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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited January 2013

    Hey there!!'

    All is good here went to a college hockey game last night with the team soooo cute they got to skate at intermission.

    Good luck Caitlin and Carla u got this!!

    Edi - so glad u slept so jealous.

    Nihahi-

    The mountains sound sorelaxing!!

    Traii- what are u researching or can u say?

    Benny hope u got some good!!!

    Web sister , Lesley , luv

    Everyone hope its a great day!!!!

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  • carlads
    carlads Member Posts: 241
    edited January 2013

    Caitlin, I will be thinking about you!

    Ok ladies I put you all in my Chemo bag.  Pockets too small!

    Love you all!!

    Carla

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  • websister
    websister Member Posts: 1,092
    edited January 2013

    Carla - chemo bag it is! We're right there with you, let's do this ;)



    Caitlin - hopping over to your pockets tomorrow



    Edi - glad you're feeling better today, my 'steam engine' was put on a sleep apnea machine a couple of years ago so now it's the machine I hear, not the snoring



    Traii - liked your grocery shopping story, after more than one DS I started getting my own cart and leaving them to do their own thing



    Nihahi - glad you got out yesterday, roads a mess today with 4 x more snow than they forecast, glad to be able to stay close to home today.



    Dakota - so wonderful about the little guys skating during the intermission, they must have been so proud. My 'littlest guy' not so little anymore, 6'1" at almost eighteen but still likes to see Mom in the stands so will go and watch his hockey game Saturday evening.



    Benny - glad you don't have to go for chemo today, roads being what they are



    Bearcub - you didn't have to share quite so much snow ;)



    Sorry for all I may have missed, wishing all a good day

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  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Member Posts: 2,942
    edited January 2013

    Carla - Your bag feels so heavy with all of us in there. Whoever is poking me in the ribs quit it. You go girl. Thinking about you today even though I've not posted much last couple days.

    Caitlin - like Websister will hop in your pockets tomorrow.

    Traii - love your Avatar.

    Edit - glad the pipes are feeling better. I found a recipe for oat scones (using that leftover buttermilk from the scalloped potatoes) so will be making those. I'm sure I will like them, don't know about DH. Know scones are not lunch/dinner but what the heck.

    Dakota - WAYYYY too much energy for me. I'm ready for NHL ro restart. I actually got to go a Dallas Stars game 2 years ago. DD's company gets marketed to and the co. doing the marketing got a suite (SWEET!) to sell them on their services. I couldn't go last year due to my LX. Hoping they do it this year.

    Websister - What a great source of advice you've been for Benny. Hope your day is going good. I'm ready for spring but dread tornado season. Sun was out for a few minutes but at least it is warmer and PTL not raining today. We need the rain but please not that much in 2 days. Feeling a little moldy, lichen like.

    Nihahi - Wow, snowshoeing. I'm doing good to put one sneakered foot in front of the other.

    Bearcub - How are the rads going? Why does Websister say you didn't need to share so much snow? Is it because it hits you first?

    I apologize if I have any of you mixed up. I don't know how Websister can keep it straight like she does. I have 3 windows of posting page going back and forth reading/posting on here.  Sending this now if only partially complete.

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    Good morning everyone!

    Caitlin, I'm so sorry I never got to wish you a warm welcome. I think I was sick (probably). Anyway, welcome to the club you never wanted to join! Smile That being said, everyone here is so warm and caring and fantastic, so I'm glad you found our little group. I am thinking of you today ((( ♥)))

    Carla, I too am there with you!

    Edi, glad you're better today. The steroids do a number on my emotions! Someone could tell me I won the lottery but I'd still start crying! How are the burning pipes? Surely there's another Johnny Cash song we can use for this malady? He wrote hundreds! Despite a blizzard outside this morning I ventured out and got some milk so am going to make the egg custard this afternoon. The gluten free rice krispies aren't going down well at all ~sigh~ I am really happy to hear your baldy bird friend is doing so well. I wish I could meet her. Did the Queen make an appearance? Did ED help you with the photos?

