The Hermit Club
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markat, I am getting so excited about my trees!!! Woohoo....Panties and TP blowing in the wind, I will be the talk of the neighborhood, might have to put up red lights this year
skittle, I remember the symphony playing when I woke from my colonoscopy...tuba and horns I think
speaking of music...good for you Jazzygirl! Yes, we all need a break from this, healing is hard work .
Looks like there are a few twisted sisters around, we can plant them under my trees if you want
teka
and camillegal, hope you are having fun, whaevah you are doing 
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whaevah--famous symphony piece.
DH, in a rare "evil" way, was hoping to tease me about it since I'm so awkward/shy about brass... but I never experienced even a warm up orchestral honk! Weird (but happy!) I'm starting to envy your trees. sounds like a decorating party is in order. I'll bring a shovel. And you know how there's a slogan/t-shirt for everything? I could instantly see a small band of hermits sporting t's with "Healing is hard work" with a hard hat as a hermit crab shell. (Maybe I overdid it yesterday and it's hitting my brain... Rearranged furniture. ache all over. but it was fun while it lasted!)Happy Sunday, each and every.
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Love the tee-shirt idea, skittle!!! I'll sport one!
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Jazzy, sounds like a great day! I've gotten into a really bad habit of staying in my pj's all weekend. I'll put on clothes to do whatever errand or activity with the kids, then immediately change into my pjs when I get home, lol.
Whaevah, a red porch light would even be more impressive. I'm sure your neighbors would love that, and the added traffic
Skittle, love it! Wow, rearranging furiniture. My living room looks like an episode of Hoarders. The elves were excited to bring up all the boxes, but aren't as enthused about putting them away. What's that all about, lol.
Teka, sounds like a great breakfast! We never go out to eat. Too expensive with the kids. We do get a lot (too much) of take out. I cooked everyday last week though, even when I was sick (crockpot). I was pretty impressed with myself.
FL, hope today continues to get better.
Stormy, hope you are feeling good!
Where'd Omeggo go? Kltb still really miss you. You must have blossomed and graduated from hermitting.
Camille, are you off partying all weekend? Miss you!!
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Did everyone lose their internet today
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markat--it is quiet, isn't it?! Hoping your elves have been more helpful today. Gotta agree with them, though. It's more fun to make a mess than clean it up.
Hope the quiet is just everyone busy, having a good day. Hugs to all. (((( ))))
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Good morning all - hope everybody had a good weekend. I hope Cami is having a good party too ... or maybe we were just boring this weekend.
Hoping to do primer in kitchen today ... all good except one radiated rib that keeps reminding me not to overdo.
Markat, I always find that in January ... everyone gets busy and stuff has to be taken down and put away.
Skittle {{HUGS}} back at you.
Off to PCP in an hour, so ANOTHER Dr. apt. Still waiting for call on pre-op apt for next week.
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Jane, hope the doctor goes well. Great job on the kitchen!!
Hoping everyone else has a great day. I have to go shopping- in a store
FIL's birthday. He wants new socks...how exciting, lol!0 -
OMG I hit the line for remove and I wondered where everone was and I had to searvh the active tops--Oh I missed so much, painting, eating, drinking, thinking eating (yes I know i said it twice.
Stormy I'm so sorry about u'r sister and Jazzy too. Oh I don't know what I'd do without mine. Weoth share so many wonderful memories and cirrent ones too and of couse as u know cancer the same time same stage too. So we're kind of like glue. But she does stuff ALOT and stil works full time.--I just can't imagine not talking--the day I had the scan she called 3 times I told her--u've had this, u know how long it takes--we crack up, cuz we've both had all the same tests, but I can tell she's loosing steam and I am too so we keep each other going alot.
I had so much computer crap going on I was trying to fix it and I did but mostly by accident.
