WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2024
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Good morning, ladies.
Heather, wonderful news that you were able to get your x-ray done. It is a start to getting an answer to your ongoing problem.
Annie, I would be looking at putting my books somewhere else in the house. Good job on the exercising.
I've been struggling with a callous on my foot for about the past 5 months and it is finally pain free. Side of little toe on one foot. Small spot but so painful. Nice to be able to walk properly again. This is the first callous I have ever had and I think it came about because I switched to very light bamboo fiber socks. Have gone back to cotton ones that are a bit thicker. Lesson learned.
Joy
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Machka and Tracey there are six bookcases full of books, maybe four hundred books. And yes I want them all, at least until I can sort through them. I do read them. It was something I shared with my mother. They are down in the basement, out of the way. I put up a big sign on each bookcase, so hopefully that will remind him.
When I leave this house, I will have to choose a few. But for now, I can keep them.
Annie in Delaware2 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »OregonMother wrote: »OregonMother wrote: »Cilantro is of the devil. Hate it. It's so sneaky.
That is all.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
Cilantro is AWESOME!!!!
LOL In class one afternoon, I made some comment about how Cilantro was the worst tasting thing ever, and the class was divided. Half of the class, or more, were ready to defend it to the end; the other half agreed with me. It's funny how it is a food that is either an all or nothing thing. You either love it or hate it. There's no, "it's okay."
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR
CILANTRO lovers unite! I was raised in a very old fashioned traditional Hispanic household. It was always around and used alot. I love it fresh with a sandwich and a jalapeño pepper. People either love it or hate it. I was the only one that liked goats milk, it’s got a distinctive smell and taste, u either love it or hate it
Not a fan of goats milk BUT, while growing up and raising goats, we had to drink it. It was odd that I could tell which goat(we had 4 nannies) the milk came from. My goat had the mildest tasting. Her and her sisters were Togenbergs , our other two were Nubians- their milk was a lot stronger tasting(fit their personalities.
The last year we had goats, we ended up with 9 baby goats in the living room- one nanny died having a c-section with triplets(she was our best goat), the other three got mastitis so lots of bottle feeding. Mom got rid of the goats after that.
Cilantro I like it in certain foods, like salsa. Funny story, My DH makes a fried food topping for Christmas Eve Italian Fried Foods night. He calls it ‘a-leek’. It is awesome when made correctly. One year I grew cilantro and Italian parsley in my garden. I had grown a lot of both so dried them and ‘somehow’ the cilantro got mixed up with the parsley so the ‘a-leek’ was made with cilantro instead of parsley. LOL. We ate it anyway as the garlic tamed the cilantro but made the topping spicy-hot! To make this, (it’s great on baked fish and chicken, veggies, anything you want to add some zing to: use: olive oil (any type but EVO best), fresh garlic cloves, and parsley. That’s it. I can’t give any amounts as it is a ‘to taste’ recipe. If I were to guess, 1/2 cup olive oil, half a head of garlic peeled and smashed, and a handful of parsley, dry or fresh. Put in VERY tight container after shaking and store in fridge. The longer you wait before using, the better the flavor, but can be use within an hour of making.
I’m not a fan of goat’s milk or goat cheese. I just don’t like the taste. I do eat Feta, but needs to be in a salad with dressing on top!
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Rebecca--Great pictures. Sending lots of hugs.
Heather--Great news on getting the referral and going to get the xray this morning. I pray you get the answers you need.
Kylia--Pray you are getting some much needed rest and feeling better.
I am really having a bad week and can not seem to stay on track. The visit to the heart doctor has me worried. I guess I figured it would be like most the time and nothing to worry about. But now I know it has to be taken care of. I have noticed my breathing is labored and that is because of the fulid, but taking the meds and spend a lot of time in the bathroom. Also I had one of my girls call in this last week and got a doctors note so I have covered her days this week and last and now she can not work her weekend shifts and everyone has plans so that means I will have to work.11 days straight is to much when they are 10-12 hours days. Sorry I have not been more active here. Guess feeling sorry for myself and have to get a handle on it.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE where they are saying snow the next couple days. 8 -
Vicki that is an awful lot of hours for someone with heart trouble. Aren't you supposed to be resting? Hope you can find a substitute!
