Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

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  • sandra4611
    sandra4611 Member Posts: 2,913
    edited October 2014

    G mom, once we get a diagnosis it is somewhat of a relief. After you get the next step scheduled, you'll feel better. Having a plan seems to empower us.

    Mimi, how cool that the boys wanted Frozen things too! Some people get so upset about that. You know, if a girl wanted a tractor painted on her face, no one would think twice. Glad to see that the pressures of society may be easing up. P.S. We love, love, love Golden Retrievers. Our Alex was 12 when he died and it broke our hearts.

    Here's another picture of our new grandkitten, Franklin.

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    Even though he's only been there for 5 days, his "big brother" Kelvin has already started to groom him!

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  • SallyS70
    SallyS70 Member Posts: 947
    edited October 2014

    g-mom, you sound like you are doing well which is good to hear.  You certainly have been busy with bc appointments.  What kind of surgery are you going to have?  Hugs to you and your daughter.

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited October 2014

    https://www.youtube.com/embed/J55S38xwxnQ?rel=0

    This is so cool!  Someone sent this to me by email, and I can remember ALL these things, and THEN some!

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited October 2014

    Good Morning Ladies----my computer is better now I'm just tired and lazy all the time, but my meds should kick in soon.

    Welcome Gmom U really sound like u have it all together and that is wonderful u have u'r DD by u'r side, but so sorry she had to go thru this. Keep us posted on how it is all going.

    Jackie u always amaze me u'r kindness to everyone and yes even our furbabies is endless. U'r such a sweetheart.

    Carole u are always busy, but I couldn't stand the heat and u seem to trudge thru it--wonderful for u.

    Mimi the kids have to love u and u enjoy all u do--that's the best part. doing something u love is like not working t all.

    Oh Sandra all u'r body has gone thru, u'r really a positive person, All I say is give me drugs, I don't care--I hope that drain comes out soon, it's good tho u can take a shower some Docs are saying no showers or baths?? Mine did and I had my drains in for 3 months--I bought everything on the market for self cleaning--that was a pain, probably more for everyone else too. (shut up Chevy)

    Momarch things sound pretty good for u'r GD and that's always a good thing.

    I'm sorry I haven't addressed al of u, but I don't remember much of wht I read and I read everyone's.

    Oh Jackie when they put all the weather things on last nite I was hoping it was not near you--we missed all the really scary stuf, we were lucky but rain again today.

    Have a food day everyone.

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited October 2014

    Oh so wait!  So we just gotta go like  she never said "Have a food day everyone?"  Is she serious?  Well, she probably meant that!  I'm just assuming here, that the spell-checker on that computer is STILL on the fritz!  

    Little Cams, I'm just so happy that you are back!  Now no excuses!  You have to check in periodically  so's we won't go thinkin' you are laying out by the side of the road or anything!    Unless you MEAN to be...  Geez, it's just so hard to keep track of you!

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  • Teacher64
    Teacher64 Member Posts: 840
    edited October 2014

    g-mom, getting through at the tests and making decisions was the most stressful part for me. Once things were decided, I felt more in control of my life again (ha!) At least then, I knew what was coming next. Thankfully, you have your daughter to help you. 

    Yesterday was the first jacket day of the fall. This morning, the dog is snuggled next to me, another sign of cooler weather. Guess, it is time to think about starting the heater. 

    I get to volunteer at the library today. I enjoyed doing it so much before all this stuff began. I was asked to get cleared before I came back to avoid liability issues. Yeah, today is the day to pull books for Halloween and upcoming Thanksgiving displays. 

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited October 2014

    *Good Morning* :o)

    Leaves are starting to fall, and soon an end to this lovely Fall scene!
    https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10361452_10152332285192397_8543945174406314903_n.jpg?oh=0080f27aabd629255620fdab6200c538&oe=54C0F065&__gda__=1420606234_df897b7242c74b5b548d6acfd9cb99fa

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited October 2014

    Do your little bit of good where you are;
    it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
    - Desmond Tutu

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited October 2014

    Good morning all -- Gray and we could get an errant sprinkle or so, but I think we may be done ( didn't have time this a.m. to watch the weather ) with our storms for a while.  That would be ok with me.  Though a lot of work is ahead --- I really don't do gray all that well.  After two or three days -- I'm starting to sink into a bit of a weather depression.  The minute the sun arrives -- I brighten right along with it. 

