Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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Hi CArole..we have to admit he is right…one of the first places I go to is Amazon..I always compare their prices to others I have checked…and with Amazon Prime..free shipping…or some sites. if you spend just enough you get it free..but Amazon you pay for..but I think I do come out on top…
So good to be back with you ladies…I was struck pretty hard when Beppy passed away…you all remember her as Slow Deep Breaths..she was one in a million..just so sad..only problem I find getting close on here..but I am back..and as nasty as ever..LOL…
So CArole…keep that man around..he has some good ideas…LOL..hug
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(Putting on my retired-lawyer hat here). Ducky, the reason we have a right to appeal is that sometimes judges make mistakes that affect the outcome (according to the side who lost)--they misstate the law when instructing the jury (even though these days the lawyers on both sides submit the instructions); they let in evidence that shouldn't be admissible and exclude evidence thst should be admitted; they rule the wrong way on motions; they allow biased juries to be seated, etc. When these errors change the outcome of a case so that it influences the jury's verdict (or, in a "bench," aka non-jury, trial, their own judgment), cases get reversed or sent back for a new trial or decision on a specific issue. The only party who can never appeal a verdict is the prosecution in a criminal trial: in the U.S. (per the 6th Amendment prohibition against "double jeopardy"), an acquittal is final.
For the first time since 2016, I had a facial today. My skin has flaky and sensitive patches but also oily T-zone (with occasional breakouts) and some blotchiness (despite using sunscreen outdoors in daylight, sharing Dracula's aversion to the sun). Wrinkles? I'm almost 71--the boat's sailed on those. My new esthetician (recommended by my manicurist, who's used her for 24 years) is a delightful French lady a year younger than I am; she removed a bazillion blackheads and declared I need to take care of my rosacea. (So I have an excuse not to eat jalapeños & habañeros). The facial was relaxing and extremely thorough. Amazingly, unlike previous estheticians, she didn't try to sell me all the stuff she used on my face--just a rosacea cream. She said as far as my skin care routine, I'm doing almost everything right (except I need to cleanse with more than just micellar water & wipes). She said to keep using the inexpensive serum & creams I already have (as well as the bottle of foaming face wash I hadn't opened), and she'll see me in six weeks.
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"Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill."
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Ducky, omg -- so good to see you. I am sorry though you had to be sad for so long. I do hope you will come a lot more often. I have tales to tell since Fri. night when I got off work. I went to VA Med. Center and ended up in the hospital till yesterday. Lots to do this a.m. to get matters straightened out, but will fill you all in later.
Stay well all. Missed you.
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Was discharged from hospital yesterday afternoon after surgery on 10/28. Was unable to get the private room I desired and I do not know why hospitals think a semiprivate room has any claim to privacy. There is none because I learned more about my roommate than I would ever want to know and that neither of us had our privacy and thus, dignity rights preserved. Unfortunately, she had several rough nights starting with my first post-op night with multiple intrusions of physicians, x-ray techs, lab techs, etc. I think you get the picture. Since vital signs are checked every 4 hours and lab techs showed up between 1-3 AM for daily blood draws you would barely get back to sleep before the next invasion. Learned physicians do not have indoor voices especially in early AM and they had to turn on the lights on her side of the curtain which meant my side was lit as well. Then I had two bad nights myself: first was the first night post-op when HR dropped to 32 so ended up with multiple EKG's and being placed to tele watch; second one I had a vasovagal episode on 11/1 early in AM and think I scared my nurse (as well as myself). She appeared to be "newer" but functioned well and made sure I was seen by hospitalist, another EKG and then seen by IV team for IV placement since she deemed my veins too difficult to locate. She left original IV in until I could be seen by them. Floor nurse later told me their policy for referral to IV team is 2 RN's get 2 attempts each before they can refer. So glad my nurse saved me that experience since lab techs already had bruised me. IV team does specialized insertions such as PICC lines, etc. and he located vein with US in about 30 seconds and with 1 stick I had an IV site replacement. Nice thing about this was he told me this site did not need to be replaced per protocol and was good for as long as I was in hospital.
Room layout was awful since the shared bathroom (which I opted not to use and idea still skeeves me) was on her side of the room which meant I would have had to invade her area to use it. Since she let gusets use it and then spent the better part of the first night vomiting in it, I was not using that room ever. So used a commode and washed up bedside (CNA helped first day) as I could. Shower last night was marvelous! Hospital just opened a 1.6 billion dollar new Pavilion that is state of the art, while this room design was definitely a hangover from the 60's (giving them some credit) with some tech added over the years. New Pavilion is all large private rooms. Did have my own TV which was a nice diversion since floor was a very busy one and quite noisy at times.
