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  • changes
    changes Member Posts: 622
    edited August 2010

    Hi everyone,

    Linda - what a touching story about the woman in Meier!

    Sonia - the book by the Jungian analyst sounds very good - may have to check it out.

    Patty - hang in there - Sept 10 will be here soon! I love those brief periods of "normal" that we sometimes get - wish there was more of that and less of worrying.

    Julie - what an awful thing for someone to do - as if you don't have ENOUGH to deal with. Sending you lots and lots of HUGS!

    Take care,

    Karen

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  • bennybear
    bennybear Member Posts: 326
    edited August 2010

    Hi Everyone,

    congrats spendygirl,  Hang in there Patty hope it goes quickly. 

    Yikes Julie,  unbelievable,   It seems to me that we all have enough to deal with,  but life doesn't seem to work that way.  I just hope very soon you have some very nice times to balance all this.

    Kim and Sonia thanks for the book recommendations.  I find that really helps me.

    Linda,  Chicago  there is a sisterhood here and out there,   I have never had a sister and always wanted one.  Yesterday,  at my new job,  I was explaining to my supervisor about working part time,  and she understood as she had cancer a few years ago.  Today,  I spoke to another new colleague as I was leaving and she too had BC.  I am thinking that maybe I really am where I need to be.   I have been much calmer and this worksite seems much saner.  So all my agonizing was for not.

     I keep trying to live more in the moment and not worry about the past or future, easier said than done.  Has anyone taken a mindfulness course.   Our cancer centre has a group that I am thinking of joining,   I also will continue with massage and maybe acupunture.  

    Hugs to all,   I hope we can continue to meet here for awhile,

    brenda

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  • Houndmommy
    Houndmommy Member Posts: 377
    edited September 2010

    Hi Everyone!

    Karen - thanks for the recipe - it sounds good.  I know tumeric is very good but haven't figured out how to use it so I will try it in the soup.Your idea of making healhy soups for lunch is a good one. I eat a healthy bfast and dinner but lunch is where I tend to eat junk.  I just never know what to have besides a sandwich.  I have been trying to have more salads at lunch but I have to make them the night before because I won't take time to make one during the day.

    Linda - I had a unimx too so I know what you mean about being obvious when you go braless.  I got frustrated many times during the summer because I was lopsided (would've been easier if I'd had a bilat mx).  Fortunately I am a small B cup so I can hide it easier than if I was bigger.  I did also discover that some of my nicer summer tops hid things pretty well, I just had to wear the same outfits over and over when I went out.  At home I just wear big baggy shirts.  That was a great story about the angel/woman you met.  I believe that God puts certain people in our paths when we need them.

    Sonia - thanks for the book recommedations.  They sound good.

    Patty - hang in there!  Sept. 10 is just a week away!

    Julie - I am so sorry to hear about your ss#.  That is soooo scary!  You have been through so much recently!  Sending a big hug to you.

    Brenda - it is great to hear that your new job is going well. It seems like you are in the right place.

    Well, I am still itchy but the rash seems to be diminishing. I wish the swelling under may arm would go down.  I still haven't decided on whether to start "T" tomorrow or wait a few more days.

    Hugs, Kim 

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  • bailey1958
    bailey1958 Member Posts: 199
    edited September 2010

    Hey Ladies,

    Had a great day out today - amazing how when I'm out shopping and spending money I rarely think about cancer.

    I am struggling to find things to eat since i have radically changed my diet since the beast arrived. I went out and bought a book on balancing hormones through diet called "the hormone diet" and also picked up a book called the China Study. I've been hearing a lot about it in the natural girls thread and decided I would look for it. It looks quite interesting.

      

    Julie, it is unbelievable to me how unjust things can be - you seem to have had so many stressors in your life - I can't believe what a sense of humor you have - it is obviously what allows you to keep moving forward. You seem like a very strong woman.

    Brenda, how great that you have found a workplace where there is compassion for your situation and you can feel comfortable talking to others who have been in your shoes. It sounds like a really good place - I'm with you  - I think things come our way somtimes when we really need them. 

    Kim, sure wish I could help you with your Tamoxifen dilemma - I certainly know the feelings and fears you are having - I am also finding some of my hot flashes pretty toasty!!I also am still itchy - it does seem to be better each day but I am certainly still a ways away from "NORMAL"!!! 

