So...whats for dinner?
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Michelle- Will be thinking about you tomorrow, hope the day goes smooth and fast for you.
Kay- Yes they do freeze well, makes them firmer if you want to grill them too,
Seaside- Congrats on your DD's gradiation, sounds like you will have a houseful this weekend, hope its not to stressful and you have lots of fun, smart thinking on going out for brunch rather than cooking it at home! makes it somewhat easier!
Joyce- Glad your dad is ok!
Laurie- Have you tried grilling portabello mushrooms they are meaty and taste good on a hamburger bun with all the fixins, cant really tell they are not meat
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Debbie, thanks for the recipe I am going to try those. my Dh will not go for those at all, but he can always open some chef-boy-ar-dee. Yummm to portabello mushrooms...marinate and grill..make gret little sliders.
Seaside. de-portation...very good! It went well, could really hear the DR. digging around to get it out, but did not feel a thing. she said scar tissue forms around it (the body defense against a foreign object) and she had to "release" it to get it out. I have dissolvable sutures and can shower today. A little sore sleeping last night, but otherwise good. I drove myself and went shopping afterwards. Congrats on your daughters graduation!
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Thanks Debbie, I'll try that.
Pretty tree Michelle.
Since I will not be home for the Holidays, I will not be putting up a large tree, just my small one.
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so on the mashed potatoes.. I peeled about 8 big russets and 5 medium golden potatoes. They are essentially gone!
Tonite my husband has requested Mexican casserole with chips.. yuk yuk yuk.
beans, meat, corn, onion, cilantro, salsa, sour cream and avacados? i suppose it will be easy to fix. (not to eat tho.. i like my Mexican super fresh with fresh and hot corn tortillas, tomatoes, cilantro, avacados and salt.. that's all. I used to eat hot peppers by the quart or peck.
which my family does not like.. "Mom.. why didn't you fry these?"
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Carrie - my port was surrounded by scar tissue also! And the surgeon had a tough time getting it out. I actually had to take Tylenol that night which I didn't even need after surgery to remove my TEs.
I met with the genetic counselor today and got tested for the BRCA gene. There's only a very small possibility that I would have a positive result as there is almost no cancer in my family. But my daughters asked me to get tested, so I did. Now I have to hope that insurance covers it. One of my grandmother's six sisters had breast cancer, we think, but she also lived to be 101. I suspect I am a random victim.
Apple - I am not a huge lover of Mexican food, although I liked the dish I had at the restaurant we went to for DH's birthday. Food smothered in greasy yellow cheese and refried beans are giant yucks for me. I do like a good guacamole, though.
Meals for the next 30 weeknights are going to be interesting, with radiation scheduled for 7 p.m. and a 1.5 hour drive in to Boston. We may be eating sandwiches in the car quite often and have our "bigger" meal at noon.
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Michelle, it is great that you are so versatile. Nothing seems to bother you. That is a great idea to switch up dinner with lunch, and probably healthier too. Good luck with your rads appointment tonight.
Apple, I love taco dip with chips, but mine is just cold, no beans or meat, just cream cheese, salsa, tomatoes, peppers, onion and Mexican cheese. But it is just an appetizer, not a dinner. Hope you are able to enjoy yours tonight.0 -
Carrie- Congrats on the de-portation, I was put under general anst whe they removed mine, were you awake during yours? Maybe my surgeon knew what a whimp i was and decided to do it while under sedation.
Apple- You could fry you up some tacos for your self while DH's is in the oven-
I love mexican food, like tacos and enchalads, my all time favorite! Dont care for cilantro though!
Michelle- If you have more than one members in your family that had breast cancer, the insurance will pay for it, at least thats what was the case for me, you could make up a name or too if you had to so you will be covered, like say 2 cousins or somthing. I was tested for free and they had me send the kit to my daughter so she could be tested which was also free, we both tested as being a variant of an uncertain significance" basically means they dont know what it is we have.
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I had the BRAC test done but before it was done I made sure that the insurance paid for it. The test is around 3000.00
It was negative. My Mom died of BC when she was 64 that was 15 yrs ago and maybe one of my Aunts on my Dads side died also but I'm not sure as I have not seen my Cousins in years they were never really close.
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I'm taking Friday off work I have an onc appnt. I will get the results from my bloodwork and my bone density test, I also wrote down a list of complaints. I have been waking up every 2 hours and not really feeling like I'm getting enough sleep. I think its the Arimidex. I can't wait til July 26 when I can stop taking it. I was doing pretty good on this AL until about 6 months ago.
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I'm home already from treatment, we made record time to and from Boston, arrived 20 minutes early and they took me right away. We were parked for less than 30 minutes, which saves big time on parking. There was no traffic in either direction, so this seems to be a really good time to be doing this. They did ask me if I could come in at 6 on Friday because their last patient before me is at 5:30 and I said yes, which set off a bit of a spat between DH and me about being "flexible." Methinks his patience with this whole thing might be wearing a bit thin. I'm going to round up the kids and schedule two or three days a week where they are driving rather than him. Truthfully, I could probably drive myself at this point.