RN staff was quite good but ones on evening shift seemed to have more time to spend with you. Was interesting to observe how they practiced in comparison to how I was teaching my first year students to assess and evaluate their patients. I really feel what I was teaching was superior to what I experienced. Even though I shared a room, we did not share the same nurse which also added to the amount of traffic in and out of the room. I would have one RN and she had hers and at times that extended to the CNA's as well. Seemed odd to me.
I was on clear liquids for several days and then advanced to soft foods. Still not much of an appetite and experience abdominal pain when I eat so that inhibits eating more than 50% of meals; will try 6 small meals to see if that helps. Food in the hospital was surprisingly good and offered plenty of meal choices for each meal. They had the best homemade tomato soup that I ended up ordering for lunch several times.
Surgery was less extensive than originally planned so I am thankful for that. My abdomen is bruised and still swollen (look Buddha like) and am unable to tolerate even soft, larger yoga pants yet. Even underwear is a bit of a challenge.
Home health nurse to evaluate today and PT is to be scheduled for home visits as well. I was able to sleep last night though still have to sleep on back and my bed is definitely not as high tech as that hospital bed was. My cat, Leo, finally reappeared (he's spooky and only my DD can get glimpses of him in my absence) but wanted to curl on my belly which was a definite "no-no". He slept next to me all night, so all is well in his world.
Recovery is expected to take 8 weeks and I believe it. I will take it slow and DD and DSIL have been a real boon. DH tries but if I have to give him detailed instructions on how to do the simplest thing it is tiring. Have to give him credit for trying though. Nice to be home again.
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Betrayal, I am sad you had to go through all that, but glad you are home recovering. Leo must think it is his duty to offer you comfort. My cats seem to know if DH or I are not feeling well. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Chi..that is what happened…The Dr.’s lawyer Opened the Door….and after it happened the Judge did something wrong,…it was all called a technicality ..ugh..so they will go to trial again…said thing is. plain and simple he could have done a C-section which the Dr. who he relieved told him was necessary after spending all night with Kira in labor…she said “do a C-section within the next hour…she left..he took over..and I guess his male Genitals said “no woman will tell me what to do…so he ;played Hero..first one Great….2nd one…feet first..”Big man thought he could do it then stick his chest out to a woman”……tore her spinal cord….my Grandson-in-law even heard the “snap”…he said “what was that”….Dr. said….My latex glove….
2 days later she was rushed to Children’s Hospital in Phila….on the stand the Doctor/and nurses who attended to Grayson after many tests etc/etc/ they went to courts and testified…This was the result of the Dr. doing a foot presentation instead of doing a C-section…..when asked could this have been avoided….Both Doctors and the Nurses who attended Grayson in the Nicu said…Absolutely….1 hour for the jury to award a settlement of $40,000,000…she is now 10 and has not seen a dime…
That bastard will rot in hell, and guess what…the hospital that employed him..and he does work for the hospital….which was taken over by a Financial Company (bought out) like so many today…..the hospital promoted this asshole to Chief of the Department….time will tell..my granddaughter will never give up the fight for Grayson…
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Hi Lady…hope your ok…I told one of our old gals meaning both age and time..that I came back…and plan. on staying on…I did miss you all…but will be here bugging you all., and doing all my usual complaining..LOL….so good to be back..its like i never left…hugs..
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Chi….speaking about a facial..they truly are great…however….when I asked the attendant if she had any Wood Putty in her little packet of goodies…she kind of looked at me and said “HUH”……I said…honey when you have to try 2 coats of primer on your face and come away looking no better then you did before you started….Wood Putty is in order for a facial…She laughed…I cried..LOL..because after $80.00 for a facial to look in the mirror and see I didn’t get a “miracle”…is rather disheartening….So I have learned to lower my expectations and just be satisfied with baby smooth skin …which when you rub over it you hit a few crevices….oh and did I mention….the Liver/age spots…whatever they call them today…There is truly no help for that.!!!!!!….Getting old is not fun….and mirrors are scary..and not you best friend…I even lowered the lightening in the bathroom …and if I ever find that old Lady who jumps in front of me in the mirror…she is in big trouble…lo
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Oh Betrayal, what a disheartening hospital experience. My story pales in comparison. I am so glad you are home. Although you have a long way to go I really do think privacy is VERY important and for that reason alone I'm double glad you are home. I do feel for you having to go into extreme recitation how to's . It is exhausting and having to know all the while that you are likely to do several repeats before much of it gets through. Maybe that is why there isn't quite so many male nurses. Just too much detail to things. I'm glad you have Leo who needs no explanations to help you.
