Here's what cheezed me off today
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Sas, sorry to hear about your eczema. Mine is out of control right now too. Must be the weather change. Even my prescription stuff isn't working. I may research some homeopathic remedies just to get some relief. Also, just getting over that- ass kicking cold everyone seems to be passing around. Sending you healing thoughts and hugs! RO
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Thanks ro, Doing better. Hope you are too!
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So here's some cheeze for the day... I'm having hand surgery next week for these crappy trigger fingers that have been going on since last November. The pain comes and goes, but today it was really hurting so I decided to dig into my ol' breast cancer drug stash and take a Vicodin. Well, I felt a bit buzzed with one, but the pain was still there and since the bottle says 1 to 2 every 6 hours, I pop another. About 10 minutes go by and all of a sudden I am so nauseous that I can't even stand up. There I was hugging a soft pillow to my stomach and wondering WTF? My good old chemo brain forgot that I got sick the last time I took a Vicodin, but on with my story.
Now I go back to my drug stash because I recall I had some Compazine in there for nausea from chemo. I read online to see if this will help with the predicament I have myself in. The drug is good for what I need, but is also used to treat schizophrenia. Again... WTF?? I had to contemplate if I should take the drug or not due to what it is also used for. I think to myself... well, you can stay doubled over for the next 4 hours or try to solve this with the Compazine pill. What's the worst that could happen? If it can get rid of nausea and stop the voices :-). So about 20 minutes after I take the pill I start to feel better.
Needless to say, the day was a complete waste. Taking the Vicodin and then the Compazine kept my mind off my effed up fingers, but never really got rid of the pain. I think I'll be happily skipping off to the surgery center. I don't think I'll be questioning whether having them cut into my hand is the right thing or not.
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Rockym you are so funny...I thought the same thong when I saw that it was used to treat schizophrenia, thatfreaked me out! Hope you finger is better soon.
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Rocky, please let us know how your hand surgery went. I am sending you healing prayers and praying that this is the last of your woes. Love you more than cake!
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Rocky--ditto sassy
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Not wearing pink this month. I'm wearing black! -
Thanks gals! By the way, here is my cheeze for the day. I was sitting next to this loud mouth lady while getting my toes done and she was reading People magazine and talking about A. Jolie and that fact that she had nipples in her pic and blah, blah blah, her mastectomy, blah, blah, blah and how could she have a nipple. Well, I sat quiet, put my earplugs in and waited it out. What I really wanted to say was,listen you idiot! They make a new nipple and if you didn't have all that fat rolling over you, maybe we could see your nipples too! Okay, I was only thinking it and that is why I put my earplugs in. Wanted to get my toes done in peace. -
Ah, Rocky, the patience we have to show. How can some women still be so uninformed? I'm glad to see you back. How did everything go?
I had a similar experience when I went to get my mammogram yesterday. There was a woman there who stayed on her cell phone the whole time and we all got to hear her complaints to the poor people on the receiving end. One lady in the waiting room looked scared to death and she asked if any of us had experienced BC. I was the only one who raised my hand. Big Mouth said "I don't have to worry about it. It doesn't run in my family." I told her that her information was out of date and incorrect and she wanted to argue with me. Another lady spoke up and said, "I think someone who's been through it would know what she's talking about." I gave that lady a hug and told Big Mouth to do herself a favor and do a little research. Oh, and the mammo HURT LIKE HELL! The tech who gave it to me saw all my scars and said, "Whoa what happened to you? You look like you have a zipper in your skin." Evidently, she's never seen someone with abdominal surgery scars before.Oh well, at least that's done for another year! NIPS MASHED BUT UP! -
ya know, there ain't no cure for stupid! And it's not only stupidity about bc, it seems to be across the spectrum.
On another forum, I asked if anybody there made dog COLLARS. I got 3 replies directing me to somebody who makes HARNESSES. BIG DIFFERENCE, not what I asked or want. Growllllll. -
Spookie, you nailed it! Stupid is rampant! -
Spookie "across the spectrum" Love it!
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I...Have this group of Knitters I belong to....I really use to LIKE it....a nice get away from it all....and the BAM!! a girl...who does not knit comes in the Knitted Knockers pattern......LAUGHING about it all....like "I guess they stuff their bras with these" and "every house should have a pair of knockers" "need to makes them in Pink" it really did get me down.......thought of telling her off in four letter words or NOT going anymore......Liz -
sandcastle. Sorry you had to experience STUPIDS. Myself I may have been tempted to show them my scars and say "Thanks, you just made me feel like shit". That would make them feel soooooooooo bad and small. They wouldn't ever forget it. But I don't know, when you're dealing with stupid, you never know YHOW STUPID are they?
