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So sorry you are sick, Ruth. My sil and bil have been sick with a deep, painful cough and fever but luckily they are feeling better. They went to a football game with friends who brought their grandbaby to the game who had been in the hospital for rsv. Who in the world would bring a baby who had been in the hospital to a loud college football game?!?! My sil held the baby during the game and became sick a few days later. They don't if they had rsv but I'm so glad they are feeling better.
Karen: Haven't heard from you in awhile but I want you to know that I think about you everyday.
75 degrees today. Sat outside and read in the sunshine. I'm reading The House of Seven Gables. I really like the way Hawthorne describes things and wish I had better literary skills. I admire those who do.
Did another stroll this afternoon. So far so good with my heart. I go tomorrow for an ultasound - mainly to have a baseline.
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Thanks Wonder.
Ruth - fell better
I thought I posted yesterday, but I guess not. Here is what I posted on the "drinking " thread.
I've been MIA. On another thread, someone wrote something quite hurtful to me a few weeks ago and I told them how very angry I was about what they wrote and they got insulted. I won't go into details here, but it was personal. Usually, I can let things just roll off, but this time it really got to me. Decided that I needed a break away. I've been on bco for 17+ years -way too long to give it up.
Saw my medical oncologist the middle of October and it was a good visit. Thankfully still dancing with NED. We talked about Zometa and the difference between oncology use for BC and endocrinologist for osteoporosis. I thought he said I would get it in November (this month) but I haven't heard anything about the appointment. Both my medical oncologist and hematologist are in the same practice and i have labs for hematologist on the 13th and see him on the 15t. I need to check with his nurse through the portal. Nephrologist this past week. Kidneys are more or less stable but my B/P was high - it goes up and down from any from 90 to mid 140s. Protein in my urine - I asked what that meant and he said my kidneys aren't working so well!!! We both laughed. My calcium is rising again but not dangerous yet and parathyroid is also high. Nephrologist said to work it our endocrinologist. Endo thinks the high calcium is due to hyperparathyroidism, but Hematologist says is the MM. If it's due to parathyroid, then eventually it will need to come out. It's 5.5 month since I stopped chemo and I still don't have my stamina back. Don't sleep well.. I've gained most of my weight back but that is because I been shoving food in my mouth at night. I want to drop two or 3# and quit snacking. After I see the hematologist next week, I think I'm done with medical appointments till February - then it starts over again.
Went to the Colorado School Psych conference last week. It is more tiring that work - but some fantastic sessions. Sitting all day is harder than work. It was in Vail and the weather was gorgeous. Today broke a record with 78 degrees. By Wednesday it will be in the 40s. Potential for snow Wednesday and Thursday. We also had snow 2 weeks ago. I do not like the time change. I wish we would stay on standard time, but there is talk about year round DST.
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Karen, so good to hear from you. I also think of you every day. 💓 The whole health thing sounds like quite an exhausting balancing act (no wonder you are tired!). I'm glad you will get a break from the medical 'stuff' until February! I always found workshops/conferences (even good ones) harder than teaching. I don't think we are very good at being the 'students'!
Wonderland, how did the ultrasound go?
I still feel 'blah' so will take another day of sitting around, drinking fluids, resting etc. Since I am the speaker at the meeting tonight (talking about Theodore Roosevelt's time in the North Dakota Badlands); I not only have to show up, I also have to have a voice. Yikes!!
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So I signed up for recurring yoga classes….unlimited for the price of 4-1/2 per month, so a great deal. I have four a week I like. I had tried another teacher's classes and found myself feeling old and crotchety when the teacher kept referring to the part of the body where I sit as "your ass." Not that it's incorrect, or that I'm prudish on blue language, it's just that yoga has such beautiful language, I found it to be jarring and out of sync with the setting. I started worrying that it was going to be a common issue, but none of the other teachers have used term in class. I just won't take her classes. She also has a tendency to push past my limits, and I sure don't want to be injured!
I did get to go back to the Sunday morning class. It had been cancelled the prior week for a teacher meeting. It's truly become one of the favorite parts of the week. I come home feeling mentally and physically energized, which is such a welcome change from how I felt a year ago. Tonight is a restorative yoga class, which is really therapeutic to me. Can't wait!
