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Hello again.
Rita was giving me grief for not posting. So,,,here I am again. Things are going okay. I've gotten out of the house a little more in the last week - chemo vacation!!! I'm having my last AC on Monday. I am so excited. I can't wait for it to be over. I'm hoping my onco will let me switch back to Fridays for the taxol.
I saw the PS on Tuesday. This time he said everything looked good. What a relief. At my last appointment he was talking about having to do a Latissimus because of issues with the scar healing. To say the least I wasn't thrilled. I'm not so sure I would have recon if I had to do it over again. But, now things seem to be going better. I look brand new in my bra these days!!!
Tomorrow I am heading to Peoria with a couple of girls to go wig shopping. I'm not sure why I bother other than my insurance will pay for it. My Dad wants me to try to find a red one this time. Who knows what color I will pick... These days I am going out in a hat. It's much cooler than a wig and I'm use to the stares. I'm thinking about the hat off with two fists up for the next poor soul. Okay, maybe not that would just be mean. I know they don't think about it from my perspective.
Rita, Thanks for going to lunch today and talking with Marsha. I hope she gets on and posts.
JanClare, Thanks for the card! I got it today and it brought a smile to my face.
Julie R, I'm glad your getting through it. I'm so happy that you don't have to do chemo! Drains suck. Hopefully it will come out soon.
Jackie, Susan, Blackjack, Thanks for the kind words and encouragement!
Becky, Sorry to hear that your 4th was so terrible. Let's hope the next round goes better. Keep me posted. I'll be interested in hearing how it goes. Great news on your results!
Wendy, Do you ever stay home anymore? I'm glad your getting out and having some nice summer trips. I can't wait to travel again.
Laura, Sorry I will miss the party. I have my 20th high school reunion. I'm hoping that I will feel good enough to go.
Kat, Hope you are hanging in there!
All, Enjoy the summer! It's coming to an end way to quickly. I don't want to see any snowman soon.
WendyTY
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Hi everyone
Was about to write something ( just ended up putting in another quote ) when my friends came to take me out to a celebratory dinner for finishing my rads. Had a good time, but went to a place none of us had ever been.....so didn't have the charm and substance they were hoping for. It was ok with me.....we could have been at KFC as long as it was with friends.
Did enjoy the Margarita though I never tasted alcohol. Probably a good thing for someone who hasn't had a drink since her diagnosis. That way I stayed up-right in my chair and laughed at the appropriate places.
Had an enjoyable day ( not through yet ) in my pantry and kitchen trying to give it that HGTV minimal look. The pantry didn't make it, but that's ok. I've needed to clean by starting in the pantry forever it seems and all of you would agree if you had seen the giant dust bunnies trying to attack me.
Julie, how fortunate that chemo is not on your list. It can be very difficult for some and it's nice to hear that you will be able to avoid it. Good news too that you have other pain meds. It's hard to feel decent about anything when you are in distress. You have had a rough time so hopefully the new meds will give you more stamina for your road ahead.
WendyTY....it is good to hear from you and about you. Sure is good news that you only have one A/C left to go. I think I mentioned ( maybe here ) just recently that 4 A/C were about all I could handle. Of course, now that I'm essentially through txs they don't seem like they were as bad as they really were. But at the time.....the last couple were a struggle. Partly because they were A/C's....which wasn't too hot, but knowing too that it wasn't the end of chemo since I had the 4 Taxotere to go. Those were basically a whole lot easier-----even a much shorter infusion time as well, but it still seemed like chemo was forever. Hope your Taxol will be much easier. My biggest complaint was a bad mouth flavor for two or three days and some mild joint/bone pain which wasn't enough to keep me awake so wasn't bad at all.
Jan....I got your card as well and it's wonderful to be DONE. I still haven't felt bad about being done or depressed or much of anything.....maybe it is still too thrilling NOT to have to always be planning for the next step.....and so wonderful to be back in my own home---even if it is majorly filthy with dust bunnies half as big as me. I'm not working hard here---just loping along more than anything else....but I can quit when I want too instead of when I have too. I never thought I'd be so anxious to CLEAN but it feels great.
Well, I hope you all have had a wonderful day---whatever you did and I hope you have a great day tomorrow full of life and love.
Jackie
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Hmm it's been fairly quiet here today!!
I went for to PS for my first fill & it went well. He apparently numbed me somehow, so I felt absolutely nothing. When I saw those big old syringes with 60cc's, I was scared - but it was painless.
