WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2020
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Back home from about 3 hours in the Emergency Dept with my husband. He had a bad allergic reaction to the dressing over the area of his surgery. It started not too bad, and just got worse. Fortunately there doesn't seem to be infection which is what I was concerned about.
M in Oz
That's awful. Is he allergic to latex, perhaps? I hope he is on the mend!0 -
Here are my mommy and me winter headbands. I’m not happy with the mommy one.
Going to make another mommy size in all black for a hunting friend. Started that one yesterday. Also ordered another cushion for my camper reupholstering project. Got my supplies in for my socks project and want to try a new mask pattern as it looks like we will be in masks for another year yet.
RV Rita3 -
Aaand Navy called and needs son to come in, inspect something and sign off on it. He looks like death warmed over, but they will see what a good sailor he is maybe. Husband took him, since I do not drive anymore.
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TIna Glad to hear your sister is better. Do you know why your iron is high?
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Karen in Virginia
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No, I don't. Since I try to cook low iron for the mister, I was taking iron supplements, but I stopped about a month ago. It could be still due to that. I hope so, anyway. We are going to eat more vegetarian, which we are trying to do anyway. I just need to learn how and get some tasty recipes.2 -
Some of our labels have the % of daily intake, but as the link mentions and you know, that isn't necessarily helpful. I think they often base those percentages on something like a 2000+ calorie per day diet which I only dream of!
Machka in Oz
Yes, ours daily values are indeed based on a 2000 calorie diet. That's a lot, except for those who are very fit and workout with weights daily or anyone training for something. Even my friend who participates in "bikini competitions" and is very well defined, doesn't eat that much when she's training.
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Rebecca- Hope he’s just tired. Isn’t he from the same California base as my Covid Daughter y her Covid crew ? She’s at the main base for the area. She’s feeling tired, fever ,sore throat,y headaches that come in waves 🌊..she starts to feel okay then 3hrs straight like she needs to go to the hospital then okay then hours of misery again. She gots the gun notice papers on her door 🚪 to warn others.
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JRsLateInLifeMom wrote: »Rebecca- Hope he’s just tired. Isn’t he from the same California base as my Covid Daughter y her Covid crew ? She’s at the main base for the area. She’s feeling tired, fever ,sore throat,y headaches that come in waves 🌊..she starts to feel okay then 3hrs straight like she needs to go to the hospital then okay then hours of misery again. She gots the gun notice papers on her door 🚪 to warn others.
Amber Tx
Mine is stationed here on the island, but went down for just a week working on a helicopter. I hope he's just tired too! I'm sorry your daughter isn't feeling well! Yep my youngest overseas had a notice on his door too! They delivered him food because he was forbidden to go to the galley! My momma button is on high alert today!
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Son and I are going out to meet Drew Barrymore a chihuahau greyhound mix about 11 pounds of love this afternoon. If it all works out I plan to call her Drew Barry. Drew Barrmore is just too long a name for such a little cutie. She is four years old and previous owners could not keep her. Before that she was a stray so she has not had the easiest time of it. I will post a picture if it works out!7
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Lisa: I don’t remember whether I asked if your system tolerates stevia. We have two versions and both come in dropper bottles. One is stevia clear and the other is stevia raw. Neither has artificial ingredients and both contain no calories. They also have a paper “sugar packet” version that I’ve used when flying to see family in the past. DH likes stevia raw better and I like both. I buy ours at Fred Meyer in the health food section. Fred Meyer is a Kroger store, so if one is nearby you might be able to find it. One dropper bottle lasts a long time. :flowerforyou:
Machka: I don’t imagine many of us are going far until the Covid 19 Virus has a useful vaccine. :ohwell: Thinking of Canada, yesterday I spent a happy hour watching the Calgary Stampede bucking horse competition. I saw a bit of bull riding, too.
Allie: Good luck with your decision about moving. Does the place you want to go have good employment opportunities? :huh:
Heather: HAPPY REFUND!
(((RV Rita))): Stay safe. Live to travel freely & safely in the future. :flowerforyou:
(((Tina in CA))): I’m sorry you are hurt. I think you’re on the right track by stopping walking & hiking up hill. Sometimes rest is best, and it sounds as though this is one of those times.
Rebecca: My son is also active duty military, and he is back to work. We can send good thoughts for both of our military sons and to each other.
I’ve been to the local dollar store today, and also to the Amazon "store." I got garbage bags at one, and new bras at the other. I hope the bras turn out to fit. I think they will. If not, I’ll return them and try again.
I may chant this for the whole day—no new deer damage to my bean plants thanks to the netting I put over them. YAY!
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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So here is the scoop...
I have always loved Sanibel Island it is off the coast of Ft Meyers/Ft Meyers Beach .. it is a haven for birds at the Ding Darling Wildlife refuge...
