how about drinking?

Goldie, Yes, I did and still am. Perjeta was dropped from my new combo but I’m still on Herceptin, almost 4 years now. It’s a breeze compared to regular chemo. I was a little tired and had loose BM (not quite D) on infusion day but not enough to need Imodium. I had some red spots, like hives or a bug bite and a crazy itch on my chest from perjeta but only occasionally, like every few months and it resolves on its own after a few days. My cardio function is checked by echo every 3 months and my EF (ejection fraction) did drop but not enough to delay treatment, it continues to fluctuate between 55/60%. Tend to dry skin and stay hydrated, you’ll do great.

I guess I missed you changing to HER2+, is it an overall change or just an isolated tumor?

Great Goldie! H&P works very well for many of us and certainly expands future options 😀

Jazzy - DH and.I are making turkey legs and wings for Thanksgiving. He is going to smoke them this week as it will be warm Tuesday and Wednesday. Our governor is not calling a shut down, but leaving it to municipalities. But last night on the news, he said if people didn't behave and follow the rules it was like putting a gun to grandma's head. The spread is from people having get togethers in their homes.

This Friday the 13th is better than the one in March as March 13th was just two days after DH's quintuple bypass. Thank G-d he is doing well 8 months later heart wise. He met his out of pocket with the surgery so everything for him has been free since then. Sad way to not have to pay is with such a high medical expense. With the new year, he will have to start paying.

Lori, I hope Darrell starts to do better and that the new meds work for you. You two sure have been through more than your share.

Getting ready to go for a walk with DH. It's not even 6:30 and feels like bed time. We both are waking up way too early - 4 and fighting to stay in bed till 5. We go to bed at 10:30 exhausted!!!

Hugs to everyone.

Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Monday Monkey Day! Boy did the wind blow hard for a while last night. Reports of power outages this ayem, with one company at 24,000 customers out, the other at 14,000. Temps supposed to drop 10 degrees tomorrow from today. Winter is moving in! Sadie is so funny, she sticks her nose out the door to see how cold it is before going all the way out. The looks she gives me when it's very cold or raining are just too funny, like she expects me to control the weather! If only I were as powerful in the world as she thinks I am!

Cammy Cat--oh my goodness, poor Jodie! I can imagine I'd be pretty tearful, too, in that situation. Having a Doc that didn't recognize an infection would worry me a bit, unless there is something very unique about the situation. Glad the doc looked it up, though. Sounds like Bob is quite the blessing to you all. I think a gift card to a favorite place would be a nice thing to do, places have to open up again sometime. Pink eye can take a while to get over, and the younger the person, the quicker they seem to get over things in general.

Goldie--that new drug for opioid induced constipation is really pricey, from what I've heard, if you had to pay $300 that just goes to prove that! I hope it works for him. Having 2 appointments like that is not as much fun as it sounds, is it? You'll both be exhausted by the time you get home again. I have been sleeping in the recliner a lot lately, not sure why other than just too lazy to get up and go to bed, I suppose. It's got to be hard for the babies and little ones who are so dependent on facial expressions to interpret what is going on around them. There are some masks coming out now that have a clear plastic insert in the middle to help with that. We're waiting to see what will happen with the Vegas trip, too far out right now to call. We will be staying at the home of one of my cousins who lives there, no motels or casinos. Thinking about going to the desert or a couple other outside, not in the city, places for something to do. Thanks for the Unicorn Foam info, that stuff looks like a lot of fun!

Jazzy--thanks for sharing that recipe, it looks wonderful! It is time to go back to being as careful as we were in the spring. Just when things were starting to look up a little, here we are headed back to square one. One local University is going all remote education due to a dozen cases of covid students picked up at a Halloween party. All of them live off campus.

Karen--Glad to hear DH is doing well. That is a hard way to meet a deductible. Staying up until 10:30 would be late for me! I'm usually giving up the ghost around 9 peeyem.

Jazzy--saying a prayer for your friend.

Monday Cocktail

1 1/2 oz of whiskey

1/2 oz of Brandy

1/2 oz of blueberry brandy

1/2 oz of Lemon Juice

1 tsp of sugar

Shake all ingredients with ice; strain into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice if desired.

From <https://www.cocktailbuilder.com/recipe/monday-cocktail>

Mornin ladies,

Karen I feel so tired and I don't do nearly what u do, maybe it is the change of seasons and darkness. IDK.

Jazzy prayers for ur friend.

Lori what a day ur having today. Jee I'm sorry. That was nice of ur neighbors to invite you but I think u made the right decision too. It's been so long and to place urself in problems now would be silly. I think most people now are having a different kind of TG and probably Christmas too.

