For those starting chemo in June

Ya know kid I have a big ol belly too. I thought it was that I am getting older or the chemo or steroids or something. I look at least 10 months preg. after I eat and 8 months before. I really bloat now. This stuff just keeps giving me surprises. My bones and muscles feel better now that its warmed up but every couple days I hurt again, I guess the b.c. wants to remind me its still around. I so hate to go back to work on Mondays.My bosses kids have come home, well some for the wk. end from diff. parts of Il. so the house will be a wreck and guess who gets to clean? They all never had to do anything for themselves so they figure I should make my money. I am not a housekeeper but some how I get to do it. Penny pincher let the house keeper go and figured I could do it. Its a big house! I don't really clean I just go over things but I don't knock myself out cause its not my job. I didn't go to school for nursing to be a house keeper. Well gonna go plant some flowers. We rode the bike to Springfield for breakfast, the viberation kinda bothers my bones but not bad. Its a half hour ride up there. I am gonna get me a pillow to sit on. Hugs, Mary

Wow Renee, that sounds wonderful where you live. We have a bike trail too where old railroad tracks once were. I have seen the bike trail many times, O.K.; from the car but I keep talking about actually biking on it. My husband has rode on it many times and he tells me its nice so I feel like I have actually been on it. I keep looking at my bike in the basement and thinking I would like to go for a ride but its hanging up and I have to get it up the stairs so I will get my husband to bring it up one day soon. Its so shinny and new and I hate to get it dirty and all. There are snakes on the bike trail and I would lose it if I saw one. AAAAHHHH my husband is scared of them too. We once went mushroom hunting and he was about 4 feet in front of me and saw a snake and ran out of the woods so fast screaming and I stood there looking at the snake scared to death all alone and I had to find my way out of the woods alone after dodging the snake. He is so brave!!!!Yea he would be a lot of help! I am going to bike ride soon. I really need to dye my hair. I tried but it didn't work very good. It seems the grey is harder to cover now. I will see about getting it done. It was straight as a board until a few wks. ago. Oh... My... God..., it is curly, I just let it be cause you can't control it. I am such a site. The top is still straight but the sides and back and just the lower half of the back is curly. Oh, its just something you don't see often, or never. Nothing surprises me any more, well, maybe all this gas I still seem to have. Man that can take the paint off a barn. I call it chemo gas. I think it's getting better cause my dog doesn't run from the room yipping any more. Hugs girls, Mary

Hey Janie, our P.O. never stayed open late, too small a town I guess. The Springfield one does or did, I don't think they did this year. If they think they are teaching me a lesson about being on time... well better people than they have tried. Thanks Janie, we are not going until winter or fall maybe or when the heck ever. We are going just don't know exactly when, before it gets cold. Got Bailey my grandson and Bailey my bosses grandaughter, Penny pinchers daughter is like a grandaughter, She and her brother have spent a lot of time with me over the years as I babysat them the last 10 years while their mom worked, guess it was part of my job description I wasn't aware of but I became attached to them. They use to stay all night with me a lot when I worked the nights. Ohhhh, I jogged around my yard today a few, well couple , O.K. like 4 times. I feel good about doing some exercise. O.K. my yard is small but I ran around the pool and deck. I will work up to bigger better things soon or by the end of the summer, or not, thats pretty energy robbing and time consuming.I will at least think about it. Buffing up,Mary

Hi Girls, Not much time. There is a little eatery close by that is up for sale and we are thinking about it. It does great business. George dubya was in Springfield today. I wanted to go up and see Airforce one but no one thought it would actually come in cause Springfields airport is small. Wish George would of traveled around to view all the factory closings here in the central state. No sweat off his back I guess. He looked sooo bored at the Abe Lincoln grand opening of the library. They were televising it and he looked bored to death. Saturday night live needs those pics. He looked like a little kid rocking his chair on two legs and mouthing words to a secret service guy and laughing. He was not very presidentual. I think he has ADD. Well gotta go missed my one and only chance to ever see Airforce One. Oh Well,Hugs Mary

ALso, I am just guessing, but I bet they hurry up and make it available to all HER2 positives. That appears to be what they did when they found it benefitted those with stage 4.

Hi girls, Have been busy but watching the boards. My grandson Bailey and I are off to Phoenix tomorrow. Renee this weather sucks but I will be in sunny, warm weather tomorrow. No rain, wind cold and clouds for a few days for me. Janie I am happy for the hercept. news. I have no ins. now wouldn't ya know, a day late and a dollar short. I will check into it as soon as I can. I will check in with yas while in Phx. so behave and later girls, Hugs, Mary

Out out damn lump. results of my ultrasound: the radiologist thinks i should have it out. it hasn't gotten any bigger, but he doesn't think it's a cyst. he thinks it's solid. he says it doesn't look malignant or anything. but he said if i were his wife, he'd just tell me to get rid of the thing. and they'll biopsy it to make sure. handily, they should be able to do it up at the clinic while they've already got me knocked out for my port removal. so if the scheduling works out, it'll be next wednesday. i'll be glad to be rid of it.