    Hey Patty hang in there you are almost through. I remember the pain and itching in my collar bone. It has cleared up completely - though the area around my incision is still terribly itchy - but it does get better. I am working really hard on getting as many anti cancer foods in each day - it is the one thing that helps me worry less about re-occurance.The cookbook is a great one - it lists all the nutritious food we can eat and what each food does for our body. It is definitely helpful in understanding why nutrition helps keep rogue cells under control.

    Hang in there everyone. We are almost through this phase.

    Sonia 

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  • MagPag
    MagPag Member Posts: 98
    edited September 2010

    Hi girls,  thanks for all the reading and recipe ideas.  I've missed a few days and enjoyed catching up on all your posts.  The soup sounds alot like the WeightWatchers zero point soup. That one is really good and I usually double all the veggies and make it more like a stew and add some spices.  Have been too hot to make it lately ;)

    I'm getting my question list together for my med onc appt on Thurs.  I'm convinced I need every scan possible but I'm sure she's going to tell me the worry about mets and recurrence is unfounded.  Hopefully I'll come out with only the 'T' script and no need for any further testing for a while.

    Picked up a book called Embracing Uncertainty by Susan Jeffers.  I'll let you know if it has any merit and if it meets it's claim of finding peace of mind when facing the unknown. 

    Also picked up a book of curry recipes.  We started to really get into Indian food this past year and it seems like pretty healthy eating.  I'm going to mark the recipes with the most anticancer foods and give them a try.

    Congrats Spendy on being finished with Rads.  Stay strong everyone still in treatment, you're getting closer.

    Julie,  unbelievable, so sorry about your identity theft.  Hope you have that all squared soon.

    Take care.  Donna.

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  • LoveCranes
    LoveCranes Member Posts: 39
    edited September 2010

    Hey ladies,

     Went to the spa today but asked to also see the dr.  My collar bone was so red and itchy...just couldn't stand it.  She looked at it and prescribed Silver Sulfadiazine, so hopefully this will help out on my collarbone skin.  My rad onc also mentioned that if it starts to get worse, she may recommend that I stop rads for a short time and finish up once my skin gets a little better.  I told her I just want it done. Only 7 more session so hopefully my skin will hold up.  I really don't want to extend it more than I have to...but my rads onc seemed concerned about the condition of my skin.  Now tonight I noticed that I was peeling below my breast by my incision.  It doesn't itch or hurt, but just peeling...just like how my collar bone is starting. 

    Brenda - Thats great about your work place.  Isn't it amazing on how many people out there have or know of someone who has/had breast cancer?  I'm amazed and shocked.  Especially to those of us who do not have any family history of bc.  I've also been thinking about joining support group at the cancer center I go to...just because of my good/bad days.  But a bit shy about meeting people in person.  It's just easier to "talk" on the computer instead :)

    Wishing everyone one well and have a nice evening.

    Patty

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  • Julie50
    Julie50 Member Posts: 227
    edited September 2010

    Good Morning Ladies:

    I hope everyone slept well last night.  

    Congrats to all that are done today or this week, that part of the journey is over and done with.

    Brenda-Its funny the more people I speak with the more people I find have/had BC, maybe its in the water we drink, heck all you hear is CANCER....

    Regarding acupunture, I love it and I feel it has done wonders for my hot flashes from hell and my moods, It can get expensive if you insurance does not pay for it but I told Jim I would sell my house for it just to have some good days...:)

    What are the boosts like????  I only have 10 days left but one week is the boosts, my god my breast is so red looks like a tomato, but I told Jim he can't eat it...LOL  Heck I don't think anyone will ever touch that puppy again.

    I try very hard not to worry about it returning but like the rest of you, always in the back of my mind.  

    Yes I'm very upset about my SS#, it took me all day yesterday on the phone and with the police, I'm so upset about this, but then not much I can do about it but try and fix it.  NEVER carry your SS card with you (I don't) so not sure how this happend.  They did say if and when they find the person they do go to jail (good).  BUt then we pay for that and they get free room and board plus free medical, makes me so mad...

    13 more day and I turn 51 but I feel 91 at the moment...:(

    Trying to do something special for Jim as its our 3rd Anniversay on the 15th and he has been great through all this and dealing with my mom and my sisters death, I thank god each day for the wonderful man he sent me....I count my self very lucky and not a day goes by that I don't thank god for him.  So any ides throw them my way.

    Ok, ladies good luck today at the SPA!!!!!

    Many hugs to all we are tough goup

    Julie

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  • Chicago1018
    Chicago1018 Member Posts: 147
    edited September 2010

    Julie - UGH. . .I am so sorry to hear about what happened with your SSN!  When it rains it pours I guess.  Someone just made away with 2 of my credit card numbers while I was on vacation a few months ago so I can sympathize.  Although the SSN is WAY worse!

