thread for middle age to older Christian women.

GB praying that your surgery will go without ANY problems both during the surgery and in post op recovery and when you get home. Praying for NO infections or complications and a completely successful surgery that will destroy any possible cancer in your body.

Teka, great to see your post. How are you doing?

I have survived my first day on Detox and am considering extending it to the five week program but getting the product to some people has been an issue so I will want to decide by tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers.

Love,

Nancy

gb, I'm praying for a successful surgery and that they will pump you full of anti-nausea meds.

Nancy, I'm praying for an "uneventful" detox, if that makes sense. I'm hoping you don't feel ill during the process.

IntoLight, God is indeed, good. Will be praying that your surgery stays on schedule and that you will continue to find peace through the process.

We spent the weekend with my dad, as he moved into his short term rental (until mid-April) after the sale of his property in the Napa Valley. He's doing well and we're praying for God's presence in his temporary home. DH and I were talking about a video we saw years ago called, "The Pineapple Story". I started watching it again last night and am thinking of taking back out to my dad's place to watch with him. It was a life-changing video for both of us. Have any of you seen it?

Hi Nancy,

I've only been occasionally lurking since November 2020. I feel 2021 was a blur.

Ade doing okay?

I had my surgery. I could tell anesthesia didn't want me to have it because I'm post covid but the surgeon said I needed the surgery and that it wasn't elective.

I'm in a little bit of pain and took a tramadol a little while ago. I might flip to Tylenol though, soon. I don't like the GI side effects of the narcotics, and with my history of issues I don't want to aggravate anything. She did the reverse mapping despite insurance denial, we'll see what happens with that.

I decided I'm going to leave the dressing as is and not bother with a shower until tomorrow. They poked a hole in the gauze and tegaderm for the drain tube. Not sure how I will get that all off...

I'm home. I was home a little before dinner last night!

gb I had a lymph node dissection also. The drain was annoying but got thru it. If they gave you exercises to help lift your arm above your head please do them as soon as you're able. Easier to avoid scar tissue than break it up later. PM me if you like.

go, I am glad to read you are home and that your surgeon advocated for you. You are in good hands. I will send continued prayers for your recovery. Rest and trust today

Nancy, yes, that is the one. I love the part (I hope this isn't a spoiler) when the natives tell him, "You've become a Christian!" That broke his heart. I'm glad you found it on You Tube. I'll have to look for it there so that we can watch it with my dad.

EDITED TO ADD:

I've just started my first blog. Am asking God to use it and teach me how to use it to spread a little sunshine. I think that some people, including some of my neighbors don't understand how I can be "happy" when I have Stage IV breast cancer. We love these people dearly and they love us. Please pray for me that I will hear and heed God's voice and the Spirit's voice and will write with courage and compassion.

I put a link in my signature line. There's only one post so far, but I have list of ideas and have started several drafts which I will continue to develop.

Nancy, I'll be praying for you as you extend your detox to five weeks.

GB and Chris, I am praying for each of you today.

Have a blessed Thursday, everyone.

Carol

I'm sorry, gb. Drains are a pain (no pun intended). It is hard to shower, hard to get comfortable and is just an overall pain. I "leaked" around mine, too. I learned, either on this site or a hysterectomy site, to use hydrogen peroxide and OxyClean to get blood out of clothing or your sheets. I use it a lot, especially when my husband comes home from rock climbing all banged up (and totally happy) and then bleeds on the bed sheets. It truly works!

Carol

EDITED TO ADD: Nancy, thank you SO much for telling about watching the Pineapple Story on You Tube. That will be a perfect way to watch it with my dad when we're out there next weekend. I just checked it out and it works perfectly.

Nancy,

-25*F in my backyard.

Hope you can tolerate the detox and feel better.

Husband and I cutting back on evening snacks.

gb, I glad you're doing better pain wise. I'll pray for peace for you in the coming week, I have a funny story about my drains. Don't continue reading if it hurts to laugh.

When I went in to have my drains removed, I saw the NP. She told me to take a deep breath, like I was going to blow out the candles on my birthday cake. I did, and she said, "Oh come on. You're older than that!" Of course I started laughing, and she pulled out the drains. She probably does that with everyone, but it certainly worked.

Nancy, I will continue to pray for you especially during your detox. I hear that it can be unpleasant in the beginning. Thank you for your comment about the blog. I truly want it to reflect my faith in God without sounding religious or sanctimonious. I don't want to preach - I want to live.

