Here's what cheezed me off today

Wow! All o you have been through a lot! I was just Dx on 10/4/11 & I'm finding that the SE of the meds creep up on you. I really can't complain to much yet. Just total exhaution, in bed, & the stinking diarrhea is killing me. I'm so raw I didn't think it was possible. TMI-sorry for that. But if that's all the SE to complain about inreally am lucky. Usually there's someone worse of than you & boy ladies I can't imagine going through some of yours. I'm going through body (1x a week) & brain Chemo via spinal (2xs a week). The spinal Chemo methotrexate kicks my trash but I only have 2 more weeks of that one! WOOT! WOOT! It knocks me flat on my kester where I've been the last 2 weeks. I do get out for for a drive (someone has to drive me around) or do at least try to get out & hit an occasional store but other than that you know where I am. I can't wait for 2 weeks to be over. My brain cancer to be in remission & to get so energy back:). Just to get up, dressed, shower is like running a marothon:o



Ok enough of that:). I do feel better. Great idea ladies:) Be strong, go big or go home, NO REGRETS:).



Sleep Tight

-Malinda

juls-



Thanks. Indeed I do have the heart of a lion as I'm a Leo:) I can be pretty stuborn & fight like crazy:) I believe we are each given what we can handle. Mines no worse or better just different. I'm just SO lucky that the treatment is SO effective on me. I've been doing a lot if mental/visualization & have already seen myself well & healed. The mind is so powerful & my music training has taught me this:) 



perts1-

I LOVE Tappys bi-line. So true! As for the hemmroids I too have the nasty things. Have you tried Tucks? This maybe TMI but it totally helps. I use the Tucks to cool between D isssues (helps the bleeding too) & will often use 1-3 per session just to get through. The witchazel is so refreshing! My ing also gave me a foam I use 2xs a day (morning/night) w/an applicator-Ahhh. Then my ing gave me some Hydrocortizine cream 2.5% that I use for my bottom 1-4 times in between. Sorry for the TMI but it really is helping. I'm also taking lomotil till I can stop/control the D. I've heard that one of the ladies on here takes 1 imodium (OTC) a day & that seems to help her. Don't know if any of that's helpful for you but there it is:)



I hope you all have a great day. I know mines already better than y-day:) Yeah. Prob cause my ing is giving me a break from the Tykerb & it's nasty SE. Yeah for the small things in life:) You ladies are awesome & have helped me SO much already. I don know what I do w/o you & these awesome conversations:)



Big Hugs to all

-Malinda



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OK. So I'm not really cheezed. In fact, I'm pretty happy cause my Raider just beat my husband's Chargers tonight. 24 to 17.  We are a house divided during football season.  I explain it this way: He is my first passion and the Raiders are my secomd passion.  My Raiders won so I'm happy.  His Chargers lost so I'm gonna have to do something to make him happy.  The way I see it- we both win!  Have a great day cheeze heads!

Nips up! Carry on!  

As for me, well I haven't been feeling as well after this 3rd round of chemo.  SEs are all over the place so watch out people in my path :-).

Here's my cheeze for the day... so why is it that when I tell my hubby someone is an idiot he has to defend them or tell me I'm being negative, etc. The husbandly thing to do would be to just agree (it wasn't like it was a friend or anything). Our dealership/service effed up and said something wrong and I told my hubby the guy was an idiot. Well, hubby is in a mood so I don't get his support, but of course the effing the dealership does.

So, move ahead to a day later, my car comes home and it's NOT fixed the way it is suppose to be. BTW, I drive a Lexus and when the car comes back from the shop, I expect it to be perfect. WTF???  The quality control crap over there bites and the car has to go back in again on Monday. Sooooooooooooo, once again I tell my hubby... now do you agree they are idiots???  I actually called the service guy to tell him that not only was I pissed that they did a shoddy job and sent the car back to my hubby that way.... I told him that he caused a fight between my hubby and I too so I AM DOUBLY PISSED.  Okay... maybe now my hubby can agree with me?

