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Happy, Happy, HAPPY New Year's Eve to everyone!
As I mentioned a few pages back, I was due for my first post-treatment mammogram and US today and I was nervous as heck about it. I just got home and wanted to report that it was all clear!!! Yay!!
Thank you to everyone here who said a prayer, had a positive thought, or wrote something encouraging to me. I really appreciate it!
So much to celebrate tonight!
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Sandy, I love the statue of St. Francis on the beach. Looks like a beautiful spot.
Octo, I'm glad you are getting in the water for New Year's - I was hoping you would get to do that.
Ducky, I hope you do put on the golden slippers tonight and do a little dance - warms my heart to think of it.
Just got some good news about another family member's medical tests - all good. Whew! What a load off my mind.
I'll check in at midnight, just not sure which time zone! Everyone in my circle is either sick with the sniffles or out of town, and when I was talking to the rad tech this morning she suggested I go to the movies. I think I'll take her advice and battle the crazy crowds. The theater is only a half mile from my house, so it's just a short trip.
Ready to rock, just saw your note, more good news! We need some.
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Dear crazies,
Dropping in after a few days visiting family in Boston, while in the midst of recovering from a rather extreme reaction to radiation. Still slathering on the cream and dressing my burns, alternating codeine and ibuprofen and spending half the night on the couch. Saw the RO's nurse today, who said healing is taking place even if I can't see it, and I should come back on Monday.
Meanwhile, too many posts to respond to or even take in...
Shorfi, SO glad you got some pain relief!
Katy, um, yeah. I've been thinking about Queen Elizabeth's reference a few years back to annis horribilis. Bye, 2015! Hope you are in a good place to face the new. Thanks for your sweet pet pictures. And for being you!
Christine, hope the RO brings you clarity and solutions. Congratulations on making up your mind to do the consult. Thinking of you.
Octo, glad you're going swimming! Agree that some pictures would be lovely!
ChiSandy, thanks for all the updates on two of my favorite places: Italy and Chicago!
Dance, Ducky, in your golden slippers!
7of9, hugs and hang in there for answers...
Beppy, thank you SO much for starting this utterly lifesaving thread!
In spite of burns, I'm heading over to a friend's apartment in a few hours. I'm not sure I'll make it to midnight or even 10:00, but will spend time in happy company. Said I'd bring dessert. Friend has asked for something low-key to go with a heavy main course, so trying to decide between an applesauce cake--because I made applesauce a few days ago--or the ginger cookies in one of Maida Heatter's first cookbooks.
Wishing all crazies a **healthy** New Year! And a happy one!!!!!
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ready, yay!
All crazies, I read all the posts most of the time. I am thinking of each and every one of you as we shove 2015 into the past.
I am here for all of you as you have been for me. Feel free to send me a PM if I can help or be a sounding board. I will do my best.
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Hi All,
Happy New Year to all of you wonderful women!
So much flying by can't keep up.
ChiSandy thanks for all of the glorious pictures.
7 and others keeping you all in my prayers.
Ready - congrats. Getting the all clear is such a fine feeling. Snoopy happy dance to you.
Katy, hugs in general, I so get the hate Tamox thing. Your pictures are great also. I'm in the South and seems like it has been raining for three weeks straight. Supposed to finally clear tomorrow.
I got all four of my drains out today. Lots of dr. Allots next week. Just hanging out listening to my body and mending.
Much thanks and well wishes to you all !!!!!!
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All I can say is I cry tears of happiness to know so many of you care so much about me and my golden slippers............here we are at the end of another year that I thought way back in January 2015 was going to be a new year leaving all wounds of 2014 behind me..............yet 2015 was not much better.....but one thing .has not changed............the love, affection, caring, happiness, and sharing of good and not so good on this thread.........the love radiates right through my IPad, and I think to myself........I never thought anything good could come from "cancer" back in 2011 when my BS said "I am sure this is a malignant tumor"............I thought my world ended...............but no...........I found love......real love from people I only found because I was worried about cancer.............
So to all you ladies who have made my life so much better, and for the laughs and tears we have shared............I thank you from the bottom of my heart.......you will never know the happiness you have brought to the life of one "old broad".......remember, I am th'e oldest, smartest, 'prettiest, funniest, sexiest, member of the Mile High Club on the website.....LOL ............and I even own Golden Slippers......which I will put on with my sweat pants tonight at midnight all by myself and do the MUmmer's Strut for my wonderful ladies.......thanks for the memories.............you have made my life so much better.......
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Drains out....congratulations! What a wonderful feeling to sleep on your sides and shower....Happy new year indeed. Good luck to you...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY LADIES
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(cough cough cough) Enjoying reading about the New Year's plans. I suspect my husband and I will be tucked into bed by about half past midnight in the Falklands, if not earlier.
