Anyone starting chemo in June 08

I noticed lots of people on here talk about using ativan for nerves but I have a left over prescription from the first round of chemo for nausea.  It is only .5mg.  I used compazine when I needed it but can't use that anymore since I had a bad reaction to it last time I was in the hospital. 

How well does ativan work for short term anxiety and can you drive when you take it?  I did a web search for it, but it talks about a use as an antidepressant and in larger doses. Just curious as I am a lot jittery about my PET tomorrow.  I know I should be glad I had a few months off but now I want more time off.  At least until it is warmer...  Kelly

So glad it's Friday.  My onc appt got changed to 2 weeks away so more time to stress.  How wonderful.  Sometimes I feel like not going.  Wyoming, glad your mouth is healing up and you have the remote!  I use Ativan for stress and sleep.  My doc Rx 1mg pills and I take one and it relaxes me and makes me sleepy.  I try not to take them often.  Just when I can't sleep or am very emotionally strung out.  It is still crappy winter weather here and I plan on doing nothing tonight.  Have the hot pad on my back and it feels very good.  Happy Friday to all....HunkyD

Hey, Wyoming, hope you are going to enjoy the games....I really don't have a preference for this game...just will watch, stuff my face, and hope for a good game and some good commercials.  I bet your new trt schedule will through you off...will you have to work the rest of week?  I made some stuffed mushrooms, but just haven't put them in oven yet for 20 minutes.  Game doesn't start here for 45 minutes.  DH is cooking ribs on the grill.  I am taking a small break.  Did a lot of housework yesterday so I could relax today.  Karen, sounds like you have a wonderful relationship with the twins....isn't it fun to have some caring people to hang around with.  I don't have many of them.  One of my favorites from work just stopped by with his wife....he just retired after 42 years of work.  Brought us some dip.  We don't have any chips to eat it with...LOL!  Supposed to go with dorrito type chips. They are sweet people for sure!  Maybe it will work with saltine crackers!  Hope everyone is having a fun sunday.  Take care all....HD

Wyoming sorry you had to shave your head when it is so cold outside.  I hope your mouth feels better soon,  I feel like besides reading, eating is my only hobby so I can't stand it when I have mouth sores.  Kelly

My onc just called tonight.  New metastatic activity in mediastinal and tracheal lymph nodes, one mass on my liver and all the skin/lymph nodes I can feel on my neck and torso.  I am strangely relieved, maybe because I knew I would be doing this when we tried the radiation again without success.  Although I liked my time off treatment, I felt like I was waiting for this. Like treading water?  Now that I am going back to active treatment I feel like I have a job again. Weird?

Anyway while I was waiting to hear I went crazy and cleaned out every closet and junk drawer in the house.  I wish I had a reason to have people over so they could admire my industriousness!! I hope I spelled that right?  Maybe I will just call people randomly and ask if they want to come see how I organized the play room craft closet?  I bet I will meet some great new friends that way (spoken in a very sarcastic tone ha ha)           Kelly

ps Guess I will go for a haircut too, I do like my scarves so I won't mind wearing them but I have my wig in the donate pile because it was never comfortable and I am never going to wear it again.

Oh Kelly, sorry you have some progression!  I hope the best for your treatments and few side effects.  Keep your heads warm ladies.  I did just get my hair cut again too.  The little gal was kind of skeered to cut but I said go ahead.  I'm dreading next week for my appt.  Guess what will be will be though.  I'm on my lunch break and I don't have a lunch.  Really bright huh?  I was running late this morning.  Take care all....HunkyD

I am eating so many Girl Scout cookies.  I love the thin mints.  It will be good to finish delivering them so there is not so much temptation...    

I am glad everyone is starting to post more,  I like to hear from each of you,  Kelly

Friday is almost here.  Long weekend for me also.  Unfortunately I will be shitting marbles about my appt. on Tuesday.  I know I shouldn't worry but can anyone here tell me they don't worry about every single appt?  I might try to take my mind off of it by doing our taxes.  You girls eating girl scout cookies make me jealous.  I have to avoid sweets or my dentist scolds me.  I have quit drinking soda.  I have had two diet cokes in almost two years.  Amazing.  My teeth ars still terrible.  Oh well, have a cleaning coming up in March.  I hope you all have a great weekend.  Those getting trts, keep the charge!  Happy Thursday!  HunkyD

Hi everyone,  I'm drowning in Girl Scout cookies.  I have been delivering and sorting them for a few days and I have to help "man" the booth sales this weekend!  Hopefully we will sell all our extras and then be able to forget about them... I like to fuss about it but I like doing the Girl Scout stuff with my daughter and helping at her school.  My dad's mother died when he was five and he has NO memories of her.  His sister was seven and remembers very little.  I want to stick around long enough that Elcie will remember me.

I went to the onc yesterday.  It sounds like I am going to start taking capecitabine (xeloda) and lapainib (tykerb).  If I qualify for the clinical trial they will also add something called IMC-A12 (cixutumumab).  Two thirds of the people in the study get the real stuff and the other third just gets the standard treatment.  Hopefully I can back to NED... 

I feel okay and as long as I have a plan I feel better.  I am just not looking forward to telling my parents, brother, and sisters.  I am only telling them my tumor markers are up.  I may tell them more but in small bits as I think it is too stressful for my parents and I don't want them leaving their holiday early. There is plenty of time later for bad news but hopefully I can keep it to myself  (and you all) for a while.

 Tell me what your Valentines plans are...Kelly

Hey , it's TGIF!  Work wasn't too bad today, but when I got home I hurt all over.  I was sitting on the side of the bed putting on my socks and my hip went out.  Ouch.

Tomorrow, my friend(the handy man), and I are going to the beach, and have some clam chowder, at Spuds...yummy.  I love their clam chowder!!!!

Wyoming, Kelly, and Hunky, lets hope we have good news soon.

Love to all

Watching the Olympics in bed.  Is that a contradiction?  Anyway, we enjoy watching them and rooting for our team members.   Have a happy heart day tomorrow!!  Kelly

We are also watching the olympics.  I had a great Valentines day.  I told my husband not to spend money on me as the medical bills had piled up quite well this year.  I woke up to a fresh latte, a dozen rozes, and a pair of diamond earrings.  I think he robbed the bank.  I know since we were robbed he wanted me to have some nice earrings again.  Sometimes the husbands can surprise you.  I certainly was.  Hope you all are having a good weekend.  I don't work tomorrow which is a plus.  Take care all....I just hope everyone is feeling well. May you gals able to eat the sweets get a bucket load of them from your valentine!  HD 

Today was beautiful!!!  Really nice day, it got to 70degrees!!!  My friend, came and picked me and Wolfie up and we drove through Knights Valley, into Geyserville and had brunch at a B&B.  Really good food, with a fireplace, really nice.  Then we took a few country roads on the way back.  Gee, this has been a really nice weekend, and it's going to be tough, going to work tomorrow.