WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2021
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Karen- beautiful painting by your brother
Yes there are a couple types of collars ones that give them a little zap in the neck when they bark ,and ones that omit a odor in there face when they bark.. i really dont want to submit him to either of those,but will ask the vet to see what they suggest.3 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »Good appointment with GPThe appointment with the GP was good. He's new, only my second time seeing him, and he seems caring and to have a few suggestions of things to look at. He gave me prescription for vitamin D and a multivitamin, sent me to get tested for sleep apnea (his idea not mine, due to fatigue), and registered me so that the skin cancer stuff is covered 100% (that is the case for "long term illnesses" here if approved) in case there is an issue. I think so far it has been, but presumably there are situations where that could be helpful, according to him. He seems concerned, moreso than the people I tried recently since my past GP.the appointment with the dermatologist was not great.I had a list of questions and she answered almost nothing. she seems unable to have any pull to get the biopsy results faster and was making light of that. She as unable to tell me anything about staging, and said they don't really look at staging and staging is only important if one is part of a scientific study, that it has no impact on how one is cared for, that everyone is different, that statistics don't matter. I asked her about prognosis and she said one can't tell me because everyone is different. I found that a very unimpowering answer. She pretty much wanted to tell me that everything is fine and if it's not I'll find out in due time.
Basically I find her not honest. On the phone a month ago when I saw that the results said "invasive" she said that didn't mean anything. That is really not true, according to everything read online and my GP. Invasive means it's gone below the dermis, so slight spreading.
She also wasn't clear about the importance of the depth. She was talking abut width and that was not really the issue (the width was tiny), but the depth is concerning. She said usually they take a month to get back to her, and that they operated on me very quickly, compared to most of her patients (8 days after their weekly meeting at the hospital). I said that that could indicate that they consider it rather serious. She seemed to not agree there either.
When I originally went to see her she told me that she thought the growth I had was nothing, but today she gave me the report, and said this thing that was written came from her observation, which indicated that it was cancerous or pre-cancerous...
I asked about prognosis and she said "everyone's different". I said I had read that there is 50% chance of getting another one. She said "well, yes, of course, you are 58 with squamous cell carcinoma (young-ish I guess), so there's a good chance that you get it again", as if that was obvious. How can that be obvious to me unless I google it!
They say if you get it quickly (in less than 6 weeks), you have a good chance of no metastasis. But it was 5 weeks between the biopsy and the 2nd operation. No way of knowing how it was growing for those 5 weeks. She didn't seem concerned in the slightest that I would not get the results for many weeks (7 or 8, rather than 3 or 4) because she was leaving on vacation in the end of august.
One somewhat good thing was, she had recommended this skin covering that she had said was UV protection, but the nurse said it was not. So she googled and gave a prescription for a new one.
Other than that, I'm thinking another dermatologist might be good.
She DID do a thorough exam when I saw her and took the growth seriously, sent it in for a biopsy, rather than just freezing it off, as is often done now. And she did call me right away and call the hospital right away (or send them the results), so they called me right after she did. And follow up reasonably well.
Granted she is not an oncologist, so presumably she doesn't know all the stats. I would have thought a young dermatologist would know the basic statistics about basic statistics in her field, but granted there is a lot to know in the medical field. She does not work at all on aesthetic dermatology.
I would like to find a dermatologist more specialised or knowledgeable about oncology and also more straightforward.
Lack of courage to be straightforward and being excessively positive seems like a reflexion of lack of weightiness to speak simply about risks and statistics. She seems to be of the mind that one should say everything as rosy as can be until the absolute opposite has been proven. Treating patient a bit like children in terms of sharing knowledge.
I even called another hospital to see if they could do a better job at follow up. they gave me a number to call tomorrow. It's maybe hard to change now - as I'm waiting for results, but I might well try the other hospital for 2nd opinion or other follow up. The one I went to is very well rated in this area, and the 2nd one is as well. So I got 2 spring rolls and a halo top ice cream on way home.
The appointment with the dermatologist is not that unusual.
"I asked her about prognosis and she said one can't tell me because everyone is different. I found that a very unimpowering answer. She pretty much wanted to tell me that everything is fine and if it's not I'll find out in due time."
That was the answer I got all the way through my husband's early days in ICU after his accident, and in the Neuro ward, and in Rehab, and even now.
I finally had to accept that they simply don't know, and that everyone IS different. They often can't predict what will happen.
