Motivation

(((mumayan)))  I hate this fear we are all going forward with now!  One day you feel fine, then you feel a twinge or feel a bump or a doc looks at us strangely or doesn't look at us, and suddenly we're convinced it's something horrible.  I want to cry every time I read a post like yours and know that a bc-sister is experiencing that high anxiety that is part of our new normal.  I hate it, hate it, hate it, and, wine or no wine, I am mad that we can't move on with our lives without "the fear" always lurking in the shadows.

I'll be thinking of you, and hope everything turns out okay ~         Deanna

I am like you vivre....guess we are the odd ducks!  LOL  I don't worry about it.  I don't let fear lurk in the shadows.  I forget about it most days, because I've gone back to my busy life.  And when I do think about it...I think of it as in the past.  I had "it", I dealt with it and I'm moving on.  I can't let it consume me.

I look at it this way....I could get in my car and get in an accident.....but I don't dwell on that.  I'm not going to dwell on all the other "what ifs" either.

We never know what tomorrow will bring - it could be a sunny day or a raging storm, but I have learned it isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. 

I find the further I stay away from oncologists, the less fearful I am. lol. They "think outloud" and it scares the crap out of me. But if I focus on my life, and all the things I'm doing to make a difference, I do feel more empowered. I guess I try to be like Lisa and Virve but I can also realate to Deanna and others. (The new "normal"!)

So tomorrow my hub and I are getting up really early to walk . It has been too hot here to walk during the day, and we've let it slip! I am hoping this will become a routine. The thing is I hate to get up. But I set the alarm already! 

Happy Mother's Day to all!

Spring.

Lisa, vivre, Spring ~  You are all right, but I didn't mean to sound like I or any of us live with constant, inordinate fear.  It's just when an onc says you need a test that those horrible feelings do resurface.  I had it happen after Femara made me pass out and an onc's PA suggested a brain MRI, which I didn't even bother to have.  But, for a minute or an hour or a day -- until you recover from the shock -- that feeling of utter disbelief can come over you again.  My comments were an attempt to empathize with mumayan, because I hate the fear that creeps in when you have a test or have to wait for a test result.  And there are two gals on my August 08 chemo thread going through the same thing, so I was just mad for all of them when I posted.   But, I didn't mean to imply that fear is a constant in our lives now.  Like each of you, I personally feel like I am learning and doing all I can to prevent a recurrence, and most days vibrant health is uppermost in my mind, and I hope everyone else's here!     

Hope everyone's had a lovely Mother's Day.      Deanna

Does anyone have a good receipe for yellow beet salad?  Had this great yellow beet salad when on a trip last week and been craving it ever since.

that does sound excellent, thanks

Deanna!! ~9500 steps in one go!!! Whoot! That must be like 80 minutes? Good for you girl!!!

It is so ironic (serendipitous?) that you gals started talking about beets. I met with my hormone doc today and she said I need to eat them! It seems that beets contain betane, which is essential to help with hormone metabolism.  It has something to do with methylation. Don't ask me to  explain it. More on the natural girls thread. She also said to saute the green stalks from the beets just like you would spinach. It is very nutritious. Has anyone grown beets? I am going to try to.

I can't believe you are gardening already Spring. I am still waiting for the ground to warm up and dry out. I rarely plant tomatoes before Memorial Day.

Oh man, I have fresh beets in the crisper drawer! I better bust those babies out! Thanks Vivre, who knew? Beets and hormone balancing??  It's all out there, isn't it, in our food. We just have to Eat it!!!

Yep, lots of herbs going, Vivre. I think I will save the beets and do Lisa's Mango Black bean salad. I can get the cilantro from the garden! And I have a ton of fresh limes. I am going to make a double batch and bring some to a pot luck thing at church tomorrow. At least there will be one thing I can eat! lol!!!! 

Thanks EWB and Deanna and Lisa!  I am loving this short European-style doo! So liberating! Great for us exercise girls!!!   The sweat makes it lift more and seem like there's more hair! ha!!!

Spring.

Kari-Happy Birthday to You!!!! I am so jealous. HA sounds wonderful. Maybe someday I will get there. It was great you took that trip- so good for mental health which you really need now. And you are right, tears are a great way to detox! At least you are a few hours closer to the islands. I hate long plane rides.

Another thing my doctor mentioned today. My cortisol numbers were really low. This is the stress hormone. I was really happy to see this because stress is a huge factor with bc. I think all the midriff wt loss ( midriff fat feeds cortisol), was a big factor, as well as my new outlook on life. I asked her why I do not get hot flashes anymore. She said it is because she feels they are linked more to cortisol, and diet than to estrogen. I never get hot flashes at all any more. I guess I am doing something right.

Spring-as much as I would love to have a longer growing season, I am not sure if I could stand that summer heat and the snakes! I do love NC though. It is one of my favorite states. We had a wonderful time at Lake Lure and then went to the outer banks so we drove across the whole state. It was great!

Happy Birthday Kari

Here's to a wonderful day and to many many many happy returns.

Mandy

Happy Birthday Kari!

I just read through the beet posts.  My mom used to make fresh beets.  They tasted sooooo good.  I have no idea how to make them nor have I ever tried.  They were always a big treat when my mom made them for us.  I believe hers had some type of orange sauce involved.

I also used to love them in vegetarian roll ups.  Yummmmmmmy.

I have been exercising regularly as well as being part of a demolition crew at my house.  I think my right arm is going to fall off from overuse!  Yesterday I got the ladies of the neighborhood to go on a longer walk and do some hills.  It felt so good to do the hills.  I had to be a bit of a drill sargeant to keep the pace but everyone did a nice job.

Take Care!

Happy Birthday Kari...so you are a Taurus too!  I'm a couple days behind you!  Glad you had a great birthday...and I'm with you...this is going to be an awesome year!

Make it a great night!