2005 ROCK-TOBER CHEMO GIRLS

debbie444

Not sure why my 'e's are stuck onto the wrong words, my typing skills get worse!

linny

Victoria, I was just given a prescription for Lipitor last week because my "good cholesterol" has dropped drastically due to tamoxifen. I am going back to New York on Friday and will not start taking it until I come back. The doctor wants me to take it for three weeks and then have a blood test to check for side effects. So basically, I am treating a side effect of tamox. with another drug, which may have s.e.! How annoying. Also, talk of a blood test now makes me so upset, I have only had two since finishing treatment. My so called good arm seems ruined for life - the veins are sclerosed from chemo (I am still so angry that the onc. did not give me a picc line until after 4 treatments) and the only available vein is the small one over the bone in my wrist on the side. Sorry for venting.

Tadah, your chairs and drapes are stunning. When we moved into this house I used a decorater - horrible experience, she was always fighting with me (I am totally not a fighter) and I dislike most of what she did. Its my fault, I was a wimp.

Isaac is recovering - looking forward to "turn on" next month.

I smiled at your posts about thinking every pain is mets - I have a rash on my finger and think its cancer! The sad part however is how many of our posters on these boards have mets - I feel so awful for everyone.

Victoria, I am a total chocoholic and cake fiend - that cake looks spectacular. I actually baked a low fat chocolate cake last week - it came out quite good, and also made low fat banana muffins. If anyone wants the recipe, I will post it.


Linda

ravdeb

Anonymous

Buddy Love sends a big, warm and wet pooch smooch!

ravdeb

I want the recipes, Linda! I try, try, try not to eat cake and cookies but I sometimes can't help myself. I'm into a new store bought cookie that is made with whole wheat flour and carob chips but they ruin it by using white sugar. However..they are delicious and I'm eating them anyway! No cholesterol!

I hope that my muscles and general not feeling the best that I could feel, is NOT the statin I'm on. I will check in at the doctor's tomorrow and ask him.

Missed the sunny part of the day..was in the grocery store. DARN! Wanted to walk the beach.

Debbie..am thinking of you and your dad. It is really hard to watch as our parents age. I don't get to see my parents on a regular basis but we talk on the phone about once a week and my mom is aging. She will be 80 this summer. My dad is young, still. He will always be young. I love the story about your dad polishing the pennies and putting them in his pockets and then letting them fall out while he did gymnastic tricks. You have a neat dad!I wish him a speedy recovery...

LInda..glad to hear Isaac is recovering!

Victoria..I think my cholesterol went up looking at that cake! I love that you were trying to reassure your onc! I think that if I WERE to get mets (and I will not..this is hypothetical!)I would need to reassure my original onc, the one with the smile, that I would be okay!

It IS sad that every little thing makes us think it's mets. I thought I wasn't like that until today when I leaned on my side and my rib hurt and cancer came to mind. Then it hit me..I DO think of mets every time there is something wrong. Must remind myself to stop thinking that way!!!!

Victoria..you don't appear all that overweight. Why is your onc so insistent on you losing so much weight? A friend of mine here told me once that she had read an article about weight. It said that it was healthier to have a little bit of "fat" on you than to be underweight. I can't remember all that she said. She herself is not fat but has that "extra" that some women would want to lose not for health reasons but to feel like they looked better. She looks good..don't get me wrong..but she's not a skinny person, if you know what I mean. She said it's healthier to be the way she is than "skinny". She thinks I'm too skinny. I do NOT think this..especially after reaching menopause..I have a granny waistline now..yuck.

ravdeb

Laura..that is soooooooo cute. He truly posed!

Anonymous

ravdeb -
Thanks! I love your dancing icon!

TracyNY

If you have no significant other to love, love yourself, there's no-one better!!

Buddy Love is a little heartbreaker! And I don't even like dogs!

So the chairs came last night. I couldn't even look at him, I just opened the door and let him set the chairs down and leave. I thought I had it bad but your drama was far worse than mine Debbie.

They are gorgeous but all the shenanigans I had to go through to get them has taken some of the joy out of them. Thanks for the compliments. Paula, the drapes are "over the counter" panels that I bought from overstock.com. I generally have them made but for $29 a pair, I didn't think I needed to look any further!

Its finally snowing, probably about 4 inches. That's all I needed to make winter worthwhile.

marymelodi

Hey, Tracy:
If snow is all you need you could come and visit me anytime. I've got buckets and buckets of the stuff!!! LOL

Love that Buddy Love. He's a little Valentine of Joy!!

