So...whats for dinner?
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I love Peapod when there's snow. I wish I could have joined you for your meal, I live in Providence, but taking the 15 year old Volvo on the road gave me pause cause it's been 'wiggling"
For dinner tonight: Black Bean Soup Really easy! Topped with sour cream, cheddar cheese and cilantro and tortilla chips, ripe pears, salad. Maybe crusty bread or chololate ice cream, but I bet I'll be too full. Here's the recipe.
http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-black-bean-soup-59796
I Diagnosis: 6/17/2011, IDC, 1cm, Stage I, Grade 1, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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Debbie, my favorite state we travelled through on our way home was Idaho, which has some really beautiful scenery. We spent Labor Day in a little town in Idaho high desert country called Challis. Very interesting history. I had never been to Nebraska, so we travelled through it. The United States is a wonderful country and every state has interesting places to visit.
Michelle, I did write a travelogue and would be happy to give the website. www.mytripjournal.com/TheBigAlaskaTrip. Funny thing is I left us stranded in Haines, AK! I got busy and never did finish the travelogue. From Haines we began taking passages on the Alaska ferries through the inland passage to various cities: Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Ketchikan, and, finally, to Prince Rupert, where we hit the highway again. The drive through British Columbia on the way down to the lower 48 was very beautiful.
We bought a used Lance truck camper for the trip with the intention of selling it when we got back home. Normally we travel with a large 5th wheel and don't need two RVs. Luckily we found a buyer this week!
Today I thawed out a 20 lb. package of salmon bits that I brought home from Alaska and cooked it with some olive oil and butter. Then I consulted about 7 recipes for salmon burgers and came up with my own mixture, which is in a large mixing bowl in the refrigerator. After it's thoroughly cold, I'll make up the burgers and store them in the freezer to take out one at a time. DH does not like salmon, and I've given up on finding a recipe that will win him over.
I also made some garlicky, lemony hummus and added diced kalamata olives to it.
All this interest in food, and I'm eating small portions at meals in a determined effort to take off extra pounds.
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carolehalstI lived and worked in Barrow Ak for 14 months for a job. Not much demand for Muktuk in the lower 48. I agree with you on the hummus! Why was I paying sooo much for a tiny tub when I can make tons in the blender for practically nothing? Now it is my favorite thing to make and people seemed to be stunned that you can do it. Don't give up the secret. I was wondering about adding Kalamata olives today. Thanks for the confirmation!
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Carole - my DH won't touch salmon, either. I've tried every trick and he can recognize it a mile away! Going to look at your travelogue now!
Michelle
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Have you tried disguising salmon with Wasabi sauce or powder mixed with mayo and maybe Dijon mustard? ? Or how about just fryin it up with Cajun seasoning and serving it with french fries and ketchup? Guys are not always gourmets
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Carole - what a great travelogue! I must admit that you made me curious to see "the rest of the story"... My DH has always wanted a big rig, but I am guessing from the roads you describe that smaller is better. He has been talking about a small class C, which would probably work for a trip like this. I would definitely try to find a good used one. I got the sense that in most locations, you didn't need a vehicle to get around once you reached your RV destination. Is that correct?
Bedo - I had to look up muktuk (whale blubbler) - not sure I had ever heard of that term.
Michelle
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MIchelle-Ha ha, that is so funny you thought i was kidding, maybe i should of pretended i was, but after all you know im BLONDE hehe! What a great idea to get home delivery from a grocery store.
Laurie- Thanks, I just found it on demand im going to start watching them from the beginning now, cant believe i hadnt heard about it before now!
Bedo- I hate going to the dentist, i literally want to pass out just thinking about it. And Ouch!! A broken eye socket? That sounds painful.;-((
Carol- I agree Idaho is a very beautiful state, not sure which is my favortie (besides hawaii) There is so much to see here in the good old USA!- I also make my own hummus, funny because im sitting here snacking on greek and kalamata olives mixed with feta cheese from the deli i got earlier today, and i think the olives would be good in the hummus, might taste similar to a tapenade.
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Carole.. i almost went to work, teaching, in Barrow Alaska.. went somewhere else instead.. the thought of being stranded there over the winter was not too appealing. I am an easily chilled person.
(i make a gallon of hummus at a time.. it freezes for years).. don't ask me how i know that.
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Lauire- I love the BIG C- IM hooked! I watched 7 episodes last nigth and 2 more this morning, besides the seriousness,sad and smutty ha! parts, it is hilarious! Do you have a problem with on demand, i havnt really used it before now, but after every few episodes it would get stuck on the screen and wont let me turn the channel or turn it off until i wait it out (about 5 minutes) annoying!
