Sisterhood of the Secret Handshake

Kari, I would turn the heat way up for you! Actually, I am always cold too, except at night when the hot flashes get rolling. I have been cold since chemo. I love Napa, or maybe I just love wine, I'm not sure. I really love Nothern CA. I grew up in Oregon, and we used to go to the Bay Area for long weekends.

Hi Rachel_BC; Thank you for the welcome. After I did the original post, I realized this is a forum for "Friendships after Treatment". Oops. I am just starting treatment, so if I'm intruding, let me know!

kfinnigan: ooooh, can't do that heat. I generate enough of my own. Love the Bay Area with it's cooling breezes. Your dh has a bit of commute, from here to there every week.

lisa-e: I'm not a climber, but have a previous working relationship with a climbing gym in SC, called Pacific Edge. I grew up near Joshua Tree (do you know of that?), and was all over the rocks when I was a kid, but not the kind of climbing I assume you do. I hear Pinnacles is awesome, but have never been there. Anyway, have a great time!

cdean1971, your comment "I love Napa, or maybe I just love wine, I'm not sure" made me laugh. So try wine while not in Napa, then go to Napa and not drink wine. See how you feel then. I think you'll like the wine without Napa, but you won't want to be in Napa without the wine! Where in OR did you grow up? (if you don't mind me asking). Hubby and I go to Central Oregon several times a year.

Speaking of dh, he just got home and is asking what I want for dinner (he cooks 99.999% of the time), so I'd better go keep him company while he's cooking for me!

Nite all!

Debbie,  I try to go to Joshua Tree every spring.  This year I am going there to hike.   One of my friends grew up in Yucca Valley and like you spent her childhood scrambling around on the rocks their.  I am always amazed at how sure footed she is, which I attribute to the scrambling.   Also, I am curious what you did for the Pacific Edge; I am a member  there.  And the Pinnacles are awesome!

Hello everyone!

Welcome Debbie!

I have a question for you tamox ladies.  Been on it for two weeks now.  The nausea and dizziness is the main complaint.  Is this normal?  The nausea seems to be subsiding a little, and the comes and goes throughout the day (worse in the morning).  

Paul Newman....drool. 

Rachael, a general rule of thumb is don't build anything into his room that he will outgrow soon.  A climbing wall that is beyond dangerous to a toddler is not going to be a challenge for an 8 or 10year old boy.  Do something small, safe and easily replacable for now, and if it turns out he's a climber, when he's older put in a wall that would be stong enough to support an adult. 

Oh I wasn't logged in, no wonder I didn't see anyone's picture...sorry.  I think I gained three pounds today, they had cake at lunch for employee of the month, and it was soooo  gooodddd.

DebbieSawyer is that your horse in the picture?  He is a beauty! I grew up having horses and wish I could still ride.  All this California buzz makes me want to go out there and explore.  I have only been to LA and I wasn't impressed but the pictures of San Francisco and Napa area look breathtaking.  Some day....

I finally got my mother's report from her onc. (SFBC took her in '06) and she had IDC in the same breast as me and hers was early stage like mine.  I don't know what to do now that I can't take tamox. and neither could she.  To be honest I am scared Sh*tless!  Guess I will bring it to my next onc. appointment and if she tells me "don't worry you had a baby cancer" again I think I'll smack her one and go elsewhere.  Gotta enter menopause by force and get an AI going,  I think that is going to be my only option.  Or take a chance  and do nothing.  My grandmother's never came back.  That is just an example of what me brain is tossing back & forth.  Like the devil and the angel on each shoulder but I don't know which is which!

On a happier note we have cooled off in FL finally!!!  Gonna go walk and think and not sweat now.  And pretend I am in Napa drinking wine spody odie!

chelev-Sorry they hurt your tushie to go along with your boob!  Hope the antibiotics kick in fast and you get to feeling better so you can enjoy the great weather!  Levaquin is good stuff so it should help.  Feel better!

Btw, I think we should all go to Napa!!!  I love that place!

Well, I'm back from playing with the great nephew this afternoon. We spent almost the entire time playing Pokemon cards. I didn't have a clue what we were doing but we had fun anyway. HEY, play date sounds fun!! Well, the ladies would have fun, don't know about the kids. LOL 

Rachel talking about the benefits of having a cute kid brought to mind the fact that my little guy (above) is SO cute.....well, when he was about 3 or 4, he looked positively angelic. Very blond hair and the bluest eyes. My Mom & Dad love garage sales, so we would load up and go on Friday afternoons and invariably, he would pick up some toy or something, go up to the lady in charge, and ask how much she wanted for it. I guarantee you, 99% of the time, the reply was "Oh honey, if you want that, you can just HAVE it!"  He got more free stuff than you would ever think possible!

Welcome to the group, Debbie ~~~ chelev! we are all so hoping you get relief this weekend. I'm about ready to come out there and personally supervise your painful booby care!!

And I've been to Napa Valley, loved, loved it, except for the episode right after we did the wineries. We decided to take a shortcut leaving Napa on our way to Tahoe (? - I think I remember this right) and on the map, it looked like a little winding road. OK, yes, it was a winding road but it was up and down one side of a God-awful mountain!!  Add tipsy women afraid of heights, some forest fires, bad brakes on the rent car, one-lane passes and you are ready for some heavy-duty stuff by the time you get to Tahoe.  LOL

Chelev, I just can't imagine your pain, hope you feel better soon.

Thanks, everyone!  Happily, the tush pain is over and I think the meds might be working, because I can now touch the boob and not recoil in tons of pain. Yay!!  And, yes, it is PERFECT here in Florida right now - one of the few weekends we get with absolutely gorgeous, what I call California weather.  There is an air show going on in the next town, and we live west of there, right in the turnaround flight path - so I can hear the WWII planes doing maneuvers.  Yesterday, i came out of the garage to bring in the trash cans and a huge army cargo plane was like a few hundred feet overhead.  Scared the crap outta me!

Meg, yes, I was reading your posts last night and will definitely keep an eye out for that.  I have noticed both lymph nodes under both arms tender, so hopefully it will all resolve with the meds.

I think we should all meet in Napa!  Wouldn't that be a great trip??  The sisterhood meeting in a gorgeous place, to drink gorgeous wines and be with each other?  Nice!