Best Of
Re: What to expect?
I had a mastectomy, not lumpectomy- so I can’t advise you on that. Search the threads & you should be able to find some good information on what to expect afterwards.
I had chemo before my surgery & thankfully did not have many side effects. I found it helpful to drink lots of water, eat as healthy as possible and go for a walk every day. The walk made me feel better physically & emotionally & helped me sleep better at night. Listen to your body & rest when needed.
I had radiation & honestly felt that wasn’t too bad. I read some tips on here to start putting aquafor or calendula cream on your chest for 2 weeks before radiation & felt that helped my skin. My radiation doctors office gave me a prescription cream to use once a day that they had great success with for helping prevent skin irritation, so I had a little redness & that was it.
I was able to drive after both chemo & radiation. At my first chemo treatment they did want someone to drive me in case I had any type of reaction.
ann5631
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
OK, cooked up the ground beef, added rest of beans as well. I also added a package of the KD cheese and a lot of taco seasoning, sitting on the burner now. Once it comes out, I will see if it needs more seasoning added. No way I will eat it all so it will last a couple of meals, I will see.
EDIT I put some queso and the KD powder with taco seasoning and some shred cheese. Added queso and some sour cream with a few tortilla chips. Although I did not spoon out a ton of food from the pan, I filled up quickly so added the leftovers from lunch and put the rest from the pan into another container, it was very good and I enjoyed it. At least the cooked portions have got another 4 days from today to be eaten up.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Glad I could give people a chuckle, that lego comment just came to me, always good to have a laugh.
I was absent yesterday, sorry about that. My body thought I needed to stay up all night, dumb so spent yesterday snoozing through out the day. Got to bed last night and slept decently.
Nothing much happening today. Got some laundry on this morning. I have been using the odour blaster oxi as well, I like how the laundry smells. Only takes 1/8th tsp worth as well. Same with soap, really does not take too much to clean. Have to do up some dishes in order to get some beef cooking, it has been uncooked in fridge for maybe 3 days, I do not want it to spoil. Cooking it up will reset the timer that it can be food safe.
Also planning to do some walking on the spot, did my bed exercises already, bridge pose, does same thing as squats, ankles with rotations, both ways and pointing feet toward me and away from me. 10 of each one. Finally sucked my gut in and brought both legs from straight to bent knees at chest, 10 of those. Realized I forgot my bed ladder, pulled my big butt up to sitting. Have to watch that one, the ladder could be a tripping hazard if I do not watch.
I have no idea what I want for a meal. I will have the beef cooked first, put in a container in fridge later. Getting rid of frozen stuff by putting into the magic bullet with some eggs. Just have to thaw them first. Whip whatever I want up with eggs, probably some beef and beans, add sour cream to them. Frozen peppers would be fine. Add some of the KD cheese powder and taco and put the mix into muffin pans filled to about half and bake at 375 for a bit in the breville. I am getting rid of a butter that was destroyed back when the fridge door did not stay shut and the plant butter I do not like. Plant butter has an off putting taste that is not good to me. I will be able to order walmart stuff today, mostly the frozen pasta I enjoy. Got between 10 and 15 dollars in gift cards to come off so that is good.
I found out where the stank came from. I used a sock to catch the lint but did not account for a stanky smell. When I took off the sock, the drain got clogged so pulled out the wet dry shop vac, will vacuum it all out and clean the sock in a mesh bag in the smallest washer. I am not concerned about the stuff that clogged the tub, be easy enough to vacuum it out and put some really hot water down the drain.
EDIT, shop vac did its job so drain is clear. I will use mesh bags for washing stuff in as well to keep lint down to a minimum. The drain hose is dirty and not sure how to get it clean but I will not worry about it for now. Just need to give the tub a good clean. At least laundry got done. Bigger mesh bags coming tomorrow.
Enough talking from me, going to do up the ground beef, use taco seasoning to season it and figure it all out from there. Have a good day, in pockets for all who need it.