I posted about a recurrence scare that ended well here. Having yoga during that week was truly a wonderful way to maintain a sense of balance.
In other news, a quilt top I've been making with friends was finished. It looks great!! The blocks are tiny…each is only 5 inches. We take it for professional quilting on Friday. It will be entered into our local quilt show this coming March.
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Ruth, I'm so sorry to hear about your cold. They are truly miserable. Hope you feel better very soon!
Wonderland, impressed that you are reading classics! I'm not there yet, but have been reading a lot of Kindle unlimited selections. Fiona Valpy writes a lot of historical fiction set in France and England, and I've loved all of those.
Karen, I'm so sorry about the unpleasant experience you had on the other thread. I know that there is a tendency for some to forget that we are real people who don't have close enough ties with one another to be their true unfiltered selves. It really can hurt to have that kind of rudeness directed toward us. Glad you are able to be back.
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Oh my goodness, that quilt is gorgeous, sarahmaude! You'd win a prize if I were a judge! I'd be pretty surprised if a yoga teacher, or any of my teachers said 'ass' ....which seems crude. Although, when we do floor work in my Pound class the teacher says we're working on our 'assets' 😆
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Sarahmaude - so glad that you had good news. The quilt is gorgeous.
Ruth - how did your presentation go tonight. Hope you are feeling better. I think the hard part with professional development is also that we aren't used to sitting all day. It really was a great conference.
Gorgeous weather yesterday and today. 76F today. Tomorrow 30 degrees colder and rain here and snow in the mountains. Then it will slowly warm up.
Wonder - how are you doing?
That women sent me a pm - I could see part of it without opening which I won't. Trying to apologize, I think, she then totally insulted me and my professionalism. I won't open the pm and I'm not returning to that thread. If anyone there cares about me, they can reach out. I never felt totally welcome or accepted on that thread. Good riddance. It no longer bothers me, but I actually find it comical.
I love being 5 minutes from work 3 days/week - I can manage a short walk before work even though I have to be at school at 7. I'm covering a maternity leave till mid February. The staff hours are 7-3. Mondays, till winter break, I'm covering at a high school about 15 minutes from my house but the hours are 8-4.
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Karen: i am so happy to hear from you! Having a break from medical appointments until February sounds like a nice long break for you. Congratulations on NED! I'm so sorry someone wrote something hurtful to you on another thread. I can't imagine anyone insulting you! Don't blame you for leaving them but please don't leave us! You are part of my BCO family.
sarahmaude: Your quilt is GORGEOUS! Such talent. Does it have a name? I need more details about it. I notice some repeat tree patterns with different colors but I don't see any repeat house patterns. Is that correct? I absolutely love it! I read about your about your scare. It's freaky that it happened and I am so grateful that all is good.
Ruth: Were you able to do your presentation tonight?
My heart ultrasound went well. I had DIEP reconstruction on my left breast in 2009 but I decided not to add a nipple or nipple tattoo. I explained it to the tech so she wouldn't think I was totally weird lol.
Walked after the procedure. I haven't had an afib episode in 5 days and I hope that means my increased meds are working. I miss my power walks without worrying I would go into afib!
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My voice held out, so my talk went well (Theodore Roosevelt is very fun to talk about 😃). The ladies enjoyed it, and I got a piece of delicious carrot cake out of the deal as well. Today I felt pretty good, so met up with the Wednesday Walking Women.
Wonderland, glad your heart ultrasound went well (I've had one and thought it was fascinating to see my heart at work). Hopefully the meds do their thing and you can get back to your normal schedule.
Sarahmaude, I would also like to know more about your quilt. Are those the houses of people who worked on the quilt? Does it have a title? How long did it take to put together?
Karen, I always thought workshops (even good ones) were a reminder of how hard it is for students (especially struggling ones) to mostly have to sit through the long school days. It is very nice to be near to where you work (which I always did). Saves time for other things you want to do! I think it is wise to back away from people who cause us to feel badly. I once read the very good advice that "you don't have to attend every fight you are invited to." Saves a lot of unneeded drama!
