Im bitchy, I moan, I groan.....anyway.
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CMH - you are too funny! Brown ribbons for prostate cancer...I love it!!
Sheila - way to go...I'll call you when I start arguing with my insurance company over denying payment for my port install!
wishi - I have no idea what to tell you other than, be persistant on this one! For crying out loud..do you really need a medical mystery right now?
I have no gripes...other than it being chemo week which really sucks...so I'll just send a big howdy out to everyone and wish you all an IOS free week!
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Wish,
That really sucks! It's always something, isn't it? Just when things were starting to feel "normal" again, I got that stupid TV u/s showing a very thick endometrial stripe, and now it is starting to feel like last year, in March when I was dx'd with bc...I'll be thinking of you, and hoping you get some answers to your medical mystery!
HugsHarley
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Hey Girls,
Wish, that is scary stuff. It really sucks when you can't get immediate answers too. Have you used any new lotions, etc that may have caused it? I was having some problems down there and realized with the help of my sister, that I was getting a little to close with the baby powder. As soon as I stopped that, my problem cleared up. It wasn't black though. I hope you find out soon and please let us know!
I had/chose to file bankruptcy to wipe out some debt and stress after my dx. It was like pulling teeth getting the BK attorney to call me back. His VM message said "leave a message and we'll call you back". Well, on one of my messages I told them they needed to change their message because THEY DON'T CALL BACK!!! Well, about a week later, I got an email from the paralegal and she forgot to delete the "string" of emails between the two of them. It was so funny...this attorney calling me a bitch and saying they needed to change the message and to call me! I got a kick out of that. That has always been a peeve of mine....no return phone call. It's just rude.
I'm real tired today. I've been tired for weeks. I just can't seem to get "settled" in. Of course, I'm really starting to worry. I get a headache almost everyday about this time. I have to fly back to FL to get my bloodwork done cuz of the f*ing insurance. Oh well, my mom will be happy and it is a good excuse to see my friends who I miss so much.
I hope everybody is doing o.k. today.
Hugs, Traci
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{{Traci}} Headaches S@CK, but not as bad as needed to be in another state to get your blood draws!
Could you be dehydrated Traci? Sometimes it's just a full glass of water that rids me of mine. The other thought I had, or two actually.....1) are you on arimidex, cause I have them daily nearly from that. and 2) are you maybe grinding your teeth at night? Be/c TMJ can cause bad headaches and won't get better till you stop the grinding. Many times, people don't even know they do it.Well, I have to update on my S@ckieday! The GYN called. Yes, siree! Surprise, surprise! I wonder if they read these post and read about my little red barn with the hay fork and our plans on the 'can't get it together' thread! Appt Wednesday to discuss a cream and to have a look-see at that spot! Just want I need...turn the OLD tushy up to another young buck!
HATE DOCS! But....I guess that the Squeaky wheel does get greased hey? 
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Nope, I'm not takin' nuthin' cuz of TripNeg.
You cracked me up with this: "Just want I need...turn the OLD tushy up to another young buck!" That is too funny. I HATE doing that!!!! Yep, that is definitely something to bitch about. Glad you're getting it looked at though. (
) I'm gonna have to check out the other thread. Sounds like fun! 
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my only groan today is that it is chemo week for me too and I hate it... I am so tired and sick of the pain of neuropathy and neurontin edema (quit taking that crap on my own because of the edema for awhile, but had to go back on it) . I don't sleep and I don't move UGH!
Traci , I too used to look forward to summer and the beach or pool. I stopped trying got get that healthy tanned look years ago but still liked the water - not anymore! forget the whole swimsuit issue I just don't feel like it.
Wish , You cracked me up also!! Good one! Hope everything turns out OK!
Harley , Good luck!!! These days everything takes me back to when I was first dx'ed. A phone call, a commercial, a spot, a test, a call not returned.
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A big THAT SUCKS for all of you.
