Illinois ladies facing bc
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Playing on the computer, learning how to do a lot on facebook but I had to comment
Zap...THAT'S IT!!!!!!! My next house will have NO BASEMENT!!!!!! No basement = no junk! All DH's relatives in Fl have no basements and they do just fine!
Ahhhhhhhh....the cure to no more crappola!
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Good morning gals!
Well I think I've officially joined the "cold bunch." I haven't decided which OTC med to take as one minute I'm stuffed up with a headache and the next, I have post nasal drip and a cough. YUCK! I guess time is the best cure all! Did you have to get an antibiotic Wendy like Susan did or have you just toughed it out yourself?
Laura, thanks for checking on Carol and giving us an update.
Connie, I'm so glad you had a nice trip and am so sorry to hear about your FIL.
Rene, I've never tried the pogo.com. Maybe I should check it out!
Susieswan....wow! Your daughter is a PHYSICS major! I am really impressed because that is really a TOUGH curriculum. I can see a good and great career for her when she finishes. Wonderful!
Mary Jane, WnedyTY,Ginny, and I will come up with something for probably the April lunch. There are lots of places to eat in our area and if nothing else, I have a large deck in a wooded setting. I have to do a little thinking on this as our baby is due the end of March or the first of April and that's TOP priority in any grandmother's book! We really won't subject everybody to the riverboat! LOL
Wendy, you ARE ahead of the game. I don't think I've EVER been that organized (although I admire it in a person) In fact, I don't think I'll put up any Valentine decorations this year. I leave the end of January for a couple of weeks in Florida and come home the day before Valentine's Day so I think I'm passing this year.
Besides Susan, has anyone else seen Marley and Me? I think I'd cry so I'm trying to decide if I really want to see it.
Well, I need to tackle some laundry.
Have a great Sunday. At least the sun is trying to peek through the clouds here.
Rita
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Good afternoon girls...ok I am ready for this partying to be gone...I am sooo glad that I am going back to work. My dd had a wonderful time last night..they started out with dinner and drinks at our house...then to the bar crawl via a limo. I felt like the house mom in college. They all came in at 3am and I started making breakfast and passing out aspirin and oj for the morning hangovers. lol They just chatted all night......Oh to be young and carefree again lol
They were very good as no one did the vomit thing and the hangovers were ok. Today is a real chill day in jammies for me. I am like Wendy organizing my basement and cleaning out my closet as the closet guy is going this week to install a new one.
Rita.. do let us know what works for you for the lunch bunch..you know babies do come first. A Florida vacation sounds great right now..I hope the weather is good for you.
Connie..glad to hear that you had a great time with the kids. That's what memories are made of fun times..laughter..and of course lots of hugs.
Susieswaan..welcome. glad you could join us. lunch bunch is meeting Jan 14 if you would like to come hang out with us.
Susan.. just think a few more months and you will be free to do what you want. I think I should retire too lol
Jackie..keep us posted on your results..don't forget to call.
Well I just wanted to check in..have a great Sunday..off to finish up my many projects I got going here. Will ck back later.
Remember to be healthy...be happy
Blackjack
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Hard to believe that tomorrow is Monday and that in just 3 days I will officially be back to work.....this time really flew by and I really do need to get back but I could also get used to the idea of staying home.
Rita, we have seen a couple of movies recently and I dont think there are any movies out there this Holiday season that arent depressing in one way or another. Seven Pounds was a huge downer.....we saw Marley and Me yesterday afternoon , I dont think it's possible to see it without having tears, even my DH was sniffling beside me.....they could do a lot less depth and detail at the end and leave a bit more to the imagination, that might have helped.
Im working on my Q&A sheet for all the doctors this week, and hopefully after I have all the answers I need and my prescription for my Arimidex I will be back on track and looking forward to the future with less tears and more positivity.....hopefully
Everyone take good care heading back into Monday , thinkin good thoughts for Carol and JulieB and anyone else that is currently in less than calm seas......
jan
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Rita.....did I forget to say. Dh and I went to the movies Christmas Day and saw Marley and Me. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Sad.---- only at the end, but even though my two friends decided they could not possibly go see it I found that unusual. At the end, as all animals do, it came time for Marley to cross the Rainbow Bridge. Even though I did cry....# 1 I knew the dog I was watching in the movie did not actually dieand as well, Marley & Me is the movie it is ---because it's a true story and the REAL Marley did leave this world. Why should dogs, cats and animals in general be any different than we are. Our animal protectors and comforters, and healers actually face their own leave-taking a lot better than a lot of people do. But I digress.....I, after having seen this movie intend to buy a copy of it. The end may be sad, but all the love, joy, happiness and wildly funny events that take place for years beforehand make it well worth it to me.