Kim poor Sadie and the weather, she's like the rest of us, opening the door an wanting to turn around.

I can't get motivatedd here, I'll come back later.

LUBS U ALL

Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Twofer Tuesday! It's staff testing week again this week, so I get to look forward to that tomorrow. I was given a high priority assignment at work last week, got the info together and ready to put the program together, but need a couple of policy decisions made/policies written first. Reported that yesterday ayem, the Director of Nurses says to me "I'll talk to you about it." So now I don't know if I should be moving forward or if the decision is going to be changed regarding the topic. The DON rarely speaks to me, but I figured she would yesterday since this is so high priority. And she did, to ask me to put up the sign with the staff testing dates. Sigh.

I stopped for a quick grocery run on my way home last night. I was surprised and happy to see how many people were wearing masks! The store had a bunch at the front with a sign reminding people that masks are mandatory. I did see a few wearing nose slings, and a couple who weren't wearing anything at all, talking very loudly to each other about their medical conditions that made "wearing a mask is a death sentence for me!" Anyone who could speak as loudly as that would not be in medical danger from wearing a mask.

Sadie says Good Morning to everyone. Her recommendation for making a day better is to give belly rubs. She's offering her belly for rubbing at no charge!

Goldie--if our trip works out we will be flying Southwest. Looks like their precautions are pretty standard, but who knows what will be happening 2 months from now. I think you are probably wise to decline the TG dinner offer. I can see family getting together, but not with people you don't know. Good idea to share the cooking, though!

Morning, Illi!

Cammy Cat--Sadie does like her comfort. I'm grateful that she thinks it's comfortable to cuddle up with me in bed on cold nights!

Morning, Minus!

Pumpkin Pie Martini

Ingredients

• 3 oz. vanilla vodka
• 1.5 oz. pumpkin spice creamer
• 1.5 oz. Rum Chata

Garnishments

• 1 whipped cream
• 1 sprinkle pumpkin pie spice
• 1 honey

Instructions

1. Dip the rim of a martini glass in honey or maple syrup; followed by a plate of graham cracker crumbs until coated.
2. Add all of the drink ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice.
3. Shake until chilled and strain into a prepared martini glass.
4. Garnish with a floating of whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.

From <https://www.3yummytummies.com/tag/thanksgiving-cocktails/>

NM - I was in Costco Sunday and masks are required in any public place in CO. they had a sign that said, if for medical reasons you can't wear a mask, then you must wear a face shield for entry. Good for them

I may be MIA for a few days, I'll post what I put on FB. More dr appts tomorrow and Friday, then I have my infusion on Monday. Trying to juggle all of that, take care of DH, the house, business, garden, etc. Our doctor isn't even in the office tomorrow, but is going in just to see DH. All in all, I spent 12 hours sitting in the truck yesterday!

Been sitting in the truck, hospital parking lot for 6 hours now. Was supposed to take Darrell to 2 doctors appts. Ended up in ER instead. Dizzy and vomiting. Thaws don't know anything yet. Maybe from some new meds h was prescribed. The man can't catch a break!

UPDATE: Thank you all AGAIN for the love, concerns and prayers. We are home, all tests came back fine, the only thing they could figure was it was 2 new medicines that he was put on recently from his previous hospital visits. Doc said he could stay the night, but didn't recommend it due to all the Covid cases there and they had just admitted one while he was there, and all they would be doing is checking in on him. He's still dizzy, but in bed sleeping. Follow up with our primary.

Goldie - ❤️🙏❤️

Lori - sending hugs your way. Keeping you and Darrel in my thoughts.

Lori, your plate has been overflowing for too long. No wonder you are spent! You are running on adrenaline. I'm sorry about your hair.

Mornin ladies,

Oh Lori what can I say. So many people care and want to help but none of us can. This stress for u is horrible and u keep on going. I've always said ur amazing but this goes beyond that. And on top of all this is covid fighting all the way. Always sending prayers and comfort to you an Darrell. This all has to be over soon. An loosing ur hair can be from stress too. Which mean so much.

Les said now the hospitals are holding back too. Marty's operation might be postponed, tests can be cancelled, everything from step one. It's funny Mid March seems so long ago and over now we're reliving it.

O saw on FB this likning to this...if 10 people are doing crafts and one person uses glitter, all 10 people will have glitter on their project...seems about right to me. So many people I know are now being tested cuz they have so many symptoms. Praying for this vaccine which I heard will be given to all essentials first, which makes sense.Who knows how much they'll have. But we all know needing loads for sure. Again we can pray an wait.

Wishing all safety and being well.

LUBS U ALL

Here Cami.....

Look who was in town filming last week