For those starting chemo in June

Hi Ladies--Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. It's county fair time here and I actually went over to the fair for a few minutes yesterday. My sister is here from Oregon for her class reunion and we visited with a few people we hadn't seen in a few years. It was fun. Most of the time the weather for the fair has been yucky. It has been rainy and kinda cold. Neal McCoy was the night show last night and they had to move it into the high school gym. I didn't go--I stayed home and relaxed and worked on my jigsaw puzzle. I may still be working on that darn thing at Christmas time. My sister and I were going to clean the utility room and porch closets today, but instead we have been sitting here watching Bridezillas. It's pretty funny. The NASCAR race got postponed due to rain otherwise I'd be watching that. Well, just thought I'd check in with my Junies. Life is Good--Smiles--NancyLee

hey ladies,

Good to hear from you all. Way to go Mary. Would love to see some of your master work. Nancy you are one busy lady.

One of my thumb nails was yucky due to Taxol and had almost grown out and beginning to be normal -- only a little at the top still pulled away from the nail bed. The other one looked a little strange but did not know exactly what the deal was with it. Anyway, I started having my nails done with the artificial kind etc. Well, now they are both almost completely pulled away from the bed and really ugly. So I think the hard stuff they put on them makes them lift or something. So I did them myself today and cut both of them way back trying to get them to grow back normally. Over three years and my nail and hair are still not back to the "before normal." Know of anyone else who has these problems?

Getting ready to soak in the tub and turn in....another busy week ahead of me.

Have a great week ladies.

Janie

Oh, Janie, YES, I know somebody right here in my skin who is 3+ years out and still having problems with hair and nails. I was bragging last week that I knew I'm getting better because I finally was getting fingernails that didn't peel away and fall off and I couldn't wait til I saw my onc in September so that I could show him these cool fingernails. Well, right after I made that brash statement--the middle one started to peel and the little one and now all the ones are again doing their little Taxolpeel routine and I had to cut them all back short again to save them somewhat. NOT FUN!! So we move on. Does this mean that the Taxol is still in there to some degree doing its little keep the cancer away thing? I intend to have a little discussion with my onc about this very question. I'd like to have normal feet and toenails again too. Enough!! I've been ordering some books online for my preschool. Yay--I'm getting so excited that the school year is just about here. Life is Great Smiles NancyLee

Hey glad your back P.J. Gosh I hope your weather wasn't bad. Sorry your vacation wasn't as expected. Glad you managed to have some fun. N.L. my feet are not recovering very well and I now have been told I have neuropathy up to my knees and in my arms. Frankly the way my memory is I really think it is in my head. Gee, thank God hubby isn't any better. Later girls, Mary

Huh? I forgot. Mary

Hi--Gosh, what the heck am I doing up at this hour? We, my sis and BIL, got home at @9:30 tonite from a trip up to see my Mom and brother & family. My Mom is failing fast and is getting quite close to the end according to the medical personnel. We came back to Baker as I have an eye appointment in Miles City tomorrow and I have to get some stuff settled at the daycare. My sister is going to take me to the eye appt. as I will be unable to drive back the 80 miles after they put junk in my eyes and all that jazz. Funny stuff with the chemo-brain thing and I really, really think that it seems to be going to last with me. I just and I mean JUST had this insurance paper to take with me to the eye doctor and I now have spent the past half hour looking for it. I know I thought at the moment I had it in my hand that I'd put it where I'd find it easily when I got to the office, BUT................After we get back, we need to do some legal paperwork and then unless something changes immediately with Mom, my sister and bro-in-law will take off for Oregon on Saturday morning. They also need to get some things settled with jobs and stuff for when they have to zip back here. They will fly then with my RFL tickets. I've got to go to the daycare on Sat and do a fix-up clean up of my preschool room and put up all the decorations etc. That may carry me through Sunday too. Then I have to do payroll on Monday and then I think that I will head back to Plentywood to be with Mom. I try not to plan too much ahead because with my life I never know what the next minute will bring much less the next day. So I'm awake at 2 in the morning and stewing and fretting when I should be sleeping so I'd better get some sleep or I'll have such bloodshot eyes that the eye doctor won't be able check them at all??!! So..good to see everyone back and good night or morning as it may be--Life is Good (Most of the time)--Smiles--NancyLee

Nancy, I am sorry to hear that your Mom is near the end, as well as about all of your other difficulties.

