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Chrissy - if lamb is on special, it might cost me $20 or so for a big one, but we keep eating it for sandwiches all week and it is way cheaper than ham or roast beef from the deli.
I cut slits in it and poke fresh rosemary in them, then I baste it with garlic infused olive oil. I don't cook potatoes anymore, but we have pumpkin and red sweet potato and beans with it. The best topper is Gravox Lamb and rosemary liquid gravy from the supermarket - big improvement on the old way I did it which was stick it in the oven and wait
Midnight - you will laugh that I have never been to the Sth Island before even though was born in Devonport on the Nth Shore of Auckland and even lived in Wellington for a year when I was little. Looking forward to the weather - I've been checking it out and we both are looking forward to cooler nights.
Kylie - let us know when he is born - hope it all goes well.
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Midnight I've had GURD just about all my life and of course with the stomach acid rising all the time it has damaged my esophagus. When I was first dx'd with the mets, my doc gave me bonafos for bone strength but it gave me some real bad digestive problems so I told him I had enough of those with out taking something that caused more. I quit that drug pretty quick. When its all playing up the pain in deep, sharp and seemingly relentless......ugh!!!! I've upped my tramodol from one to two for tonight and I'll see what happens in the morning.......hopefully it will have settled down again.
Sue the roast will last us most of the week for lunches but the size I get is small because there is no such thing as specials on roasts in the country.........lol........it usually costs me around the $25 mark so it's not too bad. I did spuds, sweet potato, carrots in the oven and cabbage and green beans with garlic and butter on top of the stove. I use the Gravox instant gravy.......I cheat.......lol.
Need a cup of tea so I'll catch you all later.
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Hello girls
Well you lot have been busy over the weekend!
Tammy - didn't turn out too sore, was very stiff by Friday night, and Saturday was stiff in the morning but by Saturday afternoon was pretty good. So I'm happy :-)
Racy - I like the treadmill too. I'm also doing some cycling and some weights to build up my core strength. Once I've got my fitness up a bit, I'll start some of the classes, I'm just not fit enough yet to start, both DH and my trainer says I'll kill myself if I start now lol
Kylie - hope everything goes well for your new little grandson. Keeping everything crossed that he's delivered safely and both mum and bub do really well.
Midnight - I love your stories too! :-)
Jenn - I had to laugh at what your son thought - I wouldn't have driven him back either lol. Can see why you aren't too happy with the change though. Is it a totally different degree, and is the uni a good one?
Ariom, I wondered how it would feel lying on a massage table with just one boob. Of course there's the simple answer - doh I would never have thought of it in a million years lol
Sue - have a great time in NZ!
Chrissy - I made a lamb roast on Saturday night. I get one every now and then, for around $16 and it does us for 2 dinner and quite a few lunches. Sue - I put holes in the lamb too, but stuff a garlic clove down the hole and then top it with mixed herbs and a dab of butter. Yummm.
Well better start the new week - another busy one, in fact all of Feb for me will be very busy, we have 22 portrait shoots booked for this month, and there's still another 40 odd who haven't booked yet. So if I don't surface much you'll all know why.
Stay well everyone - thinking of you girls who are doing chemo - I'm hoping for gentle se's for you xoxo
Trish
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Morning all
Hope you had a pleasant week end.
Chrissy do hope you are better this morning, will check in later. I had hiatus hernia etc couldn't sleep flat, and had operation two years ago - best thing I ever did solved all the gerd problems, it has been great.
Must fly as I have docs appointment and mammo this morning then a funeral to attend this afternoon.
Big hugs to all.
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I was woken at 4am. DD's waters broke so she wont have to be induced. 5cm and doing well so far.
Trish, it sounds like your photos are taking off. Hopefully enough to relieve some of your other job stress.
Chrissy, I do hope you feel better soon. You always cheer me up when I feel cruddy so hopefully sending some good returns.
Wondering if our immune system ever recovers after treatment? I know it hasn't been long but I keep getting swollen neck glands and 'good' arm nodes. Just had all my scans and doc not concerned but is this something that improves over time or do we always have to watch out?
