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Trish, glad you sound on the mend :-)
Karen - your trip (from Facebook) looked like such a wonderful time. Your daughters look beautiful and so like you! Sorry that Sydney weather wasn't so great but it looked like you managed to have some fun despite the weather.
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Thanks for the welcome back girls.
I've sent a few happy snaps from our holiday to Chrissy to post for me for those not on my Facebook!!
I can't do it from the iPad....that's my excuse anyway.....lol
Trish....so sad for what you have to go through with your Gus next week (((hugs)))
We've had dogs all our life & it's incredible how attached we get to them....just so much a part of the family.
Thanks Jenn....my girls are gorgeous (as is my son!!) not that I'm biased or anything...lol
Hope everyone else is well & Angela, big, big hugs xxxx
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From Karen:-
My Babies in Cairns
Getting a tan in Port Douglas
Our Resort in Port Douglas
Cocktails in Aria Restaurant
Freezing in Sydney!
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Can't see the pics - strange - can anyone else?
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Sorry girls I had to edit the size, they were HUGE!!!!.....lol
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Chrissy, thanks...
Karen, from bikini to woolies, glad you had a great time....0 -
Thanks Chrissy....you're such a sweetheart xxx
Yes Tammy, we did it the wrong way round, should have started in the jeans & boots & finished in the bathers in the sun....:)
Just wanted to share a few happy snaps with my cyber family xxx
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Karen, welcome back, and thank you and Chrissie for those beautiful photos. They are beautiful xoxo.
Midnight, what is happening? any news yet? I hope you are getting some answers and most of all, the correct treatment. xox
Thrish, I hope you get better soon too. Rest up as much as you can (Lol)
Angela, you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope everyone has a really nice day. xoxox
Cheers
Mandy
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Hi Girls, well i went to the Docs yesterday, well the endocrine clinic and it appears i have diabetes. I am having alot of tests, have to do a saliva test to see if i have an over production of a certain hormone that is produced from the adrenal glands that is contributing to weight gain, am going to be enrolled in a programme with a trainer of exersise and a diatician and going on metformin. they say there is a war going on inside my body, also i have to seperate the times i have the thyroid and iron as it is a zapper and been zapping what little thyroid i am getting. He said, that the cancer has upset my whole system as it does, the tamoxifen, as well, but can't do much about it, i have to have them and now metformin as well, which should make a difference to my weight and the way i feel. he says none of this is my fault, having a dad and grandfather with it and also mums older brother does not help much either, both sides of the family and also he said, that alot of ladies he has treated for diabetes have breast cancer first or the other way as well. they want to wait to do any thing drastic is get this colonoscopy sorted and find out what the trouble is there. My dad died of cancer of the pancreas about a year after he was dx with diabetes. so alot happening and alot happening today, i see the mummy who will be with me today later and i feel very nervous, went got my hair done, got a colour in it high lights, brought some nice clothes to wear while she is there and when she is gone, i can get back to being the old cow cocky, lol, i will .look nice for her and feel confident.
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What lovely photos Karen, you look gorgeous as do your children. It looks like you had a wonderful time - post holiday rest coming up.
Midnight, I am pleased you are finally getting some answers. Fingers crossed you will start feeling better soon.
Trish, hoping you can get some rest and recuperate. How is this affecting work? You have so much on your plate at the moment and you need to remember you are the most important one.
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Love the photos Karen. Annette pleased to hear you are getting answers. Trish don't rush things, haha I can talk. I am being good and not going to the hen's party tomorrow; DH is going out with the boys during the day and then will skip the night time. Saw doc again today wants some scans - confessed about the bone pain Chrissy. Not sure when, they will let me know.
Have to take MiL out to get her something for the wedding but doing that on Sunday.
Have a great weekend.
Big hugs
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Annette sorry to hear that the doc thinks you are diabetic but you will find when you control your diet and balance your carbs well you will feel a whole lot better. Glad to hear that you are finally getting answers.
Aly, thank goodness you finally told your doc about the bone pain. Girl! I could tan your butt for you for not speaking up sooner. I know the fear of being told its mets is there but hon, believe me, knowing is a whoe lot better than guessing......at least then you can deal with it.
Today I am officially the mother of two girls over 40!.....how on earth did that happen?! I can't believe the years have gone so fast! it seems like no time at all since they were born.......I feel O L D! Well for five minutes anyway.......lol!
