Im bitchy, I moan, I groan.....anyway.

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  • jdash
    jdash Member Posts: 54
    edited May 2008

    badboob i am soooo sorry that you are going thru all this ....

    its just not fair to be going thru bc and all the stress and having to worry about copays and insurance and money issues- i can totally understand   i am a single mom and the money issue stressed me out more than the cancer issue

    i couldnt believe it!  BIG HUGS TO YOU    i hope things look up soon  you deserve it! 

    julia

  • Harley44
    Harley44 Member Posts: 2,126
    edited May 2008

    Traci,

    Oh, no!!  Taking Ambien when you aren't trying to sleep...oh that sucks, taking the wrong pills!!  Did you make yourself throw up?  Wow, I could never do that! 

    julia,


    Glad to hear that your brain MRI was NORMAL!!  I know how scary these tests are!  I just had a bunch of tests, and all were normal, except for the MRI of my back... I was having some back pain.  My surgeon told me I have a herniated disc, and I wanted to do cartwheels, I was so happy!!

    Well, I have that dentist appt.... that is my gripe for today!  That, and I found a new job today... I start on Thursday.  It's part time/ full time...  well, it's SUPPOSED to be part time, but the woman told me that even though I only wanted to work THREE days, I will most likely be working FOUR days a week... I guess this includes Saturdays.... I really don't want to do this.... but, I need the money.  It's working in a store, so it's retail... a tourist shop near my home.  I am wondering whether I made the right decision.

    HUGS
    Harley

  • jdash
    jdash Member Posts: 54
    edited May 2008

    harley  my mri of my back showed 3 disc problems  it also showed nodules on my thyroid one of which i had to have biopsied

    i left that part out since i was so happy it wasnt cancer related i could handle anything else@!!!

  • Harley44
    Harley44 Member Posts: 2,126
    edited May 2008

    oh, Julia,  I hope the thyroid biopsy turns out b-9!! 

    I think that back problems are pretty common, but I was surprised at how relieved I was, to have something crumby like a herniated disc!  I felt the same way you did!! 

    Hugs,

    Harley

  • sam408
    sam408 Member Posts: 474
    edited May 2008

    Traci - you definitely need one of the "old lady" pill boxes Deb suggested. I had to get one because I couldn't keep it straight or remember if I took my stuff. Wish Ambien would work for me, it wires me and I'm up half the night. Tylenol PM works pretty good tho

    jdash - great news on the MRI

    Shirley - the story about the little boy is so sad. Glad his Mom was able to vent, she needed that.

    Harley - Congrats on making the appt. . .hang in there

    Can't remember who posted the Annie Oakley picture. Love it!

    A big that sucks to everyone with insurance woes. I would just love to be able to talk to someone face to face. I think we could get things straightened out in a few minutes rather than months of appeals. . .ugh!

    My gripe for today -- DH and I went over to look at the house my daughter's fiance just bought and his parents were there also. His Mom had a cyst removed from the top of her foot last week and kept talking about what a mess both of us are. She moaned and groaned non-stop about her foot and said she's taking percocet for the pain because nothing else will touch it. Excuse me, she had a cyst removed, she has an incision that's less than an inch long and she wants to compare it to my mast and tram....WTH??? I've been out of my house very little in the last 6 weeks and the last thing I need is to listen to someone whine like she was. Good grief.

  • drcrisc
    drcrisc Member Posts: 134
    edited May 2008

    Nicki and Harley - thanks for the b-day wishes.  And, Nicki, love the pictures, esp. the cowgirl!  Yee-haw!

    Harley - hope the dentist worked out o.k.

    Otter - good luck tomorrow. Sending good thoughts your way...Innocent

    jdash - glad you got good results and didn't have to wait too long.

