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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Posts: 10,258

    https://www.facebook.com/LOLMovie2012.Page/videos/...

    Makes me feel like such a slacker!

  • susan3
    susan3 Posts: 2,631

    gingerbread, hope your days get better. It is a rollercoaster ride. Been on it for 15 years. Was on antidepressants once, for about 6 months, worked great. Went off and was fine. Wierd ow you know you can handle life again. But today, just went back on the after being off a year or so. You gotta do what you gotta do to feel the best you can. I pray you find something to help. There is a lot out there, from therapy, to excersise, to , I know some who have tried hypnosis, acupuncture, and of course there are meds. Good luck sister :)

  • I am still in hospital. They saying tomorrow i can go home but they been saying " tomorrow " almost everyday. Ptob still need to be innhere with the dizziness , double vision and exhaustion. Cant remember if I told y'all the latest guess from them. Low blood pressure , causinhnhig heart rate to make up for Bo. I dunno about all that but truth is my Bp always bottoms out when I get to er. Knowing it's probably not such s easy fix with a BP pill. Trying not to get hopes up yet again. Already done that plenty of times.

    Sas. Thanks for posting my update love ya

    Big hugs for the support ladies. I am so ready to help bbl

    Hootie hoo


  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Posts: 1,996

    Aw Patty I sure hope you can break out of there soon. My double vision has gone mostly away since I went off of Tamoxifen. I have rather low blood pressure, am very tall, and when I stand up quickly I feel woozy. I know you must be so frustrated and are ready to go!

    Mag the teeth is from my drinking the full sugar Gatorade constantly starting during Chemo. at the Onc Nurses recommendation. It made me feel so much better I kept it up for about two years when my crowns, I have all crowns, started breaking off at the gum line. The dentist said I had ruined my teeth and referred me to a restoration specialist. I wish insurance would cover it but I feel certain they won't. My mouth does not hurt just now mostly because almost everyone of my teeth has a root canal. I will get to the specialist as soon as is reasonable to begin some sort of plan. Just now I really needed the money Ihad saved up to but this house we are closing on next week. I look pretty strange I think but I stay at home almost all of the time anyway since I can't walk more than 30 or so feet with the back pain.

    i hope something works out for your teeth. I look forward to having a good smile again and being able to chew properly. I eat so slow it is rediculous.

    Love you all Ginger

  • Eeyore07
    Eeyore07 Posts: 106

    Mags: Chipped teeth can be easily fixed by dentist. My left front was "repaired" 4 times and right front has been done twice, over the past30 years.

  • meadow
    meadow Posts: 998

    Ladies, do any of you know anything about breast cancer coverage program through the State or Federal programs?

    Patty, hugs to you

  • junieb
    junieb Posts: 945

    Lookingforward - Oops! Apparently my lying eye's lied to me last night because I truely thought I was responding to Loveroflife. So sorry! But Baily is a cutie. Also, I've been working all day on 4 -6" blocks for the corners of that baby quilt I'm trying to get ready to take to the long-armer. Geez! those pieces were small, but I got them done. Tomorrow (today) I think I'll be able to finish assembling it.

    Patty - so sad your still not feeling well.

    Feelingfeline - No way! Smaarty is a great GM? I have a friend who is 72 and is also a great GM herself. I could never keep up with her. She just goes & goes.

    kathindc - Thank you. Believe it or not, that blue quilt was only my second one ever. I did one baby quilt after that, that I sold at a fundraiser.

    Hello to everyone else. Goodnight to all.

  • jazzygirl
    jazzygirl Posts: 12,048

    Patty- I am sorry you are still in the hospital. Hoping you will be home soon friend.

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Posts: 15,889

    Ginger a pox on that Dentist sayiny "you ruined your teeth". It is common for crowns to have the gum recede around them. That allows bacteria to get in underneath. Yes, sugar can create an environment that supports bacterial growth. But drugs can majorly affect the mouth too. AND TIME.

    Did you know that when a crown is placed the nerve will go eventually. That they're statistics when median and average times of how long this will take. The time is short enough that when I learned this, it was another thing that ticked me off. You pay for the crown, then have to turn around and pay for a root canal that could have been done at the same time as the crown.

    Also, sealing of teeth didn't start until around 1980. Fluoride was started being added to the water in the 60's or fluoride tabs started around the same time. The bacteria Veridans Mutans usually colonized the mouth by the time a kid was around 18-24 months. Unexplained is that if the mouth wasn't colonized by that time it never would be. Veridans Mutans is the bacteria primarily responsible for tooth decay. So for us that were born before a certain time we were sunk as far as tooth decay.

