The Lurker Thread

[JoeyC]

Lunchtime flyby...

Lori, glad to hear you're recovering well...sounds like you should be just fine in time for your trip...but will send a few extra healing vibes just for good measure.


What happens next Thursday?

Me, too. What's going on next Thursday?

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Last time I got antsy was the day before I got my first Harley

Next thurs I have a dr's appt about my shoulder progress, I hope to be released for work

 

[daleron]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Dale and lurkers

Happy Fri-YAY!!

Joey, hope everything goes well with your appt and you can go back to work.

Dale, yes, some days I'd give anything to be making cube steaks.

 

[daleron]

Good morning Dale and lurkers

Happy Fri-YAY!!

Joey, hope everything goes well with your appt and you can go back to work.

Dale, yes, some days I'd give anything to be making cube steaks.

Good morning Sara

Yep, all alone ... for hours, no one to bug you

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Sara

Yep, all alone ... for hours, no one to bug you

 

[JoeyC]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

Good morning Dale and lurkers

Happy Fri-YAY!!

Joey, hope everything goes well with your appt and you can go back to work.

Dale, yes, some days I'd give anything to be making cube steaks.

Good morning Dale, Sara and lurkers

Thanks Sara I really do not see him not releasing me I have hardly any pain and my range of motion is around 90% or better

 

[Robino1]

Mornin' luvs

 

[LoriP1702]

I'm officially off for the next 3 days...woohoo! ...Oh wait, my brother will be coming by in a little bit...oh well, that's enough time to get a quick drink in first so I can handle him.

Aw Lori, looks like Rita is having a good time with her friend...but I bet she'll be real happy to see you when she comes back.

It's been hot as heck here too...heat indexes in the 100s about every day...but it's about to storm out there right now, so it's cooling off a bit for now.

Yea on the long weekend!!
Hang in there with your visit from your brother. I can relate!! I love mine dearly...in short doses, I tease, but I did get a good brother. You might not hear from him often, but when the chips are down, he's there.
He called and came to see me in the hospital, so I guess we'll keep him.

Pictures or it didn't happen

Oh I'm fine, just ready for this week to end Unfortunately I'll have to cut and make a lot of cube steaks tomorrow as all we have will be sold tomorrow

You seem pretty chipper


Awwww!! They made a heart!

Look at all the treats in the floor!


Yay for a three day weekend Angel! You'll enjoy it
We have one coming in September

Pics, you're funny!!
It helps sooooo much being at home!!
I really hadn't thought about it until they asked at the hospital, but this was my first real surgery...ever...well, I had my tonsils out when I was 5, but don't remember much about that other than a raw throat after, and lots of popsicles. I've had various biopsy procedures, and some polyps removed, but nothing like this.
I found a good article on what to expect afterward, and it sounds like I'm right on track!

The treats are just a once a day thing. They throw a few on the floor for each of them...not stuff I give Rita, but Gretchen is 17 and in GREAT shape considering her age, so I don't question it.

Bet Rita misses her worm jerky and her mom

I bet she does!!

enjoyed a rare day off today did a couple of quick errands and then a 4 hour nap LOL

I'd call that a successful day off!!!

Good evening lurkers

Lori, glad to hear you're up and around. Love the pic of Rita and Gretchen. So sweet sitting back to back. I agree, that belly button incision was the worst, had to use the rubber band trick on my pants for awhile after returning to work because it would rub.

Dale, I hope your Friday goes quickly. That's alotta cube steaks. Thanks for the yummy desserts, I'm gonna sneak one #2 on my way out.

Angel, I had forgotten what you said about your brother the first time I quoted you. Have another stiff one. I hope you enjoy your weekend and that it goes smoothly.

I'm with Dale on the key lime pie, OBG, I would have thought you had only a quarter left by now. You're slowing down my friend. Kidding. I know you are savoring every bite.

Long day and I've have a bit to do before bed. So I'm gonna say sweet dreams for now.

Yep, up and around for sure! DH worked from home yesterday and did all the laundry, and although he protested, I convinced him that I was perfectly able to fold and put things on hangers.
I have a feeling my next dryer will be one that you don't have to bend over and reach way inside.
I only did light, easy things, but I have to keep moving and doing as many normal tasks as I can or I'll lose my sanity.

