CRAZY TOWN WAITING ROOM - TESTS coming up? All Stages Welcome.
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Ah Jack! What a nice little furry friend.
I can hear the waves. Thank you.
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I can hear the waves and see the canyon. Thanks guys
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Hi Val.
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Hi guys does anyone know what helps with the bone pain with chemo. I had mine 2 yrs ago. I took Claritin D before neulasta shots. Someone on another thread is having bone pain. Is there any other suggestions.
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Most of my family Seders were fun, because they were held by my paternal relatives who weren’t devout, so we didn’t have those long post-dessert “zemirot” which few of us knew. Both my mom and my late Aunt Pearl (who was the violin soloist on the Shirelle’s version of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”) were phenomenal cooks, so the food was fantastic: my mom’s orange & nut cakes and chocolate terrine, Aunt Pearl’s fluffy matzo balls. (Bob still gets a faraway look in his eyes when I mention them, and he swears nobody else’s could be so light and fluffy). Of course, there was the inter-ethnic gefilte fish feud: my dad’s side was “Gallitzianer" (Polish), so Aunt Pearl’s had sweet sauce; my mom was “Litvak” (which, although technically meaning Lithuanian, was used as a catchall for all Jews from Russia and environs--my mom’s side was from Belarus), as were most of the spouses and in-laws, so she was a savory-gefilte-fish devotee. Nobody ever came to blows over it, and the stuff was equally scarfed up by the end of the evening. There was afikomen (pieces of the middle board of matzoh) stashed everywhere and all the kids got to find one and pocket a fiver (which was an absolute windfall back then). And even up till and including the spring of Bob’s & my engagement when we were college seniors, every kid not yet married had to recite part of the Four Questions--once English & Hebrew were exhausted, other languages had to be employed: one cousin having to recite it in in French, another in pig Latin, yet another in very fractured Yiddish, my sister in Spanish; when they got to me, I figured “hey, they’re out of languages and I'm 20, so I’m home free.” Nope--my uncle Henry asked “Aren’t you an English major?” Thus, I had to recite it in Chaucerian Middle English. (Fortunately, there weren’t enough kids to have had to resort to Klingon). There were loads of sweets--the whole gamut of Barricini and Barton’s bonbons, Joyva marshmallow twists, jelly rings and sugared fruit-gel slices, chocolate-covered egg matzoh, toasted-coconut marshmallows and the ubiquitous macaroons.
But one year when my paternal grandma was hospitalized and nobody’s apartments were big enough to host, we went to the Seder at the home of my maternal first cousin’s in-laws, who were all more recent immigrants and extremely “frum” (ritually devout). It was the Seder from Hell--they used Haggadahs that had absolutely NO English in them, not even transliterations of the Hebrew text, and were several copies short. And unlike on my dad’s family’s side--and even our temple--these relatives were not only strictly Kosher and horrible cooks but didn’t skip over a single line in the Haggadah. It took two hours to get to dinner (the kids’ table was a mix of those of us sugar-shocked on grape juice bouncing off the walls, staring at the ceiling or playing with our forks, and the in-laws’ Yeshiva-student grandkids paying rapt attention when not chanting along in rapid-fire Ashkenazi-pronunciation Hebrew. Dessert was stewed prunes and canned peaches. After the grossly overcooked meal, there was another two hours of zemirot (all in Hebrew). Whatever wasn’t in Hebrew was conducted in Yiddish. One hour into the zemirot, with half the kids snoring and the other half squirming, my folks--on the verge of nodding off--snuck us out of there. Oy.
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katy..I love going to the beach with a passion! 😘 Hope you get great results from your ultrasound!
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Katy, sorry I missed the pocket party for your scan. I am praying for good results. I am in love with Jack's little face. Thanks for the ocean sounds. I am wanting to see /hear the ocean so badly. Octogirl, your trip sounds wonderful. PoppyK, I love the photos. I have never been to the Grand Canyon. Your boys are lovely. (can you say that about boys?)