Teka, -23??? That's cold! When I lived in Maine, the coldest I remember it getting was -18F. I remember breathing in through my nose and my nostrils would stick together. It was quite a change for this California girl.

Chris, thinking of you today.

Love to all,

Carol

Teka LOL on Maxine's diet plan. Unfortunately on this diet plan everything is MORE expensive even after the inflated prices. I need a night job!!!!!!! I was out late last night (don't ask me why) filling my birdbath and cleaning it. My paper towel that I put on my patio wall stuck to it and it is still partly there as it froze immediately so I can't even imagine -25. Our wind chills have come close to that but real temps not yet and hopefully never. My advice. Stay inside and come out when spring arrives. LOL

GB, I can so relate to what you just said. I just know that when all of my surprises that surfaced on scans and tests etc. God got me through all that I had to go through. He will do that for you as well but of course we are all praying for the best outcome. You will get through this and you are not alone.

Chris, how is your cough? How are you feeling? Still praying.

Carol, I hope your blog goes really well. It is a great way to express your own emotions too so it is hopefully a win win situation for those who read it and for you. Your doctor taking out the drain was very smart. Sounds like my podiatrist before she starting cutting on me! She gave me the remote to her satelight TV and with no directions on how to use it. It worked. Sort of.

I do have a prayer request. I started having difficulty with my detox yesterday and today. Thankfully the health coach emailed me and suggested drinking some unsweetened coconut water as it has electrolytes in it. I became very internally shaky and today was worse. I had to reach out to one of my doctors because it has been almost impossible for me to schedule my thyroid meds apart from my supplements and now from the breakfast smoothies we drink for breakfast with this plan. I want to be healthy but it can be more of a challenge in the little details. I have lost 2lbs already since I started on Monday. It would usually take me month so this is encouraging even though I know it is water weight but that has been a big part of my problem.

Have a good day everyone.

Love,

Nancy

GB, I hope you are resting well tonight. Praying for you.

Chris, I can imagine that the weather will be an adjustment when you move, but since you have lived there before you at least have an idea what it will be like. Wow, you must have lost a lot of weight. Sounds like you both are eating well and making good choices so good for you.

I am doing pretty well on the Detox. I had a couple of scary days when I was wondering if I would be able to continue but after taking the health coaches advice I bought some water with electrolytes and that really did help. The unsweetened coconut water she had suggested was an outrageous price. On sale it was on bottle for over $8. I knew that wasn't going to be a viable option. I drank the two big bottles of electrolyte water already and forgot I was going to run to my local grocery to see if they had any. We are supposed to drink half of our weight in ounces. I drink a lot but I am not sure I am reaching that goal yet. I am not keeping track though. This is a very nutritionally sound program and I feel like it will be able to sustain this for another month. However this week was called the preloading week and the detox starts next week. So this week was one smoothie for breakfast with their supplement powder. I add either kale or spinach, organic mix berries, almond butter and almond milk. Two approved meals. Next week graduates to two smoothies and only one approved meal. So this may be a challenge. I really enjoy the smoothies and they are quite healthy. This program will actually take a very long time as we introduced foods one by one that we have been avoiding for five weeks. It is much more involved than I ever imagined but the goal is to reset your way of thinking about food and to eat healthy and a variety. The main thing is figuring out which are your foods that cause you issues. Time will tell. It has been quite time consuming so far but I think that will get easier. I had fried cod for the first time tonighti. We aren't allowed to eat eggs so I coated it with avocado and almond flour. I am using their suggested Himalayan salt which comes in a grinder and I can't see how much is coming out. I put way too much salt on the fish and I did that a few nights ago as well so I am learning by my mistakes. I usually use Celtic Sea Salt which apparently is not as salty tasting as the other one.

Chris I do hope you your diabetes will be reversed once you can get off of the steroids. I would love to lose two sizes in my cloths. I am glad your cold and cough are getting better. Continued prayers for you.

Well I hope you all have a good night.

Love

Nancy

GB I would reach out to your doctor and tell them just what you said. I am sure they have heard this many, many times before. I am sure they could give you some meds to relax if you think and they think that would be the best thing for you now. You have been through a lot and this has been a long journey of a lot of stress. There is no shame in taking some meds to help you now.

We are all praying for you.

Love,

Nancy