Well - now it's hurting again & I'm getting ready to take some pain meds.. but all in all, it wasn't too bad. And - I now have boobs!!
I'm going to get fills every Thursday & he said we can do the exchange in September or October, yahooo. This all put me in a pretty good mood. He wants the drain out on Monday no matter what... even though it put out 40cc's today. I wonder if I should fight him on it ??? WendyTY - great to "see" you. Glad things went well with your PS too. Enjoy the wig shopping with your friends... I hope you find some fun wigs! Oooh and your last AC is on Monday - congrats!
Jackie - that's so nice that you got out to celebrate the end of rads. It's definitely a huge thing to celebrate.
To everyone else - hello & hugs - and I want to thank everyone for being so supportive & encouraging through all of this. I don't think I thank you guys enough. Take care, JulieR
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Morning! Well....we are getting HAMMERED with rain, wind and big hail! Electricity went out once for a few minutes...so much for me sitting on my deck, enjoying a husband-free morning! My chairs are actually OFF the deck...blew right off! Oh well....no watering today needed!JulieR.....so happy for you re: chemo, you lucky girl! I can't comment on having the drain out...well, maybe I will a little. Seems like 40cc is a lot to still be draining and contemplating drain removal...but what do I know! Ihad NO idea you were in so much pain...hopefully your new meds are giving you some relief. Wow...done in October! Good for you! When do you start the tam? Or are you going to take a hammer to them?????
WendyTY....last AC already? It seems that it went so fast for you, but I guess not fast enough. I've read that a lot of girls found taxol easier than AC so I am hoping that is true for you as well. A redhead huh? Pictures, please! And I never did see you in that mohawk! Happy too for your good news from the surgeon.
Yikes....now BIG hail...and DH's black car in driveway and he is screaming at me cuz I took over the garage with both of the newer cars. Keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't do too much damage to the paint or I will never hear the end of it. He has been looking for a new one anyway...I'll peek at it as soon as the lightening lets up.
OK...back on topic...
Jackie....I too plan on tackling my little pantry/frig today. Everything is just stuck in all over and looks so messy. Also....there is just the 2 of us and we have 2 full baths upstairs, one of which we never use. So....I am moving to the guest bath today. I guess it means I will now be cleaning another bathroom but I am tired of waiting for you-know-who to get out. Just need to get another one of those magnifying mirrors for my make-up as I can't see a darn thing and can only imagine where I might draw eyebrows...could be quite amusing! How nice that your friends came to take you out for a little celebration! Mmmmmm....margaritas! Haven't had one of those in such a long time.
Becky.....how are you feeling these days? Hanging in there, by a toe or two? The end is in sight. I know it doesn't seem like it right now but see that light? At the end of the tunnel? It's not an on-coming train...it's your "new" life and it will be here before you know it. Gee...ain't I helpful! But it WILL be over soon. Hugs, honey!
Jule...how was your BD? Do anything exciting? We need details....
Jan....you are so sweet to offer to drive to Normal to pick up Jackie. Did I tell you that when I was showing my DH's relatives down in Florida how I could get on the web with my iPod...DH pointed out your pic from that dinner you had on 7/16...DH pointed out your $7,000. boobs! Everyone at the table took a look and agreed they were quite nice! I am so sorry!!!!!! But you are now famous in Indialantic and Melbourne Beach!
Everybody else....hope you are well and happy and doing things you love, with people you love. I am off to check out the car's paint....I hope it survived or I know I will never hear the end of this one! Oh well......could have been a whole lot worse...could have been his head that got dented by the hail (now THAT would have been funny!)
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Hi everyone
. Beautiful morning here even if it is going to lead into some really brutal hot and humid temperatures. Sounds like Elgin is taking a real beating this morning----I think we got the rain part of that a couple of days ago.Lots of work to do today but so far I'm not intimidated. My kitchen looks so much better than it did yesterday. That makes me WANT to move on because this poor place sure needs some love after all these months of nothing happening to it.
Hope the weather up North is soon tolerable. I'm going to go have a second cup of coffee. I am changing some of my ways. Use to only have one cup in the morning....now two are permissable.
See ya'll later. Stay full of life and love.
Jackie
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Good morning ladies.....well maybe not so good for you Chicago area gals with the winds, rain, and hail. It looks overcast and threatening here this morning but no action so far, which is just fine with me.
