The Hermit Club

Do you have a chemo port?   You mentioned lV being left in.

What is with this BC shit!!  Pardon my language, but feeling crazy today.

Wife of woman my husband works with is diagnosed with cancer (friends with him & his brother for years) crap and just found out this morning that a friend from church who lives just around the corner is diagnosed again (17 years later).  Double Crap!!!  One of the nicest most compasionate people I know.

Not sure if I should cry or scream......... Thanks for leting me vent.

OMG it's true--that's all I hear lately all this breast cancer stuff--and they do so much research and more women seem to be getting it. I know stats are about the same but there are more people than before- I think. So the 2 out of 4  might be the same but there are mor 4's now. Does that make sense--All I know is we're hearin about more people with BC than ever before and much younger than ever before Why? if so much research is going on---Like the saying they can put a man on the moon, but can't cure a cold.

Lik a couple of years ago they had a product for a cold (I forgot the name) and it worked wonders and always sold out, then they took it off the shelves--u can order it but in actuality it was working to good and the drug Cos. didn't want that So somehow they got rid of it--Nothing was wrong that's why u have to order it, but it takes more time to get it  I think someone bought them out. So these kinds of things always run thru my wandering mind. LOL.

Wow Omeggo, that's cool that you get the iv fluids and anti nausea the next day too. Are you taking Claritin for the Neulasta?

Yay for getting out Camille. I hope you feel better too. The decadron she mentioned is the steroid and the Aloxi is an anti nausea. I only know because I'm a weirdo who looks at every bag they give me and double check, lol. I would get Saline, Decadron, Aloxi, Emend, Taxotere, Herceptin, and Carbo. That was a looonnnggg day. One time a nurse waited until it was over to give me my iv Emend. That concerned me, lol.

Done with the xray. It was a guy. I was so worried that I'd have to take my shirt off...but he was able to do it with my shirt on. I did so good at the posing that he asked me if I was in the field I told him I was a model in my former life. He just looked at me. Then I laughed and said no, this isn't my first rodeo. The registration lady started to give me a hard time about my insurance card. "It is different than what I have on my computer screen". I asked her if she was new. "Ugh Yes." Don't worry lady, they'll get paid.

Oh and I'm a big girl now. I have my own checking and savings account. With $5 in each, LOL!!

I literally laughed out loud about the cleaning people! Too funny!!

Wait a minute.  You mean there are appts w/o taking your top off??  Seems my routine is the same old, same old... pop a top off a cold one.   (the rooms have to be about 57 degrees!)  :-)

markat--Congrats on the independent accts!  You should pay yourself for each appt, and watch your $ grow!  then go on a cruise!

Camille--one procedure I had was literally standing room only.  They packed in about 15 to witness my agony.  Felt like I'd been on the six o'clock news.  (gee... once upon a time I was such a private person.)  I guess I should've looked around a bit.  Coulda been the entire cleaning staff!     

be good, hermits.           

Hello Hermits!

Just resting up and grateful the chemotrain is almost done! Will catch up later

Hugs to all!

Oh Camille, that would be really uncomfortable. This guy was probably my age. My BS, PS, MO, OB/GYN, family doc, physician's assistant, and chemo nurses are all women. The only men I've had in this process has been the student that sat in my diagnostic ultrasound, the radiologist that told me I had cancer, my original biopsy surgeon, the guy that gave me my PET scan, and this guy. Oh and a jerky ER doc I saw right when I started chemo. So all the flashing is usually to my female docs.

Whaevah, hope you are feeling okay. 1 more right? Or are you done now?

Jane, I know. I'm rolling in $$$.

I'm so done with cancer. Done, done, done done. The tech said today, "were you in an accident? Or did you have a fall." Nope, I had breast cancer and everything sucks now. Except good coffee creamer, my kids laughing, my DH not grumbling, and laughing at my judgy neighbors who now have a jalopy parked in the front yard. That's so funny to me.

Oops I totally forgot skittle! I'm going to be an aide. I don't start until the first week of Dec. That's so weird about the Prius! I'd love it if DH could get by with a smartcar or whatever they are called, but he does drive the girls around in his car sometimes. It's 12yo and on it's last leg (tire?). I have a mom van we use mostly.



I was a couple years behind on my gyn visit. Sometimes I wonder if she would have caught the lump before me but I try not to think about that. It seemed to grow really fast though.

Omeggo 2--ap'ts today--well at least they'll be over eith. What is the hypn. for and be careful with criving today.U'r having a rough time I know but I hope we help a little.

I am off to see my RMT in a few minutes and will be in a much better frame of mind to post when I get back. Had a little episode of misplaced anger yesterday, , dishwasher broke , poor repairman, made me wait Timing is everything, markat can you lend me $5 ? I hear you are rollin' in it these days.

Thanks for all the good wishes my happy hermit heroes! Boogied eyed but feeling pretty good ...1 more to go...thank the sweet baby cheeses.

Be back later to chat when I get the debbil massaged out of me

Well I'm back from all my grown up stuff. Drug test, background check and FBI check finished. So I guess I'm officially in the system now with my own accounts and everything. No longer a real hermit LOL! I could have beat Camille on That one. I just needed a secluded cabin, some flannel and bushy beard.



Omeggo- hope your appts went well and you're feeling good.



Camille - was lunch today?



Jane- that's funny about the thyroid guard.



Whaevah- lol! So glad you're almost done! The repair man made it out of your house right? What's RMT? Sounds dirty.



My shoulder is fine. It's just extremely painful for no reason apparently. Joy.

Markat why do most of us have something really wrong with us and we're told ---can't find anything????

So now u'r official--did they fingerprint u?  be careful where u leave u'r fingerprints--they can even get them off bodies now. Hey just wear gloves.

This better not mean u'r leaving us--OK during work hrs, but other than that no excuses. Just a couple of weeks!!!!!!

Loves it here LOL

Camille, so glad you had a laugh with your gf! Nothing like a good laugh in my books, makes my day!

markat...another good laugh, as always YOU make my day! My RMT is female, not my type poor repairman, imagine a ghost with white hair (little pepper starting to show) in a rage I bet he has been medicated ever since...my bad. And please don't grow up too fast.

bgirl...yay! DD#2 is a most needed part of healing IMHO, my RMT is also certified with lymphedema massage and I think that is fantastic. What I also love about seeing her, is that I see other breasties coming and going, all stages of treatment,  we connect with a knowing smile. Very cool.

Omeggo..I know that loopy feeling, wait I am that loopy. I have found chemo messes with my head, not that there is a lot to mess with but those couple of brain cells, the hanger on'ers that survived  my youth really feel off with each infusion. Infusion, geez, sound like a floral scented tea.. how deceptive! HATE Decadron.

Skittle...put your top back on

Speaking of FBI and background checks, I saw an e card;

"I've been hiding from exercise. I'm in the Fitness Protection Program."

kltb...where are the puppies, you promised us puppies