Illinois ladies facing bc
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SNOW BE GONE!!!!! Sending warm weather & sunshine!!Laura you cud prob move my car at lunch ....I wouldn't know the difference. I have a heck of a time remembering where I parked! LOL
Connie gud luck w/ your surgery hope your son is feeling better we have a bug going around here also, I'm trying my darn-est NOT to get it!! My GD has it.....
I talked to my surgeon re LE and sleeves she said w/ SNB and only 4 nodes taken it should not be an issue. Guess it depends on who you ask.
Back to work
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teddybear i'd do my own research on lymphedema. Rather safe than sorry.
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Kater I agree. One thing I have learned on this "journey" is ask a different DR get a different answer. And it's easier to prevent LE than to deal with it. So I'll try to find a sleeve here in town just to be on the safe side. (both DR's agree it couldn't hurt)0
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Laura-Your car story was really funny....yeah funny for who.....I think you deserve atleast two drinks!
Blackjack-Rads are going ok. My rad onc said I was tolerating them just fine....easy for him to say.... Yes, I will be at lunch next week.
I am in a really crabby mood these past two days. I think it is pms......I have not read anything about rads making person extremely bitchy...maybe???? Or maybe, it is that I can not go on our annual trip to Naples Florida next week for a week of tennis and sun....I told my husband and step daughter to please go ahead and enjoy themselves. It is bad enough that I am stuck in this body, there is no reason they need to suffer to....
Hope everyone else is doing well.
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I went to the surgeon to today for a checkup and everything is fine. I still have some edema but it will go down within the next month or two. I asked him for a plastic surgeon referral and so I know who I want to do my reconstruction. I think I will have done in the fall. I really don't like being flat chested after all. Nothing fits right especially when you are fat..lol...
Ginny
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Ginny - Glad you checked in...and glad to hear your Dr. thinks everything is okay. Good luck w/the reconstruction. You may want to check out that forum here...
smerf - Glad you're back...
Wendy - If you moved to FL - I will never speak to you again! LOL
Jackie - Your plan sounds awesome and I just know that you can do it! You're showing initial signs of "moving on"...you're right on track girl...keep up the good work! You can do it!
Nancy - Understandably...you will have some low points. There's lots going on in your body right now. I'm sorry you have to miss out of the trip this year. But guess what? Next year you will be good to go! You'll be NED (no evidence of disease). You're tenacity will have paid off and you'll be soaking up the sun. Are you going to be able to meet us on the 21st?
GIRLZ - Hope you all had a good Monday -
Julie - Hope chemo is being nice to you!
Everyone - Be well...lots of veggies, lots of love, and lots of positive/healthy thoughts to each of you...
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Hi everyone!
Connie...wanted to wish you the best on Wednesday! HUGS!!
Wendy...at the rate that the bathroom remodeling project is going, I may have pictures by mid-July! What a chore and we haven't even gotten a good start! The walls are bare and stripped down completely. Tomorrow my job is to put Kilz on them...so I become a painter before and after bowling. The old heavy iron tub is out and the area is ready for the new tub to go in but we have to wait until one of the guys at work can come to help bring it up the stairs. The floor is down to the wood and ready for the concrete board...which can't be put in place until the tub is in. Did I say that I'm already nearly crazy???????
Ginny, glad you got a good report at the surgeon. So you're thinking about reconstruction, eh? That's a sign that you're healing up well! :-) I've been thinking about you!
Nicki...so what did you buy on your shopping spree????
Well, I need to get things picked up around here. Hope everyone had a good day. Surely your snow didn't last long did it?
Rita
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Kater-I got all excited reading your post thinking that maybe I should start drinking for my health, but then I read further
. Interesting info on the hot flashes. I took effexor for 2 weeks, and my hotflashes were gone. I did not continue it though.Rita-Congrats to Dave on his big win. How exciting. It's your turn next.
Jackie-Happy to hear you are feeling inspirations. Hope they continue to strengthen for you and lift you up. Enjoy the sunshine when it's out.
Pat-Welcome back. It will be nice to see you again at the lunch.
Wendy-I'm going tomorrow for "hair help"! I was able to get a last minute appt. b/f the stylist goes out of town for a week. Not sure what I'll do yet. I am enjoying the curls but I know after a couple more cuts they will be gone.
Connie-Waiting to hear how the exchange goes. I'm having mine on the 28th.
To everyone else, hope you're feeling good!
