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MO appt was yesterday. Biggest news is that my right hip is no longer osteopenic, and the osteopenia everywhere else has improved. Also, lost 2.2 lbs. And I am no longer anemic: hemoglobin is 12.2, higher than before surgery, and 'crit is 39. Will keep taking iron until told otherwise. Now for the not-so-hot news: fasting glucose (well, almost-fasting, had a mini-cannoli at 2am, and a double espresso in the morning before my noon labs) was 133. Sounds like Type 2, any way you slice it. (WIll have to see if my a1c, which wasn't tested today, is in the high 6s--that would confirm it). Bob thinks I should have the "metformin talk" with my PCP, who probably would like me to try lifestyle changed first. My MO says that the statin likely pushed my glucose over the edge (before statins & AIs, fasting glucose was in the low 90s), but the statin was necessary because the letrozole spiked my LDL. (But if you're lying in the ER having a heart attack, they're not going to say "it's not heart disease, it's just her meds;" they're going to treat the heart attack. Doesn't matter what caused diabetes or hyperlipidemia--once you have it you have it and you treat it). All in all, she's pretty happy with the state of my health.
But the biggest shocker came at the shrink's office (I took Gordy to his appointment after my MO visit): Gordy wants to try living on his own before moving in with his girlfriend. (Even if that's her idea, she's right: he needs to acquire certain daily-life skills between living at home with no household duties other than cat care and taking out the trash before combining two lives--one of whom has been self-sufficient for several years). He even wants to go back to driving school and get a car, so he can be more employable as a substitute teacher when not performing & writing.
I have mixed feelings--I'm not ready to be an empty-nester, but I honestly should have been ready a decade ago. When I was his age, I'd been married 11 years and was pregnant with him! I want him to "launch," but confidently, successfully and most of all happily. He won't, however, be taking our little princess kitty Heidi, who although she loves me adores him. He knows that though cats can bond with their people (or even a longtime feline companion), they are more attached to their surroundings. (Want to drive a cat crazy? Rearrange the furniture). He will visit often, of course.
Our housekeeper will probably also be retiring within the year, as soon as she can sell her house in a slow-to-gentrify neighborhood and move back to AL and her extended family. These winters are rough on her, and especially her DH--a retired chef who is a diabetic and a prostate cancer and angioplasty survivor. We offered Gordy the house, since Bob & I will probably want to downsize to a townhouse or 2/3-BR condo, or even a seniors' independent living highrise downtown. He declined--a little too emphatically. (No more mortgage, so he'd pay only taxes, insurance & upkeep).
And today's my birthday. (How'd I get to be 67? I remember my surprise 40th birthday party, for pity's sake)!
Last night's DOTD with surf (seared salmon) & turf (leftover bone-in ribeye) was 2013 Morgon du Puy. Today's thus far is a perfect almond milk cappuccino: new beans, brewed through a bottomless portafilter as a perfect "God shot" (an elusive barista goal), and perfectly frothed almond milk. Not going anywhere tonight (Bob working late, Gordy rehearsing late), so with whatever I order out (unless Whole Foods has live lobsters, I'm not cooking on my b'day), Champagne.
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Wow Sandy, a lot going on for you right now.
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Chi- have they been watching your A1C vs just fasting? My PCP started checking that the summer before I got my pre-diabetes, then six months after I started the AIs and during my next annual physical, I hit the line. I went on a low dose of metformin, then it went higher and I went to 1000 and well, now the endocrinologist has me taking a couple things.
I think I have shared before here there seems to be an increase with people who have bc and diabetes. Here is the newest article about it. I also learned metformin seems to be good for us bc survivors. My endocrin says the link between insulin resistance and cancer is there. She has been working to get that turned around for me. My fasting glucose is now between the 70s to 80s.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/253976.p...
Glad your hemoglobin is back up! And congrats on the bone health too. That Prolia really works!
And about Gordy, good idea for him to learn to take care of himself via having his own place before he lives with someone. Everyone in life needs those basic skills about how to do for themselves whether they partner up or not. I think it would be a good step. My brother lived at home well into his 20s and my mother did most everything for him during that time, and he lived with a male roommate and then on his own for a good 5 years before he got married. Really helped him a lot to be out on his own for awhile and he also owned his own home before he bought one with his wife. Yay for Gordy!
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Oh and happy birthday ChiSandy!