Next thurs I have a dr's appt about my shoulder progress, I hope to be released for work

Praying that you'll get released, I know you're sooooooo ready!!

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

Good morning Dale.

Good morning Dale and lurkers

Happy Fri-YAY!!

Joey, hope everything goes well with your appt and you can go back to work.

Dale, yes, some days I'd give anything to be making cube steaks.

Good morning Sara.

Good morning Dale, Sara and lurkers

Thanks Sara I really do not see him not releasing me I have hardly any pain and my range of motion is around 90% or better

Good morning Joey.

Mornin' luvs

Good morning Robin.
Hope all is well with you, I'm a few days behind watching for your progress reports.


Good morning to all the sleeping Lurkers!
I'm doing well this a.m. Had (another) restless, up and down night last night, but everything I'm experiencing is just part of the normal process.
...anyhoodles, ready for some breakfast so I'll be back later.

 

[Robino1]

Not much to report on my front. PET scan scheduled for the 29th. I'm scared yet excited yet hopeful. Hope to see some shrinkage?

Trying not to think about it. I'm going to Michigan in 7 days so that will keep my mind off of it for the whole time. We get back the day before the scan.

Since I'm leaving the day after my next scheduled treatment, we are skipping the Oxi (big bad chemo drug that causes the most side effects) and only doing an injection of the other chemo (usually injection and pump) I should be side effect free for my trip.

I will still get the blood thinner (keeps the liquid buildup at bay). This will be a nice sorta break.

My CEA (colon cancer blood marker) did drop from the last time. That's always good news. Still really high but the movement is in the right direction.

 

[Robino1]

I'm doing well this a.m. Had (another) restless, up and down night last night, but everything I'm experiencing is just part of the normal process.

Very normal. Your body went through a lot. I had to sleep in a separate bed. Pillows piled all around me to keep me immobile yet supported.

Speaking of belly buttons, three procedures now going through there for me. I think it is numb now.

 

[LoriP1702]

Not much to report on my front. PET scan scheduled for the 29th. I'm scared yet excited yet hopeful. Hope to see some shrinkage?

Trying not to think about it. I'm going to Michigan in 7 days so that will keep my mind off of it for the whole time. We get back the day before the scan.

Since I'm leaving the day after my next scheduled treatment, we are skipping the Oxi (big bad chemo drug that causes the most side effects) and only doing an injection of the other chemo (usually injection and pump) I should be side effect free for my trip.

I will still get the blood thinner (keeps the liquid buildup at bay). This will be a nice sorta break.

My CEA (colon cancer blood marker) did drop from the last time. That's always good news. Still really high but the movement is in the right direction.

Oh Robin That all sounds so good!! ((((HUGS))))
Gosh, it's such a slow process, that would drive me INSANE, but your attitude is absolutely amazing!!
I know you will get through this!!

Very normal. Your body went through a lot. I had to sleep in a separate bed. Pillows piled all around me to keep me immobile yet supported.

Speaking of belly buttons, three procedures now going through there for me. I think it is numb now.

I've been doing that. I tried our bed the first night home, but I woke him every time I was up and down.
I started on the couch last night because I could use the back of it to help steady myself and move around.
That helps a lot!! I ended up just restless and uncomfortable, mostly my back, and finally went to the guest room.
I'm definitely seeing/feeling progress in getting in and out of bed, that was the worst part, well and coughing, laughing, or sneezing. But I can tell that's not as bad this a.m. too.

No lie, *shudder* my belly button puckered when I read your 3x.

DH texted that he can work from home this afternoon, and that he'll be home all weekend so if I want him to go get "the rodent", he will.
So... of course I'm REALLY excited now!!!

 

[angelphyre]

Good morning lovely lurkers.

It's my day off and wouldn't you know it, I still woke up right before my alarm would have gone off. ...Took me a while, but I did finally get back to sleep for a couple more hours.

Brother never made it over to the house last night...turns out he has a horrendous toothache and his mouth is swollen...that may be a good thing, means he can't talk much. ...He'll be coming by this afternoon though when our dad gets here...then I'm going to have a full house....thank goodness I don't have to cook for all of them...Dad will be taking us all out to eat.

Joey, good luck with the doc next Thursday...yeah I'd be a little anxious too...keeping fingers crossed for you that he releases you.

Lori, sounds like you're recovering well...just don't try to do too much...just because you feel like you can doesn't mean your body is quite up to all of that yet.

