In shock

OMG…Dakota, that is just too spectacular. Way to go girl!!!

Hi 😎,

Adagio, oh noooo what a disaster for the bride. Hope they sort her out and soon. Did you get a dress ? Glad your news was good. 😀

Dakota, you rock !! Love it 😁

Nihahi, standing on my deck waving like a mad woman 🙆 After tomorrow all quiet again here, bit sad really 😢

Jackpot, we have your back. We will be in your pockets if you opt for removal 😃

Spending the day at a local festival tomorrow promoting help for BC sisters. Hope rain stays away. Wedding today was beautiful rain stayed away too. 😀 💒 💐

All being well of to Anglesey again next Sunday yay.

Oh wow, give Benny a great big hug from ALL of us!!    :-)

Adagio…I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's mishap. The collar bone is the only bone I have ever broken (I think). Mine healed with a brace when I was in 8th grade. So I do hope she will be on the mend quickly. Dang, it is always something!

Today Keiko arrived and my DH and I mounted him on the entrance to the cottage. We will take him inside when we leave. Therefore if you come to Yachats and see Keiko, we are Home…otherwise, I am on the other coast!

The arimidex showed its ugly side effects this weekend with crippling knee pain. WOW, I felt like I needed a handicap tag on the car. Then yesterday, I was relatively pain free from shoulder and knees. Whatever….pain means I am still living.

I have truly enjoyed my time resting on the coast. We certainly got a lot done, considering the condition things were in when I arrived. Next year, I will work on the yard (not my talent by any means)… I might have to hire someone to do the work. Perhaps next year, I can use this as home base and visit other spots on the west coast and Canada.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Love,

Jenifer

momof2 - great picture of you and Keiko! You look great, sorry to read of the knee pain, hope it stays settled down

Caitlin - glad the root canal was not painful for you. Maybe you and I will go through DIEP together, I am also of two minds but put my name on the list as it can take awhile. I see my breast surgeon next week to discuss whether to do a prophylactic mastectomy on the left side at the same time. 

Hope all goes well with your brother-in-law's surgery on Friday.

I had tea with Benny yesterday, her hair is really growing, she looked good. She is trying to slow down a little on her farm activities but it is hard for her. She is very happy with her new horse. 

Take care everyone

jackpot - good news about the surgery - hope you don't have to wait for too long.

Mom of 2 - you look great - your hair has come in really quickly! I love the whale Keiko! Hopefully your pains settle down soon! My daughter had to have surgery this morning on her shoulder because it was not just a break it was also displaced so she had to have a plate and screws put in her collar bone. Can you imagine just two and a half weeks before her big day - who could ever have guessed? I don't know if I will survive this, so I am practicing my deep breathing and drinking a lot of coffee! Next year you could visit Vancouver - it would be lovely to meet you in person.

Caitlin- I need a root canal done also, but I keep putting it off !

Thanks for the wake up, Momof2! 

I will watch for and read the responses to Momof2's questions, the summer is going by quickly, isn't it?

Momof2 - hope you have a very enjoyable vacation in Georgia, glad you could have this time on the coast. Hope that September goes by very non-eventfully for you.

We are off on vacation for two weeks starting Saturday. We had a wedding last weekend that we attended and another one this weekend on Sunday - it is in a smaller town north of us. Following that we head west to BC and then down to NW Washington with my oldest son and family for a week, then I'll have some time at home to catch up with some people, including some ladies from this thread - very much looking forward to it. 

Re: my ankle - it is not healing well, so I am back in a splint and asked to rest, ice, elevate - very frustrating. I'm told that if when I return from vacation there has been no improvement then they will do some more imaging and go from there - hopefully that won't mean surgery.

I saw my breast surgeon yesterday re: prophylactic mastectomy left side when I have the DIEP on right and he is happy to do that so his office is contacting my PS office to coordinate. A little scary as more things are put into place for the reconstruction. 

I saw the genetics clinic today and, as expected, the BRCA 1 and 2 was negative, now I am booked to see the geneticist in September re: investigation for Cowden's/Lynch syndrome - seems like a long process but getting there. 

I also saw the dentist last week and need a crown on a back tooth so that is booked for September 4th.

Told my husband last night that I am tired of appointments - glad to be going away for a bit.

Take care, everyone

I always read and you are all in my thoughts & prayers.  But I don't post much because I feel like everyone else has moved on and got back to their lives so much better than me.  In fact it seems to be getting worse, not better over time.  The various docs are no help, they refuse to accept that their treatments caused all this misery.  All they offer is more drugs, forget that.  I'm going to see a counselor soon, maybe she can help.  

