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Ladies, you are all so busy it is hard to keep up! Wishing you all well :-)
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Hi Kylie, the Hungi was yum, the pork was very moist, the chicken abit dry, but the veges were devine, hubby thought it was bit smokey, but i adored it and the stuffing they made for the chicken was just soooo good, i really enjoyed it, so did he cats, the dogs can have the last part of the pork tonight, i have had my fill and got heart burn last night, so thats it for me.
Jenn, all the very best for wedneday,
well lovely ladies this girl is going out truckin today with hubby, had enough of been home, need some out time, house is messy, thanks to the animals and wet weather, but too bad today. i am out of here.
Trish, very glad you are feeling like yourself again esp now its packing time, don't over do it tho.
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Woohoo Annette! Have fun truckin on your day out!! You can tell us all about it when you get back.
Well, one more appointment and I'm done for this trip...........just the naturopath this afternoon and then I can head home. I've seen my GP and had bloods down again, been into the shopping district of the city and picked up the lace for DDs wedding as well as some crochet cottons to do her wedding favours and dream catchers for decorations. Now all I have to do is sit and make them..........lol. I shall keep you all up to date as I get them done. I think I shall sleep very well tonight.........I have been very restless the last two nights and the only reason I can think of is the city noises..........I'm so used to the quiet of the country.........lol.
Have a great day all!
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Have to be at the hospital at 6am in the morning! No sleep-in for us tomorrow...
I am so over this. My brain is doing a good job of blanking out the whole cancer thing for most of the time now, but this surgery has me thinking the "oh my g-d, I have breast cancer" thoughts again.
I tried to explain how my brain now feels to hubby yesterday. It feels like my brain is a blender bowl with a million thoughts and words just rolling around in it. But I struggle to get hold of individual thouts and words, and when I try and set to a task that requires imagination and coherent thought I struggle because the thoughts get pulled back into the rolling bowl before I have completed them. Does this sound like chemo brain to you guys?
I used to be able to concentrate on a task and now I am all over the place. My attention span is like a goldfish... It's making it really challenging to do my uni stuff, but I'm just managing to keep work going along ok without anyone having noticed too much of a change.
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Jenn - are they charging you for this? I would have thought that if he stuffed up in the first place, it should be free. Hope you are happy with the outcome this time.
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Hey Sue,
Yep. Nothing comes free in the realm of private surgeons... There was, of course, a disclaimer before the original operation about some people needing revisions etc... I will admit that these boobs are in proportion with the rest of me, and give me an hourglass figure. But, I've always had a pear shaped figure and was happy that way :-)
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Bummer - you weren't happy with them right from the start.
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Hope it all goes well for you tomorrow Jenn, another surgery, seems to never end.
I am due for exchange and have just been delaying as I am not sure what to do with the right lifted and reduced boob. Can't imagine they will end up looking balanced as the lifted one has dropped already. Not keen to have an augmentation in the good one as further trouble would not be easily identified. Need to give it more thought but am busy with work and so keep delaying.
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Jenn, the way your mind is going is perfectly normal.........it does get better but it can take some time. Don't be hard on yourself if your mind is not what it used to be, its all to do will the trauma and stress of having breast cancer. Good luck tomorrow and I hope the revision turns out just as you like.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Good luck Jenn....will be thinking of you x
I think it's pretty normal that the boobs don't always turn out the right size to start with.....some want them bigger, some smaller!
Mine were also too big & I felt quite uncomfortable until they shrunk them...
My PS told me it's easier to make them a bit bigger & shrink them rather than the other way...!!!
The lipo was a bit painful after for a few days but easy peasy compared with the initial mastectomy & recon...I am very happy with the outcome now though.
So all the best Jenn & I hope you get the result you're hoping for (((hugs))) x
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Morning all cool day today after really warm sunny day yesterday.
Jenn, hope all goes well. Thinking of you today. Jenn what you are saying about your brain's function is quite normal post BC, actually post any cancer. Keep calm and don't worry too much it will improve.
Had bone scan yesterday, sure all is well, tech said not much had changed so hopefully all well. So it means pain is arthritis and fybro - great.
Big hugs to all.
Alyson
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Alyson, that is great news about bone scan results. Bummer about the pain though, I hope you can find some relief.
