INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Chevyboy

This is me.... doing my stretching exercises....

camillegal

Good Morning--Badger we're having about the same weather whoa it's oddly horrible right now. But it is winter, but this is Chevy type of weather.

I had my first call at 5"30 this morning--Furnace problems what else, except I was up but u know I'm going back to sleep soon. I hope the phones are quiet today, My eyes are crossing, so I'm sure my emails are all screwed up as usual. I'm so effin tired all the time. Oh well. it'll pass.

Jazzygirl

Stacey- good luck with your last chemo treatment. I know exactly what you are saying too. When I was going through the most intense part of treatment, I was at the doctors office all the time. I was around the care of my medical team who made me feel very well cared for. Then that started to slip off around March and I would see the doctors a lot less. Part of me was glad to be done with it. Part of me felt like I was loosing part of my core support system. That safety net feeling!

I found that once I came off the core treatment to be one of the hardest parts of this. The medical team sort of evaporates, some of your friends back off, etc. And no one really talks about this transition either. But we will be here with you as you make that transition!

Chevyboy

Oh?  This AIN'T my weather honey!  Don't go sayin' that!   I just don't like to be cold!  Not no-where ON me!   I had a jacket on over my sweat-shirt, and holding one of those heatinthemicrowavethings and had it on my jaw last night!  

But I survived, and this morning I am much better... thank you.

Yes, Jazzy, we are the Transitioners!  That's what we are...  Just go through all the treatments, and hang with us...  We'll take your mind off of ANYthing...  You don't need Doctors after awhile... just friends.

sas-schatzi

GOOD MORNING OWLETTES HOOT HOOT

Shells, so funny, I'll have DBF do it for you, Remember Amy on BBT when Sheldon decided she needed to be punished and he spanked her LOLOLOL.

Sweet pea(Stacey) so glad to see you, Been wondering about you. I found out inadvertently that about ten days between fills at no more than 50cc was perfect. Was having pain at 7 day fills, then decided to delay it b/c of discomfort. Worked like a charm. I would premed with 5 oxy. I won't take NSAIDS or Tylenol b/c of liver fears. Maybe I should be as afraid of oxy as those, but I'm not at this point.  Remember twin is on liver transplant list. My fears about drugs are different than others.

Yes, Sweet Pea your right,  blanching is a bad sign, but can expect some the first few days. They prefer none, but if some is present, watch it close and let PS know right away if they are unaware. I'll send you a link on wound care and evaluation. Not my thread, but I did allot of work on it.

Nicky, sorry you are having so much problems. When you told us about your knee, I thought only here would we be happy it was a fracture. Non-BC folks just don't get that.

Chevy, google the game, there are all kinds of instant replays. You can catch the highpoints. I knew your DGS's would be excited. forgot about DD LOL. RE: tooth, do some range of motion--that means open/close mouth and some circular motion with jaw----I didn't when I had 4 wisdom teeth out at once as a 19y/o. Jaw froze. Don't talk allot, don't smoke(sorry no pot), don't suck on straws.

sas-schatzi

Enerva or Smarrty  and now Sweet Pea too.whomevers foobs are falling in the armpits. Mine were awful for that--too big and heavy and I think the pocket wasn't right. Ask when you can wear a non-underwire bra that can keep them on your chest. I think my whole foob experience ---which was awful was b/c of size 850cc's and poor pockets, and not expanded to size of implants---DAMN PS.  4 1/2 years later still the same story. Down the road consider swimming and the backstroke. I was amazed what the foobs did. But that was 4 years out. May have started earlier had I known. Enerva , I get your disappointment, but if you have less pain, I would trade that any day. You can get them reworked, but give it time. Retrospectively, I still wonder at how I got through 3 years with the pain. It subsided right before my brain sx. 2009 till 2012. Sucked. Sitting here, I can feel them in the armpit to a degree, I don't think you get that with smaller filled ones, but try and find someone on Sizing 101 that has your same frame size and fill level. That truly would be your BEST guideline as to the particulars about your foobs. The biggest difference then between two similar people is going to be pectoral muscle development. Tighter pectorals if upper torso muscle use was significantly different. i.e. Enerva, I no more could lift a bike, but you can.

sas-schatzi

Badger, Cami and anyone that got that bad weather. God Bless you. The numbers being reported are just crazy. Hope this is a fluke year.

DI are you lurking,, haven't seen you lately. Pop on in with sx details

Spookie are you happy about the Game?

Golfgirl how you doing?

Littlegoats thanks for all the advice on the end of life stuff

mostlymom

                                                              sleep?  who needs sleep - i need more coffee

sas-schatzi

MM where are you finding these great owls LOL. I'm going to try and get this one in the header but  we will see.

Teka

sas please be careful, and don't remove the other 2 owlettes!

Teka

Perfect!!!

sas-schatzi

Teka, got them all in. I'm dizzy from editing Whee hoo.