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I love the Big C too! The last episode I've seen is #2 from season 2. I have to go over my sister's and catch up on the rest. I had the same thing happen (screen getting stuck) when I watched it on demand too. Loved the first onc. and her crazy brother characters.
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Debbie and Kay let me know when you get through the end of season 2! I was left speechless, which if you know me is a hard thing to do:D I'm rather chatty!
Dinner is going to be something with chicken. Either a sesame chicken or chicken tenders or chicken with stuffing. Can you tell I have chicken out? We need to get the basement ready for the sheet rock guy to start work tomorrow. Should be pretty simple, my fingers are crossed that it will be quick. I figured I'de let my husband pick the chicken dish when he gets home, they are all pretty quick.
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Laurie - sheet rock = major league dust! I hope it's over quickly!
I went for my DIEP consultation today and yes, I can have it for sure. But, and this is a big but, they won't do it until six months after I finish radiation. I don't know if I've got it in me to put up with these TEs for another 9 months. I'm disappointed, and my only option is to go visit Kay's surgeon
I'm not feeling so good today, not sure what's going on. My blood sugar was insanely high this morning, very unusual for me. I was nauseous and I was running a slight fever this afternoon. I took a couple of Tylenol along with a nice nap. I seem to be better now. Maybe it was just a fluke. DH is heating up soup for me. That's just about my speed tonight. I'm hoping this passes - I need to go visit my mom and take her out for lunch, and I had told her it would be Thursday. We'll see...
Michelle
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Michelle, sorry you're not feeling so well. I'm sure my PS would love another patient. I'm not sure what she'd say either. I got the surgery at the same time as MX, it wasn't an elective surgery. I still had the cancer in the breast and had to get it out. I saw her Monday and she told me I have to wait until 6 months after finishing rads to get a nipple, so she might have told you the same thing.
Leftover meatballs and spaghetti and a salad for dinner. Going to 2nd radiation soon. The only initial times they had left were at night. My appointment is at 8:40. Maybe I'll like the late appointment. I hope it goes a whole lot more smoothly and quickly than the first one.
Have a nice evening everyone.
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Good luck with your second appointment Kay. My first thought was augh, so late ate night? Yuck. But...it might work out well as you get to come home and rest right away without feeling any guilt. So maybe it will work out really well.
Michelle- I'm so sorry that you are feeling so yucky. I hope you are able to sleep tonight. Congrats on getting a thumbs up on the DIEP surgery. A second opinion with Kays surgeon is a good idea. Another opinion never hurts. I know what you mean about the TE's, how long have you had them now? I had mine for 7 months and it felt like forever.
I ended up doing the sesame stir fry, very quick and good, but not a favorite with the boys. Ohwell, you can't please everyone all of the time.
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I've had mine since April and now it looks like I'm stuck with them until next June. Yuck, yuck, yuck!!! I'll consider my options after the PET/CT scan next week. It may be a moot point, my CA 27.29 went up 10 points (from 44 to 54)...not good news. The "normal" is below 38 and I was at 64 when my recurrence was diagnosed in March. I had already decided that I would definitely have rads first if there was any cancer remaining after chemo. That news did not make my day, as you can imagine.
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(((((((Michelle))))))))
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awww HUGS Michelle, sorry to hear you were not feeling well. Soup seems to be the staple when one does not feel up to par.
Back in November of 2010 my CA 27-29 was 45.9 it kind of surprised my onc, but she was not concerned b/c my CA 15-3 was 31.2 normal being 0-31.3, I concider that in the high normal range and CEA 1.3. Now the CA27-29 is 41.4 so it looks like it is going down. I do have uterine fibroids, I read that the CA 27-29 can be elevated for B9 reasons also. So my onc thinks that that could be the reason.
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I am so happy to hear that you all had a great visit together at Pickety Place!! Loved the Pictures and just wish I could have been there!
Michelle,
Sorry that you are feeling under the weather... I know here in NY there is a respiratory thing making the rounds... Seems like every year, once school starts, everyone gets sick! I hope your soup was soothing and helps you to feel better soon!
In my case radiation was pretty rough on my skin... I came through it in good shape ( so I was told) but it did take a bit of time for my skin and, in my case, the underlying tissue, to heal and soften
up... I could see where a PS would want to wait a bit before doing surgery.... Although, the DIEP was presented to me as the best option fir reconstruction for someone who has had radiation!
