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Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
BTW, today I discovered that what caused my October accident resulting in a sprained ankle, hairline malleolus fracture and reactivation of a 2010 5th metatarsal stress fracture was…a shoe malfunction (yet again). Fourth out of five injuries (clog falling off my foot ascending my stairs caused a wrist tear in 2018, then gum sole of my shoe sticking to a terrazzo hospital lobby floor led to a scaphoid fracture two months later, and in 2023 another gum sole sticking to a marble tile dept. store floor when I tried to pivot caused an elbow fracture). The Oct. 2024 near-fall happened so fast I'd always assumed I'd tripped on a cat toy or a wrinkle in the large area rug in my rental house. But today, I was wearing the same shoes as on that day last October: a pair of python-print OOFOS rubber slides, size 8/39. Exactly the same thing happened today: got up from the sofa, L leg & foot a bit numb from sitting. Took a few steps forward, and the toe edge of the too-long forefoot sole caught the carpet and bent under, causing me to lose my balance (and wrench a toe or two in the process) before grabbing the stair rail finial and avoiding a fall. That pair of OOFOS is going to be donated, in favor of the less-chic size 7/38 red ones I have. A too-small shoe can cause discomfort, even pain; but who knew a too-big shoe would be dangerous?
chisandy
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Carole - your DH is a rockstar. Can’t imagine biking 5 miles so soon after a TKR.
Cindy - enjoy your upcoming concert, but please be easy on yourself.
The CT results were all normal (yay!). On Sunday night, I considered cancelling the CT and probably should have as I didn’t think there was an enlarged lymph node and I think it’s a waste of healthcare resources to chase a unicorn.
Did any of you have a Biozorb implanted with your lumpectomy? I did and my BS didn’t offer a choice and also didn’t really explain it. It took 2 years to dissolve and felt like a golf ball under the skin. The titanium clips are still in me. The FDA recalled Biozorb last year due to reports of the clips migrating out of the breast and causing damage. The CT did indicate the clips are in the axilla and I thought the Biozorb was placed in the upper outer quadrant of my breast not in the axilla. The FDA says no need to explant unless they cause a problem. I could call my BS but I expect I would get the same dismissive response I got for everything else.
Today was in the 90’s and sunny. Spent time floating in the pool. I wear a rash guard to protect my skin from the sun as I sunburn very easily.
I hope Sandy’s house is progressing on schedule for an end of the month completion.
Take care!
harley07
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Shanagirl - so sorry you had such an awful experience while planning to join a family celebration. This disease just stinks. Hopefully the rescheduled date will find you feeling much better!
Had my follow up with the breast surgeon. She wants me to see the plastic surgeon in a month for a consult and then is sending me for an occupational therapy consult to help with preventing scar tissue. Also in a month I will be able to get fitted for a prosthesis.
Here for pocket duty for those in need and sending HUGS to all!
Re: ER-, PR-, Her2+ Roll call
Hello all, continuing to pray for @beekaycro24. Had my port removed today and the lidocaine is starting to wear off and I am mildly uncomfortable. I have internal stitches with glue over it, no dressing. The colors I have going on are interesting to say the least. I am trying to keep ahead of discomfort with Tylenol.
I was mostly awake, they even showed me the port after removal but I barely recall that. Had and all female team working on me. Not a bad experience at all.
Hope all are doing great, thanks @grammie2 for updating us on Berta.
Re: Zoom Meet-up for Those With MBC: Place to keep chatting
@illimae its wonderful to hear all is well with you. @going2beatthis im do sorry, that's a lot for one day. I pray it all went well.
@kbl , thanks for the update on Susan. I'm praying for her.. She's been through so much jn the last 2 years. God bless her gentle soul and protect her from more pain.
Re: Zoom Meet-up for Those With MBC: Place to keep chatting
@kbl - loved the rainbow!
So sorry to hear about Susan. Will keep her in my thoughts and prayers.🙏🙏 Hope she is not suffering too much.
My day is really crazy tomorrow. Blood draw re clotting test followed by 1 hour appt regarding enhertu infusion filled by an appt to discuss a cold cap. In the afternoon, a dentist appt to fill 3 cavities. Need a nap just thinking about it all. ☺️
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Twofer Tuesday! The crew will be arriving to start the big clean out in a couple of hours. I took the puppers to the kennel yesterday, did not sleep well last night for missing the cuddling and elder care induced anxiety. I got a call from Mom's neighbor last evening, she had put an egg on to hard boil and then fell asleep, and did not wake up when the smoke alarm went off, not until the neighbor went in and turned off the stove and opened doors to air out the smoke. This is the second time in a week Mom has set off the smoke detector, the first time was when some toast burned in the toaster. Later I got a call from Mom's landlord, he was right on screech about how Mom was going to burn the place down and I need to either move in with her, move her into my home, or send her to a nursing home ASAP. Of course, he would not allow me to move in with the puppers because the big dogs would be a danger to the neighbors' little dogs. The landlord is going to call back in a couple of days to find out what I am going to do with Mom. Like I can make any kind of arrangements like this in 2 days. Especially since I will be rather busy with my own home renovation work.
