What I have learned.......... to all

[Mister beagle bailey]

Here is what I have learned:


"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life goes on, and it will be better tomorrow."

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some thing's back."

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be a pain."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

Hope evryone has a great day.

Beagle  :)

[sfbaygirl]

Thanks for the update! That makes me feel A LOT better. I travel out of the country quite a bit, yet no much now that I'm on tx. I was worried about the interferon. Now I am worried because my scripts are in my maiden name and my license is in my married name.Oh yeah! I just remembered my passport is in my maiden name. I was going to change it, but maybe I'll wait until the stupid ins. co can get my name straight.

[Tater-ToT]

Security is not bad at all, lines are no longer than usual. Removal of all shoes is definately required now (including sandles) & you see a lot more random checks, but it doesn't hold anything up, & everything clips along quite smoothly!

What I did notice was the signage, & the gift shops had certain items NOT For Sale at this time (Liquids) You will also notice a LOT more of the Drug Dogs.. (drug & bomb sniffers I guess) walking thru the airport!

Interferon Shouldn't be a problem as you are allowed so many milligrams (x amount can't remember) but it definately said Liquid medication is allowed (small doses) just that you had to show proff of perscription, & presciption name must match boarding pass names... this includes glucose gel for diabetics!

Still no aerosols allowed, but baby food & a tube of solid lipstick are!! Matches are allowed as long as they are not self stricking... but lighters are not!

Happy Traveling!

[EquineLori]

It will be a nice change of pace in CA.  Am I correct in assuming you live in San Francisco?  Are you near the ocean?  I can be such a loon that I was going to Mom's apt. from Scripts Green Hospital once and got so very lost.  I would see the ocean, head for it and then it would dissapear.  Not many straight roads in that neck of the woods.  People were very kind when I would stop and ask them where the ocean was.  They would tell me, I would go and at long last I realized that the ocean wasn't JUST in front of Mom's apt.!  It's pretty dam# huge!!!   Four hours later, I started to ask where the La Jolla ocean was.  Duh!  That's one of the reasons I love horses.  I can take them anywhere, get just as lost as I choose and then let 'em take me home.  They have a marvelous sense of direction.  Of course, I've ruined a saddle or two swimming through a river or scraping barbed fences.  I've even been pertty scared a few times when dusk would begin to fall and I still had no idea where we were.  Ah, but the trusty steed.  Home we always came.  Thanks for the reassurance re. med. transport.  Talk soon, Lori

[sfbaygirl]

I think your meds will be fine to CA. It's just overseas I would worry about. My meds are fed ex from Fla and get here in a day with those frozen ice thingys. They are usually still frozen when I get them. I save them for when I travel, or go to a game with drinks in a cooler.

That place sounds wonderful! Are you guys going to sell it? Geez, you may love it so much you'll want to move in. Not sure your animals would work there though. LOL

Keep in touch, sounds like a nice change of pace. 12 week Pcr's are something we all look forward to!

[EquineLori]

Yikes!  I hope I don't screw up my meds!  Your state is beautiful, just too many folks for my liking.  I'm a woman who needs a LOT of space.  (and I like the asses I encounter to have 4 legs)  Mom lived in La Jolla, right across the street from the ocean - absolutley gorgeous!!!  Here in Texas, if I drive about 3 hours to the gulf, I get the gulf.  O.K. when I was 20, but at 51, and too many shark/jellyfish films later, I want to see the creatures I'm with.  And Mom's windows can actually be opened with no nasty creatures entering - again, fabulous!!!!  AND, the very sond of the surf hitting the rocks is like a lulliby.  Maybe I'll be able to sleep in CA!  I'm scheduled to be there for about 10 days, come home for my first PCA (3 mos. in tx) and then go back again.  A computer - yeah - I'll have one of my brothers show me how to turn it on!!!  Thank you - I'll be able to get my forum fix!!!  I'm grinnin' from ear to ear right now.  Thank you!!!

