MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Anonymous

Our dogs chew them up too fast to get a pic.  Paula I am impressed....a welder?.....no joke, I really am impressed. 

BarbaraA

I coulda sworn it was a teddy bear.

jo1955

Sheila - Let's see what you come up with for the mystery pic for next weekend.

elimar86861

Everyone who guessed something furry was kind of close. 

reesie

But I did like the ice cream guess the other day. Although it made me want some and I definitely need to stay away these days.



E are those fresh Jersey peaches? Picked some up at the friut stand yesterday along with some nice Jersey tomatoes, corn, and strawberries. Nothing like fresh from the farm.



We went four wheeling yesterday in Batsto yesterday and the only wildlife we saw was on the side of the highway on the way there. And my DH managed to almost get into two different accidents on the dirt road in the middle of the woods. He figured he didn't have to look first before leaving the side trail because noone else would be out there lol.

elimar86861

Reesie, I don't know...I found that pic of the peaches because Paula was baking with them today and they are one of my favorite summer fruits.  Did you ever pick them and then eat one while it is still warm off the tree?  Sounds bad but it is so good.

elimar86861

Probably no one on here was following the U.S. Women in the World Cup final this afternoon ("cept maybe Eph) and I would be in tears over their loss in penalty kicks to Japan, but that Effexor has so much serotonin and norepinephrine going to my brain now that I couldn't squeeze out a tear if I tried. 

My experience on the Effexor was a migraine the first day I went on it.  Hyperness for two to three days and some major sweating.  Then that settled down.  It seems to be helping my fibromyalgia somewhat, even at the low dose of 37.5 mg, and the doctor told me to double that next week.  My hot flashes also seem to have lessened.  Definitely having less than the previous 2-3 every hour, and when they come on, they are at half strength and last half only half as long as before.  It's so weird how all the SNRI's are formulated slightly different from one another, and you just have to Guinea Pig yourself to find something that works.

sheila888

I was and updating daughter every few minutes because she couldn't watch it.

I was so excited but needed others with me.

It's not fun all by myself.

sheila888

I posted before I read.

I won the mystery picture contest. this is the first time I won something.

BarbaraA

(((SHEILA!!!)))

Huskerkkc

El,

with DD1-2 out of the house I am the only female, with DS 15, husband, and Romeo the golden retriever. we are in a pertetual state of ESPN; i don't think we get any other channel except when I Tivo Days of Our Lives! LOL

It was very exciting to watch, especially at the end with the penalty kicks. I even called DD2 and she watched the OT by herself, yelling at the TV. Hard not to get into a world championship game.



But the hot flashes are getting me today, along with the 95 degree heat and 107 "feels like" heat index. I started Celebrex last week to help with depression. Feel like a drug store, with the Ativan and Ambien as well. Never took anything more than Motrin previously. Thank god the AC is working as well as the ceiling fans. I turn them on high and then get cold. Or I have a hot flash but my feet are cold-go figure.

elimar86861

Seyla888, You must bask in the glory of being so keenly observant as to know that pic was something dog-related.  Feel the prestige coming your way all this week, until next Sunday when a new winner shall emerge and the fickle crowd turns their awe and admiration to that person.  Such is the nature of Weekend Mystery Pic.  New challengers for the glory...may the best eyeball win!

jo1955

 Eli - You make me laugh.  

                                     

Sheila - I know the feeling - I usually don't win anything either.

                                        

sheila888

((JO))  (((Elimar)))   hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

jo1955

Sheila - (((HUGS))) Nasilinez?

sheila888

Jo....Cok iyiyim. Thank You.

♥

Paula66

Congrats Sheila! 

I have gottten all my cooking done!  Its was so fun.  I havent done that since Christmas 09.  Me and my sissy usally spend the whole weekend baking and cooking.  Not counting during the week when I made other goodies.  This past Christmas season was taken up by BC so I didnt do anything but the Christmas morning suasage gravy and biscuits, yuck!  I dont like white gravey, but all of my family loves it, so I do it for them.  

Reesie I hit the local market yesterday as well.  I have tons of yummy fruits and veggies.  I love the summer with all the good things that come from the garden.  Nothing beats the taste of a homegrown tomatoe!

Sherryc

I love my garden and the local fruit and vege stand.  Today DH and I built another raised garden bed.  I still need to put the black fabric down and then find some really good organic dirt.  Fall planting season here is mid to late august.  I have already been planning my fall garden.. Can't wait for those veges.

Foxlairfrm

Good morning ladies

I am relatively new to this site. I have gotten such wonderful information on the other forums here, it's fantastic! I am glad someone started this topic for us "middle age" women. Having recently become an "empty nester" and just beginning to enjoy MY house, then wham! Cancer is back. It is unfortunate that so many of us in this age bracket have to deal with this, however I am glad there are others to share experiences from medical information to friendships.

