For Older People with Sense

Isabella4

amyjo...you asked me about my DDs DH. He doesn't know because she looks him in the eye and lies to him, and he believes her !! I feel so sorry for him, looks like all will be coming out very soon. DD is frantically trying to get her sons to keep quiet...2 of them are threatening 'tell Dad, or we will' they have had enough of her antics....me ?  I'm keeping out !!

Had a very busy day today with my G/daughter, she's like lightening. In the end I had to take her out to keep her entertained...was going stir crazy cooped up with her in the house. As my walking is quite bad today I took her to a shopping centre where I knew there was a shop that had a play area, cost me a toy car, but I gained half an hours peace as she played. I put her the hosepipe on this evening to clean my path, just before she went for her bath, but she ended up spraying the cats, and all their biscuits ! I am wishing her another 3 or 4 years older, then I can get her knitting, or something more ladylike !

 What lovely roses and garden plants you are all posting. My roses are just brown sticks poking above the soil, hardly any buds on them at all. Fighting to keep dogs off my garden, they've got a craze for digging holes. Once again it is mainly the Sausage dogs, they live to cause me grief ! If it isn't raining here I always keep the garden door half open now its Spring !! The Sausages take full advantage of this and just will dig on and off all day until the plants all grow and fill the borders. I spend my time squawking at them. With a bit of luck they'll dig deep enough one day to get stuck in the hole they are digging. They tend to dig near any new plants I have put in, and I have been putting in a tray of violas, and a tray of pansies over the w/end.

I have a garden arch that had fallen over this morning when we got up...just TOO MANY climbing plants on it. I keep buying climbing roses and clematis, winding them in, plus hanging bird boxes and bug boxes all over the arch, so no wonder it has come down. What I need now is some strength to put it back up again.

Welcome to our little place, Kim....we have a nice group here for you to chat to.

Bedtime for me, almost 12 midnight. G/daughter is an early riser. I am NOT. She will be up and running just before 7am. I like to stay in bed until 9am, if I can get away with it. I have to get up early when she is here as the alternative is cartoons on my bedside TV  to keep her quiet, and I hate listening to cartoons when I am trying to wake up.

Isabella. 

dragonflymary

Kim, welcome to the thread.  We are a very positive group, and we include some great photographers!  Being positive doesn't mean you can't complain--that's normal and no one gets upset.  Hello to all and thanks for the great roses, Lisa.  Gonna buy a new one this weekend if I can.  I love pink so will go that way. 

radiant

Hi Ladies:

Wow - what a reception! How sweet. I'll be 50 this July - I was dx at age 44. Prior to bc, I was 44 going on 25 - but, things have changed since dx, as we all know.

My bday this July will be a big celebration for me as I was dx stage 3c from the start & wasn't sure I'd get this far. Things are miraculousily going well for me at this time. I was stable for quite a while on various drugs, and then slightly progressed. Since my body is still quite strong, my onc wanted to hit me hard again - haven't been hit hard for about 4 years. Praise the heavens it's working, so can't complain!

I just found out about lysine, from another board, that they are using in Europe! Here it is - my nutrional onc said I could add this w/my current tx regime. SO - fingers crossed. I'll start this soon as well. Here's the presentation: 

http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/About_The_Dr_Rath_Health_Foundation/dr_niedzwiecki_speech2001.htm

In the meantime, it's SPRING here in Ca. It's wonderful. Can't wait to feel strong enough to get some hiking in. Has spring arrived in your neck of the woods?

- Kim

chrissyb

Hi Kim and a big welcome to you!  Glad you've popped in for a chat.  Spring is a long way away for here as we are heading down the Autumn path....lol and somedays I think that the earth has forgotten what Autumn is and has gone straight to Winter......brrrrrrr!  Yes, we've already had the fire lit a few nights as it was just too chilly for just a blanket and the electric blankets on the beds are being used most nights.  Not to worry though as I truly love the cooler days and cold nights......nothing like getting into a warm bed and snuggling in and listening to the rain on the roof.

Hope all are doing well, feeling well and coping with whatever life is throwing at them.

