Same to you Graeme , amen the gang hope you aren’t too busy although it’s probably your busy time ! H x

Hazel the hospital send a copy letter of my appointments to my local health centre its them that called me in for the flu jab, I asked why I was having the jab as Im under 65 by 4 years and they said it's because of the cancer treatment.

Skiathos booked for June, thinking about Croatia too x

Good re holidays , I rang helathncentre there reply basically tough not asthmatic or over 65 pay for it. So I did , to be fair pharmacist did say I could try and claim it back for £11 thought why bother. But next year I will make sure I get it via surgery ,although ours are extremely tight on everything if yiu temember I struggled getting the  food supplements due to budgets H xx I used to gontonCroatia when it was still Yugoslavian in the late 1970 s omg showing my age , I loved Hvar the island off Split and Korcula the island iff Dubrovnik. In my previous life I was a travel ag st for nigh on  35 year s I loved to travel H xx

Hello all- wishing you all a great Christmas & healthy happy 2020- & CONGRATULATIONS to you all- you have all been so brave & done so well! Joe is doing great (for the record- no scans unless anything dodgey appears, 6 weekly checks-physical feel around neck, nasal scope & look in mouth)

He's back at work-part time-full in new year :-/  .He is still about 3 1/2 stone lighter than he was pre treatment & they say it will take a year to put weight back on- is everyone else similar? As he was a bit overweight before, everyone who sees him says he looks great (BMI probably better now) but he still looks too thin to me- not losing weight so I guess its just time-appetite not what it was due to taste- anyway very lucky & appreciative so am happy-

Anyway Happy Christmas folks-you deserve it & all the best to you all & again-thank you for your support xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi brill news for both of you and good to know plus helps others who may come across the thread. Yes the weight can take time to come back. We don’t eat the same amount of foods in first year well most of us dont. I have out 7 lb on since  treatments finished 16 months ago . Don’t know about Jo but I never really feel hungry any more. 

Good luck for future and merry Christmas and gsooy healthy New Year x

Hazel x 

Thank you Other Half and nice kind words for everyone.

I;d also like to extend my best wishes to all, no matter where you are on your journey.

Met some lovely people and the community spirit not only helped us all through treatment and recovery but forged some nice friendhships as well, Used to love de coding Hazel's posts bless her (we still keep in touch privately which has been great) 

Re weight...proabably normal on balance as weight fluctated before, during and after and now I;ve lost aroud 4 stones and back to a healthy fightlng weight again and a stict healthly diet with no alcohol still that I really enjoy and way of life now and back in new fitting dapper suits.
That said I was eating far too many prawns,sliced salmon. and other fish in my diet and then caused me bad bout of gout which I never seen coming over a bunch of prawns, 
Body is such a fickle thiing with age I guess

Sorry guys, there maybe a cure for this diagnosis but I'm not sure if anyone knows how to fix and cure Man Utd anytime soon. Wafrord real low and they all need a slap in the face with a wet fish,

Anyhoo, enjoy your xmas and I will now head of to kitchen to slow cook steak for pie and start organising, before onto turkey.

Swapped xmas presents with Fiona last night and deviated from normal years where I gave her the choice of a lot of money and a little gift or a lot of gifts and little money. She always took the money.
Bought and chose xmas presents this year myself and ..yup..WRONG!...the pretend smile, thats nice,and mmmmmm, why did you choose that oh thanksssssss..I would never thought of that (or bloody chosen )...Never again..Birthday and Xmas is back to money and buy what you like as I guarantee to get it wrong. Is this me or a bloke thing?
i'll check and see if they are on ebay later under unwanted xmas presents.

okayies onwards & upwards for all and have a magical time and a very healthy and prosperous 2020.

Ian

Hi Ian must be you who buys the wrong stuff. Lol zJohn des well oh hang on I buy my own then he wraps them. Thus year he got me a Radley purse without me knowing so he did well there. 

Onwards n upwards my dear mate 

H xx

os all others are my dear mates as well I can’t have any favourites lol xxx

Calm down sweetie of ourse you are don’t get your kilt in a twist !,,,,

your bestie 

H xx

Hmm Hazel 

I thought I was your favourite lol 

Em xx