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

    barbe1958 no honey does not have to be refrigerated. 

    Reesie gave me a laugh too that it is in your bedroom

    Foslair the local honey has to do with the pollen that the bees get from the plants and then they make their honey.  That is why all honey taste different. 

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

    ressie - Honey in the bedroom - really?  Wink

    Hi Sherry - Hope you are doing well. 

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  • annettek
    annettek Member Posts: 1,640
    edited July 2011

    I cheated- i zoomed to this page cuz I wanted to say hi and I am htinking of you all:)

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

    annette - Where have you been - you sure have been missed

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

    Paula, I'm responding to an older post so you may have gotten other answers - re: Tamox and chills.  I did 3 1/2 yrs of Tamox before switching to Aromasin and I don't remember that happening to me.  I also take a baby aspirin daily. The only time I'd get chills is when the sweat was drying after a really bad flash or during the night when I'd wake up soaked and then lay directly in front of the fan. Somehow though I have a feeling that you might get (or have gotten) answers saying "yeah, I had that too" ... seems whenever one of us posts anything in here, there's someone else who experienced the same thing!

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited July 2011

    I am way behind like Anette and just wanted to touch base and say hello to all!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited July 2011
    Marlegal is correct and that is one of the best things about these boards, being able to check if something weird is happening to just you or if it's something common to most women.  I really appreciate being able to do that.
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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited July 2011

    Barbe, honey does NOT have to be refrigerated.  It's the only food that never spoils.  If you have it stored in a cabinet and it gets a crusty layer on top, microwave in 10 second increments until everything is liquid again. Take that to your next cocktail party for trivia!!!  Obviously I expect everyone to Google for confirmation but it's true - one of those things I learned years ago somehow and actually hear it repeated now and then!

    NEW JERSEY GIRLS OR THOSE TRAVELLING TO NEW JERSEY - please let me know if out of towners are coming 'cause I'd love to get a luncheon together if possible.  I live just outside Phila, PA which is only minutes from many towns in Jersey. 

    Chrissy - what part of Jersey are you visiting and for how long?

    Hugs to all - I know I haven't kept up on all pages for quite some time 'cause I don't check every day so if I missed any big news and didn't comment, please know that I'm sorry if you've experienced something that is other than joyous, and I'm thrilled for you if you've experienced healing or other good news.

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

    Eli I know what you mean.  The gals around her are so good to go outa there way in helping each other.  Im just 2 months into the Tamoxifen and the SE have me baffled sometime.  When I have a question you gals do your best to help. 

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

    Well this Jersey Girl will be stuck in Philly for a couple of days in August if you get adventurous Marlegal.



    And guess what, I knew that about honey ;)

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited July 2011

    Marle I'm not sure of exactly what area but I'll check with Dotty....lol....that sounds wierd doesn't it?  I'm travelling halfway round the world and I'm not sure of the area exactly....lol...   Dotty did say that it was just across the river so I'm assumng it's not too far from Philly and I will be there a week.

    Another piece of trivia about honey.......did you know that honey was used by the ancients as an antiseptic to help stop wounds from putrifying? and today, Australians buy the Mellaluka Honey to do the same thing!

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  • Foxlairfrm
    Foxlairfrm Member Posts: 214
    edited July 2011

    Chrissy that is interesting. I was reading about rhododendrons and where to plant them. Turns out they are poisonous to not only horses but people. In Greece around the 4th century BC over 10 thousand soldiers were killed by eating honey in the area heavily populated by rhododendrons. Apparently the preceding soldiers knew about it and left the honey for them. It's called "mad honey disease"

    Foxy

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited July 2011

    The two suspect species of Rhododendron that are poisonous are the Rhododenron Ponticum and the Rhododendrom Luteum, but there is a genus of over 1000 species that come under the heading Rhododenron meaning rose tree in ancient Greek.

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  • NJvictoria
    NJvictoria Member Posts: 119
    edited July 2011

    Mariegal,

    I'm from Freehold, New Jersey....exit 8 off the turnpike. If you guys can organize a get together, please let me know. I now live in MD, but it's not that long of a drive :)

    Vikki

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

    Following Annette and Sandee's lead and checking in on how things are going for everyone.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited July 2011

    Just another honey facto. When we were in Turkey they served honey with EVERYTHING. The bees used pine trees to make their honey and we expected the honey to be horrid. It was the SWEETEST most BESTEST honey I've ever had!!!! Surprise, surprise!!

    Meece, I'm okay, still on STD and waiting for doctors appts......

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

    barbe - I lived in Izmir, Turkey for 15 months when I was in the Air Force and you are right, you get honey with just about anything.  My favorite thing was the baklava - the honey sauce was really yummy!

