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Cheryl keeping you in my heart today....Hope all is well with the ultrasound.......
Jgrim, my MIL's cats were eaten by foxes!........She has a pair that romp through ther yard in the evening now.....
Vivvy, so good to see you my dear!.......
Faithy, I went to my onc today and told her of my hip pain so it's MRI on Monday!.......yippeeee......(note it is not in all caps!..)
Have a great day all...I must try to get in a quick nap before work......(3pm to 11pm tonight).......Wish me strength to get through...... -
Hugs Cheryl, keep us updated. Saying prayers for you!
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Cheryl and Hollyann, Sending vibes to you and prayers upstairs you get nice borring results.
Mak still sending you me bestest healing vibes for your hub. And you keep on top of those calcifications lovey.
Faith, thank you daaaarling. hug. Juggled the kids and 2 meetings on the phone with lawyer today, plus emailling to and fro. At 1 point my DS (with SEN) was litteraly tickling my right underarm during the meeting (one place he knows doesn't hurt) it's his way of trying to make me smile or laugh. He actually says "mummy will laugh,hi hi hi" "mummy will tickle you" and kissing and rubbing his face on my face like a cute puppy desperate for interaction and to make sure I was o.k. Bless him, he is such a dear. It's the last full week before he starts the new school and wish I wasn't doing this stuff.
Am in bed about to do a long stint on the work, just came in here for a little thank you and take care of yourself visit to you lovelies. Chemo has left me with permanently sore heals.. even now in bed, they hurt with no weight put on them, still ladies, I do know that I am very blessed to be around to moan about the pain, that is a gift, and I do not loose track of that fact.
xxxxxxxxxxxx Take care of yourselves, Be thinking of you all.
Shiny
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Sending prayers and hugs for Cheryl.
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Cheryl: any news?
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Arnie come back!!!!!!!!! Fix your computer!!!!!! Please. -
Good morning Bunnydusters!! Hope you all have a wondermous Thursday!
((((((((((((((Cheryl)))))))))))))))) Sure hope everything is ok!!!! Let us know, ok?
(((((((((((((((((Shiny))))))))))))))))))) You need rest girlfriend. You and your peachy self....you're gonna get run down and not able to fight fight fight. Still sending you hugs, prayers and all the positive vibes I can muster up. I just KNOW everything's gonna work out fine. Did I ever tell you I'd want you in my corner if I ever needed anything? LOL......hehe. Keep on---keepin on!
(((((((((((((((MaryRose, Arnie, Jane, Jayne, Jaimieh, Kathleen,Lori, Dream, BKC, KAK, MAK and Mr. MAK)))))))))))))))))))) and all my bunny friends that my chemo brain just couldn't remember. Sending you all hugs and prayers for strength, courage and good outcomes on tests.
Hope you all have a wondermous Thursday!
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Cheryl, any news?......I'm worried about you now since you didn't come back as quick as before.......Hope all is well.....
Happy Happy Thursday all!........
Any news on Viva from Greece?....I hear they are having nasty wildfieres there but I have no idea what Greek Isle she lives on.........
Well my 2nd day at work was torture!...I forgot how bad it makes my feet hurt to stand ao long!......Oh well one of these days I will get used to it......
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Bunnies, I haven,t heard anything grom the doc yert. The radiologist left the office before the surgeon could catch him yesterday. The nurse called me and said I would get a call today. I will let you know as soon as I hear from her. Thanks for the support, sistahs!
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Hey all you dustbunnies!!! Hope this makes it online... Been having alot of trouble logging in... Don't know what the problem is...everything else on computer seems to be working
If this makes it online just know I'm thinking of all of you and missing taking part !!!!Linda...hoping for a good report for dh tomorrow!!!
Cheryl... still praying for you...
Shiny...hoping this all gets resolved soon!!!
Coonie... didn't get your email but so happy arrived safely!!!
Most days I can read some...but not always. Still getting the "Page Error" prompt. Mr. Arnie and I are gonna try to figure it out this weekend...
Went to the onocologist yesterday...probably won't start rads until October. I'm a bit disappointed because wanted to have this over with before the holidays... oh well... My blood counts are low so he wants me to "strengthen up" before going onto rads... We'll be going to family reunion up north over Labor Day and then Sept 6 last chemo!!!! Yeah!!!
Sending love and good wishes to all! xoxoxo
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So good to see you Arnie(s). If you strt rads in Oct, when will you finish? I started Sept 5 and ended Oct 27. Cn't believe it's almost been year. Good luck strengthening up!! Hve fun at the reunion.
I will be away next week. Hopefully I will have wifi, but who knows!
Cheryl, let us know. I'm sure the waiting is killing you. Hang in there. Sending good thoughts your way.
Lucy, take it easy, you'll get used to it again. Hugs.
Hugs to all my dusty bunny friends!
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Cheryl I am think about you ((bighugs)).
Arnie~ You are almost there!1 Think about the fun of the reunion
Shiny~ Complain all you want. Yes we are lucky that we have the chemo option but it sure as hell isn't any fun or comfortable.