    Speaking of waiting...I guess I had my one good day for the week yesterday.  I've been waiting for almost 2 weeks now to get this second opinion on my pathology.  After fighting with the insurance last week (think I posted about that - insurance sucks big-time!), they FINALLY agreed to send it to Stanford.  Okay by me, it's not like they're slackers there.  So I call the onc's office today to get an update.  My "schedule person" (I have no idea what her title is) calls the hospital and then calls me back to say that Stanford asked my hosptial to send another "block" (apparently of tissue) and we won't know anything for another week.  How much tissue can there possibly be left already?!  The d*mn thing was only 1.2 cm!!  WTH?  So now I'm wondering why do they need more?  Are the results weird?  Did somebody just screw up?  Or are they just being very thorough?!  Waiting sucks!!  Yell

    I'm now going to take my bedtime Xanax - and I will check the label first, Traci.  Tongue out

  • sueper13
    sueper13 Member Posts: 360
    edited May 2008

    Traci--it could be worse....that Ambien could have been a viagra!!Surprised

    Otter--I'll be sending you good thoughts and big soft hugs that you have a good tx, no blown veins and few to no se's.

    Sheila--I know, people are stupid.  It SUCKS when you have to listen to them gripe about small things.  I always think, before bc, how many people's feelings did I hurt, how insensitive was I?  I remember there was a woman at work who was dealing with bc and I only talked to her about it once and I asked her if all the cancer was gone--I had NO IDEA what she was going through--she was doing chemo without any family to support her. I wish I had known then what she was dealing with, I would have done so much more.

    Harley--how was the dentist? Was it a simple thing or a big, evil thing?  Hope you are feeling fine and smiling pretty.

    Shirleyma--we missed you!!! Yesterday was my/dh's thirtieth anniversary and he is the most romantic man in the world.  I had mentioned that I would like to put flowers and herbs in containers on our back porch and he took me out there yesterday and on the table were piled two big containers and lots of flowers and herbs, a big bag of potting soil and a big bag of plant food--he said he didn't plant them for me because he knows I love to do that. Sigh....what a man. Oh, AND a necklace with three little diamonds in a line---one for each decade!!!

    jdash--glad your brain is normal..can they really tell that from an MRI??  ;)

    Where on Long Island are you?  I grew up in Hampton Bays!!

    Well, off to work, I should get a lot done today as I took my morning day-before-chemo steroid already...

    Take care and you guys write lots of funny stuff while I am gone...I really look forward to reading this every day.  I am so glad we have each other to bitch and moan to.  

    My  bitch today is my 18-year-old son is not taking care of his dogs--guess who is.  AND I am falling in love with them (especially the greyhound) and he is leaving for college soon and thinks he can take them with him....we'll see how that works out.

    Hugs,

    Sue 

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 2,728
    edited May 2008

    oakley.jpg The real Annie Oakley image by abrooks56_2007

    jdash:  Such good news about the MRI.  I could feel your tension waiting for that telephone call.  BC sucks - it has taught us the waiting game and its not fun.

    Lorena:  Ya know what - chemo sucks!  Unless a person has had chemo, they just dont understand what it does to us.  Thanks goodness we can come here and bitch about it.  I kicked you boyfriend in the butt, he quickly turned around so I would miss where my foot was really aiming.

    Hanna:  I cant stop giggling at the oscar meyer bologna video.  Just what I needed this morning to crack a smile.  Good one!

    Shirley:  Thanks for posting that.  Having a child with cancer sucks big time.

    Sheila: I have come to the realization that insurance companies with go to all depths of ugliness to save a nickel here and there.  Its all about making deal with pharmaceutical companies.  Doesnt matter that your husbands blood pressure is controlled.  They have taken all the decision making away from our doctors.  Wonder if Diovan is on Walmarts $4.00 list?

    Harley: Get thyself to a dentist today.  I know it sucks, but just do it. 

    Linda:  Genetic testing - sucks big time.  Negative I say!

    Traci:  OMG!  ambien instead of xanax? That sucks big time.

    DebC:  I just got myself a pill box.  Got tired of retracing my steps to remember if I took my medication or not.  And who says chemobrain doesnt exist? 

    Bad:  Its a sad day when we have to decide on treatments based on if we can afford it or not.  That sucks.  And I say crummy buttons to you husbands boss.  How dare he tell someone what to do on their off time from work. 

    Otter:  Another day, another chemo makes me want to go and screamo!  Found another pic of Annie - you can take her rifle with ya.

    Sue, DRC, and Sam:  I have just ran out of time.  It sucks I didnt have a chance to give you a big "it sucks."  Maybe I will catch up with ya later. 

