Class of 2009 - Sisters in the same time frame
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Mary, I will try that milk jug thing. I do not have any newly planted trees. All my trees have been out at least 20 years, but some of them look like they are only 5 or 6 years old. We are on solid rock and it takes them years to get through the rock and start growing. I have some oaks that I planted when we build our house (24 years ago) and they are only about 6 in in diameter. They are beginning to grow now, but this drought may take them out. I am ready for some cooler weather.
We are having foam insulation blown in tomorrow to try and help with the electric bills. I always look so forward to sleeping until 8:00 on Fridays and they are going to be here at 6:00, guess no sleeping in for me.
Sorry to hear that you guys are experiencing hair loss. After what we have been through that is just not fair. Of course, I don't think any of this is fair.
Juannelle
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Juanelle and Mary glad to hear from both of you. I'm just going to watch my hair and see how it goes. Recently found out that my niece will be getting married next year I have got to lose some much needed weight so that I won't look like a muffin man at her wedding in any pictures. I need to lose at least 40 lbs right now. I'll have to pray to God to keep food out of my hands and mouth. LOL! I'm really not kidding.
Juanelle and Mary much like Pam we have had a very wet summer here in Bama. The grass grows faster than you can mow it. If it snows this winter as much as it has snowed here this summer we will be in some deep "snow" this winter. LOL!
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Hello everyone.,.I just got back from vacation last week and it has taken me this long to read through most of my threads. It has been stinking hot and muggy here. It has been a beautiful summer. Normally by this time of year it is getting cold...not this year...yippy skippy. Today we had rain and it feels nice for a change. Not much to report on the health front. That's a good thing. Feels good to not think to much about my health...such a big difference from two years ago..have great day ladies...
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michele, it is nice to constantly worry about what kind of bombshell you are going to get next. All my doctor's appoints have been nothing great. I am only seeing my oncologist now, have been released from all the other doctors. I see her every 4 months now, so there is lots of time between, at least it seems like it. I am glad you are having a beautiful summer. We will not start cooling off until late September, I am so ready for cooler weather.
mimi, wished we lived closer, then we could do some weight loss together. I have about 10 more lbs I would like to lose, but I am not sure it is in my future.
We are doing all we can to beat this heat. We are having foam insulation sprayed and can't wait to see what a difference it makes in our electric. We are also getting a quote on a geothermal air conditioner. We will see how that goes. We are trying to get everything done before retirement, so we will be able to save and spend out money on fun things, like vacations.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Hugs,
Juannelle
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Juanelle you are so right it has been one long hot summer (isn't that the name of an old movie?... yeah, I know it is! I'm just showing my age). I have really enjoyed it and the vacation time we had in Florida. I love the beach, someday I would love to live there or in the Colorado mountains with the snow. I love the extremes where most love fall and spring of course I could change my mind in 10 yrs. who knows. Right now I am ready for cooler or colder weather.
Take care everyone
Renee
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Welcome back, Michelle. Hi, Ladies. Jumping in to say "hi" and that all is going well. I'm working on the muffin tops, too. Since chemopause, it's been hard to lose weight. I hardly eat any fat and have really cut down the sugar, and STILL, it takes work to keep the pounds off. After reading your posts, I'm motivated to get an extra workout in this week. Will go from the usual three a week up to four. C'mon, friends, we can do this! Heck, we're TOUGH!
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I am just trying to maintain what I have already lost. I have gained several pounds back and am now trying to get it off again. The older you get, it is also harder to get the lbs off. I could lose weight in a jiffy when in my 40's, but not now in my 60's. It is so frustrating. I have to exercise and diet, I hate it.
Hope all is going well for everyone. We just have to survive a little while longer to get out of this heat, especially here in Texas.
Hugs,
Juannelle
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Juanelle I am looking forward to fall and cooler weather here in Bama! and of course Alabama football
may the Tide's season to Roll begin next weekend. I hope and pray that all that are in the line of the storms up the east coast are surviving and o.k. My prayers are with you. Please be safe and take care.Love to all
Renee
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I am slowly passing my 2 year cancerverseries. I thought I was still on a 6 month schedule for a mammo, but I made an appoint and went in today and they said I was back to yearly, since I had a good screening last time and haven't developed any new problems. Well, I called my Onc and she had not written in my file that I needed one at 6 months, so I guess that is good. I have not had any new problems.
I have my grandson tonight and will take him to his football game tomorrow and pass him off to Nana. His parents have gone on a weekend trip, I hope they have a good time.
We are suppose to get some cooler weather this weekend and maybe some rain, we certainly need it, our trees are dying and you just can't water them enough. All my grass is dead and I am just watering enough to try and keep stuff alive.
Hope everyone has a great weekend, relax and enjoy.
