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Re: Bone Mets Thread
@norah2024 Just speaking as an old person, old people often drink protein drinks for calories. Are you able to tolerate those?
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
"Peace is not just the absence of conflict. Peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish, regardless of race, colour, creed, religion, gender, class, caste, or any other social markers of difference."
Nelson Mandela
betrayal
Re: 💗 February 2026 Surgery Roll Call—Let’s Do This Together 💗
Good luck on your surgeries! In my experience (lumpectomy with two lymph nodes also removed), I was glad to get this part done, and remove the offending cancer out of my body. Hope your surgeries go smoothly and you have easy recoveries. Let others help you and let your body do its healing. Focus on getting thru this part and taking care of your body and mind.
I think my prep for surgery was straightforward, they give you instructions about eating, drinking, and when to stop prior to surgery. The anesthesiologist gave me a scopolamine patch to help with post surgery nausea, and it worked really well for me. I used ice packs which were helpful for the soreness post surgery but I found the pain to be pretty manageable with the Tylenol they recommended.
You got this! 💗
Re: Ribociclib/Kisqali with Letrozole - Any one on this combo?
hi ! An UPDATE for women who were forced into a medical menopause and suffer badly from hot flashes etc. That’s me too.
Taken Veoza for over a month and it works 🥳🥳🥳 my sweats have gone from most of the night and several times a day to maybe 1 or 2 a night. Magic ! unfair I suffered for 6 years whilst it had to be approved at so many levels. But 👍
Maybe this helps someone , I had to advocate hard because not one doctor had heard about it.
forza
Re: Birads 5 with calcification
Hello Lisa, we are all on this pathway together, and we're here to support each other. My cancer had originally been missed also, and here I am 12 years later.
Please know that calcifications could possibly be benign or early Stage 0 (Zero). Frankly most calcifications are benign and not associated with breast cancer, although certain patterns may indicate a risk for breast cancer, requiring further evaluation.... which is what you are undergoing. You've done nothing wrong, my dear.
Have you been given a date for further imaging or a biopsy?
Fatigue, back pain, burping and constipation could reasonably be caused by any one of various conditions. Please go easy on yourself until your medical team has had the opportunity to complete your workup.
On your past breast reduction surgery, please read details below.
BREAST CANCER AFTER REDUCTION MAMMOPLASTY: A POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS OF INCIDENCE, TREATMENT AND SCREENING PATTERNS
2023
"Conclusions: Despite an increased frequency of breast cancer SCREENING, the incidence of BREAST CANCER IS LOWER AFTER REDUCTION MAMMOPLASTY compared with women who did not undergo breast reduction."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10513359/
"The idea behind breast reductions reducing breast cancer risk is two-fold...
• Less breast tissue means there’s less tissue that could become cancerous.
• Less dense tissue means screening tools like ultrasounds and mammograms will be more effective so you can detect any cancerous lesions in the early stages."
Best Wishes to you and please let us know how you're doing.
obsolete
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Dinner last night was mushroom stroganoff with egg noodles and a side of sauteed fresh spinach. A good combo.
On the federal tax return, I ended up buying a Turbo Tax download because of one tax complication. We neglected to make a required withdrawal from dh's IRA funds, so have to file a form requesting waiver of the tax penalty. Last year I used a free tax software recommended by the IRS. I used Turbo Tax in previous years, so my email address was attached to that former account. I couldn't remember the old password and went through an ordeal establishing my identity. I ended up taking a photo of the front and back of my driver's license and doing face ID before eventually creating a new password. It's good that Turbo Tax is so protective of old tax information, but I did get exasperated.
Surprisingly, Louisiana has user-friendly income tax filing software online, so I use it. Therefore, I'm in for numerous refusals of Turbo Tax's insistence on filing my state return.
When I made turkey meatloaf some years ago, the recipe called for a lot of ground up mushrooms. I would think vegetarian meatloaf would have mushrooms, plus other vegetables like onion and maybe beans and carrots.
Dinner will probably be eggplant dish similar to lasagna.
