Anyone starting chemo in June 08

Hi girls I'm researching where to live, now.  Something to do, besides walk the dog.  The neuropathy, is getting worse and on the bottoms of my feet.  I had to buy a cane, OMG.  But at least with the cane people get out of your way.  California is getting worse and worse, and I have lived here most of my life, but I can't wait to get out.  It's got pushy people, crime, and it's going down the tubes. Now I lived in New Mexico, and loved it, but it was high desert, and I just don't want to live anywhere near the Mexican border. I lived in a nice town called Las Cruces, but it was 40 miles from El Paso, which is right across from Juarez, where all the illegals cross the Rio Grand.  I'm thinking Eugene OR, or Medford OR, but I need to be near a hospital and there not fond of CA's. I'll have to change my plates as soon as I move there....But then I'm just going to rent not buy anything, so maybe my neighbors won't hold it against me.  Everyone in CA, wants out

It was a nice sunny day, but now has turned grey, and it got to freezing last night, but it's really only snows here at 1500 ft. and were in the valley.

Take care girls

Wow....havent checked in for a while.  Had a pretty good Thanksgiving.  It was nice to be home for 4 days.  I am over my cold and gearing up for a couple doc appts this week and next.  I have one more outpatient surgery scheduled.  Found a new oncologist about a 2 hour drive from here.  My old one left.  RATS!  I havent met the new one yet.  Don't know when he will want to see me.  Hope everything is well for the rest of you.  We have winter weather and plenty of snow.  You don't want to move here Leggy.  You would hate it.  I can feel my fingers ache...knees, back, you know how the cold works against you anyway.  I feel lazy cause I know better than to shovel snow.  I have to get through this hernia repair surgery before I start throwing snow.  I have my tree up and it is so nice to sit and look at the pretty lights at night.  Today is DH birthday and what I ordered him didnt make it here.  He has to settle for chocolate chip cookies.  That is what he asked for anyway.  Tomorrow is Friday!  Yea!  Hope those going through trts are coping.  Hugs to all.....Hunkydory

Hi everyone....I will hit the surgery table again tomorrow for more repair on my incisional hernia.. I have been busy at work and anxious about this.  I will have to check in later. I am so sad to have seen on the Active Topics board that our miss Chocolate passed.  I hate this disease...I hate it with all my heart.  Hugs to all of you...and may you all be feeling OK!  Hugs....HD! 

Speaking of my flat screen, I didn't even know I had to get a new HDTV box, for my new TV.  So I called Direct TV and told then I've had the same box for about ten years and a new TV and it's blurry!!!  Oh well, their coming on Monday.  While I was working I just didn't watch much TV.  Now with this Peripheral Neuropathy, and the rain I'm tied down. 

Hope your feeling better HunkyD, yes we've all got our problems, don't we?

Take care

  I can't think straight to post much but wanted to say I am sad about chocolate too.  While we were away I read several sad posts and struggled with what to say so I didn't say anything. 

It has been a sad month but the nice thing about having an eight year old at home is that you have to set all the sadness aside and figure out how to make Christmas happy for her and the rest of us too.

Love to you all,  Kelly

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Yes I love my HD, what a difference, I'm still figuring out the new remote, but I have DirectTV and it's still similar enough to the old one. Don't worry about your face, just do what I do and walk away from the mirror.  Went to a new doctor at the Chronic Pain Dept. and she said there really isn't anything new to help me with my neuropathy.  The alternative stuff, just won't work on the bottoms of my feet.  The only thing right now, that will help are the opiates, and as much as I hate the idea, I'm back on Vicodin.  She also said there are new trials, on something like a pacemaker they insert in your tummy, that blocks the pain, but there's no telling if it will work, and for how long. I really liked her and she gave me some interesting info. on constipation...She said take magnesium, and it's as simple as that.  I've heard about it, but she swears by it so, at least I'll be pooping, and on that note..

Love to you all 

We understand Bonnie, this awful shit just keeps coming, for all of us.  I just wish I could have met Choc.  She will be missed.

Happy New Year to all of you!  Can't say it twas a joyful year, but it is over.  I hope this next year can bring less pain, surgeries, and problems to all!  Hugs, HD

  This has been a hard holiday.  My mother died without any warning early in December and the shock has been stunning to my family.  We keep logically saying that we were lucky to have such a great mom for so long but that doesn't make it easier when you want to call and tell her something or think of our dad alone at home.  I am tired of crying too.

  I have finally rescheduled my scans and dr appts for this and next week.  I really hope they are stable as I don't think my dad or sisters can take any more sad stuff right now.  But... I don't think they will be.              Feeling very pessimistic just now.

Kelly

Oh man, this year had better be a good year for all of us, since last year, just wasn't up to snuff.  Kelly I'm so sorry to hear about you mom passing, you got a lot on your plate, so please take care of yourself.  Hunker down HunkyD!!!  Your a tough cookie, after all your surgeries, I sure hope you get this over with soon. 

I'm having to be my own advocate again, with the hospital paperwork mill...Geewhiz there slow about getting medical records for the insurance co.  I wish I had driven the two hour round trip drive to get it myself, since I've been waiting for 2 months, and then they told the insurance co., Oh we didn't receive the payments for my records from the insurance co., so they had to cut another check.  Talk about slow mail.  I don't know who dropped the ball, but if I hadn't followed up I'd still be waiting next year, in 2012!!!  It doesn't help when your in pain, and really want to rip into someone, but know it will only hurt me. 

Where is Wyoming????  Come on girls we miss you.

Hi ladies, I'm still fighting with the long term disability insurance co. and my hospital, trying to get my flipping medical records, so it can all be processed.  One is blaming the other and I'm still waiting, for information and my health insurance, with my soon to be former employer, ends at the end of the month....The stress is killing me and no on is helping, and I have to do all the work and put the pressure on.  I was trying to handle all this in a nice way, but sometimes you have to be a bit*h.  In CA the health care system sucks now, big time.  Hosptial's are full of people here, who are here illegally. 

Thanks for letting me vent!!!!

Hi ladies.

Kelly, so sorry to hear about your mother.  Hope everyone had happy holidays this past year.

I have a question if anyone can help.  My CEA tumore marker is up to 11.?  Had a PET scan this past Monday and see my onc tomorrow.  She wants my TM to star under 6, so is 11.? that hig or is she overcautious (which is fine with me).

Thanks

sandy