My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
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Aw Micmel! I always get mad at myself when I bump into something. I don't know why - it's not anyone's fault! A few weeks ago I bumped my shin really really hard and it hurt quite a lot. It took forever to heal up, in fact I still have a big bruise there. It also sparked up some weird skin thing called nummular eczema and now my whole lower leg looks spotty and red. Wasn't it Rosann Rosanna Danna who said "it it's not one thing it's another".
I will stop worrying about the pool and happily! I love going to the pool. The PT didn't put me in the pool today though - she's going to start with some stability on land. I have a bunch of compression fractures from my neck right down to lumbar spine. This sucks but I'm going to work really hard on this. My gait is way off because my hip has arthritis and my back is messed UP from the fractures. My new PT gave me a ton of encouragement and confidence though so I'm feeling pretty good!
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Moomala~I sure did give it a good kick. Not a good luck streak here for falls. But hopefully I've had my years quota. It's rained all day here and I slept from 11:30 until 3:00 on and off. If I drink coffee, forget it. Up and down I go to the bathroom, every hour. Now I do drink a lot and I mean a lot of water. But I just don't want to have to go every freaking hour. I get all comfortable, and then I have to get up and trudge to the bathroom. Maybe I'll have to bring it back down to one cup a morning. Lately Ive been having 3!! But I honestly do love the taste!!!
Have a good rest of your day and I hope your shin bruise improves and I don't end up with red dots. Knowing my luck, I will. Hugs to all~M~
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Micmel if you have arnica (cream or gel) that really helps with bruise healing.
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Santa~ thank you very much. I’ll give it a try. Hope it’s a big bottle. Got lots of bruises.
I have a puzzle/question for you. What do you ladies see in this picture ? A car door B a beach scenery at nighttime... ?
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My overflowing garden.0 -
Micmel - Both. But saw beach scene first as I love the beach...and wish I was there right now...
Gumdoctor
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Grannax I love your overflowing garden.
Gumdoctor
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Just got the call about Xeloda dose reduction starting next Saturday. Very hopeful I will do better with this tx regimen.
Gumdoctor
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Grannax~loving your green thumb. I miss my days of watering DH’s creations of our home grown tomatoes and cucumbers. I miss the fresh cucumber and tomato salad... it’s lovely. And the smells I miss those also. Every morning before work I would water them proudly because he planted them for our family. I miss those days, when I was a contributor to the family. I cleaned and cooked. Functioned.
Gumdoctor~I honestly hope Xeloda will kick your cancers buttocks. I hope for many many many years to come. I also could see both the car and the beach scene as well. Sometimes the dose reduction, from what I’ve read, can help greatly. I am sending huge hugs my friend.0 -
And now for your viewing pleasure..... is my softball sized egg on my shin. I have new meaning to that commercial “I’ve fallen and I cannot get up”. You could connect the dots Ouchie.0 -
Micmel: Ouch! I'm seriously thinking of recommending you to dress like an ice hockey player ... at least for a while.
And what was the picture finally? A beach, a car door, another contusion ...?
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lmao at another contusion. Lol that made me laugh out loud. It was a car door! But many people said the beach as well. It’s always what you least think it could be, it's always just too obvious. I know I need a bubble like that’s 70’s movie the boy in the bubble! I am constantly getting injured. If I’m honest, I have always been that way. Hope you’re doing well tonight ! ~M~
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Oh Micmel,please be very very really careful,it's just good that they're only cuts,abrasions or skin tears,just superficial. Our bones are more brittle especially after CHEMO,we do not want especially to break any part of our bodies.We can break a bone just by weight bearing,how much more if there's pressure or any fall>
Careful sister.
JanetMara
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Ooooh! Shin busting! That's going to be there a long time! Can you imagine if you'd done that with a full glass of wine? And you dropped the wine? And SPILLED it? My god, the tragedy that was actually avoided. What a relief. Sheesh. (I am kissing the booboo while keeping a firm grasp on my glass of wine).
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Oh My Dear Mel,
So sorry you are having such a rotten time. I hope you are okay and that you recover quickly. I fell and sprained my ankle about a month or more ago, and it is taking such a long time to heal. I am praying for you that the rest of your summer is accident and pain-free.
Take care my dear.
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micmel. When is the long awaited day you and your DH get to live in the same house together? That can't come soon enough, I think. Everything will be better on that day. Let's do a count down, months? days?
Gumdoctor so glad you're getting a dose reduction. I'm sure it will help. I still can't believe how magical it was for me on my off work. But, here I go again cycle 5 starts today. Ugh. I better stock up on groceries, etc today before the foot fire begins.