As to my ordeal, you might recall that I was complaining about my breathing all last week and decided to go to the VA in Marion on Friday night and have it checked out full well expecting a good solution would have me home and curled up in my own bed that night. Didn't happen. Turned out my breathing issue was I had lots of water on my lungs. Don't know how I managed to work all day Friday, but it is hard for me to utter the word " Uncle ".
From the VA I was transferred by ambulance to Carbondale Memorial Hosp. and stayed until last night. I had a heart cath and another one that they do where they go through your throat to look at your heat. I have a very leaky mitral valve. They were working me up to open heart surgery, but then told me ( here's the cop out ) that they did not have all the pulmonary equipment and I would need to go to Barnes Jewish in St. Louis ) and they would send me by ambulance. They later came in and said Barnes didn't have bed so no ambulance needed.
Later on, one of the heart clinic Dr.'s came by and starting talking to me. I told him I had just received a brochure from his dept ( these heart specialists work in the hosp. but actually are given staff privileges w/o being totally tied into the actual hosp. ) and it said they were not only cardiac specialists but pulmonary specialists as well. So I said either your brochure is mis-leading or someone is not being precise in their language. He hemmed and hawed and finally said that maybe ( maybe fairly imprecise -- you either can or can't ) they could do a mitral valve clip which would be better than nothing. Oh, I said -- I've now gone from open heart surgery to we might give you something that is better than nothing. I told him I thought I could see how it was for he and his clinic. So he gave me his card and said someone from his office would call me.
In the meantime at discharge time later that early evening the nurse came in and told me the heart clinic was d/cing some of my meds I've taken for over 20 yrs. and giving me their versions of what my medicine list should comprise.
I have an appt. with my primary care physician tomorrow morning at 8:30 where we both will go over the instructions I was sent home with including new meds they ordered. What they ordered for me is not so bad ( Lassix and potassium ) but they also put me on one baby aspirin a day to be d/c'ed at the end of the month where I will have nothing to prevent me from having a stroke. I was beside myself with these flimsy instructions that seemed geared more to taking care of my heart w/o giving much attention to other long-standing issues that have been successfully dealt with for yrs. Normally, I would not be able to easily get in to see my primary care -- but after dropping papers off ( the ones that came from Carbondale ) this afternoon, she told the nurse to make sure I got in bright and early tomorrow.
So I too had to share a room. Wasn't too bad really but I went through two room mates while I was there. It is difficult to share a bathroom. They would not give me a port-a-potty even though they needed to keep good track if the Lassix was working well. Sigh !! Hat routine -- I used the bathroom and would have to call the desk ( all the way down the hall ) to come empty the hat so that if the other lady needed the room she would not have to wait. It was rotten.
Well, I'm home too without even my " better than nothing " fix. Starting to think --- maybe it wasn't as bad as it was made out. It might be just that they found out they would only get paid by the VA and decided I was "healed". I'll maybe know more when I see my PCP tomorrow. Sure hope so.
Sure nice to see everyone again.
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(((Betrayal))). Sorry about your post-op hospital-stay ordeal and glad you're on the mend at home. When I was 13, I was in for a week after an appendectomy (which induced a doozy of an early menstrual period), and I had a succession of roommates. The worst was when I was finally settling in after a "vital-signs invasion," only to have a nurse turn on the light and chirp "Enema time!" followed a few beats later by "...oops, sorry--wrong room." After years of hospitalizations, that one still stands out as the worst.
Ducky, I'm so sorry about what your darling great-grands are going through. I am so glad that my own anesthesiologist convinced me to let her place an epidural catheter after 8 hrs. of post-membrane-rupture labor with no progress--Gordy was a preemie with a breech presentation, and even though I went through 10 weeks of Bradley birthing classes and filed a "holistic birthing plan," my OB opted to do a C-section rather than trying to turn him first.
