Illinois ladies facing bc
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Afternoon ladies.....oh Julie/Chicago. Sometimes the world can be so lousy. And we never know why one is picked for mets and others not. Some can actually have a fairly mild diagnosis full of reasons to believe for the best outcome and then poof --- something goes awry and the prognosis ends up quite poor. The odd thing is.....the same could be said for someone who starts out with a negative sounding diagnosis and little reason to hope....and before you know it they are NED and no reason to think they won't stay that way forever.
More on that in a bit but first.....as far as those headaches. I don't remember where you are in your txs. Is this maybe a side effect of something you are taking. Also, though I doubt whether anyone here would need to be reminded....there are so many different kinds of headaches. Dh had a work-up on this as he used to get them all the time--some were migraines and others were not, but he continued to be a pest at the Dr's ofc so he saw several different docs who dealt with headache issue's. I also know I could be wrong.....but I have been feeling for most of us anyway, that we ( most of us anyway ) would probably have to be out of treatment for some time to turn up more cancer...anywhere. I also ( could easily have this wrong as well ) heard at some point in time that actual PAIN doesn't generally happen until the end --- in other words, this symptom would be more than likely one of the last and there should be many other things catching some attention from you long before.
Now then, having said all that you may just have to figure out if you are starting a weird allergy reaction to something. I think any of us who get things ( knock on wood, I just seem to skate by with next to nothing ) probably would benefit from keeping a little notebook handy and jotting down a few notes about what is going on prior too the onset. What was eaten, were you taking medications, using any chemicals of any kind for anything, time of day or nigh etc. If you did do this and you had to get help,,,,you would have a fairly clear synopsis to share for tracking things.
As to your friend....I am being very brave here saying what I have to say, but as I did mention there is no rhyme or reason for much of what happens to us. Each of us here have our season and all we can do is the best we can daily. As many of you know, I personally feel that everyone on earth made a contract to be here at this time. I do not believe in random events, fate, chance, circumstances, luck,destiny etc. I believe every day of our life has been planned out long before --- we just don't remember that ( I could get into that but no need too ) although a few don't forget everything.....that is why you have four and five yr. old children playing Mozart or 16 yr old and younger graduating from universities.....but that doesn't matter either. The point to be made is that each person chooses what they need to know and experience while here and they have chosen when they will not be here and what the catalyst for that will be.
Strangely, that comforts me. When I can stand back from the negativity and upset of loss or the pain of what others may be going through, often feeling a lot of it myself, I have to conclude that there is no one ( somewhere in the blue beyond or elsewhere ) saying....hmmm, that one over there....car accident tomorrow....and that one cancer next year, and that guy --- broken leg next week. I feel we choose based on what we need to learn or know. We have a long eternity ahead of us and we are going to need to know about a lot of different things --- and yes...I do believe we gets lots of chances in this learning process. We don't like the thought of leaving here or death if you will. I heard a song long ago....don't recall the singer....but the words said that the minute we are born is when we start to die ( so true ). The leave-taking here though is only of the body we are using.
I doubt this all makes you feel much better Julie. We have a cycle here, an interlude, and we are a part of something very wonderful because we grow from others and they grow from us. But, we are here for as long as needed to learn this time around. The choice is made., the die is cast and nothing much can change it. I struggle with much of this, even though for me it is very true. It can catch me un-aware and I have trouble explaining how I feel.....I just do believe that sometimes --- often when we feel it is the worst of time, that our divine plan is really being followed......and I have no idea why cancer was a part of my divine plan and seems to be a part of so many others plan as well. I have very few answers but I have a world full of faith even if my explanations are inadequate because what I do believe, I believe with all my heart and soul. I hope I can help some one along the road.....if I do, that is a good thing. I know plenty of people are helping me. We are all here, trying to do the best we can. and having to do so without the plan I think we all drew up.....which means we suffer with and for our friends and loved ones who have someting going on like mets, or whatever. It is not mine to question why this is a part of their plan....just as they I'm sure don't question the things that are a part of mine but -- we wouldn't get an answer for that anyway.....I just have to find a way to accept the un-acceptable, and to carry burdens that often seem too heavy, and to pray for peace and understanding when it seems like it is so far away and to hope with all my heart that I can soothe Julie and all my sisters here when they too struggle with all these things and more. So many questions, so few answers ------ all we can do ever is the best we can do for today. We just have to move on with faith, hope and love. If you are always trying to do your best, then you will not fail.
