CRAZY TOWN WAITING ROOM - TESTS coming up? All Stages Welcome.
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Yay, Cali!
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eggroll.. Glad you got good news. :-)
Cal.. Welcome to Crazy Town.!!
Ducky.. Your Grand-son is both talented and handsome! 😃
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Mother's Day here already in the Land of Oz.. Hope you all enjoy the day :-)
All my kid's families , hubby's parents, sisters and nieces and nephews are having a picnic lunch in a park near the water today to celebrate.. and the weather is glorious 😃
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Ducky, that was an awesome photo of your grandson. Mother's Day is tomorrow, hope you feel blessed!
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I just got an e-mail that made me do a spit-take all over my computer: from “RCN Tethnical Support.” I thought that was just a typo in the header, but it was spelled “tethnical” throughout the entire message! Geez, if you’re going to send phishing e-mails, the least you can do is correctly SPELL!!!
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Happy Mother's Day to all of you especially those that loved and nurtured other people's little ones. I have a friend whose special gift is to love her friends kids and her students. So many are blessed by her.
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Happy Mother's Day to all who are one or had one!
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Happy Mothers Day to all my beloved crazies....still on vacation and trying to avoid electronics but wated to pop in long enough to send hugs and a view from the hammock.....home Wedns....xox0 -
Such a beautiful, relaxing picture Octogirl. So I am trying really hard not to need a real visit to CT. I have had increasing tenderness in my axilla and the area right next to my TE where my bra band is. My PS said tenderness is not unusual but I have what feels like a hard lump or ridge under my arm that is also tender and has gotten bigger so I can now feel it when my elbow is against my side. I called my BS and the nurse is working on getting me in next week. I don't want to call my PS in case it's not the TE causing this. I alternative between terror and telling myself to not be ridiculous that it has to be the TE and maybe also radiation. Argh
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Molly50: no matter how likely it is to be a combination of TEs and rads....it's still crazymaking!
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I said a prayer for you Molly. I hope they can get you in next week and set your mind at ease.
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Thank you, QMC and Lisa. I just needed to get it off my chest.
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Molly.. Thinking of you, and saying a prayer.. I hope you get a quick appointment so you know it's nothing to worry about..
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Prayers Molly.............
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Hi Crazies! I haven't posted in a bit, but I've been reading.
Happy Mother's Day to all of you! In my family, we don't just celebrate mothers. We also acknowledge "women of influence". You have all been a wonderful support to me and I deeply appreciate it.
Calidancer, welcome and glad you got great results! Waiting is miserable and patience is vastly overrated.
Happy birthday, Iris!
Gma, lovely pictures!
Ducky, I love your beautiful, talented family!
Lucy, You will be so surprised when I show up in Oz one day! My mind spends a lot of time in Australia; hopefully my body will get there soon!
Molly, I hope you get some peace and rest soon.
Octo, Nice pic and glad you checked in.
My broken ankle is healing nicely. It is sore all of the time, but it's tolerable. I won't be sitting on my butt for three weeks. The radiologist and my orthopedic surgeon read my x-ray. When I fell, a tendon pulled a chunk of the bone with it. So the bone is broken, but not all of the way through. I've been told that it will be months before I'm healed, but that I don't have to sit around for weeks. Basically, if it hurts, don't do it. So I can drive and run brief errands. I miss playing with my dog, but I can't have him step on my foot/ankle.
Oh, and the pea-sized lump under my arm... I haven't been able to find it since that one day. :-)
F%CK CANCER! The mom of one of my best friends died a few days ago. Sad, very sad. And my middle boy, has a language arts assignment to write and perform "slam poetry". He asked me to read it. It's about what he would ask/say if he could have a conversation with cancer. It breaks my heart how this has affected him.
Yikes! 1am here! I need my beauty sleep... and I use that term loosely. With my chemo curls and weight gain, I resemble a deranged llama when I wake up!
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Poppy, I had a pea sized lump in my right axilla that disappeared when I tried to point it out to MO. Probably not right but your deranged Llama comment made me chuckle. Only because I know you are beautiful .