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My PCP will run an a1c, but the MO's chem panel only looks at glucose. She suggests getting my labs early in the day so I don't have to deprive myself of food too long (I hit the hospital espresso bar ASAP afterward), and says fasting is more accurate, but random is better than nothing. My last a1c, taken in May, was 6.1 (a year earlier it was 5.8). The Crestor, necessitated by letrozole, dramatically improved my lipids but sure did a number on my glucose. And both panels were normal before starting letrozole.
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Oh no Jazzy, so sorry to hear it came back. I hope you are well by the time of your mo appt. And so nice of you to be there to help your friend through all of this.
Chi, quite the mo visit for you. Funny about not wanting to feel the empty nester at 67. Good for him wanting to make all of these changes, with driving and living on his own. Sounding serious mom!
Missing so many of our ladies, I hope they are all doing well.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Hump Day!After a foggy and gloomy day yesterday there is lots of sunshine today. It was really interesting yesterday watching the wind work up and blow around the rain and fog, than watching the temps drop overnight and glazing everything over with ice. Now temps are back above freezing, things are trying to thaw out again. I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere today. Give all the mess a chance to clear itself away.
Goldie--that is a horrible story, and last night I heard on the news that an older child was in the car, too, but apparently not hurt. Glad your plants are doing well, those water pockets are fantastically effective!
Jazzy--the woman was actually on the way to the hospital for a planned induction of labor, so baby is full term, which is a big item in it's favor.A lot will depend on how long it was from the time mom's heart stopped to the time CPR was started.An unborn baby can go quite a bit longer than 4 minutes without oxygen, and CPR to the mother can extend that time but it still isn't perfect.Black ice is such a scary thing. I'm happy to hear your friend is doing well and has you to give her tips and validate what she is feeling. Keep taking care of yourself so this bug blows over soon.
Chi--Hooray for reversing the osteopenia! And kicking the anemia! Good point about heart attacks related to medication induced conditions, they are still heart attacks after all. Good for Gordy wanting to live on his own before moving in with his GF, however he got there! He really does need to know that he can take care of himself by himself to go into a relationship as an equal partner. I can imagine the mixed feelings this is bringing up in you, though. Then to hear the housekeeper is planning retirement, wow. What a time of change is coming up for you! And Happy Belated Birthday!!! Don't blame you for not cooking on your birthday!
Jazzy--I didn't know about the connection between bc and diabetes. Not sure I like the idea of having one more thing to worry about, but since I didn't do chemo maybe I don't have quite so much to worry about on that score.
Joy McSparkles DOTD:
Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Hump Day!After a foggy and gloomy day yesterday there is lots of sunshine today. It was really interesting yesterday watching the wind work up and blow around the rain and fog, than watching the temps drop overnight and glazing everything over with ice. Now temps are back above freezing, things are trying to thaw out again. I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere today. Give all the mess a chance to clear itself away.
Goldie--that is a horrible story, and last night I heard on the news that an older child was in the car, too, but apparently not hurt. Glad your plants are doing well, those water pockets are fantastically effective!
Jazzy--the woman was actually on the way to the hospital for a planned induction of labor, so baby is full term, which is a big item in it's favor.A lot will depend on how long it was from the time mom's heart stopped to the time CPR was started.An unborn baby can go quite a bit longer than 4 minutes without oxygen, and CPR to the mother can extend that time but it still isn't perfect.Black ice is such a scary thing. I'm happy to hear your friend is doing well and has you to give her tips and validate what she is feeling. Keep taking care of yourself so this bug blows over soon.
Chi--Hooray for reversing the osteopenia! And kicking the anemia! Good point about heart attacks related to medication induced conditions, they are still heart attacks after all. Good for Gordy wanting to live on his own before moving in with his GF, however he got there! He really does need to know that he can take care of himself by himself to go into a relationship as an equal partner. I can imagine the mixed feelings this is bringing up in you, though. Then to hear the housekeeper is planning retirement, wow. What a time of change is coming up for you! And Happy Belated Birthday!!! Don't blame you for not cooking on your birthday!
Jazzy--I didn't know about the connection between bc and diabetes. Not sure I like the idea of having one more thing to worry about, but since I didn't do chemo maybe I don't have quite so much to worry about on that score.
Joy McSparkles DOTD:
Foggy Dew
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey, preferably 12-year-old
- 1 ounce Jamaican rum
- 1 ounce Pedro Ximénez sherry
- 1 1/2 ounces chilled half-and-half
- 1/2 ounce Vanilla Simple Syrup
- 1 large egg
- Ice
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish
How to Make It
In a cocktail shaker, combine all of the ingredients except ice and the garnish and shake vigorously. Fill the shaker with ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled mug or fizz glass and garnish with the nutmeg.
