Illinois ladies facing bc

Wow, Julie. I also have learned, at my way more advanced age, to at least sleep on it before replying to such an inappropriate correspondence or comment. I might just chalk it up to a section of male brain that sometimes seems to be missing. In this case, because this is your brother, and you have an interest in the children, I think I would say something. It's just my opinion, but I think I might let him know that the card , while probably well intentioned, could be hurtful to someone who has had breast cancer, and the kids seem young to be included in this kind of "humor." I agree that I would have laughed if I had received that card before bc, and from a girlfriend, not my brother. Now all my galpals would know not to send that card. All that said, my own clueless brother sent me a Maxine boob joke, but immediately emailed with an apology in case I was senstive.  It was about a year after my tx, and he had forgotten about it until after he clicked on send. No kids involved though, and that part seems to me to be a teachable moment. He might need some help there.

Glad to have been at your birthday lunch, and waiting for a review on the wine!

Like Smerf, I have learned to sleep on it and the scond thing I have learned is to call on the phone and not send an e-mail.  A telephone call offers  dialog while an email....well.....let's just say I have learned not to  write emails when angry or hurt.  Good luck with it.

Good morning everyone,

Had a thunderstorm through the night last night although I would not have known but had to get up and visit "the special room" a couple of times.  I'm fortunate that noises usually don't bother me once I am asleep.  At last -- yesterday, after 7 years we moved the last of our things out of storage.  They had doubled the monthly storage fees from $20.00 to $40.00 and that just wasn't a good thing.  Yes --- I've had many of the same thoughts --- I what ?????   spent all that money on items that were un-used for 7 years....so how bad did I really need them.  Since we don't have that much.....there is another auction barn up the road and we may check it out and do another ( it would be much smaller ) auction.  Also would give me the chance to toss in a couple of the things that could have made it to the other auction if I had been able ( so much other work to keep up with ) to get it all together then.

One of my rare questions ????   I have been having some rather harsh quick pains to  ( I would say my funny bone ) the tip of my elbow.  I don't recall doing anything to it and just sort of think it may be the sweet old Arimidex.  It is not a real problem.  Just have to remember that should I decide to lean that way....I may get a jolt.  I'm about ready to try the aspirin therapy and see if it changes anything. 

My brother-in-law, Dave, the one who just lost his wife so recently, found out that he has lymphocytic leukemia.  He won't have the test results for a few days which will spell out what he needs to do to address and treat for it.  The Dr. seemed to indicate that it has been found early so he was quite hopeful that it would not take much to handle it.  I hope the Dr. is right. 

Well, I'm hoping you all have a good day and not too much humidity.  I would say heat -- but it is not the heat that gets to me --- it is the humidity that is so often with it.  I hope to check in later and see you all.

Hugs, Jackie

Hello~    I hope everyones enjoying nice sunny day.. 

I missed the 9th lunch bunch..  you ladies look great~!

I had 2 appt. that day, PT and Retina doctor..  everything went well.. glad nothings wrong with my eye..  but I never thought I can get frackles in my eye.. 

BTW, we did go Taste of Chicago....  late afternoon on Saturday.. wow...  I didn't want to get out of car... parking was expensive and food ticket was kinda expensive too..  and all that people... hot sticky day...  yikes~!!  good thing we brought the strollers for the kids but still it was hard to get around and we stayed for 2hours and got out...  and my dh got upset tummy from the food we ate for few days...  So, that was it...  no more Taste of Chicago for us...    Oh, well, dh wanted to try... so..

Char- radiation is a lot easier than chemo...  it may be more tired but little nap will take care of that..   hang in there~!

Julie- Happy Belated Birthday~!!  

Laura- my thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister...

My kids are up from nap and older son wants to play computer 'mommy, I want to play computer right now, you should be done by now' and he is only 4...  man, we need to get a notebook for him...  we can't even check our emails most of time....  here he comes again, gotta go~!~!~!!!

Have a great evening ldaides~!  

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength.  Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.  If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.

~ Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief

Morning Girls....Looks like we will have a HUGE heat wave today. I love hot but not this hot. Hope everyone is staying cool.

Julie....Hope you had a wonderful bday dinner. The wedding was nice but left early too may little bugs out there. I agree with Smerf and Zap regarding your brother's card. A phone call is the better option to discuss this issue..Hope all works out well for you and him.

Laura...more art classes. I hope you are wearing that cute apron. lol How is your sister doing? Pulmonary embolism can be very dangerous, but with the right meds she should start to feel better. Keeping you and her in my thoughts and prayers. Is the goat ready for you to race?

Wendy...are you packed and ready to go??? You are going from one heat wave to the next. Hoping for lots of cool breezes for you on the beach. lol Don't forget to save my beach chair. lol

Jackie... how is your arm feeling. I hope you are resting it. If it is not better the 2 week rule applies and off to the md for you for a ck. Are your kitties still with you?

Rita...how fun to spend a whole week with your grandson. Life through a child's eyes priceless.

Elf...the Taste of Chicago was not so fun for you. Sorry to hear that dh got sick. Back to train rides for you and the kids.

Smerf....how are the wedding plans coming? Almost here for you. I love to watch the show Say Yes to the Dress! One day I will be there too. But not to soon. lol

Zap...how is your back doing? Hope you are feeling better. Have you been up north. There are lots of art / craft fairs going on in the next few weeks. Happy looking.

