So...whats for dinner?
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Kaara- good luck today! I hope you get great results immediately:)
Debbie- thinking of you and Chuck today, I hope everything goes smoothly.
Joyce- I hope you find something fun to do to cheer up your DH. Chocolate cake sounds like it was a good start!
Seaside- I was the same way with being called Mama. The day I switched from Mama to Mommy was pretty sweet too. Now it's all I hear! Funny how things change!
Carrie- lol at your kids calling you by your given name when you asked them to stop! They can be so funny sometimes huh? I always try to remind myself that I am going to miss this time...but some days I would kill for some silence! Your margerita sounds wonderful- I love mexican food, I have heard of the orange soda thing before, not in a restaurant though.
Last nights chicken cor don bleu came out really good. It always makes me feel good when DH not only cleans his plate but waits patiently to eat what is left on mine and the kids plates! He finishes looks at me and says "damn that was good!" Tonight by request is pot roast so I have that going in the crock pot now.
This morning I asked the boys what they wanted to do today. DS#1 says well, what do we have to do? I told him nothing. He says errands? Grocery store? No and no. He says then I just want to stay home. He NEVER wants to just stay home. So that is what we are doing. We went outside for a bit but the sun isn't out and it's chilly so we came in and made muffins and played football in the kitchen. Now they are eating their muffins with milk and ruining their lunch- ohwell. Sometimes it's ok to ruin lunch right?
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Laurie - there are worse things than homemade muffins to ruin lunch!!! Sounds like your boys are having a great day with their mom
Debbie - thinking about you and Chuck, and wishing a speedy recovery.
Joyce - hope you can amuse your DH today. Maybe some Park Avenue ribs would bring him some comfort
I went to see my DIEP surgeon today and next week her scheduler will book me for early August. Can't wait to get that over and done with! It will be 12 hours - or a nice nap for me.
It's not all that nice out, but the grill is coming out this evening to cook the NY strip steaks we were supposed to have last night. I've also got mushrooms and asparagus to go with it. Yum!
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Michelle We are doing grilled steak also, my sons request, with baked potatos and vege and deviled eggs, his request also. Gorgeous here at 70 deg.
My Ds and I went to the outlet mall to find some bargains...got him some new clothes for summer to go back to school...he always says he doesnt need anything but I know he must, plus I needed a little retail therapy.
Laurie I agree with Michelle....muffins make a great pre-lunch snack. They are best warm outta the oven, cant beat that.
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Laurie: What a great Mommie and homemaker you are! It's so wonderful to be a stay at home Mom..the kids get such a good start. I was able to do it until my youngest was five, then I had to go back to work, but I enjoyed it for eleven years.
Had my thermography today...you stand in front of a camera with your hands behind your head and turn in three different directions while the camera captures it on a computer screen, then you put your hands in cold water for one minute and repeat the process. Completely painless and non invasive. I will get the results next week. I could see some red areas showing up on my breasts, but the technician said don't worry about it, the radiologist is the only one who can interpret it. She was telling me that a thermography caught a suspicious area in her breast that was pinpointed on an MRI, that would not have shown up on mammogram for another five years. This all makes sense to me, yet the conventional doctors don't want to hear about it.
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I sent a Facebook message to Hauntie (Lynda). Hopefully, I will hear from her soon. I think I have her phone number, too.
DH cooked a great dinner - steaks and veggies on the grill (with a little help from his sous chef, me). And we drank a bottle of Louis Martini cabernet. I'm really quite relaxed now and it's only 7:06!!! We are watching this week's American Idol. We have lots of recorded programs to catch up on.
Kaara - hoping your thermography comes back clear.
Carrie - woohoo for retail therapy!
So what's everyone doing for St. Patty's Day???
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Michelle- dinner sounds good! Your Dh has really gotten good int he kitchen huh? Love it!
Kaara- I too hope you get great results, it sounds interesting, I've never heard of it before. Not that that says much ;P
I am the Beer widow for St Patty's. Dh is the supervisor for the Northern part of NH and he will be going bar to bar to make sure everyone is happy, that his guys are following through and buying other people beers. Rough life huh? He said he plans on leaving for 9:30 and is hoping to be home before the boys go to bed for 8. But I have a corned beef to cook on Sunday when he is around.