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Good morning- feeling a bit better today. I felt better as the day went on yesterday and slept really well last night. One thing for sure, being sick has helped get rid of my usual insomnia! I go to bed early and sleep through the night! I got a lot done for my business stuff yesterday, but will be going out today to get some things taken care that need my attention.
Goldie I see Cami out on FB this morning so my guess is she may be pooping in here soon!
I learned there is a high school reunion (40 years, eek) being planned for my high school graduating class in my home town this year. One of my childhood friends, whom I reconnected with about eight years ago, reached out today to let me know and wants me to go and we can room together at a hotel. I like the idea and trying to find out more details on when they will do this? They often do them in the late fall and hope not, summer or even mid fall is the better time. I have only been to one in the past as I was not in the area very much since then (or traveling with work), so I did the 15 year one in the early 1990s when everyone was still youngish! I hope to be able to do this and been wanting to visit with this friend too and it will allow me to see others in the area too. Going to start working the plan to go!
NM- I have an old friend from the hood who lives in Maine and posted about that accident on FB yesterday. I saw a lot of scary videos about people sliding around in the ice storm. I remember those ice storms well growing up back east and also my three years living in TX. Hope you are being careful in all that weather. You probably have a nice hard crust now on your snow?
Wishing everyone a good day!
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Lol Ella! Yeah, we’ve been advised on what to do and what not to do, thanks
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Had a rough morning and ended up going to sleep on my lounge chair, not sure what time, but didn't get up until 8. I had to get something to eat as I was late getting my FU pills down for my morning dose.Hence forgetting to wish Sandy a Happy Birthday.
NM, I like the Foggy Due, but I'll have one of the Tenders make mine minus the egg. Just can't stand the thought of a raw egg in mese drink! Glad you can stay home today, I'll bet Sadie is happy as well. I too was very surprised that my plants made it through without any incedences at all. I thought for sure they would have been toast at 2 degrees!
Jazzy, I didn't have too many HS freinds. I was quiet, not bad looking, but people thought I was conceited, so they ignored me. Went to my 20 year, and didn't know hardly anyone there.
Illona, who is Ella???
Birthday Song
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I assume Ella was a troll. The user created a profile today and made several post telling people not to drink, not to smoke, etc. All posts have since been deleted.
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Ill- I thought that was a strange post. Don't do what, I wondered? Like a thousand things we talk about here? Thanks for being on top of it.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Thirsty Thursday! Got my taxes done yesterday, wasn't as hard as I was afraid it was going to be with all the changes in the tax code and all my work changes. In the end it's almost a wash with the Federal return almost as much as what I've got to pay the State. Cashing out my investment account to pay off the mortgage was one of the best things I ever did financially, but it made tax time very interesting this year. Ah, well, it will all be much simpler next year. Got a routine eye doc appointment this ayem, then some grocery shopping, then home again to rub Sadie's belly and pick a cleaning project to do. Probably cleaning off the kitchen table.
Jazzy--I remember going to a High School reunion many years ago, didn't recognize anybody! Have been to one other since, which was more fun as I had reconnected with many classmates via Facebook and had a grand time catching up with people. I am being careful in the icy weather, believe me. All that sliding around often comes from people driving too fast for the conditions. Why people can't make the connection between icy conditions and needing to slow down and thus needing more time to get to work and leave home earlier escapes me. And yup, there is a nice hard crust on the snow. Crunch, Crunch, Crunch when Sadie's out walking on it!
Morning, Illi!
Goldie--I'm shy about raw eggs, too, in drinks or otherwise. Just not sure how safe that is anymore!
It does look like Ella wastroll. It happens every now and again.
Joy McSparkle's DOTD:
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Illona, thanks for the explanation. I didn't see her post. Every now and then we have someone come in to the lounge preaching to us. But it doesn't take long to get rid of them. Dang trolls!
NM, another rather relaxing day for you and Sadie. Will you take her shopping with you?
I talked with Genny (Mary), she's just been busy and has to have her knee replaced, which will be just 2 weeks shy of me getting there. So she doesn't think she will be able to drive to meet me half way for lunch. So I told her I would consider driving all the way and then hoteling it for the night.
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Oh I miss u gals, I try to catch up little by little but never quite get there.
