MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Eph3_12

GoogsMN-you are in the right place.  Do you like Cheetos?

chrissyb

Hi Googs and welcome to the boards.  You will find a great deal of fun, laughter and support.  There are many ears that listen and shoulders that are strong for you to lean on when you need them.  You have just joined a huge family!

Peace, strength, love n hugs.   chrissyb

marlegal

ginger I've used replens and liked it okay, but I like LiquiBeads better ... not as much (sorry to be gross) discharge right after inserting

marlegal

googs, hang on...its a bumpy ride, but sooo worth coming in to this site!!  nice to meet you

Mary-Lou

Mariegal, I just left you a privet message. How funny is that.....

NativeMainer

I do like Cheetos, even more than I like the Perfect Man, but not as much as I like a good drink!

gingersfavorite1

3jaysmom and Mary,  thank you for your reply!   Oftentimes I will try generic of things - just hadn't done so with Replens    (actually just bought my first box this week).    It is good to know that other brands can improve the condition and not compromise my wallet.     This may be the worst SE I've had yet and appreciate you sharing your knowledge and feedback. 

OG56

Stephanie, my onc and BS okayed VagiFem for the desert, because longitudinal studies have showed no elevation of estradiol levels, so you can ask your Onc.

All of you Grandma's out there will have to tell me how do you entertain little boys? We only do girls in my family and the first boy is on his way.

In the meantime I better get my time in at the beach with our Virtual man, he has been begging me to meet him, and he has a very large Pina Colada waiting too!

marlegal

OG, was reading your post and getting psyched about Virtual man, and that he has a very large ... oh crap - just a pina colada??   Ha!!  I was at my brother's house at Long Beach Island, NJ this weekend with my 3 brothers, their wives, and my hub.  Gorgeous beach day yesterday, and you can see from this pic ... hope you all had a good weekend or if not, that your week ahead is better for you ... hugs to you all

GoogsMN

Hmmm...I can't really admit to liking Cheetos, sorry!    How about kettle cooked salt & pepper chips, does that count?  I can eat a bag in one sitting, which is why they are banned from my house. 

Eph3_12

marlegal:hehehehehe

edited to add: E-LOVE the peacock feathers.  My 2nd tattoo is a large tat on the outside of my right thigh of a peacock.  It's the tattoo artist's original work & he won awards with it (not with my tattoo but the drawing itself) 

raeinnz

We don't have Cheetos here   We do have Cheezels which are round corn type snacks with an orange cheesy coating and we have Twisties which look like shorter versions of your Cheetos, do those count Joni?.   

elimar86861

Eph, I had a pair of peacock feather earrings back in the 70's and I loved the color of them...that is what started me liking peacocks.  In real life they seem a little screechy and crazy, but not really aggressive.  I don't like geese.  They'll beat you senseless with their wings for a peanut.  I'm sure you've heard the phrase, "Honk if you love Cheetos!"  Well, the saying originated with geese and they want the whole bag.  You can imagine my horror!

3jaysmom

welcome googs. i don't do chetoos much, make me soo thirsty. but enjoy the ones i do eat.. the baby who passed out with them was hilarious.. chemo brain, cant ren=member who posted it; but loved it   light and love 3jays

elimar86861

raeinnz, Thanks you for drawing our attention to the lack of Cheetos there.  The U.S. is pretty good about their humanitarian efforts to other countries, but they never really addressed the worldwide Cheetos shortage.  I'm not joking.  Did you know they are clamoring for Cheetos in England, the real Cheetos, not those U.K. knock-offs, the pale orange anemic-looking "Wotsits," (although their Wotsits do come in a very alluring "prawn flavor" also.)  Anyway, I don't see why we can't hold some kind of Live-Aid type thing and get some Cheetos sent to New Zealand, but we have to do a couple sub-saharan African nations first. 

Eph3_12

I'll bet Bono would volunteer to be celebrity spokesperson!

Valjean

Thanks, you guys, for making me laugh! I love Cheetos, I just stay away from them. To be honest, can't stand the way they get stuck in my teeth, the puffy ones anyway! I could eat a whole bag of them if I got started.  

raeinnz

Lol elimar - we have only 4.5 million population so it wouldn't need to be a very big Cheeto-Aid to give us all a packet.  Could the US keep up with demand if NZ embraced the Cheeto instead of the Twistie though?

chrissyb

Here in Aus, we have both twisties and cheetos........oooooooooooo lucky us!!!!!!

Meece

Rae, you think you wouldn't need a very big Cheeto-Aid, but what percentage of your population are middle aged women?

barbe1958

Watch out Rae! They'll get you hooked with a "free" sample and then ram you for full market value on the refills!!!!!

elimar86861

Hello to GoogMN!  We have all shared your feelings and your struggle.  Sounds like you made it through the active treatments the best you could, which is all anyone can hope for.  You are so right that once you show no outward sign of B/C, other people tend to forget the whole ordeal---but it's not like we can ever really forget.  Are you on any type of hormonal drug?

If the topic was heavily laced with Cheetos this weekend, it's just because we all got to relax for a minute.  Not too many are having treatment at the moment, nobody had a follow-up exam coming up or a mysterious lump or pain.  It's good to relax, and bide our time, until someone is in need of information or support.  

That's why I say to all Newbies:  Never feel like you can't jump in on this thread, even if we are on a Cheetos tangent.  If you have a question, concern, or general freak-out we are here to help and understand. 

chrissyb

I second what Elimar said...lol

love n hugs  chrissy

PauldingMom

Welcome Googs!  I too am not a huge crazy cheetos fan. Yes I like them, so stop throwing those stones!!!! If you are going to throw something throw peanut M&M;s. I've been known to eat a 2lb bag in one sitting. OMG! 

Elimar, your the best!  and she throws the best parties.

Kleenex

Just have to add - Valjean - you don't have to use your teeth to enjoy a puffy (baked to a delicate crunch) Cheeto. You just press it against the roof of your mouth with your tongue and it sort of collapes and then melts. Oh, sure, it's probably a bit too sensual of an activity for a Cheeto, and eventually the roof of your mouth will get irritated, but it's fun while it lasts and it makes the Cheetos last, as well...

Caution: this technique is inappropriate with those "crackly crunch" Cheetos, ESPECIALLY the "Flamin' Hot" ones, which are a bad idea all around.

heymoose

Thanks for the Cheetos laugh, it really helped this morning.  Kleenex, that is the way I eat cheetos and it is great.

Googs, welcome to the site. 

(((((Hugs and Prayers)))))

bluegems

Paulding, I love the almond M&M's. I try to convince myself they're healthier! Now when they come out with a dark chocolate almond M&M, there won't be enough exercise in the world to overcome them!

Fearless_One

Yes, it is a tough time of life - like you said, not able to retire yet and had to work FT through chemo.   BUT I am grateful that my youth enabled me to endure treatment more easily, I think. 

elimar86861

Fearless_One, I say welcome to you!  You come on this middle-aged thread, and say you are grateful for your youth...Sister, I can see your glass is optimistically always going to be half full!  I am wondering something (which you may or may not know the answer to.)  You are only on your 19 (as I write this) post and yet you have written more than the usual "Newbie allotment" of five posts a day.  How can that be? 

Normally, it is not until a new member reaches 50 posts without being a purveyor of spam or social irritant that they can post unlimited comments in one day.  Did the rules change when I was not looking?

Meece

Rae, I would fly a supply over to you in my airplane, but...