    Boots were quick for me!  They set up this cone thing on the rads machine and point it on like a 3X3 area right over my mast scar (or over the excision scar I think for a lumpectomy).  Litterally 30 seconds of zap then I am out!  That portion of my skin is still red (2 weeks out) but is getting better.

    Brenda - I think you were destined to find this new work environment with sympathetic ears and a calmer environment!

    Patty - hope the long labor day weekend will be a good enough break for your itchy skin to recover and you to power through your last 7 rads!

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  • rocknesmom
    rocknesmom Member Posts: 39
    edited September 2010

    Patty,

    If it makes you feel any better I had the mast and STILL have the fears of the cancer returning. It's hard to put our faith in our docs, when they are not thinking about our bodies 24/7 as we are!

    Julie, I am so sorry that on top of everything else you have this SS mess to deal with! I had a similar experience last year at this time, and it is such a time-consuming ordeal. I hope you have been told to contact the 3 credit reporting services and have a fraud alert put on your records. That little step saved us a bunch of money when the thieves starting trying to open credit with my name and numbers.  Good luck!

    Take care, everyone!

    Linda 

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  • pagowens
    pagowens Member Posts: 194
    edited September 2010

    Hi All,

    I'm now two weeks out from rads and feeling much better -- the skin is good, the energy is better and the Femara is not causing SEs at the moment.  So, life is much better and I am not feeling like a patient so much anymore.  I still can't think of myself as a survivor  because of the lingering fear of recurrence.  I guess I'll accept survivor on my death bed dying from something other than cancer!

    I also bought the AntiCancer book but intend to re-read it without my chemo brain and try to incorporate some of the diet common sense into my routine (very hard to do).  I decided to start exercising a bit more as well and purchased a compact elliptical machine for under my desk at work.  So, when I working on the computer or talking on the phone, I'm whirling away.  I did 5,000 steps yesterday - I'd never have done that if I was purposely just getting on an elliptical!  My legs feel it but I need to regain some strength and endurance.

    I must say I feel a little bit melancholy now that the focus is not on active treatment... there is more time to think about and reflect on this cancer thing.  I'm trying to stay positive and think long term....like what I'll be doing when I retire (9 years from now) or try to visualize myself at my 4 year old grandson's high school graduation.  I miss having an unlimited future vision.

    We're going on a vacation soon for a week....just in time for hurricane season.  But, even if we're stuck inside because of the weather, at least my husband and I are stuck with each other and spending happy time together. Kiss

    Hugs to you all! 

    Pat

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  • NotAgain2015
    NotAgain2015 Member Posts: 223
    edited September 2010

    Hi, just wanted to chime in for Julie to say I hope boosts go well for you- for me they were a breeze, the rest of my breast was recovering while the boosts were taking place.  They are much quicker to get set up for also - you'll be in and out quick.  I just have a tan oval where the boost was given - no pain or anything.  I'm still trying to peel in one area - I find you can't hurry the peeling or the skin hurts.  But once that last section peels, I'm back to dare I say normal?.  Even my scar looks good like the rads cooked it down to nothing but a sliver of a line. 

    For those of you still treating I hope your treatments fly by this weekend and that you enjoy the three day break.  I know as you get towards the end you almost hate having a holiday just because you want it OVER WITH! 

    I just might have to order some books - the recommendations sound good!

    Trish

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  • Julie50
    Julie50 Member Posts: 227
    edited September 2010

    Hi Everyone:

    Short note as I'm so tired I just want to sleep..:)

    Boost start tomorrow, thanks everyone for the advice on the boosts and the SS# thing, and yes I did contact everyone regarding this, took all day yesterday but its done and over with.

     Congrats to everyone that is done today....Rest easy tonight.

    Pat, have a great time on vacation, hope you and your husband spend some nice time together. Jim and I go on a mini get away at the end of the month, can't wait to just relax with him and enjoy the rest of what is left of summer.

    Rest well everyone

    Julie

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  • changes
    changes Member Posts: 622
    edited September 2010

    Hi all,

    Pat - you said exactly what I have been feeling - "I miss having an unlimited future vision."

    Patty - sorry to hear about how much trouble you're having with your skin - I hope you don't have to take a break, because I know you want it finished.

    Julie - the boosts are easier than the regular treatment, so congrats for being about to switch to boosts!

