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Hi girls, too many days gone by since I posted again, last week was just a whirlwind of work, worry and respiratory crud, this week oh so much better. So as you saw my MRI was clean, phew, boy that was scary! My laryngitis is finally just about gone so I should be a go for the knee replacement on Wednesday. I'll probably have my CEA retested in a few months but I'm putting that way on the back burner for now. New puppy keeping us plenty busy altho it's really the same work involved in wearing out 3 as wearing out 2. We take them out for a 30 or 40 minute run 2 times each day and that is what they have come to expect and demand, batteries recharging in between.
NM, ugh, so sorry to hear that you have the"crud" , not sure what version I had but it wasn't much fun. So glad to hear you get to stay home and rest, that's what I needed but once PCP said I wasn't contagious I went back, could've use about 2 more days so soak up the comfort food and Sadie kisses and relax! What a difference a year has brought for you, I bet you have added several to your life!
Jazzy, Oh and you had the "crud" also? Yuck, it has been everywhere, extra hard to avoid this year. Glad you got to go out even if a bit tiring. DH and I are going out tonight for early VD since I will be having surgery on the actual day. We've been talking about seeing the movie 3 Billboards, has anyone seen it? He talked to a woman in his spinning class that said it was one of the best movies she's ever seen. Hope you make the upcoming events.
illimea, Oh, the cabin looks like a relaxing place, views for miles! Is that a Frenchie in the window or a boston terrier? I did go and swim in therapy pool yesterday, felt good but my knee was even sore from that last night. I may have to try and walk a 5k when this is all over, I'm going to try and fall in love with swimming and eventually spinning, I seem to be getting lazier as the years pass. How far is the cabin from your home? How often do you get to go?
Celiac, good to see you, supposed to be very sunny here today which'll be a nice change, haven't seen that bright yellow ball in quite awhile. Thanks for the well wishes!
Sandy, I see you are feeling the crud coming as well, good decision to stay in I think, large crowds are just not the place to be right now. That's where I got mine, took Nora to the Cleveland Children's Museum on a Sunday, what was I thinking?! Must've been 200 kids there, ugh. At least she didn't get sick this time. Hope you enjoyed the birthday party.
Lori, I am so sorry to hear about the TM's, will you be getting scans to see why they are up? Oh and then all this stress with your mom, I sure hope you can find the right person/social worker or whoever to help you with that. Do you have to prove that she is not safe alone for her to qualify? In my prayers girl ((Lori))
Sue, thanks for being in my pocket, I'll be in yours next month.
Dara, sounds like you're liking your new job, good to hear. What else is going on? How's your cousin who's name has escaped me at the moment. How is her back?
Cami, thinking of you and Leslie, how's Joey's back.
Well, almost light out and pooches are getting restless, hi to anyone I missed hope you all have a good day.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Apologies for not getting online yesterday, but I was cocooned up with Sadie in my recliner and feeling rather sorry for myself. Yellow goop literally dripping out of one eye and, of course, started showing in the other eye. Nose began running like the proverbial faucet. Throat not painful like the day before but definitely uncomfortable and scratchy. All of which I pretty much expected and was prepared for, but then a little cough started. And I go into panic mode. For half an hour I am sitting here telling Sadie all about the difference between a cold and an asthma flair up, that every cough does not mean asthma is getting out of control, that with goopy stuff inmy eyes some of it is going to end up dripping down the back of throat and trigger a cough once in a while. I am not having a shortness of breath, and my lung sounds were clear at Walk In Care on Friday, I'm still not running a fever of any kind, and still getting hungry on a regular basis. All of which adds up to the fact that I have a cold, maybe not a garden variety rhinovirus, maybe RSV, maybe adenovirus, but not strep and not even resembling the flu. Or an asthma flair up. When I cough I am not coughing so hard I am peeing myself (TMI, I know, but that's my test, once I start coughing so hard I need the "special" underwear I need to get in to the see the PCP). And other than itchy eyes and being kind of tired I really don't feel badly. So, I says to Sadie, I am NOT going down the road I went down last winter. After all, look at it here on a Monday and I am NOT working, I am home sleeping in, taking my eye drops 4 times a day as ordered, along with using my nettie pot and salt water gargle, got the humidifier, going to clean up the kitchen in a bit and make actual food for lunch (did the toast and crackers and cheese thing yesterday) and keep making a dent in my collection of tea bags and loose teas.Sadie agrees with my plan and keeps telling me that I am NOT as sick as I was last year, and that I might be overreacting just a tad, but she loves me anyway and will keep my feet warm when I'm resting, which better be regularly today.
Jazzy--how long did it take you to throw off the adenovirus? It wasn't much longer than an average cold, was it? I'm keeping an eye out of signs of sinus infection.Glad the Aunty Bs are making you feel better. I'm really hoping to go to the Succulent Plant and Sip on Friday night.
