MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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My chemo angel & I on Ft Lauderdale beach
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Love the pictures, Joni!
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E~~ Hoping you had a good weekend. And by good I mean recuperatively.
I hope I'm still "one of you all" as I am now officially an "ish" as in 60'ish.
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Eph - those pictures are fantastic! You look like a wild woman on the zipline! You should put it on the refrigerator and get your bonafides from everyone who visits!
You girls look gorgeous + Rachel is a doll! She's quite an artist, too - I forgot, is the guy's name really Nemo? And the hammock, oh gee, I want to be there... Thanks for posting the pics, they tell a nice story.
Val - uh, oh! Is it that time of year again?
Hope you had a great birthday! I suppose you have 9 more years of ish-iness (don't try to say that if you've been drinking!)
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Eph - thanks for sharing your beautiful pics! I love them - especially the hammock. No, they are not too big - it's nice to be able to see the details. Such a beautiful group of women!
Martha
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Eph, wonderful pictures ....mand so brave for zip lining .... Not sure that I would have the courage .... What wonderful memories.
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Eph - thanks for sharing the pics. You all radiate beauty and happiness in the photos. What wonderful memories you will have. And the hammock looks soooooooooooo relaxing. Ziplining? not sure I would have the guts to do it - good for you for "taking the leap"
Happy Birthday Val! Once a Middie - always a Middie!
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Val, (I was wiped out on the 19th.) I always figured people would want to move on, but barsco makes a good point, Once a Middie - always a Middie! You couldn't really leave us behind, now could you? Since you have a cake already, I went looking for some balloons, but found THIS instead. Just could not pass up the master artwork and, really, the sentiment is perfect.
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Eph - Great pictures, you all are beautiful and looks like a lot of fun!!
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Eph, You look totally ramped up for that zipline. Yeeeee-haaaaah! But I still have to go with the consensus and say I am most jealous of how relaxingly wonderful that hammock looks. There's just something about a hammock set amongst some palm trees with a gentle sea breeze blowing that just melts the stress away. Xanax..pffft! Just park me in a hammock somewhere.
Your cruise looks great, the three of you look beautiful and your smiles are priceless. Thanks for sharing.
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Absolutely love your pics, Eph. One day maybe we could meet in SF, you think? You really know how to have fun and I want in on it!
How are you doing, Eli~?
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OH Eph!!! Wonderful pictures!! You look so happy, and refreshingly happy!
Eli~rest up! Hope you feel better soon!
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Eph, what beautiful pictures. It really shows that everyone was havinga super time! I can't wait for my cruise in April! Which Cruise line and ship were you on?
Mena
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We were on Holland America's Nieu Amsterdam! It was FABULOUS!
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Eph, that pic of the three of you where you're a little dressy is soooo pretty. Worth every penny you had to pay, and I've been on a cruise, so I know that's not insigificant!! Love the shots of Rory and Nemo too - you'll smile every time you come across those pictures in years to come.
Eli, I hope you're feeling better each day.
Journey, forgot you were doing weekly chemos, so yes...that explains no Neulasta.
Valjean, you know we'd come hunt you down if you stopped coming in here! Don't even think about it
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Thanks for all the birthday wishes!
HnS ~ 9 more ish-iness years!! Love it! Heck, I can hardly say that fast without drinking!
Well, you guys are stuck with me then! I know I wouldn't get far if Eph was on that zipline tracking me from above!
E~~ I so hope you are doing better every day..... how's the 'other' end coming along?? I can't see the picture you posted so I will view it with my iPhone & come back here. Later.....
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Strange..... I went to BCO via my iPhone & logged in to see your picture, E~~ , & then returned here & I don't have to log back in while using my computer. That's a first, usually I do. That'd be cool if it stays that way. I hate having to log back in here (bco) on the computer after I've been here on my iPhone. By the way, I still can't see the picture no matter from where I try.
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PSSST~~got my exchange date today...AND a bottle of wine on the way home!!
Eli..hope you are resting regaining your strength!
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Eph great pictures the hammock brought back great memories of when I was there with my Mom and sisters! The pics are great you look so happy, wonderful!!
El hope you are gaining strenght every day, you are an inspiration!
Val ya you are stuck with us we will stay middies together for many a year!!
annemarieh good thoughts hope all goes well with teh exchange, wine is always good you can celebrate!!
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E~~ I can finally see the picture. Love it!! Love the Depp man, too!!
And, I will take some chocolate soaked in Rum!
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It took until today for me to be able to see the picture, Go Figure!
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Sorry, I didn't notice that the picture had disappeared at first (like they sometimes do for no apparent reason) so I re-inserted it yesterday for all to enjoy.
I think I kind of turned the corner on my S/Es and tiredness. They went together in another way...I have a whole slew of different medicines for intestinal distress, some even have opiates in them so when I have to do all day dosing no wonder I am extra sleepy.
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Good news, Eli~. You need to stay awake enough to eat good stuff and gain your strength!
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E~~ Good to hear, we'll take slowly limping along, won't we?
Did you "see" or "experience" any exciting stuff while dosing??!!
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Valjean, I think she must have. Check out her photo at the top of the page
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Well I had my checkup with my MO today. I went in feeling good and positive and left depressed. It was like he was doom and gloom. He said he was concerned with my outcome because I was first diagnosed at an earlier age than most woman (43). He said he really doesn't do any tests or blood work from here on out, but justs waits to see if I get any pains in other area's such as back or bones, etc.... and hopes that it is localized and they are able to remove and treat it. He already has me with one foot in the grave. He said my path report was so all over the place and not like others. Well excuse me for being different. I know Eli, you can appreciate the fact that he had no answers for just about all of my questions, but knows all. hmmmm. I am not doing any of his trials or hormonals until I have a break from all this shit. I am going on vacation in April and will decide what my next step will be when I get back. They missed my cancer for over 8 years and now it is so urgent to make a decision on which drug from hell I will be taking, seriously.
I am going to go back to being positive and move on with my life as I was this morning. I am not going to waste my life worrying about what might or might not happen. I can't live like that.
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((((Dianarose))))
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Good for you Dianarose!
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What I don't quite understand is how there are some MOs who will scan the heck out of Stage Is & IIs and go after their blood like vampires, and other docs (like Diana's) who are hardly concerned with the Stage III women. I don't get it. Not every Stage III is a "closet" Stage IV, but I would think that if someone did get mets, would it not be better to discover them at a small size, or at one site, rather than wait til the mets are larger and at multiple sites because there are some instances where an early surgery or rads could be successful if the mets are very limited. I would think that now that Diana has had treatment, it would be a good time to get a baseline scan as a reference to anything that might arise int he future.
Well, Dianarose, the way I heard it explained before is that sometimes you need to have a PAIN, even if you don't truly have one, in order to get a diagnostic to ease your mind. I don't agree with that in principle, but I also don't think it is right to not give a Stage III woman the peace of mind of a clear scan, so you may have to manufacture or "play up" symptoms to get yours.
I look forward to reading other replies, particularly because I don't feel like I am thinking very sharply lately and because I think this might be a controversial topic.
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Eli- I like how you think even it is not the proper way to get things done. I am going to deal with my reg. doc verses the MO. She seems more sincere and positive. I just missed the metformin trial and the MO won't prescribe it. He said to ask my primary. He said they won't have the results for probably 5 yrs yet they already have some proof it works. I will ask my primary to prescribe it. I don't want to be a statistic on my MO's list.
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