I am in a foul mood. Can I just say I am beyond sick of fricking chemo? I went in today and the infusion center was nuts. What should have taken 90 minutes took over 4 hours....the lab was slow, the pharmacy was slow.....every chair was full and no one was having a good day. All that from something that is supposed to be saving my life. Is something wrong with this picture?
On top of that my fingernails are trying to fall off....that might just be the last straw.
I am starting to sound like a broken record...I'm sick of chemo, I'm sick of chemo....sorry to be boring ladies, but I guess that's still my bitch.
Deb C
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Awwwww{{{{{{{DEB}}}}}}} I'm so sorry you're feeling foul! But you go on and rant and rave and just do what you need to do to finish this s&cky day and then turn your back on it and dream sweet tonight dear lady. Yes, Chemo S@CKS!
Sorry you're having to endure it for so long {{{CMH}}} Same thing....S&CKY chemo!
Hope your day starts out much better and without the S%ckiness tomorrow {{hugs{{ ladies!0 -
AlaskaDeb:
"I am starting to sound like a broken record...I'm sick of chemo, I'm sick of chemo." Yes, Deb, you really must stop boring us.
Toward that end, I offer the following alternatives: "Chemo, really, I don't care for it." "I'm weary of chemo." "I find chemo to be shopworn." "Chemo is a bit bromidic, don't you think?" "Chemo is prolix." "Chemo, c'est jejune, non?" and my favorite, "Chemo, so hoary." (Sorry you're feeling "ubiquitous." That sucks.)
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My punishment for being gone for 5 days is 6 pages of just SUCKY s*&t!! I can't even begin to respond to all of that but it all sucks, sucks, sucks!!
Nicki - I didn't exactly get to pamper myself but we did have fun at Disneyland!
It was a spur-of-the-moment trip because dh was going down to Anaheim for a 2-day seminar and we went along for the ride. Girls had fun and I didn't kill Grandma (just kidding...mostly). However, it was not without bc fun, too! I went down with what I thought was a pimple or just irritation on my right underarm (the bc side) and turns out by the afternoon on the day we arrived, I had a full-blown infected folliculitis! Yipee. Looked like a third nipple under there. I'm sure I scared some young children in the pool. Fortunately, my mom travels with her entire world and had 4 (?) days of Amoxicillan with her. I'm now on Keflex because there are a couple more trying to grow. Maybe the chemo on Thursday will kill the infection..."Chemo, really, I don't care for it."
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Good one Rock. I know you've given Deb something to laugh about today.
Deb, you go ahead and rant. That's what this thread was set up for. Get it off your chest, cuz we're all here to tell you how much it sucks. And what you're having to endure definitely SUCKS!
Chris - Youch! Amazing your mom actually had antibiotics with her. . .what an organized woman!
My gripe today is not actually too sucky but it's been my gripe for a while, so I guess I'm also beginning to repeat myself. I saw the PS yesterday to check on the wound again. The infection is cleared and that's a good thing. We were supposed to talk about using a wound vac but she's decided it's not necessary. She says she's got good red tissue all the way around so healing ought to be quick now. She expects it to be half the size when I see her again in 2 weeks. . .hope she's right because this thing has been open for 3 months now and if it doesn't make some real progress over the next 2 weeks, she's going to have one unhappy lady on her hands. She did tell me that once she sees that it's closing we can go ahead and schedule my lift for the other side. Guess that's some light at the end of the tunnel. Geesh!
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wish....that is a medical mystery (one of my favorite shows...mystery dx). Let us know!
Traci, sorry about the BK, that really sucks. Have you tried seeing if they can't just switch you to a Texas HMO? Is a plane ticket cheaper than a blood draw? You could get your doc to fax a request and get it drawn at a local hosp and have them fax it back to the doc.
AlaskaDeb and all those still on chemo....THAT SUCKS! Keep your nails very short so you don't catch them on anything. I was on taxotere and they tried to separate from the bed. 4 months later, they are finally back to normal...still a little yellow.
Christine, the inside skin of an egg is a great drawing ointment. You can scrape some off and put in on the pimple and then put a bandaid on it. Do not do this is you are on chemo because eggs can have some diseases in them. It is great for boils and splinters! It pulls out all the (sorry ladies) pus.
