STFU (Shut the F*** UP)

mostlymom

julia - just passed 3 wks since being neutered - doing fairly good.  just need to get checked again next month.  the hardest thing is to remember not to lift anything over 5 lbs. - & since I feel better, it's getting harder to remember.  i've lost 3 lbs but that's like one needle off the haystack....  hee hee.  at least it's not a gain.  i just passed my 2nd yr cancer free so that's excellent.  i believe it will be at the top of my mind for the rest of my life though.  i'm a little down lately but trying to claw my way up from the dungeon.  my sister may be coming for a visit soon from oregon so that's another thing to look forward to - she's such a sweet person.  this site has been an upper for me & I visit it daily - oh, who am I kidding, a few times a day really.  I love everyone here.

juliaanna

Mostlymom, it's good to hear from you. Yeah for 2 years! Sorry, you've been down. Glad to hear your sister will be coming. Nothing perks me up like a visit with my youngest sister. Take it easy.



Cammineedsapocketparty- are you eastern time or central? Either one, shells and I might just as well stay up all night.



Blondie-how are you and Otto doing?



Crog, you don't have to say much. Just give us a sign you are okay now and then.



I've been pigging out on blackberries from my backyard. They are considered a weed around here. I wait til the berries are gone and cut them back and pull them up.



Happy Thursday one and all.

crog234

Julia. Will try to remember to write something every few days... I do stop in at least twice a day to read... The blackberries sound wonderful..



Raining here today but we are meeting friends for breakfast. that is at least something to look forward to on a rainy day!!!!!



Try to have a good day everyone..



Cindy

marywh

Shells, will try to do the picture thing, will get dd over to help. my nephew is coming to hang the fans today, Im going to hang pictures, but I swear its going to look like something out of Coastal Living. I have never had anything like this before. We havnt done anything to the house in 13 years. It needed it. Its so nice to be able to go outside and not worry about bugs. Ds wrecked my van last night. Its not my everyday car, but Ive had it for 230,000 miles and still ran like a top. He hit a big deer, but hes ok so thats what matters, deer are awful right now, all over everywhere. I dont even drive at night unless I have to. We cant go anywhere without seeing 2 or 3.

GmaFoley

Doc called me back - we are staying at my dose I'm on and he gave me another sample pack of the Gralise so I didn't have to pay for a months worth if it doesn't work out.  Been really off since I upped the dose the other day.  Told me to give it 2 days and if not better back down to my last dose.  I'm really in the basement today... not sure why.. bummer.. 

Cami - I'll be in your pocket on Monday at 8:30 -  so that would be my 6:30 or 5:30???? pacific - No matter I'm up at 3:30 here just let me know. Being you all like my peaceful pictures, here is an oldie that I love:

One of my "Above the Clouds" pictures

Charles_Pelkey

Good day. 
I am just stopping in to say hello as the sole male representative in this group.

I hope all of you are doing well ... or will be soon.

I just got through with my quarterly check-up, by the way and still so far, so good.

camillegal

CHARLES it's good to hear from u and so glad everything is going well for u. That's what we all strive for.

Mostlymomneutered---it's so common to feel down after that type of operation after all that all our female parts and we've always had them so it's kind of normal--it will pass soon. Really.

GMA trying to regulate right doses can be a real PITA--it can be so difficult and I think we tend to look at everything then. When u get the right combo u'll start to feel better--I'm sorry.

Crogsilly why would u say u have nothing to say--There are some on here (OK me included) that have whole long posts on NOTHING but that's why we're here sometimes we just want to rant and we get to do it ere without anyone stopping us or judging us--I mean (no names mentioned besides me) there are some post by someone whose name is like a car that talks about chickens for God sakes, and then we all talk about chickens, so u have to be able to beat that in conversation. Just join in and say whatever u feel.

