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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    Did anyone else notice that I can go directly from touting the Pineapple Whip to dreading weight gain, as if there is no corrolation whatsoever?

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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited June 2011

    Eli - Right now the Pineapple Whip is virtual and therefore has no calories.  That is the beauty of this. 

    One a side note - with the amitriptyline - I don't think I have the problem with constipation because I take acidophilus everyday and have been for several years - that is what keeps me regular. 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    I took some amitryptyline briefly, years ago, and that was before I was supplementing with magnesium, so it may not even cause me the same problem.  That is what I would hope if I do end up giving it another try.

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited June 2011

    Eli, I totally missed the dichotomy (like that one?) between the pineapple whip and weight gain!! I too have never heard of pineapple whip and think that we should all get a shipment sent to us :)

    Sherry, I hope Tuesday brings much needed healthy feelings back for you.

    Eph, we have just one ice cream truck which plays the same 16 notes over and over as it goes up, then down the street. Then it goes around the corner and comes up the street, then back down ... you get the picture!!

    I jumped the page without memorizing the name of our newcomer, but extend my welcome along with everyone else :)

    Jo, hope this is a good week for you hon and that you're feeling better each day too.

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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited June 2011

    marlegal - I am so on top of the world these days.  Have my last BS appt tomorrow afternoon then I am appt free for 3 months.  WOO HOO!!  It's about time.

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited June 2011

    marlegal-it's Monday!  Whatcha doin' on the 'puter?   

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited June 2011

    Jo so glad you will be able to have one less doctor follow up after tomorrow.

    We also have an ice cream truck that comes around and plays the same tunes over and over. haha

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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited June 2011

    Alright Jo.  One less appointment.  I bet your gonna be on top of the world, congrats!

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  • cmbear
    cmbear Member Posts: 1,086
    edited June 2011

    Sadly, no ice cream trucks in our neighborhood. I remember BEGGING my mother for money for the truck, and  she would always say no--we always had ice cream in the freezer when I was growing up. "But Mom, we don't have Nutty Buddies or Red, white and Blue Popcicles or Dreamcicles in the freezer. . . " Needless to say when my boys were little, I would always race them to the truck when it came thru our old neighborhood!!

    Tomorrow I have to go renew my drivers license. My old one has the best picture I have ever taken, (on a license that is!) and really cute hair cut down to my shoulders. When people ask me for ID now, I find myself saying to them--thats back when I had hair. And brown hair not gray hair. Kinda sad that my new picture will be the post BC, post chemo me. Almost like that license was one part of the pre-Bc me  that still remained. Wish they would let me just keep the photo. . . 

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited June 2011

    Claire a year from now hopefully you will like your hair better and just go get your licensed renewed again.  Tell them you lost it.  That way you won't be stuck with a post bc picture with the reminder.

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  • reesie
    reesie Member Posts: 2,078
    edited June 2011

    My hair is coming in straight. I was looking forward to chemo curls :( of course it's gray - no luck with the color either.



    And Mr. Softee just went down the block while I was in the tub. The dog wouldn't go get it for me so no vanilla cone with rainbow jimmies tonight :(



    Probably better off since chemo is tomorrow which means a visit to the cruel scale again. I think it's out to get me.



    Congrats Jo!

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited June 2011

    claire, I hope you read this before bedtime, or before going for your license.  they CAN digitally keep the same picture - tell them exactly why you'd like it - say that in a month you will NOT look like your picture would look now - I honestly have heard of women doing that during treatment and the centers being very cooperative.  good luck hon :)

    reesie, mine came in poker straight too, just like it was my entire life.  nicer texture though, so at least I got that!

    Eph - I usually peak during the week, just don't post. Since I don't have tv to watch, I'm doing a little posting too! 

    Time for bed now though..nite all.

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  • jen_b
    jen_b Member Posts: 343
    edited June 2011

    Hi again and thank you all for the BIG WARM welcome. I live in Australia and it has been a little cold lately so I have been doing a bit more laptop therapy.

    Elmar,  I haven't done any Chemo or rads yet. I am on hormone therapy taking 20mg tamoxifen and monthly Zolaex implants. I am learning about hot flashes, especially at night when I wake up absolutely frying in my own sweat! I will continue this treatment for as long as my mets are stable. My next onc appointment is tomorrow!!!

