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Chrissy - the 2 inch cut is for a total replacement - I think they do more than one - it's the latest method in use - I've been researching it for a while now. Google search for minimally invasive knee replacement.
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Melp, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Trish, too late for anti-viral, just more painkillers but if no improvement in a couple of days back to the doctor for some other options.
Chrissy, so pleased you're doing well (((hugs)))
Jenn, lovely photo with your daughter...and nice weather too!
Racy, great to hear from you :-)
Aly, sorry about the hay fever but I'm sure seeing the grand children makes it bearable.
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Hi allMelp Happy birthday hope that you had a good day. Since I started on Tamoxifen my period only lasts about a day and a half heavy then hardly nothing. Mine used to last 5+ days so I'm glad it's eased.
Chrissy glad to see your up and about.
Jenn my sister and her family go to France at the end of the month, you look like your having a great time. What's your Facebook page? would love to look at all your photos.
Carol
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Hi to all lots of great stories to read and enjoy. Glad you are recovering well Chrissy Jen your photos look great I loved Paris just hate the long flight! Mel a big happy birthday you are so young. Hugs to all Judy
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Hope you had a great birthday Melp.
It is much pleasanter now that the rain has come. And hopefully the hay fever will settle down a bit.
.big hugs to all
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Happy birthday Melp. I hope you had a lovely day.
How embarrassing, I actually came out of the doctor's office dancing a 'happy dance'. I got some strange looks but all my results are good.
Hello to everyone, I am loving all the pict
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Hi Kylie! So pleased you could do a Happy Dance, Congratulations, that's great news!
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Yay Kylie that's wonderful news!
Hope you are going well Chrissy?
Trish
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It's good to hear everything is going so well for you Chrissy, keep up the good work!
I think I'm enjoying your trip as much as you are Alyson, vicariously, of course.
And Kylie, I know just how you feel today, as my Onc told me there was no sign of the liver lesions I spent six months on chemo
from Sept to March, in order to destroy ...yay for that!
That is until about 4:30 pm, when visiting my daughter in hospital, her Dr came in with some quite bad news.
My daughter has been in hospital since last Friday week ago after suffering a stroke that morning. It seems that the stroke she has been treated for in the last twelve days with blood-thinning, cholesterol reducing drugs, wasn't a stroke at all but the recurrence of the brain tumour she had at 10 yrs, 26yrs ago. As there are more than one now, I haven't a clue as to how they will treat them this time around. We are waiting for the Dr to consult with a neurosurgeon in Brisbane which could use up more time. In the meantime, she was supposed to be in a rehab facility trying to get the use of her right arm and leg restored enough not to need a wheel-chair.
Due to the stroke-like consequences of her brain surgery when she was ten, she spent 8 months in a rehab hospital for children and knows what she is in for and was pinning her hopes on getting home and resuming her 'normal' life...now we don't know if they will even continue with it.
I guess, at this point, we can only take this one day at a time.
Sheila.
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Shelia, (((hugs))), thinking of your daughter and you
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tammy, you tell us as many times as you want about your foot. as shingles anywhere is horrible, just brought up thoughts and how lucky she was with hers and did not go any worse, am happy to hear about your foot. and you not moaning either. hope they get better soon. love to u xx
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An update on my daughter is that she does not have brain tumours as was thought on Wednesday--it seems that she had a stroke. Due to consults with Neuros in Brisbane and past scans being dug out of mouldy old dungeons, the 'spots' on the MRI scan are now thought to be scar tissue from her original surgery. They will do another scan in three weeks to see if there has been any significant change and re-assess then.
Thus ends the worst 48 hrs of my life in recent history. I will be keeping my fingers crossed for the next three weeks.
Sheila.
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Oh Sheila my thoughts go out to you and your family. That is great news about your lesions.
Your daughter is blessed to have such a wonderful mother and I send lots of good wishes your way. Hugs x
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Oh Sheila I can magazine your relief! It's still not good news but better. Here's hoping the next lot of scans and tests come back with even better news. ((((((Hugs))))))
Well girls I'm off home in about two hours! Yipeee!!!!!!! Not looking forward to the two hour trip but am certainly looking forward to being in my own surrounds.
Love n hugs all! Chrissy
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Sheila, I can't even imagine, what a dreadful time this has been for you, but I am so relieved to hear that it isn't what they first thought. It will be a tough couple of weeks yet, I wish you all the best for a great result of the further testing.
Chrissy, you're going home, great news! Take it easy and enjoy the rest! M
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Home now! Not an easy ride and needed to stop to take some pain pills but am now comfortably set up in my arm chair .....yeah!!!!
Love n hugs all! Chrissy
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So pleased to hear you're home and safe! Take it easy and you'll be up and running again in no time! M
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Chrissy, glad you home and hope you be up and getting around soon quickly, meanwhile enjoy the rest . xxx
Sheila. hope yr daughter comes thru this and gets well quickly, i am so sorry to hear about this. Big warm hugs.
hope everybody else ok, catch up later, love to you all xxxxx
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Shelia (((hugs)))
Chrissy, glad to read that you are safe at home....
Annette, I hope you're taking good care of yourself!