Jenn, gentle hugs for today. The brain stuff is hard to cope with and explain. You really have a lot on your plate, thinking unmuddled thoughts for you.
My hubby was telling me how his friend's wife had a year of depression after cancer treatment - hello, why don't they get how their own wives feel? I think it is self preservation on his part, he wants everything to be fine - ergo..
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hi everyone
Have the best news i got a job offer yesterday!!! i accepted of course even though its not in the admin field. its a cleaning position at a local shopping centre. its on a two week roster so i have three days the first week and two the second week. pay rate is around $20 per hr but more on weekends. its all day 9-5pm both weeks. It will be very hard on my body but i wont get any rewards if i dont test myself out so to speak. im excited but very nervous. going for an induction on monday.
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Jenn, am thinking of you today. hope it all ok for you and they get it right.
Alyson, glad yr bone scan ok, yea pity about the pain. Yea we have to have something to pull us down aye,
Had a nice day out truckin yesterday, except when six years ago i used to go with hubby all the time and get into the truck like it was nothing, now he has to stand behind me and give me shove from the rear end and today my arms, well rib area is sore from the hauling , myself in, like a ninety years old, that truck is quite high and the steps in to it have vast distance between them, Bil don't like driving it as he finds it hard and he has a sore leg and lower back at the moment, but even then he don't like it. it suits like a 30 year old that truck, not old people like me. he is 55, hubby is fifty, he is ok getting in there. but it was lovely to get out for the day and you could see alot with that truck being high. We stopped and got some hot chips and think they tripped with the salt pot,, phew some were salty, was not all the way through as they were in a paper bag, so it was the top ones who bore the salt and they were full, so hard to shake it down. but nice and hot, and fresh.
hope everybody ok and having a pleasent day. bye for now.
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Congrats on the job melp. Hope it works out well for you, good money and hours, you will be feeling aprehensive and excited in one, enjoy the challenge and don't over do things. warm hugs
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Terrible cannula placement so my arm hurts like hell everytime I even blink. They are insisting on it staying in till tomorrow cause the anaesthetist forgot to write on the orders that i could move to oral antibiotics like she said in pre-op. Have asked 3 times for them to check with the dr since I'm feeling really good apart from the cannula!
I hate hospital systems... But despite the bandaging these reduced boobs are feeling just the right size :-)0 -
Hard typing with one thumb... Good news Alyson...
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Ya Jenn! Glad you are doing okay and so far the new girls feel good.n sorry about the canula, they are awful things at the best of times.
Congrats Melp!!!! So glad something has finally come your way.......hope it works well for you.
Annette, the picture of your hubby pushing from the rear end to get you into that truck is hillarious!! Can't stop giggling........lol. Sorry you are so sore around the ribs though but glad you enjoyed your day out.
Had no power when I got up this morning and after some investigation I have found that there is something in my laundry that is triggering my safety switch. Oh well, that just means no washing is going to get done before the electrician can get here to sort it out......Ho hum, what a problem......not! Lol. Just as well we have plenty of clothes.
Have a great day all. Chrissy0 -
You could go shopping?
Cannula is out :-) Oh, and I forgot to tell you all I did a new blog post yesterday that mentions Angela. Just click on my blog link in my signature below to see it if you want to.
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Lol Chrissy, i take a quick look around the place to see there is nobody there to wittness me getting me shoved in there, kind of embarrassing and hubby keeps his distance somewhat as he is scared i could back fire with the exersion lol, he said, that is his biggest fear of standing behind me. he reminds that he is right behind me, lol we both giggle as exersion of that type can trigger flatualnce. i could say the the other word that describes flatulance, but i am far too polite lol.
Jenn, glad you ok after that surgery, was thinking of you today, hoping it was all going ok. hugs.
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Like your blog Jenn, very honest and endearing. Another blog I like to follow is "but doctor I hate pink" written by a stage 1V girl, very heart rendering and apparently a blog award winner which does not surprise me as it is brutally honest and extremely well written.
Chrissy, love the sound of your crochet momento's, are you making you DD wedding dress?
So great about your new job melp it will feel good to be in the workplace again.
