MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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I had a feeling that today was a good day to kill some cancer! What a long day for you though Eli. I bet you are more than happy to have it done with. Unfortunate that you have a tag along...but as you noted - two days vs two and a half weeks will be a breeze. I hope the Ca/Mg will take care of any unwanted SEs for you.
Sad that the marathon has been marred by such tragedy. I can never understand how and why these violent acts occur. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected.
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Good grief - not sure if it's my laptop or BCO. When I am trying to post or navigate and often get a msg that "this page cannot be displayed" So I post again and lo and behold I have two posts. Sheesh.
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LindaJD, welcome! Over three years on this site, yet I never thought to look for a "pet loss" site. Thanks for the info.
MameMe, From about week three to about two weeks after I finished, I tried to nap a little every day of rads treatment. It made me sleepy tired. (As compared to chemo "dead weight" tired.) Like you, I would try to tackle chores and found I could do about ONE (let's say vacuuming) and then i was like, "O.K. that wore me out, that's enough for one day." After a few weeks out, the energy does return a tiny bit at a time. It is barely noticeable on a day to day basis, but week to week you will notice improvement. Keep shoving in your nutrients and extra protien; and taking some Vit. B 12 gave me a little energy boost also.
maryah930, LOL about the shaving. Yeah, it not at all about liking the activity of shaving...it's just that something has returned to NORMAL. It is a sign of moving forward too, isn't it?
Non-B/C remark: I had my first side effect (this is from oxaliplatin, so B/C ladies don't fear) and it is weird. It is called "first bite" syndrome. When you take a bite after not eating for a while, you get a little jaw spasm and a transient pain, but then you can go on to eat normally. I have to avoid touching and eating cool and cold food and drinks (to the point of wearing gloves to get something out of the fridge...I'm serious!) I drank some cool water and I got a feeling of "granules" in my throat. I just had to tell myself that it wasn't really granules.
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Barsco, Not having that trouble with posting now, but it has happened to me before. when in doubt, refresh your page and check your Recent Posts and see if it shows up there before you submit a second time. BTW, I only silently said my mantra today. I think i will get different chemo nurses as I go along, so it is not exactly like when my same rads tech and I chanted together on a daily basis. ;-)
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Eph - So sorry to hear about your baby. Anytime I've lost a pet I've said I won't get another....and then I pass by one of those adoption things and they get me. My girl Angel is 12 and is getting close too. She wont sit anymore to get treats because its hard to get back up. I also noticed a lump on her chest a few days ago. I have put off a vet visit cause I just don't want to know but I'll have to deal with it eventually.
Antidepressants - I don't know a whole lot about them, but I did have a doctor give me Elavil and a muscle relaxer when he thought I had fibromyalgia. I didn't know where I was for three days! When I called him and said I can't take that stuff (and work), he said that was all there is and there's nothing else to do. I later found out I had a herniated disc and no fibromyalgia. Who knows how long I would've been on that stuff before someone figured out I didn't have fibromyalgia, I was so out of it. I have noticed that when my reflux acts up, it's usually when I'm very stressed and also seems to correlate with my hot flashes, so maybe an antidepressant or antianxiety would work.
One thing I have noticed is that often the docs will try to give me an Rx with the max strength right off the bat and then when side effects are too bad they will decrease the strength or frequency. I would think it should happen the opposite, 'cause I always tell them up front that I am really wimpy when it comes to meds.
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Elimar...Glad to hear things went well for you today. Sail on.......
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MameMe--fatigue during/after rads is very common. Also, rads is cummulative, and the effects continue to build for at least 2 weeks after treatment. For every week of rads you will need 2 weeks of recovery time before all your energy comes back IF you don't have any other treatment (chemo, surgery, anti hormonal therapy). I was at least 6 weeks after rads was over before the burns started healing and I could do more than sit around. Having a virus on top of it all is just adding insult to injury. Hang in there, it will get better!
Meece--Gorgeous little girl!
Eph--so sorry about Ruby, that is such a hard part of sharing your life with a furbaby.
Elimar--Hooray for the first day of chemo down! Sounds like it was a really, really long one. Glad you got your way about the Mag/Calcium infusion! What a weird side effect! Please tell me it doesn't last long.
AllieM--next time a doc gives you a prescription ask what strength the pills come in. He can easily look that up. If he's ordered anything higher than the smallest dose the drug come in ask for the smaller dose. sometimes we really have to advocate for ourselves.
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Native, I think it lasts for a few days, and longer as the chemo effects build. However, I have never heard of it becoming permanent, even if the hand/foot neuropathy does. It is weird. I forgot and had tap water this morning and got the "granules" again. My sense of touch does not seem as sensitive and I have handled a milk jug, briefly, no problem.
LorAll, I will sail on. Can I get some Captain Jack to go with that?
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Jo- Look at you, rockin' your new hairstyle! What a perfect choice!
