Starting Chemo February 2009?

Judy~ Your hair looks adorable.

Kerry your new picture is sooo pretty

I feel better after I ranted yesterday .

I am thankful for everyone of you for listening, helping and just supporting me over the last year.  I can't thank everyone enough.  Kerry I totally agree with you about the better year.  I am READY!!!

Me too...bring on 2010!!! 

Jaimie:  I hope things are getting better there, but LOL about your daughter wanting a cell phone, she is a bit young, I agree!  Just tell her no list, no gifts!

Have a nice weekend girls

me too..

very grateful..

happy thanksgiving to all.

Well, I hope everyone is full of Turkey and Pie! I must say I was envious of you all tucking into your Holiday Feasts. Isn't it wonderful how we all found each other.

Well, it is gloomy and very "Novembery" here.  Almost want it to snow just to brighten things up a bit. Not much Vit D floating around - not sure the last time I saw the sun.

Artemis - is it next Monday that you are having your MRI? Hope your stress level is OK. I have heard of so many people complaining of dizziness after treatment, I am sure it will be clean as a whistle! 

Jaimie - oh, yeah, don't do anything ever out of obligation. You don't even have to give a reason. Just say NO. The first time is hard, but it gets easier.

Judy - just watched your video on FB. Wonderful to see you "live"! You look so great. 

Well, as Bev said, it is just a normal week here for us Canadians. Glad it is Friday though. Have a great weekend!!

Artemis - I will be thinking of you. It sure is no fun. And an MRI to boot - not the most pleasant of scans. Putting up Christmas decorations sounds fun, we are planning on doing our outside ones today too! Hope it manages to distract you a bit.....the Xanax sound good too!

Hope everyone has a good weekend. 

Hi guys.  Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Artemis:  hang in there tomorrow, just take the xanax to calm you during the MRI....I always tell them I am unsure if I am allergic to the contrast (which I am), so they also give me benedryl, which really knocks me out, lol.  My vertigo was terrible, was accompanied by headaches, ringing ears, and nausea, and it turned out fine.  Just some weird chemo side effect I guess.

Kerry:  I am with you on the weather, it really stinks!  Just cold and gray...we'll have the snow before you know it, so watch what you wish for, lol!!!  Oh Kerry, I hate that video...my sister was filming it for my other sister, and I was ticked off at my MIL, so I look very angry.  Way to stir up trouble on Thanksgiving, dear MIL...I took the video down

Jaimie:  We are decorating our tree tonight, kind of combining it with my birthday before DH goes out of town again.  It is sitting here in my living room, smelling very pine-y, lol.  We don't usually get one this early, since they dry out so quickly...The tree sits right next to me (small living room), and it is an extra smelly one this year!

So I baked some more pies, and am making veggie soup for tonight.  It smells good in here....like home.  I think I am the only daughter out of 4 who religiously uses my mother's recipes, it is comforting to have these familiar smells, and creates memories for the kids, too.

Hugs

Judy

Artemis~ thinking 'bout you today!

Hi, Furies!  I've just gotten home from the MRi, and everything went great.  I could feel you all there with me, and the Xanax helped a lot, too, lol!  The tech was wonderful; she really helped put me at ease, and she didn't give me a hard time about my wanting to use my foot for the contrast dye.  Also, the whole thing didn't take as long as I thought it would. 

I said to her, "I know you can't say, but what do you think?"  She said, "You're right, I can't say.  But I'll say I wouldn't lose any sleep over it."  So, I'm more encouraged that everything is fine.  I hope to hear from the doctor tomorrow or Wednesday.  

Thank you all SO MUCH for just being you!

Happy Birthday, Judy!  I hope you're having a good day.

We put up our Christmas tree Saturday.  My 4-yr-old niece came to help, and she did a great job.  The tree is lovely even if the majority of the decorations are bunched together on the lowest parts.

Hugs to all,
Artemis

Excellent news Artemis! Wonderful. Oh, your tree sounds exactly like ours is going to look like! My kids do a "great" job of putting everything bunched together too. Not sure how we will manage this year with the puppy. Chaos, I am sure.

Well, we have a dusting of snow to welcome in December.  Have a great day!

Wow we are quiet these days...lol... So what is everyone doing these days ??

Apple you make me feel a little better I am constantly working on my house also.  It is a work in progress.....  I clean up and my 3 kids (okay one is almost 40...lolll...) mess up and the cycle starts over. 

Still not even close to being ready for Christmas   I am just not in the mood which is not a good thing when you have 2 little kids that are beyond thrilled about it. 

I have an oncologist appt. on Monday that I am not looking forward to I have a horrible case of canceritis (everything that is wrong with me is cancer )  So I am going with a list.... and a request for an AD.  I think I am going to finally give in and get me something that puts me in a good mood.  I have been putting off getting on one because the last time I lost weight on them (which I am not complaining about) but I need the fat for my upcoming surgery. 

Oh and last but not least I am going to be a great Aunt this weekend.  Sometime between Friday night and Saturday  

yeah.. i have on the 21st..

shudder

Hello everyone, been a crazy week, sorry been AWOL

Artemis:  I'm glad your MRI went well, it was nice of the tech to give you a hint, they don't always do that.

Jaimie:  I'm not ready at all for christmas....I'm going to try to shop this week, and not wait until the days just before like I usually do. 

No tests or appts for me, except for my appt with the clot specialist next week to see what she thinks about reconstruction/surgery for me....we'll decide if I stay on the coumadin or not, so that will require a CT scan to see if it's gone. 

Now that Julia has a clot in her arm, they want her on coumadin, but since she might throw up the pill, they will probably just keep her on the Lovenox (cha-ching).   She will most likely be home this weekend.

We took her to a new hospital this time (no more Detroit), it was just opened in March and omg, I've never seen anything like it!  All the rooms are private, they look like a hotel suite....huge flat screen TV with video games, internet, and free on demand movies....a mini fridge....remote control screen on the windows....she is very happy there!  And instead of a chair, they have a long, bench like couch along the wall for guests to sleep on (there are no visiting restrictions).  And I can't even pronounce half of the fancy foods on the menu, you can get room service 24/7!!!

thank god we have insurance, lol

Artemis I have talked to our Webbie on Facebook

 So I got rid of my creepy picture finally   This is what my hair looks like now.   or at least for another 2 weeks.  I am getting it dyed by my hairdresser in 2 weeks.

done with the scan.  both the tech and I couldn't see anything obvious on it.  I should have something *official* this afternoon... my onc promised he'd call the radiologist over lunch and text me with the report.  so, hopefully, I can quit worrying over the weekend.