Hi everyone,

I just found this thread and have added it to my favorites.  People don't get it, is right!  I've had my cancer compared to be elderly.  Of all things!  I so wanted to shout out that at least she had the chance to become elderly!!  ARGH!!  My Dh is pretty good, he listens to my complaints and tries to help me with things.  When I'm extrememly fatigued he chips in more to help at home, even though he is working out and I'm still on disability.  Most others in my life though, sheesh!  I have carpal tunnel, or I have a cold, I had a bad day at work.  OMG!!  Maybe it's mean of me, but I am starting to come back to answering their complaints with my own.  Saying I'd be happy to switch places with you!  They all reply, 'no'.  Ar$e$.  That's my rant of the day, and thanks for this thread!!!

TallM, I hope this day goes as easily as possible for you. I actually felt better after I shaved my head. At least, it was something I could control. Do you already have a wig or some pretty hats or scarves for your head? Please do something nice for yourself today.  Sending hugs to you.

Thanks everyone:). I went to my hair dresser today & she suggested I get a short pixie cut 1st. Even though my hair is falling out she said since it's not patchy yet that's what she'd do. I'm SO glad I listened. It feels SO much Breyer to not have stringy hair & have it falling out whenever I run my fingers through it.



I will get a wig-I like all the suggestions in that direction & the ladies that I've seen w/a wig look great.



Thanks for all the support. Have to say my morphing body is a different sight than I'm used to. The steroids, wt gain, Chemo rash face, short hair. I take a double look just about everytime I look in the mirror:o Well a new experience/adventure. I'll embrace my inner beauty & go w/that.



Big hugs to all

-Malinda

Raider-

Let it out! It feels much better:). I'm tired of people acting like brats cause they don't get there way so they complain that things aren't just like they want them! Oi. Grow up people.



That does feel better. Ah now I can move on:)



Have a good one all-

Malinda

I got my dx this week and it's IDC low grade 1, stage 1.  I guess I should be really pissed that all the healthy clean living I've done all these years didn't pay off in the end, but actually, I feel blessed that it isn't worse.  Now I have to begin the journey through surgery and treatment options that the bs will try and talk me into.  He hasn't yet realized that I've already done a ton of research...thinks he's going to be talking to a real novice.  Not looking forward to that!!

9911, OMG... looks like a sauna suit for your hand!  Now we know why our insurance costs are sky high... the hospital is charging by the foot!

Nips up (or off)!

9911, I hardly noticed the tape.  I was focused on the stylish hospital gown .  Glad to know they look the same everywhere.  I prefer puce green but the light blue with nonthreatening, nonsensical geometric patterns are nice too.

My 70 year old Mom had hip replacement surgery today.  I hope she's ok.  My 75 year old DB of a step dad never called, texted or emailed to let me or anyone else know how she did.  I'm sorry I only bought you a computer and a cell phone specifically so you could keep me in the loop since you live in another state. Next time I'll provide your own personal servant so you won't have to be bothered with such trivial annoyances such as communication ya jackass.

Nips up, carry on!  

RaiderDee:  Sorry about your mom.  People can be really insensistive to others needs.  When it's your mom that is involved, that makes it worse.  Sounds like your stepdad might be a little passive agressive...that's usually how they handle resentment...holding out info when they know the other person wants it.  He probably won't change, so you have to figure out how to navigate around it.

Have a great weekend! 

Here's what cheezed me off today. 

Finding out my ten year old's Spanish teacher, who is also her homeroom teacher, and who called me last week concerned about my daughter's behavior, scheduled a class discussion of the Day of the Dead in which she asked the kids to discuss people they knew who had died. Fully aware that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, she did not prepare my daughter in any way or excuse her from the discussion. One of the girls commented that her mom had said her grandmother died of breast cancer and that that meant that she (the mom) and the daughter were probably going to get it. We had not explained the genetic link to BC as that was not something we wanted to burden an as yet boobless 10 year old with. The Spanish teacher didn't correct the other child and she did not tell me this class discussion had happened when she called. Hmm, wonder why she has seemed more stressed at school lately?

GRRRR! 

LuLu that teacher really should be reported.They are supposed to take care of our children not scare the **** out of them.  I hope you let her have it.

Oh the things people say, and they have no idea how this will impact others.  You say she's a really nice teacher, so this was not some deliberate act, it was just done out of total unawareness of the unintended consequences.  I always use the word "disappointed" because it doesn't show that I'm upset or angry in any way, just disappointed in the a person's way of handling a particular situation.

This can be a great learning experience for your daughter to help her understand how a person's words can unintentionally hurt others, and why we should always think before we speak.

I wish you all the best!