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Poppy...love your photos!!
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let's be honest breathing, clean fresh air, always makes me feel good and my ent guy says it is good for my sinus
Love the oregan coast , would visit again
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Sandy, your Passover stories take me wayyyy back to my childhood! I haven't been to a Seder in probably 35 years
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Thanks for the warm welcome! I went in for the biopsy yesterday, got a different doctor than last week (when I had the initial ultrasound). Yesterday's doctor did another ultrasound and told me he strongly felt like there were no "masses" in the imaging to biopsy (he said he just saw fat globules) and felt it wasn't necessary. Opposite of what first doctor said last week. So I was sent on my way with instructions from 2nd doctor to follow up with my breast surgeon (who'd referred me for the ultrasound of the lumps) and that he " would probably recommend an MRI, but really there's nothing there but fat".
I'm just done with this. I don't even care what these dumb little lumps are at this point.
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- MRI differentiates soft tissue well. Ask for 3 tesla.
- Contrast is usually always done.
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Katy - I'm thinking good thoughts for clean scan results. We are liver twins this week - I have a CT tomorrow and an ultrasound on Monday. Thank you too, for the pics. My niece just committed to Lewis & Clark - she's from Denver, and we don't know much about Portland. She is thrilled, which is all that matters.
Sandy, I loved your Seder story. As a non-Jew growing up in a Jewish community, Passover became my favorite holiday!
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Pennsy- in your pocket. Ugh. The waiting.
Ducky- looking at you: #andthehorseyourodeinon
Haha
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Katy.....................LOL....love it..........Can I get a box of those.............I know so many people I would love to give one too......who deserve it.............LO
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Ugh, Kcat. Can you go back to your BS and request an MRI?
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I'm so frustrated! I just had what was supposed to be my last reconstructive surgery but I'm not happy with the results
I don't have any rippling anymore but my breasts seem rather flat and don't project the way I'd like them to. I know I probably sound like a whiney baby but I just thought I would be happier when I look in the mirror. My DH says they look great but they just aren't what I was expecting. I need to wait a few more weeks for the swelling to completely go down and for them to settle but I just don't 'love' my new girls. If my old boobs didn't try to kill me I was perfectly happy with them.
Stupid cancer!!!!!!!!!
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rleepac, isn't there a period of time that they fluff? I could be saying that wrong. Sorry you aren't happy. I just can't wait until I can get rid of this expander.
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The Grand Canyon pics are from the south rim. We also took a helicopter tour, which focused mainly on the east and west areas of the canyon. When we flew over the north rim, we saw bison herds and snow.
Regarding the duck: We are thankful it is only one pair of ducks this year. They may have a nest in the pool area. The ducklings are adorable. And I hate it when the ducks poop on the concrete! Our husky is desperate to "play" with the ducks.
KCat. That's awful! I'd be going bat shit crazy if I was prepared and psyched up for a biopsy and it wasn't completed! I would want to find out what this area of concern is. I hope you get some definitive answers.
ChiSandy, I loved reading your descriptions of Seder. LOL
Bekah, You aren't whiney! You've been through so much. My rearranged breasts "settled" over about 9 months and project a bit more... and became more pointed. Maybe yours will settle in, too, once the swelling subsides.
I think we need to add the fuckitol capsules and those fine fuck off etc cards to our welcome basket.
My MO appt was blah. I'm going to try another AI to see if I can feel more human. When I mentioned that I wondered if I was experiencing PTSD, my MO was quite concerned. She said she would help me find whatever help I need. There is a social worker onsite that facilitates counseling, support groups, etc. I immediately thought of the best support group- the denizens of Crazy Town!
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Katy, love the card. I think it could come in very handy.
Bekah, agree it might take time for things to settle and resume the final shape. Very frustrating, though!