    Nicki  

  • jdash
    jdash Member Posts: 54
    edited May 2008

    sue  awwww your hubby sounds sooo sweet  i love a romantic man!

    how lucky are you!!

    i cannot believe you grew up in hampton bays-  that is where i have spent all my summers since i am 25  i am 51  my late husbands best friend owns a home on the bay there and he used to own a small 9 room motel  breezy pines-  he bought it from this older couple

    when my husband was going thru all his tx he used to love to just hang out there and escape-  unfortunately he passed away at 31 but i continue to go there every summer   it strangely became my solace when i was in tx 2 yrs ago   i would look out at the bay and think of him often  - i thought i knew what he was going through and how he felt since we were so close but you NEVER really understand until you go thru it yourself

    well my friends  i had to get on a 7AM train into manhattan for an early meeting so i have nothing to add to the SUCKS comment yet

    its too early : )   give me time  hahaha

    love to all  hope you have an "Un" Sucky Day

    julia

  • jdash
    jdash Member Posts: 54
    edited May 2008

    oh and i grew up in bayside queens lived in roslyn and now the last few yrs in woodbury long island   (a 45 min ride to hampton bays! )

    TRACI -  make sure you look at your pills twice before you take them!!! i try to make that a habit!  you are too funny!!!

  • lvtwoqlt
    lvtwoqlt Member Posts: 765
    edited May 2008

    Nicki, unfortunately neither of the blood pressure medicines that he has been on is on the Walmart discount list. I did however get a message from the mail order company that said baiscally it is the responsibility of the benefit office to notify us of any changes in the plan! the mail order company is the one who changed the medicines from nonformulary so I don't know if I will get the $35 back.

    btw, I grew up not far from the hometown of Annie Oakley (Greenville OH) and visited the museum set up in Greenville and saw her costumes and other items that had been collected by her family.

    sheila

  • LorenaB
    LorenaB Member Posts: 91
    edited May 2008

    Nicki - THANKS for the kick and for the great picture again! 

    LI ladies -- I'm from your neck of the woods too; I grew up in Great Neck.  I haven't lived there since high school though.  They have the best bagels in the world.

    Really minor bitch for today -- my feet hurt.  Did anyone get bad callouses while going through chemo?  I can't figure out the connection between the drugs that  kill rapidly-reproducing cells and the skin on my feet -- but I walked around in sandals yesterday and today I can hardly walk.  I'm sitting here in front of the computer with a tub of soapy water and a pumice stone....

    jdash - fantastic news re: the MRI!

    Best wishes for an un-sucky day for everyone!

  • Traci-----TripNeg
    Traci-----TripNeg Member Posts: 567
    edited May 2008

    What happened?

    Man, I can't believe I did that. Boy, that stuff is powerful when you are awake.

    You guys are so funny. I just read through the posts. I can't comment on everybody's cuz I have to make up for stairing at the computer yesterday with my eyes open and yet, sound asleep, instead of working.

    Diane, there is a post on here somewhere that has many links for financial aid. I'll try to find it. That sucks about your dh's boss. In this day and age???? Gawd that pi**es me off!!

    I'll catch up later girls.

    Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv y'all!

    Traci

  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 236
    edited May 2008

    LOL Traci...you're probably thinking about my wikispace! HAHAHAHAHA! I found most of those links when trying to find something I am eligible for--most of which I am not. I AM going to try to get the onc to apply for a special program for the avastin, tho.

    I somehow missed your Ambien post. 'Doh! And, yep...that stuff is wicked-bad when you are awake! I had a complete spine MRI once the day after I took a LUNESTA. The LUNESTA never did help me sleep, but seemed to kick in once I was in the MRI tube. I was in that d*##& thing for nearly 2 hours...HALLUCINATING the whole time!!!  AGGHHHHHHHHH

    Lorena, I don't know for sure, but could you be having hand/foot syndrome? I know that it's expected with some chemos. UDDERLY SMOOTH cream (the CREAM, not the lotion--available at most pharmacies and Wal-Mart) is supposed to be really helpful. Schmear on a whole bunch, then cover with socks at bedtime.

    Everyone else, a big "THAT SUCKS!" to you. I wanted to address everyone directly, but by the time I read through them and get down to the posting box, I've forgotten the specifics! LOL

    (((HUGS))) and hopes for a decidedly non-sucky day for you all!

