Anyone starting chemo in June 08

Not doing anything this weekend but listening to the wind blow and watch the Kentucky Derby.  I am Lookin at Lucky to win!  We need some luck eh?  Hope all you have a great weekend!  You do like to stir the pot Leggy.  I hope Leggy shakes all over ya and gets you soaking wet....LOL!  Better get my laundry folded.  Later All!  HunkyDory

It's my 9th wedding anniversay today. Wow; 9 years. That was fast! I'm having many reflections on life. Did I think I would be here?  I thought I'd be healthy, with children, and dogs, and crazy happy chaos.  Instead I'll take a massage, a healing touch appt., and celebrations with dh tonite (wink wink) It could be worse! lol.

whatcha all up to today?

Good luck KKing, and Choc.!!!!!! 

WINDY here,  my daughter was nearly blown off her bike.  Last night we sat through our first of the season softball game, we froze the first half but then the sun came out from the clouds and the wind died down. She is seven, she had two runs and was pretty excited.

My mom is here this week so we are off to go shopping, not sure how many stores we will make it through we are both tired and my hands and feet are starting to get sore again.  I will take that any day over the running the restroom from last week!     

Congratulation of your anniversary Chocolate.  Hope you get chocolate too!   Kelly

Wow....fellow softballers.  I played softball from 2nd grade until I went to nationals on a coed team when I was 30.  My husband also played and coached.  He coached my womens team and I think that is when he started drinking.  LOL.  Our son played baseball through high school and was on an traveling  All Star team in the summer when he was young.  Needless to say, we lived at baseball/softball complexes.

Just checking in.  We are still in high wind advisory so I am advising myself to stay in.  Sorry to hear of your sore hands and feet Kelly.  That would be miserable.  Enjoy your mom this week.  Well, I was just checking in.  Karen, hope your mammo went well and didn't hurt you too bad.  Take care all....HunkyD. 

Still windy, made it to three stores (sams club, tile store, and burlington coat factory).  I had three things on my list, umbrella, folding chair, and hand towels.  Instead I bought lots of paper products and snacks and a 4 berry sundae at sams club, white capris at the coat factory, and nothing at the tile store.  Then we went to an english tea place for lunch and they said sorry the wind blew out the electricity so no lunch today.         We still had a nice time and then a great dinner so now I am off to bed!    Hope everyone else had a good day.        Kelly

Kelly and Chocolate have either one you had back and hip pain with Xeloda? My back has been hurting and I wondered if it the Xeloda or what.

Kelly my doctor has me taking vitamin B6 for the hand and foot sores. I take 200mg twice a day with the Xeloda and so far I haven't had any problems except I peel.

Hunky I think you need to stay in when the wind is blowing. Get a blanket,a good movie or book and hunker down. Thats what I want to do.

Leggy, Bonnie,  and Karen "Hi"

Wyoming

Sorry, I've just been working, and have nothing new to report.  I'm just DAT.  Choc. you sure make me smile, though, I love your posts, and so happy for you, but you didn't mention, if you got lucky, so we'll just have to hope for the best!!!!  You go girl!

Love to all!!!! 

Hi Everyone, not much happening around here, just trying to get the house in order before we leave to go to Alberta on Monday for my grandson's graduation and to also see the new baby Rachael.  Have an appointment to see my oncologist on June 10 to talk about going off of Tamoxifen.  I already went off of it as I know you can for a period of time.  I don't know if I want to make myself feel like crap for 5 years at which time I would be 71 and being that much older I don't see the point, it is like loosing 5 years that maybe I will feel a lot better. I also feel that I am not sure as to what a long term use of them would be as it seems now everything is falling apart so what happens in another 4 years.

Anyway can't wait to hold that new baby in my arms, just love baby's and to see all the grads all dressed up and looking forward to leaving school, they don't know how good they have it. We know the world can be mean and hard sometimes, but they are so new and vulnerable. Kind of sad almost.

You all have a nice weekend, hopefully all good things happen to all of you.

Kelly I remember those days going from one thing to next but I went to bed tired but happy.

I'm off to my hubby's graduation. He is getting his PHD. My oldest daughter is graduating with her Masters in Education. She is at BHSU (Black Hills State University) and hubby is graduating from the University of Wyoming. I'm so proud of both of them.