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Kylie - good news! Best wishes for Mum, baby... and grandma.
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Hi Trish, was wondering where you had been. It's nice to get up and see a post from you.
Yes, it was a real "doh" moment on the table, but the towel solved the problem!
Looks like a very busy month for you. I hope it all goes smoothly for you.
Kylie, a stressful time for you waiting for the arrival. Won't be long now!
Alyson, have to ask if you had a "Fundliplication" surgery? I have the sliding Hiatus too and had that surgery offered but was told there were se's. Very interested to know what you found.
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Kylie, i have heard of that happening alot, the talk of induction seems to bring them on naturally, so pleased she does not have to be induced.
Chrissy, yes so many of us have tummy issues. I have been on losec, omezparole, for years, and notice now that alot of food seems to upset it that never did b4,real pain as i enjoy my food, but have to tank up on ant acids before i can do so. hubby brought maccers breaky home. lol i had this dream last week that i was riding a motor bike, lol that was dreaming) and i was riding over this huge hill, i was looking for hubby and there was this house with this big food trailer, but was macdonalds breakfast, and i said, to the person, oh they delivering breakfast now, and she said, yes, we are having a breakfast party for our son, come and join us, so i did and i forgot about my search and went and had breaky with these people i did not know, and hubby rang me in my dream and , bugger, cant remember what i was eating, and i was annoyed as the phone was ringing for real and it was hubby.lol but he brought me the real deal this morning, he is such a sweetieLol hubby say, typical you were looking for me and i could of been in trouble, laying in A DITCH somewhere and you decide that havin maccas breakfast with people you dont know is more important. lol i know what comes first, your food. it was comical. i cant help what i dream though.
Suzie, i have been only to nelson, have been around to several countries out of nz, and have never seen the south island in my 52 years. except for nelson. I was born in Henderson in auckland,
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Girls, there have been tons of times i have tried to be friendly and supportive to the USA girls and they never seem to acknowledge or give feed back to my posts, like they ignore you, they seem very clicky with each other, some do and have posted back. but the majority don't. so sometimes i don't know whether its worth adding to their posts at times. I mean i want to be encouraging to all and you gotta watch how you say things incase they take it the wrong way. is it me or they just like being with their own. its ok, am just wondering whether they welcome the input or not.
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Hi Midnight, I agree with you. There a lot of groups that don't answer and seem to stick together. I would guess that is maybe why there is an Australia and New Zealand specific group here!
I like to cruise around the threads and add where I feel I can, and learn from other's experiences There are some that are really welcoming and others not. Don't take it personally, it is their loss!
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Midnight - I can't believe it - I went to Massey Birdwood Primary!!! I remember going to cooking classes at Henderson High!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Midnight - I wouldn't worry about it too much either, I agree with Ariom. I think too that Americans sometimes just don't understand our specific Oz and NZ sense of humour and some of our terms, so feel it's easier to just ignore it.
Trishxoxo
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You know what Trish? You are so right. I worked for United Airlines here in Australia for about 11 years, so dealing with Americans every day. I also had to go to the States a lot for work. Although most Americans were really interested in Australia they had a hard time understanding us. Some of it was the accent, but a lot was the sense of humour, and certainly our turn of phrase was hard to understand.
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Oh ok, yes, i have an american friend living in Auckland, they are missionary's, we used to be close and sort of drifted as the years have gone on, still freindly and have catch up chats, but i said, something one day and she didn;t tell me, but i heard that i offended her, but i can't remember what i said now, and it was second hand that i found out, it was not much either, so yets our sayings are mean different things. I mean, i actually laughed one day as one of there saying is bugger, and wehn she said in the church one day to bugger off to her daughter, it was funny, she was told that in NZ is a swear word, over there it isnt, but i laughed and she could not see why i was laughing, thats not what i offended her about,that was just a normal nz saying and i thought witty at the time, but not them, lol oh well. well thanks for the support of that, i don't like to moan about others, but it did make me wonder, whether they like us down here lol.
