new and future flat sister, with questions
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Spookiesmom I have alot of wigs I wore them and scarves for 6 months. I am going to donate them to our local American Cancer Society. Moffitt is about two hours away from me!
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So I found out. Duh. For some reason I thought you were in Tampa area, but looked at Tampa Bay sisters upcoming lunch. Can I plead chemo brain? LOL. That's a good place to take them, I'll check that out.
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Hello! Poor bobo, you seem to be having bad luck after bad luck. You know one thing that impresses me with this crap? Your PS actually managed to make Wren angry!
Wren, you seem so nice and level-headed!bobo, I'm sorry you had such an awful apt and that you're stuck with this team until the surgery is done. How completely insensitive your PS is, what a jerk. I guess document whatever you can now (pictures of your scars, etc.), try not to think about it until surgery, then see what action you want to take after. You know you have a whole team here who will back you up and help you in whatever way we can! With Spookie the local Florida fighter, Wren the classy lady who does not put up with injustice, Ariom the smart one who will charm them with her Australian accent, and the rest of us, we will make sure justice is done!
Scarf hanger: I have a simple one from Umbra (Canadian company, you can google it), they have one that hangs in a closet and another one that hangs behind a door. Works well for me.
Zills, I don't think you "woke up" the LE sleeping giant. Maybe the swelling is LE but you did not do irreversible damage. Did you wear the sleeve when you were working out? My PT told me that's the most important thing to do. You seem to know a few tricks to minimize the swelling, you can also look up some LE self-massages until you see your PT (not sure if they work, I do them hoping they do). Good luck!
ndgirl, now your turn with furnace toubles?! I think our HVAC systems have been over-worked this winter! Glad it was fixed quickly.
gB, I hope you had fun with laundry! You must feel so good getting caught up and relaxing!
Togertherness, oh, I was squirming just reading about what happened to you. Opening up stitches and having to milk yourself, that's so awful, I really feel for you. And you are not seeing the dr until Monday? You are brave, I hope everything heals well.
Poofy wig update - I work mainly with young guys (software), I know, poor me
and it was funny to see their faces today, they all kind of did a double-take but did not say anything! They know that I'm going through chemo but I don't know if they put 2-and-2 together. The one girl in the office said "hey, nice haircut!" LOL!! Anyway, off to the hairdresser tomorrow, poofiness issue should be resolved or at least improved. Good night!0 -
Bobo .
OMG you PS is an ASS HAT !!!!! I will leave it at that, unreal what you have had to go through !!!
I do have to tell you that both you an M could sell vitamix's and make a fortune !!!
Mine arrived, I caught my previous cusinart blender on fire a few weeks back (Martha Stewart I am not )
So last week I rush to make carrot ginger soup................. Note to self read directions first............... I did not get the lid on tight and the thing flung carrots all over the kitchen (ceiling , floor and tile backsplash ) !!! The cats ran for cover and the lab was like wow a flying food buffet !!! So I re read the directions .................
To those of you who may be skeptics the Vitamix is amazing . Put all the crap in, turn in on and hot soup in 6 minutes !!!!!!!
My life is definitely changing I used to get excited about Vuitton bags and cashmere sweaters .............. Now I am thrilled about a kitchen appliance , I wonder if its the tamox ?
M air fryer is next on my list .
Hello to all !!!
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Hi Fia, OMG, should have mentioned that checking the lid is always a good idea, but boy did you give us a laugh!
I made soup yesterday, followed by ice cream, now my girlfriend wants a Vitamix too. She's had the Air Fryer for months and hasn't taken it out of the box yet, but after the hot bread and the veggie burgers, she's going home to set it free!
Don't get me started on handbags! That's a whole other addiction! m x
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Hi everyone, I just have a minute to read, been busy with my guest and haven't been home much.
Wren, I am with you that man needs a wake up call! God complex, I'll give him a God complex! and yes, Bobo might have to bail u out!LOL
I hope you are happy with the Lands End suit. I haven't bought any of those, but I have several Amoena suits that I got on sale. The difference in a true Mx cut top is amazing. I tried to make do with an old suit for a while last summer, but kicked myself when I realized what a difference there was in that slightly higher cut and the pockets. M x
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Hi otceb, hugs to you too! I hope you get the wig sorted. I bet it looks good but it is just hard to get used to something new, especially if you're afraid it is going to move.