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
“All life is a circle. The atom is a circle, orbits are circles, the earth, moon, and sun are circles. The seasons are circles. The cycle of life is a circle: baby, youth, adult, elder. The sun gives life to the earth who feeds life to the trees whose seeds fall to the earth to grow new trees. We need to practice seeing the cycles that the Great Spirit gave us because this will help us more in our understanding of how things operate. We need to respect these cycles and live in harmony with them.”
― Rolling Thunder
betrayal
Re: Are you currently (or have you been) in a Clinical Trial?
Oh, CBL, everything you were doing was completely reasonable! I'm impressed you even thought to measure O2 levels, I probably would have thought maybe it was heart problems. With respect to trials, I thought pneumonitis history was most a problem for immunotherapy trials in particular? And anyway with all you are going through right now surely you wouldn't want a trial, we all will be very interested to see what your MO recommends..
Re: how about drinking?
Been a it busy here. My aunt let me raid her garden for more tomatoes. So I have been canning. So far I have put up 4 quart jars and two pints on top of what i froze previous and still have more to do. And at the rate its going, i may be getting more yet!
m0mmyof3
Re: STEAM ROOM FOR ANGER
I am terrified of needles too! You would think after cancer and the surgeries and all been though over the years would not so scared but sure are! Can faint when getting blood draws even and have to go in the recliner chair they have in the lab instead so my head is down some. You would think cancer patients would get over it but not all us do. I am still a good patient though and do what docs tell me to.
My mom lives in a senior building and even though vax not everyone is and if she is out of her apartment even to go get her mail or do her laundry she masks up. they have already had cases of the new COVID in t he building and she makes us aware before we go over there to see her if someone has been infected there since they are all notified and we stay away.
Re: How are people with liver mets doing?
@dulcea - Thanks very much for sharing all of this, and I am so glad you found some kind of specialist. Please keep us posted on how things go. It does sound like an uncommon and confusing situation. I also know what you mean about Dr. Google. They say not to do it, not to rely on it, etc., but I do find it very helpful at times, so I am not one who will stop looking on the internet about these things. (My previous oncologist implored me to "stay off the internet!", something I could/would never do. My current oncologist works with me, and we discuss things whenever I mention anything I've read online.) Good luck with your Monday appointment scheduling!
Re: How are people with liver mets doing?
I just wanted to do an update on my liver lesions.
I am dealing with ascites again which absolutely sucks. It's not as bad as last time when I accumulated the fluid quickly and had to be drained. Now it comes and goes. Sometimes I am 6 months pregnant and sometimes I am two months pregnant. Stretchy pants have been in the amazon cart a lot lately. I didn't realize that back in May when I first had it, I also developed an umbilical hernia from the pressure. Last month, I met with a surgeon to determine if it was dangerous and if/what we should do anything about it. He said that repairing the hernia is worse than leaving it due to the scarring that occurs. Either way, having holes in your abdomen and then developing a lot of pressure from the fluid can wreak havoc. Thankfully my hernia is small at this point. I am considering having a permanent drain put in my abdomen instead of just having it drained when needed. I hate feeling like a ticking time belly! I have also cross posted this information on the Enhertu thread as there is not a lot of information here on this topic. And in my case, nor do the doctors offer up any education on this topic besides " it will happen again".
My last scan in August showed that Enhertu had reduced the amount of liver lesions -yay! finally!- but I worry that since the ascites is accumulating again and it's no longer doing its job. I guess I'll find out in November unless something happens before then.
dulcea
Re: Bone Mets Thread
Thank you @rstogether and @tbos805. RO thinks 5 days should be enough for the 2 spots he will be targeting. I’m praying he knows what he’s doing. I’m happy there is a palliative solutions to the bone pain. I sure hope the scientists would focus more on a cure than just creating “treatments” for what they are now calling a “chronic disease”.