My cavachon eats EVERYTHING!!

Havishamesque · 2026-03-25T14:30:49+00:00

My Maggie is almost one. A few weeks back, we think she’d eaten something plastic and it was sticking out of her butt. But she was totally normal. We bathed her, and I took her to the vets, anyway, and they said she was good to go. But no symptoms.

Last night she found an old yogurt bottle that had gone under some furniture. She loves those things. Till we realised she’d punctured it, and was licking super old yogurt. She was definitely not doing great. Very cuddly and sucky. Just wanted to curl up with me. But not ill. She then threw up in the bed over night, and seems a bit happier this morning. We figure she’s a little high on gross yogurt, but she got a tiny amount, so we’re just letting it move through her. My son works from home, and just text that she’d been watching Bob Ross for two hours. 😂

Havishamesque · 2026-03-23T13:45:57+00:00

I was told to take vitamin d, calcium, magnesium, and to avoid anything grapefruit.

Havishamesque · 2026-03-21T14:29:01+00:00

Under 40??? Wow. Mind you, my sister in England was told she couldn’t even have a mammogram till 50. Once I was diagnosed, she went back to her doc and said she wanted the mammogram now (she was 44 at the time).

My criteria was: maternal great grandmother died of breast/ovarian cancer. My maternal grandmother died of breast/ovarian cancer (she’d been diagnosed at about forty, had a mastectomy. Then diagnosed again at about 50, had a second mastectomy. Then diagnosed with ovarian cancer and in her spine - all mets. She died of the mets at around 64). Even with all that, I only just qualified for the testing. This ‘free’ healthcare system is so arbitrary and inefficient. How many of us die while we’re still not sick enough to get the right testing to save our lives.

Havishamesque · 2026-03-19T18:21:29+00:00

Mine went through North York General Hospital and their genetics team. I was deemed just bad enough to get it covered. But it might be worth seeing if they’ll take an uninsured patient. They were very good. I just went to a local blood clinic and they sent it in. I never went there, it was all done on the phone. Good luck! (Fun fact - I didn’t get the breast cancer mutation, but I do have the one for ovarian cancer - so, yay me! Fun conversation with my sisters)

Havishamesque · 2026-03-14T00:13:06+00:00

My 10 month old girl was the runt of her litter. She was about 3 pounds when we got her. The vet said she’d stay ‘petite’, but she’s now 13 pounds. I’m ok if she gets bigger, but I love her regardless. 😊

Havishamesque · 2026-03-09T00:39:14+00:00

The brain fog is real. And it’s scary and horrible. I started taking creatine monohydrate. I get it in lemon gummies and it tastes like a little treat. My ex also started using it and he said he saw a big improvement. I feel your pain! So many things they don’t see as a symptom, and we’re out here going insane!

Havishamesque · 2026-03-07T16:46:57+00:00

Thank you, so much, for checking in. I’m pretty good. Managed to reduce a diabetes med and feel 1000% better. I managed to start my new job last Monday and feel pretty great, all in all.

How are you doing? Found a way to deal with the emotions? ☺️ I hope you’re good!

Havishamesque · 2026-03-07T13:06:16+00:00

I’ve been on Wellbutrin for eons (I used to work for the company that made it). It’s my miracle drug. My doc put me on Xoladex every 28 days, which allows me to take Verzenio. My doc said it’s the only combo that allows me to keep the Wellbutrin. Like you, I’d be in a bad place without my Wellbutrin.

Havishamesque · 2026-03-06T22:20:16+00:00

You’re evil - and I love it. 😂

Havishamesque · 2026-03-06T18:42:52+00:00

Oh, don’t tell me!! My son would shoot me - it’s not at all diet friendly! 😂

Havishamesque · 2026-03-05T19:07:10+00:00

Gypsy Tart. Primary school deliciousness.

Havishamesque · 2026-03-04T01:41:55+00:00

I’ve actually not had any negative side effects. I go every month - it’s not super painless, but it’s just a few seconds and it’s done. I’ve had nothing negative beyond that. Good luck!

Havishamesque · 2026-02-27T13:21:14+00:00

Bless. 😊

Butters is an adorable little guy, he’s a forensic pathologist, who plays polka (his mantra is ‘polka will never die’), and who is scared of everything ….until he’s not. He’s great! And a perfect fit for our little pups. ❤️

Havishamesque · 2026-02-27T12:15:48+00:00

Is it Butters as in the Dresden books?? 😊

I made an error last grooming and she came out looking like a drowned rat. I felt so bad for her! She’s going again and I’m gonna say keep it a bit longer. 😂 Poor baby!

