For Older People with Sense

Leah, that's great about your markers. I started Fasloex in January and have my first on visit since the switch next Tuesday. Markers had been going up since october. Really hope it's down, worried it's not. Ascites forming again. I'll update next week. 

Wilsie

We are in Palm Desert watching tennis

Barbe, muscle pain is one of the SEs of statins that prevent many people from taking them.  DH has tried about 6 different statins and he takes CoQ10 (?) at his dr's recommendation to help with the muscle pain.  But at some point his legs are so painful that he can barely walk.  So far he is tolerating the new regimen of not taking the statin every day.

I take Lipitor and am not bothered by muscle pain.  It's all individual.

welcome, shull! (is that the way you spell your name? I forgot already!) Has all 3 times been the same kind of bc?

Leah, such great news on the downward trend of markers!!!!!! 

Wilsie, I hope and pray yours go down, too! Hang in there! 

Chrissy, are you resting and getting your energy back? love the stories of the cow and being young in the country. I tried clotted cream once, a friend brought it back from England. I think it is the name that throws me off. 

barbe, if I could bottle this feeling of feeling good, I would and give it away to all my friends. It is a bit scary how good I feel right now. I am just enjoying it while it is happening.

So that being said I have to go see a doc about my hand and fingers on Monday, and my dermatologist on Tuesday. The hand doc and I are just talking about what to do. The skin check is just a 6 month check up. But I have to travel for both appts. I'm going to see if I can get some shopping done and maybe get some smaller clothes. So I will probably be tired afterwards. I find I am more aware of how much I am doing and try to pace myself. 

Great tennis here at Indian Wells

Well I have an appointment with a new Dr. Wednesday. My last scans showed an unidentified mass in my  colon that needs to be checked out. Wish me luck please.

Chabba benign, benign. I wish you peace and clarity.  Hugs Ginger

chabba, sweetie! Here comes the "emotional rollercoaster" again....sigh. Such a ride we take and such a price we pay to keep our facade of calm to the rest of our families. I pray, with others, for a benign report. Please keep us updated. We "get it".

Kathy, your birthday dinner sounds better than ours! They were supposed to come on Saturday (my grandson turned 3 yesterday) but got scared by some blowing snow and came yesterday instead. We had pasta at my son's request with hot Italian sausage and chicken breast in coconut oil (for me!). I had taken my last day off work on Saturday as I knew I couldn't physically have them over AND work. I had given my son two options for the birthday dinner and he chose the Saturday (which was NOT an option!!) and then didn't even come over!!! I mourn the loss of the days pay, but can't lay that on him......sigh. 

I begin a new job today, back into commission sales which I normally am very good at. That last position ended up being part-time only and I worked 14 days straight without a day off but sometimes for only 4 hours a day!! I opened the tax office at 8 am and that is too bloody early for me! I don't even get polite until about noon! I would go home and have a nap - what a waste of a day! I like retail sales as stores don't open until around 10 am. I should make triple per hour what I was making part-time so that should help....

Chabba, Are you seeing someone local or going into a larger city? Sending healing thoughts and hope for benign findings.

Lisa, love that photo -- picture perfect!

Chabba, my best to you.  I know the waiting sucks, nothing worse.  We are all "waiting" experts in here.  We do understand and I am keeping you in my prayers.

barbe, best to you on the new job!

Chrissy, I am losing weight with you!  I have a lot to lose, but one pound at a time.  Glad you are getting the next step underway, good luck with that.

Started my rads today.  4 more weeks to go.  Have a good one tomorrow, everyone.

Chabba, more hopes here for benign. 

Barbe, hope the new job works out in your favor. 

I was down 1.8 lbs at WW weigh-in this morning! 

oh, chabba, that sux, that ya gotta wait for another dr appt and then exam and test results. I'm praying for nothing too troubling, also! 

barbe, good for you switching jobs. The better hours with better pay sounds like a win/win to me!

BigD, we'll be with you through the rad ride! Yes, the mantra is moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!!! Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!!! Rest, rest, rest!!!!

kathy, hope that bug bypasses both you and hubby!

I had a good, but tiring day today. I got two shots of cortisone in my hand. The thumb feels better already now that the numbness has worn off. The finger is probably going to take a bit of time, but I am hopeful. A friend went with me, an old friend that I have known for 30 years. She has just in the last 2 years lost close to 200 lbs. It was the first time in forever that she had gone shopping in a store and tried things on. We had such fun! We both were trying to figure out what size we are, and had someone to bounce the looks off. It is so hard to see ourselves realistically sometimes. My little 20 lb loss seems so small next to hers, but it is all one pound at a time. Eh, carole and chrissy!

20 pounds IS a lot!!! I probably need to lose 50, but know that I look "sicker" when I lose weight. It's hard on my bones to carry this weight around, but I'm stronger than any of my GFs that weigh less! Go figure. 

I'm currently getting checked out in my abdomen for something and maybe that result will help me lose weight, but I'm careful what I wish for....