Teka

Teka

sas, ( ? ! .)   Who needs sleep, I need more coffee

Enerva

Sas Thanks i am in touch with Whipptmom she is helping me a lot. I agree with you i will wait, i am also happy that pain is not so bad now. I will wait now and in 3 months i will get a second opinion from another PS i found. For now i am glad pain is manageable and i will get to finish a course i took and then go back to work. Thanks for the advise i am sorry about your boobs under your arm p. Hope is better now. Will you get then repair? or did it get better 

sas-schatzi

Enerva. Nope worse. But there were extenuating circumstances. The night my Dh passed he almost rolled out of bed. I wasn't going to let that happen. He was very heavy. I caught and pushed him back. It only made a bad situation for the foobs, worse. That's life.

Since I was the far end of the extreme on most everything reconstruction, I hesitate to say much. Glad though some  helped 

Spookiesmom

Sas. Yeah, I'm happy they won. This would be a miserable state if they'd lost. Still not a 'Noles fan. DD did grad school at U Georgia.  GO DAWGS

april485

BRRRRRR! It is 5 degrees outside in the middle of the day!

Sas, an article for you to peruse and comment on. http://envita.com/cancer/raising-the-bar-on-cancer-treatment-how-genetically-targeted-fractionated-chemotherapy-is-changing-cancer-outcomes

Found it interesting and thought I would share this.

Back to work...grrrrr. Wish I could just play today but it is super busy!

sas-schatzi

April have read about Envita before. The info is exciting. I just don't get why this isn't closer to the universal standard. But change comes slowly. I've been yacking about genetic testing for meds for 4 years. My yacking has changed 3 of my docs practice approach(MO, PCP, and Councelor). How many docs that these three have changed, their practice approach I don't know. But MO is in a practice of seven, PCP same, Counselor at least five, the ripple is continuing.

I think it's the same with Envita, the more people that ask "Why aren't you doing this?" The quicker the change will be. Particularly, if that's backed up by patients taking their health care dollars in that direction.

April thanks for bringing the link here, I think it will generate interest.

Folks spread the word around

Smaarty

where's everybody?? Well, I'm done with the fills and definitely scheduled for February 19. yeah! These things can't come out soon enough!

So I must have been having a bad weekend. Way to much whining on my part. And I thought the TE were in my armpit before this last fill? So wrong!! I did remember to take the Motrin and that has help. I'm going to be sore tomorrow.

Liked the mouse tooth thingy. I'd take either if it was bringing money!   We don't watch any sports but golf.  He golfs.  

Sue

Holeinone

Smaarty/sue, I have to ask, do you not like to golf? I was a tennis player for years & will always love the game but physically its so demanding, had to have my shoulder repaired. So, I took up golf, played a lot last spring & June, then BC took over my life, but looking forward to getting back to it next spring. Congrats ( ouch ) on your fills...

grammaB

Gack! Got behind again!!!  Sorry for anyone I miss.  

Not a football fan, but you guys enjoy!!

That's hysterical Paula!! "The Emperors New Clothes" revisited.

Nicky, sorry about your knee and the difficulty with using crutches.

Chevy, hope the tooth/lack of tooth is feeling better.

Can't comment on the te/fills conversation, as no recon here.  

Those of you in the path of the terribly cold weather, stay safe and stay warm!

Hugs!

Spookiesmom

It has been quiet today! Guess everybody is trying to stay warm. Even Sas and me. It was 35 here (west of Tampa) on the water this morning. 

Anonymous

yes, Spookiesmom, it does appear quiet tonight. Hoping that Owlettes aren't experiencing power outages in the horrible weather.

Love the new Owlette! Chevy, dang girl, great stretching routine. 

Seems like sleep is coming easier to me. I sit quiet a couple minutes and I just fall asleep, many times even before I take the melatonin. Probably because I've got 2 heating pads going, small one for my chest which stays on all night and a larger one for my sides and back. Was doing good with pain lessening but the last couple days it's way back up there, even needed to take a couple acetaminophen. Feels like a very wide rubber band tightening my chest and under my arm pits. PT's are trying to stop my services, it was looking good, now I don't know. For those of you who had PT, when did you stop? A new PT found a bunch of cording last week, my arm and back are still sore. There's still scar tissue and I would hate to stop going and have the pain return.  

Smaarty

how do you like these guys? Is this us??

GG- I played a little golf years ago. It took up too much time and I never got better at it.

Alyson

Evening all, yes it is quiet tonight. I could give you a cricket commentary if you like  but no, most wouldn't understand it and NZ are losing.

Enerva

lol are those real?

Holeinone

Smaarty, if that is us, lets fly on over to a warm beach, handsome cabana boy, & we will have a"hoot" of a good time.. 

Alyson

Alyson

Now this one is appropriate!