So...whats for dinner?
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minus - DD is a massive fan of Beenie Weenies! Her favorite things from childhood are still her favorite things.
Dinner last night was an exercise in cleaning out some random bits from the fridge. I had 1/3 jar of marinara so I excavated some cooked hot Italian sausage from the freezer and warmed it in the marinara. Cooked a big baked potato and sliced it in half and spooned the sausage over. Accompanied by creamed kale - had half a bag of kale and part of a brick of cream cheese. That was DH's dinner while he watched the last NFL playoff game. I had a pulled pork sandwich on an onion roll and some 3-bean salad.
I have a large napa cabbage also so I think I will make a variation of Chinese Chicken Salad with it for dinner tonight.
Happy Belated Birthday to chisandy! Congrats on the weight loss!
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Happy Birthday Chi….even if I am a bit late….
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Carole, The corn is a good idea. I can use refried beans for mine.
Tonight’s dinner was coconut curry salmon, salmon and spinach in a Thai inspired sauce over rice.
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Thanks for being here everyone!
In an effort to improve my diet in advance of radiation therapy, (and because I am putting my own preferences first for now), I have been experimenting with salads. I started out tryto take advantage of what's available right now, like beets, celery, and fennel, then started adding farro as a complex carbohydrate.
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Shrinkrap, the salads are lovely. I'm attracted to the one with olives and farro. I just happened to buy farro today at Fresh Market! An impulse buy. DH picked up the package and eyed it questioningly. I intend to google recipes with farro but you've already given me one idea. This farro is pearled, whatever that means.
The Einkorn flour at Fresh Market was marked down to $7.50 for the 2 lb. bag. That's a better price than I was paying to Amazon.
Tonight's dinner will be beef/veggie/noodle soup. DH has been having intermittent jaw pain for a few months and it has become more constant. He's having an MRI tomorrow. I'm so hoping nothing serious is wrong.
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Carole - so glad to note that you discovered Total Wine. It's my go to place now. Even my son in CA said he was glad they finally got a Total Wine since the selections and the prices beat everywhere else. I do still buy wine at Costco, but since this is Texas - it's beer & wine only unless you are in a formal liquor store.
Fingers crossed that your DH's MRI doesn't find anything major.
Finally got to have my meatloaf sandwich tonight. YUM. Need to figure out how to quickly use 3 huge avocados I have stored in the fridge.
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I’ve had a sweet tooth all day and didn’t feel like cooking, so PB&J is a good fit.
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Shrinkrap, The winter salads look delicious. I make one with beets, celery, apples and chopped walnuts which tastes good.
Carole, I hope the MRI finds the source of your DH’s jaw pain and it can be easily treated.
Dinner tonight was chicken and asparagus skillet.
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@carolehalston Best wishes tommorow.Dinner sounds good !
@maggie15 , that sounds great! I'm trying beets next.
Pearled farro has some of the outer part removed and cooks faster.
Here is the farro and olive recipe
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Due to me having Covid then DH soon after, we have been freezer- diving for dinner every night for the last 7 days.
On the sickest days, one of us made a canned soup and sandwich combo; meat and cheese and saurkraut pierogis boiled then baked in buttered onions; a mystery Chili that turned out to be chicken and white beans; a baked mashed potatoes dish (that made ginormous quantity at Christmas) and a large hunk of stray meatloaf. We now only have frozen meats and a few vegetables left. I'm glad we had it to easily prepare. I appreciate your wellwishes as we both now remain fever-free.
Tonight DH drove me to a favorite Thai fusion takeout place and I ran in to grab us something appealing. Yay for tasty food not made by me.
I need to try Farro too. The recipe looks interesting.
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Yes, pearled vs hulled…farro or barley, same results. Pearled is more refined than hulled, but cooks much faster (like brown rice vs white).
Carole, I'm sorry for your DH's jaw pain…been living that nightmare here. We go back to Seattle on Monday for another consult and the 12th for surgery. They have yet to tell us what kind of surgery but at DH's age and condition, I worry. He's going to do his PSA again and hopeful it is still stable otherwise new treatment crap thrown at him.
