CRAZY TOWN WAITING ROOM - TESTS coming up? All Stages Welcome.
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Piriformis syndrome can mimic arthritic spinal joints, just as iliotibial band syndrome can mimic anything from a quadriceps tear to strained knee ligaments to even hip arthritis. Then there is iliopsoas muscle strain, which can cause groin pain that can be mistaken for that of hip arthritis or even an inguinal hernia. (And they can also coexist with the conditions they mimic). There are specific stretches that can be done to ease piriformis strain. I also get good relief from a home TENS unit. (I forget the name of mine). The newest ones have wireless remotes.
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ChiSandy,
Yes! I have been going to weekly PT for this for the last month..I also have a TENS machine..which really feels great. I must learn to take advil etc when drs suggest it..I always feel I don't want to take anything but dang it helps.
Also, the breast cancer oncologist from Tokyo is arriving tomorrow with his wife and two kids..we're going to do a BBQ..burgers etc...total American experience.. state parks perhaps..etc...this time it's not for a conference but just a family vacation
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Sula, glad to hear the x-rays are looking good.
Iris, hoping for good news about your back.
Fraidy, I'm sorry to hear about your scan. I hope they can give you some answers soon.
I've started fitness training through Livestrong. I have my third session tonight. I've found it helpful, because I never would have gone near the weight machines at the Y (and the guys built like dump trucks who hang out there) without someone else showing me how to use them.
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Glad to hear you're at least alive, Sula.
All quiet in my neck of CT, but because there's nothing going on; the worst thing going in the last few weeks was getting turned away when I tried to donate blood today.
Way behind on welcome baskets, sorry.
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Great news, Sula!!
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Yay for good X-rays, Sula! Queen, I don’t even try to donate blood--LifeSource (our local blood bank) will not take cancer survivors’ blood until it's been 5 years since the end of all drug treatment....even AIs or tamoxifen. So if I’m on letrozole only 5 years, they won’t let me donate until 5 years after I finish......I’d be 75 by then, and too old to donate.
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Heading to the City (San Francisco) for the weekend. Will be nice to be in 60 degree weather and fog, eat dinner at my favorite restaurant tonight, see old friends. May even talk hubby into the ball game on Sunday. That's the fun part. Sadly, the excuse for the trip isn't nearly as fun: going to an long time friend's memorial service on Saturday afternoon. We miss him :-(
I admit it, all this running around has me TIRED. A weekend home alone would be nice.
My iphone has decided to die for no good reason. Good thing there is an apple store in SF!
Molly, hope the healing is gong well and that you are soon drain less and get to see our beloved Slow and Poppy soon. (ha! Auto-correct kept trying to make it brainless! That is one thing I know you have, is a very smart brain!)
Fraidy, I also hope you get answers soon. It sucks!
Sula, my father's 93rd birthday is coming up soon. I will be up that way to bring him cake and ice cream. He isn't doing very well but he still loves ice cream. I will let you know as soon as I know when and look forward to coffee!
Hugs to all the Crazies;
Octogirl
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Octogirl, sorry about your friend. I did lol at the brainless autocorrect because I feel brainless lately. Speaking of blood donations, I assume it will be a long time if ever that they will accept my blood since I recently had a transfusion.
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Chisandy: I'll keep that in mind about medications--if so, that pushes my eligibility out to March of next year, and that only because I got taken off tamoxifen early (tiniest blessings of having DCIS)
I'd actually been looking forward to resuming blood donations as an indication that my life's returning to normal--I got my gallon pin before getting a bone graft during back surgery two years ago, then the diagnosis of breast cancer pushed that out. Sigh.
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Rainy, We are all in your pocket today for your MO appointment. I hope all goes well. Please let us know when you get a chance. I hope your Herceptin infusion goes well too. I've got my catcher's mitt on for one of those Popsicles. Enjoy the few hours of air conditioning!!
Val, Care to share some of that dessert liquor? If so, I will join you on the porch!" I look like a member of the Walking Dead Cast." hahahahahaha.....I can relate!!
QM, A margarita sounds lovely. Now I'm not sure if I want dessert liquor or a margarita. My decision making abilities are lacking. Fluffy cushions - YAY! , I'm sorry you were turned away for blood. I used to love giving blood, but they also reject me now too.
KathyL624, Welcome to our Crazy Town!
I'm glad you found us. The ladies here are so helpful and supportive. You'll love them all.