Wendy the Younger...I enjoyed lunch yesterday. I, too, hope that Marsha posts. She's a neat gal! I hope you have fun in Peoria today on your wig hunting trip! Enjoy this weekend while you're on chemo holiday and remember....ONLY 1 MORE AC!!!!!!!!! Hugs!
Jackie....so glad that you're enjoying your home this week. How I wished you lived in my area! I'd hire you in an instant to clean my house and detail my car! I hate doing that kind of thing but love my things to look good. Maybe you should change careers. You could open your own cleaning an detailing business. LOL
Wendy, you asked about the Spoon River Drive. This is a huge antique, craft, food, and flea market exposition that takes places the first two weekends in October in many different towns in the Spoon River valley. You drive from town to town, each of which is loaded with antiques, vendors, crafts, wonderful foods and some flea market items. It's always to scenic this time of year in the area and those of us who have done the drive for so many years know the towns that you "can't miss!" Farmington is one of the big stops as there are vendors set up in three different locations in the town. They're noted for crafts, food, and gift items. London Mills is another great place and a beautiful little town that is packed with goodies. People go to Smithfield and Lewistown for the antiques and flea market items. My son and his family come every year for one of the weekends. This year they're coming on the first weekend. They always leave with many unique Christmas gifts for people on their Christmas list. I don't really know how far it would be from you. It's about an hour farther west for me. You could check out Farmington on the map to get an idea. If you like that type of thing, it's a real "biggie" and an all day excursion. We make one loop on Saturday and drive a different way on Sunday so we get to more of the towns.
Julie R....so glad that you can avoid the chemo. YEA!!!!! That should certainly make you smile!
Julie Chicago...thinking of you today as you go for #2. Remember...it's quite doable!
Blackjack and Susan....summer is going TOO fast! Susan, you might want to take some pics of your "lasts" in the teaching profession. You know, it's really funny. When I retired I gave away lots of my science teaching aids that I had purchased or collected over the years to teachers that I knew would use them. (There was no need to bring home a cow skull or chunk of granite!!!) I cried when I walked out of my room that very last time. I expected to feel "down" when school started in the Fall and everyone else was working in their rooms or getting ready for the new year. However, it was so nice not to have to interrupt my summer activities to go back to school. I still miss the interaction with the kids and the unique personalities of the JH kids, but I've never subbed in the schools or had any desire to go back to that routine. I also had my business at that time so I was not fully retired. I guess I just gave up one career and concentrated upon another. (You'll have your writing and will find lots of other things, too.) However, it was the people that I missed the most....my teacher friends and the kids. I've kept up with the teachers that were truly good friends and I've substituted my Wednesday night church class for my every day JH exposure! Things have a way of workout out! Sometimes I look back and wonder how I ever had time to work! LOLHugs to all of you as we head into another weekend. Enjoy these August days!Rita0 -
Hey girls!
Wondering if any of you had problems with wheezing while on chemo? I've had four asthma attacks this week which is really unusual for me. I haven't had to use my inhaler on a regular basis since I got it back in 2000. I'm going to call my onco in a few minutes but I thought I would ask.
Jackie, Congrats! I'm sure it is a great feeling. Thanks for the support on the AC and future insight. I'm hoping for better days!
Julie R, Sorry I have been so self absorbed. I was like you and relieved when I got the fills and they were painless. I also think it took away most of the pain for me. My filling has gone slow due to the healing issues. It's fun to watch it grow each time!
Wendy, I have to get with Rita about the photo posting. I didn't have a url to use. Hopefully I'll get them out there soon. I look horrible with a mohawk. I'm glad I did it but wish I could have enjoyed it more.
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» And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. - Kahlil Gibran0
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Good morning everyone,
WendyTY - please don't apologize at all, you are in no way self-absorbed. Hon, you are going through a lot & just seeing you here posting is a good thing. Heck - and if you want to be "self absorbed" - do it!! You - we all - deserve to be that way sometimes considering what we are going through. I'm sorry to hear about the asthma, that sounds scary. I hope that can be alleviated - and maybe someone here can help you out with that. Hey, I want to hear about any wigs that you buy! Treat yourself, you deserve it so much.
WendyK - my power went out this morning as well. Just for a few minutes, thankfully. Sure wouldn't want to be without the air conditioning today, hmmm? As far as the tamox, I'm going to do my research & decide what I think is best for me. Some of the risks seem lower since I am pre-meno, and honestly I'd like to improve my survival rates as much as I can.