Julia u really pay attention to everything and remember, that's what's impressive to me. LOL

Everyone better check in.

duckyb1

Hey Charley,Charley Boombarley.....how the hell are you.......you have been MIA......glad your back, and with good news......always like good news........not a lot on here lately, but we are getting by.........we have all put our "big girl" panties on......some need suspenders, but they are tough, and they will win this battle too......hugs to you

Anonymous

Good On You Charlie.  I too am stopping bye with HUGS and Blessings for everyone.  Dealing with the joint pain still now that I am on Femara but getting "a little help from my friends" (Sheila) and will knock heads with my cutie patootie MO on Monday.  For now, the pool, pain meds PRN with Benedryl and praying for you all and ME.  Namaste.  

duckyb1

Cmber.......I take Letrozole...(generic Femara) .it whips your ass too, but honestly.....I think Femara was worse......It cost me $35.00 for 90 day supply.........Femara almost put me in the "gap", and once I reached it, it would have been $1,500 for 90 day......tried Letrozole and actually did a little better......still joint pain, maybe not as bad, but what can you do......it all suck......

gardengumby

how long on femara?  I've been on it 2 years (almost).  Take care!!

duckyb1

2 years this past July..........hesitated......did not want the SE's, but gave in........can't do the things I use to do......foot, leg, pain.......trigger fingers, hair got thinner, look like a prune. And just no real QOL.........want to stop it, but can't bring myself to take the chance.......



You wonder.....would it be better to get a few "good" years, or many just existing years.......I push myself to keep up, and it gets depressing.........oh that is another Femara gift.....depression...........oh well shit happens......

Anonymous

Yep, I too am taking the Letrozole generic and my insurance was just was billed $549.00 by the pharmacy at my Oncology Center for a 30 day supply!  Yikes!  I cannot believe it.  I have osteopenia of hips and they hurt along with feet, fingers and knees mostly.  Huh, yes, worried about losing my health insurance in just a few months and hoping that Obamacare does help me get coverage.  Please, please, please.......  For those whose politics differ, that is OK, just have a heart and keep the Affordable Care Act from going down the tubes!  Back to Walmart (the evil entity) for my meds. Thanks to all for your replies.  The Pug gto me up at 4:15 a.m. and is snoring away now so nap time for me too & I will STFU!

Flowers

duckyb1

I too have Ostopenia.....knees are horrible..........plus have back stenosis, n the Meds add to it.......I say....great world if you don't weaken......hve a good nap.....

gardengumby

cm - are you a Costco member???  I get mine (generic) at Costco.  I just got my refill a couple days ago.  Didn't use my insurance.  $23 for a 3 month supply.  For some reason it varies - the highest I've paid for 3 months is $36, the lowest $18.  But when I compared prices it was FAR AND AWAY the least expensive place to purchase it.  2nd was Walgreens at $250 for 1 month with their club card.  But Costco wins!!  You don't even have to be a Costco member to purchase prescriptions there, I don't think.  But I'm a Costco nut, told my husband I could live anywhere as long as there was a Costco within 30 miles....

My hair is much thinner - just completely changed hairstyle so that it wouldn't look so bad.  STIFF JOINTS!!! Muscle aches, bad shoulder, knees, hips and feet - but hey - no cancer, so all is good.  three years, 12 weeks and 2 days to go - but who's counting!!

gardengumby

Ducky - depression is part of letrozole, but I think it's also a left over from the whole cancer freak out and everything that was done to us.  It's been rough.  On one of my down days I talked about stopping the stuff and my husband told me that it's NOT an option.  He's with me on not taking it longer than 5 years, but I think he'd tie me down and force feed it to me if I tried to stop now.  One thing I've found that is VERY important is to get enough sleep.  Enough sleep now does not translate to what enough sleep pre-letrozole was.  I used to do fine on 7-8 hours of sleep.  Now my pain goes up rapidly if I have less than 10 hours.  Massage and swimming are both really helpful as well.

luvmygoats

Flowers - that billing for Letrozole sounds like my first few months. Now they're billing my DH's insurance for something like 87 cents (yes cents) for a month's supply with my $15 copay. Yikes. I know they went to different supplier and manuf. changed. I can't believe it would change that much. Do any of yours come in the factory sealed bottle? It has the most foul chemical smell when I first unseal it. What are we putting in our bodies? Going through a few new finger aches - mostly L hand. Why L when I am right handed? I get mine at Brookshires. You might check the price there, too. Costco is 45 minutes away from me and I would spend waayyyy too much there.

It is ONLY 86 degrees here at 11:30. Wow. Loving these showers passing through. Was 106 out here yesterday. Flowers, are you getting these showers too?

