INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Spookiesmom

sorry about that. 😍

Jazzygirl

Patty- Cami is on the drinking thread. She is doing okay! She makes us laugh!

Loveroflife

Awww, she knows she is purty too. Not camera shy at all.

Welcome JazzyJuneB

PattyPeppermint

jazzy. Thanks for cami update. I'll have to check out the thread

sas-schatzi

Hi, caught up I think.

Welcome Split, jazzyjune

Susie, left in 1992. But feel like I'm back into it tonite. I'm across from the space center. Not used to this much cold winter. Usually a few days. This has been weeks. UGH. Had Cytoxan and taxotere only once ---almost killed me. said no more if they didn't know why.

LOverly and Patty, Dinner stuff progressing. Not going to do a trial run on the Bouillebaisse. Too expensive. So far, I have mussels, clams, grouper, scallop, shrimp, and clams. All suppose to be fresh, but didn't want to clean the shell stiff. Mussels beards and grit. Afraid I wouldn't do it well enough. Saffron came the other day. Found a store that carries Fennel bulb. I think it must be in the Leek family. Need to get Pernod. Scheduled DI for another day .I need some spring cleaning done. I'm so spectacularly lazy these days. Not sure what that's about. I will use any excuse not to do manual labor.

TV broke. No TV, it's quiet. Haven't decided whether to get a new big one or use the one Steve got me. I made the mistake of saying "That's it nothing else can break". Then it died.

Chevy found you another little coca-cola glass. Likely won't get it mailed till after the party. It's cute. It's about 4 inches. Could be used as juice glass, sink glass, or bathroom sink glass.

SC60 hey

Jwoo, what's you color scheme? I have a black and white urn about 8 inches high if it fits your color scheme and you want it. Not marked, but very nice.

JunieB

I'm enjoy some Jazz, but am not real familiar with a lot of it. My log-in name was kind of a spur of the moment thing that just came into my head one day.

Do you have any suggestions of what to listen to?

PattyPeppermint

sas. Thanks for the dinner party update. I had been wondering. You are working on the menu and house. Already invitations? What's the seating arrangement like ? So excited for you.

Funny how having something to look forward to changes attitude. Gotta go get me some short term goals that are FUN ! Too cold to do much outside.

Hootie hoo

susan3

sas,,,got ant food questions...pm me...hubby is a chef

susan3

sas..buy sausage and make a big jambalaya

Loveroflife

Oooh, love jambalaya or gumbo. Had jambalaya the other day. It was good, but California's nothing like Louisiana's jambalaya.

Loveroflife

Ms. Sas, are you nervous yet? Hehehe

sas-schatzi

Susan we can do it here. What does "ant food" mean? Patty's living vicariously. Me too LOL. Well, I have one gal Maureen that is spice adverse b/c of scleroderma. I likely will set aside a dish for her before I put the saffron in. I will also have a piece of salmon that can be mic'd if she isn't okay with the basic dish. Loverly found me a recipe for the crock pot. Fish dropped in last 30 minutes. I wanted to do a test run with 3 other friends. Fell through. $$$$. I know now I didn't need to get the saffron. But seemed like a good idea. Probably will last for years. The fish has been surprisingly expensive. Guess I never used so many types at once. Did avoid a disaster(kind od a disaster). Found a dry soup stock base at the Asian/.Mexican market read the ingredient list when I got home. Had MSG in it. Already returned it. Saw they had the fennel bulbs. Most of the recipes call for it. Publix's doesn't have it. I was concerned, but now I'll pick one up next Tuesday to make sure it's fresh. I'm using Grouper. Can't find Monk fish. The big fish supplier stopped getting it b/c no one knew what it was. Would love your DH's input. Going to do the Rouille just b/c it's traditional and have both uncooked baguette for the Rouille, and olive oil toasted. Just to see which taste treat is better. Ask him if it really has to be dropped in the dishes?

This is the Williams Sonoma recipe for the crock pot.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/m/recipe/simple-fish-bouillabaisse.html

Patty, they're will be six. My friends Bob and Maureen have been coming for 20 some years. She's a perfect talker. erhh conversationalist. Funny and a great enjoiner with new folks. Last dinner was the first time I ever sat them next to each other. Won't do that again. Upset the whole flow. They kept bumping into each other and squawked at each other the whole time. We all laughed and teased. Not sure which dishes to use. White, glass, or Orchard Jewels(lot's of color). Have to use the big white soup bowls, so, thinking white everything. Should probably set the table with both and see which pops. Surprisingly, I'm being quite lazy about the house. So, I scheduled Di for this Friday. I work better when she's here.

