INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

yoga_girl

Stopping by to catch up on posts I have missed.

So enjoy the graphics and pics everyone shares.

Starting my first sleep study to see if they can find anything that may help other than Ambien. Looking forward to my sleep over at the clinic.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and restful night of sleep. . .

JunieB

Loverly - The injection will be fine. Your doctor should numb the spot with a numbing spray, then inject a combo of a numbing agent & steroid. My injection didn't do all that much for me. The Rheumatologist said she'd used a low dose of the steroid though.

ShepK - Glad to see you posting again. Don't feel bad about not getting the saying on the "Hump-free" pic. I didn't get the one someone posted that said "Can you see Friday yet?" "No there's a dang camel in the way" DUH! We all have our moments.

Susan - Elena is adorable in her sweater. Hope your get rested up from your chemo.

I am knitting the 4th crib blanket in the same pattern and I'm tired of it. Last Sunday I did a swatch to figure out the guage for a didderent pattern. Really looking forward to starting that once I finish this one.

Lookie - Cool pics of the blankets. I can't crochet though.

Eyes are droopy, so I'll just call it a night and bid you all a restful night.

JunieB

JunieB

JunieB

Okay, I'm done for now. Goodnight Ladies.

susan3

I made a chocolate cake yesterday......why why why ...such a bad idea...but sooo good....need to freeze the rest to save myself from gluteny. I crave sweet thing after this chemo....ahhhhhhhh

PattyPeppermint

I didn't know you could freeze cake. Cool

I am back in the hospital. Got here yesterday. Treating me for sepsis, again. Spent like 12 hours in the er waiting on a bed in icu. They finally got me stable enough to move me to a regular room. Feeling drastically better already. Amazing what fluids and antibiotics csn do. Oh yeah and the pain pump.

Hugs to all

Hootie hoo

JunieB

PattyP - So sorry to hear you're back in the hospital, but glad the antibiotics, fluids and pain pump making you feel better.

Susan - Chocolate Cake! Yummy! Last year at Halloween, I baked cupcakes for my MO's office, and now its nearly a year later. So, time to do it again. Just trying to decide what flavors to make this time. I have a delicious mocha chocolate cupcake that I put a peanut butter frosting on, then and apple & Spice one w/ cream cheese frosting, then maybe a pumpkin cheesecake or just a pumpkin cupcake. I need to go through my recipies.

I hope your feeling okay today.

BBL

Lookforward

Susan after chemo you deserve chocolate cake.

Patty sorry to hear you are in the hospital, hope you get home soon.

Junie how generous to make cupcakes for your MO's staff, they all sound good

M0mmyof3

We are getting some much needed rain tonight

Anonymous

Shep, Good girl making your thumb shot appointment! Just breath through it and it will be over before you know it.

Susan, I craved sweets with chemo too, and potatoes and grilled cheese..basically carbs. Do you have the metallic taste?

Patty, Sorry about the hospital stay. I hope you are on the mend!

Junie, Mmmm...pumpkin cheesecake. That sounds so good!

This morning I got my monthly Zolodex shot, and then a fill in my TE's. After that I went to the dentist for a small filling and lastly to the chiropractor. All four appointments, plus three errands in under six hours! I think this will be my last fill in my TE's..so hard to decide. I'll live with it a few weeks before making up my mind. My exchange isn't until Dec, so I'm not in a rush at this point.

Hi to everyone..I hope you all have a good weekend.

susan3

Patty, sorry you are back in hospital. Hope you are feeling better.

Wildtulip, yeah potatoes too. I even eat them raw . Other chemos I would lose a few pounds over the 4 down days. Not this one. If I'm am not sleeping I am craving something .

Got rain here too. Lots over the last few days. Don't mind being in bed on rainy days. And I love the smell of rain

JunieB

WildT - The pumpkin cheesecake cupcakes have a carmel/pecan topping, plus a squirt of whipped cream. I wish I could share with you all.

You got all of that done in 6 hours? Good going! You must be pooped though.