Chi--I'm actually still waiting on the RSV test results, and they tested for flu just because I'm a health care worker. I am really sure it's not the flu, like you said it did not hit me like a ton of bricks, but came on over at least 24 hours. Hmm, thinking about where I could have caught something over the last week or two: 1 college campus on the first day of a new semester, 3 large grocery stores, 3 or4 convenience stores, 3 assisted living facilities, 6 nursing homes, and handful of private homes, my eye doctor's office, 3 restaurants, a couple of department stores, and my favorite in the race: one Hospice office with at least 4 people coughing and sneezing and more saying they don't feel well but can't afford to take time off work. Guess where my money is!
Don't blame you for not going to the banquet, just for the not having to drive on the roads.
Goldie--praying for you, girlfriend.
Celia--I would love to have that red wine bundt cake recipe!
Jazzy--Glad you are on the upswing and I'm going to take that as a sign that I will be too, now that I'm past the initial 72 hours of misery. The eye drainage is slowing down, the sore throat is only when I'm swallowing, and I still generally feel ok, mostly just tired, but still able to get things done. Time to be done with feeling sorry for myself, do what I need to to take care of things, and alternate resting with some light housework.
Illi--Wow, that is one great view from the cabin! Do you really have to climb a ladder to get in???I see the furbaby peeking out!It looks like it's up on stilts, is it really or is it a camera angle illusion?
Genny--I don't know about making changes that will add years to my life, but it sure has added pleasure and enjoyment! Just knowing that I don't have to get up, and won't be hearing about how hard it is to cover for me when I'm out, and not having to worry about patients getting the care they need and deserve has made this go round so much easier. No agonizing over "if I take one more day will I be so far behind I'll have to work 4 times harder to catchup."It was "I don't like the way this feels, I'm going to walk in care and will let them laugh at me for being a hypochondriac (and will laugh with them, for that matter) and I'm not working next week. AND NOBODY CAN DO A THING ABOUT IT!!!
OK, my daily "Time to get off the Computer" alarm is about to go off, so here's my DOTD
>Bran's Dram
"If rum won't give you that warming glow of wellness, the hot tea will." -Benjamin Schiller, beverage director of The Berkshire Room
Ingredients
- 1 bag berry herbal tea
- 1½ oz. white rum
- ¼ oz. fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 lemon twist
Steep tea bag in a mug with 6 oz. hot water, 2–3 minutes; discard tea bag and stir in rum, lemon juice, and honey. Garnish with lemon twist.
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Thanks all! The cabin is a work in progress, all from DH’s head. I do enjoy it but this is his baby, I said nothing about measuring and budget, lol. We still plan a single story home not on stilts near the cabin, I already have the blueprints picked out for that. It’s a little bit of a gamble but I intend to live long enough to see it through.
This beautiful mountain is about 9 hours west of home, which we plan to sell this summer and move out here for good. It’s on stilts to maximize the view and allow for storage underneath. We just hired someone to build the deck and stairs, yay! No more ladder.
The little brindle on in the window is a French/English bulldog mix. The breeding was an accident but we kept them all, he the last one left at 13 1/2 years young
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Hi friends- got a busy week ahead but popping in to wish everyone a good V-day week. Remember whether you have someone special in your life or not, it's about love and be ready to sprinkle that where ever you go!
NM- I sort of "self diagnosed" that virus after I heard about it being much like the flu, but not quite as bad. I started coming down with it on a Friday and was in bed by that afternoon and through most of Sunday. So we will say a good 48-72 hours, but then I felt better and then I did not feel well again for a few days that following week. Then it was over. Worse than a cold, had me really exhausted and sleeping 12 hours a day, but never any fever.
This last go around has been much worse. Very bad sore throat that is lifting as time went on, some sinus, etc. Also some tiredness but nothing like the first go around. I am on Day 5 now of the anti-B's and they are working. I noticed today I lost 2 lbs last week, certainly not from exercising but know I am not eating much with the throat issues. I don't recommend this crud for a weight loss technique.
Ill- those dogs are adorable! Why did you choose to build on stilts vs. on the ground, maybe because of the hillside? I only have seen stilt home around the coastal areas, and curious. What a fun thing you have going on there. Glad you will be able to retire soon.
Wishing everyone a good week and will poop in again soon!
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NM - Recipe directions are rather long. Any way I could scan & send via email, or even "snail mail" it to you? Send me PM & let me know.
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Well, I finally have a good excuse not to pick up the phone: laryngitis so bad I can't even talk through the crud on my swollen vocal folds. Sat. my throat felt scratchy; yesterday morning about the same but at the birthday party I did a lot of talking (D'OH!) and my voce was sort of Lauren Bacall-husky, forcing me to sing "Happy Birthday" flipping octaves halfway through; by bedtime I was doing a credible Harvey Fierstein impression. Today, I can't even clear my throat (a no-no anyway). Coughing is harmful too, so I'm on an anti-tussive so I can reach for the water instead of cough when I get a throat tickle. Spraying Singers' Saving Grace a couple of time an hour.
Last night I had a prosecco at the party; at home, a capful of Remy Martin 1835 cognac in a warmed snifter; and Twining's chocolate-hazelnut flavored black tea with raw honey and a capful of Cointreau (which we keep on hand for margaritas). No way I would waste that Remy by pouring it into my tea.
