@Tai Chi,
Morning Crew 17 November
YAYAYAYAYAYAY - CHARLIE IS ZAPPED AND FINITO... SO SO SO PLEASED FOR HER. She has been so big and brave right the way thru this... in the space of 3 months or so she has been well womaned, biop'd, diagnosed, nipped and tucked, blue boobied and de-lymphed, recovered, radio zapped... and now... is DONE with that agressive treatment. Yep, she's taking the Tamox... but that's OK, T a day to keep the cancer away! So proud of her, so delighted she was one of the lucky ones where this was caught quickly.
((TC)) - THINKING PINK for your "C"... and Osso - yep, you understand Breast Cancer, I know.
To all those who have had and do have lumps and bumps... we
are and will be thinking of you. Same goes for the boy deckhands... ya know, different lumps and bumps, bits and pieces... and ... in a strictly medical way... ya know, seriously speaking, are thinking of you too.
Thank you so much for all your well wishes that have been felt here in the UK
Iza fairly good going in this neck of the woods
Darryl did the business and I am relatively pain free - stopped the morphine around 7ish and just taking paracetamol - painwise, quite brilliant really, tho I do have steroid injections in both ankles and pain blocks in both feet so that may have something to do with it
Had an awful time of nausea and ickness - three different IV meds of antisickness did the trick around 11pm. Nasty, NASTY Nausea <and pass the bowl... and again... and again> YUUUUUK!
Remarkably easy as far as my feet surgeries have gone - we were toying with the idea of plastering my right foot as this one had more surgery with 3 toots and a forefoot... but, were going to make the final decision tomorrow - my surgeon really didn't think I would need it, and I reckon he was absolutely right - so I am just to be mummied feet on 't end o' chicken legs. They do feel a tad warm but at least I can take the bandages off if it get's too hot to trot! and after the previous experiences of being plastered and swelling - it'll be a good decision not to plaster this time, which was the original Plan A.
Naturally, I will have my divine boots to wear... yep, you know,
those ones, with the 3 inch rolling wedges... <breaks into Rod's Stewart's "Do you think I'm sexy" lalalallllallallaa> - now I know the girlies will all be green with envy at not having such lush foot apparel... but rest assured, I love to share, so much so, that I will prolly insist on my Sis wearing them for a little bit if she can come down
My nurses have been lovely - the Sister here used to work for my Mom when she was a young care assistant (folks had an old folks nursing home) <how many times have I prolly said this before, repeating myself now>... she's now the Sister here and when I walk in it's always a fab greeting. Ha, ya kinda know you've been going places too many times when the bed porters, theatre nurses and tea ladies all know you by your first name, your previous surgeries and what tea you drink without even looking at a chart!
Magic cream didn't work
He tried to put the canula in... but he said my veins were "too dainty"
(err.. no no matey, your canula is too big) - after the first fumbled attempt he said "Plan B" by which time I was already bubbling (pa.the.tic) - then knocked me out with whatever it is that you breathe thru the mask - funny vanilla air, but not so funny when you're bubbling and enough to put you off vanilla for a very long time. I awoke and with 4 holes in the back of my hands
- silver lining of vanilla air methinks.
Anyhoo... sheesh, it's taken me nearly 2 hours and to write this (so not with it and drifting at sea
)... there is real massive hooley going on outside - BIG STORM - I'm very worried about Charlie driving down in the weather - it's gonna be very bad over the next few days... though I would love to have her here... hmmmm... don't want her driving in this, it will be the first long journey she's done, makes me uneasy coz she's so tired. Hmmmmmmm... I may have to put my foot down (ahahhahhah - geddit)... no, seriously, I don't want her to drive 600 miles down and back in this weather - will ring her in the morning. I know she wants to be here, and I want her here... maybe she can take it real slow and stop somewhere half way tomorrow night... but then I know she'll want to come straight down - oh, love her for doing that - I said she can borrow my new wheels too... not quite the Mercedez Benz... but they are the Mercs of the wheelchair world!
OK... I'm rambling, it's still very loud outside and the window is broken and it doesn't close... so it's a loud whistling hooley - i do like a storm but really oughta be trying to sleep - ha, they wake you up at around 6.15ish here for your first set of obs... good grief.
Apols for not attempting to reply to y'all individually... do very much appreciate everyone being here and for your messages and love - thank you so much. Makes a big difference to my well-being. THANK YOU ALL.
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