Calling all TNs

I've been visiting grandbabies out of town for several days and just now read about "breaking cords."  I've got cords and massage them nightly, but I this isn't enough.  How do you "break" them? 

 

Good morning Ladies

Heather - I also sit on the fence re a psychic.  I am just not convinced there is any truth in it and that it is just coincidence that they come up with something that relates to your questions/family.

Kathrynn - I am an over the top person with the loo roll and the old fellar is a 'leave it empty' person, too much trouble to get out a new one unless he needs it.

Karen - I do have a donut but it even hurts to walk.  I feel like a duck waddling around.  Glad you are feeling better today.  I agree with Kathrynn on the pouch plotting revenge,  at least mine would!!

I still had joint pains today and was tired so I thought I would take the morning off from typing. Anyway I was sitting at the computer and thought I would go and make a nice cup of coffee.  Walked through the kitchen and there was little bits of white paper everywhere and in the lounge and dining.  The little shit had completely ripped up a new box of plasters I brought yesterday for my boil and left on the side of the bedside cabinet.   So I thought right this time, well she was spinning around and around, just like a kid does when they don't want their rump wacked but I managed to get in a real doozy.  So ladies -

Free to good home or any home come to that.  One white, small maltese little shit. You don't have to feed her cause she eats everything in sight. I will even deliver it, as far away as possible. Comes complete with half chewed bed, half chewed toys and half chewed leash. Will be a great companion for anyone provided they don't leave her alone, ever. 

I'm gonna replace her with six cats like Inmate. They are a lot less of a problem provided they don't sit on my chair.    

Off for my onco visit tomorrow so I'll see what she says about these joint pains and numbness.  I'm hoping she says I don't have to have any more taxol but that could be wishful thinking.   

Well I think I might wobble back and start some work.  Have a good day, don't forget to keep smiling if you can.  Annie 

Ok Annie- what are plasters? Are they bandages? All I think of is plaster on the wall!

Tifj - those little waterproof things that come in a box that you stick over cuts etc. or in my case a boil.  You can get tweety bird ones and animal ones for kiddies. They  are about 2" long and about ½ wide but they also come in different sizes and you can get little round ones if its only a small cut.  Bandages are bigger and come in all shapes and sizes.  You must have something in America for when you cut your finger but I just don't know what they are called.  Bandages would be too big for that area!!  Here in NZ its plaster of paris that goes on the walls.  I think this is why I never understand the abbreviations that the girls talk about on here, cause its called something different here. You say MO for what I think is Medical Officer and we say GP for General Pracititioner which is your local all round doctor, not a specalist.   If you got a little cut on your finger what would you put on and what is it called. Not that the boil feels small, it feels like a bloody  great boulder but in essence it is only a small area.    

Thanks for the explanation! We call them Band-aids which is a brand name, but other companies make them too. Some people also call them bandages even though they are small. I have to admit I always giggle when you mention a fag! Definitely not the same meaning here!!

I've never had a boil and I certainly would not want one where you have it- my heart goes out to you!!

Tifj - not thinking, chemo brain.  Of course they are called band-aids here too.  Stupid me.  Plasters are just the old name for them. Yep they are band aids.   Yes a fag, NavyMom PM'd me about that and laughingly told me what that meant.  We call them Dykes or Lezzo's, ie lesbian. I can understand the lezzo's but god knows what Dykes has got to do with it.  My old fellar calls then "lezby friends" ie lets be friends. I hope nobody on here will be offended cause I know some extremely nice lesbians that are really great gals.   

Luigi and Virginia both aged 72, were married.

After returning from his honeymoon in Florida with his new bride, Virginia, Luigi stopped by his old barbershop in Cleveland to say hello to his friends.

Giovanni said, "Hey, Luigi, how wasa da treepa?"

Luigi said, "Everytinga wasa perfecto except for the traina ride down."

"Whata you nean, Luigi?"

"Well, we boarda da train at Grana Central Station. My beautiful Virginia, she pack a biga basket a food. She brought vina, some nice cigars for me, and we were lookin a forward to da trip. Everything wasa Okey Dokey until we gotta hungry and open upa da luncha basket.

The conductore come a by, waga hisa finger at us anda say, 'no eat in disa car. Musta use a dining car."

"So me and my beautiful Virginia, we go to dining car, eat a biga luncha and start to open a bottle of nice a vino!

Conductore walka by again, waga hisa finger and say, 'No drinka in disa car. Musta use a club a car."

"So, we go to club car, While drinkina vino, I start to lighta my biga cigar, The conductore, he waga his finger again and say, 'No smokina disa car. Must go to smokina car."

"We go to smokina car and I smoke a my biga cigar. Then my beautiful Virginia and I, we go to sleeper car anda go to bed. We just about to go aboomada boomada and the conductore, he walka through da hall shouting at da top of hisa voice, 'Nofolka, Virginia! Nofolka, Virginia!"

"Next time, I'ma gonna take a da bus!"

