TIME TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS GIRLS
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Earlier I regretfully missed and must add now...
Peter- Take care of that big heart of your, glad you are home, but no one likes time w/out food in the ER.
Karen- I only work those crazy hours on Tues and Fri nights, so now I am ready for bed.
Angel, thankfully an ex-bf lived with me after my mast and recon, he was the king of laundry. Still a great friend and if I needed him to schlep my laundry basket, he would. Maybe you could drop off and pick up at one those services, they even fold!
Hi Colleen, good to see you posting.
Choca- have a Great Trip, give a hug to Wolfgang!
Where's Marsha, Susan and I think Jas must be avoiding this thread, C'mon out girls!
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Holy cow Charlene, I swear I'm your long lost triplet. I married a pisces too. The man irritates me to know end at times. but ya gotta love their dreamer hearts.
Some of the girls here say their docs told them there is a link between BC and Colon cancer. My doc never mentioned it to me. I had the honor of having the thing done before 50 cause my 35 year old sister was dx with colon cancer in may. Lucky me, really crappy for her.
Margaret the paper they gave me has ten years printed on it but the doc crosses it off and wrote 5 due to family history. Same with the occult blood test yearly. Yehaw more stupid stuff to look forward to.
Really really going to bed now ambien is making me type funny.
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Good Morning sweet sisters,
Have had a bit of a sleep, but still feeling a bit run down so am just going to wish all my sisters from A to Z a great day, think it is Thursday over there!! seem to have lost a day or two lately.
Again thank you for all you kind thoughts and advice I was given, should have listened to Dr Shirley and nurse Nicki and went straight to the hospital, (just another stubborn Male, getting in first to say what you are thinking).
Will probably wake up in the early hours of Friday Morning, and try to catch up with everyone.
Peter0 -
Good Morning Everyone: Cant do a pic this morning as photobucket is getting maintenance again. But I sure am grabbing some of that coffee Peter just posted. Seems to have been a quiet night here on the boards. Im not quite so overwhelmed with pages of posts like we usually have. Anyways, I have to go to work early today - so I got up earlier than usual this morning.
I was checking out other forums this morning and came across one that talks about what are the good things getting cancer has done to you. Gosh! I almost blew a gasket. Cancer has done nothing good to me. Im not a stronger person (oh I hate that one), it didnt make me closer to my DH, friends, or family. It has ruined me financially. Geez - I could go on and on. Just hits a raw nerve to be asked why I am a better person after having cancer. Im not a better person. Sorry for the rant here, but I had to say it how I feel.
Silvergirl: I dont know what to tell you. I have never been good at trying to read or understand x-rays and US myself. When I was younger, I had alot of fibrocystic disease and my mammograms were always accompanied by an ultra sound. If I were you, I wouldnt wait until next Friday. I would be calling my onc for results. Good luck to you and hope you are not worrying too much.
Sherloc: Hmmmm! You get the name and address of the unit, and I will send you some things to send to all of those soldiers. From a bc sister who is thankful they are fighting for us.
Cheryl: Hope you have a good time, you will be missed while you are gone. If you have been listening to the news, they are talking about all the flooding still going on in Mt. Prospect. Thats right where I have to drive through to get to work. What a mess - the traffic is just awful.
Brenda: What a mean and inconsiderate thing to say. I get the opposite. People keep telling me I look like I am losing weight - when Im not. I have really given up. Seems like I have been trying to lose weight for 2 years unsuccessfully. My DH always reminds me that Im fat - talk about feelings getting hurt. I have accepted who I am, what I am, what I am, and the heck with everyone else.
Denise: When I got home from work DH was either playing his guitar or betting racehorse on the internet! I tried watching that show on cancer and it did look good to me. DH came in and took over the television, so I missed it. I sure hope they will show it again.
Christine: Your post helped to update me on everything that is going on. Thank you, as I have been feeling lost lately. Hoping you have a great day today. So did you have weather damage to your house or are you just remodeling?