Annie in Delaware3 -
Went to my PC yesterday to go over bloodwork, etc. She was very happy with the improvement of my numbers over the last 3 months. That was when I changed my diet from low carb, high protein and fat to the Kidney diet. My A1C went down from 5.7 to 5.6, my kidney numbers all improved. My GFR was 42 last time, up to 59. This company checks 2 different GFR’s the other I have went from 50 up to 72. Both put me out of CKD! My cholesterol stayed at 128. So she was very happy with that. I am going to a physician that allows 30 minute visits. My DH usually goes first and is done in about 10 minutes. I stay and ask her all the questions I’ve written down for her, including stuff about my DH. This works great for us and I’m glad I found this doc when we moved here. They do referrals as needed, but we are short on doctors here so takes up to 3 months to get appointment with a specialist. X-rays and lab work depend on where you get them. So once you get a specialist, take every appointment they give you and stay on their books! Otherwise, if something changes, takes FOEVER it seems to get an appointment.
I have to stop the squats for at least a week until my back stop hurting. This was one thing I discussed yesterday. I have a bad habit of going full speed ahead whenever doing something like that challenge. I end up hurting myself by going too fast. I am not going to stop the squats, but have to stop the structured plan I was doing and go slower.
RVRita, Roswell, NM. 👽🛸6 -
Today is: Healthy foods and cereal day! I had Cheerios (plain old fashioned type) with banana, blueberries and almond milk for breakfast. It is also book day, so I am going back to bed, not feeling all that well, some kind of virus, and reading!
RVRita
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Morning ladies
Rained alot last night.
Michelle- heavens no,i don't think I could handle 2.. im off to the Drs office with a list of questions..
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Today’s gratitude: alternatives to the Blinding Light “official video.” :sick:Why is it that the videos are so horrible? "Bad Habits" is the same. Yet both are favorite line dances. SMH.
Welcome @meltumale Mel in the Bay Area!
Rebecca, I think cilantro is at least partially genetic, like some folk (Lisa eg) find broccoli unbearably bitter. Funny thing is I don’t mind a little coriander (cilantro seed) in baking and Indian food but fresh cilantro? :sick:
Lisa thanks for the article. I find “…a small amount of activity goes a long way,” inspiring. Don’t have to do the impossibly perfect, just need to get up and do something
Hoping all goes well with the stress test.
Debbie and Margaret I will be interested to hear your experience going into the local SocSec office to get an appointment. Back when we signed up, (pre-covid) you had to have an appointment to get in to the local office, and you got one by either calling the national or the local office IF you could find the phone number. . . ;{
Tina imho get the stove with the gas cooktop while you can. Ask your local repairman for a recommendation. Avoid big box stores and Sears Home Town. Good luck!
Thanks Ginny for checking in on Kylia.
Tracey, know you will “knock it out of the park” with your presentation tomorrow. If I had a choice, I’d always go first and get it over with… ;}
Heather Hooray for persistence and sheer bloody mindedness!!! I’m giddy with relief that you got an Xray today. How will you get the results? Can the Xray be shared with your son’s recommended physio’s clinic?
Lanette Is your direct care clinic a member of the Direct Primary Care Coalition? The only such clinic in Oregon is in Portland ;(
Annie wow, and I thought I had a lot of books (four, floor-to-ceiling cases, a couple of shelves are double deep. I do re-read some, want to keep some for reference, but could truly purge half if I really tried . . . but just contemplating it spikes my heart rate and not in a healthy way.