Tonight, more spiked warm tea, plus instant miso soup and room-temp spring water fresh from the jug.
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Chi- this throat thing is wicked, so sorry to hear of your sickness. Although my sinus infection is clearing up, I just feel like the throat thing is also it's own problem too and exacerbated by the post nasal drip/sinus infection. I used to have bad sore throats in high school with mono, strep and finally tonsillitis (until the tonsils finally came out my senior year of high school). This throat thing has hurt like back in those days. Really caught me off guard, maybe you too.
Just a precaution, strep is going around big time with the flu so do be careful and go get swabbed if you need to. I got really scared after hearing about some people who got the flu, strep, rheumatic fever, sepsis and then poof.
Feel better!
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Yeah, I'm gonna get swabbed for sure--but at my PCP's office, not the crowded Immediate Care Center down the street. My colds always seem to go to my throat, but they usually start with nasal congestion and a slight fever.This time I haven't even cracked 98.0.
Cleaning out my cabinets and found four--count 'em, four--unopened boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints from last year. After the first box got depleted rather quickly, I'd assumed Bob had taken a couple boxes to his office and Gordy to the theater where he worked. Surprise! (And a couple of weeks ago I ordered 4 more, from our neighbor's kid. Shoulda bought more S'mores instead). We have our final t bc. support group meeting on the 21st. Everybody who brought stuff in the past brought fruit, nuts, bittersweet chocolate, etc. I'm tempted to say what the hey and bring a box. YOLO, as the millennials say.
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Been reading, just not up to replying, too much BS going on in my life right now. Again, I'm sorry for everyone that's sick. Illona, the cabin is so very cute as well as the pooches
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Good Morning ladies,
I'm tryng to read to catch up, oh there's so much that I missed.
Colorado Karen I'm so sorry for ur loss, that's a hard one.
Ill u pics are great and are those all ur furbabies, ur so lucky if they are. And ur plans sound wonderful.
Lori I've missed something very important, since ur not saying much. I'm assuming some things are about ur mom and I know things about u, sending big HUGS AND PRAYERS OUT TO U to help u .
Jazzy for u to be holed up so long u've really had to be very sick, I hope things get better very quickly now.
Sandy ur another one, I know how well u take care of urself and now u can't even talk. But if anyone knows how to take care of a throat u do. Hope that heals fast. Oh LOL about the cookies, oh u can take them anywhere, take them out of the box and throw a few colored kisses around and they'll look as good as new.
It is so nice to see so many posting, yes Dara u too, u must be awful busy, but I hope ur happy with this job. Does Cheryl still live with u???
NM ur getting so creative with the DOTDs but u'd better just take care of urself., I'm sorry for smiling a little tho how u explain things to Sadie, I do understand that tho. And I'm sure she's listening too. I know ur keeping an eye <sorry> on what's going on, but u have to for ur own sake. Just relax as long as u can.
I'm sorry that I'm missing any of u, but I can't remember and it's my fault trying to catch up.
Leslie's tests came back fine, whew on this but those pills bring on menopause are horrible, disrupting this whole house, jeez this is just plain cruel on those around her LOL and now Marty and her have this crazy cold. Her PS has to restitch a small area, which sounds crazy to me, I always think of Dara and that awful infection. And BTW Joey's back is not much better, I think it's Dr. time, but they say I make to much of it cuz I baby him, well yea I do, but it's been a while now.
My job is getting harder and harder for me, we're just so busy. Dan came over last nite and fixed my Netflix and left around 1am. and always asks what he can do to make things easier for me, he really can't but he does try so hard. He's just so damn sweet in so many ways---he's actually holding me together more than he knows. And his head man Bob is another super guy to me. Oh I know u all know all of this.
I'm going back and forth with calls now, so more confusion is happening to me, just what I need more. hahaha
OK I'll leave for now, remember
LUBS U ALL
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Good Afternoon, Loungettes! Obviously I am having another very lazy and unaccomplished day. Just put a load of laundry in to wash, when that gets hung out I am making a trip to the store for more ginger ale, flavored teas, kleenex and hand sanitizer. I am getting so very tired of this drippy eye and runny nose stuff, and the sore throat that decides to get worse as soon as it gets dark then almost go away as soon as it gets light thing. On the other hand the eyes aren't as red and swollen, they aren't draining as much. Getting out of the jammies and out of the house and into the fresh air will do me a world of good, as will going to bed with the clean sheets and pillow cases tonight. No more sleeping in the recliner and making like I'm sick and dying. It's just a friggin' cold and it's time for me to stop being such a winey baby. And I have got to admit that I am mostly upset that I can't wear my contacts, and I really, really, really do not like wearing glasses. Especially bifocal glasses. Never seem to be looking through the right spot. Don't really want to go out and expose anyone else, but am going to go totally ape$#i1 if I don't get out of this house!Boy, do we nurses turn into miserable people when we get sick!