    All that junk on the ground though -- a real heaping ton of work. 

    Teka, that is a gorgeous picture of Fall.  I really missed Fall ( well all seasons, actually ) the 25 yrs. I lived in Southern California.  The first yr. I was back home -- was so great.  Hay bales at Halloween, along with apple cider and the  last wiener roast of the yr.  The smell of burning leaves as people could gather their leaves and burn them, and the great little Halloween parade we have in this tiny little town.  It is often about three hours long.  The Dr. I work for will be the Grand Marshall for this yr.'s parade.    Guess I will definitely have to go this time.  Hope it is not too chilly. 

    Teacher -- aren't libraries wonderful.  Their is such wonder in there -- and somehow, though kindle's and other appliances have made reading so different -- there is nothing like the smell of a big room of books.  It ( at least to me ) is a bit enchanting and mysterious.  I have a library card for our library here though I haven't gone for some time.  I don't read as much as I use too.....but it was and has been a very long-time love for me. 

    Hope you all have a wonderful day.

    Blessings

    Jackie

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited October 2014

    Then comes the frigid Winter.   Brrr!

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  • sandra4611
    sandra4611 Member Posts: 2,913
    edited October 2014

    Chevy I enjoyed The Land That Made Me. Thanks for posting.

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  • Puffin2014
    Puffin2014 Member Posts: 961
    edited October 2014

    Just got back from rads #2, and the gals were right, 10" and I was out of there. Took 3 practice deep breaths/hold, and then 4 holding breaths for the treatment, and I was out of there. So much better.


    One of the gals at Yoga today said people need to take the word Fear (F=False, E=evidence A=appearing R=Real) and change it to (F=feeling E=excited A=and R=ready). Let's turn this whole experience into "feeling excited and ready to put this all behind us."

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited October 2014

    LikeThumbsUp

    Jackie

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited October 2014

    Puffin, glad that Rads no. 2 was faster and easier. 

    Cammi, you had a drain for 3 months!  That's cruel and unusual punishment.  I had mine for less than 2 weeks and was SO glad to be rid of them.  One on each side, since I had a bilateral mx. 

    The front came through last night and I awoke to wonderful crisp fall weather!  You can actually walk outside and not break into a sweat.  I'm even looking forward to getting outside and doing some yard work.

    Blondie, hoping you're getting some sleep.

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  • Teacher64
    Teacher64 Member Posts: 840
    edited October 2014

    Love the fall picture. Trees are still green here. Maybe in a month we will have a couple of days of fall. I miss the beautiful colors.

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  • blondiex46
    blondiex46 Member Posts: 5,712
    edited October 2014

    Thanks but nopee slept 6am to 7am, whatever, spoke to the pulmonary  dr wants a chest xray,  says keep ktaking the 10mg see what happens

    Sorry cant comment  individually am so tired.

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  • Miminiemi
    Miminiemi Member Posts: 340
    edited October 2014

    G-mom - Hope things go quickly and smoothly for you as you move along with your daughter by your side.  That was a lot of appointments in a short time.  You must be tired of all the talking.  Rest a little.  You deserve it.  Your confident manner will be such a gift to all including yourself.

    Seeing my medical oncologist tomorrow for the almost one year follow up.  Was diagnosed last December, but she agreed to move m appointment up a little since the RO wanted a mammogram six months after completion of radiation. That should put me on an annual mammo schedule in October instead of at Christmas like last year.  The RO saw no evidence of disease at this point, so I'm expecting the same tomorrow.  See y'all tomorrow night.

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  • blondiex46
    blondiex46 Member Posts: 5,712
    edited October 2014

    Mimi good luck 

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited October 2014

    Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
    It turns what we have into enough, and more.
    It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
    It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
    Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
    - Melody Beattie

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited October 2014

    Good morning and I'm thinking about you Mimi and hoping your get an all clear once more.  It causes little  ( or sometimes big ) twinges of apprehension when test time comes, but it is the only way to REALLY know how things are with you.  It gets a little easier as time goes on and you have some time under your belt -- but I think it is really normal to feel some miss-giving. 

    Hope you got some sleep Blondie and I'm willing to send you some of mine -- or would if I could. 