Char...hope you are feeling better. Rads are a a breeze compared to chemo. With rads you can get tired. I used lots of cream on my chest to help with the redness. Hope to meet you some day at our lunch.

Makmak..how is the nanny hunt going? Did you fine a special one yet. How are you feeling?

Well I gotta run..off to a md appt. I have to get them all in before school starts which is almost here for me. sniff sniff..I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Remember to be healthy...be happy...enjoy life. Hugs to all.

BJ

Good morning! Had to take a sleeping pill last night...and now this morning I feel somewhat groggy. I HATE not waking up bright eyed and bushy tailed. : )

Talked to my Mom last night. More concerned than originally. Sis is fairly "out of it" so it's difficult to get valid info. Mom can't always be there when the Dr makes his rounds. But supposedly, this morning she's having a bronchoscopy, a brain MRI and possibly others. They think she may have had a stroke. Wow...I'm blown away. She had other tests done yesterday too, but we're unsure of exactly what. Mom is going to wait until tomorrow and then call her Dr - hopefully by then he will have some results to report. I have feared all this would happen, just always hoped I would be wrong.

I hope you all have a nice day. Those in treatment...my thoughts are with you.

Count me in as well, Laura. 

Jackie

Laura, this is all very scary.  I am hoping that things improve.  She is quite young for a stroke.  I so hope all is well.

Laura - thougths and prayers are with you and your family.

I'm so sorry I missed the lunch bunch and most of all, Julie's Birthday!  Happy Belated, Julie. The card from your brother sounds like he was simply thoughtless.  He probably thought it was a riot and that you'd appreciate it.  I think you are totally justified, and would feel better, if you gave him a bit of a "wth? phone call.  

I missed the lunch because we went to Ocean City, Maryland to visit my daughter who is working there for the summer.  What a nice boardwalk beach town it is, great for a getaway on the ocean.  My daughter is doing great out there so far, growing up and everything!  

Going to an ortho spine specialist tomorrow morning about my neck.  I got my MRI results on CD for him to review and give me his opinion on.  The pain is just ridiculous sometimes, and I need to do something (short of surgery).  I really suspect that just as the Femara makes my other joints hurt, perhaps it's also a factor in this sudden pain.  ????  We'll see what he says tomorrow. 

Wendy - I did the Zometa infusion because my onc recommended it for me, and for the most part, I trust his opinion.  I was not osteoporotic, but I was only a .1 away.  My dexa number had dropped significantly from the previous year (thankyouFemara).  He has me doing it every 6 months making my next dose due in October.  After that one, I will wait whatever time frame he recommends and do another dexa to see if it's made any difference.  I do not plan on staying on this any longer than is necessary.  There are both pros and cons out there in research land and while I want to be proactive about my bone loss, I also don't want to do more than is necessary.  I found a very interesting pro/con discussion on this other forum - read the long entry by Groovygirlcool.  She cites some interesting studies:  http://www.inspire.com/groups/advanced-breast-cancer/discussion/no-more-zometa-for-me/

Smerf - Congrats on your daughter's engagement!  I remember you telling us about her boyfriend in So. Africa.  How exciting for all of you.

Laura - I am so sorry to hear about your sister.  Holding her in my thoughts and wishing her an easy recovery soon!  

Welcome to the new ladies!  Pick a comfy seat, order a drink and enjoy the company. 

Do you remember when it was so cold?  I went to Chicago for a matinee today  at the Goodman Theater  and man was it hot!  There was a Thai Festival at Daley Center and these little girls were performing Thai dances.  They had to throw water  on the stage to keep their little feet from not burning.  It was so hot!

 To those in wigs...stay in air or ditch the wig.  It has to be miserable to be in a wig in this weather.

 Wendy, I am like Rene 23.  If my doctor said to take the bone meds, I would, only because I think he knows so much more about it than I do.   I realize that  this is perhaps bad thinking on my part , but it has just been my way.  You have time, so now worries.

Stay cool!

Susan

Wendy,

My onc told me that although she ordered Zometa for my bone mets, it has proven to help prevent mets of the organs as well.

I took Zometa every month for a little over 3 yrs and now take it every other month. At some point I will go down to every 3 months. I have no side effects from it and my old health ins paid it with no fuss and now medicare and my supplement pay for it with no fuss. I had a tumor the size of a large marshmallow on my 5th lumbar. After 9 months of taking Aromasin and Zometa, it was no longer visible. I had a kyphoplasty (fill voids with bone cement) last fall and my bone doc told me that my treatments are working and there is no sign of cancer. He also said that even though I had some voids in the bone, the outer area of the bone was so hard he had to hammer to get thru it. He said zometa was doing a good job. I am still on it for prevention.

Just wanted to share this with you...HUgs, Mazy

Wendy,

My onc told me that although she ordered Zometa for my bone mets, it has proven to help prevent mets of the organs as well.

I took Zometa every month for a little over 3 yrs and now take it every other month. At some point I will go down to every 3 months. I have no side effects from it and my old health ins paid it with no fuss and now medicare and my supplement pay for it with no fuss. I had a tumor the size of a large marshmallow on my 5th lumbar. After 9 months of taking Aromasin and Zometa, it was no longer visible. I had a kyphoplasty (fill voids with bone cement) last fall and my bone doc told me that my treatments are working and there is no sign of cancer. He also said that even though I had some voids in the bone, the outer area of the bone was so hard he had to hammer to get thru it. He said zometa was doing a good job. I am still on it for prevention.

Just wanted to share this with you...HUgs, Mazy