Hugs,
Juannelle
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Nice to hear from you Juanelle, I see you occassionally over on another site but we seldom talk. Everyone is just so busy these days. I am at a loss as to what to do with myself. I quit my job Friday was a week ago, the one I was in such a turmoil over. God finally dealt with me and I realized life is to short to be miserable. There is no since in going to work physically sick every day or having people constantly threaten your job when you are doing nothing wrong and they simply don't like you. So I said good bye. Now I am going to have to start looking for another job and depend on God to send me one. But I have been so relaxed and free of stress for the last week it is amazing!!! I have felt like a new person. Other than sitting at home being bored and baby sitting it has been great. I love working and I love people and taking care of them. Not sure what direction God will take my career in but I am open minded. I just need enough to pay bills and take care of my family. Thankful my hubby has insurance on all of us so that's not an issue.
Hope you all get the rain you need in Texas. We are suppose to get some here as well. Bama has been a little dry for a few weeks but they are saying after Monday we won't be anymore. The days and are suppose to cool off significantly after the rain comes. Yippee!!!!
Hugs
Renee
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Hi dear 2009 sisters,
At 6-months check-up my Onco seeing thicker finger joints of my hands, proposed switching from Femara to Aromasin (exemestane). Because being on Femara for 17 months with all possible SE's I'm asking myself what difference in SE's should be with this new medicine. Should I try? Coping with Femara I was so innovatory to find out what did and could help to maintain going on. So in the last months I was convincing myself the matter is tolerable.
Now, I'm afraid what this turn to the new medicine will bring to me!
I would like to ask ladies on Aromasin how it's about state of health, how they are feeling, how effective this treatment is or was?
Thanking in advance!
Greetings!
Usha
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slousha hopefully one of the 2009 sisters will come along and be able to help you, unfortunately I am taking Arimidex (anastozole) and I can't answer your question. I initially had started out on Tamoxifen myself and gained an enormous amount of weight and my knee joints started having pain and crepitus (arthritic sounds), since the Oncologist changed me to Arimidex the pain has improved and so has the crepitus but it has completely reversed itself. I also haven't lost any weight but the weight gain has stopped. I don't know if my experience has helped you any but that is all I have to draw upon. Good Luck.
Renee
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Hi sisters!
I have been relishing my summer of taking off from breast cancer. I've had a ton of energy and tackled a lot of household projects that were going undone for the past year or two. Even sewing! I moved my doctor appointments around postponing a couple. But all good things come to an end and October is looming closer and closer. Gosh, I just hate going back to being a cancer patient
Intellectually I know everything is going to be fine. But the anxiety thing is revving up already. It just seems every time I walk in a doctor's office there is some drama that turns out to be nothing but only after I have been scared shiftless. I tell myself that I am not going to let it shake me up but it always does.
I used to be such an optimist.. Never thought anything bad could happen to me. Well, breast cancer sure straightened me out! Do any of you remember Hagar the Horrible? The cartoon strip. His son is doing his homework and looks up at his dad, Hagar, and asks "Dad, what do you call a person who always thinks the worst possible thing is going to happen?" Hagar says, "a realist."
Ah well, the doctors need me. My oncologist has a young family to support, the neurologist just bought an MRI for his office, and the pulmunologist's daughter is getting married in.India. I don't want to let them down.
I hope everyone has had a great summer. Kids are back in school and it has cooled off a little in your neck of the woods. Still plenty hot in Florida but no hurricanes so far. Hooray for that.
Thinking of all of you.
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Pam, good to see you again.
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Hey everyone! Hard to believe that 2 years have gone by... I actually only had a passing thought this year as I passed the 2 year mark! Hope everyone is doing well.
I have not been on the boards much since May, but am trying to check a little more regularly again! I spent most of the summer helping take care of my father. He was diagnosed in May with Stage 4 throat cancer. In early June he had to have a feeding tube inserted into his stomach and a few days later, had to have an emergency tracheostomy. Luckily our family was able to pull together and schedule shifts to help out in his care so that he could remain at home and still receive radiation treatments. He passed away on Sept. 2, but we all had the chance to say our good byes to him and let him know that we loved him and would have done it all again for him. How many people really get the chance to say good bye?? I consider us lucky in that respect.
So now I am back to trying to lose weight (and now a little more from the summer!). I had lost almost 25 pounds from February until May by using the website www.loseit.com It really does work quite well as I know I will never change my eating habits. There is also a thread called "Wednesday weigh in" on BCO that really helps to keep you motivated - I also use the daily exercise thread as well.... however, I am just getting back into moving again!!
Hope the weather has cooled off for most of you. Here it has been quite cool for September so far, but that can only help with my daily walking!!
Take care everyone!
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Boy, Marylouise, you have had a rough summer. How wonderful that your family could work together to make carrying for your father at home a success. I think that does not happen often and you all are to be commended for it. Your dad raised you all well.
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Mary Louise, so sorry that your father passed away. It sounds like you have a wonderful close family. I hope you are taking care of yourself at this time...
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Mary Louise, I too am very sorry to hear about your father passing away. However, how wonderful that you and your family had the opportunity to spend quality time with your dad prior to his passing and let him know how much he meant to you. That time will be something that you all will always hold dear. Also, thanks for posting the loseit web site, I may give it a try. I need to drop several pounds myself. Take care of yourself.