Hugs,
Jackie
sure hope I don't regret writing all of this. It is true for me though it may not be true for you, but it is certainly from my heart to yours.
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Hi girls,
Julie, I have been having the same headaches, also with some lightheadedness. I had sharp pain changing to various parts of my head, in addition to localized regular headaches. The more anxiety ridden I become with the headaches, the wose the lighteheadedness seems to get. After having more than my share of days freaking out about it, I think it is allergies. I have never had allergies this time of year, I am more of a late summer/fall allergy person. But I have noticed a corrolation between feeling crappy and damp wet days. I think the lightheadedness is from having nothing but coffee in the morning until about 10:30 a.m. I have probably always had it, but now it scares me.
I did feel better after I read that the brain is rarely the first place mets show up. I did have a bone scan and xray on my hips after having hip pain. It turned out to be the dreaded arthritis.
Change of subject - Did the Chicago gals see the story about the water in Crestwood being toxic? I had an apartment in Crestwood from 1995 to 1999. Now I am worried about my son who was ages 5 - 9 while we lived there. One of my husband's best friends has lived in Crestwood all of his life and was diagnosed with kidney cancer earlier this year, at age 40. I see the breast surgeon for a follow-up next week so I will ask her opinion. I do not see the onc until July. The husband of a good friend of my used to be an attorney in Phil Corboy's office and is now on his own. I may be contacting him and see what his opinion is of this matter.
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JulieChicago - I would recommend calling to get an opinion on the headache. The location of the headache seems strange to me. Best wishes.
Wendy - you had posted a quote a few posts back that I loved. Thanks for sharing.
I am really tired today. We had a busy weekend. We went out on Saturday night on a dinner date. That was really nice. We haven't done that in a LONG time. Then Sunday I sang in the Southern Illinois Homecoming Gospel Choir in Effingham. This was the first time I have ever sang with the group. I signed up a long time ago and they called me this past Fall. Well, that was when I was diagnosed and everything in my life came to a standstill for awhile. I missed a few concerts with them but plan to make the rest of them. We travel all around Southern Illinois and it isn't every weekend. It is like 10 weekends out of the year so I should be able to handle that. It is typically on Sundays. It is so therapeutic for me. Even though I am wiped out today, it was so worth it. It was very uplifting.
I am traveling tomorrow to Fairview Heights for a work training/meeting and back to St Louis on Thursday for another "fill" and Physical Therapy. I am sure I will be totally wiped out by Friday. Then, we are singing again this Sunday in Salem, IL. Whew! I hope I will be up for it! Regardless, I am looking forward to it. If you are in the area and want to come, let me know and I will give you directions.
Take care everyone! Healing hugs sent your way!
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Morning. Cold, windy, rainy and a few flakes. I am so tired of this. I am launching a formal protest of my own this morning. I am not leaving the house! I can do lots of stuff around here and can put in an exercise tape. I REFUSE to wear my down coat ever again this spring!Jackie...interesting your take on life. While I don't THINK I agree with you, it may be that I never thought of it that way. I do think we control our own destiny but maybe it was all set in motion, long before we knew what destiny was.
Lisamed....ok, that is scary re: Crestwood! Let us know what your doc says....would love to know their take on it re: your bc. So sorry re: your friend....