Ritajean - oh yes, I am very happy about "no chemo". Thanks for sharing in my celebration.
My chest is not feeling too bad today - so yep, it must be from the fill. I'm so glad that making them bigger actually makes them feel better, lol. The Ultram my BS gave me makes me feel really strange (like jittery, almost panicky) so I may not take it again. Too bad, because the pain relief from it is excellent!! I'll prob. give him a buzz to talk about that.
I'm just chilling around the house today - do a bit of light housework & that's about it. Looking forward to BF taking me to a couple of stores tomorrow, yippppeeee!!!
Hopefully my arm will be feeling well enough so I can drive by end of next week...we shall see.
Have a great weekend ladies - though I'm sure I'll be back on here a few times
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Rita - I would like to try to make it to the Spoon River Drive...sounds like a great event. Thanks for sharing it.
Jule - As for the taste in your mouth...lots of girls here say Louigi's Italian Ice (lemon) from Jewel or Dom's works well. My mouth tasted like pennies...weird...hope it gets better for you.
Wendy - If you can use a hot glue gun...you're hired! LOL I will probably need "hands" at some point...will let you know. Glad you were able to get into the Z...sniff, sniff...the GOAT is still in the shop. I'm really getting more and more p'd off. WTF...my dh IS WAY TOO PATIENT with them...our race team...Midwest Racing, is racing tomorrow for the last time this season as a team. I am really bummed...of well...can't have everything..NOT!
Jackie - I don't know what to suggest...I'm soooooooooooooo bummed...maybe we can figure something out...I'll get back to you.
WTY - You're almost done...woo-hoo! Your avatar looks great!
JulieR - Hope the pain is letting up...don't OVER DO IT! Take it easy!
WHERE'S Michele, Sabrina, Sharon, Connie (I know you're busy with the kids and vacation), kater (know you're busy too), smerf, Mary, blackjack (your tucking in your dd), maryjane, leesa (hope you're doing okay), Juliechicago, Joann, Becky, Ginny, Little C, Irena, Adrienne...etc....
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Hi everyone! Hope you're all resting comfortably, making the most of this day.
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WendyTY, I didn't have any asthma while on chemo but I did get short of breath very easily and would huff and puff till I got caught back up. This worked in a cycle pretty much although I never timed it to see exactly when.
Wondering if your difficulties are due to maybe both things --- general shortness of breath as well as actual wheesing and asthma. Glad you are calling your Oncologist for this. Is this the first time since you started chemo??? So many things to consider. If these things have anything to do with the problem then thank goodness you've only one A/C left.
All are here to share and help you during your txs so don't be too stoic ( I was ) because everyone here has done this at some time knowing full well that sometimes you feel so bad that all YOU really CAN do is think of yourself and the tiresome misery. Like the other Sweet Wendy keeps saying though.....look towards the end of the tunnel where you will see light....and that is exactly where you will emerge. What is that saying...." Tough times never last, but tough people do ". You are one of the tough Illinois gals and we will see you through so feel whatever you feel because one or more, or even many of us have been there. We are here for you.
Jackie
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Hi, I'm resurfacing after a brief hiatus. I've had a fever and a cough since Sunday, and it was diagnosed as bronchitis on Wednesday. My internist prescribed Levaquin. I'm rather frustrated that I'm not feeling better by now. If I stay in bed, I'm fine, but once I get out of bed to do anything (take a shower, make myself lunch, nothing strenuous at all), the fever comes back.
My dad just told me that Levaquin doesn't kick in until the latter half of the dosage length (10 days). Have any of you had a similar experience?
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Hi again....Adrienne...so sorry you have been knocked flat by bronchitis. Since you just started the levaquin on Wed, maybe too soon to see any improvement. But I hope you are soon up and around to enjoy the waning days of summer!JulieR....I LOVED ultram! I got it when my port was put in and I saved half the rx for when the port was taken out (he said it wouldn't hurt afterward...HAH!!!!!). I loved those little pink pills, but I could only take half. I took a whole one when I got home after the port went in and I went upstairs to lie down and I spent 2 hours laughing at the ceiling fan, watching it go round and round. For some reason I found it excrutiatingly funny.
