May 2013 surgeries

Hello Ladies. Sounds like everybody is continuing to take steps forward. Chinneymae, that's scary that a tornado was so close to you! Glad you are ok.



Have taken the advice of the doctor and am taking a half an Adivan before bed and for the 2 nights I've done it, I've actually slept pretty well for the first time in 6 weeks.



Most of my buzz cut came out in the shower last night. Another day and I'm done shedding!



Just chilling now. Busy day.



Have a lovely evening, everyone!

Good attitude Steph!  One thing at a time.  Celebrate that you don't need chemo.  Not that it's horrible, but it's lengthy, at least it was for me (almost 4 months)

Sweetpickle, I started up my tylenol PMs in the past week.  have taken them for about 15 years to get to sleep.  Stopped when I was doing so many other drugs.  An ativan and two tylenol pm and I sleep pretty well.  

Heather-Thats what the doctor told me...solution-Motrin PM...he said that was ok..however, I did stop taking pain meds around 5-6pm.

Janet-You and I are the same..I've been taking Goody, tylenols PM's for about the same..15 years..I just got tired of fighting sleep..and I am not one of those people that can function without. I can't drive or anything..well not safely. I normally..and have started back now..take something over the counter..with PM attached to it and a Soma..which is a muscle relaxer but dr prescribes it to sleep (she knows my issues, and prescrip sleep aids. are costly and work same)..I even put Somas on my meds..and was given them in the hospital..with morphine..lol (they are not horribly strong)..not that it did any good..they wake you up 1000 times a night.

Still on diet..can feel quality of life dwindling...LOL..that still makes me chuckle!

I'm celebrating this weekend, so I'll help you ALL "make up" for not drinking alcohol! Just a heads up, though: 2 is my limit, so y'all have to "share"! Lol!

Steph- NO SHARING!  Drink one for each of us!!  Is only fair!  I'll take a tequilla sunrise.  You have to drink what we like..lol..

Cyndy-I use to use that before the PM meds..it does work well but apparently if you take it every night for a year..it quits.

Janet-I did not know that about the liver...you should have told me 15 years ago!!  lol......I think no sleep is way worse on all your organs..plus your immune system doesn't work as well than damage to liver worries.  Funny, I was thinking about what you said about liver a bit ago..and I thought..."that will never happen to me"...says the one-breast-denial-wonder.

I'm turning it in. I think..no I know..I did a bit much today and am tired. 

All ya'll having fun parties..have a great time and its wonderful that you feel and can do that!!  I'm excited for you..we will need details! ....we are going to Moms..probably gonna get some BBQ somewhere as is suppose to be poring rain all day.

I would think as long as you don't do it all the time, it should be fine in about 2 hours.  Did you just take one pain pill?  

Sweetpickle-Im not sure about vicodin..my surgeon believes asprin ..aka..lortab..takes care of all pain.  Maybe wait 2 hours and take a half one. Or do you have any ativan? 1/2 one should help you sleep good. I am so glad you were able to get up and move some today! I sooo hope you sleep tonight. I think that will go a long way to help with your healing.  

Steph, congrats on. o chemo. Doing a happy dance for you.

Sweetpickle, Im sorryabout yoh not sleeping. Your doctor should give you something because you need sleep to heal.

Im doing ok. My tumor markers dropped down in the normal range o if there is anything going on my arimidexis working. Yeah

Healing hugs to all

Thanks Mel and congrats on the drop in your tumor markers!



Cyndie- I only have a few ativan left with no refill so Im saving them for when I feel super stressed.



Janet- I only take one vicodin now. I guess it would be ok to take tylenol pm in a couple of hours because my vicodin prscription says I can take two of those at a time if needed. I will most likely do that and take sleep med around 10pm here shortly.



Hope everyone has a good night tonight!

Janet, I love Trader Joes, thanks for the tip.

LOL, love reading the banter here! Ladies, you keep me smiling.



Felt blah today bc I took 1 Senna Monday night to help with chemo constipation. Lets just say Tuesday was a very .... 'productive' day which left me wiped out today.



But, not one to let cancer kick me when I'm down, I took myself for a walk around my block at twilight. Light breeze, birds singing, sun setting. It was short but nice and got me out if the funk.



Now it's time to wind down. Night night.



PS. Ann, honey don't overdue it. Pamper yourself a bit to recover.



PPS. I like CKs idea of each of us putting in our drink order. Margarita with salt, please, Steph.

Heather-Well you are right to hoard them!  Hopefully you will end up not needing them..and def don't take for sleep then..you can do tylenol later tonight and then have MIL get you motrin pm or maybe that new Nyquil that helps you sleep?  I'm not sure what it is in it..the old nyquil works too..although makes me sleep walk.

Mel-Congrats on tumor markers and that you are doing well.  Do you have plans for the 4th?

Ann-I'm sorry you have been tired. Take care of yourself.  Hopefully you don't have to work tomorrow. Remember-Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Steak out, chinese=Delivery!

Good night..I know I said once..but got hung up watching The Notebook...what a great chick flick!..cut it off before the end ..do not need to cry anymore.

Sweet pickle, I just put one and one together to get two as in: you haven't had any alcohol in 15 years plus you're recovering alcoholic equals CONGRATULATIONS! you're doing awesome!



When my prescribed sleep aid started to not work as well, my dr. suggested adding the melatonin. The sleep aid gets me to sleep, and the melatonin keeps me there until morning.



Ann, is there any chance that somebody else can cook once in a while? You really need to take it easy when you get that tired. Even though I've managed to be more active than some of the rest of you, I still sleep 10 to 11 hours every night, in my bed, with one drain. I haven't had so much trouble waking up in the morning since I was a teenager.



So here's the nice thing about my drinking habits: I have one or maybe two drinks once or maybe twice a month, so really it's more like 2 to 3 drinks a month. This keeps my alcohol tolerance low. It doesn't take much to make me "happy". So, Cyndie, what do YOU think will happen if I have one for each of us? (There's 12 of us, you know!) I'll give you a hint: if you don't hear from me on Sunday and Monday and Tuesday, you'll know I tried to drink one for each of you! Lol.

Don't worry, I wouldn't really drink that much. My husband has cut me off after one before. I tend to get kind of silly. So, I'll drink what I want to drink, but will serve it in little shot glasses so that it's just a sip or two in each glass and I can have one for each of you. How's that sound?



Well, I'm falling asleep trying to think if there's anything else I want to say to you guys tonight. And I can't. So I'm going to sleep now and I wish you all an excellent slumber.