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I'm back.  Thanks everyone for going.  I did get all my questions answered and then some.  He wants me to get the surgical clearance from my GP which will be next month.  I also need to get in touch with my MO and have a mammo done before the surgery instead of waiting until June for my annual one.  Already have an appt with my MO for Wed to let him know what I am doing and to get the mammo changed.  I will not have the surgery done until the end of April.  Kinda excited about this and really want to get it done now but I have to wait until most of the residents are gone.

Deb glad you are home and feeling well.

Jo so glad your appt went well today.

Had the day off and boy did I get alot done.  I moved my desk into my bedroom.  I had it in a guest bedroom and I never wanted to go in there and clean it up.  Figured if it was where I would see it I would take care of stuff, plus my guest bedroom was not really finished and I did not have a TV in there.  In the evenings I want to watch TV while I do stuff.  Looks nice and I can keep my computer on the desk now. 

thanks ladies. My sister has been on and off WW her whole lifeand always loses weight...I never needed it...too active...it is all about exercize for me...low energy and a busy life means I am not getting in there...and I get bored out of my mind going alone. Need to just put it in my schedule and go...I know..waiting for paddling to start is just an excuse...I am not a huge eater actually and have no garbage in the house but I don't think I eat frequently enogh..my body is always in starvation mode!

Jo...4 herniated discs..when you go out, you go out BIG! Hope you feel better soon:)

Hi Ladies.....had a fun time with 2  back to back pocket parties........ladies thanks for the laughs and Chabba Tink was pretty well behaved this time......hmm, I wonder why?

Ok everytime when you feel you have a few minutes to breath something always seems to happen.  Mom had a fall last night and banged her face up pretty bad.  She looks like someone beat the hell out of her, it is heartbreaking,  I feel so awful for her and just when she seems to be doing better WHAMO!!!  I am starting to realize that this is life.  Doesn't it seem when things are coasting right along and WHAMO, out of the blue, more freakin drama.  All done, ready to move onto a less stressful life.  I would ask all you ladies how to achieve that but ever since I have met each and every one of you, the saga continues for all and NO-ONE is spared!  Such positive attitude huh?

Well off to soak my bod in a hot tub.  Love to you all!

June - Sheesh!  Are you ever going to catch a break?  Sorry about your mom.  Sending gentle hugs to her and wishes for a speedy recovery.  Miss you sweetie!

Sandee - Yes, I have to do it up big time with the herniated discs.  If my right hand did not start tingling, I would never have known about this.  Heck, I don't even know how long they have been that way.

Paula - And he is all mine??? You are the best.  I gotta make sure Tink does not come along and fly him off to her closet where she stashes them for herself - LOL!  Better late than never I say.

LInda I still have more clutter to tackle but one job at a time.  I am hoping I can get it all done before my surgery.  I don't want to be laying around my house looking at clutter and not be able to do anything about it.  I am like you since BC my house has gotten terribly cluttered.

June so sorry about your mom's fall.  Hate to hear that.  And so sad no more happy juice for you.  Gues we will have to take you to the Bar car and have virtual drinks instead.  And you are right about Tink, she just hoards those boy toys.  What will she do if her daughter finds them???  Try to explain that one to a teenager!!!!!

Hi women.  You all crack me up!  I'm guessing this probably came up already, but since there are 603 pages to go through, will you indulge me by asking a stupid question?  Is Tamoxifen considered chemotherapy?  I'm finding both yes and no answers on a google search.  ugh.  I guess it hardly matters, but I'm so tired all the time.  I guess if it IS chemo then I'll feel more "normal" for being so tired.  I'm sure it's the Tamoxifen and not the Herceptin...although, who the heck knows!  Anyway, hello! 

Sandee--you've made me get up off the couch.  I am trying to just squeeze in a half hour a day on the treadmill...today I zonked out for a nap when I got home from work instead.    I'm going to see if I can fit it in before dinner!  

LOL.  Jo, you're the second woman with breast cancer who has told me I should be tired!  You KNOW you should be tired when other women fighting the fight tell you that you should be tired! 

Thank you so much for your response.  I never thought to ask my MO about it, and I won't see her for quite a while (I'm doing my Herceptin locally so I don't have to schlep down to Boston every 3 weeks these days--although I do have a local MO here too.)  I guess this also explains why the PA who checked me out at my last Herceptin infusion kept telling me to take it easy and asked if I needed a note for work.  So far, I'm keeping up, but today (5 weeks into the semester) I didn't  have my students' weekly notes marked.  Oh well.  I just told them that I was tired.  I need to work through it if this is how it will befor the next 5 years! 

profbee - Let's hope this does not go on for the next 5 years. I do know it takes time.  Most days I feel like I have my energy back and then there are days I feel like I have hit that fatigue wall and have to stop.  We will get past this.

profbee trust me when I say this YES the tired does suck.  Im sorry to be such a downer about it.  I was to the point of pulling my new grown hair out cause I just wanted to go go go in my mind but my but was say no no no. It did take me along while to get back to a point were I wasn't feeling like a slug.  My MO told me that was the last thing to come back.  That I needed to quit being so hard on myself  that I wasnt back to the same ole Paula.  Just hang on and keep doing what your doing and it will come to you.

Well girls I have gotten back into my sewing and have been having a blast.  I have missed it so. I was in such a funk this past year that I even left that by the wayside too.  I also think it had to do with the fact I was beating myself up inside and using that as a reason to hide from it all.  Plus I also have started to stop alot of the pills I started to take and the effects are starting to leave as well.  I hope thats what it is.  Well that what I keep telling myself though.  

Have a fun filled day my SISTAS and I love you all!

Hi sistas...feeling horrible today. Got sl e nasty bug was up all night coighing blowing and sneezing. My nose is already raw.. now starting with a temp... yuck.... I seem to pick up what's er is out there. Lately...



Welcome all new ladies... great group here.



Paula.. I wish I k ew how to. I tried a few things a few body pillows lol.. and a nightgown for Ali when she was little.. ummm but I forgot the arm holes... no joke.... that was that lol



Have a good day ladies

Hugs

Maria

Tink hope you feel better. 

I have been working at getting my WBC up and getting my immune system healthier.  It is working have not been sick yet

Awe Tinker I hope you feel better soon.  I'm finally getting over the cooties.  I feel for ya sista.  Lol at the arm holes too.  I am a simple sewer.  I had just starting getting into it when bam, BC had to rear its ugly head.  It did give me alot of time to look around the internet and get some ideas.  I dont sew clothes, mostly handbags and I have started to learn how to quilt.