My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
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Micmel, praying for your son.
Runor, sounds like a terrible time. I painted and ‘fixed up’ our entire condo on my own when we first moved in. I don’t think it was as bad as you have it, but I can imagine. Hopefully you can finish quickly and smoothly with everything getting back on track soon.
I have a hard time keeping up with everyone, but wishing you all a good week and holiday if you celebrate.
Had chest CT today, been coughing a lot and a wee bit short of breaths. Woke up and literally said out loud I could feel the lung cancer acting up today. Wish this Lynparza thing would either go through or not so we can move on to fighting cancer. Fiancé noticed the coughing frequency and has been a mess the last few days with worry and depression. I feel bad for not feeling as sympathetic for him as I used to in this whole thing.
Take care sisters & teamies
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Micmel, Prayers for you, your son and family. I’m in your pocket, giving you strength to get comfortable cuz of your shot and be there to support your son.
Love you, Suzy
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Micmel, thinking of you in emerg with son. Hoping it's something easily fixed and you're both home in bed as I type this!
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Just popped in quick before my doctor appointment and saw the news about Melissa’s son. Just wanted to add my prayers that all will be well. Thank goodness that he got to the hospital and did not ignore his symptoms.
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MJH~Hi there darling. So glad you're doing ok and that it was just you Preparing for the holiday and living life. I would love to see the pics of your arrangements. You're always so talented. It's always so nice to see you! I am seeing my father again today. Secondtime. We are bringing him lunch. He wants chicken salad and seafood salad. Soft things. So. I'm going to get him a smoothie and see how he likes it. Ty for remembering my dad and my visit.
Daniel~Thanks for caring and talking the time to support me. It was quite scary. We sat in the er for a while. They ran a gammot of tests.
I'll summarize what they told me at the end of my posting..
Gracie~ here's hoping the break does you good. Instead of the opposite. I am hoping that your scans will show it kicked some cancer ass! Ty for asking about my son. I was scared for sure.
Stilllivin~ty for caring about my son. I was trying to hold myself together. I didn't want to show him I was scared. He was already scared enough. Phew what a night. I hope you're ok as well. 🌷
Runor~ sounds like you're a busy busy bee. I am hoping your renovation is finished with a huge smile on your face. Always so good to see you. Lol at that there is no fast reading here. I'll take that as a compliment, that we are all loved on this thread. 💗 to you!
Pots~Oh No!!!!!! I know exactly how you feel when I smacked my face on the concrete. It does totally freak you out. One minute you're walking. And then Wham you're down. I'm sorry your leg hurts. I sure hope it calms down and doesn't linger too long. We sure are quite a bunch huh?
Parry~ coughing ? Hmmmm I cough everyday. A lot. I have allergies all year around. Since this summer was so moist. The molds are extremely high this time, more so than usual. The spores are wide open. With constant rain and the temps varying. They don't die. From the cold. Maybe you have some lingering allergies. Another thing is use mucinex. It brings up all unnecessary phlegm, and prevents it from laying in our lungs or irritation in our bronchial area. Hugs to you special friend. 😊 feel better. Also. Steam. A hot steamy shower clears my lungs out pretty good. I hope you feel better!
Lynnwood~Hope your doctor appointment goes well. Thinking of you. Ty for asking about my son. It was a scary night for sure. Be safe and stay warm. It was chilly last night. Damp and dreary for sure. 💙
So the ekg was fine. But they discovered he has a right bundle branch block. It's benign, but his heart is tilting a little too far right and combined with stress. When adrenaline approaches the blockage in a rush it throbs and the heart rate increases. They want to see how bad the heart is bending the branch, and to what extent.has to have an mri. He feels a flutter. So he's on steroids. For inflammation.. this is something he may have to live with his entire life now. Sometimes shit sucks. He's almost 22. And dealing with something chronic. Seriously? Like the shit just rolls down hill!
Thank you everyone for reaching out and even caring.
Love to all~M~
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Micmel, sorry to hear about your sons heart trouble, hopefully it’s easily treatable and does not have any limitations on what he can/can’t do.
Here’s a pic of the view this morning and some images from the critter cam.
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New wildlife sighting, a black BEAR!!!! (Taken from the deck for safety) 0 -
Micmel I’m glad your son went to the ER. I hope in the end it all works out.
Runor your Reno project sounds just about right. We did our 1 bathroom many years ago and it extended up to and including my daughters wedding day! The cursing lunatic, me managed lipstick and a smile but you know murder was in the horizon.
MJH good to hear from you.
Lynn 1960 I hope all is well.
Mae I love your critter cam- amazing
Food sounds delicious
Waves to all. I’m at a weird onc appt that’s giving me anxiety. No bloodwork no treatment today said the nurse. ?!??!!! I’m waiting for the doctor. I came by myself bc I thought today was gonna be business as usual.