Deb - good luck with your onco appt on Friday. I haven't slept more than 2 hours at a time without a sleeping aid since menopause, which was at least 15 years ago. I'm taking a sleeping pill once every two or three nights to help compensate. My PCP gave them to me 18 months ago and it has been a huge help.
Debbie - I was awake when my surgeon removed my port, she did it in her office and just numbed the area. I didn't feel any pain while she was doing it, and I couldn't see what she was doing.
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Glad the first tx went well Michelle. I am surprised that they make you pay for parking. I have been going into the city for all appts. and txs. They validate your parking for chemo and rads, otherwise you have to pay. I was really pleased with the parking validation because someone I worked with had to pay to park and a $25 copay for every tx of rads. That really adds up. I hope you don't have to pay a copayment too. Wish I were closer, I would love to meet you and give you a ride.
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Thanks, Kay! No copayment but 4 gallons of gas and $5 - $8 for parking times 30. Not sure how they'll handle billing as we cross the calendar year. I met my out of pocket max back in April.
You're in Philadelphia - we've been known to take a road trip to Atlantic City, so we may yet meet in person!
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Michelle,
Glad to hear that Day 1 is behind you.... If it is anything like where I went, they are truly a model of efficiency! My appointment was 10:15 am... I arrived at 10:10, had my treatment and was leaving the parking lot by 10:30....
You will find your stride and time will pass by far more quickly than you can imagine....
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forget the mixican casserole... i made curried lentil soup and the best dam bread ever... 1/2 sour dough, 1/2 yeast with a local flour and milk and butter in the dough. It had a very crunchy crust, a dense, kind of moist middle.. and the flavor..
and of course, butter.
omg
could I recreate it? probably not but I'm going to try. It'll be interesting to see what it will taste like tomorrow. the soup was less than stellar.. very interesting spices tho.0 -
Apple - I admire your cooking skills, especially bread-baking! You seem fearless in the kitchen
Thanks, Seaside! I was a little worried about having the last appointment of the day, with the potential for getting behind all day long. But they do seem to have a great system and a desire to get you in and out as efficiently as possible.
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Michelle- My Dh was great through my tx's like yours, but he also got a little shall we say, crabby! LOL!
Hmmm, surprised to hear that the port removel was easier than I thought, wonder why she put me out rather than do it in her office, maybe because she got more money??
Finished off my turkey pot pie, tonight, ( finally) I threw out the rest of the dressing and yams just couldnt take it anymore!!
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Michelle,
One more thing kind of popped into my head and, please forgive me if it's already been discussed, but have you talked with your RO about what they may suggest as far as lotions or sauves that they may recommend?
The one my RO recommended was Aquaphor but I know each Dr has their own favorite..... The only reason that I bring this up now is that my RO nurse recommended that I start with the Aquaphor right from day 1 rather than waiting for a problem and then starting....0 -
Aquaphor is what my RO gave me too. Worked very well.
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Aquaphor is the best.. you can practically eat it.. it has so few perfume ingredients. it's very dense and really not any more expensive that the creamy other perfumed creams.
i love it..
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Thanks all for your suggestions! Aquaphor was on a list of approved creams. But the list also included Moisturel, which I have been using as a facial cream for 20 years. I've got a big tub of it and I started slathering it on last week. it's also unscented and thick like vaseline, but white. My only challenge is that it's no longer in local stores. I bought it at the drugstore or WalMart for a long time. But the last five years I've had to order it online from Amazon.
I have really dry sensitive skin and this stuff has kept me "flake-free" and it works anywhere on my body that needs extra attention.
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Michelle Good luck with your radiation, it will go fast, but yes a pain in the butt going every day. Maybe have your driver just drive around the block a few times instead of parking LOL since it only takes a few minutes.
Aquaphor for me too, be careful though it will stain your shirts, leave a greasy mark.
Saw the PS yesterday to make plans for nipple and tats, he doesnt like to do anything with the skin until 6 months out from radiation, so in March I will get some fat grafting done and nipple. My new foob shrunk a little after rads, so I am a little lopsided, not much but my shirts pull to that side and it bothers me. He will take the fat from my side hip area where there is a little dog ear from surgery.
Oh for dinner...I dont have a clue...I cleaned out the fridge yesterday of all leftovers.
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i guess it's the mixican casserole tonite
.(LuvRVing - in all fairness I was a pro chef for a decade.. a trillion hours of sauces, quiches, trout, chicken breasts and desserts).
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I was an aquaphor girl too, and it worked well for me too. When I got very red, the RO nurse mixed me up a concoction of lidocaine and aquaphor which really helped any tender areas.