    Hope everyone is having a good evening,

    Karen

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  • Houndmommy
    Houndmommy Member Posts: 377
    edited September 2010

    Hi Everyone!

    Sonia - Glad to hear you had a good shopping trip and some "no cancer" moments!Let us know what you think of your 2 new books.  I heard the China Study was a good read.

    Donna- I'll be anxious to hear what you think about the Embracing Uncertainty book. Sounds like another good one.  There are so many good books to read and just not enough time in my days.

    Patty  - I hope y ou don't have to take a break from rads with only 7 sessions to go.  I know by the time I reached the end I didn't want to take the weekend off I just wanted to keep going and be done!

    Pat - I have the same issue about not feeling like a survivor.  It bothers me that I don't feel like I have beat this disease.  I also struggle with the "future vision" stuff.  I guess now that we have done a lot of the physical medical stuff it is time to work on the mental baggage cancer comes with - ugh!  I do hope you have a great vacation and that the hurricane keeps its distance!

    Have a great evening everyone!  Kim

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  • changes
    changes Member Posts: 622
    edited September 2010

    Julie,

    How was the first day of boosts?

    Karen

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  • MagPag
    MagPag Member Posts: 98
    edited September 2010

    Hi, hope you all are doing well.

    How's your skin holding up Patty?  The silver cream seems to work really well.  Hope you don't have to take a break. Trish, you're right about not rushing it, the old skin seems to protect the new skin growing underneath.

    Julie,  whoo hoo! good you're on to boosting.  Almost done!

    Kim, I'll let you know about the book.  Read about 3 pages last night before I fell asleep, although I think it's me and not the book.

    Pat, have a great vacation and stay safe if you're in hurricane territory. Where did you find the mini elliptical machine?

    Got my 'T' prescription today.  Going to take the first one tomorrow....Take care and have a good night.   Donna.

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  • Julie50
    Julie50 Member Posts: 227
    edited September 2010

    Donna:  Let me know how the pill goes, still not sure which one I will be taking, I end all this on the 14th but Jim and I are going away at the end of Sept and I don't want to start anything until we come back on the 1st of Oct. I would love to enjoy some ALONE time with Jim and have a fun time with all the SF from the pill's.

    Karen-Boosts so far were easy yesterday, breast is very sore and TAN had a very upset tummy all day yesterday not sure why, I'm sure if I ask they will say "NORMAL"...LOL  

     Pat:  Have a great vacation, enjoy.  

    Ok off to the Spa I go, I hope everyone has a great weekend enjoy the 3 days off from the spa, be safe.

    Hugs

    J

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  • CT124
    CT124 Member Posts: 85
    edited September 2010
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  • CT124
    CT124 Member Posts: 85
    edited September 2010

    Hi jen,

    I have a dx of ILC w 1 pos node and had bil. mast. w reconstruction. I am completing chemo-last round TC next week, then 4 weeks off before statrting radiation 4-6 wks. Initially, my medical onc. said prob no radiation, but follow up with rad. onc. So I went in expecting no radiation and was blown away when she recommended it. With 1 pos. node, I fell into the gray area. If I had 4 everyone would have recommended it from beginning. I wish I had seen rad. onc. right at the beginning. The hardest part was thinking I was almost done w treatment and could have last piece of reconstruction done and then hearing this. My thoughts are with you.

    Will begin radiation ab Oct. 10th-will know def. in a few weeks. Anyone else out there at this point?

    Wanted to thank you all. Reading your experiences and thought has been the best "medicine" ever. Thank you for sharing. It really helps.

    Deb

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  • CT124
    CT124 Member Posts: 85
    edited September 2010
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  • Chicago1018
    Chicago1018 Member Posts: 147
    edited September 2010

    Hi Deb -

    We're addicted. . .we can't leave the boards so you can always assume we're out there somewhere.

    I was given a choice on rads becasue I also fell into a grey area.  I had a LMX with immediate TE reconstruction.  I decided to go with it becuase NOT having rads seemed more frightening then having them.  I had my two week check up on Wednesday and I have to say with the exception of a sore throat and breast tightness Rads was a non issue for me.  It was cake compared to chemo - although I had my chemo before surgery so I had a longer break in between the two then you will get.

    I can't imagine how frustrating it must be fore you to think you are done and then find out there is another 6 weeks of this mess.  Whatever you decide, you'll get through it! 

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  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited September 2010

    Hi all July radiation ladies!

    I thought I would post as I am two months ahead of you, having started radiation the last week of April.

