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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011

    Would anyone like to join me for brunch?  Just look at all the yummy choices.  June - I save you a place in line.

                                               

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 4,503
    edited February 2011

    Jo I am allergic to ibuprofen and Naproxen (Aleve).  Just hate it they are good drugs.  So Asprin and tylenol are it for me. And the brunch looks yummy yes I will join you.

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011

    Sherry - If you can take the NSAIDs, you may want to check out Bayer Back & Body.  That is another one I use with really good results.

  • worldwatcher
    worldwatcher Member Posts: 46
    edited February 2011

    Hello ladies,

    I filled my prescription for Tamox 10 mg to be taken twice a day a few days ago and am trying to get up the nerve to start.  I am hypersensitive to many drugs, so I have to start slowly and work up...these 10 mg pills are tiny, so I don't know if I can split them as I planned to do.

    My major worry is the mental fuzziness that some have experienced.  I have enough problems with Senioritis as it is.  The insomnia also is worrisome as I have problems staying asleep.

     Is the mental effect quite common, do any of you know?

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 1,998
    edited February 2011

    WORLDWATCHER  welcome aboard! I dont know if everyome gets the fuzzines I know I DO but splitting the dose helps and I absolutley swear by exercising I exercise everday, I never exercised before this all started, but I can really feel the difference if I dont. That and keping hydrated seems to help with se, I am very sensitive to meds as well and I did a very slooooww aproach when I went back on after surgery in Nov, 5mg 1st week 10mg 2nd etc,,, and that seemed to keep the se tolerable.. good luck you can do it!

    JOAN WELCOME ABOARD TOO! ...Splitting the pill has worked formany of us and yet some do just great with the whole dose, see what works for your system best! good luck. JO is right though best if taken with some food...

    SHERRY Great news that you slept well!!!! :)

    JO..I am on my way to that delicous looking brunch!!! yummo! So glad you are feeling like your old self :)

    Played Bunco last night had a blast.. i actually won a prize for being the biggest loser yup thats right lost 15 out of 18 games wow!!!! couldnt of done that if I tried... nice to get a prize for the most losses though lol!

    JUNE Glad to hear you are feeling good again and had a good weekend :)

    Happy Sunday ladies!!!

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011

    Wlcome aboard WORLD WATCHER & JOAN - This is a fast moving train and is sometimes hard to keep up.  But it is a fun ride with lots of good information.

    I don't seem to get the fuzzy brain.  Sleep or lack thereof has always been a problem of mine so I can't blame that on the Tamox.  No more stomach problems.  I drink a lot more, have the toe pains and the hot flashes are not as bad as before starting. So far so good. CHOO CHOO! 

  • worldwatcher
    worldwatcher Member Posts: 46
    edited February 2011

    Thanks for the welcome and quick responses ladies.

  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,781
    edited February 2011

    Joan - welcome aboard! I usually take mine with a meal a breakfast and at supper. but it does not seem to matter if I have food in my stomach or not as long as I take it with a lot of water....working on it!

    Worldwatcher- I am also sensitive o meds (allergic to pennicillin, its derivatives, codeine, sulfa drugs...) so I was nervous too...and decided to simply jump in and get wet. I started mine during rads because the idea of starting just one more thing just about put me over the edge...I am tired (for me) and my ankle keeps going over on me so I know I am tired even if I am trying to ignore it..but I have not had any stomach problems and splitting it seems to have kept the hot flashes pretty low key...I wake up onc ein the midle of he nigth...super warm..take off my socks, thgorw off the down comforter and exchange it for a lighter one for 30 minutes and then go back to sleep. Seems to be working 11 weeks later! No memory stuff going on with me (with the exception of trying to remember my surgeon's name...seriously! alk about a weird thing to block out as she was great!)

    Poor sleep is the killer so do whatever you need to do to get the amount you need.

    oh and good news? Lost 1.5 pounds since last weigh in ....slow but steady..water, exercize and proper food help for sure!

  • June2268
    June2268 Member Posts: 926
    edited February 2011

    Welcome Worldwatcher & Joandavies!!!  I am too very sensitive to drugs and I jumped right in on my last day of rads and I really have no regrets.....very few SE, but minor ones, so good luck to both ladies and ask away any questions as everyone here is awesome and so very quick to respond!  When I started the pill, I thought I would take it at night, but the insomnia was horrible, so I switched to morning and it has been so much better.

    Jo OMG I would love to be in that room right about now....yum yum!!!  Are you on Facebook?

    Tink how are you doing and your FIL????

    Sherryc when I started my Tamox 2 weeks later I decided that I have neglected myself for so long that I was going to exercise and get healthy.  The one thing that really worked for me was soaking in a tub after a long workout, it really eased my muscles......I am glad that you are sleeping better, so good to hear!

  • bcincolorado
    bcincolorado Member Posts: 4,758
    edited February 2011

    Chevyboy:  The VA gave DH his hearing aids and I guess they are "high tech".  They have these little clear tubes that go inside of his ear.  He says they all give him headaches.  I think it is that he's so used to the tinnitus that when they filter it all out the sounds are more intense and he's not used to it.  I think he would get used to it eventually but he doesn't want to try.

    I had to pull out my little paper folding fan in church today for the Tamox train ride.  I'm sure everyone can see my face getting flushed and wonder if I'm crazy since they are cool.

