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> >> Have you had complete hair loss? > > Not yet. But it looks like I will. It’s falling out fast. > I wonder how long it will take to fall out completely
I guess it’ll all be gone by this time next week. > cand how long it will > take to regrow.
I think it’ll grow about 11cm a year. > I suppose it will only start to regrow once you’ve finished > with the chemotherapy. Will it be over by the end of October?
Hopefully, if there are no more delays. > Hopefully it > will give you a chance to grow some back before the winter. It can get > pretty miserable and wet out your way.
Hmm yeah. But I guess a wet bald head is easier to dry than wet, thick, long hair. > I hope you’re one of the people who can continue doing things normally. > Personally I think I’d be in a state of shock, everything seems to be > happening so fast for you. You’ve hardly had a chance to take it in.
Yeah, I know. I just don’t need this shit. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >>>> Did he give you any advice on how to avoid getting infections? > >>> No. I guess I’ll have to think of strategies myself. > >> Have you asked the cancer ng? I guess you’ve Googled for ideas too. If he > >> didn’t give you any advice maybe he doesn’t think it’s likely to be a > >> problem. Sounds like your doctor is using a very ‘light touch’ with you. Or > >> are you avoiding asking the questions? > > I haven’t thought about it much until recently, so I haven’t done much about > > it yet. > From what I can see, you don’t ask questions much. Perhaps you don’t want to > hear the answers. I should imagine it’s very frightening.
Sometimes they ask me if I have any questions. Usually I say "I can’t think of any right now." > >> Do you play yourself or do you have to choose a character? > > You choose a class of character but I guess the character is basically you. > What’s your character? Don’t tell me if this is a trade secret.
A level 46 barbarian. Do you really want to know all this? :o) > I’ve never played a proper online game before… I think I’d have problems, > being on a mac. I tried to sign up for that D’ni thing but I’m just not PC > enough.
I don’t know what that is. > How good are you at > Diablo 2?
I don’t know but the highest level I ever got a character to was 89.
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"Sklenge" <skle…@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BD6E13A6.21038%sklenge@yahoo.co.uk… > Pumpkinhead’s post: > >> What does your doctor say about your going back to university? > > I was told that people are affected by chemotherapy in different ways. Some > > people are able to continue doing things normally. Some people get so many > > side effects and just have to rest a lot. So far, I feel o.k. I just don’t > > look so good. I’ve got a rash on my scalp and forehead. > Have you had complete hair loss?
Not yet. But it looks like I will. It’s falling out fast. > >> Did he give you any advice on how to avoid getting infections? > > No. I guess I’ll have to think of strategies myself. > Have you asked the cancer ng? I guess you’ve Googled for ideas too. If he > didn’t give you any advice maybe he doesn’t think it’s likely to be a > problem. Sounds like your doctor is using a very ‘light touch’ with you. Or > are you avoiding asking the questions?
I haven’t thought about it much until recently, so I haven’t done much about it yet. > >>> Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next 7 days. I’ll probably > >>> just play games. > >> What’s your favourite game at the moment? > > Currently I like Diablo 2. > I’ve never played that, I’ve had a quick look it looks a bit like a cross > between some kind of sim game and shoot-em up adventure game.
Not quite. It’s RPG/action. You are able to make your character shoot things though. > Do you play > yourself or do you have to choose a character?
You choose a class of character but I guess the character is basically you. > Can you play it online?
Yes. Your character gets saved on the server.
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Pumpkinhead’s post: > "Sklenge" <skle…@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:BD6E13A6.21038%sklenge@yahoo.co.uk… Pumpkinhead’s post: >>>> What does your doctor say about your going back to university? >>> I was told that people are affected by chemotherapy in different ways. Some >>> people are able to continue doing things normally. Some people get so many >>> side effects and just have to rest a lot. So far, I feel o.k. I just don’t >>> look so good. I’ve got a rash on my scalp and forehead. >> Have you had complete hair loss? > Not yet. But it looks like I will. It’s falling out fast.
I wonder how long it will take to fall out completely and how long it will take to regrow. I suppose it will only start to regrow once you’ve finished with the chemotherapy. Will it be over by the end of October? Hopefully it will give you a chance to grow some back before the winter. It can get pretty miserable and wet out your way. I hope you’re one of the people who can continue doing things normally. Personally I think I’d be in a state of shock, everything seems to be happening so fast for you. You’ve hardly had a chance to take it in. >>>> Did he give you any advice on how to avoid getting infections? >>> No. I guess I’ll have to think of strategies myself. >> Have you asked the cancer ng? I guess you’ve Googled for ideas too. If he >> didn’t give you any advice maybe he doesn’t think it’s likely to be a >> problem. Sounds like your doctor is using a very ‘light touch’ with you. Or >> are you avoiding asking the questions? > I haven’t thought about it much until recently, so I haven’t done much about > it yet.
From what I can see, you don’t ask questions much. Perhaps you don’t want to hear the answers. I should imagine it’s very frightening. >> Do you play yourself or do you have to choose a character? > You choose a class of character but I guess the character is basically you.
What’s your character? Don’t tell me if this is a trade secret. >> Can you play it online? > Yes. Your character gets saved on the server.
