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Re: Grumbling is, surprisingly, a good thing
Hehehe. I love parties, especially costume parties. But I am a terrible host. Finger food I can heat up is about all you get unless I am feeling particularly generous then I might make a bacon and chees cob. That best be done before the wine or there is no hope. 
kezmusc
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Re: Immune System
Hi @Sweetpetal,
As I chose not to have the neulasta injection, I had weekly blood tests to make sure my white cells were recovering enough before the next dose. They were alwasy back to normal by day 7. I work in a hospital and did so the whole way through chemo. Hospitals are big on hand hygeine anyway so I just did a little extra.Don't touch any of the hand rails and wipe your phone down a lot. I did everything else as per normal worked, shopped, went out wherever I wanted and never even got a cold the whole way.
xoxox
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As I chose not to have the neulasta injection, I had weekly blood tests to make sure my white cells were recovering enough before the next dose. They were alwasy back to normal by day 7. I work in a hospital and did so the whole way through chemo. Hospitals are big on hand hygeine anyway so I just did a little extra.Don't touch any of the hand rails and wipe your phone down a lot. I did everything else as per normal worked, shopped, went out wherever I wanted and never even got a cold the whole way.
xoxox
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kezmusc
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Re: Christmas Funnies ....... put them up here for a laugh!
hahaha This'll stir them up!! .....
arpie
5
Re: Grumbling is, surprisingly, a good thing
Well my dummy spit happened today. I got the all clear to go out unaccompanied by my neurosurgeon last week and was champing at the bit to go and fly solo for a change. The weather has been really hot and muggy for the past few days, but today seemed a bit better. Armed with my shopping list and my Dear Friend Sam (my four wheeled granny walker...thanks taxol...thanks a lot), I decided to hit Westfield. I found Santa's beard (request from 3 year old grandson) at one of the crowded two dollar shops and stood in a very long, slow moving line. As I approached the till, some cheeky bitch fronted the counter from the other side, looked straight at me, and with a cheesy smirk, said "Sorry about that", and plonked some crap on the counter. She obviously saw this rather frazzled old granny with her walker and thought I was a soft target....WRONG.. .!!! I leaned forward and glared at her and responded thus. "Bullshit you're sorry, you with that smirk all over your face...You think you can just shove in ahead of all of us in the queue who have been waiting very patiently, and get away with that fake smile and your pathetic "sorry", well bugger off to the back of the line!!! The poor teller looked from me to her and back again and I then told her that if she served the other woman ahead of me and the others in the line, I would leave the shop and make my purchase elsewhere. Well, the people in the line behind me started clapping and one by one, others made the same threat. Miss Smarty Pants left her stuff and beat a hasty retreat. Gosh...I felt a whole lot better for finding out I haven't lost my touch...
AllyJay
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Grumbling is, surprisingly, a good thing
The festive season is guaranteed to make me crankier than ever. So far this month I've had the shits about:
- Christmas carols and tinsel
- The loss of another hub cap
- The elastic in most of my favourite pairs of undies giving out. In concert.
- Why are undies described as pairs? Another source of irritation
- Flies, wasps, buzzy things and Huntsmen spiders that want to live inside
- The idiot child next door who has just got his P plates and goes to work at 4.45 AM
- Ants in the mulch heap--Jumping Jacks? Really?
- Mystery green stuff growing in the cupboard under the sink
Zoffiel
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Re: Christmas Funnies ....... put them up here for a laugh!
oops ..... did they not test the design before they put it up??
arpie
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Re: Doing what you LOVE to do - before, during & after BC! What's YOUR favourite?
I sang with a Sweet Adelines Barbershop Chorus for 18 years and when I returned 7 months later after my treatment ended I found I had lost all my love for it. It was very hard to leave but I felt better when I did. My husband has a rock band and I get to sing a few numbers, do backing vocals and a few duets. I went during my chemo when I felt up to it. About a month after treatment ended my voice went all strange when I sang and I had to take a couple of months off the middle of this year, but I'm back and loving every minute of our gigs. I've been rocking the Annie Lennox hairdo ,but now its growing into a Guy Sebastian fro. Interesting. My love machine is to my left behind me.
