7/6/12...Waiting for the Docter! He is Busy!

Here I sit with Bill in the lobby of the CANCER CENTER. Our wait has been from 10:30 a.m. We did go out for lunch! OH! I got thr PISTACHIOS NUTS! HA! HA! I did something with my time..I almost learned how to spell...PISTACHIOS!! I have read all the magazines. Bill was bored in the car waiting for me! He is now sitting next to me. Thank heavens I have the IPAD! Gee! My MOM would not believe this, if she were here! Funny things you are driven to think of in doctor's waiting rooms! No spell checker on this IPAD..it was probably on the next model up! $$$$$ Hugs! Phyllis..now is the time for you to send me a comment...here in this waiting room! Phyllisre@aol.com. 05/06/1933. Www.women70andover.com. This IPAD will not write the www.women70andover.com I made it work! Sorry I cannot go back and do corrections, that's the breaks in this waiting room!

7/6/12...ENERGY! and MORE! pr

It is 7:30 a.m. I walked Annie. Then took my one hour walk, did my exercises. weeded the garden.  This is trash day.  Took the garbage out. Then gave Annie a bath.  I must say I am yuckky at this point.  After I write this I will shower and get ready for my doctor appointment at 11:30 a.m. That is with my oncologist  Dr. Richard Weiss.  Will stop and get his paschio nuts, he loves them.  I like roasted peanuts in the shell. It takes a long time to crack them, so you do not eat too many that way.  Yes! I get them with no salt. I share them with our squirrels.  Bill is taking his walk.  The wash machine is rocking and the dryer is going!  In the midst of all these thoughts is my MASS, that thought is always with me. If you stretch you index finger straight out and put your thumb back as far as it can go, that is about 11 cm, the size my MASS was in length..and width.  NOW do that again and make the index finger and the thumb in the direction of the floor, not  touching each other and that is the size of the MASS NOW..AMAZING!  with everyone's prayer's and the help of GOD and the heavens above I am this far in the progress of healing.  A LUCKY DUCK FOR SURE! Hugs, phyllis   05/06/1933   phyllisreh@aol.com            ah! come on leave a comment!   cannot correct the nut word, oh! look! I almost made it right!.    www.women70andover.com

7/5/12 Beautiful Morning! Exersice and Walk! pr

My push-ups, leg raises, belly and but raises and chair squats are done, till the next time today!  My walk was at the perfect time for me.  It started at 5 a.m.-till 6 a.m. Then came home and walked Annie, our Kind Charles doggie.  Then I got Bill up.  It is almost cruel, but I must.  I turn the fan on full force and the lights on.  On the gentle side he was up awake for 45 minutes!  That's one of my wife chores..keep him alive!  After Open Heart Surgery 4 by passes..I want to keep him on this side of the heavens with me! Found another slant on exercises.  It is my theme, perhaps told more clearly.

Stay Flexible. Maintaining your flexibility, particularly in your hips, sustains your ability to move. You can stretch your hips daily by leaning forward towards your kitchen counter (usually a perfect height for this stretch) with your legs straddled a stride's distance apart. Hold for 30 seconds as you feel the stretch spread up the back of your leg into your hip. Repeat to other side.
Improve Balance. Balance is a bigger component of walking than most people realize; it's what keeps you from stumbling or tripping over your feet. For a simple daily challenge, stand on one leg while you brush your teeth. Start by hanging onto the sink with your extra hand, progress to no hands, and then to doing it with your eyes closed.
Build Endurance and Strength. As you rack up birthdays, endurance and power can diminish unless you focus on maintaining them. One way to keep up stamina is to do the very activity you are trying to preserve: Walking. This is also likely to strengthen the walking muscles too. You can mix this with lower impact endurance activities like riding a stationary bike or water exercise.
Care for Your Feet. Taking good care of your feet will ensure they remain in walk-worthy condition. Wear comfortable shoes, maintain good hygiene and visit a podiatrist periodically for a foot checkup. One easy daily foot strengthening exercise involves placing a small towel under your bare foot and scrunching it up and straightening it out with your toes. Repeat three to five times with each foot.
Lose Weight. Carrying excess weight strains your body, especially your knees, which can slow you down and prevent you from being more active. Watch your diet and do what you can to burn calories. Even a 5 percent reduction in weight can make a tremendous difference in your mobility. Hugs, phyllis  05/06/1933   please hit the red comment button or send me an email..let hear how you are doing..SHARE! THANK!  phyllisreh@aol.com     www.women70andover.com

7/4/12..LAZY AND FUN DAY!...maybe I'll bake? pr.

Happy 4th to you!  We are slowly getting into gear! I am going to share some of my own quotes from 2011.  The trappings of the mind! 

My Own Quotes…October 16, 2011…Phyllis Rehmar  05/06/1933

Too naive to think of failure..

Head on with the wind is how I arrived!