Odalys: Driving in rush hour is probably one of my biggest stressors! I wish I could take public transportation, but there is no way for me to get from where I live to where I work. Always feel like I am in a battle ground in Chicago rush hour.
Liz: Man, I hate it when the tumor markers start to rise. It just creeps me out. My onc believes in doing TM - and its a never ending battle of fear after my appointment. Be careful with that eye infection - can be contagious. Thank goodness hospice is involved with MIL. At least keeping her comfortable. Sending you lots of hugs.
Choco: Europe for a month sounds wonderful. Hoping that rib pain goes away very soon.
Sherloc: Since the telephone call from my doctor about my lab work, I realize I have to make a whole new change in life style. I was thinking about curves - but it doesnt seem to fit my schedule with work. Im also thinking about weight watchers. Need to get my LDL and Triglycerides down. From the picture I saw of you with Marsha, you look great.
MargaretB: I have been married for 29 years. I used to think DH was a keeper, but not anymore. Just getting through each day, one day at a time. His words still echo in my brain that my having cancer ruined his life. OK - I gotta stop there or I will go on a real downward spiral. I miss the man I married. He is long gone now.
Cheri: I bet you are getting tired of all this. I understand what you mean about scaring yourself. I did that last week when I had the pneumonia. Have never been that sick before and I was worried. At least I was able to rebound. With an infection like you have, it can take up to 6 weeks! Very discouraging. Low potassium + pain meds = one very lethargic, fuzzy brain. Sending you lots of hugs.
Karen: Yes, yes! Next time you visit Leah we must get together.
Charlene: Your sounding better. Thats good. Hard to relax when in a traffic jam in Chicago. Everyone gets frustrated and they start to bully other drivers. Have to be on your toes the whole way.
OK - time is up, I gott go hit the showers. Have a good day.
Nicki0 -
Morning Nicki, glad you are feeling better mate, suppose the down side is you are back at work.
Had some funny images to post, but photobucket has been down for about an hour, so they will have to wait until another time.
Have a great day today
Peter0 -
Peter: Good to see you posting. Sounds like you are better. What did the doctors say about your chest pain and sweating? I hope everything is ok.
Nicki0 -
Nicki feeling better but still very tired, unable to sleep in hospital with all the monitors and leads attached to you in CCU, and kept on taking blood for testing every so often. They seem to think it was Angina, which I have had before, they have booked me in for a Stress Echocardiogram on Sept 25
Told me next time to just ring for an Ambulance.
Peter0 -
Peter: Yep, thats what I was thinking. That they admitted you to make sure it wasnt a heart attack. I worked in CCU for years - so I do understand all the noises. No patient gets rest there. Glad there was no damage to the heart. Good luck with your stress test. Im hoping the angina can be treated with medication. I had to have an angiogram once - thank goodness it came back showing no blockage, but I have been on antiangina pills since then. Seems my arteries like to go into a spasm!
Nicki0 -
Good morning circle family!
Well I most cerainly need a keeper. Got another dog. A women that works with my neighbor had him and said he was to big to keep in her trailer. He's been sick and it's just too much for her. He will be two in December. OMG...BIG...big is NOT the word for this dog! He is flippin, pickin, HUGE! He had garbage gut and lost a lot of weight and looks pretty poor right now. I talked to the vet that treated him last night and he gave me the whole rundown on him and I learned that he is actually a very healthy shepherd...whew...I was a bit scared when I saw him...he said to feed him whatever he wants but mainly meat and get his weight back up where it should be. I can't even imagine how big he's gonna be then! I'm such a sucker.
Good morning sunshine sister Nicki!
Peter...what a couple of days you have had. Glad it turned out ok though.
PUPPY...I'M YELLING CUZ YOUR COMPUTER IS DOWN...DOIN THE HAPPY DANCE FOR YOU...LOVE YA.
CY...any results yet...of course we all know that they will be good ones. Hugs and love to you.