Beth could your DH’s surgeon find a way to give him “Dr.’s orders” to avoid such projects in future? My DH who loves me, often cannot “hear” me but will hear a respected male say exactly the same words. . .
Vicki eleven 10-12 hour workdays is way way too much. What will your company do when you totally collapse? Time for them to step up and get you a substitute, like Annie suggested. ((hugs)) ((hugs))
Rita great news on the good results from your diet. You’ve done wonderfully!
Allie fingers X’d for a productive appointment.3/6: Move mins- wii:12 PT:16 d:0 x&a:0 dogs:13 Jeopardy walking:62 Steps:7229BONG Time to get up, play the wii balance games, and squeeze in a little PT before showering, leaving for massage and luch with T.
Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=2 CI<CO net=316 vits=1
Live: Joe, readings, BP, AF, ptT, ptS, Library, Post Office. Wt:132.9
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
March: Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
Open heart and mind before mouth.
2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections.
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Rita great job on your health test numbers!
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Lord help us, it is doctor, doctor, doctor day, isn't it? Well, at least we're all getting seen, or are about to.
Allie - So glad you're not offering to be live-in help for two. I'm sorry things still aren't good with Carmine.
Rita - SO glad to hear the CKD has been banished by diet. I'm so pleased for you, and I know it was wonderful to hear for you. You're becoming the poster girl for what healthy diets can actually accomplish.
I'm back from my nuclear stress test.
Organ recital, if you're interested in the process:Because of the A-fib, they used a chemical to put stress on my heart, as they can't track my heart rate well enough on a treadmill. With the A-fib, it zooms up and down - my resting heart rate showed at 72, which is pretty good, but the A-fib shows on monitor up as high as 120s or 140s for moments at a time. Monitors have a hard time with a heart that beats at different rates in the upper chambers and the bottom ones of the same heart.
So the process: First they pushed the nuclear tracer through an IV line, then I waited for 30 minutes, and they did a full scan of the heart with the nuclear tracer lighting things up. Took 11 minutes while the scanner moved around my body. Then to a different room where they put the EKG leads on me and took one EKG. Then they pushed the chemicals through the line and did the stress EKG, which was only two minutes. Just felt heavy and tired for a couple of minutes.
Then they pushed another tracer through the IV again, but while I was waiting on that one to get through the whole system and back around to my heart, I was able to go get my coffee out of the car (yay!). The timing was good, as the caffeine headache was just setting in. Then one more 11-minute scan, this time with EKG wires in place, and I was let go.
The next heart thing is a trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE), basically the same ultrasound they do for pregnant women, but there's an ultrasound wand threaded down my esophagus far enough to line it up with my heart, then bounced off of another on the outside of my body. Luckily, they're knocking me out for that one, Corey will have to take me and then be ready to take me home. That's next month.
Beth - One thing about Arkansas, there are no state vehicle inspections here. First state I've ever lived without them. You only have to show proof of insurance to register a vehicle. And the license plate stays with you, not the car. You sell the car, you take the plate with you. I'm with Barbara and with Rita - maybe your word in the doctor's ear can get advice your husband will actually follow? I can't even get Corey to GO to a doctor, so you're doing better than me on that one.
Regarding cilantro - Yeah, it's a big fat no for me, but as Barbra said, it's green and I'm philosophically and physically disgusted by almost everything that's green. I'm finally beginning to accept that raisins in cookies aren't actually unbearable, though, so anything can happen, I guess.
In fact, I'm making cowboy cookies this afternoon. I make a double batch and freeze them individually so Corey can pull them out and make them himself when he is in the mood for something. They're what Mama called "kitchen sink" cookies - as in everything but the kitchen sink goes in them. (Here's a link.)