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I love the deranged llama look myself, Pop! I hope every body had a great Mother's Day, and I love that you included women of influence too, Pop. I am a great Auntie, or at least I used to be! I sometimes feel guilty that I chose to not have kids. But I love other people's kids! Nothing puts a smile on my face quicker than a child or toddler.
I was reading this book this weekend, and the man/father, as he lay dying, wrote to his new baby daughter, that if she came to the end of her life feeling as if she had not done or accomplished as much as she would've wanted, to not discount how her very presence made him so profoundly and crazily happy. And as I was reading that, tears welled in my eyes, and I had a lump in my throat, thinking of you all here. Because, who knew that I would find such a sweet abode, it's balm to my soul, filled with delicious mirthful wise women. I love you all very much, and am feeling better for having come here just now. My zen bliss
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And Poppy, it sounds as if you have a very sensitive son. That may be hard for him, but he will make a great man soon. At least he is not drawn into the fake gaiety of the infernal pink ribbon.
rleepac, my pain management doctor told me I have AIMS. Something like: Aromatase inhibitor Muscoskeletal Syndrome. The very next day, the oncologist told me , that I have fibromyalgia. Heck. When I was diagnosed, I didn't have anything but a little case a cancer. I am currently on tamoxifen, for a year now, and I hate it too. My body doesn't like any of these hormone blockers.
And katy, I also have a fatty liver now. I'm so sick of all this stuff.
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AIMS--sounds like a logical descriptor for the whole mess o' muscle, bone & joint aches & pains that those of us get by depriving ourselves of estrogen. I did find out that deep ache along the outside of my right leg when I sleep is iliotibial (IT) band syndrome, so I'm finally getting to use all those tubes of Voltaren gel I've been buying whenever I go to Europe (it's OTC there).
The past two nights I've had pretty bad insomnia. Sat. night I had to take 2 Benadryl on top of my Unisom (doxylamine) tab in order to fall asleep--but only after cranking up the A/C and ceiling fan. Had only a couple of hours, mostly fitful dreams just before dawn. I'm sure that contributed to my getting stuffed on much less food at brunch as did being at an effective altitude of 1800 ft. (the top floor of the Hancock is 1200' above ground level, and Chicago's 600' above sea level to begin with). What little I did eat at the buffet was delicious, but I could barely get through a couple of bites of my entree (which because it arrived so late they broke policy and wrapped it to go). I also got a slight LE flare, which went away after an hour back on the ground. So now I keep a sleeve & gauntlet in my purse just in case. Last night the insomnia was even worse--I had to raid Bob’s stash of Xanax (from last year’s Surgical Adventures) to take a half-mg., and on top of the Benadryl & Unisom I was pretty hung over despite logging 8 hrs. Had my family shrink appt. today, and he wrote me my own scrip for Xanax--saying BID so I could get 60 days’ worth. Tonight I will try it alone w/o the OTC sleep aids--no point flirting with depressed respirations (which is apparently what killed Prince: Ambien + opioid=asphyxia). Ironically, the one thing that drops me like a plugged buffalo is valerian root (though it does smell like toejam) but it’s off-limits because it can act estrogenic and cancel out the effectiveness of AIs.
Consulted my LE doc about my upcoming trip to NC. He says flying is the wiser choice, since it'd mean 4 fewer nights at high altitude. As for night compression, he vetoed it (he said “unless you want to spend $300 to sleep in a glorified oven mitt"). He says I need only sleep with my arm propped on a pillow or my hip--not over my head. He also said to test how my arm behaves after becoming acclimated to the altitude, and maybe I won't need the compression except when playing my instruments or using my resistance bands. (But I'm already planning my outfits to match the patterns of my sleeves & gauntlets).
I'm glad to be flying--I get some extra time at home to pack & rehearse between returning from IA (if you're near Iowa City, my singing partner & I are at Uptown Bill's this Sat. night at 7) and leaving for NC--and I should be back home by the time Bob gets his CT scan results.