We're pretending we are outside!
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Ruth - love that quote. Great photo of the WWW.
It's rainy, damp and cold this afternoon, but DH and I went for a walk when I got home as it was more drizzling than rain. Will see what after dinner brings.
Stay warm and stay dry
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Ruth: Glad you're feeling better you were able to do your talk. Sounds interesting!
Karen: I admire you for walking in cold, drizzly rain!
Unlike both of you, we had 80 degree weather today. Sat outside and read. Had a zoom meeting this evening. Prior to the meeting I went for a walk. I'm increasing the distance and soon I will be increasing my intensity.
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Well, I feel good today; which I attribute to taking Zicam at the first sign of a cold (plus drinking fluids & just staying home doing nothing for a couple days). I went to Pound this morning & both Dance2fit and Yoga tonight.
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Friday my exercise was cleaning the house. I went to a wonderful Yoga class this morning.
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Ruth: Glad you're feeling better!
I walked faster this afternoon then I have been and all went well. I think (and continue to hope) that increasing my afib meds will stop me having episodes. I'm on Day 10 without one. Yay!
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Yea, wonderland!
I went to yoga again this afternoon. It's been kind of nice to 'goof off' this week (not check my steps etc.), but tomorrow I need to get back at it!
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Hope this is a new trend for you Wonder.
Ruth - I'm tied to my watch! Last week I forgot it one day and I still walked but missed being able to see the time more than the steps.
I don't know if I told you, but DD#2 had BRCA testing a few weeks ago as well as a complete gyn exam. The doctor didn't want to do a pap smear but DD#2 insisted due to worry about cancer. BRCA was negative! And pap was normal. She was more worried than I thought. I was also BRCA. Thankfully my kids are all being pro-active with their health. DD#1 had her first mammogram at 35.
Tomorrow I have my labs for my Wednesday Hematologist appointment. I have gained all the weight back and more that I lost during chemo due to shoving food in my mouth at night. DH says my anxiety is worse than its' been. I'm not even hungry when I eat. I need to quick the mindless eating.
My 3 day/week coverge is during into real s*** show!! The SP that I working with is young but great - I'm covering for the SW.
Weather is supposed to be nice this week. Today we raked and bagged leaves. With what we did today and DH did earlier in the week, we have 20 bags of leaves.
Have a good Monday!
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Glad DD#2 had good results from her tests, Karen. I am very glad both your girls are being proactive about their health! Night eating is my downfall, and I don't even have an excuse. I am so tied to my watch that I felt very bad when I really couldn't wear it to the wedding it (really didn't go with formal attire and a wrist corsage!). I would have probably gotten 40,000 steps…or more!!
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Hello all…it has been nearly two weeks since I have posted. I was in Atlanta for a conference for 5 days…not wanting to insult any fans of Atlanta, but downtown has no life! No neighborhood bookstores or restaurants or people. My only experiences have been conferences 5 over 35 years…but it is always the same impression. I was at a conference at the Hyatt that had a skybridge to the Marriott that had a skybridge to the Hilton…yikes! I did sneak out on Friday afternoon to go to the Carter Center/Presidential Library…that was nice.
The weather was 75-80 like it was for Wonderland, but now back in SE Virginia it was in high 30's this morning on way in to school.
Karen, I hear you on the time change…I haven't slept right since we changed the clocks a week ago.
I think conferences are hard as we are the ones who normally get to stand up and move around even in class…so the sitting is difficult.
Love the quilt and the "pretending" to be outside!
Went to the gym Sunday night and today at lunchtime…otherwise have been walking, walking, walking…airports, skybridges, etc! TT
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Welcome back, TT!
I went to Zumba this morning, which was very fun. Our teacher has been gone for a month & this was her first day back (a death in the family). It was 57 degrees here (which is much above normal for November in North Dakota), so I went out & raked some more leaves. I also spent several hours uptown looking for brown pants (which apparently don't exist anymore). Since nothing is going on here tonight (other than some football game DH will be glued to), I may go back to Pound.
