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I love "Elvis" "The King"............play on! ;o))
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Good Morning, Loungettes! The Lighthouse/River cruise yesterday was wonderful! Chilly and windy, but wonderful. I didn't take any pictures, didn't want to have my phone out on the trip, and hadn't thought to charge up and take the digital camera.Won't forget that step next time, though. We stopped at 10 lighthouses, one had an adult bald eagle sitting on a tree next to it, just posing for us the whole time we were there. Got some sunset light on the ones on the way back. It started out cloudy, but did clear up over the course of the day. Went up the Penobscot River to Bangor, saw a few Bald Eagles fishing. Saw lots of other birds, too, and an occasional harbor seal and a couple of harbor porpoises. No whales, if anyone is wondering, we were coastal and not out deep enough to see them this time of year. There was one sort of odd moment at the beginning of the trip when the captain announced that there was a person on board who was very allergic to oranges (there were fruit baskets with oranges, bananas, apples) and all the oranges were being removed from the main cabin and moved to the upper cabin and the main cabin was going to be kept orange-free. Never heard of someone being that allergic to oranges, but whatever. No skin off my back since I was up on top, over the upper cabin. We saw several sail boats, including Artic exploration schooner the Bowdoin, built in 1921, now a National Historic Landmark and run but Maine Maritime Academy, whose students sailed her the last 3 of her 29 trips north of the Arctic Circle.
Overall the trip was 106 miles, 9 ayem to 5:30 peeyem. We even got lunch (sandwiches, clam chowder, cookies) and lots of hot chocolate for me! By the time I got home I was pooped, and very happy to cuddle up to a nice warm Sadie!My face this morning is rather red--not sure if I'm sun burnt or wind burnt! I feel so relaxed, so much time on the water and in the wind and on no electronic stuff really clears the cobwebs out of the head!
Goldie--wow, 3 years on the FU pills? That's great! I pray they keep working and stay tolerable for you. Sadie would be a great distraction at a flu shot clinic, but most certainly not allowed, and I couldn't manage her and give shots! SO I'll have to think of other distractions to use.
Jazzy--those are GREAT pics of the balloons!
Dara--yup, a cruise, but just a day cruise. They only do this day long thing once or twice a year. I've got to keep my eye out for it next year, I so want to do it again. And remember to charge up and take my digital camera next time. And some better layers. I packed a hoodie, but one with a broken zipper, not very helpful in keeping warm in the wild wind yesterday. And it's taken me half an hour to comb the snarls out of my hair cuz I forgot to braid it. I am glad I forgot my hat as we saw 4 hats go sailing off on the wind into the wake.
Cammy--Sadie is pretty funny at times, and she was a wonderful bed warmer last night when I got home still chilly from the wind on the boat. I'm glad Leslie did well with the first chemo, and is getting out and keeping up with life. I imagine you are doing well enough with the phones, despite falling asleep at times. You do better than you let on, I think. Sounds like Joey will have fun, too.
Chi--I heard Blade Runner was a long show, almost 3 hours, isn't it? I think I wait and see it at home where I can pause it for bathroom breaks and the like.
Hi, Teka!
Jazzy--Sadie and I aren't up to a whole lot today. There's a wine tasting I want to go to this afternoon, the morning will be spent picking up around the house and doing some laundry. And maybe some yoga to stretch out some stiffness from the rocking stair climbing yesterday.
Teka--LOL, and I'll use that excuse!
Cammy--unfortunately wine gets metabolized to sugars,like many foods, but it can be calculated and taken into account in a diabetic's carb counting. Not recommended that diabetic drink at all, but you all know how I feel about telling someone they can never do something they enjoy.
Chi-- all the train scheduling sounds so complicated, I'm sure I'd never be able to figure it out! You are so busy and so involved in things, sometimes I envy you. I loved theater when I was in high school, and probably should look into community theater around here and see if there is anything I can do. Not sure if I'm any good at acting, but it sure was fun.
Cammy--At least FF cooks dinner, even if it is what HE wants. I know coming home from work there are days I wish Sadie could cook, and if I don't plan ahead and have a couple of things I can just heat up I will resort to junk food or something quick but not healthy. So glad your BFF is coming, those kinds of get togethers are very good for the soul!
Chevy--Pseudoephedrine (the "D" in Claritin D) is well known for causing sleeplessness and getting people wired.It's also one of the decongestants that are monitored cuz it's an ingredient in making meth, so no wonder you couldn't sleep. If you took the 24 hour version it certainly could keep you up for 48 hours. Wow, that was quite a tumble you took. I have this picture in my mind of you dripping blood and paint all over. I wonder how much wine that bag holds, I think I need one!
Jazzy--I've got to think about getting the clothes sorted more seasonally. Or I need to get rid of some more. Or at least keep up with putting them away when I wash them, gotta stop living out of clothes baskets!
Goldie--no, one cannot kill the King!