Carrie, Good luck with your appointment! Did you have DIEP before rads too? So far I am the only one I know who did. I also was told to wait six months from rads before I could get a nipple. I see the PS on Monday, not sure why, I guess she wants to see how the foob fared through rads. As red as it was, it never peeled or blistered and the color is returning to normal. I think it may have shrunk a little as well too. But I think it was a little bigger than the other to start with, so maybe that is a good thing.
We are having vegetarian chilli tonight, just took it out of the freezer and need to heat it up. Love that! Was at the LE therapist just a short while ago and with the end of rads, my arm has lost a lot of the swelling, so very good news there.
Have a great day everyone.
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Kay, yes I had the deip, my appt was to discuss finishing up with the nipple and tats but now I guess we are going to do the fat grafting and he will do the nipple part at that time. they called today and set the surgery for march 19, seems like a long ways off. The PS said he liked the way the radiation made my scars so smooth...who knew there was a positive to rads?
Made a meatloaf because I am feeling very non-creative....will have some mashed potatos and some kind of veggie.
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Good luck with it. It will be here before you know it. I guess my next step will probably be in May. My PS also said at least six months after rads. I know so little about it. What is fat grafting? Is your PS going to take some fat from some place and make your foob bigger? I think it is wonderful that some PS will do so much additional work to get things perfect. I really don't want any more surgery other than getting a nipple though. I go on Monday to see my PS, am curious what she'll say and recommend. Meat loaf and mashed potatoes sounds good.
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Michelle- Dont you just hate when you love a product and then you cant get it any more? Makes me so mad, l love max factor pan make-up and you cant buy it in the united states any more, so i have to buy it on ebay. Hope things go well for you today!
Carrie- l did the same thing, got rid of everything in my fridge yesterday.
Kay-Chili sounds good to as well as the meatloaf carrie is making
Im making speghitti carbonara for dinner it is so easy and i love it, i saute up some bacon or panchetta, onions, and garlic, meanwhile cook the pasta according to directions, drain, but reserve about a half cup of the pasta water, i take about 4 eggs and beat with a fork real well in a bowl, then add a lot of parmesan cheese to the eggs and mix real well together, add the pasta back in pan off heat, add the hot, drained bacon, onion, and garlic, and then add the yolk mixture, mixing really well, for maybe a couple of minutes until it looks creamy, add more parm if you want and if too thick add a little of the reserved pasta water, making garlic bread and spinach salad with a poppyseed dressing.
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Same here, Aquafour, I didn't see any side effects until around the 15th treatment for a red head I thought I would burn and blister but all I received was what appeared to be is a sunburn. I have had really bad sunburns as a teenager by putting baby oil on and lying in the sun for an hour. I did get foliculitis which is just a slight irritation of the hair follicles.
Getting undressed and dressed took longer than the treatment. LOL
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Deb- Sounds lke me, i use to later up with baby oil and lay out for hours every day, its probably why my skin looks older than i'm. Used to get the worst sunburns so i always worry about skin cancer.
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Congrats on the port removals. I kept mine for 5 YEARS post chemo. Having blood drawn ,before I got it, was so difficult that I didn't want to give it up. I also wanted to wait until I felt "safe". Sometimes I really wish I still had it; especially with the surgeries I've had this year. Every IV has been a problem. It's such a problem finding a vein to start an IV that they actually used my port to put me out during the surgery where they took the port out and did some scar revision. Once I was out, they poked around until they found a vein and didn't have to listen to me bitch and moan.
Re nipple tattoos. I haven't had reconstruction, but my BS sends her patients to a tattoo artist. She's found that the results are much better. The hospital won't provide the PS with the variety of colored inks necessary to get the kind of result a tattoo artist can. They do these tattoos that appear 3 dimensional. I've seen some on line that are amazing. Not sure if insurance will cover it, but just thought I'd pass along the info.
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Hi all! Back from #2, my DD took me tonight. We stopped for dinner on the way home because she had come straight from work. The drive in was ugly tonight - might have been traffic heading to the tree lighting ceremony that was to start at 7. We ended up getting in to the parking garage at 6:58 and we were paying for the parking at 7:27. The techs were waiting for me, I suspect I'm always the last patient of the day. The ride home was smooth sailing, we stopped at an Italian restaurant for shrimp and grilled veggie salad and a thin crust margharite pizza - pretty good.
Hauntie - I tried to get the nurses to use my port when I had surgery to have my TEs removed and they wouldn't do it...some excuse about leaving anesthesia in the line, which made no sense as I was finished with chemo. I've heard about the 3D nipple tattoos, which is what I will probably do when I get to that point.
I like to tan and I've had my share of sunburns, although nothing really severe and I've been way more careful the last 20 years or so. I did the baby oil and I remember Bain D' Soleil - the orange greasy stuff.
I'll keep the Aquaphor in mind if the Moisturel doesn't do the trick. It doesn't leave grease stains, which is an advantage assuming it works. I guess I'll know in a week or so.
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