INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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Wren: I'm not sure there is anyplace out of Pete's reach! but I got out of the habit of indoor plants with his predecessor, a sizeable and athletic boy in his youth. Cat grass in the offing, though.
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Hi spookie n chevy
Will do jazzy
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going crazy with poopy stuff here....so I put God on a time out from bad stuff
Night night all
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Sassy, sorry I've been AWOL for a couple of days, which of my many dozen stories do you want me to share?
Oh maybe it was the one about how about a month after I started anastrozole, I started seeing this big gray dust bunny in my right eye? I soon realized it was a floater, though unlike any other I have had. MO said to see my optometrist, so I did. I have a detached vitreous. They don't treat it unless it tears the retina. Got home and started researching. Dr. Google found a study by NIH linking anastrozole to detached vitreous.
That story?
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yep, did you get the brain checked.
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Waiting for the referral. We have a shortage of neurologists in the city. I saw the referral note on my chart.
Had an out-of-the-blue nosebleed today. No idea what that's from, I never get them. Since taxotere, the nose drips constantly, and that's what I thought it was until it was actually flowing, dripping on my good blouse. Yuck.0 -
Loverof life- oh ya I forgot to mention that book Walking in Circles for adults. Pretty funny but adults. I have gotten addicted to this series I found at a thrift shop. The No.1 Ladies' Dectective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith. So far I have motored through 13 of the books in the series. They are such happy books, a little mystery, funny characters, a little of Botswana culture and a nice summer read. These books you could give your DD's to read. They make you feel good about life and the people in it. I am not much of a TV person and watch just about none, but i love a good story.
We went to Neskowin beach today and sat in the glorious white sand, under blue skies and breezy wind 75degrees maybe? My DH needed a sweatshirt- too cool! I was fine in a long sleeve shirt and capris.. perfect weather. The ocean lullied me into a nap...I can't not nap. Ohh what a treat a snooze in the sand.. warm sun.. a lovely day. Getting down the rock stair case was a challenge.. getting back up the stairs was harder...my joints are not what they used to be... but in all a perfect day. Howdy to all.
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That sounds like a perfect beach day to me. I second the recommendation for the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. The lady is interesting and there isn't much gore. I can't read really suspenseful books; they make me too nervous.
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oh rose--that sounds like a perfect day! The best nap I ever took was on the beach 14 years ago!! Haha!
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sounds great rose..happy for you to have such a perfect day. I listen to books through my I pad while I knit. I will look up those. I like historical fiction books
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Dearest Susan, how do you put God on a time out? Sorry you are going through blistering time.
Rose, I have to look into the Detective series. Yup, there is nothing like the soothing sound of the waves crashing on the beach...better than any conventional meds for relaxation and sleep.
Mag, hydrogen peroxide works really well on blood stains. Both of my girls used to get bloody nose occasionally on cold winter days when we need to yank up the heater(dry air). I lose count of how many times I hadto clean up their bedsheets in the middle of the night.
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Ms. Smaarty, have fun getting together with FeelingFeline. Hope your SIL is better. By the way, I forgot to ask you how do they keep the books in the Trinity College library from collecting dust? I would have major OCD attack if I work there!!!!
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loveroflife, I will let you know how it works out. My daughter is still laughing. I figured, why cant one if my prayers be, your in time out of bad stuff. Allow only good for awhile, we all need that. I think that's a valid prayer. Or maybe God also is getting a good laugh. But I do pray to him like I would talk to my friends
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Morning gals! Yes Susan, it's like you don't want to ask for too much, because you feel like you gotta help out a little... But I ask for help, and patience with other things... And sometimes you just have to accept........ But mostly courage to deal with things that are beyond anyone's control... like watching DH, and this "age thing" that I know is just "one of those things..." But I promise him and HIM that I'll always be there.....
A cool day on the beach? Sounds perfect!
Yes Loverly... Peroxide works miracles.... I keep some in a spray bottle by the laundry detergent........
Hi Blondie & Wren, Sass, Spookie, Lilgoats, Smarty, and EVERYone! You are on the last page, so I can't go back...
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Rosie beautiful day, a nap on the beach. I remember a nap in a field when we arrived in Louisville for the Derby. At a friends farm, we all laid on a hill in the pasture and slept. Then we picked mint by the stream and made juleps.
Marley where are you in treatment? Shotgun in a Cobra. Pleasure or business?
Boyd what's your plan this week? I know you said last week, but update if you don't mind
Chevy, watched the whole documentary on Janis Joplin. Interesting. Sad.
Jacfin, the barrier reefs are on the WA side right? Great whites too? LOL about Yeow Mins shoes. BiL had feet not quite that big, but were trouble tripping over. Where are you in treatment?
Blondie How you feeling?
