WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018
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NY Karen thanks for the penguin pictures. I love penguins but have only seen them at the zoo. I am in bed where I've been most of the time since I got home from the doctor. No prescription pain meds in over 24 hours. Constipation better. Weight down almost 3 pounds since yesterday morning. Cat in bed with me. Dogs together in dog bed on the floor. Jake gone all day for cancer treatment. Dog walking friend walked the dogs after breakfast but she is gone all day so I will take them out to pee at 11:00. Pain no worse without prescription meds. 8 -
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Barbie, I’m so sorry. At least you have a diagnosis.
Michele, Peach Pass allows you to use the far left express lane on the interstate. We don’t have it and just stay out of that lane. Dave got another letter in the mail today. This violation had the exact same number as the other so he did not call again. I googled “can two states have the same license plate number” and found a story of a famous athlete in Pennsylvania who never bothered changing his out is state plates on his vehicle who racked up hundreds of dollars of fines for unpaid tolls, all of which went to a man who lived in Pennsylvania with the same license number. The article said it took a while to sort that one out. I hope it doesn’t turn into a hassle for Dave.
Barbara, just because we did ab ripper 200 doesn’t mean I kept up with it. I just hung in best I could. Lol.
My exercise class is going to have a Certified yoga instructor come and work with us on Mondays beginning in a September. Maybe I will soon be able to touch the floor with some of y’all.
Have we heard from Beth and her son’s surgery? Thinking of her.
I found out last night that one of my cousins died. She was younger than I by a few years, one of 12. I can’t keep their ages totally straight. Several of them have died young, and three more of them are currently battling cancer. It’s very sad. I am not close to any of them, but they are family. I will go to the service if there is one.
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(((Barbie)))1
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Sorry I haven't been around much! Now that I am at the farm, I have become the 6 AM coffee and sausage maker as well as lunch maker and packer and I cook supper and dish it up on plates because the guys generally don't come in until 10 to 10:30 at night! My 93-year-old mother in law is having me do everything that she has wanted to do since last year that has not been done. One of the things I have enjoyed most is picking apples and making crab apple bread with my mother-in-law. At her age she still can help out by cutting the very little apples into tiny pieces. I have also been taking my mother in law to and from doctor appointment, running into take my daughter to her doctor appointment, I'm way too busy! Not to mention from the farm to my daughters is a 6 Hour drive! Thinking of everyone on here but not hardly a spare moment to even read the posts!
Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona
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NYKaren: Thank you for the travel photos, especially the penguins. Adding S. Africa to my bucket list.
Barbie: Glad Bernie is doing his part to help with your healing. 😻 You will recover from this. You are already on your way by eschewing the prescription meds and listening to your body.
Machka: You live in such a scenic place. Hope you see spring splendors soon.
DH and I are riveted to the Hurricane Lane coverage. Although we don't have our Honolulu condo anymore, so many dear friends live on each of the Hawaiian islands. 🌈
Not sure if it's the smoke or some kind of pollen, but I've had a stubborn headache for 2 days. Finally breaking down and taking some Excedrin. Might see if a nap helps...
Stay well friends. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills
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Barbie: I am so sorry to hear that you have a compression fracture of L4 in your back. No wonder you've been feeling pain. The pain meds that didn't work seem to have increased your discomfort. I hope you feel better soon. At least you now have information that explains your symptoms and a bit of strategy to improve things. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Karen: The kids are off to a nearby city where DDIL has classes for the next couple of days. I am looking forward to resting today. My son seems convinced that I'm not competent to live without his supervision. I expect to have at least 8 uninterrupted hours of personal competence while they are gone. :grumble:
Wendy: I've noticed that horses are not fond of surprises, to put it mildly.
Having a baby seal jump off a cliff in front of you would be a shy-worthy surprise. I'm glad no one was hurt. 
Machka: I love the photos, too. Gorgeous!!!
Mary: I remember my mom reciting Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. I have never encountered him outside of a zoo. I hope my luck holds out indefinitely.
Barbie & Heather: I have improved my bone density, & this was verified with a bone density scan. I take once weekly med, alondrate. This is a generic version of fosamax. You can take a daily version, but I wouldn't care for that because you have to take the med, swallow a load of water, and sit or stand upright for half an hour every morning--before you have coffee, vitamins, or anything else. I can make myself do that once a week, but NOT every morning. It has been one part of my solution. Weight bearing exercise has been the other part. Walking is effective. I take yoga several times a week and that has been very good for me. Horseback riding has also been helpful. Being pounded at the trot helps bones get stronger. Mom used to say, "No pain, no gain." Any weight bearing exercise will do the job but things you enjoy doing are the best because they are fun and motivating all by themselves. Walking is a good choice because we all know how, and it is easy to get started. I know that Barbie has been a walker for years in addition to her dancing. I'm not sure how to restart while you are feeing pain. Perhaps there is someone connected with the doctor's office who can advise the best way to begin. :flowerforyou:
We have a day to ourselves while DS, DDIL and our sweet grandson are away for the day while DDIL takes a class. Right now we're enjoying the quiet time.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Angel just after her bath. She is going with us on the trip.