Over the years I have learned never to get a facial on the same day I have an event at which I must look my best--the best and most thorough facials do produce some redness & swelling that takes a day to subside. I still am experiencing a bit of flakiness over the red patches--but my derm calls that seborrheic dermatitis (akin to dandruff) or even idiopathic eczema, for which a prescription ketoconazole cream works when I remember to use it on the flaky blotches twice a day. I don't want to take anything for it, as that would suppress my immune system. As to the "spackle." I've pretty much stopped using foundation, as it settles into and emphasizes the "cracks;" and undereye concealer doesn't work any more. So that's why I wear glasses with solid-color or tortoiseshell pattern frames: rimless. wire rims. or those "fades" with colorless clear bottoms just don't hide the bags & circles the way colored frames do. Glasses have been part of my image for decades anyway. (Can't do contacts with my allergies).
Yesterday morning my weight-mgmt. NP's office called--she's not coming in for a week (which has me worried, as she's both celiac & Type 1 diabetic), and I have conflicts with the next few afternoon slots she has open. So I have a reprieve until Dec. 29--which means I'd better behave myself in the face of holiday goodies and hope my back does too, so I can resume my fitness walks.
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My prayers for all those going through rough times.
Just routine news. My three inch memory foam topper arrived this evening, and it is already installed. I got a new bottle of CBD(sleep formulation). Tried to sleep the past few nights without it, and it was no fun. I should do well tonight. Plus Tippy has had a treat with CBD, hopefully he will sleep better.
I got my bicycle out. Tippy knew that I was planning on a bike ride without him. He escaped out the door, and refused to come home until I got the cart out and hooked it up. We had a six mile ride, to WalMart and back. Usually I order the CBD and she delivers, but I wanted some things from Wal-Mart, too. I need to plug in the bike battery before I go to bed. the first five charges are supposed to be as close to twelve hours but not over. My mechanic and I had an interesting conversation on the phone tonight. I am going to meet some of his friends tomorrow.
This month I have an appointment with my onco, and a mammogram. They do mammos for us differently. We get the pictures taken, and immediately have an appointment to discuss the results. No time to get crazy.
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Betrayl andCentral - wishing you speedy and complete recoveries. I didn't know there were still semi-private rooms in the states. I know in Toronto where my kids live, only private rooms are for infectious disease. All rooms are semi-private and some 4 people rooms.
Carole - I think just like your hubby about shopping - don't like stores even before Covid.
73 today and gorgeous Colorado blue sky.
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Get well ladies!
The hospital (Valley Medical Center) that I have used........ opened since 1970, and I, as a patient many times and at one time a volunteer, then an employee in the birth center, has ALL private patient rooms, the exception is some of private rooms for infusions have been converted to 2 patient rooms, with 2 reclining chairs with a curtain separing the patients.
My husband of more than 53 years was dx with prostate cancer stage 2 he has been check faithfully yearly and I am trying to be his rock...I go with him to the radiation center to be his support and sit in the car until he come out.
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Bob announced that his retirement is postponed yet again--the lawyer negotiating his employment contract to work for for the younger interventionalist who does his patients' angioplasties & cardiac caths won't have the paperwork done by Jan. 1. So he'll still be in his crappy little strip-mall office in Hickory Hills through the next few months. The good news is he has no patients scheduled for the first week of Jan., so we're going someplace warm (other than "the other place," of course). And come the second week in Jan. he will get a third day at Union Health--but gets to keep his salary rather than donating it to the practice as he does now.
Happy had an episode of "the big D" tonight, but wholly inside the litterbox. Doesn't seem to be fazing him, though. No vomiting in over 2 weeks, The prednisone seems to be working.
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Hugs for Betrayal and Jackie. You both have been through ordeals. I was in a semi-private room two years ago with double pneumonia and it was a nightmare experience. During 6 days I had 3 roommates. The hospital was full of patients and all the private rooms were "taken." I know I was a bother to the roommates because of my racking cough. They all seemed to want the their tv on even when they were sleeping. A couple of times I eased over and turned the tv off because it was an irritant. As soon as they woke up, they would turn it back on.
Jackie, your experience is very upsetting because of the "iffiness" of the diagnosis and options for treatment. I'm glad you checked into your breathing difficulties because the root problem sounds serious. Keep us posted.
Mary, I had to smile at your dog's manipulation. He sounds like a smart little dog.
I have done fairly "heavy" gardening for a 78 year old the past two days. Aside from fatigue and an aching back, it doesn't seem to have caused any harm. Today I will take a break from yard work and do some housework before going to the senior exercise class at the gym. It's very gloomy outside and cool this morning. It's starting to look like the fall and winter season.
Happy Friday to all.
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Betrayal, ((((hugs for continued healing)))).
