I'm just starting chemo day after tomorrow, but when I see someone out and it's obvious they're wearing a hat or scarf to cover their baldness, I want to ask them, "what kind of cancer do you have? Where are you being treated? Etc" of course, I don't do that. They might be offended.0 -
Love this thread, it's funny and we share great personal grooming tips.
Definitely going to check out that dremmel-type nail gadget, thanks Sheila.
Ossa, your avatar isn't upside down anymore -- now it's sideways! LOL!!
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Waitingtoexhale and solteria...I lived in Columbus and Powell for 15 years...1970 to the end of 1985...my MIL, BIL/SIL still live in Columbus...MIL is actually in Gahanna....3 time grad of OSU.....
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Karen~I'm being treated at OSU, and I'm getting an MRI early tomorrow morning in Gahanna. It really is a small world isn't it?
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Soteria, I googled, 'Battery operated nail file' and one similar to mine, called KISS, came up at Walgreens for $US17:95.
The Dr Leonards type is not what I would look for, personally....one review said that the heads wore out, which it says in their blurb, they don't.
Good luck,
Sheila.
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When you have been dressed and undressed ( and hopefully dressed again) in three different places by 10:30 am. (breast surgeon, lymphedema specialist, rads) I actually almost walked out of the radiation suite in my gown yesterday. Yikes:)
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Sheila~Thank you. There's a Walgreens just down the street from. I'll check that out.
You know you're a breast cancer patient when you spend more time going to appointments for scans, chemo, check ups etc than you do sleeping.
I had 6 appointments last week and 5 this week. I had an MRI this morning, getting my hair cut short this evening and starting chemo tomorrow. Maybe things will slow down a bit then.
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YKYACPW....you think the automatic doors at the grocery store sound like the radiation machine. Nothing like a constant reminder...
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YKYACPW your husband says "Do you remember.." And you burst out laughing like a demented fool before he can complete the sentence, 'cuz you can't remember anything anymore (and he knows it!)
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You know you're a cancer patient... when you open your pantry (next to the refrigerator) and wonder why the heck the light isn't going on!
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you know your breast cancer patient when it feels like you're wearing a bra 3 sizes too small then suddenly you realize you're not wearing a bra
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