Have a great day all!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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im excited about next thursday! meeting with my surgeon to discuss reconstruction further now I have the genetic testing results. hoping the wait can be reduced because of the genetic risk of it coming back in the other breast. the wait for non urgent surgery is usually a year in adelaide
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Good morning girls, i am back home, mother has gone and it was nice time, short though, we took her out for tea, she went this morning back to her younger brother place in New Plymouth, they doing a trip through some caves tomorrow, its guided tour thing.
I am back home and cleaning up, its been pretty wet weather and the cats come in with dirty feet and the place goes to ruin quick.Chrissy the endocrine doctor told me that technically i am diabetic, i was apparently pre-diabetic in jan and now moved past that stage, first time i have heard that, they never told me at the GPs. Here i have been carrying on my wickered eating ways, well not that bad, but anyway up from here i hope. I am nackered, even though mum was good and probably the best she has been, it is draining, she still quite opinionated of what she thinks is right and i just let it it go. she only there two days. nice time though
Karen i really love the photos, glad you home.
Aly, glad you told Doc about yr bone pain. Aunty Chrissy on war path, she wants to smack you bottom for not saying sooner lol. your in for it. she would probably just give you a huge hug instead. xxx well catch u later, and all the ones i have not mentioned, i will get back.
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Hi Ladies, before i rest, there is website on nz site from hills, that is maybe of interest to some of you re male hormone being a new target for helping B.C, i just read it, interesting.
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Annette both my mum and brother are, well in mums case were, diabetics. Mum was extremely good with her portion control and her sugars were pretty even for all the years but my brother was in denial for so long and abused his insulin ie didn't watch his diet and used the insulin to counteract its effects to the point that he ended up paralyzed and his organs starting to shut down. Ater many months, like over a year, he has recovered okay but the specialist really read him the riot act about being vigilent with his food intake now as it won't take much to push him into a diabetic coma and death.
Because diabetes is something like cancer, in a lot of cases it cannot be seen there is a tendancy to not quite do the right thing but it is not called the silent killer for nothing.
Sorry to scare you but I'm a little pedantic about this, having seen what doing the right thing as opposed to doing the wrong thing can do.
Glad the time with your mum went well.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Thanks Chrissy, yes i understand what you are saying, i looked after a few of them in the rest home too, but i am a little scared to what my future holds now, am supposed to be seeing a diatician and this person who will help me with an exersise programme, so i have to really step up and make some life style changes and choices if i am going to combat this, am in early stages and hopefully metformin will help me as wel and have to go to this eye person and do the look behind the eye thing to see if any diabetes there. yes its not a nice thing to have. i am not going to do the denial thing, but just at a loose end what my life will be like. thanks for sharing about yr mum and brother.
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Annette, diabetes is easily controllable if you are willing to make some changes and it does not need to impact your life that much........it depends how you make the changes that are important and learn. Most of it is balancing input of carb....no sugar.....and energy output.....something we all should do and then there would be no being over weight for anyone.....lol. In all honesty, it really does come down to the balancig thing.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Mel I hope your PS appt goes well.
We have been busy trying to get the garden back from being a jungle, pulling out trees etc. It is hard to not dive in and do the things I used to do to avoid strain and scratches (sigh).
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Feeling a bit flat. A lady from church has just died - BC - what is sad is that she went down the alternate route and refused any standard treat including mx. Doctors said it was very treatable. It has been just so sad. I know people have a choice of treatment but somehow this is frustrating. Think her family are quite angry.
Must do some work this afternoon
Big hugs
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That is very sad Alyson, i think it is ok to use alternative treatment, but not without the other , you need the standard treatment and the other to help aid you you a long perhaps. but not just the one yr friend obviously chose, and yes she has a right to her treatment of her choice, but seems such a waste actually, esp when treatable and now she is gone, she missed her chance of getting well and living a good long life. i am very sad about this, i do not think that altern tx alone is strong enough to combat cancer of any type, as an aid to the covential treatment, yes. I guess some do get away with it and live good lives with altern tx only , but alot don't. The doctors know what they are talking about and God gave them the skills to help us. poor lady. My heart goes out to her family.
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Hi girls
Alyson...that is very sad & yes, very frustrating for her family! But ultimately it was her choice....breast cancer sucks!!!