One thing I do that really makes a huge difference is that, besides browning the butter, I also toast the pecans, toast the coconut and I toast the oats in the oven until just browned before I mix them into the cookie dough. Makes a crazy difference in how good these taste. I might even toast the flour this time, too. Every toasted item has simply improved the taste. I also add raisins and dried cranberries, and leave out the cinnamon. Oh, and I always leave myself enough time for all these things to cool down, as if you put all that warm stuff in the mix, it melts the chocolate chips, and while still tasty, is a little weird!
Anyway... I also told Corey I'd get dinner going, just spaghetti Bolognese tonight. It's a chilly, rainy afternoon here, and a comfort food dinner sounded good to both of us. I'll make a big batch and freeze most of it for another couple meals.
No more medical anything until Wednesday next week, back to the orthopod. I can use a break.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in damp and rainy Arkansas
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We have exceptional medical care here and I recognize it and am grateful for it. I saw my primary care doctor on Monday and Jake saw her today. He has a lot of back pain and the chiropractor (the one he sees every two weeks) suggested that he talk to his doctor about possible surgical remedies. She said that Jake is not a candidate for surgery (he is 78 years old and has many heart and breathing problems) but she recommended home exercises and physical therapy. He was able to get an x ray in the same building immediately after seeing the doctor. I got my tetanus (TDaP) shot yesterday at our regular pharmacy the same day I made the appointment. My arm is sore but nothing really troubling. Annie has been pulling so hard on the leash that we got a gentle leader for her and things are much better. I walked Brandy and Sasha with gentle leaders most of their lives. I gave away nearly all my books little by little over the last 30 years. I still have some but was amazed at how many books I could get at the library if I really wanted to read them again. Barbie in NW WA
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Well I think we are going to be trading in our trailer for another one (bigger). This will be the last one!8
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We've been making drinks mats. Edie, as usual hated her effort and has discarded it.
Mine is the naked lady to echo the Matisse in our bedroom. John's is the geometric T, and Bea's is the 4 T. (a pun). John did the main design for her. We are putting ours on our bedside tables. They are varnished. The colours are more vivid in real life. The girls also did Mother's Day cards. It's this Sunday here.
Expecting the parents to return any minute.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx7 -
Went down signed in at 9 got business taken care of at 12:45. Long wait but I took a book, that helped with the wait.
Annie you are right I will not longer get mine but will get DH. The process does start from today and I will not lose any from his. So I don't know why it said on the internet you might lose out on some benefits. I only needed an official copy of marriage certificate. It is to prove you have been married 10 years and I needed a photo ID. It is so nice to have it done!!6 -
Annie - I get it we went from 6 bookshelves to 1 when we moved here. It was so hard to decide.
Vicki - I understand how you are responsible for covering shifts, but your health is important too. Trust me, I’ve been in your shoes and if you were to walk in with a doctor’s note they would figure out a way to deal.
I hope you get some relief soon, on all fronts.
Rita - Great news at the doc. I’ll try again with the message. The messaging system on here is a pain it seems.
I got 100% on the research paper and presentation. Now for the quiz tomorrow and I might have another 100% session complete.
Barbara - “My DH who loves me, often cannot “hear” me but will hear a respected male say exactly the same words. . . “ Amen sister. Amen.
Lisa - it’s amazing where they stick ultrasound these days. I would want to be knocked out too.
All of the baking competitions I watch the judges call people out for not roasting some ingredients, nuts is one. On a side note, I don’t know why I enjoy those shows so much, I don’t bake. 😂 I might, but I don’t eat it and DH doesn’t need it.
Speaking of ultrasounds, I started following the Queensland Brain Research Centre a few years ago. (It was a suggested ad, I assume from when Machka’s husband was first injured which is when I joined you ladies.) anyway, last week they announced that preliminary trials in very few humans has shown that ultrasound has reversed some dementia. I’m following it closely, what a breakthrough that would be.
Pip - Can’t wait to see the new trailer. Is this Bette 3?
So I did a thing today.
It’s been bugging me for quite a while, but I had debating the decision and doing nothing. Finally took the plunge.
Tracey13
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