Eeyore sorry about your friend and the neighbors dog. Hugs. I have a PCP and Mo like yours take the work out of getting things done and solved
Mags, nice on the neuro referral. Spontaneous nosebleed hmmm and a first -Mantra 1.
Susan, hope it get's better. I pray like that at times. Remember when I had my first bladder stone after the crani. "cut me a break?"
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Spookie enjoy the day
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Happy Monday everyone!
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Frenchfrye, How are you. What's your plan for the week?
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Sas- Hugs to yo and ty for asking. I have blood work tomorrow, chemo Thursday and Neulasta on Friday. Cannot wait for this week and next week to be over..*chuckles*
Hopefully this will be my last taxoterrible. I hope to find out what my MO plans for the next 6 months or so.
Boyd- Hoping you get great news tomorrow.
I hope you all have a great week.
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Oh, trust me, I DO enjoy retirement! After 23 years of First Days, the first one I didn't work was strange. Now I see the busses and think, suckers. DD went back last Thurs, the kids start the 24.
Chevy, that's too hot to do anything. Stay inside!!!! House next door is cool, like yours better.
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Good morning ladies- my, my, we have been busy here last night!
Mags- sorry to hear about the eye problems. I had read prior to starting anastrozole that it can cause problems with the eyes. These AI drugs are not fun. I told my eye doctor a few years back during my check up after I started it about my bc and that and he said many drugs can cause eye problems. I hope you feel better soon. As one of my bco sisters often tells me, bc is the gift that keeps on giving......
Rose- what a lovely time you had at the beach. Napping on the beach is divine too. I am glad you had a nice day.
Wishing everyone a good day and a good week!
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Good morning Lovely Ladies! Reporting in before work starts. Another scorching day here in northern Cal. No complaints though because i work indoors. Feelbad for construction workers or any one who has to work outdoors.
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Susan, I always ask God to help me learn whatever lesson He is trying to teach me and to grant me the grace to deal with it. Never thought about asking Him to give Himself a timeout. Ha! I guess it's ok to ask for a break. We all need one.
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Magdelend51- I also had what looked like a wad of black thread as a floater in my eye along with lots of tiny specks, so many that it looked like I was looking through a gray lens with the one eye about 1.5 weeks after starting anastrozole. I was on travel visiting my daughter and just waited for it to recede not wanting one more thing to impact visiting my grandchildren. I had a smaller one a couple weeks later. I haven't followed up on it not relating it to breast cancer or anastrozole. I will be making an appt with my eye dr this afternoon! I also found the study you mentioned. Thanks for sharing!
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Sas and Frey. Just a heads up. Area of interest waaaaaay out in the Atlantic. NWS is monitoring
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Jazzy, re: the gift that keeps giving, Dr. Google and I are looking at long term lung toxicity from chemotherapy and Neulasta. I've had this shortness of breath/cough/wheezing/crackling of and on since October, toward the end of treatment, and it's gotten worse lately. When I saw MO this month I talked to him about it and he listened to my lungs and couldn't hear anything, but ordered a CT scan anyway. He said nothing is lighting up, but I know he's only looking for cancer. I'll see my PCP in 2 weeks and I'll ask her to look at the report.
When I was looking at the anastrozole-ocular issues, one thing stood out: we are so concerned with the primary issue - cancer - that we can overlook the secondary issues like eye and lung problems. But these are definitely QOL issues, and mine right now is pretty much in the cellar. Or maybe in the sewer. Somewhere under the subway instead of somewhere over the rainbow.
Hey at least I'm NED, right? I should be jumping for joy.0 -
Saw that Spooks, Thanks, may not have. I avoid the weather. I used up the supplies I laid in for season. But on my way out. Going to try Aldi's. Never been there before.
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Rose, so glad you had such a wonderful day at the beach. Nothing like listening to the surf and having a warm sun and cool breeze bath you. So relaxing. Just visualizing it, I'm ready for a nap.
If nosebleed lasts longer than 30 mins. my ENT told me to go to the emergency room. I am notorious for having spontaneous nosebleeds. About 30 years ago, they were on the right side and were so strong the blood would come out my tear duct as well. Presented to the ER and was told that was impossible and they did nothing for it. Two days later, I was back again but had my ENT call ahead to say it is possible and to cauterize it. Now I get them on the left side and was told to use some vaseline as the membrane is so thin.
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Mags- you don't have asthma, right? Your breathing problems could be from some other kind of resp. issue. Sounds like no mets so that is ruled out by the PET scan.
I had a similar concern this spring and they did an x-ray and nothing showed up. It was my asthma that flared up. Your PCP should be able to help you better now and they may send you to a pulmonologist. I read up on a lot of the SEs around lung stuff given I am vulnerable in that area. A lung specialist may be able to tell you better what is going on.
Not being able to breathe is scary, I hope you get answers quickly.
I went through nosebleeds this past spring, but they stopped. Always something to worry us.....
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