Annette...sorry to hear of your diabetes, but as Chrissy said it is very controllable. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I if it is type 2 diabetes it is reversible with lifestyle changes. Hugs to you & good luck with all the diet & exercise changes.....you'll probably feel a million bucks in a month or 2.....:)
Mel...good luck with your appointment....all very exciting for you!
Trish...how is the move coming along? I hope all your friends who offered have chipped in & started helping.....
Angela...I think you're reading & want you to know that I think of you every day. Hope you're feeling not too bad & enjoying being spoilt by your family....big ((((hugs)))) xx
I have my scans tomorrow (yikes) & he's ordered a brain scan due to some headaches, forgetfulness & dizziness.....although all of these could be from the chemo.
So, fingers crossed for no liver or bone spread & no other organ mets..in other words stable!!
Must go, got docs appointment for my Xgeva injection..
Take care lovely ladies.
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Thank you Karen, good luck with the scans tomorrow for a wonderful result, am thinking of you. Yes i will be making some positive changes and get rid of it. hugs
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Spot on Karen
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Hi girls!
Lovely to see you pop in Angela!
Trish and Aly, how are you both feeling.....still resting and hoping the anit B's are doing their job.
Karen goodluck with your scans! hopefully they will come back with at least no change.....keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Mel hope your visit with the PS goes well and you get a date for the beginning of the process.
Tammy and Kylie, how are you doing? We dont see you in here that often so nice to have you pop in.
Kate, where are you? Hope all is going well with you as well.
Well I've had my head in the internet all afternoon looking at and downloading patterns and instructions for Silk Ribbon Embroidery. I need something to do and that had piqued my intrest at the moment so I'm going to give it a go. I'm off over to Clare tomorrow so will visit the craft store and get some ribbons and base fabric for a small cushion. I think I'll do mainly Ivory as I'll make it as a keepsake for DD2's wedding. She doesn't know about it and I'm not going to tell her until I'm done.......Hopefully it will turn out like the picture in my head......lol. Oh on the other hand.......I just thought of this.......I may even do it in the colours she had chosen for her bouquet on a black background......ooooo, now that would look super! Yup, I think that's the way to go!
Love n hugs all! Chrissy
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sounds likr you will be busy bee Chrissy, sounds really lovely. Yes have not seen Kate for awhile, hope she is ok.
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Hi everyone. I am still here, but seriously I just don't have much worth writing about (I'm a bit of a bore now I think), but I have loved seeing the holiday snaps from Karen and Jenn and following everyone's news.
So, I'm alone again with Paul now on Barrow Island. Seems he won't be going to Darwin (phew) but will be on Barrow for the foreseeable future. He's only just gone up and so he is adjusting to it. I'm being totally lazy by not working, but am doing gardening and just really enjoying being home with the dogs.
I am going to get the bike out and get the dogs run next to me. Will be good exersize for us all. Last time I rode a bike was 7 years ago but I fell off and broke my leg. This time I won't wear thongs, and have a dog running next to me on a lead - lesson well and truly learnt (the hard way) !
Trish, so sorry you've been unwell and so sorry to read about Gus. I never know what to say at times like this, but you have to know that I understand your grief.
hugs to everyone. Me xxxx
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KKKKatie! Yay!!!! We don't mind if you just drop in and give us a raspberry.......lol......just so we know you are doing okay.
Oo falling off a bike while riding wearing thongs?.......yup I remember that sort of thing as well at taking the top off my big toe as it scrapped against the road because my feet were hot and sweaty and slipped........ooooo...painful memories! Maybe it's a good thing that I haven't been on a bike for over thirty years.......well not one that goes along the road anyway.....lol.
How how come the change of venue for DHs job? Sorry if I'm being nosy, just curious. Take the time to get your garden in order after summer....wish I could get out and get to mine.....out of the question but I do look at it wistfully sometimes and remember the pleasure of creating beauty and watching it grow........lovely.
Enjoy your bike riding with the dogs!
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Chrissy on Landline yesterday they had a story which was in Burra, it was about a farm that grows carob, it was quite an interesting story.
Midnight sorry to hear about your diabetes, hope you can get it under control quickly.
It's been a year since my first surgery for my masectomy, 16th April I can never forget that date. What a year it's been, I've met all you ladies which has been great. Thankyou all for your support .
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congratulations aussie12! a great milestone!!
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