Dances with Hornets' DOTD:
Sea Fizz
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Absinthe
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Sugar
- Soda Water
- 1 Egg White
Directions
Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass and fill with seltzer.
Best served in a Highball Glass.
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Well damnit! I lost this the first time.... I'll try once more... This pic was the next day... before the black covered the whole side of my face... I'm just lucky the gate latch missed my eye! And Native... I'm sticking to either Claritin or Allegra...They both help that part of my nose.... I think it is polyps from that fall! I ordered some kind of nasal spray for that, that has a steroid in it, supposed to help shrink those things... My face isn't usually that crooked! Shut up Cammi....
I go for a physical the 24th...so I'll just add this to my list .... Hah!
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Kim, that river cruise sounded fantastic! Never heard of someone being so allergic to oranges that they couldn't be near unpeeled ones (like the ones with peanut allergies that have cleared entire airplanes and even schools of peanut products), but who knows? Some folks who claim they're "allergic" to foods actually have intolerances or sensitivities instead, and only if they ingest them.
And for some people, it can even be psychological, dating back to a long-ago unfortunate experience associated with that food, even if they hadn't actually ingested it--many bc patients who've had AC chemo can't ever eat or drink anything red because it looks like adriamycin; and others who relied on popsicles or LemonHeads candies to get them through chemo won't ever go near them again. I realize that the reason I can't stand raw bananas is probably because that's the scent they put in the anesthetic gas when I had an early-childhood tonsillectomy, from which I awoke with a raging sore throat--and vanilla is my least favorite ice cream and Campbell's Tomato my least favorite soup, because that's all I was allowed to eat for days afterward.
People tend not to know the definition of an "allergy," which involves an immune-mediated reaction. They call all bad reactions "allergies." My allergist set me straight when I told her I'm allergic to tobacco smoke. "No, you're not--tobacco smoke is a 'generalized irritant,' which in sufficient quantities will afflict everyone exposed to it." Ditto VOCs, strong perfumes, scented detergents and (especially) fabric softener sheets--some people react to them in varying degrees and have higher or lower tolerances to them.
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Chevy--ouch, ouch, OUCH! I'm surprised that Claritin or Allegra help with your breathing despite having no decongestant in them--they're purely antihistamines, which work only for allergies (and Claritin, for reasons as yet unknown, for post-Neulasta and post-Zometa-or-Prolia bone pain). Perhaps your polyps tend to swell when you're exposed to inhaled allergens like pollens, mold, dust or dander, and the Claritin & Allegra fight the immune process that releases histamine. The steroid spray definitely does that by making the nasal passages less sensitive to allergens (without getting into your system).
Kim, we rarely go out to movies any more--Bob will be 68 on Wed., and we all know how much oftener men have to pee as they get older. Not only that, but his pager keeps buzzing (and he gets text alerts) with messages from his hospitals, so he has to go outside the theater into the lobby to answer them. He missed the last half-hour of Blade Runner, and I was worried sick...until I saw him standing in the corridor talking on his cell. He says he actually missed only the 3 minutes he was in the men's room--he'd staked out a seat in the back of the theater to be near the corridor when necessary and so nobody in the theater could hear him talking. He can't even put the phone on Airplane Mode, because if anything goes wrong if he misses a page it's a one-way ticket to a malpractice suit. His only respite is on official vacation if he has someone formally covering for him, when he's on an actual airplane, or we're so far out at sea that there's neither internet nor cell service. (He took three phone calls while we were standing in front of the Trevi Fountain. At least he didn't answer any pages or calls when we were inside the Vatican museums & St. Peter's).
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NM- glad you had a good time on the cruise. I love those day cruises off the coast of New England and NYC too. Sounded really amazing.
Your story about the oranges reminds me of a Southwest flight I was on within the past year where it was announced that there was a passenger with a severe peanut allergy, so NO peanuts would be served during the flight. I have known people to have peanut allergies, and they have to be careful about nuts that secretly may be in foods, but never heard of something where they could not even be near them? What about people who bring their own snacks/nuts?
Chevy- you look really hurt friend. Feel better please.
Goldie- oh yes I saw the video on FB. Just wondered if DD was still around but sounds like she is back in Michigan.
Chi- happy birthday to Bob. Is he still planning to retire soon? My sister is turning 68 next month and also a doctor and think she having a hard time with planning to go next year (although she complains about work constantly.....) I hope Bob still enjoys his work!
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Jazzy, I wish Bob would retire. But truthfully, he is not a homebody and hates golf. He loves his work--the actual practicing-of-medicine part (not the paperwork and administrative stuff). When he was 64, he said he'd retire when he could no longer do cardiac caths. At 65, he decided his hands were no longer steady enough and his back wasn't up to bending over patients in the cath lab, so he said he'd retire when he could no longer implant pacemakers. At 66, he said he would no longer implant pacemakers and was switching to noninvasive cardiology. He says he'll retire--alternately--at 70 or when they have to carry him out on a gurney.