    Traii, Diamond was a saint at the farrier's yesterday. I was such a proud mama! All the other horses were being complete donkeys but Di stood there good as gold with her foot on the farrier block. Of course I stood there stroking her neck the whole while feeding her carrot bits, which might have had something to do with it. Laughing I hope you are having a fabulous day ♥

    Websister, my next chemo is scheduled for Jan 16 so I can't attend the "Eating For Your Life' workshop. :( I don't have a time on the chemo yet.  I just talked with the dietician. She is very concerned about my weight loss and said I should be getting 70 to 85 grams of protein a day. She said the most I'm getting now is 6 grams from the mashed potatoes! She suggested taking codeine for pain then eating hemp hearts, cottage cheese and unflavoured protein powder (called Beneprotein, pure whey protein with no fillers/additives, available at the pharmacy) added to my mashed potatoes. Stay away from sugar as it irritates the intestines (who knew???) Also drink those Boost/Ensure or Glucerna (sugar free) drinks 30 minutes after a codeine. And take polyethylene glycol (Restoralax, Lax-A-Day, ClearLax, etc) for constipation (from the codeine). The nutrition experts have lifted their ban on soy products and are now saying BC patients can have two servings a day, so soy milk is an option too as it has a higher protein content than almond milk, which I'm drinking now. At 5'5" and 123 pounds, I should be ingesting 1700 - 1900 calories a day. You have got to be kidding! I'll bet I'm getting 500 tops. Anyway, I am typing this out in detail in case there are others out there in cyberland suffering the same issues. She is also going to connect with my oncologist's nurse about these issues as I've lost so much weight, which is definitely not good. She seemed really concerned, alarmed even, about the fact I've been living on mashed potatoes for so long. I didn't think it was such a big deal but I guess it is. This is why the mucositis is not clearing up, she says. So, thank you again for all the links and info, dear Websister! ♥

    I just have one question.... what is a baby tie? Laughing

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  • websister
    websister Member Posts: 1,092
    edited January 2013

    I'm so glad you called, Benny. Sounds like good advice and someone who can follow you closely with your oncologist/oncologists nurse. Re: class - you never know, the time might work out depending on your chemo time. Last two times I was 3:15 in the afternoon.

    Diamond made you a very proud Mama :)



    Luvmygoats - that was me poking you in the ribs, sorry ;)

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  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Member Posts: 2,942
    edited January 2013

    Benny - Here in the states Miralax, Clearlax is pretty routine with high dose narcotics, not saying yours are but maybe more than Senokot can handle. No experience with chemo use but sounds very logical. It's over the counter here WalMart etc. Miralax is the brand name most people recognize. Pts tolerated it very well. Most were so glad to have something that worked so well. So VERYYYY glad you got to talk to the dietician. Have had patients on Beneprotein but no personal experience. Google says it is a whey product. Are you lactose intolerant is that the reason for the almond milk not a milk allergy? Livestrong says its lactose free, OK. I think also there is no generic. Might try small pkg to see if you like it. I've seen it in individual packets rather than giant can course that was NH/hospital use rather than individual.

    You know, sugar is refined. I can see that our bodies were not made to have real sugar even though I guess you could squeeze sugar cane and get the juice. Google again says sugar bad for irritable colon so I see where's she's coming from. I never thought about it being an "irritant".

    So glad Diamond was a good girl yesterday. She probably sensed that you needed that. Bet the farrier liked working on her.

    What the heck are hemp hearts??

    I think her autocorrect changed baby toes to baby ties.

    See Websister has posted while I've been composing. I like her suggetion to try both class and chemo.  I thought that might be you poking me, naughty girl.

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited January 2013

    Benny-

    So glad u got some great info!!!

    Glad Di behaved for u!!!

    And yes baby ties are indeed toes but my chubby fingers hit the I instead of the ooooooo!!!