Susan....I too have been having pain in my R hip, but not all the time and if I stop moving....the pain stops. It really feels more in the muscle than bone anyway. It really only happens after I am sitting for long periods so I am not too concerned about it at this time. What I was scared about yesterday was this horrible achy, heavy feeling in my L arm (bad side) but it's gone this am...no swelling at all. I guess I just slept on it funny or something. Whew. It's always something! Does your hip hurt ALL the time? Does is wake you up at night?
Laura....I loved the chemo peeps! And you named your arthritis "Arthur"? I love it.
Julieb.....I was thinking about your headaches.....Lisamed could be right re: allergies and then I thought of one of my exercise ladies whose dh ended up in the hospital with headaches that sounded very much like yours. His started in his temple but ended up being the stabbing pain in the back of his head like yours. He was FINALLY dx'd with temporal arteritis and after a course of prednisone the headaches are mostly gone. But I think whatever is causing them is certainly exacerbated by stress. A call into the doc couldn't hurt.
Jennifer.....wow! No wonder you are a bit tired! So you sing! Julieb (JulieChicago) sings opera! We should get you 2 together for a performance. Now...who plays a piano??????
Rita....your get-together sounds great! I hope that some of our newer members from your neckof the woods will join you.
Well...I see it is getting late and I am feeling guilty already about not going to the gym...so off I go! Dress warm!
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Hi all:
We are such a sweet group. I have so much I want to write, but I need to get on the expressway and go to school. No glorious sun to the east to inspire me. Back later. Have a wonderful day!
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Hi all.. Rita... feeling good for the most part, tire during day and if i don;t nap, body gets chilled and then i know i am overdoing it. Went to The FEEL GOOD seminar and that did it for me. Was fun and enjoyed it. A few products missing in my packet that really would of helped me, namely a concealer for undereyes and they gave me a light colored bag and needed medium.. was overall very fun though.
My hair follicles are very SORE... is this part of my hair preparing to fall out? Have this last week before my second treamtent to start.
Rain ..grrrrrrr. Hope all are well and doin ok!
Donna
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Morning girls -
So sorry to hear about your friend, JulieB. That is a tough pill to swallow. She will be in my thoughts.
Glad to hear all is well with you Laura. Hopefully, the pain won't come back. Love the chemo peeps.
I rarely get headaches as well. I did go through a period after I finished radiation where I had lightheadedness. It went on for months and really worried me, but it was getting gradually better as time went on. My onc said if it was anything to worry about it would be getting worse not better and was probably some neurological issue from treatment. Fast forward a year and it is pretty much gone. I have also experience lightheadedness in the past that has been attributed to allergies. The only time I tend to get headaches if from lack of sleep. I would say that if it continues with no relief from OTC meds, you should call the doc.
Susan - hope your hip feels better.
Yucky day but they are saying 80's on Friday. What ?!?!
Thinking of everyone! Have a great day.
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Hi gals! It's dreary and yucky here right now but the sky is trying to lighten a bit so hopefully we will see some sun before the day is gone.
Susan....just think, you don't have to make that trip down the expressway much longer at that time in the morning! YES!
Donna...so glad that you're doing pretty well and that you enjoyed the FEEL GOOD class. It's too bad that you didn't get the right color of makeup because the makeup is such an extra plus. As for the needed nap, just nap away! You're like me. It's hard to keep you down but I did learn to listen to my body after treatments and the weariness is your body's way of telling you it needs some down time. We'll all feel better when the rain passes through and the sun is out again! We need that vitamin D-3 fix!
Wendy, you are so dedicated to your exercise program! I admire that as it doesn't take alot for me to change my exercise plans. Hmmm....maybe that's why you're this cute little thing and I'm still wondering how I'm going to lose those 5 pounds to please the onc next time! LOL
Lisamed...I even saw the story about the contaminated water. That's darn right scary!
Hope4cure....I think that Jackie is the closest to you. I wish I was closer. I'd come to hear you sing! Hey, it's no wonder that you're tired. You've barely stopped to take a breath!!!! :-)
Well, I have lots to do before Wendy and I go for Yoga tonight. I am enjoying this EASY yoga class for bc survivors. It's only once a week but I do think it's helping my flexibility a little.
