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  • KarenZ0305
    KarenZ0305 Member Posts: 487
    edited January 2013

    Like I said on 2013 survivors:





    Woo hoo! Pocket Road Trip! Ladies we have a busy traveling week ahead of us! I'll bring the drinks! Key lime pie martini s all around!



    Karen

  • Joanne_53
    Joanne_53 Member Posts: 1,477
    edited January 2013

    Ok Karen you got my attention at "key lime pie martinis". Is that a drink? And if yes please give me the recipe.

  • Tazzy
    Tazzy Member Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2013

    I agree Joanne... need the recipe for that one.

  • iatigger
    iatigger Member Posts: 447
    edited January 2013

    Count me in on the martini recipe. I tried the caramel apple martinis last year, this sounds just as tasty.

  • Scottiee1
    Scottiee1 Member Posts: 2,329
    edited January 2013

    Ladies, ladies....you're killing me here!!!!!! does WW consider this a fruit???

    Is your cheerleader supposed to cheer on the fact we're all into martinis now????....lol

    Oh, I'm going to get kicked off this thread for sure!!!! Hope the 2013 survivors will still

    let me in there???? 😜

  • Tazzy
    Tazzy Member Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2013

    Scottie:  limes are a fruit... if made with vodka, surely that is wheat. Laughing And dont forget how many sisters on this thread are also on the 2013 Survivors thread.. ha ha !!

    iatigger... and caramel apple martinis sound divine as well. 

  • Lexie_Ann
    Lexie_Ann Member Posts: 34
    edited January 2013

    oh carmel apple sounds good. Will have to put that on my birthday party wish list! 

    Seriously I am so looking forward to my 40th birthday. All I want is the sand, waves, lobster and some champagne! 

  • Scottiee1
    Scottiee1 Member Posts: 2,329
    edited January 2013

    OMG. ....girls.....there's no hope 😱

  • lisa2012
    lisa2012 Member Posts: 652
    edited January 2013

    peeling feet! yes, I couldn't believe the big chunks coming off and I wasn't even doing anything. Fortunately not painful (as my fingernails were....)

    KJ, sending good vibes your way.

  • KarenZ0305
    KarenZ0305 Member Posts: 487
    edited January 2013

    So I don't exactly "measure" so it's some of each poured into shaker with ice. Strain and enjoy!



    Pineapple juice

    Key lime juice

    Half and half (not too much)

    Birthday cake flavored vodka (depends how strong you like it)



    If you can't find the birthday cake one you can use vanilla vodka. I love this one and I love Carmel appletinis too!



    Ok ladies better stop before our cheerleaders beat us with their pompoms!

  • lostinmo
    lostinmo Member Posts: 922
    edited January 2013

    Looks like a party is going on here. lol  Martinis are the drink of choice?

  • Lexie_Ann
    Lexie_Ann Member Posts: 34
    edited January 2013

    might as well....

  • Tazzy
    Tazzy Member Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2013

    Scottie:  close your eyes... we're having a martini party.

  • lisa2012
    lisa2012 Member Posts: 652
    edited January 2013

    Ok, here's a whine about wine. My sleep is so ragged and alcohol seems to make it worse. My sleep has not been great since menopause... And now this Aromasin is making me wake up because of pain and achiness etc. I'm going to ask my Onc Thursday how often I can take Ambien. Am gong to try Tylenol pm this weekend. Last night i roamed to two beds and a Lazyboy to try to get comfortable...and sleep. Hope this gets better!!

  • Tazzy
    Tazzy Member Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2013

    Oh! Lisa hugs.... there is nothing worse than broken sleep.. or no sleep.    Not on Aromasin so have no answers for you.   An old wives tale says that if you place a small lavendar sachet under your pillow it will enhance sleep. 

  • Lexie_Ann
    Lexie_Ann Member Posts: 34
    edited January 2013

    Lisa I am right there with you on the sleep..I have a prescription for ambein but the ins co will only pay for 10 pills every 25 days. Amazing! They also gave me restol so that helps some but i am still up most nights :)

  • stride
    stride Member Posts: 470
    edited February 2013

    Wait, there is such a thing as birthday cake vodka? For real? I need to get out more.