However, see if you can get a referral to an oncologist. Your results, BTW, should have gone to both your GP and the dermatologist.
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Ironing The only thing I iron is my cotton placemats that I bought when I bought my table in 1999. I have 16 of them and use only 2 at a time so the need to iron doesn't come up often.The news I don't watch it or read it or listen to it. The world will not be better or worse off if I know or don't know what's going on. I am more peaceful because I am not agitated by knowing about things over which I have no control. My zucchini plant has done so well that in addition to having zucchini for me every night, I have been able to give some to both my neighbours and both my walking friends.
Barbie in NW WA 3 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »I'm humbled that my love list touched some of you.
Here is my favorite piece of artwork, a watercolor by my brother. The original is with dear friends in Nebraska, hanging in a place of honor on their wall. My mother loved this. I hope it brings serenity to someone here.
Love, Karen in Virginia
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the pheasant is beautiful- We used to raise them and a bunch of others when I was really little. Mom and I were just talking about that this weekend. Grandma had one too-
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I did my dumbbells. Yay!
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: take BP,.
Bonus: returned unneeded toothbrush heads to Freddie’s, recycling, hike up from HB to campground with T, 30 mins grooming Tumble, 10 mins grooming Shadow.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, T’ai Chi, Farmers’ Market, finish minutes, dog group, flagger course progress, figure out how to see what’s using all our mobile data, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, call S, fire district: research NFPA, grant NIMS requirements, ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, likewise Lee skills/tasks, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, learn new dances (Tequila Little Time, Homesick, Nothing but You, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart,; Do Your Thing, practice dances: One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat),); finish mulching flowerbed, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant the last of the naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove, ask Te about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
August
18: Today do something to make life easier for someone else: last week sent $ to J & M.
Numbers here astonishingly worse than even last week, averaging 40+ new cases/day in a county of less than 25000 people with only one hospital. The hospital has no ICU beds and is having trouble finding other hospitals with icu beds to accept our critically ill. Last week they had to fly someone out to Reno Nevada, almost 600 miles away! Thankful Joe and I are fine, but hard not to be discouraged.
Made it up the hill from Harris Beach to the campground and really only had to stop to catch my breath at the top. Progress!
Picked up takeout Mexican food, including margaritas to go, and enjoyed eating with Joe. We can rarely synchronize our meals so it was a triple treat. Enough leftovers for another meal, good thing as it was 30% more expensive than last time.
Debbie so glad to hear Miso is home safe and sound!
Welcome KP from Mo! Gorgeous sunset!
Heather worrisome symptoms, hope they pass quickly!
Flea your tapioca mystery makes me think of those “who ate my Cheetos?” commercials :laugh: I, too, like the scent of warm cotton but not enough to go back to ironing pillowcases and sheets
Julie “…A friend on Facebook posted that the is too stressed from watching news so is going to watch murder show series to relax.” At first the irony of this made me laugh, but then I thought, yes. Murder mysteries are usually solved at the end and the bad guys get punished. So much more satisfying/comforting than irl. Like Flea and Machka said. Yes, please, find a better and more straightforward dermatologist. Can your good GP refer you to one?
Pip attagal!
Allie what are Alfie’s favorite games? Will he stop barking to play with you?
Karen
your brother’s painting.
Wind is really gusting here, watching tall trees dance is a little scary. Hope I can get this post up before our power goes out…
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
August: leaner/stronger/kinder than July.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 15, weigh/wii: 17/0/0; steps>6704=7541 vits=16, log=17, CI<CO=16, CI<250<CO=12, Tumble=10, Shadow=16, mfp=17, outside=20, up hill=19, clean 10=6.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD YH=1, Wed:TC=2, PW=2. Thurs: Fri:TC=2. Sat:PW=2. rX x4=2.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/31:140.2!!! 8/1:141.3 8/8:140.4 8/15:141.5
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=, plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF:10 play= sew=
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Karen VA – I certainly can see why that piece of artwork is your favorite. Gorgeous
Update: Made avocado brownies to take to FL, one for Vince and one for a friend of mine who I’ll probably see while I’m down there. Shhh...don’t tell Vince there’s avocado in it. He wouldn’t eat it. So I put some chocolate chips in it. The avocado wasn’t as soft as I would have liked so if there’s some in the brownies, if Vince sees it I’ll just say “oh, that must be a chocolate chip”
KP – welcome
Didn’t get to work on the puzzle or ride the recumbent bike. Oh well….another day.