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Karen: Happy for your dd! I bet she's relieved. I will be raking leaves later this week.
TT: I've never been to Atlanta and am surprised about the downtown. I thought they had an area called the Underground that was hopping. Decades ago I learned this: Juke and Jive, Slip and Slide, Movin' and Groovin' in Hot 'Lanta Ga. Doesn't sound like your trip to Atlanta.
Ruth: When you find brown pants lmk. I can't find them either.
I fast walked again today and all went well. Soon I'll add a little light jogging. Just a little bc that was what I had been doing.
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Went back to the gym last night for a myofascial release class…using balls to work on pressure points. It was a four part class that I missed 2, due to work, but still interesting, although not really exercise.
Re Atlanta…I think there are probably great parts to Atlanta, just not downtown. Midtown, Buckhead, a variety of suburbs…but that's the thing. Atlanta is one of the worst traffic/commutes in the country. It is a very car-centric place (i.e. one side of the highway from the airport to downtown was 8 lanes across). Downtown has lots of business, but no one on the streets, even mid-day it is very isolating on the sidewalks (read a woman feels very vulnerable on the sidewalk in mid-day…I wouldn't go out after dark!)
A big rush at school this week catching up and preparing for next week's Thanksgiving recess. TT
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TT, the only time I've been through Georgia, I was driving home from Florida with a friend. We were on a time crunch & either had time to check out Chickamauga (a Civil War battlefield) or Atlanta. Now, I am especially glad that we chose the battlefield!
I went to Zumba tonight.
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Tai Chi at lunchtime…TT
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It was a beautiful morning for a walk; crisp, but sunny with no wind! Lots of leaves to crunch!
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I saw my Hematologist this afternoon for my 3 month visit. My anxiety has been really high the past couple days. I had labs Monday and I kept checking the portal yesterday looking for lab results. Finally they were all posted this morning. My MM is more or less stable - so continue with 3 month labs and visits. My Calcium and PTH (parathyroid) are elevated so Hematologist said to contact Endocrinologist as someone needs to monitor my Calcium levels. CA and PTH were elevated when I was diagnosed with MM. I called Endocrinologist this afternoon and so far no return call. When I saw her in August, she said come back in 8 months as my CA was stable as was PTH. Hematologist shook his head with this. I was very specific on my reason for my call and person who answered asked if they were going to be sent test results. I should have told Hematologist to contact her. I also had a Zometa infusion. Hematologist said the Zometa would help lower my Calcium level. Due to my poor kidney function, they have to reduce the dosage. Normal dosage is 4mg and they gave me 3mg. Oncology says for cancer Zometa twice a year for 3 years. Endocrinologist says annually but the hematology nurse say that is strictly for osteoporosis. Nurse actually said cancer wise if needed can get Zometa monthly (Have I confused you yet?)? Each specialty has their own way of looking at the same problem. When I saw Nephrologist a few weeks ago, he also said we need to get my Calcium solved. My anxiety was so high today! I don't remember being so anxious in August. I thought I was done doctor visits for the year but maybe not.
My B/P has been high the past two doctor visits. 140s over 80s. This is high for me. There have been times its been in the 90s. Hematologist today and Nephrologist a couple weeks ago both commented it. DH has to take his B/P for his cardiologist and he need to buy a new one so we got one that 2 people can use. I need to start taking mine at home a couple or three times/week.
Weather has been nice, 60s for the high but that isn't till early afternoon and quickly cools off. Lows are in the high 30s to low 40s.
Grand daughter is 6 months old tomorrow - we haven't seen her for 3 months. DD#1 is coming for Chanukah so another few weeks till we see her. I thought maybe we would go for a long week-end leaving tomorrow after work coming back Tuesday or Wednesday, but I am so glad that we are not going. I really need some down time. I'm exhausted when I come home from work always physically and some days mentally exhausted as well.
Happy that I'm getting a short walk before work - so managing 15K steps most week days and more on the week-end. Now just need to stop snacking mindlessly at night and i can get my weight where I want it to be. I needed to put weight back on, but I've surpassed where I needed to be.