Susan - I hope you're getting lots of rest and having minimal pain. On the days after your treatment, do you feel up to knitting? or mostly sleeping?

Jazzy - Hope you're having a great time in NYC!

PattyP - Hope your feeling better today.

Sheppie - Good for you on getting your thumb injection appt. You can do it! You've lived with your spine for so long that the injection will be like a little bee sting. You're tough.

Lookie - I'm not sure that my making cupcakes is being so generous, as much as a chance to share. I don't get to cook or bake for others very often and the staff in the doctor's office are always working under a lot of pressure taking care of the needs of all the patients they serve, so I guess one time a year of baking something to say thanks is a small thing.

Guess that's all for now.

BBL

Jazzygirl

Patty- so sorry to hear you are in the hospital. Those IV anti B's will really kick your sepsis. Praying you are home soon and rest comfortably.

JazzyJune- one more week to NYC, leaving on the 9th. Been packing tonight and think I have a lot done! Getting really excited now, but work is going to be a bear right up until the time I go.

Are you feeling better? How is the hip situation?

ShepKitty- you had some surgery recently and wondering how you are doing?

Sensitive Heart is doing chemo and wondering how she is doing?

Mommy- I am hoping your are feeling better each and every day after the loss of your uncle. We just never know how we are gong to feel when these things happen. Please take good care of yourself.

I had some friends over last weekend and one of the friends has been in a long and difficult eldercare situation for awhile. On monday, her mom went to the hospital and the doctors said she was in organ failure and would not make it through the night. My friends mom did pass last night, and my friend is having to clean out her apt tomorrow and do an estate sale and a couple of us are going to help with that. All happening so fast and she is a single chic like me, but also has no siblings to help so super difficult. Going to go be a sister to her tomorrow, then later get a massage. Gonna need that.

JunieB

Jazzy - Your friend is a lucky woman to have a friend like you to help her in this sad time. I hope you enjoy your massage afterwards.

Hip is behaving. I am wearing the brace. Avoiding further surgery and the puppy are both great motivators.

feelingfeline

Patty BUMMER. Feel better soon. XXX

susan3

jazzjunebug, first dat after chemo I am not so bad. So I was knitting. The next two days I sleep. Good thing...didn't get to eat cake yesterday cause I was sleeping .

M0mmyof3

Thanks Jazzy, I am getting better with getting over his loss. Had to go to a wake for a neighbor's relative who died this week. Praying that I don't come down with a cold until after my appointment with my MO this week.

Loveroflife

Happy Saturday!

feelingfeline

Great words there Emily!

feelingfeline

Some Autumn bliss.

Loveroflife

Good morning, afternoon, and evening (in Ireland)!

ShepK, good girl for making the appointment to have your thump straighten out. How is recovery? Making progress?

I have not had trigger fingers. Sounds painful. You ladies who had/have it, could you describe to me the experience?

WildT, how are your feet after rest (if you get any) on the weekends? I found this article for you and hope that its helpful. The article mentioned the Tens unit. Wonder if that will work for you. If you don't want to non-pharmalogical approach, it might worth a try. Hopefully, it's covered by your insurance. I hope that you fall into the percentage of folks whose side effects minimized after several months on AI.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC21401...

I wish one day we have medicines without unbearable side effects for all diseases. It's so sad that that so many have to endure decrease in quality of life.

JunieB, that pumpkin cheese cake sounds yummy. Will probably try making it when DD comes home for Thanksgiving. DH and DD2 love pumpkin pie. DD and I like cheesecake. We can have fusion dessert So sweet of you to do that for your MO's people.

Susan, hope your body aches is gone by now. I am not sure if it's sympathetic pain or what, but I have been aching all over the last few days. Feels like pin and needles in my bones. Last night was the worse. Pain is not as bad as the flu though. Maybe I am having a taste of the side effects of WildT's Zoladex shot (sympathetic pain. Hah! Nah, it must be the changes in the barometric pressure. We are supposed to get rain this Sunday. I love your keep on moving attitude. It reminds me to pry myself off the couch and get going.

