MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

elimar, I had some lily of the valley come through my asphalt driveway once!!! They are tough little buggers...

Welcome back Elimar - Sure missed you.  I had labs drawn earlier this week and went for results today.  I was surprised that my "high" triglycerides or HDL was 71 and the LDL was 135 with the overall of 205.  Now that last number is on the high side. Can't for the life of me figure out what I am doing wrong.  I am taking a statin plus 4 fish oil tablets a day - 2 in the am/2 in the pm.  I do blame some of this on the Tamoxifen.  Retest in 3 months.  Just doing the best I can at this point.

Elimar, my muscari, aka grape or dwarf hyacinth, have been blooming for weeks.  I need to separate mine to fillin gaps in the border leading to my door.  They are hardy little plants as well.

Dianarose, I'm so sorry that you had node involment and did not get to do the mammosite.  The good thing is that only one node was involved.  I was told here that they are begining to look at a study now on doing mammosite for women with only one node invovment.  Maybe you can get into that study.  Oncotype DX score is to tell you if chemo will be of benifit to you or not.  It gives you a choice.  Hope for a very low score.  Either way I'm pulling for you dear.  Janis, geezz seems like you tackle one thing and another pops up to keep you on your toes.  Here's hoping you get a break from all this crap soon!  Just let it out you girls, I'm listening.  Lots and lots of (((Hugs)))!  Kitty

I decided that once I complete treatment I wanted to get a tatto as well. I'm 62 but have wanted one for ever but didn't have the nerve. Figuer if I can do this a tat will be nothing. In the meantime searching for the right one, or as my daughter say "the one that speaks to me!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y07at1bU89Q

Happy St Patrick's Day!

B19, I took a chance and watched your video. Considering that the women weren't English, would the word CANCER be the same in any language? I have to warn you, the way you present the video is very suspicious to someone who is trying to sell us something. Maybe you could word your post differently.

I am too suspicious to try it.  the address isn't a Youtube address.  With the dot between tu and be I was too skeptical to try it.

Meece, we lost our beloved Corder Collie, Sunka, two years ago.  He was 15 but in amazing shape and suddenly developed a limp.  The vet was able to determine with x-ray that he had bone cancer.  It was devastating.  We set him free a month later when his pain became unmanageable.  We lived in Wyoming then on a couple of acres and had two pet llamas.  We wouldn't allow Sunka in their pasture as of course he constantly tried to herd them.  They were NOT amused!  He loved to ambush Fernando though.  He would lie just outside the fence but in front of the big water tank.  His patience was amazing.  He would just crouch in the grass and wait for Fernando to come for a drink.  Then BOOM....charged that fence and often ran the whole length of the pasture alongside him.  We allowed it just now and then because it brought him such pleasure.  They are amazing dogs.

Eli...welcome back, but sorry you won't have a lot of computer time.  Pop in when you can...that is about all I can seem to manage to do.  Your flowers are beautiful!  How nice you have used that spare time for gardening and productive things!

Kitty, thanks hon!  I am fine and am not expecting any negative news.  I was surprised when they ordered the MRI as I have had headaches since childhood. 

My sister arrived yesterday from Colorado.  I just love seeing her again, it has been nearly two years.  We had fun yesterday just window shopping and gabbing.  She is an RN and has been right alongside me through my whole journey.  She loves to critique my treatment as she works in oncology!  She leaves Wednesday afternoon.  We'll have fun, I know.  She has no time to cook so I made corned beef and cabbage yesterday.  I got up really early and got the meat in the crock pot, then I made an almond/cream cheese poundcake.  All that talk about cholesterol and tryglicerides makes me feel guilty now....but it was SO good!

YaYa...Red is my favorite color and you look marvelous in those glasses!  Your big, bright smile always shines.  Love your new avatar!

Hello to everyone I have missed...plus hugs of course! 

i reported it.  makes me mad.  and it's gone!!!

janis, thank you for your sweet comments! 

Hi ya'll I have been away a long time and just had a hard time catching up.  Lot of activity.  I am well now my energy level was at an all time low for a while and was kinda depressed.  Had my blood work done, my iron level was fine, my cholesterol was ok cus I taking something for it.  My thyroid was low so they up ed my syntroid and doing better.  Taking B12 every day along with my other vits.  Just seems that to feel better you have to take so many pills.  Now biking 4 miles on the stationary bike gearing up for our Relay for Life next month.  My company asked me to be the team captain this year, so have been busy with fund raising, have a lot of fun things planned.  My company is the survivor sponsor for our area and we have our survivor dinner this Friday.  Hope everyone had a great weekend, Spring is here.

I'll be 60 this year and have just been dx with BC -- dx on 3/13 and will have a LX on 3/20. Am a little overwhelmed but happy I found this site today. I look forward to reading all your posts....