I have a couple of good scarf hangers from Ikea. They are a series of rings that you can loop the scarves through. It can hang on the back of a door or in the wardrobe and holds about 50 scarves on each. I have always been a scarf and sarong lover. We wear a lot of sarongs here as casual wear.
Togetherness, I am so sorry to hear about what happened to you. It doesn't sound good, but hopefully it isn't an infection and it will heal up quickly.
So sorry I can't answer everyone, I'll be back tomorrow.... Take care M x
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Ariom, glad to hear you are having a great time with your friend, good times!!
Bobo, I simply cannot believe what you have and are going through! My God, how can these people sleep at night? This is just so wrong, the oath they take is to "first do no harm"! Egos have no place in a patients well being! I too think you need to write letters, etc, to the powers that be and let them know in no uncertain terms how you have been treated!! Think we should all meet at airport and give them HELL!.. Stay strong dear friend, I think of you all the time, and I love my little pillow from you... use it everyday, works great as my neck pillow!! I just love it!! Thanks again.
Fiaranch, good chuckle over the lid not tight, think we all have done things like that.. I dont have a vitamix, but a nutribullet and I know most of you dont like those but I like mine alot. my juicer is a pain in the butt to clean so I use this alot.
Take care everyone, off to work!!
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Hello lovely peeps!
I'm sorry I've been away so long. It's been busy busy busy over here! Work is crazy and I've been doing college and a conference yesterday. I am a child protection office in a school and I have to attend training. Had the most horrendous presentation about paedophiles and case studies. I got home and felt so upset, it shook me! I will do anything to protect our young people, knowledge is power but it's never easy to hear the reality. Just signed up for a child psychology diploma too, can't wait, psychology is my favourite subject!
I've got my ablation on the 28th Feb and in between I am going to see friends in Cambridge and going to London with my man for a couple of days next week. I had a bit of a meltdown at the counsellor on Friday, I don't think I realised how much I'm shitting it about going into hospital again even though it's nothing serious! I have no veins and I had such an awful time when I had my infection, they couldn't get the antibiotics in me without the veins failing. I had them sticking out my feet in the end. So horrifying.
Glad to hear you are all as okay as you can be. Zills, I'm so sorry about your Gran. She is at peace now and will always be with you.
Bobo that PS sounds a right knob. I hate it the thought you were made to feel so uncomfortable and shocked. The surgery is bad enough without having to go through that first.
Ariom I hope the fires are not affecting you too badly and you are having fun with your friend.
Everyone else, I send you big hugs and lots of love.
We are flooding out over here in the UK. I'm so sad for all the people who are losing their homes, it's unbelievable and the government are being next to useless even though the prime minister has said there is no limit on funds to help. So awful.
I'll be back to read some more later.
Viv xxxxxx
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Viv, you are a hero. Ablation 28 Feb? Will be in the bag. Jealous that you are going to be in Cambridge
ND, so glad you like your pillow! Yes, please, everybody meet me at the airport. Too beaten down to think of letter writing at the moment. Wish I was having dinner out of M's air fryer.
Fiaranch, you are making me pee with your Vitamix story. Best thing about it: at the end of this catastrophic story, Fiaranch ends with a plug for the Vitamix! And the lab also likes the Vitamix as well. I love that carrot ginger soup. Fiaranch, do this: Two cups yogurt (Greek, plain, vanilla, whatever), a tsp of vanilla, one package of frozen berries (still frozen; any kind). You can sweeten if you like: maybe two TBspoons agave, maple, or natural sugar. I don't sweeten further. Turn Vitamix on low, then up to level six or so, and watch: four quadrants will appear in the yogurt and berries. As soon as they do, stop. Voila! Frozen yogurt! You can scoop it out with an ice cream scooper. Do this in front of guests -- they will freak out.
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Finally caught up with the laundry! It is 41°F and very windy here today. Snow is melting, but we are supposed to get some overnight. Night time temps still below freezing.
bobo, you are not the failure, the PS's surgical skills failed!! Sounds like a nice cozy afternoon with the Princess! Does W like his new school? Have they let up on you at the Waldorf School? I hope so!!
