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Re: Abemaciclib Verzenio for Stage IV
@thos805 - Hi. Seeq is correct. The Verzenio does effect you Creatinine and thus the eGFR since the eGFR is caculated using your Creatinine level. When I was take off the Verzenio my Creatinine level went back to normal. The nephrologist said I had Kidney disease but my MO said that was not the case.
Good luck. Hope you get a long time on the Verznio.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP. It is a new breed which is seeking to sell to Americans a doctrine which is as old as mankind - the doctrine of racial division, the doctrine of racial prejudice, the doctrine of white supremacy.
betrayal
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
I missed a few days on here chatting with you all and WOW, this thread moves so fast, I am reading on to catch up only after a few days from last week.
@irishlove I hate those huge headaches that occur once in a while. I used to get them during my younger years, then after monppause thy just went away. Now i get them occasionally due to my neck issues, but Excedrine always gets rid of them;
@micmel I’m so glad that Gabby ‘s last chemo treatment is today. It’s such a good feeling to put that behind you.. I remember when I finished treatment for stage IIIA BC back in 2009 I felt so liberated and cancer free.😉🩵
@illimae that picture is so beautiful. It’s a blessing to have that view.😊
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I am not a member of the Republican party, but I respect some true conservatives like David Brooks and Max Boots, both opinion writers for major newspapers. They now find themselves without a party. I read David Brooks's farewell column yesterday in the NYT. He's moving on to some other pursuit he didn't reveal.
DH and I drove to the Mississippi Gulf Coast yesterday to the Beau Rivage Casino, just for something different to do. We played video poker for an hour, had lunch in the pleasant cafe, played another hour and then drove home. I broke even and dh lost $16. We're not gamblers. I'm always amused by people who sit down next to me and play the machine like they're running a race, punching buttons with a vengeance. I can't play that fast because my brain just doesn't operate quickly to identify the cards to keep and the cards to discard. There was a time when I would play slot machines, but I hate the new ones. They're a bewildering jungle of flashing lights and jangling noise. The opinion of an older person. LOL.
Today we're not supposed to get higher than the 30's and it's very windy. I have a short grocery list, but I it may have to wait. I'm glad we aren't having to deal with ice and snow. So far.
Spring is on the way.
Re: Ibrance (Palbociclib)
@brutersmom thanks for the encouragement. And yes, this disease sure sucks 😒
So, ill most likely not be in the ibrance group once I move on to my 2nd line treatment. I'll miss this group . 😢😢
Re: Ibrance (Palbociclib)
@Rosebessie sorry you are heading to your second line. That must be so hard. This disease just sucks.
Re: Ibrance (Palbociclib)
@Baily5. I would like to suggest something. Talk to you dr about your insomnia and mood. Aromatase inhibitors are brutal for me. I didn't sleep while on them. On a good night maybe 2 hours. I got horrible night sweats and my mood was awful. If I wasn't crying I wanted to hurt people. I was put on an antidepressant. It worked well but I kept needing to increase the dose until I turned into a walk zombie. I decided to switch oncology center for other reason and my new oncologist took ne off aromatase inhibitors and put me on Fulvestrant shots. Fir me that was a game changer. I don't like getting the shots but it gave me my life back. I can tolerate my husband's behavior better. He still stubborn and it is still annoying but I can deal with it better.
Re: Ibrance (Palbociclib)
Baily5. This disease sucks and sometimes brings out the worse in us and those around us. I hope things get better. My husband and I foster kittens and my husband got annoyed with me for moving the kitten create. He said they will get cold because of the air leak. The kittens wanted to look out the window. The door should be replaced but my husband gets mad every time I suggest he hire someone and get it replaced. Here is what I texted my daughter.
"I wish I were a kitten. I tried to talk to your dad about getting the doors fixed and I am told I am exaggerating. I moved the kitten create to the door because they were trying to look out the widow and I am told there is to much cold air coming in the door and we need to put something there to block the air." (Its a french door, full glass.)
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Good early morning ladies. We too made the decision to improve our home but not break the bank. Well, did Renewal by Andersen windows and spent $30,000. That included hurricane proof glass, off white color and removal of old windows. Window world and a few others would not touch our project due to the old windows being encased in aluminum. Why I wonder?
We hoped to save more money. We turned three windows that would open to solid built in. Reasoning plenty of other windows in that room to meet fire hazard requirements. One week after we paid for the windows our HVAC died. We had been coxing it along for 2 years, so not surprised.
Whatever we have invested in we bought warranties. And they are transferrable. It costs a bit more, more and money analysts don't agree, but we used a warranty on our fridge and it resulted in a brand new retail $1700 Frigidaire. We made the decision because our home has a VA assumable mortgage on it, and the appraisers hit hard as they are protecting a veteran. I love my home, but would like to sell one day and rent with a move into a townhouse, with no steps, that has a community feel to it.
Thanks everyone for the support and Mara I like your way of thinking. Focus on what you can change is a good mindset.
In pockets for all your needs and scans and life in general.
Irishlove
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@sf-cakes Your post certainly resonates. 10 years ago when I was diagnosed and had a pleurex catheter I assumed I would never fly again so I cashed in my United points for some cookware. Even then I thought "what's the point?" But now that cookware is quite beat-up and I sometimes think of replacing it. I'm biting the bullet and getting a Toto toilet/bidet. Even if I don't live to enjoy it for long it will probably be helpful if I have long bouts of diarrhea, etc. Just thinking ahead😅