Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

carolehalston

Hi to our New Yorkers, Joan and Jean.  Glad to hear from you both.  Joan, my niece is presently in a stable phase.  I talked to her mother a few minutes ago and she said Rebecca's meds seem to be helping her.  She's back at home with the kids and the father of the two oldest kids is staying there as well.  He had moved in during Rebecca's absence. 

Mommarch, how is your daughter doing?  Maybe she and my niece should move in together!!  A bad joke, for sure. 

We had rain last night, over an inch, but I slept through it.  This morning it was 20 degrees cooler and the humidity had gone.  I cancelled on Fri. golf because the course was wet and went to the gym instead.  It's a beautiful day, sunny and crisp.  Comfortable jeans weather.

This afternoon I plan to go to the oil & vinegar store to refill some of my bottles.  That's their marketing plan.  You buy the containers on the first purchase and then bring them back for re-filling.  I buy their grapeseed oil, the plain and the lime flavored.  The lime-flavored oil and a little champagne vinegar makes a delicious salad dressing.

Tonight we're going out to dinner with neighbors so no cooking!

Happy Friday to all.

mommarch

Minus two, I remember those stores in Iowa, I had to have corrective shoes so that is where they took me.

Thank God they did.

mommarch

Carole,

Thanks for asking, she is in out patient treatment.  She had to go the the Dr. yesterday so she called in.  She has bronchitis again.  She went to her class today and they did a sobriety test, she passed.  I think she is doing OK.  Our DGD will not talk or see her, she told the judge that she wants to come back home to Texas.  Do Not know how that will work out.  It is heart breaking.  

Glad your Neice is in treatment also.

camillegal

Carole I'm glad it sounds like they got the right combination of drugs--that;s usually a difficult part cuz people are so different. I hope she stys improving all the time. And completely stables out.

Mommarch  I'm not up on these things---but if u'r GD wants to come to TX, why don't they let her go--u;ve been checked out so that's all they need.I don't know this is so complicated, but I'm am glad the test was clean.

Jackie I think more cold is coming or snow or something--no spring yet, buy u'rself a slinky for springing and u'll feel closer to the time.

camillegal

IllinoisLady

"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us
something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our
touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous
delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit." 

-- E.E. Cummings 

IllinoisLady

 Carole, we have one of those oil and vinegar stores where you take the bottle back ( can refill with a different kind if you want ) and it is a couple of dollars cheaper since its a REFILL.  The flavors make everything so good.  Our store sells some other things too -- like fancy marinara and spaghetti sauces.  I tried them and over-all felt I could get just as much out of the Classico brands.  I try for good in the way of made with what seems good ingredients which are pretty much things I can recognize and pronounce or some organic. 

Cammie we are due I think to get another "polar" blast but I missed the weather forecast today so just totally sure just when.....this coming week some time.  Grrrrr.  Well, I know most of the winter is over with and I'll have to put on my smiley face and be content that it is not just starting. 

I will be working....starting tomorrow......all week at my job from likely 7:30 a.m. to who knows for sure  but likely minimum of 8 p.m.  So that means hearing from me will happen late at night along with the quotes I like to leave.  The up side is always that waiting bills or repairs  ( and there is always something there it seems  in that category ) will get a chance to get paid  and or move up on my list.  So......though rugged it will work out and then I will go back to my regular schedule.

I too wish mommarch.....that DGD could just be sent to you and let it be.  I know these places have their rules and likely in some cases it is a good thing.  It just doesn't seem much of a good fit in this case.  Sigh!!!

Love the sun and warmth today.....though after, I don't think it will last long.  I'll see you all later.

Blessings

Jackie

sandra4611

Wren44

Sandra, Love it!

termite

Hi Ladies,

Have not been on this week. Relapse in respiratory infection so it has been to work each day and early bed at night.
Chevy....glad you are home and doing okay.  I loved the shoes but I do wonder how people wear those heels.