I would be renting not owning and would be in a either in a 650 sq ft or 500 sq ft with 150 deck..walking distance to everything and almost the backyard is the bay ... i might fly down for a long weekend and check it out and see how it would work...and I can have Alfie with me..5 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Lisa You pay a really big price for indulging your inner child. If I did what you did, I might feel hungover the next day. What you go through is so extreme. Truly, the punishment doesn't fit the crime. (((Hugs)))
This made me smile - thank you for the hugs.
Had I known how badly I was going to react, I probably wouldn't have indulged. OK, I think I wouldn't have indulged. Honestly, in those first five years after the surgery, it was my biggest struggle, and one that I failed on occasion, and paid the price. Then over the following ten years, I slowly built up my tolerance to sugar (and wasn't that stupid of me). But yesterday, I threw nearly 55 grams of sugar in less than a half hour at a system that had absorbed very little, if any, sugar on a daily basis for the last 15 weeks or so, except for the occasional piece of fruit. No white sugar at all. It took me by surprise... while not being surprising at all.
I've said more than once that the gastric bypass was a deal with the devil, and those all hold hidden consequences. I remembered that again yesterday. Just irked that it takes so much to remind me not to do something which I shouldn't be doing anyway and for other very good reasons.
Thank you for the sentiment, though.
Love,
Lisa
Sorry you had to go through that!! My body doesn't like it if I have any sweets in the morning and tells me about it but nothing like that- just really sick to my stomach for about half hour(does not seem to bother me much later in the day, just can't have them on an empty stomach as long as I don't over do it)-
I have more of a problem with cold/cool food-not in it makes me feel sick but asthma attack instantly when eating any cold stuff, even a yogurt or something like that, not even frozen. IF I eat cold stuff I HAVE to have it with a hot cup of tea every time. Getting worse as I get older1 -
Lisa - Is it this?
We have quite a few of them around here. They do get big.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Allie ~ I've heard that Sanibel Island is a beautiful place and think you would love it there.
Amber and Rebecca ~ Hope your children are OK and the virus is not invading them. Cases have risen in Georgia and the governor is constantly telling people to wear masks. When I went to Walmart this morning, most people were obeying this order.
Carol in GA3 -
My walk with my friend and the dogs this morning.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Lisa - Is it this? We have quite a few of them around here. They do get big.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Yes! It appears they're of the same family, but not the same thing. Thank you, that was stumping me. 1 -
Lisa and Heather - I agree with Heather, it is a variety of Tree Mallow, they can usually be cut into a hedge too. There are a number of plants with a similar flower, but the leaves are the give away.
Kim4 -
The native folks in the america's (maybe other places too) used the root of the mallow plants to make a marshmallow type food.
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Someone mentioned allergic to adhesive bandages. When I went in for my lumpectomy I mentioned that bandaids made me itchy. They all looked at me like "really"? So after surgery I was sent home with a huge mass of bandages on my right breast and side. Wouldn't you know it I started itching and got all red at the edges of the bandage. Had my hubs drive me back to the hospital and the nurse couldn't believe it. The search was on for some type of adhesive for the duration I would need bandages. Which was several weeks! It took till 6 weeks post all bandaging to look normal again. It's on my medical chart now as a known allergy!
I used my surgery journey and this COVID time to let my hair go natural. I've been coloring my hair for ages. So I took advantage of this time to not color and go short (shorter than my normal short). I love my new salt and pepper look!
KetoneKaren Ros and I talk all the time about moving back to Virginia! We love it there! The hubs isn't on board yet but I've got several years before he retires to convince him!
Cheri
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Allie: The location sounds fabulous. How will you make your living? I hope all goes well for you. 1
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Cheri, I love your natural hair color. You are lovely. 🌹🌹🌹0
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Someone mentioned allergic to adhesive bandages. When I went in for my lumpectomy I mentioned that bandaids made me itchy. They all looked at me like "really"? So after surgery I was sent home with a huge mass of bandages on my right breast and side. Wouldn't you know it I started itching and got all red at the edges of the bandage. Had my hubs drive me back to the hospital and the nurse couldn't believe it. The search was on for some type of adhesive for the duration I would need bandages. Which was several weeks! It took till 6 weeks post all bandaging to look normal again. It's on my medical chart now as a known allergy!
I used my surgery journey and this COVID time to let my hair go natural. I've been coloring my hair for ages. So I took advantage of this time to not color and go short (shorter than my normal short). I love my new salt and pepper look!
KetoneKaren Ros and I talk all the time about moving back to Virginia! We love it there! The hubs isn't on board yet but I've got several years before he retires to convince him!
Cheri
in TX where the heat index is 104
I found out the hard way about being allergic to the steri-strips too- I have more scars even 35yrs later, from the steri-strips than I do from the actual surgery. I had huge blisters where they touched my skin- no scars from the area that was stapled only. (bikini cut all the way across)4 -
Barbie, thank you! I always look forward to your beginning-of-the-month insights and ideas.
Lisa in AR, loved the Levi and daddy photo, lol! I suspect, from what little I’ve seen and know from my bits of time in AR that it’s a tough place to elicit compliance from on masks, distancing, sheltering, etc.