For those who garden in VA, I have plenty of organic horse manure - made fresh every day! My tomatoes love it! I am willing to share!

Deborah

jo1955

Welcome Foxlairfrm - Sorry you are a member of a club no one wants to be a part of.  This is a wonderful group of gals with lots of good information and support.  We do tend to get wild and crazy every now and then.  Just jump in any time.

cmbear

Welcome Deborah! My sisters live in Richmond, my oldest, Leslie is a 3 year out TN IDC survivor. She lives in Midlothian (that's where I went to HS). Small world isn't it? (My other sis lives in Glen Allen)

claire 

Foxlairfrm

Thank you Jo, I don't mind the wild and crazy!. My kids think we resemble the new car commercial where the parents are always out doing something wild and crazy! "mom, you are 51 with cancer and you are going CAMPING with the horses. Don't you think that's a little risky?". NO, it's what we do son! They are always worried about us. I guess that's a good thing. Now if I can just get ON the horse... Lol I'm still a bit stiff legged and I worry about falling and breaking. But, the meds are making my bones stronger! It won't be long!

Deborah

Foxlairfrm

Gosh Claire, it is a small world! Glen Allen is just down the road. I live in eastern Goochland. About 10 minutes from the new Short Pump mall. No neighbors here really but a cluster of McMansions just up the road. Hoping they don't move this way but they seem to be getting closer by the day.

Deborah

barbe1958

I didn't know horses like to camp!!??! Or are they unwilling participants....like I would be!

elimar86861

Welcome, Foxlairfrm!  You are new here, but with your history I'm sure you already qualify for our "panel of experts."  Sometimes I think if I could just dump all the cancer knowledge that is stored in my brain, it would make room for things I want to remember.

I am curious about your more recent Dx.  Did you have a recurrence that was a 1 cm lump, plus they found that it had spread at that time?   Or was it a second primary B/C?  If it was a second primary, were the mets from the first or second, do they know?  Are your mets in the bones or ???  How long ago was your first Dx?

Sherryc

Welcome Deborah, glad you joined us but really hate to hear your cancer is back.  this is a great group of ladies to hand out with. Gee I wished I lived closer so I could take you up on the horse manure for my garden.

Foxlairfrm

Lol, the horses love to camp! They jump right in the trailer and really enjoy going out on the trails especially somewhere new.

I was originally dx'd in 1996 at 36 yrs old with a little larger than 1cm lump. Lumpectomy would not do, so left mastectomy with 8 of 11 nodes pos. Chemo, stem cell transplant, radiation and 5 yrs tamoxifen. Done! All blood tests normal for 14 yrs. Felt great until last year. Thought, ok you are 50, the wheels are falling off. Bursitis in the hips, torn muscle in the chest from doing too much. Tired more often, but X-rays showed nothing(they missed a lesion) bloodwork still good. Last October while jumping my horse, I braced my hand on his neck and snapped my humerus in half at the bicep Ouch! My husband knew immediately something else was wrong. After a bone scan and biopsy while pinning the arm it was found that I had metastasis in the bones from the original cancer. Dang! No organ involvement. Yay! Now it was clear that turning 50 was not the cause of all the aches and pains. I had so much bone involvement they couldn't believe I was walking much less that my leg had not already broken. They wanted to pin both legs out of precaution. NO! Let's wait and see what the drugs do. They are working. The holes are getting smaller and the zometa is filling some in. No longer do they want to pin the legs. I have to be very cautious and have been told to lay off work of grooming dogs but I am still working and doing just small dogs. I can't give up life! The Femara has a lot of SE's that cause just as much pain as the mets but its working! I just have to find ways to combat the SE's. Lots of pain meds but who cares, I'm living a fairly normal life with several adjustments. Can't ask for more than that right now. So I think that's it. Interesting life I have!

Deborah

chrissyb

Hi Deborah, nice to see you are much better.  It's good to hear that the Femara is working well for you.

Love n hugs.  Chrissy

Foxlairfrm

Hey Chrissy! So nice to see you again. Hope all is well with you. Yes, the Femara is working well. The side effects are getting worse. I think that may,level off from what I have read. I just have to figure out ways to beat them. The weight loss I can handle...lol. the hair thinning, not so much, the muscle and joint pain...we gotta do something about that and the hot flashes..I mean rivers..I can deal with that too. Lots of pj's! Having another scan Wednesday. Keep fingers crossed. Won't know till next Monday at Dr appt.

How are you?

Big hugs

Deborah

elimar86861

Wow Fox, too bad it took a broken arm to get noticed and get treatment.  I'll be hoping you can get to a point of strong bones and less pain.  You have a good spirit to keep doing things you care about and love. 

I don't want to contribute to the "think positive" myth, but when B/C starts to get women depressed, it is like the B/C got not only their body but their mind and spirit as well.  That is really something worth fighting against.