Laura...my mouth tasted like pennies too! Dirty pennies....yuck! And I CAN use a glue gun! Well...I have glued my fingers to a few things, have burned myself a time or two and we won't talk about the time I glued my hair to a lampshade...hey,it could happen to anyone!
WendyTY....can't comment on the asthma and wheezing...what did your onc say? Chemo can cause so many side effects I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of them. I too love your avatar! How did the wig shopping go? And as for being self-absorbed....GOOD FOR YOU!!! It is ALL ABOUT YOU right now, and DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!! This is the fight of your life so you go right ahead and put yourself first for a change. Mama Wendy says.....
Sounds like we are heading for some hot days next week. I only have PT Mon and Wed, with a dentist appt on Thurs. Gee...remember when we used to do fun things??? And Jackie...I was a good girl and made my appt. for my mamm on 9/5....and good gosh I am already starting to dread it. But it is what it is, right? RIGHT!!!!
Have a great evening everyone!
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Hi! What a beautiful morning! Only 63 out here...no AC for us today! Ahhhhhhhh....fresh air!Guess you all had something fun to do last night and are all still sleeping!
Rita....printed out about Spoon River and gave it to DH to read...BIG mistake. Already he is starting with the "do I have to?" 's!!!! I have plenty of time to work on him so I'm not worried.
JulieR...what stores is BF taking you to? I guess one of the things to put on your list, if you got Laura's email....is a hat and garden party dress!
Leesa....how are rads going? Anything new on the job front? If you can use a glue gun I understand Laura has job openings and I hear she pays VERY well! lol
Nothing planned for this weekend...very quiet around here. One thing I might tackle is the windows however as I see as the sun streams thru...I have that dreaded "window film". They look awful. Just waiting for my aleve to kick in so I can do my exercises and see how my back behaves today. I am starting back at my gym on Monday...haven't been there since the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. I miss my work-out buddies and I figure I can do all my back stuff there, and can start back with some of the other stuff. Boy, did I lose muscle tone in my arms in the last two months....when I wave, my arm flab waves. Yuck. My abs tho are good from all these core exercises! PT was good for something!
Hope you all are doing good...hope some of you new girls that we have been hearing about stop lurking and join in. And alll of you we haven't heard from in some time...would love to hear from you as well, but I am assuming that you are just too busy living and having fun to bother with us...and that is so okay! We just miss you....
Everyone...get out and do something fun today. Enjoy!
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Morning all,
Not too bad here but sure can't leave the door open--not quite that nice. Got all the pups fed and happy again. August sounds so far like it will be very typical for this part of southern Illinois. Hot and steamy. I always wished the Balloon Fest could be held a little earlier. Heard the reason ( and it did make sense ) why it is always scheduled in mid-August ( our yuckiest month ) but don't recall. Just generally a scheduling thing I think. Anyway, it's always a lot of fun. Here, unlike so many other places, you can be right next to those giant balloons, talk to the owners and pilots, sign up to be a crew member......you are in a chase vehicle when the balloons fly as no one knows where they will land....so you are putting the balloon away after landing, or setting it up in the park before take-off.
Their are home-made crafts....though it is getting where some of the artistry leaves something to be desired. Been that way for awhile, but we still go and walk around,and they have a really fantastic ( to me better than the 4th of July ) fireworks display on the first or second night which we always want to see.
This all takes place in one of our local parks---a big one with a pond. The balloons set up around the pond and when they do the "glow" which is all the balloons jetting gas through their burners on a count at the same time, the balloons reflections show up in the pond as it's heavy dusk when this is done. It is something that I hate to miss because it is really pretty. I think this is probably the 18th. or 19th. year for this event. Ok--nuff' bout that.
Will be another sort of good day for me, but I knew the minute I was home for good I would be busy till forever. I think it will be a long time before I am really where I need to be, if anyone really can be that.
Hope you all have a great day and I second Wendy.....hope you new gals jump in here and the rest let us know how vacations went and what you are up to now.
Jackie
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hi:
I keep posting and poof.... they are gone. If I am repeating myself and you see my post while I cannot (is that possible?) than ignore this.
Laura, I am almost positive I will be at the lunch bunch. My childhood girlfriend is flying in from California.Her flights got all messed up and if she leaves on Saturday, we are on for the lunch. If Sunday, shw will be with me and I will want to stay with her.She is trying to piece it together as it is a $250 difference. I will let you know soon as I can.
