INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Teka

I just needed to take a crap!

Blessings2011

Ooops - had to go proof something for DH on his computer.

Well, I decided to get up and have breakfast after being awake since 4 a.m.

We have one doctor's appointment this afternoon, so I may go take a nap NOW. 

Rained last night - yay! But now it's stopped and skies are clear. At least the air quality is nice and fresh!!!

Have a good day, Owlettes!

Holeinone

morning all owlhoots, 

Sas, as you are taking on the world, solving everyone bowel issues, sleep problems, all things bc related, I am causally looking at your beautiful new find.

That Aegean color is fantastic, looks like blue sea glass...makes me want to go thrifting, and I will soon. Fun to find a new, beautiful, artsy vintage glass. 

I am so behind....Tang...CONGRATS, your dang drains almost became part of you...thinking of you as you start your chemo...

Smaarty....Happy Birthday to ya....sung like the Beatles song..early..

Chevy & Cami, you 2 make my day....really

So here I sit, first time in 7 weeks I am not racing around to go to rads. I go to MO tomorrow, blood work & Arimidex...if anyone has any suggestions, of important stuff I should be asking, my MO will have her nurse print something off the Internet...I am going to be more assertive, tell her about the stuff I have been reading regarding, biophonisos, ( not close to spelling it, wrote it down once ) .

I am loving the Olympics, lots of lube the boob & rockin' the recliner time..

PattyPeppermint

tang / congrats on being drain free. Wow. That's an awful long time to have them. Bless you 

sas-schatzi

SMARRTY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDDDDDDDDD MANY MORE Hope the GIRLS make you happy

TANG HOW WONDERFUL---DRAIN FREE. HOW UPLIFTING.

Holeinone

ok, I went back & wrote that BIG word down, Bisphosphonates... Aka..Zometa, Boniva. According to the San Antonio cancer symposium, post menopausal women have a 3% lower death rate if they receive it 1-2 a year through a IV...has anyone in our group done this?

As always, I should if asked this a week ago, seeing how my appt. is tomorrow...thanks

luvmygoats

Bluebird - I have Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats (don't milk them ha ha) but in the process of whittling them down. Been trying to sell my buck - nice boy but you prob. know how smelly they are. That and he/his buddy take up a small shed and extra grazing I could use. The feed store lady said be sure to isolate puny one. No can do - no extra barnage. Ha Cami I can make up words too. I have a pen in the barn but it wouldn't do much good. DH looked at the eye this morning and was very impressed with how it looks. I will suit up later and go spray her again. Yee gads the laundry I'm doing. Thank goodness I have a ton of those cheapie stretchie gloves all in black so I mix/match. I hear you about the traveling part. My DH does not like to travel so no big deal. We go 2x/year to Oklahoma just for the weekend; usually DD comes to goat sit and gets paid nicely for it. I do know a pet/farm sitter who will do but haven't used her and certainly don't know what I'd do if a vacation for a week. DH uses his vacay time for house repairs. Not making any more baby goats here so they will gradually die off. I may take some of the wethers to the First Monday trade days in March.

NJmom - Yes the steri strips will eventually fall off (more like peel away) but they are a whole lot stickier than they appear. They will gradually wear off. Sounds weird but when the 1st one to come off is ready you will be a whole lot more experienced with them and know it is time for them to come off. Just don't go scrubbing at them, pat gently and same with drying and like Chevy says direct the spray away from them, like over the shoulder.

Sassy - where's the scope quandry - on the constipation thread? I know I
didn't want a colonoscopy and put it off for years. But in 2012 after the BC
had it done finally and DH too which is the bigger miracle. Risk vs. benefit
must be minimal at best - not sure if I even read the risks. Yes, death,
puncture of intestinal wall, anesthesia, gosh knows what else. Don't want to
know spec. - I'm probably a bad pt because of that but did I want CRC - heck no
so what's the risk compared to that.

Yes, charting in the field. Now I understand a requirement. Don't see how you can make the # of visits required, spend an adequate amt of time, read NH charts, track down staff and chart in any manageable day. I would still be doing hospice if it was manageable. This winter would have taxed it though as my county is icy again today but not FW proper. My boss would not have been sympathetic and they could not maintain support staff (aides) in outer counties.