    Eat up girl :)

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  • nihahi
    nihahi Member Posts: 3,841
    edited January 2013

    Benny....you've done wonderfully in making those calls and getting such important info. Amazing isn't it what some support, and an action plan can do to boost your spirits! Truly beautiful too how you are trying to help others by passing along the info.

    I think websister is getting crowded over cause I brought the snow shovel into carlas chemo bag. I figure the way it's still snowing here, we may need it to get out!

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  • caitlin61
    caitlin61 Member Posts: 214
    edited January 2013

    Hmm - appears I just lost the entire long post I had typed.  Anyway ...

    Carla, I was thinking of you and praying for you today, and truly hope that your first round of chemo went well!

    Thanks for all the best wishes for my first round of chemo.  I'm still in shock over this, but it appears I will not be joining Carla on the T/C train tomorrow after all.  I met with a breast oncology specialist for a second opinion this afternoon (had to wait over a month to see her), and boy, was it ever a second opinion!  She advised a radically different treatment plan than the one I'm on!  She is recommending mastectomy, SNB, and the oncotype test to determine whether I would even benefit from chemo.  I have two complicating health issues - no pectoral muscles on the affected side (a congenital birth defect), and I was diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia (blood/bone marrow disorder resulting in high platelet counts) about 6 years ago - which both factor into this recommendation.  The reason I asked for a referral in the first place is that there is some chance of spontaneous transformation to leukemia over time with my blood disorder, and chemotherapy (especially alkylating agents) as well as radiation come with their own risk of secondary leukemia - so my concern is what impact that might have on me, since I'm already at some risk.  Also, my PET/CT scan showed two positive lymph nodes, but she said the only way to know for sure how many positive nodes I have (if any) is to dissect them - and she thinks I should have the oncotype test if I have <= 3 positive nodes.  So, kind of stunned by all this, but everything she said made sense.  No point in looking back, but if I was going to do surgery first, probably could have done it a week or two ago.  Plus, I now have a port in my chest - but may still end up doing chemo later.

    Benny, I was very interested in your discussions with the nutritionist.  There seems to be such controversy surrounding soy, but it's pretty difficult for us vegetarians to get enough protein without it - glad to hear this nutritionist thinks it's okay.  BTW, I just bought some "Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Protein" on Amazon - it's from all plant, non-soy sources - hemp being one of them.  It cost a bomb - but if soy is actually okay, I can go back to eating and drinking that instead.  Also, I was wracking my brain trying to think of bland soft food suggestions for you.  When I was feeling some nausea after the port surgery yesterday, I ate grits - but not sure you can get them in Calgary?  I did some googling and see you have a Calgary Gluten-free store - think they would have things like corn grits, cream of rice, etc. - pretty bland, and at least a change from potatoes!

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    Caitlin, wow! That is some interesting news about the second opinion! It does all make sense and I like that she's incorporating your history into her suggestions for treatment. And if you can avoid chemo, that would be great. No point going through that discomfort if it's not going to be helpful, or worse, hurtful in the long run.

    The nutritionist said they ONCE had 'banned' BC patients from using soy but have recently lifted that ban based on recent research. They suggest two servings a day is okay now. Still makes me nervous because the next study may find something completely contradictory! I had never thought of grits. I love grits! I don't know if you can buy them in Calgary tho'? I get them every time I go to Denny's Restaurants. Have you heard of quinoa? It is a super food, fairly good source of protein. I might try that tomorrow. So far today I've managed to get 45 grams of protein into me from a combination of potatoes, milk, protein powder and peas. So far so good.