Illi--I can see where there is going to be lots of storage underneath in the 4th pic. And that is one absolutely fantastic view! Looks pretty roomy inside for a cabin/future man cave.And the furbabies are absolutely ADORABLE!
Jazzy--I haven't hit the really feeling better stage yet, but the eyes are looking much better and draining much less so I'm hoping that I'm on the downhill side now. I think I need to get my head out of the "being sick" mode and start getting some stuff done around the house, since I shouldn't be out and about until this clears up. Time to get over being scared about what might happen until it actually happens. This is reminding me of the days when every ache, pain or odd feeling was an automatic "It's a MET!" reaction, but milder. Maybe I haven't outgrown that as much as I thought?And no, this is not a good weight loss technique. Anytime I lose weight when I'm sick I seem to get it all right back!
Celia--I'll MP my e-mail and snail mail addresses--use whichever is easier.
Chi--I've got a bit of the hoarseness thing going on, too, but I don't worry about it too much since I'm not a professional singer. I must sound pretty odd, though, when I call to Sadie she looks at me with her head tilting back and forth. Hmm, I wonder if when I do my switch from drinking coffee in the late afternoon if I should try switching to wine? I do like to sip on something either hot or very cold, don't really care for the middle of the road temp stuff.
Goldie--{{{hugs}}}
Cammy!I am taking care of myself. I must not be very sick cuz I'm whining and moaning and generally carrying on cuz life isn't fair. I am so glad Leslie's tests came back fine, so upset about the meds putting her through menopause. I pray Leslie doesn't get an infection and that Joey's back gets better ASAP.
NM's DOTD: OK, technically not a drink, but we're an adaptable bunch, someone will find a way to make it into a drink!
Bourbon Cough Syrup
- one ounce or one shot of Bourbon
- maybe an ounce or two of water
- the juice of half a lemon
- one to two tablespoons of honey.
The honey is good for coating your sore throat and makes it easier to tolerate the Bourbon, for those who do not usually drink. The Bourbon might also help you sleep, and alcohol has often been a common ingredient in many cough and flu medicines over the years.
The water is optional, and you can heat the mixture on the stove in a small saucepan, while stirring it and being careful not to make it too hot. Some folks might opt for warming it up in the microwave. The drink should not be swallowed quickly, but rather sipped slowly and given a chance to soothe your sore throat.
Some people have been known to make the mixture only very slightly warm, and then actually gargle with it, before swallowing, which gives the liquid a chance to clear up any of the phlegm that might be in your throat.
Another alternative, would be to make some hot tea, and then add lots of lemon and honey, and a shot or two of the Bourbon. Then there is the traditional drink called a Hot Toddy, which consists of Whiskey, Brandy, or Rum, mixed with hot water or tea, along with lemon juice and honey according to your taste.
Woops, ran out to the store, came back and found this still sitting here, cuz I didn't hit submit!
Hitting submit now!
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hi girls, pooping in again from work using my phone. I read but don’t write too much.
Lori, sorry things are difficult, love you 💕. Sending prayers your way too.
Mary and Cam, yes Cheryl does still live with me. I don’t know how I’d get through each day without her. She is doing great, her back surgery was a great success!!
For all of you with the crud virus, sorry and hope each day is better.
Love all mese girls. And sorry so short!
Cheers!
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Hi friends-feeling better and going out to meet some friends tonight. No drinks for me though, still have the anti-B's to finish by the weekend. Good news is they are really kicking the crud out now! Whew.
I won't be here tomorrow so I will wish you a happy Valentine's Day and leave you with this thought.
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LOL, Jazzy! Bob & I are getting the very latest Valentine's Day Dinner res at Cellars that they have. Wanted to go to Big Jones for Mardi Gras meal, but he's not getting home till at least midnight. Fireside Inn, open till 4 am, does Mardi Gras foods but their chef has a very weird ideo of what Cajun & Creole cooking is supposed to be. But they do mix a stiff Hurricane. Somewhere in the nether reaches of my freezer is a brick of frozen crawfish tails and a package of goose andouille sausage. Maybe make a gumbo? (Or I could always order out).
PCP says it doesn't sound like strep because the throat isn't really painful and the highest my temp has gone is 98.5. Started taking Robitussin gels so as not to cough (harms the vocal folds and interferes with sleep) and Mucinex last night. The Mucinex is really helping thin the crud, and I am at least audible today. Gonna do a saline sinus flush and a steam session too.
Cami, so sorry for everything Les is going through--she's already been blindsided by chemo & surgery, and now to go through premature menopause is rough not just on her but on you too. What is Joey doing for his back? Is it his lower back? Sounds like the injury's not recent enough for ice, but gentle heat or an over-the-counter TENS device (like the one Aleve makes and Shaq shills) can help. What is he taking for it? And can he get a PT referral? There are gentle stretches that can help. Then again, there's always the mantra, chanted through gritted teeth: "it's only pain." And weird as it sounds (he might be teased by his peers), pushing a Rollator (or a shopping cart) helps too. Perhaps it's the support.