Love n hugs.  Chrissy

chrissyb

Barbe I've done as you suggested.

duckyb1

Hi Ladies..........Not having a good night tonight.........thnking a lot about Rads, and the lousy hormone that I am going to have to take............I hate medicine,but I hate BC more...........I have so many things I want to do in the next couple months, and I know all this bulls--t is going to keep me down......I know I'm worrying ahead of time, but I can't help it.  My grandaughter is graduating from college on May 14th, and I will probably be in the middle of Rads then, and I don't know if I'll be well enough to make the trip to D.C.  It is only a 3 hour drive,but I don't want to be the pain in the a-- that holds everyone back.............

Summer is coming........I want to do all the things at my shore home that I always did,but I know that is going to change too.............Can't go in the sun.............watch you don't get cuts on your fingers................I love crabs.......I buy them alive, and clean them myself.........when your done, you have so many cuts on your fingers you need a box of bandaids, so now I have an arm that looks like a flipper if I get an infection..............Oh and yea, take the hormone, and then you ache so bad you can't do anything, ............fun, fun, fun, sitting home while your grandchildren go miniture golfing, to the beach, or the boardwalk.............this sucks, and I'm tired of it................

Oh well I'm going to bed, sorry ladies for being such a whimp, I guess its all starting to get to me............Guess I better go in the drawer and look for my "big girl panties"............maybe tomorrow will be better............hugs.

chrissyb

Ducky, I'm on Femara and the only side effect I have is a bit of fatigue but that's it!  I was on Arimidex and the SE's were bad.  What I'm getting at is, not all the Hormonals will effect everyone the same.......you may find you have no SE's or a few........and if you find the SE's you get are unmanagable, there are others out there.  Rads is not too bad either, other than fatigue and some skin burning, which can be managed by applying cremes etc.  they are not that debilitating so you should be good to go you GD's graduation.  Take it easy on yourself girl and as my gran used to always tell me, wait until you get to the bridge before you cross it.

Big girl panties are usually on the hook behind the door.....lol.  Hope you feel better after a good sleep.

Love n hugs.  Chrissy

Valjean

ducky ~ We can't stop ourselves from worrying, that's for sure. I didn't have a hard time with Rads & maybe you won't either. I hope you will be able to make to your GdD's Graduation. I didn't get tired but I know many of our sisters do.

I understand about getting cuts on the fingers, tho I don't do crabs. Ha-ha! I do a lot of gardening & I wear gloves now & never used to. I so love the feel of the rich black dirt - I find it harder than h*ll pulling tiny weeds & planting with them on so I end up taking them off & watching where I put my hands. Pain in the butt!! I do wear them when I trim plants.

I pulled a fingernail down too deep a couple of weeks ago, it tore the skin & bled. Stupid me, I didn't put any Neosporin & band-aid on it & a couple of days later it was infected. Since this was on my bad side, I sorta got freaked out. It was very red & swollen & I ended up (TMI alert) squeezing some puss out of it. Ick! You can bet I was taking care of that pronto & within a few days it was on the mend. So one also has to watch out for something as minor as that.

As for taking the hormonal, I'm on Aromasin & I have to say I've been very lucky. The SE's are minimal. There are a lot of ladies who manage quite well, I don't think as many post about that when they aren't having a problem. I pray you will have minimal SE's as well.

You are not a wimp, dear sister/friend! You have a right to be concerned. With your pretty 'big girl panties" on, you will do great.

((hug))

3jaysmom

just stopped in to say hi"im here" trying to change my sleep cycle, but so far, its' not working. obviously! i went to bed (and slept) early, but up at 4am.. to early.

   really, not too bad, i had a fight with the 1st Jay, so that i slept at all was good. of course, it was about bc/ and his denial. it was ALL his fight, this time. i excused myself into the bathroom, cried, and THEN came out cheery. so, he couldn't accuse me of being a dram queen this time.. lol   its' no big deal, and i'll get over it. seems to come up at every family time. his b.Day is the 13 of april; so i should have expected it.

   Did, however, tell him i was kidnapping my GS for the pool 2mmorrow, so it was all wortth it!      3jays

chrissyb

((((((hugs)))))) 3jays, family can be the best or the worst depending on their state of mind.  At least you get to spend time with the munchkin!

