INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Freygea

I love that picture Loveroflife. That is one creative group of gals.

Loveroflife

Patty, just when we plan a Titanic romantic moment, something comes along and messes it up. Dang troubles of life

blondiex46

Patty glad u checked in, thinking of u

Jazzy congrats

Love pudding put my pills in nightly 

Sass landing in tampa at 1020am. Stepdaughter shouldnt b there til noon, we were going to hang in the airport til she got there, i changed the flight, my oxygen would not last over 7 hours, this flight is non stop.

Lovely, big hugs

Love the pix

HELLO EVERYBODY I DIDNT MENTION

the boys on the top is Andrew he is going to fla with me

the baby on the bottom is michael aka buddy (my name 4 him)

they r my dd2s children 9, 5,3,1 month charli n jenifer (lala is my name)

Freygea

Beautiful Kids Blondie.

MarlanaB

Patty--hugs. Never having been married and with my longest relationship only 5 years, I don't have any advise to give but I think everyone else covered it.

Goats--good idea on waiting for the husband. Being single and working in law enforcement, I deplore having people in my house to do repairs. When I had my water heater replaced a few years back, I tied both dogs to a tree in the front of my driveway with just enough room for the plumber to walk by and not get eaten when going to his truck and then pulled weeds in my planter and trimmed plants until he was done.

Loverly--funny on the speeding ticket. I always worry when I go out of state. In state, I don't worry so much because my registration says that I work for "The Man". I've gotten out of a couple that way...😉 Yellowstone is one of favorite places in the planet. I've been about a dozen times, mostly because my brother did his M.S. and Ph.D at Utah State University which is only a 4 hour drive so I would fly in on a long weekend and we'd go hiking.

Sas--I sympathize with the pup issues. My big fella is a big scardy-cat so he barks at everything out of fear--planes, birds, the wind, butterflies. It gets annoying. And he literally ate his Thundershirt.

Chevy--it's entertaining to say the least staying with my parents. They're both losing their hearing (dad actually has a bone conducting hearing aid with a metal implant on the back of his mastoid bone but doesn't wear it in the house) so they yell at each other and then grumble about the other being deaf. Dad's pretty frustrated by his declining strength. BBC (before breast cancer) I would take the dogs over once a week, knock on the door and hand him a leash so he had to take a walk with us. Lately, it's been the lack of cartilage getting to him. Thought about suggesting glucosamine but he's already depressed by how many pills he takes.

And BOOB MAGNETS???? Sound like a guy who's a chick magnet but attracts large-breasted women. Or idiots. "That Tom, he's a real boob magnet."

MarlanaB

Blondie--adorable!

MarlanaB

oh, on marriage--my mom always said that what kept the romance alive was 1) date night once a month 2) vacation together WITHOUT kids, once a year, even if it's just a weekend 3) weekend out with the guys/girls once a year (dad went hunting, mom went to Vegas). And that you have to have a relationship that isn't always about the kids

Rosevalley

Blondie- gorgeous GK! So cute. I hope you have a super time. I just love the biology answer on Mother's milk...hilarious.

Jazzygirl

Loveroflife- I love those photos. How creative are those young people? Fun pics!

Blondie- those children are beautiful. You have talked about the baby some, so sweet. I am glad one of the kids is going with you! Good to be with family (well, some family......)

Chevyboy

Oh? You know what WE used to do? I mean me and my SIL, and my wild and crazy friends???? WE would go OUT! I mean drink and dance, and tell jokes and play with all the guys! I mean I LOVED dancing, and we never got to do it... I mean together.... This was in the late 70's, early 80's... and Disco music just set our feet on fire.... Ha!

So instead of staying home for 3 days or so, painting the bedroom, sewing curtains and drapes, jump-suits, I figured, "Well, why NOT?" So we would silently wait for their trips, and it was like the leashes came OFF! That was just the most fun in the world!

One time, after drinking and dancing, we stopped at a Burger King Drive through... Well JANET could NOT get the right words out to order our stuff! And I just lost it! I was laughing soooooooo hard I couldn't catch my breath... We still laugh about it to this DAY! But not in front of our Husband's.

As far as they knew, we were home knitting the whole time. So hunting and fishing trips worked for both of us...

And now you know............

