MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Thinking of you Lynnea-

And I will be thinking of you all this weekend...man, I cannot wait to get to NYC tomorrow...I need it. There is something about that city that feeds my soul. I will be doing my typical walkabout-albeit not as intense as usual. Have to baby these new booblets. Normally, when not at the pharma conference I put on some comfy shoes and go see what I can discover...I cover miles. So cool, all the people and the neat little delis...shops (Century 21 YEAH!). I always buy myself one prize each year when I go. Last year I bagged a $500 butter soft leather jacket for 90 bucks:) I try to set a price of no more than 100 and it is amazing how much fun it is. And to do one thing I have never done before. So this year, I will be taking the Staten Island Ferry ride. It is free and that is not a bad thing while you escape all the tourists paying to go see the Statue of Liberty. I don't need to get up close and personal with her:) Apparently this is the way to see her and the sights with the locals. Last year I got on David Letterman. Year before I had my sister fly up the following weekend and we met up with Omar Sharif in the lobby - very strange encounter. We said hello and how our mom would absolutely flip if she saw him. My normally more subdued than I sis asked for a little kiss on the cheek to "take home to my mom" and he grabbed grabbed her, bent her back down and kissed her! HOLY GEEZ> It was so fun! He was completely drunk and is like 80 but just made it all fun. You can't buy that kind of memory.

I have been so depressed but I am trying to shake it off. And it will pass. Big hugs all.

Annette--What a great thing to do for yourself!  Good for you!  I'm sure you will find something wonderful this trip, too.  Enjoy yourself! 

Annette have fun in NYC and buy yourself something wonderful.  I have only been once and it was a quick business trip and did not have time to see much.  Did eat at Tavern on the Green.  My SIL is from NYC and I keep saying I am going to get her to take me because I would like to see NYC from a locals perspective. Have a great trip and leave the stress at home.

Linda I had a hysterectomy 16 years ago at the age of 32 so obviously pre-menopausal, kept my ovaries and never had a body change of my organs that I know of.  My figure has stayed slim just gotten a wee bit older.  Don't know if this will help you out but maybe someone who has had it post menopausal can help you out.

Went to our local Relay for Life last night and it was really nice.  I had never been before, but they had us get up and say our name our cancer and how long we have been cancer free.  I hate getting up in front of people on a microphone, yuk  But it was nice. Very emotional walking the survivors lap.  Did not realize I would be so emotional about that.

Jo how is the new dosage of Lyrica working.

Welcome Linda- I have no info on hysterectomy but eventually someone will chime in here with some ideas:)

    Barbe- Century 21 is four or five story store downtown Manhattan filled with everything from discounted clothing and shoes ranging from nothing much to designer gowns. It is so much fun just exploring- I found it when I first went to the World Trade Center sit to pay my respects. I go every year even though it fills me with sadness, it just seems like the right thing to do. IThere are so many people I meet from all over the world there and have some incredible conversations. So it lands up being a reaffirmation of how we are all more alike than not. I was sobbing out my guts the first time and a woman from Vancouver (yep, a Canadian sister) came up and we just talked about the whole 9/11 tragedy. She said, do you like to shop? I shook my head and she pointed across the street- she said go have FUN! hahahaha And so I did.

     I am looking forward to the cold since I have to be a bit covered up with this bra I am wearing (racerback).  Have all day Sunday and Monday to myself as conference does not start until Tuesday and even then, it will just be talking with clients. Which I love to do- a few know about the BC (as I ihad to pause some research projects at times and am fairly close with them) and are all excited about meeting up. The sales staff mans the booth, so that is good. It is funny, I always spaz out before I go on this trip so I can look my best, etc...now, it is not that I am not gonna clean up but more so celebrate. At risk of sounding like a hallmark card- life is indeed precious.

  I actually feel a little better than I even did an hour ago, (sometimes we have to measure it in hours;) Spent some time with my boy and he put me in a good mood. The sun is shining and I am going out in hunt of a beige racerback sports bra!

