INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

PattyPeppermint

loverly thanks. I am crazy about charlie brown and friends. Later gonna watch the Halloween CD of it. My dss think they have outgrown it so I a! Watching alone while they are at school.

Smaarty

Happy birthday Patty.

I hope that the 4 of us in Sac can get together as soon as Sensi is feeling human after her last chemo and Jean is well on the mend.

Happy Monday.

magdalene51

Happy Birthday, Patty! And Happy Anniversary too

PattyPeppermint

mags. LOVE it !!!

Anonymous

Just got back from getting trigger thumb AND index finger shot-up...but I just had to stop by and say..........

Anonymous

Oh...gotta add this. Won't say who this made me think of 😜

PattyPeppermint

sheo. Lol. All I can say is WOW !!! God Bless America indeed !!! Hope you get some relief.

Loveroflife

Hahahaha who else?

Eeyore07

Patty: Happy birthday, happy anniversary, and enjoy your life with family. So happy to see you feeling well.

sensitivehrt

We almost missed it Patty....busy playing ball 😉. Happy Birthday 🎈🎁🎂🎉 from Chance and

Anonymous

Morning!

Patty, Happy belated birthday! Did you celebrate yet? I think you said at one point a celebration may come later.

Junie, Oh, believe me, I have not discounted the lime/avocado recipe for myself. I made of cope of recipe for me too! Right now I'm focusing on using up ingredients I have on hand, before trying something new. I need to defrost my freezer, so I will be making a lot of banana bread in the near future! I like to make my banana bread in muffin cups..easier to hand out to people. Bummer about your batch of cookies. I hate when I put work into making something and then it doesn't come out just right.

Shep, So glad you got your thumb and finger shots. Is your hand feeling better today?

Sensi, Chance looks so huggable!

I got to work at my children's school again yesterday and at one point I was wiping off some tables. My son was finishing up his lunch and walking by me as he headed back to class...I wasn't sure how he would be around his friends, but he stopped and kissed my cheek. I am SO wrapped around that boys finger! My daughter was so happy to see me, her teacher stopped by and told me she had a spring in her step.

Today after school my daughter has a Dr appointment, and I'm hoping to schedule a surgery. It's really minor..she has a paralyzed vocal cord and periodically needs to have a procedure for it. It's under anesthesia, but only takes 1/2 hour. My daughter actually likes going to the hospital..all the attention from the doctors and nurses. There's also a child life specialist who gives out stuff. The Minneapolis Children's hospital is really great..so fortunate to be close to it.

Have a good day!

JunieB

Patty - So here I am a day late, sorry I missed your B-day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTYP!!!!!

JunieB

Miss Patty

PattyPeppermint

junebug. ( Huge smiles ). Thanks. Love snoopy

PoppyJQ

Loverlife - thanks for the link, great reading on the recurrance/nerve block connection. Also mentioned was the benefit of getting patients eating and walking and of anti nausea meds (I was given a nausea patch). After surgery I was surprised to be on a regular diet from the get go, good protein and vegetables. None of that first meal with jello & broth.

Wildtulip - beautiful fall foliage, ours takes a bit longer to turn here and never quite looks that vivid.

Sassy - count me in on the Sacto get together whenever Sensi is up to it. I plan on being good to go as soon as the drains are gone.

Shep - how did the trigger shots turn out? Were your trigger fingers due to cancer meds? I always thought mine were.

sensitivehrt

Happy last chemo day! My awesome sister in pic with me! MO says arm was a reaction to the taxotere

susan3

sensi...yeah, last one. Feel better soon

Loveroflife

Rejoicing with you, Sensi. Interesting regarding the taxoterrible rash.

JeanQ, did you mean to say Smaarty? Ms. Sassy is on sabbatical leave. Would love to meet you for lunch. Depends on how Sensi's stomach is, we will play it by ears. I can give you a ride. Driving was uncomfortable for me the first few weeks. DH would not let me drive until after 6 weeks. Gotta love the guy. Are you desperate for a shower yet? How is the pain?

Can't believe she said I have a big mouth. Well, maybe a little bit. I will blame it on Ms. Chevy. When I first came to this forum I told the ladies here that I was worried if I talked too much I most likely would put my foot in my mouth. The wise Ms Chevy advised me not to worry about that and if I found myself with one foot in the mouth to go ahead and put the other one in also. So if I say anything wrong, I learned it from the best teacher. It's ok. I was called worse by another friend...."cabbage patch". Had no clue what it meant until Ms. Smaarty translated to real English So you are forgiven, my hairless feet hobbit friend. By the way, how are the thumb and finger?

Patty and JunieB, not my work but His in His great mercy and grace. I do not deserve it for the things I had done.

WildT, the oncologist agreed with what yours are doing. He said quality of life is important. I was dissappointed to hear that most of his patients who have had severe arthalgia do not have relief with switching AI. I can't seem to find any studies to confirm the effectiveness of changing to another AI, but have read that switching AIs has helped some. I do believe genetics play a role in how we metabolize drugs. What work for one person might not work for another. I read that people with normal to high vitamin D level are less likely to get severe bone pain and that the incidence of joint/muscle pain appears to be highest in patients who are in the younger transition into menopause? Does your MO plan to put you back on another AI after a few years of Tamoxifen? I wonder if Claritin,which helps some people with bone pain from Neupogen, will work with AI induced joint pain. Would it be wonderful if drug companies design anti cancer drugs with desirable side effects like youthful looking skin, longer eyelashes, thicker hair (well on the head only and not in the caves or bottom lawn), etc.