Nothing to bitch about today. Waiting on the FEDEX man because he cannot find our house. Don't they have GPS's? We are out in the country with no street signs.
Sheila, when I first got BC, I googled images of mastectomy and came across this website with an open wound that would not close. The pix are very graphic and gave me nightmares but they used something called Silverlon NPD with VAC and the results were amazing. After 3 weeks the huge gaping wound was completely closed. You may want to check with your PS about that. Here is the website and it is not for the fainthearted. http://www.silverlon.com/vac_silverlon_npd.html
Debbie
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Debbie - Wow, I did not know that about eggs. Makes me look at them a little funny now...but since I am on chemo, I won't try it. I will remember it for later though!
Not much suckiness on here today - guess that's a good thing. I don't have much either, as the Keflex seems to be working. Although why is it that I seem to 1) still be having a period? (I'd like to get rid of that for awhile), and 2) why does it always happen the week of chemo? And I'm on a 3 week schedule, so it's a week early as far as I'm concerned. O.K., minor bitch.
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chris ~ right there with you on your bitch - that's mine too. I thought I wasn't supposed to get periods on chemo...mine came also! Ugh...what a rip off!!
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Debbie - Thanks for that link. Whew those were some graphic images. My wound doesn't look anywhere near that bad. It's a lot smaller, more like the image they show after she'd been using the wound vac for 3 weeks and it even looks better than that. So I guess my PS is doing the right thing in not using the vac. She said it is normally only used for wounds bigger than mine and after seeing those pictures, I see what she means. Boy, it would certainly suck to be the woman in those pictures. I know how miserable this is making me and it said she'd had those for a year! She would deserve a medal for enduring that.
Traci - Your insurance situation sucks. Glad to hear you're getting settled in though.
Small gripe today. Woke up very swollen. My hands are so swollen that my rings will barely move. I did a little gardening yesterday, so I guess that's what caused it. Hopefully it will go down soon.
Here's to a less than sucky day for everyone!
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Hi everybody!
Deb, it sucks what your having to do. Bitch on girl. You deserve it.
Have y'all seen this??? I was laughing my a** off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hair Removal....
All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The Epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now... the wax.
Read on.........
My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: "Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet."
So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off.
No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!)
So I pull one of the thin strips out. It's two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. ("Cold wax," yeah...right!) I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It works!
OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this! Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.
With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet.
Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my hoo-ha and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (it was a long strip)...
I inhale deeply and brace myself....RRRRIIIPPP!!!!
I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!....OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!
Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip. CRAP! Another deep breath and RIPP! Everything is spinning and spotted.
I think I may pass out...must stay conscious...must stay conscious. Do I hear crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe...OK, back to normal.
I want to see my trophy - a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip!
There's no hair on it.
Where is the hair??? WHERE IS THE WAX???
Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip...it's not! I touch. I am touching wax.
I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake... remember my foot is still propped upon the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.
Sealed shut! My butt is sealed shut. Sealed shut!!!!
I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!" What can I do to melt the wax?
Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right???
*WRONG!!!!!!!*
I get in the tub - the water is slightly hotter than that used to
torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit.
Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub...in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.
So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cemented myself to the porcelain!! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!!
I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter "So, my butt and hoo-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!"
There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, "Are we talking cheeks or hole or hoo-ha?"
She's laughing out loud by now...I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box.
YEAH!!!!! Right!! I should be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions. I resort to trying to scrape the wax off with a razor .. Nothing feels better than to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!! By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.
My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace....the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax.
What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!!!! The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It's sooo painful, but I really don't care. IT WORKS!!
"It works !!" I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair...THE HAIR IS STILL HERE.......ALL OF IT!
So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts.
I could have amputated my own leg at this point.
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Too Funny Traci. I am one of those that bought the Epilady. Hooo Boy! I used it about 3 times and then threw it away. As for the waxing, that could have been me except I tried to use it on my legs. I still have wax on my bathroom counter and tub from 3 years ago.