    Luvmygoats, I try to stay away from dairy products but I'm only vegetarian, not vegan, so can have them if necessary. I think the Senekot irritates the mucosa so that's why she recommended Clearlax? I'll look for it at Wal-Mart as I paid an arm and a leg for it this afternoon at a local pharmacy. The hemp hearts are supposed to be little seeds that are full of protein and taste 'a bit nutty', she says. I have never heard of them but will check them out. She says you can toss them into anything: soups, stews, on top of mashed potatoes Laughing

    Okay, better go power down some more water to help my digestion. Oh! One more thing.... every time I think of our little group here I always think about the Cheers theme song. Does everyone know it? It really fits with the feeling I get when I'm here... ♥

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1irjgfMC3A

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    Edi and Traii have not logged on for over 15 hours?? Are you two okay?? I'm wondering if you've left your steam train road drills behind and gone on vacation somewhere together? Laughing

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  • Traii
    Traii Member Posts: 1,138
    edited January 2013

    Lol Benny, I'm here.....I'm ok, had a busy morning then picked mum up so she could come grocery shopping with me to get it out of the way this morning as its a hot 38degrees right now and oh so windy! I had a good sleep in too after the steam train left for work :)

    Funny you mention that the dietician mentioned to limit to 2 servings of soy a day, I asked my BS about soy when I was 'googling' diets etc re BC and she said that there is not enough data to state that soy should or shouldn't be eaten however if I don't eat it anyway don't start and because majority of our food additives have soy, that is ok as they are 'synthetic' not 'real' soy if you know what i mean.....its all too confusing....

    I'm glad you got food into you today .

    Good that Di behaved, perhaps it was the carrots but who cares, Di behaved and the others acted like donkeys...lol

    Carla, hope you are all ok hun.

    Caitlin, good re second opinion....makes your mind wonder on different onc's opinions on the matter.....I think its the best option considering all the other factors you need to take into consideration.  My onc took it upon himself to get lots of different opinions about the chemo regime's he was going to give me, he even phoned the UK and the USA onc's to discuss my 'rare ' condition as I got BC from mantle radiation that I had 16 years ago so there were some saying masectomy with rads only and others saying chemo with rads and lumpectomy, some with masectomy, chemo and rads....I just said I don't want rads, I know its different now a days then before but I HATED rads and prefered chemo back then AND I WANT a BMX not just the one ..... so the regime I'm on now does not effect the heart because I have already had half the life time amount of that particular drug! Its all too confusing but hopefully now you will have your plan of attack and be on the road again to kick C's butt.:)

    Edi, how did your grocery shopping go and your wallpaper shopping for your bedroom go ?

    Dakota, how you going ? I'm not keepping up with all your sporting outtings...lol hope you are trying to find time to sit down and relax upon all of this.......

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  • scouser47
    scouser47 Member Posts: 963
    edited January 2013

    Hi everyone, this is 3rd post !! 2 yesterday, one vanished, second one was quite long, got to send and this stupid netbook had decided to disconnect itself from the wi fi. Could have screamed. Didn't have the energy lol.Gave up and fell into bed.

    Carla, hope it went ok ? was in the bag sliding about in the snow and swallowing some to cool down my pipes x

    Caitlin, Wow that was a second opinion and a half. Sounds good and hope it works out to be the best for you x

    Websister, sleep machine lol bet my DH would be the only one on earth it wouldn't work on.
    They are saying snow on way here at weekend and temps of -14 deg !! We are doomed lol.
    You are a great mum too, don't think we ever give up supporting our little ones even when they turn into great big ones x

    Luvmy. Scones sound yum, let me know how they go with the buttermilk. I get lost on here if lots to keep up with, so have pad and pen and write down alongside each sister anything to post back. Still get a bit mixed up but saves scrolling back over 2-3 pages. x

    Benny, Gosh you sound more like our Benny, glad you are getting lots of info.
    I made semolina last night in the microwave, sweetner not sugar added after cooking or I popped in a small spoonful of sugar free strawberry spread, yum and slid down these pipes good style.Risotto meals are now a staple diet here, mainly veg and also so soft and creamy.
    Di is an angel behaving so beautifully for her Mum, sure she knows that you needed her to be good. Lisa baldy birds is on f/b on her 2 yr old who the day before had jumped every jump on the Grand National course, ridden by her friend of course. Lisa can ride but only gentle walks at the moment.
    Did you manage the egg custard ?
    GD going to London tomorrow, her mum came but forgot to ask her photo info. I followed your instructions but all that posts is a red x and a square as if a pic is there but nothing comes up.
    Keep your chin up x

    Traii. trolley story tickled me, my DH did the same when GD's were little, I would be staggering up the aisle with armfuls of shopping and he would be spinning little one who was shreiking with delight at the other end.
    It is hot hot hot where you are, glad you got you groceries. We got ours but I had a nasty funny turn, felt sick and panicky so came home before wallpaper shopping. Think we are looking for a Terracota or warm peach this time to brighten room up.