CS - I used to work with a guy from England, loved him, had the greatest, dryest sense of humor.  Not sure how the subject ever came up but one day I must have used the word fanny to describe someones rear end.  He was so shocked I said that, apparently fanny in England slang for a woman's girly parts.  I think we both giggled over that at least once everyday after that. 

Well, up for my second work week, didn't make my eliptical this morning and have to do food shopping tonight.  Have a strange feeling I'm not getting out of work on time tonight so it will be another late night.

Good morning all.  Laughing at the fanny pack post.  It reminded me of a trip I made to London once... I got into all kinds of trouble with the language....lol.

Ladies, I'm starting to freak out a little bit.  I have a check up with my BS later this week, and then next week I'm scheduled for the dreaded 6 month mammo/sonogram. My anxiety is kicking in right on schedule....couldn't sleep last night.  Does anyone else go through this?

What scares me is this:  I never felt my original lump, nor did my gynocologist.  All I had were some strange pains in that breast. Then I had my regular mammo,  and there was a 2.3 cm tumor sitting there.  So even though I don't feel any lumps now, I do have pains in the bad breast. I've had them ever since my lumpectomy & rads....sometimes a shooting pain, sometimes my breast will feel hot, or heavy.   I'm 14 months out of treatment....anyone else still having this stuff?  I'm always so worried.  Thanks for listening.

Fighter~ tears, tears, sob, smile, what a beautiful woman Robin is. Thank you for sharing.

Hope~ absolutely on the breast pain! I never had any pain in the breast, not even the day I found what felt like a golf ball in my boob when I was in the shower that day.  Now after lumpectomy, chemo, and rads, I HURT. It's been a year this week since I finished treatment.  I still can't sleep on the "bad" side,  lifting stuff hurts later, bras hurt, skin burns, and for a long while I had terrible "pulling" pains inside the breast.  My RO at my six month follow up actually asked me if I was having the pains yet.  They used to hurt so bad and were so intense I would have to stop in my tracks.

BernieEllen~laughing out loud! That is a good one!

a silly story.......just went for my 6 month mammo, I was nervous......you never know. My original lump was not felt but turned up on my yearly mammo.  I have all the pics taken and am sitting waiting to be told if the radiologist needs any more pics or if I'm done.  The tech comes and tells me the radiologist needs more pics, my anxiety level has just shot up.  The tech takes more pics, then she tells me they also want more pics on the other breast.......guess where my anxiety level is now.  So, now I am sitting in the waiting room again waiting to see if we're finished.  I look down at my feet and for the first time since I got dressed this morning I notice I am wearing two different color flip flops........who knows how many people have noticed this, okay so maybe I was very nervous this morning.

And a good ending to the story......the tech comes back, asks me to step out into the hall, then she tells the radiologist says everything looks good and they recommend I come back in a year (of course, I still want 6 month mammos).  I actualy had to ask her to repeat herself, thinking I didn't hear right...........

Diagnosed 5 months before my 52 birthday!  Found a lump in Feburary doctor set me up for Mamogram and Ultrasound in March.  BS did Bilateral Mastectomy in April, removed 19 lymphnodes 2 were cancerous.  Tumor grew unbelieavable quick by the time of surgery it was 6cm.  Starting chemo next week dose dense ACT- 14 day cycle for 16 weeks then radiation.  We have a family history and I still have to get a Genetic Test done.  My mom died from breast cancer in 90, my little sister beat it in 98 and I know I'm going to beat it because there is so much more today then back then. 

Hi RozieP--thanks for sharing your stats and welcome to the TN group here...such a great blend of women from all over the world!!  I had DD taxol 4x then DD A/C--  stats show that taxol first improves survival rate for us TN's so may want to ask if doc will do that first.  It is a little easier than the A/C (at least it was for me) and you can get broke into the chemo routine.  Ask anything you like here...nothing and I mean nothing is off limits.  It is a real personable group and you're family now sista!!

Just made my appt for Wed to have my chemo port removed.  Been putting it off since I was given the all clear in April since the Le started in the arm---it is getting annoying for sure  -cannot get it controlled.  SIGH!!  Still excited to get that  $^&$^% port out!

Maggie

RozieP - Sure you will beat this, absolutely!  What's up with age 51/52.  I got diagnosed at 52 as well.  It is as if something protects us when we are having our periods, and then soon thereafter, when it stops, comes the BC. 

Hope - pain may be from your treatments.  I still have pain even though I am two years out.  We have absolutely no control over the results, do we?  I am trying to tell myself this all the time.  Whatever is to happen is going to happen, so why stress, let it go, let it happen, whatever.  It is so difficult for me to have positive thoughts, especially after our first shock.  Good luck!

RETIRED HUSBAND

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse.

Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target:

Dear Mrs. Harris ,
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris , are listed below and are "documented by our video surveillance cameras":

1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers they could come in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.

9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the Store suspiciously while loudly humming the ' Impossible' theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. October 22: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed the fetal position and screamed 'OHNO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!

15. Took a box of condoms to the checkout clerk and asked where is the fitting room?

And last, but not least:

16. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.