Welcom Misty I hope u come back, this is a fantastic group of ladies.
Kim how sad for that family, what a horror for people to go thru. U sound good and ur DOTD'S r really better and better. Oh now a days I would not ever eat a raw egg---when I was little we always did, in drinks or put a pin hole on top and suck it out. Ick now for sure.
Jazzy I hope ur feeling better, ur so seldon sick for u to say anything u must feel awful. Just take care of urself.
Ill I didnt see the troll , but u sure can do homework, impressive.
Lori I love u pics. U have such a green thumb and I always pray ur doing good.
Hey Teka how's the North Country <i always LOL when u say that>
I know Dara is busy I just hope this is the job that she likes.
Sandy I dont care how old our "kids" are when everyone leaves it's a new world to ll of us. Jodie moved out when she was 19 to AZ for 2 yrs. and did very well there, but she started missing everyone and came back and went to school, I liked having her home again---she grew up so much then, but when she was done with school got a decent job and moved out, hahaha then moved down the hall from me. bought condo and that was great. And with my parents living downstairs from us it was even better--Leslie didnt leave til she was getting married late 20s <2 blocks away> that was good too.Gordy sounds like he is ready to b on his own so thatt's good, but still.....
Leslie is doing better, better pain meds but still limited altho she is still so crabby, ooohhh ---she cts like I don't have any knowledge of what she's going thru--I feel like slapping her, In know that sounds terrible, but I want to tell her what shes been going thru for a few months I went thu for 2 yrs, except for recon. I know exactly how she feels I just didn't announce it every day. But she nice when everyone else is around. I told u even Joey sees it and I nsever want him to be in the middle so I say nothing. I know why she does this to me, but I still have a hard time---one of her Drs. said she knows I'm unconditional so she's getting me to let this out. <her head Dr.> I think if I felt good I could take it better, I know this will end and she'll feel bad but in the mean time I rarely leave my room or ask anyone to do anything for me. I know I'm complaining alot, but I have to somewhere. LOL--Im still so busy with work, my mind is scrambled with pipes and furnaces---who would have thunk I actually take this job seriously at this age.
Lori have u spoken to SusyQ lately, I didn't see anything on here from her.
Sandy I hope u had a great Birthday, yep time flies.
Lori u were always bootiful that's why everyone thought u were conceited, they just didnt get to know u, they would have loved you.
Oh Kim I have some jelly for u with Sadie---I want a Sadie too.
Jazy ju have to start to feel really good, it sounds like u hve job decisions to make--so my advice FEEL GOOD. there that will fix u. I'm sending u good vibes.
OK Ive answered 3 calls while on here, so I'd better get to work.
LUBS U ALL
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Good morning friends- well I have been in for three days now and cabin fever is at an all time high, but feeling better again and going to get out for a few errands today. I think this crud is working it's way out. Been sleeping deeply this week, and the good solid zzz's are helping to heal me. I think I will be good to see the MO's office tomorrow and get my Prolia shot. Got my list of questions to discuss all ready to go!
Cami- it is good to hear from you and sorry Leslie is suffering, and we all know the context around this stuff and how long it can go on. Some of the people I have known since going through cancer have commented how they had no idea how long treatment goes on, and how long it takes to feel better from everything. I think Leslie is surely finding that out right now. I am not much of a complainer, even during the worst of times, and just work to find my way through one day at a time. Perhaps that is how you can help her, just tell her the goal is to get through one day at a time right now and know this situation is temporary. I am sorry she is not being kind to you though. Sending you much love!
I had a bad bug like this end of 2015 where I got something, and then it came back and was a resp virus. Feels much the same, so just getting lots of rest and think I will live! You are right I don't get sick too often, but seems once a winter, I do get some resp thing. Thankful for things like the flu shot and pneumonia shot (in the past) to protect me from anything worse. I read yesterday that people who have had the flu are at risk for heart attacks now too, sigh.....
Goldie- I was wondering about Genny as we had not heard from her in awhile. Let her know we wish her well with her knee replacement surgery and a quick recovery. I hope your lunch and visit go well!
Has anyone hear from Hsant? I may go look to see if she is anywhere else or when she was here last. She was going through so much after the passing of her father and move back home.
NM- I have been reconnected with a bunch of high school friends on FB since I joined that site in 2010. It allowed me to reconnect with my childhood BFF (wonderful) and many others. I saw a group of old friends from grammar school and beyond when I was back east in 2014, really fun time together. I expect some of those same folks will go to the reunion as well.