I've never had a garden but I have found that I really look forward to it every morning. And, I don't have a green thumb, at least I never did before now. Maybe age 71 is the magic age for me to grow stuff. My first tomato and cucumber tasted so good. My squash not so good. 💞
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Today 7/9 is Independance Day here in Argentina. Here's a picture of my flowered Kalanchoes. They can not wait for Spring! Hugs to you all ladies!0 -
grannax it takes a couple of years to see what succeeds and what doesn't...
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I saw the beach first, then the damaged car door.
Quick update: Sunburn is healing but my right knee has a couple spots that might be 2nd degree burns and now I’m sick too, not fun at all.
We decided on this trip that we need a bigger travel trailer, so we’ve done the research, watched videos, did the in person walk through and are picking it up tomorrow. Now, we’re planning more trips, a couple in-state local places and possibly Sequoia in California or the Keys in Florida this fall.
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Janet~Hello sweet sister. I know now that busting your shin isn’t such a. Good idea. It’s getting a lot better already which is good. Now I believe I am dealing with a cold. It’s been a good three months since I’ve had a cold hit me. I don’t really want one at all. This cancer life sucks. I adore seeing you here my sweet friend. Hugs to you and hope you’re feeling well..🥰
BooBoo~ Hi honey. I’m a train wreck let’s face it. I don’t know what line I got into when they were not only assembling body parts. But brains apparently too. It’s like a marathon we didn’t even know we would have to run and never had the chance to train. I sleep constantly. How are you sweet woman? 💜
Grannax~I love home grown tomatoes. Just some salt. And I am in heaven. I am hoping you’ll have one for me! My DH makes too much money where his house is and I have lived in mine for 20 years I love it, and I love this area and do not like the DC area at all.
Santa~our tomatoes and cucumbers dug in. One year we didn’t have to replant them. They just appeared ! Delicious, And big and flavor galore!
Mae~I’m glad most of the burn cleared up. I hope you’ll see those red spots disappear. You wore yourself down, Miss travel guide correspondence.! My counts are trash this week and I’ve gotten a nice cold as well. Nothing like a summer cold. Feel better honey soon. Love the RV! Jealous.
Yndorian~I don’t think I have ever seen anything like that plant. That’s amazing. Looks like a rubber tree plant. I love the deep color. I always wished I had a green thumb. My mom liked to garden but it was something she did to get away from us kids. So I never really learned. I spent a lot of time alone as a child. I guess that it’s fitting I’m alone a lot now, that I am sick. Hugs to you lovelady!
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Good afternoon ladies
Grannax your garden looks amazing. For the first time in 39 years my husband is watering my seedlings while I’m away. Happy camper over here. This year I’ve had the best gardening since we moved to FL. Had to figure it all out and make time.
Yndoeian thise plants look amazing. I had a plant that resembled them in NY foxy digitalis.
Runor hold the wine tightly Micmel on the prowl again.
Micmel be careful. Hold onto the banister or something.
Mae sorry about the burn but hooray for the RV. Something I’ve always wanted to do.
Went tio NYC to pick up my daughter from bus terminal. Pretty grueling driving like a lunatic cabdriver but it’s kinda an adrenaline rush for me. The crazy stuff we like. Thank God I don’t have a fast car I would race!!!!
God willing my mom and I will see a play tomorrow. More NY driving. Buckle up.
Tanya
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Tanya~LOL at your adorable post.. you made me laugh and your comment to Runor! I promise I hold The banister. Ever since my ac heavy chemo my feet haven't been the same. Clumsy clumsy! Your entire post had me giggling. The driving and the NY crazy cab driver references!! I felt like I was watching you in your own movie. Lmao. Thanks for the smiles ! I adore you ladies !
Gracie always in my mind and heart...
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I just saw another new ibrance commercial. This time It was Corey. She seems to look fine as most of us do. She took a nice afternoon with an adorable grandson at the park and walked someplace with him also. Then later after all of that.... she went to a ball game with what could have been her daughter. Now I seriously like to think of myself as a strong person. I've been through hell. So many surgeries I've lost count. This woman just kept going and going. Maybe it's my medicine. The ibrance fatigue. All the other pills added up. I cannot do that many things in one day. I've even tried. I sit and watch every minute to make sure I don't miss anything at all. The fine print has a heck of a lot to say.
My mom says to me today. “ why can't you do that? How come you're always in bed or tired, how come your aches and pains and numbness never get better?" And the explanation begins again. Over and over. At the end of the talk. She says. I just wish you didn't have cancer I guess, and I always hope you'll say something different to me. Damn this disease. I also chatted briefly with my step mother. We talked about how I was feeling and that cancer treatments have changed since she had leukemia in the 80's the woman is a miracle. She said to me. “Cancer is disgusting, and prays on innocent people, it's a terrorist". I did finally agree with something she said. She is trying to keep in contact with me and hasn't been bashing anyone. So one day at a time with that!
