CRAZY TOWN WAITING ROOM - TESTS coming up? All Stages Welcome.
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Yeah, he sees the look that comes over me when he tells me he’s going to friends’ weddings and whenever I see babies, especially friends’ grandkids. (My housekeeper is 2 yrs. younger than me and has a great-granddaughter)! My mom hounded me relentlessly (though lovingly) “when are you two finally gonna start a family?” I was 33 and Bob was 35 when we had Gordy, but we’d been married 13 yrs. by then—straight out of college (3 weeks after Commencement).
You are so right about our babies being our babies no matter how old they are! Whenever we or I traveled, my mom insisted on getting the details of my flights & hotels; and as soon as I’d settle into the hotel room I’d call her to let her know I’d arrived safely. She passed in 2006 (I was 55 by then). It took me several years before I stopped thinking “gotta call Mom” whenever I’d get to a hotel.
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Sandy: phew. (So, what colors are the bridesmaids gonna be wearing?)
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Had an ultrasound for the ovaries today because of the cysts that showed up on the PET scan. Everything is fine and she said its normal for the cysts to show up especially since I still get my cycle
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Mommy ..that's great news ..!!
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I was very happy. That wasmuch needed good news.
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Sandy - I had a very similar experience with my 21yo daughter recently, also with a new boyfriend. I tried to explain that her lack of communication -- so unlike her -- was my real worry, and not that she was with a boyfriend! Glad everything is ok.
M0mmy - great news! I'm glad that the scan + anxiety is behind you.
Front and center in CT this week - my yearly mammo is Wednesday. I'm participating in a dense breast study, so I get a mammo and ultrasound of both breasts. The catch is that I have to wait a day or two for the results. I'll be breaking out my Ativan stash this week for sure.
Octo - I'm still chuckling at 96yo you and your child groom in his 60s!
Thinking good thoughts for all of us, and Houston, of course.
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In your pocket for the mammo, Pennsy!
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I worry every time I have a scan.
Was thrilled to hear my family friend in the Houston area is safe. He and his wife evacuated ahead of the storm.
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I'm glad your friend is safe Mommy - My friend is safe, but their home is trashed.. They saw it for the first time yesterday - The basic frame is standing but the roof caved in and landed in their bedrooms, windows blew out and their steps into the house and siding blew off. It really bummed me out when I saw the pictures... And here where we live is overwhelmed with smoke from the forest fires. To top it off the orthopedic surgeon want to refer me to a hand surgeon. I told them the wrist isn't that bad yet to want surgery. After 7 breast surgeries/revisions, I just don't want to go there. Among everything that is happening, God showed me some beauty yesterday. It reminded me that He cares and is there through all our trials:
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From what I understand from my friend's mom, my friend and his wife don't know if their house has been damaged.
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My friend was in Portland, south of Corpus Christie. Most of the area is underwater and severely damaged. Rockport looks like they were the hardest hit so far.
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my nephew and his pregnant girl friend were in new orleans during katrina, some of the stories and photos bring back memories, Bob was anxious to help with that rebuildiing and i have to say i felt very proud of him.
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I have been stunned by the devastation they are showing on the news from Texas. So sad.
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Pennsygal: totally in your pocket tomorrow. Regardless of the news or implications, our little lizard hindbrains suck us into crazyness for all of these tests!
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Saying my temporary farewell to solid food tonight. Tomorrow morning, it’s gonna be clear liquids (no red or purple, because they leave a dye residue). Orange and brown are okay if you can see through them and have no solids. Was hoping I could have some of that blood orange sorbet in the freezer, but it has pureed fruit as an ingredient. Old-fashioned NY-style Italian ices are OK, but the grocers have only lemon (meh) or cherry (verboten). So I ate a tomato and two more of the tamales Bob’s RN made. Went down to the frozen-custard parlor and got a mixed pint of chocolate & peach—half on each side. On the peach, dark chocolate chips. On the chocolate, sour cherries. That’ll be my pre-bedtime snack.
Tomorrow’s breakfast will be black coffee, bone broth and maple water—I’ll need the calories for my workout. Probably iced teas, strained mango juice, & coconut water the rest of the afternoon. Then at 5, the dreaded prep, part I.
BTW, going off iron for a week helped me lose 2 lbs. without changing diet or increasing exercise. Guess I really was full of you-know-what.
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Thanks, QMC and Sandy. Well, it's done. I was slightly alarmed when the mammo tech asked if I had ever had cancer - then she told me my history wasn't coming up on her screen. I'm participating in a dense breast study where I also get an ultrasound. Then, the ultrasound tech said - I'm just measuring the cysts that were there last year - don't panic. Again, I don't remember being told of those, although I just looked at last year's report and there they are.
Also in last year's report is the recommendation for magnification views of an area in the left breast containing a few microcalcifications. They did not do any magnification today. I go to an N1 cancer center and usually have complete faith in the care I've had there. Today I feel extremely anxious and annoyed.
Sorry for the rant. Long day.
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Pennsygal: (soothingly, having been there) Of course you're anxious and annoyed--isn't that always the aftermath of jumping through hoops after being diagnosed with/treated for cancer of any sort? But yeah "Have you ever had cancer?" would have sent spouts of frustrated smoke out of my ears too. Just saying. After having had a couple of mammo techs saying "Oh, you don't have a nipple on the left?" this year. Woof.
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Hi Everyone! I'm back from vacation and the kids just started school on Monday. Hoping to settle in to real life.
Molly, I'm so sorry about your mom. ((Hugs)) I hope your balance issues get worked out soon. You mentioned going off exemestane...have you considered switching to another AI?