Michele
(My computer is soooo slow, definately need to do something about this. I lose my train of thought waiting for this thing!!!!)
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NancyLa I too had pms & bit**y ness during rads I just thought it was stress from all the appts ect. And the anti hormone pills throwing me out of whack.
Ginny glad your appt went well.
I kinda wish I was brave enough to get reconstruction surgery but.... I've been under the knife to many times. Oh well I'll just be "old, fat, FLAT me LOL!!
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Morning! Mich101 goes today and I go tomorrow for some hair tweaking...hopefully we will both look a bit better than this girl!Ginny....it does sound as if you are moving forward. Fall is a good choice too as you will have your spring and summer to enjoy...should it actually ever arrive.
Laura....well, it sure is a shame that if I move to Florida you won't talk to me again. We'll miss you at the annual house/pajama party I WILL BE HAVING at my house...as it will have the guest rooms on the other side of the house, with a full bath, with access to the pool (and of course the requisite pool boy!). And on a more somber note....I just got an e-mail from DH's sister in Florida (she wrote in the middle of the night)...her DH was admitted to the hosp. with severe chest pains, racing heart and very rapid breathing...they have been working on him most of the night with no improvement so far. This was a first occur. for this...happened while he was playing golf late yesterday. Keep your fingers crossed for Brian, OK?
NancyLa...regarding being a bit bitchy...hmmmmmm. Cancer dx, then surgery, then being burnt up, then the prospect of taking nasty little pills all the while being gipped out of a trip to Florida the year we seem to have permanent winter. AND YOU ARE ONLY A LITTLE BITCHY???????? I think you are abnormal tho...I would be a ranting, screaming lunatic.
Jackie....You ARE much better. I can "hear" it in your posts.
Rita...and that's why we hire people to do everything! That, and the fact that I am married to a man who up until 10 years ago or so didn't know there were TWO different types of screwdrivers! Really!
Blackjack....you mentioned something about being in Algonquin this week and I had asked you what day....are you still going? What day?
Julie...how goes it? Sabrina...how was your dd's appt with the gyne?
Need to run...DH is out of the shower and I need to tell him about his BIL...Hugs to everybody...warmer and sunny here today....Yay!
CONNIE..... GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!!! Check in when you can...
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Hi gals....Just a quick run through before I begin my busy day!
Oh Nancy...I don't think anyone can beat Wendy's reasoning for your depression and moodiness. She's pinpointed it perfectly! My goodness, gal. You've been put through the "wringer" and still aren't finished. You're missing out on a "get away" which you could surely use right now and it's still hard to see the end when you've just started rads. You're entitled to your moods. In fact, a little blow up every once in a while releases stress. You're just acting normal under these situtations. HUGS to you!
Oh Michele! The lunch photos will reveal both you and Wendy's new looks! Kater, have that camera ready! I can't wait to see them!
Wendy...I'm sending good vibes to Brian and the entire family. That's so scary.
Laura...Hope that work this week is off to a good start!
Wendy...Dave's a contractor so he knows how things should be done. The problem is, this job is not scheduled. It's just being done AFTER the regular work day and on the weekends when he's not helping somebody else with another problem. I'm just Type-A and I knew before we started that I'd have my little moody period during the "mess!" I keep telling myself that it will look nice when it's done and that's worth the upheaval!
Well...hello to everyone I didn't personally address. I'm off to Kilz walls, go to the bowling banquet for the Tuesday morning league, get groceries that I didn't get yesterday and make a run to Wally World for all those things one hates to buy! Hope to get back later. Have a good day, everyone, and that definitely includes you, Jackie!
Rita
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Morning....Count me in re: Brian. I had Rita's thought...how scary. Odd---I've heard before about heart issues during a round of golf. Interesting that something you are doing to de-stress and enjoy ends up being not the thing either. I hope and pray all goes well.
Ah...Rita, you are right about Wendy and her reasoning too. Now I find I may have a little "dice" when I get up to rads too, huh !!!! Well, maybe I'm old enough not too. That would be nice.
Lots to do today....got to spring Maggie out of re-hab so she can cash her check and do a couple of little things...go by animal supplies etc.
Tomorrow....my SIL is coming over to help me with my house. I was not keeping up as I should before my last incident and before completely and totally pathetic becomes a reality I thought I'd better ask for some help.
Connie.....your in my thoughts for tomorrow. Hope all goes well and you bounce back quickly.