    Diane 

  • lvtwoqlt
    lvtwoqlt Member Posts: 765
    edited May 2008

    Lorna, my dh has thick calouses on his feet and I use the 'udder balm' lotion from the Tractor Supply store on his feet. After I put that on his feet, we put his feet in plastic bags and pull socks on over that and leave it on for at least 30 minutes to force the moisture into his dry, cracked, calouses. And yes the 'udder balm' is used on milk cows udders. It is found in the animal supply area. It is a heavy lanolin cream to keep the udders/tits soft and protects them from freezing. It also makes your hands nice and soft. The first one I got has the pump in the lid, when I ran out, I got the plain jar and put the lid with the pump on it. It is about $9.00 for a pound jar.

    Sheila

  • LorenaB
    LorenaB Member Posts: 91
    edited May 2008

    Sheila and Diane, thank you! - I just did a search for "hand/foot syndrome" and I'm thinking I might have a mild version of this.  I use foot lotion from the Body Shop every morning and night but obviously I need something stronger right now.  I'm going to limp over the pharmacy and get some of that Udderly Smooth stuff today.  Man, this chemo stuff really does manage to hit all the weak spots -- for me it's my feet and my digestive system.  Just when I thought it was almost over....

  • Harley44
    Harley44 Member Posts: 2,126
    edited May 2008

    Everyone, thought I'd check in here, before I go to the dentist.  The appt. isn't til this afternoon, but I'm going already, Nicki!!  ok, ok, ok, I'm going!  Dentists suck!!

    Sheila, that sucks, when others tell us how bad their bunions hurt... Just kidding, but I totally understand, because I get that sometimes from friends and others who think they can relate, but really... it is nothing like what we've been thru!  A friend told me that she had a mole removed and it was ca...  but, she didn't have to get surgery, or chemo, or anything else... just had it removed, and she is just fine now... 

    Traci, thinking about you, and hoping today will be better.  It sucks when you are taking a sleep med., but you have to stay AWAKE!  I guess you had to drink lots of highly caffeinated drinks, to stay awake... 

    Now, I also accepted a job offer yesterday, and will start tomorrow... WHAT WAS I THINKING??!!

    Everybody, a big THAT SUCKS! to all ya'll!!!  Hope your day is less sucky than mine...

    Harley 

  • chemo072
    chemo072 Member Posts: 31
    edited June 2008

    Hi all -

    Just had my first period post chemo - so am apparently NOT post-menopausal the way I was told in January.  Thought something was seriously wrong, took me and the doctors the better part of a day to figure out what was happening - it HAS been a year, 13 months actually since my last one. Embarassing, yes.  Sheesh. 

    Woke up with back pain so bad Friday morning that I couldn't stand up straight, hobbled around the house, curled up on the couch moaning, called the doc when they opened, she said come in, I said I would if I could walk, but I can't, and besides, was throwing up....thought it was a stomach bug or something, until the nurse finally convinced me to go for the big pain killers, which two hours later allowed me to get to the doctor, and on the way I started spotting, which made me suspect a period, but they were suspicious so had me do various tests.   Period started in full force the next day.  Tests, once again, were a waste of time.

    In any case, I am in a wickedly BAD MOOD.  You'd think I'd be happy, body returning to normal right, but no.  Tamoxifen made me depressed as all get out, so I quit taking it, and this, this just makes me want to throw things.  Because I thought the door on having kids had closed, and now maybe it hasn't, and darn it, all those emotions come flooding back in, like grieving in reverse (you'd think it'd be a good feeling, but it's not, revisiting all that pain), and I feel like the emotions are getting out ahead of the facts - one period does not cycles or fertility make.  And what if I did try to get pregnant and the eggs were whacked because of chemo or....see.....foul, foul mood.  I just feel f&^%ed with.  And like I SHOULD feel happy. 

    Another thing - I am SO TIRED of going to the doctor - between cancer and dental care post cancer I think I've had 2 weeks in the last 60 when I haven't had a medical/dental appt of some sort. Unless I'm curled up in a ball in shocking pain and throwing up, I don't even call.  I've been pushing out all my appts, rescheduling them, questioning the need for tests, not taking the tamoxifen etc. etc.  I am turning into a BAD patient.  Is this normal?  Ah well, I know things could be much much worse, but thank you for the momentary opportunity to gripe a bit.....  grumpy monster strikes again.