And yes, sometimes people are unrecognizable so many years later. That was even true with the last one I did at 15 years. I find the women often look the same, but men do look different and less recognizable. People do age differently. I have blonde hair now, whereas it was very dark in my youth so friends from that time (and family members too) say I look different with my hair color. Some people from the past really look they were ridden hard and put up wet (horse expression), but know lifestyle and health issues can really impact our appearance as we age. It sounds like the planners are pushing for August timeframe, which my friend and I who want to be roomies are hoping for!
Well shoot I saw this today on the news and just want to say I am NOT giving up coffee
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-co...
Have a good day ladies!
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And then there's Joe Jackson's sprightly 1982 song "Everything Gives You Cancer."
We went out to dinner last night at our favorite Italian restaurant (where we first started dining nearly 40 yrs. ago), and the waitress was floored when I politely declined to order my usual glass of prosecco. We're going to a winemaker dinner tonight at Cellars, so there was no point in drinking last night. (Tonight's theme is the wine & food of Chile).
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I thought coffee was suppose to be good to prevent colon cancer. Hmmmm.....guess you just have to pick what you read.
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Hi friends- I agree about coffee. I have read things about it being good for preventing dementia (which I have a very strong history of in the family). I believe it says it is something that gets released in the roasting process. Sort of like that report awhile back about red meat on the grill being a problem too. Everything in moderation.
I got out today and got some key errands done and then took myself out for a late lunch. I have been dying for a good plate of "carbs" and went and had some New Mexican food. Yum, yum!
Off to the oncologist in the am. Will be back with updates by the weekend.
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Winemaker dinner tonight--MontGras Winery in Chile. Aperitif was a Pisco (Chilean brandy) sour, which I'd never had before--sort of a Mimosa with balls. First course, a ceviche accompanied by Sauvignon Blanc (more like a Sancerre than a NZ or CA); then a short rib & corn shepherd's pie with a Chardonnay (an unusual pairing that worked); then a beef/raisin/olive empanada with Carmenere (normally a blending grape in Bordeaux & the Rhone); a mixed grill of garlic sausage, carne asada, rice and a chickpea/avocado salad with a "Quatro" (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec & Carmenere); and finally a drunken chocolate cake with a vanilla sauce paired with a "Secreto" Syrah (dry, but it worked). Bob wants to open some Cognac tonight which I will sip (about a Tbsp) over a few hours.
Sorry, no pix--too busy eating & talking.
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Cami, I'm glad you at least understand why Leslie is so crabby and you just don't say anything and keep to yourself. I have not talked to Sue. She popped in one day and said she was doing a little better and trying to get out of the rabbit hole. I know this is hard on her. Hell, it's hard on all of us!
Jazzy, glad you are feeling better. I asked Mary if she had talked to Hsant, but I don't remember what she said!!!! Hope all goes well at your appt.
Hi Misty. I think if we did everything they say we should do, on tv, the internet, etc. We would be dead! Cuz we'd have to eliminate just about everything.
Sounds like quite the evening Sandy.
Off to town! Meeting some friends for lunch. Hoping I can get my mom into a nursing home. She was in the hospital for 3 weeks, went from one hospital to nursing home for rehab, hated it there, they wouldn't release her, so she called 911 and had them take her to yet another hospital. Was home for a day and calls 911 the following day. Her roof is leaking, gutter on one side of the house has fallen. She's a mess, but refuses to leave, does NOT want to go to a nursing home. Just refuses to give up her independence, which she really has none anyways! The dog is peeing in the house, she thinks this is ok. She had been in isolation due to having the flu. There's more, but too much to put in writing!
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Saturday! Another lovely sunny ayem here, temps almost getting into the double digits! My first teaching gig starts Monday, I am getting so excited! The class will only have 4 students (special exception situation) so it should be lots of fun and quite relaxed even if there are any technical difficulties. Plan for today is to pick out what I'm going to wear each day, and start packing up the gear. I'm going to go slow so I can set up a packing checklist to use for future classes. Even better, on Tuesday I'm getting together with 4 of my prior students and a variety of spouses and one child for dinner. I haven't seen most of them in person for years even though we've all kept in touch. It's going to be such a nice week! It would be perfect if Sadie could go to class and to Olive Garden with me! Ah, well, I'll have to make it up to her with some special treats.