Katla in NW OR, something you said hit home with me! I’m an Unwanted Advice Giver, especially to my three (48, 46 and 39 YO) daughters. It’s one thing to be aware - now I have to figure out how to stop! 😔
Carla in MN, welcome! We’re a very chatty bunch, but in amongst the triumphs and troubles there’s loads of useful help. Read along and chime in whenever you feel like it!
Rita! Love your whip tail lizard pic! We have the very rare lizard here in western WA, but lots in the mountains and Eastern WA. We are blessed with plentiful garter snakes here, and rattlers agin in and east of the Cascades. We DO get salamanders here. I’ve seen one giant salamander here, which I gather are endangered.
Kelcey, welcome! I’m lucky enough to be able to work with a registered dietician as a result of having had gastric bypass surgery, and her take is that hydration counts almost as much as calories in successful long term weight loss. It’s a struggle for me too, but I’m glad to know caffeinated beverages like coffee, tea and soda DO count, as well as high moisture foods like soups and stews. I track my fluid intake just as much as my food, guesstimating the amount of liquids in food items. It truly does help, and I notice my energy levels are also better. Since I’m 77, that’s doubly urgent for me! You’re on the right track, and you’ve done it before. Keep up the good work.
Karen, thank you for the information regarding Canada’s history with Canada Day! My 10-yo at the time daughter kept waiting for the fireworks show in Whitehorse, YT. I had to break it to her that it wasn’t going to happen because it doesn’t get dark there on that date, so she missed both Canada’s and the USA’s fireworks that year. Pouting ensued!
Vicki GI NE, I’m so very glad your friend has you to be their POA! The possibilities for fraud are daunting when we become helpless.
Cheri, im glad to hear your treatment and healing are going well. I’m sorry you have to have the anti-estrogen therapy, although it’s to help keep you safe, I know. I never went through symptoms of menopause, because I had first birth control, then estrogen support after my hysterectomy and then later oopherectomy due to severe fibroids, then an ovarian fibroma (which was benign). I’ve had a few night sweats from other causes over the years, and I’m glad I skipped all that.
Tracey in Edmonton, that little neighbor boy is showing many signs of abuse, possibly sexual. I hope someone calls the appropriate people to initiate a check on his welfare.
I’ll post more later (Promises, promises!), but I’m still in the midst of some family chaos. I’ll explain later. Love and miss you all.
Sharon Near Seattle2 -
Dawkson Melbourne, welcome to our bunch! What name do you prefer we use for you?
Sharon Near Seattle1 -
Carol y Rebecca - Thanks big hugs 🤗 back you two. We’re on high alert too no telling when her team y the crew that joined theirs infecting them can stop essential crewing (word for stay in your rooms) . Their not bringing her food so she’s ordering pizza. Their spread thin with so many sick at different times.
Amber Tx
Rearranging JRs toy 🧸 stuff y getting rid of shirts his head won’t fit through y a pair of shorts 🩳 (need to go through it all). He had another growth spurts his shoes are tight again. I only have sz 13kids-Teen Sz 2 shoes their not all tennis shoes (sz2 is flip flops may not work on him). 2 times in the yard chasing him. A long conversation with my moms family who are very opinionated so peace maker moment1 -
Sharon
Near Seattle-
I never saw any lizards when we were up there visiting but I know you have HUGE slugs up there!! My family live in and around Lake Stevens. My one cousin HATES them and they had them all around their yard.
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Katla- that part i havent worked out yet...but im sure i can find something...i would be downsizing so i have to start getting rid of stuff...that i dont need anyway lol..1
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Went to Aldi, I think I was out of there in 15 minutes. I’m getting pretty good at this. I didn’t realize that they have senior hours, I could have gone earlier. They had cherries on sale so I got 5 bags, came home and pitted them, now I have a large bag in the freezer. Made brownies for Jess, she said that’s something she’ll eat. Got dinner ready to be microwaved then went in the pool. The pool is 87 degrees so I’ll probably go back in after dinner. Iced the brownies.
Heather – how wonderful for you getting that refund!!!!
Rita – the governor of NC made masks mandatory but that’s unenforceable. Is the $100 fine enforceable? If it is, I think that would be a great thing. Can you imagine all the $$ states could make??? All the police have to do is go to a grocery store and stand around writing out tickets
Cheri – I’m going to go natural, too, after all this covid stuff. It will be nice not to have to worry about “how does my hair look”. I just wish it would grow out faster….lol
Dinner then probably back in the pool
Michele NC
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Cheri - always good to see you pop in, and glad they're getting your regimens sorted. It doesn't sound like any fun at all... Love your haircut - it looks easy, breezy, beautiful, as do you.
Machka - much like Cheri, I'm also allergic to the adhesive they use after surgeries, and it's an allergy in my chart. Nonetheless, they never pay attention - any surgery where they've used the steri-strips, I have scars from the tape as well as from the surgery itself.
Better day today, worked outside all morning, read all afternoon. Just an ordinary Thursday... 3
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