Fraidy, I'm glad you feel safe here. I'm very sorry to hear about your node lighting up. I didn't know we had nodes in the lung either. I hope yours turn out to be something simple. We will all be holding your hand when you get the CT scan. I highly suggest a road trip!! It made me forget about everything and it was a blast. I LOVE Pismo Beach!! There is a place we go to that has the best soup. I will have to ask my DH the name because I can't remember. I hope you and your DD have a great time!! Please keep us updated when you can.
Iris, I'm glad you didn't have any pain at the dentist. I've got to ask....Did the plumber guy have plumbers butt?? Sending good wishes to you today. I hope all goes well for you!
Molly, That sounds good!! I'm glad you like your new PCP. I hope the blood work turns out well and you get those darn drains out on Tuesday!
Sandy, I hope you were able to find a place to park last night.
Sula, Doing the happy dance for you! Very glad to hear the x-rays were clear. Enjoy your guests!
Cubbie, That's great you started fitness training. I hope it helps you feel better. I've been making an effort to move more and I do feel better.
Octogirl, The girl on the move!! Your trip sounds wonderful, well, except for the loss of your friend. My sincere condolences to you. Enjoy your coffee time with Sula. DH and I are thinking about going back to Oregon before the summer is finished.
Thinking of all of you. I hope everyone has a comfortable, pain fee day.. It's Friday!!!!!
Love to all...quiet crazies too.
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Hey, Octo--just occurred to me that the N.CA quake (5.1) might have caused your iMac to fall over.
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Sandy, I suppose it is possible, but I doubt it....that quake was a good 250 miles north of here and 5.1 isn't that strong. My story (and I am sticking to it!) is that someone (God? The Universe? My husband who planted a weight in the computer to make it fall over?) is trying to tell me that it is waayyyy past time to retire and clearly I am so densely in denial about it that he or She felt the need to hit me over the head with the major source of my work misery :-), not to mention that she zapped my iphone dead!
Oh well, I see it is almost two pm. Time to sneak outta here early so we can get out of the Central Valley heat and into the beautiful fog. Sweaters packed...
Hugs to all!
Octogirl
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well home from today's doc visit, I like this Guy!
Slow, no plumbers but, not sure if you have angies list out west but found this guy couple years ago, they are fine and reasonable for small jobs
Yeah, lots of stuff to think on but will likely switch back dudes to this guy. I had to wait a while to get appt with him so had gone to a dif group but now meeting my first choice.......got think on stuff
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That is one fine heckuva dancing pineapple, Beppy!
Octo, so very sorry about your friend. On another topic, have you done anything to anger the gods of Apple? Maybe the ghost of Steve Jobs is somehow haunting you?
Sula, so glad for good scan results!
MO appointment went well. Me: So this is the way it goes now, I see you every 9 weeks, get the Herceptin every three, and call you if something starts hurting? And just live my life? She: Pretty much. Offers smile and hug.
Don't get me wrong. I'm unspeakably grateful that things are boring right now on the cancer front. I mean, stage 3 at diagnosis and an aggressive cancer to boot. So every day of life is one that I value. As we all do. And as we all wish for everyone here. It's just that I'm still processing, you know? Maybe for a long time.
Awright. Supper. Maybe someone will make me a gin and tonic. Enjoy the evening....
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we had a quake???? north of you would be near me....didn't feel anything. thankfully!
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It was centered somewhere in N.CA, 5.1, few reports of damage and none of injuries. If QuinnCat hasn’t said anything about it, then the epicenter was deep and in an unpopulated area.
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Rainnyc: my sympathies. I don't know if I can explain this right, but....being alive is all very well and good, but sometimes we get slapped in the face with the fact that we will never go back to the way things were before we were diagnosed with cancer.
Yeah, I know: not being able to donate blood until April isn't exactly comparable to herceptin every three weeks.
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Sula, the quake was in northern Lake County, so not all that near to you either...(though closer than to me)
PTS, very glad you like the new guy!
Thanks for the kind thoughts about my friend. He died in May, too young, though he had been in poor health a long time, so it wasn't a total surprise. He had a very compromised immune system and couldn't fight off a bad flu/pneumonia. His wife waited till now to hold the service till she was coping better and to a better time for his extended family to travel in from around the states....I am sure tomorrow will be sad, but the service will be by the ocean in glorious cool fog...and we will see a lot of good friends there...my friend was part of our scuba club and we all have wonderful memories of dive trips near and far together. He lived his life well, which of course is something we all should do. Yes, cancer changed me forever too, but damn it, I want to live this life well however long I have...
and speaking of which, the worst part of phone being dead is that I can't take a pic of the fabulous SF bay view from my hotel room to share with you all. (Apple store is on the agenda while we are here in the big City)...Not sure how or why I won the room lottery. Watching boats on the bay and folks walking on the Embarcadero heading to the baseball game (Go Giants!). Gabe is comfy cozy in the middle of our king bed. Heading out to dinner soon at an old favorite. (I did warn hubby to keep his mouth shut if the hostess/owner at the restaurant, who treats us like long-lost friends when we come back, and who hasn't seen us post bc, comments on my new, short, curly hairdo). Air is SOOO much clearer here than at home. Weather is so much better. Sunny, but fog around the edges of the bay. Dim sum and probably baseball also on Sunday. Hugs and tears with friends tomorrow. Today, life is good.