I, too, am on it for the duration. So far - fingers, toes, anything else - crossed for no unbearable symptoms. Waiting with bated breath for DEXA scan in Dec/Jan. Had osteopenia pretty much unchanged but I was on Evista b4 BC which was certainly helping the osteo. Need to talk MO or PCP into checking cholesterol though it was good last year.

Charles - nice to see you return and with a good report. Keep on keepin' on way up there in Laramie.

Cami - must admit your typing and spelling have improved though I'm good at getting your general drift when I read.

More coffee needed.

GmaFoley - I love your mountain top. I love living in the country and wish we had done it years b4 we did. Do worry as we get older about the driving to doctors. Grocery is only about 7 minutes and the local pharmacy does deliver. I actually did hospice in a little town where the grocery delivered. Amazing!

Veggy - hugs to you and hope Xeloda kicks those liver nasties OUTTA THERE.

Anonymous

Good morning Hooligals 'n Hooliguy.

Chuck! - so good to see you post here. I know you're probably Charles with no Chuck, but Peppermint Patty always calls Charlie Brown, Chuck, so I thought I'd give it a try.

We got rain last night and today is cool and cloudy. Very weird.

cammi - WTH!  You used PARAGRAPHS!!  Are you okay?  Really?

hmmm, new meds - must be nap time!  See you later

luvmygoats

Phyllorain - Has your part of NE missed the floods of Kansas/MO? Have SIL living in Paducah KY. Think they've had a lot - saw pics of flooding in Nashville.

Hooliguy - I love it. You are so inventive.

sas-schatzi

CHARLES, so good to hear from you, I forget are you married, if not, do you want to be LOL, but serious too. But your in Colorado, too cold. You've just started your practice. Oh well, I guess I have to start the online thing. Now everyone's going to think you aren't coming back cuz i hit on you. But it's kind of fun I've never just hit on someone before. Felt different.

I've got good news. When I went to see DR GI, one of my three polyps was precancerous. It's OUT now. Makes the whole ordeal well worth it. Except that according to obamacare I can't have another scope for three years. That's bad cuz my last scope was 1 1/2 years ago. Those bugger polyps grew in  1 1/2years. BUT I know how to get a scope in minimum 2, may be even 1 1/2 years. It's all in the words, if you get my drift. If you don't get my drift call or PM. Remember--it's all in the words and how you use them---you can get anything with the right words.

Spookiesmom have you seen the reports about coyotes coming right out in front of people and snatching their dogs and cats? Windemere I think? Watchout for spookie baby.

Mostlymomneuteredbutwhydidyouneeditanyway? I must admit, if I thought I was going to lose so many body parts, I would have gotten an urn and started filling it early. Sheesh

Squishy, I agree with Cami, talking is good. Makes you feel good and more connected. Specially, since were not connected to our body parts. That's kind of macabre isn't it? But it's true.

Littlegoats, we have a goat eating bear here somewhere. They've been trying to catch him for a month.

Flowers , Please call and I'll walk you page by page through needy.med.org. They have soooo much to offer on this one thread for economic resources. It's easiest though if I walk you through while we are both on the computer. It's not the easiest to navigate to find everything that may can be a benefit

ANYONE WANTING TO TO THE SAME AS FLOWERS, PM OR CALL. DUCKY since your so near the gap this may really help:)

Chevy, my thing hasn't gotten here yet, I want it to be here right NOW.

Gumby and flowers , you both are swimming too? Are your pecs getting firmer?  My foobs are looking perky

Julie are the headlights settled in?

Phillyfeelingsogoodonfentanylandgaba miss you posting on here. We must talk tonight, got some great gossip.

Blondie did they ever give you fentanyl. You would feel soooo much better.  I'm calling you right now.Well you weren't there, but I had a nice conversation with your recorder

Stacey hope your holding all the ship together. Glad to hear Tim's parents grew up a little. What do you think changed their minds?

Mary, coastal living magazine level of renovation! How much fun is that. It'll take months for that feeling to wear off. NEAT! My old house in Ohio is on the market. I got to go through all the rooms vicariously. I still miss it. Would buy it back today if it didn't mean leaving DS here in Florida.

Chickie what up? Tried calling you too. HEY got you. Hope you aren't swearing at me in a half hour and the sore throats better.