I hope he can retire to the point where he can just do office hours, and not have to shuttle between hospitals. He loves the union health plan job he does one night a week, between Restaurant Row & the United Center--and the commute is only half an hour via surface streets. (To get to the SW Side he either has to take the Dan Ryan Expy.--which cuts through the S. Side ghettoes--or deal with the Lake Shore Drive/I-55 ramp construction mess--2 years thus far with no end in sight. Because he won't take the Ryan after dark, his evening commute home from Oak Lawn or Evergreen Park can take 2-1/2 hours. It used to take less than an hour, as little as 45 minutes).
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Okay, thanks guys... Sandy, I'm just not sure of WHAT is causing the "stuffed-up" in the right side of my nose... but when I was trying to figure it out, one site led to another, and one cause was "polyp's"... Nasal rinses don't help... Only this one type of spray from Target... with Oxymetazoline in it helps, and it's supposed to be12 hour... I'm so afraid of using too much of anything, because before I got tested years ago, for allergies, I became addicted to neo-synephrine... And it was tough, trying to breathe without it... I finished the series of de-sensitizing years ago... and no more problems...
But I'm waiting to try the one I ordered ... hopefully it will shrink the whatever it is that is causing the problems... My apt is on the 24th... so hopefully, she will say I'm on the right track...and maybe showing her the picture, will explain what I did. The one I ordered is Nasacort allergy, 24 hour...
And you guys are so lucky and fortunate to be able to go all the places you do, and love to do them! I guess as WE got older, things just really slow down, and you don't even think about it. We GO places all the time, like just walk around the Mall, or the stores, and we stop to grab a snack, and then we head home before noon. Then we walk around the neighborhood after Dinner, (me with my cane)... But I love my life... Even going up to Black-hawk to the casino's is something we love to do... maybe once a month... I just don't like to drive after dark... and we don't need to...
Just keep busy as long as you guys can...!! Go everywhere you dream about... Because being 80 kind of slows the zip out of you...I'm lucky I have my gardens, and can work in those... but Winter is almost here, and all that is slowing down. Then I can still organize our rooms and drawers... Hah!
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NM, now you know Sadie would cook for you whilst you are at work. You have to give her credit for at least trying. Hence all the cooking utensils in her crate! That cruise sounds absolutely divine, sorry you were a tad chilly. I have never even heard of someone being allergic to oranges.
OMG Chevy, that looks horrible! I hope it looks worse than it feels! At least you are all set for Halloween! Getting out for walks and such is a good thing. We are rarely out after dark too and don't like driving in the dark. DH doesn't mind if it's "morning" dark, but not at night. How goofy is that??? I hate to see the garden season end. I do have my lettuce coming up, and dang critters keep eating my beets.
Sandy, I can't imagine having to be glued to my phone like your DH. Guess it's the price you pay for being a doctor.
Got a lot of cutting back done in my garden yesterday.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Monkey Day! Sadie and I are enjoying a leisurely start to the work week, I don't go in to work until 3 this afternoon, doing an evening clinic. Hospice tomorrow, Clinic and Travel Medicine Wed with the Wed, Women and Wine meeting after, getting the garage door fixed Thursday so going to bring home some paperwork from the clinic, off Friday, big wine tasting event Saturday evening. Got to get out this morning and get some stuff into the dumpster before they come to empty it tomorrow. The wind has been really blowing, most of the leaves are off the trees now. Makes it a bit harder for the squirrel that is teasing Sadie to hide, but since he stays well out of her reach I don't feel too sorry for him. But it makes Sadie's nose some cold when she nudges me for attention.
Chevy--Oh my goodness!That looks like it hurts. I am so glad the latch missed your eye, it certainly did enough damage. Do we need to wrap you in bubble wrap to keep you safe?
Chi--good point about the difference between allergies and intolerances/sensitivities. And a very good point about associative reactions to food items. I wonder about the lady with the orange allergy, would have liked to have talked with her about it but wasn't going to go looking for her. Mostly curious to see if she was carrying an Epi-pen. Moving all the oranges out of the main cabin seemed like a reasonable thing to do until I thought about all the people in the upper cabin and on top that would be eating the oranges then going to the main cabin to get coffee, soda, beer, other snacks, etc. Didn't hear about any emergencies, so I guess she did ok.It's funny sometimes when I'm asking people about allergies, and ask what happens when they take the drug. People have told me that theyare allergic to a particular sleeping pill cuz it makes them sleepy.Sorry, folks, that's an intended effect, not an allergic reaction. Most sleeping pills will make you sleepy, if it doesn't, it's not working!My favorite conversation around an allergy to sleeping pills went something like this:
Me:Are you allergic to any medication?
Them:(a patient being admitted to Hospice with end stage cirrhosis of the liver) sleeping pills.
Me:Which sleeping pills?
Them:all of them.
Me:What happens when you take sleeping pills?
Them: I get really sleepy.
Me:(thinking there was something else that happened, like bad dreams or itching) What happens after you get sleepy?
