Michelle

Thats hit the nail on the head
Also for some strange reason CSI and NICS

Dave

Also i can watch comedys but not laugh

i suppose my sense of humour will return

Dave and Sue

I'm sure your sense of humour will return. This experience has taught me to laugh at myself and not take myself so seriously!
I'm afraid i'm still a Casualty fan, but i can't watch if there are any drips - chemo association & it makes me vomit!

I got bad memory loss from all the painkillers and oramorph.

I dont watch any soap specially those reallity programmes dont need to just come on RDOC enough to last you a lifetime of pain and suffering just reading what some endure in real life

Paul

It is not just Chemo, R/T, or anaesthetics that destroy brain cells but also all the other drugs you guys are taking, memory loss is not suprising. Good job we have a few million of them.

Ange

I am so glad have got an excuse for everything now

I've only got 4 left lol lol.

I found thast watching Time Team (an archealogogy program) was ideal as there was no story to follow. I recorded it very day, and I could watch about 20 minutes before I fell asleep, so I had to watch it in three sections.

The good news is that after 18 months I'm back at work, holding down a job that requires a lot of logical thought, although I'm still struggling to remember everybodies names (but I can probably get away with putting that down to age). Anyway I can really tell the difference, my mind has started functioning again.

P.S. I bought a book of Suduko puzzles to take into hospital when I had my tonsils out, I thought they would help to pass the time. That was fine until I started the cancer treatment. I wasn't prepared for how I would feel mentally after the radio & chemo, and it took me a year until I could logic puzzles again.

Hi Jenni
Great to be back at work well done

Im thinking of retiring
Its taken me some time to it does knock the stuffing out of you

Dave and Sue

I did Sudoku until the nerve damage got a grip and i couldn't hold a pen. Still, it was a way iof cheating cuz my hand writing was so illegible i could have written anything!
I read LOADS of books too. & io got the brain acadamy for my nintendo ds. Again not any good cuz i can't hold the stick thingy!
It's just my poor attention span. I start to do jobs like the washing and then i wander off. Then i'm wondering why theres a pile of clothes on the kitchen floor! Or soapy water in the sink!

I do that Michelle and I havn't had any treatment!

I do it when Amir starts talking about work ALLLL the time. But then - he does work in insurance so i don't hold chemo resposible for that!

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Originally posted by Chelle:
I did Sudoku until the nerve damage got a grip and i couldn't hold a pen. Still, it was a way iof cheating cuz my hand writing was so illegible i could have written anything!
I read LOADS of books too. & io got the brain acadamy for my nintendo ds. Again not any good cuz i can't hold the stick thingy!
It's just my poor attention span. I start to do jobs like the washing and then i wander off. Then i'm wondering why theres a pile of clothes on the kitchen floor! Or soapy water in the sink!

Chelle,

If you find using a computer easier than holding a pen, you can find lots of Sudoko puzzles on-line at
http://thinks.com/daily_sudoku.htm

Thanks Jenni!
Thats a great idea!