JGrim~ You pictures are wild. Geez I had a hard time getting pain meds. in the hospital I sure doubt they would have taken pictures
What type of narcolepsy do you have (if you don't mind me asking) ? I have a form of it called idiopathic hyperinsomnia that makes me feel tired all day no matter how much I sleep I never feel refreshed. Linda~ Thinking good thoughts for you DH.
I am in laundry mode again
It's piled up and when my 4 year old comes to me because he can't find any underwear IT'S TIME.!!! I am still recovering from my surgeries and my back still hurts but I am still praying it is from the stent that I need to have removed. I am hoping that I will be able to get it done next week but I will find out today. I have a consultation with a new kidney doctor. So Off to get laundry done and put away. -
Cheryl, staying in your pocket until you get word on what's going on.
Jaim, I could help you with your laundery -- that's about the only domestic duty that I still continue to contribute. Hope that your issues are resolved shortly.
Linda. Tomorrow: prayers. Tons of them. Thinking of you.
Shiny. Sure hope that there is some progress on your quest for what is needed. Sure seems like a test of wills from here. You will do what is necessary, just sooooo sorry for your need to dedicate energy to that effort. Sweet, gentle hugs.
Arnie's almost thru this gauntlet!!!! Starting to gear up a party for that eventuality. Figure out how to get back to us!!
Holly, sending your feet encouragement. It's amazing when we get out of the swing, how much toll it takes to get back into it again.
Vivvy, thinking of you, already in the wind down of the day?? I can't really figure it out, but sure want you to know that I'm thinking of you.
Hugs to all dust-bunnies, or bunnies-of-the-dust.
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Oh my dears- gentle hugs and healing thoughts to everyone this morning!
Shiny - know that you are always in my thoughts!! what a sweetie you have- really hope he gets all the support he needs; and you get the rest and healing you need. hugs to dd and dh
Only a few more days until dd leaves for her first yr of university (yikes) and in a few weeks ds leaves for his last year (more yikes). Love having them around, but to be honest, I am looking forward to the quiet (only a few months before they are home for holiday visits).
Hoping all are safe and feeling well today...as faithie (I think) said on another thread---hoping all have enough serenity to last through the day.
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I loathe laundry... I just did about ten loads myself day before yesterday. Between the menopause and steroids and less exercise and not being able to afford as much fresh food I finally gained enough weight that I needed to go through all of my clothes and store what wasn't going to fit me any time soon. Continually trying on clothes that didn't fit at the last minute was only making me sore and sweaty and cranky, heh. I think out of that ten loads of laundry I am getting rid of about two, stored four, and ended up with two loads I could wear still now and two I'll be able to wear with minor alterations.
I have the opposite problem with pain meds... I have a really high pain tolerance and no desire to be sleepier than I need to, so I always try to get them to not start me off on pain killers after surgery and just take half a vicodin at a time until I can manage it. Definitely no IV pain meds, which is a hard concept to convey, apparently.
I can't remember what they called my narcolepsy... these days I have a mind like a steel... sieve. The basic idea of it, though, is that my brain waves are asleep all the time, even when I'm physically awake. Like, I'm asleep right now. And then when I'm physically asleep I only have REM sleep no matter how short a nap it is... I can close my eyes for two minutes and have two minutes worth of dreams. This also means that I never feel rested on my own. Have you tried Provigil for yours? It really changed my life.
For those of you waiting for test results, have you tried calling your other doctors? I always get my test results from my family doctor since they CC him everything and doctors get the results that way before we get them over the phone. His office assistant will even fax me the actual reports and scan images and stuff so I can see exactly what they said. It was kind of funny when I was first diagnosed with cancer... he called me immediately that night but the hospital didn't call until the next day. I was kind of awful and let the hospital rep work up to telling me I had cancer for a really long time before I was like, "Cancer? Really? Cancer? Are you *sure*? Cancer?" and he was like, "Someone told you already, didn't they?" Hehehe.
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oooo Grim you are awful
. really like your icon- is that you? -
It was me back when I only had one chin, heh. There are more current photos (and better photos of the tattoo, which they called in a plastic surgeon to save, I was amazed) on my site. The icon is from when I had a nude pin-up type website, which I'm kind of glad for. I mean, on one hand it's kind of teeth-gnashing to compare how I looked then to how I look now, but also how many women have over a thousand photos to show their surgeon of what their breasts looked like. Also, coming to terms with a changing appearance is definitely not limited to cancer... I just think we have to deal with the condensed version, you know? I was expecting like a ten year period at least to acclimate myself to becoming my grandmother, heh.
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Jaimieh - where can I find more info on your type of narcolepsy. It sounds like me. I used to be a night owl. Now I can go to bed a 7 and sleep until 9 and still be tired. The only way I can get through work is with vivarin or no-doz and lots of diet mountain dew which, although I don't mind the taste, I don't like to drink because it must have tons of chemicals in it.
I got a beautiful necklace for my birthday and put the box on top of my washer. My DH did laundry yesterday and now I can find 1/2 of the box and the stuffing from the box, but not the top of the box or the necklace. I called my husband to see if he knew where it might have gone and he told me it didn't belong up there in the first place! Ugh!
