MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Sandeeonherown

Ah well then...so much for that theory....then yay!! another body part I get to keep...:)...my adrenal glands are messed up, that I know (according to my naturopath)...perhaps time to go back for another appointment....

carol6026

i got a letter in the mail today, my surgery has been changed from march 25th to april 9th, i am under so much stress and just want to get it over with.

Sandeeonherown

Oy Carol....stressful indeed but it is out of your control my dear...so all you can do now is breathe...on the plus side? It gives you an extra two weeks to power up, get strong and prepare yourself. You can do this...you can.

chrissyb

Carol (((((hugs))))).  Honey the two weeks lag is really not going to make any difference to your outcome so please don't stress out because of that.  I know you are to the point of tearing your hair out but please, do try to relax a little.  Just take one day at a time.

Love n hugs.  Chrissyb

Sandeeonherown

A quick little refocus of the train  has anyone travelled a long distance by plane (not the short hour stints I have been doing this winter for work)...? if yes, how have you felt? I kept really hydrated on the short flights bot pre-flight and post but he 7 7 hour flights there and the three bak (or is it four?) Has me wondering if i should be doing something specific?

thoughts?

sheila888

Sandee...What is it you are worried about/ Do you have LE?

♥

jo1955

Carol - Geesh!  I hate it when that happens but it is out of your control.  You will be alright and it will give you time to power up and get stronger.  Relax and breathe.  We are all here for you.  ((HUGS)))

barbe1958

Sandee, by my calculations....you aren't at home right now!!!! If a train left Chicago at 4:30 going 70 mph and another train left Boston at 3:45 going 80 mph........

How can you have more flights further out than in?

Meece

hahahaha, barbe, it's early and you are still quick with your wit!!!

Sherryc

Carol sorry for the delay, I know you are anxious but it really won't matter with the outcome.  (((HUGS)))) 

marlegal

Barbe, I'm so glad you posted that ... I thought I was losing it for a minute there.  Sandee, please type slowly and tell us more about the flight info!!!  I developed LE 2 1/2 yrs post-surgery, so almost 3 yrs ago.  In that time I've had long (7 hours) and short flights.  I wear a compression sleeve every day anyway, so it wasn't a new thing for me to wear one on the plane.  I had no problems other than what anyone else would have too ... have to get up and stretch now and then which everyone should do. 

Tamoxifen - I went into chemopause too and had been in peri-men before chemo.  I was 50 at dx.  I did tamox for 3 yrs even though I never had another period.  My estro levels still showed activity, so until they were totally post-men my onc kept me on tamox.  On aromasin now, but should go off that in May and then be - gulp - totally on my own.  Kind of weird to think of all the training wheels being taken away, ya know?   (Of course you know, silly me!!!)

barbe1958

I like that post-men and pre-men. I guess that's how it is.......

Meece

So Post men bring you treatment?  Or are you just plain over men in general.

walker2222

Elimar thanks for the spring flowers. 

Don't forget to spring forward this weekend.

barbe1958

It means you get men before menopause but not after....sigh!

Are you SURE it's this weekend we flip the clock? I thougt it was next weekend....

walker2222

Yes, I googled it to make sure.  2am on March 13th.

barbe1958

Holy cow! I had to google it too as it seems so early. My 3rd grandson is due on the 13th. I KNEW it was an important day!!

Meece

Oh, boy, oh, boy, and another oh, Boy!

walker2222

That is great Barbie, shower him with kisses when he gets here.  Do they live close by?

elimar86861

Reading, laughing, and popping by with a factoid I just read:

CDC & NCI numbers as of 2006... 11.4 million people had survived, or were surviving, cancer.  Of that number, WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER was the LARGEST SURVIVING GROUP at 22%.  I like any news that makes me more optimistic about banishing The Beast forever!

Carrol2

Carol I had the opposite thing happen. I was told my doctor is very booked and i was waiting for a date to get my TEs. They said it might not be until April or May, then all of a sudden they had a cancelation and boom it's March 29. So i took it cause who knows how long i would have to wait if i did not. Now it's almost here and I am trying not to panic. I need to learn to relax and have faith it will all turn out well.

Sherryc

Elimar thanks for sharing that news it is encouranging.  Also I sent you a PM

jo1955

Elimar - The flowers are beautiful.

I love dayligjt savings time - so glad it is this weekend.  I can get more done in a day. 

marlegal

Barbe, LOL about post-men ... that's not what I mean when I typed it, but you know .... pretty much does sum it up unfortunately!  Is that a topic we can open up in here??

Carol - you want to start treatment as soon as you can - the sooner you start, the sooner it will be behind you. 

Yup, DST begins Sat night (actually 3:00 AM Sun morning if you want to stay up and change your clocks then!)  Guess I'll go to bed at midnight instead of 1:00 AM Sat night

Eli - thanks for the Spring flowers - it was miserable here a lot this week, so I want/need those reminders of good things to come.

lynniea

We had all rain.  I hope we don't get water in our basement. 

Eph3_12

OK-I was post-men before BC & am certainly still post-men after.  Every now & then someone will post a pic that will pique my interest, but then I remember all the crap that accompanies the real thing-no thanks!

Carol, sorry about your delay, but everyone has told you everything worth saying...try not to let it add to your already zooming stress.  

Eph3_12

just want to add that I haven't been on much becuz DDs laptop has died & she's been dominating my PC to get homework done prior to her trip to Italy which begins TOMORROW.  3 weeks without her here!  I'm currently stoked about the whole idea-probably by noon Sunday, I'll be a puddle, but right now, it's something I am SO looking forward to!  Take her to the airport @ 8:30 AM.

My beaches (Brookings/Harbor, OR & Crescent City,CA) got nailed by tsunamis today-lots & lots of damage.  I have plans to go over on the 25th & 26th so we shall see.

elimar86861

Eph, that is a fab. trip for a high-schooler!!!  Lucky Girl!

And Marlegal, to your question I say, if it ain't weather...

jo1955

Good Saturday Morning  Middies

Hope everyone is having a good day. 

Sandeeonherown

Yowser...just reread what I wrote. I have to pormise myself to stay off the computer after I have taken a sleeping pill...seriously. Speed was not the issue Marlegal! I simply need to unplug the computer!

My concern with flying is that after a short flight, I feel a tightness in my arm...and on my vacation, I will have quite a number of flights to get to my destinations....just worried about whether or not flying can bring on lymphodema...sounds like a supid question but there you go....I am doubful but the question remains.