Laura.....you are always such a bright, cheery person---you just have to feel good or at least better after hearing from you.
And Rita.....if only this were still chemo and you had lost your hair you wouldn't have to worry about pulling it all out over the bathroom.
Hope you all have a gorgeous day. We are going to the 60's and will be 70's tomorrow. Spring is here and I am thrilled.
Be checking in later.
Jackie
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Everyone, thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I expect so much out of myself and expect that I should be able to handle everything with ease........I need to allow myself to grieve...
I hate complaining, but I am so thankful that I have all of you to listen to me.
Laura, yes I will be at lunch on the 21st. I am looking forward to meeting everyone.
Wendy, I love the picture....looks like how I feel in the morning....What part of Florida are you moving to? I will also include Brian in my prayers.
Ginny, glad you got a good report.
Rita have fun at the bowling banquet and Wally World.
One last thing.....what is DH?
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Checking in with everyone. It's been another rough week. I had
a severe case of the real flu- high fever, headache, joint pain, and
respiratory cough for the last 5 days. Reminded me much too much of chemo. Lost 4 lbs, the wrong way. ugh
Wendy and Michelle- looking forward to seeing your 'new' looks. Bet they are going to be smashing!
Connie- hoping that the surgery goes well tomorrow.
Nancy- I can't wait to meet you. I was just as bit*hy when going through rads. I was just so tired of being sick and going everyday (even if it was quick and easy) just wore me down!
Ginny- good to hear from you. I second Laura's recommendation to check out the reconstruction forum here. There's great information there!
Jackie- how did you luck out on such great temperatures?? It's only 30 degrees here.
Leeza and Calypso- I may have missed the updates. How are you both doing?Okay, I'm whoozy now, so back to bed. Waves and hugs to everyone I missed.
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Twenty giant hugs.....feel better soon JanClare. I'm thinking heat wave for all of you.
Jackie
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WENDY Did my Devoted Hubby send that pic of me in the AM??? It looks just like me except my hair isn't that long yet!!! Brian is in our prayers.... Keep dreaming about the house in FL and the cute pool boy, they say dreams can come true!
Janclare Hope you don't have the same cold/flu we have going around here taking WEEKS to get over!!
Rita Did 'you rake it in' at the bowling banquet?
Hope everyone is doing ok
Work is calling.........
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Don't know if I told you all but I got my hair cut and highlighted last week. It looks so much better and it covers the gray. I havn't had anything done to my hair since I lost it. which has been a year now.
Wendy...loved your graphic. You crack me up...
Sure hope the weather warms up soon. I am so sick of the cold weather. Supposedly its going to get to be in the 50's. The way it looks now, I don't think so...
Well, back to work....
Ginny
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Ginny congrats on the hair cut Amazing that we can get so excited over a simple hair cut!!!0
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JanClare - You just HAVE to get better - aren't you leaving soon for sun, sand, jungle, fun?
GIRLZ - Checking in briefly...work went well yesterday. Today I work from home and I am a very busy girl! Working on Mother's day and Father's Day...
Hope you're all having the weather I am! It's warm...about 55 degrees. Since I am home, Buddy is able to be out on the deck increasing his Seratonin levels! LOL
Have a great day...
Rita - Don't kilz yourself with that bathroom project! LOL get it? LOL
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Just checking in to sign out for the week. I just got the call that I have to be at the hospital at 6am tomorrow.
Surgery is at 8am and should only be about an hour. I'll check in probably on Friday. Thanks for all the good wishes.My son is still sick! Still has a fever and bad cough. Today is the 4th day of fever. I took him to the Dr. last night but they couldn't find anything wrong other than a "virus". They even gave him a nose swab (yuck) to test for the flu. I didn't know they had a test for that, but it came back negative. So, far everyone else is healthy.
Wendy - my thoughts are with Brian and his family. That is scary.
Jan Clare - hope you feel better!
Hi to everyone else I missed. Have to get out of work and go home and pack my bag. I'm bringing the big Stephen King book, Wendy. I am on page 97!
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Best of luck Connie!!!
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Ditto, Connie! Best of luck, and I hope you get some time to read that book, and a little sleep in the hospital.
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Break time!!!!
I just lugged in all the groceries (did I ever tell you how much I hate grocery shopping.???..probably why I put off going yesterday) and have them all put away. The bowling banquet was fun. We went to a new brewery in town and they have some unusual entrees. Our team tied for fourth place so we didn't cash in on the really big money, Karin but I got some individual cash awards which were pretty nice.