Yay for Tangerine. No drains. Freedom to move around without encumbrances.

Yes Golf Girl I am envious of Sassy's shopping scores. Makes me want to garage sale in the nicer parts of town. Only problem is I have no one to show off glassware to or pass it on to. My dining room cabinet is sitting just where we put it a week ago in the den gathering stuff on top. Makes me wish I had 2 of them. Oh well maybe excuse for more shopping if this chitty weather will ever go away.

About Arimidex you probably will want doc to order a baseline bone density unless you've had one in say the last 6 mo to a year. But then with the chemo maybe a new one is in order anyway. For sure bring the subject up. Bisphosphonates are usually the tx 1st step but I think only with osteoporosis, not osteopenia. I'm due for bone density this spring - you'll hear it called DEXA scan - and fear I'll get the Fosamax talk too. I hear a lot of people on Prolia but at least with my ins. I'd have to fail Fosamax and Boniva 1st. My PCP is going to have to a better job tx my GERD if I have to go on one though I know my coffee/weight are not helping. OOO - I see your update. Yes, you might be able to get Zometa with your diagnosis. Boniva like I said is first line treatment for osteoporosis.

Smaarty - Happy Birthday to you!!!

Jazzygirl

Teka- sounds like someone needs to spend some time on the constipation thread? 

Smaarty

hi all, thanks for the birthday wishes. I hope to get a shower tomorrow after the drains come out. Tang-glad your drains are finally out. I thought 4 weeks was a long time! 

I need to get moving! Down the hall, bathroom, something for breakfast, then back to Downton Abbey. Sides aren't to bad this morning.  Getting tired of sleeping in the recliner. Probably another week. 

Man, you gals are fast. Last night there was only 3 of us here. I get up and there's 2 whole pages!  Well, gotta go!

Jazzygirl

Hol- luvmygoats is right on about the bone density test before the AIs. I had a baseline before I started Arimidex (slightly osteopenic) and they like to check on that yearly to make sure you are not loosing too much bone health. I take 1500 of calcium a day and 5000 of Vitamin D (I am low on VitD so this was recommended by my PCP). That and exercise, especially weight lifting and weight bearing exercise like walking, running, etc. help. Yoga also helps to keep osteoporosis at bay. And then there are drugs mentioned here too you need that. 

Also, there is a great Arimidex thread too if you have any more specific questions for folks as you get started. SEs can very from person to person. This is a 5 year plan for most of us. The first six months was a bit adjustment for me, but I am doing better now as I come to the first year anniversary.

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/78/topic/7...

Holeinone

Thanks Jazzy, 

I had a dexa scan 6 months ago, right before chemo. I have been reading the Arimidex  thread for several months. I will take it for at least 5 years, maybe longer with my stage 3 dx. I am hoping for better communication with my MO. She is nice enough, just does not say much, just looks at my blood count and tells me "don't worry about what you have no control over".

I, of course was in such shell shock in the beginning that I just wanted to get the chemo and survive day to day. Now, I am more relaxed, wanting her opinion, advice...I have a follow up appt. with my PCP this week also, she is my rock..I played competitive tennis with her for years before she became my Dr. She knows me.

blondiex46

checking in this chemo is keeping me down for 6 out of 7 days...

Holeinone

ah Blondie, you are on Adriamycin, right ?   Yuck ! I was pretty sick, weak. Mine was A/C so no idea what caused what but it is horrific...

Thinking of you & hoping for better days soon...

Wren44

Tang, happy dance for no drains!

SAS, Yes I did read the blood pressure stuff.  Thanks for all your work.

Patty, I had an aunt & uncle who lived in Rogers, AR. It's a really pretty state.

Teka, good laugh at the doctor's visit.

Teka

blondiex46,

Sorry, you're going through the misery of chemo!   *Hug*

PattyPeppermint

wren - pretty indeed but way too cold this winter. 

Blondie - eww the red devil right?  Yuck I remember that way too well.  Praying for minimal se for u. Get some rest.  Gentle hugs to u 

Blessings2011

I love how I can always find this thread at the top of "Active Topics!"

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Sassy - sent you a PM

Teka

sas, no luck shrinking the owls?