Mary

ravdeb

Happy Valentine's Day, Tracy NY. You got your snow! Hooray!

Don't let the drunkard take the joy out of finally receiving your beautiful chairs. Just totally enjoy them! They are gorgeous.

V..I started reading that link you gave us. Interesting. I'm very concerned right now as I think about those statins that I'm taking. I am really not feeling well and am so fatigued. When I told the onc, she just smiled and nodded. In Oct the other onc said I'm still getting over the chemo se. But, I'm not feeling good and it seems like it's going on too long and has gotten worse in the last month or so. And well..I've been on the statins for just about a month now. Could it be that? Of course, the bone scan will answer some questions...
Am going to see the family doc tomorrow. Will ask for maybe blood test and urine test just to make sure I'm okay. Am getting pretty tired of being tired and achey all the time. By the end of each day, I feel like I have the flu. I wake up in the morning a bit better..stiff but okay. But by the evening...like now..I feel like I'm sick with the aches of a flu. To me, that is NOT normal.

CherylG

TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE



Hugs from CherylG

Paula15089

Victoria, loved the virtual cake... at least that wont put any extra on our hips, heh?
My good cholesterol leveles were always above the normal range, should really go and check it again. I am sure Tamoxifen is doing all sorts of tricks on me.

debbie444

OK, dad came out of hospital - for 2 hrs and then had to go back in an ambulance. We didnt think he was well enough to come out but when he heard the word' discharged' he was dressed and at the phone. By all accounts he still has pnemonia, which has affected his asthma , bronchitus , bronchiolitus (sp) and emphysema. I am happier that he is back in - at least someone is with him all the time!! Now my little Marky is ill with his asthma - when will it be spring?????????
Tracy - liked the voiles- i think they look the same as my sisters.
Deb - hope you get some joy soon. My dad has been taken off his statins - they said they were doing more harm than good.
Paula - how much longer are you on Tamoxifen? I have been switched to Arimidex as it has less side effects and better results. There was a peice in our paper about the 'aroma' drugs the other day - so good to read something positive!!
Ok - now searching the internet for stuff to do when we are there. We are hoping to do Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois - in 16 days( including 3 days at relatives!)I think thats the ones looking at the map between Laura and Pittsburgh anyway Roger wanted to squash Washington in too but that may not be possible. May seem a stretch but hey - you have never seen us on a road trip have you!!
Take Care
Debbie

ravdeb

CherylG..what a nice Valentine. Thanks!

Debbie..wishing only the best for your dad. Ya know..Amy lives close to Washington DC. You should DEFINITELY go there. It's beautiful! I go there almost every time I go to the States because my close friend lives there. That's when I saw Amy last summer.

Well..the medical update...I have my bone scan on Sunday afternoon.

Does anyone know if they compare new bone scans to previous ones taken? They didn't ask me for any previous scans. I have the results written on paper but no actual scans and I'm having it done at a different hospital.

My family doctor told me to go off the statins for a week and see if that helps. He doesn't think it will change anything. He doesn't want me to have a blood test yet..he wants to try taking me off of the pills first and see what happens.

I told him I feel fluish because I'm so fatigued and achey by the end of each day. He just nodded his head. Why do they just nod their heads at me?????????

He also said my achiness could be because of the rainy weather. Okay..that could be true. But, I ache on sunny days, too.

I hate complaining. In fact, I would not complain if I thought it was just normal. And well..I DID think it was normal for a while..but now I don't.

ravdeb

Sounds like you had a quite a Valentines feast. FUN!
Since you said they do compare, I just called the hospital where I did the bone scan in 2005 and she said she'd take a look and see if they have them. She said I should have gotten them. Hmmmmmmmmmm... I don't have them. Where would they be? That hospital is where I had started out. It's where my surgeon is. I moved from there because I didn't like the oncologist and later, after I made the move, a friend of ours whose wife did her treatments there, told me it was good I had moved. So, it may also be good that I do that bone scan at the hospital where my onc is and where I did chemo and rads.

We'll see....

I reread about the bacterial infection that I had that had gotten into my bloodstream after my 3rd chemo treatment of AC. It is life threatening and one of the side effects this article wrote about was arthritis. I suspect that is my main problem. Interesting that not one doctor told me I was in a life threatening situation (and I was away from a computer so I couldn't look it up for myself!)until after I was out of the hospital and getting ready to do Taxol. Then the head onc of the breast cancer unit, told me. Good thing I didn't know that when I was sick. I would have been petrified.