Michele NC2 -
Heather We've been watching a program on Amazon Prime that's set in London with lots of scenes of beautiful buildings. Today the episode took them to Brighton and Hove and I thought about how much you love living there. 1
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Someone mentioned the new "Fantasy Island". I watched it because the show was produced by Elizabeth Craft who is the sister of Gretchen Rubin who wrote so many books that I love. Gretchen and Elizabeth have been talking on their podcast about the production of Fantasy Island from the beginning of the idea through the production trips to Puerto Rico. I loved the show and highly recommend it.
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Hi,
The day started out productive....kitchen clean, dishes running in dishwasher, car towels in washer, desk cleared, papers shredded or filed, checkbooks caught up, and bills paid-sigh. Then work happened. I did get received goods into inventory and estimates called. Then more training when got home.
I have 3 more hours of training to get done before the end of month. Almost done!!!! 18 hours so far since Sunday. The first 2 were done in January when that course was the only one available.
It is about to get real at work. DH asked me why DS (son in law) was so grumpy. I told him it was probably because he is concerned about the shop and the fact that no one had answers or wanted to discuss the issues he had brought up. They both walked away. DH's comment, well, you can't just get rid of someone who has been working for you for over 40 years. He is right, but that employee is now a liability in so many ways. I can't believe that both DH and Sister in law are so blind that they don't see the signs of DS looking for another job. I am in a bad spot because I saw it coming. I just filled out a skill survey for DS. Now I know he is actively looking for another job. He hasn't said anything to me, but I am not blind. I can't blame him! It will be rough for awhile with DH, but sh** happens. When the owners aren't paying attention to their business and employees, bad things happen. I have tried for 5 years to get training for DS and to get more employees in place. This time I haven't taken any action to remedy the situation. Neither of them have asked me to do anything, nor have they done anything. Not even a sign on the door saying help wanted. Like I said, it is about to get real! My vacation is Sept 6th -Sept 19th!!!!
The positive thing if/when DS finds a better job is that maybe we will see them more. DS really doesn't want to see us on weekends when he is with us all week. Okay, he doesn't mind seeing me, but DH is much more difficult. Please keep me in your prayers and happy thoughts because I am already feeling the anxiety coming on!!!
Whatever happens is out of my control at this point, but that doesn't help the anxiety.
I am STRONG
I am ABLE
I am FLExible (kind of)
This is only partially my problem, I really am just an employee.
Love you ALL!
Kylia heading to bed with an inspirational magazine in OHio4 -
Hi Gals,
Allie take care- getting your health back is the most important thing.
Someone Michele?? Asked about using tapioca as a pie thickener. I use either the powdered tapioca starch or the mini pearls. BUT I only use it in fruit pie and I cook the fruit and sugar on the stove top with the tapioca stirring gently until the tapioca and sugar are dissolved and the fruit juice from the fruit is thickening and is no longer cloudy.
I had a busy, exhausting but delightful weekend with my god daughter and 2 of her friends from Boston. We went wine tasting in the Livermore Valley, on Saturday then into San Francisco on Sunday for the exhibition “The Last Supper at Pompelli” Pompelli is fascinating to me. And the exhibition was wonderful. Then a picnic lunch, and off for a walking tour of the buildings and landmarks left from the Gold Rush of 1849, then to the Golden Gate for pictures and a bit of a walk on it. It is not that long 1.7 miles but it is cold and windy so feels much longer. By then I had walked 9 miles so one of the gals and I sat in the warm car while the other two walked for a ways. Then over the bridge to Sausalito for dinner at a little Italian place. Home by 10pm a good day overall.
Kim
Northern California
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Hi Gals,
So I have been thinking about how to be more efficient, so some solid planning to eliminate extra store stops, some meal planning and some efficiently issues around work. I have created some embroidery templates that will help with design work, but I end up sending a lot of emails, my work email is on gmail and I would like to have a couple of short cuts so I could for example put my address, house description and that we meet in the garage set up so I could type 2-3 characters and that would auto fill. I can not figure out how to do this, I tried to google but was not sure what to write in google to find help (its late my brain is tired) Anyone know how to do this?
Kim
Northern California
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Hi Gals,
So I have been thinking about how to be more efficient, so some solid planning to eliminate extra store stops, some meal planning and some efficiently issues around work. I have created some embroidery templates that will help with design work, but I end up sending a lot of emails, my work email is on gmail and I would like to have a couple of short cuts so I could for example put my address, house description and that we meet in the garage set up so I could type 2-3 characters and that would auto fill. I can not figure out how to do this, I tried to google but was not sure what to write in google to find help (its late my brain is tired) Anyone know how to do this?