The women get together was encouraging. One lady shared about her many trials and what she learned about faith. This lady herself went through BC treatments about 9 years ago. Her older daughter was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the age of 19 and younger daughter also was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at 21. Sadly, her DD2 lost her battle 4 years later at the prime of her life. This is what she said about faith about God: " Faith is not necessarily believing that everything will be ok, but that if it's not ok, I will be ok with God." No one really is immune to suffering. I like what Friedrich Nietzsche said about suffering... "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in suffering."

Our neighbors went deep sea fishing and had great catch. They shared some with us. We in turn shared with another friend

Loveroflife

It is still Wacky Wednesday here as I type.

Loveroflife

Wait, that is not how you spell separated. See,I am not the only one who can't spell. BUT I do know the difference between "your" and "you're".

sensitivehrt

Wow......I missed somewhere that we have another lunch buddy .  Over the next 3 weeks, the time I have to watch the closest is between Oct 19-26.  Not sure how this last round will hit. MO does say it's cumulative...so we shall see.  Let me know works for you ladies....I can drive and meet anywhere.

How is everyone?  I'm still half wired from the steroids I got and took today.  Going to try and counter react soon and take Ativan. 

Hope everyone had a good hump day.

JunieB

Loverly - Forgive me, but those fish look VERY gross. I had to close my eyes and scroll past the pic.

Also, the Giraffe beats Miley by a huge mile.

Sensi - Yeah! so glad you're now through.

sensitivehrt

Me to Jazzzy! No fish for m

JunieB

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to share. The puppies were born earlier today. 3 Boys & 2 Girls. Around the time they are 4 weeks, pics will be posted so I can choose mine. Breeder said she'd post video so I could see their personalities better. I should be able to bring my new fur baby home mid-December.

Oh my. Potty training, teething, chewing, etc. WHAT HAVE I DONE? LOL

susan3

jazz bug, how exciting! How are you going to sleep. I love dog training

Lover, loose the fish heads and I am ok. I grew up fishing....but once dead, I had to chop heads off..then I was ok...lol. Claire I and Elena might be driving from San Fran to eureka early in December, do we passyou?

PoppyJQ

Loverly ~ yes I meant Smarty, so many S names here. Fish eye soup and Mileys tongue...I need my nausea patch back. Did I mention they stuck a preventative patch on me before surgery, one less thing to worry about. My doc lets you shower with the drains after day two so I'm enjoying those already! Pain is ok mainly soreness, stiffness, pulling. Headed to get 3 of the drains out (below 25 input!) today which will make a world of difference. Cautiously optomistic. Had such a bad time healing from lumpectomy in August on radiated breast that I'm worried about healing in that area. Fingers crossed. Thank you so much for the drive offer, I might take you up on it.

Sensi ~ great end of chemo photo, sisterly love! Congratulations!

Smaarty

Jean, Lover and Sensi, we can plan lunch around how you guys are feeling and Lovers work schedule. If we could meet before Nov 5 that would be great. Otherwise you guys make plans and I'll catch up after I get back.

Susan, YES, YES, YES. we are on the way to Eureka. You'll have to take 80 to 5 to get there so pass right by us. It would be so great if we could all get together.

Hi all, hope everyone is doing good.

Fish! Yeck! Especially with an eyeball starting at you.

Anonymous

Sensi, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I hope you heal and feel good soon!

Junie, Yay...puppies.

Loverly, Claritin...shoot should have thought of thought, but didn't. I have bad joint pain with some of the chemo and Claritin was suggested at that time. My MO and I did not discuss a plan beyond the current med break, other than he mentioned Tamox as a possibility. When I see him in Dec I will bring up other AI's for sure! I was peri-menopausal at Dx, so maybe that has played a role. Who knows..I think it's a crap shoot. I do take Vit D, and have for a while. YES, thicker head hair would be an awesome SE. We need you to work at a drug company! I'm glad your women's get together was encouraging for you.

To counter-act the fish pic...

Loveroflife

No, no, no, I can't go without you, Ms. S. Someone has to be there to talk. What if Jean was quiet like Sensi and me (or is it I) we would be staring at each other awkwardly. I think you were thinking about Yreka which is off of I-5 north of Mt. Shasta. You have to take 101 from SF to get to Eureka.

Susan, are you staying anywhere near SF before heading to Eureka? It is a good 3-4 hours drive from SFO. When in December are you coming?

So sorry, JunieB. Will take down the pictures. What kind of fish do you ladies eat anyway? Fish sticks? That is not real fish. That was supposed to be Curry Fish Head, a popular Indian and Chinese influence dish from Singapore and Malaysia. I tried it the first time in Singapore about 20+ years ago. It is amazing how much meat you can find in the cheeks. Oh and the eyeballs, I never have to fight with anybody. I wonder why.

Loveroflife

JunieB, very exciting news about the puppy. You will post pic, right?