Cheri...I wish I could make it all better for you too. You handle everything so well...I don't know how you do it. You have every right to come here and rant and whine when you need too.
(((Karen)))
oh crud..gotta get ready for work...boy I wish it were Friday! Way to much to do today...that's what I get for playing hooky yesterday heehee.
Love and hug to all...I'll be back when I get a break.
Vickie0 -
Good Morning Sunshine Sister Vickie! A new dog. I love the idea. Have a great day.
Nicki0 -
&^%# morning everyone................sleeping from midnight to 5 am is not enough sleep for me.................Peter I need another cup of coffee..............espresso would be nice.....to bad I don't still have me port we could just main line it....................second of all Vickie are you out of your cotton pickin mind girl...............Charlene you really are an angel...............Sherloc sure glad your home......................ok going to grab another cup and will be back later....................................
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Jankay's sun isnt shinning yet
bbl with entertainment0 -
Morning (gee, it just took 5 tries to spell morning correctly-need that 3rd or 4th cup of coffee.......
I WILL read back and WILL post more later today (work just absolutely HAS GOT TO STOP interferring with my board time!!)
Sending hugs to all.......I know many of our sisters and brother (Peter) are having a difficult time....keeping you all close in my thoughts and prayers....0 -
Morning...
Reading now...
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Crazy Sexy Cancer??????? I had no idea what show I had stumbled on to! Only caught the last hour or so of it, but it was interesting! Is it a regular or a one time wonder?
Morning to all....gonna read a bit then jump in the shower and start this lovely day!
Hugs,
Denise0 -
Hello everybody,
I am trying to scan here and see how my sisters are doing.
Cy is waiting on her scans- Liz has high TMs- Cheri is not feeling well- Robin had surgery?? I have to go back and really read.
Please know I am praying for all of you.
I am in hell right now.
There is something major wrong with the new tissue expander. I had to go back to the hospital and to the ER- I leave in a few minutes again...
We dont know if I am rejecting it, it is infected, I am bleeding,or if I will lose it.
My insurance wrote me a nasty letter saying that the surgery was a one time exception- even though they had approved my doc in March now I am not allowed to use him-
I am going to fight those greedy money hungry sobs to the supreme court if I have to.
Doing all this with no pain killers is not easy this time. I will admit it. I am having a real hard time with pain and tylenol just doesn't make it.
HOPEFULLY I will be back later and not in the hospital.
Love you,
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Brenda - hope you had a good night's sleep!
Charlene - Hope you're feeling better today, are the stretches helping at all? Hugs sister
Karen - another 5th grader! You should have seen all the moms sobbing at the end of the year assembly they have for 5th grade! It's funny to me now, but at the time you just can't shake the sense that they are no longer babies. (I'm sure all the moms of teenages and beyond are totally cracking up right now!)
Margaret - What a wonderful thing for your husband to do for your 50th, that made me smile.
Brenda - hope you slept well
Christine - How are you doing? I'm trying to remember what you hurt (your leg? your shoulder? arrggghhh!) Anyway, I hope you're feeling great!
jankay - ha!
Nicki - Yes, we're both OK, Warren's fever was completely gone by the first real day of school (and I dosed him up on motrin for the 2 hour transition day - shhhh!) How are you doing? I've been so out of the loop in NJ etc., but I did read that you didn't make it to the wedding after all due to the power outage. You'll just have to wear that dress someplace else! I hope things are going well for you...
Denise - hope the root canal went OK
Carrie - thanks for the update on gina
Gina - ((((((((GINA)))))))
tgirl - yikes! glad to hear all is well with the gas situation, that's scary
cheri - well, that's kind of good I guess, but I wish they would just say, "it's blah-blah, so we need to give you blah-blah, and then it will be completely fine" (I'm sure you do too!0
Vickie - hope you got a nap in, a nap, in a bed with clean sheets, and no interruptions from anyone or anything - heaven!
amy - sorry to hear about the tooth, there is no pain like a tooth ache! (OK, well the bone pain from the Taxol was a doozy too! LOL)
liz - praying for good results for you
Shirley - OK, I'm really out of touch - surgery center? what did I miss (or what am I forgetting?)
jankay - this caregiver has been unkind to you before, I think she needs a new attitude!