I'll check in later.
Rita
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Morning
and it is a little on the gray side....hoping the sun comes out in a bit. Donna.....yes, your hair will hurt all the time until it's all gone. This was one of the big reasons I went and had mine shaved off.....maybe that is what helps us make that leap. It feels so much better not to have the extra distress. Even though I hated the feeling I did find it amazing that hair could hurt.
The new kitchen window goes in today. Will be strange after living here for nearly 6 years to have a window that opens. wish I could change them all. Everything here is older Anderson windows..a quality brand I was told....well, I don't care for them at all. They crank out and most of the cranks are not working properly, come loose, or couple were actually missing. I would like to see them all in a heap somewhere, but I will have to win the lottery for sure if that ever happens.
Allergies are a good bet on headaches although Julie and Lisa's are very strange in that they go to back of head. One yr. in California...for some reason the desert winds ( called Santa Ana's ) kicked up a strange allergy that hit my sinuses. They instantly clogged up and everything hurt from top of my head down into bottom of my neck. For quite awhile I lived on over the counter sinus meds. And the funny thing was.....only about every third wind would do this. Well, I do think maybe a check with the Doc would not hurt at all......easy for me to say....I so seldom get anything that I don't have to check --- but that would be very troubling to me and I do think anything is easier to deal with if you know what it is and what to expect.
Guys are here early to do the window. Have to go....see you after awhile.
Hugs,
Jackie
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Morning Girls!
Just a thought... if allergies are the source the headaches, maybe you could try taking a Benadryl.?.
THIS IS TOO FUNNY: Quite a group: we have JENNIFER and JULIEB on the vocals - and RITA AND WENDYTY will be so flexible from Yoga... they can do the gymnastics! lol
Anyone else have some talent you'd like to share? lol
Jackie - Since your windows are Anderson, they may be under warranty - even if they are fairly old. Do you know when they were installed. My friend just had one replaced by Anderson, the window was 17 yrs old. She only had to pay for the labor... materials were free. Just fyi...
Donna - My scalp hurt too! But it only lasted a few days...best wishes to you.
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I have alot to do today... cleaning my closet and my home office, going to the "Y", chasing a puppy who keeps stealing my slipper - and btw - my slipper weighs more than him and is longer than him! ... perfect activities for a rainy, dreary day like today!
Hope you all have a great day!
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Morning! I'm hanging out at my sister's house today. My 6 year old nephew is sick. So, I got adopted mom duty. He is such a sweetheart. Poor thing has had a fever for over 4 days now. Doctors keep telling my sister not to worry about it.
Donna, I finished with chemo back in December. I continue to have Herceptin treatments every 3 weeks. Unlike most of the others, I have a range of side effects with it. My head hurt when my hair was falling out as well. I also have some discomfort as it continues to grow back in.
Wendy, You are correct. The tat is for the areola. Nothing wild for me
JulieB, I have had horrible headaches since I was in chemo. I have noticed lately that they seem to be related to the weather.
All, Hope you are having a good day. Hugs!
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hello ladies......was in Vegas for the weekend and now back at work......we took my mom to Vegas for her 60th bday.....I would like to say chemo did not slow me down...but it did a little. Still had a great time....but tired as heck. I have my 2nd Chemo tomorrow.....I don't even know how I feel about that right now......just want to get it over with. I have a week scheduled off for each treatment, so at least I can get some sleep.
lisamed123- I heard something about the Creastwood water, bot no details....must have been while I was out of town. My dad lives there. I will have to give him a call. Was it in the paper?
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God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.
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I hate it when I write a post and then lose it. I cannot rewrite everything, so i will keep it simple:
1. Few of us, if any, plan on having babies but I mentioned the anti-depressant meds and just today I did get this email:
http://www.littlecoconuttwo.com/18571/?AFID=14882&SID=
We may want to warn daughters and girlfriends.