Them: I fall asleep.
Me: (after a pause to think) Have you taken many kinds of sleeping pills? Do they all make you sleepy?
Them: Yes, every one I tried made me so sleepy I couldn't keep my eyes open.
Me: (trying to figure out what class of sleeping pills Them is talking about) Do you remember the names of any of the sleeping pills?
Them: No, mostly they were samples from the doctor's office.
Me: (still trying to figure out what class of sleeping pills) What were you taking the sleeping pills for?
Them: (looking at me funny) I was having trouble sleeping.
Me: Did you ever find anything that worked to help you sleep?
Them:Yup. Whiskey.I discovered that if I drank enough I would go right to sleep.
Me: So drinking whiskey would make you go to sleep but not make you sleepy?
Them:Yup! I hate feeling sleepy. When I want to go to sleep I want to go to sleep, without any of that silly sleepiness stuff first.
Me:Do you still have trouble sleeping?
Them: Sometimes.
Me:What do you do then?
Them:since I can't drink anymore I take this sleeping pill the doctor ordered (shows me the bottle)
Me: I thought you were allergic to all sleeping pills? How is it you can take this one?
Them: I am allergic to it, it makes me very sleepy, I just take a drink to two so I go to sleep quicker.
Me:changes the subject
Chi--It's crazy the way we expect people to be available 24/7. That is just too much responsibility and not near enough down time to recharge. Most people would not tolerate their job requiring them to step out of a movie to answer a page or text every few minutes, but expect doctors to do that.
Jazzy--I suspect some of the allergen free areas have come out of law suits involving accidental exposures. I know some people can be so sensitive to peanuts that shaking hands with someone who has eaten peanuts or eating food not containing peanuts that was prepared in a factory that also processes peanuts will trigger a reaction. The whole thing kind of baffles me, since other food allergies, like shellfish or milk allergies can be just as serious but nobody demands no shellfish or milk be served on planes or in schools, that's almost exclusively a peanut allergy thing. One of my cousins has a boy who had an anaphylactoid reaction as a toddler, was diagnosed as allergic to peanuts, spent the next few years avoiding any food made in any place where it could have come into contact with peanuts cuz he could die if he had another reaction despite having Epi-pens on hand. When he was finally old enough to be tested they found out he's not allergic to peanuts at all, he's allergic to Tree nuts. He's being formally desensitized to all nuts now. His grade school when peanut free while he was attending as he and several other children were diagnosed with severe peanut allergies at the time. I'm surprised there isn't a movement to remove peanut butter from the market!
Chevy--I have noticed that some things change and slow down over time. I'm not so quick to drive on the interstate anymore, more content to have a longer drive on slower roads. And it does take me longer to walk across large parking lots when my knees are acting up. But I am working on doing things I like and not putting things off too much. And I have rooms and drawers to organize, too! Neosynephrine is terribly addictive, that's why it's recommended to not be used more than 3 days in a a row, and many docs will tell you only 2 days. The rebound swelling can be horrendous when you are trying to breathe!
Dances with Hornets' DOTD;
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Ingredients
- 1 oz Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur
- 1 oz Raspberry Liqueur
Directions
Pour ingredients into a stainless steel shaker over ice, and shake until completely cold. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, and serve.
Best served in a Old-Fashioned Glass.
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Good Morning Ladies and Chevy---
OMG what a pic. Chevy Oh I like the cover-up story u have, it steers clear of the real action of how it happened.. I told u to stop working that one corner at night, but u don't listen.--but u'r still beautiful, u'll always be.
Kim what a wonderful trip u had.. So glad u went and spoiled u'rself some--U need and deserve it. But I bet Sadie missed you. Or did u take her on as a service dog. Good idea actually. U've been so busy so it ws time to step back.
Sandy I bet u wish u'r DH would retire. But he does sound like heloves what he does and I'm sure his patients don't want him to. We all love Drs. like that. But I'm sure u would like to go somewhere with out him on the phone 1/2 the time and enjoy retirement together.
J have a great weekend planned, sounds nice and relaxing to me.
Lori I'm sure no matter how long u'r DD stays it can't be long enough, it goes by so quickly.
Hey Teka always glad u poop in.
Well I didn't go yesterday, what else is new, I always feel so bad when I can't make things, mad too. But it is what it is and hopefully it will get better and Leslie is still doing all right, fingers crossed.. With all the Lysol being sprayed, but I hate to tell her she went to party the other nite in a bar having a drink--Jeez u'd think there might be some germs living there??? After all they use so so many cans of Lysol there and wipes all the time. Oy vey go to the bathroom once.
Hope everyone has a great da especially for a Monday.
LUBS U ALL
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Morning DahhhLinks,
NM - Wish I cudda been with you on that river cruise. Sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day. Bummer you didn't have ur other camera tho.
Lowee - I may have said this already ..but I'll say it again, Loved Loved the video. You are sooo loved and admired by your family and all of us here too.