MB - I always find writing things down makes me feel better! What's up with your boss?
shokk - honey, I have those moments all the time when I think about things (like Warren graduating from high school, going to college, getting married, etc.) I hope you're feeling better, love to you (BTW "my neutered dog gets more action than I do" is one of the funniest things I've ever read)
socallisa - how are you? what does your son teach in high school? 2 of my son's middle school teachers left other "business" professions and decided to start teaching in the last 5-10 years, I think that is so cool!
beth - glad to hear the infection seems to be on the mend, hope you continue to feel better
ritajean - Hi there! I don't think we've met, welcome to the circle, I hope you're liking it here!
shirley - OK, so it sounds like all is well - woo hoo!
amy - glad to hear you are feeling a bit better and eating!
jan - I hate it when they have "that look" on their faces! Glad to hear it sounds like all is well though...
jeannie - I think I can safely say (now that I'm done with chemo and rads) that there is nothing I hate more than sitting in that mamm waiting room waiting for them to come back with news - sorry! Can't help on the complex lobulated cysts, but glad to hear that it doesn't sound like anything too troubling
puppy - woo hoo! stable! yeah!
odalys - hi there! hope you slept well
peter - good to see you, sounds like I missed some chest pain you had?
liz - so sorry to hear about your MIL, sorry to hear about the eye infection, geez, you've been having a tough time, hope onc appt goes well next week
OK, I'm up to last night and running out of time, so I'm just going to read now, feel at least a little caught up now!
Guess what? This afternoon Warren and I go into Boston to shoot a Public Service Announcement about the Making Strides Boston walk! I have no idea what it will entail, or when it will be on, but I'll keep you posted!
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Good Morning sisters! My dryer is finally fixed! He installed a new thermal kit(whatever that is) and cleaned out alot of lint. I was shocked at all the lint in the lower front despite me cleaning out the lint screen religiously. I still don't have any idea how to open up the dryer to get to that area the repair man was in pulling out lint. Told me to change out the plastic lint hose on the back, guess the newer ones are more fire proof with the aluminum in them. Guess this explains why it was taking more time to dry the clothes and why there seemed to be more lint on the t shirts lately! I can live without my dryer since we do have outdoor lines but for some reason I can't live without my microwave. I have cried everytime we've had a microwave die on us...weird huh?
DH has been working from home this week, getting on each others nerves a bit too. I can't get much done around here because my energy time for doing housework is early in the morning. He sleeps in thus I"m tip toeing around instead. I think I will go outside and mow this morning to get something major accomplished this week. Had some good rain yesterday so the grass greened up and isn't so crispy brown like its been.
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Goodness, I can't keep up! 3 pages of posts since yesterday! Thinking of everyone having procedures, appointments, or just crappy days.
Cheri, good Lord, what is next with you? Been thinking about you.
Nicki, I couldn't agree more. NOTHING better about my life since bc diagnosis. Wonder if it just makes folks feel better to think they got something good from it?? Personally, I did what I had to do cause I had no choice in the matter. But act like "it" did me a big fat favor?? NO WAY.
Well never had a tumor marker done but my med onc does have ordered for the end of Sept. CA-13 I believe? Also when I have my surgery on Oct 1 the surgeon is doing a SNB first. Didn't have that done the first time either. What do I expect from that? Is that the dye thingy?
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Morning Family...
Peter...I'm so sorry that I keep saying sisters. I would never exclude you our big brother! Glad you're feeling better.
So many problems I think the magic carpet needs to go in the shop for a tuneup.
My love to all and I'm thinking of you everyday for all of your pain to go away. We are warriors, but sometime warriors get wounded and now is our healing time together. xoxo0 -
Cheri, I'm glad you were able to post but your condition was scary. I hope your meds get stabilized.