2. My hip is better. I am so damn sick of worrying. I do not talk about it to family as they would worry.Too soon to worry. Thanks to all of you for listening. I will try the anti-inflammatory.
3.I never get headaches either. In high school when people said they had a "headache" I had no clue what they meant. Overdoing wine one day, I learned. I do think that chemo changes us and allergies are manifested. My skin is now so allergic! I am unable to wear any scented creams or lotions, deodorant or sunscreens. I break out in terrible rashes. Never had that before. So those headaches could be allergies. I wear baking soda instead of deodorant.
4. I did not hear about the water in Crestwood. I once lived in Elmhurst and we would drink well water and receive radon notices. Radon can cause cancer. Hmmmmmmm. That freaked me out with small kids. We bought bottled water but that did not help us with showers and brushing our teeth. They may have fixed that. I now have Lake Michigan water and I am not sure what all that means!
5. My dd eats only organic and gives her child non-hormone milk. In the beginning I thought she was silly. I now admire her for setting her priorities. These foods are very expensive, but she saves on other areas in order to serve organic foods. It is a choice and I respect her choice. It is not for everyone.
6. Thanks for being my friends (should have been number 1)
Susan
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Susan - WHENEVER you are going to type a long post...key it in on yahoo or Word... as if you were composing an e-mail or a document... then... copy and paste it at bc.org. You can also have two windows open so you can toggle between the two. That's the only way to avoid losing a long post. One other thing... your dd probably knows this, but she should avoid using products containing Parabin, not only her little ones, but herself. There's a new book out - THE ORGANIC PHARMACY... and... ALSO for YOU and her... grape seed oil is a FAB and NATURAL skin moisturizer. Google it... I haven't bought it yet, but plan to soon. AND YES... no hormonal milk for little ones... it is suspected that this is what's causing little girls to have their periods too young and to also start "developing" too early.
WendyTY- You are such a good auntie!
Gigl - Ooooooooooooooooh... Vegas... you lucky girl! lol Oh - pun intended... were you lucky? Your mom certainly was!
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Afternoon Ladies! And a pleasant day it is here!! Sunshine! YEA!!
Our family get together Saturday went very well. Lots of people & LOTS of good food!!
Got the "short" ver of my CT scan,will have the full report by today......LOOOONG story But bottom line is my PCP Dr ordered scan on mast site NOT area of concern!!! So still have no answers! But I see my surgeon this Friday and I'm sure she will figure it all out!
As to the weird headaches JulieB have you ever had a migraine headache? Your HA sounds like my migraine when paired with high stress levels. Nothing seems to help them. I take a sleeping pill when it's real bad so I can at least get some rest.
Donna My hair hurt too! My DH would laugh at me, how can your hair hurt? Well it did!! I bought a bath brush to brush my head. It was soft but not as soft as a baby brush. It felt sooooo gud
Better get back to work
will check in later
Hugs to all!
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Hi everyone.....
finally got back here. I almost went somewhere else....now that it's very late afternoon here ( 5 p.m. ) we are finally feeling warmer. No rain and that was a blessing but such a wind to contend with so it made the gray colder. Finally up to 60, no wind, and some sun.....so I'm not on my way to the Bahama's after all. Maybe tomorrow ( due to get warmer daily ) will be better. I'm ready....just at the edge of could get depressed easy if this keeps up.The new window is fabulous. In reality, there is only one window---behind my sink, in the kitchen although the door has a very large, almost full glass in it so there is lots of light. Also a bank of 4 windows on the deck.....they are fairly long. Anyway this produces all the light you could want. I was talking to these guys and may decide to do those deck windows.....they are actually living rm. windows. They would leave the support posts on each end and the one in the middle and instead of four long windows they could give me two large, long windows --- it's a big temptation but I would have to really save up for it ( as though I don't have to save up for everything I do ) if I chose to go ahead.
