Starting Chemo in JAN 2007
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Cindy - After the scare I had last week with my mammogram, I am definitely considering doing a prophylactic left mast. I also discussed this last year with both my onc. and my breast surgeon, who both dissuaded me from doing it. I now have other ideas, and I have an appointment in early November with the PS I saw last year who does DIEP and implant surgery for BC women. I want to discuss everything with her again. Last year I had just had the breast reduction surgery, then shingles, and was in no shape mentally or physically to do immediate reconstruction.
Tina - I agree with Rebecca - I would not contact that maniac snob mother - I feel a bit sorry for Olivia, but she's not your problem. Too bad you don't live here, I have a ton of nice little neighbourhood girls for Jaclyn to play with!!
Mel - Harrison looks adorable. Sorry you are feeling tired, me too. It seems that every day brings some new drama or event that needs my immediate attention, and I can hardly relax. OY!!
good nite all
caya -
Hello all:
Well my Dahlias are all coming out. One is almost 10 inches across. I tried to take a picture with a tape measure so you guys could see it.
This weekend I'm off to Canmore with my girlfriends, but the following weekend is our big country fair, I just hope we don't get any frost before then, as I want to enter some of my flowers in the Red Ribbon contest.
Nice to see you back Amera!!
My appt with the onc has been moved from Sept 7 til Sept 11, so that gives me 4 more days to worry.
I missed the chat tonite. Hope all are well.
Big hugs...Joni
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Here's a pic of my dahlias:
The Red Ribbon Country fair is Sept 15-17, so hopefully won't get any frosts before that.
I'm off to Canmore this coming weekend with my girlfriends. Golfing in Kananaskis.
Nice to see you back Amera. Viddie hope you are feeling better.
I've never heard that expression Tag Sale, we call them Garage Sales. Should be fun Lynn.
Caya, if your husband comes to Calgary, you should come with him, I'd love to meet you.
MizSissy, hope you are doing well.
Mel, loved the pic of your dog!!!
Rebecca, hope you have a great week this week, you deserve it after all the troubles you've had lately.
Cindy, sounds like you're doing well.
Sharon, are you all done camping for the year?
Tata for now...big hugs to all.
Joni -
Just so you each get a 2nd look...Haha.
Joni -
Joni, that's the biggest dahlia I've ever seen in my life! Gorgeous, too - you should definitely enter some of your flowers, and plan to bring home some awards! Hope you have a wonderful weekend this weekend - it sounds like so much fun. There's nothing as fun as a girls trip, I think.
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Ok, I've figured something out. You post, it takes your post, and posts it...but says the form you submitted is no longer valid. So, you do it over, and then you've posted it twice! How annoying. Beware, everyone...these improvements they're giving us are not so great, IMO.
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Hi all,
Tina,
Lots of hugs. I cant believe people can be so mean. The biggest concern is what their children are learning. How will they ever learn to think for themselves and do the right thing! You have every right to be mad. I do feel sorry for Jaclyn, but I am sure you have spoken to her about it and smoothed things out as best you can. It is just so unfair that people can act so infantile. She owes you a huge apology. You are right to tell Jaclyn to stay clear. I agree, ativan is in order.
Joni,
Your flowers are so beautiful. I can smell them through the screen.
Mel,
Harrison is so adorable- I just want to hug him.
I am starting to feel better- now that I know what it is and that the sensitivity is a normal part of heeling. I am seeing the doc on Friday. I called his nurse today and she told me I can start wearing stickless pads. For the first time in a week, I am not bleeding through. Oh, the little things that make me happy.
Other than those annoyances, I do like my boobs. I used to be very very saggy and low and very big. He gave me a lift also. It is nice to finally be a normal size. I like being much smaller. Along with my tummy tuck, and losing around 8 pounds, I like looking myself in the mirror- minus my hairless head-lol. Not ready to go nude yet- the boobs have to heal- lol. See- I am feeling better.
