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Barbe!!! I'm sooooo glad it's not the big "C". Will this procedure get you out of so much pain? Maybe throw the cane to the road.
Sure hope all you bunnie girls have a wondermous weekend!!! The heat index here in my town today was 105 degrees
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Barbe I am really pleased for you that you don't have mets but sorry that you may be facing more surgery. The non surgical decompression sounds interesting, hope that appointment goes well.
Coonie 105 degrees! It never gets that hot here. I would send you some of our cool weather if I could.
Hugs to all. xoxo
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Jane I LOVE your new avatar!!! You look stunning!
thanks for the good wishes guys
i"m putting the decompression on hold until i see a surgeon
i don"t want to break anything or make it worse until i"ve been assessed
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Coonie, I can send you some 57 degree weather.
Barbe, More surgery huh. Good news that it's not mets...always a concern. how is the house selling going?
Just a quick look in but will post more later.
Love you all,
Hugs
Viv
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Hi bunnies.
Barbe I'm glad that you can see the 'up' side of this news. Keep us posted.
Shiny dahhhhling AND VIVVVVVVY girl AND beatuful Jayne with a new picture!! Love hearing from our international arm....... Dream, I love just seeing your fuzzy face & Coonie's creature too.
Elaine sending you encouraging hugs. One step at a time.
Dare not make a list. Still can't remember my middle name. LOL
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Hi everybody!!!!
Jayne love, love the new pic!!!! Barbe...oh my goodness girlfriend, also glad it's not mets but geesh!!!! Coonie...thought of you today, my son (in-law) came over with the chain saw we gave him for Father's day and cut down a ton of limbs in the back yard and it was near 90 and humid. I told him this is what Coonie lives with during the summer and she's wishing for winter already
Shiny...bless your heart... hope things are slowing down a tad for you. Faith, I hear ya on the "lists" I would for sure miss somebody...lol I had a sistah leave a message on the answering machine today, (by the way thank you sweetie 
) asking me if I was ok. I've been dealing with a sinus infection but...hasn't stopped me. I've been soooooooooo busy taking care of grandkidlets and doing my gardening jobs and my own gardening. Not to mention I'm reupholstering a couple of chairs for a client. I'm usually so tired I take a vicadin ES and hit the bed. lol I do think about you sistahs all the time and dh still prays for you all each night before dinner.love and hugs to all my dustbunny sistahs!!!!! xoxoxo
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Wowzers it's Arnie in person---in real life
We miss you Arnie---I know you're busy and we understand, but it sure brings a warm fuzzy to my heart when I see some of our oldies pop in.Jayne!!!! I abolutely LOVE your new avatar too!!!!! You look so healthy and happy. Yes!!!!!
Faithie---I had to laugh when you mentioned seeing my "creature". My great-grandmother could never remember my new married name. When I would tell her my last name, she would say ,"oh yeah, I knew it was some kind of varment". LOL..........so I'm married to a varment....and my my what a little cute varment he is
Vivvygirl----I'll take 57 degree weather for every day of the year. Our heat index is what is soooo unbearable. It's UNREAL. I've heard people around this neck of the woods saying they don't remember it being so miserable. But I think they say that every year. I think we're just getting LESS used to it. I hope you're feeling well. Hope the kiddos and family are all doing ok.
I'll be signing off here soon.....leaving for the beautiful sunny and perfect weather of San Diego. I'm hoping to be able to meet SoCalLisa while I'm there. At least for a coffee or coke or SOMETHING! We only have about 4 full days to get some sightseeing in, so I'm crossing my fingers we get to meet.
I'll be thinking 'bout each of you. Sure wish Lucy would have posted her results by now. Maybe someone can drop me an email if you hear anything. I will be able to check email from my phone.
OKKKK ya'll take good care of each other and I'll bounce back in and see you in 5 or 6 days.
Much love, joy, peace and happiness to everyone!!!
P.S. EWB----you're continually in my thoughts and prayers!! Pop in when you can. We love hearing from you.
