Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

Hey Suzie, to be honest, my biz partner set up a website but I have not even looked at it to know if horses on it or not. I sell by WOM. If GD would like a wild horse t-shirt-photo by me- with Duck emblem on left front, send address in and her size in a PM. I am so sorry about your neuropathy-good god-there has to be a pain management specialist in your area to help you to get control of this. We used him and a rehab formy Mom's PN but she had to be in rehab three times a week and she was on meds. SV

I just needed a day at the ocean...somehow it gives me some energy and perspective..

hi Suzie..the tide was just coming in when I took the picture..wish I could have stayed til sunset..

SoCalLisa - love that photo! I can feel a bit of the relaxation it inspires. And it looks warm - our bay is frozen just now, not warm at all. Great for ice fishing if you like that sort of stuff.

Hi SV..I use a canon SX20IS

About farting..I had chemo nine years ago now and I still can't control it

I was just fine before chemo...go figure..of course, I had the runs thru

six months of chemo and almost two years after...

SoCalLisa -- Your pictures as always are so special and I'm glad you know what I am talking about when I say there is something about those waves that just lift all your troubles off your shoulders and carry them far, far away.  I cleaned house for some people who lived right on the beach and though I'm not sure I'd really want to be as close ( their windows always had salt spray on them ) I felt like I'd seldom have miseries if I lived there.  I lived about a mile away from the ocean ( in Ventura, Ca ) and could always smell the salt and seaweed smell even when I was not there.

Interesting about the gas --- wouldn't you know, most of the time I'm not bothered, but the two days I work at the office -- and I have thought it is from having to sit for long spells, I tend to fill up as it were, and it gets a bit embarrassing.  I keep hoping.....maybe knowing this I will have to try and move around a bit more though and see if that helps. 

Susie, the minute you said it, I remembered that you had spoken about your job before.  I would like to blame this on chemo brain, but my in-ability did not come from there, or even from the couple other medical events that befell me.  It is just my normal self -- Sigh!!!!

Yes -- I did get the Picassa bug installed.  Always wanted to be able to post pictures or whatever, and though I had taught myself to copy and paste long ago -- I never mastered pictures until Connie pm'ed me with instructions after I downloaded Picassa into my computer.  Tried Photobucket a long time ago, but never able to make it work --- then on another cancer blog ( that one I seldom post -- just lurk and read ) they talked about the fact that a few of them using Photobucket got viruses' that they traced back to Photobucket.  I think Photobucket probably has it cleaned up now, but I'd be nervous at this point. 

Well, I need to go do a couple other things so see you in the morning.

Big hugs, Jackie

GOOD GRIEF Girls....you're going to scare away any "sane" woman that ventures here!  You just crack me up!  I'm sitting here, drinking my coffe, DH still in bed, & I  laughed out loud at that picture Melissa..SV!!!!  (He's still asleep...sshhhhh...we're still safe!)  And the pictures of the beaches are BEAUTIFUL!!!  Us girls are the BEST when it comes to posting, Ha! 

Now lebrecht.....don't you EVER worry about saying or doing anything wrong here....as you can tell, we are all sort of .....well I guess you could say, demented!    Me especially, ....and no we are NOT young, that's why we can say almost anything we want!   I'm so sorry about you toooooooo getting cancer!  But we ALL started out just like you!   You know, they will probably take out a few lymph nodes, test them, & see what goes on from there!  Besides that "Nuclear" dye, makes you pee purple for 2 days, & you set off door alarms whenever you shop!  It IS funny though!  Seriously....don't be afraid....I had my Lumpectomy Dec. 4,  & they implanted a MammoSite Device, so I could get the radiation with that, instead of the traditional longer way!    And now I am on Tamoxifen, for about 1 & 1/2 months! 

Now girls....I'm serious here.....My Husband thinks "they did something to me when I had the surgery!.....I am CRABBY now!"  Is this the Tamoxifen?  So I tell him...."Yeah, well what is your excuse for the last 10 years!"  Damn!  He says stupid things, & expects me to just ignore him?  I don't think so!  I USED to, but I just can't keep my mouth shut now!   So is it the T pill?  Is this the PMS stuff I heard about?   Work with me here! 

And you "gassy" girls.....REALLY!  I am mortified! (I'm not naming names, Melissa.... (not really)....Don't you know, girls don't fart...they "fluff".....Geez!   And besides, we don't talk about it, like our brothers do...we just kind of maybe do it & walk away, like..."who me?"  So little fart-head, guess I'll go get crabby somewhere.....Love you all so much...xoxoxoxo Jeannette, (the short little red-neck!)

OHH WELCOME LEBREHCT AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE JOINED A MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB CALLED 'THE PODS.' ALTHOUGH TERRIFYING AND AWFUL TO GET A CANCER DIAGNOSIS (OCTOBER WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS DIAGNOSED), WE ARE HERE JUST FOR YOU!! AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO ON THIS BOARD THAT IS A MISTAKE!!!! WE ARE A TOUGH/FUNLOVING GROUP OF WOMEN WHO LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO GET TO KNOW YOU!!