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Karen, I am confused for sure! It's hard when you are working with so many different doctors, each with his/her own take on things. I am not surprised that your BP is high with so many stressful things going. I don't know if yoga or guided meditation would help at all (both of which you could find online)? I am glad you are staying home this weekend & hope you can get some down time just for yourself!
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I am feeling quite productive because I ordered our Christmas cards today (beating both the bad weather & the rush!). I will go to Dance2fit and Yoga tonight.
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Karen: Oh my goodness, Karen. So much to keep straight. It's good that you got a new BP machine so both you and dh can keep track of your numbers. Hope you can get some deserved rest this weekend and next week during your short work week.
Ruth: Nice picture. Looks really cold.
On Tuesday I got my heart monitor that I wear for 2 weeks. It's very easy to use, unlike the first one I wore when I was diagnosed with afib 4 years ago. Good to know that things have improved.
Tuesday night was Girl Scout cookie training for leaders in my area. A friend and I were in charge of it. It was stressful bc the computer where we held the training wouldn't turn on. Took 3 of us 30 minutes to finally get it started! Something that shouldn't have been stressful became stressful and I was glad I had my heart monitor connected to my heart recording it all!
Walked this afternoon.
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Today is my Friday and I'm off till Monday after Thanksgiving. Ended the work day with a meeting on a student that they are rushing the evaluation on. I have done most of my testing, but waiting on the parent rating scales. It will take me several hours, maybe a whole day and I will not work on it during Thanksgiving break. I'm only at that school T,W,Th and they want to meeting on Wednesday afternoon. What a way to end the week before vacation!
First thing this morning, my Nephrologist office - the nurse called about the labs and the calcium levels. They wanted to be sure someone had gone over the results with me and to get in with my Endocrinologist ASAP. I share my PTH levels and let the know what scans I was putting in the mail today. The nurse was going to speak with the Nephrologist. She called back this afternoon and said the nephrologist gave two solutions, one short term and one long term. Short term is an Rx called Sensipar and long term surgery. At my appointment two weeks ago, he said that i needed to get the Calcium solved. Endocrinologist office called in the morning as they also got the labs but not the PTH. I couldn't find the number right away so the nurse said call back, leave the information with the receptionist and they would call me back. Took all day. Endocrinologist wants to run the labs again and get me in a cancellation. They called back a few minutes later and said they had a cancellation next week. I'm going for the labs tomorrow morning. I think she is only running two different Calcium tests and PTH. i'm so tired of this roller coaster and never ending doctor appointments. I looked up the Sensipar and surgery for parathyroid. The surgery is a no brainer and is had a 90+% cure rate. So many of the symptoms they list for hyperparathyroidism I have. They say the surgery improves quality of life. I'm going to push for a referral to a general surgeon. I sure hope the endocrinologist agrees. the last two visits, she said I wasn't a candidate yet for surgery. I'm so worn out and tired of all this medial stuff and the roller coaster I've been on for the past 8 or 9 months. Everything is related - high calcium and kidney function (stage 3 CKD), osteoporosis, hyperparathyroid, MM and the list goes on. Please lets solve one problem.
DD#! and grand daughter are coming for 6 nights during Chanukah. I wish she would just book the ticket before the prices get too high. I've have people who will loan me a packNplay and high chair/booster seat with tray that attaches to the chair. DD is not sure what else she will need, but there is time. I'm going to call in sick two week-days that see is here. Can't wait to see the baby. She is 6 months today!!
Falling asleep at the computer, so signing off. Sweet dreams.
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Karen, tell the endocrinologist what you told us; that you are worn out by all the medical issues & if surgery can take one of the problems off the plate, you need to have it done ASAP!!! So glad your granddaughter will be coming to you! That is something delightful to look forward to!
Alice, glad the heart monitor is easy to use. Technology is great when it works, and very, very stressful when it doesn't.
I am going out to lunch with an old friend today. Later I will put in a toning DVD & maybe do a dog walk. We SHOULD rake the yard. It was really windy yesterday, so more leaves, twigs etc, have piled up again.
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