Bought pačzki and a King Cake today--good thing I ordered two days in advance, as the "walk-in" line at the bakery was as long as some TSA lines and twice as slow. I just breezed up to the "Advance Orders" register and was out in two minutes. Didn't even use up a third of my parking meter time. Got the pačzki home, and D'OH--I'd ordered only five (forgot to get lemon curd and while prune is ok in Danish and hamantashen, it's gross in the equivalent of a jelly donut...come to think of it, sounds like it might be a good practical joke). Had half of the chocolate praline mousse one...yum!
DOTD: Gonna try to approximate a Hurricane tonight, with passionfruit juice and grenadine. Maybe a capful of vodka (no rum in the house). Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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You gals that are sick, I'm glad you are feeling better. It's been a long haul for y'all!
Cami, I'm so sorry that Les has been through so much, and poor Joey. I hope he didn't do permanent damage to his back. And how the heck do you stay up til wee hours in the morning.
Wacko, good to see you again. Wish we could see more of you. How's that sweet baby of yours? And how is your tummy?
Mary, I think today is the day. Praying all goes well for you. I assume it's an out patient thing? What isn't these days!
Been pushing DH around the house in my office chair since Saturday. Thought he was having a RA flare up in his hip. But figured out yesterday, it's most like sciatica! MO appointment tomorrow. We have not had any precipitation and of course it's supposed to snow tonight. We might not get much, but I have to drive across the rim here to get to Phoenix. Now they get the snow! Higher elevation. So I may have to leave a bit earlier in case it's a slow go.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day! It was really nice to get out of the house yesterday. It is amazing how much difference a shower can make, too. For some reason when the sun goes down I seem to go nuts with the worrying and driving myself crazy with the "I shoulds". Maybe it's my own personal version of dementia with sundowning. Halfway done with the eyedrops, so the end is in sight. Did sleep in the bed and not the recliner last night, so that's a psychological boost. I cannot believe I've turned into such a baby over this! Poor Sadie is so patient with me, up to apoint. I forgot to feed her yesterday ayem, so she pushed over the container I keep the dog food in and fed herself! But she did get to go out with me when I ran errands, and I'll probably take her out again today. I don't need to run any errands, but I can drive around and feel like I'm not trapped at home.
Well, the Walk in Care office just called. My cultures are negative for strep, flu and RSV. Conclusion: "You've got that cold that's going around." I think that makes me an official hypochondriac!
Dara--Glad you are doing well, and even gladder Cheryl's surgery went so well!
Jazzy--I second the Mill and Metabolism wish!
Chi--Mucinex is magic stuff come cough and cold season! Gotta love the in and out trips when everyone else is waiting in line. Love the comparison the TSA lines.
Goldie--Poor DH! And of course it's going to snow right when you don't want it to! Gotta love Mr Murphy and his laws.
NM's DOTD:
Murphy's Law Cocktail
Ingredients
- 45ml Hendrick's Gin
- 15ml Cawseys Sugar Syrup
- 90ml Capi Grapefruit
- 30ml fresh orange juice
- 2 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
Method
- Build all ingredients into glass with cubed ice.
- Garnish with a cucumber slice
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Woops Teka, looks like I bumped you into the pool! Don't worry, I'll swim over to the hot tub that 's being topped off with lysol so's I don't contaminate you!
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Morning DahhhhLinks,
Had a petty nice appt with my BS yest. She does not have a time yet on my surgery, but will notify me when it's scheduled. Will see new MO and the PS on the 27th. Will let you all know how that goes. My DD met us at BS's ofc. glad she came as she had some good questions.
Lowee - I'd say 'carry on' as you say you're feeling pretty good. Praying for no snow over the rim to Phx, but I kno u'll b careful. Hope the MO can help to get those markers down. (((BIG HUGZ)))
OMG, all those who have been battling this cold, sorry!! Hope u all can kick it to the curb soon.
BIG HUGZ to all who are miserable with it.
Puters not functioning well and I'm getting frustrated. Have my guru coming over about noon, he'll fix it.
Lubslubslubs
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Good morning,
This is my first post on this thread - I'm in the middle of endocrine therapy through a clinical study.
Question about alcohol - so many mixed messages about drinking during treatment. I haven't stopped drinking, never got a direct recommendation from my MO not to drink, but last visit he was giving me suggestions to sleep better, and one was not to drink alcohol (or eat chocolate - yeah right!). But then he says, you're already doing that. Well, I'm not already doing that!
I'd love to hear whether you all kept drinking during treatment. I still have radiation in my future, and maybe chemo as well. Did you drink during radiation and/or chemo?
This whole process is such a roller coaster.
Thanks, Linda
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Hi Linda- welcome to the thread. I did not drink during surgery due to the painkillers I took, and that not being a good mix. I did do radiation treatment and do remember having an occasional glass of wine then, but really did not feel like drinking much during treatment time.