Also, we are finalizing plans to spend two weeks in a condo in St. Croix in February. Last year we had plans to go to Florida for the month of March- and-----. So this year we might do two trips. Go to St. Croix in Feb and go to Florida in April- when it is half price- This all came about because the place in Florida we had planned to go to this past March was rented for this coming March. With a little research on the web,( for condos, VRBO is a great site) we get two trips for less than the price of one. We have lots of free air mileage we will use for St. Croix and we will drive down to Florida. I am so excited!!!!
Getting tired- Night all.
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Wow Joni those are awesome!
it is 6:45 and morning mayhem is upon me....feeling a bit overwhelmed by my day and it has not even started yet. Check in later.... -
Joni - Your dahlias are beautiful. They should win a few prizes for sure. And of course if I ever come to Calgary with my DH, I would arrange a meeting with you. Have fun this weekend.
Viddie - glad to hear you and the girls are doing better. And your travel plans sound great. Psychologically I just can't get it together to make plans to travel yet, but maybe during the fall/winter I will think about it.
Rebecca - you're up early. Hope all the Sheehys have a great day, Mom the professor included. -
Mel Harrison is so handsome. He looks so sweet and relaxed in that picture. What prompted the pet psychic visit? Im intrigued.
Joni the flowers are gorgeous. Frost? I cant even imagine. Its still in the upper 90s here and only drops into the 70s at night. (I guess thats 32+ highs and 21+ lows in Celsius.) A long way from frost conditions.
My youngest DD is home from day care again today. Strep throat. Shes feeling OK, but has a nasty sounding cough. Im falling way too far behind in work which has me stressed out. The good news is my brother wants to go rock climbing tonight so at least Ill get a little exercise today if I get nothing else done.
Sorry I didnt make the chat last night. I was parents night at school. I love Ems first grade teacher and the classroom looked great. I volunteered a lot less than usual for the usual classroom activities. Im taking it easy this year. Today is her share day and she took in a raccoon skull we found at my dads house this weekend. Actually, I have no idea what kind of skull it is so Em decided that its either a raccoon or a very small dinosaur baby. -
Good Morning all,
Mel, Harrison is so handsome. Do tell us about the psychic.
Jan, Baby Dinosaur, huh? So cute!
Viddie, glad you are feeling a bit better.
Joni, I love the dahlias. The florist faxed me the list of flowers she is using for the wedding; all blues and lavenders. Hyacinth, hydrangea, lisianthus, roses, spray roses, dusty miller, seeded euc .... it will be gorgeous.
Skye, be sure to tell us the results of your test. Tomorrow, right?
I had a mammogram yesterday. It hurt and I actually swore. I told the tech she needed to be more careful. I realize it isn't a comfortable procedure, but it never hurt like this before. I am tired of being hurt.
I am having erratic heart beats, edema, and am getting discouraged. I guess I need to call the dr again. In the middle of all this, my brother and I are dealing with an elderly, stubborn, frail, slightly demented father ... the county where he is wants a "care conference" next week. I am thinking that will involve a flight to Northern Cal to argue with bureaucrats.
The odd flashback I had yesterday during the mammogram is that the last time I was there, for the biopsy, my brother was calling on my cell with a crisis involving our father. I finally told him I was having some routine tests, no worries, and would call him back. Of course, I called him back with the diagnosis. That was a bad day.
Caya, how are you doing with the empty nest? My kids were all born within 3 1/2 years, so it was a crazy time in my life, with all of them leaving. Took me several years to adjust. My husband, on the other hand, didn't miss a beat.
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Good morning, everyone! Today is my last regular radiation treatment - just found this out yesterday. After this we start the boosts. I don't know if that will be better or worse, but my skin is a mess over my sternum and collar bone, so I hope it's better.