Hugs to all.  Edi, Benny, & others from early days, would love to see you check in more often, but totally understand the moving on thing.   

dear jennie......I hope you do connect with a counselor. Not wanting to use meds to help bridge the gap between hope and despair is a personal choice, but all of us need help of some kind, at some time. Most women who find ways to  "move on", I believe still have the same fears and tears as you are dealing with, but have found ways to balance that reality with everyday "life". Hopefully you are doing what you can in areas of life that you have full control over, like healthy nutrition and lifestyle. Have you discussed your depression/anger with your docs?? Some women do find that Hx therapy causes depression, and your docs should be aware of how you are feeling about things.  

Please forgive me if I am way off base, but I think I hear a lot of anger in your words....I was angry too, for many years after my initial dx and sx and tx. Angry at the whole medical profession, and also at just about everyone else who crossed my path. It was my way of dealing with the fears and depression. It certainly wasn't a healthy or helpful coping strategy. It took me quite awhile to consciously recognize that although I hated everything that had been "done" to me, it all had been done to save my life. I finally got tired of using all my energy to be angry, and that is when I started to be able to turn things around and be able to live and appreciate the life that had been "saved" for me.  I would have given anything to have support like what can be found on the BCO threads. I would also, give anything, to have those lost years of anger back.....wouldn't a "mulligan" be great in real life! I guess I'm saying... stay connected on the threads (it will help you realize you are not "alone" in your feelings) and hopefully, pursue that counselling, to help you move towards the future. I know it doesn't feel like it, but you are still so "young" in bc years. It truly does get better, and easier.....it takes work, and more energy and faith then you may believe you have, but I know you can get to a better place!!!! If I could do it, anyone can do it. (hugs).

movie...I know the struggles you have going on at home.....I appreciate the effort and energy it takes, but your "check in" posts are so appreciated. 

momof.....I still set aside a bit of time each week, to "send" thoughts to you all. Travel safely back to Atlanta.

adagio....hope the wedding is beautiful.....Every wedding has a story or two that become part of the memories....sounds like your daughter's already got that covered.

websister....not happy to hear about the slow/no healing of that ankle. I am very much looking forward to our get together with benny. If I can be of any help re: flap questions.....bring it on. Same to you Caitlin.....yes....it's a big surgery.....but I'd do it again in a heartbeat, if I had to make that choice again.

dakota....I fail to detect any excess anywhere on you.....enjoy your time off. I hope you find ways to drop a line or two a little more often. 

edi....you're gone again....hoping to hear from you too.

Liefie… Little Emily is just so "cuddle worthy". So happy that you had a great time with your family. 

We are in Wyoming tonight…the second day of travel. I was sad to leave the coast, but I will try to stay busy and away from BC this fall. After 2 years of getting a diagnosis after vacation in Oregon, I am a little anxious.

I am learning to down load pictures so here is another attempt! Random pictures of the wedding. There was only one picture all the tables I fretted over. I would have liked to have had a full view of the reception, before it was assaulted by all the guests. My DD is with her junior bridesmaid that attended to the flower pups. My doxies were dressed, but the bride would not let them attend.  The DH is a mere 6'7"…LOL

Edi… I was going for the Downton Abby look with my hat! Hats are difficult to find on this side on the pond. 

Adagio…I do hope the bride has healed enough to enjoy her day and things are on schedule. This has most definitely been the year for weddings!

Time to get some sleep. Next stop is Nebraska! 

Jenifer

Jenifer, I agree with Adagio. You looked really fancy-schmancy, elegant and classy. That lavender/purple colour suits you perfectly! Those two dogs are too cute, dressed up like that - lol.Congrats to the beautiful, happy couple, and safe travels! Keep us posted.

Adagio, good luck with all the wedding arrangements. It is hard work, but a wedding is such a happy occasion - enjoy, and don't sweat the small stuff. Let them help you.

In your pockets, Mo.....sorry to hear about the pothole. Stay in touch.

Gosh it has been awhile since I came over here! Have missed you ladies! 

I haven't read or caught up on much, but Hello! and ((hugs!)) to all! Nihahi, Liefie, Edi, Dakota, Websister, caitlin61, *and there are more... I can hardly believe it has been just over a year! 

Looking at some of the pics, I am awed in how great everyone looks! And Liefie, Emily and your niece are beautiful! Nihahi, how are you?? I have so missed you all. I have come over and lurked now and again... Edi...how are things across the pond? xx

Well, I guess I should go ahead and tell on myself... my DS recently graduated Salutatorian... And he is starting college on the 16th of this month! I only have one more younger than him..... *tears 

Anyhow, if it's alright I am going to show off my DS's after grad party... I am so incredibly proud of him! He's the one in the middle, front and center. All of his friends are there with him! 

I will come say Hi! more as I can! I'm usually here somewhere! Thanks for letting me 'show-off'... 

Hi Alive! Good to hear from you - more pictures, please! As a mother you have earned the right to be proud of your children. We work hard enough to raise them, right?

Hah. So it seems I'm just a lumpy person. In the end they decided the ultrasound showed nothing worth worrying about., so no biopsy. Presumably more scar tissue, and I should quit being a worry wart!