Oh, Jane...you too!! How are things going? Please keep popping in every now and then when you can.
Of course, Shiny and Sharon are ALWAYS on my mind too. Ya'll just live waaaay toooo far away!!! (((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
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wow - so much going on..you are all in my thoughts and prayers that things are going well, getting better, healing , always improving!!!
I am hanging in, very tired these days. Have new therapist who will work w me re the cancer stuff and the marriage/stoopit husband/what do I do with the rest of my life (how ever long that will be) and how do I go about doing it all...once I figure it all out. I feel like a deer in the headlights, stuck in one place, spinning in circles, not knowing what to do or how to do it. I want some direction, a purpose, something solid in my life.
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DH's Dr said that if he doesn't pass out again between now and July 1, he'll let him drive again. He's worried about "liability" because he can't predict when/if it'll happen again. Well, we couldn't predict the first one...It's scary (to me) because it's as if he EXPECTS it to happen again. I try to be an optomostic person, but there's a part of me that remembers that all of the women in my mother's family (mother, grandmother, aunts, etc) were all widowed in their 40s and I'm still in my 40s. I know I shouldn't think these things, but they pop up from time to time.
So, we're hoping DH doesn't pass out again and maybe next month when he has his ultrasound of his carotid areteries and ultrasound of his heart we'll find out something.
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Oh sweetie...must be so frightening on so many levels. One day at a time, and lots of faith that it will all be ok. Hugs
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copied from 'Team January'
Tomorrow morning is my "second opinion" new BC surgeon appointment. I am switching horses in the middle of the stream. This is a new hospital system for me, in addition to the doctor being new. All this in an effort to get to the bottom of what on earth is going on with me.
I suspect that the culprit is LE (Lymphodema) brought on as a result of the infection after my surgery.
In any case, I am grateful to all prayer support, well wishers, and the general sending encouraging thoughts from our team. I have waited 7 weeks to get onto her roster & pray that her new set of eyes will shed new insight on the ongoing pain. Tomorrow's the day!!!
Sending prayers out to all of our team (and any who read along) who are experiencing any sort of pain or frustration due to this journey, but especially to those going thru chemo or rads and those with s.e. from medications.
Blessing across the board.
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Strength and courage.
Strength and courage.
Strength and courage.
On the 'up' side, I have poured my angst into creative effort and have completed another illustration for my upcoming book. Yesterday my DH took the first 24 pages, cover & end papers off to be scanned, so that we can begin the process of 'building' the book in earnest.
So that is genuine & real tangible progress. Take that BC. Take that LE.
I couldn't move at the end of the day, after working nine hours straight to get it all done/organized/ironed/finished, but today it is indeed done & I can move again.
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((((Faith)))))
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Hello, dear sister!......I'm baaaacckkkk!!!!........Sorry I worried you all...My laptop cord is broken, so I have to use my DD's computer when I can......Coonie and Jayne, thank you both for your kind PM's....I feel so loved here!...LOL......I got results of my CT scan a week ago Friday...All B-9!!!......Just a keloid scar....Thank You, Lord!..And...Thank you all for your concern...Will someone please email Coonie and let her know I am ok?......I left Saturday morning and went to Kentucky to visit two of my sisters there......We had a wonderful time, although the weather turned quite cool for June and it rained on the 4th day of my visit like cats and dogs......LOL
Faithie, gentle hugs to you, sweet sister........I feel your pain...I still have pain on my "bad" side in one or two spots and it gets so painful I can'tstand for anyone to touch me.....Hopefully this new doctor will have the "magic touch" and can help alleviate your pain.....One thing I CAN tell you though, is that my PS told me that a lot of nerves were cut during surgery and it takes literally YEARS for them to grow back IF they ever do and where the ones don't grow back you CAN have a lot of "phantom" pain........
Elaine, God love your little heart!......I am so sorry I have not been here a lot to help support you in your time of need.....I am very sorry to hear of your break up....What a hard time you have had.....I will keep you and FAITH in my prayers tonight.........In fact, I will keep all of you in my prayers always.....If it ain't one crisis it's another!......