    A big hearty that sucks to all of you with real problems out there!  Mine are minor, truth be told. 

  • snowyday
    snowyday Member Posts: 121
    edited May 2008

    Deb I know how shitty chemo is and I at least had a timeline. I don't know why they haven't explained to you when they are going to switch you to a weekly lighter dose of Taxol that's what a friend is getting for her mets and she is doing really good and her hair grew back. So I hope you find out soon.  I sooooo, remember how I felt throughout chemo Yuck, Yuck, Yuck.

    Harley try and find a dentist that will give you Nitrous Oxide, laughing gas is the nickname for it.  I wrote awhile back about my dental appointments and how stupide I felt because I still get scared shitless everytime I sit in the chair.  And I always take a nerve pill before I go in and you know what after surgury, chemo and rads you'd think that a dentist would be a breeze, NOPE not for this chickenshit.  So get one that will get you happy it will be worth the extra 40 or 50 bucks.  My sister has found a dentist that knocks her out completely when she goes, I still haven't found one but man I'd love to.

    Loki007 You made me laugh out loud about the tping someones house and you know what if someone brings me the toilet paper that's just what I will do and I will wait for snow, hilarious. 

    Otter your friend needed a get real moment, what the hell was she thinking... oh I know, she wasn't thinking about you that's for sure.  It's like a friend who emailed and told me she had three different cancers and it was a BREEZE and pray to God and I'll be just fine. Well I wrote her ex and children because I felt bad that somehow I had missed these cancer scares, she lied about it all, I wanted to choke her for that, and get this, she said she's found God, well last picture I saw, she found a new husband who is going to buy her a horse. Man what a pile of horseshit she threw at me.

    Felicia what did he do to your nose, I was told years ago I had a deviated septum, probably from my young hockey days but I haven't done a thing about it other than use the nedi pot.  Does it really feel better and can you breath through your nostrils clearly now?  Was it worth it.  Very curious.

    Jdash that sucks 600 bucks for the pukes, try watch he doesn't eat grass thats been sprayed for weeds that can make puppies sick.

    Traci, I hate moves and I really dislike exes that turn into the thing that never leaves that is so hard to handle.  I hope your move goes smooth, I'm still constantly looking for stuff, I have to find my Lulu pants that my future daughter in law bought me for when I go up to Red Lake, I'm praying they are under the bed in one of those rolling plastic containers that I can't get out from under the bed, I hate moving I didn't throw out near enough stuff during this move.  Whe can't I part with my junk at times why.

    Okay my bitch called the hospital they are still giving me the run around for my path report last week they promised to mail it.  Then I found out that my rad onc didn't book my mammogram and the nurse was absolutely having a fit over it or my head MRI that the optomitrest (sp) told me I needed.  Then I typed in three recipees for the book for the Komen walk, pressed a wrong button on the laptop and lost everything. And I did the same thing with my pink ribbon petition.  Then my bloody soap water hasn't worked for two days now and my belly hurt with gas so bad last night and even the cats wouldn't stay in my bedroom with me.  (Actually it was sort of a bonus got to stretch out of my bed without worrying I would boot a cat in the head).  And I couldn't sleep last night until 2am then the cats woke me up at 5:45 so I stayed awake because I promised my old neighbour I would take him for groceries, so we went earlier today and I spent 20.bucks I couldn't afford on a pair of 10k earring that were 50% percent off they are nice but I feel guilty I just can not afford to do things like that.  So I'm finally getting sleepy so I'm signing off and I hope I will dream about tping a house in pink toilet paper.  Fellow sucklets (stole that sorry but I love it) have a good day and I look forward to reading everyone else's messages.  And I hope later I will put the recipes back on.  (Why can't you hit the back button to retrieve info on this site?

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 183
    edited May 2008

    Pearl,  girl you and that 'puter! Sucks that you lost your recipies and the Pink Ribbon petition. I often wish that these machines had an "undo" button, too...

    The ear, nose and throat guy didn't really do anything about the deviated septum other than look at it closer with that most uncomfortable scope thingy. He prescribed an oral steroid for the polyps, so I'm assuming that this is the most pressing issue. He also has me using saline like mad. Back to the neti pot soon!

