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Hello everyone on this dark, cold, wet and windy 14 November.  It's my birthday today and after 3 weeks of radiotherapy, all I want to do is spend it in bed!  I have 2 more weeks (plus 1 day as I missed a session) to go and am counting the hours as well as the days.  I feel more queasy now than I did with chemotherapy and so achy, shaky and, yes, a bit flaky at times.  I mentioned this, and asked some other questions, to the doctor this week who replied that she didn't know, hadn't heard of that before or just shrugged.  The good ol' shrug, eh?  Says a thousand words without opening your mouth.  So I came away none the wiser but I did manage to get a blood test out of them (lucky me).  So instead of celebrating my birthday with big fat cakes, I am going to have a cheese sandwich as I can't face goodies at the moment.  Does/has anyone else have/had this side effect with radiotherapy?  But I have decided that they won't beat me if I can help it at all.  So if it's good enough for the queen then it's good enough for me and I have decided to have 2 birthdays this year.  The one today and an official one in a few weeks time when I can, hopefully, make up for today.  You are all invited of course and I want you to wear your best dresses, best perfumes, full make-up and highest heels possible.  And the ladies can dress up as well if you want.  This thing does get us down and sometimes the treatment is worse than the disease and that is why I am so grateful to you all for making me feel part of a community who knows exactly what I'm going through, and cares.  Thank you all so very much.  My very best wishes to you all. 

Battlling Babe 

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  • Happy birthday two times! Found gin and tonic is good for feeling queasy with the quinnine in tonic being good for your tummy! Worth a try! Take care honey xx

  • Thank you chrissylemon for your birthday wishes.  This week I've found that one good way to avoid feeling queasy is not to eat!  The queasiness went completely but at the cost of losing quite a lot of weight in a short space of time.  I'm now trying to put it back on!  I never thought I'd say that, having tried to watch my weight all my life and now I make a rake look fat.  We just can't win, can we? 

    Thank you for the advice and take care.

    BB xx

  • Lovely to hear from u! Am sure when i start chemo in 2wks the weight will drop off me! Could do with losing a stone or two so maybe that will be a positive side effect! New wardrobe after xmas! Speak again soon xx

  • Hi babes - how did you manage to lose weight I put weight on with the steroids (for side effects of chemo) and then the low fibre junk food diet that I was on during the radiotherapy.

    I thought before starting treatment that I would lose weight - because you think everyone does. No such luck  Anyway the treatment has worked so I will try shedding the extra pounds after I have finished the last lot of Christmas goodies, some time in february.

  • Hello Chrissy.  Good luck with your chemo.  As I've always been awkward, and I see no reason to stop now,  I didn't lose weight with chemo.  For the couple of days when I didn't feel like eating a lot, I wasn't too concerned as I knew that I'd more than make up for it afterwards.  Don't forget to wear comfy shoes or take slippers to change in to, and don't forget reading and puzzle books (and, of course, a snooze or two while you're there, if you feel like it).  Take care.

    BBxx

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  • Hello Chrissy.  Good luck with your chemo.  As I've always been awkward, and I see no reason to stop now,  I didn't lose weight with chemo.  For the couple of days when I didn't feel like eating a lot, I wasn't too concerned as I knew that I'd more than make up for it afterwards.  Don't forget to wear comfy shoes or take slippers to change in to, and don't forget reading and puzzle books (and, of course, a snooze or two while you're there, if you feel like it).  Take care.

    BBxx

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