Everyone seems curious about the pet psychic. You can read her website at www.petperceptions.com It was only by coincidence that she lives in Houston - they prefer to do these things over the phone anyway so they don't get influenced or distracted by things in the environment. I just had a good feeling about her, so we went with it. I've wanted to do this for years, just out of curiosity, but we decided to do it with Harrision because he seemed afraid a lot, as if he had been abused. He would cower with his tail between his legs, hide behind me when Larry came home, slink away if one of us picked up a newspaper, a broom, a belt, etc. We just wanted him to know we weren't going to hit him, hurt him, or abandon him, that he was here to stay, etc. He had been in the shelter/foster home environment for almost 2 years, so had a lot of issues, and they had pretty much decided he was unadoptable when we came along.
So that's the story of why we did it. She just took the names, ages, and general descriptions of all our pets, and made arrangements for the time of the session, then called us at that time. We spoke for about an hour, then she made the recorded session available for download so we can have a copy. One of the cats declined to participate, one cat came through first, and then we concentrated on Harrison. She told us we were his fifth home (that was correct), that the food here was good, that he had been visited by a funny looking brown dog (our friend's dog Muddy, who is funny looking), and that he wanted to go on vacation. She gave us a lot of tips on how to handle things when he cowers, etc. (like not to reinforce the behavior by making a big deal of it, and being more matter of fact about the things that scare him - as in, a belt is just a belt). I won't go over the whole session, but overall, she was right on about a lot of stuff that she would not have known, and was very helpful in giving us practical suggestions for making him more secure. Interestingly enough, the tail has not been between the legs since we talked to her.
Melia, I'm sorry you're still having problems. I think it's time to see your regular doctor, don't you?
Viddie, I'm so glad you like your boobs. I even like my prosthetic ones better than I liked my old real ones, just because they're a more appropriate size, so I get where you're coming from. Glad you're feeling better, and aren't bleeding through anymore. Progress! Your travel plans sound wonderful - I've bookmarked vrbo for future reference. And will give Harrison a hug from you - he loves those.
Hope you all have a wonderful day. -
Hey ladies,
Joni, amazing dahlias! You have the greenest thumb I know!
Melia my bone scan won't be for some weeks, they haven't even scheduled it yet. So I get to just wait.
Mel, Harrison is a lovely dog. I actually interviewed a pet psychic (or animal communicator as she calls herself) from Milwaukee for one of my books. She also came up with amazing stuff. I do believe my departed Lhasa was able to read my mind. I often wished I could have read hers!
Viddie, the girls sound fabulous, and you are now an official babe! I'm glad you are feeling better too.
Cindy, I'm exactly like you on the sales, used to do them all the time, now it's just more than I can handle so I keep a permanent "Goodwill bag" in a corner and make periodic trips. It DOES feel great to unburden oneself of extra possessions. DH and I have also both vowed to make greater use of the trashman. At least we can walk thru the unfinished portion of the basement now. Well most of it anyway.
I'm wondering how long it takes til the "tireds" go away. I am definitely able to tell that the Femara is making my hot flashes just a bit more intense and frequent, not sure what other side effects it may have. So far I haven't noticed weight gain tendency, nausea or anything like that.
It's total summer weather here, I'm glorying in the last days of wearing shorts and my nice sleeveless tops. One thing that I do now that I never used to is wear my "good" clothes whenever I feel like it. I have a little neighbor girl who either wears her fairy princess costume or a fancy party dress almost all the ti me. Of course she doesn't have to clean toilets, but other than chore time, I think she has the right idea. Tina I wish Jaclyn could come here and play with her and her sisters. - Skye -
joni, wow, those are some flowers! Mel, I love your dog. I wish I could have one or any warm-blooded animal! Melia, sorry you are feeling poorly, you're in my thoughts. And Jan, why so much strep in your family? You sure have been through it. I always got strep in August when I was little. They finally took my tonsils out (I know they don't do that as fast anymore), but I wonder if it was allergies - ragweed? since my allergies are so bad?