We'rel planning on makeing cookes and fudge--Of course it's all non bake--I always seem to over cook things except cake??? so this u can't ruin. And Saturday the kids are having a little Christmas party after dinner and just have some goodies and desserts and of course drinks--I'm going to have Mike's har lemonaide.black cherry--Yummy 0vodka I like--I really have to catch up here I read some but I had to tell u why I wasn't on and since Teka is the real talker I never saw her name on anything.
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bgirl...how did you find radiation? it is up next for me
Skittle..cute cartoon and gotta love a girl with a shovel
markat...have fun shopping! I am doing gift cards this year, boring but it works for me
I finally decided not to decorate, just plants. My work schedule is heavy plus the last Taxol wreaked havoc on my hands and feet..not to mention the whole body pain. I was and am surprised the last one was so harsh. So, the only relief is daily exercise or I will seize up. I hear that 3 weeks PFC things let up a little ... I sure hope so!
Anyone else experience this on the last chemo?
Have a great day all~
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camillegal...we almost sent out a search party for you, thought you had run off with some hottie and lost your way home
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Teka...what is "private posting"
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Oh Teka u r privste--I've done some but not too much.
Oh I've been so busy--yea right Well I did go to the store today, it's actually springlike here. My DD and SIL are having a little Christmas party Sat. night so I help by iving my ideas about food---That I know all about. No such luck about the hottie--the best I could do is a cold potato. Well it is food anyway.
And radiation that was just tiring and it's funny cuz it only last maybe 10 minutes, but u wonder how that can tire u so. I used just aloe vera, but there's alot to use and my skin was all right it's still kinda black on that whole side tho--so I'm sure it fades with time??? I took an early app'tment every morning to get it over with so it doesn't interfere with all the fun u'r having besides u go every day for 31 days that alone is a pain. LOL
I'll be back--u'll see
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Rads was not so bad. I have very fair skin (2 red-headed sisters) so I had quite a bit of skin break down last week(mostly in lymph node area) and the 10 days after where they warn you it gets worse before it gets better. Had to do boosts as well because of my age, but not too bad. Tired part way through, about 1 1/2 hrs after treatment I needed a nap. I had inflamation in my ribs, SE but not a common one that took me 6 months to improve. Also some muscle tightness that gets better over time too.
Going to finish last wall and ceiling ... determined to finish priming today.
Cami ... glad to know you still love us.
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It was a nice day here too. I found the energy to go to the water for a nice 2 mile walk. It was warm enough to wear a tee-shirt and shorts. Yay! My kinda Dec. temps. I do NOT like to be cold.
I have a second interview tomorrow. I think they are down to 4 people in round two. This is the job with no insurance until some time next spring...YIKES! Not too much other activity on the job front. I have applied to about 20 places over the past week. 3 of which I would really like to interview with. Waiting....waiting....waiting for the phone to ring!!! Worst possible month to be job shopping.
Whaevah, I have the hand / foot issues from taxotere. The first time I had an episode was a couple of weeks after my last tx. (3 FEC txs followed by 3 taxotere txs.) Some weeks it is better and some weeks I really have a lot of pain. Sorry you are in that boat too! Hopefully yours will resolve soon and for good. I have the dry eye syndrom from it too...pout.
Camille, hope rads are easy on you! Cold potato??? LOL!!! You are too funny!
((HUGS)) to all.
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bgirl--what color will your kitchen be? I wish I had the patience to tape things off neatly. Best of luck with rads! Esp. during holidays. Schedules get crazy.
markat--what about toe socks? Surprise him!
teka--do you garden? I tried raspberry bushes, drought managed to kill them all in spite of daily watering and encouraging talks!
camille--glad you're back. We can disband the search party.
whaevah--shovel?
I can bring a tractor! or post hole digger! Country living tools here. :-)FLwarrior--ooh--walking on the beach sounds the best, best of the day. Good wishes for a great interview. Can insurance kick in after being on the job a while?
DD2 hopes to adopt a rescue kitten for Christmas, but has to find a job first. The hunt goes on. (last job she applied for had 437 apply! eeeg.)
12 days of school 'til Christmas break. Long live days of hermitude. I look forward to being able to collapse.
