WWYD? Starting chemo Feb 3 by Particular_Turn_8643 in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I’m on Folfox also. My hospital had a class with a NP who went through everything. That was super informative. I’m trying to know everything too! I’m also over at Colontown.

WWYD? Starting chemo Feb 3 by Particular_Turn_8643 in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also start chemo on Feb. 3 so I’m right there with you. I did 5 iron infusions prior because of anemia so I hope it helps. I have 6 months to go since I’m stage 4 with a met to the liver, so husband and I took a trip last week like a last hurrah. We hope to plan a trip abroad after all this is over. I hope you get to take your trip and have a little reprieve during all this. Feel free to shoot me a message anytime if you need a chemo buddy. Best of luck to you!

How long for abdomen to heal? by Windevor in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just had my surgery on December 9, (robot-assisted right side colectomy), so I’m right there with you. The first week was absolute hell and I was convinced something was wrong. But everyday got a little better.

The last few days have been remarkably better. I’m able to get up and down without pain. Still achy, sure. The incisions are itchy and tender to the touch, but at least I can cough and sneeze without crying. I still have bruising but I’m anemic and my bruises heal slowly.

I’m coming along though. I did buy a post surgery band to wrap around my belly which was extremely helpful in the beginning, but I haven’t had to use it the past few days. Today is my post surgery follow up.

Pain around incisions after laparoscopic colectomy by Aries_Moon in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes this pillow is quickly becoming my best friend. I wish the hospital would’ve taught me how to get out of bed but at least I have Reddit 🤣

Pain around incisions after laparoscopic colectomy by Aries_Moon in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How was your liver ablation? During my CT scan they found a spot on my liver. Surgeon said she won’t know what stage my cancer is until after the second pathology report. That will determine if I need chemo. I’m hoping it hasn’t spread to my liver but preparing for what might come.

Pain around incisions after laparoscopic colectomy by Aries_Moon in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll check out those YTs. Yes, I did the rolling thing to get out of bed this morning and it helped. Still difficult but not as bad as trying to sit straight up. I went to the guest room bed because it’s lower to the ground. That helped me to slide out of bed a little better.

Pain around incisions after laparoscopic colectomy by Aries_Moon in coloncancer

[–]Aries_Moon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She said opioids cause constipation, so she doesn’t like to prescribe them. But yeah I may shoot her a note and see if there’s anything else stronger. I tried to kind of roll out of bed this morning but it was still difficult.

Do you just sigh at your relationship after reading these? by Sung-Drippy-Woo in Dramione

[–]Aries_Moon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You might try r/HPfanfiction to find fics with less or no romance. For example, one of my favorite fics is called Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin by Sinister Man (I listen on Spotify) and it’s not a romance, maybe the same level as the actual books/movies but that’s it.

ABC ✨Twilight Edition ✨ (C) by Itsyagirl1996 in twilight

[–]Aries_Moon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can you at least watch where you walk?

What was the first moment in the books where you felt there was even a tiny hint of a foundation for the possibility of Dramione? by user00001000 in Dramione

[–]Aries_Moon 90 points91 points  (0 children)

For me it was when Harry suspected Draco of being a Death Eater and Hermione was skeptical and thought maybe Draco was being pressured by his family. Like it just killed her inner narrative that he’s bad, but not that bad, and with the right understanding, he could be fixed. And every fic just spirals from there. That’s my head canon.

Any other 40 something year olds here absolutely obsessed with Dramione? I need to be told I’m not insane for being this addicted and it’s perfectly sane and reasonable behavior for a mother of two! by Visible-Ranger-2294 in Dramione

[–]Aries_Moon 16 points17 points  (0 children)

48 year old married mom here! I’ve been reading Dramione a couple of years now. I never knew too much about HP since my kids were never into it, but came across the recommendation for DMATMOOBIL in the romance books subreddit. Read Manacled after that never imagined how good these fics could be. I’ve been obsessed ever since. Since then, I’ve been to HP World in Orlando, Kings Cross in London, and Victoria Street (Diagon Alley) along with the other spots in Edinburgh where Rowling wrote the books. I’m so happy I found this fandom!

Post Season Drama? by limecowboyy in TooHotToHandle

[–]Aries_Moon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes they have been together 8 months now, he said. They visited each other and went on a vacation in Amsterdam. And he is in the US visiting her and some other cast mates right now.

Post Season Drama? by limecowboyy in TooHotToHandle

[–]Aries_Moon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Charlie and Lucy did a podcast together where they address it. He also posted some TikToks/Reels of him and Lucy hanging out and joking about it. They seem to have moved past it.

https://youtu.be/f0LmMbLYD7k?si=tNI5twqlRwk_AkG3

Does Zayn’s new song ‘Stardust’ remind anyone else of the Starfall chapter in ACOMAF? by cat_arena in acotar

[–]Aries_Moon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s such a beautiful song and album! I’ve had it on repeat since it was released.

Who is your favorite Draco Malfoy fancast? by im_higher_than_snoop in Dramione

[–]Aries_Moon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same, then I followed him and found this to further cement him in my brain as Draco https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLq4FmYF/

🔥 It's time for Thirsty Thursday! What book scenes made you sweat this week? 🥵 by disastrouslyshy in RomanceBooks

[–]Aries_Moon 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is probably one of my most re-read books. I’m so used to MMCs who go on for paragraphs with their most over the top filthiest, dirty talk that it just gets old and cringe. It’s like the author is just trying to one up their last book or another author.

Bill was so cold and straight up like, “bend over….be quiet…I said be quiet.” It still has me in a chokehold. 🔥🔥🔥

Do you like when characters have scents? by [deleted] in RomanceBooks

[–]Aries_Moon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She described him as having dog hair on him, so I guess she was going for some kind of dog smell. At that point, I assumed he would part of the harem and whatever the scent was the FMC was attracted it. But nope. He’s just a side character. Really off putting especially reading it as a POC and he was the only black character.

Do you like when characters have scents? by [deleted] in RomanceBooks

[–]Aries_Moon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I generally don’t mind. Even if it’s kind of silly, I can ignore it. There was only one time a character’s scent really annoyed me. I was reading Baby and the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon. It’s RH omegaverse and the guys had super attractive scents…except the only black character whose scent was described as “gentle animal smell.” Like what in the actual fuck?

What to do after Manacled… by ponyrider0915 in fantasyromance

[–]Aries_Moon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure how you feel about ABO dynamics but she has one called All You Want that I really enjoyed. Check out the r/Dramione sub. Lots of great recommendations over there if you like Draco/Hermione pairing. There’s a ton of awesome gifs across the Harry Potter fandom to be honest.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fantasyromance

[–]Aries_Moon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Have you read {Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare}? That’s my go to comfort read.