Togetherness, so sorry about the stitches! That sounds yukky, just be sure to keep it really clean. Did you call PS and tell him? Maybe you could get in sooner.
otceb, love the poofy wig stories! I can only imagine how difficult getting used to one must be.
Fiaranch, I snorted my coffee reading your VitaMix story!! Glad you are liking it. Keep reporting on how it goes, might get another convert here!
Viv, that is very difficult work you do! Good on you for looking out for the youngsters! There are some very creepy "people" out there, you're right the more knowledge that gets out the better. Sounds like you have a nice getaway planned, enjoy it all!! I'll be in the bag for the appointment on the 28th.
Hugs for everyone!
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Bobo... sounds like you could make frozen peanut butter yogurt with it too? I LOVE peanut butter yogurt and can't find it anymore. That might just make me buy one of those overpriced machines
4 more days of normal for me until mental breakdown time. I'm worried that I f*ked up by having that one rad treatment...afraid it might make healing harder. Surgeon said it should be ok, but I wonder how many people do a rad treatment and then surgery 2 weeks later? I'm thinking her previous experience in this situation would be lacking.
So yes, I worry worry worry. My mind starts racing with all the what ifs.. .what if I had completed the rads? What if I did nothing (there is a study out there that says women over 55 do just as good as women with rads in early cancer)..and on and on it goes.
Funny thing happened yesterday during the pre-op... they had me down for a bi-lateral mastectomy! ooops.. clerical error I guess. I think I'll write "Do Not Touch" on my good boob before surgery. I talked to the surgeon and asked her if I could take Xanax this week and she said "yes, please do...and please take it the night before the surgery!". She's so funny, and has become more of a friend then my surgeon these days. When I asked if I should do a bi-lateral, she said no. When I asked her why she said "because you can still have one girl to play with!". Love her!
I've tried to get my house to a good level of clean, but it seems I can't concentrate long enough to get anything done. Worrying is pretty time consuming! Tomorrow I plan on going to a place where I'll be fitted for my foob and bra etc. I hope I don't have an emotional outburst there. I swear, I can just be driving down the street and tears start streaming down my face. Hope that when this is all over, I will have some 'emotional' rest.
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PRB: I am no expert here, but thinking that one radiation treatment should not have much of an effect on your recovery from surgery. That is what I believe. Did you ask your surgeon? I think odds are very much in your favour.
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Hi TB90. Yes I asked her and she asked me if there was any redness or reaction on my skin. Since it looks perfectly fine, she thought I was good to go. Heck, I should of said yes it was red...then I could have cancelled.
Did everyone see the article published in the New York Times today? New, large study out of Canada says mammograms do little to prevent breast cancer deaths, and many cancers are over-treated. Very touching add-on to the article where people have posted their breast cancer stories. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/health/study-ad... I read quite a few of the stories, and it left me feeling kind of hollow inside.
On other topics.... we will hit 30 degrees tomorrow! It's a heat wave I tell ya! The air felt different today...like maybe winter is starting to lose it's grip. More birds are around too...that's a good sign.
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Hi everyone, just a quick one while I wait for my friend to get ready to go out, I was ready 2.5 hours ago...sigh!
PRB the countdown begins, and you are sounding much more "Up". I love the "You'll have one girl to play with!" I am glad I kept my one girl, she's the anchor for all things bra or tank top for my super flat other side!
Just reading that you are visiting the lingerie shop, I hope it is only to familiarize yourself with what's available, because it's way too early for a fitting. ndgirl and I found that out the hard way. I went in a week after my Mx, hoping to be fitted and they shooed me away and I was banished for the recommended 6 weeks. I was back on the doorstep, 6 weeks to the day for my fitting. I made do with a soft puffy breast form that came with the bra, that all women who are Dx with BC in Australia are given by Berlei. I also had a Genie Bra with those "modesty pad" thingies, but if you put on anything, WASH IT FIRST, I know that was screaming at you, but I am certain my mistake of trying on before washing, was the cause of my infection. So please, don't make the same mistake as me.
I am so sorry, you are worrying so much. We all worried too much before the surgery. A real case of, "If I knew then, what I know now!" I know nothing will calm your fears till you actually do it. Bobo, is excluded from that statement, different scenario!:)
TB, I made a dash for the camera this morning because I had a whole flock of Cockatoos right outside, but by the time I made it back they had taken off. I wanted to show you a pic of about 15 all together. It is quite a sight. I will be watching for them, I will get that shot for you if I can.
gB, you must be exhausted from all the work to catch up after your outage. Take it easy.