Big mouth me....talking about how I get nothing and awhile after the window installers left I noticed a spot in my neck hurting. Assuming I slept wrong....so we will see. It is not something I'd like to feel for a long time....but does not feel as bad as some of my stiff/sore necks have. I'm also notorious for trying to avoid taking much. See how it feels later. I know this is a temporary issue so not so bad to find something to help if it starts to really get to me.
This is interesting to hear the talk of the painful hair. I think I assumed that everyone having chemo automatically had this if the chemo made your hair come out. Maybe some did not...but I will say at times I was not a happy camper....trying to recline without getting on a spot that would really hurt. Getting on my pillow at night where it was tolerable. I was thankful to see the hair go....I just knew that getting rid of it totally would stop the problem of sore hair and it did.
Trying to get a little work done around the house here....Dh is home and that's nice, but as many of you know....somehow your routine if out the window. He is not off again until Friday when I'll be a to work at the office.
Best go....was vac-ing my chairs and couch and decided to take a break with a cup of coffee.
See you all later.
Hugs,
Jackie
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Shedding alot and the BUZZ will be done tommorrow. Head is hurting and GI Jane cut is shedding and it is time. I am just glad i am not suffering too much in se's . Have a healthy appetite and sleep better now than before cancer?!! Go figure!!!! Though it could change with my next treatment which is next WED. Thanks for listening.. it helps so much.
Hugs and Sweet Dreams,
Donna
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I'm still away at a work seminar in Wisconsin, and ready to GO HOME!
Julie - I'm really sorry to hear about your friend. I also had a friend who went through mets, but sadly did not have a good outcome. It completely threw me for a loop and left me even more paranoid than normal about every ache, pain, and twinge that came up for a very long time. Yes, I do feel like I'm still a paranoid hypochondriac and have to talk myself down from over-reacting to every little thing. I had terrible heartburn the other day and I was convinced it was somehow cancer-related! Good grief...
Having a wonderful place like this to share and read about other's experiencing the same thing really does help.
I do have a tumor in my right hip, but I've been assured by everyone that it's benign. Still, I'm supposed to be getting a follow-up MRI of it, and I've been putting it off. Every time my hip hurts (and in my job, sore hips are common) I worry. But it's a case of just handling things the best you can, when you can. You really can't ask much more of yourself.
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Do I have to send out the search light for Buddy1?
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Morning all. JMHO but I thought yesterday was truly one nasty weather day. I did go to the gym but that was it. Yuck and Blech.Rita....very funny about me being a "little" thing! Thanks to arimidex I have gained, for me, a lot of weight which will not come off no matter what I do so I just maintain. And, unfortunately, it is all in my thighs, belly and butt. Thank you arimidex. It's supposed to level off after 2 years or so and it willl be 2 years for me on 8/1. I sure hope so.
Susan....glad your hip is better but give the antiinflammatories a try like Laura suggested. I think it was Smerf who told me that aleve will do nothing for mets pain to the bone so if you improve, scratch that thought off!
Donna....yep, my hair HURT! Kinda like when I wore a ponytail for too long, and then when you took the rubber band out, it hurt right where the tail was.
Giglgrl...glad you had a nice time in LV. I don't know if you knew this, but you INSTANTLY made Laura and Blackjack VERY jealous. I think that is their fav place in the world.
Buddy...you better check in! Laura WILL send out the search light for you!
Karin....OK, you say there is a loooong story re: your CT but then you didn't say much else. Post when you can, OK? You are so far away and out of our reach so we worry more about you!
Jackie....my sister had to put in ALL new windows, to the tune of almost $14,000! BUT....her windows were fogged and leaking - actually so much that she put plastic on the inside in the winter and watched the plastic try and blow off, from the inside. She said this winter was great...house very warm and toasty and they were able to lower the therm. and still keep the house very warm. And now they all open as well.
WendyTY....I know you had a lot of se's from Herceptin...but you must be almost done, correct? Did you find your dream job yet?