Carrie I thought of you tonight. A girlfriend of mine asked me to meet her for lunch tomorrow at my favorite Mexican place. Ummmm. YHA! I have to work in the am and the kids will go to my in laws. I'll get my stuff done and ,meet her for a Margarita and some Mexican food after. I am psyched!
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Kaara I love brussle sprouts and carrots! Tender little babies with butter and salt and pepper. Did you know that those "baby" carrots are really big carrots cut up with a machine to appear small? I was so disapointed when I learned that.
Deboreye Stop bragging about your dense breasts. Some of us have fatty breasts. I will be there at your house!
Laurie, I am playing a "sounds of rain" tape from you tube on my computer. It put my cats to sleep, but they are easily fooled. Might work for your kids?
Michelle Good luck with your DIEP!
Carberry retail therapy makes me feel good.
Unless it's clothes for work. Yuck.Hi everyone else!
Debbie, I hope everything went OK today!
Just a question, since I feel comfortable asking it here. 8 months after lumpectom and radiation, can you massage the fibrotic tissue in affected breast? Seems there are lumps and bumps that are not going away and 'pull' if I move, so are uncomfortable. Thanks, and if I should ask in a different forum please let me know. Still can't get into my MO due to work etc, but recent mammo was OK
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Can't wait Sally.
How bout saggy breasts w/one smaller than the other. LOL
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DH doesn't like Corned Beef and Cabbage. Maybe we will go to the Glenview, I know they will have it as a special.
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I perferr the Red corned beef.
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Bedo- massage is great for breasts with lumpectomy or MX. I had been going to a PT for over 6 months and she insisted I massage mine. Lind of weird but....it helped a lot. I have no sensation in mine though so it's like rubbing someone elses leg, lol! You want to use two to three fingers, apply pressure and drag in the same direction as muscle flow etc, it stretches things out.
Michelle- I am jealous, I wish I would have done the DIEP. You will do amazing in August without a doubt!
Debbie- saw your post on facebook, I am glad things went well today and hope you both get some rest. Keep us posted.
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Bedo - as Laurie says, massage is good. My plastic surgeon, just today, told me to start massaging my incision area to loosen things up. I feel like I have a wide rubber band around my chest and hopefully this will help.
Debbie - hoping you and Chuck can relax and he will heal from the procedure. And wishing for complete success!
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My BS tried to push me toward having the DIEP but I wasn't interested. The recovery was longer and I didn't like the idea of the abdominal incision. I wanted to get back to playing golf as soon as possible. I think I started playing again after about 8 weeks. I went for the 1-step because the mx and reconstruction were all done during the same surgery. The results aren't perfect, and I could have some tweaking done, but at my age, I would need to have my whole body tweaked! As a lot of ladies have said, one size doesn't fit all.
Laurie, I admire you and all stay-at-home moms. It's a lot easier to drop the little ones off at the day care than take care of them 7/24. My nephew's wife had a baby and couldn't wait to get back to work. She loves the little girl but was outspoken in saying she would lose her mind if she had to stay home. Her mother-in-law (my sil) takes care of Halle. I guess it all works out. Halle is definitely not lacking attention.
I chose not to have children and made the right decision for me. I'm one of six children and decided I didn't want to make the sacrifices my mother made. Ironically, I'm the one who looks after my mother! The non-care-giver turned out to be the care-giver. Life is strange.
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Carol- I made the same recon choice as you for the same reasons. I researched and was all set to do a TRAM or DIEP and then heard about recovery time. My youngest was 7 months old and my older 2 1/2. They said I wouldn't be able to lifet them for 12 weeks! I had a lot of help but I think everyone would have been sick of helping before the 12 weeks were up! So I did implants and could lift them in 5. But when I read the threads about sensation and natural feel sometimes I wish I would have said screw it and gone for the gusto. Ohwell. I am happy with what I have and happy I could go back to my nutty life asap.
