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Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
I never had overheating issues to the point of fainting before but in the last 2 to 3 years, I can be walking and suddenly feel faint. When that happens, I usually have to hold onto a tree or street pole to keep from falling down. Last time this happened, some kind people stayed with me til an ambulance arrived. I was fine once I cooled off. I was wearing cooling stuff like a cooling bandanna and neck fan but they did not help. Water was not helpful either. Now I just avoid long walks outside. I also do not sweat too much which could be one of the issues with overheating.
I am hoping that daily use of a treadmill and doing more general exercise will make my body work better as I have no mets from the chin down. Not sure what changed for me as far as tolerating heat other than some weight gain.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Betrayal, Eataly's restaurant fare is far more sophisticated, authentic and varied than Maggiano's. Maggiano's (which was spun off from its original owner Lettuce Entertain You) is classic "old-school red-sauce" Italian-American stuff with obscene portions, which might explain its mass appeal. Sort of a step up from Olive Garden in both authenticity and abundance,
Most branches of Eataly have at least one sit-down waiter-service restaurant (the one in Boston is a wood-burning grill, with live music, but the Vegas one lacks an actual restaurant). Chicago's used to have four: Il Pesce (seafood), Il Carne (meat), Le Pizza e Le Pasta (self-explanatory—the pizza made Neapolitan-style in a woodburning oven), and a formal upscale joint in the basement. The latter folded after a year, as prices were as expensive as standalone restaurants; the fish & meat restaurants disappeared after 5 years. What remains of the waiter-service ones are the pizza/pasta and a central pan-Italian trattoria that spans several regions. There is also a seafood bar (including raw shellfish & sometimes crudos), a street-food bar (arancini, suppli, fried calamari, spiedini aka skewers), panini counter, Illy coffee bar (there used to be an additional espresso bar featuring Eataly's proprietary coffee), patisserie (cannolli filled to order) and gelateria—the latter three being on the first floor with lots of seating. There's also a greengrocer, salumeria (deli/charcuterie), butcher, fishmonger, and huge cheese dept. on the second floor, a small fresh-pasta and housemade ricotta & mozzarella station near the bakery, and a small takeaway case (panini, salads) by the entrance.
What I suggest you do first is browse. The bread is always great, fresh and baked in-house. The wine selection (Italian-only, including some spirits like grappa) is great and varied. There are olive-oil-and vinegar, dried pasta, cookies & candy, jarred sauces & pantry-staples/condiments sections; and a tiny (and IMHO waay overpriced) kitchenwares section. Walk around observing and smelling the various fresh-food bars and restaurants. Make a reservation at the eatery of your choice (the bars usually don't require one but seating is limited so you'd likely stand). If there's a wait, do your "window shopping" for pantry staples or wines till your name comes up. (Not sure if they have pagers; in smaller single-floor Eatalys you can hear your name called). Torino's (the original) was largest—you used to have to take a shuttle to get around it, but now downtown Rome's is the world's largest; Chicago's is the largest in the US, with L.A. & NY second & third. Get on their mailing list for special events (seasonal specials like truffle week, wine tastings, food fests, celebrity chef demos, etc). Checkout now is self-service but fairly painless. Buy a tote bag or two (usually $1-2)—they are usually sturdier than the usual recycled-poly supermarket ones, and machine-washable lightweight canvas. (During grand opening week your first tote may be a freebie). If your branch is in King of Prussia, it'll probably be surrounded by lots of free parking; here in Chicago there's a garage a block away with one hour free validated parking—but go one second over that and you'll be out $37 or more (SpotHero can cut that in half if you know you'll be there longer than an hour). There's also a CTA Red Line station (Grand & State) a block away. The Boston one is in the Pru center tower, and the Vegas one in the Park MGM. When we were holed up in the Homewood Suites downtown (River North) while they were getting the Lincolnwood rental ready for us, we dined there at least 3 of our 10 nights as it was around the corner and there was lots of variety.
chisandy
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Early morning for me, have an appointment with MO this morning to go over resOnults of CT scan on Sept 16. I am sure they are fine since it has been 2 weeks and not called into the office since then but will post results of the scan anyway.
As I said, early morning for me. Going to have a meat pie for breakfast I think or possibly my last queso bowl, I bought 3 on my last grocery shop. Later, will probably have an egg sandwich, once I have eaten up the eggs, put together another shop. Yesterday, I took the frozen penne alfredo and chicken and poured an egg over it. I whipped the egg and added some chipotle mayo and baja sauce to the egg while whipping. My microwave is 700 watt so added 2 mins to the cooking time. It was good. I also have an idea of making Kraft Dinner and adding some tomato sauce with veggies in it and ground beans as well, use the KD cheese sauce too. Might be good.
Once I get home and have had a meal, will work in some walking. I feel more comfortable in my regular sneakers vs actual running shoes. Sneakers slip on vs running shoes, I can also leave the treadmill pad down when I get home as well and hop on for the small sessions. I've not done much in exercise for a while, I enjoy Paul Eugene senior gold which I have done standing and doing the arms or sitting and doing it all. Never done the whole program, I have a shorter 10 mins that I do. I will see when I get home.
I also will have laundry to do when home as well and some sweeping, boy this building is HOT when building heat is on but still got fans and AC coming from the bedroom so my place is comfy.