Teka - I like to listen to some of 'the Kings' tunes also, but still prefer my Motown.
Dara - hate to say it, but I agree, get that mess taken care of soon gf.
Ed - ohh mese, it looks soo painful. Am glad u have a doc appt next week. Ur right, it could've been worse, like u say, I'm glad u didn't take an eye out. Hope you get better soon.
Sandy - I didn't know that about the sinus meds. I used to get wired if a took a benedryl while others I know would get sleepy, now I use loradatine when my sinuses are acting up. Thanks for 411 on the anti-hists. My dh keeps threatening to quit his 3-day a week bartender job, I don't like the idea at all as he has no hobbies other than taking his guns out for target practice, oh and drinking and some gambling. I know he would get bored silly in jes a few weeks. We will see. He turns 70 in Feb, but he still has a lot of 'get up n go'. I don't, for obvious reasons, so when he suggests we do this or that, it usually puts too much stress on me. Oh well!
NM - LOL'd about the allergy pt rundown, or runaround. Heehee PB&J DOTD sounds delish.
Cami - still praying for Les. When I go to the bar I always ask for a bleach rag and wipe down the area where I'm sitting. I also carry a small pack in my purse, used them a lot on my plane trips too.
My cleaning crew is here, hafta get my pooches to park and back before they start mopping.
Lubslubslubslubs
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Yes Mema.... I forgot about the drinking........ After "some" retire, they DO tend to over-imbibe quite a lot more than what we hated in the first place.... And it's then that you yourself really have to question your own sanity, or even safety... It's then that you have to figure out where do I go next?
And sometimes.... we just have to take a break. Until hopefully things straighten out, and there is a big "change" in behavior. MAN, I sure worded THAT nice! I mean things can all go to hell, and we even think of "giving up"..... We ourselves can fall to the lowest level we have ever known.... and we don't know what to do!
But a church, friends and even hopelessness can turn your life around. Sheesh.... I sound like I know what I am talking about.
Honestly, I just thank God every day for our lives... For what we went through, and came out on the other side, even stronger and with more devotion than we ever knew. I just pray for a million more tomorrows.......
Cams.... My face doesn't hurt anymore... I just bought some of that Nasacort that is supposed to "shrink polyps" if that's what the problem is...
Ed....
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Oxymetazoline is what's known as an "alpha-agonist" that has the effect of shrinking nasal passages (or as eyedrops, constricting capillaries to reduce redness). Its advantage over Neo-Synephrine is that it is longer-acting (12-24 hrs. vs. 4-6) and therefore needn't be taken as often; but like Neo-S. it also causes rebound congestion or red-eye--it just takes a couple of days longer for that to happen. But its rebound congestion also lasts longer--up to a week.
Sinus or nasal polyps can be diagnosed only by visualization, usually via flexible 'scope. (Congestion, however, can be diagnosed with just a flashlight in a totally dark room--clogged sinuses won't let the light shine through). You need to see an ENT for a definitive diagnosis, because that could influence treatment of your symptoms. Those allergy desensitization shots you got when you were younger can sometimes wear off if you've gone years without exposure to the allergen. I got ragweed shots from age 12-20, when I was growing up in NYC where ragweed was abundant. Then I spent 7 years in Seattle, where there was no ragweed, and I was fine...until I moved to Chicago. That first summer & fall was torture: I was convinced I was catching cold after cold, including sore throats. My GP suspected I had lost my immunity to ragweed while I was away, and Chicago has tons of it--plus tree and grass pollens against which I'd never been desensitized. Had to get skin tests & take shots (ragweed, trees, grasses) from 1978-84.
Unfortunately, there are mold spores here against which you can't really get desensitized, because there are hundreds if not thousands of kinds and in sufficient quantities they will cause nearly everyone to release histamine and produce allergy symptoms. And they're present year-round outdoors except in subzero weather. We've had five "air quality alert days" due to molds this year, when in the past we would get maybe one every couple of years. Today the count was only about 500 spores shy of an "alert." (High mold levels are anything >13,000 spores; the alerts kick in at 50,000). The one facility in the Chicago area--Gottlieb Hospital--that takes pollen & mold counts stops at the end of Oct. and doesn't start back up till mid-March. Abbott Labs used to, but they no longer do. And the allergist at Gottlieb is who does the counts is 83 years old and goes up to the roof to get slides every morning M-F in season.
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Mema, unless the Benadryl you took was Benadryl-D (which contains pseudoephedrine), you had what's known as a "paradoxical reaction" if it made you "wired." Generic Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is the active ingredient in most OTC sleep aids (which are pricier than plain diphenhydramine) and "PM" pain relievers. Most hospitals will use it as a first-line sleeping pill before trying the prescription stuff.
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Good afternoon friends- lots of interesting posts here today! I had a good day yesterday with a chilly convertible ride to the farmers market (probably my last for the year) and a local apple and pumpkin festival in the same area. Came home with lots of great veggies, some apples, cider too! Some good eating around here this week. I am making some potato leak soup in the next few days.....