The yellow kitchen was much better than the fluorescent orange of the breakfast nook. I had to have it painted shortly after I moved in. I prefer blues, green, teals and turquoise over red, yellow and orange.
Cathy, Arlington, TX
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My Mom has been making a dollhouse for my granddaughter. She will be bring it with her tomorrow. I can’t wait to see it in person.
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Husband has a slight infection in his ear, that will go away on its own. No medicine needed at this point. Husband drove, though I did say I would drive. He knows how I hate driving in areas I have never been before. My sense of direction is awful! We went to the Fred Meyers in Burlington, and husband got a bunch of items he misses. Pepperoni sticks, marble rye bread, his frozen Hawaiian juice, his razors, and we bought our bar soap, Kirks that we like. Tomorrow is shopping at the base for items to take us to the 1st. I also bought some devils good cake mixes that were crumbled a bit, so they were only 49 cents! Husband has his birthday soon, turning 58!
Hugs to those of you hurting!
Hugs to those of you that need one regardless💗.
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NY Karen your inspirational story gave me chills and made me tear up. I know that feeling but I have kind of lost it along the way. It opened my eyes to the fact that I made this choice five years ago to be the best me I can be. I've been struggling with that lately. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful pictures and story. I closed my eyes and could see you standing there in my minds eye.
Janetr OKC
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Hello ladies!
Barbie ... I'm so sorry you are dealing with back issues ...
Thank you for thinking of my son. There was a wrinkle in my son's surgery plans. Once his actual surgeon was involved, he decided to take a conservative and somewhat unorthodox approach (which has apparently confused most of the hospital staff) to my son's protruding pump. On the morning of the surgery, the pump became a certified open wound. As a result, the surgeon had to make the assumption that there was some type of infection, even though my son was showing no signs of infection. They pulled the internal pump out and left it outside the body, left the catheter attached to the pump and inside the body. So his internal pump is now where it was pushing to be ... outside. They have it stitched to a binder and sitting on the outside of his abdomen. They cleaned and stitched up the wound and put him on IV antibiotics. The surgeon found that the wound was becoming crystallized/infected?, but he does not believe that the pump or catheter were infiltrated by the infection. So we wait in the hospital for a week. Then next Tuesday or Wednesday, assuming things don't worsen, they will go back to surgery and observe if there is any internal infection. If none, then they will fully remove the old pump and place a new one in a different location. If there is infection, they'll yank it all. In the meantime they are slowly weaning him off the pump medication and giving him oral medication in the event everything has to go. His pump is for spasticity, so this is a somewhat painful process as oral meds don't come close to doing what the pump meds accomplished. And now we're dealing with a long hospital stay and all the problems it inherently brings ... Sigh. I only stayed overnight the first night and now I'm here at the hospital early morning until late at night taking care of him. I feed him, bathe (with some help), pretty much just reassure him that all will be well, make certain people don't do stupid stuff ... basically just being his mom. If you read all of that, thank you! Continued good thoughts/prayers that the infection heals and he can have the replacement pump next week would be greatly appreciated.
Ok. So I just checked to see if I could touch the floor. I'm 5'8 with very long legs, very short torso and very long arms! Shopping for clothes has been a nightmare. Anyways, yes, I can put my palms on the floor with some hamstring tightness. You know, I thought I could carry weight well, but when I look at old photos ... I was fooling myself.
I continue to lose weight. This not really from healthy measures at this point --but no time to go and eat. I'm trying to make certain I get some protein and fruit in and hopefully when things get back to normal I can maintain the weight loss.
Beth who is now in downtown Buffalo.
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A snarkish one...
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Beth- prayers continue! Thank you for updating us.
Got my bottom kicked at work today. Springtime busy! Craziness! Did start the day with a commercial zero turn sale-yay! reading and chilling with a cup of hot tea. Husband talking to friend about new gutters etc for house. It is peaceful inside with no TV on. Just the fur babies and grandfather clock.
Thank you for all the beautiful pictures and wonderful stories!