    Lisa2012, don't know if you can take thisbut Benadryl (allergy medicine) is a good sleep aid. Lower power than Ambien, but not a controlled substance and I would think not addictive.

    For all of you still doing chemo, hang in there! It really does end!

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

    Kjiberty, hoping for a good outcome for you today.

    Lisa, I hear you about not sleeping, and I hope you find something that works. To not sleep well is really the pits, and it affects the rest of your day so negatively. Have you tried Melatonin?

  • KarenZ0305
    KarenZ0305 Member Posts: 487
    edited February 2013

    Some people have a wine fridge I have a vodka freezer! There is also fruit loop flavored! I walk into the store and see them all and wish I could buy them all! So many flavors so little time. I say that about ice cream too!

    I still have broken sleep. My dr. gave me ativan for during chemo to counteract the steroids that caused the insomnia but don't really want to take if I don't have to. Think I will try the melatonin. Can't hurt right?

  • Lexie_Ann
    Lexie_Ann Member Posts: 34
    edited February 2013

    So for some reason my hands have swelled up during this last round of chemo on 1/23..Today I feel like the chemo is kicking my ass..also my fingers are feeling some numbness...all in all i feel like crap....I guess in the long term though I have felt pretty good on taxol but now am feeling it. Sorry for the down post i also feel very scattered brain today and I am at work

  • Scottiee1
    Scottiee1 Member Posts: 2,329
    edited February 2013

    !!!!!...your are so going to be getting BIG bills for my massage therapy....all this talk of booze is really doing a number on my back, which apparently is where I carry all my STRESS....BTW....I do believe this is weigh in day!!!!!.....😎

  • stride
    stride Member Posts: 470
    edited February 2013

    Lexie Ann, sorry to hear this has been a rough round. The numbness sounds like neuropathy, but I am not sure about swelling. Did you talk to your doc?

  • Lexie_Ann
    Lexie_Ann Member Posts: 34
    edited February 2013

    yes i spoke to them and they saw me on Wednesday. It seems that this batch of taxol has a diff rent inactive ingredient and i am having an reaction to it.

  • Scottiee1
    Scottiee1 Member Posts: 2,329
    edited February 2013

    Lexie Ann ..sorry I missed your post.....hope you will start to feel better soon. I did not have chemo, but maybe some of the other gals will come on for support.

  • kjiberty
    kjiberty Member Posts: 1,385
    edited February 2013

    Thanks, Ladies.  I was glad to have you in my pocket.  Biopsy went fine.  The lorazapam really helped.  I was not stressed at all.  I saw the spots of concern.  I will know the results on Monday.  The radiologist was cautiously optimistic, which gives me peace of mind.  

  • marianelizabeth
    marianelizabeth Member Posts: 1,735
    edited February 2013

    karen, my MO gave me Ativan as I was having so much trouble sleeping through the night and went to dark places when I woke up. She said we would worry about weaning me off it later. I take only .5 mg most nights and take the odd night off. I took Melatonin a few times and had actual nightmares twice and once woke up with swollen hands. I think I will try again but honestly the bad dreams were awful! 

    kjiberty, keep us posed for sure on the results.

  • Scottiee1
    Scottiee1 Member Posts: 2,329
    edited February 2013

    Karen....cautiously optimistic is a good thing to hold on to....hang in there and take a deep breath...as Marian said, please keep us posted. ❤

  • kjiberty
    kjiberty Member Posts: 1,385
    edited February 2013

    Thanks, Ladies.  On a positive note, I am posting a pic of my hair 7 months PFC.  All chemo curl.  

    http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj616/kjliberty1/Hair Growth/Hair 6 months PFC/IMG_0373_zps1d9d773c.jpg

  • Scottiee1
    Scottiee1 Member Posts: 2,329
    edited February 2013

    Karen.....wow...I'm soooo jealous. Your hair is gorgeous!!!!! I have lost so much thanks to Letrozole...lol.....could you send me a few curls PLEASE!!!!!

  • kjiberty
    kjiberty Member Posts: 1,385
    edited February 2013

    Scottie--No problem.  It's very thick too!  I have gotten in trimmed 4 times since PFC.  Mostly on the sides so it looks like a "hairstyle".  I get a ton of compliments on it.  I guess you could say it's the most expensive "perm" I have ever gotten!  Embarassed

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