Holeinone

Luvmygoats, 

Thanks for the help, I missed you on my last post. I am going to ask / push for Zometa. When you do "find" that something special you can share it with us...lol..I over did it 4-5 years ago on Belleek china, have a china hutch full of that and my MIL Wedgewood. 

Chevyboy

You guys, I have nothing intelligent to say here, or anywhere for that matter!  And Cam, would you mind telling me what the hell you are talking about?  I mean the "30" shades of gray part?  Were you in Home Depot or somewhere?   And I don't think THEY even have 30 shades of gray!

Would you gals please tell her???  And no, when I first started reading that 40 shades book, I thought OMG!!!!  and more OMG's!  Until finally, you just start skimming over pages, then flipping about 3 at a time just to get to something different!  I mean even I....(underline I) would get pretty darned tired, and bored, not to mention sore  and  unable to think straight!    Pretty repititious, I said to myself.....  I thought, they HAVE to do something ELSE, for God's sake....  but nope, they didn't. 

That Ana, or Anastasia, or whatever she was, was just a glutton for punishment....  I will never bite my lip again.... afraid some maniac will chase me home....   and wait... Let me word that differently....  Maybe afraid he wouldn't. 

And Sass, if I had a clue what you were talking about, I would comment!  I would have to take a class to understand!   I just know your OWLS are ready to take flight!   I keep seeing them flying around my house!   I have to go back and read what you wrote...not that THAT would help, but as soon as I am finished fooling around in my closet, I will be back....  It hurts just to "think" sometimes.  In there, I don't have to.

And Goats... I love little goats!  And little pygmy pigs....  Or is it just miniature?  Small ones, anyway. 

Chevyboy

Never mind....  it is 50 Shades of Grey!  Not 40..... or even 30, like what Cammi said.....  WHATever!

PattyPeppermint

Chevy love your ecard. I might add to the end of it      " but all I ended up with was a swollen bloody lip and now the gnats won't leave me alone ".  Hehe

Jazzygirl

Hol- well I think our doctors and others that tell us not to worry probably mean well, but sometimes it makes me feel like "it's my life we are talking about here people!" It does sound like you are doing all the right things to get the right treatments. I think the doctors put together the best plan for our individual cases and then we all hope for the best. You sound on top of the preparations to be ready to start the AIs.

Chevyboy

Peppermint!  I DID that once!  After the Prom.... in the back seat, waiting for the Pizza.... but it wasn't from ME biting it...Ha!   

How come I remember THAT, but I can't remember my address! 

Holeinone

Jazzy, thanks for the encouragement...

Chevy, the owls are flying around your house? Ok, you have finally confirmed, admitted that you let your guard down & visited Colorado's new "coffee houses". 

PattyPeppermint

Chevy lol

Enerva

Tang i am sorry sending you hugs..

for the ladies sending the pictures Thanks i love them. 

I am feeling down these days, maybe is just so much happening 

Teka

Cute!

Weather!

IllinoisLady

Enerva...what great owls.

Lilli

Chevyboy

GG!  Can you believe that!  Ha, ha!  Well maybe not the owls, but we have quite a few HUGE Crows out flying around in the ditch next to your house..... They are nicely fed by us.... them and the flying damn squirrels! 

Lacee used to LOVE harassing the squirrels on the fence.... but NOW we shovel the snow, to walk over to the fence just to feed THEM everyday!   But it's fun to watch them out the kitchen window, LEAPing from limb to limb, and down to their "feeder" on the plant stand!  Who ELSE would make sure the squirrels are fed?  AND the Crows, and Oh!...... NOW the Woodpeckers!  Word must have gotten around.   The pecker-heads must be a couple!  They are always together, and eat anything we put out! 

So we have Pecker-heads, flying squirrels, giant Crows, and I can't keep track of who will show up for brunch next! 

Enerva!   Oh please don't be down.....  Little honey, what can we do?   So you are in Missiuraqualabed Canada or somewhere?   Is that a real place?  I think you just made that up!  Seriously..... call the Doctor, or call someone that can figure you out....   I am trying....  By the way.... I love your owls!   Go drink a chocolate coke.... or eat some cheese!