  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,781
    edited February 2011

    bcincolorado- I have the air conditioner on in my classroom..everyone else is in sweaters and their winter jackets and I am barely cool enough...had to peel off my sweatshirt in the grocery store this afternoon....ah well. Need to find th ehumour in this right?

  • bcincolorado
    bcincolorado Member Posts: 4,758
    edited February 2011

    I keep a fan in my office at work.  I have also been known at the grocery store to put my head in the freezer by the frozen veggies from time to time.

  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,781
    edited February 2011

    oooh!!! I like that idea!!! sticking my head in the ice cream freezer sounds like a plan!

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 1,998
    edited February 2011

    JUNE..Thanks for asking, he is home and doing well. Probably will be on coumadin for 6 months and they said as soon as his blood levels are where  they want it they will sched the biopsy.He is very anxious to see if the clot could be cancer related.Praying hard it is not!

     good question June do you fb..JO?. we do and love it :)

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011

    June & Tinker - Don't know how to use Facebook.  I hestitate to get started.  I don't want my assistant manager to be able to find me - she is a know it all pain in the ass.

    Each year we have a spaghetti dinner in our hall on Valentine's Day.  I manage a 55+ community for those of you who do not know and we have lots of activities during the winter.  Each year, I make a dessert to raffle off.  I did this one last year and it was such a hit I did it again.  It looks like a platter of spaghetti but it is made with cupcakes, frosting and some other goodies.  I want to share a picture of it with this group.

                             

  • June2268
    June2268 Member Posts: 926
    edited February 2011
    Oh Jo how creative you are....NOT ME!!!  I love it!   I think you shoudl serve it Fri night to all us ladies.....looks delicious!
  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011

    June - They were so fun to make.  Once the cupcakes are cool - it takes about an hour to do the rest.

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 1,998
    edited February 2011

    oh boy does that look WONDERFUL!!!!..

  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,781
    edited February 2011

    Jo, Facebook is not difficult..with your tech skills, you would have yourself set up in no time .... and you can go 'private' so only people you want to find you can find you. I use it to keep track of old students and the like. In fact, a Canadian on this discussion board who lives in my city found me that way too.

  • sweetie2040
    sweetie2040 Member Posts: 470
    edited February 2011

    Hi ladies-I pop on this thread occasionally, mostly reading through because it moves very fast! Question for you all-I have been on Tamoxifen for six months and I sleep great, no hot flashes, but I have noticed I feel very tired lately. Also I have gained about 7 pounds. I don't know if it is from the T or just eating too much in the winter. Also feel bloated and crampy alot.I do excerise just about every day, but lately I don't have the energy I used too. I had no SE when I stated T, can they show up six months in?

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 1,998
    edited February 2011

    hi SWEETIE I  have been on Tam since sept with a one wek nreak for surgery and I am experiencing alot of fatigue. I also exercise everyday which I never did before ever!!!, I force myself when I dont feel like it and usually feel better when I am done. I will say though that some days the adrenaline from exercising wears off quicker then others and I just cant go anymore. I havent had weight gain though. I cut out alot of sweets.. was a huge sweet tooth. before all this and sodas... I have heard se can come and go... good luck and hope this passes soon for you!

  • sweetie2040
    sweetie2040 Member Posts: 470
    edited February 2011

    Tinkertude-I feel the same about exercising-sometimes I feel great and other times I'm just about dragging by. It is very blah and cold here in the winter in CT so that can be part of it. I also have a sweet tooth too but haven't  had a problem with gaining weight prior to taking T because I've always exercised. I am going to have to really focus and try get the extra pds off.

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 4,503
    edited February 2011

    thanks June, I have been exercising regularly since Sept.  This stiffness is something new.  I feel  it mostly in my hips.  It is not real bad just something different, but the soak in a hot tub sure helped.  Not I just need a hot tub I could get in every night before bed, (uhm)

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011

    Sandee - Will have to give it some thought about FB.  I have been wanting to try it but like I said, I don't want my assistant manager to find me.  As it is, I have to constantly get on her butt to stop doing FB at work.  She spends way too much time on it and not enough doing work.  Will let you know.

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 4,503
    edited February 2011

    Jo I am on FB if you get on let me know.

  • June2268
    June2268 Member Posts: 926
    edited February 2011

    Sweetie2040- I have just recently posted the same as my energy levels are zapped and I just started my 10th month, but all this started coming about during month 8 and I thought how could this possibly be.  I also have put on 4 lbs, but I really haven't been as good as I used to.....my periods are really off too, but I am 45 not sure how old you are......I also exercise a ton too, but feel zapped and am ready to make any excuse I can lately....I used to be 7 days a week, now I am lucky if  I make 5, but I do no less than 4 days a week of exercise......I have an appt with my MO end of March and I intend to ask him then if I am taking enough supplements and if this could be the case way into Tamox.......I too wonder if it is the weather or the pill.....I am somewhat gad to know I am not alone, as horrible as that sounds.....

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 7,545
    edited February 2011
    Sherry - WIll let you know if I get on FB
  • June2268
    June2268 Member Posts: 926
    edited February 2011

    Jo I think you are gonna have to let us all know when you are on FB......dying to see some pic's of you!

  • Harley44
    Harley44 Member Posts: 2,126
    edited February 2011

    jo

    I am also on FB.  Let me know, so I can friend you, too. :D

    Harley

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 1,998
    edited February 2011

    me too me too!!! fb that is lol!!!!!

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