Suck it up I keep telling myself
Tanya
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just a clerical error
Deep sigh
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Mae~it scares the crap out of me. HE is so young. I am just disgusted with worry over this now. I am shocked I'm not trying to catch flys with my mouth in mid air because of becoming looney with everything going on. Ty for asking about him. It means a lot. I'm just glad the ekg was ok. We certainly need to keep an eye on his stress levels. My DH also has the same thing. So he's going to talk to him about it tonight when. He gets here. Freaked me out. I-love the critter cam. I enjoy just watching nature. It amazes me the things that are out there we don't really see too often! I love your cabin life. Sounds so relaxing. How's the gym?
Tanya~ ty, I'm glad he went to the hospital also. I wasn't fooling around. It was his heart after all. I know he was scared. I could see it in his eyes. I knew he needed his mom and nothing else would do. He kept saying just go home. I'll call you. You need to rest you can't be upset like this. I told him. As if I would be resting with worry? So I stayed... four hours. It was long. But worth it. I just worry that this will be anything as he ages. We love our kids and would take anything away from them. I am with you in your pocket, if I'm too loud for your appointment. Just tell me to pipe down. Please let us know what the weird onc visit meant ? Thinking of you all!
~M~
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Pots MJH thanks. I'm really excited, not to nervous yet. So glad my BFF gets to go.
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micmel, the gym is good but off this week.
FYI, the bear was not caught on the critter cam, he was in person. DH and friends were about 15 feet from it, I am a bit more sensible and stayed on the deck, another 60 ish feet back. Here’s a closer look.
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wow!! That’s awesome. I have never been that close to a bear ever. I don’t blame you one bit for staying on the porch. I would have also. But how amazing is that! He was probably hungry. Which would make me stay on the porch even more! Lol. Hugs ~M~
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Good Morning Ladies. Resting day for me. Too busy already this week. Would love to sleep through all the work that needs to be done. Ugh cooking for Thanksgiving is hard work as you all know. I love all you ladies and hope you have a good holiday. I scan Monday sooooo, that’s on my mind for sure. Had bloodwork Monday. So I have a little window look into my tumor markers. So I’m hopeful. 💙💙💙💙 ~M~
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......to everyone who makes this thread a family....... love to each and everyone of you! Chelle....Minnie...Gracie....Bigbhome....Grannax....SheilaMarie.....Bella.....Runor.....GP......Mae....Divine.....masons....Footprintsangel....MissBianca...Tanya...Pots....Parry....Daniel..Leslie...peaches...sandybeaches....JKL...JFL...
Lynne's(man 50's)...MJH....scwilly....Lynnwood....Stillivin.....Muddling....skitz.....my friend Delvzy....Dianarose my friend....Holmes.......if i missedanyone I'll be back.
To my family. I love you deeply. DH my soul...my life. ....my world. Thank you for another year of taking care of me. I couldn't make it without you. My love...my life.. ~M~
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I tried to edit the above post and got a huge funky screen. I’ll try to fix it lol ugh. I have Man thumbs. ~M~
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Hi Ladies, trying to catch up with everything going on. First Micmel I,hope our Son is ok. No matter how we feel, we do not want to see our children suffer, or their children. I would rather suffer anything for them.
Grannax, wonderful news, what a great opportunity. Sometimes bad things bring good things. Enjoy!
Runor, I had a look at what paper bag flooring is all about, and I have the greatest admiration for you. What a DIY job. Backbreaking. You deserve a rest now. Sorry the original plan didn't work out as it should have.
Daniel, I agree, a plus living in Europe that we don't have to think of the cost of drugs. I usually feel guilty when I count up what I've had. Yesterday was No. 33 of trastuzumab pertuzumab denosomab, never mind the scans, heart checks etc. Anyway I am stable, thank God. Scan due sometime in next month so fingers crossed.
I met another stage iv lady, and told her about this group. I think it would help her to see she is not alone.
My thoughts with all who are suffering or worrying, and those who are happily or otherwise getting on with it,
I think of you all
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Astra Zeneca approved my Lynparza! I start next week. Praying this works for all the tumors everywhere. No word on the CT scan, but see MO on Monday for infusion so she will probably talk about it then.
Illimae, I would have been on the porch hiding behind you! Bears are beautiful, but no joke. They can actually run quite fast when most people think they are relatively slow moving animals. I hope you are enjoying the peace nature brings. It looks lovely there
P.s. about bears - they have one of the strongest sense of smell. We go camping in Tahoe where black bears are also found. One tip that helps us keep the bears away/at a distance is to use ammonia around our camp ground (mostly on rocks where is won’t hurt the plants). You can also soak rags in them and hang them around if you ever end up with a bears bothering your stuff. We haven’t had an issue and we’ve had spots right next to a bear path. Keep in mind we don’t usually go near fall or winter when they are extra hungry
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my sweet MBC friends! We are so blessed to be here with our families!