I hope everyone has a good day and in pockets for all who need me, in my own pocket to keep up the momentum of the short bursts of exercise throughout the day. Also pulled up Leslie Sansone as well, I use the pace of the music but also thinking of pulling out the walking sticks and add more of an arm workout.
Re: TRIPLE POSITIVE GROUP
@rleepac, i would highly recommend doing chemotherapy prior to surgery.. also, as i had never had a surgery before, my port placement was not fun - i suggest being put to sleep for the procedure, i just received local anesthesia for mine ... my veins were also very hard to find from what the doctor mentioned and that may have added to my discomfort.
the TCH cocktail does wonders, that's why i suggest doing chemo first... many people seem to get clear margins with this aggressive cocktail, i am also one of those people. you may also get clear margins in your lymph nodes from the chemo prior to surgery which won't require you to remove all of them .. in case you fear lymphedema.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Back an issue today, but not until it was too late to put on a Lidocaine patch. I decided to do some stretches to see if they would help. I have a long handled squeegee for windows so I dug it out and washed the 3 bay windows exterior, moved on to the exterior 3 windows in each garden window and the back door screen window. They are cleaner than they were though there are a few faint streaks. Hopefully rain will take care of them. I then used a squeegee on the interior of the bay window and it really looks good. The top of the windows is hard for me to reach, but the cheapy squeegee I bought online from Walmart gives me the reach I need. Back hurts less so I think the stretching helped, plus I got clean windows to boot.
It was in the mid-70's today and sunny so ideal weather for this time of year.
Sandy, we are getting an Eataly in King of Prussia. I know we will go there, so is there something you recommend to try? There is a Maggiano's there, so they will provide some competition. However, Maggiano's is usually packed on any given day.
cindyny, loved the photos especially the Clydesdales.
carole, thank you for the comment on the quote. I will never be able to replace Jackie for her timely quotes, but I do try to find ones that I hope appeal to some. I wish I knew what references she used. Safe trip to LA. My Fitbit tells me I average 6 plus hours of sleep even thought I feel like I am in bed for more than that. I think it deducts any bathroom trips and periods where it takes awhile to go back to sleep. The graphs are usually very good for explaining this.
Raided the freezer to see what we will have for dinner. I found some stuffed chicken breasts from Stolfus butcher in Lancaster (Amish country) and 2 Delmonico steaks. Tonight will be the chicken with steamed broccoli and the steaks will be for another night. I want a baked potato with them. I haven't had much of an appetite lately so interest in these is welcome.
Still not results on CT and this is annoying. I have never had to wait this long for results so I will think twice about going there for radiology studies. The others I have had there have been resulted the next day.
I hope everyone had a great day and waving "hi".
betrayal
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Sandy, “all at once seems daunting” is an understatement! I’m not doing it and it’s overwhelming. The only bright spots I can come up with is you’ve gotten to purge so much, and you’re home (soon).
I woke at 6 to use the bathroom, and turned on my robot vacuum before heading back to bed. It’s nice to wake up to a vacuumed first floor! I should do that every time I wake too early.
I need to run to Aldi’s for a few things and maybe put a chicken in the oven when I get back. Temps should hit 81 today.
I received my credit card bill via email, which I saw last night. Endodontist, garage door repair, regular dentist, new leather couch, oral surgeon and the DC trip/gift, plus regular purchases. Wee oh, I don’t know if I’ve ever spent so much in a month. I should get bonus points or something, besides my shock.
Have a good day!
cindyny
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
So notes, obviously, walking on the treadmill even at 2.5 miles per hour is no joke, got about 1000 steps from a couple of songs. It is difficult to put up the track but getting it done. First week or two will be 2 songs or sessions on the treadmill then move up to 3 sessions a day. If I need more steps, can do my walking on the spot or doing Paul Eugene standing but for now, listening to my body as far as the treadmill goes. Small bits throughout a day is still progress and more than I have done in such a long time.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Woo Hoo, treadmill is back,I am so excited, have to put on some socks and my running shoes and give it a try. I am so fricken happy. No cranky stuff which I thought I would get. They also brought back my walker with seat, not sure what to do with it. For now it is fastened with bunji cords out back. I do not like it as I get my feet tripped up in the wheels, cane works better for balance though and still feel no need to walk outside. 20 to 30 mins per day should be a good start and still want on the spot walking. Cats don't remember it from before, sniffing to make sure it will not come to get them.
Did my first 5 min walk at 2.5 mph which feels quick to me. No need to over do it for myself. I will say though it is easy enough to walk on, is difficult to push the part in to bring the track back up but just need to practice. Thinking 5 mins or a song for now, do not think a full half hour is in my near future. Also, runners I am wearing feel weird on my feet. Also conscious of more ffoot lift as my dragging feet could easily be a problem. Back to it.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Forgot to mention we had a bit of excitement early this afternoon: our next-door neighbor (in Chicago, not the guy across the driveway here who keeps bringing us donuts) got back from his WI vacation home to find an alarm in our house going off so loudly you could hear it several houses away. He texted us and said he didn't notice any evidence of fire. I called him and asked him to take the spare key and check around for the smell of gas around the mechanicals, just in case. What he found was a smoke detector sitting (uninstalled) on a kitchen counter—it had to have been one taken off the wall by the pack-out crew after the fire, as it is smoke-only (the contractor installed combo smoke/CO detectors on three levels) and there are bare wires where it had been. He pulled out the battery, and the beeping stopped. Likely a dying-battery signal. None of the installed alarms went off. Whew!
chisandy
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
betrayal