Renee
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mimi, how is the job hunting going? Hope all is well and that job comes along.
Pam, I am glad you had a break from cancer. I think we all need to take a break at some point. As we are all passing our two year marks, I guess we are all reflecting on the past two years and how our lives have changed.
Mary Louise, sorry to hear about your dad. Losing a parent is hard, but it sounds like you and your family had time with him and that you will always look back on and be so glad that you did.
Michele, good to see you, I hope all is going well with you.
Love to all.
Juannelle
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Juanelle I'm afraid the job hunting is not coming... LOL! I have sent in one resume of a job I really want. I sent it in Friday was a week ago and I am patiently waiting to hear. It may be a bit before I do hear anything. I guess I should look further but I would so love to have this job. It is doing exactly what I was doing before just in another building. Keep you fingers crossed and prayers going up that this is the right place for me. I just don't think that I am physically able to push a big med cart down the hall anynmore or work that preverbial 12 hr shift for 3 days straight. I guess I could do it if I had to. We do what we have to in order to support our families don't we. But as we know bc is the gift that keeps on giving and currently I have crunchy knees and low back pain thanks to our friend that blocks estrogen which lubricates our joints.
Gotta love it. Although I can say this leaving that other job has decreased the frequency of my migraines I have only had maybe 2 in the last 6 wks.
Love to you all
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Renee, I have a good feeling...you'll get his job.
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Hi fellow alumni, class of 2009,
To me the last two + years seem like 20! Has it only been that long? And I feel like I have known you guys forever.
Juanelle, are you still working those unearthly hours? I hope not. Any chance of retiring.at some point? You could spend more time with your grandson!
Renee, wishing you good luck in your job search. It's terrible to have to go to a job every day when you are not treated right. Life is just too short to put up with that. You will find the right job.. Just hang in there and know that we are all rooting for you.
Hii, Michele! I guess you are getting ready for winter already, yes? Do you love your cold winters? Or maybe it is not as cold as I imagine. Living in Florida kind of skews your view of climate
So I am off to all my doctors this week. Yuck! I am sure I will survive the poking and prodding but I will never it used to it.
Wishing you all lovely fall weather.
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Michele thanks for the good thoughts on the job. I really need all the positive vibes I can get on this job...
I'm loving the cooler weather here Pam I just wish it would stay. It's suppose to be back into the 80's this week. I'm like really it's October and this is crazy. It should at least be in the low to mid 70's now and the 40-50's at night. Oh well!! go figure the south. Waiting on some snow and hoping we get it. LOL!
Can't believe that Christmas will be here in 2 months... geesh where has this year gone?!!!
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Did you have to bring up Christmas? I am total not ready for that. I'd like to squeeze in a visit to my daughter in california but don't know if it will work out. Plus I have plenty of frequent flyer miles but last time I tried to use them everything was blocked out:(
We are about to make a fast trip to OK in mid Octobers. We'll drive 2 1/2 days to get there, stay 2 days and drive 2 1/2 days to get home. DH does not like to fly! But, truth is, we like the drive so it is not bad at a all. At least it is getting out of the house and not focusing on health issues..and plenty of junk food0 -
Pam that sounds like fun. I have always wanted to go to OK. Somehow there is never enough time or then there is never enough money. Maybe one day. I hate to put off things till one day in light of all the things that have happened to both my husband and I in th last 3 yrs. I want to live life to the fullest and enjoy each and every day. Our anniversary was just this past week and we didn't celebrate as we are waiting till Oct. to do so. I want to go back to the Grand Ole Opry the weekend it turns pink, it's called "Opry goes Pink"... it's Oct. 22nd. Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, and Lauren Alaina just to name a few will be there honoring breast cancer awareness. It's going to be awesome. He of course wants to go to Talladega, but we went in May and we also went to the Opry for my bday in March. So, it's a flip of the coin... If I get this new job I'm trying to get not sure how things will work out.
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I have just reached the 2 year milestone and found it really emotional, stranger than last year actually. I think it is not helped by the fact that my big anual check is next week.
http://feistybluegeckofightsback.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/profit-and-loss-cancerversary-reflection/
Am I alone in feeling like this?
Warm hugs
Philippa
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Phillippa, you are sssooooo not alone.
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Hello girls ! 2 years has gone by for us, and thank the lord we are all here. But it has sure been a ride with lots of bumps along the way. AND a ride that I wish none of us had to take or be on.
Renee ~ good luck with the job hunt.
Pam ~ good luck with your dr appts. I enjoyed your humor on the dr's.
Philippa ~ no you are so not alone.
Michele ~ hope you are doing good.
Juanelle ~ hoping all is well with you.
anyone know how Shelby is doing???
Well hope everyone has a good PINKtober. For me it brings back bad memories and makes me realize how different I am and feel. But each day I am thankful to have another.
HUGS !
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Philippa-you're not alone at all!
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No Philippa you are not alone at all!!!
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