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

                                           

    Eating honey leads to increase in the antioxidant levels, which are helpful in protecting cell damages caused by free radicals. The ability of the honey to increase the antioxidant level can be determined by the color itself—darker the honey, higher will be the antioxidant levels.

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

    I guess I need to start eating honey again. I remember reading about honeybees to one of my kids (I homeschool) and he looked at me and said "Honey is bee barf!" Yuck....it's been hard for me to eat honey ever since...hehe....

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited July 2011

    well the latest/bestest dressings on the market are infused with honey

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

    mmmm.....honey! I just got a free sample of blueberry honey, still have to try it, but...mmmmm!

    Elimar - I like your bee picture! It reminds me of my son's logo for an online club he started at Georgia Tech - home of not only the Ramblin' Wreck but also the Yellow Jackets. His logo has some bees flying around and the name of the website is "What's the Buzz?".  Of course, his bees aren't happy bees - they look a little angry.  I guess they have to be aggressive like the sports teams' logos.  :)

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  • kal_1865
    kal_1865 Member Posts: 176
    edited July 2011

    I so absolutely love this thread there is such a immensely wide variety of topics covered in a mear page.  One minute there is a party, the next a discussion about a pill or treatment the next, local honey.  Unfortunately we have found a common ground of breast cancer, but then again, we would not have these experiences.

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  • annettek
    annettek Member Posts: 1,640
    edited July 2011

    doing fine and hope all of you are too...

    Marlegal- are you far from Valley Forge? I am flying in for a day or two this September to give a talk and am thinking maybe we can hook up somehow. I am not sure of the exact date but I htink it is late September...we usually go in for two nights...sure would love to meet ya:)

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  • Valjean
    Valjean Member Posts: 1,898
    edited July 2011

    Been busy since I've been back from vacation. The upper MI is still as beautiful as ever.

    Had a great time, the grandkids kept me on my toes.

    Went shopping & actually looked at myself in the mirror while trying on some shorts, UGH! Where did my taut skin go? And while walking by some store windows/glass I saw someone & thought, gee, she looks a bit on the old side & realized I was seeing myself. And I thought to myself, "I really do look like a Grandma." I think of my own Grandmothers & they looked Grand-motherly & I never thought I did....but, I guess I do....

    When did I become Middle-aged?!?!?!?

      

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

    Val, I hear you. I took a pic of my new hairdo and it was a revelation...in a bad way.

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  • annettek
    annettek Member Posts: 1,640
    edited July 2011

    amen val and barbaraA- I keep trying to figure out how my mom sneaks in and pops in the mirror when I wake up in the morning and am washing my face.....

    oh well....we are ALIVE and that is not such a bad thing- way I see it- we earned every little wrinkle and pooch:) That said...still nagging PS for a little help at the end of my reconstruction journey....I told him with a few cracks of botox and maybe a little juvaderm we can tell everyone it is all a result of my new boobs....

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  • Foxlairfrm
    Foxlairfrm Member Posts: 214
    edited July 2011

    It must be going around. I went shopping yesterday and the young sales clerk says "I love your skirt! You sure dress hip for someone your age". What was that supposed to mean! My age! I'm only 29... I mean 51.

    I have realized from recent pictures that the rapid weight loss is not attractive on my skin. It's kind of saggy in places. I do love being smaller but not doing it like this. I was wearing size 12 yesterday I was trying on a 6 and a 4 albeit their clothes run a bit big. I guess this all makes me look older.

    Foxy

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

    Valjean I know what you mean!  Im just starting the aging process and notice cracks that were not there before.  How did that happen. 

    Ok now is the time to do cartwheels if you can.  You can just do them in your head, thats ok.  I just have to tell the world my good news!  The only good thing that has come out of this cancer is I have a new job.  I am the new 7STWE welding coordinater for the company I work for!  Im so excited.  But it also means lots of new studies for abit.  Im glad I didnt start this in the middle of chemo.  I wouldnt have been able to remember much.  Have a great day all and enjoy it!

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  • Foxlairfrm
    Foxlairfrm Member Posts: 214
    edited July 2011

    Congratulations Paula! That's great news! I don't know if my pea brain could go back to school or study anything new and retain it now. Lol. I can't seem to remember what I'm looking for half the time!

    Foxy

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  • NJvictoria
    NJvictoria Member Posts: 119
    edited July 2011

    I'm with you Foxy! My mind just isn't quite the same since I started taking tamoxifen. I'm 53, so maybe that's it? LOL! I tend to play games on FB to try to keep the old mind working and it seems to be helping a little bit :)

    It's good to laugh at ourselves though don't you think? Keeps everyone guessing as to why we're smiling! :)

    Vikki

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