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Dale, Sara and lurkers

Thanks Sara I really do not see him not releasing me I have hardly any pain and my range of motion is around 90% or better

That's great news about the range of motion Joey, even better when there isn't much pain.

 

[Sara Love]

Not much to report on my front. PET scan scheduled for the 29th. I'm scared yet excited yet hopeful. Hope to see some shrinkage?

Trying not to think about it. I'm going to Michigan in 7 days so that will keep my mind off of it for the whole time. We get back the day before the scan.

Since I'm leaving the day after my next scheduled treatment, we are skipping the Oxi (big bad chemo drug that causes the most side effects) and only doing an injection of the other chemo (usually injection and pump) I should be side effect free for my trip.

I will still get the blood thinner (keeps the liquid buildup at bay). This will be a nice sorta break.

My CEA (colon cancer blood marker) did drop from the last time. That's always good news. Still really high but the movement is in the right direction.

Thank you for the update Robin. You sound in such good spirits and that's always a good thing. I'm glad the CEA is dropping. Yay!! I hope you have a wonderful trip. Very nice that you'll get a break from the Oxi. (((Hugs and prayers to you)))

 

[Sara Love]

Oh Robin That all sounds so good!! ((((HUGS))))
Gosh, it's such a slow process, that would drive me INSANE, but your attitude is absolutely amazing!!
I know you will get through this!!


I've been doing that. I tried our bed the first night home, but I woke him every time I was up and down.
I started on the couch last night because I could use the back of it to help steady myself and move around.
That helps a lot!! I ended up just restless and uncomfortable, mostly my back, and finally went to the guest room.
I'm definitely seeing/feeling progress in getting in and out of bed, that was the worst part, well and coughing, laughing, or sneezing. But I can tell that's not as bad this a.m. too.

No lie, *shudder* my belly button puckered when I read your 3x.

DH texted that he can work from home this afternoon, and that he'll be home all weekend so if I want him to go get "the rodent", he will.
So... of course I'm REALLY excited now!!!

I knew it was Fri-YAY for a reason. Aww, reunited with Rita!! I bet you missed her something awful. So glad she'll be home with you for the weekend.

You don't realize just how much you really use those core muscles until there is trauma to them

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning lovely lurkers.

It's my day off and wouldn't you know it, I still woke up right before my alarm would have gone off. ...Took me a while, but I did finally get back to sleep for a couple more hours.

Brother never made it over to the house last night...turns out he has a horrendous toothache and his mouth is swollen...that may be a good thing, means he can't talk much. ...He'll be coming by this afternoon though when our dad gets here...then I'm going to have a full house....thank goodness I don't have to cook for all of them...Dad will be taking us all out to eat.

Joey, good luck with the doc next Thursday...yeah I'd be a little anxious too...keeping fingers crossed for you that he releases you.

Lori, sounds like you're recovering well...just don't try to do too much...just because you feel like you can doesn't mean your body is quite up to all of that yet.

Sorry for all the posts guys. It's hard to do a mega one from my phone. I have to keep scrolling up and down lol

Angel, eeeesh while I hope your brother feels better soon, maybe you are right and he won't talk so much I hope you have a nice visit.

 

[angelphyre]

Sorry for all the posts guys. It's hard to do a mega one from my phone. I have to keep scrolling up and down lol

Angel, eeeesh while I hope your brother feels better soon, maybe you are right and he won't talk so much I hope you have a nice visit.

Yeah Sarah, I don't want him in pain either...but then again if it brings peace to the rest of us, well um.....I know, I'm a mean person.

 

[oldbikeguy]

Good morning Lurkers

 

[Kn0ttYFive]

 

[oldbikeguy]

Thanks Sara I really do not see him not releasing me I have hardly any pain and my range of motion is around 90% or better

Sounds good Joey

I found a good article on what to expect afterward, and it sounds like I'm right on track!

I only did light, easy things, but I have to keep moving and doing as many normal tasks as I can or I'll lose my sanity.

Sanity, who needs it anyways

My CEA (colon cancer blood marker) did drop from the last time. That's always good news. Still really high but the movement is in the right direction.

Sounds good Robin keep going in the right direction

.Dad will be taking us all out to eat.

Had your cooking before just kidding have a nice dinner

You don't realize just how much you really use those core muscles until there is trauma to them