The Cost of a Shot - Page 3

Sundae · 10-05-2007, 11:47 AM

Oh Bri PLEASE get someone to take photos

(They don't have to show your face if you're shy.)

My family love a good bruise picture - Dad used to feel quite disappointed when Grandad demurred after one of his falls. I have a great picture of me in front of the Christmas tree one year, taken to show off my injuries (fell face down onto gravel - had to go to A&E to have a stone dug out of my forehead)

Trilby · 10-05-2007, 12:34 PM

mmm...I'll see if my lil sis has a phone you can put pics on the computer with....it IS pretty spectacular. When I touch it it doesn't feel like my own skin but like a mannequin or something--Ewwww! all numbish and foreign. The one-sided swelling of my face is, as you can imagine, incredibly flattering but the large, perfectly circular insertion scar ON MY RIGHT JUGULAR LIKE A VAMPIRE WOULD MAKE ON YOU POST-BITE is the oddest thing about it all so far.

PS - vampires ARE the undead, right? If I recall The Lost Boys at all they can explode OR implode, or be struck thru the heart, like Jon Bon Jovi.

Clodfobble · 10-05-2007, 01:25 PM

I am reminded of a Law & Order: CI rerun from last night...

"...you just wanted to play your sad little vampire games, and have sad little vampire sex, in a sad little vampire pine box, that's all!"

monster · 10-05-2007, 09:12 PM

Oh, i have an awesome bruise picture. we should start a thread in the images forum.

good luck with it all, bri....

Trilby · 10-08-2007, 06:07 AM

I get my first chemo at 10:00 this morning. Gulp. Sorry no pic of my MOST awesome bruise, but I've no digital camera and sis is in cincinnati, didn't see her as she was working all weekend.

So. I'm in arm 1A of the clinical trial which means I get the straight standard treatment--no extra drugs; I'm in the 'control' group I guess. At first I was disappointed but then i thought, 'well, hey---those extra drugs might turn people into werewolves or something!' AND the very real possibility of more drugs killing my already beat-up liver just that much faster.

I just spent 150.00 on scarves. I'm getting all my hair cut off thursday. i'll need all my ativan for that.

Aliantha · 10-08-2007, 06:33 AM

go girl! you'll do fine. and don't forget to post a pic with your new hairdo!

Undertoad · 10-08-2007, 08:08 AM

TheMercenary · 10-08-2007, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

Port is in. It seems that my subclavian vein is NOT where subclavian veins usually are---and I was stuck all over, rivulets of blood running down my neck and shoulders and, despite having one of those stupid fluffy blue hats on my head, blood all thru my hair! Yick! A forty min procedure turned into a two and a half hour one BUT! They finally got it in there, all sewn into place. My right clavicle, shoulder and breast are at once green, purple, blue, black, yellow and pomegrante-colored. They had a pressure bandage on it but I took it off this morning as was driving me crazy as wouldn't stay stuck on. Because of the difficulty, they had to intubate me (as opposed to twilight sleep) and they said, "It took a hell of a lot of medicine to get her to sleep,"---my receptors are all shot to hell. My own fault.

But the thing is in, the scarves are ordered, and I start taking poison Monday morning!!

Thank you, my virtual pals, for cheering me on. You are a wonderful autonomous collective!

Hang in there lady you can do it!

Trilby · 10-09-2007, 07:38 AM

It appears that the first noticeable side effect of my chemo is (ahem)

When you're sliding into home and your pants begin to foam: Diarrhea! Diarrhea!

When you're sliding into first and your pants are gonna burst: Diarrhea! Diarrhea!

monster · 10-09-2007, 07:58 AM

Go shopping for brown pants. Camo patterns work well. I've heard.

Hang in there, sending bogroll......

ZenGum · 10-09-2007, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

It appears that the first noticeable side effect of my chemo is (ahem)

When you're sliding into home and your pants begin to foam: Diarrhea! Diarrhea!

When you're sliding into first and your pants are gonna burst: Diarrhea! Diarrhea!

They really ought to warn you about that, if it happens often.
I salute your sense of humour about it!

Aliantha · 10-09-2007, 06:08 PM

ok, now I want to know what happens at second and third.

monster · 10-09-2007, 07:44 PM

Google led to this (I'm sure you'll be pleased to learn that the 4th hit for my search string was this thread....):

When you're sliding into first
And your pants begin to burst
That's diarrhea, diarrhea

When you're sliding into two
And your pants are filled with goo
That's diarrhea, diarrhea

When you're sliding into third
And you feel a greasy turd
That's diarrhea, diarrhea

When you're sliding into home
And your pants are filled with foam
That's diarrhea, diarrhea

when you're headed for the bench
and you're followed by a stench
That's diarrhea, diarrhea

DucksNuts · 10-10-2007, 04:32 AM

Think of the weight loss side effects, Bri!