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Fl I've been long done with Rads--I just remember them
Teka u'r skin must be very sensitive, wait tho I'm confused do u still have both breasts--if u do that had to hurt more I think, cuz being all flat everything get the rads at one time.evenly.
I'm thru witheverything except all these stupid meds and SE from meds and whatever else is going on. I had 2 yrs. of stuff so I'm thru (I hope) I think that's why I went into hermitude my questions where like well u should be fine now, or I knew someone who had bc and it only took a yr and they were fine. And I'm not going to expain the BC ladder or Se's anymore so I just spend my time with close people.cuz they know my whole story..
skittle u can call in the troops BTW and if their hunky send them to me.
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X-mas break! Happy Dance for you Skittle!!! How long are you off?
Toes socks...hehehe...there was an nice (juried) art show downtown (2 blocks away) that I walked over to this weekend. I saw more than one artist in the toe-shoes! Looked like neopreen wet-suit material on the top, not sure what the soles were out of. But definatly had toes! What is the benefits? Is it like built in yoga toes? Need to research that one.
Raspberry bushes...yummmm...what part of the country are you in? The country...nice! I may need to borrow/share your tractor and/or post hole digger!
Thanks. They currently do not have health insurance. It is their "plan" to get it by March or April. They would like to offer it. Nothing definate, yet...tis the reason for my repeated YIKES!
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Camille if they are hunky...will you share with me?
Good that you are way done with rads.......timing must have been my lingering chemo-brain (which BTW was on the Nat'l News last week...It is REAL not a figment of our chemo-brain!)
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Fl, those are fancy running shoes that all the cool runners wear. They're supposedly like running barefoot with protection. Didn't know the hipsters had adopted them too.
I ended up just getting father in law a gc.
Sorry to all with rad burns and rads coming up. Hugs.
Skittle yay for holiday breaks!0 -
Night Teka!
Camille I kind of thought you might have removed us from your favorites lol. I stalked you and saw you cheating on us
Your parties sound great.
Jane, I'm so glad you are getting your kitchen finished! Awesomely jealous. I want to paint mine a muted yellow. Yellows are tough though.
Whaevah, hope work slows down. My feet are still pretty messed up from Taxotere. And my fingers go numb when it gets cold. My nails are still peeling. But I always have my shining personality ;-) 3 weeks was my magical number. Best I felt during this whole process.
I watched the last 3 episodes of Parenthood tonight. Pretty good depication of BC and chemo. I never piked though. And my friend told me that the smell of pot made her sicker than the SE's. Lol.0 -
Markat I would never leave here I have 2 favorite roups this is one for sure--why didn't u privat message me? I've been so mixed up with a goofy comouter, It's tough cuz whatever I do I don't know and takes forever to figure it out. Everyone sounds good.
And I forgot to comment on (I don't rememver who said it.) How we never saw each other -old, young, skinn, fat, pretty, maybe not so pretty, race, beliefs==nothing matters--what a horrible reason to become close to each other but somehow it works. Now I do go on a couple of thread and certain people I like certain people I don't (just like in person) I don't care for the type of person thst is a know it all and pays themselves on the ack constany. Remember I said When u do wrong always remember, when u do good forget about it--and I believe that.--So when I hear so much good It hits me hard. I know I'm not realy that nice. I don't mean some stuff I mean everything u do. so it's hard to post on some. And now that I know u guys I want to hear everything cuz once I like, I always like--and everyone is good on her and funny.And Teka cracks me up.
And we keep getting more and more people and everyone is so nice (I think) and fits with our hermitude. So I'm here. and when I first started and ended up in the hospital no one really noticed but now I would tell my DD to let u and another post know so I won't be far. Hopefuy no hospitals for along long time.
I'm blabbering but u know what I mean--al of u do. LOL
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I am about 9 months post rads too - whaevah had asked how they were ... like the rest doable. When they do whole breast radiation it is the shallower areas at edge of field, like under breast that have more skin problems .... ditto underarm.