Cami- you are good about managing your energy around invites. Sorry you missed out yesterday, but think there will be more fun for you to do this fall and into the holiday season. What are you dressing up for Halloween as? I have two different masks, including something scary from Walmart today. I think I will wear it everywhere on the 31st?
NM- sounds like a good week ahead for you. I think we should all fly to Maine next year to do that cruise with you!
That discussion about the SEs of sleeping pills is unbelievable.
Chi- IT people have to be on call a lot too, except no malpractice involved. I have not had that too many times in my work, only during long running data conversions and the like, but it can really limit your free time too. I do understand Bob not being quite ready yet, but he is adapting they way he works through time and that is good. I think all businesses would be smart to let people work differently as they age. Part of why I like self employment, gives me the flexibility to take care of things which there seem to be more of than not as we age (especially our health and endless doc apts....)
Mema- your procedure is this week, right? On Friday?
Ill- are you feeling ready for next week friend? How long do you have to be out of work? I know you just went back recently......
Goldie- good job on the outdoor work. It was chilly here yesterday but warmed up in the afternoon to do a few things. I need to work on pruning my rosemary bushes next......
Chevy- I am 57 heading towards 58 and try to stay active. I know it is important to have a good quality of life as we age. I think we all have to adapt as we get older. I have become more judicious about how I spend my free time so I am ensuring I get the proper exercise and things to keep me whole. I appreciate your sage wisdom sister!
Puter is needing for recharge so that is all she wrote for now....
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Sandy - thanks again for the 411. My dh tells me to only buy otc sleep aids that contain diphenhydramine. Which is what I take if I need it. But my med mmj (phx tears) works very well.
Jazz - my biopsy is on the 24th...so next week. I still don't have a f/up appointment w/my onco, will prolly get a call after the biopsy.
Time for mese bed....lubs all!!
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Mema- oh I have it flipped around on the dates with you and Ill. Biopsy first and hope it is just nothing to worry about.
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A 2014 Morgon with the duck breast I (ineptly) pan-seared--should have scored the skin and started it in a cold pan. Still yummy, though.
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Kim, it amazes me at how stupid some people can be. Sleep aide makes him sleepy so he's allergic! Give me a break. I'm surprised you didn't change the subject long before you did!
Oh how I have missed the banter between Cami and Chevy. Please stay ED!
Cami, I'm sorry you missed your outing with family. My DD is in MI, I had my time with her, so when she goes back to the VI makes no difference to me. I think she might be getting help from FEMA, do to lost employement. Glad to hear Les is hanging in there. Is she going to continue to work?
LDB, you too are very much loved and admired my love. I was so flabbergasted at my surprise that my husband planned for me. Benedryl always knocks me out. They gave it to me during my chemo treatments, had to go back to my hotel and get to bed! My DH takes some MMJ to help him sleep. IT WORKS!
Jazzy, you sure do make good use of your time!
Nothing here to report. Very smokey here this moring, I think it's just prescribed burns tho.
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Oh, and a classmate of my DD's works at a newspaper and did an interview with her. Here is the link if you would like to read it. If not, that's ok too!
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Jazzy, I had my consultation today, which went well. The lesions are tiny and they expect to zap them successfully. Very low risks and no meds (steroids, etc) with them that small. The procedure is Friday morning and I'll have no restrictions for work or exercise. I am relived, I have a 5k in two weeks and plans for a little strawberry daiquiri party
I've got a lot of catching up to do here!
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Oh Cammi is such a brat! She seems to be insinuatingly (on that's funny... spell check has given up on me!) She seems to be a-thinkin' that I am clumsy or something appropriate....and similar... which I am..... but she don't have to SAY it...too much... sigh..... I would be teasin' her more, but I know she has lots on her mind, and little brain... so I shan't say anything disparaging.. Watch... she'll look that word up...
Sandy... I'm always amazed at how much you know about drugs and SE's !!! I wish I knew 1/4 as much! Even as much as I try and figure out, I'm always wondering if I am doing the "right" thing.... And I DO have Prednisone, but I'll wait to see what the Doc says....
The 1/2 of my nose, is the only problem I have.... (oh now shut up Cammi).... I'm not used to taking Anything... no pills, no nothin! And I'm always afraid of over-doing something when I am sick... or hurting.... So neither my Husband or I, take anything on a regular basis... So Thank you Sandy, for listening to me, and explaining the differences in those nasal sprays.... I'll just stick to once in the morning, and again at bed-time and one Claritin, morning and night...
You are right about the allergy shots... That's not the problem really, right now... I just have it pinned down to my nose... 1/2 of it anyway... and what I did when I fell... I'm thinkin' that the PC will refer me to an ENT... if she can't have a good answer, as to why that one side seems "plugged".... with nothing in it!