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7.........yes I remember that good feeling.......slept in a recliner till they were removed
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7: Happy New Year--no drains!
duckyb: (waves hello) Def. put on the Golden Slippers.
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. Ducky - lovethe thought of golden slippers at midnight !!!! We know you've got the moves from those wedding pics. :0 -
Ducky, you are beautiful! Such a good role model!
Happy new year ladies! May 2016 bring peace, happieness, and healing to us all!
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Sitting doing crossword puzzles.........
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happy new year to all of you crazies
CT has given me so much over the last 6 months.
Bowing in gratitude to each of you who populate this magical place. And forever grateful that Tomboy and bebby dreamt it into being.
See you all in 2016
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Happy New Year, beloved Crazies. This thread has helped me beyond all measure. ❤️
Ducky, you are straight up fierce! And gorgeous too!!
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Happy New Year.!!! . You all help me get through each day, and I am very grateful to you all 🎉
Ducky.. Beautiful photo.!!
Katy.. Love the video. :-)
Slow.. I need to declutter..But every time I try to throw something out I just can't..I need to enlist my daughters help.. They are both ruthless!! Hoping you can make a spot for the train ..!!
Chi.. Wonderful photos.
Gaia..Your parents are just wonderful..So you're right.. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree :-)
Notagain.. Yay to getting those dreaded drains out.!! :-)
7.. Thinking of you ( hugs)
Hi to everyone...
We had a lovely New Years Eve.. Went to my sisters for dinner.. You know, I always have an apprehensive feeling over the New Year period .. about what the new year may hold.. and this year is no different.. Same feeling.. :-(
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Happy New Year, everyone. The movie was pretty good. Star Wars isn't really my thing, but Harrison Ford is pretty awesome for an old guy.
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Hey, all you crazies! ducky, you look fabulous! Happy New Year!
I have been monitoring Anne's temperature. It has been too high for comfort. I am going to take it again at 3:00 a.m.
I felt a little bit better today. I actually did a few minutes of house work.
I was trying to figure out how to post a photo of myself so that nobody would recognize me. I haven't figured that out. Long story, but I keep a very low profile online for my personal safety.
Tomboy, thank you for carrying me on your magic carpet to crazy town. This is the best, the kindest, the funniest, and the smartest group of women I have ever met anywhere. Did I say courageous too?
It is rare in life to be able to tell the truth. There is always someone to say, "Oh, things can't be that bad." Well, nobody would dare deny any CT member her feelings good or bad. Ducky would bring out the bitch boat patrol, and that person would be history.
Talking about funny movies, I think Something about Mary was one of the funniest movies I ever saw. There was a great one with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. The Bird Cage had some hilarious scenes. The one about the young man who goes in search of his real parents who turn out to be two crazy ex- hippies still making LSD was very funny. A Fish Called Wanda, also. The Ice Storm was not a comedy but it had moments of biting humor. Can you tell I am a movie aficionado?
My resolution is to laugh more this year than I did in 2015. I have been through some tough times this past year. If you have some funny movies to recommend, please write in your nominations. Address them to Crazy Town.
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Happy New Year, fellow citizens of Crazy Town! May 2016 be crazy in a GOOD way!
Ducky, you rock, whether in sweats, golden slippers or both! When my dinner guests & I got back to my house tonight, I immediately shed my UGGS and put on my own golden slippers--okay, so they're Clark's orthopedic flat sandals, but sorta glam just the same. (Matched my gold sweater and my hair--minus the roots, of course).
We had originally planned on dinner for 12, then got some cancellations due to illness, bringing the total down to 9, which was what I’d phoned in this afternoon as the official headcount. But my godson’s girlfriend’s kidney infection suddenly took a turn for the better, and they showed up after all, so the restaurant did some fancy footwork and managed to shoehorn 11 of us around a table for 10. Most of the guests took a raincheck on coming back to our house afterward, because they were tired and wanted to get home safely before all the craziness started (in parts of Chicago, there are not just firecrackers at midnight but sometimes guns shot into the air). DS had to leave early to work at his comedy collective’s fundraiser. So that left only five of us back chez moi to ring in the New Year. You know you’re getting up there when five people together can’t even finish off a single bottle of champagne, and everyone is ready to hit the hay before 1 am. Heck, right now I’m probably sleep-typing this.