If I'm not on the boards much this coming week it's because I've got my hands full juggling major projects.
Remember the Maine
Ingredients
• 2 oz Rye whiskey Use bonded rye i.e. 100 proof. Thank us later.
• ¾ oz Sweet Vermouth
• 2 tsp Cherry Heering
• ½ tsp Absinthe that’s 4 dashes from a proper dasher bottle
• Garnish: Cherry And you should already know by now that to avoid the Hall of Shame it had better not be one of those fluorescent things.
Instructions
• Add all the above to your trusty mixing glass.
• Add ice and stir. As Baker notes “Stir briskly in in clock-wise fashion – this makes it seagoing, presumably!” (Baker does not advise on whether this should be reversed when south of the equator, so use your own judgment.)
• Pour into a pre-chilled cocktail glass
• Drink.
• Rinse and repeat.
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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@shanagirl I am so, so sorry to read your horrible experience on the way to celebrate with your family. The whole reason we fight on is to spend more time with family. Faslodex is one medicine I am thankful to have stopped. I join you thinking of all the lovely ladies here and our daily struggles. Praying for sunshine in your lives.
My son's family is here and I am loving every minute. My sweet DIL helped me plant the flower pots on my deck and that brings me joy every time I see them. The only way I can handle this visit with four grandchildren under 12 is because they take day trips hiking, etc. I cannot go, so I spend that time resting so I can enjoy their presence when they are here. The three boys love Legos so my DH bought them a large Lego set of the Space Shuttle with the 747 Boeing carrier which will take them hours to complete. This provides much needed downtime. My DD, who lives with us, bought a Foosball table for her DDs Birthday last week, so the kids also are having a lot of fun downstairs. So far they have also brought out the Monopoly game and fusion beads so there is lots of activity also playing in the sprinklers, etc. Today they are hiking the Garden of the Gods, and tomorrow they will take a long hike higher up in the mountains to the Florrisant fossil beds. We shall see after that. I wish I could go just for the car ride but as Shanagirl pointed out, even short car rides are "iffy" and I can't take that chance especially with young kids in the car. These sweet kids have only known me while sick, so I do as much as possible while at home.
Thank you all for allowing me to indulge in my joy this week. We all know tomorrow is not promised.
Blessings!
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@threetree ah yes, I am so with you regarding the fear of each new scan especialy after being so stable for 2 years…I’m also feeling the way you do after my Faslodex injection on wednesday. It. really knocked me for a loop.. espcially having to do my PT and the sheer amount of fatique I get when that shot is also combined with my daily Verzenio pills. So I think it totally ruined Father’s day for dinner with my family. So we all had plans to have Father’s Day dinner at our SIL’s DD’s restaurant with our adult children. I got all showered and shampooed, blowdried & styled my hair, and put on my make-up, (all in between dealing with the big D trying to get ready on time for 4:30 resevations)… then DH and I walkd out the door at 4:30 and got in the car to take the 20 minute drive up the Parkway to th restaurant Neptune NJ. so were’ driving on Rt 37 to the parkway entrance and all of a sudden, as I was primping in the mirror I got a huge wave of extreeme. nausea com over me.🤢I kept swalling back the feeling and realized I was going to uncontrolably puke at that moment, so I grabbed a huge wad of tissue I always keep in my bag, put it up to my mouth and told DH pull over I’m going to throw up!!!. so he pulled over 3 lanes to get in the Shoprite parking lot just before the parkway entrance as. I started heaving into the tissue. I opened the car door and hung out forcefully puking, thankfully only liquid because the only thing in my stomach was coconut water but I had it on the front of myself, and the outside of the car door floor, plus I pissed myself as i was forcefully heaving. ☹️. Poor DH Jumped out tof the car to stand outside my door and called the kids, who really felt so bad and insisted we would get together again when I was feeling better. it was going to be a Father’s day dinner and also my oldest DD’s birthday.. I felt so bad, and really was looking forward to this. But we went home, I washed my face and changed my clothes, and made an English. muffin and iced gingerale, and sat down and and all of a sudden after eating the English Muffin, I got that wave again. and. ran to the kitchen powderroom toilet and puked my brains out again along with pissing myself😫again. I thought this really does suck, but the rest of the night I just relaxed, and the next day they went really easy on me at PT, just traction and massage and electro therapy. @threetree I really believe it was the Fasoldex treatment that caused this. I should have just stayed home and rested thefirst week.
@mara51506 I’m curiousabout the blood pool in your head. Is it a spot that continues to bleed or is it a spot that bled in the past and always showsup on your scan? the reason I ask is because I had the large brain bleed in 2005 during my Hemhorragic stroke, the area still shows up on scans like a permanent testament to the brain hemhorrage. Just wondering because that’s why my oncologist has me being treated for my neck issues at the Brain Spine Center with his colleagues. Anyway. saying. hi to everyone here, @candy-678 @chicagoan @aprilgirl1 @intolight @cookie54 @tanya_djamila and @goldensrbest keep mending my girl, and @sf-cakes ♥️sending love to you too and everyone else and @micmel 🌹thinking of you.