I agree with the doctor, scaling back on alcohol could help with sleep (I know when I drink 1-2 glasses of wine now, I often get the alcohol insomnia). I did not get recommendations about drinking during treatment, but did get some suggestions from my MO that said limited is best. I usually have 2-3 per week, if that, but sometimes not at all for long periods either. Just sort of changed for me with time and find I don't need it these days. Right now I am finishing 10 days of antibiotics for a sinus infection so no alcohol until this weekend....
Also, if you are a caffeine drinker, try to avoid that in the afternoon on to help with sleep issues. I love iced tea in the warmer months, but drinking that into the day sometimes does me no good with sleep time!
Hope this helps!
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Thirsty Thursday! Not that I know what wine tastes like recently. I know the antibiotic eye drops don't have a system effect but I still fell into the general rule of no drinking while on Anti Beas. Unbelievable, another school shooting. I hear that in the UK they do not name the person who commits a crime, so they don't get any notoriety or public "recognition" until the trial. I wonder if something like that would help with stuff like this? But I don't know, I can't wrap my head around any of it. The worst thing that happened when I was in High School was idiots using the school pay phone to call in bomb threats to get out of classes early. Even that didn't work, they just put us all in the gym while they searched the school. After the 3rd or 4th time they announced that there would be school on Saturday each week there was a bomb threat. Funny how they stopped right after that! Of course, we all knew the few idiots who were doing it and we all applied some peer pressure and took care of the problem. That was a whole different world, back then. Couldn't possibly do something like that today. Didn't take Sadie out for a ride today, maybe we'll go out for a walk today. I'll have to check out the state of the ice on the driveway. I'm also going to shut off the furnace and open doors and windows for an hour today. My Mom talks about how Granddad would open up all the doors and windows in the house for 1 hour every morning all winter long, no matter what the outside temperature, to clear out the stale air. Poor as dirt and 8 kids in the house and they almost never got sick during the winter, so I think there may be something to the idea. If I can still smell the chicken and onion I cooked last night what else is still hanging out in the air???
Teka--yummy eggs!
Mema--glad your DD was able to ask her questions. Praying all the other appointments go smoothly and a plan is in place ASAP.
Linda--Welcome to the Lounge!Glad you found us. There is a lot of inconsistent information about alcohol and cancer in general, alcohol during and after treatment. There is no one set instructions for everyone and lots of things to think about. For me this issues are (1) since medicine doesn't really know what causes cancer they really can't say that drinking causes cancer. The research shows a correlation, but not causation. (2) alcohol is metabolized by the liver, most chemotherapy drugs are metabolized by the liver, and there are known interactions between chemo and alcohol. (3) the entire body is working overtime during cancer treatment (of any kind) to repair damage done to healthy cells and tissue while the immune system is working on identifying and killing cancer cells. (4) there is no point in surviving cancer treatment if I just end up constantly worried that something I am doing or eating or drinking is going to make it come back. (5) Life is to be LIVED, not endured. For me, it's a matter of quality of life. I enjoy drinking wine (and cocktails) and am going to continue my practice of a glass of wine with dinner or in the evening at home, or when out with friends. I don't drink while taking antibiotics due to the interactions (and I generally don't want the drink if I'm sick enough to be on antibiotics). BUT--that is how I feel and what I think, and not everyone feels or thinks that way. Everyone has to look at the data, listen to their care providers and make their own decisions. If the beast comes back, I do not believe it will be because I enjoyed wine with dinner with friends, or the occasional cocktail, or ate some fatty food that I love or didn't lose a ton weight. I refuse to live my life in fear of a recurrence. I am going to live my life to have fun and make a difference. Now, as to coffee, that's a whole other issue!I LOVE my coffee, and drink coffee all day long, and can enjoy a good specialty coffee almost as much as a good glass of wine! I would not have gotten through radiation without coffee.
NM's DOTD:
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Hi friends- greetings from very rainy New Mexico today. And that is a good thing! We had a storm move in late yesterday that is bringing some nice soaking rain to a lot of the state, and snow up higher, which we desperately need. I think it should continue through today and loving the rain! We SO need this moisture and hope there is more to come?
Took a break yesterday to go see the DaVinci exhibit here that just opened at the natural history and science museum. Really interesting discussion about his painting, and the Mona Lisa, with a restoration from a photography study that showed what she looked like originally. Very cool indeed. But beyond that, they had a very cool engineering and science exhibit that detailed all the work he did with architecture, innovation, the science drawings of the human body (that part I knew) and so much more. Now I get the origin of the term "Renaissance man" and really enjoyed it all. Some trips through some places after in Old Town and some tacos to go and it made for a nice break!
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/exhibits/temporary...
Goldie- are you getting any of this moisture that is coming from AZ?
NM- I hope you are feeling better. Like you, I know to stay away from the drinking while on the anti-B's. Couple more days of that for me, but really feeling so much better from everything. I hope you and Sadie get out today but be careful on that ice!
Chi- how are you feeling friend? Did you have a nice evening?
Mema- sounds like a good apt, keep us posted as things develop. We are going to be there in your pocket friend
Cami- big hugs to you, Leslie, and Joey. I know things are so hard for your family right now
Genny- I think your knee surgery is tomorrow? We will be in your pocket too.