I just refilled my letrozole--back to the Roxane version, which seems to have fewer SEs than the Teva version or even actual Femara. But when I first filled it New Year's Eve. with the Roxane, it was $9, and also for Feb.. Then the Teva version, which I'd originally requested came in: $12 for March and $17 for April. (In between running out and refilling I used some of my stash of real Femara). Today I got the Roxane instead: $29!!! The pharmacist said his cost went up and (In)Humane-a's reimbursement went down--they are trying to pressure me to switch to generic anastrozole for three months to prove it doesn't work for me. The fact that my MO considers letrozole to be more effective for larger women, with fewer side effects, doesn't seem to cut any ice with the lay bean-counters at (In)Humane-a. (And lest you wonder why I chose Humana Enhanced for my Part D, it has the largest formulary, widest network of preferred pharmacies, and highest consumer-satisfaction rating of any plan in IL). But it's still 10% of the price CanadaDrugs.com charges for Novartis UK's Femara......and 1/40th of Femara's sticker price at the drugstore. (Humana won't cover one cent of actual Femara--we went out of pocket for our Canadian-shipped supply).
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Found this:amazon makes it easy for you to donate to your favourite charity, while you shop! And it doesn't cost you a thing! They have a few charities listed, but BCO can sign up for it.
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Chi...I fount Letrozole caused same SE"s as Femara, but were a tad more tolerable.....then the neuropathy hit my feet, and all the shit went out in the trash.......all this fuckin AI's do the same things and people who say they don't get "any" amaze me......
Now I have plantar facitis ....my own fault from walking in frigging slippers...just ordered Tuli's Heel Pads which helped when I had it years ago, plus the exercise that you can do to stretch the facia, and the Achilles' tendon.......bad knees, now a bad heel.....sick of all the shit...........LE is acting up too........went to so many places after my therapist retired and they all sucked....could even get the sleeve measurements right...........so I gave up, and now it is coming back to bite me in the ass..............just fed up with the entire "cancer" bullshit..........all I want is my f/n life back, but I guess I should be grateful that I didn't get the alternative.........Phew.....sorry for venting..............0 -
Sorry, I did have a great weekend with my on at his shore home which is 2 steps away from the ocean.......and got treated like a Queen by him, my daughter-in-law and my grandson........don't expect it, but it sure is nice to be thought about......just not good for my waistline........ugh.........they love to eat good food.........lo
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Hiya, Poppy, I get that about women who have had influence being celebrated, too. When I hear certain words, I think of some of these women who have have a lot of positive influence in my life. I'm sorry about your friend. I imagine your son will get some of his feelings out about this stupid stupid cancer. Also, glad your pea sized lump has made a disappearing act.
As for the deranged llama morning look, I honestly looked just like Doc from Back to the Future. My hair grew back as the frizziest halo of mess you have ever seen. I would make those surprised "Doc" faces at my family and say "Great Scott"!! Especially after my husband told me to bleach it and slick it down, so I would look like that Sci Fi dude. Haha. HE said I would look like Doc Savage! So, I bleached it. Nope, wrong doc.
Tomboy, agree with you about the "fake gaiety of the pink ribbon". My next to oldest sister doesn't have children. She is the Auntie everyone runs to with all their woes. You wear that badge with honor, girl. Your second paragraph was lovely, and brought a tear.
Sandy, I had no idea that was what killed Prince. I have always been paranoid about taking two things that will make me sleepy at the same time. Some nights I have had to choose between the Ambien and the Percocet, and thankfully was scared to do both. I am still so sad he is gone. He was just always there, and I had a crush on him once upon a time. One of his songs came on this morning when I was in Dollar General. Where online may I go to listen to your music? I would love to hear it.