Rosevalley

Chevy you are a hoot! How's your lovely cottage going? What color are you painting it?

sas-schatzi

Blondie, YAY and the GK's are beautiful.  To verify: arrival is July 8th @ 10:20 am; three people? I have a bunch of ideas. Want to run them by Spookie first

Jazzygirl

Good morning friends- must get going to a meeting this morning to record a podcast, but wanted to wish everyone a good day.

I can't wait to hear about the Blondie-Spookie-Sassy adventures. I hope there will be pictures of you fine ladies you will share, if you care to post them publicly!

sas-schatzi

Oh Jazzy  Spookie is camera savvy. Should be great fun. I love these gatherings as many do.

Good Morning everyone. I was off on a search for something else and came across this article. This is a repost from the constipation thread

"What fun science is Came across this article while searching something else.

We have discussed Probiotics--good bacteria. Most people will recognize good bacteria as being found in yogurt. Scientist have made a connection between certain colon friendly bacteria and brain health. Particularly, anxiety. This article is pretty layperson friendly.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/gut-bacteria-on-the-brain/395918/

How and why this is important to our community? Because of the treatments we receive i.e. chemo, antibiotics pre & post surgery, and antibiotics for complications of each, our gastrointestinal ( mouth to anus) flora is altered. Certain antibiotics alter the intestinal flora of the vaginal area. The dreaded 'yeast infection'. For several decades the concentration of thought was to replenish good intestinal flora of the GI tract and vagina. What the article identifies is the brain came be affected by changes in the GI flora. We have another reason to consider replenishing good bacteria  of the gut when are body is exposed to chemicals".

 

luvmygoats

I've got a nice piece of trivia. Embryologically the mouth and rectal area come from the same tissue. One of the few things I remember from Embryology my junior or senior year. Guess I better eat my yogurt today because I need everything I can get smarts/strength wise today. Have to finish getting kitchen decent for plumber and make a path for AC guy. Oh Loverly not worried about them so much. AC guy I've known for years, actually a fellow church member. Plumber on Lowe's install contract. I've had these guys b4 - well not these exact ones - and very impressed. Did 2 toilets and a water heater. It's just that there is bound to be something go wrong and that way DH can't blame me.

luvmygoats

Blondie beautiful grandchildren

Spookiesmom

On the foobs, apparently there really is such a thing. I put this on another forum and somebody posted a site. I did a brief look, one thing stood out was, financing was available.

Blonde, this is gonna be fun!!!!!

Goats, check out Dog Food Advisor for a VERY good run down on all the various foods out there. I'm not a big fan of the high price stuff out there. My 2 get Science Diet or Purina. We don't have any health issues. When Spookie was a pup I tried some of that. The only one she REALLY liked was Stella & Chewies. At $13 for 6 oz, I couldn't afford that, and poop stuck to her very furry butt.

PattyPeppermint

good morning ladies

Sorry for being so negative. Ugh. Feeking much better today. Its great to know I am not alone. Thanks for the support friends

Hootie hoo

Freygea

Glad to see you are feeling better Patty.

sas-schatzi

Stirring the pot as always.

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/73/topic/832722?page=1#idx_9

Patty, hugs chickiepoo, eat some yogurt. I've been studying. I predict the science is going to take us to a place that vigilance of protecting gut bugs will become a big part of health maintenance from birth to death. The early work is done

sas-schatzi

Blondie see what you think of this synopsis.

Arrival on July 8th@ 10:20am at Tampa International AP. You go to baggage and pick your stuff up. I pick you up at 11:00 am at the baggage exit of Southwest airline. I take you to TOOJAYS on Bay street which is outside of , but close to the airport. We eat and visit. Your SD comes to TooJays and picks you up there and gets something to eat too.  Advantage is it's outside the airport. SD doesn't have to deal with chaos of airport after driving for 2hrs. SD won't have trouble with parking and finding you. Your tummies are full when you head south. They're isn't any clock pressures.

Ask SD to mapquest route to Toojays on Bay Street Tampa

We all need to exchange cell phone numbers (by PM)

TOOJAY's is a deli, but has a wide range of foods other than just sandwiches. Prices are reasonable. Relaxed atmosphere.

MarlanaB

Sas--I take probiotic pills every day and twice a day when I'm taking an antibiotic (several hours apart so they don't negate each other). C. diff is no fun.

Goats--that brings a whole new meaning to "talking out of your a$$".