I have to admit I lol when ever you ladies commend me for being a great mom! I am the nutty mom. I AM losing my mind being here with the kids! Only I have no where to go!! I think at times of going back to work and doing day care but I could never do it, I have invested so much already I need to follow through now. Once they are both in school (3 more years) I will work full time again. I miss having money and having a reason to put on something other than a t shirt and jeans. I used to do commercial lending for a bank and wore a suit every day. Now I make muffins and go down slides....and say the same things over and over and over.
Carol- I applaud your decision to not have children. I had a hard time conceiving and DH suggested seeing a fertility specialist. For me I thought, if I am supposed to have kids I will. If not then I will get to do what I want, for the most part and have none of that responsibility. I was ok with that too, vacations, sleeping in, a bloody mary with breakfast on a Sunday etc. I had my son after three years of trying....what will be will be and I am thankful. But, as people without children can crave the lives of those with children at times. There are some of us honest enough to admit we crave your lives without at times too!
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I'm not sure I'd have DIEP if I were 20 years younger with four kids to worry about. But I'm on the other side of that curve, and now my four kids can help take care of me I didn't want to have implants , then have to worry about surgery to replace them when in my 70's. Definitely different strokes for different folks. And after four kids, a tummy tuck sounds like a good idea. 0
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Carole, Interesting how life turns out, eh? And I would not consider yourself as the "non-care-giver", when you for sure are providing a lot of care for your mom! Was your mexican meal Puerco Abodabo?
If anyone is interested, I can post a recipe from my old trusty Betty Crocker Mexican Cookbook. it is a great recipe with prok marinated in lemon, orange, garlic and chopotle peppers....one of my favorite dishes at Casa Romero in Back Bay (in its heyday, in the 70's).
Debbie, sounds like you and DH have made it home safe and sound. Good rest and recovery!
Laurie, your DH's job is pretty labor intense on Paddy's Day, eh?!
It is kind of ironic that babies usually say DADA first, then spend the rest of their young years invoking mom's name...pretty smart, I'd say.
So what is DIEP? I am clueless.... thanks.0 -
Lacey - DIEP is basically a tissue transfer - a micro-vascular surgeon transplants fat and skin from the abdomen to the chest to form a breast (or two). A similar procedure can be done using fat and skin from the hip area. It can be done at the time of a mastectomy or it can be delayed, even several years later.
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LuvR: I sent Hauntie a PM last night. Hope we hear soon.
Debbie: We're all still sending thoughts & prayers and hope DH is resting peacefully after surgery.
I went to my latest fav restaurant for late lunch/early dinner. Rainbow trout, split & deboned, French green lentils, lightly sauted spinach w/pecans, fresh bread basket with cranberry-walnut and rosemary. Needless to say I'm not eating tonight.
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Hauntie just posted on facebook- she was out and about having a great time with friends- all is well
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Thanks for the feedback Laurie. I don't do Facebook but glad to hear Hauntie was having fun.
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Thank-you everyone for the positive thoughts and prayers and as some of you know from facebook that he is doing ok. Thank-you laurie for letting everyone know
It was a tough day for him, said the needles they used to numbe the forehead and back of head hurt and he felt the screws going in the back so they had to give more shots, but he was pretty loopy, im surprised they dont put you completely out for this. We got there around 6:30am and left around 2pm so it was a long trying day for him. His head hurt most of the day, but is doing better this evening with the pain pills, but he is awake now because he is also on high doses of prednisone to keep the swelling down in his brain, so he pretty much is doing fine right now. I took a little nap after being up most of the night an driving back home, so i probably will be up most of the night too now. He wont go back to work until Tuesday.If he even has a job to go to, we will find out i guess....Anyway cant change it so just have to hope for the best.
You all have been so busy here, and Laurie your comments on the muffins and going down the slide and repeating yourself over, and over and over again had me cracking you, you are too funny!
So glad Hauntie is ok!
I was going to post to everyone and now cant remember what i was going to say from the previous pages so i will post later tomorrow, I have crs right now.
Have a good night everyone and again Thanks so much
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debbie6122: So glad DH came through the surgery well and is on the way to recovery. Tell him just to go back to his job and do it as before...no confrontations with new GM, and if anything happens, to get an attorney that specializes in unfair firing practices. Usually they take the case on a contingency basis, so you don't have money out of pocket.
