MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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Dianarose: I just made some Serrano pepper jelly, so I'll bring it to the party. It is great on cream cheese and we can wash it down with some cold beer. Mmmmmmmm!
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Wow, I've been out of the loop! Wish I could say I've been having loads of fun, but alas, just regular ol' sheet.
Elimar - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I hate to hear that everytime it happens. We just never know. I hope your friend has many happy years ahead of her. The picture at the top makes me think of all of us when we were girls riding bikes with our best friends - makes me feel kind of happy and sad at the same time.
How awful about your son's car, but so glad he's alright. Must have been scary for him - hydroplaning is a terrible feeling!
Speaking of <storms> my brother (next door) is without power again tonight. Probably another limb or tree from tonight's bone-rattling monster storm fell on the wires again. Elimar, better the power company pays AND you don't lose power so maybe that's two good things in one!
Last week my son and I were watching a movie around midnight when my dog started barking. I hate it when she does that because then I can't hear whatever it is that she's barking at! But this time she quieted down immediately when I shushed her. I started listening (and the dog and cats were listening) and I heard a branch break way up high, then I started hearing a slow, but escalating swoosh! My house is absolutely surrounded by huge trees, and I yelled, "Oh my god, a tree is falling!" and then we just sat there, paralyzed, listening, waiting. Actually, I was thinking while I sat - where do we go? But I realized the room we were in was probably the best place to be - it has a 20-foot cathedral ceiling plus a 10-foot attic over that. Ends up it was about 80 feet from my house in the woods between my brother and I. It woke him up - he said he just laid in bed listening, too. It was a scary feeling.
Diana - I hate those tests, too! I hope your tests are over with quickly and everything is okay. Good news about the CA 15-3 being normal. Sounds like we're going to have a delicious pocket party!
Loral - I hope the hydrocodone helps. It's definitely the scar tissue that hurts and I don't have a keloid. Nothing to do but grin and bear it, and if you have a smartass technician like mine, smack her upside the face for me!
Oh, I forgot to click on the link before I started writing! Is the smart knife the one that detects cancer? I saw the headline but haven't read it yet - very cool indeed! I can't wait to ask my breast surgeon about it. He loves to talk about science-y stuff.
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So many things happening with all of you. Sorry I haven't stopped by for a while, have been off "doing stuff."
Just returned from spending a week with the grandkids. Little Mister celebrated his 5th birthday (he has developed quite a potty mouth which does not sit well with me) & the little Miss kept me very busy. We had fun! Fabulous weather & beautiful waters. Can't ask for much more than that. Well, maybe another Margarita!
I'll be in your pocket tomorrow, Dianarose. Wasn't sure what to bring, I was going to say water as that is my drink of choice but someone else has offered that up, so I'll just bring lots of best wishes & good thoughts.
So very sorry, E~, to hear of your dear friend. And very happy your son is okay!
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What an absolute drag re: son's car E, but I agree with whoever said that the car fiasco can count as 2 in the "everything comes in 3's" myth! So glad boyo is OK & you don't have to worry about THAT!
Diana it's noon-ish in Maine. How are you doing? I think I got some of chacha's jelly in my eye--it's drippy today!
And wherever it is y'all are having rain, please send it this way. Melting here!
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Thanks, everyone, for the words of encouragement. You know how it is...that feeling of the regular annoying stuff in life happening ON TOP OF CANCER. Who needs it? One funny upshot of all this is that I ended up calling the guy my son rear-ended and the conversation ended with him presenting a job opportunity for my son. Hilariously, it has to do with hail damage claims, which as you all know from a few post back is something that is a very real occurence around here. My son is considering it, since he needs a lot of money for repairs now. Maybe he could work off the damage to the guys bumper like an indentured servant. ;-)
So, Val, how many days of recovery do you need after the one week vacay? I don't even have grandkids, but I remember the activity levels of the average five year old. Fun AND tiring!
Momto7, Always nice to see the "head of Jackie" popping in...hope all is well with you.
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Was a few minutes late for my scan due to road construction, but got right in and got the injection. Then the wonderful 3 hour wait with nothing open at that time of the morning. The only part of the scan that I didn't like was when she did the skull. The machine is so close to your face. I'm glad you all came along as the tech was in the negative as far as a personality goes. She wasn't any fun. Offered her to have a beer with the rest of us, but no reply.
Barsco-I did see my hips light up like the 4th of July, but I read that it can mean arthritis as well so I will wait for the experts to read them. There were a lot of dark spots too, so who knows.
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Eli - things seem to have come full circle regarding the hail damage to your car, your sons accident (glad he's ok) and now opportunity for your son to work processing the hail damage claims of others. Funny how things work sometimes huh?