Has anybody seen that blade sharpener on TV. I wonder if it works. I use the Venus and 8 blades is over $16. Would be nice.
BTW not sure on what thread it was but someone said a dryer sheet in the pocket would keep mosquitoes away. Just for good measure I rubbed the dryer sheet on my legs and arms and then stuck it in my pocket. No Good, I was eaten up. And I picked blackberries in shorts and flip flops so my legs are all bloody and scarred. But the cobbler was good. Next time, I break out the Kevlar.
Debbie
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Oddly, I never have any of those issues when I pick my blackberries. Which supermarket do you pick yours at????
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lol! Debbie, you picked your own blackberries and made cobbler out of them?????? YUMMY!!!!!
You cracked me up with the "wax on the counter and in the tub after three years"!!! LOL!!!!
I use the venus too. They are way too expensive. I just use a blade 'til it starts to cut me. Oh well, I'm just happy to have hair again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL! Right....I shop at Albertson's!
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A big hello and that sucks to all my friends who need it.
Vacation is over and Im busier than ever. Hmmm should that be my bitch for the day? My real bitch is that I havent seen Diane around. Has anyone talked to her? Love ya all. Maybe I can catch up with you tomorrow.
Nicki
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Nicki, Diane is in sticker shock over the price of Avastin. She started a thread....:-)
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Sneaking in! Husbands on the telephone.
Traci: Thank you, thank you - I havent had much time to read cause Im working like a jerkin. Im gonna go check on Diane right now.
Cristine: I know, sometimes doing stuff is so draining.
DebC: I found a perfect cure for you in the WC. You have every right to bitch and Im sending a big sucks your way.
Howdy to everyone else. Where is Shirley and Felicia?
Nicki
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I'm here!
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Here's my current bitch. I thought the trip neg ask the experts conference was RIGHT NOW! Damn chemo brain. It's on my freaking calender, I walked around with a piece of paper in my hand all day and still.....missed it.
Felicia, where you been girl?
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The good news is they will have transcripts available in a couple of days and hopefully someone asked all the questions you wanted to ask.
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Traci -- *gasp* can't type *gasp* laughing too hard *gasp* so sorry... all my sympathy *gasp*
this from a woman who started her own blog called "self-inflicted".
Sample post from December: So I was hanging some christmas lights and i decided to try out the "blinky" bulb. I tried to remove a non-blinky bulb and the bulb came out but the plastic thing didn't. I have no nails (piano lesson yesterday) and just couldn't get the @(#*$& plastic thing out. So I resorted to using my back teeth. Forgetting that the lights were still plugged in to the electric socket.
And a month or so ago I accidentally confused my cortisone topical skin ointment with my intravaginal treatment for bacterial vaginosis and had to call poison control. (HEY, the labels were VERY similar.)
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Rock, Traci................. Good Gawd!! If I laugh any harder it will be running down my legs!!!!
Please STOP.
Nico
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Good Morning and a big that sucks to everyone that needs it.
Trying to catch up a little bit this morning, but time flies by when your having fun. Then its time to get showered and ready for work.
Debbie: That cobbler sounds so yummy. Thanks for the input on the dryer sheet. I hate mosquito bites, and I swear, Im not gonna pull weeds again under that one flowering plant. My friend has snakes by her blackberry bushes. Getting all those mosquito bites sucks! But I bet you were smiling when you ate the cobbler.
Sheila: Well it sucks your still dealing with this wound but I was glad to read that you have been updated to a 2 week visit instead of monthly. Progress? I sure hope so - you must be sick of this already.
Traci: I finially got to read your story about the hair wax. Sounds painfully sucky.
Rock: That story about the Christmas lights cracked me up.
Felicia: Whew! Im off the boards for a couple of days cause of work and get totally lost. Good to see you as I was getting a little worried about you my friend.
Shirley: So where are you? Hoping things are too sucky in your part of town.
I would like to proclaim that anyone getting chemo and having their periods deserves the suck of the day award.
Gotta go - time to hit the showers.
Nicki
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