Great news on the bloodwork! I don't understand what you said about the dog? What's that situation? No one knows the dogs name and it isn't being cared for...concerning.
So excited that you are going to Disney in December and a little jealous...LOL. When I had my knee replaced the physical therapist said the limp will happen until you retrain your brain to stop limping. Apparently, if you have been limping prior to surgery your muscles memory gets trained to limp, therefore even when you don't need to limp you limp. You have to concentrate on not limping to retrain your brain. And...happy you have only minimal testing and such this month....it's nice to have a break.
Awe...love your designs, so cute! I hear you about the aches and pains....good way to look at it. I get new ones weekly. Had the knee replaced, now the Achilles tendon is acting up. Arthritis pops up in new places all the time. It's not bad during the day, it's at night when I lay down. But....happy to be alive! Just had my 6 mos checkup. Everything is good, but my white cell count insists on being low every time and no one seems to think it's anything serious. Even my primary care doesn't seem worried. I'm going to do some more research to see what might be causing it. I think I should be more concerned than they appear to be.
I cried when they told me I needed 7 weeks of radiation. It seemed to last forever and I had an AWFUL time with burning etc but once it was over I was so relieved. It was my last phase of the active treatment and for me felt like I was done. Then of course I had the expected panic over the fact that nobody was keeping track of me on a regular basis...lol. I started Lupron and Femara in Sept and have graduated to every 3 months. I don't see my MO until December!
Good luck! It will end eventually and you can move on to the next phase and your future
Hugs to all ((((((((hugs)))))))
Believe me...if i lived close enough Id do the same thing. Do u know what happened to the Osborne lights? We made the last year they were up. Will something else take their place?
Interesting. Hope it's good but Osborne lights was amazing! Why did they end it, you know?
hubby and I had a really good visit with her, talked so much about family and she died that night. I am truly an orphan now. the stove looks amazing! really beautiful, it even has lights built into it that will shine down on the hearth, they can make anything now!
Wow...it sounds like things are going great...in spite of your $ 5000 set back. But ...your are going to Disney with your grandkids and are cancer free and you got a lovely new fireplace...what more can a gal hope for! I bought myself a camper....big spend....but I'm going to enjoy the hell out of life. For some reason my bloodwork keeps coming back with a low white cell count...no one seems particularly concerned except me. Evidently it's not enough to send anyone into a panic but what's up with that? I did get genetic testing done and it came back negative, so my doc said I'm just one of the random statistics and got cancer like other random people. It was good news for my daughter and her daughter though. It's good to have it done. My trip to Disney is in February. Family reunion...all my kids and grandkids are going! I've really been focusing on living one day at a time and trying to enjoy every moment I have been given. Cancer really changes your perspective and sorts out the unimportant from the things that really matter. No more wasted time for me. Have a great Disney vacation!Hello all! it's been so busy for us! daughter is doing so good in school, nothing back with less than a 96% so far, she said "I wish I had applied myself like this earlier, I could have been a doctor now" LOL! Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.
Feralpeg.... I am on your side! I did wait to turn on outdoor Christmas lights until after the November 11th remembrance day, but they are on now! and I will start bringing out christmas decor now. Tree will go up in about a week. I bought myself a beautiful prelit flocked one, I have been wanting one for as long as I can remember!
I am into the city on tuesday for my final oncologist appt!! had my scans and bloodwork done, will find out how things look, I can't believe it's been a full 6 years since the end of my treatments! Now I will just be following up with my regular gp getting yearly blood and scan done, it feels so strange!! Having said that, I will be going for genetic testing, my other sister passed away about 10 days ago. her colon cancer, which had been her 3rd primary cancer came back with a vengeance
Because life is short, we are heading back to Disneyland on Dec 17 for the week! our sons widow, is going with her new husband, and asked if we wanted to go. We know it will be hard as much as we do like him, but the chance to spend a week in Disneyland with our dear sons 4 daughters is not something we would miss!! We have started making dinner reservations, it's not as intense as DW I have heard, but you still need to book for the good places like Blue Bayou!
Our gas furnace bit the dust so we have just had to spend $5000 on a new system, I would much rather have spent it down there!! Instead of a furnace we went with a beautiful fireplace that looks like a woodstove, with a huge glass front, it is in ivory enamel, and we are doing tile on the back wall that looks like weathered wood, and the hearth is actual beach pebbles. staying with the seaside theming of the house
GAGWTA!
I still have a low white count 6 years after chemo! same here, no one is bothered about it but me lol! We have been wanting a camper or small trailer for a few years now! I dream of driving down through Big Sur and camping along there, we have driven through a few times, it is so beautiful! I cant wait to maybe see some pictures of you camping!
Love to post some pics. I am doing the seasonal thing in North Conway NH by the Saco River. I'm bringing my cats with me....lol...they hate car rides. I'm going to start going on little rides with them in the spring to get them ready for the trip. I've been buying and making things for my new camper so it will be cozy. So, no one is worried about your white count either? Also, I get very few if any reasons as to what they think it is. Next doc visit I'm going to have a more serious discussion, and ask for some answers. If it isn't normal, there must be a reason don't u think. I've joined a book club for the first time in my little town. The next book reading is about a woman diagnosed with cancer. Through discussion about the upcoming book I've found out the Librarian and one other member are cancer survivors. I don't know if I want to read the book. My mother died from breast cancer and I think with the Holidays coming up, it will just be too sad for me to read. I think I'm going to skip this book. Anyway, always good to come in hear and read what everyone is up to. I look in here everyday because everyday is one more day I get to live my life and find the joy, as survivors, we can all share....and sometimes sharing the stress as well. Love to All and Happy Thanksgiving!I still have a low white count 6 years after chemo! same here, no one is bothered about it but me lol! We have been wanting a camper or small trailer for a few years now! I dream of driving down through Big Sur and camping along there, we have driven through a few times, it is so beautiful! I cant wait to maybe see some pictures of you camping!