Wendy -- it really is the basement. They are marvelous places ( but only if you devote a very small portion to storage ) and the rest to a family room, game room, bathroom, and Pullman kitchen. And who is loaded up with more than you can imagine....why me of course, and without a basement it has made life interesting. I will be so glad when auction day finally arrives. Heck, I'll even be thrilled when it comes time to take all this stuff down to the auction house and get it out of here at last. Things are far better now ---- even though a couple of areas have boxes packed full in pretty much plain view. Can't help that though. All in good time.
Talk to ya'll later. I'm going to go grind up some ham for ham salad sandwiches.
Jackie
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elgin river boat
we talked about this before. it would be a grand place for buffet, week day lunch time rather than supper (then you have a few dollars to gamble, difference in price).....there is always lots of room to sit.... then whoever wants to gamble can do so!
someone could try calling them for a discount coupon, i emailed them last year but no answer.
kater
nurses....am i doing wrong? i just sleep and sleep and blow my nose...i dont have fever chills headache anymore, just a cough that isn't so deep now. tomorrow i have to venture out so i'm hoping for the best. i try to keep away from antibiotics, what is the deciding factor? should i stop at walgreens nurse station monday? I was sick since tuesday before Christmas...after zometa iv....i think it was a mixture of side effects and sick because i had sore throat going into the zometa, i would never do that again!
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Just wanted to say hello to everyone - I'm trying to catch up on the posts - still have to go back & read some more.... but I'm getting tired.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I've just been in "poopy land" again so I'm laying low for now.
Carol Berry - know that we are all here for you during these rough times!!
Connie - how is FIL doing ?
Everyone else, big hugs & waving hello... take care!! Juliet
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You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
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Mornng! Sounds like this cold is really going around....mine started with a headache, then the sinus/stuffy bit, then a slight fever....then the last 2 days everything is slowly draining and I am blowing out/coughing up very interesting things! But I feel so much better....it did hang on for 10 days tho. Rita....I just took tylenol for the headache. I don't do the antiB route unless I feel the need to see the RN with a fever that hangs on, an earache or a sore throat...or of course a cough that hangs on for days. I'm with Kater on this...too much antiB abuse and we have grown resistent to them. Look at it this way...it should be gone by Easter! lol
Blackjack.....let us know how you closet turns out...I would love to see pics of how you do it as Laura gave me a link for closetmaid! Glad dd had fun!
Jackie....we are waiting anxiously for your results!
Rita...I am really not that organized, believe me! My bsmt still needs much work, but at least I got the Christmas stuff in its containers. My Valentine decorations consist of 2 lighted hearts in the windows, a lighted cupid on the porch, 2 red ribbon outdoor hearts on the porch and 3 other small decorations inside the house. And some red/pink M&M's...took me all of 10 minutes!
Jan...good luck with your doc appts. My ann. px is tomorrow and I am so dreading it. I feel fine, have no aches/pains/symptoms at all but I felt just fine before too! Oh well....what is, is. Just need to remember not to eat tomorrow am! Ask your doc re: taking 500mg of magnesium with the arimidex should you get the joint/muscle aches. I got that tip from bc.org and I tried it and was so amazed at the relief that I stopped and started it 3 times before I told my onc...he tried it out on 10 of his pts and it worked on 8 of them so he suggests it to all his pts now, along with the calcium and Vit D3....just a thought for you!
JanClare....where you at, girlfriend?
Carol/berrypatch....are you back at work? Are you doing a bit better?
Sharon...how goes the healing process?
Juliet....you are in "poopyland"? Is that Buster, or are you feeling a bit down? Anything we can do?