Linda- did we answer what you needed to about drinking during treatment?
Dara- I hope the new work is rocking and rolling and you are enjoying your little man.
Got to get back to the salt mines. What is our next holiday coming up. Presidents Day? Have a favorite president?
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Had a lovely time last night with Bob at Cellars. Though we got the last seating (9pm) the place was still lively but not noisy. We shared shrimp & mango ceviche appy and a fruit & cheese plate for dessert. In between, I had the ribeye and because it was Ash Wednesday, he had the seared ahi. With the ceviche I had the first half of a flute of Vega Medien cava, and the other half with the chevre in the cheese course. Since it was half-price bottle night, we skipped our usual less-expensive by-the-glass pinots and went straight for the 2014 Faiveley "La Framboisiere" Mercurey (along the Saône, in the Côte Chalonnais region of southern Burgundy between the Côte de Beaune to the north and Macon to the south). Nice ripe cherry flavors (without the beefiness of Côte d'Or, especially Côte de Nuits) with just enough acidity to maintain structure. Technically, a Cab. Sauv., Malbec, Shiraz or even Merlot would have been a more appropriate choice for the char on the ribeye and the wasabi in the spuds that came with the ahi, but I'm a sucker for Pinot Noir, especially Burgundy. Funny how the walk home is always easier & faster...
Tonight we're taking the L up to Evanston to see The Shape of Water. He's getting home around 6 and the film (actually, the previews) starts at 7:30 and is >2 hrs. long. So we're going to eat in the bar and bring our leftovers (including wine in a plastic reusable Govino glass) into the theater with us. Last time, when we went to see a 7:30 showing of Darkest Hour, we made a 10pm dinner res. next door and barely got in before the kitchen closed. If we're still hungry afterwards, we can always eat last night's leftovers when we get home.
The Mucinex is helping me talk (judiciously) but I still have only two notes in my range--infuriating for someone who normally has three octaves. Voice teacher says no point in listening to me today while my cords are still swollen and coated with crud, so we pushed our Skype lesson to Sunday. (I haven't done an in-person lesson with him in a couple of years, because his schedule can be dicey--his wife is a travel planner and is often out of town and his son is a child actor who played the lead cop's kid in APB, was an ER patient in Chicago Med, and does a lot of commercial shoots--all while fitting in school & soccer practice. So he often has to change lesson times with little notice. Also, parking is next to impossible in his trendy neighborhood, which would require me to take two trains and a bus, plus walks at either end). I'm finding that Robitussin doesn't seem to be doing anything for the cough, and I don't want to take Bob's cough syrup left over from his pneumonia last year, so I'm going to try the Tessalon Perles he was prescribed but never took.
My wrist is still temperamental, so will see my PCP tomorrow for it and my throat (I think the sinus stuff is beginning to turn bacterial, but I don't want an abx until he can examine me (and, uh, the "fruit of my lungs"). Last thing I need is to either develop yet another drug allergy or create a superbug.
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LDB, I am carrying on! So glad you had your Jen girl with you, I can only imagine how comforting it was for you, whether she had good questions or not.
NM, I had to chuckle at students using the pay phone for bomb threats to get out of school. I think the biggest problem when I went was sneaking to smoke, or skipping school. OMG, telling them school on Saturday...BRILLIANT! I guess opening windows can't be a bad idea, especially since you have been sick. I wonder how that would work for us, since we are not sick and not really aroung people but once a week.
Linda, hi and welcome. You have some great advice/info from Native Mainer (NM) and Jazzy.
Jazzy as always, you do so many fun things, excercise and work. Like I have said before, you are always on the go! As for moisture here, see my comment at the end of my post.Sandy, seems as tho things are moving along with your issues. And like Jazzy, always on the move.
We did not get any snow, but it rained. Which is actually worse. Leaving here at just barely dawn, so still rather dark. I get to this hill we call snot hill, and I can't get up it. Slipping and sliding all over the place. Tried about 8 times. Called DH, and I even tho I thought I was in 4 wheel drive. Well I wasn't. So I turn around, get it into 4 WD and finally make it over the hill. Get to the black top and now I can't get it OUT of 4 WD. Finally did and went on my way. MO, said we can wait til the next labs, but to get them about 2 weeks before my appt. So if they are up again, we have time to see if I need approval for scans. I'll have to do an over nighter for that. Scans one day, and see him the next. He doesn't see patients right after nuclear scan. Can't blame him for that.
Covering DOTD for NM.
Slip n Slide
Slip And Slide drink recipe made with Grenadine,Orange juice,Peach Schnapps,Tequila,Vodka,.
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I don't post much, but I come and read and feel like I know you and care about each one of you.. I only have about 1-2 glasses a wine, and not even every week, but I now want NM's DOTD everyday! Sometimes just because of the name.