Goldie--I didn't take Sadie with me yesterday, the outside temps only about 12 degrees, and that's too cold for her to be in the car for an hour or more while I'm shopping. As much as I would like to take her all the time, sometimes it's better for her to stay home. Good to hear Genny's been busy, and tell her we're all praying for a quick and easy recovery from surgery.
Cammy--you should know by now that we don't care if you ketchup or not as long as you keep coming! I can remember poking pins in eggshells and blowing out the egg to have the shells to dye for Easter. It's a wonder everyone in the world wasn't sick with salmonella every Easter! Glad to hear Leslie is doing better. Sorry to hear she's taking out her frustrations onyou. The doc is right, many times people are nasty to the people they know love them and won't say or do anything about it. It's hard on that person, though, to have to live with that. You know you can come here and complain and blow off steam anytime, that's what we are here for. No one will ever say anything out side of the Lounge! What's said in the HTL stays in the HTL, right? I think its great for you to be working, it gives you something else to think about,a distraction from Leslie's issues and your fears for her.
Jazzy--sounds like you are throwing off whatever you caught pretty well. It's amazing how much our bodies can fight off if we give it the rest and support it needs. It is amazing how much some people have changed since high school. I'm particularly amused by seeing pics of some people who are now quite heavy who used to tease me and make fun of me for being overweight. Sometimes I amuse myself with daydreams of having a "remember when you used to call me names because of my weight? You look like you weight the same now as I did then. How's it feel?"Of course, I would never actually say anything like that, most are also living with tragedy of one form or another (a child's suicide, death or disability of a spouse or parents, physical and mental health issues of their own) that really make high school stuff pretty irrelevant. And it turns out they are fun to spend time with, now! Who'd a thunk? So, someone wants coffee labeled carcinogenic. I say we just announce that, under the right circumstances, EVERYTHING has the potential to cause cancer, and be done with it. Heck, breathing the air in some places is carcinogenic! I am NOT giving up my coffee, or my wine. There are times when I may limit my consumption of either, but it's for reasons other than the fear of cancer. Limiting coffee before long car rides is about bathroom breaks, not cancer.
Chi--I remember trying some wines from Chile at a tasting a while back and really enjoying them. I'll have to look for some more.
Misty--that Prop 65 thing is an example of the reductionist approach Western culture takes to things like medicine and nutrition. Always reducing things to individual elements or components to find "the one" that causes all the harm or all the good. Prop 65 wants to label coffee as containing a carcinogen, because it has tiny amounts of that one chemical, making coffee carcinogenic. Taking a more Eastern approach and looking at coffee as coffee, with multiple components in various amounts and ratios shows coffee to be more beneficial than risky. The same thing happened with Willow Bark Tea for fever and pain. The tea made from the bark of the willow tree has tiny amounts of several related chemicals calls salicylates. Eastern medicine uses the bark as tea for pain and fever, it can be very effective and rarely causes stomach irritation or bleeding problems. Western medicine analyzed the bark and chose ONE chemical, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, better known as aspirin), and produced a drug with that is just the one chemical, and a huge amount of it compared to willow bark tea, and now we get the fever and pain reduction AND the stomach irritation and bleeding issues with normal doses that are only associated with vast overdoses of the tea.
Jazzy--good luck at the MO!
Chi--I love the mental picture of a Mimosa with balls!Wow, that sounds like quite a tasting journey!
Goldie--oh, dear, how the saga of your Mom keeps going! It is so hard when someone needs to be in a setting with more help but refuses to go. Short of having a judge deem her legally incompetent to manage her affairs there isn't much that can be done but to keep trying and hoping something changes on the next go-round. What happens to her dog when she is in the hospital/rehab? Would she be more open to going to an assisted living situation where she could keep her dog?
Just for fun:
Cool Dungerson's DOTD:
Sugared Cranberry Ginger Mimosa
Ingredients
- 2-3 ounces ginger ale or ginger beer
- 2-3 ounces cranberry juice
- 2-3 ounces champagne
- Sugared Cranberries for garnish
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a champagne flute.
- No need to stir, the bubbles will make sure everything mixes up enough
- Top with Sugared Cranberries
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Greetings from Slushy Crapowski (lol)
TGIF and back from the MO office visit/Prolia shot. I saw the CNP today vs. the MO due to schedule issues this month for him, and like her too. Saw her for awhile when he was out on medical leave (massive heart attack). We had a good talk about many things, and the visit went well.
