I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Mary - you will be just as boring as the rest of us, I just know it. I actually ignored the 2nd anniversary of the 1st one and the first anniversary of the 2nd bc is soon, but I'm trying hard to forget when it was - in a week or so I think or even it might have been going on right now a year ago. I'm someone who doesn't forget anything but this thing might just go by without me thinking about it - oops, I'm thinking about it right now.

Got some energy and cleaned the shower, loo and hand basin - can't be bothered to clean the floor. Watching the golf (Aus open) and Tiger's incredible slide down from 1st.

Sue

enjoyous ... Hope you can find something to take your mind off the wait ... waiting sucks.  There are those who do such productive things as clean house to take their mind off it??  Nope ... me neither.  Retail therapy maybe??  Wishing you good EARLY scan results.  (((hugs)))

Sanityville however is highly overrated  

Otter,

I was lurking around that thread on Stage IV - sometimes I just want to jump into this screen and give a person a HUG, and a HUGE thank you.  I don't think we often know, when we post, how many people will suddenly just feel a wee bit better, or feel better understood.  As empathetic as our friends, family can be, sometimes I think it's really takes someone who has ( or had) this Beastly disease to understand, deeply, fully.  Understanding that a "rant" isn't a comstant complaint, it's a real need to just speak one's truth - at that moment, and to be heard, and know that it's ok to be outrageously silly soon, and laugh, and not have the "rant" held against her.

Think that's why, a ways back, it hurt me so much to know that women who post on this thread were being made fun of at another website, don't know if they still are, cuz I passed as quickly as I could into just ingnoring the hateful, mocking comments.

MAGIC.  As BD said.  Just magic.

Artsee - if I were tha allergic to perfume, I'd let the teacher know b4 the class, and ask that it be as perfume free as possible.  The "note" in perfumes that gets to me is Musk ( which is in a lot of perfumes) - I think being open, really up front about the problem a person might have, makes it easier for the group to work with it.  So easy to go without perfume/cologne for one day, or days, kinda like not having peanut butter if you know some kid is gonna have to reach for an epi-pen, sometimes even if you go near her.

Mold, mildew is such a dangerous allergen, even if a person isn't as allergic to it as I am, it's' not good to be around it for a long period of time.  Instructor, who I met for the first time yesterday, emailed me to let me know they're having the whole Library checked.  It's a bummer to get rid of, especially in old, once flooded buildings.

SUSIE: if this feeling of depression continues, I hope you'll consider taking some medication for it. Not something to fool around with - and goodness knows we each have so much to deal with, it's not surprising.

Well we got all the deck furniture in, so I can't pretend winter is not coming, anymore. I got out my gloves and went through hats and scarves to see which ones were still good and all that lovely stuff. My boots are buried somewhere. Tomorrow sounds like a good day to look for them.

Yesterday DH and I went shopping and he did very well. I got an outfit for work and two other pairs of pants because even though I have been losing weight, I gained it on my tummy and am not losing it there. (Rats).

I also went Christmas shopping for the grandkids.I love to buy clothes for little kids Thank goodness everything was on sale! I did get some REALLY good bargains for the little ones.

"Fragrance-free" is a posting I see in all hospitals, my gym, the community centre -- it's now almost as common as the No Smoking sign in all enclosed spaces.

But at my last onc appt, I took a stack of magazines I'd already read (as I usually do) and placed them in the waiting room.  I noticed there were no other magazines, books or brochures to be found anywhere.  It wasn't until a Board meeting the following week that I discovered the removal of all reading material was a safety measure, to combat the possible spread of MRSA, with which our hospitals had had great difficulty. 

I certainly can't disagree with this safety measure; will just have to remember to take my own reading material next time!

Seeing as there is a huge variety of short and long survivors I'm going to ask a question.

On your scars, do any of you still have acheness in there? Lumpectomy or mas. scars? I'm almost 4 years out and still can feel slight pulling when I stretch or move my muscles around. I think it's weird but I do have a lot of scar tissue that formed in there. Four weeks ago I had  a mamo and US that showed nothing. Any ideas? Maybe it's from the big squeeze. Thanks.

Oh, Suesie...good luck on Aromasin. I started on that too.

Artsee - were you already on Arimidex? I wonder how long we need to take it to find out if the SEs will be worse.

Sue

enjoyous-if you would like another day of intense cleaning and reorganization, you can come to my house! Seriously though, I hope your scans are good and your anxiety is for nothing.

Mary 

Thanks for all the input.

Sue I was never on Arimedex. Started on Aromasin 31/2 years ago but it was too hard on my body. Switched to Femara and I've been pretty good until I switched to it's Generic. Now it's like getting hit by a train. My knuckles are getting ridiculously miss shapen.ugh!

Good morning, all!

No word on the scan results yet.  I'll post as soon as I know anything unless it's bad, in which case I'll freak out and drive to parts unknown.

WR - Yep, kitty (whose name is actually Kitty) and her Great Attic Adventure distracted me quite a bit!   It's fun rolling around in ancient attic insulation and banging my head on rafters. :-)

Artsee - I think our own HL had a bad reaction to the generic of some drug.  It turns out that the generic used different fillers or coloration and that's what caused the reaction.  Odd that something so small can have such a profound effect on our entire bodies.

Speaking of small things with a big impact - did you know that a gram of all-natural 100% organic botulinum toxin can kill one million people? Yikes.

You're single-handedly supporting Canadian doctors, Blue!