I made a BBQ chicken "socca pizza" and tonight will be leftovers. Tried a new bbq sauce and BLECH…waaay too sweet for me; DH loved it.
Minus, everything is SO expensive here. I don't dare purchase spirits here (amounts to a 30% tax) and I found a place that has a selection of wine that they ship free if you order a case. Easy-peasy. Out here, I think costco wine is cheaper than total, but I haven't been diligent about comparing.
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Hopefully everyone with jaw problems gets relief soon; it's sooo painful. My surgery for osteomyelitis of the mandible was removal of the affected piece of bone. It was done under IV anesthesia in the oral surgeon's chair and followed up by IV antibiotics through a picc line for several weeks. The surgery would have been the same for cancer or osteonecrosis. Wally, a jawbone infection occurs most often in people with cancer. That's how the oral surgeon diagnosed my breast cancer which never showed up on three mammograms after a callback.
Tonight's dinner was creamy spinach mushroom artichoke chicken.
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Maggie, my DH is scheduled for a mandibularectomy, which sounds like what you went through. I hope we don't have to drive to Seattle for the antibiotic infusions and can do it locally. He will be in a hospital setting. I just learned some of this today, on his myChart, when we looked for his lab results. On a happy note, his PSA is now down to 4.something….HUGE drop from the 10,000+ he started with in 2019. Grateful that the horrific Pluvicto treatment is still on pause. It doesn't appear that his jaw has the infection, only the gum areas, but maybe the specialist is seeing more than our regular dentist(s) have indicated. No cancer was found in his jaw though it is riddled throughout his whole skeletal system everywhere else.
Maggie, were you able to eat after the procedure? Anything you can share, I would appreciate. My DH cannot afford to lose any weight.0 -
Wally, My oral surgeon knew the bone was infected from the bone biopsy which found gram negative bacteria but no cancer or osteonecrosis. Recovery took much longer but was similar to that of a wisdom tooth extraction. The antibiotic infusions were done by me at home after a quick training by a nurse. I had to go in twice a week for her to flush and check the picc line even though I flushed it daily. I was able to eat soft foods. The oral surgeon told me to eat lots of protein and fermented foods (I had tons of yoghurt) to guard against c. diff from the antibiotics. He also had me take four different types of probiotic daily. While I had post surgical pain it was a whole lot less than the pain from the infected bone. It’s great that your DH’s PSA is way down. I hope the surgery makes things easier for him.
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Maggie, thanks so kindly for sharing your experience. DH's age makes me extremely nervous about the surgery. Since the Pluvicto has been paused, virtually all of his pain is gone….I guess we'll learn more on Monday when we go for the next follow up. Really appreciate your input…both here on my swallow post 😘❤️
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Wally, hoping for the best possible outcome for your dh. He has been through such an ordeal and might have given up if not for you supporting him.
Dinner last night was chicken roasted in the slow cooker. I browned it under the broiler. DH ate a leg. I ate the back, my favorite. Breast left untouched to be turned into chicken salad. Side was tiny boiled potatoes.
I had an appointment with my bc surgeon yesterday. She did the BMX in 2009 and her plastic surgeon dh did the implants. I have been wondering if the implants have undergone any deterioration in almost 15 years. The NP did an ultrasound examination while the bc surgeon observed and they concluded that the implants should be replaced. I have an appointment with the plastic surgeon for further information. Supposedly it's not a "big deal." I would be an outpatient. I still have the cards on the implants and they were not on the list of implants that were recommended to be removed. I could ask for an MRI for more conclusive examination of the implants. Any advice?
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Carole, thank you for that kindness. I don't know…I sometimes stress and wonder if I am more harm than good, but I try. At the least, I'm a good researcher who has guided him and his team. I also love the back of the chicken!!! That is my favorite part if we do a whole chicken!