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Good afternoon ladies- busy day today, got 4-5 things in the cooker now for new work. Got an update on my new teaming opp for some info we put in for on a big project, and my teaming partner met with them on Friday and found out about some challenges going on that will have final decisions and start up delayed by a few more months. Been down this road before and said we can keep in touch but will leave it up to them to continue developing the relationship until the work is there. Par of for the course with healthcare projects this year. But in the meantime, I have a few other things popping and like it!
The weather here continues to be beautiful. I am looking forward to escaping to the mountains this weekend for my yoga retreat.
Ill- that is very good news that they found these things so early and have a good plan for treatment that won't have you down too long. We will be in your pocket and wish you a successful procedure and speedy recovery.
Goldie- so you are getting the smoke from the fires. These wildfires are horrific and heard there are like 50 in this one area of CA alone. Still a lot of people missing, some tragic stories and some wonderful reunions too. Do you have asthma? I cannot be around wildfire smoke, makes me SO sick. When we have fires here, I have to be indoors.
I love the article about your daughter. I have not been to St. Johns since my college years (a long time ago), but was amazed by the price of some of the rentals with the high end homes. Just wow! It was pretty earthy back when I went there, and my BF at the time and I did the platform tent camping at Cinnamon Bay for a week. My first time ever in the Carribbean. I googled it and good to see they still have it there. In my old age, this no longer appeals at all......
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Mema- how is your neice coming a long? Is she going to be home for awhile or be able to return to school with some assistance? We are not hearing as much about this anymore with the next crisis that seems to follow quickly in this country, but know many have a long road out from this. Sending the family much love and to you to as you prepare for next week.
I made my next follow up apt for January today and learned my MO is now down to two days a week. Going to see the CNP this next time as I need to go on a Friday with some expected work travel soon. But in the end, I tell myself that he may be retiring before too long. I don't have my endocrinologist anymore either, but seeing her CNP in Dec too. Well, this is the world we were all told was coming, seeing nurse practionners vs. doctors. Anyways, I plan to keep up with my apts and will see how it all goes. I have this one more 6 month follow up with the MO's office in January, then everything goes yearly starting next summer. I am already off the 6 month imaging and surgeon visit and don't need to tell any of you how much of a relief that is.....
Back to the grind. Swimming tonight!
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Good evening, Loungettes!Sorry not to poop in this ayem, but it was some cold in the house this ayem (as in 50 degrees) and I stayed in bed cuddled up to nice warm Sadie until the very last minute. As expected, the oil tank was filled today while I was at work, so the house is now warm enough that I can sit at the computer and type what looks like English, with pink instead of blue fingers. Did my Hospice day today, working all day at the Immunization/Travel Medicine clinic tomorrow, Wed/women/wine meeting tomorrow evening, garage doors being fixed Thursday, have Friday offand all to myself and Sadie, big wine tasting event Saturday evening. Not too bad a week!
Cammy--Sadie did miss me while I was gone. I didn't try to take her as a service dog, although she would have been a very welcome source of warmth, cuz she can't go all day without piddling and I didn't want to have to try to clean that up on a rocking boat! Did you know that service dogs are trained to go potty at specific times? I learned that back when I was working in the hospital and had a seeing eye dog come in with a blind patient. The dog stayed under the bed unless the patient was out of bed and moving around, and the patient gave us the schedule for when the dog was scheduled to go outside for potty business. If the patient's wife wasn't visiting at the time one of us took the dog out to a place the hospital designated for his doody spot. It is funny how people can be about germs, isn't it? Good for Leslie for going out and having some fun, though. That's as important as being careful about germs.
Mema--I'll make a special point of getting the digital camera charged up and running and take it with me more often. And especially for the cruise next year. I'm going to do one of the day long cruises every year that I can, they are so relaxing in a funny sort of way. I had planned to take pictures with the cell phone, but once we got moving I just wanted to unplug from anything remotely work or social media related and just experience and enjoy. So that's what I did. It really helped clear the cobwebs out of my brain and helped me re-center myself. Had some nice chats with some of the people on board, watched some people with serious cameras do some serious photography, and have a whole lot of mental pictures that I will be able to see in my mind's eye for ever.
Chevy--You do have a way with words!
Chi--I would never have thought about desensitization wearing off without exposure to the trigger, but it makes sense. And mold is just plain dangerous to some people. Mold and pollen counts are done here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the spring and summer, but not in the fall and winter. The changes in the counts are amazing sometimes. Imagine that 83 year old going up on the roof 5 days a week!
Jazzy--I'll let you all know when the special cruises are next year as soon as the schedule comes out, it would be great to have a bunch of us go on one! I'm with you on the need to work differently as we age. I am loving being in total control of when and how much I work. I love knowing I can say "no" when asked to work when I am tired or not feeling good. Now I just need to start scheduling some exercise time and sticking to it to get into better shape than I have been since being so sick last April.Still hard to prioritize myself, sometimes.
Chi-- one of the nice things about cooking is that the food can taste great even if it doesn't look as pretty as you wish it would!