DF, here's hoping Anne's fever abates. I hear you about wanting to buy her the best of everything, as an affirmation of life. About 9 yrs. ago, when my f-i-l was getting a cardiac cath back in L.I., I decided to take my 95-yr-old m-i-l to lunch and then shopping at Lord & Taylor in Garden City. She had asked me shyly if we could go get some new shoes--she'd been wearing the same old PF Minor oxfords for the past 10 yrs, to the point where the leather was cracking. (My f-i-l, though he otherwise doted on her, was rather tight with a buck). She settled on a pair of Anne Klein loafers, and gleefully modeled them as she motored around the sales floor with her cane. (The salesclerk asked me her age and gasped when I told her). Afterwards, she asked if we could go upstairs so she could get some pants and tops. I hadn't seen her that happy since she first laid eyes on DS, her only grandson. I loved seeing her so delighted--and I couldn't bear to let her spend her own money, seeing as how she and her husband had floated us through our graduate & professional school training. Sadly, she suffered a massive stroke 10 days later (less than a week after we returned home) and never again got to wear her cherished new clothes and shoes--she spent her last five months shuttling between LIJ and the Parker Rehab Center, in hospital gowns and nonskid booties. But I'm glad I got to let her enjoy a little sorely-missed self-indulgence, if only for a short while. My own mom, who made it to 85 and then some, had a black belt in shopping--and the Petites departments at Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom in Boca Town Center were practically her home away from home. She lost a staggering amount of weight at 75, when, after being diagnosed with diverticulosis, she asked her doctor what her dietary restrictions should be. “Stop eating crap" was the reply. So she gave up junk food and went from--at 4'10"--size 16 down to 6 (which these days is more like a 2-4). She became quite the clotheshorse, and everything looked great on her. Even in her last 6 months she still loved to shop (and especially chase down a hot bargain).
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DF.....Hope. The fever drops....keep us in the loop................have to make a pound cake.......will be back later...........hugs..............
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dear crazies, Anne has to go to the ER if her temp goes up to 100.4 and stays there. She is fine and we did not have to go anywhere last night. Late last night, it was hovering around 100.4 and went up to 100.5 maybe 100.6. Then, it would fall to 100.3. Called the home health nurse on duty, and she said to go ahead and give my mother two Tylenol and take temp again in 1.5 hours and if still high 30 minutes later. Temp had dropped to 99.5 by 12:30 a.m., the New Year. Took it again 30 minutes later and it was down another half point. At 3:00 a.m., it was nearly normal. It is in the normal range this morning. Anne is fighting for her life. The chemo lowers t her white blood cell count and makes her vulnerable to infections. We fight this battle with an elevated body temperature for about a week after chemo, but this time, my mother was hot, felt hot, and didn't feel well. Somebody asked me how I am dealing with all of the problems. I don't know. For those of you that don't feel close to God, well, I love you regardless of your private religious feelings. I believe I am getting through by the grace of God. I also am letting many things slide. I would go insane if I tried to keep the house in order. Later, when I have the breast reduction surgery. It may require a two month recovery period.
Sandy, I love the story about your 95 year old grandmother! It was wonderful that you understood how important it was that she have some fun. My grandmother lived until she was 94, and my mother is 85. Great story about your mother and the doctor too. Anne wanted some blue jeans from J Jill. They were $106. We bought the jeans. She wanted another pair. We bought another pair. She has not bought much in the past few years and she will tell me how good it feels to have new clothes. I am a big time discount shopper, and I have spent a huge amount of time buying really nice comfort shoes at bargain basement prices. The red Jambu nubuck shoes with great soles and treds have been a great hit.
The church built Anne a very long, sloping ramp. At the time, I wondered if my mom would be around to use it. The head of the high priest group at my church who is also Anne's physician, waved off my concerns. He smiled a big beautiful smile. "It will be great," he said, and he was right.
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dear crazies, Anne has to go to the ER if her temp goes up to 100.4 and stays there. She is fine and we did not have to go anywhere last night. Late last night, it was hovering around 100.4 and went up to 100.5 maybe 100.6. Then, it would fall to 100.3. Called the home health nurse on duty, and she said to go ahead and give my mother two Tylenol and take temp again in 1.5 hours and if still high 30 minutes later. Temp had dropped to 99.5 by 12:30 a.m., the New Year. Took it again 30 minutes later and it was down another half point. At 3:00 a.m., it was nearly normal. It is in the normal range this morning. Anne is fighting for her life. The chemo lowers her white blood cell count and makes her vulnerable to infections. We fight this battle with an elevated body temperature for about a week after chemo, but this time, my mother was hot, felt hot, and didn't feel well. Somebody asked me how I am dealing with all of the problems. I don't know. For those of you that don't feel close to God, well, I love you regardless of your private religious feelings. I believe I am getting through by the grace of God. I also am letting many things slide. I would go insane if I tried to keep the house in order. Later, when I have the breast reduction surgery. It may require a two month recovery period.
