Topic: Middle Aged Memories

Forum: "Middle Age" 40-60(ish) Years Old With Breast Cancer — Meet others in this age-range who share similar life issues.

Posted on: Nov 9, 2009 06:18PM

Posted on: Nov 9, 2009 06:18PM

nativemainer wrote:

Let's see, so far we've reminisced about dittos, drive in theaters, lick-a-stick candy, five-and-dime stores, Donny Osmond, Dark Shadows, what have I missed? 

"I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival." Audre Lorde Dx 3/9/2007, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 2, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Surgery 3/15/2007 Lumpectomy; Lumpectomy (Right) Surgery 3/29/2007 Lumpectomy; Lumpectomy (Left) Radiation Therapy 4/10/2007 Breast Hormonal Therapy 10/5/2007 Hormonal Therapy 4/25/2008 Arimidex (anastrozole) Surgery 8/15/2008 Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left) Surgery 6/21/2010 Prophylactic mastectomy; Prophylactic mastectomy (Right); Reconstruction (Left): DIEP flap; Reconstruction (Right): DIEP flap
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Nov 9, 2009 10:22PM bettysgirl wrote:

love my puka shells, bell bottoms and my pot of lip gloss- how about charlie perfume...and Marcus Welby MD- he could figure it all out for us..

love david cassidy and loved laugh in...and the carol burnette show.

izod shirts, polo shirts...after the bell bottoms, straight leg jeans worn with candies...and had to have a tube top in every color...

Dx 6/20/2008, IDC, 5cm, Stage IIIA, Grade 3, 2/13 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Surgery 7/16/2008 Lymph node removal; Lymph node removal (Right): Underarm/Axillary; Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Right); Prophylactic mastectomy; Prophylactic mastectomy (Left) Chemotherapy 9/18/2008 Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Ellence (epirubicin), Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil), Taxotere (docetaxel) Hormonal Therapy 4/15/2009 Radiation Therapy
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Nov 9, 2009 10:24PM bettysgirl wrote:

man i miss the 70's

Dx 6/20/2008, IDC, 5cm, Stage IIIA, Grade 3, 2/13 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Surgery 7/16/2008 Lymph node removal; Lymph node removal (Right): Underarm/Axillary; Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Right); Prophylactic mastectomy; Prophylactic mastectomy (Left) Chemotherapy 9/18/2008 Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Ellence (epirubicin), Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil), Taxotere (docetaxel) Hormonal Therapy 4/15/2009 Radiation Therapy
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Nov 9, 2009 10:59PM Kleenex wrote:

Tube tops can sometimes still be found at Walmart. I just have bad memories of running to catch the school bus in high school and having one become more of a cummerbund. Luckily, I had a shirt on over it. And they always made me itchy. I had some sundresses that were tube top-esque with straps that tied, and after a while you just wanted to scream and pull the dress off and scratch. Perhaps that's just me, growing up in toasty Tucson...

Michael Jackson was SUCH a cute little boy! What a weird transformation. I still do love his music.

Dx 6/19/2008, ILC, 2cm, Grade 1, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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Nov 10, 2009 12:05AM Mazy1959 wrote:

Denim shoulder bags with Peace signs and flowers all over. Having 15 pom poms on your roller skates was super cool. Sneaking out of the roller rink early so we could go party LOL. Driving up and down the strip for hours while honking and waving at everyone you knew.

Bone marrow mets in 90% of bone marrow. Dx 3/6/2003, ILC, 3cm, Stage IIB, Grade 2, 2/9 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Dx 12/19/2006, ILC, 4cm, Stage IV, Grade 2, 0/0 nodes, mets, ER+/PR-, HER2- Dx 4/25/2012, ILC, Stage IV, Grade 2, 0/0 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2- Dx 8/4/2012, ILC, Stage IV, Grade 2, 0/0 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2- Chemotherapy 8/9/2012 Abraxane (albumin-bound or nab-paclitaxel)
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Nov 10, 2009 01:44PM pickle wrote:

Ahhh. The 60's and seventies.

Clackers (I think these got banned) . Magic 8 Ball. Ouiji Boards. Spin the Bottle. Hot Pants

Bewitched (loved Elizabeth Montgomery)

The Million Dollar Man

Superwoman

Dx
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Nov 10, 2009 01:58PM - edited Nov 10, 2009 02:13PM by elimar

I heard that after 20 years, my fave peanut butter is once again being made.

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Fresh, Pure, Delicious.  You know which one you are.

Dx 6/24/2009, IDC, <1cm, Stage IA, Grade 2, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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Nov 10, 2009 03:16PM otter wrote:

OMG, now I do feel old.

Ipana toothpaste (anybody remember Bucky?):

Lincoln Logs (still have 'em):

 

Mighty Mouse cartoons on Saturday mornings:

The Slinky:

That's enough for now.  There's an original Barbie Doll in the basement somewhere...

otter 

Dx 2008, IDC, Stage IA, Grade 2, 0/3 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2-
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Nov 10, 2009 04:07PM nativemainer wrote:

Oh, my, fuzzy wuzzy soap!  Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, fuzzy wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't Fuzzy, Was he? 

Carol Burnet Show--remember the Gone With the Wind skit, with Carol sashaying down the stairs in the dress made from curtains with the curtain rod across her shoulders?  I used to crack up when the other cast members tried to hide how hard they were laughing when Harvey Gorman got going on one of his bizarre things--remember him as the dentist who sticks himself with the novacaine in the hand, then the leg, then the forehead while trying to do a procedure by reading it in a book?  I just saw that clip on you tube recently. 

I remember Laugh In, too--"and that's the truth, thpthpthpthpthpthpthpthp"

Then there was Sweet Honesty perfume from Avon, anything described as "psychodelic", tie-dyed t-shirts, hot pants.  Were pet rocks and cabbage patch kids part of this time frame or did they come later?

"I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival." Audre Lorde Dx 3/9/2007, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 2, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Surgery 3/15/2007 Lumpectomy; Lumpectomy (Right) Surgery 3/29/2007 Lumpectomy; Lumpectomy (Left) Radiation Therapy 4/10/2007 Breast Hormonal Therapy 10/5/2007 Hormonal Therapy 4/25/2008 Arimidex (anastrozole) Surgery 8/15/2008 Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left) Surgery 6/21/2010 Prophylactic mastectomy; Prophylactic mastectomy (Right); Reconstruction (Left): DIEP flap; Reconstruction (Right): DIEP flap
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Nov 10, 2009 04:08PM smithlme wrote:

I have an original Skipper doll complete with a case full of clothes. The ballet suit and tutu are my favorites. I even have the lace up toes shoes in the pink satin drawstring bag! Remember when Skipper was flat??? How about Erector Sets? All those little sharp metal corners, nuts and bolts. Surprising we're all still alive!

Brusha, brusha, brusha...made popular in Grease, too. Go greased lightning!

Linda

Dx 3/31/08, DCIS, ER+/PR- BRCA2+...I am NOT a survivor...I am a 2X breast cancer A$$ kicker! Dx 3/28/2007, IDC, Left, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, 0/9 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2-
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Nov 10, 2009 04:15PM Morgan513 wrote:

I loved Fuzzy Wuzzy!!!!  I also got go-go boots in Kindergarten.  Had, had, had to have them!  I loved Bobby Sherman (I was a devoted Here Comes the Brides fan), David Cassidy, and elephant platform shoes.

I had a Dorothy Hamill haircut too, twice I think!  I had one of those Sizzler outfits too!  LOL.  

I am laughing so hard thinking about all the things wee had growing up!

Lorrie 

Dx 4/9/2008, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, 0/3 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2-

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