    I have finally given in and admitted I don't feel 100 percent so DH is in his element waiting on me hand and foot. Should be back to "normal" after weekend so just enjoying it.

    Nihahi, bearcub and anyone else love you and am thinking of you.

    Worried about Bevlee, anyone any idea if she is in bad area ?

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  • Traii
    Traii Member Posts: 1,138
    edited January 2013

    Glad DH is looking after you even more now and waiting on you Edi, sometimes we have to just stop and take a break.

    I've had a 'lazy' arvo after shopping...I made my quiche for dinner and relaxed...did absolutely nothing but play with DS even though I was a little tired  I kept my eyes open and kept going until DH came home from work.

    Bright colours are good Edi......hopefully you can go next week and pick your wallpaper.

    I haven't heard WA having any fires....just hope Bevlee is ok and no bad SE's or anything.

    I feel good apart from the arm where my nodes were taken out......my arms swelling up and trying to keep it elevated is just a little hard, thinking of getting cuffs and cuffing myself to the bed (not kinky style) lol just so that I don't move and keep that fluid moving around to the right spot.....does anyone else have this ?? Its not too painful but need to excercise this arm before it explodes !! (not sure if all the fluid I'm drinking helps but  I have to keep drinking with this Cytoxan tablet 2 to 3 litres a day ) !!

    Hope all is well with everyone enjoy your Friday :)

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  • scouser47
    scouser47 Member Posts: 963
    edited January 2013

    FrownTraii. poor love ! you sound as if it has all caught up with you too.
    Glad you had a nice avo with DS. Did they give you exercises to do after op ? I must admit I did them for weeks then stopped just got lazy.
    Thanks for heads up on Bevlee, gosh I hope it isn't bad se's.
    Redesigning downstairs loo again TMI I know but at least I know what to expect this time just much more tiring.
    DH just pottered off to our local ALDI, don't know if you have them in Aus.? Super supermarket, very reasonable, stuff sooo fresh and think they are german owned so lovely delicasies like pickled cabbage and delicious smoked sausage. Can't wait to have these again.
    He has left me surrounded by mob phone, house phone, netbook, iced water and milky drink !! He will only be half an hour max lol.
    Pipes are burning a bit less thank goodness going to have a glug of gaviscon it is yuk but coats everywhere in pink yuk.
    You take care of that arm, read somewhere if you raise it on a pillow while in bed might help drainage ?
    Are you doing anything exciting over the weekend ? ED GD and Dad all off to see the Queen. ED posted on f/b she feels bit sickly this morning hope it is only nerves. It is her partners 40th so really special trip.
    Have you been to London, is that where your cousin lives ? We went when DH was 21, a long time back it is just like it looks on the TV but now more security concious.
    Hope you have a good sleep, xxxx

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited January 2013

    Hi ladies-

    Glad u girls are taking it easy!!! Or the best u can. So glad it's the weekend. Not that there are no sports but at least being a mom is only like working one job instead of work and being a mom during the week 😃not complaining. Hands are starting to crack a little bit. Edi I got my lotion bring it to work with me. Can I use it on my face too??? Need to get rid of these wrinkles. Benny glad ur more aware of what u should be taking in. Good for u!!!

