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Marlana, I did not get what was tickling you about the "the full moon yoga" until you mentioned the downward dog hahaha. You are just as wacko as some people on here. Keep up with your humor. Good to hear the lytes are good. Take care and reserve your energy for the next boxing match. Hug
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sas--my mom made me go because of the diarrhea and fluid retention. Nurse Ratchet started nagging last night and woke me up at 9 am by handing me the phone. I was actually a little dehydrated--I only got in about 120 ounces of fluid yesterday but with the big D, it apparently wasn't enough. And I sat down and figured out my "normal" fluid intake is two 20 oz mugs of hot green tea, 3 to 4 half liter bottles of water while at work, a 12 oz can of diet coke and at least another 32 oz of water at home so my non chemo total is 134-151 oz per day so my 120 yesterday was way under my regular intake.
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Oh Sass, you just TRY to get me into trouble!
There are SOME newer gals on here, and I don't want to scare them 1/2 to death, talking that kind of "stuff!" Hah! Little do they know that without "power" we are lost.... up a crick..... You want to know MY secrets, dontcha? Nope! Can't do it! You have to figure that stuff all out by yourselves.... And Marla.... My Grandma too! She "acquired" my Dad & Aunt, with my Grandpa when she was only 21.... they were 5 and 6. They raised their own chickens, grew their own vegetables.... and even built the house they lived in, from the basement up... My Dad helped them build their house when he was little.... lived in the basement while they built the house....
Yes, she cooked EVERYthing in her cast-iron skillet. She made the BEST chicken, by using bacon grease, throw in the cut-up chicken, then flour it all, turn it, flour it again, and let it fry until brown, then add lots of water and onion and simmer until done. It was the BEST!
She SHOULD have beaned Grandpa a few times, but refrained.... He drank his weight in whiskey, and rolled his own cigarettes! Taught that all to my Dad..... oh well.... they lived long and healthy lives.... probably because they didn't have all the meds that we have now.
Grandma used to use Mustard Plasters, and Mentholatum for EVERYthing! And a shot of whiskey for a cough, or croup, or probably for everything imaginable.... would wash Dad's hair with clorox.
She would wrap a piece of bacon on your fingers if you got a splinter or piece of metal... The grease would "draw" it out.... like that Prid salve we have now! And Turpentine was for bug bites and cuts....
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIHO!
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Marlanb- funny you should mention naked yoga. Back in 2007, I was leaving a FT job and going out on my own to work for myself (still do) and decided to do a yoga retreat in Hawaii. I learned in searching for one through YogaFinder that there were "numerous" naked yoga retreats offered in HI, and in the end, I did NOT choose one but had the same thoughts of "downward dog" and being naked. So wrong on so many levels for either men or women. LOL!
Thankfully, full moon yoga is about the full moon and not our own individuals ones!
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Rosie, that's almost criminal let alone malpractice on what your docs did with the Aspirin. This is a loose connection , but it reminds me way back in the 80's there was a resident strike in the county around Los Angeles...Orange? Someone decided to study the outcome on death statistics in the county during the strike. The assumption was it would go up. The death rate went down. If we can survive our doctoring without being maimed or killed we are lucky.
Mel, my thrifting brings me lot's of happiness and gifting of the glass is even better
Must admit though I'm drowning in glass. Thanks about the pics. I love sharing the pics. It gives me a moment Chevyyyyyyyyyyy a typing stttttuter is when your finger locks on a key too long and ittttttt produces to many letters. I just made that up HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Sorry about Anna.
Jazzy, you are so nice. Going out when being locked in for what seems like forever. Lunch takes on a whole new meaning. " I am done trying to make people understand who really don't care to anyways" Yup, me too. Family hx on paternal side is ridiculous. I tried to get them interested in surveillance. Finally gave up. One death and one with a permanent colostomy since. ......The outdoor yoga sounds delightful. Peaceful.
Marly I had to read your post on the "stinky dogs" several times before I figured out it wasn't a metaphor for your feet. I forgot about your furbabies.
Yoohoooo Hi Debiann
Chevyyyy I just read your Mornings post, my dog woman, you have the most amazing mind.
Spookie we've handed THE Skillet down for four generations.
Patty, hope the sleeping improves. sorry it's so messed up. Hope your day with DS2 is everything you wanted it to be.
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Hole-In--One-----------you get to be 60 YAY and a new place too hang your hat!0 -
She does have a brilliant mind and a warm heart. Never fails to make us laugh. That's better than any anti-depressant.
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Oh THANK you SASS!!! Wow! I have to hold onto it.... My friends are making me nervous! My mind and my hair.... gotta keep those things.... Well at least my mind....
