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Ooo Ziggy I sure do hope your recovery doesn't take too long..........I didn't have recon but I do know many who did and each recovery period has been different so I'm hoping yours goes well without any hicups.
Oh yeah, laptops are great! I'm spoilt I think as I have a laptop, iPad and a smart phone so am never far away from the boards..........lol. Having something to do with my hand is all important to me as I've never been one to sit and do nothing but am happy to do so so long as I can keep the hands moving.
With the not finishing projects, I do that sometimes but eventually I go back and finish them off but I do much prefer to give myself a timeline for completing thing and stick with it. For this blanket I have completed 82 hexagons but I think I will be happy to complete it when I've done about 200. This has taken two weeks so far so I'm guess another three to get it done. When it's complete I'll post a pic.
Well, back to it! Zig there's heaps of books you can download as well as movies and series to help keep you occupied and to keep the boredom at bay while you are healing.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Ziggy thanks, the funny thing about animal photos for me is that I can't ask them to sit in a certain place or anything or choose a background...you get what you get...
hope you can start recovering well..when I was tied down for two years I took up digital photography and genealogy with my laptop and also learned to use the computer...when I was finally able to do some things I was so appreciative...hoping the best for you..
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Are you watching the tennis tonight Lisa. Chrissy and I are and I know Rae will join us.
Have had lovely apricots and cherries for pudding - yummy.
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I was thinking about watching the tennis, but it comes on here at midnight. Too tired for that!
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love the giraffe baby, too. I agree with ziggy, the focus is so clear. It sure seems like they are posing just for you. So do lots of the animals have babies at this time at the zoo?
My DS was home for the weekend. I did a cheat day on my diet yesterday. Food tasted sooooo gooood!!!!! I am back to the routine now, tho. At one point my DS said, Mom, you will get thinner but you will never regain your youth. Good thing he left this evening. lol
Is everybody recovering from tennis watching?
My DD is in CO and they are all celebrating the winter olympians off to Russia. Lots of fireworks and all.
It is good to have the shop open. I am trying to behave myself and not do too much.
My aunt is helping keep me out of the shop. She is getting ready for her grandson's wedding. She is 99 now. So I have been driving her around to her errands. She is having a dress made and needs to go for a fitting tomorrow. That will be interesting. She got some new shoes, that might need to be dyed. I bought her some pantyhose yesterday, she hadn't worn anything like that in years and years, but she called me today to say she got them on. I don't even wear pantyhose anymore. She is a hoot. She emailed me today to say she hadn't gone to church because her friend that drives her is 90 and she wasn't sure who could hold the other up because it was icey.
They are going to start cutting the roof off the little house tomorrow. It is going to be in the 20s, and the crane hydraulics don't work well under freezing. But this is the week they have picked to come here for this job. So hopefully it will go well. If I get some pics I will post them.
So I have plenty to keep me busy!
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Nancy your Aunt sounds like a real go getter!..........lol...........Love the fact that she is 99 and still capable of getting involved with a wedding.........absolutely priceless!!!! Bless her. I had a good giggle when reading about the pantyhose and had to go back and read it again.........well done her for getting into the jolly things! Do post a pic of her in all her finery if she will allow.
Yes, the tennis is all finished.......boohoo!........now what am I going to do?.......lol.......guess I'll just have to find something else of interest to watch while completing the snowflake blanket.
Enjoy the rest of you weekend girls!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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This is my fav "baby giraffe" shot I took at a zoo north of Toronto:
I love the baby's tongue!!!! And I think it really shows how tall Mom is....
Here's another fav of a flamingo's eye....
Yep, flamingos north of Toronto!!!
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not the eye of the tiger, the eye of the flamingo
love the giraffe..
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You should be the zoo's official photographer! You take amazing shots. Thanks, Lisa.
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Barbe, love that little giraffe, especially the tongue........lol. They are such amazing creatures and those poor babies have one hell of a drop when they are born it's a wonder that they survive. The color of those flamingos is incredible!! The flamingos we have here have no where near that amount of color........I guess it all comes down to what they eat and obviously there is something missing from their diet here in Aus.
Keep those pic coming girls......they are fab!!!!
Hi Joan and welcome to the thread!
Love n hugs all! Chrissy
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Thanks for the welcome, Chrissy and hugs back at ya!
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I love the little giraffe's mouth and tongue in the photo. I agree Lisa you should be the zoo photographer. Was the red ape a baboon? He is so beautiful. Lisa, your photos make me think more about what we are doing to the environment worldwide with our irresponsible over use of oil and the world resources.
Thank you
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Acutally the orange animals are orangatans..
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Wonderful pics Lisa and Barbe.
Chrissy don't worry too much about no sport. The Winter Olympics start soon!!!