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Well today is done..went to the attorney we talked at my age we are just drawing up a will..hair a good color..and cut good,my friend Ray was there, broke his hand ,he is a walking nightmare,always something going on....he is a sweetheart though.. beautiful sleeping weather,50-60 at night sleeping with Windows open..not looking forward to tomorrow it's going to be crazy....2
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A note about bone density. Several doctors including a bone specialist said that what I've been doing was exactly what was prescribed for good bone density but my bone density wasn't responding. The medicine prescribed by the specialist didn't do enough so when this treatment is finished, my doctor is going to put me on Fosomax. I consume plenty of calcium and vitamin D, do strength training, walking, and dancing and consume a meatless alkaline diet and it wasn't enough. I did the best I could and it wasn't enough. Right now I am staying in the moment and warding of despair. Barbie 12
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((((((((Barbie!!!))))))
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NYKaren: Thank you for the travel photos, especially the penguins. Adding S. Africa to my bucket list.
Barbie: Glad Bernie is doing his part to help with your healing. 😻 You will recover from this. You are already on your way by eschewing the prescription meds and listening to your body.
Machka: You live in such a scenic place. Hope you see spring splendors soon.
DH and I are riveted to the Hurricane Lane coverage. Although we don't have our Honolulu condo anymore, so many dear friends live on each of the Hawaiian islands. 🌈
Not sure if it's the smoke or some kind of pollen, but I've had a stubborn headache for 2 days. Finally breaking down and taking some Excedrin. Might see if a nap helps...
Stay well friends. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills
My husband works outside and has suffered the last two weeks with headaches caused by the smoke. Today everyone was sent home because the smoke is so bad. I’ve had a minor headache this week.
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((((Beth))))-Omigoodness! So sorry to hear of what is going on with your son! Hoping they find him, his cath, and pump infection free! Hoo-boy! Crazy times for you. Sending prayers for skilled physicians, complete healing, peace and comfort for your son and your family. Hugs to you, friend! KJ
Barbie-You've got this! You do what you have to do to get strong again!3 -
Cathy- Angel is such a pretty dog! My house used to be warm tones; yellows, peachy tans, browns, etc. Now I am blues and greys. Your mom is doing an amazing job with the dollhouse! Lucky little girl getting that!3
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Mary- So good to hear from you! Wowsa! You have been busy. Take care of your self while you are taking care of everyone else!3
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Barbie, how depressing, to be doing everything you know to be right, and still have to deal with a painful, incapacitating problem! There is one other thing I thought of: Your hormone levels might be imbalanced which I believe is also a factor in osteo. Worth having a cheap saliva test done. You might need progesterone and or estriol creams. If your body is not absorbing the calcium, perhaps the magnesium ratio needs to be increased. Don't despair, there will be something you can do to improve things. Dig and search and you will find the answer to your particular situation. It's worth experimenting with different protocols to see what works for you. Wendy 2
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Katla
Maybe as your son leaves to go home, you should tell him you will check in with him every half hour just to be sure you are staying on track. 1 -
Barbara- I will let you know when it is time to book your flight to Texas to pick pecans. Lol.
NYKaren - I hope your legs weren’t sore after your climb bunt I know the trek was worth it to see the view.
Beth- than, you for the update on your son. Will continue to pray for him, the medical team and for you.
Barbie- so. Sorry about your situation. It is disheartening when you’ve done everything right and you still have problems.
SueBDew in TX
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Did a lower body and total body DVD. I didn’t use any weights that required me to put my hands above my head. The plan for tomorrow is to take the water class.
M – you certainly deserve a day “off”. That is wonderful that you could do it at work. Were you maybe in a conference room?
Wendy – I would be very interested in the regenerating list. I can’t wait for you to post it
Kylia – I’m almost always low on fat but high on carbs. I know this is because I love my fruits and veggies.
Cookys – welcome!
NYKaren – those penguins look so cute…but I guess in real life they aren’t as cute
Brenner – so glad you stopped lurking and jumped in
Barbara – glad you’re better now. Really, I’m not going to worry too much about the Newcomers website. In a few months I’ll be out of there. Vince would KILL me if I allowed someone else to do something to my computer. He suggested a local business to do that sort of thing, but they (the board) don’t want to go for it. They’d prefer to stay with the company that’s located who knows where? Why should we use up all that space on our network backing up their (Newcomers) data? I’m not going to get involved. I had a friend who used to say “short people are the first to see the flowers grow and the last to feel the raindrops fall”
Exercised, volunteered at the Green Room, then went to WalMart since Vince needed milk and I wanted a few other things. Had I known he had picked up his prescription, I would have gone to another WM where I could have gotten a few other things, too
Katie – that is scary about the guy in who didn’t change his license plates
Rori – when I get a headache like that, it’s usually sinuses. Do you feel like your teeth are hurting any, especially the ones on the top?