Time to get off my butt and do some stuff....already went to the gym and to Target and now things to do that I couldn't do when "you-know-who" was home for 2 weeks. But..here's a secret for you....I kinda miss him this morning!
Have a great one!
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Connie - How scary! Please let us know how he's doing..
I have had the weekend FROM HELL... don't even ask...
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Morning everyone. Dh has a day off and is going to put in the new water filter so I am late getting on here. Decided to try and put him in a good mood and make him a hearty breakfast. Hmmmm, we'll see how it goes. Later, I'll call Mt. Venon---I promise. Sorry to hear you had a bummer week-end Laura --- I usually think when things are really crappy that even God doesn't hate me enough to let it keep going on. There is really no CHALLENGE when everything goes well and falls into place and we don't know how GOOD we can really be at overcoming obstacles until we have a reason........whew !!!! am I close to the lemon pie in the face yet Laura. I just hope your moving past everything.
Everyone else, I am wishing you well ---- Carol/Berrypatch, SameDayNurse/Jan, Elfsong,Renee,Nancy, Kater,Juliet,, .....well, heck you know who you are. Just want it all to be well for you. I'll be back later.
Jackie
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Good afternoon everyone - can't stay long because I MUST work on my resume - no excuses now that the holidays are past.
Laura - I'm sorry you had a weekend from hell.. if you want to vent, you know I/we are all ears.
Wendy - thanks for asking. It's me, I'm in Poopyland. Just a combo of things - my weight, my unhappiness with the foobs, the cold weather, finances.. blah blah blah.... well, today I am taking control of the weight thing.. and I see PS next Thursday. I have to take charge of the things I can, right ?? Today is better than the last 4 days have been, so that's cool.
Jackie - your quip about challenges & overcoming obstacles... well, I will try... but, no pie from me. Can't speak from Laura tho, LOL
I think we all really enjoy & appreciate your quotes, and little inspirational "speeches"!! I know I do. So thank you for always taking the time to share them. Hi to everyone else... I am still behind on reading the past couple of days postings. Back to the resume. I'm going to try & start "temping" until I find out if I'll be having another surgery soon.
Peace, Love, Hugs!! Juliet
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Thanks for the good wishes everyone. My FIL was released from the hospital yesterday. They are saying it was Trans Global Amnesia. Sounds like something made up when they don't know what it is! According to my google searches it not uncommon among his age group, but it rarely reoccurs. The next day he was back to his normal self, but he still cannot remember anything from that 4 hour block of time. We are grateful that he had a cell phone and had enough wits to call DH.
Laura - do tell about your weekend from hell!
Carol/berrypatch - hope you are feeling better. I think the hairloss was probably the worst thing for me to deal with. But now, a year later no one would ever know - unless they remember I did not have these tight curls before!
I also came down with a cold yesterday. Feel kind of crummy today but not too bad. Hope everyone else with colds is feeling better.
A casino meet sounds fun!
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Connie, so glad that your FIL is back to normal. Strange how those things happen, isn't it?
So what's with all these colds, ladies? My nose is really running today and first I'm cold and then I'm hot. I'm with you Kater...This really started a couple of weeks ago and has gotten progressively worse.
Juliet..HUGS! I've been there in Poopyland, gal! It's no fun! You're right! You've just got to take charge of the things that are bothering you......at least those that you can take charge of....and try to help yourself out. Sometimes it's just so hard to do that because it seems like you're trying to climb a mountain and you keep slipping down on your way up. Are you taking any anti-depressant drugs? Sometimes, they can take off the edge while you're trying to get things sorted out.
I'll be thinking about you tomorrow, Wendy and am sending good vibes for an uneventful check-up. How well I understand the "before appointment anxiety!" Did you get over your cold finally?
Well, I'm trying to earn a little cash by writing questions today so I need to get back to business. Hope everyone is having a good day.
I'll check in later.