Chevy--so in your case, what happens at the Burger King stays at the Burger King?

sas-schatzi

Marley, I've been an advocate of probiotics since the 70's. Can't explain why I haven't religiously taken them over the years. Usually I am reminded why I believe in them when an antibiotic causes havoc. I have very expensive probiotics in the frig. For several decades as a nurse I had to be very careful about talking to patients about probiotics. Late 90's and the 2000's it was progressively more accepted. Viola it's now mainstream beyond our wildest dreams. Hope when you feel better you can look at all the links on my trouble making page.

Just so done with all the studies that say obesity is linked to BC. The researchers were so lazy by not connecting to Microbiome work. Blinders.

Anyone here have a sudden unexplained weight gain  within approximately two years of BC diagnosis?

Chevyboy

This is so cute.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRp6UoiI7c0

Chevyboy

Our house is now a faced cream color, with dark brown trim.... I'm lightening it up, with an off-white, and a prettier brown, like the fence....

This pic was just taken, but I just want to "clean it up"..... The fence will be prettier also....

The house across the street....! I know it is "wild".... but so pretty when the sun shines on it!

Jazzygirl

Sassy- I lost 40 pounds with all my health issues in 2012. I put about 20 back on with being in bed so much and no exercise for a good 6 months outside of some limited walking.

The only weight gain I noticed quickly was an immediate 10 lbs when I went on the AIs in 2013. Nothing more with time really, although loosing weight is really hard now. I have lost some weight this year through my personal training program the past year.

My trainer told me after age 50, our metabolism does not just slow down in general but after 12 p.m. So the majority of the heavier carbs should be eaten at breakfast or lunch. That is working for me by eating less in the day and avoiding the carbs later in the day.

When I went off the AIs for a month in late 2013, I lost 10 pounds immediately. It did not come right back on when I went back on the AIs the second time. I assume some of it relates to a further slowing down of the metabolism with no estrogen. I also think it could be water weight.

Those are the only weight ups and downs I have had.

Wren44

Chevy, The house across the street is very close to the color we painted our house. We were trying for faded adobe. Trim is dark brown and turquoise. DH added some yellow to the doors, but I don't like it. Neighbors did though, so my opinion doesn't count.

sas-schatzi

Thanks Jazzy, The link in the post where I said I was stirring the pot. Give it a quick read and you will see why I'm asking. If you get to the Microbiome post and links, it is changing all the accepted concepts in many areas. What we thought we knew, is going to have to be completely re-evaluated in light of this area of study.

blondiex46

Ok ladies that works 4 me, yep 3 my gs who is 9 n my sd doesnt know he is cming , me n george. Southwest airlines. I just have to tell her to come there, is it easy to find?  R u sure, dont want to put u out.  I am excited, just tell me what to tell sd...

Loveroflife

Ms. Blondie, you have beautiful grandkids...so carefree and innocent.

Marlana, it is always helpful to have connections haha, especially with "the Man". My dad has to wear a hearing aid also, but he doesn't like to wear it when he is at home. We tease him that he does it intentionally so that he can't hear mom nagging him. I hope you are getting your energy back soon. I still can't believe you are working through your chemo treatment. Tough cookie you are.

Jazzy and FrenchFrey, thanks. The two nieces are pretty sharp kids. The older sister, who is hearing impaired since 4 or maybe earlier, faces many challenges as a result. She has to wear hearing aids and is completely deaf without them. Even with the hearing aids, she still needs to look at a person when he/she talks to lip read. Her hearing with hearing aids has gotten worsen over the years. She is a very compassionate, kind, and loving young lady.... she just loves medicine. After several rejections from different residency, she finally got accepted into the orthopedic surgery program. I really admire her strength and perseverance. Her younger sister is a chatter box and feisty, but sweet. Went to Oxford on a scholarship and is now a prosecuting lawyer. Both girls have very good work ethics. They are good role models for my girls.

Ms. Chevy, I love your cottage. I can't believe it was built in the late 1800's and still looks good . Lots of history. I wonder if there are any hidden treasures between the walls.

Ms. Smarty, are you back from Tahoe? Heard there was a fire there?

Ms. Sass, always up to something haha. No significant weight gain for me 2 years prior to dx; however, I can't seem to pin point the 5lbs gain after TE placement (since January). For me 5lbs is significant because I am small frame. For sure it is not the implants because they are small. I did not have chemo because small microinvasion and am not onTamoxifen. I notice that I have been shedding a lot of hair. Seeing my MO tomorrow for quarterly check up and will ask for thyroid fxn tests to make sure thyroid is behaving.