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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Mmm, I love cherries! Thank you snow-drop!
Shanagirl, I can so relate to feeling low, not quite depressed... love what you wrote about this living room!
Goldens, also relate to the funk (phone tried to autocorrect 'funk' to 'fun', lol). Really hoping this can be your last knee replacement, maybe?
Felt pleased with myself for making a change with the painting project - the color I chose for the living/dining room looked too dark when they painted the whole room. I had several moments of thinking, "just live with it, it'll probably grow on you", but I knew I didn't really like it. Asked the foreman if it could be changed, and he said, "of course! Do you know what color you want?" He went and got the new color, and it's now looking fabulous. Phew.
I feel like I already have too much that I have to Just Live With (hello MBC!) so it's good to change the little things while it's still possible. The two young dudes who helped move all my furniture and 28 boxes of books to the garage are available on Monday to bring it all back. Hurrah!
sf-cakes
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
Pessimists see only the dark side of the clouds and mope; philosophers see both sides and shrug; optimists don't see the clouds at all —- they are walking on them.
Leonard Lewis Levinson
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Pessimists see only the dark side of the clouds and mope; philosophers see both sides and shrug; optimists don't see the clouds at all —- they are walking on them.
Leonard Lewis Levinson
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
knock knock! I'm bringing a bowl of cherries for everyone in the living room 🙂
Hello Mel and everyone
I love this thread. it feels like the perfect place to share, support and have a great conversation with people who understand each other really well. I'll be delighted to join you all wonderful ladies.
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Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Today I get my electric wheelchair tat I can run with my left hand. Hoping it gives me easier movement
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Mama fox squirrel has been building a nest. She works on it during the evening. She brings twigs and puts them in the pile, then gets more. She goes back and for with these small twigs. Nature is interesting. I hope an owl or hawk doesn't get her babies.
petite1
Re: My Chemotherapy Journey
Welp. Total reset. I went from deciding to just have surgery now because I was disappointed with no significant change on my tumor. To… delaying my chemo. But my Dr. seems apprehensive to delay it. And since I feel better today anyway, and the recommended hot compress on my boils did its job. I agreed to do the chemo today.
I did say I did not take the steroids which I was supposed to take day before and today. And didn't wear the proper clothes for infusion. But they made it happen.
What they did was give me a steroid infusion instead today with my chemo and just gave me zofran pills. No tylenol or benadryl today coz I told my Dr. it knocks me out everytime. Even though she ask if I prefer to have benadryl and I said I prefer to be knocked out, LOL. Oh well.
So far so good. I also now decided to take that dreaded generic prilosec. AND my anti nausea meds.
I like my conversation with my Dr. today. I particularly liked that she checked my boils eventhough it's embarrassing because it's where the sun doesn't shine. But…. it has to be done.
I also told her that I called the infectious Dr. she recommended but they're not taking new patients. She said it's ok I talked to her on the phone. And I said what did she said? She said she recommended giving me antibiotics. That's why she take a look at my boils so she can decide if she will give me one.
But when she sees it and I told her it's getting better and the hot compress is working. She decided to not give me antibiotics. And this is the one that made me laugh - she said - well, you don't take anything I prescribe you anyway!! - LOOOOOOOOOOL.
Anyway, she also said she generally does not like prescribing antibiotics and when I ask why she said - she does not like that bacteria can be resistant in the long run.
I have decided to take her prescribe meds because I like her explanation about the side effects which is my biggest fear for not taking big pharma meds.
I also like that she scheduled me for 2 hydration infusion days. Which I like coz it help pop my boils and fix my nausea. Not so much about watery diarrhea and nose bleed. But those I know how to control.
It also seems like they shorten the gaps of my chemo days. Instead of 31 days. It's like 20 day gaps? Plus my hydration infusion in between.
My plan how to treat my boils. Since my husband said it's probably bed sores. WELP. Guilty as charged. I really am not active even before my diagnosis. I am a gamer so there.
Well, my solution is STILL video gaming but…. the wii sports!! LOL. At least I am not laying down on my bed while playing. And I still will do my exercise machine thing. AND… I will do my walking laps on a walking trail near my house.
I basically will be active. No more lazy days in bed. See if my boils will improve. OR not show.
As of now… Hope is taking a peek.
pneuma