Jackie, basically a very scary and tiring situation all around. Hope your PCP can help straighten things (especially the meds) out so you can have the treatment you need. Prayers that this works out for a healthy and comfortable you.
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Wow, ladies. Cyber hugs to all.
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Ladies, thank you for all the well wishes, they are deeply appreciated. If I ever have to be hospitalized again, it will not be in a semiprivate room because I think what I learned about my roommate and she about me was a definite HIPAA violation. I do not like sharing a bathroom with someone whose personal hygiene habits are unknown to me and let's face it, I had to be masked during the entire hospitalization and you cannot mask during a shower. Plus the housekeeping was less than optimal. There were dust bunnies and debris from the RN's and others all over the floor. I was tempted to ask my DD to bring a swiffer to do the floors. So I was glad to not have to use the bathroom which probably received less service than the room did. It wasn't like they would clean the room after she showered. I may not be the neatest person but I am diligent about being clean.
I had a visit by the visiting RN's yesterday and PT today. They will be back but the PT said I was good and he would not be back. I have an area of numbness by my right knee that is causing me some concern because I do not know what is causing it. It starts at my knee involving the area from the interior aspect of my leg to now moving towards the outer aspect and goes down as far as midcalf. It hurts when I stand initially but the pain does recede. Reported it to my MD, the RN's and now PT figuring documentation may get some answers? Was it from positioning during surgery or the restraint they used to keep me on the table?
Jackie, I am so sorry to read of your mitral valve issues. It has to be scary to be short of breath and then to have to make major medication changes. I am hoping you get the answers you need and deserve so you can get better handle on how to treat this. I think we both need to give ourselves some time to heal and recover; hard to do when you are so active and busy caring for others but they need you to be at your best as does your family. Treat yourself as you would treat one of them.
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My brand new Apple Watch was my savior when I fell outside in April, severely broke off most of four front teeth and was briefly unconscious. Watch called paramedics, husband and son. But last week, it was Not my friend. I have had no heart problems, but felt bubbly, gassy burbling and heart pounding. I took the ECG reading on the Watch and to my horror it came up “Atrial Fibrillation.” Took reading obsessively as my heart thudded away for two days. Always, A-Fib. My neighbor, a retired nurse, insisted I go to the ER. It was about 9PM . I refused, kept burping away, promised I would call PCP next morning. Took a lot of Gas X. When I called and got to his office I was in sinus rhythm .He took 3 ECGs at different times, a few times in between, the watch read Atrial Fibrillation.
My wonderful Dr. Logan, looking at the ECG’s said “ You don’t have a fib, you have infrequent PACs or skipped beats. He prescribed Prilosec OTC, 7 day heart monitor, nuclear stress test, echo. And this was my week as I stayed in sinus rhythm. 3 hour nuclear stress, hour echo, monitor, and 4 hour dental appointment. All tests came back normal, no a fib, occasional PACs, rare PVCs, no change in earlier readings from 2004. Ejection fraction of 72%. Scary week. And scary that nuclear stress test, I read, has radiation equivalent to 400 chest x rays. If I didn’t have Apple Watch, I would just have thought gas, so it must be reading that or occasional skipped beats as Atrial Fibrillation. So beware. My new temporary Caps on front teeth look so good, I’m tempted to unmask but don’t. Found great dentist . Grateful for Prilosec, but won’t be on it long. Sandi, it would have been good to be married to a cardiologist- my paleontologist doesn’t even have the vaguest idea how to read a thermometer.0 -
The end does NOT justify the means.
Freedom cannot be gained by sacrificing the freedom of others.
Free speech cannot be gained by limiting the free speech of others.
Human rights cannot be secured by trampling the human rights of others.
Viciousness in others cannot be fought by becoming vicious oneself.
Neither individual nor nation can long survive by meeting hatred with hatred,injustice with injustice, prejudice with prejudice.
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It is a rather chilly, but otherwise beauty of a day here. I love the sun as long as it is not mid-summer and very humid. I don't and haven't since early teen yrs. try to tan in the sun, as I tend to burn way too easily, but I've had the affinity most of my life.
Good news at PCP's ofc. She did d/c the medications that the cardiac Dr.'s at Carbondale said I should give up. Makes he happy. I am on way less blood pressure meds now -- only 5mg. of Lisinopril. Lasix and potassium are added while a couple of other prescriptions are gone. I now take some different meds, and end up with one less pill than I was taking. To be fair -- a couple of my pills are vitamin/mineral that the VA dispenses so I'm happy with the changes. I'm also off the heavy aspirin( Plavix substitute ) which I took twice a day to one baby aspirin a day. I very much like that one although at first since the pills I took were so big ( time released ) I was concerned that a baby aspirin wouldn't but it and unfortunately the nurse getting off soon was not in the mood to give me good explanations -- so all will be fine.