    First of all, I discovered that it was ever so much easier to hold still if I took myself to that wonderful calm after amazing sex.  So got the benefit of an endorphin release.  This really helped me with the 25 regular treatments.  Boosts were a piece of cake.

    I didn't get tired until about Week 5 of 6.  Felt my energy drop, and then I started to drag.  I probably made things worse by doing two cycling events immediately after finishing, but I was training and had committed to LIVESTRONG.  But I did them, and was fine once the tiredness wore off.

    This happened all at once, about 3 weeks after finishing.  Suddenly, my energy was back.  I still think it was the lavender-chocolate macaroons we stopped in for when doing a Three Rose Gardens tour.  So went from dragging to full of energy in 48 hours.

    My energy continued to climb for the next month, so mostly back to normal.  But then, my focus shifted to the other things in life, like career, a "go forward" look (see picture), and some other life decisions.  Plus fun stuff like camping.

    Three months out, my skin looks mostly normal but I am still a bit swollen in the lumpectomy area.  This is going down slowly.  I am assuming a long, slow healing process that will go on for a couple of years.  (I never had any major skin damage BTW.....just a bit of peeling.)

    So hoping everyone here who is dragging gets their energy levels back up soon.  And make sure you eat enough protein.  Because you need it to rebuild and recover from the trauma of what you have gone through.  Good luck, and have a wonderful weekend! - Claire

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  • bailey1958
    bailey1958 Member Posts: 199
    edited September 2010

    Claire - thanks for checking in - it really helps to hear from women who are ahead of you on the cancer train. My skin is taking longer than I thought it would to peel. Trying to moisturize and be patient. As you said Deb, reading others process through the different treatment, side effects, emotional roller coaster really is so helpful.

    Julie and Patty hope you two are doing alright - bet you are looking forward to the weekend. Enjoy - even though i remember wanting to go straight through so i could get done.

    Donna I am interested in hearing about the embracing uncertainty book - lets us know what you think. 

    Really related to your comment Pat about the loss of unlimited future vision- the change in my focus has been enormous and the idea of the future and all that it holds seems so unknown now. I was thinking yesterday when I was looking through things I have kept for sometime in the future?? or when I think about getting a cat sometime in the future - that the future is here right now and if I want to do something, achieve something, go somewhere - whatever it is I want - it's time to do that and stop waiting for the future. I guess in a way it's also kind of freeing.

    Hope you all are doing well, have a safe and restful long weekend if your traveling (Pat). 

    Sonia 

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  • changes
    changes Member Posts: 622
    edited September 2010

    Hi all,

    My skin is looking better (8 days after my last boost). More importantly, the tissue is starting to soften up again (My hold breast had felt like a hot rock). It's starting to feel more normal. The site of the boosts is starting to peel. All in all, I'm satisfied with where the healing is at this point. Hope it continues!

    To those of you still having rads, enjoy your 3-day break!

    Karen

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  • Julie50
    Julie50 Member Posts: 227
    edited September 2010

    Hi Ladies:

    I'm glad I logged on, I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open, after reading the post I see that is "NORMAL"...:)  I only have 6 boosts left, but my breast is on FIRE, my god it burns and looks so red, I keep creaming it...

    I don't mean to complain all the time, but today at then nursing home this lady that I have become friends with 84 with this cute dog named ANNIE, had a stroke today and will die tonight, they just took her off life support (her family jsut called me).  Her husband is in the nursing home where mom is due to a stroke 4 months ago.  When I walked in, he yelled my name, I went to him and just held him, he keep saying "I killed Dorthy as she came here everyday" I told him that was very un-true and never to think that way.  She was an amazing woman and I'm so glad she came into my life if only for a short time.  

    Ok, I think its time for a lavender bath, cup of tea and a good book (if I can keep the old eyes open long enough).

    Hugs to all

    Julie

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  • LoveCranes
    LoveCranes Member Posts: 39
    edited September 2010

    Hi ladies,

     I'm still hanging in there.  My skin on my collar bone is raw but putting everything they gave to me on and it seems to be helping.  I only have 4 more to go so I'm going to just stick with it.  I'm anxious to get it over but glad for the 3 days off for my skin to rest a bit.

    Julie - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend and by all means no need to apologize about complaining.  We're all here to listen and support each other.  Everyone here has been so great and supportive.  It's helped me out a lot during my rads treatment.  Glad to hear your boosts going fine.  

