Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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I was up and out early this morning. For nothing. My next-door neighbors in the campground, Mary and Lyman, asked me to pick up Lyman in town at the Chevrolet dealer. Lyman thought he had an 8 am appointment to drop off his truck for a major repair. When I arrived at the dealer, Lyman was sitting in his truck. The repair dept. didn't have him down for an appointment. So I drove back to the campground and resumed working on Spelling Bee on my laptop.
Lyman is a Vietnam veteran, a lung cancer patient, and a heavy smoker. I think he is developing some dementia. His wife, Mary, is a domineering woman and badgers him unmercifully. The dementia may be self-protection. At any rate, I won't be going to the gym as I normally do on Friday. I will do a load of laundry and enjoy a nice morning. I may walk for exercise. A change of routine is probably good for an elderly person, and I qualify.
Dh is off at the golf course. Otherwise, he would have been tapped for pickup duty.
There are major changes in the works for this resort/campground, but we are committed to secrecy as far as the other renters are concerned. The older owners, in their 70's, want their son and his family to take over. One possibility that has been hinted at is that the campground will be phased out. We have been reassured that our site and Mary and Lyman's site will not be affected. I guess we can continue coming here until nature cancels our contracts. DH and I aren't worried. We live day to day, year to year. It wouldn't break my heart to stay home year round.
Enough rambling. Happy Friday to everyone.
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Hi @cindyny and @l1ttlec, I lurk here but have info on Reflux Gourmet. My voice therapist gave me some free samples when he saw my hospitalization medical record for upper GI bleed. The alginate works for only four hours so it is not a substitute for PPIs or H2 blockers. The therapist takes it before bed when he eats dinner late at night or after an evening of drinks and snacks. It wouldn't help me any since my reflux is asymptomatic; my gastro said acid killed the nerves in my esophagus long ago. I never have anything but water after dinner, follow all the dietary/lifestyle GERD recommendations and take omeprazole. Reflux Gourmet tastes OK and might be something to use after eating close to bedtime. I wish they could get it to last 8 hours (the time frame needed for medication approval) since it does not have the scary SEs of forever PPIs but they have been trying without success for over 15 years now.
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Thanks for the info maggie15 🙂
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Ditto on thanking you maggie15!
My MRI was this morning. I was over and back before noon. After lunch I headed out to continue painting the sunflowers on the garage. I got in a little work before it started raining. So far 3x I’ve been in & out, and it’s so dark out, it looks like it will pour again. I’m done for the day.3 -
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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Ladies,
Thank you all for the welcome. I am usually pretty private, so this is all new to me. How long does the "out of body" feeling last? I am trying to eat healthy and cut back on sugar. I am thankful I didn't put off my mammogram (like last year). They found architectural distortion and it all started in June 1 of this year.
I need to get out to weed, but just don't have the energy yet. Here in PA, its humid and tons of mosquitoes are around.
I love the artwork and cross stitch. Wish I'd have learned how to do it!
One day at a time.
Take care and prayers for a great weekend all.
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My kids, 2 of my granddaughters and I and I did a 5K breast cancer fund raiser today. I had never done anything like this before and wanted to do it to celebrate my last day of radiation. It was overcast and there was a breeze, but by the time we were done my hair was dripping. It’s so humid here. Came home and we celebrated with lasagna I made. I’m such an introvert that I didn’t go up for the group picture. Now my back, hips and knees are killing me but I’m so glad we did it. Hopefully we’ll be able to do it again next year.
I haven’t heard of architectural distortion. Mine was found by MRI and hadn’t shown up on my last mammogram. I was eligible for the high risk clinic because my mother died of breast cancer. Because I was diagnosed my daughter will be screened twice a year now.
I grew up in PA, just in the western part. Anytime we go home to visit my brother I’m amazed at the horrible amount of gnats! We didn’t have that when I was a kid. We lived in the country and I was always in the fields and woods and never saw a tick. Now, apparently they’re everywhere, too.Hang in there, susieq, and keep yourself in God’s hands. Everyone enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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Hi to all. Its been a quiet August. Swimming 3-4 x a week, knitting a new blanket, avoiding cleaning my office, and hosting a bit of company throughout the summer. Move to the beach and they will come. (We do love it though). Also saw Graham Nash in concert recently. Pretty awesome for 84. Betrayal mentioned their crepe myrtle and I had just taken a picture of mine. Have a happy rest of the weekend.
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- May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far.
Irish Proverb
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I’m beat! I took a 2.5 mile walk this morning, sweating through my clothes. When I got home I had to get out of my clothes they were so damp. But that’s not what has me beat.
Tiny beetles - we have them again. You’d never guess the food source!! It’s a large neck heating pad, full of rice I’d assume. I bagged it quick and took it to the outside trash.
Then I emptied the linen closet, 6 shelves full, and so many tiny beetles! Sesame size and smaller, alive & dead. I’ve got probably 6 or more loads of laundry to go.
It never ends. Wiped everything down with Clorox wipes. I’ll check again before putting items back in there. And that’s my Sunday!!
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Cindy the only appropriate comment to the above is "dislike!!"
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Cindy, I can't imagine!!!
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Tiny yellow beetles invade the campers here during the winter. The door to our camper is very tight when closed. It's hard to imagine how they squeeze themselves through the cracks. One chore on arrival is to vacuum the beetles. They haven't been as numerous the last two years.
Yesterday dh and I went bicycling for the first time this summer. We transported the bikes to the village of Dorset and biked to Park Rapids on the Heartland bike trail. 6 1/2 miles. Then back to Dorset. The return trip was much harder for me than in the past. I was "tuckered out" by the time I arrived at the truck. As expected, I had leg cramps later, back at the camper. A hint from dh's cousin, Cindy, who ran marathons, is to eat yellow mustard. I consumed a couple of tablespoons, drank lots of water, applied Voltaren. Something worked because the cramps stopped gripping my thigh muscles. I slept well and didn't get up this morning until 7:30.
Off to the gym this morning and then to Walmart's with a list. My Monday routine. I'm hoping the dire weather forecast for tonight doesn't bring high winds and huge hail.
Happy Monday. The NYT crossword puzzle is easier on Mondays. I can usually solve it. Each day afterwards it gets harder.
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As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
Vincent Van Gogh0