Love to all!
Octogirl
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Are you going for dim sum in Chinatown, or to that insanely wonderful place by the Embarcadero? I am still salivating 18 years after I was last there (and I’ve had dim sum in Guangzhou as well as on Nathan Rd. in Kowloon).
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QMC: You're absolutely right. It's the new normal, as many have commented. For whatever reason, it just hits occasionally. As we all know....
San Francisco sounds wonderful, even with a memorial service.
We're still in the midst of a killer heat wave. Going through gallons of seltzer, ice tea, ice cream. For some reason, I decided yesterday was the day to pickle the jalapeños I've been growing. They're the one thing the squirrels won't touch. Greedy little beggars are decimating my tomatoes and cucumbers. Anyway, photo attached. And yes, I wore rubber gloves. Next up: hot sauce with the scotch bonnet peppers, which are infinitely spicier.
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rainy, pickles look good to and hot ones, huge fan of those
Spending lots of time in ac and thankful that I upgraded that 2 years ago so no worries on a break down
Just trying to do some paperwork stuff to keep mind off of upcoming mri and stuff
Thinking of making some tater salad with baby reds I got yesterday
Stay cool all
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The new normal for me involves going the Breast Cancer Center at Vanderbilt twice a year. My big visit (w mammogram) is coming up on Tuesday. Per usual, in the reality that is my new normal, I've starting hitting the Xanax bottle again. Usually I'm okay, but starting about a week before my "visits" to the cancer center, I go kind of crazy. Almost 2 years out, so you'd think I'd be used to it by now, but I hate going there. It is such a vivid reminder that I am a cancer patient with an oncologist still following me. Tests, ugh!
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Rain, not surprised that the squirrels are shunning your jalapenos. There’s a squirrel-repellent powder called “Squirrel Away” that is made from cayenne, tabasco and habanero peppers. I used to mix it into birdseed (mammals are very sensitive to it but birds not at all) when the squirrels learned to evade the anti-squirrel baffles on my bird feeders, but despite originally writhing on my deck desperately lapping up air conditioner drip water, they eventually developed resistance to it. We don’t use many chiles in our family, though, to justify keeping a hot pepper plant on our deck along with the tomatoes & herbs. Last year I had two Hungarian hot pepper plants and got one stunted pepper each. Not worth it.
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Sandy, I'm not surprised to hear there's a commercial squirrel repellent that uses hot peppers. I sprinkle powdered cayenne pepper around the plants routinely. But if it rains, the stuff gets washed away, so I'm always playing catchup, and the squirrels are very quick to get in there when they see an opportunity. My DH loves hot peppers so this is basically a gift to him. I've found that pepper plants adore direct sun, and as soon as I figured that out, the yield per plant increased a great deal.
Not that I'm obsessed or anything. Enjoy the evening, everyone!
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fun day, I am set for a ton of back mris tomorrow but seems my blood workup has not been sent over by my nuerologist office
Can you say Annoyed? This is the first time working with this hospital so I am a tad uncertain on their proceedures
Got to just get past this week then going over to my second opinion doc who I like better but did not have time to change this stuff
Oh well, woke up today with my old fighting spirit and need to fight for myself
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I will be in your pocket tomorrow, Iris
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thanks molly
Got all the testing reports worked out and faxed to the required places
Hey, they did not know they were dealing with a pushy retired jersey sales Person
Even went to store for my end of day ice cream!
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Drain out!!! Woo woo. PS said that I can return to work next week if I take it easy. I see BS tomorrow.
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yay PTS for advocating for yourself! You deserve that ice cream, for sure.
and yay Mollie for getting the drain out. Glad you are doing better.
The memorial service was tougher on me than I thought it would be....lots of memories, but I left sad, rather than happy at the full life my friend led. oh well, onward...
hugs to all
Octogirl
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wow, morning spent on mri table is.....NOT FUN
but done and thanks for the pocket party
Still have brain scans on Thursday but day of rest till that one
Yeap ice cream ready for tonight but may have to run out for wine yet
Man but that is tiring but you all know that
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