The Hermit Club
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MIL tongue is also called snake plant. Hmmmmm. Wonder about that connection!
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Spookie good name.
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Lori- my sister had the same type of surgery you had for reconstruction (one side). She mentioned how the tissue expanders are really uncomfortable, and was glad to have those out. The surgery is probably outpatient and hopefully you will be in and out and home recovering quickly.
I think it is very normal to feel stressed out before any surgery, I know I am. We will be here for you to share with as you approach the surgery as well as after when you go through your recovery.
Yesterday was a long day after going in for my 6 month mammo. I was so surprised she came in right away to tell me the news that things were good (how often have we waited to hear results?) After a full day at work followed by an evening yoga class, I literally collapsed into bed!
I have one more thing to do with a trip to AZ next week to see the rad onc who did my brachytherapy radiation. I am meeting my sister there (they are driving in from southern CA) for more family and fun time. We have not seen each other much for awhile, so lots of catching up to do post treatment for both of us! Hawaii was part 1, Scottdale is part deux.
Gotta get in the shower and on a conference call. I hope everyone has a good day! Thanks for being here with me as I go through this first follow up!
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Oh and I was reading a cancer mag in the breast imaging center yesterday during my wait time and it was talking about our relationship with people, and how they can become strained (or just dissolve in some cases) when going through cancer treatment. It suggested that finding a community of women to share the journey with is one of the best things you can do for yourself. The article said support groups and other on line communities like this can become your best support system and friends during your treatment.
Love my hermits!
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Okay, one more post and them I am outta here! Just read this from a friend on FB (who I might add, has been such a great supporter in my time of need, even from a distance). I think this would be great to send to some of our friends who need to understand in a crisis, their job is to help and not make it about themselves.
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/07/opinion/la-oe-0407-silk-ring-theory-20130407
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I think that's why we're here. The me me me chorus is rare, and only when we need a hug or support. I'll never forget being pounced on another thread. Congrats, Jazzy, on happy news. And plants... how wonderful. I love that our gardenia bloomed this year. It's usually too hot and dry. (and indoor plants... I've lost a few to adventurous feline diggers... but have a crazy healthy philodendron... ) Tangerine? mmmm. Would love to have a small citrus grove.
Hope all's well. Lori, best of luck with future procedures. Sounds extensive. Hope cvm, markat, Laurie, blondie and all are ok in their hermitudes. Camille, Does Joey like his new teacher? That can make or break a year. Hugs to you. Teka,
Spookiesmom... I raised African violets as a small person in Germany. It broke my heart that they wouldn't clear customs. (I smuggled my cacti collection without telling my parents. They lived to be 20 year old plants, and even bloomed.) Hadn't thought of that in years.Hugs to each. Slickchickie--you ok? Capone have you back in working order? :-)
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Hi skittle u must be busy now and smuggling plants, what a wicked child hahaha
I have always said a teacher an make or break a child it makes such a difference and he wanted this teacher that he got so he's happy===but this homework I honestly don't get any math, I purposely look at it and it's like mini algabra geeze. U must have loads of papers to go over.Bless you.
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Hermits- well, you know that expression, we take ourselves wherever we go! So it goes for the "all about me" and drama types. I know it is just about the need for attention. Sometimes just best to step away and let those folks walk on by.
The threads I have liked the best here are this one (my fav) and I am also on an arimidex thread I find helpful (although I have seen some arguments there too). Some of us sharing solutions to manage the side effects.
Skittle- I hope you are doing well and love the african violet story. How cool that you got to live in Germany. Was your family in the military? I have a nephew in the Army stationed there, but he goes to Hawaii (and hopefully not Syria) next.
Another doc apt today, not for anything cancer related. Things okay there, going to do some bloodwork to check on a few things.
Going to be early, sleep well my hermits!
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Teka- wow, that is too bad. Fun days are so few and far between for so many going through this, one has to wonder why no one could say anything encouraging about having a good day like that. I am glad everyone here is so kind and present with one another.
Sleepless in the desert tonight......
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Good Morning all----Jazzy today is Dr. day right? u said just blood work--well let us know whatever is going on.
I hope all u girls in treatment are feeling OK today it's such a rough course. But so valuable. It's still so dark out gotta get used to this but I know I'll go back to sleep--way to early.
Teka
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Good morning- waking up slow and this one is me today!
