MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Eph3_12

Ok-Hi my friends-miss you all incredibly but DD's laptop is still busted & she's in the throes of end of school year homework & needs to be on the PC--she's at a tennis match right now that I told her I was going to pass on going to so I'm utilizing the time to catch up!

Jo-glad you made it home from the cruise-awesome cute picture of you!

Marlegal-did I know about a move?

Eli, love the tulips in the rain but sad I didn't get to see lipstick bunny (you didn't save it into the thread)

GmaFoley-I'm in Medford.  I never stop in Roseburg however because I always have something go wrong with my car when I do!  Maybe next time I head north we could meet at the Subway in Winston or something.  It's fun to meet people from BCO.

Anyway I have more reading to catch up on......BarbaraA-congrats girl & I love all the clips of Marty on FB. 

elimar86861

Eph, I'm at a computer disadvantage myself.  I fried my hard drive and waiting on some new parts.  Then, a "loaner" was set up and my monitor went out.  I got accused of leaving the system on during a mega-electrical storm, but that was only coincidental.  The monitor just picked that time to go.  I feel your computer loss.

GmaFoley

EPH - what's wrong with daughter's computer - hubby has been fixing alot of them lately because of that new virus on the computers that shut down your virus scans,

sunangel27

No barbe I haven't heard that there was a titanium chip left in the breast........they did an MRI on me in March I think it was, and didn't say anything about one being in there......???

Yes it is debilitating! Bad enough to deal with firbromyalgia and now this too! I have had three days of bad pain since Thursday.....the rest of the time I have been able to tolerate the pain in it.....just three days I couldn't and had to take the loratabs. 

sunangel27

Sherry.  Joan and I found the name of it......... Intercostobrachial neuralgia......     she said that is what the Dr. said.

It sucks!! He put me on the loratab, and neurontin. So far three days of pain I haven't been able to tolorate and had to take them, hopefully the neurontin will kick in and help even more!!! 

sunangel27

((((((((marilegal))))))))
Thank you for those words......they mean alot!

barbe1958

Sun, give the Neurontin 3-6 weeks to get into your system.

elimar, if the cancer was in the node, then the node DID it's job! It caught it!

lynniea

I have my 4th chemo today.  Half way done today God Bless your day.

BarbaraA

{{{LYNNIE}}}} Gentle hugs coming at you!

elimar86861

Barbe, that may be true about the nodes, but what I was meaning was that our bodies' defenses did not attack the cancer, allowing it to grow in our breasts in the first place.  Thinking along the lines of how, over a lifetime, many, many people are thought to have cancer cells in their body yet never get cancer because the body's clean up system obliterates them before they cause trouble.  I'm saying my body was asleep at the wheel while the B/C was growing in me. I want one of those ever vigilant cancer-fighting bodies, on call 24/7 and ready to fight The Beast.

elimar86861

Lynniea, hope you aren't having too many S/E's...now that you have reached the halfway point, you KNOW you can do this!

Paula66 & JeanH, are you guys down to your last chemo yet?  I know you are getting close.

Waiting to hear back from carol6026.  Did the last drains come out?

Here's to everyone who has found out they were stronger than they thought they were, by going through these dreaded treatments.  It would be nice to discover your inner strength an easier way, but I guess it does not work like that.

Sherryc

Sunangel-sorry you are still having pain.  I read up on the diag and I think that is the same thing that I have.  The Amitryptiline is working for me.  I am still having breakthrough pain but nothing like I was having.  At least this pain is bearable. But I hate the thought of having to take medication forever.  I have been a little scared to pursue the nerve block.

barbe1958

I've had nerve blocks and they are really easy to get. Very, very fine needles inject a cocktail of happy juice to different areas to allow you to break the pain cycle of a specific area. They may inject you at an area that doesn't make sense to you, but does to them! The mix usually includes botox, anti-inflamatories, pain meds and maybe more (steroids at times). They last from 1 week to years (depending on your luck). Definitely worth looking in to. The best thing is to break that cycle so your body can move on.