I did the spoon river about 15 years ago and I liked it. My library is having a performance on Sunday, the 10th with the poetry reading of Edgar Lee Masters. The trip is small towns, crafts, antiques and culmintaing (at least for me the English teacher) with a theatrical performance of the man who made it popular!
Wendyty, I do not have asthma but I was very short of breath (short of breasts, too) upon exertion (and not much of that). I called the onc and they said it was due to low counts of something (anemia, maybe) and yes, it got better once the chemo was over. I would guess that your immune system is down and so the asthma.
Wendy, I would do anything to have good abs. All my weight is in the midsection. I have been walking with our PE teacher and have lost 5 crummy pounds.
Going to a play tonight atTheater on the Lake (Suddenly Last Summer). I wish everyone a wonderful Saturday.
Susan
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Susan, I am only seeing one note from you. Maybe ( I've done this more than I want to admit ) trying to hurry you hit preview and it looked good...........and you didn't think about having to hit the submit button. For some reason I did this three times in a row one day.
Ah---you had a bit more info on the shortness of breath issue which happened to me two or three times and I always forgot to ask why.
I'm half pooped....cleaned my walk in shower just now and now I REALLY know why I'm not having any more long range diseases and txs. After all these months ( of course, dh wouldn't have a clue ) of not getting properly cleaned....it was grueling. Clean now. I did my normal---got myself undressed....put shower thongs on with my cleaners and brush at the ready, and after I was all done....had a nice shower for myself after.
Jackie
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Hi everyone,
Just checking in after chemo #2 (CMF). Better this time in some respects. Reduced the amount of antiemetics this time- just one Kytril and one Emend- and no freakout anxiety this time.(Learned that this is a "rare" side effect- about 10% women experience it. Figures- me) Thank God. I also asked that the Cytoxan drip be slowed this time and they ran it with a water drip too- so also did not have the kidney freeze thing happen this time either. That said, have been shuffling around the house feeling poopy. Napping on and off. On and off nausea- but did make it out for an acupunture appt and that seems to have helped a bit. Husband took the kids for the day and then to their aunt's tonight- so it's been peaceful and quiet here.
Rita- thanks so much for all your encouragement-- made it through.....
Going to go to bed early- cicadas and crickets singing. Nice lullaby....
More soon. Hope to meet many of your next week.
-julie b.
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Hi everyone. Julie B, glad to hear that you are doing welll. I hate going to chemo (doesn't everyone) but at least there's the knowledge that everyone you go to is one less that you have to do! It has to be hard going through this twice. How old are your kids?
This is my good time of the month. Feeling so much better and glad that I have some time off until the 13th. Caught up on stuff around the house and bills. It's so nice to see a clean house again!
I have had some weird se during the last few weeks, but it sounded like at least someone else has to. Extreme bloating, neck tighting, and some choking. I choked on some food a couple of weeks ago, and I had to get the Heimlech!!! Then choked again this past week a couple of times. Turns out that someon else has had this too while she was on TAC.... the doc doesn't really know what to say.
My bday was okay...I went to work, was exhausted, and had dinner with my dh and kids which was nice. It was nice to think that next year at this time I will be healthy and strong. Thanks for the bday wishes from all of you! You are all wonderful!!
Thanks for the advice about the Luigi ice, but I can't stand the taste of lemon. I made the mistake of taking water with lemon slices during an early chemo session...now I can't stand the lemon taste. Oh well, live and learn.
Julie R, i am so happy that you do have to have chemo! That is wonderful news.
To everyone else, have a wonderful weekend. What a gorgeous day it was today!
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Morning! Cool out....58! Nice for sleeping, but I tried to sit out on the deck to have my coffee....everything was soaking wet with dew and in my jammies I was much too cold...a harbinger of things to come I guess....Susan...I agree with Jackie. If you are previewing your posts (like to check for spelling errors etc - not that you make any!) and forget to hit the submit button again...it does go poof! I remember that play "Suddenly Last Summer" or the movie, actually. It was with Katherine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor...correct? It was pretty good. Your summer "staycation" sounds like it has been a lot of fun for you! Did you start PT yet? Yes...my abs are looking fab these days...it's just that everything else has gone to mush. Sure hope you can make it on Saturday!
Jule...cherry popsicles??? Luigi also makes italian ice in cherry flavor I think.
