For Older People with Sense
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Happy Birthday Barbe!!!! Hope it a good one for you!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Ditto to Chrissy's birthday wishes!!
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Awwwwww, thanks ladies!!!! 56 years old today and proud of it!
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Hope it was a good one Barbe.
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I always try to have a good day, so it was good! Nothing done special or anything, but nice to be alive.
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being alive is the best!
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Happy Birthday Barbe! 56 is a very good age! Yes being alive is good. Are you working on any projects lately? Oops that is on the stitching thread isn't it? lol
I walked for 4 minutes at 1.1 mph at PT yesterday. I felt SO good when I got home, I had energy and some motivation and made several needed appointments that I have been putting off. It only took me about half an hour, I have put off some of this for 9 months! I am so silly. Yesterday was the first time I have felt energy in a long long time. I am grateful for it and hope with physical therapy it will continue.
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Ginger, Good news! No energy is really hard to deal with.
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About energy or lack thereof. I crashed emotionally this morning feeling I would never have the energy to even start the long list of things that need to be done. Spring here (I guess everywhere) is very busy with the extras; the garden, the flower beds, cleaning and moving all the porch furniture out, not to mention the changes in the house. I use to look forward to starting those tasks. Now I can barely get my wash on the line and fill the birdfeeders.
Fast forward 5 hours and I have done laundry, vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen and worked in the flower beds for two hours. Guess the toxins I cried out left me with some room for energy! It may not be there tomorrow but at least I felt some power and hope today.I will be 70 in August and have a hard time separating the normal losses of aging and the effects of the cancer and treatments.
Ginger - 4.4 at 1.1 mph. You have inspired me. I may have to go to my treadmill - tomorrow.
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Barbe, you're too young for an "Older People" forum! The 50's were very good years for me.
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Happy BirTHday Barbie, yes, it's nice to be alive
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Brigadoon,Iwill also be 70 in August. I agree, don't know what to blame my loss of energy and strength on, some sie effects and some normal aging. It's discouraging that I don't have any stamina, much lost over the past year.
I feel I am blessed to be 2 1/2 years out from recurrance, and am trying to lead as normal a life as I can. You have to count me out if it's lasting past 8 pm! I go to bed with the chickens!
Wilsie
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Brigadoon and Wilsie, I "celebrated" my 71st birthday in March. This is my 5th year since my bc dx and surgery and my 5th year on arimidex. I changed after bc from being full of energy and feeling much younger than my age to a person who experienced a lot of fatigue. I think part of that change was discontinuing HRT after my dx. But all of a sudden, I didn't keep up with housework, didn't feel like doing yard work, just generally became a less active person. I continued to play golf, but my game went downhill.
I also gained weight, my blood pressure went higher, my cholesterol went higher. I blamed a lot of these changes on arimidex. In Feb. I went back to WW and have managed to lose about 11 lbs. And I am starting to feel more energetic. When my prescription of arimidex is used up soon, I plan to stop taking it a few months shy of my 5 yrs.
It will be interesting to see if my bp, cholesterol and weight control improve once I stop arimidex. If not, I'll realize it was aging and not taking the HRT that were responsible for my fatigue and downhill slide.
In retrospect, I am not sorry I took HRT. It made me feel great and staved off aging. Plus I am not convinced that I wouldn't have developed bc anyway. Some women do and some women don't, regardless of breast feeding, consumption of alcohol, child bearing, taking HRT, being overweight or being underweight and on and on. Maybe someday drs. will know WHY but they don't know why now. I figure it's all genetic. Like heart disease.
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Ginger and Brigadoon...WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!
As for me being on this thread, too funny! It was only YESTERDAY that I realized it was for women older than 60!!! I followed my bud Chrissy here without even thinking. I also felt MUCH older while on so many narcotics for my back. I used to sleep 16-18 hours a day.....do I have to leave....
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Barbe your so funny . They love you.
Mac and Chrissy, Ginger or anyone I wrote a new thread re discussion between Members and Mods I'll bring back the link.
https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/110/topic/821164?page=1#idx_18
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brigadoon....it's amazing what boo-hooing does for the body and soul. Whenever I get a good sobfest going, my nerve pain lessens remarkably for days afterwards.
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psst, Barbe, I'm 58. I didn't follow anyone here, the posts were irresistible so I hunkered down around the campfire with the amazing ladies here. Lol
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I agree that it's hard to sort out what changes we experience due to breast cancer treatment, and which ones are due to aging. My belief is that no matter what brings you to the Frequent Napper Club, it's all good. Nappers rock!
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No one has to leave and anyone is welcome no matter what your age!
When I started this thread I was 59 and the reason this thread is in this forum is that the thread that caused this one to begin was in this forum so that's where I put it but it doesn't mean that women under sixty are not welcome.
I started this thread just over three years ago after what I would have called my home thread became a battle ground. I know that we are all different and we all have opinions but there can be calm discussion which has been proven time and again right here.
I am so pleased that this thread has remained one of friendship and support as this disease leads and has led us to places unknown and created fear that was and is hard to control at times...........it is through the loving posts of the women who inhabit this thread that life can feel normal even when it is not.