    Donna - yes that silver cream is helping out a lot on my skin.  The nurse also gave me Regenecare and this is helping with the itching and slight pain on my collar bone.  According to the nurse it has lidocaine and it's a numbing agent.  At least it makes the area not itch and also a plus is that they gave me a free bottle of this stuff.  :)

    Claire - Thanks for letting us know how you are doing after rads.  I just can't wait for my energy level to come back.  I'm just so tired but exhausted.  Oh and the lavender chocolate macaroons sounds delicious. 

    Deb - like chicago, I'm addicted to this site.  I try to log in at least once a day...but at times I'm so tired or busy with my kids that the days just seemed to fly by.   I hope all goes well with your treatments.

    Thanks everyone and have a great weekend. 

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  • spendygirl
    spendygirl Member Posts: 231
    edited September 2010

    Hi ladies!  I have a question for those of you who have finished boosts.  I had my last one on Monday and the boost area has "lit up".  It is so hot and burned, seems it has gotten worse since I finished.  Has anyone else had that experience?  Still tired and so thrilled to have three days off from work to sleep.  I remember when I used to look forward to holiday weekends to having barbecues and family over - now they're an opportunity to sleep!  But I know this will get better in time.

     Take care everyone and enjoy the long weekend!

    Tracye

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  • MagPag
    MagPag Member Posts: 98
    edited September 2010

    Hi, Claire & Julie, I think there is lavender synergy going.  I was cleaning up from the wind pushing over a little basket of misc stuff on my kitchen window today and I found a bottle of lavender oil!  Hadn't thought about it in years.  Originally bought it because we heard you could put a drop on the dogs' foreheads to calm them during thunderstorms.  It never worked but they did smell really nice:)  I had never thought of taking a bath or cooking with it.  I'm going to google the macaroons.

    Julie, very sorry to hear about your friend.  You're right, everyone we connect with is in our lives for a reason.  Sometimes it's not clear why for a long time.

    Ok, I'm swallowing the first 'T' as I type.  Done!  Thanks for sharing that moment with me.  It's so comforting to know you all get the anxiety around each of these steps in our journey and are here.  My husband just called out..."don't worry, it's not going to make you sprout asparagus out of your ears."  Well at least he's trying to lighten my mood.

    Hope you all have a really great healing and restful long weekend. Take care.  Donna.

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  • pagowens
    pagowens Member Posts: 194
    edited September 2010

    Hi MagPie,

    Saw the compact elliptical on QVC - saw the host sitting down on a chair using it and thought, viola! that's a great exercise idea.  It was pretty affordable too  -- my big elliptical sits upstairs very lonely most of the time.  My mini sees me a lot.

    http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.F07806.desc.InMotion-Compact-Elliptical-Trainer-with-Monitor-Display

    It works quietly and well.  I am impressed by it.  Yesterday I was running around too much to sit and use it, but when I do sit and go to get on my work computer, it's right there and I put my feet in it and start working out.  I'm happy with it.

    Pat

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  • Houndmommy
    Houndmommy Member Posts: 377
    edited September 2010

    Hi Ladies!

    My skin is doing interesting things!  The rash has diminshed a bit and the itching is not as bad BUT.... On Wednesday night I noticed that a 3 x 3 area under my arm is REALLY red and hurts a lot.  It is definitely burned.  Feels like a really bad sunburn.  So when they tell you your skin continues to change for a week after rads, they weren't kidding! It is still painfully burned.  The other wierd thing is that I occassionally get these itchy feelings in the rad area but scratching them doesn't do any good.  It is like the itch is deep under the skin. It is only happening in a couple of areas on my chest and it is sooo annoying.  Also, how long until the sweeling goes down?   I am now 10 days out from my last tx - I hope things start getting better soon!

    For any of you that had a mx and rads, I have a question.  After my mx I was very numb in the chest and underarm area which is "normal" but I did notice that the numbness began to subside a bit with time in some areas.  The rads caused all the numbness to come back - I feel the way I did after surgery.  Does anyone know if the numbness will lessen like it did before or did the rads make it permanent?

    Sonia - I have found myself with a similar attitude about the future.  It is important to do things NOW, sieze the moment!  I have a real hard time thinking too far down the road.

    Julie - I am so sorry to hear about your friend.

    Donna - Congrats on getting that first pill down!  I took mine a few minutes ago - scary!

    I hope everyone is having a restful and weekend.  School and sports start Tuesday for us in this household so summer is almost over.  It certainly has been a strange one and I look forward to Fall and getting my life back to its new "normal.

    Hugs, Kim

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