Julie B...had to laugh about you going to sleep listening to the cicadas. I was just reading an article about them...how a bunch of the males got all screwed up and slept thru the 17th year wake cycle of last year. So they are up now, looking for a mate....and of course all the smart females woke up in time for last year. Kinda funny when you hear them now....looking for a good time and there's nobody around to play with!
Jackie...you and I seem to be very much alike! I was just sitting in my bath tub on Friday, scrubbing it out! Much easier on my back these days then trying to reach over the side. I think it gets cleaner this way.
Hope you all have a great day...don't think we are doing much today, just lounging around, reading. Have been trying to read some of the other threads....funny how I forgot some of the things that happened when I went thru chemo and listening to all the other girls who are right where I was 16-17 months ago. I guess you do put it behind you as time marches inexorably forward. I didn't think I would ever be able to put it behind me, but I actually think I have started to. I've started looking to the future now, talking about things I want to do, people I want to see, places I want to go. For the longest time I was just stuck in cancerland and couldn't move forward and I certainly didn't want to go backwards and have to do this whole thing over again. Is my life different now? Sure. But I spent a lot of time on vacation thinking about a lot of things...and one of those things was that I don't think about cancer every 5 minutes, or every five hours anymore. I even laughed one morning when I realized that I hadn't thought about it for almost 24 hours! Wow. Now that is a BIG, HUGE change for me. I am looking forward to actually going to the gym again! Well...not the exercise part but I miss my friends. Those girls were my support system when my family seemed to desert me during treatment. Funny how that works....the people you always counted on the most seemed to be the people who just weren't around. Oh well.....that is another thing I have learned from bc....we need friends who are ALWAYS there, at the end of a phone or via email....which I have found in all of you. So...thanks!
OK....I have rambled enough this am...guess I will shower up! Bought some stuff for the guest bath as I am taking that over...and need to get that makeup mirror on the wall. Can't see up close with the contacts...
Tops down, fists up! And since Blackjack is not around...Remember, be healthy, be happy!
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Just me again....just took the time to read thru the thread "Has BC changed the person you are?"...now there is something I should print out and copy and pass out to all my so-called friends and family! If you get a chance...read thru them...verrrrrrrry interesting and very familar.
Susan....I think you would love this thread! I would post on it, but then I would just be repeating everything!
Made me laugh too.....really saw myself!
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Beautiful cheery Sunday morning to all,
It's going to be a great day. Can't tell you why, but if I start out with that idea alot of the time it happens.
JulieChicago -- glad things are a bit better infusion wise for you. SE's are not fun what-so-ever, but the good thing is they have a time line and about all we can do is find a happy medium for the hopefully brief duration. As I think many here may have, I slept through the worst of mine.Jule you too are having weird se's but you have the right idea.....every time you get to cross one off the list you are that much closer to finishing. The important thing is to finish. What are a few months of not so good up against the rest of your life --- it is really not even close.
I am sure it would do me a lot of good to read some of the other threads---I so seldom get off this one, and even though I have an ok attitude about things---sometimes I think I get so stuck in can do and will do...that I un-intentionally set myself up for a hard fall if it comes and it does now and then. Of course, right now I have so little time for a one man/woman pity party---I waited so very long it seemed to get on with my life ( probably what makes you fall hard later ) and to be just another member of my family and the human race w/o tx schedules, txs, and all the down time. Maybe I will check it out....can't hurt.
Best get my very pretty day started. I will just lope through it --- too hot to do much else.. Maybe I will work here in my computer room. Still needing the big finish but that should be fairly easy actually as I've done so much already. In fact, I think I may have mentioned...was going to empty out my rooms one by one, wash from top to bottom --- then wash everything that actually went back in. Not going to happen that way. I forgot you almost can't.....you get too much stuff along the way....but lots of that is not staying. I've grown tired of warehousing stuff that I don't use and don't need. It's going to auction soon as I can figure it all out. I'd have a yard sale but no one accepts your rock bottom price. At the auction....rather than getting talked down, if lucky someone bids it up.
Well, have a good one whatever you do....and chemo girls relax and take it easy. Talk to ya'll later.
Jackie
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Wendrew - Have glue gun...will travel. Seriously...if I need "hands" I'm calling you...I will train you!
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HI GIRLZ - Hope you're all doing well...