Trilby · 10-10-2007, 12:53 PM

Today is a baaaad day. I had chemo monday and then yesterday got a neulasta shot (to prevent my WBC's from crashing) and a side effect of the shot is that your long bones--esp. legs, hips, sacrum, all ache, ache, ache as they are being stimulated to make WBC.

This cancer thing is probably going to be a way bigger pain in the ass than I am ready for. dammmmmit! it's my favorite time of the year, too.

And, I feel lonely.

I'll quit bitchin now.

sigh

10-05-2007, 11:47 AM	#31
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh Bri PLEASE get someone to take photos (They don't have to show your face if you're shy.) My family love a good bruise picture - Dad used to feel quite disappointed when Grandad demurred after one of his falls. I have a great picture of me in front of the Christmas tree one year, taken to show off my injuries (fell face down onto gravel - had to go to A&E to have a stone dug out of my forehead) __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-05-2007, 12:34 PM	#32
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	mmm...I'll see if my lil sis has a phone you can put pics on the computer with....it IS pretty spectacular. When I touch it it doesn't feel like my own skin but like a mannequin or something--Ewwww! all numbish and foreign. The one-sided swelling of my face is, as you can imagine, incredibly flattering but the large, perfectly circular insertion scar ON MY RIGHT JUGULAR LIKE A VAMPIRE WOULD MAKE ON YOU POST-BITE is the oddest thing about it all so far. PS - vampires ARE the undead, right? If I recall The Lost Boys at all they can explode OR implode, or be struck thru the heart, like Jon Bon Jovi. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-05-2007, 09:12 PM	#34
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Oh, i have an awesome bruise picture. we should start a thread in the images forum. good luck with it all, bri.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-08-2007, 06:07 AM	#35
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I get my first chemo at 10:00 this morning. Gulp. Sorry no pic of my MOST awesome bruise, but I've no digital camera and sis is in cincinnati, didn't see her as she was working all weekend. So. I'm in arm 1A of the clinical trial which means I get the straight standard treatment--no extra drugs; I'm in the 'control' group I guess. At first I was disappointed but then i thought, 'well, hey---those extra drugs might turn people into werewolves or something!' AND the very real possibility of more drugs killing my already beat-up liver just that much faster. I just spent 150.00 on scarves. I'm getting all my hair cut off thursday. i'll need all my ativan for that. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-08-2007, 06:33 AM	#36
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	go girl! you'll do fine. and don't forget to post a pic with your new hairdo! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-05-2007, 01:25 PM	#33
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I am reminded of a Law & Order: CI rerun from last night... "...you just wanted to play your sad little vampire games, and have sad little vampire sex, in a sad little vampire pine box, that's all!"

10-08-2007, 08:08 AM	#37
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423

10-09-2007, 07:38 AM	#39
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	It appears that the first noticeable side effect of my chemo is (ahem) When you're sliding into home and your pants begin to foam: Diarrhea! Diarrhea! When you're sliding into first and your pants are gonna burst: Diarrhea! Diarrhea! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-09-2007, 07:58 AM	#40
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Go shopping for brown pants. Camo patterns work well. I've heard. Hang in there, sending bogroll...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-09-2007, 06:08 PM	#42
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	ok, now I want to know what happens at second and third. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-09-2007, 07:44 PM	#43
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Google led to this (I'm sure you'll be pleased to learn that the 4th hit for my search string was this thread....): When you're sliding into first And your pants begin to burst That's diarrhea, diarrhea When you're sliding into two And your pants are filled with goo That's diarrhea, diarrhea When you're sliding into third And you feel a greasy turd That's diarrhea, diarrhea When you're sliding into home And your pants are filled with foam That's diarrhea, diarrhea when you're headed for the bench and you're followed by a stench That's diarrhea, diarrhea __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-10-2007, 04:32 AM	#44
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Think of the weight loss side effects, Bri!

10-10-2007, 12:53 PM	#45
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Today is a baaaad day. I had chemo monday and then yesterday got a neulasta shot (to prevent my WBC's from crashing) and a side effect of the shot is that your long bones--esp. legs, hips, sacrum, all ache, ache, ache as they are being stimulated to make WBC. This cancer thing is probably going to be a way bigger pain in the ass than I am ready for. dammmmmit! it's my favorite time of the year, too. And, I feel lonely. I'll quit bitchin now. sigh __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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