I confirmed today I am still to finish the hormone suppression drugs in March as planned, but they feel it would be good for me to continue to get the Prolia shots, at least for awhile. Got one today and will have one this summer too. I won't need to see them for an office visit again until next Jan now. Just my annual imaging and visit with the BS this summer. I am good with doing the Prolia shot longer, my endocrinologist also had suggested it during one of our visits last year. I plan to lay low this weekend as I know the aches will be coming back, but as I like to say, I am used to that right now?
NM- I was chubby as a kid and into junior high and know exactly how mean those kids are about that stuff. I remember it well and all the teasing. I lost a lot of weight in high school and was very thin for quite a long time (including at my last reunion) and observed the same thing about how people have changed. I have always been sensitive to fat comments and shaming and won't participate in that stuff. Back when I was young, very few were overweight, now everyone is, even kids. But like you, I take the high road and think people find out through life how those comments really hurt. My mother used to comment on everyone's weight (hers, mine, others) and just always found it to be very unkind, if not rude.
And yes, I think I have pushed through the bug and going to enjoy my wine and coffee. Now if anyone says chocolate caused cancer, I will have to just take them out all together!
Goldie- I send you big hugs on the challenges around elder care. We had to find place for both our dad and mother through time and it is really a hard thing to do. My sister and her partner are grinding through some similar challenges right now with family on the other side. No one wants to go in to a nursing home. Have you explored getting in home care 24/7? That has it problems too. I hope you can find a good solution. Remember an elder needs to be cared for and kept safe, it is hard to make them happy when these changes do come (a geriatric counselor told me this once and it really helped me to get some boundaries around what I could and could not do...)
Chi- your food and drink sounds so good. I have been carb and wine deprived for weeks but that is all changing now. Going to celebrate tonight with a nice glass of red from Jazzy's wine collection.
I am getting my repaired family ring back this weekend! So happy!
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Snowflake McSuck here.
Lori, so sorry to hear about your mom's living situation dilemma. With the house in its current condition, in-home care isn't really an option unless and until repairs are completed (and a dog-walker employed to keep the pooch from piddling indoors). She sounds like she is not healthy or strong enough for a seniors' independent living community. Is she in any shape to tolerate assisted living? (Small apt. with daily housekeeping, meals either delivered or in the communal dining room, 24/7 health services--CNA or nurse on-site, RN/NP/physician on immediate call, and emergency alert system--pull-cords &/or buttons--in each room of each unit, assistance with bathing, feeding and self-care available). Especially assisted living that is part of a "continuing care" community, in which skilled-nursing services are offered with seamless transitions when needed. There are also group elder-care homes: no more than 6 patients in a house with dedicated caregivers. The latter are not well-regulated, but some are truly gems.
Cami. that's not Leslie lashing out at you--it's the side effects of the chemo. ("These are your emotions; these are your emotions on chemo," to paraphrase the old war-on-drugs commercials.
Got to bed about 2am last night--earlier than usual for me--intending to awaken bright-eyed and bushy-tailed no later than 10 or 11. Took some Tums to make sure all that alcohol & food wouldn't wake me with heartburn. But I was awakened at 7:15am by a massive shin-splint over the hardware in my tibia (at least my foot wasn't dorsiflexing and my toes weren't splaying--I took matters into my own hands before that could happen). I felt tingling in the sole of that foot too, and remembered that though it's the muscles contracting that causes the pain and odd movement, it's nerve irritation, therefore a neuropathy. So I took a Lyrica right away and was able to fall asleep about 10 min. later. But I slept in past noon as a result. By the time I got downstairs, took my pills amd made my brunch, it was nearly 2 pm.
Bob wants to go to the movies tonight so by the time we attend Cellars' Oscars Party, we'll have seen all the Best Picture nominees and have a shot at winning the prediction contest. (He wants to defend last year's contest win). Will see what's playing where & when. We could dine out (Restaurant Week has started) but we still have leftover gumbo, pasta and a fried chicken breast to finish (and Gordy's already left for his weekend with his girlfriend). I don't think I want to drink tonight.
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Icebox Suckovich here! Not sure I like that!
NM, glad you are excited about your first teaching class and it should go very well, since it's only 4 students. And I can see not letting Sadie stay out in the cold car. Gosh, we probably have morecarcinogens in things that we wouldn't even think of. Mom can't afford assisted living, she lives on SS alone and gets like $800.00 a month. So she couldn't even afford an apartment. It's nursing home or stay where she is. My youngest brother wants to take her dog to the humane society without discussing with her first. I kind of don't agree with that, and my daughter thinks he should take him as well. She can't take care of herself, she can't take care of her home, and she can't take care of the dog. My youngest brother only lives 10 minutes from mom. Stops there on his to and from work to let Zues out. But he still pees in the house in between.