Kim
Northern California
Like a signature?
This link might be able to help:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8395?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop#:~:text=Add or change a signature&text=Open Gmail.,or changing the text style.
I just created a signature to use for my cycling club emails.
M in Oz0 -
Too tired to comment tonight. Caught up though. Tracey in Edmonton 2
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darn Miso- just checked and he is out AGAIN_ we thought we had fixed the little spot he got out and he pushed his way through. Now I have to stay up and let him in when he gets back in the catio- then it will be closed for the night until we can really take the top down and fix it a lot better and put the tarp back over it.
Been up since a little after 5 AM because of him and now it is almost 10:30 and still up, because of him.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
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I like to get the news from informed and wise commentators. BBC, The Guardian. For me it is part of being a citizen and contributes to my self-identity as a responsible contributor to the world. I want to know everything that is happening in order to make the best decisions for myself and the world. Keeping up-to-date and informed from the best sources is as natural as breathing to me.
That doesn't mean I brood over things I can't control. I feel empathy for the suffering of others, and sometimes it leads to me making a charitable contribution, but I don't get depressed about it. I do have a vote and I want to use it wisely. Social media gossip thrives on ignorance and rumour. We have a duty to go to the best sources for our information and use our intelligence to be able to rise above rumour and disinformation. Nothing would make me feel more helpless than ignorance and passivity. Knowledge is power. I am a contributor to the future of the world. I have an inexhaustible appetite for knowledge, science, history, art, music, languages. Everything!
I also still listen to Hugodecrypte, Julie.
Thanks for putting me on to him.
On with my day. I see a cup of tea in my future.
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Alllie, our son and daughter in law have a thing for their dog, it's a collar and there is a machine that emits a high pitched (only the dog can hear it) noise that apparently the dogs aren't supposed to like and it's supposed to stop them from barking so much. I'm not sure it works, but..... I also have no idea how much it costs, but I know how frustrated and annoyed I get when dogs in our neighborhood are barking. Of course when they're outside it's worse because they all feed off each other!
Kylia, I'm so sorry that you're having such a tough time at work, both hubby and sis in law need their eyes opened! Maybe your vacay will do the trick! Will hubby be off then too? If so, he may not figure it out.....
Kelly, good for you for exploring the vaccines and their effectiveness. Just want to say that hubby and I both got Pfizer and while he was tired and a bit out of sorts for a few days, my only reaction was to the second shot and it was only a sore arm for a day or two. I went for a 20 km bike ride the day after the second shot!
Debbie, I sure hope you can find the spot the Miso is sneaking out of! Darn cats, I remember calling and calling for one one day, she didn't come and I was getting quite upset, I was out on the patio, still calling and looking, turned around and there she was in the house! I still have no idea where she was, I had already searched the house.... Another time, it was getting late and the cat had gone deaf (different cat), so calling her was useless, I went around with a flashlight, looking under sheds, vehicles (in the parking lot next door), again have no idea where she was, she just sauntered up the sidewalk (in our yard) like everything was just fine. If I ever get another cat, it will strictly be an inside one!
Lots more that I wanted to comment on, but didn't think to take notes or anything. It's late, I'm tired and really should have been in bed an hour ago! Fortunately, I'm off work this week and can't really go anywhere as the places I would go have way too many fires happening, highways have even been closed and tourists are being asked to stay away, so I have decided to listen to them and stay home. But that does mean that I get to sleep in! Or at least try to....
Hugs to those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
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OregonMother wrote: »bananasandoranges wrote: »
Heeheehee. Yes. It does seem odd, but murder shows are somehow extremely relaxing. I have also given up the news. I don't really miss it, and I will sometimes listen to NPR news at the top of the hour once in a while in the car, but other than that. I don't need the stress.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR
FLEA I sent a link to this SNL clip to the friend its about about watching murder shows (and..)
https://facebook.com/watch/?v=339025944107001
Machka and Barbie, in addition to the ending with the good guy winning (hopefully), I think it is the intensity of it, that maybe totally occupies the mind, maybe intense emotion/sensation (like being on a roller coaster). And also probably the strong story-telling, captivating element, keeping one on one's toes. I don't watch murder shows much cause I find them scary or something but I can appreciate some aspects of them.