Sending prayers and positive energy!
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I got a Facebook message from Hauntie (Lynda) and she will be joining us at Pickity Place. Glad to hear she is doing well, just busy with life. She's been doing PT for her knee. She hopes to be checking in here soon.
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Whew! so glad to hear Hauntie is fine, and having fun.
Debbie, so amazing that your husband is home after a procedure like that. Cant beleive they didnt even keep him for a day for observation? Scary stuff, and to go back to wrok in just a few days! Kaara is right, they cannot fire you for health reasons and he didnt even take a lot of time off.
Michelle I had the Deip at the same time as MX and the recovery is totally doable. I was in the hosp for three days and the day I came home I saw that the dog had tracked in and the DH did not clean it up, so I swept the kitchen floor. I was totally able to take care of myself, cooked meals etc. But like Laurie said, no heavy lifting, and I didnt have kids to take care of. I like my results too...no visible lines even in a bathing suit. Mar 31 and I will be one year out! Cant beleive where the time has gone.
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Carrie - thanks! The PS reviewed some of the restrictions like no vacuuming, no cooking (can't lift anything heavy), no laundry, etc. for a couple of weeks. I suspect I will be able to do more little things and it won't be as bad as she led me to believe. Did you have a double DIEP? I must say I am looking forward to filling out the bathing suit...adding forms to the pockets of a bathing suit or bra is a bit of a nuisance! And I don't remember - did you have a Stage II?
It's almost a year since my recurrence and my, how time has flown and oh how my life has changed!!!
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Debbie,
Glad to hear that things wereba success and you and Chuck have returned home... Hoping for a speedy recovery for him!
Lacey,
If you get a chance I would love the recipe for the pork marinated in lemon, orange, garlic and chipotle peppers that you mentioned on the last page... Sounds yummy!!
Hauntie,
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Kaara- That what i told chuck to do was just show up and do your job, the only thing with trying to fight somthing like that is, its an Indian casino, they are protected from things like that, its worse than fighting the goverment sometimes, and they get away with so much.In fact he wont get a severance pay, his insurance stops the minute he is let go, its such a rip!
Michelle- Glad you got your appointment finally for your Diep, i bet you are so happy about that, i agree what a nuisance in a bathing suit with foobies, I will never get used to that. I keep putting off calling a bs in portland mainly because its so far away to have to travel for followups and appts.but its definalty somthing i want to do.
Carrie- Its one of the reasons why he choose this over the more invasive surgery he didnt want to be off work for very long, the other one would of been 6-8 weeks the only thing we wont know the resluts until about 6 months when he has another mri if it dosnt shwo any change then he will have to have the surgery anyway. But he is doing fine today, Just a little headachy but doing good
Lacey- Hope your days are getting easier for you!
Seaside-Thanks ;-))
Bedo- You asked if it was ok to post your question here if you should go to another thread, we talk about everything here so no question is a bad question here right ladies? I think i tell you all more than i do my family and friends LOL! How are you doing?
Im making chx strips for dinner with roasted asperagus and chocolate browines for dessert that i put some kaluia in tastes so rich and yummy
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Joyce- I'm glad the weather is better in NH and you will be going back there soon and hope its not long until its for good.
Kaara- I forgot to ask about the tomography, that sounds interresting i hav'nt heard of that either, do you have to undress and is it uselful for women with mx too?
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debbie6122: Yes, you do have to undress from the waist up. Mine was done by a woman and she was very professional, but then I've lost all my modesty after being examined so many times! I'm sure it would work for a mx as well. The best thing is no radiation.
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Bourbon Steak Tips w/Cheese and Garlic Roasting Potatoes.
I went to a Deli in Westford where I work and they advertised prepared traditional Grey Corned Beef and Cabbage Irish dinner for $8.99, since I am the only one that likes it I bought one for myself for tomorrow.
So tonight for suppa we will have the Steak Tips with the potats.. He is on his own tomorrow while I enjoy my St. Paddy's Day dinner.
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