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Cami- all is well with the PCP, just a BP follow up from early August when I was in for my physical and it was a bit high. Stress from work not doubt, it was not a good week that week.
Going to redo something called A1C test that sometimes can indicate if you are heading towards diabetes. My blood glucose has always been fine, but this test averages your blood sugar not just in a snapshot but over a three month period. It was slightly higher than normal last year so we are going to do it again. I have lost weight since the last one and hope this years reading is better. Just something that should have been done as part of my annual check up that got missed on the lab order!
Did not sleep well and feeling super tired this morning so I am going to work at home this morning and go into my client site at noon for some afternoon meetings. I am going through one of those irregular sleep times again, been going on since last Thursday. Feeling old and tired today...
Wishing everyone a good day!
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Teka- kind of early for this, but remembered you said you love Halloween! Enjoy
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Jazzy like that cartoon.
Sorry u'r having a sleep problem, that really screws u up for the whole day. I'm glad u can work from home tho, it got to help the tiredness, and I like that u get the Diabetis test but I never heard of that one wow for 3 months--that's a good one. I want to know the results of course.
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Cami- glad you like the cartoon. I saw it on FB this am and my friends say "too early for Halloween stuff" but I say it's always time for the ghosts and goblins.
They use the A1C with active diabetics to manage their care, but are using it now more to predict if folks are heading towards diabetes. My mother had the last 15 years of her life, so of course, they watch us for these things. I don't have to fast for it and will probably get it done this weekend. Will let you know how it goes!
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Jazzy I'm interested in this, my oldest DD has Diabitis (sp)1 and my other DD has been tested but this sounds interesting for her. Thanks
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That's along time maybe super busy????
Blondie check in.
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Jazzy... Have they linked the bp at all with arimidex/anastrozole? My bp has gone up, but no one ever says anything or shows concern. I figure if they're ok with it, I guess I should be, too. (I'm chicken, avoiding more meds, ??) I lurk the anastrozole thread sometimes, to try to learn more about foot pain remedies and just suggestions for coping. And I loved the cartoon. Perfect.
Camille... the math is something else. Here, there's some program that as long as the answer is right, they don't care how they got there. And so many of the students are addicted to calculators. They can't do basics in their heads. Heaven help us all if batteries disappear. And, yes, paperwork is overwhelming. With literacy, there is no "answer key." Editing, grading, comments, etc. take hours, sad to say. But each child deserves that one-on-one feedback and praise for whatever is right. :-)
Teka... Happy blooms? I keep hoping for rain. Everything is withering.
Happy Friday, all! Off to upload lesson plans. eeg.
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Cami
I am a Type 2 diabetic. Got dx'd around 2000. An A1c is a simple blood test, no fasting or drinking sugary stuff involved. You can buy these tests at any drugstore, no rx needed. They are fairly accurate.
They show how your glucose has been running for the past 3 months as opposed to the daily finger sticks. The magic number for dx is 6.5 or higher. I don't agree with the term "pre" diabetic. It's like being pregnant. Either you are, or you aren't. Either way, the person must accept it, follow docs orders(if doc has a brain) and get control. It can be done with diet, exercise, and meds. Possibly insulin.
It can kill you, it's a very slow painful process. It's nasty. That's enough for now. Any ? PM me.0 -
Hi hermits- TGIF. Been so tired this week and glad to be to friday. Working a half day at the client site, then have a massage tonight. Ahhhh.
Teka- thanks for checking in on our fellow hermits. I have been wondering about Laurie, who I know was struggling with the nerve damage and doing the rad treatments. You are right sometimes folks disappear for awhile. I think of all the women here every day going through things. Hope we hear from our missing hermits soon!
Cami- spookie summed up the A1C pretty nicely for you! I did not know the drugstore had a test for it, good to know! I am going to stop at the lab this weekend to do the blood draw for mine and let you know what I find out.
Skittle- my BP problems have been long standing. I always managed with diet and exercise, but last year, it went really high after some abdominal surgery I had. I had a visiting nurse coming to see me and she talked to my PCP and recommended I get on some meds. I have heard arimidex can mess with all kinds of things from cholesterol to BP so do watch yours.
Oh and here are some suggestions for some SEs including feet I am trying and see some good results. I went to the health store a couple weeks ago and asked what suppliments they have for joints and explained my situation to the gal. She recommended hyaluronic acid suppliments which will help with moisture in the body. She said this acid helps with getting the moisture back into your joints and your skin will benefit too. I have been on the suppliments for almost 2 weeks and am really seeing a difference as of this week. I noticed yesterday walking fairly normally for the first time in months since the foot thing became so bad. Costs around $15 for a month's supply and give it a try.
