MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

KJ, I am usually pretty careful with what I eat, and that was before cancer as well, but during chemo anything goes. I found it helpful to stick to a meal schedule. That way even if I only ate a little, at least I ate regularly. I also loved nasty texmex from TGIF and other crap like that. Eat whatever appeals and find some things you can choke down even when nothing appeals. Green apples worked for me, with a little almond butter

Thanks for posting that Eli. I too was going to say something about telling the MO. They will often reduce the dose of the Taxotere if you have some neuropathy. I wish I'd chosen that option.

Hi, all. Wow, I've been meaning to write but I get distracted by all the beautiful men pics.

KJSUN I hope you are eating whatever the hell you want and are having a peaceful night

Glennie - Austin is still weird - a little too hip these days, but weird at its core. I've been reading Pink Ribbon Blues by Gayle Sulik to prepare for October, and just received Louise Penny's newest. How bout you?

I'm having major neuropathy pain waking in my left hand and forearm most night. Usually happy with my MO, but Gapapentin for nerve pain isn't cutting it. I'm getting accupuncture and starting PT for range of motion issues with that side. I want to be done with SE's and get a dog!!! Linda

Thanks BookLady1, I am definitely choosing more of my own food. I am not eating as much as I was before even with "the good stuff", but at least I can enjoy it! I hope you find something that helps with your pain. I know people that have had great results with accupuncture so you never know. I have been taking Lyrica for years and am very happy with it, I hope your insurance will cover it if you decide to try it.

Hi Ladies, I have an embarrassing question, my BF and I tried to have intercourse this weekend, first time in a while, and it felt like razor blades stabbing me, we even used lubrication, have any of you ladies had this happen? I think that my body has changed so much from Chemo and now radiation. We stopped and I went into the bathroom, I was bleeding a little and it burned when I went to the bathroom but the bleeding stopped. I have my annual gynecologist appointment next month and I start Tamoxifen on the 21st of this month.

treelilac, Thank you very much!!

I would definitely ask the GYN,, but one friend with BC told me that she uses coconut oil for lube. All natural and smells like a pina colada.

Oh crap! I missed the party! But I sure enjoyed looking through the pages at all the delicious food and drinks! And the guys, oh the guys! Who is Jax? They're both my type - in fact they're all my type! Elimar, who was that luscious guy that had some completely unnecessary chocolate on his hand?

I'm so glad I postponed opening my store until after this insanely hot summer! People were not out strolling around here in Atlanta and I would have probably passed out from heatstroke with all the physical labor involved. So now I'm looking at mid-October.

I was planning on October 1st, but on September 30th I have an appointment with the Emory Back Clinic to see what's going on with all this back pain. I'm sure there will be a lot of physical therapy to begin with so I need to schedule the store opening around it. I wish they would give me some pain pills, but I highly doubt they will. I asked my PCP for some and I could sense his sphincter tightening up, haha! I've never asked for pain pills in my life so I said, "Just like 4 or 5 a month. That will help me be productive on the worst days." He just kept saying, "You don't want to go down that road." Yes I do! I do!

Then I told him that I was having a hard time getting my Vitamin D levels up. STILL in the 30's after 5 years of trying! So I asked him what he thought about me going to a tanning salon to up my Vitamin D. Again, sphincter tightening! He said, "You don't want to do that. You can get skin cancer from those." I said, "Yeah, in 20 years! I'll be dead by then." Oh my, all this smart-aleckyness probably went into my chart.

Hey Eph! I meant to tell you how happy I am you got that job! It sounds so interesting, something different everyday. I used to work in the ER department on weekends, just in medical records, but we saw a LOT of crazy stuff. I always thought I might like to be a 911 operator.

So you're a dispatcher? You get the call from the 911 operators and radio it in to the police? That sounds so exciting! What are your shift hours again? Anything crazy happen so far? NOT in Oregon!!

090815, I hate to say welcome to the club, not so much the club of BC but the club of wonderful woman. I read anything and everything about BC when I was first diagnosed last year, I'm on my last treatment of radiation today, so excited, 11 months of treatment finally done! These forums are so helpful and keep you going, even when you feel like you going to go over the edge. You will get a lot of information coming your way in the next few weeks, so please make sure that you take someone with you to your appointments and start a notebook, it helps so much. Sending you a big hug!

hello, 090815, and welcome to the middie party group. We are sorry that you have to join us,, but since you are here, hope you will have some fun with us.

6doggies!! Last treatment!! It is party time!! Sending you virtual ice cream and cake.

HnS: damn your PCP! 4 or 5 a month is nothing!! Jerk-face. Let him live with pain and see what he does. Hope the Emory back clinic can help you. How much Vit D are you on? Maybe you need to switch brands? Some are better,,, better absorbed than others. Or you might need to raise your dose. Can you do 20 mins a day in the sunshine? (when you have some,,, raining a lot here)

Do Nacho Doritos count instead of Cheetos? *just wondering*

Glennie, I'm thinking that nacho doritos do count! They turn your fingers orange, don't they?? I used to spend my babysitting money on them when i was a teen. And then, not for years and years, hardly ever. Then, somehow, during chemo, I craved them! But not the regular kind, the spicy hot kind! I ate them every day for months, my fingers were perma-orange!

Heart, Jax is Charlie Hunnam, He played in that series, sons of anarchy. I was pretty sure I didn't want to watch a series about bikers, boy was I wrong! Jax kept me coming back. And all the awfulness of the characters, but great acting!

That is progress, Elimar,, and THAT is a HOT PINK phone! Wow.

Glad everyone agrees that nacho Doritos count,, now, if I only had some,,,, **craving**