Rita
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Hi everyone....it's me again. Well, Laura ---- you have left us all on a cliff you know, but seriously, hope things are looking brighter for you. And Connie, you are so right....I do wonder where they find the 'names' they give to some of these maladies. I do believe when I was coming up a few years back now --- they just looked on things like that as old age and did not DIAGNOSE anything. I think the attitude was.....it happened and now one of two things will happen. It will get better or it will get worse. If it gets better we forget about it and go on and if it doesn't we will do some tests and find out if there is a remedy for what ails you. I think in those days as well they had Salapatica ( sp??? ) and Absorbine Jr. Took care of nearly everything but rattlesnake bite. Well, they had mustard plaster poultices too....but hey --- we really have come a long way ---- we want a name for our time warp now thank you. Just thrilled to hear it seldom occurs and hopefully FIL had his one and only occurrence.
Anyway --- so as not to keep you in suspense any longer. I called Mt. Vernon and Dr. L will call me tomorrow. The gal was going to make me an appt. to come in......but no reason to take up time and efforts ( on my part ) unless there is a good reason. I can hear this over the phone just as well as across an exam room. So have to let it rest until tomorrow.
I'll be checking back later.
Jackie
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Very very very positive vibes for everyone going to appts and waiting for test results just as each of you have sent them on to me, and as we all know they make a HUGE difference, and only we can understand why.
I was a freak nutbag most of today Wendy and spent nearly all day doing Drs.....that is SO NOT ME ! I ~WAS~ a once a year annual physical girl with no calls for anything else in between.....now I must know these drs entirely too well....ugh ! Good appts though !!!!!! I have a bone scan set up in a couple of weeks just because its the right thing to do......and I have my every three month schedule set up between my two Drs for what seems like eternity and I mailed in the Arimidex prescription and got the *talk* from both Drs about bone loss etc etc etc.....both Drs advised me to take RELIGIOUSLY 1000-1200mg Calcium, 1000U Vit D3 AND Magnesium 500mg , which I will. They both said its also ok to take Glucosamine or any other OTC joint remedy that strikes my fancy but also said not to expect the worst cause the worst will not be as bad as you expect it to be , soooooooooooo will plan on using that mind set ~L~
I have two more Dr appts this week and then back to work on Thursday.......life will go on with or without me so I need to jump back in the game now and have some faith in my future, and take some responsibility for my health habits and how I eat in hopes that I have some control in the future too !
Going to get my hair colored and cut tomorrow !!!!! YEA !!!! Something for me that has nothing to do with doctors and that NEEDS to be done badly.
Lots of love and appreciation to all of you......hoping your colds are on a quick course to finished....I have avoided my little grandbabies like the plague for the last couple of weeks cause they are like little Petrie Dishes this time of year . Do good tomorrow Wendy !!!!! Hang tight Jackie !
Jan
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Connie, that sounds more like something from a sci-fi film. I am so happy he is okay. It must be unnerving for him and for you. I am a bit of a hypochondriac. How old is he and could I get this?
On another note, Laura, we want to hear from you even if you skip the hell part. Just want to know you are okay.
Jackie, you are like me. I too would choose to hear any news....good or whatever....in the comfort of my own home. I would think that if it was bad news, they would have called you and not the other way around.
Wendy, I am glad the cold is better. I never really get that sick, but this thing just was dreadful. I am okay now. Rita, I guess just rest. My cough was what scared me as it was relentless. I was nearly worried I would break a rib a coughed so much.
So happy day tomorrow.
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Jackie...sending good vibes for a good report tomorrow! Let us know when you get the results.
Jan...getting your hair colored is lots more fun than the doctor appointments! Tomorrow should be a better day for you! :-)
Susan..so you're back to school today, just ticking off those days to complete freedom! LOL So glad your cold is better. I know what you mean about the horrible cough.
Little C...how's it going? I'm hoping that both you and Carol Berrypatch are doing O.K. Thinking of both of you! Please check in when you're able to do so!
Wishing everyone a pleasant Tuesday and hunkering down in my recliner!
Rita
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Morning! No snow....YAY!!!!!And exactly how much SNOT can one head hold? Now I am actually looking forward to seeing my PCP today! This cold/sinus thing needs to find another home!
Juliet....WHAT next surgery????? I thought you were pretty much done! We've all lived in "poopyland"...not a nice place to visit but remember YOU DON"T HAVE TO LIVE THERE!!!! Is this where I should start singing "the sun will come out tomorrow"??? You are still working thru things, still recovering, newly married and trying to find a job in this economy....it will get better soon so just hang on, or hang on to us!