    I've been reading about deviated septums and most of the stuff says they USUALLY are the result of heredity or facial trama - like getting hit in the nose or otherwise breaking it. I've been hit in the head a few times (in the beginning of karate - before I understood the proper way to protect my dome, lol; now I spar in a plexiglass sheild so nothing comes close to my face). What a second - I remember hitting myself once (my punch was blocked and rebounded back to hit me in the nose) about a year ago! I also remember that I ordered the sheild the next day - and one for my son, too - because it hurt like hell. Well, damn...

    The polyps, I'm reading, are common for asthmatics (check) once they hit 40 (check). Man, the stuff they DON'T tell you about at the doc's office could fill daggone encyclopedias...

    Somebody ought to come out with a "What to Expect When You're Getting Old as Dirt" book like they suggested when I was pregnant. Seriously...

    Hey, Harley, how'd it go at the dentist?!? 

  • Harley44
    Harley44 Member Posts: 2,126
    edited May 2008

    Ok... I got back from the dentist a little while ago.  It didn't hurt TOO much.  This dentist gave me TWO shots of novacaine, I guess... those shots hurt like HELL!!   But they worked, because I didn't really feel it while he drilled away, and filled my cavity.  yes, I had a cavity in the one front tooth that was NOT discolored, but the one next to it, that was all brown and ugly, it was just stained.  So, the dentist buffed it out with some pumice or something.  So now, it looks ALL BETTER! 

    Snowy, no, this dentist doesn't use nitrous oxide.  I've never had that before, but maybe I should get it.  All the while the dentist was in my mouth, I was thinking, "ya know, when I had my surgery, and even my colonoscopy, at least I was ASLEEP!"   I am a really big chicken! 

    So now $246.00 later....  I still hate dentists!!  And now, I have an appt. in July, for a cleaning.  Will I go??  I don't want to, but I guess I probably will. 

    Thanks everyone for all the encouragement!

    A big THAT SUCKS to all ya'll!! 

    Harley

      

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 344
    edited May 2008

    I still haven't gotten caught up, but wanted to say HI to everyone.

    Harley, I must have missed why you are going to the dentist.  And you start working?  WTH!  You start tomorrow?  I think today is still Wednesday.  I'll have to call you.  No, you did the wrong thing.  Don't get a job!  Just kidding!

    Traci, I did read where you took ambien in the DAY TIME!  I've never taken it, but I can imagine!  LOL  Glad you got through that day.

    Felicia, hmmmm...the neti pot, huh?  Hope you're feeling better.  The steroids should pump you up!

    I need to go back and read all the other pages.  I need a good laugh!

    My suck thingy for the day....I'm mailing my new prescription for Arimidex which will cost me $743!  I HATE MY INSURANCE.  I should soon reach that stupid $2200 deductible.  AGAIN, I HATE AT&T (they're the one's who's given us this $hitty insurance)!

    Shirley

  • Harley44
    Harley44 Member Posts: 2,126
    edited May 2008

    Shirley,

    Yes, I am starting a part time job tomorrow, and I am not happy about it.... yes, please call me!!  I'll be home all evening!!  I would LOVE to talk to you!!  I've missed you!!  See what happens when you're not around?  I go and take a stupid p/t job that I don't want, so that my dh stops giving me $30 a week to have as my 'spend money', when everything costs SO much more!!


    I can't wait to talk to you, and get caught up!
    Harley

  • AnnNYC
    AnnNYC Member Posts: 236
    edited May 2008

    Good for you, Harley -- sorry it cost so much.  Hope you make it all back in one day at new job!  then you can quit!

    Shirley, sorry about your horrible insurance...

    Felice, sure sounds like that blocked punch might have been the start of something...

    Pearl, can't believe they still haven't come up with your path report.  Think we all need to pay you a visit, decked out in Annie Oakley gear...

    And yes, I can't remember much today, so...

    Take care everybody!

  • jdash
    jdash Member Posts: 54
    edited May 2008
    oh harl i am soooo happy your tooth is white again  the thought of having a brown tooth in front was stressing me out! Tongue out
  • sam408
    sam408 Member Posts: 474
    edited May 2008

    AmyaM - A big That Sucks. Not only for getting your period back but for all the crap it's bringing with it.