Big hugs

and don't you know I will have way too much to say when I get back from NYC:) like always:)

Hi Barbe - I miss seeing you on the threads.  Hope you are having a good day.

Thanks girls for your welcome and your comments.

Barbe...good to see you and love your new picture.  You know what I have been through with the recon and now facing this other surgery....will it ever end????

My surgery will be done vaginally.  So I am looking at a quicker recovery time. 

I figure it may be easier on me as far as mentally and emotionally since I am already in menopause.  My hormones are shot anyway.

About to have a HUGE storm here, and it's freezing! Well, it's 53 degrees, but I'm freezing.

Linda, I have not had a hysterectomy so can't help much, but I did have a friend whose uterus had dropped and they just did a simple surgery and put it back up. And someone on these boards just had surgery for bowel obstruction (or something like that) because her intestines were twisted up from resettling after a hysterectomy. On the other hand, I would still consider it prophylactically. I don't know what I would do if the option presented itself. I do like the idea of getting everything over with in one surgery because of the increasing risks of too many surgeries. Wow, that was a great help, wasn't it? LOL - you can see I have a problem making decisions!

Haha, Barbe! Your surgeon is a regular comedian, isn't he? My mother had 3 c-sections and a hysterectomy. In her 60's, she finally got it all put together nicely with a tummy tuck. 

I live right next door, in DeKalb County! April is a beautiful time of year to visit Atlanta, what with the Dogwood Festival and all the blooming blooms! 

I think the storm is gone, but it was a humdinger! And the dripping noise I'm hearing reminds me I need to have someone look at my roof near the chimney for the 1000th time. I don't know if the contractors are ripping me off, or if they just have problems fixing things around chimneys, but roof leaks make me nervous. I just think.....cha-ching! 

Linda - I'm sure the twisted intestines is a rare occurrence, but I would want to know if it was even a possibility. I guess I want to know ALL contingencies after so many unpleasant surprises following chemo. If you don't know the question, how can you ask the doctor, right?

I thought the storm was over, but boy was I wrong! We are getting slammed with hail right now! I suppose I should probably pay more attention to the weather - never have bothered looking at it. Haha - I remember once asking my ex-MIL what the weather forecast was (because they had their TV tuned to the Weather Channel all day, every day), and she said, "Don't you get the weather channel?".  I thought I'm a little too busy with a 4 year-old right now to sit down and spend my day watching the weather channel, hoping I hit it at the right time where they are talking about Georgia. *sigh*

HAHA, that's a good question, marlegal!  

Joni, I've been thinking about it and figured Elimar was googling "What happened to our real bodies after the aliens took us?", because that is definitely my slightly tilted pelvic bone and my formerly perky breasts.

Meece, I did not see where you lost your head but I hope you have found it by now.

Well, here I am up too early for me - trying to reset my hours - and now I'm a little loopy.

Okay, ladies, have a great day! My goal is to resist a nap and work on the taxes, but somehow those two seem contraindicated, you know what I mean? 

barbe1958  I had pretty nice breasts before my BMX too although rather large and beginning to sag i embraced them finally at 46 although at 15 i was mortified and stuffed them into all kinds of reduction bras. But getting a mastectomy would not be a choice for anyone. I try to look at it like maybe my breasts will look nicer since they wont be sagging and they will be smaller. But we all know a reconstructed breast is not the same. Some look pretty good though. I am getting my tissue expanders in on tuesday and I am very nervous. My doctor wants me to be realistic about the results. I think I am I have seen some pictures online now. I am looking forward to not being flat now but not expecting to suddenly be Pam Anderson. When I was making the decision to do the implants I spoke to a woman who had this done and she was really happy because she was very small breasted and is now pretty large. But she is single and every time she gets involved with someone she has to explain before things go to far. I guess I am lucky that I am married and my husband already loves me no matter what. I hope he likes the new boobs though I am sure he will.

Good Morning all God has been good to me I can not tell it all.  When it rains it pours the washer broke this weekend I pray God will have a nice one on sale when we get to the store.  My hair is falling out fast now.