Dianarose - glad you made it through the scan ok. It does get very close to the face - that's when I usually close my eyes and drift off. You are right to not read anything into the light/dark spots and let the experts read the scan. We could try and guess at what we see but like you said....Who knows? Fingers crossed for good news to come back to you.
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I'm wishing for great test results for you Diana........
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Dianarose--when I had a bone scan I was surprised to see my sinus area light up so much, and it was all from chronic sinus infections! Good idea about waiting to hear about the hips, it's far more likely to be arthritis than anything else. The tech that did my scan told me that anyone over 45 lights up in the hips and knees, and often in the shoulders and elbows just from age-related wear and tear. When will you get the report?
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OK, I am not sure why some parts of my post got underlined, I ddin't do it.
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Late Thursday night a semi was tipped onto its side on to the railing on the Mackinaw Bridge going north to the Upper Peninsula. Freak accident due to high winds & gusts up to 79 mph!! I crossed that bridge on my return trip home on Monday afternoon. I have been in traffic that has had a speed limit of only 20 mph because of high winds.... very spooky to cross that bridge when you can feel your car move slightly sideways.
Good night everybody!
And, yes, E~, I am still recovering from the kiddies!
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Native Mainer- I have a CT on Monday and the dreaded FU with MO is on Wednesday.
I had to go to a paper supply store yesterday on the other side of Portland. I got lost and was so stressed. I am a country girl and not used to city driving with all the traffic and not a clue where I was going. I was so hot even with the a/c on in the car.
Val- One of my biggest fears is driving over bridges. I would have had a melt down.
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dianarose - I am with you on the city driving thing. Being a small town girl, I don't often have reason to go to the big cities. Anytime I do, there is usually someone else driving. I will drive to my MO appts but I don't have to go through the city, I can go around which isn't too bad.
I was on the underside of the bridges yesterday as we had our annual Family Float/Paddle down the river. It was a beautiful sunny day, however the wind was pretty defiant and was determined to take us back to the starting point. But after much perseverance, and a few rest stops we all made it safely to our destination with the only casualties being burned knee caps, tired arms and sore butts and sore backs.
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Dianarose--Praying for good CT results. I don't like driving in Portland either, or any other city for that matter. It's better with GPS, but I much prefer someone else drive.
Barsco--congrats, sounds like a fun time!
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My son was on a float trip yesterday, but I've never gone on one. Will have to try it some time, Barsco, with SPF for the knees!
Dianarose, Mon. & Weds. are my days to go to the chemo center, but I'd much rather go along with you. Heck, I'd be your driver. City driving is my second nature, as I was thrown into it at the tender age of 16. (Ironically, my city now is small, and with no place that exciting to have to drive fast for, yet we still have the speeders and the tailgaters. It's insane! One time, someone was driving pretty fast on the freeway and weaving in and out. I thought to myself, they are either going to get off at the next exit (hospital) or they are the worst drivers ever. It actually was a hospital run.)
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When I had my biopsy they told me that the lump would have to come out even if the biopsy was benign. The biopsy can only sample a small part of the lump and when they take it out they check the whole thing again to be extra sure it really is benign. At least that is what the told me. Of course the irony is that my biopsy was not benign, I was scheduled for surgery and during the workup they discovered that I have bone mets all over -- so no removal of the lump and I still have my lump.... all in all - probably better to get it out so your friend does not have to worry about what it is.
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20130502- I still don't see the logic in leaving the lump and not removing it. Even if there are mets to me leaving the lump is more cancer to become mets. Did you get an explaination of why to leave the dam lump there/
Eli- my ex-husband has been legally blind since he was 5 so I was always the driver. I think I am just burnt out from all the driving. Maybe a really fun car would change my mind.
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I live outside Phila but occasionally have to drive into work (usually I take the train) so I am a pretty good city driver. Totally understand not liking it...definitely an acquired skill!
Also curious why you would ever leave a lump that was shown to be malignant. 20130502 I don't see your location, so I'm wondering if you live in a country where surgical protocols might vary?
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Dianarose and Marlegal,
I agree, it seems crazy to me to leave the lump. However, this is what they said. 1. The lump is not my biggest problem and the biggest priority was to get control of the metastatic disease rather than having me go through surgery and waiting until I recover from that to start the next phase of therapy. 2. They can use the shrinking (or not) of the lump as an indicator of whether the therapy is working. 3. They said that if I want the lump out, they will eventually take it out - but that it is not time yet. There is a study to determine if people do better taking the lump out or not but because nobody wants to be randomized (we all want our lumps out), there is not "hard data" to show whether it helps or not. The breast surgeon who did my biopsy told me that anecdotally, she has heard that people who have the lump out do better in the long run. So, I am planning to have my lump out as soon as they are ready to do it. I live in the Philadelphia area.