Sometimes I am really worried about my DH.... He sometimes can't "figure something out".... Or will not remember what we talked about an hour before.... I TRY and not get mad, or worried.... I TRY and not act snarky back when he does.... because I look at him when he is quiet, and think my life would be over without him... He doesn't MEAN to be in-different, or forgetfull, or a big crab-ass.... But sometimes it's hard.....
He tries so hard to control my every move.... to stay in the back-yard... not open the door..... and this isn't any different than years ago.... But I think WTH? How old AM I? Do I need PERMISSION to DO something?
I've given up the pole-dancing at midnight.... limit my boyfriends to maybe 3 a week.... don't go finding some guy on a Harley and go for a spin.... All my fun is behind me..... Hah! I must behave.
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To me, birthdays have taken on a whole new meaning with all that has gone on. What is the old expression "getting older is a privilege denied to many". In many parts of the world, you are lucky to make it to your 5th birthday. I take nothing for granted, especially my own time on this planet.
So Hol, you enjoy 60 and hope you get a cake as good as that, if not better!
Sassy- been flabbergasted by some of the things I have heard on the Stupid Comments thread. Everyone of those experiences you read about makes you gasp with a "they said WHAT?" in your head. Some people just don't know what to say so any old thing comes out. Other people are just too self involved to even think about another person. Every comment will come back to some how reflect their own discomfort with your situation. They need to just take that somewhere else.
Rose- I hope the D continues to be better.
Patty- hootie hoo girlfriend. Hope the kids are enjoying the summer and you can enjoy them too.
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I'm experiencing the stupid comments. When I went in for my chemo on Wednesday, my heart rate was 134 and my bp 138/86 (normal for me is is low 70's bpm and 110/70 bp). The onco nurse asked if I was a "chemo virgin". Yeah, ya think?!? Other than the head full of hair, what was your clue? So at first I was a little offended but then my warped mind took over and I quipped that "this is the worst virgin sacrifice I've ever been to." All the frat parties in college where they had "sacrifices" had much better cocktails, not to mention music.
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Oohhh you guys are yacky today!! I was up at 1am last night when a big BIG thunder boomer came through shook the house cracks of thunder and lightening WOW! My poor pups were distrought! Panting and hysterical... stayed up a bit. Got everyone calmed. Woke up to dental appt for the kids at 8 and crazy amts of nausea... terrible. After I got kids to school and home and hit the zofran... then got slammed with a 4 alarm headache. Just the thought of eating anything makes me green.. no D! yay... no eating either.
well off to meeting for DD1. Hope I can make it through this head ache. It's a good 7, so far nothing touching it. Glad folks seem to be doing well. Keep hydrated Marlana. Be well ya'll. Sassy you are right and they'll never admit it. Never.
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Rose, you know you can get a headache with Zofran right? And sometimes hunger can trigger nausea? I don't know. I better stop before you develop annoyitis. You need a break, you poor thing. Wish you lived nearby so I can bring you some home made herbal chicken soup I am making for Hubby who is sick also. Hug
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Marlanb- chemo virgin, oh brother. How are you doing into the new weeks with the SEs?
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Lovlife- No idea where the N came from. Zofran does give headaches. We also have a huge weather system that just cleared out our 86 degree fair weather, turned it into storms, rain and chilly 50s! I am sensitive to weather changes, pressure changes and am sure the combo is the reason for the head ache. I have to remember most of the folks on this site are stage 0-3 and not years into stage 4 like I am. Some stage 4 folks get a drug they tolerate really well and ride it out with little side effects. I have not been so blessed, most days I feel crummy. I haven't been taking any of my prescribed drugs, so they are not the reason. I do not want to develop annoyitis.
Our fair weather returns by the weekend where they are expecting 90 degrees! Be well.
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Peeps
Welcome nubies
Nope patty not yet after i get the tickets
Sass who know, how far are u from the airport?
Damn it is cold n rainy..like 60, was 90 yesterday, lol
Happy happy hole, hope u were good 2 youself..
Chevy...u r so awesome,
Hi rosie n others sorry cant remember
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Rose, your weather woes sound like me and fibromyalgia. Just let a low pressure system get a few hundred miles of me and I HURT. It's no fun.