Didn't have chemo, but the tamoxifen has sucked all the estrogen out of my brain ... middle-age forgetfulness ... I am there.
Kitchen green or same neutral as rest of main floor ... depending on what I go buy when the store opens in a couple of hours.
Flwarrior ... good luck with interview ... I gues a job is better than no job .... and hopefully something you really want will come along.
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Camille I was going to pm you, but then I forgot, lol. My chemo brain is coming back lately. I couldn't remember the name of Worcestershire sauce for the life of me yesterday. I had to Google steak sauce brands, lol!
FL, hope the interview goes well!!
Jane, have fun!!
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I know it all. I just can't remember any of it.
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Hi hermits!!!
whaevah...love that..."I know it all. I just can't remember any of it." LOL! How dang true (and sad...).
The second interview seemed like it went well. It was a group interview...Me and 3 of them. It felt like being on a firing line, but I think I held my own. We will see...
bgirl what color is the kitchen? Did it turn out fabulous???
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Sorry, ladies. No hunky ones here. DH once upon a time did qualify big time, but that was many moons ago. (high school sweethearts, yep, for real.)
The shoes you saw, FL, are called skeletoes (other brands are cheaper) and the kids went wild for them about three years ago. Fad. DH tried on a pair--and couldn't get his toes to cooperate into the little "tunnels"! Kinda like threading your fingers into tight gloves, but toes aren't quite so cooperative. They're supposed to be good as a barefoot alternative, and for keeping calves flexed, instead of wearing any sort of heel. DH is an orthotist/prosthetist so footwear is a topic always noted. (He'll actually look at a gorgeous woman and say--to me--"her shoes are too small. She's off balance so that's why she waddles." or some such. Doesn't even notice the rest of her!)
As for break, we get off Dec 21 to Jan 2. (Yay! I can get rid of some of this joint pain nonsense, maybe!) My great goal is to have my lesson plans uploaded before leaving the building, so I can really just leave it all behind.
FL--keep us posted on your job prospect. Best of luck. Settled in Ar after all over as an army brat, then all over as a navy wife, then here so our girls could have "roots." (Sorry. Not my favorite state since it's land-locked. Love the beach, but it wasn't meant to be. Too many family obligations pulled us here. Stationed in Jax, FL for a bit, then stayed a while in St. Augustine.) But it's nice to see the deer every day, and see bunnies frolic, and cardinals fill the bird feeder.
Hope everyone is feeling well. Happy December.
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Skittle shighschool sweethearts--that is so sweet.
Markat why would u think I knew anything about cooking--just cuz I'm older I haven't cokked in years and hyears, U'r so funny.
FL Good Luck with this job. I know it's tough out there, but u'll get what u want u'll see.
The westher is like spring here today anyway, wish it would stay like this, but winter is around the corner. litterally. and IL can get brutal.
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Fl warrior .. fingers crossed that things work out for you.
Screw you Breast Cancer ... I have a green (weeping willow) love paint names, kitchen painted before Christmas ... doors will have to wait for Spring. People have told me I am crazy to be painting this close to Christmas, but wanted to do it before Christmas last year and it got postponed due to F...ing Breast Cancer! I know it is crazy as my surgery is Tuesday, but it is just an acomplishment. Feel like my life got put on hold this last year + .... I think you guys can understand why it is important, even though it is just paint.
Did go and do my fasting blood work for my PCP this morning and renewed my prescriptions too, pre-op Thursday, but still winning today.
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Thank you all for the support on the job front. I'll keep you posted on the progress.
Skittle, I used to vacation at a cabin on Lake Catherine in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. It was a very pretty place. Is that any where near you?
Camille our weather was beautiful here today too!
bgirl, I totally get it. You go girl! You will have such a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction! And you got it done before surgery and Christmas! I hope you thoroughly enjoy it!
Are the skeletoes cushy? I am very limited in type of shoe I can wear. Has to be very soft and very cushy thanks to neuropathy from good ole taxotere...damn bc!
Teka
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