    I'm off to do a little bit of overdue gardening! 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    jen_b, if you read back a little, you probably saw that I am on Tamox. too, of course now I feel like an idiot for going on about reducing my dosage because of the hot flashes because then along you came and the situation is a little different.  That 20mg. is controlling something known to exist in your case, while mine is anyone's iffy guess. 

    One thing you have going for you is you have not been on the Tamox. that long, and some are lucky enough to have the symptoms diminish to almost nothing after some months.  The only thing that made mine ease off was the mid-Winter months when there is less humidity in the air.  (So, I don't know how that will work out for you since you are having your Winter now, and you say it's cold but it must still be warm enough if you are off to do gardening...Warm enough for gardening, warm enough for a hot flash, i always say.)  If you read some of the other posts, you did see the other women mention that if the flashes get unbearable there are a few medications that can help, and your doc would be familiar with that, I'm sure.  With a little luck, your flashes may settle down on their own.

    Marlegal,  Big ole metro-area like Philly, I thought for sure you would have been familiar with the delightful Pineapple Whip frozen treat.  Then again, I would kill if I could get my hands on an authentic Italian Ice.  No such luck.

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited June 2011

    "Warm enough for gardening, warm enough for a hot flash, i always say."   hahahahahahaha-ain't that the truth????????????

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited June 2011

    So much to catch up on in 24 hours!

    I took amitriptyline for sleep for awhile.  It does give you a good night's sleep, but it can be difficult to get up on time in the morning.

    We don't have Pineapple whip, but we have plenty of ice cream trucks.  Ours have that hideous electronic music and frequently play Christmas tunes and Happy Birthday.  We do have lots of "Sno-shacks"!  And many of them are on wheels!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    I need a customized Sno-Shack hut in my driveway.  Not just for treats, but to live in during the peak of hot flash season.   Ahh, real snow!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    Early morning observation (not really ranting):

    Over the last two years, I have kicked myself more than a few times for not creating a snappier title for this thread.  It is kind of lackluster, isn't it?  More recently, I have had a change of heart.  At least that title IS WHAT IT IS!  

    Recently, I have come across so many that are titled so obscurely like, "Just Don't Know" or "Should I Panic?" or "F- This!"   (Those are titles I made up, but you get the idea.)  Well, I love a mystery, so I'll open the thread having no idea what it could actually be.  Then it turns out to be a question regarding the safety of emptying a litterbox during chemo or someone is disappointed that their hair didn't come back in curly or something.  (I made those up too.)   I try and use the forum groupings to keep me in the places I am most interested in or could offer the most help, but we all know thing get posted in the least likely forums sometimes.  It gets confusing and all I am saying is I have been winding up in threads I have no place in much more frequently lately.  It's not a big deal.  I'm just saying I have come to appreciate the precision in the name of this thread, even if it is quite ordinary.

    I'm also saying that I wrote about the above because I don't feel like starting my chores today.

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  • reesie
    reesie Member Posts: 2,078
    edited June 2011

    E that was great. I want the sno-shack in my driveway too but for the snacks lol.



    And I haven't done chores in 7 months - how long do you think I can keep this up before my DH realizes that I'm physically able now ?

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited June 2011

    Oh, Reesie, now you have me wanting a Mr. Softee vanilla cone with rainbow jimmies.  I can't think of Mr. Softee without thinking of my cousin.  He told his wife just after his son was born not to get upset when she saw him because he looked like Mr. Softee.  LOL  I would have killed him.  I think all babies born without C sections have at least a little bit of those elongated heads.  His son wasn't any more than most.

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited June 2011

    Well, Elimar, I would say you have successfully diverted yourself away from the chores - atta girl! The title of this thread is just what it needs to be, but we could always ponder it for a good few hours to buy you some more time.

    I'm hung up thinking about that Pineapple Whip in a trailer! I wish we had one of those around here. I started thinking how refreshing that would be and how I could make it myself. I think I'll throw some pineapple chunks in my super-duper blender, blend it to a thick pulpy mess and then fold in some fat-free Cool Whip. Then freeze it! Does that sound about right? Thinking about doing that today because 1. it's hot as hell and 2. I have to go to my MO today and I'm dreading it. Again. Of course. I wish I could reach the point where these appointments don't make me as nervous as a whore in church (as my funny aunt used to say). Naturally, I've been feeling fine until today - now everything hurts. Ughhhhhh - I don't want to goooooo!