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Ooo goody Aly!! Love watching the winter sports! I had completely forgotten about them I just hope we get some of the vision on free to air.
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I was fooling around with the gorilla picture..
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Cool pic, Lisa.
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What great pictures, ladies! Barbe, I love the little giraffe's tongue and the pose beside his mother's leg. Flamingos are gorgeous too. Lisa, I really like what you did to the gorilla. This was not, my friend, just fooling around! You really should be the zoo photographer!
I can't believe this weather. For part of the last 2 weeks we've been in extreme cold with lows in single digits, and today it got up to 63F. Back into the low 20's tomorrow with snow forecast. The weather people are very serious about that, too, saying it's a done deal. We'll see, I suppose. At least I have enough of the staples that one must have for snow. Bread and milk, to be exact. The stores won't have any tomorrow!
I do love to see snow falling but don't like the aftermath. DH has 4 wheel drive so I guess if we have to get out, we can. The roads and bridges are already been brined in Charlotte, but not here. And there are always those yahoos who like to get out on the roads in snow!
Welcome JoanT. Glad to have you!
Kathy
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Lisa it looks like that gorilla has been caught in a snow storm! It looks great! I really love the way you play.......lol.
We are back to the 105degrees.........ugh! I'm sitting in the air conditioning working in my snowflake blanket.......am I nuts?!
Take care and stay warm!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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barbe, great pic of little giraffe.
Welcome Joan!
I took my aunt for her dress fitting today. It always amazes me when a work area is so clean. It is going to be a beautiful dress. I admire people who can make beautiful things. Then I got a surprise. My cousin emailed me and my DS is invited to the wedding now, too. So we are going to get all gussied up ourselves and get to FL over Valentine's Day weekend. Hot dog!
ooooh, it is hard getting back to not eating. I got some recipes from my PA for my shake material. But I will tell you, muffins made out of it do not taste the way I would like them to taste. But now I have to fit into a snazzy dress, soon.
We are not allowed to forget about the Olympics, here. There are ads on TV every half hour. It's big news. I get sucked right in to all the stories. The snow boarder Shaun White looks so much older with his hair cut. We've been watching the figure skaters compete for the Nationals. Tho I have to admit I get some tired of all the competition after a week or so.
Kathy, good luck with the snow driving!
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HI ladies just dropping to say hello..........still cold here and waiting for some more snow.....oh will it ever end......
The pictures are so nice.......I heard here it was so cold they took the Polar Bears out of the water, and inside because it was too cold for them......now that's not good....lol......even the poor Polar Bears can't handle the cold weather......
Looking for Spring...........but don't trust Phil our Groundhog, he lies through his pointy little teeth.....
Hugs everyone
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Our snow arrived about 5:30 PM and it's still snowing, just doesn't look like more than about an inch or two--really tiny flakes. I'd hoped it would come during the day when it could be better seen, but we'll take it whenever. We usually get at least one "good" snow per winter and I do remember some really big ones, but this won't be one of them. No school tomorrow so DD gets yet another day off in January.
Stay warm, everybody, or stay cool as the case may be!
Kathy
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Hello ladies, I am new to this forum and 62 years old. Today I got my Oncotype score of 18, which means no chemo.
I will be starting rads in two weeks and just started to take Letrozole as AI. Has anyone used this drug? Just wondering how things went with you in the way of SE. When I read some of the SE, I became a little worried. Is there anyone out there like me who is starting rads and AI? I would love to hear from you and compare notes.Has anyone had hair loss with BC radiation or hormone therapy? I didnt think those were SE but have read some posts that mentioned hair loss.
I had a lumpectomy Dec. 17, 2013 and actually glad to get these treatments started so I can get them over with. 6 weeks of rads seems daunting but you all tell me its not so bad. And nobody knows more about women with BC better than other women with BC!!
Thanks for sharing, everyone!
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Welcome SBP! Usually there is a rads group by the month. Or sometimes a longer period such as winter. Some people have some hair loss on AIs, but that could be because it's like menopause and many people have hair loss then also. I've heard that biotin is helpful if you do notice hair loss. I've been on Arimidex (anastrasole) for almost 2 years and I haven't noticed a problem with my hair. Side effects vary so much with the individual. Some people have serious SEs and some have almost none. So far I'm in the latter group. I didn't have rads, but advice on here has been to stay well greased. They'll tell you what you can use. A man's T shirt is good to keep the grease off everything else. Please come back anytime with questions or just to chat.
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Welcome, SBP! Sorry you have to be here, but at least we're all in the same boat.