    Harley - Glad you got through the dentist OK. Sucks what we've got to pay them. . .but your teeth are important, make sure you keep that cleaning appt.

    sueper - You're absolutely right about people not understanding and thinking they can relate to what we're going through. I hope I was more understanding before my dx, but I think there were times when I probably wasn't.

    A big that sucks to everyone I've missed. I can't remember everything that I read. I watched my grandson all day and the Q-man has completely drained me. . .but it's a good feeling so I don't have any gripes today.

  • drcrisc
    drcrisc Member Posts: 134
    edited May 2008

    A huge "That Sucks!" just to start things off!

    I told you I had my one good day for the week on Monday...because today I started having cramps (and not the kind AmyaM was talking about although they suck, too!) which just got worse and worse and finally I went home from work.  Which was a good thing because I would NOT have wanted to deal with that at work!  Turns out I have some kind of stomach bug going around - great!!

    So if I'm not responding too personally, it's because I can't sit long enough to read everything and remember it!!  Frown

  • iodine
    iodine Member Posts: 869
    edited May 2008

    My dh and I use Bag Balm from the farmer's co-op.  I believe they sell it at Cracker Barrell, too, but in much smaller cans.

    I have dh apply it after a bath, then put on tennis socks, and sleep in it.  I also wrap saran wrap around my feet for an hour or so before I go to bed. 

    don't wash the socks because they absorb the balm.  I just keep them in a zip lock bag and keep reusing the same pair so the balm stays on my feet.  Sounds icky, but really isn't.

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 344
    edited May 2008

    This is not a "bitch" post.  I just received this in my email.  If this doesn't make you laugh, something's really wrong.  YOU'RE REALLY HAVING A No good, horrible BAD day!  I know this is not a joke thread, but I JUST HAD to share!  LMAO!

    A guy is browsing in a pet shop and sees a parrot sitting on a little perch. It doesn't have any feet or legs. The guy says aloud, 'Jeesh, I wonder what happened to this parrot?'

    The parrot says, 'I was born this way. I'm a defective parrot.'

    'Holy crap,' the guy replies. 'You actually
    understood and answered me!'

    'I got every word,' says the parrot. 'I happen to be a highly intelligent thoroughly educated bird'

    'Oh yeah?' the guy asks, 'Then answer this -- how do you hang onto your perch without any feet?'

    'Well,' the parrot says, 'this is very embarrassing but since you asked, I wrap my weenie around this wooden bar like a little hook. You can't see it because of my feathers.'

    'Wow,' says the guy. '
    You really can understand and speak English can't you?'

    'Actually, I speak both Spanish and English, and I can converse with reasonable competence on almost any topic: politics, religion, sports, physics, philosophy. I'm especially good at ornithology.. You really ought to buy me. I'd be a great companion.'

    The guy looks at the $200.00 price tag. 'Sorry, but I just can't afford that.'

    'Pssssssst,' says the parrot, 'I'm defective, so the truth is, nobody wants me cause I don't have any feet. You can probably get me for $20; just make the guy an offer!'

    The guy offers $20 and walks out with the parrot.

    Weeks go by. The parrot is sensational. He has a great sense of humor, he's interesting, he's a great pal, he understands everything, he sympathizes, and he's insightful. The guy is delighted.

    One day the guy comes home from work and the parrot goes, 'Psssssssssssst,' and motions him over with one wing. 'I don't know if I should tell you this or not, but it's about your wife and the UPS man..'

    'What are you talking about?' asks the guy.

    'When the UPS man delivered a package today, your wife greeted him at the door in a sheer black nightie.'

    'WHAT???' the guy asks incredulously. 'THEN what happened?'

    'Well, then the UPS man came into the house and
    lifted up her nightie and began petting her all over,' reported the parrot.

    'NO!' he exclaims. 'And she let him?'

    'Yes. Then he continued taking off the nightie, got down on his knees and began to kiss her all over....'

    Then the frantic guy demands, 'THEN WHAT HAPPENED?'

    'Damned if I know. I got a hard-on and fell off my perch!'

  • sam408
    sam408 Member Posts: 474
    edited May 2008

    OMG Shirley, too funny. That was worth sharing!

    Cris - Came over from the can't get my act together thread to see what was up with you. Yup, it sucks. Now I understand the product Shirley was sharing with us over there.