INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Chevyboy

Spookie.... It's just the way it is....  My one childhood friend, just sort of gave up on Carol and myself....  She just changed after her hip surgery, and decided to stay in a wheel-chair, and not get re-hab.... and just have her DH and her family take care of her!  It was "easier" that way. 

Everytime we would meet for lunch, her whole family came, because they had to bring her.... She gave up driving, or meeting us, and then didn't want to hear how OUR lives were going, and just "changed..."  So we didn't bother anymore....  Went to her DH's funeral, and that's the last we saw her.... She never even called us.... we saw it in the paper... 

So "friends" like that are not even friends.... 

Congratulations Chabba!   And Nettie!  Another "Gear-head!"  Ha, ha!  Yes, I'll bet that Little Chit Kyle will win again....   It's nice to see the newer, and younger guys win though.... Glad "Smoke" is able to race again....  Did you see Danica is 3rd in the lineup?   Don't think she will win, but she is getting experience! 

susan3

dutchris..congrats on the youngest graduating....those r happy times

Nettie...I am so sorry you are hurting so much. Hope they can find something to help you.

Spookie...sorry about friendship thing. My best friend and I parted ways 2 yrs ago. After many sobbing evenings I am ok about it. I dony blame either one of us. Sometimes direction take you different ways. Ours was because of circumstance. She developed bc and I was her worst nightmare I think, cause mine came back. I figure, if I leave my heart open for anyone who wants back in...that's the best I can do...I love reconciliation..but it goes two ways. I have learned to give people their space, be patient and pray. Ok...enough with the philosophy of Susan...lol

Hi cami, Chevy, sas, tanggggggggg, Chabba, teka, wren holeinone badger,....wow...I think that is the best I have done remembering names...well, sorry to who ever I forgot..I will get there eventually. Have a good one everybody. Off to a Barbie

Ok...I just realized holeinone is hole in one...lol

susan3

hello 2nd..didn't mean to forget you hope u r doing well. And smarty....so jealous of you sewing . I have made one quilt,  a quilted pillow and Halloween costumes. You know what my problem is? Please no laughing....ANYONE....I can't thread the machine the right way. I have a good machine now. Apparently that wasn't  the problem, it's really me...oh what a mess I make. So if someone is around who can keep rethreading the machine...I'm not bad

Ok...bye for real,now

Nettie1964

Wow chevy, that could have been me talking about the nascar...great minds think alike.

Spookiesmom

Thanks for all the words of wisdom.  I've deleted them from my phone. I know one isn't sick, dropped a Happy Retirement card on her car Fri at her work. The other? Who knows. 

So I'm going to stay in the a/c tomorrow and give the dogs baths. All of you planting things, the heat just melts flowers. Flower envy here!

Wren44

Susan, DH gave me a new machine 2-3 years ago. I STILL have to get the instruction book out to thread it and get the bobbin right. It's the opposite of my old one, I think. He gave me a serger just before/during my BC dx and I haven't even had it out of the box. I've got to go to the place he bought it and see if they'll still give me a lesson. And I really really wanted one for a long time.

Spookiesmom

I needed a small repair done. My machine was new in 71, but is now buried in storage. We got along well, it wasn't hard to use. 

So I took my repair to DDs house. The machines over there mom, help yourself! Never seen such a confusing thing. Couldn't figure how to turn the light on, much less thread it! DD did repair. My iPhone is a heck of a lot easier to use!

tangandchris

Hi Ladies, just checking in real quick. I'm doing okay, no reactions to the Levaquin. I took Levaquin last time I dealt with an infection on this left side and did fine. I did have to go in for echo's( i think that was the procdure) because of the interaction with Celexa.

Thats all I've got for now...really tired today. ((hugs)

Sassy...thanks for your info. ((Hugs)) muwah

tangandchris

Oh yeah, random question....I'll ask my doc too, but thought I'd see what ya'll knew about this.

I have 2 daughters, what age will they need to start mammo's since I have had this dx?

Blessings2011

One of my favorite inventions...

susan3

good to,here your hanging in there tang . Don't have an answer for you about your daughters. Mine is 24,  and I think she will,start at 30.   Cause my cancer started at 38/39 yrs old.

ziggypop

Oh I am so far behind and too tired to ketchup right now. I love you all. Sassy, I know you'll say this is too short & it is, but will be back later for a longer post.

