Single life after a mastectomy
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lol Jazz nice to see you had a great trip.
Well the more I think about it the more I am not going for it.Lol
I need to wait, I have to get my surgery then get my a s s back to work get out of this broke situation and then only then I may join that e- harmony site lol
For now it was great to reconect with my friend, seen him made me want to go out there and find someone but now I think and reality is that I need to take care of my mess first, need to put the bc behind in order to start dating.
Walking along the lake it's just helping focus on the things I need to do next.
My friend from co wants me to visit her but I won't. I don't want to spend money I don't have. I am trying to find a way to tell her, she is so insistent. One of those that wont take a no for an answer.
O well, let's see what next month brings us.
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Piper- 8 a.m. tomorrow and thanks for being in my pocket! They usually tell me right away if we need to investigate further. I will then see the BS on friday for my follow up there.
We hope for the best once again!
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jazz fingers crossed, we will all be there with you.
Hope you get a good night lots of rest.
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jaz hope all goes well, I am not sure what time difference we have. I am thinking of you for all to be clear.
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Hi ladies- radiologist says things look good! I will see my breast surgeon next as part 2, of the follow up process. That apt is this friday.
I slept well and feeling more rested from my travels. Plan to spend some time at home doing laundry, finishing unpacking, and then will venture out to get my mail and some food!
Thanks for being here with me this week as I go through this! I hope everyone is having a good day so far!
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Jazz good to hear, I had my one year follow up back in March with bs. And basically they just ask you a few questions and look you up an down then they say ok I ll see you I'm a year, lol mine said she likes to keep seen her patients for 4 years just to make sure all ok.
I bet this is it for you. The scan was the key thing to pass lol
I am glad it's over. Now enjoy the ride.
Here is a picture of my building as I was approaching it.
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Enerva- I go every six months for five years. So that means a total of 10 visits and three are almost done! Most docs follow their patients that long as that is the milestone they use their statistics about. I understand the highest reoccurrence rate occurs in the first two years, and then next is the five years after. My docs consider me low risk for re-occurrence based on the size of the tumor, no node involvement and pathology, but because I had junk on both sides, I am different.
Quite the high rise to your home!
I have some photos to share with you from the trip later today. Right now I need a nap....
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Cannot wait for your photos Jazz, as we of course are on a single ladies virtual tour.
I worked an extra 8 hour shift today. Me and 4 of the cutest baby boys were in your pocket today. (Preemie Power)
Do not underestimate the power of the littlest power houses.
So happy to 'hear' a good report. ((((((((((Jazzy))))))))
E, you almost make me wanna take a temp position in your area. In the spring and summer of course.
BB........Should we make some kind of deal for August. There will always be stress in life. In fact today I was craving a ciggie after 2 years without one. I have to and must cut out the etoh. I am going to bargain for starting Aug 1 without any alcohol. I have not been much of a drinker except, for some reason, using it as a crutch for the last year. Realizing this I need to commit. I was running 5+ miles last year and now I can only walk a measly 3 miles
I have so many positives in my life to focus on. Yet there are a few negatives I need to turn around to feel like myself again.
Where has little Milky gone to?
Let's see if I can post a few more pics of our virtual road trip
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A smattering of the dorms I lived in and my favorite bohemian shop which remains under the name and part ownership of the same woman as when I went to college at OU. I realized I lived in 3 of the 4 dorms with College Boy. I think now he and I were following each other around in circles. Senior year was hell. He found a new girl and was in a downward spiral. I moved on. Anywho......I know BB will love the bags as they are awesome and so BB and Me too.If any of you have Netflix and have watched 'The Killing'...... thoughts. I am infatuated with Seattle and this show. I have been brought to tears and those visceral feelings reserved for ...those deep moments...weird I know
xoxoxoxoxoxoPiper
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Hi ladies- here we go with jazzy's tour. First, a photo from Sachem Head in CT where we stopped one day on the way home from lunch.
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Next is a shot from a place I used to hike called Sleeping Giant. It had a castle at the top, built as a state park during the WPA in the 1930s. My first castle I ever saw! I spent a lot of time hiking in this park as a young person.
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Awesome
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A sunset photo from the pond in RI where I stayed with my cousins last weekend and prior to the family anniversary party for my cousins.
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Swan on the pond during the first night.
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Mama and baby ducklings on the pond.
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Mimosa tree blossom.
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wow, so beautiful well I am just very sad now.
I manage to move my bed it was not easy but finished so here is my bedroom. Now
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OMG! luving the virtual tour. TY
E....Luv the decor
reslly
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Enerva- your digs look great!
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i like the view from my bedrooms, I will take a picture now. Look
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Enjoying all these photos. :-) Thanks for sharing. This virtual tour is working out well. I'll have to contribute something soon, too.
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yes, good night all
Wish this was as easy as it sounds
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ok so I had a short night I cry last night so much felt asleep around 1:30 or 2am but I got up and I made breakfast and here I am I will tell u how midday went hope to make u laugh a little.