Goldie--some people are truly odd. That guy really hated feeling sleepy, wanted to go from wide awake to sound asleep without any transitional sleepiness. Lots of people say they are allergic toa medication if it makes them feel a way they don't like feeling. Don't really understand the difference between an allergic reaction, a side effect, or an expected effect of a drug. Crazy world, sometimes!Hope the smokiness doesn't bother you, and it is just prescribed burns. WOW, what a powerful description of the effect of the hurricanes. Great article.
Ille--so glad to hear the lesions are tiny and the treatment expected to be very successful. They must be very small spots if they aren't going to prescribe steroids or other meds to help the rads. Will there be only one round of rads or more? It sounds like it's a one shot deal, and that is great!
Chevy--sounds like an ENT referral would be really helpful. It wouldn't take much, just a little camera up the nose to see what's going on.
Jazzy--wow, 4 or 5 projects cooking, that sounds great! Sorry the one is going to be delayed but it sounds like that's not unusual for you or causing any worry. I'm not sure I'd care for camping type accommodations, but the cottages do look nice!Still prefer my own bathroom rather than a communal one, though.
Dances with Hornets' DOTD:
RADIATION COCKTAIL
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz After Shock Fizzy Orange
- 3/4 oz Sambuca
- Red Bull
Build
1. Fill a rock glass with ice.
2. Pour in After Shock and Sambuca.
3. Fill the glass with Red Bull.
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NM, yes, it's a one shot deal, estimated to take about 45 minutes. If I understood correctly, the reason for no meds is because they don't expect swelling as the lesions are so small that they don't believe my brain has recognized them yet and a couple of them could've been mistaken for blood vessels. While it sucks having something new and scary, like the brain, to stress about, I am really happy my headache got this discovered so early.
It gave DH some piece of mind too, he's terribly concerned but trying to hide it well.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Long time, no see!
Illi--I'm glad to hear that the lesions are so small. Talk about an early catch! And to only need a one-shot treatment is reassuring. Guess that headache was a good thing.
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Good Morni ng Ladies,
Lori what an article, u'r DD should be doing the news, it was so vivid, she's like u.
Ill those headaches were a blessing. I'm so glad there will be no meds and this will be over for u. U've had enough.
SusyQ always sending u prayers and a good outcome. U all are so special to me.
Kim I still think of the time <not to long ago> u were so sick, but that started u'r independence and u'r own time limits--u always sound happy now, without all the pressure u were under. And now u'r decluttering is really paying off. U could never have done any of this before.
Jazzy things look good for u and u always seem to make them good.??? And as everyone has said u can really describe what we re all taking so well, better than the Drs. can. Thank you.
Oh I almost forgot---CHEVY--- yes I did have to look up the word but then again I thought about u'r nose and the problems u'r having and thought who knows where ur nose has been over the years---u cant blame it on one thing. There's probably a few factors going on in there. Think about it
Teka I enjoy when u poop in, hope u keep at it.
Holy chit it's Wed. I don't recall Tuesday very well. but then again Tuesday is a no feel day.
Leslie is going for her wig today with Marty's cousin (she's close to her) so I hope she has luck, then her DH will come over and they'll order pizza and I've known him since he was like 10, I worked with his mom who passed away with cancer young too. So I've always liked him---They are the only 2 I actually like out of his family--Marty feels the same way. And Lori, she's not working now but she will go on things to introduce new products anyway, but that's all. She doesn't feel well all the time but it's not horrible so I hope it stays like this--sometimes she just stays in her PJ's and rests and her stomach is upset and I tell her just do things u feel like doing. Sometimes we just sit and talk for a while--she does have to go and get blood taken today and Katy will take her then onto the wigs. This is her main thing as I have mentioned and Joey's too. LOL
I hope everyone has a good day.
LUBS U ALL
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Chevy, do you have an appt to get that schnoz looked at?
Jazzy, the smoke we have is from controlled burns in the forests here in AZ. Surely they do those in NM to? No asthma here! Thank gooness! Ending any kind of treatment is always good, or follow ups. After I hit my 5 year mark, I told my onc I wanted to stay on 6 month check ups.Pretty cool that stay you did in the VI. I highly doubt it's still there after the hurricane. The park took a good hit, but all the island did.
NM, you mentioned working at hospice without any incidences! Amazing! Interesting about service dogs and potty schedules. LOL at your comment about Chevy having a way with words. I could listen to her and Cami all day long. It's been a month and a half and still no power on St. John.
Illona, I think Memasue had headaches too, which led to the discovery of brain mets. I wonder if that is always the case? Hoping the radiation kills all of those little RB's. (RB-Rat BasTURD)
Cami, my daughter was intviewed for the article, she didn't write it. LOL about Chevy's nose. Do you know what chemo Les is on? My hair started to fall out exactly 2 weeks after I started chemo.
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Cami,
My childhood friend was a blessing for me during BC misery.
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