March 2012 chemo

Kim - any ibuprofen can cause bleeding - with my port, I am on a low dose of coumadin (warfarin generic) which can also cause bleeding so a lot of times they will advise not to take ibuprofen in combination with it.  But my nurse said it is such a low dose that it isn't an issue.

Indigo - do you have your surgery scheduled yet?

Dear Taco Bell,

Please bring me food.  I know it is not good for me but I have no intention of cooking nor do I have groceries and I have been abandoned for evening by nerd husband...who I should be greatful is playing a game from the 1980s with his nerd friends rather than going out carousing.  

If I am forced to round up children and go through the drive thru, I will be wearing my pajamas and no wig.  Your employees should be warned.

Sincerely, 

K

Klb- we could both be on the news!

I vote for take over the world!

I vote for taking over the world also. What would be the first line of business? Everyone must shave their head? It would be nice to not want to slap all these women flipping their hair around. Drymouth for everyone?

Whining about weight or bad hair day is an automatic 3 days in the hole.

kltb04 - now do you actually have a taser or did it come with your superhero pj's?

Kim - I guess I will need to acquire one...

MLB - I would have to go in to get pizza so that's out.  So it is either McD's or TB.  Or Sonic but then you have to sit there in the stalls and people can see you.

I making fajitas, we must have the same type of food craving right now.  No hot sauce or tomatoes fo rme though. We don't have Sonic up here though.

Are any superhero's bald?

No they wear "care caps" in weird geometric patterns that match no clothing they own...at least this one does.

 Fajitas sounds good - we had those this week but it was just the frozen/precooked meat so they weren't the best.

You ladies are making me laugh and making me hungry - off to the kitchen to see what I have!

Myleft - who needs superheroes when the following butt-kicking chicks were bald/shaved: Ripley (Aliens III), Evie (played by none other than the beautiful and talented Natalie Portman) of V for Vendetta, and who could forget G.I. Jane? And while she's not an action hero, there's Sinead O'Connor who still rockin' the bald after however many years. And - going even farther back and really dating myself, Persis Khambatta of Star Trek - The Motion Picture. Hmmmm.... that reminds me, there was another badass bald female alien in another more recent Star Trek movie the name of which escapes me - the actress was the same one who played the witch in The Chronicles of Narnia - but as she was a Borg, she was a villain so maybe she doesn't count.



Kltb04, I think I just outed myself as a closet geek - just punch my ticket and I'll be joining your DH in Nerdsville!



And ohhhh.... thanks so much for suggesting the tramadol! I had some left over from my foot surgery and went ahead and tried it. It worked!!!!! :-)

Lol indigo! I had a lady ( new wife to my BIL) only met her once. When she saw a pic of me bald she said "wow, you look like Demi Moore!" I told my hubby "in the stubble maybe!"

If we are going to take over the world, can I give out the hot flashes? 

Yeahh now if only there was something to cool down my face - as I feared, the chemo really lit up my rosacea. It isn't sunburn - I was coated in sunblock, didn't get burned anywhere else - and if it were sunburn there'd be marks from my glasses.... so this is the lovely fire face y'all have described. At least it isn't as bad as that headache was.



I've just been nibbling animal crackers and unsalted almonds today but about an hour ago I decided a chicken salad sandwich sounded really good. I went for it and actually it was good although half was plenty. So hard not to eat chips with a sandwich but I figured I didn't want to risk scratching the inside of my mouth - in my experience that has caused canker sores and didn't seem worth it.