I have my MRI scheduled for the 17th... When is your PET? Here's hoping for a great outcome for both of us!! With respect to the tumor marker tests.... They have a fairly large false postive rate.... One day at a time!
Hugs,
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I made open face pizza sandwhiches, which I toasted on broil. I used the wheat sandwhich rounds, added a little pizza sauce, motzerella cheese, red, orange, and yellow peppers, onions, tomatoes, and avacado, very yummy.
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Zumba....
That sounds really good! Especially the avocado! A favorite of mine!0 -
Warning - This is a really long post, that you may want to skip, but I needed to get it all out and vent and I just kept typing until I was done.
It's been a rough couple of days on the home front. I got a call at work yesterday from DB#1 that my Dad was in the hospital. He was fine and they were keeping him overnight for observation. My dad is almost 93 and has dementia that seems to have progressed over the last 2-3 months.
Evidently he left the house late Monday night/early Tuesday a.m. and went for a walk in the pouring rain. He managed to get at least a mile from the house before the police picked him up. I don't know whether he was on the ground when they found him, but somewhere along the way he fell. He's never done this before. Fortunately he had his wallet with ID on him. The police took him to the hospital. They did a variety of tests and physically he is fine. The police tried to reach a relative. DB#1, who is staying with Dad, while DB#2 who lives with him is on vacation, was not awakened by the repeated ringing of the door. The police were able to reach DB#4 who went to the hospital and finally - after multiple phone calls - managed to arouse DB#1 from his ambien induced slumber.
Dad's forgetful and has difficulty with time and place, but has never wandered before or done anything to indicate that he was not safe to be left alone for short periods of time. DB# 2 lives with him and a housekeeper comes in once a day 5-6 days a week. Someone is always there to provide meals and housekeeping for him and other than 1 night a week and short periods of time during the day he is never in the house alone. This new development means we've reached a new level in the amount of care he needs and difficult decisions need to be made about his future care.
My mom died from Alzheimer's 3 years ago and spent the last 4 years of her life in a nursing home. My dad's dementia presents very differently and we have been hoping to avoid having to remove him from his home. Watching my parents decline in the way has been heart breaking and more difficult than dealing with BC ever was.
As I mentioned DB#2, who is Dad's major caretaker, is on vacation. His first real vacation since my mother became ill. It's the vacation of a lifetime - a photo safari in Africa. Unfortunately, he was made aware of Dad's situation by an email I sent out. Without thinking, I just hit the "family" address button which automatically sends the email to all my siblings and their spouses. I feel terrible that he found out about this. He deals with Dad on a daily basis and going half way around the world still wasn't far enough for him to get a break. I also can't help thinking about my Dad, out there alone in the middle of the night, in the pouring rain and what could have happened if the police hadn't seen him.
I'm also extremely angry at DB#3's wife who misunderstood my email, which talked about someone staying with Dad in the hospital. I didn't think this was necessary since it was just 1 night. She thought I was talking about leaving him home alone at night and sent a scathing email addressed to the family that was directed at me. She later sent a cursory apology. But, I am still seething. First, that she thought that I would be so heartless or stupid as to even consider leaving my father alone at home and second that she - who has never even offered to provide any type of care for either of my parent's thought it was her place to chastise me.
Between my sadness and fear about my dad, guilt over being the cause of my DB#2 finding out and continued raging anger at my SIL - it's been tough. . I know I shouldn't feel guilty and my worrying about it is not going to help Dad's situation any. I also know I need to let go of my anger at SIL, which I am finding impossible to do at this moment. I was exhausted before this happened. I'm beyond that point now. I came home from work at 3:30 slept until 9:00. I'm ready to go back to bed. Sleep is the only release from the worry and other bad feelings right now.
Lynda
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(((((( Lynda ))))))
You are in such a rough place right now.... It is so hard to see our parents age but, if you add in dementia/Alzheimers it becomes really unfair!
Unfortunately, we are going through a similar situation with my father-in-law... He can talk about things that happened 20 years ago as if it were yesterday but he can't remember where the gas station is or that fact that he just asked you the same question 2 minutes ago....
My husband is an only child and they live 3 hours away so helping and being there for them is becoming increasingly frequent and difficult due to the miles between us... We may be faced with some tough decisions here shortly as to whether it may be better to move them closer....
