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Re: So...whats for dinner?
Carole Pizza Ranch has zero ambiance but the chicken is pretty good. DH likes the pizza. I think it's just ok. The best part is that you can try different varieties. It's not as bad as Chuck E's but there does always seem to be a lot of kids in ours. I think it's kind of pricey for what it is but there's a senior discount.
Dinner is a complete unknown. Last nights meal tasted good but gave me a severe case of acid reflux.
Re: So...whats for dinner?
I buy New Zealand lamb at Sam's Club and it has been good. Not as good as American lamb, which is much more expensive and rarely available in our supermarkets. I used to find it at Fresh Market, but not in recent years. The farmers must sell to upscale restaurants.
Wally, glad you felt positive about the dr. appointment. Hope your dh continues to defy the odds.
We're meeting our farmers market friends, Judy and Ron, in town tonight to eat at the newly opened Pizza Ranch, a chain in this area. It serves buffet style. Pizza, fried chicken and sides. I'm expecting it to be very crowded and probably noisy. I was told that it has a children's arcade similar to Chuckie Cheese. I hate Chuckie Cheese.
Dinner last night was more pork. Baby back ribs cooked in the slow cooker and finished on the grill with barbecue sauce. For dh, warmed up mashed potatoes and country gravy. For me a very small portion of potatoes and a large chopped salad with tomato, lettuce, avocado, and Greek olives.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
wren44, I hope your chemo goes well. I don't recall where you are going on your trip but hope it is a nice escape for you.
I was really just outside of juice today so I dabbled on Ancestry exploring my one Aunt's roots. Ironed a few items and straightened up a bit.
Looked out and managed to catch the young buck with the intact rack eating bird seed off the ground. He's gorgeous. I haven't seen the one with the one broken antler in awhile. Soon rut season will begin (mid October) so I expect to see him as well as the huge buck we see yearly.
It was a lovely day with a few showers and intermittent sun. Does have been eating the leaves on the lawn. I tell DH they are helping him with leaf control.
Hope everyone had a great day. Waving "hi".
betrayal
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Harley, my first chemo is Wednesday, the second is October 29 and we leave Nov 4 for our trip. Plane is actually the 5th right after midnight. My time is spent trying to decide which art supplies to take. Paper is heavy unfortunately
wren44
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Carole, lack of deep sleep is generally due to pain.
harley, achey. sometimes an erratic sharp pain. I find, just like before surgery, that immobilization helps. when i am doing things, i automatically use the right hand in highly practiced ways, and it delivers a payback. However, i am also dealing with the impulse to cut the cast off. easy, since it is more splint-like, half soft fiber. 6 more days.
mcbaker
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
If we are to be happy, we must first react against our tendency to follow the line of least resistance, a tendency that causes us either to remain as we are, or to look primarily to activities external to ourselves for what will provide new impetus to our lives.
betrayal
Re: AC - T or TC chemo
Hi Julie. My name is Nicole, I am 46 and in the same position but with lobular carcinoma that made it into 3 lymph nodes and an intermediate Oncotype score of 22. One doctor wanted to be more aggressive with the AC-T but was "ok" with the TC version at the extended treatment of 6 instead of just 4. The other one said that the TC is more recommended due to the adverse effects of AC-T without the clear benefit to it for my lobular type that isn't as responsive to chemo. So I'm going with the TC.
Re: For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing
Nancy, I have a friend who just finished her 5 years also. She went into it with osteopenia too but didn't experience any more bone loss (she does a lot of weight bearing exercise). It is something you will want to keep good track of though, possibly get a yearly DEXA instead of the usual every two years.
ruthbru
Re: For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing
Will be finishing off my 5 years of Arimidex in August. I was a little 'creaky' and 'flushy' in the beginning, but I just kept busy and moving. Once my body adjusted, I was fine and I have had not had any problems; weight stayed the same, bones are still good as is everything else.
A couple hints to help those just starting out:
* I think some of the SEs attributed to arimidex are actually 'just' post treatment SEs. I especially think this is true of feeling down/mood issues. You have been on a fight or flight mode since your diagnosis, and suddenly you are DONE! That takes a good deal of physiological adjustment, at least it did for me.
* if you have been exercising, keep at it. If you haven't been, start. It's great for the mood, the figure, how you feel about yourself, helps fight any weight gain, keeps your joints limber, keeps the bones strong, etc. etc. etc.
* a daily serving of prunes is a good bone builder
* be grateful that there is something we can take that really does reduce our chances of recurrence. I can't think of any SEs that would be worse than that. For me, chemo reduced the chance that cancer would come back by 20%, Arimidex by 40%....that is HUGE!
ruthbru
Re: For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing
I was on Anastrozole for one month and went to my Dr. and told him I could not take it for 5 more days let alone 5 years. It affected my sleep to the point I was sometimes awake for 24 hours at a time. I hurt all over, and I cried at a Hallmark commercial. I had no appetite, was constipated and was bone tired even if I did sleep. He changed my medication and within a matter of days I began to feel better. I have a few minor things still going on, but I'm unsure if the radiation is affecting those, so I won't know for sure for another few weeks if that is true. I feel soooo much better. For me, I would simply go without if Anastrazole were my only adjunct treatment option. Thankfully we do have other options out there.
My Dr. says I may have to change to Tamox because of osteoporosis and my inability to take anything for it. I'm scared I will have more side effects again if I change now, but don't want to hurt my bones even more by taking it. It is so confusing! I have read that some recommend Tamox for 2-3 years and an AI for the balance of the 5 years. I may go that route. I'm trying to firght the osteo with diet and exercise, but I won't know how effective that is working until next years bone density test.
Anyway, I hope that's not TMI. :-) I know we are all different and react differently to treatments. This was mine with Anastrozole.I hope your experience is better. Good Luck!
Mini1