Chrissy

BarbaraA

Ducky, whine away. That is what we are here for.

Val, I hear you about worrying about infections, cuts and stuff.

 I LOVE Maryland blue crabs! Haven't had any since BC and I know I will cut myself if I do. Have to make sure I cut the good side hand.

3jays, family is either the best or the worst. Mine is the worst right now.

barbe1958

Chrissy, you've lost the gentle softness of the pale coral centre. Is there a way to blacken the background without touching any other colour? This is why certain programs are free...

Dilly

Good morning ladies.  I hope you have a good day.  We are having a crew come to work on our storm-damaged trees.  Lunch is part of the package deal; I'm pretty sure it helps our rates!  Today I'm trying a lemon meringue.  Told my DH it was an upside-down crustless pie.  (the confused look on his face was priceless)  He won't care, if it's sweet.  The meringue looks great, so we'll see. 

Ducky, I know how you feel about the thought of "losing" your summer.  Rads weren't too bad, just like the other gals are telling you.  Staying out of the sun was the most difficult!   I'm now on generic Arimidex and it's not too bad - really.  I am one of those who have few or no problems with AIs.  My hips hurt a little more, and dry eyes.  Nothing to write home about.  As Chrissy mentioned, if one AI isn't suitable for you, another might be.   Sometimes on the forums it's difficult to remember that most women do fine on AIs -- they just don't write on the boards because they have nothing to complain about. It's certainly your decision whether to take it or not.  If you choose not to, there are lots of threads for boosting your immune system & general health... Best of luck with your decision, and I hope your summer goes well. 

((3Jays))  

Families: ditto what BarbA said.

chrissyb

Barbe I'm using the shadow adjustment and of course it also darkens the shadows within the rose itself.  If I adjust the warmth of the color, it still looses it's softness.  I don't usually play with my pics, but I have discovered a whole new world doing this.  You never know, I may end up being an expert at this one day....lol

duckyb1

Hi Ladies...................Well my day started off rather well..............I turned on my computer, went to my favorite site, and there were my best friends giving me the good advice they always give.......You ladies are the best.............I will go forward with a more positive attitude.  I am usually the "figher", the "never let yourself get down", the "SNAP OUT OF IT" type of person, the OK, GET THE SUSPENDERS FOR YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES".  Not sure what happened to me, but for this moment I am thinking only "good thoughts", and will use the information that I get from you gals to get me through...........................Honestly if I have learned anything from dealing with cancer in my lifetime, it is that all the Dr.s no matter how good they are, "put their pants on one leg at a time" just like we do, and they deserve no more respect then we are given by them............I will ask the questions...........I will make them explain the when....why....what benefit is it to me.........until I understand each and every reason for what they are doing........I have been told through the years...............get off the computer..........stop reading so many books..................turn off Dr. Oz......................My feeling is..........until you can answer every question I ask, don't tell me what I can and can't do when it comes to the disease of someone I love................or now my own disease.....................

A woman I know said to me "you should get off that website your on, and stop listening to other people who had, or have cancer"...................I told her.......and I hope you never have to go on that website I go on".............................haven't heard from her for a while, and don't expect to.

Well today is a gray day..........Pa. has had some nasty rainstorms, but it is getting warmer.  They said this morning that it was over,  but Lord is it coming down now, but it can't dampen my spirits today..................I had friends who have "lifted me up"............thanks ladies, and to all who will be joining me in the next couple weeks on our journey to make sure the "beast" is gone, good luck, and to all you ladies who have faced the "beast" head on, God Bless You...........you are my inspiration.............Hugs to all of you.

chrissyb

Ducky, glad to her you are feeling more positive this morning........one day at a time my dear, one day at a time.......

Love n hugs.  Chrissy

SoCalLisa

I think some photos just don't lend themselves to using the darken mode of picasa,

or not everything darkens..you could use the retouch feature to get rid  of everything

or not..just let some through. I didn't get rid of all of it in this photo but I could have

SoCalLisa

Just saw this

Kids have all their little codes...like BFF, WTF, LOL, WTF,etc.  So here are
some codes for seniors:

ATD - At the Doctor's

BTW - Bring the Wheelchair

BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth

CBM - Covered by Medicare

CUATSC - See You at the Senior Center

DWI - Driving While Incontinent

FWBB - Friend with Beta Blockers

FWIW - Forgot Where I Was

FYI - Found Your Insulin

GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low

GHA - Got Heartburn Again

HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement

IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On?