AM I ONE BRAVE AUNTIE OR WHAT!? Last Sunday, the day before my career departure, my niece, little Shelby (12 yrs. old) was visiting us. Knowing I would soon NOT be affording myself the luxury of $80 hair highlighting events...Shelby offered to highlight my hair with a $10 bottle of L'Oreal...I was petrified at the offer...impressed...no doubt...but petrified...She said "I've been highlighting Mommy's hair since I was 8"...Shelby's at the age where she's trying so hard to be assertive and in control. Soooooooooooooooo...I set aside my worries and we drove to Walgreen's. Well.......low and behold...I just love my highlights...she pulled strands through a cap...applied the dye...I washed it and I love it....LOL...Just thought I'd share this with you - funny how things work out sometimes...
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Laura, you are such a good aunt. I don't know if I would have done that, but at this point I don't think I'd mine as long as it meant that I had some hair!!! Anyway glad that it worked out and nothing turned a weird shade of green!
Have a great week.
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Hi Ladies,
We got back from vacation yesterday and I've spent the time since then getting caught up on here, between loads of laundry. Sounds like everyone has been busy. We had a great time - spent a week at Mark Twain Lake. Got the boat in the water a few times. We were glad we went when we did because the next week, the lake was closed due to high water and debris. The second week we were in Estes Park at a reunion of college friends. Did lots of sight seeing and talking.
Daughter #5 returned from Thailand and New Zealand while we were gone. The plan was for her to fly in to Peoria and three of her sisters (Daughters #1, #2 and #3) were going out for supper and to pick her up around 9:30 p.m. Well, her plane from N.Z. was two hours late leaving, causing her to miss the plane to Peoria. She called in a panic because by then she REALLY wanted to come home. She got on a flight to Chicago, so her three sisters ended up driving to O'Hare to pick her up (a mere 4 1/2 drive from here) and they all got back home by 5 a.m. the next day! We still haven't seen her. We left on vacation before she got back and she went to visit roommates in Chicago before we got back. So Wednesday, after 6 weeks, we'll get to see her!
Jackie - so glad you are done with rads and your hotel stay. There is no place like home! I made your Butterfinger cake while at the lake and it was quite a hit!
Laura - I won't be able to make it Saturday to your luncheon. Have a great time and please post pictures! Congratulations on deciding to quit your job. It sounds like it was the right thing to do.
Hope everyone had a good weekend. Good luck this week with treatments.
Mary Jane
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Morning everyone! Well....I was going to start back at the gym this am but the skies are so black to the north...have to see how bad it is going to get. Well at least DH will have left for school by 7:30 and I won't hear about his car's paint and hail again. BTW, his car was just fine after Friday's storm.MaryJane...glad you had such a wonderful vacay! Boy...your daughters are sure great sports to make that little (?) jaunt to OHare to pick her up! Can just imagine how anxious you are to see her.
Laura....you know, those at-home kits are great! I never had my hair professionally colored...I was just a 116A NicenEasy girl...$5.00 on sale at Walgreens and I always stocked up. And it always looked great. Now.....$40. plus tip and if it's time for highlights...another $40....and I'm not always crazy about it. Hmmmmm.....but I did promise myself that if my hair grew back I would treat myself. I will start practicing with the glue gun....I am already dreading the long winter. I've been looking for a part-time job, just going thru the papers, but with my back still the way it is...can't quite see myself committing to getting up and out every day. Truthfully? If the pain becomes more tolerable I can live with it....but I guess I am heading for another surgery. Great. That will make surgery #6 in less than 2 years.
And speaking of depressing things...I watched a program on PBS last night "The Forgetting" about alzheimers. I know some of you have dealt with this in your own families...it must have been so terribly hard for you to watch someone you love go thru this.
Blackjack....back today? And oh gee...thanks so much for giving Laura the garden party theme. I am so not the floral/ruffly/lacy/hat type...I would look just plain silly. So I will be the one in black...but I do have a hat! I could wear that...hopefully that will be my ticket in to the party. That, and my pasta salad.
Kater....I am sorry that I missed your fax! Haven't been up in the office since Friday. I don't know anyone who could help...maybe Susan's husband???? We miss you by the way. How's Mom?
Where's Smerf been? Are you OK?
Well..just waiting for you-know-who to get out of the bathroom. I should have fixed up the guest bath yesterday instead of reading. Then off to the gym if we are not in the middle of a tornado or something. PT is at 1:45pm and I will hear today if she even wants me back. At least my posture has improved greatly and my tailbone is moving normally...funny thing, you stand up straight and you instantly lose 10 pounds!
Everyone...have a wonderful day!
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