Best Of
Re: For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing
thanks for the tips everyone. I’ll take it just before bed. My morning isn’t a routine time but I can manage a late night pill.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Descriptions & pix of all your travels (Oregon coast, Laos, Alaska, upcoming Vietnam) are like wearing VR glasses and booting up the "travel" software. Next best thing….
Happy heavenly birthday to Jackie!
Betrayal, take all the time you need to recover from jet lag & unpack. It'll only make the next quote you post sweeter.
Gordy's FIL made it to VT and had his pre-death psych eval. He passed peacefully a few hours later, as soon as he was settled in at the residential hospice. Leslie & his mom flew his body back to Houston, and Gordy flew down for the weekend. They're coming back today. He specified he did not want a memorial service.
The landlord's agent took pity on us and is giving us the insurance company discount going forward. Rent is still exorbitant (calculated on the house's value as an AirBnB) but $2K/mo less.
The last 150 boxes were delivered (and the basement appliances rearranged properly) Friday. The crew chief got a promotion and therefore wasn't there to help us locate and pack out more stuff, but the crew was efficient at helping us unload and dispose of trash. They took away the broken-down boxes from the garage…replacing them with more full ones. I took the weekend off—had to practice for the church-coffeehouse open mic (a success) Saturday and then had a baby shower for one of my Bar Show castmates in Hinsdale yesterday. The hostess (whose husband was my knee replacement surgeon) did an amazing job and has a stunningly gorgeous home with everything—including china & glassware—coordinated. (Makes me want to chuck everything & start over, but we're spending enough already trying to get back to pre-fire "normal"). Our landscaper returned from London & Ibiza yesterday and is decompressing today. His helper is coming over at 2 today to haul out more trash & donation bags. He (the helper) bikes but doesn't drive—he has the keys for the truck but no driver's license nor desire to get one. Ah, Gen Z! Meanwhile, they were able to bring back & re-install my Breville Smart Oven Air and the shelves for my master BR entertainment center (though a bracket and cabinet knob are missing—they ordered replacements). Abt also confirmed that my LG fridge's problem is the freezer fan, which they ordered and will replace when those parts come in. Don't wanna jinx it, but otherwise the fridge & freezer are working fine for a 2018 LG 3-door (approaching the mean age for its lifespan—we replaced its predecessor after 7 years).
At the shower yesterday I consulted with the hostess (who is a real estate litigator) and the choreo-director (whose SO is a contractor who's done projects for some of my castmates). They were both incredulous that I wasn't given an opportunity to design the kitchen layout or shop for paint & wallcoverings; but confirmed I really don't have much of a case because my status as an attorney (even 13 years retired) "imputed" knowledge on my part that should have raised red flags early enough to mitigate damage. My only remedies—ahould I be successful at all—would be "specific performance" (which would be by the same gang of incompetents) or an allowance to hire my own remediation contractor. My director, whose SO has worked with State Farm, says that according to insurance company standards, if you have a bedroom, functioning kitchen and bathroom you are considered able to move back in—stuff like boxes and crappy work notwithstanding. So our goal is to remove enough boxes to make the place kitty-safe, after which time we can start packing out of the rental house and get it clean enough for the next tenants.
chisandy
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Wren - yes, I did ask about the typhoid vax. CVS offers it in my area so I plan to get it prior to going to Vietnam next March. Thanks.
harley07
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Harley, was it you who asked about typhoid shot for Vietnam. Checking to see if I need a Covid booster I found that I did get typhoid before going to Thailand last year
wren44
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Thinking of Jackie on her 80th birthday
Welcome home Betrayal - look forward to hearing all about Alaska
Canarycat - sounds like a fitting celebration of life for your friend. Love the Hawaiian theme.
harley07
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
Wow you gals are making me tired reading about all you do. Well, it's 8:20pm. I have a very hard time doing formal exercises. I've always been one to walk. I grew up in Milwaukee,WI without a car. It was 6 blocks to the bus stop. May as well just walk the extra mile. After I was married and out in the country it's 12 to 15 miles to walk "around the block". So never did that but I love to garden. The last 10 years I'd get my exercise in our 12 acres of woods. Steep hills there and bending to pull weeds and stacking brush from fallen trees to burn in winter. I've put a few switchbacks to the trail so I can put in more steps. Can't go much when it's slippery wet or snowy and now TOO MANY mosquitoes.
This week I helped a neighbor a few days to burn some brush from a fallen weeping willow. I like to think all that work counts as exercise. Don't tell me otherwise.
gailmary
Re: SBRT vs. Histrotripsy for Liver Mets
@choosinghope - Very sorry to read about your blood test, but it does sound like a minimal complication right now and I'd like to think it will improve as you move forward. Thank you too for some of the clarification re your pain, etc. It's good to know that it didn't last too long. Y-90 seems to be what my oncologist and IR are talking about the most, but I do want to consult with the histotripsy doctor at some point, just to get more information. Like you say, we all must choose the most comfortable path, and I need lots of information from lots of different sources, before making any serious decisions about what might be comfortable for me. Thanks again for sharing your experience, as I think it is the only one I've seen/read about so far.
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
@threetree , yes! Lincoln Park! The pool is still going strong. And I just got back from a two mile walk in the park! I go there all the time.
aj
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@irishlove Sorry to hear that the loneliness that has crept in. You always give everything you have to your family even through all of your illnesses. You deserve so much more and I hope something snaps and makes them more aware of your daily needs. Meanwhile we are always here to listen and offer support , we all love you! Prayers up for a successful epidural this week. GO PHILS AND GO BIRDS! An very exciting time to be a fan and a good distraction in our lives. Big warm hug your way♥️
@goldensrbest Well Happy B-Day beautiful Mariah! Buster said she's a beauty and sends a sloppy kiss🐾
@shanagirl Sending love and prayers for a successful RFA tomorrow. You know all your sisters here will be squished in your pocket . Hugs💕
cookie54
