MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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HumbledBug,
You have received some wonderful support already.
Someone is here 24/7, so feel free to "shout out" to any one at any time.
Please let us know how things work out.
Keeping good thoughts for you.
Val
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staynsane, Elimar, & Valjean have given you all the recommendations I would HumbledBug. May your wait be less time then it takes for leg hair to grow!
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Thank you all
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Jo good luck...positive thoughts. The tech's response probably has nothing to do with you......maybe he was texting during the scan and his girlfriend broke up with him. Try not to panic.
Rachel
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Jeez, we're on our way now to onco....have not had good feelings about this appt. well know in an hour. Took an Ativan...
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Hey Lucy (Jo) ~ Ethel is in your apron pocket and thinking of you... {{HUGS}}
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In your pocket Jo
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Hey, guys, can you move over just a smidge?! I wanna get in, too! Just one more leg ... okay .... I'm in.
We're with you, Jo.0 -
Jo - Just feel the weight in your pocket. That's all of us along with you. Valjean made it in just before me. HUGZZ and PRAYERS.
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I have been down in the bottom left corner for HOURS! My mouth, nose, eyes & ears are full of lint. Jo, you are as bad as me at cleaning out pockets. I put on a jacket the other day & found a movie ticket stub from '10 !!!!!!!
Fill us in a quick as you can!
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Where, oh where, is JoC? I want to hear about her nice, boring scans. Since she has not checked in since morning, I hope it means that her husband took her out shopping after the doctor this morning.
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WOO HOOOOOOOO! Significant improvement in my liver lesions! Chemo still necessary for 10 - 12 infusions and hercepton for life every 3rd week but not kicking the bucket this month lol! Another scan in a couple of months and might be stable by then!!!
So relieved....now I have time to can strangle DD's neck for involving us in her boyfriend problems! Shit never ends, just get spreads around...hubby and I are going to live long enough to spend her inheritance~~. Pisses me off that I can't get travel insurance! Big hugs to all!0 -
Oh, the pain in my liver and stomach is chemo's fault, brown freckled streak on the top of my scalp is chemo as well, I thought skin mets....I'm telling ya..I was planning my demise and instead I'll be smelling the flowers! I know that things can change quickly in cancer land but I need to feel happy again....sooooooooo....thank you ladies, sorry about all the lint...there were a few candies in the corner tho.....
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Woot, woot! Been saving a fancy prancey dance for you, JoC! Ta-Da!
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Sorry I've been away for awhile. I've been avoiding BC reminders now that treatment is behind me. I want to share my experience with the sleeve & glove. My BS knew that I lift weights and travel a lot (coast to coast), so she wrote a prescription for a sleeve & glove. I wear them five days/week for 1-2 hours while I exercise (both treadmill and weights) and whenever I fly. (My first flight was ATL-SFO just two weeks after surgery.) So far no signs of lymphedema yet. I know that this is a controversial approach, but I feel like I'm actually doing something to try and prevent lymphedema. So, if I do get it, at least I did something to prevent it. Of course, only time will tell if my approach works. And, even if I don't get it, we'll never know if wearing the compression garments made a difference. Still, several women who have lymphedema and have seen me with my garments tell me, "You're smart to take a proactive approach to this." I hope they're right...
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Jo ~ Was thinking about you all day! GREAT news
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Jo - will say once again how VERY happy I am for you. Thrilled that you have had significant improvement! Dancing like crazy for you.
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Jo, I am sooo happy for you. I was the silent one in your pocket....didn't want to anounce myself earlier and wake up some of the girls who were napping.
Tab, I hope you never develop LE and always feel comfortable about any choices you make. To me, that's the most important thing.
Eli, thanks for the pretty page topper (cherry blossoms in DC). Good to see you here hon.0 -
Such wonderful news,Jo!
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Congrats Jo! Wonderful news.
I'm new here and just happened on the good news. Always good to have a reason to smile.
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Thanks and welcome Allie!
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Jo, YEAAAAHHHHHHHHH! Enjoy the reprive as fully as possible.
TAB, all the docs who saw me with my sleeve told me to keep on wearing it. People wear support hose to avoid DVT when flying, so it seems to me that this falls in the same category.
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Happy Dancing for JoC!
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Welcome Allie - not that I am glad that you have had to join the forum, but glad that you have stumbled upon the Middies. A wonderful support group of great people who know how to have fun, get serious, get mad, get sad, get togather and just "get it" in general.
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A wonderful support group of great people who know how to have fun, get serious, get mad, get sad, get togather and just "get it" in general.
Barsco, you have a way with words. Wish I'd said that!
Welcome, Allie!
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Jo-
I'm running late, judging by all the congrats you've received, but doing the happy dance with everyone else on your behalf! See what the mind can do? You were convinced of doom and gloom but results give you a reason to celebrate! Your experience reminds me, yet again, not to let my mind take me to dark places without all info available...but you've been through hell, so it's natural to expect more bad news. So glad you get a break!
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Been gone a while busy with life. Started a distant learning course for Christian Life Coaching. Will be working with some missionaries in Mexico.
Welcome to the newbies, this is a great place to hang.
Jo and valjean congrats.
Eli glad you are doing chemo again seems the odds are worth it. Just FYI as you know my FIL had the same as you and did the same chemo pack and rads, then surgery then 6 months of chemo. That was 20 years ago and he is still cancer free at 90. Hopefully that will give you hope.
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Quick question for y'all. Wondering if anyone has taken Remron? I have been battling nausea for more than a yr now. Tried lots of meds but nothing seems to do the trick. This last one seemed to be working but lately the nausea is creeping back in along with feeling full after eating only a small bit. I have heard remron is great for weight gain and stimulating appetite. Is it also good for controlling nausea?
Appreciate any comments - thx
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Barsco, I am not sure if you got the drug name right??? I know that my mom got a drug called Remeron, but it was to keep her calm and help with sleeping at night. It was given to her after I told the doc to get her off the seroquel (a drug for bipolars, which she was not.) I think it is an anti-depressant because after they gave it to her (in hospital,) a psychiatrist showed up and was grilling me about my mom's "depression." (That was totally uncalled for, but I guess he wanted to milk a consult fee out of us.) I guess this could be the same drug, but I did not know about the appetite/nausea effects?????
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I believe it is the same one Eli (my spelling is incorrect) and yes, it is an anti-depressant. One dr told me it was often given to seniors who have little appetite as it helps to increase appetite.
I sometimes wonder about drs and some of the appts that are booked. Are they looking for a little extra $$ for their vaction? I am sure that my drs trip to Aruba was fully funded my visits over the past year. lol
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