And J, I love the 'fluff' word although my chemo farts are clearing the room. Even the dogs run away!! OK,maybe I can live with 'nuclear fluff' with hopes that I graduate down to something less volatile. And hell yes, i was cranky (not sure if it is the T as in Taxotere) but I suspect it is. It has scrambled all of the wires I had carefully put in place over the past half decade!! My DD actually said the same thing to me yesterday-and it was like, yeah, so what is your excuse!! Men-ERRGH,  so why did the good Lord invent them?" 

SoCal, I absolutely love your photos! Just fills me with peace! Keep shooting and posting! ((hugs))) SV

GarmE -- I love that quote.

Jackie

That must be it - the chemo shakes something loose in our brains! I told my kids I am "busting loose" and have planned a trip for February, one for March and tentatively one for October. This is from a person who used to tell my travelling friends that I am perfectly happy at home and don't need to travel anywhere. Me, my uniboob,my foob, my chemo curls, my Femara and my fuschia coloured suitcase are on the go!

Oh JO, I WANT THE HISTORY ON THE "CHOOKS". SHOULD WE BE CHOOKS INSTEAD OF PODS? Have I made a faux paux as a newbie in going with and loving the word the PODS? OOOOHNOOOO-CONTROVERSY? Seriously, jo, you have been here a long time-I would love to read about the chooks (origin of name, etc) if you have it at your fingertips. What about the chooks do i need to know and can we combine it with the PODS somehow? and Lassie, you go gal!! I am so proud of you! i don't have enough brain cells rubbing together to answer of contribute to questions right now (that is probably a good thing!) ))) SV

Hi, just me again!  Both my Docs told me Tamoxifen when we first met!  And again I am 72, and been on Tamoxifen for 1 1/2 months!  I was supposed to start Femara...The new Oncologist gave me 3 bottles to start me along, but I was afraid to start it!  I'm seeing my Radiologist on the 2nd, & ask her what she thinks!  I read all the SE's of Famara, & they sounded worse than the T pill!  But I might start it after I talk to her!  If all I get is "snitty" once in awhile, that's better than all my bones hurting with Femara...And yes, there are lots of "threads" to compare all of these pills & their side effects! 

And Melissa....SV....No honey, I meant I WAS THE CRANKY ONE...TO MY DH!  HA!  NOT YOU!  You NEVER are, I don't think!  I just love your sense of humor!  Even if they do call you fart head!  xoxoxoxoxo Love you!  Jeannette 

Lisa...as always you take the most beautiful pictures.  There is something about the ocean that is soothing and calming.   I have never been to San Diego but I understand it is just breathtaking.

Welcome Lebrecht ... if you have to have breast cancer this is the place to be.  So sorry you had to join us.  I think all the ladies here have more knowledge about breast cancer than most doctors.  A tiny warning -- stay away from any controversial or polical threads unless you really like fighting and sending unless posts!   There is practically a thread for whatever worries or troubles you.  There is all kinds of advice, empathy (we've been there "we get it." and practical tips.  And, if just want a laugh, we have threads for that.  Best of all, you will meet some pretty awesome women that will always be there for you and become your dear, dear friends.

Melissa ... are you okay?  Haven't seen you post in a little while.

Lassie ... that's awesome!  Have a wonderful time on your trips!

Tarry ... I sympathize with the "joint" problem.  Getting old is not for sissies.

Nancy .,.. I absolutely love that  quote!  How is Olivia?  I know she must be just the cutest thing ever!

JO ... it is always great to see your posts.  You have such a way of soothing us. 

I know I am missing some but it certainly isn't intentional.

To the Mighty Pods ... God bless each and every one of you.  I love you  all.   BTW, if was almost worth the BC to meet all of you.

Get a laugh each day...it's cheaper than medicine. Can't take credit for that one. I actually saw it on my vet's billboard. Don't know from where he got it but I felt it was a good one. I chuckle each time I drive by and read it so I thought I'd share.  

So much happens It feels so fast when you are being treated. I just tuned out and went when they told me to. You just roll with the plan and plan for the days when you can't even roll. I didn't have to do chemo. And I am not on any long term drugs for prevention. ! Welcome new ladies ! We latched onto calling our group, The POD, as in how whales travel their journeys together. I like PODS, especially since a lot of us are coast dwellers and some actually see Pods of whales moving through their waters, on both coasts.

I had a follow up with my pain mgmnt doc for discovery of the EMG results, but got blown off because of SNOW that never happened. Well, to be fair a lot of people work in the city and commute from miles inland and it did snow west of I-95 and there was ice on bridges.

Any Olympics watchers?  The american redhead just rocked the (Idon't knowwhat it's called) snowboarding tube? the giant half circle that they board in and spin above. Wow, that's a sport now. He scored 45.8 out of 50. Go USA. I can't wait for the figure skating.

~Connie