LMDO - Laughing My Dentures Out

LOL - Living on Lipitor

LWO - Lawrence Welk's On

OMMR - On My Massage Recliner

OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas

ROFL...CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can't get Up!

TTYL - Talk to You Louder

WAITT - Who Am I Talking To?

WTFA - Wet the Furniture Again

WTP - Where's the Prunes

WWNO - Walker Wheels Need Oil

GGLKI - Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking in!

chrissyb

Lisa, I'm ROFL.......CGU while reading your list of abreviations!!!!    I must try some of them out on my grandsons and just see if they can work them out............they are just so cool......have you been sitting quietly in the corner all morning working these out?.......lol  Good for you, you have put into abreviation all that often passes my mind.

duckyb1

Chrissy.........I will do this one day at a time...........If I could conquer that "worry about things before they happen", I will have won a huge battle..............So glad I have you ladies, and Chrissy that little baby face is adorable.   I look at it everytime I see your picture and comments.....She makes me "smile".............Here's to better days ahead..

Dilly

Me, too! I just stopped for a quick peek before putting on my cook's hat, and am ROFL..CGU too!

Too funny; THANKS!

Leah_S

Lisa, those abbreviations are THE BEST!!!

Won't try them out on my kids, though. They're too young to have the life experience.....

But my father will love them.

Leah

chrissyb

Leah, my grandsons are 15 and 13 and their sense of humour is very mature.  They will laugh just as hard as I did.

Ducky, the little one is my adorable niece.  My baby brother (ten years younger) is her daddy and he was a very late bloomer so she has a wealth of old aunts and uncles who adore her and spoil her with love and cuddles.  The good bit is, she just lights ups when she sees us and always gives cuddles back!

duckyb1

Adorable........................My youngest grandaughter is 10. .......................but now we have 6 week old identical twins (great-grandchildren), and I can't wait to see them..................I couldn't go there because of the "radioactive dye" for the sentinel node biopsy..............was told "don't go near any small children till the dye was completely out of my system.............................then got the "shingles vaccine", and was told to stay away from any child who didn't have the chicken pox vaccine, and of course they didn't.................so I did what I was told.........I can't wait to see them.  I'm good to go there now.

chrissyb

Ducky, as you already know, there is nothing like the small and feel of a newborn babe and to have two at the same time......girl you gotta be in heaven when you see them!

Leah_S

Chrissy, my kids range in age from 33 down to 17. When I said they were too young for the abbreviations I meant that they hadn't earned them yet.

Hey, you gotta be tough to be old.

Leah

Elisimo

Lisa - I am in th ROTFL...CGU crowd! You are so funny and I love the abbreviations. My DH will get a kick out of them too.



Duckyb - So glad you are feeling better today. ((((((HUGS))))))



3jays - We all have those family members that often drive us crazy! I have a sister and younger brother that I have not told that I have bc yet because I know the drama and problems that will follow. I don't want to deal with them just yet about this so I just don't tell them anything.

chrissyb

Leah, you probably never said a truer word....lol

Well Ladies, as your day gets under way, mine has come to a close and at 1.30am I think it's time for this little bird to put herself to bed.  Have a great day all!

radiant

Lisa - You abbreviations FAB. good laugh.

ChrissyB - Don't laugh, but I never knew how amazingly beautiful Australia was until Oprah's recent visit - when she did a show touring Australia. JAW DROPPING beauty! The Barrier Reef is now a bucket list item for me. Honestly, most of Australia, based on that show, looked like paradise. Is that your experience? What parts do you think are must sees for folks?

Thanks - Kim

BernieEllen

Love the abbreviations.  My coming week - hair cut friday.  All my teeth out saturday (evil infection).  Start chemo next wednesday.  Lots of wine after hair cut.

Take care everyone