INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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jac have fun, glad you are wet
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have fun on your outing jac
I can't wait to ride my bike tomorrow and fly like the wind. Makes me think there are no problems for the moment. Great feeling
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Yay Susan!!!!
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I'm back! Here's my contribution to the weird vegetable pics! (I know, it's really a fruit.) DH's aunt grew this.
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What a cute little face!
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hi ladies,you are a chatty bunch! I enjoy following the posts on my cell, but now every time I turn around there are dozens. I can't keep up, welcome to all the newbies.
Here's my latest news:
Plus, handling lots of legal and financial issues for my parents.the day just disappears.
Hoping I can catch up soon. Need to get ready for tomorrow
Hugs to all
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Thanks for the info on the various internal rads. My RO website actually has a link so I checked that out as well.
Jazz -- no problem having to go too far out of town--there's not one in Ventura but the RO I've been referred to is in the next city over where I work and he's got the Mammosite. I think my only drawback would be in looking at the statistics on one study where I saw that EBRT patients show a 1.3% chance of recurrence but internal rads were 2.8%. I went through chemo because it cut my recurrence chance from 12.8% to 5%--my guess it was to catch any rogue cancer cells even though my margins and lymph nodes were clear.
http://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2014/brachytherapy-offers.html
Susan -- I haven't noticed any smell but I have noticed that the first couple of days after my infusion I secrete some kind of grey gunk out of my pores. Disgusting.
Goats and Tang -- hope you get some heat relief soon. Dogs, goats and Eeyores melting all over the place.
Jacfin -- hope you had fun on your outing! I read a funny article about your PM rejecting a watch on Vegemite. I tried that when I went to Australia when I was a pre-teen more than 30 years ago and I thought it was completely revolting--like salty motor oil. I say if someone can make moonshine out of it, then at least they found a decent use for it!
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2ndtime--congrats on the new job!
Forgot to share my tea(s) of the day for Monday...Harney & Sons Vanilla Comoro and Revolution Teas Dragon-eye Oolong
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Did you gals ever see this?
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So a couple years ago, I walked out into my front yard, and this "thing" scared me 1/2 to death! I hesitated as to whether to post it, but good taste suddenly left my brain, and poor taste won......
They are a type of mushroom, I later found out.... I even put one in a baggie, and took it to work, to show some of my funny co-workers.
I TRIED to preserve this "find" but it shriveled rather quickly. Which is probably good... They DO grow wild... and willy-nilly. Come up for no reason what-so-ever! Now everytime I see one sprouting in my yard, I just stand there and smile...
I can grow THESE things, but can't get my tomatoes to do anything this year!
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2nd time- congrats on the new job. Whoot whoot!
Marlanab- I do know about those statistics and that there is a slightly higher re-occurrence risk with internal rads treatment. Based on my particular case and additional things going on at the time of dx, internal rads was right for me, but may not be the right choice for you.
The way that helped me to decide which way to go with rads is to have several conversations and then do a pros/cons list for each. When you do that, it will clearly show you which one will have more benefit to you. Whatever you decide for you is the right decision. Making the decision about what kind of rads to have was really the only hard decision part for me. I hope your apt goes well and you get all the answers you need from your medical team to make the best decision for you!
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Good Morning!
I hope everyone had a great weelend.
Loverly - Those wedding photos are so pretty. It is great that it stopped raining in time for the wedding.
Debann - The lake looks like glass. Would have loved to have been there.
Lov e the pic of all of you (Sas,Spookie and Love!) looks like a fun time.
2ndtime- Grats. Have fun at your new job.
We went on a 100 mile trek to Walmart of all places. LOL.
Stopped at Robbie's Marina and had breakfast at the Hungry Tarpon. Long day, but so glad i got out a bit.
Me looking serious :
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Robbies Marina
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fry, marina looks great. Hope you had fun, even with your serious face
2nd, congrats, long time coming..best wishes
Chevy, cute girl, great old jazzy voice. What talent
Morning all
To work I go, than fly on my bike. Beautiful day here for a ride on the wild side
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Morning Owlies..............
A page was started for Blondie's birthday here's the link
https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/84/topic/834092?page=1#post_4465271
Jac, the bday pic you chose for Blondie. I have that cake plate in clear. Cool. If you haven't caught it yet I collect glass. It's taking over the house.
2nd YAYwhooohootstellarfabulousYAYwhooohootstellarfabulous YAYwhooohootstellarfabulous YAYwhooohootstellarfabulous
Mags, I see three folks in that tomato Karl Malden, W.C. Fields,and my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Shellentreger.