But, silly me..I have cancer!

debbie444

Ravdeb - you HAD cancer , not 'have it' !! I have had a bonescan done and they say they will use this as a baseline , to check for any weakening from there. They will do it every 2 years. Why are you responsible for your records??? Thats unbelievable - if every one was as organised as me, they would all never be seen again!!

Tori - Moving soon. You know, this could just be the start of a new period of your life. Wherever you move to , you will never have had cancer while you lived there will You??? I love my house, but i was diagnosed just after i moved in and sometimes i find myself thinking -'oh , i was sat there when we told the kids' or ' thats where i sat when the nurse used to change my dressings' etc. I know its a move kind of forced on you but i really do feel that it will be a positive one for you both.

Felt extremely 'pot bound' today, so dosed Mark up and ventured out for some retail therapy. My kids must be the only ones i know who think that traipsing aroung garden centres constitites a good day, so thats what we did. We bought 2 metal birds ( love metal and glass in the garden) and 3 terracotta spheres with star cut outs for candles. All unnecessary, and all for the decking which hasnt been built yet, so into the shed for a while. The kids enjoyed it and they have had a rough half term holiday so far.

OK , got to go , theparrots head keeps coming off and think Catherine may be tempted to screw it up soon!!

Deb

ravdeb

Yes..you are right Debbie... I HAD cancer. DUH!!!!!!!!!!!

BAD weather here. Last night there were HUGE hail balls banging on the windows and it just came down again only smaller hail. Was supposed to go out tonight but will stay in and make soup. Just really bad out.

It IS crazy. I need a room just to keep x-rays and mammograms and I keep losing them. I found some x-rays..have no idea from when they are or what the heck they are! So, now with the bone scan..they called me back and told me that they give them out only in discs these days and I have to pay 50 shekels (that's about $12)to get it AND they couldn't do it for me today because the place where you pay is closed already. She then proceeded to tell me I should have told her earlier (they are closed on Fridays) so I told her I had just found out I had this appt! So, my dh will get there in the morning on Sunday. That place is in Haifa (north) and my bone scan is in Tel Aviv (south). grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

We are totally responsible for all our records. That is why I want my bone scan done in the one in Tel Aviv. That's where all my doctors are ('cept my surgeon) and most of the stuff is on the computers so it's easier should I lose a disc.

Now I can relax and make soup and not worry about getting to this lesson I was supposed to go to. AH...I learned to say no and picked up the phone and called the woman who I was to pick up. She will manage...

TracySeattle

Hi Ladies!

Tori - Dave & I have been antique shopping. Just bought a desk and are kinda looking for dressers for the bedroom. I wish we lived closer so that I could see what you are selling!

Ravdeb - I have degenerative Disc disease and scoliosis. I also had a laminectomy on a herniated disc in my back. They cut off the piece of the disc that was protruding. It made a big difference and I have had a lot less back pain since then.

Debbie - I think you should definitely see Washington DC while you are here. There is so much American history there and it would be a great educational opportunity for your kids.

Laura - where is the poll for the hotel? I am excited about our trip planning! :-)

Mary - hope you dig out soon! I have heen seeing on the news how much snow you have there! YUCK! Stay Warm!

Tracy - Love the chairs! I guess dealing with the drunkard is a good thing, it seems that he brings you nice stuff.

Paula - thanks for being our valentine! We love you!

Kelly & Paula - maybe we should all get our tattoos together in August? We could provide moral support for each other and our sisters could be there to hold our hands! LOL!!! Anyone else want to join us?

By the time I read thru all of the posts I forget what I wanted to say to each of you!

I had my 6 month check with the Onc yesterday. All is good but he severly cautioned me about the amount of stress in my life. Told me that I really need to consider eliminating it wherever I can. He also preached about exercise and making it a priority. UGH! He told me that he fatigue I am experiencing is normal after treatment and that it could go away after 2 years and it might not. He also affirmed that the joint pain is a result of the Arimidex. Pretty much all stuff we already knew....

We had a wonderful Valentine's day. We went to a quaint romantic restaurant, had a table with a view of Puget Sound. I had Filet Mignon w/crab hollendaise. Dave had the Seafood Grill (Salmon, Sable Fish & Crab Cake). We finished by sharing some vanilla ice-creame with Huckleberries in it - YUM!!!!

