Orlando Chemo ladies?

get some dry ice from publix, smash it in ziplock bags and put it in a cooler. Don't seal the ziplock bags tho. It will keep Popsicles frozen for a couple days. That what cool caps use to keep them cold. Like forty below zero cold!

Hello Orlando ladies!  I'm so very lucky not to need chemo, but came across this thread with Orlando in the title so I wanted to say hi.  HomeMom, Dr. Shroff is also my oncologist and I love her.  I've known her for several years, as both our oldest son (lymphoma) and my husband (hematology) also see her.  Who is your breast surgeon?  Dr. Danelle Chambers did both my surgeries and I really liked her as well.  

I really need to get off my lazy butt and start exercising, but it seems there's always something going on that makes me put it off.  My husband is having surgery next week and I'm not sure what his recovery time will be.  I need to get serious once we get through that.  We're signed up to do the Susan G. Komen walk/race at UCF in October, so I need to at least start walking again soon!

UCF mom- me too, if I don't start exercising this body I am going to turn into a bigger blob!   I just saw OH has a wellness center open to patients, too.  I live very close to the downtown YMCA....I just have to get my lazy butt over to one of those places.

BTW, I was on Channel 2 news yesterday during there spot on medical marijuana.   Nothing like seeing yourself on TV to see how much you need to be excersizing!!

ladies. Thanks for the tip!  I am signed up at the Y downtown.  What a nice program! Free classes and free access to the entire Y during the 12 weeks!

Homemom,

never noticed your avatar.  I have the poster and used it in my signature line at work during treatments.

What do they say about great minds think alike? 

Lol what a coincidence! My daughter has the same picture in a fridge magnet! She bought in New Orleans at the Museum for WWII. (I live with my daughter so I see that magnet all the time).  HomeMom even though it's been 4 years since chemo I still remember not having taste buds at the time so I too ate anything I could feel the taste for. No that I'm stage IV and with my daughter's prodding, I am eating better, I don't eat diary products and eat mostly vegetarian (except for the occasional Mexican food from time to time) I would say eat what you can and don't worry about diet right now, at least until you recover from chemo.

UCFmom Yes! We're very close. I live on Valencia College off Econ. Question, can I join the race/walk on my wheelchair? I do walk with a cane but I wouldn't be able to get very far walking. I hope I'm not being too pushy but if you would like maybe we could meet? Any way, just knowing someone nearby is on the same path helps. I don't work, I went on disability after my surgery due to cancer and I have lots of time in my hands but you might not so it's up to you.

Take care

Aurora

Aurora, I would love to meet up with you! I do work but I'm sure we can figure out a time to get together once my husband gets through his surgery and is on the mend.  I'm taking off most of Monday and all of Tuesday to be with him and it's all unpaid time for me as I used all my sick and vacation when I was out for my own surgery in March.  He was my lifesaver during that time and he was able to work from home the entire time I was out.  I wish I had that flexibility as well!  I can't imagine it would be a problem for you to use your wheelchair in the walk.

HomeMom, you should see different options on the registration form.  I know I signed up as a walker, not a runner!  Also make sure you check off that you're a survivor because that gets us into the VIP tent.  I've done the walk at Lake Eola a couple times with my office group, but this is the first time at UCF for me.  And I'm so out of shape, ugh.  I know in the past they've given out tickets to a UCF football game to race participants.  It doesn't say anything on the website about it yet (unless they recently added it), but it does mention a survivor parade in the stadium.  For the last couple years, that has been done at halftime.  I don't know if that has changed this year, but my friend who always does this race said they aren't the most organized group, so maybe some info will show up later.

Beth

Yeah that would be an ideal location, but we'll have to wait until UCFmom is free after taking care of her DH. I am available whenever you two are.

Aurora

Waterford Lakes would be great for me, very close.

jbokland, I grew up near Bumby & 408 in the Lake Como area.  I was there when they built the 408!  Feel free to use boobies for doobies, but if you get shirts made I want to order one too - preferably with sparkles.  lol

Thanks to all the Orlando ladies for the warm welcome here in your thread.  

if the taste of food is weird try sucking a lemon wedge  or:

believe it or not....

http://www.miraclefruitman.com/chemotherapy-patien...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23022943

my sister in law (who can grow anything) grows them.  (Synsepalum dulcificum)

I gave them to my father while he wes in chemo years ago from her bush.  I thought then "Someone should market these"  Years went by and i found a clinical trial on them for chemo patients.  Now someone else has made a business out of it.  They really work. 

BTW..we lived here back in 1978.  You should have seen it then!  Semoran was an empty scarey road!

From what I read online, the 2014 3-day walk was cancelled over a year ago.  Looks like they cancelled several of those. The regular 5k in Tampa Bay (St. Pete) is still on, isn't it?