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pennsy, I would be upset too. PoppyK!! I hope you had a fantastic vacation. I gave myself a break from exemestane and it didn't help so I am restarting it tonight. Thanks for the hug. If you all will keep Wyatt in your prayers he's having surgery on the 6th. This will hopefully cut down on his seizures.
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molly, you know everyone here will be hoping this surgery helps little Wyatt
Chemo tomorrow but at least it is early in the am
Really looking forward to upcoming pet scan, dang hope it shows improvement
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Molly ..sending prayers for Wyatt and his surgery !
Penny .yes ..I would be annoyed too !!!
Poppy ..Welcome back !
GMA ..lovely photos !
Queen ..very observant of mammo techs 😵
Sandy ..thinking of you ..
Hugs to all xx
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I have been lurking waiting to hear how ChiSandy did . . . ?
Some of you may recall my sometimes hilarious, sometimes maddening soap opera with my neighbor. After building her stairs on my side of the beach, she continued to accuse me of stepping on them, plus some very bizarre behavior. My lawn chair tossed in debris, the flowers she hates crushed down, and most recently I noticed my rhubarb plant neatly cut down and the stalks laid 20 feet away. Let's just say I lock my door at night. I was having so much anxiety every day going outside my house with her so near by watching my every step and sometimes accosting me.
So the daughter of the people we bought the house from was visiting her uncle next door. She mentioned in passing to let us know if we ever want to sell the house. I couldn't imagine ever leaving at the time, but a couple weeks later, a friend of ours alerted us that a house was going up for auction. My husband did some research, you have to pay cash for these things etc. Bottom line, we got this house on a Friday, sold our house on a Saturday and I have been caught up in the excitement of moving ever since. This house is not only in great condition, but it is on low bank saltwater front. The salmon run right in front of me. We got it for half price ($255k), so it will be paid off in about a year with the proceeds of our home sale and then a rental we are working on selling now, and then I can retire from writing nonprofit mail and maybe write something from my own perspective, or maybe just get a job at the grocery store down the street.mmI never would have been interested in this opportunity if not for that horrible woman. But here's the part that is really getting me... the reason this house ended up empty for years and finally auctioned is because the woman died of breast cancer, and a month later her husband had a heart attack and died. Both were youngish, in their 60's. So very sad. All of their stuff was left in the home, including the poster from her memorial with all the scenes from her life. She went to the same conference I did and I saw all her notes from her treatment, the hell she went through, all the details of her diagnosis. And on a scrap of paper she had written "breastcancer.org." I wonder if she was on these boards? She died in 2013. So I have not decided yet what to do with that poster, but for now it is in the window at the bottom of the stairs so I see it every day and am reminded to live in the moment and not harbor anger.
I am so grateful, I don't feel chased out of my home. I feel like I moved to something much better, and honored to care for this woman's home now that she is gone. I wonder if I should get her added to the In Memoriam list? I don't have her screen name, but I can find the date she died. Her name was Susan H., from Hoodsport, WA . . . well, this is a long post with a lesson I have learned that the worst of situations can suddenly resolve in unexpected ways. I say, thank God!
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Eggroll, hooray for moving away from the crazy neighbor—but such a sad reason your new house became available. So you live along Hood Canal? Oooooh—I am SO envious! (Bob & I always said that if we could pick anywhere to retire it’d either be Eugene or Hood Canal). Salmon, oysters, evergreens, insanely gorgeous sunsets with the Olympics in the background…
Molly, hope this surgery’s the charm for Wyatt’s seizures!
Poppy, welcome home.
Prep was a drag, but I’ve endured worse. (Easier than I remember from 2011). Colonoscopy went well—very uneventfully. One second I felt the happy juice flowing into my IV (only got stabbed twice), the next I heard “All done—no polyps.” Just the ‘rhoid (only one, much smaller than I thought) and a couple of minor diverticuli. Nothing a high-fiber diet can’t treat. But also nothing that would cause a GI bleed.
Didn’t want to risk walking to a restaurant—or playing with knives & fire—with propofol still in my system. Besides, it’s not a good idea to be in polite company around a lot of people trying to enjoy their food if one is still “producing noxious emissions.” So I discovered our local Carolina low-country restaurant, Big Jones, has joined GrubHub.com. I had a lovely dinner of rabbit & andouille gumbo ya-ya with brown rice, cornbread, shrimp & grits, red beans, collards and a fried chicken thigh. Had about 1/4 of each and am (happily) stuffed. Raising a Cabernet-glass of iced Arnold Palmer. (Seems to go better than any wine would have). No dessert necessary. Leftovers for days. (Gordy is eating out after rehearsal tonight, and spending the weekend with his girlfriend).
Still dunno why I’m anemic, but I go back on the iron tomorrow. Retest CBC in a month; if still anemic, then we’ll do a capsule endoscopy.
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Eggroll, that sounds wonderful and very touching to have the honor of being the next owner of the house. I am glad you are getting away from the crazy neighbors. I had my MRI of the brain last night. I had to talk myself through it or I would have lost my mind. At preop with Wyatt this morning. To say that I feel sick and scared and hopeful at the same time is a major under statement. Please pray for Wyatt and for my MRI to be clear.
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Molly - Prayers are on the way!
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Molly: you won't see this until you're well out of anesthesia...but you have (had?) my prayers, as does Wyatt. Let us know how things went once you're de-woozified?
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Molly ..turbo prayers for both you and Wyatt 🙏
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Molly, joining that prayer circle—of all faiths. Hope your MRI is negative, and that Wyatt’s surgery goes swimmingly.
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{{{{{Molly-Wyatt}}}}}
Keep us posted.....
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Thank you all!!
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