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@threetree in your pockets on radiation possibly relieving pain from a met. Sounds like a good approach.

@micmel I did get some sleep, broken by steroids and the way steroids get me thinking more. Not about anything too deep, just ways to keep most of what SIL did to organize my apartment, moving some stuff to make it better for me. She rearranged some shelves and the pantry there is good, going to not get anymore pantry stuff for a while, meals combining pantry and other stuff.

@rlschaller My cats are sitting next to me on each side, I struggle getting up joking sort of.

I am going back to the cancer clinic the week of feb 18, got an echo and herceptin. It will be a longer appointment so will need to put my patience on in full force as it will be a loading dose, gonna take forever. Not sure how many loading doses I will need but I will see. I will also meet with surgeon again, That will be an early appointment and will take paratransit as they start up around 6am.

Other thing I must remark on are my black bruises, top of hand and the left forearm, it looks so gross. Miss wigs too but cannot wear them until staples out next week. I have covered my head in loose scarves as my head tends to get cold. Once staples are out, will trim biohair some.

First thing I am having because I am hungry is a bunch of yogurt, applesauce added, two bananas and the mio fruit punch added for my taste. It did taste very good, I also want some eggs and hashbrowns. Should have got a trivet for the air fryer due to wanting them to sit like toast and heat up in there

I will keep reading throughout the day, post if anything interesting happens in my house, eating my way to health.

threetree~ thinking about you. Sending strong hugs for extra support.
Mara~ also on my mind. One day at a time my friend , my strong friend.
Irish~Hope all is worked out. With your meds. God knows I recently had some issues myself. Enough to drive you mad on top of everything. We have cancer. Something we don’t want. But we have to fight our way every single way to get things done in the medical world. Between costs. Wrong doctors being jerks. It’s like a deli counter. Next! I’m so sick of it!!! Love to all. Hello Tanya.how are you? Mae. Haven’t seen you in a long while. Hope you’re doing well with your pack! Night! Night!

@intolight That sounds like a good plan. Hope that some of the tumors can be radiated-it makes such a difference.

Intolight- glad you have a plan ❤️ you can live with and feels good for you. My current chemo is every three weeks, and I feel underwater for a day or two but normal rest of the time lol which is probably relative…. Some chemos are much easier to tolerate. You never know, I have been on some form of chemo for three years now. It’s fine, it is what it is and every body responds differently. Glad you have a MO who is open to adjustments. Pain is never easy, that is the hard one. I’m crossing my fingers for you and wishing relief that radiation might ease it.

wren - hoping in your pocket too tomorrow, I hope your scans are fast and your patience to pass the time includes fun reading or something digital to watch?

mara- kitties are so forgiving, glad you are home with them and they are back to natural meows for food and cuddle time

cookie - sorry about the eagles…

Re working , I’m 67 and still work full time, I teach and do admin in an university and love it. I like helping people and sharing , learning. But I can work from home as a medical accommodation which makes all the difference and never felt too sick to focus. When I’d feel under the weather I can nap and make up my own hours, so it’s a unique set up. Always an individual decision. As most of life.

Hugs to all and happy Tuesday ❤️

@wren44 In your pocket waiting, that is certainly a long wait to have between injection and scan. Waiting is never much fun.

Welp, suppertime here, did not accomplish much yet. Just having frozen penne alfredo and chicken, once cooked just put mostly dry seasoning with a squirt of the wet. For dessert think I am finally doing the yogurts, banana and mio. Overall lazy day but making sure floor, kitchen and laundry are getting done as needed, want all done by 9pm I think. I just need it done once a day.

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@wren44 - Count me in your pocket too. Good luck with these. I absolutely know the sitting around and waiting for hours with the CT and bone scans. I have a friend who comes and picks me up and accompanies me, and we usually start out in the mid morning where I get the injection, then I get the CT; we go to lunch, and then go back and do the bone scan, before leaving. It does take several hours like you noted, but it does help with a friend and that break in the sessions where we can go get lunch or whatever. Again, best of luck!

@wren44 in your pocket! Waiting around for the bone scan, ugh. I know that stuff has to "settle" on the bones after it's injected, but I'm usually very impatient, c'mon let's get this over with already...

@intolight in your pocket, as well. ❤️

@intolight What a tough decision that you face. I still don't know what I will do when I am at that crossroads. Part of me leans to trying chemo just to see what it is like. I also wonder if my QOL might be better over all with chemo keeping the cancer at bay. But then I may just decide to go off treatment and see how things go. Prayers for your discernment at this difficult time.

Well, ordered my Walmart food, got a banana, yogurt coming, couple of frozen pastas coming and a chocolate bar and also eggs.

Planning on a burrito with a hashbrown possibly. I do know where the rice is now. Once all that is done, clean dishes and put laundry into spinner. After lunch and a bit later, looking to make a yogurt, apple sauce, banana smoothie type think

I did text SIL and she told me where it was so that is good.

Well dropped bottle of famotidine and the pills spilled all over the place so what I did was order the brand name pepcid AC to replace pill being taken with the steroids as well.

@sfcakes, I am very glad to be home too. Surrounded by cats already which is nice, yes I plan to keep up with immodium not exceeding the 8 per day max. Digestive enzyme is also good and may eat up my probiotics at some point in the day who knows or get probiotic yogurt. Once done steroids, it would not surprise me if everything settled down Bananas in the smoothie may be good, I got 2 of them and high protein yogurt as well. Still have mio powdered fruit punch flavour to put in as well. Picked up a couple frozen noodles and eggs as well and some burritos I quite enjoy. Was only 20 bucks including delivery and tips.

Cats are not mad at me anymore which is good, I am surrounded on the couch, Tigger was meowing a lot this morning because I close the bedroom door.

@irishlove Thank you for the cooking kudos, as I eat up some of my food, it makes me feel good. The groceries were 34 dollars but I do not mind and no pantry stuff until I get through what I have. My own food

Other than getting delivery from Walmart, just keeping up tidying so it never gets overwhelming again, SIL cleaned and I do appreciate it, just need to find stuff, rearrange the living room area around the desk possibly.

Finally, I want to wish EVERYONE a good day and in pockets for all, I appreciate all pocket due done for me as well. Could feel the support from my room.