My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer

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  • LoveFromPhilly
    LoveFromPhilly Member Posts: 1,019

    Mae one show I have loved is The Affair on showtime. It is so well done and fantastic acting! A great unfolding of a story.

    Also, rewatched Searching for Sugarman the other night. Such a fantastic film!! A must see!

    Hi to everyone! Hello hello Mel! Hugs and love right back atcha my friend! ❤️❤️🌈

    Hoping I can fall asleep here soon. I feel like I missed my window and got hungry instead and realized I’d forgotten to eat dinner so had a little late night snack and now feeling my eyes getting heavy.

    Good night all! Be safe!

  • MJHJAN1014
    MJHJAN1014 Member Posts: 622

    Booboo-thanks for asking about the Taxol. I am fairing pretty well. No hair loss yet, but I have only just finished the first cycle. Will deal if that happens. Encouraged to hear that it worked well for you. Sorry to hear of the progression. It is always a rough time for me, with at least one meltdown guaranteed.

    Divine-I hated the day I found out I had progressed on Ibrance. It was so new and gave us all so much hope.I grieve when I progress. I do always feel better when the next regime is begun. Thinking of you.

    Mae- I am COMPLETELY addicted to all British Crime Dramas! It you can get a hold of the Australian one called "The Code", it is great-just too short. Also, have you seen "Line of Duty"?

    Love to each-Mary Jane

    P.S.Has anyone heard from BigHome?


  • Minnie31
    Minnie31 Member Posts: 494

    Mae, have you watched "The Night Of"? Latest one we have been watching.

  • Grannax2
    Grannax2 Member Posts: 2,387

    Mindhunters was so good. What is the stairway about?

    Second day after Gem/Carb the lower back pain started up again. UGH

    But, the carpet guy is coming today. Yay. Praying that I can get my living room carpet replaced for what the insurance adjuster estimated, or maybe less. It sure needs it.💞

  • BevJen
    BevJen Member Posts: 2,341

    Micmel,

    Thanks for the welcome!

  • micmel
    micmel Member Posts: 10,055

    Always BevJen!! Love seeing new family members find us!

    MJH~ she is doing well, she and her husband are traveling up a storm together, she and he, just finished visiting Chelle in August and she was wonderful to meet from what Chelle said. That she was a wonderful loving woman with a Great husband. She’s just out living life!!

    Philly~ we have to set sometime aside to meet. Hell you can even spend the night ! I have a guest room. I’ll share my most awesome of treats !

    Minnie~ I’m going to look for that! Need news shows all The time!

    Grannax~Carpet guys better give a good estimate!!!! Time to play up the cancer card Hey I am not above using it, if it helps We got the shitty disease so we have no rules in my mind !! Ughhhhhhhh!!!

    Off to the oncologist at 10:00 DH is on his way now!

    Reporting forany pocket duty needed!!!!


  • Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 551

    In your pocket, Mel!!!! 😘😘😘❤❤❤

  • micmel
    micmel Member Posts: 10,055

    Thank you lovely lady. ♥️👋. Love seeing you as always... you're just beautiful look at you!!! 👀.

  • candy-678
    candy-678 Member Posts: 4,171

    Pocket duty here- Mel.

  • simone60
    simone60 Member Posts: 952

    Good Morning! Reporting for pocket duty Mel.

  • tanya_djamila
    tanya_djamila Member Posts: 1,540

    Good morning all. Mel reporting for pocket duty.

    Welcome Bevjen

    Rosie we were in Orlando for three days in a large house at a resort. My middle daughter lives across the street so if the house overflows some end up there. We have a screened front porch and lanai so even when it’s crowded it seems like there’s always some quiet place. The adults went out during the day and sometimes night. They went to river walk, a park, and the beach without me which gave me time to rest. Everyone left last night. The house needs a deep cleaning and I need a nap.

    Boo boo and Divine I’m sad to hear of any progression. Booboo I go to Florida c specialists. Dr Zayas. I like it there it seems more personable.

    Take care all

    Tanya


  • Bliss58
    Bliss58 Member Posts: 938

    Mel, I'm late reporting for pocket duty, but hope all went well for you.

    Philly, I have 3 mos. of free Showtime and just discovered The Affair. Now I'm hooked!

    Hugs and love to all.

  • micmel
    micmel Member Posts: 10,055

    Hello ladies ~ Thank you all
    For the pocket duty..... its always nice to hear. The commotion, takes your mind off the crap.
    My oncologist was very positive and has moved my scans out to every nine month intervals. He said since I’ve been so stable my 36 month of ibrance will start. I will begin one week on and one week off of ibrance each month.. still at 125 mg. They usually won’t change dose until white blood cells crash. Mine have never been abnormal. None of my tumor. Markers have ever been abnormal. So he felt I am in solid remission. I am totally thrilled with this information. Thank you. For all the support ! Love all of you !
  • santabarbarian
    santabarbarian Member Posts: 2,311

    So happy to hear this Micmel!!!!