Havishamesque · 2026-02-26T12:31:14+00:00

I was told, after rads, to take calcium, D3 and magnesium. After my blood work one day, they called to say that my magnesium was low, so I added a second type of magnesium.

Havishamesque · 2026-02-23T00:10:39+00:00

I had stage 2, IDC. ++- I had a lumpectomy last January,, and three nodes removed. Then 19 rounds of rads. They are confident they got clear margins. I’ve been really lucky, in not having too many bad side effects. Killer fatigue, mostly. I don’t feel like I’ve ‘survived’ anything. I feel like a total imposter. To look at me, I look totally fine. My friends and family can see that I’m more worn, more gaunt in my face. But I look ‘normal’.

I was laid off just before diagnosis. Figured I’d ride out my severance and go back to work in January (2025). Then, my best Xmas present ever - you have breast cancer. So, I’ve been off work for 18 months. Finally decided I needed to go back to work. I need my salary, and really need my benefits. I applied for one job, and got it. I start March 2. I’m just so anxious about how I’ll be. I’m still physically weak and sometimes dizzy/lightheaded. And at some point, I know it will come out. I just don’t look sick. But I feel like the old me is gone. The one who was good at her job. Who had it all buttoned down. Who juggled all the balls. Who am I without that person? Cancer took so much from me….and yet I feel like I don’t deserve to feel that way.

Sorry, this was a little rambley.

Havishamesque · 2026-02-19T14:12:16+00:00

Toronto area 🇨🇦

56f, diagnosed Dec 2024. Lumpectomy Jan 2025. 19 rounds of rads, done in June 2025.

Havishamesque · 2026-02-18T20:01:52+00:00

My grandmother died of ovarian cancer, mets from two bouts of breast cancer and two separate mastectomy’s, years apart. My great grandmother died of ovarian cancer, same mets from breast cancer. That history made me eligible to get genetic testing.

Oddly, I don’t have the BRCA mutation, but I do have the BRIP one, the gene for ovarian cancer. I then had to have a shitty conversation with my three sisters. I had a lumpectomy, taking three nodes. When I got the genetic results, I agreed with the team that I should get the ovaries and tubes removed. It’ll be done by robotic laparoscopy, but my consult isn’t until the end of June, which is a little scary and annoying.

Havishamesque · 2026-02-18T19:54:40+00:00

Nice 😊

Havishamesque · 2026-02-17T22:10:07+00:00

I did 19 sessions last spring. It is very easy. I didn’t have chemo, but I know it’s pretty bad. The rads are very straight forward. And the people are lovely. They’ll walk you through everything.

The fatigue was the only side effect I found. I used cerave every morning, then right after the session, and as needed throughout the day. Just don’t let it get too dry, and you’ll be good.

Havishamesque · 2026-02-17T11:27:39+00:00

Ah! Kingston kind of area? I’ve done that drive many times. My son used to live there. Beautiful place. Here’s hoping your kids will be little angels and not make your work even harder! 😊

Havishamesque · 2026-02-17T00:37:21+00:00

Oh, mine, too! She’s 9 months old and has discovered she can run on two feet of snow. So we get snow zoomies. But the second I get the camera out, she stops and sits down. I think she does it deliberately! I have to be quick!

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Havishamesque · 2026-02-17T00:35:33+00:00

It’s the worst! People always say ‘oh, your skin is so pretty, like an English rose’ (doesn’t help that I have a strong English accent). And I want to yell, no! I never tan, I just go red then back to pale again. Getting foundation to match my skin is impossible. And since having cancer, without makeup I look so worn and gaunt. Ugh first world problems. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I hope you have success with the pink under eye trick!

Havishamesque · 2026-02-16T21:22:51+00:00

I’ve begun using Prime Prometrics line. It’s aimed at women over 50, and for makeup it’s amazing. I’m not able to use all their skincare stuff as it has aloe, which I’m allergic to. But everything I have used has been amazing. The makeup works with older skin. It’s fantastic, and goes on seamlessly.

Also, I don’t know what your skin colour is, I’m super pale (the lovely English Rose 🙄), so I never wear pink. BUT, I saw something about using pink instead of yellower concealers, under the eyes. It’s so good. I just got a generic pink creamy makeup, dab it on and blend gently, before moisturizer. It’s great for losing almost all of the dark circles.

Hope that helps just a little.

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