[Mister beagle bailey]

Flguy--  I think I will do the PCR on 9/26, that's 3 months since my last

Fisheress--  You just finished tx and I promise you it will get better, you'll see.  Just give it time, in about 2 weeks you'll be telling us how much better you feel. :)

Dale-- Still nothing on the toes bending.  Mikesimon said he will look into it.  I tried but found nothing on it.

Deb-- Thanks but your a good friend to all here and to me.

Beagle :)

[lilmoma]

Truer words have not been spoken, at least in a while.
You are so right.
I am glad I still have today,...maybe I can make a positive impact,....who knows, I may meet them at the grocery store, or some off the wall place.
Many people here, whether they realize it or not, have impacted my thoughts, I find myself wondering how they are doing at odd times of the day.
Thats a good thing though!!!

[Fisheress]

BEagle, just the words of insipration I needed.  As usual you always have something nice to write....love it!  Needed it too!  This post tx is terrible!  I am hating my body (the way I feel) right now.   ERRRRRRR!  No sleep, WAY RESTLESS at night, sneezeing all the time, sores in my nose, slight headache, still have some body aches, cut my vicoprophen to 1/2 at noon, 1/2 pill at 5pm, doing ok w/that, still on Lexapro.  REAL cranky, never snapped at Rog all during tx, did last nite (felt bad about that).  Missed my appt. Friday for 48 week PCR, traffic was horrile, they could not get blood to lab after 4:30.  That was closure for me therefore I was quite dissappointed, so today going to med center for PCR.  Is this all normal after tx?  This is almost worse than the tx it self!  I want to get this house back in order, Tiki dog has been chasing dust wabbits around here!

Friole, lucky you getting rain today.  It is soooooo hot (96 yesterday) here and HUMID.  I have been making quick trips outside to move the sprinkler as to not lose my grass or what herbs I have left in the garden.  We have a lil wave in the gulf that MAY bring some rain this weekend but not crossing my fingers.  Seems all rain goes around us and it floods 10 miles from here!  So how are you fairing?  Did you do a physical w/your reg doc?  Are you having any post tx sides?  I tell ya, don't know how you continued to work thru tx or I am just a wimp!  You are one tough chick or should I say BEAN?

OK folks, don't mean to vent on you all, post started out happy till I got here.....LOL!  I wish everyone a good day and lil or no sides.  Watch yourselves out there in the heat, it dangerous!

Love to ALL!  oxoxoxox
Fisheress

[Kalio1]

Sorry for the stuttering this morning! I hit post once and it posts over and over! I restarted, hope that fixes it.
LOL FL, I do need those letters (SVR) and the sooner the better! I am going to get some of that compressed air, see if that helps.

[FlGuy]

It's tough to be objective since I'm so eager to hear THE good news from you.  But if its 3 months since last pcr and the last pcr was week 23, making it about 2 1/2 months since tx end this next pcr will be pretty telling.

[Kalio1]

I bet the first day of school has special signifigance in many ways for you this year. How you doing on your decision? Hang in there. I am sending my positive prayers your way.

[Kalio1]

I bet the first day of school has special signifigance in many ways for you this year. How you doing on your decision? Hang in there. I am sending my positive prayers your way.

[Kalio1]

I bet the first day of school has special signifigance in many ways for you this year. How you doing on your decision? Hang in there. I am sending my positive prayers your way.

[FlGuy]

Called the trial coodinator yesterday, hope to hear back from her today. I'm sort of drawing the line to start something by the first of the year, latest. Although not usually a procrasinator I'm getting thoughts like don't want to mess up Thanksgiving, 20th anniversay (dec), Christmas.  But if she says soonest possible is February'ish - I'll probably start combo by Ocotber.  I'm scheduled for another endocrine check up on 9/13 so I'm thinking that, and a pcr, will be my baseline point and then pull the trigger or push the plunger.

[Dale_Ray]

We've learned that you are a good solid man and a friend to us. How are those toes doing? Dale

[friole]

Your body must be super sensitive.   You have just had EVERYTHING on tx and now post!  I want this to end for you.  I didn't realize you had missed the PCR test.  Mine was last Friday but I don't think they will get the reults until next week.  You will probably still know before me.

