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Re: STEAM ROOM FOR ANGER
I am so fricken ticked off! Going without dinner tonight as my dimwit moron of a hubby thought i was going to have dinner at 2:30 in the afternoon! I told him to eat by himself as I don't eat dinner that early and he knows it. So tonight I am going to bed when I am darned good and ready only having had two pieces of toast for breakfast and a handful of popcorn all day.
m0mmyof3
Re: Chemo or not?
ER+/PR+/HER2- tumors are not rapidly-dividing, especially if they are Grade 1, Stage I, node-negative, clean margins and low OncotypeDX. 11 is a low score, and even before the range of "low-risk" scores was expanded upwards a few years ago it was considered low risk. A 1% benefit of adding chemo is more like a "rounding error," because nobody can accurately say "zero." Chemotherapy is "cytotoxic:" by design it kills rapidly-dividing cells; and in the case of a tumor like yours (or mine), it wouldn't even work—it would do more harm than good. Stick with your doc's recommendation of endocrine therapy and you'll be fine!
Note: I had 4 nodes removed, all negative but only 2 were "sentinels;" the others were stuck to them. If the sentinels are negative, any nodes further down the line would be too. (BTW, in women >65 with this type of IDC, sentinel-node biopsy is now considered an option rather than a necessity—this from the same surgeon who pioneered SNB (my surgeon, BTW).
chisandy
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
TThreetree Goodluck with the biopsy. I'm a big baby about that too and need time to wrap my head around it and accept it.
Good to hear your shingles wasn't so bad. I'm still struggling with it. It took drs a while to convince me cause no rash and in a different location this time. Also had a strain to ligament in back. Cortisone shot yesterday helped some. The bulging discs cleared up with a bunch of antionflamatories. I think the Injury to my left side in February started it. The new excess stress and chemo contribute.
So yes exercise important. Sometimes I walk the big stores a few round. Not enough. Today too muggy. I'm deep cleaning bedroom today.
gailmary
Re: Abemaciclib Verzenio for Stage IV
@seeq me too. I’ve had a little over 2. Yrs on Verzenio.I. Have always felt safe on the Verzenio. I’ve also heard that it is a blood brain barrier which acts as a block to anger cells going To brain.
@threetree Yesmy calcium is always way high, and other abnormal numbers are Bun.
Re: I’m on hospice - anyone else?
I haven’t had direct care from my mo but she does monitor my condition, via hospice, and we talk about once a month.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I appreciate all the kind expressions of sympathy regarding our kitty. We love dogs too but DH is allergic to everything but cats per his allergist.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Chris I love the haircut and it looks cooler a well. Still loving every Tippy story you choose to give us.
Reader, got so busy talking about cats I forgot to tell you my heart is with you. It is an experience one must have if you wish to let a cat or dog or whatever own you. We have lost so many and despite feeling I have grown stronger through the years, ( I'm sure I have ) I still shed a lot of tears and feel pain from the loss. I have learned though to think at the same time that my precious pet is now done with any suffering, or pain and is on the bridge waiting for me.
Today we relax a bit and tomorrow we will have to be in Marion about an hr. earlier than we usually are there. I'm glad of that. Hopefully w/o too much issue we will be able to get home earlier in the day — but likely will post late that day.
Wow, Cindy, seemed your time sure went fast this time. I'll be thinking of you as you travel back to Florida. Haven't listened or looked at any weather reports for your area ( near Marco Island if I recall ) for some time but weather seems to have been odd this yr. almost everywhere.
Have a trip to Walmart and Aldi's on today's list. Don't need a lot, but since coffee is on the list we have to go.
Hope you all have a fantastic day.
Re: So...whats for dinner?
5 minutes from a costco…green with envy. I'm sorry for your DH's jaw pain.
We hit 80 yesterday…and may have 77 today before getting back to the 60s. Grateful that at least, we don't have mosquitoes near our house. I'd have to put netting on in WI to mow the lawn. Also grateful our heatpump works..last year's fiasco is always in the back of my mind.
3 day fishing starts tomorrow and then August 1st, open for 24/7 fishing. Hope my DH will be up to it. His "good" side of the jaw is starting to show issues.
Leftover spam yakisoba noodles. So easy and delicious.
wallycat
Re: how about drinking?
Sorry I have been away for a while but I have been distracted by other things lately.
m0mmyof3
Re: Abemaciclib Verzenio for Stage IV
Shana - Re the Verzenio labs, I always have a couple lows like sodium and calcium, but like with you, there are never any major worries. I think that's routine from what I'm experiencing. I think some of the troubles I've had these past couple of weeks (gastrointestinal, lots of joint pain, fatigue) are from the shots I got almost 2 weeks ago now. Hoping for improvement now until the next round.
So glad you got to your neighborhood get together. Sounds wonderful! Nice that you got a "reserved" table. You were a guest of honor 😉. I hear you about just getting so sore from sitting that you have to get up and go too. Sounds like a nice day out all in all though.