Tomboy, I signed up for that on Amazon, so they will donate to St Judes. I have it set on ebay, too, but you have to put in the amount you want to donate there on a drop down thingie. It's your money you donate there, though, instead of a portion from your purchase like on Amazon. I think it is a great idea. I could alternate between them and BCO and St Judes, if BCO signed up for it. Amazon is my go to place for everything I don't feel like shopping for. I am ordering a stand mixer this weekend, so cupcakes and cookies for everyone. I do have to make sure it is set to my Amazon smile thing, so they will get the donation.
Well, Alabama is getting much warmer this week. I hope everyone is having beautiful weather and lots of flowers. I think I have some poison ivy on my face, or some sort of itchy rash. It is very lovely and enhances my looks.
Lisa
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Vent away, ducky! I had plantar fasciitis when I was preggers--and had to wear wedgies or at least kitten heels everywhere (flats were excruciating). The Footsmart catalog carries a whole bunch of night splints to stretch your plantar fascia while you sleep.
AIs do all these nasty things because they’re all caused by a lack of estrogen--they are similar to the shit we get from aging, only an escalation of the symptoms. It should be our call as to how we want to roll the dice and what our pain and distress threshholds are--and whether the increased quantity of life is worth the worsened quality of life. At your age, having been on them 4 years, you probably got as much benefit as you were going to get from 5 years.
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I have to say, the death of prince sort of creeps me out
Then again there is a chiro guy with a u tube video about spinal stenosis, he gives the side effects for all-in meds and it is scarey, actually including all the otc stuff
Makes me avoid pain meds and do the natural stuff
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Oh, goodness, Iris, you got me a little scared, now. I am almost afraid to go to youtube and look. I do want to know where to go look for natural remedies that really work and don't have problems of their own. I try to buy organic foods and non gmo foods, unprocessed foods, but then, I take aleve, ibuprofen, percocet, ambien, etc, and it makes me feel I could be harming myself, even though it helps me feel better or get some sleep.
Lisa
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Poppy..I would love it if you and your family come to Australia.. I'll have your bedrooms ready 😃
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lcm, I have to be careful with NSAIDs because of my gut--I take half the normal dose of Celebrex, a COX-2 inhibitor (a form of NSAID that's gentler on the stomach & esophagus). I'm nervous about Ambien because it can cause extreme sleepwalking (heck, sleep-eating, sleep-driving). I used to take half a 5 mg. Norco to get to sleep, but it's constipating and my supply is running out--gotta save it for if my back goes out on me. My shrink prescribed 0.5mg of Xanax, and I was able to ditch both the Unisom & Benadryl. (Also, I run the A/C and wear a good sleep mask--gotta get custom blackout shades made for our odd-width windows). So if I'm sort of reluctant to use Norco, I'm staying away from Percocet--assuming any docs are willing to write scrips for it any more for patients not in abject agony, for any longer than a week.
I've been sneaking some cookies and chocolate, but that's it for the processed foods (OK, maybe some honey in my plain Greek yogurt). I buy organic, grass-fed, pasture-raised dairy, meat & eggs and wild or sustainable fish. I do go out to eat, but only at better restaurants where I trust the ingredients.
Oh, and GEICO called with the estimate on Bob’s car (2011 Fusion Hybrid): $5800. Since the pre-crash FMV was $9K for trade-in or up to $12K for private party sale, they decided not to total it and will pay the full amt. less our $250 deductible. They’re weighing whether to file a subrogation suit against the guy at fault, because he’s judgment proof and he has substandard dirt-bag insurance with a company (“Unique”) notorious for never paying a cent in claims, either by or against their insureds, while charging exorbitant premiums because their customers can’t get real insurance due to their driving histories, age, or immigration status. And these substandard companies have “captive law firms”--they own small defense firms (sometimes only 1-2 attorneys) that function essentially as in-house counsel because these lawyers represent only the customers of the insurance companies that own their firms. It’s a wonder more of them don’t get disbarred.
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Is there something strange going on here, with the posts? I could have sworn Chi wrote that well before midnight, here for me, I mean. So this post is just a test
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Test all you want Tomboy. Nice to see you again!
Ladies: How long should I wait to call the doc office to see if my revision was pre approved? Trying to be patient but...
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