MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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Justmejanis,
Oh, I'm so jealous of your weather!!! It is supposed to get to 47 this afternoon, and I am really excited to go out and walk. I would love to get out and garden! I'm worried that with the mild winter we've had, Spring is going to to really yucky:< Is that a normal temp for Idaho this time of year, or was that a nice little teaser?
I'm sorry to hear that it caused you difficulty with your LE. I tend to also do to much too soon. We did have one nice day last week and I walked a 20 minute mile. I was really excited, and I was tired, but not too bad. Today I'm gonna try for 2 miles and see how it goes. I have about 3 weeks before I will probably start back to work, so trying to increase stamina. I have a pretty busy job which doesn't allow for much rest in my 12 hours, so we'll see how it goes.
I hope you have morre great weather and at least can get out and enjoy the sun on your face!!!
Carolyn
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Uh-oh! Weather talk. Look, we all have it. Every day. But on this thread, I have asked if we can just ignore that social convention of making small talk about the weather. Believe me, we have so many small things to talk about here already, as well as one BIG thing...B/C, so unless a twister tears your roof off or transports you to Oz, let's not get into what I call "weather reports."
I'm not directing that request at anyone in particular. One size fits all.
lisamarie68, Let us know what your PS said today. It was too muffled down in the pocket for me to hear, plus I was busy enjoying a delightful Spring cupcake. We saved you one too.
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Hugs to All today, Dianarose that is an exciting development to have mammosite radiation during surgery! Hope the trials are done soon and it becomes part of regular treatment. Hope you are doing well and ready for your surgery. Janis, naughty girl! Enjoy the sun and warmth from a lawn chair! The garden can wait. Your health and well being is much more important to me . OOPS, just the mom in me coming out. Really hope for your healing dear. Best wishes to all this week! Kitty0
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Thanks all for the pocket party and the food sure was good. Although I do think everything goes with cheetos. Had my pre-op appt and got all my nice instructions for pre and post op. Had my blookwork and EKG done and was able to get the hospital registration out of the way. That was nice as I live over an hour away from the hospital. Nurse called and my potassium is low so she called in something for that. Glad everything else was OK.
Momine will be in your pocket Thursday for your hysterectomy.
Dianarose-good luck on your March 15th surgery date. Hope all goes well
Luvmygoats welcome this is a great place for support and to ask questions. Someone can usually help.
Lory so glad you got your drain out.
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Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone has had any problems with Tamoxifen messing up your liver? Any info I would appreciate ...
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Elimar, I found another site that explains it better. What else is great about this is it leaves you the option for another lumpectomy if you have recurrance and still don't want a mastectomy. I like having choices.
http://www.cancercenter.com/breast-cancer/iort.cfm
My BS was the first surgeon to do mammosite in both Maine and NH. I would volunteer to be the first one for her for this.
Kittygirl- I am very nervous about my surgery, but I know all things pass and I am looking forward to putting it all behind me. I told my boss the dates I would be out of work and he asked me if I could figure out a way to do all my baking while I was at the cancer center. He's so funny.
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lrw333, here's a thread about Fatty Liver and Tamoxifen. I want to read more on this also.
Dianarose, thank you. Probably too late for me since I had radiation already BUT maybe they will find that this is something that could still be used if I ever grow a another lump in the same breast? Maybe it will prove to be an option that way also. I do not think my Cancer Center had this machine. I don't think it is "new" but it is not available everywhere. Seems like it would be good on the left to avoid the heart (depending on location of the lump.)
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Janis, IF you really MUST do something with your right arm that will give you JOY and HAPPINESS and eternal gratefulness, then make sure you do your MLDN (drainage massage) as soon as you finish. It heps move the lymph along at least, but won't guarantee you don't still swell. Put it this way; you can stay only as bad as you are now and never get worse OR you can play with Mother Nature and end up having to wear a sleeve and gauntlet for the rest of your life. It's truly your decision, not ours.....
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Thank you Elimar. I appreciate it.... Hugs
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Eli - If you are referring to having the one time rad tx at the same time as lumpectomy - it is not an option if you have a recurrance in the same breast. Once you have radiation - you can not have it again on the same side.