My one and only baby girl, Holly Anna, graduated from high school as you all know and is currently spening the summer doing absolutley nothing constructive......I only hope and pray she gets a job soon!......
2New1s, WELCOME BACK!.........We have missed you.......
((Elaine, Jane, Barbe, Faithie))
Barbe, So glad you have B-9! results!.....I just love NED to pieces!!......Also good luck with the house......Wish I could be there to help you with things.....If only I had another week's vacation!.......Ah, well, there's always next year!........
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PS....Faith, do you still take Pink Ribbons for the boas??........
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Great news Lucy!
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More GREAT news!!!
I had my second opinion appointment today!!
She aspirated nearly 60 ccs of fluid & I can breathe. The pain diminished in the second minute. I feel like I'm twenty years younger. And thirty years happier.
Oh what joy!!!
I've started a NEW page. Literally & figuratively:
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Lucy I'm so pleased to see you posting, and great news about your b9 results!
Faith what brilliant news from you too! Joy indeed!
Hugs to all. xoxo
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We just stopped thru my new surgeon's office on our way outta town. They wanted to double check me from the other day, before allowing me to leave the metro-area. LOL.
She aspirated yet more fluid this a.m. Apparently this will be an ongoing theme for a while.
We have the car all packed, looking a bit like the Clampet Hillbillies heading to greener pastures. So now it's west, west, west, a hard right and then north, north, north, north and a whole lot more north after that. We will stop just before falling into the great lakes.
Our little slice of heaven awaits us a mere 12 hours or so (depending on how cooperative Chicago is today.) So it's back to all of those nightly sundown pictures with gorgous sailboats interrupting the nightly color explosion.
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Hugs all up and down the bunny hutch.
The weekend is at hand AND I can breathe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Faith, how can you go 12 hours north of Ohio? You'd be in the Northwest Territories!!?? I though you sort of went to the East coast.....huh.
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Well..... first we go about 3 hours west to Indy.
THEN we go about 9 hours north via Chicago.
So we can usually make it in 12 hours total -- counting eating, stretching, stops for potty.
Plus we 'gain' an hour by heading west, which is a big help, till we come back to OH. LOL
It all depends on how outta control Chicago traffic is.
We once made it in 11 hours of clock time.
But you're right, there's certainly not 12 hours to go north of OH, without hittin' the Territories.
Everybody's welcome to come explore with us.
The motorcycle is stashed up there, too!!
We're now getting nearer to Chicago and this interstate is all torn up with new construction. Twill be interesting to see how that impacts arrival time. Despite it's slowing us down, we havn't come to a complete stop for more than a minute or two.
That's it for your road report from NW Indiana.
More later.
(P.S. This is northern Wisconsin we're headed to.)
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Chicago is ALWAYS under construction!! That's how I knew when I was getting close....hehehehe.
Is it the Mackinaw area? Or am I way off?
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Way off.
This makes Mackinaw look like a t-shirt factory explosion on steroids.
Though there is hand made candy aplenty where we're headed.
We're probably at the same latitude, though.
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See, I can get to Toledo in about 8 hours, so you could have saved yourself 4 hours and just come up to the Muskokas...you'll see alot about them suring the G8 and G30 Summit.
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What on earth are you doing coming to Toledo??? Seriously.
If you get that far again, I'll meet ya for lunch.
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That was years ago when I was always on the road.
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Awwhhhh so much going on with our bunnies!! Some good----some bad!
Lucy!!!!!!!! Sooo happy to hear you got good results!!!
Faithie!!!!! Getting better results!!! yahoooooooo
Jane--DH....is he better?
((((EWB))) stoopit husband.....some day he's gonna regret his decisions....and by then, you'll be "living" life. I hope that's the case.
Anybody heard from Shiny?? Arnie??
I need to read back a few pages to get caught up.
Sending all you bunnies thoughts and hugs today!!!