    Rainy day here.  Tomorrow --- they say no rain -- sure hope so.  The gray days got to me some time back and I'm ready for them to be gone for awhile.  I'll see you all later.

    Blessings

    Jackie

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited October 2014

    Mimi, 

    Excellent Results!!

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  • Puffin2014
    Puffin2014 Member Posts: 961
    edited October 2014

    Got my genetic test results back today, negative for the 2 BRCA's,
    which is good. Had 2 tests that came back Uncertain Clinical
    Significance, meaning there is currently insufficient data to determine
    if these variants cause increased cancer risk. If those tests are
    recategorized over time as more data is available, I'll be notified.l.

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  • termite
    termite Member Posts: 241
    edited October 2014

    Teka-love the picture of Fall.

    G-mom - Hope things go smoothly for you and am glad you have your daughter with you

    Blondie- hope you get some sleep

    Mimi-hoping your get an all clear again

    Puffin- glad that rads are easier now

    Momarch- nice to hear that things are going good for your granddaughter

    I have not been on for a few days and had to catch up on everyone so I am sorry if I missed something,

    Went for my yearly mammogram yesterday, so far they say everything is okay but still watching the area on my left side that has not changed for the last couple of years. Going to see my onco dr. next week.

    This has been a long week and it is only wednesday. Work conference about an hour away on Monday, meeting after work on Tuesday and a long day at work today. We now have 18 children in our class and only 3 girls. 15 lively boys all day is tiring to say the least. But it is a job and I do enjoy most days.

    Hope everyone is having a good week

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  • termite
    termite Member Posts: 241
    edited October 2014

    Puffin - Happy belated Birthday!  Sorry I missed it

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited October 2014

    Termite -- glad you had a good mammo and hope you always do.  Good that you are enjoying your job as well....I would find 15 boys soooo challenging but, then at my age  -- just being around too many kids at once has some iffiness to it. 

    Jackie

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  • sandra4611
    sandra4611 Member Posts: 2,913
    edited October 2014

    I'm coming "home" here to my loving friends after being attacked tonight on another thread by someone who disagrees with my breast surgeon and oncologists choice of treatments for me and suggests by sharing my experience with others, they might also make a wrong medical decision. I'm feeling wounded and angry at myself for letting the words upset me. Mostly I'm just embarrassed. I had suggested that people sometimes need to agree to disagree, but she publicly rejected that. The person is a "big presence" on BCO and I'm sure ordinarily is a nice person who is capable of sensitivity and support to others. Unfortunately this is not the first time she has chosen to attack my doctors opinions and demand "proof" from me in order to share my experiences. The first time was a year ago when I had just had my BMX and shared the future plan for my case. I've stayed away from threads she frequents on purpose. This time she jumped in after I responded to a brand new thread started by a new member. She's probably a Moderator and will ban me from BCO now even though I chose to respond to her privately rather than on the thread. <sigh>  Heart feels sick.

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  • blondiex46
    blondiex46 Member Posts: 5,712
    edited October 2014

    Sandra i am so sorry we r adults here, sick n recovering ones not necessary. This is a safeplace, promise  HUGS

    YAY love good mammograms, congratsThanks re sleeping, gave up on it, pissing me off. Not talking about  it aanymore

    Termite, good 4 u could never b a teacher.

    Watching murder she wrote, done the z pac, still coughing. 

    Need togo to andrews game on Saturday n tattoos after, then sons game (i go to my older sons game where  i can see him, you know how boys r when they grt older)anyway  looking forward to saturday.  Rain all day today 

    How is everybody 

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  • SailingWind
    SailingWind Member Posts: 110
    edited October 2014

    Sandra, there are so many different doctor's approaches . I don't know why anyone would question you. Wishing you the best. And please continue to share with the people you trust.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited October 2014

    Sandra - Blondie's right.  This is a safe place.  As for the nasty lady - let it go & just don't go back to that thread.  Who needs it?  You are a wonderful resource and marvelous guide to many women on lots of threads.  I've seen the constant thank yous.  Everyone (except apparently this one malcontent) is so glad to have you posting.  Please don't take your expertise away from the boards - just "shun" that thread.

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited October 2014

    Oh Sandra don't let that hurt u'r feelings, it's just her opinion and we all have them ad we cant all be right except for me. S I say forget about it. really.U don't need anyone negative, just stick with us, we're easy and Chevy has always been easy. 

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