Rene23 ...I certainly don't think anyone who has heard the words "You have cancer" is a hypochondriac. We just know that our bodies grew cancer, know how to grow cancer so we are vigilant and do the 2-week rule (or in Susan's case, the 3 week rule). But sometimes it does get the better of us I know. About 6 months ago I woke up with severe R ankle pain and I was convinced I had ankle cancer. yeah, no. After about 3 hours it dawned on me that I took a step class and then used those ankle bands. Duh.
Carolberrypatch...How are you? How's the arm? How's rads? How's work? Post when you have some time, ok?
Time to get off my ever-increasing butt and get to gym. Having a pedi today as during the winter I do my own french pedi, since no one sees them. It looks like demented dwarfs have been nibbling on my toes! Or maybe that I went to one of those salons who offer those fish pedi's. Did you see that on TV? Yeah...like I would EVER stick my feet in a tub with a zillion fish and let them nibble off my dead skin. Yuck, yuck, yuck and double-blech. I know they always say "what price beauty?" but when I heard that story, I found MY price! Nope - never happen.
Have a wonderful day - some sun later and warmer temps so enjoy!
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A very beautiful sun out today and I think it will stay. We are going to get warmer and warmer as we head towards the week-end. Wendy, I think today just might be the day the deck gets the ornaments....chairs and table....the gas grill is already up there. Bj....how is everything for you? Are you working hard at school?
I am sitting here reading what you wrote to Rene, and Wendy.....you might know I suddenly starting wondering.....how many hypochondriacs actually get cancer? Then I started to wonder about OCD and if that could be a form of hypochondria.....what is that saying..." One good thought deserves another ". Having said that, or questioned....I do think your right Wendy...nothing that ever happened to me before ( thyroid collapse, stroke ) ever put my body through such rigors as chemo. I can still remember sort of actually feeling dying parts as the chemo did it's work....and then a few days later when the poison was dissipating getting back to the up-swing when apparently cells were no longer dying so fast that I could feel it.
I think my idea has been ( and I visualize myself that way everyday ) that I have had cancer for the first and only time and that I will get healthier and healthier as time goes on. That I will naturally get into and do the things that will promote health and will not need to concern myself much with more than the normal amt. of check-ups which will all be fine. Wonder if that means I should not bake that cake I was going to try in my stove....aw shucks I'm going to do it anyway.
I counted the windows in my house....Oh Lottery, Wherefore art thou lottery???? It is actually cheaper if you do more windows at once but my salary and old age monthly pension just still won't stretch...dang it all. Well, I might pick out windows to change and do them two at a time or something.
Saw a piece on t.v. that said not to flush old pills in the toilet as they end up where they don't belong....well, I didn't do that, I just threw them in the trash....after poring them in the kitchen trash bag --- in the middle of all the stuff in there ( we are on septic here so can't let anything get into the drains here ) but now I have begun to be concerned about that too. The piece on t.v said to take old pills back to the pharmacy....now where do they dump them ??? Roseanna, Roannadanna had it right!!!! It's always something!!!!!
Hope you all have a fantastic day....and I'm hoping you all have a really pretty sun peeking through your windows today.
Hugs,
Jackie
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Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self respect springs.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this deisease.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this deisease.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this deisease.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this deisease.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this deisease.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this deisease.
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Morning Girls....
Hope everyone is doing well with their txs. I have been MIA for a few days as I was in the hospital for chest pain. I try to talk myself out of it but the good old md put me in for a uhaul. Looks like the old ticker is good...but that dam esophagus is on the blink again. Test and more test when will it stop. I really do hate this disease.
Just to let you know that you really do need to be your own pt advocate. While I was in the hospital I told everyone about not using my left arm....I had so many ID bands on them that you couldn't see my arm. lol I am home and resting now. I need to really catch up on all your post.
Hope everyone has a nice day and get outside to enjoy the sunshine. I think spring is here.
Hugs to all in tx....remember to be healthy...be happy
Blackjack
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