PJ, how is it going? Is it drenched or dry in TX. I heard on the news that part of the country is so saturated trees are falling over and the rest of the country is scorched (that would be us).

Mary, I am about there with the house. Some things will stay stored in the garage until the weather breaks and until whatever excuse I come up with after that.

Have a great weekend ladies,

J

I just wrote a post and it was no longer valid. I have writters cramp! I will be back later. Hope all is well with you N.L. and glad your trip was fun P.J. we saw N. Dekota in the rig but we want to see S. Dekota. Janie glad you are settled in and I have found from watching my neighbor mow his grass that a young ripped man mows the grass soo much better than I or an older man could ever do. Don't be affraid to tell him he missed a spot and maybe he should just do it all again, it is so worth the money. Thats my tip for today, you'll thank me. Mary

Hi girls,

Well, have a PET/CT scan tomorrow, results Thursday. Hold some good thoughts for me. I'm getting a bit anxious....

Paula

P.J. we are circling the wagons as we speak. Good luck girlfriend. Janie, I don't know where one would get such a yard man at this point in time as my eye candy got married and moved. Is there no end to my torment? Hubby just waddles around the yard picking his shorts outta his butt and airing his armpits as he mows ..... Mary

Hey girls, Janie one never knows where Tim is or what he is up too. If the lawn is half-asked it may have been Tim. Well,I am waiting for good news from P.J. and that everythings good with N.L. Janie, I think lawn men should put their picture in the ads. for work. Then we know what we are getting, I mean we don't want someone who looks as if they could have heart failure mowing my lawn huh? I saw the endocrinologist today and he said thyroid needs to come out. I am wondering if I can get a 3-fer. Teeth, shoulder and thyroid at one time. I am gonna try. Golly 1 and 1/2 years and they find it was a bad thyroid, not anxiety all along and my shoulder pain is from spurs. What a wk. this has been. I feel great just to not be "nuts". The Dr. said if my thyroid is cancer Onky will want a full mastectomy. I was kinda taken aback and didn't ask why. Oh well hope all is well with everyone. Hugs, Mary

Howdy, girls,

Wow, Mary, so when does the thyroid come out? We'll just go with it not being cancerous, OK? I'd hate to have you have a mast. Let me tell you, those mast. swimsuits are just NOT the same.

Scan went smoothly today. Find out the results Thursday afternoon. I'll try not to go nuts before then.

Janie, I haven't had a chance to look at the recipe thing really. Have you gotten good ones yet?

Have a fun evening. Me, I'm about to head to bed....
Paula

Thanks, Janie. I'll let you guys know when I know. Mary, when do you know more about the thyroid. And hugs out there for Nancy Lee...

Mary, the posts are big on mine too. Must be the website. Have to move the doohickey at the bottom back and forth in order to read them. I know you are aggravated about the surgery. And you should be.

PJ, thinking about you and your results today.

Nancy how are you?

Janie

AAAHHHH,This is better, Great news P.J. Drinks are on me. At my age I think I will have a gator-eeta. Yea, potassium with a worm, what a way to Par-tay. Shake it up and salt the rim please, Old folks style. Wow, I get lost reading our post. I can pretty much get lost going from room to room here so thats nothing new. Hubby found a camper that "needs a little work" and was very excited about it and how cheap it was. Lord please strike me upside the head if I must live with this man forever. Put me out of my misery. He says "we can fix it up real nice" now thats a statement I have heard before and I should just shoot him dead!!! Needless to say I was calm and cool when I said "ARE YOU OUTTA YOUR FREAKING MIND?" Are you nuts? wheres the camera? are we on candid camera? I know you didn't mean that! He said "never mind, I was just thinking of saving some money and doing something together". Now going to a camper place and buying a camper thats already built or even from a private owner, thats doing something together. No, that crap ain't gonna fly here. He is nuts. I could plug in the extension cord and stick it in his ear and shock him back to reality. He just lopped to bed like a scared rabbit and King of Queens is on so better go. Have a good night ladies. Mary