December 2009 Rads Group

Thanks somanywomen.

I get tired of venting all the time. Sometimes I feel this is the only place I can vent and people understand what I mean. So many here have gone through this and they know.

I tried taking a wlak with the dog  but he's afraid of everything and so he walks backwards. Then I walk backwards. Cars going by must think we are crazy.

Veggy, it will pass, but it drives you crazy until it does...Try not to scratch......

I have had great health results in following a healthier diet since dx...I have mentioned above a website.....WHFOODS.ORG.....Has great advice....I used to cook my veggys (no pun) forever, now no more than 5 minutes, and follow this simple way to a healthy saute......You can leave out the onions and just add any veges after broth begins to boil....

How To Healthy Sauté

Start your Healthy Sauté by heating 1 to 2 TBS of broth in a stainless steel skillet over medium heat. Once the broth begins to bubble, add onions and sauté stirring frequently. After the onions have cooked for about 5 minutes, you can then add other ingredients, such as garlic or fresh ginger. Once they have had a chance to cook together for just another minute or two, add other vegetables and cover. This method enables you to have flavorful sautéed vegetables without heating oil. For even richer flavor, toss your sautéed vegetables with a little extra virgin olive oil after removing them from the heat.

I was wondering for those of you on Tamoxifen... are you having any symptoms like creaking joints?  My knees never use to have any scrubbing or creaking but since I have started taking it they started doing this about 2 days ago out of the blue.  It sounds really bad.  I bought some Glucosamine Chondritin and started it this morning.  I am really worried.  I don't want to have degenerative joint disease... He** I'm only 45 yrs old!!!

Renee

Jewly, I haven't called my onc.  I have been menopausal for 8 years already.  I already didn't have much estrogen anyway... take away or block what I have left and I guess "whaa Laa"  scrunch knees?  What's the deal with the olive oil?  I can't have any on the diet I'm on...  so hopefully the Glucosamine will do the trick for now.  After August I can add olive oil, but I would still like to know how it helps. 

Read over on Facebook that Michelle McAllister's (steeny107) friends are having her celebration of life today!

Yes, Deborah I did know that you and Polly drove down and I thought of ya'll on your way when I found she had passed.  I was very sorry that you did not get to meet her I know she would have loved seeing the both of you.  She was awesome.

Deborah, I'm sorry that you didn't get to meet Michelle: I'm sure she would have loved that. I know that her family and friends appreciated your visit, though, so I'm glad you made the trip.

adrienne 

Renee: I have been on Tamoxifen for three weeks now, and I am definitely feeling pains in my joints and muscles. It totally sucks! I had read somewhere that:

a) if you have pain, that indicates that Tamox is working for you and

b) the pain lasts only a couple of months and goes away.

At this point, if I'm still in this much pain come June, I'm quitting tamoxifen. 

Also, I'm forgetting simple things like phone numbers and where I parked the car. I think that the med professionals would say that's just a sign of aging, but that's nonsense because I remembered things just fine until recently. 

Bonnie

I only have 10 boosts to go! After today - 9!!!

Over the weekend I got a burning sensation under my arm... kinda felt like someone was cutting me. The doctor prescribed some cream and some pain killers. He told me that I have a second degree burn under my boob and the skin is starting to break down under my arm.

Today I go for a cat scan. They found a spot on my liver... a hemangioma.

Sunday they got my father to go tot he hospital. I noticed for the past 6 weeks he was turning a yellow color and he looked like he was retaining water. He didn't look right. He hasn't been to a doctor in 50 years. Turns out they think he had a small heart attack. They drained a lot of fluid out of him. By the way... he was admitted to the same hospital I go to for radiation.

Getting really excited we are leaving Thursday going to Bristol, TN for the race on Sunday!  Praying that it doesn't rain!!! My DH is also sick with sinus infection so say a little prayer for him.  This will be the first time we have gone away since my dx and txt.  I'm really looking forward to the time away.

Renee

Yikes Veggy! You're in the home stretch now, so hang in there. For me, the boosts did not one of the parts that was extra burned, so that was a relief. Hopefully your underarm will not be in the boost field. Did you mention you would be lying on your side for the boosts?  That's not now I was. I was in the same position, but the machine did different stuff for the boosts. GOOD LUCK IN THE HOME STRETCH!

OMG your liver too. Hope that turns out to be nothing.

Bonnie

Hiya coming by to check on everyone. Youre soon done veggy, what a long haul its been (and yes the backwards dog story is funny).lol.. Hoping everyone else is ok. I see somanywomen has become the resident chef here. ( Love your advice). I now have the flu and my backs out. It was fun while it lasted. I was getting out and in our hot tub and feeling great. Now,  I havent slept for 2 days cause i cant lay down on the couch, bed, nothing. due to severe pain. I can only sit on a chair and Im sooo tired. And all my meds are doing is making me in la la land, not getting rid of the pain.

Take care everyone

((hugs))

Jules

I just noticed this morning that I have a broken blister on my lumpectomy scar. Its the size of a quarter. Five more boosts after today. I think I can do this. I'm almost done!