Susan don't let anything fall out on your ride......bad sassy
Chevy, you have a thing that grows willy-nilly, shrinks when you pick it, but grows again when you stand and smile at it, and you don't know what to do with it?
Patty Do you think we should tell Chevy the way to ESSEX?. And how to keep it from shrinking?
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congrats 2nd, yaho. Hope you like the new job.
Susan, can you get a pic of you flying by?
We're up early and waiting to go to the airport. Going to be a looooooooong day/night! Hope I get some sleep. We leave Philly at 8pm, which is 11pm for us. Snorezzzzzzzzzz
Be good all. I'll play catch up when I can and post pics soon
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Have a safe trip Smaarty!
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MT Thanks for sending Blondie's link (waving)
Frenchfrye, YAY Walmart. My first excursion out was to Walmart too. I'd forgot that until you said it. I got my first shape up at a Hair Cuttery there. Evening up the fuzz. My hair didn't grow back at the same rate I guess. The big deal was the waxing. They're was this one really long hair and a mustache I didn't have pre-chemo UGH...
Marley, I agree with Jazzy, work hard on that pro/con list. I didn't have rads, but new I'd make myself crazy if I had to decide. Try and find material related to long term consequenses of rads. I have no idea what the info will tell you. My nursing experience with post rads patients was with patients that had rads that negatively affected the bowel function long term. Bowels didn't like being zapped. Lot's of trouble long term. But I'm clueless with BC.
Loverly where are you? Thanks for lunch you scallywag.
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Sassy- thanks for that link to Blondie's birthday link! I think our girl may be back home now, and now she gets to party for her birthday!
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Smarrty off to Ireland August 11th, 20150 -
Sas - I love glass too! Big fan of Murano but any glass will do. How amazing that my Oz/USA cake stand for Blondie is something that you recognise and own. I genuinely feeling connected to you all through that simple observation.
Smaarty, safe travels. As an Northern Irish lass, I recommend everything Irish. Hope you get your fill of what the locals call "fiddle-de-dee" music. I love it.
Marlana. I hate that Vegemite. My dear mother loves it and swears by it's iron and vitamin b properties. Give me lime marmalade or strawberry jam on my toast any day!
Since I'm talking toast, French Earl Grey ( a specialty blend) is my favourite tea with my toast, but while in hospital I ordered a cup of hot water only "
Humpfff," said the catering lady in charge "she's probably brought her own in"
"You bet I brought my own coz your tea is s@#*," said I. " Dangle my Twinnings Lady Grey if you don't mind"
Needless to say, I wasn't the favourite patient in Jarrah Ward
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Dutchy are you out there? I'm excited about this glass stuff. I used to be a craft person. I can see myself doing this. You'd be a snap at it.
Loverly, where are you? Thanks for lunch. I cleaned up pretty good. Did the crab get eaten?
Patty hootie whoohoooo
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jac, I know me too!. You must be sleepless now. It's your night time. Chrisyb or Alyson told me the story behind vegemite. It had something to do with WW2?
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I saw something on BuzFeed last night about the indigenous people were making moonshine? Not tried Vegemite may soon. Moonshine here will knock your socks off. Made fromcorn here. Anyway, the Aus PM is all kinds of upset about this. It's a situation similar to our Native Americans getting the shaft from the govt.
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yes Sas....very sleepless. DH is hummpppfffing like a hospital tea lady! But I can't help it if I can't settle. He doesn't get it sometimes.
Spookie - I'd give the Vegemite a miss if I was you. My mother is a freak. You have to be born in oz and raised on the stuff normally to acquire a taste for it.
We do have an issue in some of our aboriginal communities with what is known as "sly grog" . Many of the the women have got together and secured a no alcohol policy in their towns but the equivalent of what you know as bootleggers try to get around the no alcohol policies. This has meant moonshine or sly grog has become an issue. Very sad. These women are amazing for their courage. They stand up for their families and try to find solutions, but it is a big issue that I understand is very similar to the experience of native Americans.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19908368
Can't remember if I ever tried Vegemite or Marmite.
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oh Queenie, I have never seen that story! I have to say, the Aussies fought valiantly in Europe and Japan despite having Vegemite in their ration packs! I agree with Barrack Obama......it's horrible stuff
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Possibly the valor in battle was because they had to eat the stuff?
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It's like I had to drink carrot and celery juice everyday on the way to school. UGH............I know jazzy and marley.....I was a teenager
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I am here. Still struggling with the hang over from the sip of your mixed drink! School starting this Thursday for the girls. Doc appt this morning. Busy busy. BBL.
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