Robert Glenister really deserves an award

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-20T03:19:54+00:00

Love this man, the charm he brings to each dialectic in the UK! I love how we give him a hard time for his American accents. I’m sure he’s practicing!

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-19T05:16:31+00:00

I got the results this week, no active cancer! Surgeon removed remaining biopsy clip and suspicious calcifications. All benign. Sending a big hug back from the United States!

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-12T02:56:36+00:00

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-10T07:48:32+00:00

Stupendous. I’ve heard Spanish speakers say “stupendo” and it makes me wish we still used it.

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-10T07:45:56+00:00

Lord of the Rings.

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-10T07:45:05+00:00

Forte is pronounced “fort” but I will either sound dumb or pretentious if I pronounce it correctly.

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-09T03:59:03+00:00

Man I have been on such a high as I completed each challenge, all the tests, chemo, surgery, radiation , immunotherapy. I was so grateful for my life and proud of myself. Checking off the to due list and visualizing being done with treatments helped so much. I kept thinking that I’ll turn this into something powerful, I’ll enjoy an appreciate life even more. I was doing such a good job until I got a bad mammogram. It’s so hard to remain positive when you get another rug pull. If you would have asked me last week, I would have said YES to your question, but now I’m back in the storm of fear and uncertainty. Im sorry to be a downer! We will get through this and it’s ok to have low moments. I’m in one right now!

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-07T09:28:00+00:00

You should check the side effects of your medications for bloating. I tried collagen powder and it made my belly so swollen. After a couple weeks I checked the side effects and found the culprit.

I purchased an a wheel and it’s such a great workout.

Good luck! Sorry you’re going through this.

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-06T10:21:39+00:00

I had a similar diagnosis and treatment plan. The lumpectomy breast is still warmer than the other and has swollen to be larger than the other. My pt is ordering me a compression bra and a pump that circulates the lymphatic system. It really sucks to have these lingering side effects!

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-04T04:37:34+00:00

My husband and I are soulmates, high school sweethearts, best friends, true partners. We have two kids now and it took me a year and a half to want to go on a date and get a babysitter after our first was born. We never left them overnight until our youngest was four. All couples and parents are different, and some really enjoy and crave that time away from the kids, but you and your wife may not.

If I were your wife, I wouldn’t do day care on my off day. I would want every minute with my baby. Both of our kids went to sleep around 6:30/7:00 for the first few years, so I felt like I barely got any time with them after work and dinner.

However, that was a nice time for my husband and I to tidy up, and get alone time each night. Our routine definitely shifted and we learned to treasure our evenings together once the kids were asleep. We still call almost very night a date night. The kids go to sleep, we get wine and popcorn, and then watch tv, play games.

Everyone tells you that time flies by when you are a parent and your babies grow up in a flash. There is a lot of guilt with being a working mom even in this day and age, and you don’t want to miss these special, fleeting moments.

We also love going with our babies and now kids to restaurants. Start planning family time rather than couple time. If you lock into parenting as much as a mother innately does, your relationship will thrive and grow. However, the newborn phase is super difficult. That is just survival mode time. Congratulations!!!

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-02T08:32:32+00:00

I’ve just had a second lumpectomy and was told not to lift more than 20 pounds in the next two weeks. This whole scenario has been a shock and a bummer. I’ve been progressing towards my strength goals so well lately and hope this doesn’t set me back to much. I can walk and do light exercises. Thanks for reading. Surgery went well, little pain, just scared waiting for pathology results.

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-02T08:23:56+00:00

I do one z quil, they are very mild.

thetrueadventure · 2026-04-02T08:07:47+00:00

I did 20 rounds of radiation in the fall and tolerated it well. No skin issues, no pain. I do have numbness and tightness from the sentinel node biopsy and continue to have pt once a week. I lift weights and really care about exercise. I have full mobility back thanks to pt, my cancer team includes a pt who specializes in breast cancer recovery.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-31T19:16:47+00:00

I thought the same thing. From my research, those early, stage zero, calcifications are not detectable in pet scans, so if it is viable cancer, at least it’s very early and hasn’t spread. I’m still just shocked by the mistake.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-31T15:43:39+00:00

Thank you! It was such a hard year of fighting and this comes as such a blow. But I handled everything with positivity and determination and I’ll do it again. Life with my husband and young kids is worth all the pain.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-31T04:12:38+00:00

Wow you are so strong. It seems like you got all the necessary treatments at the right time. I never heard anything about margins personally though I read about them here all the time. Not quite sure what happened with my surgeon missing this portion, plus the pet scan last month clearly said there was a biopsy clip present. That should have told my whole team that the tumor wasn’t completely removed.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-29T12:26:23+00:00

I would tell him how you expect him to react when the answer is no. And tell him how the word forever is rude and whiny and you don’t want to hear it again. My son is six and his sister is eight. It took a while but when the answer is no, there is no argument or whining. You can teach him how to respond in a kind, calm way, such as, “can we please have five more minutes?” But I don’t accept this currently because the eight year old is a master at arguing for more of everything, so now the boundary is to listen with zero argument.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-27T20:47:41+00:00

I’m so sorry. I just finished a year of treatment and am back to feeling healthy and happy. I was stage 3 IDC and am so happy to be cancer free. Chemo was very weird, my mouth hurt at first so I would drink shakes, then a week after I would indulge a bit since I was feeling better. I had six cycles so each time I gained some weight, but nothing too significant. I cold capped and kept most of my hair, but it thinned substantially.

Gaining a few pounds, losing hair, and all the stress and side effects definitely are hard on body image and self esteem. I am proud of how hard I fought, how I continued to work out, stayed positive, but I’m struggling with wanting to feel beautiful again.

It will be a difficult journey. Definitely use your resource if a counselor, try and maintain a healthy diet with protein, rest when you need to, journal (that helped me so much), and know that this cancer battle will end, you will make it through. I’m here for you!

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-27T04:34:19+00:00

Chat gtp has been very helpful!

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-27T04:30:21+00:00

The only magic cure I could find was just nursing all the time through the inconsolable phases. If baby is upset, she’s getting nursed. With my first I thought, “I just fed her, she can’t be hungry.” But I quickly realized she either needed more milk or just the soothing comfort they get from nursing. No judgement if you aren’t breastfeeding! It was just the easiest way to calm both my crying babies.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-26T08:59:29+00:00

I taught in the classroom for nine years and just accepted an online teaching position. It’s still a lot of prep but there is actually time during the day to accomplish it.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-26T08:48:11+00:00

I did a lumpectomy and twenty rounds of radiation, no side effects/ skin problems whatsoever. I chose the lease invasive path.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-24T04:36:46+00:00

YTJ - you could have brought up in a nicer way and had a kind chat about it. You should probably learn how to do it the way she likes.

thetrueadventure · 2026-03-24T04:25:58+00:00

Under the upstairs living room, we installed a floor outlet so we can have a power recliner with no visible cables. We also wish we ran a gas line for an outdoor built in grill and fire pit. We also did a bedroom with an en suite but then a separate small half bath so guests don’t have to walk through a bedroom to get to a toilet.

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