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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.
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@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".
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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!
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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.
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Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Hello to everyone......this board is a nice idea even if it means we have to identify ourselves as being *older* I just turned 60 a few weeks ago.....my birthday present was my bc and the surgery and radiation that followed....Im back to work full time doing ten hour shifts almost none the worse for the wear....sometimes I get a bit exhausted but wonder if I didnt do that before my diagnosis to....Im taking Arimidex and hoping to just poo poo any side effect that comes my way and enjoy this little insurance policy for the next 5 years hoping there will be something else to offer by then or perhaps another five years on Arimidex.
Rock on Kathleen.....and by all means get the best new breasts you can get !
jan
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Hi
I was just thinking this
and wish they would have one
I am older too, a young Senior
shall we say
Lets hope, shall we
PM me any time
Hugs, Sierra
Sierra