After dinner he gave me some very expensive chocolates (just what I needed - but I love them!) and a pair of DIAMOND earrings to match the necklace that he gave me for Christmas!

When we got home I had a red rose waiting for me! I gave him is basket and he loved it but was a bit ruffled about how much money I spent. I just told him that he has taken me on several very nice get away weekends and that I wanted to treat him to one. I think he is pretty excited about it!

Well, back to work with me! Talk to you all soon!

t

marymelodi

Tracy:
Ah- romance!!! How nice for you. It's so nice to know you are so happy.

Ravdeb:
Hope your pain and aches will be improved with warmer weather . . . or am I being silly? Is it cold where you are? Perhaps also, some of the discomfort is increased by just not having an adequate explanation?

Debbie:
I like wandering around garden centers, also.
When you come to the States will you be staying in Pittsburgh again? I ask because I'd be willing to persuade my hubby to drive down there with me to meet Roger and your kids. Any chance of doing that??

Mary

ravdeb

Oh TRACY..HOW ROMANTIC! And DIAMOND earrings!! wooooooooohoooooooooooooooo!!!! Aren't YOU having fun.

I wonder why the doc told you to eliminate your stress. That would be stressful for me..I'd be stressed that my doc told me get rid of the stress!!! I mean..you are having a great life right now with Dave and your get aways and so on...the stress level must have been lowered by that???? I hope so! Sure sounds like you are having fun!But, your onc sounds nice and caring. I MISS MY OWN ONC! We were buddies..she wanted to start running with me!

I remember you telling me about the surgery you had. I will see what the bone scan says and then see an orthopedist. While I was in the clinic today a rush of people walked in. Then a nice looking doctor walked in. The secy told me he is IN DEMAND..he's the orthopedist. She said he's a great doctor. I told her the demand is that everybody has back pain! I doubt I'll go to him..I'll see the specialist in the hospital. He was good. My trust in doctors is nil. Of course..I'm not talking about our Mary-Anne!

Mary..we have very wet and cold weather right now. Not cold like where you are, but cold for us and very damp. Our buildings, homes, etc..are not heated well so like in our house..parts of the house are heated and parts..like our bathrooms and hallways..are not. It's in the 40's at night, damp in the house..you get the picture. Bad for arthritis....

I'm drinking my medicinal red wine. Some of it went in the soup but most went into my glass..oops! Better watch what I write!

ravdeb

Tracy..just wanted to comment on the fatigue..your onc said it's normal..my onc just nodded..guess she meant that. why didn't she just tell me that????

Anonymous

Woo-hoo Tracy, I am so happy for you!! You deserve all the love you are getting!!

I don't know when I am getting my tatto, I have to build up the courage ... and David has a friend who does them, so I might just go to his guy because I don't want to get hepatitis!!

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Our Valentine's was nice ... I guess the best part was that Teryn was invited to go with us. The other day, he told me the "plan" and that included picking Teryn up and all 3 of us going to her favorite restaurant. I wanted to cry and it still makes me so happy. Turns out, I went to get Teryn and Teryn's best friend wanted her to go with her and her dad out to dinner. The dad was trying to call me and see if we wanted to go with them but I had plans and let Teryn go with her friend. David and I got to go out alone and he had flowers, candy and little gifts for us. Such a nice time in our life right now.

Hope you all are well ........

TracySeattle

I have been under a lot of stress at work and also with that WOMAN at Aquafest. So my Dr. basically said that it would be in my best interest to do what I can to eliminate the stress. He said I should balance my quality of life vs the amount of $$ that I make. Maybe it would be better to take a pay cut and be happier and less stressed. Problem is - all jobs have stress associated with them. As far as Aquafest goes, he said that I should step down and be the VP - problem is that I have committed for this year (I won't do it next year). I do plan to have my fellow officers do more of the work for me and hopefully we can find a way to control the mean woman....

I think Dave is beginning to realize that he cant keep me on the run all the time. Since he is retired, he saves all kinds of stuff that he wants to do with me and our weekends are full from beginning to end. I think he is realizing that I need more restful activities.

You are right though - knowing that I should eliminate the stress is stressing me more!!! Deciding to take a pay cut and hunting for a new job would stress me more too!!!! I think I am going to need to explore ways to deal with stress better

debbie444

Wahay Tracey - your DR has given you permission to eliminate your ex husband!! I wonder just how many women would love to be given that!!!!! We should have met up near you, then we could have all met THAT woman and given her the Rocktober what for!!

ravdeb

Yea..I can understand needing to get rid of THAT woman! I agree with THAT! But stepping down from being pres? Sometimes stress is a good thing..if it gives you satisfaction and all of that. Of course, if the pres job is just giving you BAD stress, then I agree.