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suzie, we used to live in Teatatu, yoval road, but i was only a little ankle biter then. it was a yellow house was all i can remember. i used to run away down to the beach, actually cross the main road too, mum said,, i was a little devil. lucky it was not now as the cars and traffic have kind of increased in fifty years.
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I had the funniest thing happen one day when I first started at United, on board our aircraft. I was seating the fiirst class passengers and giving the list to the flight attendant on duty. I don't remember what I said, but she said she'd "smack my fanny!" I was speechless. She asked what was wrong, and I told her what that meant here. It means "tush, backside, bottom" over there. She was mortified and started trying to think if she had said it to anyone else without knowing! LOL
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Midnight - Dad worked on the Teatatu bridge!!! We lived in Waimumu Rd - boy does it look different now.
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Well Ariom - strike me Pink (no pun intended) I thought fanny did mean tush, backside or bottom. Where have I been living? I do agree our sense of humour is different which can be awkward but I have to say the American gals are great, they certainly know how to get things done with great organizational skills. I luv 'em....can't say I have ever felt excluded so I am sorry to hear you feel that way Midnight, maybe try another tactic. Perhaps when you enter a site you need to introduce yourself and give a run down or brief history, perhaps others can give advice - anyway I enjoy your stories....keep them coming.
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lol lol, that would of been kind of funny and embarassing,lol, i bet she was thinking she would want the earth to swallow her at the time. I was watching a crime programme saturday and they had a pouch where they carry there money etc like we do and they call it a fanny pack. they had found this missing persons fanny pack. it is actually a male money pouch you strap around you. Hubby was just telling me about this Danish guy who used to rent off his parents they had a little flat at the back of the house and he used to get a pot and heat his water to make a drink and Hubbys dad said, why dont you buy a bloody jug, and told him where to go to get it and he went to the store and said, i want to buy a bloody jug and ther girl looked at him, mortified, he said, yea i want to buy a bloody jug, she went and got a supervisor and it turns out, he actually thought that what it was called, lol, it got cleared up in the end, so yes the sayings can mean so much different, lol have not had that said be fore, smack your fanny lol lol. i am amused now for the day Ariom.
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Midnight, I remember the flight attendants doing a call out over the plane's intercom for anyone who'd lost their fanny pack to pick it up at the door. We would be in hysterics.
Midnight, I love that story about the "bloody jug!"
Lolalee, I didn't know any Aussies thought that it was a "tush". That's so funny!
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Hi all
Have made some great friends among the US girls on other threads especially my chemo group but others it takes ages to break into. Midnight and Ariom you should have a look at some of the threads we visit - ie 'Older women with more sense' which Chrissy started and its a very friendly and safe place to chat. There have been some really funny things with humour and use of words especially when one of my quite prim friends said that someone should stick it' in her fanny when she travelled - the Brits and us had such fun with the statement. Once Chrissy and I were being really silly and 'insulting' to each other you know the fush and chups/feesh and cheeps things and all the other things Aussies and Kiwis like joking about and some of the US girls thought we were serious. It was hard top explain to some that it was just fun.
Had my mammo and doc's appointment and all is well - six years would you believe. BS is just so delighted.
Big hugs
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So thrilled for you Alyson, six years!
I have been going to one of the threads for older women, and they have been very welcoming. They are mostly American, and a lot of fun. I didn't realise the other one was started by Chrissy, I'll take a look there too. Thanks for that!
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Hey Alyson, thanks for that, yea maybe i will go there too. Not all the girls from there have been exccluding. well i just wonder that they don't know much about us and are shy. i will go visit and see chrissy's one too. that was funny about the fanny and the funny sayings too. Alao very happy your mamo went well and six years wow, you past the five years, and another 20 you will still be living it up and going on holidays
Thanks Lolalee, i will try another tactic. thank you. lol another saying of americans when they are excited to see something is SHUT UP or GOODNIGHT is when they are not quite thrilled. But glad we can have fun.
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Aly I'm so pleased to hear that all is clear........phew! Congrats girl! Did he say what that node near your collar bone was all about! Been thinking of you all day hoping.
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Great news Alyson, bet you are delighted, is that a cork popping that I can hear?
