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  • Flaneuse
    Flaneuse Member Posts: 899 ✭
    @Kiwi Angel She's nearly here. Shall lie on the sofa and let her make her own coffee ask her to leave when I've had enough. xx
  • Finch
    Finch Member Posts: 302 ✭
    Sorry to hear you're not up to going out @Flaneuse , you'll have to let your friend prattle on whilst you rest.  Which garden centre do you normally go to?  I'm from Brisbane ..... as well as many other places. Xx
  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,961 ✭
    Hope the mint tea does it's job and you feel better soon.
  • Flaneuse
    Flaneuse Member Posts: 899 ✭
    @Finch The Eden Gardens centre at Carseldine - the Dragonfly Café. It's a pleasant spot in the café and a lovely centre to wander in, even if you're not buying plants (or expensive things from the shop).
    My friend rang (she was lost) and when I told her I wasn't well, she offered to not come. So that was good. I ended up going back to bed. Didn't sleep, but rested, for a couple of hours. Tummy has settled now. It's interesting that during chemo I had some nausea but no vomiting. I think this must have been a bug. I did go to Coles and a newsagency and used a cash machine yesterday - though I washed my hands afterwards. 
    Need to lie low, I think, in preparation for trial run for radiation on Monday and then the real thing Tues.  :#
  • Finch
    Finch Member Posts: 302 ✭
    Take it easy @Flaneuse . I don't know The Eden Gardens but I love how they have the cafes attached to the nurseries in Brisbane. We go to The Wild Canary in Kenmore and another one at Darra . Both lovely places to look around and have a bite. Hope you're better soon . Xx
  • kmakm
    kmakm Member Posts: 7,974 ✭
    Hang in there @Flaneuse. I hope you feel better soon. K xox
  • Trikki2
    Trikki2 Member Posts: 298 ✭
    Hey lovelies 
    Man i hate not having taste buds. Nothing is nice. Grrr. On the upside, im finally going using my bowels lol. So i guess 1 positive. Lets hope for some sleep tonight. 
    Xxxx Trikki2 
  • Vangirl
    Vangirl Member Posts: 379 ✭
    @Flaneuse be thinking of you in radiotherapy on Monday. Am just over halfway through mine. Hopefully your clinic will be as efficient as mine and you'll be in and out in no time each session xxx
  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,961 ✭
    Good luck with rads.  Are you having the snorkel?  You may have mentioned it but my memory is crap.  The actual process is so easy compared to everything else as long as the skin holds up.
  • Flaneuse
    Flaneuse Member Posts: 899 ✭
    @Vangirl and  @Sister Thanks so much for your good wishes. I feel confident that the process will go well.  Yes I'm doing the snorkel thing; I didn't know there was another way. Because I'm a nose breather that works well; I can get my rhythm going and build it up before I go for the big hold. The skin is what worries me most. Shall be double-checking re extent of area to apply the gel/cream. 
     :) 
  • Vangirl
    Vangirl Member Posts: 379 ✭
    Hi @Flaneuse it depends on which breast is affected as to whether you have to do the breath hold. 
    Those whose left breast is affected have to breath hold in order to protect the heart.
    Mine is on the right so I don't. I just have to lie there and enjoy the dulcet tones of Michael Buble or some such on the sound system, whilst trying to ignore my nose which will reliably decide to develop an itch, just as I am perfectly positioned and must not move!
  • Vangirl
    Vangirl Member Posts: 379 ✭
    @Flaneuse, also, re moisturizing, I am having radiation to the clavicle. They told me to moisturize round the back as well, as the radiation can go right through! 
  • Flaneuse
    Flaneuse Member Posts: 899 ✭
    Hi @Vangirl yes, mine is on the left, which is why I need to do it. I did the "training" session and they gave me the spirometer to practise every day at home. My 10 y/o grandson calls it my speedometer. 
  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,961 ✭
    Mine was on the right and it was a breeze.  I did mention to them that playing songs like "Come on, Eileen" that make you want to bop was probably not a good choice! :)  I think that the Mepitel worked well for me as there must have been a slight gap between 2 pieces at one stage - I have the finest tan line so I'm guessing without the film that would have been all over.  I have also been slathering the Moo Goo on the area.  Throat is a bit tight and ever so slightly achey on that side.
  • JJ70
    JJ70 Member Posts: 983 ✭
    @Sister...Come on Eileen - hilarious! How about some Enya instead?
    @Trikki2...so glad the movements are happening. AC was awful for the clog up. eating and eating so much from steroid use, but nothing coming out the other end....oh it was awful. I could not get it right for the whole 2 months and paid a dear price for it. My oncologist sucked at helping me with it as well.

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