Bonnie give Rachel a hug for me. They smell so good. Bonnie I think you have the right to do what ever you want so you feel good. Good Luck.

Chocolate I love your hubby. Anybody who looks out for animals I love.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Wyoming

Wyoming, that is a very big acheivement.  I would be so proud as well.  The greatest thing of all is you knowing that you played a big part in that.  How exciting.  Kelly, you make me tired.  Lord woman.....slow down a little.  Bonnie, I have so many times thought about quiting the Tamoxifen.  I have talked to husband and he refuses to hear it because it most certainly will shorten my life.  Well, I totally understand where you are coming from.  I just am not sure how much of my pain is from residual chemo, and radiation, and the 6 surgeries I have had, or the Tamoxifen.  I am going to hang in for a little while longer.  What about the options for AI inhibitors, etc?   I dont know the SE's will be any better but I know that is what my onc wants me on after my two years of tamox and I get hysterectomy.  He would crap if I told him I wanted to stop.  I just have really given up on feeling good and I am not kidding.  Did you feel any better when you went off them?  Just very curious about that.  I hope you have a wonderful snuggly time with Rachael!  How exciting to hold a grandbaby!  Choc!  You still amaze me too.  Are you still getting that new pup?  If I missed you already getting it,  I blame it on my brain fog.  I just remember you were getting one on my birthday!  My new sink and faucet might be here in a week.  I finally called and they were holding the order because of the stainless steel strainer thingys.  I said send it on....she agreed and said the strainers would come UPS later.  Leggy, our temperature today is up to 61 degrees.  Whooooie....a hot spell.  No wind either!  Karen, hope you are doing fine!  Please give us a post!  Love to ya all.....HunkyD

Can I just say, I was in a really bitchy mood today. my man friend, came to take me to lunch, bought me flowers, jelly-beans, and wine, then took me lunch.  All day, I was bitchy....and apologized profusely.  Something wants to push him away.  Tamoxifen is sucking my life dry, as well as my......

Leggy  your post reminds me of the Mamma Mia movie where the girls giggle and say dot dot dot...

Pierce Brosnan is a terrible singer but its an okay rental for a rainy day. 

My boys are both home now and my oldest is really complaining as he wanted to stay at school.  Grrrr.   I am giving him a day or two to adjust and then I am putting him to work everytime he complains...  clean the floorboards, vacuum the basement, oil the cabinets,  all the chores they had to do as punishment when they were little.   I bet he will start picking up shifts lifeguarding at the pool in no time flat!     (Evil laugh)   Kelly

Wyoming, I am cranky cranky cranky......my new sink has not even been shipped.  I am giving them another day and then my cranky Tamoxifen Tounge is going to roll.  It is black.  The sink, not my tounge!  My appliances are all fairly new and are all black and stainless so it should look nice.  It is not the shiny kind of sink though...it is granite/quartz composit and more of a matte finish.  It is supposed to be chip and scratch resistant.  Ok, I am done bitching about that.  I don't have a teenager though.....LOL!  Hang in there Kelly!  I will take a picture if I ever get it, and installed.  Anyone want to make a bet who gets done first...Kelly's new porch, or one new sink and faucet for me?  LOL!  Hope you all are doing well.  Enjoy your day off Wyoming.  I did see that movie you all are talking about, but my husband ran, he could not take it.  I found it to be just so so....I have no good movies to report about.  We did watch Sherlock Holmes this last weekend.  It was OK!  I went to PS yesterday after work and he is giving me 4 months off until he sees how this last micro fat grafting holds.  He sees one more surgery in the future.  Oh well, I have summer off.  I have to get through an Onc visit before then and also the dreaded gyno visit.  Haven't had time to make that appt yet.  I am afraid to go.  I think they are all going to want to yank it.  Tamoxifen is not friends with your garage area as far as endometriosis!  My onc has already mentioned hysterectomy and I just want some time off.  I have not had a paps for 2 years though. Tonight is our TV night.  Idol and LOST.  Only a few more weeks of LOST left.  Hope you all have a great week.  Gawd I love my chemo group!  P.S.  Bonnie, please let me know if you start feeling better on your break of Tamoxifen. I know it might be a while to get it out of your system.  XXOO  HunkyD