    I did a search and a thread. Looking for stuff on jaw osteonecrosis. I came across a list of drugs that can impact the mouth.

    When you look at the list which I broke up into multiple posts, some will have a "no shit" moment. My first reaction when I saw the material was I was pissed. Not once in all my years has any doc reviewed my list to see if any drugs could affect my mouth. Plus, I've never seen any focus in drug monographs that warn that mouth problems are a problem, except with chemo drugs.

    BBl with link to the mouth thread

    https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/6/topics/834699?page=1#idx_10


    Ginger would you mind if I reposted your post and my post to the mouth thread?

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Posts: 15,889

    Ginger, this is just one example of a mouth problem

    "Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is the most common adverse drug-related effect in the oral cavity. To date, xerostomia has been associated with more than 500 medications. The synergistic effects of medications have been recognized and are increasingly common in elderly patients taking multiple medications (polypharmacy). In addition, habits such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and even long-term use of caffeinated drinks may contribute to oral dryness or the perception of dryness.

    General drug classes that are strongly associated with xerostomia include antidepressants and antipsychotics, antihypertensives, antihistamines, and anticholinergics. "

    "Importantly, patients with xerostomia are also at increased risk for oral candidiasis, a superficial infection that may cause mucosal sensitivity or discomfort, as well as tooth decay that usually affects the cervical (gumline) and root surfaces."


  • meadow
    meadow Posts: 998

    Sas, link says when I click on it..."Page Not Found", anyone else experience that?

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Posts: 15,889

    Thanks Meadow. this morning I had asked the Mods to change the forum it was in. I fixed it in the post.:)

  • meadow
    meadow Posts: 998

    ThumbsUp

  • meadow
    meadow Posts: 998

    Excellent resource Sas, thank you

  • wren44
    wren44 Posts: 8,075

    Looks like taking almost any medicine is bad. That's really quite a list.

  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Posts: 1,996

    SAS thank you and yes I have dry mouth. I had my first fillings before I was 5 years old. No flouride anywhere back then. I am going to read your long lists now. Of course you may copy past our convo here onto the mouth thread. I didnt even know we had such a thread. One interesting thing, a family up the street from me had no tooth decay ever, never ever!


    Thanks again SAS.

  • jazzygirl
    jazzygirl Posts: 12,048

    Welcome to our thread Meadow!

  • meadow
    meadow Posts: 998

    Thank you so much Jazzygirl!

  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Posts: 2,615

    got another 5-gen today. My MIL, DH andthe girls.

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    My problem is definitely scar issue and tight pec muscles over the implants. So exercises and continue with the acupuncture. Glad I got the PT appointment, she really helped a lot.


  • glennie19
    glennie19 Posts: 4,832

    Great pic, Smaarty,,,, wow,, 5 generations. Very nice!

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Posts: 5,143

    Lovely pic - Lucky Evie with so many people to love her Nerdy

  • junieb
    junieb Posts: 945

    Thanks Chevy for the link to the Dogs Only FB Club. Really enjoyed the videos.

  • magdalene51
    magdalene51 Posts: 2,062

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  • jwoo
    jwoo Posts: 936

    lots going on, but wanted to pop in and say hi, and let any of you Miles Davis fans know that the new Don Cheadle biopic about MD is so very wonderful. I got to go to a press screening last night. I was blown away. Heading to Seattle for the weekend so will catch up next week.

    Love you ladies!

    Patty, are you free yet?

    Xo jeni

  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Posts: 4,243

    Struggling with my emotions the last few days and want to share with you something I read that touched the core of my soul. For those who are atheists, please excuse me.

    I am learning that my faith is more important to God than my feelings.

    I am learning to be at peace, content with whatever transpires, because I know whatever happens is in His hands.

    I am learning to die to what I want, when I want it, and instead choose to trust God to accomplish what He wants.

    I am learning to stay focused on Him, fulfilling my obligations.

    I am learning to love others and care for their needs when my own heart is broken.

    I am learning to live with integrity and transparency before others even when I can't see results.

    I am learning to be faithful when my flesh wants to run away. (I have thought about this, but where do I go? My children still need me.)

    And as I am learning, I am also praying that God's glory peeps through the cracks in this clay pot.

    Anne Lotz

  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Posts: 4,243

    Jwoo, have a safe and wonderful trip.

    Thanks Ms. Chevy for the cute video.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Posts: 5,143

    Beautiful piece Lover.

  • jazzygirl
    jazzygirl Posts: 12,048

    JWoo- thanks for the movie review of the new Miles Davis film. I have to see it as you can imagine (jazzygirl and all!) I am not sure it is out here yet, but going to look!

  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Posts: 2,615

    image looks who starting to talk