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Good afternoon Bunnies!
JGrim - just read your web site and loved it. At one point I, too, had eight cats and 2 chinchillas but you have me beat in the fish/bird/fox department. Since all my cats were approximately the same age I knew the day would come when I would be losing them pretty much one after the other. I only have one now with hyperthyroidism. He at the speciality vet hospital undergoing I-31 treatment (radioactivity to kill his overworking thyroid) as I type this. I miss him so much! The hospital calls each morning and evening with updates. The first night they called I asked if he was lit up and she said no but when I get him home he will make one heck of a night light.
For everyone who needs a hug:
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Arnie - I sure hope you get your computer fixed soon. It must be really frustrating for you. You are such a great poster.
Coonie - for you:
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Hello all you dust bunnies!........i missed work tonight cause I have had really bad pain in both arms...Doc has no idea why!......he thinks it could be from lexapro withdrawal...I stopped cold turkey a month ago...oops!.......
Jgrim, love the tattoo i can see in your pic!...glad it could be saved......
Arnie, I am going to try to call you later.......
Hugs and love to all of you!.......
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Well, I heard from the doctor today and everything is normal. The lymph glands that are enlarged are that way due to compensation for the sentinel nodes that were removed. They will probably always be that way now. The mammogram showed only normal breast tissue.
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Cheryl- That is fantastic news!
Hollyann - Hope you feel better soon so sending you a big hug.
Here is Oz it is Daffodil Day which is a cancer fund raising day. This has somehow sent me into a tail spin and alot of issues I thought I had resolved have raised their heads today. Think I will sit in the sun, be kind to myself and remind myself how strong I am.
Big hugs to all
Viv
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Hey ladies,
My DH just told my 4 year old she "BETTER STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT!!!!!"
She looked at him like he was crazy and said,Silly Daddy only birds fly" -
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Jane, so sorry about your necklace mishap.... let us know if you track it down somehow.
JG: I too went & looked at your site. Your artwork is amazing. Truly amazing. KAK finally taught me how to get my blog "networked" over at FB.
Big hugs, dust bunnies.
Shiny. Always thinkin' of the hardwork that you're doing on behalf of your little wonder-one. Keep taking one step at a time. Complain all ya want here with us. That's what we're here for.
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((bighugs)) Vivvy
JGrim~ Yup I have provigil and before my diagnosis I was taking provigil and alternating with Retalin when I felt like I needed them. I haven't taken it since diagnosis because I stopped taking everything but I am thinking that I may need to start it back because I am sleepy all the time.
Jane~ Here is some information about it: http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=48
The testing for it was a pain but after having BC it's a piece of cake.
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Cheryl, thank goodness. Just be careful about preventing LE, because you are at risk for that. I have a LE prevention sheet; I'll have to fix up a link for it.
JGrim, Jane M & all you girls, I'm gonna say this once LOUDLY -- Cancer Related Fatigue is a real thing. It feels a lot like a sleep disorder & ultimately it can be treated in a similar way, with psychostimulants like Provigil, which is a safe and very effective med, from what I've found out. JGrim, thanks for mentioning it. You're about the only other person I've ever run into here on bco who's even heard of it. The symptoms of CRF are VERY similar to a sleep disorder or to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, especially over time, when you've been suffering with the fatigue for months and months. Here's a link to some thorough info. Also, I have a bunch of stuff on my blog a few posts back on this. Nat'l Cancer Institute Fatigue PDQ Jamieh, good info on sleep disorders. All this stuff may have similar bases for how they arise.
Do NOT bother reading the stupid "Experts" things here on bco about fatigue. Complete waste of time.
I see my breast surgeon tomorrow. I called her office on Monday about having her order labs before my visit maybe, which she did. They were normal, so at least I know now that I don't have a thyroid problem or diabetes. And the supplement I started a month ago has worked because my reds blood count was now normal & my whites have doubled. Good supplement. Has the four ingredients of blood cell production used by the bone marrow (C, B12, folic acid, iron) -- called Gentle Iron by Nature's Bounty Hasn't helped me shake the fatigue, but I am sleeping better most night.
JG, gotta check out your site. I make art, too. www.KKsPhotos.com We have a very creative group here!!
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Grimmie, honey, you gotta visit my blog. You're a girl after my own heart!! It's cool that the surgeons didn't destroy that beautiful tattoo when they took away your breasts. At least they left THAT intact... I've only gotten one tattoo so far (not counting the stupid radiation tattoos) but I plan to get more. www.accidentalamazon.com
There's an older post called "The Artful Breast" that would interest you. Check out Matuschka's link on that post.
Nite, ladies.
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Great news Cheryl! Whew...dodged that bullet...
Now waiting to hear about Linda's DH. Praying for a B9 result!
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Kathi - your photographs are breathtaking. I, too, do some restoration work (just for myself) on old family photos. Like Ted Turner, I also colorize them!
Lucy - feel better real soon. It is all that crocheting you are doing!
Cheryl - great news - congratulations!
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Good morning ladies had my coffee ready to face the world. Oh crap its friday my day to clean up and find the cat.Just spoiled my breakfast.
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