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I want these. Online, a site called Lighter side
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rose--for me, my sinuses and right ear (the one with Ménière's) are my barometers. Any weather changes and I get sinus issues and/or pressure in my ear. It's a good thing that I live in Southern California where we don't have real weather. And for once, I'm not cracking a joke about that:
Jazzy, I'm on day 6 and having very few SE's today. I've been blessed and had very little nausea. I've been getting intermittent headaches but as soon as drink at least 8 oz of water, they go away. The post-neupogen bone pain has been my worst SE so far
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I'm going to try to keep up better but this week has started out bad. DH called me out this morning to see my oldest goat who was clearly in distress. She was nearly 13 and died on the way to the vet. Not the way to start the week. DH took his last personal day until November. Hoping he has no major illnesses until then. His work is pretty good with him taking an occas. unpaid day so it shouldn't be a problem. Vacation days he has plenty.
I am only 6 pages behind. Texas is finally dry, had the last rain of significance here on Sat. morning. But and a big but, places are still flooding and some new ones daily. Not near me thank goodness. Saw lots of water in unusual places on way to vet. The west fork of the Trinity River flows just east of us and its flooding out in rural land.
Like Hi1, Spookie, who else I have the same kind of hubby. We are lucky to go to OK 2x a year and may not get to go in October because of his job. Went on cruise years ago but was work related, corporate office support of sales. No way would I ever get him on one again and this was mostly free for us. Hi1 - my DH is fixed on doing as little as possible on his days off (though I certainly appreciated him today). He may, maybe not certain, switch jobs (retail) with something that will put him more regular day hours rather than 12p-9p. Either he is resting for work or working. Bummer during the summer when grass yells mow me. It will mean I have to take back more responsibility for the goats esp. during the winter.
See 2TA and Pawprint have been around. Come back, come back. And Beatmon.
Happy Birthday Hi1
HaHa Sassy. We have talked about our yards. We mow whatever is out there. I try to keep those terrible thistles outta the backyard and right around front. Otherwise if it's green, mow it. DH did let my Indian paintbrushes go to seed. Patch gets larger every year. AND YAY I have lots of tiny plums and a fair amount of peaches. I call the plums 2 bite plums, that's about all you get. The peaches look a bit bigger. One thing the flood has been good for. That and my cannas are doing good though I do - hate the job - have to weed them soon.
Geesh Marlana - whata nurse NOT. Did she even bother to read your chart? Have you been practicing your withering look? At least you had a good comeback.
Should be able to keep up better now. My Eagle Cam closed for the season, one reason I was not on recently. Trying not to get involved in any others right now but I do love my eagles.
Oh yes, Yay Blondie. Sounds like Florida is going to happen
Welcome DebiAnn and any else I cannot remember. As usual I started this hours ago and just now finishing at 9p.
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Luv- I am glad you are okay but sorry to hear about your goat. Sad news.
I saw on the news about the Trinity River and floods that took out a lot of cattle. They tried to save them, but only could help some. So sad. Texas will be recovering for awhile I think.
Marlanb- glad to hear you are doing well day 6. Good luck going back to work tomorrow if you can!
Spookie- I like the cancer picked the wrong chic one. Get it and wear it proud sista.
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Sending a lot of caring thoughts of this wonderful and
caring people here. May You all find peace and comfort
and know this is a wonderful place, with wonderful and
caring people. God bless You
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Foots- thinking of you tonight and hope you are doing well.
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Hi Foot, hope you are comfortable and have peace yourself too.
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Goat, sorry about your dear goat. Good to hear you are okay, but those poor folks.
Ms. Spookie, I like the " They all matter" one.
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Any body home? Where is everyone?
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Luvmygoats-I am sorry about your goat. Thirteen is a nice old age, but I don't know how old goats live. Glad Texas is drying out.. we've had chilly wet weather for the last 2 days.
Spookie- I like the one with all the ribbons and says "they all matter find a cure." Sums it up right I think.
Lovlif- pretty funny dog picture!
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I'm here! Been on Lowe's shopping for a new disposal. Not fun shopping but this one's going kaput. An oversize cuppa coffee for everyone.
Rosie - hope the tummy is better this morning. Yogurt does a number on my GERD. An hour or so later I'm reaching for the Zantac. Even the less acidic flavored ones. My favorite is Cabot vanilla bean. I could eat it like ice cream. Like the lemon meringue and key lime pie but have to watch those, the worst for me. Never heard of redundant colon but did google some on it just now. Have had IBS for years, come/goes. Know the not getting far from the toilet syndrome. Actually had to take an Imodium the other day, 1st in several years. Had to be someplace and knew there was no way I was using a dept. store toilet (other than for a standing tinkle lol).
Love - cute dog picture. Wish mine would do that rather than jump at the door.
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Off for bx results. Minimum we know already is they're is atypical squamous. That's half way between benign and cancer. But I've known that since January. Just needed to find a doc that could take it to the next step. This is the third doc. First two said "I don't know". He knew everything right away and had the bx done in about 20 minutes. Minimum will be surveillance forever.0
