For Older People with Sense

Wren thank yu for being in my pocket. After all the usual, mammo (all okay), blood work, Onc appt, the Onc ordered a Magnetic RI scan and it was difficult. The loudest machine I have ever been in. I had ear covers and more and it still sounded like the worst, head mounted,metal bucket percussion band ever. I tried to think of you in my pocket and the the Tim Gunn show would be on yesterday evening.   I don't have the results yet. They said a DR at the University of WA was going to read it and they would compare it do Dexa scans I have had there in the past two years.   Onc decided to do this because she did not like my Cervical and Thorasic spine symptoms. She said she will just pass it on to the regular DR for followup.  The scheduler found that there was an oping for MRI in 7 minutes and through some crazy alignment of the stars I was in there with in 20 minutes. Please pray for all clear for me. I didnt hear today. The is also a rehab physician at SCCA who I can see and who can treat the vertebra if it needs specific treatment. That would be so wonderful. I really think something needs treatment and if it could make it stop hurting so I can walk again I would be so grateful!!!!! 

Great news about your break in weather. I hope some rain will help with the lightening fires. 

I am going to post the ink for the contest Cool Breeze is in,Anne. http://www.healthline.com/health/best-health-blogs-contest It ends in just three days. She is in and out of first because a COMPANY is in the contest with their blog. These people have 20,000 likes and sell a ton of things on their website. I hope for these last three days we can boost Anne up and add to her sons college fund. She has had some good reports lately so she is feeling more confident she will be there for his graduation this year. I would just like us to really help her out and I think this is a thread that will do it for her. I vote using my facebook and using twitter, takes me all of 10 seconds once a day.

I hope you will join me in what ever way you wish to,  Hugs Ginger

I've been voting every day too!!! Held my breath when she lost her lead, but she's back in #1. I wonder if that company will back-off now....???

Please keep us posted on your scan results. I was on disability for 2 1/2 YEARS but back to work now, so I know your fear.

I voted, too. So much writing talent and openness. Love the new pictures. 

Ginger, glad you got thru your scan. Sometimes when they spring them on you is easiest because then we don't have time to worry about it. Waiting for the results with you and hope there is some resolution for you.

Chrissy, so glad you have a break in the weather and hopefully the fires, too. So scarey! Hope your trip to the city is pleasant. 

I am so beat. Everything hurts. Hopefully, when the cobbler gets more comfortable with the shop I won't have to be there so often. Customers are coming in now. We put some small signs out on the road saying reopen, and people are real happy and bringing in all the stuff they have saved up. So he is busy and so grateful for a job. I am enjoying seeing my customers again and talking to everyone. One of my friends even brought me flowers. So sweet. 

My hands are still so sore. My PT person is mentioning trigger release surgery. Has anyone on here had that. She said it only takes about 10 minutes and about a week of recovery time. I am very sceptical. But I am tired of being in pain and using my hands more means more pain. Any words of wisdom? They are also going to start working on my whole body and giving me some more weight bearing exercises. I just started going back to them, The cancer support group is going to start a free exercise program again this February, so I'll go to that, too. 

So I have lost 12 lbs in 6 weeks so far on my diet. Add to the weight I lost after getting off the steroids that adds up to almost 30 lbs. People are starting to notice and my pjs are starting to fall off. I am eating lots of the "free" vegetables, so don't feel too deprived. I made a yummy weight watchers veggy soup tonight. It satisfied my creative cooking urgh and tasted mighty fine. 

I think the new med is helping alot. I have a different energy. As my PCP said this week, let's wait 3 weeks to see if you are really feeling better or just  happy you are not feeling crappy. 

edited to add    Happy Birthday, Kathy!!!!!! enjoy that chocolate!

Kathy, I know what you mean about not believing your age. I'm going to be 56 this year and never thought I'd live this long!!! Would have taken MUCH better care of myself if I knew that....sigh. Kind of surreal really, isn't it?

Mac, why are you doing so much with yours hands if he is there to work? You've done enough!! You should just be the "intake" person or a hostess. Are you supposed to be there all the time? I thought this was his gig and you were renovating a cottage. Where is my boo-boo????? As for surgery, I must admit I'm leery of anyone screwing around with my hands. That's my creativity. I wore wrist splints for years to avoid surgery and it worked. I've always said "take my legs but leave my hands!!" I recently did a lot of writing studying for my mutual fund licence. I FILLED a lined notebook from Walmart, line by line. I've NEVER been able to write that much as my hands would cramp up. For some reason they didn't!! Maybe the muscles have changed/developed/grown or something.....

oh barbe, it is all my ego and the fact that I can't let go. It turns out he wants to work "for" me, not have any financial risk. Which is ok with me, but I have a certain way I would like the shop and work to look, so I have to communicate better and let go more. He does very good work and is quick. I am hoping that after the initial "getting to know each other period", it will settle down and smooth into a routine and rhythm. My docs really do not want me working with the fumes and dust, but I found myself preparing and dying a pair of shoes yesterday. I was showing him how to do it, but still .... This afternoon I was down there looking for something and ended up doing some cleaning. Boundaries, I need to set boundaries and stick to them. Also I need to be able to delegate. I am so used to doing it on my own. 

I have been sleeping with compression gloves and wrist splints for almost a year now. The PT person said if they would get better by themselves she thinks it would have happened all ready. I'll do my research and think and pray about it. Not rushing into anything.

Ginger, I used to be 4' 11" and 3/4", but I lied about it on my driver's license and said I was 5'. Now I am 4' 10" and 1/2". I'm only 61. I hope the docs can figure out something to help you out. I've been doing some yoga which is helping with strengthening my muscles.

I just finished watching the dissappointing Denver vs NE game. I have to be doing something else while watching, but I kept an eye on it. oh well!

good luck with the scan, Chrissy! Thanks for caring about my health, I know all this stuff just need to implement it. I am glad I have a couple days "off" to prepare for my next "test". lol

Today is the last day of Ann's contest.  Please go give Ann a vote.     Perhaps share with a few of your friends.  I vote with my facebook log in, it's automatic and my twitter log in, also automatic. Easy and quick. 

http://www.healthline.com/health/best-health-blogs...

Ann's  competitor is pulling ahead quickly. I can see clearly that Maria's blog is using the contest for publicity for her business. The latest post said she would use the  prize money to buy more giveaway gifts for her readers. Her blog looks interesting, but it is a business. 

I sure hope we can support Ann through out this last day. 

http://www.healthline.com/health/best-health-blogs...

Thought you might like to see our Breast Cancer Research fund raiser.

Thats one, there are two others

That's wonderful! She so deserves to win.