My physical is next Monday.  I am not sure he will find anything out really because I feel fine, but I am going to ask for a bone density test and a pulmonary test.  I had both 2 months before I started tx, and treatment is supposed to be beneficial for both so I am curious.  Of course, I have also been on Fosomax for the bones since that test last year, so if there is improvement, it is probably from that.  

My brother-in-law in Houston says they get rain every afternoon lately.  Not you?  I thought you were real close.

bean

[Tater-ToT]

Hummm,
I can handle the christmas lights
(with all the patience in the world) & rainy days (LUV EM)... But I CRY when they loose my luggage, & it's NOT Very Pretty!
;)

[cuteus]

and you rant when they try to radiate your interferon! Are you in GA, no tonight, right?

[friole]

beagle - I especially like the one about how you handle rainy days, and tangled christmas lights -- ha ha -- raining here in west Texas today and I am happy.

FL -- first day of school here too. I had to stop off at daughter-in-law's apartment on the way to work to take pictures of grandkids first day -- kindergarden and first grade.  What an exciting day!

frijole

[returntosender]

Definitely agree with you.  I think that the first two months after tx are as difficult or more difficult than being on tx.  First off, we have expectations about returning to normal that are pretty unrealistic.  There is great interal pressure to "clean up the mess" that built up during tx.  I felt frazzled and fried and stressed and electric like I was plugged into a light socket. Some sides actually got WORSE after finishing, like my tongue and neckaches and dizziness.  

I think that the key to working through this is twofold - one, have some patience with yourself and give yourself a break, yeah tx is done but the drugs are not out of your system; second, at some point I had to stop seeing myself as a sick person and begin taking some steps towards acting normally, physically and emotionally.  At the same time that I had to give myself a break, I had to push myself out of the "worried about every little ache and pain" routine.  I had become too used to being a patient and was still treating myself accordingly.  

I dont know yet how to quite resolve these two conflicting goals.  It is kinda like the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change those I can and wisdom to know the difference idea.  At any rate, like beagle says time marches on and things get better.

[Tater-ToT]

LoL...This is True... mess with me but don't mess with my Liquid Gold... can you imagine what a pain it would be to travel with that right now with this lated code Orange on Liquids & stuff in affect... I'd like to kick that morans ARSE!

No not there yet, I leave tonight, I'll be in Ga early in the morning... needless to say my make-up bag will be in my luggage, so they better not loose my luggage...

Last time they lost my dog... the time before that they lost my fish from Alaska... I think they tried to loose me when they kicked me off the flight!
Ha!

[sfbaygirl]

I was worried about traveling with meds when I saw this no liquid thing. How do you put an ice chest in your luggage? What would you do if they lost it and you needed your shot? You would have to go home!

I'm mad that they didn't think about this liquid explosive before and have some way to detect it by now. They knew about it years ago.

[Tater-ToT]

Yea... How Does One Put A Cooler In Luggage????

I mean if they can loose a Dog for petes sake...

Even if they don't loose it, it might get Squished.... I have damaged luggage where the metal in my suitcase actually got bent & I always have to put any lotions or potions that are checked in ziplock baggies to keep stuff from squishing out all over my clothes. Souveniers get broke (especially glass) ect.

Also... those pre-measured syringes aren't really sealed so to speak (just have the little rubber stopper on them) who to say some moron didn't fill one with something else???

Makes No sence!

Glad I am not gonna have to deal with that one today...I always wear flip flops or sandles too so I don't have to deal with that whole shoe thingy (I'll bet they hate that job) can you image someone coming thru with stinky feet, or dirty socks... YUCK!

[sfbaygirl]

says; Also... those pre-measured syringes aren't really sealed so to speak (just have the little rubber stopper on them) who to say some moron didn't fill one with something else???

yep, maybe think it's sumthin' good! Then go shoot it themselves. They will get what they deserve! Hahahaha!

ooooh what a visual, dirty feet and socks, yuck! No Thanks! These people probably make pretty good bucks though. They sure don't seem like rocket scientists either.