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  • KittyGirl2011
    KittyGirl2011 Member Posts: 537
    edited August 2011

    Ditto on that Janis!  Eli - you've done a good thing here!  We're able to take it all on and still keep a sense of humor.  Don't know how I would cope with out you all!  THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    PS Can we do another party?  Oktober Fest?  Kitty

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011

    Hi, prayrv!  (No, she's not a Newbie.  She pops in from time to time.)  Hope all is well.

     

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011

    I have one more point of pride about this thread that I would like to share.  Because it has managed to remain a "catfight-free zone," we have NEVER had a post deleted here by "The Community" or The Moderators.  I like it that The Mods don't have to be "a presence" in this thread or, heaven forbid, show up to settle disputes.  In fact, there is only ONE post from The Mods, and that was on the day they created a Middle-Aged Forum at our request.  (Now there's some thread history for ya'.)

    So we must be reasonably well-behaved.

    Either that or The Mods aren't middle-aged and they're scared that it might rub off.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011

    KG2011, I'm sure we'll be celebrating some future something before too long.  Maybe when we hit 15,000 posts.  Although we try to add some Cheetos to the daily meat and potatoes (or tofu and quinoa for any vegetarian sisters) of this thread, we can't eat the cakes every day.  They would not be as special then.  Too much cake = Tummyache.

    (Some of you newbies should check out the 2010 Party.  We even had celebrities stop by!)

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  • cmbear
    cmbear Member Posts: 1,086
    edited August 2011

    Kitty and Janis good luck with rads. Just breathe and relax, it'll be over before you know it.

    Foxy-sorry about your DH. They don't know what they are missing!!

    Jo--Sending special thoughts for your friend, hope it is all a false alarm.

    Eli, thanks for creating this thread and keeping it alive and kicking!! Party last night was a blast and I am so glad I don't have a hangover!! Did have to unbutton my top shorts button and wear my shirt out. Pheww!! So much cake!!!

    Tomorrow I see my MO for my 3 month CU. Want to bitch about the Tamox and the hot flashes. Totally not enjoying those things. ICK. But other than that I want to beg to get my port out. She keeps putting me off. I just want this alien thing gone!!!! 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011

    And...POOF...I'm a Little Pink Doggie again.

    Don'y worry, jo, I am usually the one who can't tell what the avatars are, and that's after squinting with reading glasses. So, now you know.

    Eph,  You'll never have to fear being brainwashed, a mind that dirty will never come clean. Wink

    cmb,  Be calm and assertive when you tell the MO that you want that port out even if you have to remove it yourself with a box cutter and a #5 crochet hook.  Remember, begging shows weakness.

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  • FLwarrior
    FLwarrior Member Posts: 977
    edited August 2011

    I'm guilty...of lurking.  I thought of crashing the great party you had this weekend! 

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  • Foxlairfrm
    Foxlairfrm Member Posts: 214
    edited August 2011

    Dang fever still hanging on. Hope it goes away soon, I have little doggie customers today. Usually the Zometa SE's go away in about 12 hours or so. Had it at 11:30 yesterday. Just gripping a bit.

    Foxy

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited August 2011

    Oh, wow, I missed the party!  Got to get back into the habit of checking this thread every day!  This is a great thread, very supportive, very helpful, and able to handle differences of opinion without fighting!  Yeah for Middles! 

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited August 2011

    Eli,

    All is well thank you.  Cool  I was at the virtual party (via email notification)  Boy my email box was crammed full of cake!

    Trish

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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited August 2011

    Good Morning to everyone.

     Eli - This is one great thread.  We do seem to all get along - this has been one of my lifelines.  I see you changed your avatar back - it that my punishment for insulting your plush doggie???  LOL!

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  • walker2222
    walker2222 Member Posts: 558
    edited August 2011

    Sorry I missed the party looked like fun.  Its been two years since I had a suit on, so the next one I will be the first in the pool.  The closest I got to water was chaperoning my son's Band pool party Sat.  I also had my pj's lined up with my sock monkeys on them with slippers but got tied up.  Was playing Words with Friends this weekend.

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  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 2,047
    edited August 2011

    CMB.. GOOD luck at your Mo appt today! all will be well :)

    Janis and Kitty good luck woth Rads!

    Getting ready this morning to drop my son off for his first day of college classes.. where does the time go??

    Have a great day ladies

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited August 2011

    Eli I see the pink dog is back and thank you for this thread.  I love the fact there are no catfights on here.  I have been on some other threads that I think OMG I can't believe what they are saying, and the mods do have to show up. 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011

    Foxy,  If my Pink Doggy ever needs grooming, I'll bring him to you. 

    Tink,  Is your son going to local college? Or do you have an empty nest now.  I have the best of both worlds.  Mine go to colleges in town, but live on or near campus.  So the nest is empty (read: cleaner) but they can easily stop by (read: so laundry) and visit (read: forage for food) severl times a week 

    mjb,  I thought for sure we'd see you at the party, since you had your suit out from the previous day, but it sounds like you had a great weekend.

    NativeM,  We missed you.  Also, Meece was visiting her grandbaby and Seyla888 was in Hawaii.  But you know what, I bet they were surprised when they each got an extra large pizza with anchovies that they never ordered, delivered to where they are staying.  Don't tell them it was me.

    FLwarrior, You were invited!  (But it would have been extremely funny if 4-5 girls from another thread did crash the party with their tattooed biker boyfriends.)

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  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Member Posts: 2,047
    edited August 2011

    EL no empty nest yet He is going to the community college until he decides what he wants to do and he aslo has Aspergers so its gonna take him a little more time to get through it, no rush. He is the oldest though my daughter goes back to school next week, she will be a sophomore in HS. I laugh at what you wrote because as i am writing this she is blasting music and the house is a mess and laundry awaits lol.. you are soooo right!!!

    off to sort through stuff!