DH and I are off work this week. We are in Port Macquarie today and heading off to Byron a Bay tomorrow. Weather is so beautiful it's hard to believe it's winter! I'm getting better from the shingles and it is nice to just be able to rest. I now have Endone from my doctor to take at night so I'm also sleeping better and taking less meds in the day!
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Tammy that's great your new meds are helping.
Have a lovely time away.
Chrissy congratulations and I bet you are enjoying being at home.
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Hi girls! Yes its really nice to be home! I have to agree with Dorothy, there's no place like home.......lol. Slept wonderfully in my own bed......so nice to sink into comfort......my hospital bed wasn't bad but my bed is waaaay better! DH has gone to Broken Hill today but has left everything I need within reach in the kitchen and put a chair there for me to sit on so I will manage until he gets back later this afternoon.
Tammy goof to hear that your shingles are starting to feel better....they are soooo painful and after the window for anti B's has passed there is not much that can be done to relieve other than pain meds until they pass. Enjoy your time off with you hubby, Byron Bay is gorgeous!
Shiela, I do hope things are slowly improving for your daughter and your worry is slowly being lifted. No matter how old our children get, they will forever be our children and we will forever worry over them.
Annette are things with the shut down going smoothly for you since the meeting? I sure hoping this is coming to a conclusion now as it has been going on for way too long.
Well I need to make the trek to the bathroom......no it's not far, it just takes me a long time to get there......lol.
Have a great day all!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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They have another meeting on the 18th of this month chrissy, they have to list all that was imcome and drawings as they see a big amount drawn from company, but that consisted of wages etc, and expenses for the company, plus for our living as well. everything is getting very dictaorship now, the goverment wants to know everything you do. hopefully after that things will impoove. we selling farm and moving up the island as soon as we can, changng all our phone numbers and making a complete break.
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Annette hopefully that meeting will be the last. Doing the move sounds like a damn good idea, sometimes a complete break and new start are the best way to go. Best of luck with getting it all done and dusted!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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We decided to have a weekend away and I met up with Trish today for an impromptu morning tea.
It was lovely to catch up.
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Yay Kylie!!! Those impromtu meet ups are always the best!.......so glad you had a wonderful morning tea with Trish.......she is just so special!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Hi Girls, I've been off the air for a while! lol
Sheila (((hugs)))) what a horrible time you've had.
Chrissy - yay!!! you are home!! So glad you are back in your comfort zone, I have been thinking about you girl
Yes - it was so lovely to catch up with Kylie yesterday.
I have had a very busy few days. I went to Wollongong on Saturday for our 39 year high school reunion. It was such an interesting night. There were people there that I had no recollection of whatsoever lol. Now we weren't a huge group, around 120 of us and we spent 6 years together, so you'd think we'd all remember each other. At one stage I was sitting looking at a group of men (about 5 of them) standing in a semi-circle talking to eachother with a beer in their hand, and I was thinking they look like a group of older middle aged men having a chat, almost like my dad and his friends when I was a kid. Then I thought, OMG these guys are MY generation!! It made me feel really old lol. The girls have aged much better than the men though - the men look their age, the girls not so much.
It was so lovely to catch up with old friends I haven't seen for 30 years or more.
Trish
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Wow Trish! Your reunion sounds like fun.......lol........I remember doing one of those for our 25th and I must admit, like you there were some that I had completely forgotten and some tha had changed so much I would never have recognised them if we weren't wearing name tags. I was so surprised at mine that everyone including teachers remembered me..........they all kept coming up to me saying 'OMG! I always wondered what became of you!' Loads of fun at those things.
Yes I'm home but I have been feeling so useless and I am so over the constant pain as the level seems to never change.........sort of knocks you down a bit. DH tries, all I have to do is ask but sometimes it would be nice to be asked if I wanted a cup of tea or something........just having a bit of a grump, I know it will get better and meals on wheels starts today so at least I don't have to worry about food.......lol.
Sounds like the load of washing that DH put in is done so I shall go put it into the dryer. Catch you all later!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Hi Chrissy, it sounds like you're having trouble doing nothing, you are usually a whirlwind! Sorry it is painful, I hope it feels better soon.
I went to one of my school reunions, felt the same as you, Trisha Anne, either no recognition or couldn't believe how much some had changed.
I love to hear about catch ups, great to meet the girls you chat to. I have done some Skyping which has been fun! Great to hear Kylie and Trisha Anne had a good time.
Midnight, I am glad to hear things are moving along for you, a complete break in new surroundings will be good for both of you.
Tammy, I am so pleased that you've been able to go on a trip and that the Shingles haven't been too bad.
Sorry if I have missed anyone, I have been in town today doing some shopping. It was so busy, I have come home tired, may have a nanna nap before making dinner. Take it easy...M
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Chrissy - how's your pain going? Sending you (((hugs)))
Just in case anyone's interested there's a job for a moderator on our side of the world on our Forum - ie the Australian and New Zealand Breast Cancer Survivors.
Hope everyone is having a good day.
Trishxoxo
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Hi all
I went to the Casino today and caught up with some old friends while we were there going to the restaurant we had some Medics run past us. Further round there was a guy on the floor screaming in pain, we found out it was a security guard who had been king hit. Other security had the other guy on the ground waiting for cops, this was before lunch on a weekday !!!!
The good news is I came out $150 better than when I went in. Yeah.
Carol
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