I have just returned from my second last fill, does not look too good all lumpy and uneven with 600cc. Wish I had opted for the tram flap now and I really do need a slap on the butt (playing it safe Ariom) for making the wrong decision. Just hope with exchange, liposuction and fat fills that the foob takes on a better shape.
Must say I am pleased with the reduction and lift on righty. Have gone from DD to D/C and the lift makes such a difference I can almost go bra-less lol.
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Hi ladies,
Just resting after my weekly Abraxane and so far all is going well. Thought I'd pipe up with a quick comment or two. I'm sorry I won't try to respond to each of you specifically, but I do enjoy all your posts and really love reading this thread. I feel like I am getting to know you all. I think I am a bit younger than a few (just happily turned 49) but the Aussie Kiwi connection seems to be stronger than any age/diagnosis barriers.
I also read the US groups, mainly just the Stage IV and those who are worried about stage IV (Chrissy's thread). I learn a lot from them and sometimes can offer my experiences. I make a point of responding quickly if I see a new post from someone who sounds scared. I think it would be a shame if they didn't get a response for hours because it was the middle of the night over there. I usually just let them know someone has read their post, that more experienced voices will chime in soon, and that someone is thinking of them.
I was told off once for writing "bugger". She said, "we try not to cuss here!" I was devastated and stayed off the boards for a while. I'm so glad to keep a reality check with all of you.
I don't post often. My daughter has just started Year 12, my son is at Uni, my husband is pretty busy; actually he has just been layed off, don't tell anyone it won't take effect for a few months so he needs to think about what's next for him. My chemo is weekly and I must admit I am pretty tired a lot of the time, but life is good.
I can't wait to hear that Kylie's grandson has arrived and all is well. I also wonder how Karen is doing on her chemo. Us baldies need to stick together.
I hope this is a good week for all of us.
Cheers.
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Hi Angela, so sorry to hear about your husband. I can imagine what a blow that must be.
It is a busy time with year 12 and one at Uni, doing what you are doing. It must be hard.
I feel like you, when I see someone new who is scared I like to respond too so they don't feel so alone. I remember my first posts here when all of you came to my rescue. I won't forget that.
Fancy being berrated for "bugger" LOL that's nothing over here is it!
Been wondering if the baby is here yet too!
Hey Lolalee, Don't give yourself a hard time. That was the right decision for you at the time and I have heard it said so many times that this is the worst it will ever look. In a year it will be so completely different, and so much more natural. I have a girlfriend who I am pretty sure did the same type of recon you did three years ago. Hers looks so good now that she can't help showing it to anyone who wants to see it!LOL
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Angela, if it was an American who told you off about bugger, its actually a phase they use there and i have heard a pastors wife use it and was quite surprised when she heard it was a swear word. lol Sorry to hear about yr hubby too. hope he finds something pretty quick. thinking of you.
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Of dang Angela! I sure hope your DH can find something to before the official date.......unemployment in not what you all need right now.
A lot of the American girls can curl your hair just as much as can be done here. When I did my trip in 2011 I met and stayed with some of the most wonderful women that made me feel right at home in their homes. I think a lot of what we say contains a lot of idiosyncratic phrases that are only understood in their entirety by those of us down under......phew! That was a mouthful and don't ask me where it came from coz I don't have a clue.......lol. I think just joining in is the key regardless and just being a bit careful to how we express what we feel and think. I don't think they ignore on purpose it just that they perhaps didn't understand. I needed to explain quite a lot when I was over there.
Lolalee once you have had your exchange and everything settles I think you will be very happy with the results of your recon. The process is not so good but the end result is......hang in there and don't beat yourself up over your decision.
Have a good night all!
Love n hugs. Chrissy0 -
Kylie - hope all goes well!
Sue and midnight - I grew up in New Lynn down the road from Henderson. Used to spend a lot of time at my girlfriend's place in Edmonton Rd Henderson and went to sunday school with her every Sunday at Henderson Baptist Church. I knew a few people that went to Henderson High, including my first ever boyfriend Paul Coffman. Funny how small the world is...
Angela - so sorry to read about your husband's job :-/
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