    Hope u girls have a fabulous day. Gotta work will check in during the day :)

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  • scouser47
    scouser47 Member Posts: 963
    edited January 2013

    Dakota, is it the Astral cream ? If so slosh it on face of course.  I have used it on my face for about 30 years and have very few wrinkles considering I am soooo ancient.
    If you wear makeup spread over to remove easily with a tissue. Then thin layer left to soak in before you next apply any. When you go to bed thin layer in to soak in over night don't forget your neck too.
    You will look like a goddess before you know it. Google the actress Joanna lumley she is even older than me and she swears by the stuff !!
    Hope weekend fun xx

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  • nihahi
    nihahi Member Posts: 3,841
    edited January 2013

    No more snow but really cold and icy roads here. Benny and Websister, hope you have a day of staying inside cozy and warm planned.

    The fatigue, oh boy, I found that harder in many ways than the chemo. Most people seemed to think I was being melodramatic about it, but it was sooo draining. Carry on with what you want/need to do, but rest when you can too. It's your "healthy" side showing you what a tough fight it has been. Hmmm, sounding a bit downer here, don't mean to be, sorry. The sun is trying to show its face, so that'll be a perk up for sure!

    Hugs to all.

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  • liefie
    liefie Member Posts: 2,440
    edited January 2013

    Benny, so glad that you are getting some real nutrition at last so that you can get some strength and energy. That horse is a real sweetie-pie too, and it is so good that you have her. How's the big cat? Mine is sleeping on my lap as I type here. She is my little shadow and follows me everywhere. Just one look into those blue Siamese eyes, and I just melt . . . Caitlin, is that your cat in the picture? What a beauty!

    Edi, Traii, Dakota, Websister, Nihahi and everybody else, you have a very good weekend with minimal SE's. I'm not planning much, but DH often comes up with something for us to do. He is one of those busy people who just cannot sit still. He's on call in the ER today, so he can work off some energy there. It is dark, rainy and dreary here. I think I should do some cooking/baking therapy today after my aquafit session, but that's always a bit dangerous, because then I want to do eating therapy as well - LOL.

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  • nihahi
    nihahi Member Posts: 3,841
    edited January 2013

    HAHAHA......."eating therapy"........I LOVE THAT. My new favorite phrase!

    Breadmaking is on the list of things to do today here too. Sorry about the dark and rainy weather, I do not tolerate that kind of weather well at all. It is currently -17 here, but the sun is coming up, the snow is fresh and clean, so looks kind of pretty. Coffee is now all drunk up, gotta go do some of my new qigong stuff - sending healing energy to everyone.

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited January 2013

    Edi-

    It is the astral cream. I will try it on my face !! Thanks for suggesting it!!!

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  • lilavilasini
    lilavilasini Member Posts: 6
    edited January 2013

    my friend has just been told she  dont have much time left the   old cancer has come back and eaten away her  breast and  has now  come out of the  skin tissue into the bones etc.. at this stage there is not alot one can do, but she is refusing the reality as her friend i am having to try to help her but its tough   does anyone  have any ideas how to help someone go through this terrible news  i am there for her, but  when someone is in ddenail and also refusing any treatment for the last 5 years then its hard to deal with, they told her to do  chemo tomorrow mornign and again she has refused, but at the same time wants to be cured with natural meds..   although at this point i think she is silly  and should  go fpor stronger  treatment but then i cant   persude her or pressure her into anything it has to be her to decide, however its tough for me to see her going through all this  anyone has any ideas?

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    Awww, lilavilasini, I am so sorry you and your friend are going through this. How nice of you to stick by her even tho' she's refusing treatment. That must be hard for you. If they are recommending chemo they must have some expectation that they can extend her life. But there's not much you can do if she is refusing the treatment. Do you think she understands all her options and what her choices will mean for her? If you can continue to support her that would be great but I think you need to get some help for yourself because this must be hard on you. It sounds like you are doing all you can to stay by her. There is a subforum here for stage IV girls and they might be able to support you through this hard time and offer some really good suggestions on how to help your friend as well.  This is the subforum..... try posting in there and I'm sure you'll get some good suggestions and support....

     http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/8

    Please keep posting here and stay connected with us. ♥

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    Edi, I wish I was there with you so I could help with the pictures! Do you have them up on Photobucket? You should be able to pull up a picture on Photobucket, then copy the DIRECT LINK from the picture. Then open up BCO and go down to post a reply, then click on the little tree picture. You can then just paste the link into the Image URL, then hit INSERT. The other option is you could email them to me and I can put them up for you, but that doesn't really solve your problem. Let me know if you want to email them to me? It would be so much easier if I was sitting there in front of your computer. Must brush up on that astral projection thing! I haven't tried the custard yet as have been living off of potatoes and green peas for the past almost 24 hours. I haven't had to use any codeine yet either! There's a whole lot of belching going on. Hey! isn't that an Elvis Presley song? No, that's a Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On.