Jazzy/NM I'm sorry you girls were bullied and/or made fun of due to your weight. I don't really recall anyone making fun of me per se, but I have mentioned it before about being told all the time how skinny I was. Same thing! I couldn't gain weight for nuttin! Not anymore!
Jazzy glad all went well with the docs and soon you can put it all behind you! How often do you get the Prolia, I take it too, once a month. I just call it Xgeva, instead of Prolia.
Snowflake McSuck…..I like that one, funny funny! Mom doesn't have money to pay for a dog walker, and she no longer owns the house. Did a reverse mortgage many years ago. She was told that she would get all this money, and didn't have to pay it back. Well, she missed the part about the bank owning her house if she doesn't pay it back. AND THEN….she put most of that money into the house! New windows, carpet etc. So like I said, she stays put or goes to a nursing home. About the only thing she can do is feed herself, that's about it! And she's horribly lazy, always has been. Oh how I hate those deforming feet and toes in the middle of the night. Those suckers hurt like the dickens! I could never keep your hours! Does Gordy's GF live there or is he back in TX?
Here is a picture of my thumb, I left it big so you could see it. And it's not even at it's worse yet as I just started my FU pills this week. Well it's not showing as big as it really is, perhaps a good thing!
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Lori, remember Tom Robbins' early-1970s novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (also made into a film starring Shelley Duvall and a song by James Lee Stanley)? The protagonist was a young woman with freakishly large thumbs, who was the world-champion hitchhiker. So maybe you can start saving money on gas, parking, taxis, and Ubers. (Just kidding). Cancer sucks.
Sounds like your mom's dog has a physical problem (bladder control)? or psychological stress (separation anxiety) because he bonded with your mom and now misses being able to interact with her. Either way, it's heartbreaking.
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Ha ha Snowflake McSuck, if you saw where I lived you would laugh too. I don't think we even have Uber or Lyft in our town where we shop. No taxi's out by me. I knew you were kidding.
As for the movie, I do not know it. Early 70's I was just in Jr. High and not much of a reader. Zues is a German Shepherd and probably 13 or so. So he is getting old, he limps, I think he has hip dysplasia. And then missing my mom too. And it IS heartbreaking. Thanks for the kind words.
Thank you to everyone!
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Goldie- I hope you can find a good nursing home for your mom. Definitely do the research on line to make sure they have no problems. A good elder attorney can also advise of places to avoid (worth the consult). Chi has some great suggestions here too.
I only get the shot 2X a year to help with the osteopenia that got worse on the AIs. Feeling okay so far today but think tomorrow the aches may set in. I got out for a walk today after not exercising much the past week and it felt good. Yoga tomorrow, maybe some swimming by Sunday?
Oh I got in trouble today at the Dillards winter clearance plus 30% off. I bought myself a really beautiful purse as a gift to myself for a good check up! Will share a picture tomorrow.
Wishing everyone a peaceful evening. I need to go crack a bottle of red......
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I was Dxed with osteopenia the same day I started rads--almost 2 mos. before starting letrozole. 2 yrs. later--after 1 Zometa infusion and 2 Prolia shots--my osteopenia has improved from "moderate" to "mild," with the R hip measuring "normal." (They take the worst T-score to determine diagnosis, and that was my left femoral neck). My MO wants me to take a total of 6 Prolia shots (3 more yrs of semi-annual shots). We haven't talked about extending letrozole after 5 yrs. Will have to see what my SEs are like by then, and perhaps take the blood test that suggests whether further estrogen-suppressing drugs would be effective. (That's assuming no recurrences by then, which is always a risky assumption).
Seeing "The Post" tonight. May not have time to eat our leftovers, and we're not supposed to bring our own food into the theater, so we'll probably order from the ArcLight Bar and bring it (or have it brought) to our seat. I usually get a can of sparkling rosé and nurse it all evening.
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Chi- it looks like you have a few more years to go on the AIs. My MO told me we have to check in on it visit to visit and as we got closer as the recommendations change. Glad your osteopenia has improved. Mine did in the hips but my spine was worse this past time. Different machine though so hard to compare.
I want to see the Post too and let us know how it is?
Cami- this one is for you. Some friends on FB tonight talking about Bruno Mars and never saw this one. I think you will like it.
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