Article - Memory loss following breast cancer treatment
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So I just re read that article to see where the data came from and would like to know where my email was to participate in this study? I never get the emails for some reason.
My question is since some of these chemo and HT drugs have been on the market for nearly 30yrs why has it taken this long????
Being dismissed that's why. I have just returned from my GP. My regular doctor was not available and as I just needed a new referral for the Radonc I saw someone else. While I was there I enquired about physio to see if it would help my back and hip issues which have returned as usual.
He was reading my notes which included my complaints about the HT. I told him I was not able to drive on Wednesday due to extreme lightheadedness and vagueness and that I just didn't trust my instincts and reactions that day. He proceeds to tell me how Tamoxifen works (like I didn't know after this long), Very obviously had no input and really wasn't interested. Thanks for coming and see you later. End of conversation.
@Brenda5 I use music for everything. I will often play something in the car, turn it off and see if I can remember it. The first few lines are often the hardest. Then I'll try again to remember in half an hour. It seems to help somewhat as I find the music will stick a bit better than anything else. Learning the guitar has been useful as well. It has been slow and tedious and still sounds like I am standing on the cats tail, but the brain, hand, rhythm coordination really makes me think hard. Sometimes I will have to watch a tutorial 4 or 5 or 10 times for it to sink in. The best thing is that it has proven I am still able to learn new things (although somewhat slower than normal) through the fog which makes me happy.
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@Brenda5 - as you know, I lead the local uke group & have to 'work out' songs to suit uke (often from Guitar background, so not too difficult to transpose, tho I do a lot from scratch - google the words & work out the chords etc.)
Every now & then I look at my 'song folder' which is usually in alphabetical order - and I'll find up to 7 or 8 songs with the same name (with -1, -2, -3 after it!) as I've been working on it before but forgotten! DUH! And often in different keys! LOL
I can NEVER remember all the words of all of the songs for when we perform (we have 4 gigs on Mon & Tues at 4 Old Folks Homes) - but
I try to be familiar enough with MOST songs so that I can sing at least half of each verse whilst engaging my eyes with the audience (instead of burying my head in my song sheets!) I encourage all my group to do this, but most (older than me) don't trust their memories either!
@kezmusc - How frustrating that our mention of memory & lack of sleep is so often dismissed as 'raging' ....... NO!! It's NOT!!
Getting back into Ukulele in 2011 - has reignited my love of music (especially R&R, Folk & Soul music - mainly from the 50s - 90s.) Sometimes I hear a neat song whilst driving - I pull over & write it down then & there (or ask hubby to), as I know there is NO WAY I'll remember it's name in 5 mins time!
During the night, I have a sheet of paper & pen beside my bed for that reason too! The other night, I had a WONDERFUL song going thru my head ALL NIGHT - I 'think' I was sort of awake as it was SO vivid I could almost touch it ...... in my mind's eye, I'd worked out the chords, I knew EXACTLY how I was going to introduce it to the group ..... I'd also worked out the Melody (picking the tune out, instead of just strumming) and I was SO SURE I'd remember it when I woke up that I didn't write it down! Did I remember it? NOPE!
Am I annoyed I didn't write it down? Yep! I just hope it pops into my brain again sometime soon!
It was a terrific song that I know the group would LOVE to perform (sometimes I introduce a song & I see the eyes 'roll' ..... and I think 'oooops'...) If they don't 'like' the song, it never performs well! If they 'love' a song - the energy shows in the performance.
Stick with it, ladies ..... love of music is a window to your soul xxx
BLOODY HELL!! I've just been checking my emails & one buddy had sent a bunch of pics of hubby that i wanted to download, so I 'searched' his name in emails & it brought up all HIS emails .... woohoo ..... I downloaded the first pic & clicked on 'something' & it went back to just HIS emails (instead of ALL the emails to wade thru again ....... WIN!) Clicked on the 2nd pic & downloaded it - and had already forgotten how to go back to just HIS emails! It had gone back to EVERYONE's emails again & I had to do the search again!
Here he is .... about 15+ years ago
FUCKING HELL!! It was only 3 minutes ago! 5 -
A bit of a silver fox!3
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My challenge at the moment is packing to go to Melbourne in the morning. I need to get away about 5am, so it makes sense to get ready now. Not that it's ever taken me more than 5 minutes to pack an overnight bag in the past.
I started yesterday and ended up going to sleep with the bag on the end of the bed. This morning I had no idea what I'd put in it. Nothing useful, as it turned out. Several long sleeved Ts, a pair of jeans that I don't like, one pair of socks and no knickers. Try again. Suddenly it's bulging at the seams. What have I done? Three pairs of yoga pants, the crap jeans are still there, one pair of knickers, two pairs of socks, about 5 scarves and one t shirt. Short sleeved. Oh, and three novels.
WTF is the matter with me? I used to be able to organize a two week pack horse trip, total weight of 40kgs, in an afternoon and I'd never forget anything.
The house is a mess, I've made the dog sitters' bed but instead of vacuuming floors and making the place look like I don't live like I do, I'm on here moaning. Gah!
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Oh, it just got better. I booked a hotel with parking available. Just checked. It's Valet. This will be good. Some poor bastard in a pale blue suit is going to have to get into my car and move it around. OMG.
My internal lights go out at 3pm so I'm pretty much screwed from here. I've just had a panic attack in the carport and heaved two wheelbarrow loads of empty feed bags, buckets, dog blankets, shopping bags, spare coats, spare-spare coats, gum boots, boots, spare boots, spare-spare boots, beanies, lolly wrappers, empty envelopes, unopened envelopes etc etc etc etc out of the vehicle. That will have to do. If I leave 15 minutes earlier (yeah right) I can vac it on the way down.
I'm going to have to bribe the bloke in the blue suit, aren't I?
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He's going to be able to dine out on this for weeks, don't waste your sympathy! It's his job!! Had a bad 'it's your job' day today (banks and Telstra, the latter being a particular loathing) so my niceness is stretched. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow : )3
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Then I've realised I'm missing two TWO. hubcaps, then I've thought 'Aha', I have spare hubcaps, then I can't find them, I'm in the shed screaming 'WHERE ARE MY F**&%ING HUBCAPS' because you can't go to a flash hotel without hubcaps because the people in blue suits will sneer 'Get ye to the Gatwick, you bogan' then I found one and then I couldn't decide which side to put it on to look less like a hillbilly....
I'm starting to get really 'thing' then remember I forgot that I hadn't remembered the etag. WHERE IS MY BLOODY ETAG? Gutting the car finding stuff I didn't need to see wondering if I could ring it...why can't you ring your etag to find out where it is? By now it's start crying ort start drinking or do both at once because it's about the only bloody multitasking I can manage these days.
Then I remembered that Geoff is coming after all which is why he has my etag. And his car is always In Very Good Order and the blue people won't get all superior and so what if I can't put a shower screen in the back. I can buy one of those anywhere. Beatific smile.
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Do not give your phone number to someone without a brain and a phone that was turned to silence and tell them to contact you. Oops! Must work on my communication skills. If I can remember.1
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People who expect people with CRCI to have their phones on are on a hiding to nothing and would be foolish to expect anything else!
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