MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

heartnsoul76

HI ladies,

Yes, I'm past due for my alien probe (perfect analogy, Eli!). So I have to schedule that soon, plus I have an achy tooth, plus - the worst thing I need to deal with - I have a benign adenoma on my adrenal gland that will have to be removed. So I suppose I should deal with that first, and soonish.

It's probably a foolish dream, but I long for the day when I don't have to go to the doctors so often. And I think after the surgery, I'm going to try to schedule all my appointments in the same month whenever possible so as not to ruin the entire year with a dreaded appointment. Eh - that is also probably impossible, but a girl can dream, can't she?

elimar86861

HnS76, That is what wears me down too, the never ending stream of doctor appts. (and dentist, too, since I have no luck in that dept. either.)   Plus it seems that, once you get to Mid-Age, it's one step forward, two steps back, so that you don't feel like you are making headway with all the health matters.  I want to "get ahead" for once and then try to maintain.  Is that so wrong?

walker2222

I had to have a tooth recapped during chemo because it was over 10years old and popped out.  Found out I need a lot of dental work done.  Something to look forward to this year.  Have not had the probe done yet but may have that to look forward too.  Had 4 sonograms done down under last year due to some concerns there.  GYN mentioned hysterectomy, see her in March.  Another thing to look forward too.  48 this year, might be as busy as 47 last year.

barbe1958

I'm in the process of getting my metal fillings replaced with the new white ones as I believe the metal has poisoned my body over the years.

We are all doing the "Old Age Shuffle"! Get yer slippers on and join in!

walker2222

Barbe -I got my slippers for Christmas, sock monkeys cuse I have the jammies to go with em.

barbe1958

Sock monkeys are the BEST!!!

Meece

Okay, Barbe, how many sock monkeys have you made in your day?  DS & DIL are doing their nursery in monkeys and I found sock monkey fabric, but thought better of it since they had different monkeys picked out.

Eph3_12

actually I find sock monkeys quite scary!

faithandfifty

I took this picture last fall at a craft event..... with the crafters permission. Just made me so happy......... Hope that everyone has a happy weekend.

PM*LISA sending you some colorful sock-monkey hugs: soft and squeezie.

Meece

I am not a puppet fan or clown fan either, but that was one reason I din't pick up the sock monkey fabric.  I wonder why I feel that way.

faithandfifty

(((((((((Eph))))))))))
Don't want you to be frightened!!

Meece

Those aren't too bad, but I think maybe it's their mouths that scare me.

heartnsoul76

Meece - probably some kids' show in the 60's and they creeped us out! 

elimar86861

Bozo-phobia?

heartnsoul76

HAHA! Yeah, that would do it! An entire generation traumatized by Bozo the Clown!

barbe1958

A LOT of people freak out at clowns. Must be their over-sized mouth...like "I'm going to eat you!!!"

heartnsoul76

No wonder we were scared!

 

Meece

I wouldn't watch HR Puff n Stuff either.

barbe1958

...and then Steven King wrote "IT"......

heartnsoul76

I read that the guys who created H R PuffnStuff were high on something! That would explain why it was such a freaky show. Poor us....

Stephen King saw a golden opportunity with clowns and baby boomers, that's for sure! 

Of course, somehow he did it with St. Bernards and old cars, too. I'm just now finishing up "Under The Dome". So far, I have not been scared out of my wits.

Meece

I have had to let the horror story seeking side of myself go as I grow old.  I already have an Ex to spur on my night terrors.

jo1955

Meece - That's too bad about the ex taking the spot of a good horror novel.

BarbaraA

I hate clowns. They scared the crap out of me when I was younger.

Meece

The ex really does spur nightmares when I have to "deal" with him.  Really I am not that fragile, just in that aspect.

sheila888

I understand you Meece.

barbe1958

Lewis Carrol who wrote Alice in Wonderland was known to be on heroin....or was it the guy who wrote about Sherlock Holmes? One of them wrote "The 5% Solution" which was about heroin. Guess I could just google it, but I'll let someone else correct me.

NativeMainer

Sherlock Holmes was in the 10% Solution, referring to cocaine, I believe.  Heaven knows what Lewis Carol was on when he wrote Alice! 

barbe1958

Maybe I'm on something.....that's right! I am!!!! Narcotics! hehehehehehehehehehehhehehhee

annettek

Amen BarbaraA- clowns freak me out. And I hate Bozo in particular because I never got on his local show....there went my showbiz dreams...added to my hate of clowns...

Beautiful pic Elimar...

Paula66

Sock Monkeys are cute.  I like the original color ones the best.  Well I went to the Onc today.  I have no Rads to do, the margins were veery good, so there is no point in doing them.  She has given me my opitions so now I just have to figure out what to do.  Its a harder one to come up with then when I had to decide on if the boobs stay or go. She showed me this tool they use called shared decision making.  It shows how each treatment helps on fighting the cancer and keeping it from coming back.  I think not doing nothing would be crazy.  I just dont know if I just want to do Tamoxifen alone or do both Chemo and Tamoxifen.  So I just thought Id get your feedback.  I will do something thats for sure, just dont know yet which way to go.  Any feedback would be helpful.  Thanks gals.