Karen, congratulations on the one year anniversary. Crazy sexy cancer was on tv last night, going to watch it this morning while I get ready for work. Here you go: http://www.crazysexycancer.com/
Charlene, that was good that Karl could take dad.
Shirley, thanks for the clarification. I'm wondering if it should be five years for me anyway. The dr. did a biopsy on my sister but everything came back clear.
Peter, loved the coffee this am. Rest well.
Nicki, I agree with you. I don't think I am a better person, however, I think I enjoy each day so much more than I did before. You are a better person than me for keeping hubby around. I wonder what it would take to bring the man you married back.
Vickie, a new dog huh?
Gina, I'm so sorry you are having such problems. Can we inundate your insurance company with letters on your behalf?
Colleen, what a great opportunity to shoot a public service announcement.
It's supposed to be monsoonal weather today - hot with the possibility of thunderstorms. That's what it was like when I flew into Las Vegas last weekend - 104 and thunderstorms.
Everyone have a great day. Back later.
Margaret0 -
Got up early this morning so I thought I would pop in a say Good Morning to everyone. Gina I sure hope that you don't end up in the hospital again. Please let us all know how we can help you fight this insurance cr**. I sure wish I was closer to you to help. Colleen - Miriam is only in 4th grade,but it is a combination 4th and 5th grade class. She has always been in mixed classes. Wishing everyone a good day. I'll be back tonight. Need to get ready to leave for work in about 10 minutes (as son as Miriam gets up so I can kiss her bye). BBL. Hugs from Denver, Karen
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Good Morning CG's
Cheri - I think if one more person had told me "your strong you can handle/do this" I was going to hit them!!! I looked at my son and said "I'm tired of being strong". Now, I'm just totally tired. Better get better and get going on Pinkstock 08. Hope you have a better day.
Nicki - good from BC??? I'm with you: cost a fortune to find that I have aching bones, trigger fingers, tired, feel more like I'm 80. If I found something good in it, then it would be knowing what good friends I have, what bad friends I had, and coming here and making these friendships.
Liz- my onc. doesn't do TM's. Doesn't believe in them as he said they can rise and make folks worry when there is nothing wrong (cancer). That is one less thing I have to deal with. It still amazes me how onc thinking varies from one to another.
Shirley - I have to go back in 3 years for another colonoscopy as I had the ones they call "adenomatous" (that sounds scary doesn't it) and they can come back. No one ever mentioned BC and colon cancer related. I tried curves but because of "female repair" surgery I just couldn't handle their machines - figured I would undo all of that and it wasn't worth that.
Shokk - Godzilla I could not handle. I'm kind of surprised that he is allowed to have the creature there; don't think they could around here. Your gonna be here with the rest of us - joking, being pissy, and enjoying your family. We all have different bodies now but we're gonna be OK. We've just got to keep you out of the closet!!! Hugs.
Jan - enjoy your weekend. Be careful figure the traffic will be heavy. When is the US?
Jeannie - I had cyst, complex cyst and on US as they ran the wand over the skin they showed up very black. If they went back to "inspect" better and pressed harder, they would become gray and had stuff floating around in them. Other than that, I don't have a clue about US's? I know sometimes when I looked at them, I got scared and figured "oh no" but they were always ok. When I actually got BC, I didn't have to have the US - they got cone views and that was it.
Sheri- like you, I would be frantic if my son stayed in some strange country, no job. You just want to go get them, say WTH - and shake some sense into them. Sorry you are having to worry about this.
Charlene - sorry you week was so hectic. Maybe now things will get into more of a routine. How many more fills until you are through??
Cheryl and Coca - enjoy your trips.
Karen - sorry that you have hit that brick wall. I've said before I had an awful time with fatigue. Some days I do great and then it is like I've hit that wall again. I found that everyone, including myself, thought I could just pick up and resume life after treatment. Most of us can't - just don't push to hard.
