MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

jen_b

Hi I'm a newy to this site!

Just reading through the previous posts. 

What a great group of sisters. LOL  

reesie

Hi Jen. Welcome! Just getting ready to leave for work here but thought I'd drop in.

Paula66

Hi Jen, welcome to the one of the best group of gals you will meet. 

jo1955

Hi Jen!  Welcome to the best bunch of gals - they are full of information and support.  We do tend to have some fun along the way.

BarbaraA

Welcome Jen!

{{{JO}}} so sorry to hear you were so sick. Ugh!

jo1955

Barbara - I wasn't sick - it was Sherry.  

 Sherry - How are you feeling today?  (((HUGS)))

barbe1958

Sherry, why do you need a cow for 'roping'. If you didn't have the cow, you wouldn't have to rope it....

Meece

Maybe it's the cow who is skilled at using the rope to get more cows, Barbe.

elimar86861

Greetings jen_b!   What kind of chemo are they having you do?  How are you holding up? 

BarbaraA

Ooops, hard to jeep track. Sorry Jo. {{{SHERRY}}}

leisaparis

Greetings Jen, Welcome to the club. This is the greatest bunch of women. We support, laugh, bitch, party & share our cyber man ( he does all our cleaning ). Sorry you have to be here, but it's the best place to be in this situation.

cmbear

Welcome Jen!! You came to a great place for ((((hugs))))) and laughs--a great place to share and be listened to. 

Reesie-- FB?? That is a cool way to be notified, guess just plain emailing is too old fashioned? : ) 

jenn3

I'm a little late to the party, but wanted to say I love the pic of the firefly.  I can remember those hot, humid summer nights laying around in the front yard with my friend and sister watching the fireflies.

reesie

Claire, my gyn is my friend on Facebook because my sister is her nanny and she was my friend before she was my doctor. I friended her because I took pics of her kids one Halloween and it was the easiest way to get them to her. I'm not sure she even has my e-mail address lol.

BarbarA - when my jeep went off track we got stuck in the water (sorry couldn't resist - it's a true story though).

I can't wait for the cyber man to come to my house this weekend - my house really needs a good cleaning (thanks to Joni for letting me keep him a little longer this year).

Paula66

OO your birthdays coming up isnt Reesie? 

Sherryc

Jen welcome to the group this is a great bunch of ladies here.  You are all so funny with the cow comments.  Actually DH and DS has a side cattle business at one time and they raises these particular cattle and they would rent them out to roping events.  If these cows see a rope coming they run like h**l.  They are fun to watch, but watching the cowboys is even more fun, hehe Well I am a bit better today but still not feel worth a hoot.  I am kinda thinking I won't make it to work tomorrow either.  This has kicked my butt for sure.  But I did have a great visit with my family until this virus hit. oh well such as life

reesie

It's Sunday Paula, but not to be alone, Joni's is Monday and I hear they're having barbecues, picnics, parades and even fireworks in celebration!

Lucky me, since the 4th is on a Monday - I get some of those fireworks too.

barbe1958

Sherry, don't go to work! You got a bug because you were in a new area and you would just be taking the bug to work. As women, we tend to try to be heroes and go in when we're sick. Someone blandly pointed out to me one day how no one appreciates it! Duh on us!!

elimar86861

My second summer on Tamox. is about as bad as last year, but I have to confess to once again being reckless and am now only taking 10mg. a day.  I just need some relief from the hot flashes during this hottest, most humid time of the year.  Because I am still having multiple hot flashes daily, I must still be blocking a lot of the estrogen, but with the lower dosage the flashes are a little less "head stuck in a sauna" and a little more "Florida panhandle" (and I do realize that is a but a minor difference.)   Apologizing, my FL sisters, you do have lovely beaches!

Well, anyway, here's something I could not make it through summer without, and I can only hope that a lot of you are also able to partake of the fruity, frosty, silky lusciousness that is known as PINEAPPLE WHIP.  It's dispensed from a trailer, so right away you know it's got to be good!

                                     

NativeMainer

Any trip that includes seeing the inside of an ER is NOT a good trip!   I do hope you feel better quick and don't be afraid to take some time off to get completely over it! 

Love the mystery pic, I would never have guessed what it was.  Can't wait for the next one! 

Welcome, Jen_b, glad you found us, sorry you had to join our club.  We play around a bit on this thread, but we get serious quickly when someone had questions or concerns, so don't be shy about posting any that you may have.  

Eph3_12

we ain't got no pineapple whip- trailered or otherwise.  We just have a bajillion ice cream trucks all playing the theme song from "The Sting" at dog-hearing high pitchedness, and then they park somewhere, say DD's soccer game, and don't shut off the _ _ _ _ ing music for the entire blasted 90minutes they sit there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ARGH! 

But pineapple whip sounds lovely! 

Sherryc

Elimar I don't know if it is a coincidence or what but I am taking amytriptiline for my nerve damage from rads.  I am taking a low dose 25mg.  It is actually an old antidepressant that they found works well for pain control.  Since taking it my hot flashes have completely stopped and I am sleeping really well. I know that they say effexor helps with hot flashes so that's what makes me think that maybe the amytriptiline is helping.

Barbe1958 not to worry I will not go back to work until I am not contagious.  I do not wish this on anyone.  I think as long as I have diarrhea I am still contagious.  Good thing is I work in a small office but in a large.

jo1955

Sherry - I am still taking 50mg of amitriptyline and you are right - my hot flashes are far and few between and I am sleeping great.  I did try Effexor and that did not agree with me.

elimar86861

Funny you should mention those two drugs.  As you know i am trying SAM-e right now (and after a few days of cracking the 200mg. tab in two, I have worked up to taking two whole 200mg. tabs, with only minor tummy-bubble.  Now, I am mainly trying that out for fibromyalgia & osteoarthritis (lumbar) and want to give it another week or two to see if it does anything for that.   BUT IF that fails to work, I have already made plans with my rheumatologist to let me try either Effexor or amitriptyline.  The goal is to block some FM pain, but I do know that both of those manage the hot flashes too.

I am wary of Effexor because of "brain shock" and wary of amitriptyline because of constipation.  I also really hate insomnia or weight gain. That is why I was hoping the SAM-e would be effective for my FM (although it does nothing for hot flashes.)  Currently (once again) reading up on those two drugs, as I will really have my pick of which one to try next.  Looking for least S/E's and least interaction.  You are not supposed to drink with either one of those. O.K., that is not too big a difficulty; but some of those drugs don't go with allergy meds. and I am always on the lookout for that too.

Sorry, I went a bit wordy on that topic.  Not really.  We all know I've babbled on about less before. 

jo1955

Eli - The only problem I have had with amitriptyline is dry mouth and I have a supply of sugar free candies to take care of that.  I am taking it for pain management - the bonus for me is the good sleep.

elimar86861

Eph, No fireflies, no Pineapple Whip?  Wha'chu got good there in Medford?  Say if I was coming for a visit...have you any random oddities that I might like?

elimar86861

Thanks so much, jo.  I do like to hear first hand account of things that loom on my own horizon.

Eph3_12

The House of Mystery, Crater Lake, and lots of ice cream trucks!  Come on over!

Sherryc

Elimar I have had some mild constipation with mine and dry mouth.  I just drink lots of water at my desk at work and I take a daily stool softner and that keeps me regular.  But I have not gained any weight at all which I had read could be a SE as well.

elimar86861

Eph, I'm waiting for all those ice cream trucks to get "The Entertainer" playing in sync, then I am coming to watch some soccer.

Thanks, Sherryc.