Congrats on finishing rads, Mimi.  Take good care of yourself and stay rested. 

Rabbit....so sorry to hear about your allergic reaction. Hopefully it is clearing up for you. 

Rita....hope you are feeling  better and sending wishes for a speedy recovery

Mommarch...hope it all works out for your DGDand DD.

Went for annual exam this week. Got new medicine for the respiratory infection and was told the pain in my breast seems to be the muscle behind the breast that could be sore from coughing so much. A big relief.

Good night to all and hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

bonnets

Good Evening,

Termite, joining you in the cough my head off club! Got back from our trip  and was greeted by this.

Think I'd fall on my face if I tried to wear some of those monster heels they wear now. Even the young women seem to be staggering in them. Wonder how many broken ankles  are from them?

Beautiful day today , 50 degrees, back  to  winter this week though.

Well , cough, gotta go . NIght everyone. Jean

Miminiemi

Sorry to hear you all are coughing enough to get sore muscles.  That hurts so much.  I'm glad to be done and just eating chocolate and watching TV all weekend to let the skin heal.  I don't want to tear the skin by doing much of anything.  I'll be headed to Arizona for R&R with a friend for four days.  But, no sun or swimming for this woman.  Take care all, get some good cough medicine, and avoid dangerous shoes!  I've got some bright red patent mary-jane shoes for my clown gigs.

camillegal

Mimi I would wear those shoes even without a clown suit.

Stop coughing now--don't lay down tonite sleep in the recliner and hope u have some good cough syrup, u should have some with codeine. But lieing down makes it worse. Wrap u'r ribs if u have to. Oh I'm sorry.

IllinoisLady

Compassion is like sunlight, awakening and
bringing joy to beings.  Its
beauty is like
a rainbow, lifting the hearts of all who see it.       Tarthang
Tulku

Chevyboy

Morning gals!  I LOVE all my new shoes you guys gave me...Ha! 

This was the exact shoe I was wearing when I stepped on that stupid rock in the alley, and I twisted my ankle, and fell like I knew what I was doing!

They have a narrower sole, than the usual Crocs, but I can't blame the shoes for me falling.... can I?  I mean they're CUTE I think...  It was just that ROCK that came out of nowhere!  I'm going to my PC this morning.... Man, I dread getting out, and into the car... blah-blah... but maybe they will take the stitches/staples/clamps or whatever they use, OUT! 

Carole, did your DH watch the races?  Those races, were the best ever!  JUNIOR WON!  I can't believe it!  I was laying in bed after that Looooooong rain delay, gave up on watching the whole thing, and found them starting again!   I was so happy for him!   It was a great race!

Hope you gals get over your coughs soon.... I remember breaking a rib one time.... coughing so hard, and wearing an under-wire bra..... Now considering my chances, sounds about like something I would do, right?    You should have seen them trying to pull of my compression stockings....Ha!  Even I laughed! 

Chevyboy

Now, I have these shoes on...

camillegal

Good luck today Chevy----u really think it was the shoes? maybe u were a little tipsy> we know how much u love u'r (code name) chocolate coke. Now the 2nd pair look better but maybe now u should wear something that give u full coverage so u'r ankle is held inside too.

I slept all day and most of the nite last nite and during the nit--which shocked me---I have an important job I have to stay awake for today, so I hope I can, LOL

Chevyboy

CAMMMMMMMMMMI!  Your'r up!  Little brat!  Code name my butt!  It was morning, I tell you, and I'm stickin' to that story.... oh wait... let me take a picture of that rock, that was my down-fall...

See, it was kind of like this one.... only a tad smaller...

Dang thing, just came from out of nowhere! 

camillegal

Oh tell the truth Chevy, there was no rock, u thought there was one cuz a pebble looked like one after u'r "chocolate coke"

carolehalston

Chevy, dh watched the end of the race this morning, recorded, and he said Junior won in style.  Good for him!  He seems like a likable man.

