good vibes or coincidence?
November 17, 2009 9:05pm
Well, I'm finally feeling better. I've done more housework in the past two days than the past 6 weeks. Catching up on …
Belcat
8:43pm Tuesday
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About Me
Belcat
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About Me
I am 60 years old. I live with sister, father and 6 cats. I am angry about this cancer. Want the treatments done and gone. I was laid off my job last week. It is blessing in disguise, though. I no longer worry about being sick at work, or how much work I will miss during recovery from a port being inserted. Whenever that happens. And my sister does not have to stay up until midnight to fetch me from the closing shift, either. I like writing to my email pals and often write long rambling messages to them. I taught myself to use sister's computer, while she was on vacation one year. The high tech stuff is over my head. I leave that to her.
I am 60 years old. I live with sister, father and 6 cats. I am angry about this cancer. Want the treatments done and gone. I was laid off my job last week. It is blessing in disguise, though. I no longer worry about being sick at work, or how much work I will miss during recovery from a port being inserted. Whenever that happens. And my sister does not have to stay up until midnight to fetch me from the closing shift, either. I like writing to my email pals and often write long rambling messages
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Interests
I like smelling flowers, watching backyard wildlife, hunting shapes in summer clouds, reading-Dean Koontz is a favorite author, watching GH.
I like smelling flowers, watching backyard wildlife, hunting shapes in summer clouds, reading-Dean Koontz
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Belcat gave CancerSurvivor flowers 11:12am
Hi, Carolyn. I'm doing quite well, thanks. I had to call the Altoona cancer center twice to have them…
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Belcat commented on Overwhelmed1203’s journal entry Thanksgiving 10:51am
Hi, Chris. If it's not too late, ask the family to help with the Thanksgiving meal. The one who makes…
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Belcat turned 61 12:00am
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Belcat wrote a journal entry: good vibes or coincidence? 9:05pm
Well, I'm finally feeling better. I've done more housework in the past two days than the past…
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Belcat updated their status 8:43pm
getting more use of the arm;catching up on laundry. turning corner of...…
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What else can happen????
October 9, 2009 5:05pm
I have 4 Herceptin to go, am in the 3rd of 6 weeks of radiation, have about 2 & 1/2 months of blood thinner to go.
So, on Monday I …
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Pain in the tailbone
September 30, 2009 5:01pm
Well, I got 5 treatments under my belt. 25 or so to go. They are a pain in the tailbone, though. Table is hard to get off of with …
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Why is treatment so harmful???????
September 11, 2009 10:34am
Happy September to you all.
Chilly, rainy here. I am doing laundry again--sisters work clothes, which I will hang on the porch.
We …
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Ray of Sunshine
Hi I hope all is going well for you lately. Have not heard from you. Are you healing pretty good and using the cream??? I hope so.
Send me an update when you can.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving
Many Blessing to you :) -
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Well Congrats on NO more radiation.
Yes that is the cream they pres for me too. It will help you, but takes abit to heal this raw horrible skin.
I too had pads under neath and had to change them, and when I took them off usually pulled stuff with it YUK.
But without them it burned and hurts so bad could hardly stand it.
The sweat under there is salty and just burned bad.
It took awhile to heal up though.
And even this summer when I got warm and sweaty I started getting a radiation rash under there, so never gone from side effects.
Also I got sunburned and my left chest cavity and arm just frozen I had to go to the surgeon again and see what I did.
They told me when you have radiation never get that site in sun ever again or it goes back to radiation treatment OMG and they meant it. It was horrible could not even left my arm up to curl my hair get a shirt on anything.
Well hopefully your on the mend now.
Did you hear the news yesterday regarding mammo's and waiting til after 50?? I about flipped what a horrible mistake. This health care system really stinks.
Well have a great day and take care
Carolyn -
Gold Star
HANG IN THERE ALMOST THROUGH :)
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Prayer
MANY HUGS TO YOU SORRY ABOUT YOUR AWFUL BURNS. I KNOW IT IS HORRIBLE.
TRY OATMEAL BATHES I LAYED ON MY STOMACH IN THE TUB AND IT HELPED WHILE I WAS IN THERE ANYWAYS.
AFTER YOUR RADIATION THEY CAN PRES A CREAM TO HELP YOU, BUT NOT TIL YOUR DONE WITH RADIATION. -
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Hi Bertha. Doesn't look like we'll get to the shelter today. My husband is working. He works on computers for Sears and because computers run 24/7 he sometimes has to work 24/7. Wouldn't you know we had so much to do this weekend. He was going to replace my washing machine. It doesn't want to spin out, but we have one in the basement to replace it with so hopefully it will work and we won't have to buy a new one.
I just got back from our church. My son and I volunteered to lay mulch in the garden. What a wet mess it was. I could only work about 1 1/2 hours. I can still get tired very quick when I'm doing something very physical.
It was nice your sister took in the cat Oscar. Sounds like he needed a little love and cleaning up.
No, no word from Carolyn. I check when I'm on DS and send her a note, but she hasn't responded.
Keep up the good job you're doing with radiation and your broken arm. November is just around the corner.
Chat with you soon, Chris
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