I had a lousy day at work. My younger boss was in a bad mood. I made a mistake and didn't enclose something in a letter that went out and the other secretary sent the wrong letter to the same person so he had a fit. I replied, "I'm sorry but I'm not perfect." I almost went home as soon as I got there. I'm still not speaking to him, just communicating by email. I told my older boss and the office manager about it. So much for the stress-free life after vacation. I'd like to call in sick to work tomorrow but I have to leave early for the gynecologist anyway. Don't worry - he'll be sorry he was such a bully. Isn't there a nice way of telling someone they made a mistake? I was there every day through chemo and radiation and this is what I get? It's 12 hours later and I'm still mad. Hugs to all. -
Oh, Mary, I made that same mistake at a place I worked for in Calif...forgot to enclose something. The guy, my age, flipped out on me, swore, etc. Later, at 5 pm he came into my office to ask me to do something else...he was calm by then. I said, no, I'm sorry I can't do that for you because I won't be returning. He was floored.
Viddie, glad you are doing so well. Jan, sorry Em is sick. That stinks so soon into the school year. Joni, UNREAL dahlias. Skye, I make near monthly trips to Goodwill. I hate extraneous clutter around me.
Well ladies, I resolved my situation today via email. I sent this to Adrienne:
FYI---your daughter called here tonight at 7:52 pm from the Richards phone apologizing to Jaclyn and asking her if she could play. Surely, you are unaware of this after yesterdays ruling that she is no longer allowed to play with Jaclyn. Jaclyn was devestated by yesterday's events and I will not have Olivia calling her, playing with her like a yoyo. Please tell her to not make any more of these calls. I am insulted by your calling her a bully, particulary with your vague to zero explanations. I don't need the stress, my daughter doesn't need the aggravation and I won't tolerate it.
Her "apology":
We were unaware that Olivia called Jaclyn last night from the Richard's house. We will speak to Olivia this afternoon and let her know not to make anymore calls. You may be unaware that Jaclyn went up to Olivia during the school day yesterday and apologized for her meanness towards Olivia.
Olivia has been walking away from Jaclyn in the past week(s)complaining to us the Jaclyn is being mean to her and that she keeps telling Jaclyn to stop and Jaclyn continues. I may have used a bad choice of words when we talked on the phone, but I was caught of guard. We feel, at this time, it's best that the girls take a break from one another and don't play for a while. Sorry to have caused you any stress or aggravation during your recovery.
So, that's that ladies. If this broad thinks she is once again going to play Red Light Green Light for when it's OK and not OK to play, she's crazy. It's OVER. I did not respond back to her note and will not. The last thing I want her to hear in her head is me saying "I am insulted by your calling my daughter a bully".
Melia, hear you on those mammogram dejavus. This am I had dream that my phone rang and when I answerd they said Radiology. A man and a woman were on two other extensions. Then, one says to the other: she doesn't know yet. Then I woke up. Can you say scansiety? -
Skye, I just laughed reading about your wee neighbor.
Maybe we should all shop the second hand store and get our own 'prom' outfit for housekeeping?!?!?!? Wouldn't the family think we'd lost out minds? A delayed chemo reaction maybe? I'm a little tempted. Maybe playing dress up would get me busy with the drudge of the everyday housekeeping that needs to be done around here.
Cindy -
Melia- I've only been an empty nester for 2 days - but it's not an entirely new situation for us. Except for this summer, when I had both girls home, summers 1996 - 2006 they both were either campers or counsellors (when they were old enough) at overnight summer camp for up to 7 weeks. So we got a taste of it then. And Cassie is right here in downtown Toronto. We actually drove down to see her tonight because Allan (DH) had not yet seen her dorm as he was in Vancouver on move-in day. It's about a 35 - 40 minute drive when there is no traffic. She seems very settled in, we met a few of her floor mates.
Melia - I hope you will go see your dr. about the erratic heart beats and the continuing edema. I too still have the odd day when my left leg/ankle swells - but I read that this is a side effect of Tamoxifen. I will mention it again when I next see my onc. at my next Herceptin infusion.
Skye - your little fairy princess neighbour sounds adorable. As for the "tireds" - I think it will be months before I don't feel tired. I had an hour long nap today.