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I am opening a week from tomorrow. I am sitting here trying to choke down the 2nd bottle of barium sulfate or should I say my Mochaccino smoothie. Nasty stuff!!! Just love the picture on the bottle with a cup of coffee with chocolates on the side. Right....
It was much cooler today. It was nice to have relief from all that heat we have been having.
Well I took a big step today and called my mother. I haven't done that in 9 yrs. We are not close at all and I have some really bad memories as a child after she and my dad got divorced. My mother was into prescription drugs for many yrs. That's probably why I never take the pain meds they prescribe. I will admit it was quite stressful even though it was only a 20 minute phone call. She had been given incorrect info about my health. Things get really distorted in large families by the time information gets passed down about 10 times.
Feel free to jump in my pockets for my ct scan. I didn't do well with it the last time. I had a melt down right on the table. I hope that doesn't happen tomorrow.
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Dianarose - I'm with you tomorrow. And here's to no meltdowns.
For pocket party tomorrow.
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whew, lmgoats, that's enough food for all of us. I'll bring drinks, but not smoothies. I got a juicer and can whip up some yummy juice. Pineapple, strawberry, and maybe some peaches? oh yeah and cucumber!
I have been catching up with all the news here. I won't comment on it all, but you have all been in my thoughts.
I am not suppose to be using my hands much. I am sneaking onto the computer. I've been having a devil of a time with nerve pain. Now seeing a hand therapist. I have to use a heating pad, then do a massage to work the fluid back up to my elbows, then the exercises (nerve gliding and tendon gliding) then sit with an ice pack for at least 10 minutes. And no repetitive motions. WTH, everything is repetitive. Also I get to wear some lovely compression gloves to bed at night.
the good news is I get to stop taking the AI again. That stuff makes me so tired, I can take a 2 hour nap everyday. I see my MO on friday so we can have a "chat" Her word not mine.
Sounds to me like a trip to ME should be coming up in a couple of weeks. LOL
I went to a conference with some girlfriends last weekend. Why they let me drive I am not sure? But we were in a pretty small city (Providence, RI) and they were back seat driving and I was trying listening to the GPS, well, I took a right turn onto a one way street going the wrong way. Whoowee there were 4 lanes of traffic coming toward us. That was one real quick u turn. Someone up above must have been looking out for us.
Oh yeah, eli, I get a call from a case manager from my insurance co. every month or so. She is a RN and very helpful. In MA they just passed a law that there be no copays on cancer drugs. I was still getting a charge on my AI, I mentioned it to her and the next time I refilled the script no copay. She and I usually have some laughs during our conversations.
anyhow, time for my ice. I'll be reading but trying to keep my fingers from typing.
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Parying for you today, Dianarose.
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Dianarose - must have taken some doing to make that phone call to your mom. But again you have done the right thing in order to get things straightened out. Many would just not bother reaching out to someone with whom their relationship has been soured. Will be in your pocket today for sure. luv has enough treats for everyone on the board so you might want to throw an extra jacket with lots of pockets over your arm to accomodate the masses.
mac - I'll help you with those drinks - you shouldn't be doing all of that cutting peeling blending by yourself. I hope your therapy works to lessen the pain in your hands. And I think I might jump in YOUR pocket for that trip to ME!
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Hi Dianarose,
I don't know how to do a pocket party but I sure am thinking of you and I have my fingers AND my toes crossed for you0 -
20130502 - welcome to the middies! Lots of wonderful and wacky women here to share experiences and provide support and encouragement here.
One of the ways to provide that support is to have a pocket party (PP). Whenever someone has a scan, test, appt or just needs someone to be there with them - we all jump into the pockets of the host to make it a little less stressful knowing that we are all there with her. Treats and drinks are always provided by the attendees. So jump on in and join the fun!
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Marlegal, yesterday I tried my 31 yr old pressure cooker on ribs. I used my normal recipe, and they were awesome!! DH said they were the best I've ever made. So glad you posted about it and so glad I read and followed your instructions. Thanks!!!!
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Dianarose: we are all in ur pocket, we will keep U on the table and get that test completed! Best of luck....cause we want u to get that bakery open..yumm. Beatmon
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Diana I brought enough for all of us because we might have to wait awhile. Praying for an A+++ on your test.
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Well I made it through the CT scan with only one minor freaked out moment from the injection. I couldn't swallow for a bit. The tech was really great. Thanks for being in my pockets and the treats were great.
My daughter is calling today about her genet testing results. I hope everything is negative. She is in such denial that this could happen to her. It has been 3 weeks that she had the testing.
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For pocket party tomorrow.
Diana I brought enough for all of us because we might have to wait awhile. Praying for an A+++ on your test.