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Hey Mel,
I’m doing ok. After the bronchoscopy showed no cancer, I saw my Pulmonologist about the Sarcoidosis. She put me on 20mgs. of Methotrexate. So I’m on 2 chemo meds, and it’s kicking me pretty good. I know what you mean when you say you take a lot of pills. I’d be embarrassed if anyone opened my med cabinet. So many pills!
My onc gave me a script for another PET scan in August, so everyone is waiting to see where I stand after it. I suspect the Xeloda has stopped working because I have pain in both hips (one of the met areas). But we’ll see.
Looking forward to our Maine vacation week after next. I will be trailing Mae with eating some lobster and seeing the sites. It’s so peaceful there. I absolutely love Maine.
Anyway, hope all is well with my MBC sisters, and hope you are healing from your injuries, Mel.
Love to all,
Boo
P.S. whenever I type my name, this app cuts off the “e” in Laurie....so I’ll just sign my nickname....
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Tanya. I'm cracking up picturing you driving in NYC. And, wanting to be a race car driver. LOL. I was scared to death just being in the backseat of uber, all the honking and crazy traffic, you must be one brave girl. 💞
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Micmel- Gotta love Corey right. They need to have commercials that show the reality of MBC. But they won't.
Hugs.
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Hi everyone! I thought I best check in lest you think I have disappeared into thin air. I realized awhile back that I can't keep up with all of you so I take a bit of time once in awhile to go through and check on you.
Micmel, that is quite the lump and I do hope it heals fast. I have had som falls of late and my skin is so thin that injuries always take long to heal. I am thankful that I have had no infections. Runpr I love your horse care descriptions. I find horses amazing and I suspect you do too.
I have been having a lot more pain and am awaiting MRI results and hopefully today. My head to toe CT weeks ago showed nothin but my MO says the MRI can show different thins. This one is of the brachial plexus where the tumour is.
Take care everyone,
More later....
Love Marian
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BooBoo~I am glad the endoscopy was not cancer good grief the things we start to Go through, once we have cancer.
It feels like we got stuck in the colonies. While everyone else was a handmaid( not that I would ever want that, to me that would be another form of torture we'll say MS) or a house keeper, or food preparation group.then there are the elite, who have the best of it all always. But us in the colonies are bare knuckled, drinking toxins to kill other toxins, while some sores fester in the inside and the outside of those who have the colony disease (cancer), clumps of hair lay places where we sleep and every morning a new person feels a sickness like a cold or chest wheeze starts to settle in and everyone gets worried.
It's like living in a place you'll never get out of. In one scene they say. We sleep, we work, we live to die here. For us it's: we take medicine to extend our lives to live for our loved ones. We live to live. It's just a dark cloud following us all. The pains that pop up are like little terrorists, sticking us with stun guns. Always on edge. Filled with worry. A lot of parallels in our lives and that show for sure!
August is a while off for the pet scan those pain most likely will fade. Are you being more active? I know it had pains in. Places I didn't know existed until I was working with taking care of my father. July 11 it will be two months since he passed, yesterday his golf magazine was delivered. It was a tough thing. The love is always there. The pain also never leaves. Everyday I rip the same scab off. Clean the blood and move alone. What choice do we have ? Love you sweet woman
Grannax~I agree I was also cracking up at thinking about Tanya driving all crazy around NYC. That is so funny. You ladies always keep me laughing. I. Adore your humor. (Mae). lol. (Runor) lol
Marianelizabeth~clapping hands. Hello sweet woman. I know I had asked about you several Times. I like to think that when you're not here, then you're working on living and being happy. I love seeing you here. Please don't worry about “keeping up" just be yourself. We adore you anyway! ❤️ Glad you're back 🥰!!
Candy~ lol first there was Julie, then I remember Alice, then the dressed up college professor. If that were me. I'd have goo hanging out of my mouth on the desk asleep two hours into that class. I could never ever work. With the levels of medicines I take. They once suggested I sit and monitor shoppers, I said sure I'll give it a try, but I'm telling you, you'll probably loose a lot of merchandise, because I'll be napping by noon. Guess they didn't find that attractive.
Love you ladies Love you Gracie, you're on my Mind..
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My mother sent this to me, I have been wanting this ring for years. I love blue quartz. I am in love with this ring. Lol she gave me so many lovely things. I am going to share with my sister. I have already given my daughter two stackable diamond white gold rings. She is wearing them. I saw her today and they were so sparkly on her dainty hand. I am going to give this one and. Some others to my son. Plus some others for his future wife. Of course now my fingers have to be very painful and swollen at the joints. Ouch! Good night everyone sweet dreams!
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Micmel: it is beautiful. Love this deep blue. I used to paint my nails in that colour. Have a good night and sweet dreams for you too.😘
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