EPH- My heart aches for you. I honestly miss my pets more than some people when the time has come. But I know that you gave Ruby a good life, and knowing that will help ease the pain.
Meece- Your grandbaby is adorable. I am eager to slather on that "another kind of love" on my own, if and when my girls produce.
Eli- First (new) chemo down. It's got to feel better knowing that you are actively obliterating cancer cells again. Executing the plan... hoping that you get through this with minimal side effects.
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It is page 800!!! That means (doesn't it?) PAR-TAY!!!
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At this point, I can probably throw anything into the mix. It just a bonus if it has a nice glow to it.
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Uh-oh! Things are starting to look fuzzy.
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800 pages of Fun, Facts and Friends!
(that would be these 3 little guys)
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We need a nuclear drink to celebrate! Fuzzy eyes for all!
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Captain Jack oh yes, he is a nice one to sail with....
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Food:
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Middies throw the BEST parties! Can't wait to celebrate the next 800.
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Haha, now I'm craving fruit!
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Yep, yep, Par-tay....no calories either!
Thanks for the comp staynsane! Jim can't find me in cosco anymore unless he remembers what head gear (or not) I'm wearing! Lololol xoxox Jo0 -
Nice picture, I love my big sunglasses too......
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Can't post pics with my iPad, but picture my boy George carrying a tray of drinks to us while we lounge at a pool in Hawaii. Once he delivers all our favorite libations, he offers to give back rubs to anyone feeling a little tense... like say they just had chemo this week or something. And he offered to clean up once we're all done. Man I love our cyber parties!!!
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O Marlegal I'm goin' where you're going. Party on.
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That fruit looks good. I can't have fruit with skins on them right now. Marlegal, can I get Clooney to peel me a grape?
Posted on Mar's behalf.............
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Hello,I've been catching up ,whew things happen fast around here. Let's see happy dance for jo.
Yahoo for 800 pages.
Meece what a cutie,enjoy!
Eph,sorry you're missing ruby.I feel for you.
Eli,keep on keeping on.Congrats on ds school accomplishment.and for you making it through their teen years.
I am sick about the bombings.
LOL I just got a call from my dd out in CO.She was looking for Epsom salt in a grocery store.I told her to look down and lo and behold she found it.always on a bottom shelf. I forgot to ask what she needed it for.our kids need us always.0 -
LOL @ Jo - "Jim can't find me" You look like a celebrity in cognito with your shades!
Mac - You are so right. When my son was out west, there was always something that he was wanting me to do for him. We are always a mom!
I brought along some party favours for those who are a bit shy.
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Lol Barb! It's true....he's hard to break habits that guy of mine...when he grabs me he keeps thinking I still have a boob Haha...he was happy when I bought the falsie...he says they feel the same...right....I told him it's in the closet if he's looking for a quickie :@.
I like your party favors better....oh oh...sounds like I'm needing shopping therapy....
Mac, my dd texted me last week...uh mom, do ya think dad could go over to my house and get my BBQ tank filled at Cosco?? I said. Duh NO she thinks we're like the Rogers 100 TV station "on demand". Feeling a bit bitchy.....
Are we having fun yet lol! Xoxox Jo0 -
Eph so sorry to hear about Ruby. Our pets are just part of our family.
Eli glad your first chemo went well, but what a long day
Meece what a beautiful granddaughter you have
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woohoo 800 pages!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too much going on with inlaws these days. MIL had surgery today. Amputated two toes down to the first knuckle she has had bad feet for so long. Hopefully she will be able to walk without pain for the first time in I don't know how many years. FIL ended up in the Hospital Sunday with a very bad bladder infection. He has needed to go to the nursing home for a very long time he is 90, but my 85 year old MIL would not have it. Doctor could not talk her into it. Well now he is going after the hospital. Guess we will see if it is permanant or not. I was supprised that MIL was actually for it this time. I think she is looking forward to healing at home without having to be responsible for him. She actually told the nurses at the hospital to take the phone out of his room so he could not call her at night and beg to go home. That is like major for her. My kids were like Grandma really, they could not believe she actually did that.
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So much going on here it's hard to keep track!
All the party favors are awesome, but the food makes me wish I could taste something. Oh, and George Clooney....
On a good note, woke up late for work and didn't have to fix my hair!
Hope everyone is well - to bed early and hoping for sleep for me.
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Thanks for the pic Eli, never tire of seeing that man! He called me a little while ago to apologize for not having a spare shirt to put on after I accidentally spilled my cocktail sauce on the sleeve of that black one. I told him on behalf of all of us that we didn't mind him walking around bare chested most of the day. I mean, once he had to ditch his pants after I accidentally raninto them with my scissors, it really was silly to keep the shirt
Sherry,so sorry you have to deal with the in-law issues too. Reminds me of a saying I heard years ago, along the lines of ... What was God thinking when he hit us with teenage children, aging parents and menopause all at the same time?
Hugs to all ... we've passed the midway of the week, I can see Friday from here0
