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Jazzygirl

Hi folks- nice day today here in Santa Fe. Just had some nice soup and a salad here at the hotel. My concert is coming up in another hour.

Teka- so sorry to hear about the diverticulitis. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Blondie- I hope your time at your son's house today watching football is lovely. Hanging with family and friends is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

I hope everyone else had a nice weekend!

camillegal

çômp dôwn thîsb is my  gs  lîttle tiny thing  i!m ôk just miss uu and aggrevated@@ hope it ,s nôt long 

Teka

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Jazzygirl

Hi hermit- greetings from Santa Fe. Concert was good. Came back to sit by a nice outdoor fire by the pool. I love outdoor fireplaces in the fall and winter, NM places have a bunch of them.

Cami- are you okay? Check in with us when you are up to it.

Teka

I feel wrung out but wouldn't mind sitting by an outdoor fire this crisp morning.

Jazzygirl

Teka- the div. took a lot out of you. I hope you get your strength back.

Back home. Mini get away did me good.

lizlori

Hi Everyone,

Had a quiet weekend, my birthday was yesterday. DH made me breakfast and brought home a boquet of roses along with a sweet card. I talked to my kids, and read my birthday wishes on facebook.

I don't know who all checks out the tnbc thread, but there is an excellent post fom inspired (Deb) about how to handle stress, fear and all the other crap we experience with this disease....

These past weeks have been a bit of a challenge, fear is rearing its ugly face....

I filled my bird feeders up, and I swear there was a flock of birds in my back yard.....they look so happy, and watching them truely took me a way from unpleasant thoughts......

Take Care my sweet hermit friends.....

Teka

Lori1020, belated Happy Birthday!

I had a gastroscopy & colonoscopy in March 2013, but maybe div. and/or aspirin is causing bright red bleeding. I was hoping caused by eating can beets. I see gastroenterologist this Wednesday to avoid ongoing worry during the holidays. Stupid me, I've been taking a higher dosage then 81mg. daily. I was afraid of blood clots in legs. Many doctors feel that even 81mg. can cause bleeding.

Damn, live & learn & face the doctor (

Jazzygirl

Lori- happy belated birthday. I am sorry that you are feeling anxious and fearful. I go through periods like that too, especially before my follow ups. I try to focus on the fact I am doing the best I can to take care of myself and try to let go of the rest. Easier said than done sometimes.

Teka- glad you are seeing a GI doctor. Do you take the baby aspirin? My doctor put me on it a year or so ago due to stroke history in my family. I have worries about clots too.

Jazzygirl

Teka

I raised the 81mg. daily dosage. Yes, a no-no (

camillegal

Jazzy I love that pic.

Happy belated birthday Lori--maybe u feel a little down cuz it's around u'r BD time and that happens when u go thru so much. And Fear just makes everything worse, but see u found some hppy times just watching nature.

Teka u really didn't eat beets did u? U'r not supposed to eat anything red--even jello a couple of days before that stuff--but I think u'r kidding/ When r u going to the gastr again, having another colonoscopy?

I'm sorry I'm mixed up being off for a couple of days, my comuter had this virus that was it bad shape and a couple of people looked at it and said forget it--it was ruined. I was so sad.So somehow, someway I sat here and fixed it, now I have to put in a homepage and all th little stuff it's like bare===My DD was shocked--so was I--cuz I have no idea what I did---but I did it--I put in my mind I was a hacker (my dream) and I just wet crazy on it it took about an hr. and there it was whew I was happy bout that. But my brain hurts now really. LOL

Teka

Yes, I ate the majority of a can of beets Friday and had a flare up of Div. on Saturday and still had bright red blood with bowel movement this AM. See doctor this Wednesday. No clue what he'll do! Maybe next bowel movement will be clear, but was constipated and did a lot of straining and also increased my dosage of aspirin which is a no-no.

camillegal

Teka maybe u should decrease the aspirin for now and if u had to strin it could be blood frm that too. I ope he can help u right away and it's nothing bad. Oh u know how I mean that.

Teka

I stopped taking aspirin and overall feeling better or would go by ambulance to ER.

Jazzygirl

Teka

PM & AM BM clear, maybe was the damn beet juice. Still seeing doctor.

lizlori

damn beet juice.....Teka u make me smile,I am glad you r better.

Cami- isn't that funny how that happens, that a person can fix something (without prior knowlege) and then not know how ya did it....rest that brain now. Are you feeling better?

Sunny day here in wisconsin but cold brrrrrrrr.

Had all my pre admission appts for my operation yesterday...everything good to go except my counts, so have to get labs again day before surgery, so I don't bleed like a stuck pig after surgery....Have a good day..

Bounce

Lori1020

Can you please post a link to the posting you mentioned:

"I don't know who all checks out the tnbc thread, but there is an excellent post fom inspired (Deb) about how to handle stress, fear and all the other crap we experience with this disease....

These past weeks have been a bit of a challenge, fear is rearing its ugly face...."

I could use some inspiration right about now.

Thanks

FireKracker

Teka-I had diverticular disease for many yrs....then it went into remission.then the rads brought it back.mine was bad so I had the surgery in March....took out 12 inches of my intest....dont fool around with that...my dr. told me if i didnt have the surgery i would end up pooping in the bag....you dont want that..your dr.should tell u what to eat and what not to after the colonoscopy...I wish you the very best....

I am now the FIREKRACKER.

camillegal

 Teka listen to Firecracker she's so right and she's been thru it. And ask the Dr. questions.

Lori thanks for asking, I feel about the same everyday--it doesn't change.

Bounce I'm sorry u;r having such sad feelings, I wish we could help.

OK now Lori remind me again please when is u''r surgery? And don't they give u something if they think u'r a bleeder???

Teka

I am feeling better, but still have some soreness.

FireKracker

Teka just because u feel beta don think u r ok...that disease is ugly.

Cam I is right ask lots of questions or do what I did take a tape recorder

U can never remember everything

I'm on meds since March..probably be on it for the rest of my life.

The fireKracker wishes u the best of luck.

Teka

I need doctor to help me regulate dosages for senokot & fiber capsules, and decide about aspirin with my medical history.

Jazzygirl

Teka

Precious! Precious!

FireKracker

OMG I. Love that pic...

Teka

I saw the doctor, and yes, the culprit was the damn beet juice.

I've varicose veins and should continue daily to only take 81mg. of aspirin.

He also regulated daily dosage of fiber capsules, no more senokot, started me on daily miralax.

Breakfast, eat old fashioned oatmeal made from scratch with a sprinkling of raisins ;o)

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