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  • BarbaraA
    BarbaraA Member Posts: 7,378
    edited June 2011

    ((((HnS)))) I am in your pocket.

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited June 2011

    Elimar I know about not wanting to do the chores. I am still home sick and not duing any chores.  DH is sweet but not good at keeping things up when I am down.  He is trying though so I will not complain to him.  Had to call the Dr this morning and he is calling something else in for this diarrhe.  I just can't seem to get it under control. Although overall I am feeling better.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    Sherryc, I don't care for the stuff too much, but you might consider chuggin some Powerade or Gatorade.  You must have flushed away a lot of your electrolytes by now.  That virus is taking a long time to run its course, but hopefully it's about done.  At least you have an excuse for shore avoidance!

    HnS,  I have carefully considered your symptoms and concluded that you are suffering from APPOINTMENT-ITIS!  It should be gone by evening, thanks goodness...just in time for your homemade P-Whip treat.  (The actual whip does have a component in it to make it more creamy than icey, like how sherbets usually are.  P-Whip is kind of like a sherbet, but more whipped, more smooth, and more yummy.)

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011

    In fact, Sherryc, since your hubby is not that good about pitching in, you really need some HELP.  Sending out our morphed-up Perfect Man, to use as you see fit.  Just make sure you send him over to reesie by the weekend, for her extended B-day visit.

      He answers to Geo-tonio too.

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  • dualgate
    dualgate Member Posts: 47
    edited June 2011

    Need some help/advise!! I am dealing with no periods for months at a time. I had one last september 2010 and one this may 2011. But for some time now after sex I will bleed enough to 1/2 way fill one pad then it stops. Theres no pain involved but it happens almost every time. Has anyone else out there had this happen? Did you talk to your dr. about it? Im on Tamoxifen since feb. 2010. I had rads and no chemo. Oncotype score was 13.Any ideas???

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  • LovesChristmas-Barb
    LovesChristmas-Barb Member Posts: 706
    edited June 2011

    I would like to join you ladies if I may...

    I am 53, married almost 33 years and have three beautiful children through the miracle of adoption. I'm also a homeschooling mom...I'm going to start my 18th and final year of homeschooling in August. (My youngest will be a senior in high school.)

    I had a lot of wonderful plans for my summer break but God had other plans.

    I am very thankful that I get to skip chemo (oncotype 10) but I just started rads yesterday. 

    I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone here. =)

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011
    dualgate, I do have an idea.  Tamoxifen (and lack of estrogen, in general) can cause vaginal dryness which, in turn, can cause irritation and rawness.  You could try sex with a lubricant and see if that changes anything BUT do not put off mentioning this to your doctor, as it may indicate something more serious.  We don't have the luxury of "wait and see" like we used to, o.k.?
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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited June 2011
    Hi Barb58, and I will just say that anyone who can do 18 years of homeschooling just has a mind-boggling amount of patience, IMO.  Sorry to hear that B/C threw a curve ball your way.  Someone else here is just beginning rads.  I will look and try to find out who that was and also I will repost some tips too.  BRB.
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  • reesie
    reesie Member Posts: 2,078
    edited June 2011

    Welcome Barb58. Looks like you got married around the same age as me (20 almost 21).  I still have a ways to go to get to 33 years (just turned 27 here), it's always awesome to hear about long term marriages.

    dualgate,  I'm no doctor (or nurse or any kind of medical person for that matter) but I think you should talk to your gyn regarding this issue.  Not to frighten you, but my thoughts lean toward endometriosis, especially with the use of Tamoxifen. Of course I have absolutely no medical education, so take what I say for what it's worth (just random thoughts).It's probably something much simpler than that.

    Kay, I was at my brother's in the Poconos a couple of weeks ago and we stopped at an ice cream stand after dinner one night.  When I saw the sign said sprinkles I told my brother to make sure he ordered jimmies for me because sprinkles was NOT the right word lol.

    If I could only train Puck (my dog) to get that ice cream for me.  Of course she would probably eat it before it got to my hands anyway.

    Just got back from chemo and asked the nurse if I could color my hair since I'm still on chemo (if it would even take).  She said it's pretty new like baby hair so I should wait - it might just take offense and fall out again. Guess I'll stay gray for a while longer.

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