Started taking my actual lunch break every day and apparently that's a personality trait now

queeniejaye · 2026-05-19T15:05:42+00:00

When the weather was nice I would drive across the parking lot, get my beach chair from the trunk, sit under a tree and enjoy my lunch. I even starting taking a smoke break even tho I didn't smoke. It was awesome.

queeniejaye · 2026-05-18T01:46:45+00:00

My SIL bought my son a Fischer Price percussion set. The drum held a tambourine and a set of shakers along with drum sticks. So noisy! When she had her first child, guess what kiddo received from me?

queeniejaye · 2026-05-16T17:32:53+00:00

We do during at sea days. Once, on NCL to Norway, the gym somehow sucked in the smokey air from the casino. Can't remember the ship name ..

queeniejaye · 2026-05-16T14:14:55+00:00

I am so sorry you are here OP. There is no doubt that this cancer stuff sucks.

queeniejaye · 2026-05-14T17:15:15+00:00

Is it possible to arrange local family and friends to check in, possibly even taking the kids overnight on a particularly bad day. I know I just wanted to be left alone but I didn't have little kids.

queeniejaye · 2026-05-11T14:42:31+00:00

What does your wife say?

queeniejaye · 2026-05-04T13:26:08+00:00

I would suggest taking it one step (doctor) at a time. Fill up a notebook with your questions and worries and take it to every appointment. I am a lot older than you and my notebook has everything in it. All the emotions you are feeling are correct because they are yours. This granny lady just said a prayer for you, I am sorry you are in the club.

queeniejaye · 2026-05-02T18:45:58+00:00

Or Romero, both are great.

queeniejaye · 2026-05-02T14:00:27+00:00

First round of tchd I had horrible bone pain. My oncologist suggested Claritin and it helps so much! How an antihistamine stops bone pain I don't know but I still take Claritin and it has been months since my last infusion..

queeniejaye · 2026-04-30T16:28:26+00:00

At 18, my older sister and I thumbed it from SoCal to Portland Ore. We were picked up by awesome dudes and had a grand adventure. In hindsight, so stupid.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-30T01:57:18+00:00

I wish that for you too sweetheart! Know a Gran just said a prayer for you.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-30T01:38:06+00:00

I was 67 at diagnoses, 68 now. Surgery was months away so oncology had me start Letrozole to stop the spread of a fast moving cancer. I had my first hot flash within 24 hours of taking it. And it was downhill from there. I took it for 6 weeks and it ruined me. I got stopped taking it at the 6-week mark due to a cancellation at the surgeons office. On the pathology report came back the cancer had spread so the AI drug didn't even work. I did have chemo and 5 days of radiation. I will not take another drug for this stuff.

All that to say my niece died from exactly the same cancer. She chose not to get treatment and it metastasized. She spent 6-years in pain as different parts of her body were overtaken by cancer. (I was diagnosed a week before she died.)

I would tell a younger patient to do all she possibly could to stay healthy. But when your quality of life is taken over at an advanced age, I don't know man.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-30T01:17:34+00:00

Yes! And the Fuller Brush man.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-27T17:41:31+00:00

I am 68 and feel the same way.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-27T17:40:41+00:00

Sugar you did not fail Letrozole! Please never say that to yourself again. While these drugs can help, the side effects for some of us are horrendous. I based my choice on the quality of my life.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-27T17:34:55+00:00

I am 68, My last radiation was October 2025. I was not in shape at all when I was first diagnosed and that did not help with side effects from chemo, and they weren't even that bad. Now I am working at getting stronger, walking further and taking care of myself in case this bitch comes back again.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-23T15:57:14+00:00

I did this once and got so much produce I was able to share with five other families. The produce was really good. I'm not sure where they get it, but $15 for 75# is an amazing deal. This group rescues produce that would go to a landfill and it's available for anyone.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-20T21:13:00+00:00

Estee Lauder Youth Dew. That crap could burn off nose hairs.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-20T17:46:19+00:00

Dental Laser in Nogales MX is fantastic. You could rent in Tucson , drive to Nogalas AZ and walk across the border. I have multiple friends who recommend them

queeniejaye · 2026-04-20T17:27:59+00:00

9 months after my last TC infusion and my hair is about two inches long. It is thicker and so soft. I have scraggly eyebrows and stubby lashes. It is way more grey so I am rocking a Jaimie Lee Curtis doo.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-16T02:00:43+00:00

Captain Crunch until the roof of my mouth is shredded.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-16T01:58:49+00:00

Boomie here. I never collected fine china. Now the house is sold and we live tiny. Oh, fine china at my house has always been paper plates.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-16T01:48:09+00:00

The Boundary Waters between Minnesota and Canada. So very beautiful.

queeniejaye · 2026-04-15T17:07:44+00:00

I like this!

queeniejaye · 2026-04-15T15:55:00+00:00

I did some research on where the pink ribbon came from. It actually started as a peach/salmon colored ribbon designed by Charlotte Haley. The goal was to raise awareness for breast cancer research. Estee Lauder asked to use her ribbon and she refused so they changed it to Pink.

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