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Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

A warm welcome to teka, ninaca and cat_guardian.

Betrayal - 130 bags of mulch!?! I’m sure you do have’guns’ and they are hard earned and well deserved

Sandy - what a mess! Is there anyway to move back into your home and unpack the boxes as you go? Painting and minor repairs are inconvenient but perhaps doable so you don’t have to keep paying rent in Lincolnwood.

When we had our basement and first floor painted in spring we were living in the house among the boxes and dust from drywall repair and refinished floors. Once the water was turned back on, our insurance company would no longer pay for temporary housing.

harley07

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Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

Welcome cat_guardian to our very friendly and supportive forum. Many of us are years beyond diagnosis and active treatment, but we still are available for a listening ear and advice.

So you can book mark this site which will make it easier for you to find us. We have had recent posters who have just begun their treatment and can share their experiences with you as well. Hope you'll return.

For peace of mind I would recommend you do the Sentinel node bx. Others may not agree, so I'll let them chime in. I would suggest you discuss this with your doctor for pros and cons.

betrayal

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Re: how about drinking?

Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Sunday Funday! Fall is definitely making its presence felt at night now. I had to get out a heavier blanket last night, and Zoe even snuggled under the blanket at one point early this ayem! It always amazes me how much warmer the bedroom is than the rest of the house when I get up. You wouldn't think 1 person and 2 dogs would heat up a room so much!

Teka--how kind of you to share your garden with the doe! Yellowjacket stings are pretty ouchy from what I've heard.

Wren--setting up that phone call must have been a real job! Good for you for sticking with it and making it happen. I hope the dinner with DD was a very good one!

Skv0123--Welcome to the HTL! We area a mildly crazy bunch but we have a lot of fun here. To drink or not to drink, or how much to drink is a pretty hotly debated topic in medicine still. For me it's a choice to accept that there may be some risk of recurrence in favor of continuing to do something I really enjoy and not letting the cancer rule my life. Disclaimer: I personally do not believe that alcohol intake directly causes breast cancer. I acknowledge an association, but association does not equal causation. And until medical science can tell me with assurance exactly what caused me to develop breast cancer, I'm not taking on the blame of giving myself the cancer by drinking and being overweight and eating meat. Interesting side note--in all the research reports I have read, the correlation between alcohol and breast cancer has been between alcohol and the first diagnosis of breast cancer. I've seen nothing yet showing the same correlation between alcohol and breast cancer recurrence or second breast cancer diagnoses. So I figure that the damage is done, and since I have no more breast tissue to mutate, the risk of recurrence or a second breast cancer is small enough to allow me to enjoy a drink or two with meals or in the evening if I want.

Minus--ah, the magic of moderation! Which I think is the best approach to EVERYTHING!

GRASSHOPPER

Ingredients
• 1 ounce green creme de menthe
• 1 ounce white creme de cacao
• 2 ounces heavy cream
• Garnish: nutmeg, freshly grated (optional)

Steps
1. Add the green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao and heavy cream into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Grate nutmeg over the top of the drink, if desired.

From https://www.liquor.com/recipes/grasshopper/

nativemainer

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Re: how about drinking?

I am excited to be here! I still drink when I want to. I have cut back some but not much & feel stressed about it here and there. Glad to have found this group!

skv0123

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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer

@tanya_djamila Congrats on stable scan!

@goldensrbest Im so sorry to hear about Gamble, cancer just plain stinks!!! We all just love our furry pets like our children and we want them here forever. Sending strength and big comfort hugs to you.

Mara Love that Tigger watches over you as you do your laundry Too bad you can't put him to work lol

Mae Glad you enjoyed Jaws, sounds like a fun night! Oh those mountain temps sound perfect, enjoy!

Hi to all here and enjoy your Labor Day !

cookie54

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Re: Zoom Meet-up for Those With MBC: Place to keep chatting

Love the little turtle pool! What fun.

threetree

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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer

Well, did wind up putting an order in a McDonalds, this time for two deluxe cheeseburgers as I can get more put on, two tomatoes and other stuff like mayo. Plan to eat one now, put other in container and use the different ingredients for other meals. Can likely turn it all into different stuff. I like the fact that this is the only burger that is not charging for extra veggies. It came out of left over bills budget for august which is great. If I want more meals, do the budget boosting stuff though goal is honestly 35 dollars for paypal for a free grocery haul.

It was so good, sloppy too. Lots of tomato, onion and letttuce with mayo sauce and I loved it. Planning some different meals with the second burger as well. Can take one tomato at a time and make the KD type stuff at dinner. It was yummy and used left over rent and bills budget as well.

EDIT, will have the burger tomorrow as well, use the tomato for something else or an egg meal, maybe scrape off the buns and toast them up with some peanut butter or put garlic on for an egg sandwich, I will see tomorrow. I also am in love with the jumbo beef hotdog, it is delicious and had another one today, no need to grind it up, just eat after it cools and I boil them as I have no grill. Like it when the dog starts splitting apart.