Kylia, that sounds worriesome at work. What will you be doing during your vacation?0 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »darn Miso- just checked and he is out AGAIN_ we thought we had fixed the little spot he got out and he pushed his way through. Now I have to stay up and let him in when he gets back in the catio- then it will be closed for the night until we can really take the top down and fix it a lot better and put the tarp back over it.
Been up since a little after 5 AM because of him and now it is almost 10:30 and still up, because of him.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
Does the cat have a lifespan? - After a certain number of years its likely to have weak bits all over? It must befairly big if you can't find the hole!cityjaneLondon wrote: »I like to get the news from informed and wise commentators. BBC, The Guardian. For me it is part of being a citizen and contributes to my self-identity as a responsible contributor to the world. I want to know everything that is happening in order to make the best decisions for myself and the world. Keeping up-to-date and informed from the best sources is as natural as breathing to me.
That doesn't mean I brood over things I can't control. I feel empathy for the suffering of others, and sometimes it leads to me making a charitable contribution, but I don't get depressed about it. I do have a vote and I want to use it wisely. Social media gossip thrives on ignorance and rumour. We have a duty to go to the best sources for our information and use our intelligence to be able to rise above rumour and disinformation. Nothing would make me feel more helpless than ignorance and passivity. Knowledge is power. I am a contributor to the future of the world. I have an inexhaustible appetite for knowledge, science, history, art, music, languages. Everything!
I also still listen to Hugodecrypte, Julie. Thanks for putting me on to him.
On with my day. I see a cup of tea in my future.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS
I also keep up with the news in general.Leafing through the French papers is good for me. Less stressful than listening to or watching the news. I have an online subscription to NYtimes. They had an offer for 2 dollars a month for 1st year so I went for it. I don't read all, and tend to sometimes look at a few editorials more than the main stories. I picked my café because they have 4 newspapers and not the usual one popular newspaper; I don't read the sports newspaper. I look at the middle of the road popular easy to read newspaper, The Parisian (generally pro-macron I'd say), and the left newspaper The Liberation to read an article in depth if I have more time. They also have the right news paper La Figaro, that I don't read much but which isn't bad. They don't have Le Monde which is considered serious reporting and a bit intellectual, in reputation at least. All except the Parisian have some serious articles. It's fascinating to see the political tilts each paper puts on articles, sometimes acting as if they are neutral. I also read the weather and the horoscope. I don't believe in the horoscope at all but if it seems to correspond to the current situation, I take it. I'm considering signing up for online French newspaper, either la liberation or mediapart (a ad-free investigative journal)
One well-known local mayor (centre-right not at all namby-pamby and very active) said he read his horoscope daily and if it was bad he forgot it and if it was good he closed his eyes and visualised it. I don't know if he really did that, but it sounds like he might do something like that sometimes, which I find funny and human.
Working as a teacher with older kids I think I can't get away with not being informed. And this country and in this city and in my field we are expected to be generally aware of what's going on. Not totally up on all, but at least have a notion. Some consider everyone needs to have a position on everything. I'm not of that mind, but being up on the things means one could at least have a natural leaning in some direction.
During early pandemic I started watching Hugo decrypt since there was a wish to get away from the news and not stress 24/7 but also a relative obligation to keep up on changing information and laws! The 10 minute light format was good. Now I find Hugodecrypt less interesting. He's sort of searching for his post-pandemic identity I find. The range of topics is vast for a 10 minute format. When there is not major new news they can talk about disastrous things like the situation for muslims in china, or new online video game evolution. I mentioned it to a 25-30 year old recent graduate and he thought hugodecrypt was for people younger than himself, like teens, or early 20s
I spent several years almost completely disconnected from the news (other than the very big lines) from about 85 to 2000-ish.
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bananasandoranges wrote: »OregonMother wrote: »bananasandoranges wrote: »
Heeheehee. Yes. It does seem odd, but murder shows are somehow extremely relaxing. I have also given up the news. I don't really miss it, and I will sometimes listen to NPR news at the top of the hour once in a while in the car, but other than that. I don't need the stress.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR
FLEA I sent a link to this SNL clip to the friend its about about watching murder shows (and..)
https://facebook.com/watch/?v=339025944107001
Machka and Barbie, in addition to the ending with the good guy winning (hopefully), I think it is the intensity of it, that maybe totally occupies the mind, maybe intense emotion/sensation (like being on a roller coaster). And also probably the strong story-telling, captivating element, keeping one on one's toes. I don't watch murder shows much cause I find them scary or something but I can appreciate some aspects of them.