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Has anyone ever had to take a prescription potassium? OMG the pills are huge. Just what I need another pill that will make me nauseated. I guess this is one way to stay skinny.
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Sherryc, Do you normally take magnesium? I have read that many people told they are deficient in potassium are really deficient in magnesium (because it is needed for the body to be able to use the potassium which you get in your diet.) Allow me to steer you toward doing your own reading about that, and maybe talk it over with your doc. If you are deficient in magnesium, you can take all the potassium supplements in the world and not be able to utilize very much of it.
Also, the normal blood test checking magnesium checks serum magnesium (in the blood) and I have heard that it represents only about 5% of the body's total magnesium. The rest is found at the celular level, so the blood test may indicate that levels are o.k., but actually mask a deficiency.
Please be careful in using this Sherry. Are you taking this because of your heart? Make sure to get monitored CLOSELY. Potassium is one supplement I do not mess with. Supposedly the average diet does contain enough for people, if their magnesium is adequate.
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Sherry, I had to take it for a while last year. Read the pharmacy info on the brand you have. I was able to dissolve mine in liquid to take it (not only are they big their texture makes them stick). Some of them are dissolvable and some are not.
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Sherry - My mom had to take prescription potassium. Are you taking it because your levels are low and the PS wants it up before surgery? If so, that has happened to me and my doctor told me to drink Gatorade. It is good for replenishing electrolytes and is a real good source of potassium. I know you have to like it first - I do drink a lot of it in the summer when I am playing golf or doing a lot of work outside.
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Good Morning Ladies , and thanks for being in my pocket as well ... it must be dark and muffled in there for sure ..lol made me smile ..Sorry I wasnt on here yesterday . My day was very busy being day off .. laundromat and looked at an apt and then of course my appt with the PS .. He was very nice and caring and he even gave me a Hug . anyway my BS said that I would have my BMX and Recon all same day and the PS says that the risk of infection is higher and sometimes there isnt enough skin .. so I was a bit upset .. as I am small and cup size is about a Neg A lol .. really an A .. so he said he will take me to a full B , but I will be getting TE's .. he also informed me I look strong and physically fit and he see's me healing quickly . He was delighted that I was 10 days not smoking but he encourages me to get off the patch as well , UGH ! he said he would like me to be a full 3 weeks Nicotine free at time in of surgery ... he explained the exchange from the TE like a flat tire ,, he said in and out same day surgery and back to work in 2 days .. so I guess I will spend most of my summer getting TE's filled ... I dont lnow how to feel . Also then his assistant whom sets up surgery informed he only takes Medicare and no tother ins .. I have a medicaid that is through a cancer program . I got it for 1 year .. so now what .. anyway she informed me he likes wine and brownies ... maybe it's all gonna be okay ... I am a bit worried ..
I Hope everyone is feeling okay .. the weather here has been chhilly as well and I cannot wait to garden myself ...
Today is m y appt with BS at 12:30p , I have to leave work to go .. sorrry u have to be in pocket 2 days in a row, but so glad I have u there .. I restocked the Cheetos so u can munch away ...
Hugs and Love Lisa
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Sherry , the man i care for had to take potassium because he was put on lasix ... for edema ... i do know the pill is huge and can be placed in hot water to dissolve , then its like sand .. the man i take care of has a g tube feeds through his stomach , anyway the darn potassium clogged it up really good and we had to get it replaced ... but as far as anything else i dint know .... good luck , i am right here with u it seems ... hugs xoxoxo
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lisamarie - glad that you are still "smoke free". Hang in there, it does get easier. Good luck today - keep the cheetos coming!!
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Lisamarie - Will be in you pocket today. The timing is good - 12:30 appt - lunch - Cheetos. Who could ask for better? Hope the party doesn't get out of control. LOL
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Sherry, I was in the ICU once for bleeding out after surgery (thyroid) and they gave me a small dixie cup (the tiny, pill sized one) of liquid potassium to drink as mine had bottomed out with the bleed. They said it tasted awful and other nurses came in to watch me drink it. Doi. One swallow and it was gone! That was for a HUGE bleed-out that put me in the ICU. How bad can your level be that you have to take pills on a regular basis?
