The Hermit Club

hope everybody is ok,k went to a breast cancer conference (LBBC) today which is 20 min from my home and will go back tomorrow, long day tired but awesome conference if you have metastic breast cancer, more good information tomorrow, looking forward to it....eyes are watering can't read the boards but will catch up.....was there 8 to 5.....tomorrow 8 to 1....oh it is in Philadelphia!!

Hannibal show

1st show (gross)

2nd show (ok)

I've seen all the Hannibal movies, and understand the plot for the show.

Happy Sunday girls!

Markat...thank you for the nice words. Haha...yes, my husband would give you the shirt off of his back too, but forget the emotional crap.  He is really good when there is something he can "do".   For example....AFTER I have surgery he will be AMAZING because he feels he is being useful.  Makes sense.

We went to see "42" yesterday. It was GREAT! SO inspirational.  On TV I have gotten into "Bates Motel". I really like it. It is dark and riveting.  

My kids are doing well. My baseball boy's broken foot is healed and he is back on the field. My daughter is frought with morning sickness, but I just smile and tell her, "The sicker you are honey, the stronger the baby is getting."  I love them so much.  I worry though about my daughter Paige. She seems to mirror me with medical issues including terrible Endometriosis.  Now that I have BC, (first in my entire family history)  I wonder what that means for her. And so this horrible journey continues.......

On a happier note,  we are off to spend the day at the county fair. It is one of my favorite things in life. I love the 4H building.

Love and light to you all,

Laurie XOXOXOXOX

Hi ladies- movie review for your sunday. So I read the book Life of Pi a few years back and loved the story, and think they did a good job with the movie. The story is captivating and many good messages in this film. Something tells me the hermits here would like it. It has beautiful cinematography.

And I watched Les Miserables which brought me to tears several times. All those folks dying in the French Revolution! But think they too did a good job with putting the play into the film. And who knew some of those actors could sing so well too! I saw Les Mis on Broadway back in the 1980s when it first came out and remember sitting there with my friends and we were all crying then too. The fact I am on Arimidex and have no more estrogen does not help either (LOL!)

Hot winds here in NM today so not a good yard/gardening day in the end. Doing inside things instead!

Markat- I have had BP issues for years. I have always managed it with diet and exercise, but when I had to have unexpected surgery last fall unrelated to the BC (this other thing happened first), it went high in the hospital after I was home to do the post surgery pain. So my visiting nurse and PCP decided I needed to go on Licinopril. She just upped it by 5 mg yesterday to get things under control after it read high again.

I think I may be potassium deficient as this raises BP. I also have had leg cramps lately which is a sign of potassium deficiency. So I am also eating bananas, mangos and apricots which are all K-rich foods. 

Hope everybody had a peaceful weekend. Wishing all the hermits a good week!

Hi everyone--I've really taking hermitude to the next level lately. OOHH

Laurie that was such a good idea about the song..this way u'r DH could be alone and listen. And now u'r son is back in action and u'r poor dgtrs. got morning sickness. I'm glad tho that u feel better about u'r DH, it'll make this so much easier for u.

Skittle that was brilliant if anyone's DH has been in the service--Good idea--u'r so smart.

All of u are smart and teach so easily and even tho it's hermit time u all have so much to give and u'r all be ding well.

Grover is it u about the port tomorrow--Try not to worry it's easy really and then when u go for chemo they'll be able to just plug u up 123--Please try not to be to afraid--u've gotten everything in place and it's not as bad as u may think, everyone is different and u caan ask us anything if u'r not sure about something (well not me, I know nothing) 2 yrs of chemo and I know nothing--when I hermit I hermit right thru all of it hahaha-operations and all.

Markat u sound so different from when we first started u'r so much happier and I'm so glad but don't stop coming here cuz u were my first friend here and I would miss u so much.

I admire all of u so much u don't know--u'r even in my conversations with other people, cuz my friends tell me don't get on there it could be depressing and I told them the threads I talk on and I've said believe it's not we laugh, Teka always makes me laugh. It's a compliment Teka

OH Bates Motel I know u know who it's based on, but it gives me the chills that it's mostly true. O

OOHHH, of course I watch all the true story sickos on Bio and that other channel lot and of course my scary movies. So I'm goofy too. I just hit something and that's what happened.

OK I screwed up my Onc. app't AGAIN I wrote down Tues and It's Monday tom. and now I don't have a ride. the date and day always get me. So I have to call in the morning, cuz I actually have questions, I shoulda paid attention right?

So we'll see how this week goes--pain is pretty bad my new pain meds help but make me tired during the day and not at night WTF So I take my other meds. Gotta keep them straight.

OK I get back to u and I hope u all feel well.

Busy group!  Can't keep up.  Panel sounds impressive and well worth sharing.  Conference sounds informative (yet exhausting.)  Grover--prayers are with you tomorrow.  Markat--you amaze me with your ongoing strength, with family and mom, and self.  Camille--you somehow seem the glue that keeps us together.  I love your bubbles of thoughts that rise to the top.  Laurie, Markat, Camille--thank you for kind words.  I tend to babble a bit too much, so hesitated to go off on that metaphor.  (But you all make me smile... With all our dh's giving their shirts off their backs, we have a lot of half-dressed men bopping about.  I just had to laugh at the mental picture, since we are all having to take the shirts off our backs for the evil bc!!) Sorry if that sounds warped.  I know I'm tired...  Teka--    Hugs to each hermit.  Hoping a good week lies ahead for us all.  (Oh, random just fyi--Sonic has "happy hour" all day tomorrow due to tax day.  Don't know how many Sonic fans are among us.)

Skittle u are so cute, I wish I could squeeze u'r cheeks, not hard tho.

hey hermits....thought I was staying in today but was invited to dinner tonight so will go, but means I have to get a shower...lol....guess that is ok, lol...

Cam I also have spoken about this site and the people on here especially at the conference, numerous times.....

hope everyone is well, it is cool here in Philly about 50ish, not warm enough for me....have a wonderful day!!!

Thinking of you Grover. My heart is with you.

Oh girls no one here is from Boston right? or went to see the Marathon I hope--right now I'm glued to the TV with this horrific attack on the marathon. I can't believe all this crap. All the people involved and they're all there to raise monies for charities. IDK this boggles my mind,

But I have to say Blondie u seem so much more relieved or in a better place after going, I hope that's true.

Sadly, many soft targets!  

Hi All  Pulmonologist was really nice : )  DH went with me - he was worried....anyway we saw the scans and it is so timy -looks like someone tried to erase a dot - it's smudgy. Anyway -  so tiny that there's nothing to do at this point - probably not cancer - but due to "my history" it has to be watched - so a follow up CT scan in 6 months.  Sometimes I think all this watching - but then again - yea for it!

Menopuase was so funny! I especially loved the scene where the woman was holding up the sexy lingerie to her not size 2 body - and trying to figure out how it would look on her.... I could so relate!!!

Today I go in for my Herceptin - Pdrug (placebo or perjeta). Then only 4 to go!  Is anyone here doing Arimidex?  It gave me hot flashes so they put me on Celexa which lessens the hot flashes but now I'm hardly able to cry.  I hate that - I want to cry sometimes - but I hate hot flashes - what to do?????

Thinking of you all -

Marilyn

Valerie Harper, lives in the moment with cancer.

"Life," Harper whispers, "is amazing.   Live it to the fullest.   Stay as long as you can."