Veggy lurking? The good thing about Zelda is it works on colon and boobs. So, if they missed any little boob cells. It will get them. Anything that may think about trying to set up housekeeping in the colon--it'll zap them too.

Shells, miss your long posts. Just a thought about job search. Lots of insurance companies are highering ARNP's to do in home assessments or over the phone counciling. (had a call this morning). Might be another avenue.

Foley, hang in there with your drugs. The key to know when to retalk with your doc about the drugs is---if your drug frightens you, call him and chat before next dose.

Chabba, Dwilli and Lilly hello and hope things are okay.

Squishy---see you just keep on typing

kathindc

Hi Charles, Good to see you and so happy that you got a good report.  I'm like you.  I don't post very often but do lurk.  Ladies, I love reading your posts.  They always put a smile on my face.

rennamr

So I honestly don't think it's costochondritis. I am having still having occasional difficulty breathing and the past couple of days it seems to be more frequent. I did some "google research" and did find that approximately 7% of those who take tamoxifin report difficulty breathing and one person said she developed COPD from it. Not sure how accurate that is, but that does concern me. I am a very active person, and it's so frustating to walk up a flight of stairs and have to stop because I can't catch my breath!!

It's not painful to breath, nor do I feel completely out of breath, it's just that I can't take in a full, deep breath and that urge to do it when I can't, makes me feel a little panicked sometimes. I am going to talk to my oncologist about getting off tamoxofin. I need to figure out risk factors. Which is worse, the risk of recurring cancer from not taking tamoxofin (although it's a low percentage) or the risk of developing COPD??? I am WAY too young and active to be limited from breathing problems.

Any thoughts?

Shellshine

Okay peeps, this is Cammi's Pocket Party Time on Monday:

Hawaii:               4:30 am

Pacific Time:       6:30

Mountain Time:  7:30

Central Time:      8:30

Eastern Time:     9:30

Jimminy Cammi, could  you have made it it any later?

 

Mary, excited to see your porch.

Flowers - call the Southlake Costco pharmacy and get the price.

Hey to Crogs and Mostly, Spookie and Charles.

GG, Phylly and LMG, thanks for helping Flowers

Sas, Wren, Julia, Esther, Sassy and Chevette,  Chickie and Stacey, Joan & Jo, Veggeroni, and Squishie.   Love it when you hang with us Duckster.

Where are you Blondiee?......and April? And Chabba, Dwilli and Lilli?

 

If I missed any hoolie - including our beloved hoolielurkers, please pipe in cause it's just not acceptable to miss you!!

 

I'm goofing off almost every day, all day. Diagnosis: stuck on my buttitis. Did apply for a hospice job yesterday and will do another application today. I think my layoff last year, followed by full time grad school and BC diagnosis in the middle of it just plumb wore me out. Have no right to complain to my hooliesisters, just checking in.

luvmygoats

Shellsterhoolie - What kind of hospice job? You know I loved hospice except for the distance driving and the frequent on call - esp. a company that could not keep up with who's off when. I would still be doing it if I could get some limited area but not so out where I am. Distances too big.

Maryofthenewporch - We need pictures. I don't think pics of my new hot water heater and new toilets will satisfy this bunch. Hope you are getting some good sitting time out there.

Ummm fresh coffee. Almond joy.

I need to get unstuck off my buttitis too. I think I may give dog a bath outside b4 it heats up again.

gardengumby

OK - for Cami's pocket party I'm bringing brownies

marywh

Oh Luv if you would like to post pictures of your new toilets and hwh, I will be glad to ooh and ahh over them. I need a new hot water heater too. Ds Really tore my car up good. Its totaled because of the age and mileage. Dh is going to keep it and use it for work.Makes me sad. That was my last mom-van. We were only keeping it for sentimental reasons. Im just glad it was my old van and not his car. He just used it cause it had air and his doesnt.

gardengumby

You want pictures?  OK.  Here's pictures of our new house (It closes tomorrow!!) 

sas-schatzi

Renamar--Hi, your post sounds like it's a continuation of  a pervious discussion. I'll scroll back and see if I can find it. If your working on it with someone I won't comment sassy

sas-schatzi

Gumby what Fun.  Looks great. Have a ball.

camillegal

GG great pictures, beautiful house. but

that's not getting MaryPorch off the hook.

And shellneedstowork u have entirely to much time on u'r hands. hahha