There MUST be an easier way to build up your potassium!! (Which IS connected to heart function {muscle that it is!} so is very important!!)
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Thanks Eli, Reesie, Jo , Lisamarie and Barbe for all the comments. I am not sure what my level is the nurse said it was low but made it sound like it was not real low. Dr. wants me to take it starting now up until surgery. I am sure they will check it again and decide if I need to stay on it longer. I did some research last night and one of the articles I read said the fluconozole which is an anti fungal can cause your potassium to lower. Well I am not on fluconozole but I am on lamisil which is an anti fungal that I need to take for three months, so I bet that is the cause. I checked my mid feb bloodwork and my potassium was fine then but I had just started the laminsil. I did read the instructions and it did say that you can dissolve it in water and drink it but I was afraid it would taste nasty so I just took it with a huge swig of water and it went down OK then drank a 1/2 glass of milk to try to not get nauseated. Did that again this morning and so far I am OK. Maybe the milk is the trick. I also love all the foods that are high in potassium and eat them regularly but I will eat more bananas between now and surgery. Barbe I did read that having low potassium can create problems with your liver, kidneys and heart so defiantly something to not ignore, but I am hope it is just the medication that is causing it but if it is I may need to stay on this for the duration of the medication. Eli that is interesting about magnesium. I do not take any but I do have some at home.
Lisamarie congrats on still being smoke free. I have never smoked so cannot image how difficult it is to quick but I do not lot's of people who have struggled with quiting. It is a challenge.
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Just got news on my sick pool days. When I went to work here three years ago I decided to participate in the sick pool. So glad I did, I can only request time once every 12 months. So far I have been able to keep up with every thing with my sick and vacation times. Anyway I requested 45 days which I thought would get me through everything this year because I will still be accruing sick and vacation time along the way. Anyway they decided to give me an additional 5 days. So now I have 400 hours that I can use. What a relief to not worry about that.
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Oh, no, Sherry! I had to take those absolutely humongous potassium pills when I had chemo. She had me take it at the exact same time I took a diuretic, which of course makes you pee. She was adamant about that. I had to really psych myself out to get those babies down, I'm terrible with pills!!
Elimar - thanks for the link to the Fatty Liver & Tamoxifen thread! So much stuff I didn't know. So far, my liver panels have been okay, but now I'm not so sure after reading some of those posts. The thought of Tamoxifen causing liver problems scares me more than the SEs of Arimidex. I think I'm going to get my PCP to keep an extra eye on my liver. With my MO, everything is okay until it's not. There's no in between - you either have it or you don't. Well, I like to track something and if it's getting worse I want to nip it in the bud!
Where was that beautiful picture taken - the one you have at the top?
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Sherry and heart, if you can dissolve the pill, you should be okay breaking it in half and swallowing it that way. Also, I'd check to see if it has the same efficacy swallowed hole as it would if you disolve it. Maybe they made it that big so you WOULDN'T swallow it!!
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Looks like Central Park in the top pic. Is it?
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re: With my MO, everything is okay until it's not. heartnsoul, Yeah, mine too. Ugh!
barbe: Ding, ding, ding! You are correct. A pretty Spring view of Central Park with the Plaza hotel in the background (but I bet it is April in the picture.) This thread does not follow the prognostications ofany groundhogs...spring is coming early HERE!
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Eli: Looks like that here in GA, so spring it is!!
My MIL (who lives with us and I organize her meds) takes potassium and I have to split them. They are definitely a big honkin' pill! She has CHF and is on lasix among many others. Always a challenge. She is 86 and there are definitely good days and not so good...
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Stopping by to say Hello after my short sabbatical, though I don't know if the away time did me any good or not....
I do know that I have missed everyone. And, I want to send my warmest "Hello" to everyone that joined this wonderful group of caring ladies while I was off for a while.
Hope everyone is doing well.
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Hi, Val! Don't worry, you didn't miss anything. We talked about you a little, that's all.
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Oh come on----you aren't gonna tell her what I said are you?
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So Eph, we haven't heard that much from you lately. Have you been passing all your exams? It won't be long before it's time to celebrate your 3 year cancerversary. So hope you are feeling fit.0