So yesterday after.I move the beds I looks at my clothes and then looked at my underwear box lol I keep them in clear boxes in my closet anyway then I realized I have so many but old and not very attractive underwear so today as I had breakfast I looked at my only plant I have left and thought ok I need to take her to my friend and then I need to go to la senza and see if there is any sale in underwear lol then I will go to my pole walk so that was my plan. I don't know if I told you that a few weeks back I gave away all my plants and I kept one my alo Vera one. I also bought a bird feeder and food for my friends garden cuz they have birds with nest but they are an older couple and will not buy birds food. They do feed then their bread leftovers lol. The history with my alo plant is that I bought a very small one when I did radiation. I cut one of her leaf and used it in my breast it work marbles then she grew to be a large beautiful plant even though I had no sun. Well me as a big moron I am as soon as the spring arrived I took her out to the balcony and one day the temperature went down, here in Canada it's just a gambling problem with the weather. One night is all it took and the plant froze and die.I was so piss at me for not been more careful. Well some how now two started to grow. This morning I decided to give it to my dear older couple friends. I sat in their back yard and watch the birds eat from my feeder lol then I went and found some nice undis I will now get rid off my old ones.Lol
Here are a few pictures I took at my friends place. They were out but I manage to refill the bird feeder and I sat there and watch then I left.
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Enerva- I am sorry you had tears last night. They do come unexpectedly around this, for me too sometimes. Some days are just hard, right? I hope you are feeling better today. We care here and thanks for letting us know what is going on.
I had a major cry at my parents gravestone last week during my last visit there. My mother died about six months before my health crisis came in 2012, so all I can say there is, that I had to sort of "park" my grief for awhile, as I was struggling to get through everything and survive. But being back east and seeing the final resting place with their names (the stone went it after we went up there for the funeral in March 2012), it made it so painfully real that they are no longer there. In my home town, or any other location. God rest their souls, they lived out their lives fully and for that I am grateful. I also went to visit my brother's resting place (he died when he was 40/I was 32) and will just say I will never be right with that loss. Time heals all wounds, maybe or maybe not.
The crying felt good in the end, it needed to come out. I hope maybe that was the same for you last night.....
Been getting settled in and looking around some professional development I need to catch up on this fall for my consulting work. There is a conference I want to do in northern CA in late October, but it is pricey and not sure I will spring for it this year. But in the mail came a flyer with a six week course at the nearby university on strategic planning, which is something I could use some more education on to support my consulting practice. Something good for the resume and would be a third of the cost. It starts in Sept and runs through October, and then I would have new to add to my resume for my work. Going to wait a bit longer to commit to the course, as I have until 8/15 to get the discount. I really would like to know what my work is going to look like this fall before I sign up.
On that subject, I am still waiting to hear on this proposal we were supposed to get notified for on 7/1 but the date got pushed to end of the month. Checked in today with my contact and it is still pending. Right now it is okay, as I need to be sure I am through my follow up and also have some home improvement projects I am trying to get done next month. Hopefully everything will happen it it's own good time, which it usually does. Don't push the river, as they say.
I hope everyone else is doing okay. Piper, how are all those babies doing?
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Jazz I am better today, last night I cry cuz of mom and also cuz of blue bird, another bc friend who past away. Like you I got bc in 2012 and lost my lmom last year right after I finished rad.
I am all good today, just had to go for my pole walk and now just going to read my clauses and that is about it
Ya Piper how are the babies?
Milkyway where are you? Hope you are ok
Tessa, we miss you
Bb, hope you are ok today too
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Enerva- I am sorry you lost your mom too around your bc. Life is so unfair sometimes. I am glad you are feeling better today.
Also, how is your sister doing?
My sister called and went through her yearly mammo of the other breast that remains (she also had bc in 2012 as I think I shared here). Everything good for her today.
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that is great news. I am happy for your sister.
My sister is dealing with a lot of pain still, this week Friday we should hear from the pathology report. She is happy cuz her hair is already coming back lol
I am hopping for only rad for her. I ll keep you guys posted.
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Enerva- doing surgery and rads is very do-able. That was my course of treatment, along with the arimidex I currently take. Fingers crossed no chemo.
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Wow Jazz, revisiting the East, I am sure, was a mix of emotions. I am sorry for so many losses.
BTW, My Mother lost her brother suddenly. (he was probably late 40's/early 50s.)
She never really could reconcile that premature loss. And to be honest, I felt he was the only good male role model from my early youth.
I am so glad I could provide some pocket preemie power. Sometimes when I am sitting with a baby, my thoughts go to my ladies here. My job is not easy, but has some great rewards.
Today, I had a completely different assignment with 4 big chubby babies. One is over 30 days old and she grinned at me for the first time today. As a rule of thumb, I never tell parents milestones. I just ask if the baby has smiled for them or things I have noticed but ask if they have observed this or that.
I made the mistake of telling the family the baby smiled. I did not realize she had not done so for them while she was awake. Only while dozing/sleeping. I had not seen her since last week. In my defense I have spent more time with her than they have, only because they can only come in briefly once a day. I Assumed she smiled for them. Cannot tell you how badly I felt. I always made my mother swear she would pretend my sons miles stones were always a first for me, even if he did them for her while I was at work. As I already felt guilty for working such long hours.
I am liking all of the pics. It is so nice to see everyones favs, what ever that may be.
C'mon Life and BB. get your pics together and start sharing. I am enjoying this diversion immensely
Time for bed......
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Piper
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Yes, me too I hope that will be the next step.
She had 2 chemo then surgery now hope rad. And no more chemo.
Night all I am just making a tea will watch a movie tonight
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i think she was lucky enough to escape the poison
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