INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Hello late-nighters. Chrissy, that's excellent news!

Crissy congratulations on your good report!  Your glasses story made me laugh out loud.

Can you fly to Seattle and then down to Los Angeles. Our climate here is quite different than the rest of the 48 contiguous states.  We have a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula. The temperatures remain moderate all year long. There are many Native American Casinos, I have never been in any sort of casino but maybe that would be something cool to do. Seattle is famous for the coffees served here and of Salmon is a speciality. We have farmers markets in all the towns and get wonderful veggies and fruits there along with high grade dairy products and seasonal pastries. Apples would be ripe and the apple pies would be ready. You can see I am trying to lure you with food. My DD is a superb knitter and you two could share.

If it is doable, please come, you are invited. We have a lot of guest space in this house and room to breathe. Ginger

Thanks, Ginger. I'm thinking about putting a cold compress on it so I can get through the night.

Hi ladies - hope you don't mind if I crash your party -- I am, again, wide awake, even though I am on no real drugs yet -- I will be on Tamoxifen (sp????) but need to see if chemo will  benefit me - my initial test was scrapped b/c the number of cancer cells in the sample was insufficient, so they sent a new sample and the clock starts anew... the story of BC - we wait and see and BC has its own timetable - not great for type A personalities like me (how old am I using the phrase type A - really - that hasnt been used in like a decade).

So tonight I am awake b/c my MX boob is sore and swelling and I have a low grade fever (and for fun, the ear on that side hurts, too - guess my ear wants to keep my boob company).  So I will call to get antiboitics in the morning.   I am bouncing off an Ambien hangover - accidently took an Ambien about 1pm Thursday instead of a pain pill... not recommended, especially if you need to go out to an appointment - I hit the curb twice and could not figure out what was wrong with me... figured it out this morning (strike that - yesterday morning - LOL) when I went for another pain pill - guess the need for the pain pills should have tipped me off about the infection - well, we are all learning...

Thanks, anumacha. The maroon spot is under my armpit and about an inch to the left of my surgery scar. I will try the washcloth/baggies thing. So glad we don't have rads for 2 days.

rohanna - a bag of frozen peas works too - softer than ice... my husband puts the peas on a zip lock baggie.

Ok, ladies, the peas should be completely cooked in a few minutes. Now what to go with them? Ahhhhhhh, the relief!

Thank you, anumacha. It's really helping. Got my small extra pillow and I'm going to try to sleep. Sweet dreams, everyone!

Rohanna have you used aqueous (sp) cream. I found it good but towards the end of rads I had to use silverdene cream as I became really badly burnt. Keep your skin really moist so it doesn't crack.

Good Morning...