On Friday, we'll be at a family seder that's been going on for more than a century (no, not the same meal!). My father's mother's family came from the Ukraine in 1905. My grandmother was one of 6 children who survived, and usually descendants from all six lines are there, several dozen of us. In the past, people have come from as far as Argentina and Great Britain. It's in a hotel, so the food is standard-issue banquet (though we've had discussions in the past about whether the matzoh balls might pass as regulation softballs). I can remember going occasionally as a child, though my grandmother usually did seder at home (brisket, gefilte fish, horseradish, which as a child I thought actually was poisonous).
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Rainy- what an amazing picture. Quite an heirloom in itself. I love hearing everybody!'s stories. Soecual hugs to Bekah, Kcat, Funthing, and Mayor Slow.
Awww shit. Special hugs to everyone
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Fantastic photo, rainny. I love family history stories.
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I love the photo and the stories. Beautiful
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Just got this from my daughter.......this is my grandson who will graduate from HS in June....he is going to University of the Sciences in Phila, was recruited for the Golf Team,...he is 17 years old and a super kid......
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Last one I promise....my grandaughter sent this to me...........This is Bobby's choice for lunch........a cucumber......LOL........he loves them..........
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Looks like Bobby likes healthy food, good crunch
Went for a facial today as treat for whatever reason, i used to go lots and may start them more often again
Decide to visit a 55 and up community as they have an open house coming up
It is actually a continuing care place, think it time to get more serious about downsizing, need to look into it
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Your grandson is very handsome, ducky. Bobby is just adorable.
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Ducky, Phil has an extremely bright future and a credit to the family. And as to little Bobby, good on the li’l guy for preferring the green stuff!
Rain, amazing that your family has been able to keep their Seder tradition going for a century. And what a wonderful picture! The guy at the upper right could’ve been my dad’s doppelganger had his hair and eyes been a bit lighter.
Just heard from my friend with DCIS. Biopsy on the other breast confirmed a large area of ADH, so she’s going with a bmx. Surgeon still thought she should have had a blx, but her breasts are so small, the tumors are so inconveniently located, and she’s so frustrated by the whole process since her mammo (back in Feb., IIRC) that she wants her surgery to be “one and done.” She’s not interested in reconstruction (implants would require a second exchange surgery, and Bob--who is her primary and cardiologist--doesn’t think she’d be safe under anesthesia long enough to do a flap). Going down to Minooka to scoop her up Tues. afternoon, check in to the Oak Lawn Hilton so we can have a girls’ night out before she has to go NPO, and her surgery is Wed. Bob & I will probably stay down in Oak Lawn while she’s still in the hospital--they plan to discharge her Fri. I will stay at her house Fri. night to make sure she’s okay--and then will hand off to her next-door neighbor Sat. night.
She is having trouble finding button-front shirts with drain pockets in her size (4X), so she made drain pockets using lanyards (left over from conventions), neoprene beer-can cozies, washcloths sewn together and grosgrain ribbon. All of her pants are pull-on, all of her shoes step-in (no hands necessary). She plans to use hospital johnny-gowns as nighties and bought some zip-front and snap-front “models’ coat” style housedresses to wear around the house. Any other suggestions from those of you who’ve gone the bmx route?
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Sandy, I'm guessing your friend lives alone? Two things: I bought really inexpensive tank tops from Old Navy, a size larger than I'd normally wear.
Pillows, lots of them. I had plain old bed pillows everywhere, including under my knees, and small travel pillows around my neck and under my arms. That made it easier to get out of bed. I think I used some cylinders, too. I carried them around like Linus with his blanket. (Or Bobby with his cucumber.)
It's said to be a far easier surgery than bmx with TEs or flaps. Chocolate: lots of medicinal properties.
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Rain, I’ll talk to Bob and see if he can OK the chocolate. So you were able to pull on tank tops even with limited ROM from your bilateral? I’ll tell my pal about the pillows.
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