Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

Thanks -- I'm going to do some looking around for info on that.

Jackie

Yeah, Shuf. What a relief.

Puffin, great ideas for sweet potatoes. We love them. I bought a turkey and was planning the menu and now we are going to see family near Austin. I'm supposed to do sweet potatoes, so now I have that covered. My other part is stuffed mushrooms. I'm getting the easy parts of the meal

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." Denis Waitley

I am home and Dr said everything looks fine.he wants me to take Prilosec for a month for the irritated esophagus, and did a biopsy in my stomach- thinks I might have a bacterial infection there. Colonoscopy was all good. Though I was done wth the cleansing and ate a tuna sand which when we got home. Discharge instructions say I might be gassy. Thought I was, but still the cleansing. Enough already!

Anne

shuf great news for you, waiting for any test results, have apt Monday to hopefully get some info. Breast MRI apt Dec 5th. Catherine is correct we didn't have all these test back my first go around 20 yrs ago. The biopsy on my other breast was normal also, they seemed to be as worried about that breast as the other so what a relief. It is difficult to enjoy the holidays when you are wondering were your going to land with all of this. This is a great place to try to minimize the stress. We all will take as much good news as we can get, and enjoy it when good news comes for our sisters.

Revelle

Warmed up to 70 degrees today.  I was a little warm in my long pants and blouse with 3/4 length sleeves.  Tomorrow I'm playing golf!  It's supposed to be in the 70's. 

Anne, glad to hear your procedures went well and nothing horrible was discovered. 

Hope everyone has a good evening.

Oh Carole, I'm so jealous! Have a good round of golf tomorrow!

Sandra..I love your daughter's post. When we went to Florida last February, we had one week where the temps were slightly below normal for that area. We thought it was lovely weather but the locals were cold! Personally, I think I could go all year wearing sandals. Maybe that's a sign I should move out of Illinois!

Choose Inner Peace.
Nothing is worth losing your inner peace.
Take action as circumstances require,
but never surrender your inner peace.
Stop. Breathe deeply.
Close your eyes and breathe deeply again.
Then, and only then, take action -
from a peaceful heart.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Checking in here.  I had to ( Dh took the call yesterday ) go to Mt. Vernon V.A. and had blood drawn for tests this morning.  I usually get a note in the mail -- no dice this time. Just fortunate that I don't work on Friday as a rule.

Anyway, tons of stuff to do and I'm just now finishing my work cup of coffee this morning.  Refill soon, very soon.

Jackie

Oh Teka....have a Happy early Thanksgiving on Sunday. Do you live in one of the areas of New York that received the monstrous amounts of snow?

Puffin, I just came back from there in September. If you don't HAVE to go in May, I would recommend you wait. I did about a year of research before I booked and May is pretty early. Some areas are not open yet which causes delays and rerouting. Of course prices are higher in June, July, and most of August. It really depends on what kinds of animals you hope to see. Salmon don't run until the end of the summer so that means more bear and eagles, but whales, seals, and sea lions are more plentiful in June, July. It also depends on what excursions you want to take. Helicopter and pontoon plane flights are often grounded due to bad weather early in the season. I wanted to see natural salmon runs up in the rain forests around Ketchikan so I went in late August. If I were to do it again and could afford the higher rates, I'd go the second week of August because there are more animals around. There were still whales in the inside passage when I was there but not as many as two or three weeks before. I'm told by mid-September the numbers are way down since the majority have moved on to Hawaii. Same with seals and sea lions. Eagles are plentiful especially during salmon season. I had a friend who went in June and eagles were #1 on her list but she didn't see any! I saw them in Ketchikan because that's the salmon capital of the country but there would have been more if I could have gone a week or two earlier. Prices were just too high then but I'm totally happy with our experience. Another of my "must do" items was a glacier hike which I couldn't have done in May or June when you can't get that close. Takes a bit of melting before you can beach your canoe on the edge of the glacier or, for that matter, takes some warmer weather to melt the ice so you can even paddle across the fjord.

Princess has the best itineraries. I went on Golden Princess (along with Di from this group) and had a marvelous trip. Not all cruise lines are able to go into Glacier Bay. Make sure you go there. It is the absolute highlight of the trip. The weather is quite mild in August. You will not ever need a heavy coat. Layers are the way to go. I wore a t-shirt, sweatshirt, and fleece jacket with gloves, hat, and scarf. Under my jeans I wore a pair of leggings. Perfect. You can shed layers as the day moves on. It is colder if you are on the glacier so you will need one extra layer. When the ship is moving at night, it is cold outside but that's true even in the Caribbean. Those ships can do some moving! We get inside cabins since we are never there for longer than it takes to sleep and dress. There are plenty of good spots for watching the scenery go by on deck. PM me if you want excursion recommendations.

Gorgeous day here in south Louisiana today.  Sunny, high in the low 70's.  I played golf in cropped pants and a short-sleeved shirt.  Didn't play well but enjoyed being outside.  Four of us stayed for lunch.  I just had a salad since dh and I are having steak and baked potato for dinner tonight.  If I eat a substantial lunch, I have to skip dinner or eat something very light.  Oh, the good ole days when I had no problem with weight.  It probably had a lot to do with activity level as well as younger metabolism.

The weather forecast is not looking good for Sunday morning, which could mean some cancellations for driving to our family Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday.  That could mean a lot of leftover food unless my sister and I make some plans to prepare a smaller quantity. 

I'm surprised that so many women are coming out and accusing Bill Cosby of rape during past years.  It sounds like he was a busy man! 

Puffin, I hope you and I can get together next summer if dh and I return to northern MN.  The area where we stay is only about an hour from Fargo. 

Hope everyone has a good evening.

Bet he wishes he had a smaller house.

great picture Teka ! Shuf