I agree about that bloody PS of Bobo, he's just a legend in his own mind! Gosh, I'd love a few minutes to "chat" with him!
Good to hear from you Viv! I admire you so much, that is a difficult job, and not one you can completely dismiss when you go home is it? I can only imagine what you had to see in that training, there are a lot of weak, twisted, F'ers out there. So glad there are people like you watching out for the kids.:)
Fires here Floods there, Freezing in the US, it's incredible isn't it!
Bobo! Hi there! Is W loving the new school? How is the Princess coping with him not at the old school?
Don't you be thinking of letter writing right now, but you might just find you recover to the point, where it will be something you just have to do. It's your choice!
Must dash....back later. M x
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PRB, agree, the waiting and worrying go hand in hand. Hope this helps you.. I went to foo store before mx, they thought I already had surgery because I said.. Guess I will be needing a new boob!, we had a good laugh about it but they said no way for at least six weeks post mx, bur on the positive side I felt so much better after looking at their products, they showed me the new contact fob along with many others and the bras were very nice. some were Lacey, sports, I just felt so much better knowing there was good products out there! I also had to be there to pick up the post sx cami. I also used Genie bras after some time with the soft fobs that you get.
Your surgeon sounds very personal, usually they are all business, which is good too but glad you like her, that means a lot and you must feel like you can ask or tell her Anything. Had a good chuckle about the good boob. we are all here for you, feel free to ask or say anything. I won't even bother to tell you not to worry because I get it, been there too. Terrible right now, but please believe.. It does get better.
Hugs!
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sorry about the typos , iPad is nasty tonight.
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Bobo ,
HOLY CRAP !!! I just made your yogurt recipe and used strawberries it was fabulous !!!! Thanks for sharing it . I have been trying to eat healthy given BC and lymph node cancer so the vitamix helps that . BUT the real issue is that I am cooking lazy . Love throwing all the crap in and magic comes out !! Now if I could just get DH to agree to drink out of the vitamix with 2 straws I could avoid dishes too! GrammaB go for it and get one !!
Do you or M have another appliance that will clean the house ( I know hire a cleaning service, I wish ) . I really think cleaning is such a waste of time, I mean you spend all this time and in 2 days you have to do it again especially when you have fur babies.
MO appointment today.......always a waiting came for bloodwork. Hoping to continue to avoid chemo if I can .
Hello to all !!! PRB thanks for sharing that article very touching stories at the end !!
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Another reply, I did listen to the new report about the questions and study on mammograms and also thanks for posting the NY Times article, also read that. Just my experience but I did not have a lump that could be felt, but it had invaded from the duct and was the aggressive grade 3. When I asked if it would have developed into a lump eventually, they just said maybe but not for sure, so I feel the mammo probably saved my life and will continue to get them. I guess every woman has to decide for themselves but I encourage all my friends to please get them... any of you have any feeling about this report?
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Hey there! ndgirl, I'm with you. No lumps to be detected for me either, so I too feel that the mammo saved my life. Of course I got the mammo because of the BRCA2+ finding, but even women who don't have a genetic predisposition can have BC before the age of 50 (the recommended age to start having mammo's, in Canada anyway). And I don't like studies that look at survival rates - shouldn't quality of life and severity/risk also come into play? Isn't an early diagnosis much better? If I had been dx'd a year ago, maybe no lymph nodes would have been affected yet, and the BMx would have been all I would have had to go through. Just an example. Anyway, I know there are many more factors to consider when weighing pros/cons of mammos (cost, stress, overdiagnosis, etc.), but that's just what I think.
PRB, I know it's a cliche, but it will be fine, you will be fine. My mother is a person who worries too much like you, and I'm sad when she gets into one of these states because I feel she's missing out on enjoying the present, the good life she has now. Please try not to waste your energy worrying, it won't change what the future holds! {{{hugs}}}
Fiaranch, keep the vitamix stories coming, maybe (oooh, that's remote right now!) I will also eventually convert! Good for you for eating healthy in light of the dx's. I still haven't changed my eating habits, which really are ok, just too much sugar and I know cancer cells thrive on sugar... I should remind myself, when I have those cravings, that I need to be alive for my son and if avoiding that extra treat kills a few of these cancer cells, it will have been worth it... Working on my willpower...