I'm not up on any of the implants since I went flat…did they think that an MRI could negate the ultrasound verdict? If yes, maybe worth doing…at the very least, they'd have more info and be better prepared. If you know the brand/type you had, anything on the internet about how long people have left them in? Depending on your age, maybe you can do nothing …Best to you with that decision.I'm making sockeye tonight. May have a side of brown rice and make enough to make rice pudding.
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I did a lot of searching on the internet this morning but didn't find info relating to my situation. The replacement info was about women who'd had enlargement surgery. I will discuss the "do nothing" option with the plastic surgeon since I have no complaints with the status quo. I did learn that implants are expected to last 10 to 15 years. Or at least I read that several times. Nobody mentioned a time span back in 2009. I put a query on the discussion boards in case there are others out there with personal experience.
On topic, we may have leftover beef soup for dinner with a salad.
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Carole - I'm 10 years out and did know 10 years is the average "best use by" date - so I've been wondering about my implants (Allergan 410). The radiologist who diagnosed my cancer in the first place recommended breast MRI at 5 years and breast ULS every other year. The breast ULS last fall did not show any indication of leaking so I'm in the "do nothing" camp for now - even they they have 'fallen' with age (just like real breasts). I will talk to my PS again at the urging of my oncologist, but he previously indicated there was no way he could promise not to make LE worse. I would definitely push for a breast MRI before surgery. Also I read on another thread that your doc likely would not position replacements under the pectoral muscles. How will they fill in that space?
Wally - when I was in active treatment and kept losing weight, I took a protein supplement recommended by MD Anderson - Beneprotein by Nestles. Two great points: absolutely no taste and it dissolves in ANYTHING - cold or hot. I had a friend who mixed it for her husband with things like applesauce, baby cereal, mashed potatoes, etc. I usually mixed mine with Carnation Instant Breakfast. Hope the appointment Monday brings good news.
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Minus, thanks for the information and advice on the MRI. At first Dr. Lagarde mentioned MRI and then she concluded after watching the ultrasound that she saw enough to make the MRI not necessary. My reaction is Hmmmm. Fortunately I haven't had LE.
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carole - I have had many replacements of both expanders and implants, most recently a bi-lateral swap of implants in 2021- right side was ruptured, left side was replaced because I was already under anesthesia and I actually did have the recalled textured Inspira implants. After all of my swap surgeries I was recovered enough after to travel within two weeks - unfortunately, the trips were to funerals. DH carried my bags, but I was fine for everything else. For this most recent swap I was experiencing some discomfort on the cancer side - which ironically is not the side that has had so many skin issues - so my PS ordered an MRI to check. The imaging revealed the rupture. There had been no trauma, or obvious reason that I could determine for this implant to rupture and it was not easily detectable - my PS actually had two different radiologists read the images. These implants were less than 5 years old and when removed there was no glaringly obvious issue, just a split. My SIL is a recently retired PS nurse who had her implants for 30 years before she replaced also due to a rupture caused by a fall on some steps. If you are not experiencing any issues - and maybe do an MRI to check integrity - I too would consider a do nothing position. The whole 10 year thing is about the warranty. The manufacturing companies issue a 10 year warranty against defect. If your implants "fail" prior to 10 years there is an obligation, if you registered the implants at the time they were put in, by the company to replace the actual implant (cost) and I believe kick in a specific amount outlined in the literature that comes with the consent toward the surgery cost. This is geared more toward augmentation patients since they have to pay out of pocket for the surgery. Since our surgeries are covered by insurance the warranty aspect is usually not a player. Some people have interpreted the warranty time period to be a lifespan of the implant, but it really is not so much the case. My original implants were sub-pectoral, and all replacements have also been. I am definitely not a candidate for pre-pectoral due to all the skin problems - my skin is too thin even with massive reinforcement with dermal matrix, but that is an important discussion to have with your PS.
On the farro discussion - I think Giada De Laurentiis has a number of recipes - both on Giadzy and Food Network.