    Traii, good to hear you haven't run away! It's not lymphedema in that arm, is it?

    Nihahi, I'm sure you know it's -18 right now. I have to go out and shovel my sidewalks and steps, yuck. I was going to head out to the farm but Di will likely be glued to her pasture mate Gwen and hovering inside her shelter for warmth. Not much fun to be out on days like this.

    Liefie, eating therapy! I can relate! LOL I won a chocolate bar from Safeway yesterday in one of those scratch and wins (would rather have won the 52" TV screen but I'll take the chocolate bar). It's sitting here on the table and I desperately want to eat it but know it will cause me discomfort. Let's see just how long it lasts on the table! Benny is just like your little fuzzy girl... he lies on my lap while I type. He looked outside the window this morning and went back to sleep. Here he is, paying no attention to the snow/cold whatsoever!

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    I am sad to report that the chocolate bar is no longer on the table.

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited January 2013

    Benny-

    There is no reason to be sad about that!!!! 😍😍😍

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  • nihahi
    nihahi Member Posts: 3,841
    edited January 2013

    Benny, if I had a chocalate bar right now, I'd be chewing it too as part of my eating therayp! Have to do some can't put off any longer errands, so am heading out now in the "heat of the day", aka -17. Might just have to bring home a chocolate bar as a reward. 

    You are sounding better and stronger with each of your messages. Makes us all happy! 

    Carla....thinking about you and hoping you're resting up, not feeling too bad. 

    Bevlee ??????? what's up.

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    bearcub Member Posts: 485
    edited January 2013

    Hey Benny you sound so much better!....so glad things are looking up. I hope the chocolate bar was good...you deserved it..I love the pic of your Benny..so glad Di was not the donkey when the farrier was out, I bet her hoofs were beautiful. Have you tried nail polish on them, lol my Grandaughter did her horse's hoofs with pink sparkles!



    Websister, sorry for sending that snow your way...I am going to get DH to help me post some pics...we have tons of snow. It's minus 14 right now and it's 1 in the afternoon so that's our high...hope your doing okay on the herceptin.



    Carlads hope you are feeling good and no SE .



    Nihahi I can almost smell that homemade bread, my fav.....enjoy!



    Liefie enjoy the time with DH.



    Lila the news about your friend is so very sad, it sounds so awful, I am sending you a virtual HUG... I agree with Benny's advice so I won't repeat it. Your post reminds me why we fight so hard through these treatment plans. The options are limited, treatment or no treatment. I for one am so happy we have treatment and I would always choose that. Take Care.



    I had # 7/16 rads this morning. I am still doing fine, a bit pink. I am doing 2-3 saline compresses a day and they gave me this cream that I put on once a day not greasy and it works like a glove....the only wording on the tube is Stratpharma...it is wonderful.

    I will say this is such a breeze compared to chemo. The bonus about driving into radiation everyday is seeing the snowy owls...we have had some migrate into the area and have stuck around, and I have seen at least 20....I had never seen one in the wild before. They are beautiful.



    Everyone have a fantastic weekend....

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    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited January 2013

    Dakota, Nihahi, the chocolate bar has 3 grams of protein in it! I think that counts as a healthy choice, under the circumstances Laughing Nihahi, best of luck venturing out in the snow. If I lived in Okotoks I'd venture with you. Yes, I think you should reward yourself with a chocolate bar.

    I too hope you're okay, Carla. Post when you can.

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