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Faith, so glad you got some pain relief!.....What is all the fluid from????........Off to good ol' Wisconsin now!.....Fun, fun, fun!........Have a safe and happy trip!......How is the book coming along?.....I want a copy when it is published!........
Barbe, So glad no cancer!......Means easier to treat this now......Gentle hugs and many prayers for a speedy recovery......He is taliking to me more no...I think it is because of one of my BF's getting mets......(see note below)......
Coonie, all is well in my family now........DH still fighting depression but he is slowly coming around to his old self.......
Has anyone heard from SPAR????.......She hasn't logged in since April 10th........
Dear Dust-bunny friends, one of my best friends just found out her BC has metastisized to her middle spine......She is 7 years out form ER/PR positive BC........Her oncologist released her 2 years ago and took her off her Arinmidex........Said see you every year now.......Please keep her in your prayers...She is a widow with 3 children..Her youngest just graduated high school with my DH...........
To all my DUST-BUNNY FRIENDS.....I love you all!!!.........
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A quick fly by to say HI and HUGS for all.
I had a flat tire and spent today searching for the best bargain and then over to get 2 new tires put on. I have a 5th rim and had the odd tire put on it as a full size spare. This is a lot safer than using the baby donut spare, even if only going a short distance. Saw on the news that 87% of the cars randomly tested had lower than normal tire pressure. So, a reminder when you are out, have your tire pressure checked especially if going on a road trip.
House work was done last week for the first visit to my new apartment by the grand babe and her parents. They "approved" of my "decor" and we had a lovely lunch in the sun room. ( I made oven fried chicken, green salad and jello salad, then A & W root beer popsicles. Since I am allergic to chocolate, I opted for the popsicles.
I pray as I read of your trials, tribulations, tests, good news, and events in your lives. If I start naming names, I will surely forget someone. Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs and Blessings, Nancy
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Nancy - sounds like a lovely visit.
I am working on my bedroom...really really needed to make it different. New curtains, rugs and if I get ds for a little while moving of furniture. At least once place that is my very own.
Yes, Coonie, I would agree but as I have spent time looking back on the past 24+ yrs, it might just be as well that we are moving apart. I am beginning to realize how truly selfish he has been, how needy for support/strokes, I've spent lots of time waiting for him, doing what he wanted, supporting him and for much of the time it was not about US but HIM and his needs...sort of losing ME in the process. So now I look at this as time to come home to me (cause I really like me). With the help of some wonderful ladies and a therapist and a wonderful spiritual teacher I will figure it all out, let him go with my blessings and not look back. He has made a terrible decision but I think in the end it will be good for ME. He will not get the response he thinks he'll get from family or friends, does not want to tell his family and I suppose he will end up lonely and alone.
Hugs and thoughts for a good, pain free day.
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xx running, 1st new tribunal hearing post our win at upper tier was last friday went well, me vs London Lawer. now BIG meeting at school been crafting a serious doc to document all that is going wrong and all that can go right if we get vack to basics, i've just sent it to DS's school head for meeting tomorrow.
More Tribunal deadlibne on Friday which is same day as DD's 7th b/day party, so yep, loadsss on. DH still away most of the time.
Health is challanging, but still blessed. heart.chest liver issues plus spine, peripheral nerve issues ticking me off, but on te whole manageable. Some I am going to chasse up, some I will just "park" until I can sort out DS's imediate issues. Also just started looking for Special needs assistance dog for my DS.
Ladies, I do think of you pretty much daily. You are in my prayers, and vibes cross the pond to you as I fall into bed. Just strechhhhhhhhhhhhhhhed still, so run out of me to get on, if that makes sense?
Wish you could feel my great big positive, love you girls, bunny hug.
Coonie!! I replied to your dear email, just to find lost internet access, so it got saved in drafts!, I thaught i'd gone back and sent it again! Sorry lovey! just an indication of my current state!! Much supportive loving vibes coming yoyur way and over to your employee, hope that his situation is improving.xx bless him.
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your shiny
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