M, I'm glad your enjoying your friend's visit! And happy for us that she made you wait so you had time to check-in!
gB, great that you are back living a normal life! Now if only you had the option of stepping outside in shorts & t-shirt, a drink in hand, it might be more enjoyable... We'll get there!
hi Viv! Thank you on behalf of all children and parents for the work you do. It must be haunting sometimes, it's not the type of work you can just shut off when you get home. And your surgery, you must be looking forward for it to be over with the experience you had... Have a great time in Cambridge and London!
Spookie, SGC, were you affected by the bad weather down south today?
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To me it was just another typical rain storm, heavy rain lots of lightening. But I'm hearing that at Busch Gardens, an hour east of me, people were stuck on the rides during the storm. The power must have been hit. Now that would be scarey!!!!
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Being up on a ride is crazy during a lightening storm!
I'm with ND and Otceb. No lump that could be felt even after they knew where it was. By the time the lump was big enough to feel, it would have grown into the chest wall. I'm sticking with mammos. Speaking of which, I have a mammo scheduled on Friday, Valentines Day, and a full moon. Think I'm pushing my luck?
Our clothes washer quit on Monday with a load of white clothes and towels. I was so glad it hadn't quit Sun night when it had a load of king size flannel sheets. I have no idea how I would have dried them. DH went out and bought a new one today, but it won't come till Monday. So off to the laundromat tomorrow. There is one close, but the parking is horrible and you have to walk a long way with the baskets. The one with lots of machines and good parking closed
PRB, I don't think one rad treatment will be a problem.
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Hellooooooo! I am back! OMG I had to drive through thick smoke, but couldn't see where the fires were. It was so eerie, I could see the sun as a big orange blob through the brown smoke and all the birds were gone, so it was so quiet. The wind has picked up a bit now so it is starting to clear now. I will check to see where the fires actually are.
My friend got away , but not before she got me into a bit of a tizz. I am always early for everything, she's always late. I like to have everything done the night before, she doesn't. I love her, but I go out of my mind trying to get her anywhere on time. We have even missed planes, when we've been traveling together!
I was another one with no lump, totally found by Mammo, missed by the Analogue machine, at the old facility I went to in the city, but found with the new "You Beaut" Digital when I moved here. I spent the week or so that I had to wait for my call back appointment, feeling around trying to find the "lump" I thought I must have missed. When I had the imaging done before my Biopsy, the Radiographer asked me if I had been trying to feel for a lump, I told her that I sure had and she said I actually had small bruises that she recognized as searching for lumps bruises! She said that I could search all I wanted, but a mammo was what was going to find this, not self examination. I am forever grateful for moving here where there was a new digital machine, had I returned to my normal BreastScreen place, I may have been tested on that same old analogue machine and another 2 years with my grade 3 DCIS could have given me a very different outcome.
I know there is a lot of talk about over treating and early stage 0 cancer, blah, blah, blah! For me, all I wanted was to get that sucker off! I didn't give a crap about anything else, just get rid of it! I suppose that is a big part of how I have accepted the "New Normal", all I wanted was to be rid of the problem. I didn't really view it any differently to my other "bits" that had to be removed for all sorts of reasons.
The quick and easy recovery, was a bonus, and the shift in the way I feel about lots of things is also something very positive that I never expected when I started this "journey". Meeting all of you....SUPER BONUS!
I have always been one who believes in the theory of balance. My 2nd ex husband reminded me of that, just the other day on the phone. I was telling him, actually no, I was reassuring him, that I am doing great and I can't believe how different I feel.
He went into a description of how he thought my theory of balance was right and that it was proportionate with the awful experience that preceded the operation and it was being balanced out, by all the positive feelings now. I have no idea if that's true, but I like the concept!