JanClare...good to hear from you! Wow! Sorry you've been under the weather. That flu is terrible! Rest up and get over it!
Jackie, it's not as warm here as you have it. We did get to the low 50's according to the bank temperature board. That seems like a real heat wave to me! I'm so glad that you have some help coming to get your house back in shape. I was always one who never asked anybody for anything. It was so nice, though when someone just decided that they were helping without asking....or even brought in some food. That's one thing I did learn. Many people won't ask for help or aren't even sure what type of help you''ll offer, so now I don't ask if they need something. I just do it or take something in to them.
Laura, I bet you and Buddy are both enjoying your day at home! I need some neat ideas for Father's Day so if you have any neat designs show us pictures! As for Kilzing myself with this bathroom (LOL...I liked that one!!!) I'm not doing so well on the Kilz. I could never eat if I had to make a living doing construction and remodeling work. I spent all morning and only got two walls done. Not good, is it? So tonight after supper I need to get back in there and finish it up my job!
Ginny...I'm anxious to see your hair! We are overdue for a night out.
Nancy, I had to giggle when you asked what DH was. It actually is an abbreviation for dear husband or devoted husband, but I sure didn't know that either. I was in the chat room one night and they were using that so I asked what DH was. One of the gals decided that she'd have a little fun and answered "dick head." Well...I really believed them, thinking that you probably couldn't write that out in the chat room and thought that for a long time. I thought it was so terrible that they were referring to their hubbies that way when it seemed like they were so thoughtful, but I didn't have a hubby so I couldn't completely relate. Finally (after quite a while actually) one of the gals told me the real meaning. I was embarrassed to think that I was that naive. Dah!
Well...on to picking up the house so the cleaning lady can clean tomorrow. I have lots of things from the upstairs bathroom to sort through and probably trash. Why I've kept all this stuff for years, I'll never know!
Hope you're all doing well today and enjoying the sunshine.
Rita
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Connie - Best wishes to you! ...will be thinking about you. Don't over do it when you get home...hope your little one is better soon.
Rita - Painting IS A TON OF WORK. Everytime I do it, I swear I'll never do it again! LOL You forget the pain though! Cash awards are a good thing...congrats!
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Dh.....I got a kick out of that Rita. I didn't know for a long time either what Dh was. I don't know if I mentioned, but I cleaned house for a living for 9 years when we lived in Santa Barbara, Calif. One of those things I was going to do temporarily ( with a friend who owned her own little company ) until I found a job I really wanted. That's the trouble with me.....I should never do anything temporarily because I probably won't. When I quit doing it...I had a waiting list of 7 people who wanted me to do them but I got sick and it was just too strenuous to do everyday. I pour my heart and soul in what I do so I have to be careful.......
Anyway, former cleaning ladies don't do their own houses real well. That e'll learn me. And if my SIL hadn't been over and heard me ranting about 'my filth' I'd probably be going without help anyway because it's hard for me to ask for anything. Guess I think if I can't get it for myself maybe I don't deserve it????
There's a pschlogical something or other in there but I don't think I want to know which of my warts is sticking out now.......
On the 17th. at our local hospital there is going to be one of those Look Good-Feel Good seminars and I'm going to go. I'm hoping they might show me a few things to do there. It should be a real challenge. I have not worn much for make-up in years due to lots of difficulty seeing what I'm doing. It may be the first time in history one of these "instructors" goes home in tears or just plain gives up. Oh well...can't hurt anything I guess.
I'll be checking back in later. See ya then.
Jackie
p.s. and by the way Rita.....I had several customers who cleaned before I got there.....I could never convince them that I would not have any negative thoughts about them if something was a mess. It would just make me sure that I was earing what they so generously paid me.
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Connie best of luck on Wednesday. I also hope your son starts feeling better.
Rita, I am so glad I did not find out what dh meant yesterday, because I would have said....it just figures....but today is a new day and I prefer the other meanings for dh.
JanClare I am sorry you are under the weather. I heard the flu is running rampant, hopefully you will be feeling better soon. Not a fun way to loose weight.
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I went to Look gud feel better, here. They gave us a nice make-up kit. It was fun. Plus they said we can come back anytime! So when I start running out of make-up I just might go again!