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  • Kleenex
    Kleenex Member Posts: 764
    edited August 2011

    Re: the dental tech who was BRCA negative and told she would never, ever get breast cancer: I could see them being "positive" with her if, say, her mom was BRCA positive and she isn't, and therefore she wouldn't have the same risks as her mother had. But 85% of all breast cancers are NOT hereditary... I know that BRCA test results are considered "more meaningful" if a first degree relative is positive and you are not, but I'm not aware of anything that suggests that this means you'll never have to worry about it...

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited August 2011

    Hey!!! My mind is pristine clean--no thoughts of any kind because I have no memory due to 1) excessive drinking, etc. for a long period of time 2) family genetics predisposing to Alzheimers 3) chemo brain....so I could be brainwashed it just wouldn't "take". 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011
    LOL!  Tongue out
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  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited August 2011

    Eph..good one, LOL!  I needed a laugh this morning and this thread always seems to provide one.

    Heading for my first radiation appointment today.  Not thrilled with this no deodorant thing!  Supposed to be 96 today and 100 tomorrow.  More of the same all week.  Yikes!  I'll be showering ten minutes before my appointments!  I know there are some things you can use in lieu of normal stuff (I have to have my Secret Baby Powder Scent).  I will ask lots of questions today.  Hopefully no stress, sadly I seem to sweat a lot!  Ugh.......

    I hope everyone here is doing well...better than yesterday.  Sending hugs and happy thoughts to all!

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited August 2011

    justmejanis-I hated not usuing my regular deodorant.  The only deod my RO would let me use was Crystal.  It did not work very well but I noticed by the end of rads I was not needing it quiet as much.  So I decided to switch to Tom's of Maine lavendar scent.  The longer I use the natural deodorants the less stinky I become.  It is amazing how my body has adapted. 

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  • KittyGirl2011
    KittyGirl2011 Member Posts: 537
    edited August 2011

    No deoderants here either.  I've been using baby wipes (baby powder scent) every since surgery.  Seems to work ok as long as I don't spend too much time in the 100 degree temps.  Thanks for the tip Sherry, I'll have to try the natural deodorant after I'm done with rads.  Good luck Janis! 

    HUGS to all, Kitty

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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited August 2011

    Hi all!  Well my son managed to not see me naked today, lol!

    Good luck janis and kitty with the rads today!

    I do have to say this is one of my favorite spots to be.  I come here and there often.  The gals here and the other topic I go to are great.  Ive never seen any cat fights.  You all on both spots have been a light when I have been in some much of the dark since I found you all.  You all have been so supportive!  I  cried moaned and heck nearly pee myself laughing so hard.  I start and end my days now here and cant think of a better way to spend it. 

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  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited August 2011

    Thanks Sherry!  It is funny how we worry about the silliest things, isn't it?  Nobody from the Cancer Center has given me any instruction at all.  Maybe today?  Can you use regular deodorant after you get home, and shower it off the next day?  Of course I will do whatever my oncologist suggests, but just curious what worked for everyone else.

    I have never heard of either of the deodorants you mentioned.  Are they hard to find.  Mostly are they expensive?  That will be a big factor for me.  Stoopid SS check we live on does not go very far.  We just spent a (small) fortune of this month's check on vet bills for our dog Sampson.  He got a hot spot on his face that went south fast.  Three trips to the vet, I was giving him penicillin injections at home, no help.  Now onto a different oral antibiotic and of course a lampshade for his head.  LOL.  Today is the first day his face looks better and not oozing pus!  I am so happy! 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited August 2011

    I hads rads in the morning, so my agenda went something like:  Shower, use no lotions or deodorant, then go to rads.  Come home, immediately put on the aloe gel, then my regular deodorant.  Go about my sweaty business (my rads were Aug./Sept./Oct,) maybe put on more aloe.  Bedtime, final layer of aloe for the day.  The next day, shower, rinse, repeat.

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    I don't use Tom's of Maine deodorant BUT I use the toothpaste.  One S/E of our meds can be dry mouth, and I think the Tom's is a bit less drying than your average Colgate or Crest.

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  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited August 2011
    Thanks Elimar...now that sounds very doable!  My appointments will be 9:30 after today, so your routine should work well for me.  Same here, my rads will be the rest of August and all of September ending in October.  It is still very hot here so glad I can use the deodorant after rads!  Yippee!  Plus I know aloe is very inexpensive so that sounds perfect!  Smile
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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited August 2011

    justmejanis--ask your RO office about wearing reg deod afterwards.  My RO wanted no regular deod during my course of treatment.  Said that the alumin in the deod does not wash all the way off.  My RO gave me a prescription cream called XClair.  It was very good and my insurance covered it otherwise I understand it is very pricey.  I used that along with Aloe Vera and sometimes Aquaphor.  I also hated not being able to shave.  My husband has a beard trimmer and I figured that I could use the lowest setting on that and get a shave without irritating my skin.  My radiation only covered 1/2 of my armpit. Hate underarm hair, yuk!  The underarm part that got radiaited that hair fell out at about 2 weeks.

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited August 2011

    janis, i got toms deoderent from walmart , i live in fl!  managed ok regards the sweating, , good luck with the rads, have my 6 week follow up tomorrow with the ro

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited August 2011

    yes I get my Tom's of Maine at a larger grocery store the next town over.  I live in a very small town and even though our store is the same chain we are much smaller and not as many choices. 

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  • reesie
    reesie Member Posts: 2,078
    edited August 2011

    Hey we need a check in from Foxy. We just felt the outer edge of an earthquake that centered in VA. Hope everyone is ok out there.

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