Rita/Connie...sorry about your colds. They have run thru my family, but funny....not the kids, only the adults.
Jan...thanks for the good wishes today. I really don't think he'll find anything today, but well...we all know how that goes! Bit concerned where my chol. is headed tho as the arimidex had already made it rise to close to 200, but then my HDL/LDL and trig. were fantastic so he wasn't concerned at all.
Carolberrypatch...up and showered and slap that makeup on, girl! Cmon....you can do it! (you can slap me on the 14th)
Laura....OK...not fair....the weekend from hell and that's it???????
Jackie....any news?
I hate not having coffee in the am so I guess I will just do something constructive before heading off to St Charles. Got a lot done yesterday tho...house is much cleaner...and Blackjack, my dining room chairs were FILTHY!!! Shows how much we have formal meals around here!
Have a great day!
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Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is.
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Good morning everyone.....good slippery with ice AARG. Also some fog out there too. Tough with the morning cattle call outside.....done before coffee because we got up late. We were just drinking our coffee and talking about the chances of Dh ever getting three days off in a row when the phone rang......and he will go in to work after all today---but just until 4 p.m. Still working on the reverse osmosis water filter --- nothing is ever a simple job anymore I don't think or an afternoon project. Well, I still have water I got at Wal-Marts for drinking and cooking ---- must have realized we would have a ahem--transition period.
No word from Mt. Vernon yet but I'll get back on here when I hear something. Until then--hope you all have a stunning day and no ice or fog - no snow either. We are still maintaining our no snow this year record. Incredible. See ya all later.
Jackie
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Morning all -
My cold is much better today - I'm past the feeling yucky/chills part and now just have a stuffed up nose. I didn't sleep much last night though.
Susan - my FIL is 67. The info I am finding on this says it's common among those 50 and older. But, don't worry about it - I'm sure it will not happen to you!
I go for my mammo on Friday. Not worried about it as like Mich101, my bc didn't show up on mammo. I then have my rounds of checkups in the next month with my ob/gyn, breast surgeon, onc. Yuck.
Hope everyone with colds/poopylands/weekends from hell/treatments are feeling better.
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I'm sorry...I'll skip the weekend crap, because it pales in comparison to this: Buddy is not doing well. The last 24 hours, he seemed lathargic. This morning - I was trying to cheer him up and noticed his lettle tummy was rising and falling quite rapidly...even though he was just laying there - not up and running around. It scared me so I cld. the vet they said bring him right in. He was like a limp fluffy mushy guy in my arms. As it turns out he has a Pleural Effision.They don't know what's causing it...he had an xray and an ultra sound. They said his prognosis is not good. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS...he's our baby. They kept him all day...dh just picked him up. He 's just laying in his favorite chair. The ultrasound showed a fairly large mass near his heart. It could have burst because the x ray showed lots of fluid around his lungs and heart. When they extracted some of it, it was blood. They said possibly cancer, a hemangiomma or rat poisoning. The rat poisining is not a possiblity. We have never owned any EVER. There's no chems around here... They took blood tests, won't have them back til tomorrow. - but his blood is not coagulating. And that is not good. I'm so worried he'll die tonight. They gave us the vet 911 directions. Gawd...I just can't believe all this. He looks like a little fluffy angel my heart is so broken. I'm sorry... I am just so upset.
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Laura......Im so very very sorry for your heartbreak. I wish a calm and peaceful night to all of you....
jan
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Laura....Hang on! We're here......
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Laura,
You are the dearest and sweetest lady. I am so sorry this is happening. If my cat was so sick, I would be so desperate and sad too. I know you must feel so helpless. I wish I could do or say more that could help. It seems they are not suggesting you put the dog down, so maybe there is hope. I hope so!
Susan
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Laura,
I'm so so sorry. I hope they can figure out something to do.
-julie b
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Oh Laura...HUGS! Hang in there! I'll be thinking of you and Buddy.
Rita
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Laura...I'm so sorry this is happening! Buddy is a sweetie, and I know he is your baby. I'll be thinking of you all.
Hugs to you, Pat
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Laura,
I am so sorry....it's heartbreaking...
Take Care, we're here for you.
Carol
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