I say this because well..my congregation is giving me stress but it's a meaningful kind of stress. I mean..they are driving me bananas, they are making mistakes right and left, but the stress..well..there is meaning behind it. Does that make sense? Bad stress is when you are doing something and only feeling that you are not making a difference, that what you are doing has no more meaning for you, that you can use your time better in a different way.

All jobs have stress. Sometimes it's less stressful to stay at your job if it's a do-able job and try to lessen the stress by not making it a top priority...realizing that there are other things in your life that are really important and the job is just that..a job to make money.

When my daughter was under stress at work, I told her to think about the end of the day and to make plans to go out with her friends. That way, her mind was focused on finishing the day and having some fun. It worked. Work still was stressful, but it didn't overtake her.

Not sure I'm making myself clear!

Now..if your doc is talking about your ex..YES! THAT would be a good thing to get rid of..and you did!

RoseMarie

I've been reading and keeping up with the posts but just never seem to have the time to actually post something!
Linny - glad Isaac is doing better !
Tracy - what a great Valentine's Day!
TracyNy - beautiful chairs...but talk about STRESS!!
Debbie - getting sooo excited for summer!! I hope your dad gets to feeling better!!
Deb - will be thinking about you on Sunday!! I believe all will be fine!!
My appt. with the genetics folks isn't until the end of March - my onc appt. is in April. Any idea how long it takes to get the results of the genetic testing???

Ok, I don't have time to "talk" to everyone but please know that you're all in my heart!!!

Anonymous

RoseMarie, are you getting tested for the bc gene??

Graycie

I don't have much time.....but I wanted to say "Hi".....

Tracy, I was really curious about what Dave said about your Valentines gift. Sound's like you had a nice time and you also got a nice gift. Diamonds are a girls best friend, so they say. I am glad your appointment went well and was glad to hear that you can be fatigued that long after chemo since that is how I have been feeling lately. Was starting to get a little worried. I am getting my port out tomorrow morning, am I the only one who still has their port? I have to be there at 6:30 which is going to be a killer in itself since I am not a morning person.......Well, not that early anyway. Feeling kind of nervous right now.

Vicki, What a feast.....look's yummy!

I don't have time to read all your post's, will catch-up tomorrow.

Graycie Gail

Curlylocks

Hello dear sisters,

I survived our big snow storm of the season, really glad I stayed at Mom’s on Tuesday night as the roads were bad here. We got 20 cm of snow and cold, cold winds. Our snowblower was used for the first time this year.

We had a quite Valentine’s Day, hubby wasn’t quite 100% yet from the stomach flu so we had a nice dinner, French onion soup, chicken, parisiene potatoes and of course strawberry cheescake for desert. This year it was funny as both of us bought funny pop up cards for each other, good minds think alike, hee heeJ

I go for my Zoladex injection tomorrow so hopefully will find out the results of my pelvic, transvaginal ultrasounds as well as confirmation of my mamo and breast ultrasound. The bad news is I have to visit the chemo clinic to see my oncologist tomorrow, not looking forward to seeing all the sick patients now on chemo….too sad.

This week has just flown by, don’t know where it went….

I do seem to have a little more energy the past few days despite not getting a full night’s sleep each night.

When are we going to start booking reservations for Chicago? I know that Kelly has to wait on the timeshare and Brenda is waiting for her schedule. Did I miss some sort of vote on location?

Debbie444 – I hope your son is feeling better and you too sweetie. Your medical system is certainly much different than Canada. If we have an emergency we go to the hospital emergency department and it is prioritized by urgency, sometimes you do end up waiting hours but at least you get seen. We also have after hours clinics, my doctor’s office’s patients can go there any night from 5-9:00 p.m. after the regular office hours. We also have a socialized medical system which certainly has its pitfalls as well. Sometimes people that need the care don’t get it due to others taking advantage of the system. We don’t have to pay to go to the doctors, hospital or any surgeries or medically necessary procedures but the waiting list can be long depending on the medical need. We do have a premium deduction though from our pay cheques of approximately $1000 per year that goes towards our health care and our employers pay 1.95% of gross payroll in taxes to fund the system. How is your dad? Love Catherine’s hat. She looks a lot like you!!

Your dad sounds like the best dressed man in England with all those clothes!