I’ve never played a proper online game before… I think I’d have problems, being on a mac. I tried to sign up for that D’ni thing but I’m just not PC enough. A friend of ours (who stayed with us for a short while) showed us how to play a game on line (Team Fortress I think), but we were all so naff we got killed before we could turn around. I liked playing the game over our network with the three of us in our computer room though. I learned how to kill people very efficiently… well people who aren’t very good at defending themselves anyway. I got to die a lot too. How good are you at Diablo 2?
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I went to the hospital today. I was supposed to stay for a week but the doctor told me to go home until next week. He told me that my white blood cell count is too low. He wants to wait until it increases some more. I’m not happy. I really want to get back to living my life. I want to go back to work. I want to go back to keeping fit. It looks like I’m going to miss the enrolment day at university. I’ll have to e-mail someone there and see if I can enrol a few days late. I’m also going to risk getting an infection when I go back to university. I’ve got an electronic thermometer to carry around with me. If my temperature goes above 37.5, I need to phone the hospital. Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next 7 days. I’ll probably just play games.
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In article <LZV1d.76$fg4…@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, pumpkin_head060877 @hotmail.com says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I went to the hospital today. I was supposed to stay for a week but the > doctor told me to go home until next week. He told me that my white blood > cell count is too low. He wants to wait until it increases some more. > I’m not happy. I really want to get back to living my life. I want to go > back to work. I want to go back to keeping fit. It looks like I’m going to > miss the enrolment day at university. I’ll have to e-mail someone there and > see if I can enrol a few days late. I’m also going to risk getting an > infection when I go back to university. I’ve got an electronic thermometer > to carry around with me. If my temperature goes above 37.5, I need to phone > the hospital. > Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next 7 days. I’ll probably > just play games.
Sorry to hear about the delay. I imagine you are ready to just get it over with. You don’t know how much I admire you. You are so brave. I would have chickened out and ran away from it. How many more rounds of chemo do you think you will have? When you go back to Uni, get a big bottle of the waterless hand sanitizer like purell and use it a lot to help cut back on germs. xoxoxoxo — I promise to spank the plank daily.
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> Sorry to hear about the delay. I imagine you are ready to just get it > over with.
Yeah. > You don’t know how much I admire you. You are so brave. I would have > chickened out and ran away from it.
I just keep telling myself "It’s got to be done." > How many more rounds of chemo do you think you will have?
Two more. > When you go back to Uni, get a big bottle of the waterless hand > sanitizer like purell and use it a lot to help cut back on germs.
o.k. I might try that. I’m also worried about airborne germs though. I’m just going to try to avoid getting too close to people. The problem is that the train gets crowded.
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Pumpkinhead’s post: > I went to the hospital today. I was supposed to stay for a week but the > doctor told me to go home until next week. He told me that my white blood > cell count is too low. He wants to wait until it increases some more. > I’m not happy. I really want to get back to living my life. I want to go > back to work. I want to go back to keeping fit. It looks like I’m going to > miss the enrolment day at university. I’ll have to e-mail someone there and > see if I can enrol a few days late. I’m also going to risk getting an > infection when I go back to university. I’ve got an electronic thermometer to > carry around with me. If my temperature goes above 37.5, I need to phone the > hospital.
What does your doctor say about your going back to university? Did he give you any advice on how to avoid getting infections? This time of year is always bad for infections – because everyone’s going back to college and all the kids arrive at school with new viral strains. Something’s normally doing the rounds two weeks into the new autumn term. > Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next 7 days. I’ll probably > just play games.
Theme Hospital? Or perhaps you’re fed up of hospitals :v( I’ve been playing Roller Coaster Tycoon but I really want to get Half-Life back up on my machine. I love Half-Life but I get totally addicted. And I’ve still got to get through Riven (I take my time with these things). What’s your favourite game at the moment?
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> What does your doctor say about your going back to university?
I was told that people are affected by chemotherapy in different ways. Some people are able to continue doing things normally. Some people get so many side effects and just have to rest a lot. So far, I feel o.k. I just don’t look so good. I’ve got a rash on my scalp and forehead. > Did he give > you any advice on how to avoid getting infections?
No. I guess I’ll have to think of strategies myself. > > Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next 7 days. I’ll probably > > just play games. > What’s your favourite game at the moment?
Currently I like Diablo 2.
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Pumpkinhead’s post: >> What does your doctor say about your going back to university? > I was told that people are affected by chemotherapy in different ways. Some > people are able to continue doing things normally. Some people get so many > side effects and just have to rest a lot. So far, I feel o.k. I just don’t > look so good. I’ve got a rash on my scalp and forehead.
Have you had complete hair loss? >> Did he give you any advice on how to avoid getting infections? > No. I guess I’ll have to think of strategies myself.
Have you asked the cancer ng? I guess you’ve Googled for ideas too. If he didn’t give you any advice maybe he doesn’t think it’s likely to be a problem. Sounds like your doctor is using a very ‘light touch’ with you. Or are you avoiding asking the questions? >>> Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next 7 days. I’ll probably >>> just play games. >> What’s your favourite game at the moment? > Currently I like Diablo 2.
I’ve never played that, I’ve had a quick look it looks a bit like a cross between some kind of sim game and shoot-em up adventure game. Do you play yourself or do you have to choose a character? Can you play it online?