  • booboo1
    booboo1 Member Posts: 1,196

    Oh Mel,

    That is awesome news! I am very happy to hear this. Congrats. We all want you to stick around for a long time

  • illimae
    illimae Member Posts: 5,736

    Yay micmel! And sorry, I think I missed that you had scans coming up and neglected to bring snacks to pocket duty.

    Just booked my next adventure and got a fabulous deal. $25 tickets to a concert in San Diego (band has no dates in Texas) and $243 for a combined round trip flight and two nights at Sheraton. DH can’t go, he’ll still be on tour, so I invited my brother who is just over an hour away and likes the band.

  • candy-678
    candy-678 Member Posts: 4,171

    Awesome news- Micmel!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy for ya.

  • nkb
    nkb Member Posts: 1,561

    I have watched a few episodes of “Killing Eve” and liked them. Otherwise I gravitate toward comedies if you guys have any suggestions there.

    Off to Iceland! DS is also coming. And then a short trip to Toronto. Got my umbrella, rain boots and rain pants packed - quite a departure from our hot summer. I only hope that my blood test tomorrow won’t derail anything.

    Hugs to all

  • Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 551

    Mel, Such good news! It deserves a 🥂🍾 😀😀😀

  • simone60
    simone60 Member Posts: 952

    Micmel,

    That is great news! I am so happy for you that you can take ibrance every other week. I hope I can follow in your footsteps a couple of years from now.

    Mea,

    Where do you find such good deals?

  • santabarbarian
    santabarbarian Member Posts: 2,311

    Nkb: a comedy, by the same author as Killing Eve - "Fleabag" - raunchy funny and also serious too

  • LoveFromPhilly
    LoveFromPhilly Member Posts: 1,019

    yayayayayay Mel!!!

    ✨✨✨👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😚😚😚🤗🤗🤗😻😻😻❤️❤️❤️🧡🧡🧡💛💛💛💛💚💚💚💜💜💜💕💕💕🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌼🌼🌼🌼🌈

    Happy dancing over here! Such great news to hear! Wow!! Amazing!! I get scanned when I want to at this point, my MO and I say we will scan if any of the following happen, “any new lumps bumps symptoms, oddities on bloodwork, or my anxiety gets to me and I need a new baseline.” My last scans were in May and I am having a neck MRI next week just to make sure my neck is okay cause Lynn last neck MRI and bone scans were “abnormal” which is of course confusing to hear!

    Mae - exciting trip you got there!! Have a blast! Who’s the band?

    Bliss - yes yes yes to the Affair!!! Soooooo goood! My friends and I love it!! I’be started the new season. It’s great already!!

    Hugs everyone, especially those with progression who are facing anxiety and fear of medication changes and confusion and information-seeking.

    Love,

    Philly

  • divinemrsm
    divinemrsm Member Posts: 6,614

    Micmel, what wonderful news!!!!!!! I’m so very happy for you! Let’s all do a happy dance! Mine is like a little cha-cha-cha then turning into a conga line!



  • micmel
    micmel Member Posts: 10,055

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    ❤️Ty ladies

  • illimae
    illimae Member Posts: 5,736

    Simone80, I had planned to stay at a Marriott near the concert venue, so I signed up for their rewards program. While reviewing the website, I chose the flight/hotel deals section without expecting much but what a happy surprise. I’ve found some great deals staying places mid-week and off season.

    Philly, the band is The Adicts, unknown to many on BCO, they’re an 80’s British punk band who dress like the hooligans from A Clockwork Orange, except for the singer, he’s quite the showman.

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  • Bliss58
    Bliss58 Member Posts: 938

    Wonderful news, Mel. So glad for you.

    Mae, enjoy your trip. That is an awesome deal and San Diego is always nice.

  • tanya_djamila
    tanya_djamila Member Posts: 1,540

    wonderful need Mel!!

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  • Moomala
    Moomala Member Posts: 397

    Mel what the whaaaat?!?! That is awesome news! Celebrating over here! It's not too often you hear an oncologist say remission when addressing Stage 4. This is hopeful and inspiring and wonderful and I'm so happy for you!

    I watch The Affair too! Love it. Right now we're watching Succession. Just a few episodes in and it's great.

    I have had the entire summer off and I start back to work on Monday. Good thing as I'm missing getting paychecks and and I love the routine. Bad thing becuase it was so relaxing and stress-free to be off work for so long. Still, I got a lot of mental straightening done and a lot of physical rehab done so it was a very productive summer as well.

  • simone60
    simone60 Member Posts: 952

    Divine,

    Hahaha. You are so funny.

  • Rosie24
    Rosie24 Member Posts: 1,026

    Mel, fabulous news!!! I hope you and DH get a chance to celebrate somehow.