Blondy
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Re: Doing what you LOVE to do - before, during & after BC! What's YOUR favourite?
Here you go @arpie
A fish photo for you as requested. Thankyou for signing me up to the Breastie's Club. Proud to be a member.
This barra was caught at the base of the Diversion Dam in Kununurra December 2017 on a handline. He literally walked on his tail trying to throw the hook. Weighed just over 7kg.
A fish photo for you as requested. Thankyou for signing me up to the Breastie's Club. Proud to be a member.
This barra was caught at the base of the Diversion Dam in Kununurra December 2017 on a handline. He literally walked on his tail trying to throw the hook. Weighed just over 7kg.
Annie C
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Re: Doing what you LOVE to do - before, during & after BC! What's YOUR favourite?
@kitkatb - YAY! Another fishing tragic! AND it looks like you are in a comp there - which one?
Where is your home base (roughly)?? I reckon that with @Brenda5, you & me, we could have a 'Team Breasties'!!
My Dr's advice to you, would be to get out on that boat & get back into it - at least 2 a week (if you are physically able to do it!) As soon as I was able push & pull my kayak - I was back 'into it' a month or 2 after my surgery - and I seriously reckon it has been an integral part of my recovery & more positive outlook on life. (And my uke playing - I was back to that 2 weeks after surgery!)
AND, some states have a "Casting for Recovery" Fly Fishing program .... where those with BC are taught how to fly fish by experts - taken to great locations & loaned all the stuff you need to do it - waders, rods, flies etc and hopefully you will catch your first trout on fly! .....
I am currently in discussion with a couple of people for doing a Salt Water version here in the Mid North Coast area of NSW with some of the BEST fly fishos in Australia keen to jump on board as instructors! WATCH THIS SPACE! So far, I've caught bream & whiting on fly (my biggest bream was caught on a topwater fly I made up myself - so doubly chuffed!) Flatties remain elusive!
My own design for my topwater popper .... it works a treat!
This was my first 'decent bream' in the mid 30s ... on a bought topwater fly
After hearing about the OTIS Foundation this year, I've got my name down (hopefully for the Jindabyne House ..... still waiting to hear when it may be available!)
Hang in there, girl ..... get back to your fishing & you won't look back! xxxx If you were over here, I'd have you in my other Hobie kayak (pedal) - it is just SO much easier than lugging boats around!!
Take care xx
Where is your home base (roughly)?? I reckon that with @Brenda5, you & me, we could have a 'Team Breasties'!!
My Dr's advice to you, would be to get out on that boat & get back into it - at least 2 a week (if you are physically able to do it!) As soon as I was able push & pull my kayak - I was back 'into it' a month or 2 after my surgery - and I seriously reckon it has been an integral part of my recovery & more positive outlook on life. (And my uke playing - I was back to that 2 weeks after surgery!)
AND, some states have a "Casting for Recovery" Fly Fishing program .... where those with BC are taught how to fly fish by experts - taken to great locations & loaned all the stuff you need to do it - waders, rods, flies etc and hopefully you will catch your first trout on fly! .....
I am currently in discussion with a couple of people for doing a Salt Water version here in the Mid North Coast area of NSW with some of the BEST fly fishos in Australia keen to jump on board as instructors! WATCH THIS SPACE! So far, I've caught bream & whiting on fly (my biggest bream was caught on a topwater fly I made up myself - so doubly chuffed!) Flatties remain elusive!
My own design for my topwater popper .... it works a treat!
This was my first 'decent bream' in the mid 30s ... on a bought topwater fly
After hearing about the OTIS Foundation this year, I've got my name down (hopefully for the Jindabyne House ..... still waiting to hear when it may be available!)
Hang in there, girl ..... get back to your fishing & you won't look back! xxxx If you were over here, I'd have you in my other Hobie kayak (pedal) - it is just SO much easier than lugging boats around!!
Take care xx
arpie
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