I had 6 weeks of rads too, and honestly the worst thing I experienced was having to be there every day. I was given aquafor, a very greasy ointment, to apply after rads, and Wren's so right about the T-shirt. It does stain. A nurse told me I could just use Eucerin lotion, so I got the non-petroleum based one and used it instead. It worked very well and did not stain. Whatever you use, do apply it right after the treatment and before bed, plus any other time you can. It does help.
I'm on Arimidex generic, anastrozole, and I have thinning hair. But, I already had this due to side effects of blood pressure meds, plus a good dose of heredity. (My dad was bald before I was born, as were all the other males in his family. My mother's hair also was quite thin.) The thinning may have increased a bit, but it's hard to tell from what.
Anyhow, we're all here for you and will be cheering you on!
Kathy
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Hi SBP and welcome! Nice to see you here although needing to be here is not so good but you have found a great group of women to give you support and friendship through your journey.
I am the same age as you although my journey started ten years ago. I am on Femara (brand Letrozole) and have had from time to time the odd SE which came and went including hair loss. My hair at one point got very thin but I started taking Biotin which helped tremendously and it's back to normal now and has been for a long time. I got the 'dizziness' for a couple of weeks and then they disappeared. As for the joint pain, well, I have arthritis in just about every joint so it's hard to tell if the stiffness is that or the medication. There are women on these boards that have a lot more SE but the consensus seems to be that if you keep moving they are a lot easier on you..........but you will also find that women who post are the ones that get SEs but for everyone that posts there are probably ten who don't as they have no SEs.
Take your Letrozole with confidence as you never know until you give it a go.
Rads. The most important thing here is to stay well moisturised and your rads onc or nurse will tell you what is good to use and when to use. Rads dries the skin and so it breaks down, keeping the moisture up is just so important I can't stress it enough. One of the other SEs of rads is tiredness so be prepared to feel it and give yourself permission to rest when and as you need it.
Keep coming back here if you have any questions or you just want to chat and do check out the other threads dealing with the treatments that you are getting as the ladies there are great and will give you a huge amount of knowledge about each.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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We're such a quiet bunch lately! Where is everybody?
DH is at choir practice so it's quiet here too. I'll get to watch my Carolina basketball game without any comments for about an hour before the Duke fan gets home, so that's good.
Weather here has been miserable today with a cold rain all day long. Yesterday it was 73F and spring-like, and I'm so ready for warmer weather! At least we're not due any snow from this massive storm that's supposed to hit the northeast this weekend. For anybody who's in its path, stay in and stay safe.
We did go to a superbowl party at some friends' house Sunday night. Most of the women sit around the table and just watch the commercials (that's me). I do think the rendition of the national anthem was the best I've ever heard at a game, no embellishment, no personal flourishes, just sung straight and accurately, and sung live rather that lip-synced.
Hope all are well and just busy!
Kathy
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Hi Kathy, yes, just busy here as always......lol. I was only thinking last night that we are very quiet here, you must have read my mind.
The weather has turned hot again and will continue to get hotter until Sunday when another cool change is expected........have I told you I hate the heat? Well I'm telling you again, I hate the heat!.......roll on Autumn.......lol.
I'm heading to the city tomorrow for my follow up appointment with the ENT so I'll be in for another hearing test but I can tell her already that I have definitely lost hearing and particularly in a crown, unless you are in my face I can't hear a thing. Dang I hate virus's!! Anyway, the upside of going to the city is I get to see and cuddle my new grand fur baby!.......yay!!........she is a nine week old Belgian Sherherd, she is pitch black and a fur ball........my daughter and SIL have named her Raven and I can't wait to see her.........lol........anyone would think she's a baby of the human variety but this is the closest I will get from those two.......lol.
Today is nail day and I'm off to the manicurist very shortly for my pampering..........if the rest of me can't look gorgeous at least my hands can.......hahahaha!
Kath glad you got to enjoy the basketball before hubby got home........sure hope you team won.
Take care. Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Kathy, I'm so glad you mentioned the national anthem. I didn't get the TV on in time to hear it, but was hoping that an opera singer could actually hit the notes. I wish we'd change the anthem to America The Beautiful, which can be sung by most people. Or keep the words and change the tune to make it easier to sing.
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Chrissy, my team did win (!), DH was not allowed to change the channel to his team until my game was over either! Hope your visit with the ENT goes well and you find that the hearing loss is a temporary thing due to the virus. And, enjoy that mani and cuddling your new granddog! How big does a Belgian Shepherd get? I'll look that up. At least now she's prime for the cuddling!
Wren, you're right in that the national anthem is notoriously hard to sing, but I'd be surprised if it were ever changed. I remember when DD was a high school senior she was asked to sing it acapella (sp?) for an awards ceremony prior to graduation. She wrote the words on her hands in green ink, fortunately not visible from the audience. Now, DD's operatically trained and I'd love to hear her do it again!
Good night, everybody.
Kathy
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