Jazzy, you're such a great friend! I cleaned most of my garage and some cupboards a few days ago. I told myself (and DH) not to accumulate so much stuffs afterwards. Not fair to the kids if something happens to us. Not easy to let go, but somehow I feel a bit liberated. You know, we really don't need thatmany items to survive. I gave away at least 7-8 bags of things. Still have more. I don't know why, but it is hard for me to give books away.

Forward, I forgot to ask you how did you know I have brown liquid in the back of my fridge? I forgot the 4 bottles of Kambucha tea my Sis got me ;(

Got my mammo and dental appointment out of the way yesterday. I always worry that the tech put too much pressure and pop the implant on my native side Thank God I didn't come out looking like this:

Loveroflife

Aww, thanks for the Autumm bliss, Feline

M0mmyof3

Sitting in my recliner watching college football

Loveroflife

Sitting in my kitchen snacking on Non GMO Project-verified gluten free USDA organic chips and habeñero salsa. That should do something to keep the rogue cells away. I think I will go and take a nap.

queenmomcat

Making "normal spaghetti", and thinking of Susan3. There's always a place set for you.

Lookforward

Loverly mammogram picture is too funny. I feel like the dog in the picture, we went out for a late lunch and I had a glass of wine, came home and fell asleep in the tub.

M0mmyof3

Relaxing for a bit after dinner. Trying to keep a cold from starting so I am going to make a cup of tea in a bit

Jazzygirl

Hi friends-helping my friend went okay today. We did the estate sale inside the small studio apt so we just had folks wandering in. The apts are 55 and older, although I would say the majority of residents were much older. The people that stopped by were so nice, perhaps a bit lonely too and wanted to chat with my friend about her mom, what happened at the end, talk about themselves a bit. We were gracious, listened to them, worked with the pricing. Most everyone who came bought something, even if it was something small for a dollar or two. I thought the apartment complex was nice and told myself that could be my scene someday........

Had a fab massage at the spa today. Wildtulip will be most interested in this that I had my massage therapist work on my feet. Whoo wee, they feel great. They are going to get a work out in NYC soon.

Mommy- being around other people's losses is hard after you have had one. You were kind to go to the services for someone else this week. My mom passed 4 1/2 years ago and being with my friend today made me remember all we went through there and also at the end. Continue to be kind to yourself.

Loverly- did they give your results then and there from the mammo?

JazzyJ- did you get the puppy yet, if not, what kind are you thinking about? I watched Me and Marley again on HBO and such a great movie about dogs being part of the family.

Hope everyone has a great evening!

Anonymous

Shep, How is the back?

Jazzy, Kind of you to help your friend. I bet the massage felt great after a long day!

Junie, I also bring treats to Dr's or various people. It's fun to bake for others!

Loverly, I'm sorry you are having pain. I hope the aches are easing up! Thank you so much for the link. An interesting read for sure! My feet are better on the days I don't work and I'm on them less. My hands have been worse the last few days, though. If not one thing then another! I think all my pain is from my AI..although I suppose my Zolodex shot may be contributing. I've been on my AI since Feb, and the SE's took a few months to show up and have gotten worse in the last month. Maybe it's at its worst though. Jazzy sent me a PM with some tips to help and I have a check up with my MO on Wednesday. I'm trying to make a thorough list of my symptoms and a time line, so we can discuss options. I've been seeing a chiropractor for back/shoulder pain, caused by my TE fills, and he uses a tens unit (I believe). Friday when I saw him I asked him what he could do for my hands and feet. But, I have to pay a co pay every time I see the chiro, so I have to weigh that factor. I got up and exercised three times this week..trying to balance activity to keep my body moving, but not too much to cause pain. To answer your question about trigger finger...I had mine in a thumb and when I would bend it/straighten it, the joint would pop, which hurt a little. I can't remember all the terminology the hand therapist told me, but basically there is swelling and there are bands that constrict and make it so the joints can't move smoothly. The explanations always make sense at the time and I think I'll remember, but I really should learn to write things down.