Love,
Claudia
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Today was quite an outing. We went to the local small town thrift shop where I found an amazing 1968 recipe book, which included clippings, hand written pages and recipe cards from various people, it is very cool. I also got two puzzles for a total of $4.06, money well spent!
After that, we went to the McDonald Observatory and the Fort Davis State Park. I especially love the winding road heading to the telescopes.
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Hi Micmel, just popping in to say hello and read about your son..oh my.
I am so happy he came to you with his health concern and you listened and got him to the ER.
We may be sick, but our kids (even if they are adults) are important to us. You probably were not feeling that great yourself, but you rallied. It's the mom gene.
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Minnie~Thank you for asking about my son... he's doing ok.. but I know it really scared him. It makes me sad. Mothers worry so much. I hated the entire thing, and yes we would always take the pain and agony over our children having to deal with it. My DH has the same exact thing, they talked about it today. He seemed a little better tonight, his bf And his gf (the owners of my grand puppy chief!) cane over an hung out for a while last night. He needed that. To laugh and let it go. I'm hoping tomorrow he will eat a good meal. He loves this holiday because he loves to eat. I myself am looking forward to the meal myself. My DH makes thee best gravy! Oh yummy! Good to see you. Hugs hugs !
Parry~ Glad astra Zeneca kicked in. They should the crooks. Charging that much money for medicine that people desperately need to live. It's maddening. I hope it works miracles!
Bigbhome~ always so nice to see you here beautiful... hope that you are doing well and your DH is also well! I am up way to late ugh! Not good!
Mae~ looks like some good deals ya got there! I still can't get over that bear! It looked pretty close. Sounds like Parry knows some good tricks. hope it doesn't get too close. Or even want your food! Back off mister bear!! You've been spotted! The roads are super cool looking I agree. Star gazing
Sandy~thank you so much. It scared me too much to even explain. But it seems you already know. It's called a bundle branch block. (Left). They say it's no big deal. But tell that to the person who expierences such a thing. Ty so much for caring. Hugs to you !
Ok up too late going to bed. Goodnight ladies. Love to all! ~M~
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone in USA. We have a lot to give thanks for x
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I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! One thing I am thankful for is this safe, sacred place where we can share our deepest fears and our greatest joys. I honestly don’t know how I would cope without this group of lovely people who totally “ get it”. Special thanks to our friend Melissa who keeps track of all of us and always makes us all feel welcome and special. Even though I don’t post much, I read every day and pray for all of us. I truly love you all!
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
Micmel, so glad your son is ok, have been praying for you both!
Mae, bears!!!! !eek!!!! Glad you stayed further away!!!! They are so scary!!!!
I have a chance to go home to Wyoming with my daughter in .Sunday for a week. Am almost scared to go because I'm already having trouble breathing and they are about 6800 feet up. I can feel the difference even when I'm in good shape! But it may be my last chance for a while! They are home for Thanksgiving so are here until Sunday! Emily said up there they can buy little oxygen canisters at Wal-Mart for the hunters who hunt even higher, so she could get me one of those if I needed it. Am really worried, but want to go so badly!!!
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Gracie, I’m at 7,000 ft now at the cabin and agree, everything requires more effort but after a couple of days you should be good.
I agree with the bear safety tips, I knew it could outrun and out-climb me, fortunately it seemed to just be checking out the area. Spotted this handsome fella on the way back up yesterday.
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Thanks Mae! I’m leaning towards going “carpe diem” and all that. It’s going depend on whether or not my son can meet us halfway the following Sunday to bring me back home because my car is having problems and I don’t think it I’ll make it up there and back . So I got a wait till I talk to him and see what he says .
That is a very handsome donkey!!!!
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I want to be where you are Mae so beautiful!! I love donkeys. They are funny funny animals. Very stubborn! I love that cabin of yours. !!
Gracie~ you should try to go. I know you will love the time spent. Hugs to you.
Hello Minnie~Hugs to you love !
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Thanks Mel! I think I may go
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I Super crashed early. I had dinner and my body was exhausted. I had so much going on Monday with bloodwork/XGeva shot... then the thing with my son at the ER.... then Tuesday I went and spent hours with my father... the DH came up and we were up late. Wednesday was spent with prep work and we had some Wednesday night company. Which ended up in another late night. I just hit my wall!! Extremely tired and need a serious long night sleep. Ugh! Good food though! Wow! DH made a home made cherry pie and crust! Omg fabulous! Sleep well! ~M~
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