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Today at work

Gator

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Lancashire
Got my marsh mallows ready;)
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Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
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After 2 days of blocking the drum and rotary separator on the combine I’m giving my battered body a rest and tough topping some fallow/failed OSR ground ready for drilling W Wheat today. :cool:
A bigger mower would have been useful, but it’s all I’ve got 😂
What drill have you got coming? Will have to cope with some trash or will it be patrioted up? Struggling here with min tilled spring barley stubble and the combination.
 

Adeptandy

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
PE15
What drill have you got coming? Will have to cope with some trash or will it be patrioted up? Struggling here with min tilled spring barley stubble and the combination.
Weaving Gd, if it struggles I’ll rip over it with the short discs.

Selling the Patriot if anyone is interested, should be on TFF Classifieds tomorrow 🤞
 
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itsalwaysme

Member
Location
Cheshire
See.....we do all know someone who has had it! We all know @Gator!

I didn’t realise there had been a Gator-gate before Gator-gate! (@Gator ;))

Thanks for sharing and for your insight too....always enjoy your posts!
I'm another cancer survivor (I'm sure there will be a few of us on here, some still don't like to talk about cancer) I had testicular cancer, I had 3 (3 day) sessions of BEP chemo, plenty of side effects like sickness, (being sick at even the smell of certain foods) hair loss, and odd things like hiccups each time the 3 day session finished. I remember something like 22 litres of various things, chemo drugs anti sickness, and something to protect kidneys (I think) being pumped in over the 3 days (Alarms were always going off on the pumps when they stopped flowing, chemo nurses were very overworked and it could be quite a wait before they got round to sorting it, I watched what they did to get it restarted, and started sorting it out myself when alarm went off, as I knew that as soon as all was pumped in you could go home)
I had the all clear but at a 3 month check up and scan they found a 40mm tumour on the blood supply to my kidney, so more stronger chemo needed, 4 sessions this time of TIP chemo, similar situation as before and then a big op to check everything had gone.
About 18 years ago now, I'm still here, have quite a lot of hearing loss which can be caused by one of the chemo drugs.
( I think I've got the BEP and TIP the right way around)
The following link gives an idea of all the different chemo
https://www.christie.nhs.uk/patient...ient-booklets/chemotherapy-information-sheets
 

mrs mtx

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
I'm another cancer survivor (I'm sure there will be a few of us on here, some still don't like to talk about cancer) I had testicular cancer, I had 3 (3 day) sessions of BEP chemo, plenty of side effects like sickness, (being sick at even the smell of certain foods) hair loss, and odd things like hiccups each time the 3 day session finished. I remember something like 22 litres of various things, chemo drugs anti sickness, and something to protect kidneys (I think) being pumped in over the 3 days (Alarms were always going off on the pumps when they stopped flowing, chemo nurses were very overworked and it could be quite a wait before they got round to sorting it, I watched what they did to get it restarted, and started sorting it out myself when alarm went off, as I knew that as soon as all was pumped in you could go home)
I had the all clear but at a 3 month check up and scan they found a 40mm tumour on the blood supply to my kidney, so more stronger chemo needed, 4 sessions this time of TIP chemo, similar situation as before and then a big op to check everything had gone.
About 18 years ago now, I'm still here, have quite a lot of hearing loss which can be caused by one of the chemo drugs.
( I think I've got the BEP and TIP the right way around)
The following link gives an idea of all the different chemo
https://www.christie.nhs.uk/patient...ient-booklets/chemotherapy-information-sheets
You went through some proper nasty chemo! Paclitaxil and cisplatin are particularly vile! I thought pacli would be a lovely one as it’s my favourite to make and then I met patients who were on it! It’s made from the bark of a tree so a lot of people react badly to it.
 

itsalwaysme

Member
Location
Cheshire
You went through some proper nasty chemo! Paclitaxil and cisplatin are particularly vile! I thought pacli would be a lovely one as it’s my favourite to make and then I met patients who were on it! It’s made from the bark of a tree so a lot of people react badly to it.
I was well knackered at the end of it all, couldn't walk up 2 flights of stairs without stopping for a rest, I had check-ups for about 12 years, reading between the lines when the consultant finally discharged me, I think he was surprised I'd made it.
I think it's cisplatin that causes the hearing loss, but I believe they monitor your hearing these days when having treatment
 

mrs mtx

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
I was well knackered at the end of it all, couldn't walk up 2 flights of stairs without stopping for a rest, I had check-ups for about 12 years, reading between the lines when the consultant finally discharged me, I think he was surprised I'd made it.
I think it's cisplatin that causes the hearing loss, but I believe they monitor your hearing these days when having treatment
I imagine so, we put each dose in 1litre of saline and I know they give fluids before and after where as some drugs we only put the drug in 50/100ml so it’s not the nicest is some. Well done on carrying on fighting it 👌
 

itsalwaysme

Member
Location
Cheshire
I imagine so, we put each dose in 1litre of saline and I know they give fluids before and after where as some drugs we only put the drug in 50/100ml so it’s not the nicest is some. Well done on carrying on fighting it 👌
I remember reading that one of the drugs is very closely related to Mustard gas and has similar side effects, maybe cisplatin
 

mrs mtx

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
Oh I haven’t heard that one but very possible! I remember reading that one of the drugs is very closely related to Mustard gas and has similar side effects, maybe cisplatin
We have one called kadcyla that’s made from the ovaries of a Chinese hamster!! I love when we get new drugs and finding out details :facepalm: Like how did they find out it had to be a Chinese hamster:eek:
 

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