Patty did you get your a letter from Taste of Home yet about the subscription? Next issue should be Feb. I got a subscription awhile back for some other friends and they got a nice welcoming letter.

sas-schatzi

Loverly, not yet, the ducks are in place. Having Di, she's the major duck. She is so sweet. Cleans great. We have fun. I'll be a burn out basket case Tues, Wed and Thurs. I really like Dr. Retsky. He was a major source on the Toradol thread. it was a serious moment when he came on the scene. You know you were there. It was one of those moments not ever forgotten. I felt like I was drowning and he dipped a hand in and pulled me up . I love his research. He has one of the most engaging writing styles I've ever encountered in research. Studies can be so friggen dry. His writing is like the pied pipper------follow me . Last Pm with Dr Forget(Patrice). His study is enrolled and underway, so he's happy.

Kathindc-Kathy thinking about contacting Dr Love and asking her or an assistant to come to the weight thread. I had a chance to look at the Video link and I so enjoyed her. Thank you so much for sending me the link. She's on my fb feed, but never got into her before this. Her spirit is contagious. In one part she asked everyone to send in their idea's. She referred to an observation of the identification of cervical cancer being connected to a virus. The observation was made re: two woman dying of cervical cancer and someone thought about the husband being the source. HPV was identified and now they're is a vaccine. She is open to new idea's . She's doing allot of research on the Microbiome. That negative comment on the Constipation thread lead to another nice path. I'll contact her then post something on the weight thread. Did you see my post about the Zika? They're 5 reported cases in the USA all from travelers from Colombia. Three in Texas and a couple up north. To think a birth defect can be caused by a virus. Virologists must be falling all over themselves on this. Did it affect a chromosome? Is there a window in pregnancy that is critical? What's this mean to other birth defects? This is just going to upend so much.

sas-schatzi

Just googled. Another case connected to Zika in Hawaii

susan3

sas, hubby sleeping right now. Will have some answers for you tomorrow

susan3

Friday we will be married 34 years ...yeah us !!? Celebrated yesterday, cause I had chemo today. We had fun. Saw the big short, and went to a bar to play trivia. And get a bite to eat. Very fun. Lots of laughs....not at the movie...that was maddening...but playing trivia wasblast

sas-schatzi

sas-schatzi

Susan, Couldn't resist I think this one is fun too:)

Blessings2011

Sistahs! I can't keep up with y'all!!!!

But I need your advice.... DH is going to start Rituximab (Rituxan) infusions sometime next week. He'll be getting it off-label for chronic kidney disease that is getting worse. Once a week, for 6 - 8 hours, for four weeks.

I did tons of research, and since it's a monoclonal antibody, it has the potential to be fatal, but not the same SEs as chemo. He'll be going to the Infusion Center in the same hospital where I had my BMX and recon. (I LOVE those infusion nurses, and I'll get to see my MO again!)

But back to my question - have you, or anyone you know, ever had Rituxan infusions? Your thoughts?

xoxoxoxo

Smaarty

wow, what a talkative bunch. Finally caught up. Been at a sewing retreat and friends home. Latest for Evie, she has found her voice!

Welcome to the newbies

Loveroflife

Awww.....awha awha awha. Love the cry of a newborn. Oh, those cheeks.

Susan, I am 14 years behind you; 15 this April.

Hi Blessing, sorry don't know anyone who had rituxan

Holeinone

Smaarty, she is precious

sas-schatzi

Blessings, no clue about the drug.................sorry. Interested though re: off label use. History of how it was found to help? Know you are flying through. But off label use doesn't happen in a vacuum. The network helped. What's the skinny?

sas-schatzi

Smarrty Evie, is Darling.............

Loveroflife

I am ready for spring.

feelingfeline

Amen LoverofLife.

We had Spring in Decemeber here (accident of nature) than Jan has been non stop storms. Ready for Spring again - woof woof.

Susan Happy Anniversary. Good news so worth sharing!

Evie found her voice? - well that's a good thing overall, even if it mightn't always seem that way

Jazzygirl

Smarty- what a beauty Evie is. I hope she is doing well at home and that the parents are "adjusting". Such a sweet photo.

kathindc

Sas, thought you would enjoy that video of Dr. Love. Had a feeling she was onto something. Then we I read about the bovine virus study, I thought she was REALLY onto something. She is one interesting lady. I admire her a lot.

Evie is absolutely precious. I love the cry of a newborn.

Holeinone

SusieM49,

Welcome, I also had both those chemos. Adriamyicin is nicknamed the "red devil". It looks like blood & can have devilish side effects. I had the treatments every 2 weeks ( dose dense ). If yours are every 3 weeks, the body has more time to recover. The meds they give you to tolerate the chemo, also have side effects. Lots of water and be aware that constipation is common. Prevent that, if you can.

Smaarty, I keep going back to gaze at Evie. What a priceless photo

Wren44

For anyone interested, Dr. Love has an "army of women" who have signed up to be contacted about research projects looking for participants. She sends an email with news of the project, who is conducting it, and the type people they need. Might be women in a certain area or with a certain diagnosis. She started it when a researcher said it was so hard to find participants. Dr. Love said, I can take care of that.