I am amazed at all the things going on in your lives and Sandy you are always going to some interesting events. I go to work and come home....reading here I need to add some fun into my life. My children live close so I do get to see them and grandchildren often, my husband, Tom, is retired and picks one up from daycare every day after school. Going to do yard work next weekend before it gets too hot. (I live in Florida). I am want to plant flowers and we need to repair/replace the fence around our pool. I want to plan some weekend trips more often, I live on the west coast and I want to go to St. Augustine. I will talk to Tom and plan for April.
As horrible as cancer is, a kind of silver lining is seeing so many different people with different lives and personalities having so much fun with each other. It makes me wonder who I missed out on by not going out of my comfort zone and meeting people I may have avoided thinking I wouldn't have anything in common with.
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Hi friends- nice day and a half of rain, now it's gone on through. Created some asthma issues for yesterday me after no moisture for months, and then 80% humidity yesterday. That is about the only time my asthma bothers me, when we go from humidity in the single digits to very high. The soaking rains were good and hoping we get more as we go along now. We are way behind......
Goldie- sorry you had problems with the driveway. I hate ice & freezing rain.
I was having vivid dreams about balloons over my house last night and went out this morning to fill up the bird feeder and saw three coming right at me. One started dropping and could see it was going to come right over the house. So I ran for the camera and got some great pics of one that came pretty close! How about that for a premonitional dream? Now if I can only dream about the winning Powerball numbers. Some pics below of today's views from the north (top), over the patio (middle) and to the south (bottom)
Got some food to get today as I have not been to the store in too long with my dragging sinus infection. Got my list made and heading out for some good eats!
Hope everyone has a good slide in to the weekend (but not literally on any ice.....)
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Jazz- The pictures of the balloon are fantastic and very cool about dream!!
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Good afternoon, Loungettes!Happy TGIF afternoon. I had an eventful night, woke up before 4 ayem coughing and gagging and sneezing and generally trying to turn myself inside out for an hour or so. This is the first really big reflux "attack" I've had in a long time and I was really afraid it was going to set off the asthma, thought I was starting to wheeze at one point. So there I was sitting in the bathroom trying not to cough and starting to cry and Sadie saunters in (there really is no other way to describe the leisurely, deliberate way she walked up to me) put her paw on my leg and her snout on my shoulder and then sneezed in my ear. Yup, sneezed. I was so surprised I gasped and then started coughing and then threw up everything left in my stomach and it was all over. By the time I got my runny eyes and nose cleaned up Sadie was curled up in bed sound asleep again. Now, I know that all sounds pretty terrible (and maybe TMI, too) but it's actually really funny. When I get a reflux attack the quickest way to stop it is to get my stomach empty, and when I try not to cough it tends to make things worse (I end up feeling like I'm choking) but how the heck does Sadie know to do????So I've kind of vegged in the recliner, snoozing, and just getting around to actually getting up and moving. I am going to the Succulent Plant and Sip this evening. The eyes aren't draining anymore, will still have to wear the glasses but I guess I'll live.So nice to be getting OUT!
Jazzy--Sounds like you are getting a good dose of wetness to help replenish the water supply! I am going to have at least a taste or two of wines tonight, despite being on the Anty B eye drops. DaVinci did some amazing stuff back in his day. Sadie and I did not get out for a walk yesterday, the driveway was an inch of standing water on top of ice and slush. Fortunately the FedEx guy drove the truck in and that help roughen up the stuff that the Jeep will do ok, but me being pulled by Sadie was too risky, and the side of my road generally is a lot like my driveway, so I passed. The weather will get warm enough for that soon enough. I must be feeling better cuz I'm getting a crazy case of cabin fever!
Chi--it is funny how the walk home from something is always faster than the walk to the something! I've seen trailers for Shape of Water, haven't been able to figure out what it's about. Let us know how it is? Your Voice Teacher sounds like one very busy person!
Goldie--The whole "airing out the house" thing around here comes from "back in the day" when wood heat was the main source of heat everywhere. Opening up the house let a lot of soot and smoke out of the house, and dust if the dusting could be done just before or while the house was open. It's the very old-fashioned version of air exchanges. I like that it clears out cooking and other odors. That hill you have to get over is a realPIA! And it sounds well named, too. Thanks for covering the DOTD! Sounds yummy!
Misty--the DOTD's are often chosen for the name more than anything else, it's part of the fun! Nice to meet you. It is amazing how much and in how many ways a bc diagnosis changes one's life. So nice you are so close to your kids and grand kids!
Jazzy--wow, that was some predictive dream! I guess they did get pretty close, almost could have touched them! I'm still doing the nettie pot every few hours, working on keeping the sinus as clear as possible, trying to keep any bacterial stuff away. So far, so good.
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Cami- show this to Joey. I heard this on the local NPR All that Jazz today and just love the big band version of this song.
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NM- sounds like you are still pushing through the junk. Same here. My asthma is bothering me a bit today but not as much as yesterday with the increase in humidity. I hope you have fun at the Succulent and Sip. I agree a taste of wine hurts nothing. I come off the anti-B's after tomorrow so Sunday, I am getting in to my left over french white staring at me in the fridge.
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