LeeA

Oh gosh.  One of my least favorite inventions (the telephone) but I love that photo.  

Tang, glad to hear you're doing well on the Levaquin.  Re: your daughters, have you been tested for BRCA?  I would think that might play a part in their mammogram future.  If you are BRCA positive it might push up the age a bit for your girls.  

Someone mentioned ice cream with oatmeal (I should go back and look but I'm in the middle of the reply).  I think it sounds great!  I put a 1/4 cup of steel cut oats in my smoothie every morning (uncooked) and I like regular oatmeal (cooked) as well.  

mostlymom

                          let me sing you to sleep....

Chevyboy

I found this article...

http://www.medicinenet.com/breast_cancer_in_young_...

And I would make sure our Daughter's knew about the  BRCA gene, that is sometimes inherited  from us....  I asked my Surgeon about this...    I don't know if there is a test for them, but OUR Doc's know if we carry it.   And in that case, they just have to watch their check-ups more closely...

I started getting mammogram's when I was 40.... every year.... mainly because my Mom had breast cancer...  So did my Aunt on my Dad's side, and my Brother's Daughter.    HER Mother also had BC, but later in life, like me.

But now, with so many younger women getting BC, I would make sure they know to do their own breast exams, and maybe start Mammograms earlier...  

Oh?  And so we hear from Lilshit?  What did you do little one, break a few more fingers?  And can't type?   Is your day so taken up with flower plantings, and  yard-time that you can't take a few minutes to stop by HERE? 

YES, your post was short!  I mean not only SASSY can see that, so can WE! 

Nettie, I didn't watch all the race, but Jimmie Johnson won it right?  Isn't that something that Kurt Busch ran the Indy 500, and then flew to the Nascar race to run IT?  And his engine blew?  But he was so excited that he could run BOTH!    I just don't know how ANYone can drive like 180 miles an hour for 3 hours or more!  I can only do it for maybe one mile.... Ha! 

Oh here we go.... Just watch what Cammi will say about THAT one!

Chevyboy

susan3

good morning...enjoy the day . I hope everyone is healing and happy today. Beautiful sunshine here.

Teka

*Owlettes*

Blessings2011

Teka - yummy! Please fax me some.

My mom was dx'd with BC at age 60, so I started getting annual mammograms at age 40.

When I turned 60, I got my own BC dx.

We don't think there was anything genetic, as Mom was not considered a "young" patient when she was dx'd.

Chevyboy

I didn't know if my Mom had the BRCA gene either...  Did they even test in those days?  She was older also... maybe 60 I think.... But maybe they assume that since WE don't have it, they didn't either, and therefore we can't pass it on to our Daughter's.

That still doesn't mean our Daughter's are in the clear..  I think ANYone can develop cancer, for 100 different reasons.  My Surgeon said that our cells are constantly dying and we have "new" ones...  But sometimes they "change" and then we get breast cancer.... maybe it's that way with a LOT of things that go wrong...

Teka

The days of breast cancer only running in families is gone.

No member of MY family had breast cancer.

I was Dx at age 60.

Our environment has turned on Us!

dutchiris

I'm 49.  The only other person with beat cancer that we found was my dad's aunt.  Partly of my age, I was tested and am BRCA neg.  I was diagnosed at 47.

tangandchris

I was 39 and no one in my family has breast cancer. I am supposed to do BRACA testing too.

Nettie1964

Won't be saying much...been fighting vertigo since last night.

Chevy, yes Jimmie won and I actually watched the Indy race, first time.

Sorry, off to bed...head in spinning.

Teka

Pawprint

 Nettie, I hope you feel better soon. 

I thought I'd join in the breast cancer discussion on family connection. I was diagnosed at age 56 with invasive lobular breast cancer. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 50 in one breast and in the other breast at age 56. She didn't keep medical paperwork and didn't know what type, stage, or grade she had.  My maternal grandmother had breast cancer but not certain of the primary since she had cancer everywhere in her body and died at age 47. I tested negative for the BRCA gene. 

Pawprint

Oh Teka...I was just saying its going to be a long hot summer...ugh...

Teka

We had a long frigid winter!

Come on Summer!!!

Pawprint

Ok Teka, I hope the summer comes quickly for you ) I'll share my 100 degree plus days with you. 

Blessings2011

Cold snap here. Supposed to hit 100; only got up to 98.