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[ronott1]

I had my first radiation treatment yesterday. Made me sick to my stomach for a bit afterwards. But after I ate I felt better. the side of my nose hurts like a bad sunburn. I hate having to go to town every day.

I hope the treatments continue to be ok!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning old folks still on IV of coffee .. Radiation is not for sissy's I am so sorry hugs
from here also

 

[chickadoodles]

Thanks Ron and Penny.
I am so wiped out today. I guess it is effecting me already. I have been drinking coffee almost non stop. And still holding my head in my hands to wiped to even hold it up or walk.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Kinder than in 84 had it to both eye sockets 2015 that was different beast did not make me ill
little queasy Caffeine is so, so with it did not have any then as no dairy could be had

 

[Peep_Show]

deb and Alaskan -- It's a pack rat. Looks very similar to a chinchilla, but it has a fur-covered rat tail. Yeah, big fat things that do lots of damage to crops and car wires.

deb -- My niece and nephew live in La Mesa just a few blocks from the riot stuff where the Target and their bank got burned down.

Diva -- I've had a couple of colonoscopies. Depends on what type of prep you get... One is like half a gallon of flavored sludge and another is fasting with a couple of tablets of fizzy lemon-lime with lots of water to follow. Then your bowels will do their best. At the doc's you'll get a sedative injection (propofol, I believe) and awaken from the best nap ever with some nurse screaming at you to let the air out. Then you go out for breakfast buffet! They will probably give you screen printouts of the trip through your colon or possibly a video. If, per chance, they discover polyps, they'll take care of them while you're under and excise or cauterize them. And if they find a questionable spot, they'll do a biopsy. All of that sounds scary, but it's not a big deal (modesty aside.)

- - -
Albuquerque took a bit of a hit with the apres-protests protesters injuring the newly renovated downtown and damaging our beloved historic Kimo Theater. Our Gov is an idiot, saying that military presence is not wanted and -- rationalization -- that collateral damage is part and parcel. Too, that Covid restrictions don't apply to protesters. (WTH???) So we're expecting a second wave of virus and another lockdown to follow. No curfews instituted yet and last night's protests were somewhat curtailed by heavy rain.

I moved to the country to avoid masses of people, but we're right next-door to Albuquerque. Our village has only two main roads in and out and our police are very protective of its citizens (we have lots of social programs, so officers and villagers on first-name basis), thusly we don't anticipate protesters would get very far if they decided to leave the city confines. Plus most everyone in NM is armed, anyway, and aware of the Castle Doctrine. (Our sheriff's refuse to enforce gun control edicts.) My neighbors are retired police, military, ATF and U.S. Marshals, so I'm feeling pretty safe.

Still, this made me chuckle...

 

[getaclue]

chicka, plan on spending at least 2 days down time, after each session. Use your aloe vera for your nose.

 

[Peep_Show]

Interesting tidbit:
Just got an email from our blood bank saying that along with cholesterol screening you'll also get Covid antibody screening with each donation (info to be posted on your donor page.)

Just skeptical me thinking out loud here... Me thinks this offer might be because perhaps active Covid virus was getting transfused from asymptomatic donor blood and ergo the screening vs. an actual hook to get you to donate. Hmmmm...

 

[CapricornFarm]

I had my first radiation treatment yesterday. Made me sick to my stomach for a bit afterwards. But after I ate I felt better. the side of my nose hurts like a bad sunburn. I hate having to go to town every day.

Sorry Chicka, that must suck. Hugs.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Thanks Ron and Penny.
I am so wiped out today. I guess it is effecting me already. I have been drinking coffee almost non stop. And still holding my head in my hands to wiped to even hold it up or walk.

So rest when you need to. No sin in that. Treat yourself to something special.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We all need to say Happy Birthday to @Peep_Show many more to follow