Mary - sorry you had a bad day at work. I bet that guy went home and regretted his outburst. You really went to work throughout chemo and rads - You are one amazing woman.
Jan - sorry DD is sick. Em's class sounds great.
Tina - Wow, it's the neverending story here with that Adrienne and her daughter. Try not to be too upset. I know it's maddening, but you don't need the stress. -
Just got in from my herceptin infustion. Seven more to go. MRI was A-OK! Now that's something to celebrate!
I got the pelvic ultrasound report and need to google hemmorhagic ovarian cysts to see what's up there. Gotta run and take Paul to the ENT.
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What a difference in the look of the boards! I've been reading the posts as they come in to my email inbox so I hadn't realized what a change there was. I like having larger print for reading the posts, though. We'll see how this post goes through.
I told Skye and Caya in the chat on Tuesday that I'm finished with radiation boosts and all. I've been using the Silvadene cream the doc prescribed everywhere for the last couple of days, and the redness has decreased considerably. There's still some discomfort when my clothes rub against my skin, but I think it's a little better everyday.
Debbie M
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Hi, it's me again. I think I figured out how to get all my favorite conversations added back to my favorites. I think we lost a few things that I'm used to doing. but posting a message takes only one click.
Joni, I forgot to mention that those dahlias are beautiful. Do you have a special hybred that grows that big.
Tina, don't let those turkeys get you down. I hope your daughter has a great party without the likes of those 3 girls.
Debbie M
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I'm so lost....where are the other posts??
Cindy
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If this is an improvement, I am not impressed. When I type out my message, the font is very small. Also the avatars are gone, you have to going into "My Home" and put one in again. We are also missing the date of the post - 22 hours ago doesn't do it for me. Also missing how many posts that person has made. Not crazy about the blue background.
Hasn't anyone ever heard of - If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Just my two cents.
However, when the post comes up on the board, the font is bigger.
Dx -
Good lord. What the H is going on? I cannot find the posts I haven't read. I need to start at the beginning. Very frustrating. Gads!
Amera
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Yes, it is confusing. I went to "My Home" and set up my avatar (and everything else) again. Then I have to remember to check "Include Signature" when I write a post. I'm glad I got my new glasses with stronger bifocals so I can read what I'm typing. At least there's still an edit to correct any mistakes.
I noticed that clicking on a "conversation" takes you to the beginning of it instead of the most recent posts. It is frustrating to have to click the last number in the line to get to the recent posts. I liked the previous way where it went to the new posts automatically.
I guess we'll get used to this and they'll "fix" it again.
I guess learning new stuff keeps you young.Take care everyone.
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yeck I do not like this at all....my account got corrupted and I could not log in. Finally got it all fixed, and now I have lost all my preferences and so on. I guess you can no longer choose to have new posts sent as emails? Also I am not sure how to select this forum as a "favorite". I am sure we will get used to it but what aggravation!
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yikes what a change hi ya'all , (afterupdating y profile again ! I guess we all have to redo our profiles to get our pics up again .
I am tired too alot and am wondering how long it will take to feel "normal " it comes and goes .......
I am off for my colonoscopy tommorow am tonight is yuck clean out time ..... its been almost a year already man here comes the checkups and wondering if there will be recurences ......
i have some pictures to share but am having trouble including them ???? figure that one out later
Hope everyone gets back here ok !
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Rebecca,
The "add to favorites" option is near the top of the page just after the original post before you get to the stripe with the comment numbers. I'm so used to looking at the avatars to see who the post is from that this new system is taking some adjustment. The only thing I like is being able to have a larger font when reading the posts. Iguess I'll get used to the rest of the changes.
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Oh my, holy moly I just logged on...what happen. I am lost?? Where are my SISTERS??????
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EWW, I don't know how to maneuver through here. This is going to take me a while to learn this. I put up an avatar of me and my DH from years ago just to get myself back up, & so I wouldn't look like a stranger. Lordy this is really scary, I am not liking it!
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HA ...MY pic is so small!
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