Kylia, that sounds worriesome at work. What will you be doing during your vacation?
I like the British "murder shows" like Midsommer Murder, Father Brown etc.
I can go to my own real life for the intensity and roller-coaster emotions you mention. Real life is scary.
I wish one of our few TV channels would carry Magnum PI, Murder She Wrote and ones like that in the evenings.
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bananasandoranges wrote: »dlfk202000 wrote: »darn Miso- just checked and he is out AGAIN_ we thought we had fixed the little spot he got out and he pushed his way through. Now I have to stay up and let him in when he gets back in the catio- then it will be closed for the night until we can really take the top down and fix it a lot better and put the tarp back over it.
Been up since a little after 5 AM because of him and now it is almost 10:30 and still up, because of him.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
Does the cat have a lifespan? - After a certain number of years its likely to have weak bits all over? It must befairly big if you can't find the hole!
Have you never had a cat or pet?
We've nicknamed ours "Houdini"!
Have you seen the show Cats?
Magical Mr Moustophinies (I've probably spelled that incorrectly)
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HealthMy dermatologist, nearly 2 months after excision sent me a notice about squamous cell carcinoma. Despite her denial she did find something to send me. I saw it yesterday evening but fell fast asleep while reading it. I woke in wee hours and read and looked up info connected.
It says I have 52% of recurrence within the next 5 years, which can possibly be reduced by very strict sun protection measures.
I think I have between 4 and 15% chance of metastasis, if I understand correctly, base on late June biopsy, which is low relative to all malignancies, but high-is relative to all squamous.
The fact that they decided to operate a week after meeting, would seem to indicate "high risk" according to the literature sent, which really counters what the dermatologist seems to put forth.
I don't know for sure if I am high risk or moderate risk.
I'm pretty sure the surgeon said I was operated only on the dermis, I'm sure he said yes only 2mm, when I asked, but the literature say the hypodermis (bit under the skin) is also standardly removed, and that was what was written as plan on the July 20th pre-op assessment that I got yesterday. I certainly hope the surgeon was wrong or not explaining clearly or that I remembered wrong. I was not operated by the guy originally scheduled to work on me, so I have a doubt. The one I had was not very on top of things. He is rather young and his very young female dr colleague came in to chat with him during the operation (and wiping a thing now and then- but I believe they don't have usually 2 MDs present for such an operation - unless she was a trainee) and they were talking about gossipy things - it gave the impression there were internal hospital politics they were dealing with against their colleague- , and when I left they were sitting in a rather private place outside the waiting room chatting personally for sure. Its a pretty basic operation that they must do a lot and if he followed instructions, he should have been ok. For sure he was more concerned about the office politics or the exchange with his young colleague than with my tiny operation.
Not restful to read all that, but presumably useful. It rather confirmed what I said and rather countered the nothing-but-reassuring message that the dermatologist was communication.
The takeaway:
-I really need to be extra careful on sun protection if I want to have a chance of avoiding them going in to take out bits of skin regularly and possibly complications.
-I won't really know whether it was done properly or not, and if all was removed or not until I hear from the hospital.
-They say that regardless of risk level the patient needs to be trained in self-examination. I was not told that I should do monthly self-examination, and no training as to: How to tell this tiny spot or bump from that one? and how to check the hard-to-check areas?
Now it is 9:30 and I have done nothing, but that and these posts. I don't know if I will call the hospital. they are not helpful at all so far when I call. I may wait a week so there is a better chance that they have the biopsy.
I will google this. For sure many online how-tos and tutorials explain this.
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bananasandoranges wrote: »HealthMy dermatologist, nearly 2 months after excision sent me a notice about squamous cell carcinoma. Despite her denial she did find something to send me. I saw it yesterday evening but fell fast asleep while reading it. I woke in wee hours and read and looked up info connected.
It says I have 52% of recurrence within the next 5 years, which can possibly be reduced by very strict sun protection measures.
I think I have between 4 and 15% chance of metastasis, if I understand correctly, base on late June biopsy, which is low relative to all malignancies, but high-is relative to all squamous.
The fact that they decided to operate a week after meeting, would seem to indicate "high risk" according to the literature sent, which really counters what the dermatologist seems to put forth.
I don't know for sure if I am high risk or moderate risk.