Kazzie I take it you are still holidaying in Europe, great you are able to keep up to date with the news, hope you are having the best time. We are leaving for France in a few weeks time.
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Lolalee - glad you follow Ann's blog - she was under treatment when I was back in late 2009 (we were on the same chemo thread) - I like to keep up with how she's doing.
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Hi Suzie, It is so awful what Ann is enduring I think she is so strong. I particularly liked her "red shoes" blog.
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Yes, it really upsets me. We both had our last herceptin in December 2010 and 5 months later she was diagnosed with liver mets. I told her about a man I know who had 90% of his liver removed and he is doing really well, but unfortunately the surgery was not a success for her.
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Yes Lola......still cruising around Europe!
Just checking in every few days & don't have time to chat to everyone....
A quick update......went to Amsterdam, had a lovely time but not a place that wowed me!
Then went to Lake Garda in Italy, definitely wowed me, was absolutely stunning & could have stayed longer.
We are now on a cruise ship on the River Po in Italy & have seen some very cute little towns full of character & have done an amazing amount of shopping!!
Off to Florida on Sunday, will write another post in a few days.....
Thinking of you Jenn but know you'll be fine xxx
Karen xoxox
PS.....I will post a few more pics on Facebook xx0 -
Hello girls
I've been on a two day staff planning session, which was actually quite good - somethimes these things can be a bit of a waste of time, but this one was pretty productive.
Melp - YAY! So happy you've found something. I'm so happy for you. The first few days will be a bit of a shock to your system, but you'll gradually get used to it. Sending you happy ((((hugs))))
Karen - so good to hear from you too, and glad you are having a good time.
Chrissy - wondering if you got the power back on yet? Sounds like a great excuse not to do the washing to me. Perfectly sensible lol.
Jenn - good to hear you are on the other side, but with you on the uncomfortable canulas. I hate the bloody things, and can't wait to get them out. I know it's not a rigid needle inside you, but it always feels like it is. Hope the new girls are exactly what you are looking for.
Midnight - I had to giggle too at the image of you being shoved into a truck.
Kylie - yes our DH's close their eyes to us I think as they don't want it to happen to us. If they don't acknowledge what we are feeling, then they can tell themselves it's not so bad, I think.
Everything else is going well with me, feeling really good again. Still have a bit of a cough, but that's getting so much better now. I'm feeling I could take on the world again lol. I guess I'll just have to take on the packing this weekend. One week tomorrow and we move.
Love to you all
Trish
xoxoxo
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Trish, yup got the power on a few hours after I found it was off. There was a short somewhere in the laundry so I just isolated that and flicked the switch and back it came. I called the electrician and he came this morning and after investigating found that the submersible pump that takes the water from the laundry to the septic had decided to die. He called the plumber and as luck would have it, he had a pump and promptly installed that and then recalled the electrician to do his bit............after about three hours of toing and froing between the two of them I now have a pump that works, no water on the laundry floor and power that is not being interrupted..........lol........shame of it all is that now I have no excuse not to do the washing!
DD2 just rang me to tell me that she is having spinal surgery again on Tuesday........apparently her doc is worried about her doing permanent nerve damage and wants to intervene. I know she was trying to avoid this but it will be much better once its done but it means that I may be in the city pretty much all next week. Such is life.
Have a great day all!
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Chrissy so sorry to hear about your daughter. Please pass on some hugs to her and take care of yourself. x
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Thinking of you and your daughter, Chrissy. Hope all goes well. xxx
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Hi all, Dd has yet to let me know if she want me there or if SIL to be is going to take time off work. I'm happy either way..........she was a bit worried that I would have nothing to do other than just sit in the hospital room with her (she doesn't do hospital well....lol) but I told her I will be able to get a whole lot of centres for the dream catchers done. I never sit and do nothing.......lol. Both .DDs and grandsons are coming up tomorrow for Mothers day so I guess there will be much discussion happening then.
My new couch/sofa bed has finally arrived.....yahoo! The only way to get the old one out is to dismantle it in my lounge as it is way too heavy for me to lift and DH can't do it any other way. Once he has done that, the new one has to wait till grandsons arrive to help out.........thank goodness they are both strong boys!
Jenn hope the girls are doing well!
Love n hugs to all. Chrissy0