Gina is still having problems related to her surgery. Was scheduled to have chemo today but that is postponed.
Time to get moving and get to work. I've wondered to about Susan as she hasn't been posting as much; think Jas is gone for good.
From A-Z - hope your day is a good one.
Brenda0 -
Just popping in quick to say Hello .. I'll need to catch up with you all later. I do want to say one thing quick:
MB .. I Stretched today! Of course it doesn't take that long and I always seem to be busy doing something else but I know this is something I have to make the time for.
I did all of the stretches you gave me along with some my sister gave me for my legs. It is impossible right now for me to do the entire Clock stretch .. I can't do the ones with my hand at 3 o'clock or any of the backward positions without major pulling and pain in my chest.
I'm a bit sore now from all of it but I guess that's to be expected. Thanks again for sending me the stretches and keeping on me about it! I am the type that needs that! LOL
I hope everyone has a better day and I'll be back later.
Love&Hugs
Charlene0 -
Good Morning,
I don't know how you all keep up around here!
CY - when do you find out about your scan results?
Biker Jan - have a safe and fun long weekend. It was SO great meeting you and DH Mark at Pinkstock!
Nicki - glad you're feeling better. Day 13 w/o wine? WTH?
Amy - I too had a dentist several years ago who told me that my mouth was small, and I asked him to please put that in writing!
Quote from Denise:Quote:
Amy: Can't say that I "like" the dentist.......just lay there and let him do his thing.
Hey - me too, Denise! Sorry, couldn't resist, BF is a dentist! My mother always told me she hoped I'd find a dentist, because like you, every tooth in my head has had something done to it.
Liz - hey neighbor - I hope things smooth out for you soon. ((HUG))
g - can't a girl catch a break for God's sake? Can I ask why no painkillers?
Choca - have a fun, safe trip across the pond. When do you return?
Was just going to ask where are Marsha and Guz??? Glad to see you Marsha.
Shirley - I too watched Crazy, Sexy Cancer and don't know how the people on the show got through the man demonstrating the enema positions without cracking up!
Christine - are you still living "topless"?
Hope everyone has a great day! Hugs all around!
Donna0 -
Hey Peter if you are still up GO TO BED.......its late.....ok chicas I'm back.......Brenda thanks for the words of encouragement.......I feel so tired and I also feel like this whole bs cancer journey has just begun......Gina has been battling now for six yrs.......I realize that she was ned for many of those yrs but just thinking about doctor appointments,scans,lab work etc for the rest of our lives..........I think for the first time I have really realized that I will never have my former life back......it certainly wasn't perfect but at least I didn't have this monster on my back constantly.........but if one good thing has come out of all the bullshit is you guys...........new friendships that will continue as long as we are all here and breathing.......I really do thank God for that........anyway.....((((Gina))))) sure wish you could handle some pain meds........hoping Robin is doing well today......that surgery sure did seem like it took a long time.................Cheri hope you are feeling ok today......you sure have been thru the ringger......one tuff cookie......you really are an inspriration.........my daughters teacher with the iguana is female and the lizzard has been living in her classroom for several years......my daughter says that every year he seems to warm up to a couple of the kids and they always have first option to take him home for holidays.........I just gave her that no way in hell look that moms give their kids when "there is no way in hell" something is going to happen.......ha........oh geez phone brb..........
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Brenda--
These cysts have been here over a year but they're getting "junkier" and one is lobulated (looks a little like Mickey Mouse from certain angles!)---what concerns me most is the other one had a huge shadow behind it even though it's not a solid mass. Figure I'll wait until Friday or Monday and call my onc's nurse---we're pals and she usually fills me in on the skinny when I ask her. You have trigger finger too? The ortho guy who had to do surgery on my thumb to get it unstuck insisted he never heard it was a side effect from AIs---so how come so many of us have them? Now both ring fingers are getting "clicky". Are you diabetic? I'm recently type II and he says that's what it's from.