She also recommended a topical creme called Toprocin and that really helps too. Also about the same price. These two things are really helping me with my stiff joints and sore feet! Now I have to figure out how to deal with the weight gain thing. I have put on 12 pounds since starting the meds in March and do have some water retention. Grapes are great for a natural diuretic.
Hope everyone has a good day.
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You really are a long way away from me, Teka - an hour ago at 6am it was 78 degrees when I got here to work. :P We've had a heat wave going on for over a week now.
On the suppliments - if you're undergoing treatment, make sure to consult your MO before starting any new suppliments. I asked mine about taking B12 and alpha lupeic acid for the nerve damage in my feet and she told me to hold off on the alpha lupeic acid because she hasn't seen enough studies to show that it won't reduce the effectiveness of the Herceptin treatments. She okayed the B12 though and I think it has helped.
A1C - I need to have one done. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year with an A1C of 7.3 (which isn't bad but definitely past the limit). My regular doctor went on leave last year and I haven't gotten around to making an appointment to see the new one I've been assigned to. I've taken so much sick time lately that I have been reluctant to go making even more appointments. That being said, I did go get a new perscription for glasses and got the new ones on Wednesday. I'm trying bifocals for the first time and they take a little getting used to. I also have a set of single vision glasses just for computer use and reading and I am using those a lot. Heh
Life is going well. I just got a call yesterday from my brother saying the sale on my Mom's house closed this week. That is good news and one less thing for us to worry about (and hopefully one less thing for my Mom to worry about unless she forgets that the house was being sold which is rather often, I'm afraid). I can't remember if I mentioned it here or not but my brother in law and three of his grandchildren were in a car accident (hit by drunk driver) about a month or so ago and the kids are doing fine (no serious physical injuries) though I think the oldest has been having some worry issues that she's dealing with now. I saw my brother in law a couple of weeks ago and he's doing okay but the recovery is slow (broken ribs and stuff).
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Hey Teka send me some of that cool air, ok? Gonna be 90 again. I am soooo ready for winter!!!!
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Jazzy
The A1c is made by Bayer. I did a free one at Walgreens. Bayer said 5.9, lab said 6.1. Accurate enough.0 -
Thanks Spookie.
Jinkala I'm glad u'r BIL and kids are doing well, but I can imagine having fears of that accident for a young person can be very difficult. I'm happy u'r working--I've already forgot what I read damn. sorry
Hi Jazzy u sound chipper as ever. I love how u find out about all these suppliments. Sounds good.
Well I figure Markat is super busy with her life right now, she just stops in occasionally, but I'm concerned about Laurie--maybe she's just to exhausted, well school started and more activities are going on and I know she's very involved with all of this. I hope that's it. IDK
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Jinkala- good to hear from you and yes, good advice about supplements. I am going to talk to my MO about them during my next appointment. I know the doctors always steer me away from vitamins and supplements in general because most of them are never sure about how the drugs work with them.
Glad to hear about the house (I assume your mom may have some sort of memory impairment), and so sorry to hear about your brother and family and that accident. I hope everybody recovers and can get back to their lives. I live in the drunk driving capital of the US, and seen many lives changed forever because someone got behind the wheel that should not have.
Got a massage tonight and after this week, really needing to leave some stress on the table.
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You've waited all year for it...I present to you THE PUMPKIN PIE MARTINI:
2 parts RumChata
1 part vanilla vodka
1 part pumpkin syrup (or substitute 3 tbs pumpkin pie filling)
Cinnamon
Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass; sprinkle with cinnamon. Sit back and ENJOY!0 -
How's that for starting off Fall, of course this weather is stilhot and we have our a/c on
. So we probably won't even get a true fall the leaves on the trees are drying up and when it gets cooler they'll just fall off so I bet we won't get pretty colors. Oh well I'll keep my blinds down then,
My girlfriend went to that sleep clinic, she has insomnia (in fact since we've been teenagers) and here is the reason. Her brain won't let her sleep because it thinks she's going to kill it--of course she was laughing but the Dr. there said it was true. WTF Just thought I'd give u something else to think about. LOL
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The season of Everthing pumpkin is better than a month of pink.
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Give me pumpkin any day. Ditch the pink!
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