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Oh RITA!!!! Is that what you really thought DH meant??? Oh my gosh!!!! When I use it, I'm actually saying damn husband sometimes...And Laura....the kilz joke??? OK...we all need some warm weather and fast and I know this because of what I did this afternoon....
I have 6 large planter boxes on my deck railing and I am sick and tired of looking out there and seeing nothing but snow and ice so I went to Michael's and bought a bunch of silk flowers. So here I am...shoveling off the deck so I can't see any snow, I cut all the spring bushes apart so I can arrange them better (all 18 of them!) and I put on my jacket and gloves and haul all my fake flowers out there. And......the dirt is frozen in the boxes. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't jam them in. Oh well....tomorrow is another day....
So Jackie....60 today, 70 tomorrow? You lucky girl...
OK...BIL Brian news...they THINK he has supraventricular tachycardia. His blood tests so far do not show a heart attack, but he is still having runs of rapid heart beat up to 256 per minute! They gave him meds to drop his heart rate down to almost zero and then brought it back up (pharmaceutical cardioversion - that is shocking the heart with drugs, rather than with the paddles you see on "ER")...didn't work. So tomorrow they will continue to try different drugs to better control him and then he can go home but will most probably need an ablation to fix this. So...Brian is OK and very lucky as he has been having this "little" problem for over a month and never said anything. Men!!!! I do thank you guys for all your good thoughts and prayers....it could have turned oout very differently, according to the ER doctors.
JanClare....so sorry you are not feeling well. Cozy up in that bed and get some rest.
Connie...we'll be thinking about you tomorrow!
Blackjack...I sent you a PM. Next time!
All these new hair-do's! My, aren't we going to be a good-looking bunch!
Everyone....have a great night!
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Good Evening Girls,
I hope everyone got outside today to enjoy the nice weather we are having...is spring here now lol..
Connie..good luck tomorrow..remember to rest and be a lazy butt like Wendy when you get home. I hope your son is feeling better. I know there is a lot of flu going around at school. I am loading up on Vit. C so I don't get sick too.
Nancyla..glad to hear that you are flying through rads tx..Need to ask your dh to take you some were fun post tx..Like me I went to Maui post tx..thinking of the beach and water was the only thing that helped me get through tx. So think of your favorite place and it will help you deal with rads.
Karin.. are you bringing sunshine with you next week...I hope so..
just make sure the snow be gone fairies are working over time lol
Rita..Glad to hear that you had fun at your bowling banquet..Do you bowl in the summer too?
Jackie.. glad to see that you are feeling a little better.. Just take one day at a time and you will get through this. Remember we are all here for you.
Janclare.. sorry to hear that you have that nasty flu bug. I hope you are feeling better really soon so you can come next week for
lunch.
Laura..do you like working from home. I know if I did I would stay in my jammies all day and work lol.
Smerf..glad to see that you are back.. Are you coming next week for lunch? I have lost track on who is coming..
Kater..any new articles for us to read. Don't forget your camera next week to take pics of the girls with their new hairdo's. lol
Wendy.. sent you a pm. If you move to Florida I'm coming to see the cute cabana boy you have by your pool..lol
Hope everyone has a great evening..off to get some dinner..
Will check back later..
Remember think spring..sun..warm weather..
Blackjack
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Oh man! I gor rge mri today and thank god my husband went with me as I took two pills for the claustrophobia and I was so loopy!
Okay, fasten your seatbelts. The reason the earlest appointment to read the mri with my breast surgeon was in April and not sooner came out when I pressed for an earlier appoitment (thanks Rita for the nudge). She is leaving her practice and she is trying to fit all her patients in so she can set them up with another doctor. So, as of April I no longer have the doctor wo dx me, did surgery on me and watched over me through these past months of hell. Instead of feeling fear, I felt rage (I know that is irrational) as doctors move, die, etc. I just feel so at loose ends. So now I go to her on her last day there (while you ladies have lunch) to hear about the mri and my new doctor. What if the news is bad? Do I just go to whomever she tells me to go to and hope to heaven he/she can pick up the pieces I walk in with. Or, should I call Dr. Dragon (my onc) and ask in adance for his recommendation so all my records go to someone my oncologist knows and respects.
Then of course I worry why she is leaving? I would appreciate your input. My dh says to hang loose as we will be able to make a decent transfer to someone. I just know, as a teacher, when transfer student come in, I am caught up with my students and the transfer kid kinda on th eback burner while I try to keep up with everone else. Maybe I am overreacting.
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