I'm pretty sure the surgeon said I was operated only on the dermis, I'm sure he said yes only 2mm, when I asked, but the literature say the hypodermis (bit under the skin) is also standardly removed, and that was what was written as plan on the July 20th pre-op assessment that I got yesterday. I certainly hope the surgeon was wrong or not explaining clearly or that I remembered wrong. I was not operated by the guy originally scheduled to work on me, so I have a doubt. The one I had was not very on top of things. He is rather young and his very young female dr colleague came in to chat with him during the operation (and wiping a thing now and then- but I believe they don't have usually 2 MDs present for such an operation - unless she was a trainee) and they were talking about gossipy things - it gave the impression there were internal hospital politics they were dealing with against their colleague- , and when I left they were sitting in a rather private place outside the waiting room chatting personally for sure. Its a pretty basic operation that they must do a lot and if he followed instructions, he should have been ok. For sure he was more concerned about the office politics or the exchange with his young colleague than with my tiny operation.
Not restful to read all that, but presumably useful. It rather confirmed what I said and rather countered the nothing-but-reassuring message that the dermatologist was communication.
The takeaway:
-I really need to be extra careful on sun protection if I want to have a chance of avoiding them going in to take out bits of skin regularly and possibly complications.
-I won't really know whether it was done properly or not, and if all was removed or not until I hear from the hospital.
-They say that regardless of risk level the patient needs to be trained in self-examination. I was not told that I should do monthly self-examination, and no training as to: How to tell this tiny spot or bump from that one? and how to check the hard-to-check areas?
Now it is 9:30 and I have done nothing, but that and these posts. I don't know if I will call the hospital. they are not helpful at all so far when I call. I may wait a week so there is a better chance that they have the biopsy.
I will google this. For sure many online how-tos and tutorials explain this.
We have skin check clinics here ... you can go in anytime, I think, and get your skin checked.0 -
Hi Gals,
So I have been thinking about how to be more efficient, so some solid planning to eliminate extra store stops, some meal planning and some efficiently issues around work. I have created some embroidery templates that will help with design work, but I end up sending a lot of emails, my work email is on gmail and I would like to have a couple of short cuts so I could for example put my address, house description and that we meet in the garage set up so I could type 2-3 characters and that would auto fill. I can not figure out how to do this, I tried to google but was not sure what to write in google to find help (its late my brain is tired) Anyone know how to do this?
Kim
Northern California
Yes, Kim. I use aText. It's a text expander app you pay very little for - maybe $5. I have chosen my semicolon symbol as my aText snippet - so, for example, when I type ;sig, my signature will populate. When I type ;add, my address will populate. If I wanted to, I could set one up for an entire paragraph describing my embroidery business, maybe I would use ;busd for "business description". I even have ;shrug which populates a shrug emoji. You'll love it.
Karen in Virginia
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grateful:GP good
farmer's veggie basket
café
newspaper
vitamins
sunscreen
health care
smart phone
nice people at pharmacy
Good things done yesterdayget veggies
a tiny bit of exercise
some health follow up
ate fair amount of fruit and veggies
went to sleep at about 10 or 11
made bed
dishes
challengeseat less sweet, more fresh fruits and veggies
more exercise
get archiving
writing
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some cleaning tidying
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KetoneKaren wrote: »I'm humbled that my love list touched some of you.
Here is my favorite piece of artwork, a watercolor by my brother. The original is with dear friends in Nebraska, hanging in a place of honor on their wall. My mother loved this. I hope it brings serenity to someone here.
Love, Karen in Virginia
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It's lovely!1 -
With the different things being watched, my new GP was reassured that I had gained weight rather than lose weight. Glad someone is happy about that! I'm not! BMI: 24.6. (my goal is 23!) 0
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bananasandoranges wrote: »dlfk202000 wrote: »darn Miso- just checked and he is out AGAIN_ we thought we had fixed the little spot he got out and he pushed his way through. Now I have to stay up and let him in when he gets back in the catio- then it will be closed for the night until we can really take the top down and fix it a lot better and put the tarp back over it.
Been up since a little after 5 AM because of him and now it is almost 10:30 and still up, because of him.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
Does the cat have a lifespan? - After a certain number of years its likely to have weak bits all over? It must befairly big if you can't find the hole!
Have you never had a cat or pet?
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And not long ago this phenomenal cat
Produced seven kittens right out of a hat!
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Machka Love that Musical!0
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