Yes, there is an increased risk for colon cancer after BC but it's not huge. One of the BRCA abnormalities is also associated with increased colon CA risk---can't remember which one. I get the plumbing check every three years because my Mom died of colon cancer---after surviving BC for 16 years. Word to the wise---she refused colonoscopies for years---not lady like, you know---and by the time she was symptomatic it was too late. She died at 81. So all of you dragging your butts, literally, get it done!
Cheri--glad to hear they got a handle on your meds before they made you even sicker. Geesh---you and Gina just can't seem to catch a break lately.
CY---heard anything yet?
Peter---you do what the docs tell you. My SO wouldn't go to the doc unless he had bone sticking thru his skin or I was yelling at him because he was bleeding all over the carpet. You men---tsk, tsk. But we love you anyway.
All of you exercising with bands---go for it! After having both shoulders freeze in succession I'm afraid of both Curves and the bands---my physical therapist even recommended against either of them. The bands especially look like fun to me. Yoga maybe? Can't believe I just used the words "fun" and something exercise related in the same sentence. I love to read---my eyeballs are in great shape!
When I interviewed for the peer mentor spot with my onc's practice they asked me if I had learned anything from cancer, which is probably a more sensitive question. Life had already smacked me around enough to know I was strong but what I did learn was to live in the moment instead of always thinking about what I had to do "next". Us Capricorns tend to do that!
Deb---how is Bobbi doing?
Gotta run---Pearl River/almost Baltimore kids due in tonite for the weekend and the house is still tossed from moving the furniture we gave the other kids down to Ithaca. We currently have the Jeff Foxworthy TV set up. Just moving my 20 year old Zenith out of the media cabinet killed it so we now have the working 13" TV sitting on top of the non-working 20" TV set---which is sitting on the floor. Gotta stay that way until after we pay the school taxes in September too.
Everyone have a good day--
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Hey Jeannie "you might be a redneck" if you have a 13 inch tv sitting on top of the 20" tv that doesn't work......ha.........life is good isn't it............maybe Denise's husband can put a board up against it so it will work...........ha...........DebC please check in and give us updates on sis.............where in the heck is Jas....is everything ok with her......I know one place to find her but she's not leaving here for good is she????????Amy its getting ready to storm here today.....closet is looking pretty good......may end of spending some time in there this evening..........Nicki so glad you are feeling better.......be careful out there on the Chicago highways......Vickie are you out of your cotton pickin mind........you really needdddddd a big dog.......hm......ok chicas will check back in later gators.......
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I'm on "doggy sitting" duty while my mom and dad are up at the hospital with my sister, so I thought i would hop on here quick...
I have to admit that I am very impatient with the progress, or lack of it, with this infection crap. Bobbi is on a ton of antibiotics, at least one of which seems to make her feel quite ill. She is still in quite a bit of pain. Yesterday they did ultrasounds and blood work and today they are doing an MRI. Her white count was up slightly (not good) but some protein that indicates inflammation is down (good).
They are trying to determine if the pocket of infection has a wall around it, which would make it very difficult to cure with antibiotics alone. If there is a wall they will almost certainly have to do a surgery to remove the infection if there is no wall, they want to try and get it healed with no surgery.
The only other big news is they are going to turn off the morphine drip and have her switch to pushing a button if she needs pain relief. The doc is hoping if they can get her off the morphine, maybe her severe nausea will improve.
I have been surprised at how stressed this is making our whole family. My girls both seem freaked out by Bobbi being in the hospital I am wondering if it is some kind of delayed reaction to what I went through .I think all of us are kind of over reacting emotionally to this .kind of weird. I know intellectually that Bobbi is going to be just fine, but emotionally Im not doing so good .
SO that is the news in a nutshell. Sorry that I have not had time to keep up with everyone here. I am sending hugs and prayers for everyone. Please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.
Hugs
Deb C0 -
Shokk just for you mate
Deb C Keeping you, your sister and family in my thoughts and prayers
Its 4am so back to bed be back later
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