At my first session my DH was watching and after a couple of minutes I asked the doc when he was going to start. He said he had already injected 12 out of 18 sites! The doc and my DH couldn't believe I didn't feel anything! A combo of how much pain I'm in and how fine the needle truly is.

elimar86861

I had some time yesterday, so I looked thru' the active threads.  I noticed two things:

1) There are a lot of new ones, a lot of which seem to be recreations of old thread topics.  I had a deja vu for some of those, but I looked thru' and didn't see my own avatar so I must have posted on an earlier, similar one.

2) I looked in a few dozen new threads and I must have seen at least three posts by moderators. In the year and a half I've been on, I rarely came across their posts in the regular threads, but then in one day to see three of them?  It makes me think there are new/more moderators now. Out of the 10,000 posts on this thread, I can count the number of times a moderator has posted on one finger.  Maybe the mods are not middle-aged.  Maybe they just lurk here.  Maybe we are thought to be mature enough to be left on our own without supervision.  That could be a mistake.  

barbe1958

The mods post as mods only when they are talking "for the site".

jo1955

eli - As for the mods - you know what they say - when the cat's away the mice will play 

elimar86861

Not that I would test your theory with "perfect man" porn links or anything, jo!

jo1955

ELI - YOU CRACK ME UP.

                                   

Eph3_12

Well, the mods must not be mod enough for middies!

mumito

I think the Mods are scared of us MIDDIES.

elimar86861

I don't know, mum, I had to surrender my Bada$$ Hellraiser membership card (and signet ring) several years ago.  I'm not that frightening anymore.  Or are you referring to how we look upon waking?

mumito

We can be pretty scarey sometimes.

elimar86861

Yeah, I haven't seen myself in a swimsuit this year yet.  That could be scary alright.

You look just like an advert to "Go Green" with the latest breast prosthetics!

Eph3_12

Elimar & Mum-great comedy team!

walker2222

We I have been off for a while.  Busy week I guess.

Saw my PS, my PT and my GP this week.  When it rains it pours.  PS, still not happy with my decision to not continue reconstruction but understands, looking for an surgery date at the end of May to take the other TE out, then get on with the rest of life.  PT, cording almost gone and the arm has gone down in size so my lymphedema is contained.  GP, cholesterol still up do having to take meds for it now, thyroid going down so have to change my dose (its a good thing).

My dad is hanging in there the last blood test shows no more leukemia so we are hoping it is in remission.  Sherry, keep praying for your dad.

Tonight is the McKinney TX Relay For Life.  The company I work for is the survivor booth sponsor and the little time I am on just signed up this week and we have raised over $700.00.  I was sending out the email and reached my personal goal of $500.00 (total was $545.00.  I put as many of your names as I could on my hat, so you are all there with me.  I leave in an hour and I plan to be there all night.  When I can I will give you updates through the night.  See on the boards soon.

BarbaraA

{{{MJB}}}}} thank you!

Sherryc

MJB-thanks I am proud to walk with you.  Glad it looks like your Dad may be in remission.  Life has been a worldwind here as well.  Found out last week that my Dad also has Colon Cancer so he had surgery Tuesday to remove it.  It was bleeding and they could not start chemo.  He is still in the hospital and doing OK, pain is better, but insides are not working properly yet.  They will start chemo in 3 to 4 weeks when he is healed and then will know more path on the colon so if they need to add more chemo drugs I guess they will.

Sandeeonherown

mjbmiller- good news re. your dad and good news about you taking control of the decisions being made regarding your body. Live your life!!! Excellent!!!!! Good luck tonight! if we are not on your hat, we are in your pockets!

jo1955

Thank you so much mjb ((HUGS))

Paula66

Well I've got that treatment under my belt.  Whew.  I'm glad the it wasnt like the last one.  I got sick right in the middle of it and threwup all over the bathroom, myself and my IV pole.  I was a mess.  So glad it didnt get that way this time.

(((((((((((((((Lynneia )))))))))))))))))))))Good luck!!! You can do it.