Well, I'm off to WW this morning after being "off the wagon" on my food "chocolate coke" for months.  I always get unhappy when I'm overweight and can't wear my clothes comfortably.  Wish me success!

A nasty week in store for us with the weather.  It will be too wet for golf this week.  But I have indoor chores to do, like taxes.  Plus I'm organizing the photos from our trip and putting them on a flash drive to play on the electronic picture frame.

Have a great Monday.

sas-schatzi

Hi reposting this on some threads, may be old news to some, but to good of info not to pass this on,Sassy

Bluebird144…NJJoined: Apr 2013Posts: 393

13 hours agoBluebird144 wrote:

Knitted Knockers Charities is a non-profit that exists to provide free patterns for knitters and crocheters to be able to make knockers and help mastectomy patients get freeKnitted Knockers made by volunteers.

I love my Knitted Knockers! They are light and soft and warm. Unlike my silicone prosthetic which is heavy and cold when first worn, then it later causes me to sweat.

I wear my knitted knockers inside a regular bra or tucked in the pocket of a mastectomy bra. They are beautiful, and a godsend to those of us with an uneven mastectomy scar.

Knitted knockers website:

http://www.knittedknockers.info/

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

Surgery 09/09/2009 Prophylactic Ovary Removal (Both)Chemotherapy 02/06/2013 Adriamycin, Cytoxan, TaxolSurgery 07/19/2013 Mastectomy (Both); Lymph Node Removal: Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection, Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (Left); Reconstruction: DIEP flap (Both)Surgery 08/20/2013 Reconstruction (Right)Surgery 08/28/2013 Mastectomy (Right)Radiation Therapy 10/14/2013 3-D conformal external beam radiationSurgery 01/24/2014 Reconstruction: Tissue expander placement (Right)

sandra4611

Chevy, here's your lunch.

Miminiemi

I'm off to Arizona with little to no internet.  I'll have a lot of reading to do.  By the way, my MO said give myself a break and think about dieting after i get off Arimidex in 5 years.     Also I read a study that said women who drink red wine heal faster from radiation dermatitis!!!  Friends gave me a bottle of chocolate/red wine last week to get started healing.  See you next week.

Wren44

Mimi, Relax and have fun.

MinusTwo

SAS - thanks for posting the Knitted Knockers.  love the name.

Mimi - I hadn't seen that study but will open a bottle of red wine tonight & get started with preventative care during rads. Everything tasted so horrible during chemo I didn't waste my money on drinks that I just had to throw out.  Have fun in Arizona.

camillegal

Mimi totally relax and enjoy u'r wine and when u get home we want to see some pics, please---Have fun.

carolehalston

SAS, I love the name, too!  I crochet but don't knit.  Is there a crochet pattern?  Are they hollow and filled with a filler?

Yum on Chevy's lunch! 

Wren44

Carole, Go to the website. There is a crochet pattern. They are hollow. They leave a small hole thru which they can be stuffed with the desired amount of (probably) polyester. I can't decide whether to try to make one or just ask for one. If I ever want to wear it, I should probably just ask.

IllinoisLady

Our attitude tells the world what we expect in return.  If it's a
cheerful, expectant attitude, it says to everyone with whom we come in contact
that we expect the best in our dealings with the world.  You see, we tend to
live up to our expectations.  And others give to us, as far as their attitudes
are concerned, what we expect.  Our attitude is something we can control.  We
can establish our attitude each morning when we start our day--in fact, we do
just that, whether or not we realize it.  And the people in our family--all the
people in our world--will reflect back to us the attitude we present to them.
 It is, then, our attitude toward life that determines life's attitude toward
us.  Cause and effect.  Everything we say or do will cause a corresponding
effect.  If we're cheerful, glad to be experiencing this miracle of life, others
will reflect that good cheer back to us.  We are the kind of people others enjoy
being around.

Earl Nightingale

IllinoisLady

Have a wonderful time Mimi.....love what your Dr. said.

Blessings

Jackie