Beth – oh, sweetheart (((BIG HUMONGOUS HUG)))) Thanks for the update. Will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. Let us know how everything goes
Barbie – which medication did the bone doctor prescribe? Sometimes you have to try different ones to find what works for you. After trying actonel and fosamax, I needed reclast and now Prolia. The Prolia seems to be working for me. You KNOW I do strength training and eat fairly healthily, but it just wasn’t enough. Now the Prolia seems to be helping. Last BDT showed that after many years I was osteoporatic. I’m going to wait for another BDT to confirm that the person reading the test was correct.
Just got an email from the present webmaster. He's making up a new database in which people can search for other people's interests (I only told them months ago that he couldn't fix this and that it's a feature that would be and was used) and he wants everyone to have an individual email. I told him previously that some people share emails and some don't want an email address. But he's still insisting that everyone have one. I suggested that he make up a bogus email like JL_no_email but that didn't fly. This should be interesting. I can think of one guy who I'm sure if he even sees this email (which I highly doubt) isn't going to want to be bothered. I'm just going to sit back.....
Michele in NC
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stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym, windy- 6.51min, 13.8amph, 138mhr, 1.5mi= 75c
apple watch- forgot to turn on
ride gym 2 sumn station, windy and misty- 51.15min, 149mhr, 128ahr, 14.3amph, 12.1mi= 485c
apple watch- 461c
run sta 2 wrk- 4.31min, 8.44min mi, 152mhr, .4mi= 48c
apple watch- 55c
run wk 2 station- WINDY!!, 4.25min, 9.34min mi, 145mhr, 122ahr, .4mi= 56c
Apple Watch- 54C
ride dome 2 hm- WINDY!!, 18.54min, 8.2amph, 119ahr, 138mhr, 2.5mi=n 166c
Apple Watch- 140c
total cal 830
was misty riding in this morning, kinda like rain1 -
Beth,thanks for the up date. How busy you are.........the hospital helper has a long,hard day.It’s labor intensive for sure.Hello ladies!
Barbie ... I'm so sorry you are dealing with back issues ...
Thank you for thinking of my son. There was a wrinkle in my son's surgery plans. Once his actual surgeon was involved, he decided to take a conservative and somewhat unorthodox approach (which has apparently confused most of the hospital staff) to my son's protruding pump. On the morning of the surgery, the pump became a certified open wound. As a result, the surgeon had to make the assumption that there was some type of infection, even though my son was showing no signs of infection. They pulled the internal pump out and left it outside the body, left the catheter attached to the pump and inside the body. So his internal pump is now where it was pushing to be ... outside. They have it stitched to a binder and sitting on the outside of his abdomen. They cleaned and stitched up the wound and put him on IV antibiotics. The surgeon found that the wound was becoming crystallized/infected?, but he does not believe that the pump or catheter were infiltrated by the infection. So we wait in the hospital for a week. Then next Tuesday or Wednesday, assuming things don't worsen, they will go back to surgery and observe if there is any internal infection. If none, then they will fully remove the old pump and place a new one in a different location. If there is infection, they'll yank it all. In the meantime they are slowly weaning him off the pump medication and giving him oral medication in the event everything has to go. His pump is for spasticity, so this is a somewhat painful process as oral meds don't come close to doing what the pump meds accomplished. And now we're dealing with a long hospital stay and all the problems it inherently brings ... Sigh. I only stayed overnight the first night and now I'm here at the hospital early morning until late at night taking care of him. I feed him, bathe (with some help), pretty much just reassure him that all will be well, make certain people don't do stupid stuff ... basically just being his mom. If you read all of that, thank you! Continued good thoughts/prayers that the infection heals and he can have the replacement pump next week would be greatly appreciated.
Ok. So I just checked to see if I could touch the floor. I'm 5'8 with very long legs, very short torso and very long arms! Shopping for clothes has been a nightmare. Anyways, yes, I can put my palms on the floor with some hamstring tightness. You know, I thought I could carry weight well, but when I look at old photos ... I was fooling myself.
I continue to lose weight. This not really from healthy measures at this point --but no time to go and eat. I'm trying to make certain I get some protein and fruit in and hopefully when things get back to normal I can maintain the weight loss.
Beth who is now in downtown Buffalo.
How lucky he is to have family help.Prayers & good thoughts for your son & all involved.
Barbara,I have no help to offer. DHs Grmother had spinal fractures .....back then,there was no help to offer. She was a tiny little bit of a woman,a teacher that retired young & was a huge worker on their farm.Sounds like the Dr’s will be right there for you. Glad they have a handle on it. Good luck. Pat in Oh1 -
Cathy- what a gorgeous puppy! The doll house is wonderful!0
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Up to $820 in MS ride donation! Little bit to go to earn my jersey!2
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