TracyNY – could you please post some Barbados pictures, I am desperate here to see the warm beaches and think warm, awwww…..your new chairs look really good. Again the drunkard as you call him, delivered quality work. We would have raised the money to bail you out of jail.

Brenda – our mom’s are just the best. I couldn’t imagine not having mine around. She is such a rock and has had a hard life raising us five roudy kids, four girls to boot and one lonely boy (youngest), BUT SHE IS THE BEST!

Kelly – that is a neat idea for a bday party for the kids, making a teddy bear, how fun. A lot of the children’s bday parties here can be done at a movie theatre where they have a little room that they decorate and they have their friends, cake, pop and a movie is included. I am too chicken to get a tattoo but the one you are looking at looks cool. I am thinking the same way now as you are life is a crapshoot regardless of the outcome I will live it to the fullest as you only go this way once is what I have always said! I am good and my husband finally feels better, his last a lot longer than mine. Enjoy your new love, he sounds like a very caring man.

When is your reconstruction scheduled for?

Laura – big hugs to Buddy Love, where did you get that cute outfit! What a sweetie pup.
Funny on the nicknames. I get called Mich a lot. I prefer Michele my correct name. I hate it when strangers call the house and ask for Michael, like I’m not a man the last time that I looked. My name is usually spelt with two ll’s that’s probably why people always mix it up and Michele is a French name. Ha, ha, I got your joke, took me awhile though, brain is a little slow some days. I had fun at my moms actually and my sister called me last night to say that she was having Michele withdrawals, too funny. She is so sweet, she made me lunch today!

Mets can happen at any time but 2-3 years after treatments seems to be the higher risk time period, try not to worry, better said than done right.LOL.

We have friends that live just outside Phoenix, AZ. We got the chance to go and visit them last April and also went to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, AZ and Las Vegas over the course of a week. Arizona is beautiful with the mountains and desert landscape. Flying into Phoenix was breathe taking, cant wait to go and visit there again. We went in April and the temps were in the upper 80’s during the day, but went down to 60’s some nights. The hottest time to visit there is May-late August, brutal heat 120-130F.

Rosemarie – How is the job search going. I am feeling 100% better than Friday or the weekend for that matter. I hate being sick especially physically. It reminds me too much of chemo. I actually thought to myself last weekend I don’t know how I put up with feeling shitty for 6 months, must have been in a drug induced fog, haa haa. Not sure about the answer to the genetic test, here in Canada it takes forever, months even a year!

Gracyie – I bet you look fab with red hair. Post a new picture and we will be honest with you.

Deb – I hope your back is feeling better. My mom has degenerative disc disease and is always in pain, its not fun especially when it is your back. I also conjur up some weird thoughts when I get usual pain, all a part of this journey we are all in together. That is an interesting thought about blowing your nose, never heard of that before?

Linda – happy to hear little Issac is doing much better.

Mary – yes I am my usual self again, yah!

Amy – Hi Amy, big hugs. We miss you.

Victoria – good luck on deciding on your new place. It will be an adjustment but think of all the clutter you will get rid of. I feel the same way as you that’s why I spend so much time writing my posts, I love you all and cant wait to meet each of you in August!!! I will say it again, your oncologist ROCKS! Your husband’s plate looks so yummy!

Paula – I am also on Zoladex, get another 3 month shot tomorrow. My knees also bother me at times especially walking down the stairs here at home.

Tracyseattle – your valentine’s day couldn’t have gone any better it sounds. Wow, diamonds are a girl’s best friend, hee, heeJ All seriousness that is a wonderful gift and he definitely is a keeper.

Gotta run Survivor is calling me, hubby and I are fans.

Have a super evening.

Love to all….

Is Maryanne in Sweden now?

Michele Wenz

RoseMarie

Gail, you're going to LOVE not having the port!!!! Mine bothered me every time I put on my seat belt! Will be thinking of you!

Kelly - yes, I had to fill out a packet with family history, etc. and the next step is to go in and ???? I imagine blood work.
I guess I really am a wimp (no surprise there) How do you ladies stand the implant fills??? I made the ps stop at 350-ish cc's (can't remember exactly). When you talk about 900 cc's I'm in shock! I was pretty tiny to begin with so the last fill I told them I couldn't do any more!! I do wish now that I had gone a bit bigger Oh well...

Course, as soon as I decide to get on the computer my dh gets home from work! Ok - let me go pay him some attention...

have a wonderful night, lots of love