Dinner was non-existent for DH last night. He was out with DD scouting the venue for her off-roading expo that she puts on every spring. they didn't get home until after 9pm, so he had almonds for dinner in the car, lol! I had some teriyaki noodles with extra broccoli, carrot and onion, and a peanut sauce on top. I have a bunch of leftover turkey from T-Giv in the freezer so I may pull it out and make some old school tetrazini - I have all of the other necessary ingredients. The turkey is smaller pieces, since we have already used up the larger ones, so it is good for that type of dish. Alternatively, I could also do burgers with sweet potato fries, or black bean soup with sausage.
We just watched the series on Netflix - You Are What You Eat. It profiles sets of twins in an experiment at Stanford with one twin eating a vegan diet and one eating a clean omnivore diet. It was very interesting as they quantified with labs and looked at muscle mass gain/loss, fat gain/loss, brown fat gain/loss, cognition, ability to exercise at full capacity, circulation, etc. There were pluses and minuses for both diets, but the documentary also profiled the environmental impact of animal farming versus plant farming. I have been leaning more toward plant-based eating, although I won't eliminate animal protein completely I am aiming for a larger proportion of meals to be plant oriented.
shrinkwrap - awesome looking salads! I'm a salad girl!
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SpecialK, your post gave me helpful information. Thank you. I will be having an MRI. I called my bc surgeon's office today and spoke with the NP who was very helpful and agreed that more imaging would be a good thing.
I had to chuckle to myself when you said you were trending toward more plant-based meals. I have been trending that way, too, for several years but only in my head. I think I need to make a plan with some steps to get away from meals being meat-based. As you share your plant-based meals, maybe I can play copycat.
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Sharon and I are mostly plant based…with "mostly" having different definitions as time goes on. :-) I'd guess we're probably 80%, maybe a bit higher, plant based.
The mention of the Off-Road Expo made me smile. My first date with Sharon was a four hour long 4WD trip through the forest. Later, I got a 1950 CJ3A Jeep and our 4th or 5th outing was a 150 mile, at 45mph, drive in that old Jeep to get to a nice camping spot. She drove the old Jeep so much that after we got married I found a "her" jeep…a 1964 CJ5. :-)
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My freezer Thanksgiving turkey ended up in these stuffed peppers!
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Carole - I did take a low dose Xanax for the breast MRI so I could stay still during the procedure. I drove myself, so I just walked over to eat lunch after the procedure until the drug wore off.
Special - thanks for the details about implants. You made me feel better also about "do nothing".
Interesting stats on veggie transitions. I'd guess I'm probably pretty close to Eric - maybe 75% plant based. I do eat chicken & fish, once in a while some bacon, but very little beef anymore. And yes it does vary. But I will never give up milk & eggs & cheese and transition to vegan. So glad that chocolate is in the plant based diet - well, cacao beans…
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Reader’s stuffed peppers and Special’s tetrazzini show how versatile roast turkey is.
Dinner tonight was pot roast. It was easy to make in spite of my dilated eyes from my optometrist appointment.
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So after saying I rarely eat beef, I had a meatloaf sandwich for the second time this week. I make a very small meatloaf and only two or 3 times a year, but it sure was good.
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Dinner last night was Filiberto’s, it’s was good but I liked the chimichanga at the Las Cruces location better.
I found a local place that has a wood fired white pizza, so that’s for lunch later. There’s also a German place with freshly baked pretzels and beer cheese, I’ll pick one up on our way out of town.
Long drive home today, dinner is TBA.
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We were going to be in Florence (south of Phoenix), attending a bluegrass music festival, but we decided to stay home. Some of the areas where would need to drive through to get there were expected to get a foot, or more, of snow…..and the forecasters were correct…..
Filbertos is a good, and fast, place. It's not an elegant, but the food is fairly authentic.
Those stuffed peppers look good. Sharon has joined Weight Watchers, and both turkey and peppers are "zero point" foods. Thank you for the dinner idea. :-)
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