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rohanna, looks like you and I are on the same recall pattern in boob world. I go for my 6 month check in a couple of weeks. I swear these 6 months periods are just zooming by. My hand surgery went well. I took off the big dressing today and replaced it with 3 small band aids over the stitches. I'm looking forward to having this issue behind me.
sandcastle, sorry you had to listen to that twit. People say the stupidest things since many of them don't engage their brains first. Somehow I think that even if the one you mentioned did try to engage... there wouldn't be much up there! -
Rocky glad the hands are doing good. I think my thumb joint problems are AI related, but of course couldn't prove it. But I do understand the trouble you've been through. Glad you are healing wellsassy
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sas, thanks, I appreciate the kind words. It's only been a week, but the old pain appears to be gone. There's only the healing pain right now, but that is more tolerable. Haven't been too cheezed off this week, but it's still only Tuesday ;-). -
Rocky, Yoo hooo to notice that bothersome pain gone early after surgery IS a very good sign. BIG BIG BIG deal. Happy for you -
Today....I went to the Liquor Store and bought some wine.....the Clerk a girl asked me if I wanted to Donate To Breast Cancer....I showed her my absent breast and said I have donated a Lot.....She tells me she has a friend who BEAT BC......I said really HOW do you do that.....she told me the friend had it for years and now had breast removed!!?? I said well you know what I called October?? FockTober....She then said I have a bad attitude....so I told her FU!! Glad I had already paid!!....Liz -
Rocky, good news about your surgery. Still sending you healing prayers. When do you get to only go to the onc. every 6 months? I'll be 3 yrs. in April and I'm still going every 1 to 3 months. I mean my dr. is cute and everything but I'd like to see less of him.
Sand, I'm so glad you told off that liquor store clerk! Now go get that stupid bitch at the knitting group! I've decided no one is allowed to say stupid things that hurt me anymore. And if I hurt their feelings, tough s#%t! I've been through enough without letting idiots dump on me. Don't let her ruin one of your favorite activities. Stupid people suck!
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Morning Ro, I started on 6 month visits at 2years (I think). it's been awhile. Maybe your doc is doing this b/c of the colon thingy?
Rocky continue with hands getting happy.
Sandy bent they won't do that again:) If they due the stupid is incurable -
Anybody besides me have to go out and buy more candy because you already ate everything you bought for Halloween? My butt is starting to look like the Goodyear blimp. TMI! -
I forgot where I hid the candy
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Oh Sas! Turn the dog loose to find it. Good noses and all that ya know. -
I've given up on candy. We only have 3-4 kids stop by. I just give out quarters. That way no temptation on the house -
I feel like I'm getting bigger and bigger without changing ANYTHING! The last few weeks I've been having a bad case of the uglies. I keep looking at pictures from before BC and feel pretty bummed. And yes, I have dug into some of the Halloween candy... -
Today I am cheezed off at bc. I am pissed off because it has robbed me of my desire to want to work. I use to love my job and felt up to the challenge and now with 3 more chemo treatments I am looking at maybe 6 weeks of radation and a year of Herceptin. I am mad because I don't want to use all my vacation time for DR appointment and travel time because where I get my treatments are only open 8-5 M-F. Truth be told I am scared that after I will be done with my chemo treatments and start rads I will be too exhausted to do my job well and I need to be 100% or they write you up. These feelings have been slowly bubbling up to the surface..I know I can't go back to the way I was, but I got to find a way to get my head together and feel better so I can work. -
Lovewins. See if this web site has anything to offer.
CancerandCareers.org
Hope you find something there. I was naïve enough to believe telling the truth right away on same day as dx. Never worked again. Wish I'd read this web site before honesty got me.
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That is shameful they did that to you sas-schatzi I am so sad for you. I hope things have worked out for the best for you. I did go check out the web site. It looks like it has a lot of good information. I have a wonderful social worker and I think I will talk with her again she helped me last time making some choices about work. -
LWS social workers are a wealth of information. I just don't think they get the recognition they deserve. Yay for Social Workers
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