My PCP concurred with the Dr. I've worked for a long time ( and who called me last night ) and said the issue comes down to being seen by one of the big teaching hospitals we have here. They will see me through whatever my needs are. Dr. Neely also mentioned that she knew of nothing that would prevent me from having the big surgery ( Open Heart ) since I have no heart blockages anywhere. Yay !! My hope is that it comes fairly soon as I'm already planning my return to work. I know it will be a good while but that is my longer term goal -- to be needed again.
Keywest -- How nerve-wracking but you kept your head fairly well and that is good. It would be nice ( hope it is not wishful thinking ) if some improvements might be made at some time so the watch doesn't get confused by something like stomach gas. Still, I'm sure for so many people in many other ways it is a godsend. Who would have thought a few yrs. back something like that would even be possible. There is always someone looking for a way to make something good even better, so here's hoping.
Thanks for all from me too for the care and concern. I am so used to being WELL almost all the time that I've struggled a bit with this but I think I'm getting there. Onward and upward.
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Hello, all. Welcome back, Ducky! Cyber hugs/healing thoughts to all experiencing medical procedures/issues. Had my annual physical on Tues and received Moderna booster. Felt pretty puny on Weds, but back to normal yesterday AM. Results of bloodwork done prior to visit were good, cholesterol levels unchanged, triglycerides down to borderline high at 185 (not sure what I did to lower from 230, but hope this trend continues). However, a1c was 5.7%, so will be re-testing in 6 mos. Hoping to be off Arimidex in April 2022 & will see what adjustments I can make to help lower a1c.
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Take care ladies. What an awful week some of you have had.
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Ladies, my heart goes out to all of you dealing with medical issues. Mary, I love hearing that you’re out and about with your bike and Tippy too.
We’re on our way towards Texas to visit with the grandkids. Tonight we’re in Lyndhurst, Ohio at a Hyatt. It’s a lovely area, walk to the restaurants for dinner. But all shops were closed, which was probably for the best as there is no room in the car for more.
I did my PT stretches before we went out to dinner. They help my hamstring and my back too. After dinner we took a walk around, then went by the gym. I got my time in on the recumbent bike while partner got nosearound the hotel.
Tomorrow, on the road again…Willie Nelson song is our morning tune to get us going and laughing too. Have a great night ladies!
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We had a substitute instructor for senior exercise class yesterday. She gave us a good workout with more leg exercise than usual. I enjoyed doing something more challenging but had leg cramps during the night. She has an exercise class that is not specifically for seniors. I may give it a try.
The forecast was for sunny today but it's overcast so far. I may return to the yard and do some more work out there.
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Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you.
It won't just change their life, it will change yours.
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There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve of a determined soul."— ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
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Wow -- we forgot last night that we would wake up at a different time this morning. Well, I will be sad to lose the daylight early in the evening, but hopefully the adjustment will work out smoothly. Have to admit it felt good to look at my clock and find that I had more time to do my computer things this morning.
We will have the coolness ( sweatshirt weather ) this morning and the sun will defeat the shadows that I have at the long window where I now sit.
Dh is starting to feel healing starting ( lots of itching beneath the bandages ) now and says that it is a different, meaning better pain. His son told him to walk as much as he could tolerate. Good advice. I'm glad as it will be nice to have him in better shape so the kids only have to deal with one of us at a time. Must have seemed overwhelming to them this past Wed. when we both returned from hospital stays. They are doing well.
My daughter has switched from nights to days at work so that we can all pretty much ( she is the only working as such since SIL is actually disabled ) be on the same schedule. All up in the morning and no one having to sleep the first part of the morning away. It will be I think better for Kate anyway. She has not driven on snow and it will be an ordeal for her to learn to go 23 miles to work and home daily. Better for her to do this in daylight so to speak, and not late at night.
I hope you all have a great Sunday.
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It was cool enough this morning to turn on the heat to take off the chill. Now the sun is out. It's looking like a beautiful day. I may venture out to Belk's department store before noon and tour the women's clothing. Haven't been there in many months. I've become fond of the pull on shorts and slacks with flat waistbands. They're comfortable and no bulky zipper front.
Your daughter's change in work schedule seems like a good idea, Jackie.
Happy Sunday.
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