I have no idea where that all came from....just been off the boards too long!LOL
Take it easy everyone...M x
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I too was dismayed by the study on mammography and notice how all studies use survival rates as the indicator. For treatment options, the same conclusion is often stated. No difference in survival rates. But they do not take into account number of recurrences, repeat surgeries and treatments, stress, worry and pain. In other words, quality of life (Otceb also noted this). Yes, survival is all of our goal, but not the only factor that should be noted and considered. Women who have not encountered breast cancer intimately, may not consider this and decide not to bother with mammograms any longer. Similar thing happened in the past with bse. I sometimes wish my cancer had not been detected as the surgery has now led to radiation and now talk about over treatment possibility. But if we did not detect it when it was still dcis, I would have likely been dx with a later stage cancer instead. Mammograms and bse do improve quality of life and give us some hope that we can have a bit of control over this disease, even if they do not improve mortality. I for one will continue with both.
Ariom, thanks for attempting to capture those cockies in your yard. Blanche is a "greater" cockatoo so is larger. The "lesser" cockatoo may be the type you have. Blanche is way too "cockie" to ever be a "lesser". Truly, if she were a human, we might call her b__chy. But her antics and attitude keeps me laughing. Please keep trying as I would love to see them in their natural habitat. We rescued Blanche about 8 years ago and since we have met her original owner who received her in 1974 after Blanche was captured in New Guinea and shipped to Canada. We do not know how old she was at the time of her capture. Fortunately, this practice is no longer legal.
Spookie. Having been on those rides at Busch Gardens, you could not ply me with enough Busch beer to get me through an experience like that. We were just there a year ago.
Otceb, please keep providing us with progress on your hair. Any chance of a before and after picture? You have such a wonderful attitude about everything. Your family is so fortunate to have you.
PRB, I am 8 weeks post mx and just about to go shopping with a gf for my foob and lingerie. I was anxious to get started, but have found that even with just wearing the "fluffy" we get in Manitoba, going most of the day with a bra was a bit uncomfortable and I did prefer to just wear a cotton cami. With the radiation, I am certain I will be back to that in no time. Won't put them away very far.
Gramma, I cannot believe what you went through. We have been in a deep freeze since December and I lay at night and worry about the furnace breaking down or losing power. Hope the bill is not as bad as you think. Our son just put gasoline in our diesel jetta car and we were certain that we would have to replace it, but it was fixed for only a few hundred $. Finally a pleasant surprise at a garage.
Viv, we do similar work except that I provide suicide prevention on a First Nation Reserve. I work closely with our Child and Family Service Agency and although the work is so difficult, it can be equally rewarding. Self care is so important. I am off work until after radiation and am glad for the break. My computer is going wacky. Better hit send.
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PRB, I was going to suggest you get some Xanax, but you already thought of it.
It was my best friend the week before my sx. These last few days before sx are brutal. But you will be amazed at how you come through the surgery. Like the good boob story! I had the exact opposite experience, my ins co sent the approval forms and it only said MX. I was having a BMX! I freaked and called the BS and it was all OK, they just put a 2x on the documentation. One suggestion for you, stop reading studies and bc stories until after sx. Get a Harlequin Romance or a mystery story or any piece of fluff and read that!! 
Or OD on Netflix!Ariom, too bad, I would have loved to see photos of the birds! I didn't realize just how tired I was from all the trudging through the snow for 4 days until Tuesday, when I wasn't doing it any more. My legs and knees were not happy, but they are better today.
Fiaranch, Ariom, & bobo, what models of the Vitamix do you have? I'm starting to weaken........
Fiaranch, Here's hoping you can continue to dodge chemo!!
Not to worry ndgirl, it is just good to hear from you, regardless of any typos!! Yeah, my bc couldn't be felt either, it was found on a mammo. I've been getting them yearly since I was 35 due to my mother's history. Not sure now what sort of screening I will have or if just self exam.
LOL, otceb, as you know, it won't be shorts weather here for a long time, but I can still bundle up and walk outside with a drink in hand!!
Wren, sorry about the washing machine! It just sux when things break and upset our normal routines. I was seriously thinking about taking my laundry to a laundromat while the water was out, but decided to just wait it out. I had lots of new Marika things to wear!
Hugs for everyone!!
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Viv and TB90, I worked as a mental health counselor in a clinic which served low income people. I would estimate 80% of women and 50% of men had a history of sexual trauma. And they wonder why people have problems succeeding in jobs. It seemed like the first predator put a target on the victim which was visible only to other predators.