Sorry girls but it seems that the closer this knee replacement gets the more emotional I am becoming which is not really like me at all..........I usually take all of this in my stride but this time around I guess I'm just not looking forward to the long recovery.
Deep breath.....let it out and calm down......all will be well.
Love n hugs all! Chrissy
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I always thought the "with sense" was far more important than age. Don't you dare leave, Barbe.
Chrissy, I can imagine that knowing too much about the knee replacement aftermath makes it very emotional. Why can't it be like childbirth, where the result makes you forget how hard it was? Maybe get some travel brochures so you can see yourself able to walk the cobbled streets in some awesome place. Or imagine a cruise with you taking it easy on the balcony of your stateroom.
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hi Chrissy, it is scary to know that your hard won return to vitality will be dealt a bit of a setback with the knee replacement. But, you have healed like a champ before, and you will heal again. This time, you know you've healed like a champ before. You're experienced. You've been there. This is not your first rodeo! Or horse race. I had a setback when I fell on the ice in March. Today I was diagnosed with bronchitis. I hate having a Vitality Setback. But I will battle back. So will you! Hugs!!
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carolehalston, I'm with you. No regrets with the HRT, some say yes, some say no, but no one knows yet. And, my hair is dry, skin is dry and I don't know where these spots and flaky things came from, fatigue set in and somewhere 20 more pounds hit. All this happened a year before my DX. Have to get my new boob tattooed and I'm done with looking at it. I had implants back in the 80's so frankly, I'm tired of worrying about how these things look! But that's me, not the same for everyone else to feel that way.
Other than trying to get all the TX women together, I only lurk around these threads. I was DX in Nov 2013 and have yet to get on Arimidex. Still pondering whether I want to deal with ruining my life now, or wait till later. I have a 5% Oncotype scope after 5 yrs on an AI, 14% without after 10 years. No data on smaller dosage yet but again, who knows?
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Chrissy at least they will get the anticoagulant thing right this time. No guess work there now. Sorry, though, that you have to go through this again. Wrens suggestion is nice. Remember when you talked of how good it felt for the knee that was done
My memories bad, did I tell you I had thyroid cancer? I'm still glowing from the RAI 131. Not as paranoid about it now. Glowing till July 25th. Have to carry a letter in case I set off a security alarm. Also, I didn't expect to get ALL the s.e.'s listed...a few... okay, but got way more than expected. Frustrated with docs, too much they can't tell me about this. i.e. like if it's a primary etc. Going to request a referral to MOffit where I had the crainiotomy. I've already picked the doc by her resume. She covers lots of systems and body parts. Here to many docs with their particular "part". I want one alpha dog that looks at me as a whole person and devises a plan.
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Sas, I didn't know about the thyroid cancer! Oh you poor girl! as if you haven't had enough to deal with.
I am becoming aware that it is not uncommon for women who have had BC to, at some stage after, also develop a thyroid problem and or possibly thyroid cancer. I have no idea why but it sure would be interesting to find out.
I'm so glad you are going back to where you had 'the bean' sorted out as I know you were very comfortable with the treatment that you received there.
Thanks girls, yes I am really looking forward to being able to walk long distances and shop without having to think twice about how far or for how long I need to be on my legs..........it's just that I do know just what I'm in for to get all the good stuff that I'm a little on edge........lol.......I know it will all be okay but as usual, DH has no idea and no empathy. You'd think that after almost 45 years I would know how he is (he has Asperges) and not let it get to me but sometimes I would just like him to put his arms around me without me telling him.....sigh......onward and upward and these feeling will also pass and I'll be just fine.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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CT scan tomorrow, trying to stay calm. I have a day to wait before I see the doctor I honestly cannot say that I feel anything different, but always fear the worst. Please wish me luck. Wilsie
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Wilsie keeping my fingers crossed that you get a really good scan result.......deep breath hon, the good thing is you don't have to wait too long before seeing your doc.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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It never gets easier, does it? Thanks, I will update you Wednesday. I used to be such an optimist! Wilsie
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Thanks Chrissy, it's been very weird. I wish I had the idea of going to Moffitt before this. It will be simpler now b/c DS bought a house and Tampa. Moffitt's in Tampa. He will gladly give his bed up for his MOM. LOL Six months from now a temporary room mate will move out and I'll have my own room ON thyroid---I'm convinced they haven't got a clue of what real normal is for the thyroid.Hi (waving) Wilsie, we haven't met. Good luck on that scan. If people had a clue what it was like to be waiting on labs and imaging Sheesh
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hi, Sas, I have had thyroid issues since I was 10. you will be messed up if thyroid dose isn't right.
I lived in Jacksonville, Fl and Panama City, too. Thanks for the welcome, I like this group. Wilsie
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I`ve had thyroid biopsies since 20 years ago, then half my thyroid out due to lesions and then finally the rest of it out last year when I was more concerned about the huge number of nodules growing up my neck and twisting around my carotid artery!! They ignored all that to treat the thyroid so I guess the rest is just nothing... HUGS to you SAS - and NO! you didn`t mention your new cancer!!!
Chrissy, yes you know the devil you`re about to dance with...but better the devil you know.....
Wilsie, prayers for a clear scan.
God Bless us all!
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