Sandy, I love the story about your 95 year old grandmother! It was wonderful that you understood how important it was that she have some fun. My grandmother lived until she was 94, and my mother is 85. Great story about your mother and the doctor too. Anne wanted some blue jeans from J Jill. They were $106. We bought the jeans. She wanted another pair. We bought another pair. She has not bought much in the past few years and she will tell me how good it feels to have new clothes. I am a big time discount shopper, and I have spent a huge amount of time buying really nice comfort shoes at bargain basement prices. The red Jambu nubuck shoes with great soles and treds have been a great hit.
The church built Anne a very long, sloping ramp. At the time, I wondered if my mom would be around to use it. The head of the high priest group at my church who is also Anne's physician, waved off my concerns. He smiled a big beautiful smile. "It will be great," he said, and he was right.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR...................SWEAT PA'NTS AND GOLDEN SLIPPERS................
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TAKEN AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT...........DID A LITTLE DANCE, SAID HAPPY NEW YEAR TO MYSELF............AND THEN PUT THE GOLDEN SLIPPERS BACK IN THE BOX.......MAYBE I JUST MIGHT GET TO WEAR THEM NEXT YEAR.......GOD WILLING.....0 -
BYE GOLDEN SLIPPERS............0 -
Ducky, glad you wore the shoes! The prettiest lady also has the prettiest shoes, of course.
Sandy, you gathering sounded like fun. It's nice to have people to spend the holiday with.
Decision, I'm glad your mother is feeling better this morning.
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Our Beloved Anne (pron Ani)
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I caught my mom, Anne, this morning in a pensive mood, and I took some photos. Since somebody asked for a picture, I just posted one for everybody to see how beautiful she is. We come from a long line of theater people. Anne had an aunt who was a silent screen star and before that she had been a stage actress. My mother and Randy are very photogenic. I am not as photogenic as they are. Maybe I will take a picture of the back of my head and post it. I am wearing a beanie with a fuzzy ball on it, and my brother says I look strange. I have on a nightgown and flannel pj bottoms under the nightgown with socks that go over the knee. And, then, the beanie. I am sure I am a hilarious sight to beyond.
Anne's hair has been growing back from being shaved when she had a problem with her scalp. I am worried that the KADCYLA will make her lose hair. I noticed that there are some little stubbles. I don't know if I should ask for the cold cap given her age. I know that it would help her morale, because if she loses her hair she will feel exactly like anyone would feel, as if something had been stolen from her.
My brother Randy is in the kitchen. I have the rare opportunity to use his computer. I have felt so terrible that I have not yet sent my computer back to Dell for repair. I spent big bucks to cover it with a warranty. I had it eight months and then it crashed. I knew from the moment I used the computer for the first time that I had a lemon. Don't ask me how I knew, but I did. The online support guy said it was either the motherboard or the hard drive. Dell neglected to send me the paperwork to fill out when I sent back the computer. So, one more stupid barrier that keeps me from getting anything done. They said to figure out what was wrong or what the symptoms were (hahaha) on a plain piece of paper and put it in a box. I won't just write it out. I will have to get all the information together and type it up and print it out. That seems like too much to do.
My back is killing me. It never occurred to me to tell the medical team that I am certain my back and neck pain are from these big breasts tugging on my muscles and tendons which then send signals to my nerves. The surgeon that helped me out did not know that I have big breasts, but when I told her I was a 40DD, she said I was a good candidate. The doctors have to weigh the breast tissue they take out on one side, and then they have to match that amount removed on the other side. I am slightly nervous about the breast reduction surgery. I want a plastic surgeon to do this work, not the wonderful breast surgeon. I am afraid of offending her, but I don't want to go through this process and end up with funny looking breasts. Breast reduction should be done by somebody that does it constantly, even if my surgeon does have some experience with whatever they call it when you restore the breasts after a mastectomy. I need a vitamin B12 shot. When I start losing words, that is the cue for me to give myself a shot. Doing the shots is a pain in the ass, because it is hard to get the vitamin B12 out of the bottle and into the needle.
Why is it that it is so difficult to explain what is going on with our bodies (me, anyway) to the doctors. They have a script and they expect us to go along unless there is a good reason to object. I told the surgeon that figured out that a lumpectomy plus breast reduction surgery would be the best option for me that she rewrote the script. It is good that she is friends with my surgeon who I am certain did not get defensive. My surgeon is a very lovely human being, and she was probably grateful to have a new idea to add to her arsenal of knowledge.
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Oh I love Ani.....................She looks beautiful........thank you so much for sharing her with us...........no wonder you love her so .....she is a sweetheart................God Bless you Ani......
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