The Hermit Club

Teka- I saw it is out here too. May see Wonder Woman first though. Did you like The Mummy? I love all things egyptian.....

I would love a public post from............

dwill

Last Seen: Apr 23, 2017 07:55PM

Teka- what a good kitty. Doing his/her job!

They're best buddies!! ;o))

Mags- she is so cute. What a good hunter indeed.

How are you doing friend?

Mags, my furbaby Princess occasionally brings one of her toys up with her when it's bedtime. I find them either by the side of my bed or out in the hall in the morning. I think she does this because she likes to play occasionally while everyone else is sleeping.

Olivia thanks you for admiring her beauty. She is also very humble.

Not much going on here lately. Spent a quiet 4th at home, next door neighbors invited us over for a cookout. Didn't get much sleep the night before as people in the area around where I live were shooting off fireworks until about 1 a.m. So needless to say I was lucky if I got 3 hours of sleep. The night of the 4th the fireworks stopped about 11:30. Still trying to catch up on sleep.

Well gonna get off and get ready to watch Turn: Washington's Spies. The final season recently and I have been hooked since the very first episode of the show.

Hey Jazzygirl:

That is wonderful! Amazing!

I am noticing that I am gaining weight now. After all the surgeries and recovery time these last 5 months, I am glad its summer and I can start to get out.

wallan

Hi ladies- well I lost like 40 pounds when I had the bc and another surgery in 2012, but with not being able to exercise as much for awhile like many of you are sharing, plus the AI drugs, the weight crept back on (at least 30 pounds of it) after a couple years. Then despite changing my diet and exercise, I could not budge those scales.

My BS is always on my case to loose weight, but my MO was the one who had the actual offered something useful to help me with all that was going on. I told him I was frustrated as I am told I need to keep my weight to a healthy place, yet they put us on these meds that are known to create weight gain and change your metabolism. Something has to give? So he suggested I work with an endocrinologist and she and I got started together last Sept. with changing up meds, and talking through how to do this. We agreed on a weight we think is appropriate and I have lost half that in six months.

I have secondary diabetes from the AIs, and that along with the meds have worked against my whole weight problem, and the endocrinologist helped me to get the right medications to help with the insulin resistance and then I changed up my diet and exercise a few times along the way too. I lost a few pounds last fall, but this year, it started coming off more seriously with the right med changes and now the increasing with more swimming. As a friend said, it is finding that key that works for each of us to loose weight and finally found it. I will be finishing my 5 years on the AIs next March (2018) and that will help.

I saw my endocrinologist last month and she was so pleased with my progress and think my follow ups will go well this month too. All my numbers are moving in the right direction! I love my endocrinologist and thankful to my MO to provide the referral.

Be patient with yourselves around any weight issues and as you work to loose a few pounds. It is pretty well documented that many of us gain weight after cancer treatment with some of the meds we deal with, not feeling well enough to exercise, change to blood chemistry, etc. We are all doing the best we can. I am close to my five years and it has taken me this long to get this figured out!

In 2013, I lost 40 pounds (I was trying) and felt wonderful about myself for the first time in years. I bought new clothes and donated my old clothes because I knew I would not need them again. Then - BAM! Breast cancer in 2014 and I've gained it all back. I didn't lost weight while undergoing chemo, I gained. I continued to gain when I was thrown into chemopause and continued to gain on Femara.

I hate looking in the mirror. Not only do I have the daily reminder of breast cancer because of the scars, but I see a heavier image of me and I don't like it. I've stayed on our paleoish food plan and try and exercise three times a week. My primary care physician says that more exercise is the key and that her experience has been that once women have been into menopause for about 5 years, their systems somehow reset and they can start losing effectively. I don't know if that is true or not.

I am sure the weight gain and other factors have lead to my anxiety and depression. Before breast cancer, I used to like to be out and about doing things with myself or the family. Since breast cancer, I don't want to go anywhere once I get home other than my backyard. I don't want to interact with people much because I just don't want to. When I do go out with friends or family, I do have a good time, but I'm always anxious and somewhat sad.

I talked with my MO about these feelings and he took me off Femara for a month to see if anything changes. The only that has changed is that I don't feel like I want to cry all the time which is good but I don't feel any happier or less anxious. I know there are some outside issues leading to the anxiety, but I'm usually able to handle things better.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Thanks so much Jazzy! I just feel so bad on the inside right now but I know it will get better. There is definitely the PTSD associated with BC and all the things life throws at you too (finances, relationships, jobs, kids, etc.).

My MO did mention switching me to Aromasin so that will probably happen when I see him again in a week or so.

I just want to feel something but numb or anxious.

Jazzy - congratulations on this milestone! We have to take happiness where we find it!

Happy days! good news is always good to hear!!

Enjoy!

wallan

Congrats!