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Re: Bone Mets Thread
I think when the tumor markers are up whatever its that’s causing this result, is already there and shows up on the scans.
@threetree and @norah2024 . I know you ar both dealing with so many new struggles i just want to send you lot’s of gentle hugs 🤗
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Happy belated Birthday! Glad you had a great lunch to celebrate.
eleanora
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@seeq Thank you and all the other lovely friends here for the wonderful birthday wishes. In spite of it being chemo day, I had a lovely birthday. We celebrated last night just in case, then my DH and I had lunch with his DB and his wife. This evening I had long chats on the phone with my two boys and my own DB. I feel blessed. I am headed to bed thinking of this lovely circle of virtual friends to add to my family.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Irish~ happy birthday beautiful may you have many many more. All my love! Sisters in cancer. ~M
micmel
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Almost could not open a can of black beans, it was really tough, not due to the opener but me, decided that I will always need an electric opener but this one does not use batteries, I can recharge it with a phone charger. I have a ton of those, tired of the struggle. Not sure when it arrives, paid right away.
Lunch is some pulverized hot dogs, leftover noodles in fridge and the black beans. I just put all in the air fryer. Also moving some prescriptions around because noticed the heat from the fryer warmed them up, just moving them next door and the few plates and bowls move above the air fryer.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@intolight - A great big Happy Birthday to you 🎉🎂🎈.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
thank you so very much. It means a lot….. a hug right back.
micmel
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@micmel - Always so happy to see a post from you. So glad to hear that Gabbie is done with her chemo. That's a real milestone, and hopefully she can start to feel better now. I continue to wish her nothing but the absolute best, and I'm wishing you a belated happy Valentine's Day! So nice that you got some flowers. Sending love back to you too. How 'bout a hug 🤗 too!
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Up a little earlier just now, different order of operations today as far as chores, completing laundry first, only two cycles of 15 mins and a drip of tide and 3 sprays of the tide laundry spray and oxy max force each. Makes for a good suds without being over the top, not feeling the need to disinfect anything, nothing heavily stained.
Post laundry will make my bed once laundry in dryer, cats are fed. Doing water a bit different, give it to them around half hour later, Tigger been eating and then overfilling with water and then that is like overfilling a bucket of water. Figure the half hour gives him time to digest what he eats.
I must say am having trouble deciding what to do with the rest of my hot dogs. I really am not enjoying them and accidentally bought 24 and they are the great valu brand, not as good as name brand dogs. I will need to figure out how to disguise the taste of the dog, I am going to pulverize a couple of dogs in the chopper with black beans, maybe add cheese and put them in with some premade rice into my frypan, put garlic, cooking spray, and some taco seasoning, add queso to the pan and do the old leave it all in a hot pan thing, cover and put a lid on. I also need to use my ramen noodles, do not need to have them hanging about. I need to make stuff taste good for myself. Need to buy more meat pies and get started with eggs, hoping to skip shopping for this week since I am setting a 60 to 100 dollar monthly grocery budget, less if possible and there is nothing I need.
Floors are done in the afternoon between 2 and 6 and that is it for the chores, sink has fallen behind, been recovering it feels like post not the super best news and surgery in general. I will feel good keeping up on everything.
I hope everyone has a good day and in pockets for all.
Re: Bone Mets Thread
@shanagirl You are such a good person to reach out to your neighbor, and I'm sure your compassion matters, even if it seems she has given up. I have been thinking about this myself, why folks decide not to fight. I was doing some research into what is called "non-adherence" in breast cancer treatment, which means that people don't take their meds. There are several reasons for this, including forgetfulness, inability to pay for the meds, difficulty getting to the pharmacy, that kind of thing. There are clinical trials testing out apps and other technologies that will give reminders. But there seem to be quite a few people who just don't like the side effects or just don't feel like putting up with treatment. IT's much worse in early-stage breast cancer where something like half of patients are non-adherent, meaning they take less than 80% of their meds. The studies have monitored pharmacy refills as well as self-reporting. But even with MBC patients taking CDK4 inhibitors and estrogen blockers, the number seems to be quite high, like a third of patients in some studies. There's a proven link between progression and non-adherence. This is very difficult for me to understand. Maybe I'm lucky, but the SEs seem better than dying. I think of all you and others have been going through, much braver than me, but still you keep on keeping on with treatment.