Ariom, I love the balance theory.
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in the bag!
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According to the paper it was mechanical failure, not power hit at Busch. Had Tampa fire rescue, and a Busch cherry picker get people off.
Study, schmuddy. Lesson learned in a very hard way. If I still had boobs you could bet I'd be going every year. The studies probably are Mostly done by men. Who don't have a clue. The few women involved are so busy with their careers, they can't be bothered. So what if the guidelines were relaxed for prostate? He'd die of something else before that. Not bc. It's just another example of trying to save $$$ at the expense of lives. I'd rather have a few false alarms, than to miss it.
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Wren, in the bag for tomorrow mammo, pulling everything is fine, I just got my letter in the mail from Mayo and my appt is April 21, my surgery was April 16th, got dx on Good Friday, now this date is day after Easter.... thinking maybe I should change it.. but on the other hand.. my new mantra is "it is what it is" and if the worst happens I will deal with it! Good luck, will be waiting to here the results.. we all have your back!
Ariom, how awful with the smoke,, crazy world with weather isnt it?
TBO, Viv, Wren, God bless you all for the work you do or have done. I just can in now way understand any sexual abuse or physical to a child... sick!
Wonder if Idesim is shoveling snow again... we didnt get much of a storm last night but farther south in ND is suffering with road conditions, next week high in 40's is predicted... YES! Hi to everyone, hope you are resting GB after your ordeal.
Wow, look how many of us did not have a lump and yet cancer was present... I rest my case for mammos!!
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Well, the resting didn't last long!! With the warmer weather (40°F) the snow has been melting and this morning I look out and water is flowing into my garage!
It is partially my fault, I didn't shovel the whole concrete pad. I just shoveled a path from the side porch to the door and then two strips for the wheels so they didn't pack down the snow. That is my usual first part of shoveling. The second part is going back out later in the day or even the next day and clearing the whole pad. This time however, I was so tired from all the trudging to the pump house that I didn't do the second step. All of the snow on the pad now has had 2-3 days of melting and refreezing so is basically an ice sheet with a bit of snow on top of it. Now I have to get the ice off the concrete pad and as quickly as possible.One and a half hour of chipping the ice with a shovel, then scooping it up with the snow shovel and digging a bit of a channel to encourage the run off from the rest of the drive way to go to the side of the pad, it is cleared of ice. But it still has a lot of water on it from the drive way melting. I swept the water with a broom for a while but was just to tired to do it very long. The wind has been blowing up a storm, a couple of times it almost took the snow shovel out of my hands, and the water has ripples on it almost like waves. In a way I hope that dries up some of the water. Nights are still below freezing so I am going to have to go out later today or early evening and sweep as much of the water off the pad or tomorrow I will have an ice rink there!!
I had a brief flash of the Claw as I was working, but I just kept going, nothing else I can do. I am exhausted all over and really hoping the Claw doesn't come back.
What a way to celebrate my 6 month anniversary from BMX!!
One good thing did happen today, I got my Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer today!! It will make great zucchini pasta! It cuts thin spirals for pasta, thicker spirals for things like curly fries (sigh, potatoes no longer on my menu) and wide ribbons that will be fun for cucumbers in salads. I've got a zucchini and cucumber in the fridge, but have no energy to clean the machine and read the instructions right now. Hoping later I will feel more like it as I am pining for zucchini noodles topped with sautéed shrimp covered with a bit of spaghetti sauce and parmesan cheese. Don't see it happening at this point....
In the bag for you mammo Wren, hoping for an all clear report.
Been thinking about this mammo report. I definitely think it saved me lots of pain and agony. There was nothing to feel, and even on the mammo, the radiologist wasn't sure what was there, just that something was. The stereotatic biopsy resulted in a dx of DCIS w/microinvasion. But the final path report came back IDC Stage 1. So it was already spreading, even though nothing to be felt!! Getting it this early and this small, I didn't have to put my body through any other treatments. Had I not been doing yearly mammos, who knows how much worse and where it would have spread to before it was noticed somehow??
I have very good medical ins, but it doesn't pay for preventative exams, so I have always paid out of pocket for my mammos. Money well spent in my book!! Ironically, this June I age into Medicare and they do cover mammos, but no boobs now!! Oh well......
Hugs for all!!
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