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OHHH, Hautie, I'm sorry that your dad is not doing well, your post made me cry, i can feel the pain and worry in your post and my heart goes out to you. You shouldnt feel guilty about your DB finding out, im sure if he found out later and no one told him he would of been upset? It sounds like maybe with all of you around your DB can continue on his vacation for now. And i have a SIL like yours, she is always medling and causing problems, (not as bad as she ued to be) Hopefully a good nights sleep and you wont have that anger in the morning, dont let the stupid things she says consume your thoughts! I hope you get a good nights sleep. You and your family are in my thoughts. ((((((hugs))))))
Debbie
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Michelle- I worry about you! I hope you get your blood sugars and CA back to normal. (((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
Seaside-Sorry about your FIL! Its so hard when our parents or people we love get older, and sadly the older we get the older they get. :-(((((
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Michelle so sorry you are not feeling well HUGS maybe that slight cold you thought you were getting is turning into something more? being sick can throw your sugar off.....but I am sure you are up on that. Waiting to get all these procedures done is so frustrating, just want to be done right? I did deip, then rads and now waiting the 6 mo to finish the final touches.
Kay good luck with the rads, they should all go pretty quickly now, I was always in and out within 15min unless it was see the Dr. day.
Hauntie, that is a really sad and touching story....so hard to see our parents health failing, and then to add all the family dynamics is overwhelming. Everyone has a different opinion as to what to do. Vent on here all you want....we will listen!!!
Off to the Herceptin chair...have a geat day everyone, gonna be sunny and warmer to day.
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Thanks, everyone! I am feeling much better this morning. The fever is gone, the sinus congestion on my right side is back, but not as bad as it was. I have treated it with Afrin and I expect it will be better in a couple of hours. My blood sugar was almost back to normal this morning, so yesterday was an anomaly and I am going to visit my mom today. Maybe I was a little neutropenic.
{{{Lynda}}} - Watching our parents go through Alzheimers or any type of dementia is just devastating. It's so difficult to know that the day will come when they don't know who we are. I saw it with my grandmother, who was extremely healthy and lived with it for ten years. And my mom still has enough memory to remember watching her mother's journey and honestly, she is terrified. I don't want to see her dementia progress, but it would be easier if she didn't remember that part.
For those of you facing these tough decisions about your parents, I do think that moving my mom to an assisted living facility that resembled her previous apartment (she lived in senior housing for 14 years) made the adjustment so much easier. And I don't have to worry every minute. The downside - it's incredibly expensive and will consume every penny she has. Fortunately, at some point in a couple of years, the state will take over and she will not be booted out. I have some peace of mind there.
Deborye - thanks for reminding me about the CA-15-3. I'll ask for that one when I go back for my follow-up in early November. I have read that it's not unusual for the tumor markers to be slightly elevated immediately after chemo. I'm not going to worry too much unless the PET/CT shows something unusual. Next week we'll have a better idea.
Michelle
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my hands and feet hurt.. I'm thinking that buying some fried chicken from Price Chopper is the answer to the feed the family problem today. i'll maybe coerce the boys into making mashed potatoes.
good eating all!
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Lynda Hauntie.. my dad died of Alzheimer's - it's tough..
I have some wonderful anecdotes and stories tho of his exploits.
on a lighter note, one of my old neighbors had Alzheimer's and his daily routine included walking around the neighborhood. I came home one day and he startled me... He was sitting on the couch with the TV on and said.. 'honey - we're out of coke". I have no idea how he got into the house.. i must have left it unlocked.
He lived right around the corner and up a ways so i walked him home and told his wife he needed a coke.
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Hauntie, my mom has alzheimers. The first time we realized it was worse than we thought was similar to your dad's. She left the house in the morning to go to church. Had the time wrong and there was no mass. She decided to walk to the cemetart (a few miles away in heat of July about 95 degrees). She went, but when she tried to go back home she had a hard time finding the way out. She finally got out, but collapsed on the street from heat stroke and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. She still did well for a couple of years after that, but now doesn't really know us any more and is mostly self absorbed with whatever you put in her hands. It is really sad. She is not the same person. I think it is the worst disease there is. It is tough. I am thinking about you and praying for you.
Michelle, glad you;re feeling better. Hope the scans give good results. (((((((hugs))))))))
The radiation treatment was much quicker and easier last night. Only in the treatment room for about 10 minutes. Saw the LE therapist today. Unfortunately, they say they can't do anything til I finish rads. I guess I know how you feel about pushing the DIEP off Michelle. So frustrating.
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Hauntie - there is a thread in the Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment forum (from index) that is called Aging Parents anonymous.. it is funny, insightful and sad. You might enjoy visiting it.
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