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Minus, I saw a recipe that added nutritional yeast and some grated parmesan to egg salad with dill. I don't know how it would taste but it would add more protein to what you can currently eat. That flu really knocks you about.
Wally, More hugs for you. I've dealt with palliative care for me and hospice for my mom. While both are something everyone wants to avoid they helped with navigating difficult circumstances. I hope that’s the case for you and your DH.
Rhonda, My sister makes a good vegan meatloaf using mushrooms, chickpeas and other things. It has a hoisin sauce and ketchup glaze. I’ll have to ask her for more details.
Carole, I’m disappointed they discontinued the IRS Direct File this year due to lobbying by tax prep firms. When we permanently moved back to the US DH had mixed US/English income, mine was Scottish, and all the tax years began and ended on different dates. An accountant wanted a ridiculous sum to do our taxes so I just told myself I was earning that money for my research work.
Special, It’s great that your DS had a relaxing anniversary trip and that he can do his UVB treatments at home on his schedule. I sympathize with your DD.; vet bills are worse than doctor bills. It’s good that she wasn’t injured. All that genetic testing will help you and your family know what to watch out for. I’ve never had any done but have so many surveillance scans now that I figure they’ll find anything wrong before it gets too bad.
Dinner tonight was moussaka made with ground lamb. There were more pans than usual to wash but it was worth it.
maggie15
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I broke down, still irritated with the lack of room in my kitchen. People IRL and at another chat-site suggested moving the microwave out. I had just the right place for it. Found a microwave cart at Amazon. They had a return for ten dollars less. I bought it, knowing that there would be a risk. Got it today. Opened it up. No directions. A screw in catterwompus and the metal receptacle for the screw torn loose from a piece of wood. A bit of Elmer and a squirt of WD40 took care of that. Assembled, easy-peasy. Microwave on top, silverware on first shelf, and bread machine on the bottom with plenty of room for loading and unloading. Satisfaction.
Then I opened up the other box. Freezer containers. I am sure I ordered what I ordered before. One compartment. No, these were three. Will have to send it back. How do you figure it: a gamble works out, and a sure thing doesn't?
A friend (I think that is him) made the news. Yes, I am about sure it is him, because that is how he does things. Giggling. Will be interesting.
mcbaker
Re: TN grade 3 newly diagnosed and needing hope
@cookie54 one step at a time does seem to be the way to go otherwise it is all so overwhelming. I hope there are things bringing you joy and contentment today.
amerli
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Well, slept decently, in bed too late, need to start scaling back as there are a couple of cancer appointments coming up. I imagine Herceptin will be a longer appointment so may give 4 hours initially between Paratransit. I will need to get a loading dose and wait for an hour or so, I will see what I think. May buy some snacks to have and definitely ask for cheese.
Got laundry started, regular dish cloths first, get those spun out and in dryer then floors, quick sweep mop etc. Put together garbage and take out to my bin just outside til it can go over to the garbage next garbage day. Cat litter garbage also needs to be changed and disposed of as well as kitchen garbage to go out. Recycle is collected in house so that is easy to manage
Not sure about food, ate up all Mcdonalds, not buying anymore skip the dishes food delivery because one meal like a burger meal, breakfast meal or anything else costs about 1/2 of what I spend on groceries which gives me many more meals. I also have the lifeline alert service that I pay for now which is a big chunk out of my bills. Meal may be good but not worth the price.
I am probably going to do something with my frozen beef burger done up yesterday, I used some of it yesterday in a beef and macaroni meal then decided to have a burrito meal with the burger meat. Could also do some air fryer hashbrown and eggs. Realized that I have little egg shapers so that if I preheated the air fryer, can put a cracked egg inside the holder and do a fancy egg mcmuffin type dish or toast the muffins and eggs together in the air fryer, so much in my head. Will post later if something good happens mealwise. If no post, likely will create my own queso type meal out of white rice, chicken or beef and bean, lots of options to consider.
Hope everyone has a good day and in pockets for everyone. In my own pocket to finish everything I start.
