Fuzzy's Romp Room

Nancy - sending you more hugs. I've been checking here to see if anyone heard about you. I'm in your pocket.

I don't think I'll be doing any reunions this year. Hopefully I'll be able to see grannydukes again. 

I'm working in my garden today.  I'm doing a little bit and then rest. Its starting to look good. I'm going back outside. I'll check in later.

Folks. Nancy's Mom is still in the ICU on a respirator with endotracheal tube in place. Lungs are not ready yet for her to be on her own. She had the Aortic valve replaced. She awakes periodically, and tries to ask what happened. Not remembering things at this point is very frightening, but the mind protects itself this way. It doesn't make it any easier on family b/c family does remember. Mom's not out of the woods yet. She has been through an insult that is about as rough as it gets. Nancy asks for our prayers for her mom and the family. Sends her thanks and love to everyone. sassy

Fuzzy - thanks for the recommendations. Couples Retreat was on last night, which was hysterical. Laughed my ass off!



Nancy, I hope this new day brings you and your family good news

Hugs everyone----mind and body "on a Holiday"--new phrase for not working so good. Just a blip.

Dunes---just fatigue and pain, had to go back on patch, ----so, total loss of appetite---so what else --just our usual changes that happen. Survivable, just truly annoying and exhausting. Much more serious things here in the RR. ------

Everyone hugs and Love and thoughts for better days for us all.

Lauren--there is a movie that at first look it seems too bizarre to be real. It's called "Lars and Real Girl", the main guy becomes delusional and takes a blow up doll as his girlfriend. Sounds icky, but as things unfold , his family and town surround him with acceptance and love to help him work through the delusion. It's one of those shows that with each viewing the nuances come through even more deeply. If you rent it try to watch at least three times.

SAS - thanks for the recommendation. Sounds interesting, so I'll have to see if FIOS or Redbox has it. Now that I'm home, I'll have plenty of time to watch it more than once. I'm one of those people that will watch the same moivie or show over and over, and over again!



Today is a weird day for me. Im having all these odd feelings. Almost out of body... I'm really light headed and feel some times that what's happening really isn't. I stopped taking the Vicodin, and am really just taking Advil and my antibiotics. I'm laying here quite dizzy. Not a great feeling. Perhaps it's because Im. Of eating much since surgery. I've totally lost my appetite... At least one of the kids is napping the other is planted in front of the TV. I'm afraid if I close my eyes i might fall out of bed... Scary at times...

I just woke up from a 3 hour nap. I locked my bedroom dooran went to sleep. Today I was in constant pain. I'd rather sleep than face the pain. Painkillers don't work. My breast has heen like this since the biopsy. Even though the doc numbed me, I felt that first punch and the remaining four punches of the biopsy needle.

Not a good day either.

Meds are Keflex. They smell like crap. Not having a good day. It's not too often that's say this,but I wish Sunday was over..

Sorry to all not feeling great today.

Lauren - Keflex is your antibiotic and has dizziness as a listed SE - how much longer do you have to take it?

Bummer!

http://www.medicinenet.com/fentanyl_transdermal_system/article.htm

Veggy, this is good site for reading on Fentanyl. Of course there are others, but this is pretty extensive and keeps it simple versus the package insert which is so often so technical that one needs a medical dictionary for translation.

What it does say, is to not use it the way I do, i.e for the worst flares. Otherwise, I don't use anything , but this head thing believe it or not 2 1/2 months old, is still very unfriendly--hurts allot. But I'd rather live with pain than get addicted. But there are times It (pain) goes too far and i need to break the cycle and have a rest from IT. Since fentanyl/duragesic stays in the system along time and is a strong drug---no alcohol.  Which is a drawback, well for me. Plus it says not to use Ativan/lorazepam, which is one of our serious crisis friends. For me it's all about trade-offs......right now since original post earlier about pain today, I feel good, a pain break is really nice once in awhile, but no wine sitting and typing is the trade-off. Hope your evening is better than the day lovey ,sassy

Lauren, I was just reading your posts and was going to type---Avoid Driving --if at all possible. Side effects for all drugs are different for each of us. Yours is in the strong category for this drug for you versus none/mild/medium/strong/ very strong/ so strong you need to stop now. You were likely on it after original sx, but our reactions to drugs can change at anytime--plus other factors may have changed i.e any new drugs added as a permanent part of your life i.e antihypertensive, thyroid etc. that now the drug Keflex may be interacting with. Keflex is the most common drug pre&post-op for breast sx. and many other surgeries. it's generic name is cephlaxien(sic), it's IV brand name is Ancef. Usual routine is given one hour pre-op. It's a VERY good drug when incisions are made to prevent bacteria that can enter once the skin is cut.

Regretfully, as Granny has pointed out, it kills the good bacteria in the vagina/and Gi tract that keeps yeast from overgrowing. So, hence not just vag infections, thrush and diarrhea can be a problem. The use of yogurt can help>>at least three x's a day, but not within 2 hours of taking the Keflex b/c it will just kill the culture in the yogurt, and then taking yogurt for at least two weeks after at the same 3x's a day.

Talk about powdered Probiotics with your doc. You can add them to the yogurt to up the value of the culture in the yogurt. Docs vary on their understanding of probiotics, so, don't be surprised if he poo-poos the idea. If you google "Probiotics Evidenced Based Research", You should be able to pull up many scientifically based articles versus anecdotal or non-scientifically backed info. Research in this area has gone on for decades, with more info being produced with each decade progressively in the last 40 years. I'll take a look and see if I can find a couple of good links and edit if something looks useful.

This pain break is delicious !!!!!