Walk and you leave bad thoughts behind.

Walk and nature becomes your best friend.

Creatures do not speak your languages and they never talk back!

Quiet gives you peace of mind.

Challenge lets you try one more time.

Friends are the band-aids on your wounds.

Music keeps time with your heart.

Sleep refreshes your thoughts and gives you time to dream.

Is touching better than a kiss?

Someone’s handwriting is as good as a visit with them.

Quiet is healing.

Come sit by me and warm my soul.

Be my friend…tell me a story..hugs, phyllis 05/06/1933  

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7/3/12...IT HAPPENS FAST! ..FALL!..BAM..OUCH!

IF you are over 70 you remember Fiber McGee and Mollie?  He would open the closet door and everything would jump out and we would all laugh!  Then we would say, "Taint funny McGee!"  We were out last night and meet a lovely couple.  In many ways a reflection of us.  Except!  She begins physical therapy today.  She broke her back.  She was on a small kitchen ladder.  This lovely lady told me her husband recently had a stroke.  These are all the things we all shudder about.  Spoke with another dear friend and she fell as she was putting on her bathing suit.  Her legs, just went out from under her.  We are what people write about, vulnerable.  We are: it happens fast!  We are bam!  We are ouch!  Except, now in real life, we say,  "Taint funny McGee!"  I must,  Bill must and you must exercises those glutes and walk.  When you do walk, look at your feet and see if they are straight, if not reposition your self!  Straighten up and fly right!  Try walking a straight line in your house, perhaps following the tile line.  That will check your balance and let you know how your glutes are getting along!  Also my other trick is when I am working in the kitchen, I put my finger tips  of one hand on the counter: and put the leg away from the counter in a bent position in back of me, then bring it forward..Dangle this leg front and back and from side to side.  This will also tell you how your balance is and how those famous glutes are doing!  Gee!  I am sure in many ways I am as funny as Fiber McGee..or would I be Mollie? Hugs, phyllis   05/06/1933   Please leave your comments, tell me about your balance level..or how you do this and that! Hit the red comment word, instead of me!   www.women70andover.com  

7/2/12.... MEDICAL DIGGING! NEVER STOP! pr

The more you know, the more it will help you or someone else!  For me, my Ameridex 1 mg is working to take the estrogen out of my body, so my MASS will not have estrogen to feed on and get large.  This does not work for all types of BREAST CANCER.  Another helpful drug is:

aromacin ..Always refer to your DOCTOR FIRST!  HE KNOWS BEST!

Recommendations:

Take Aromasin once a day with a meal. Try to take it at the same time each day, to maintain the drug at an even level in your system. If you miss a dose, don’t double up, just wait till the next day and resume your medication schedule. Do not take this drug if you are still having menstrual periods, or are pregnant. Ask your doctor if this drug will conflict with any other medications that you take regularly.

How Aromasin Works:

Many breast tumors are fueled by estrogen. Aromasin and tamoxifen are drugs that target estrogen, but work by different methods. Before menopause, your ovaries produce most of your estrogen. After menopause, the ovaries stop making estrogen, but your breast and fatty tissues use the enzyme aromatase to continue making this hormone. Aromasin blocks aromatase, preventing estrogen production and lowering your hormone levels up to 98 percent. If breast cancer cells are present in your system, they have much less chance to grow if they can’t get any estrogen.

Common Side Effects:

Aromasin may cause these side effects:

• hot flashes
• headaches
• fatigue
• joint pain
• insomnia
• increased perspiration

Less common side effects (under five percent):

• osteoporosis (bone thinning)
• nausea
• increased appetite
• chest pain or discomfort
• heart failure

Tradeoffs:

The temporary side effects of Aromasin are much more tolerable when you know that your risk of recurrence is greatly reduced. Women who switched to Aromasin after two or three years of tamoxifen had significantly lower risk of recurrence that those who took a full five years of tamoxifen. In addition, with Aromasin your risk of a new cancer in the opposite breast is less than with tamoxifen alone.

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Pfizer Oncology. Our Cancer Products, Aromasin® (exemestane tablets). Aromasin®

Aromasin.com. About Aromasin. About Aromasin</sub>

 

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7/1/12... OUR NEW GOALS..START TODAY!

What a good time to start on  July 1, 2012  health  goals you can complete!  Walking, excercises, the Basic Chair Squat, directions below.  What fun and laughs to perhaps change your eating plan, by putting color on your plate!  When you go the grocery store start your shopping in the produce department!  You do not even need receipes!  Get a large pan and wrap each color of veggie in tin foil with alittle of water and bake on 400 for 30 minutes!  You will get the sweet flavor of the veggie.  I laugh at myself all the time!  The last time was just the other day when a granddaughter came to visit us and I made a meal for them.  We had Organic Romaine Hearts filled with a small spoon of humus and topped off with red Kidney beans and white Garanzo Chick Peas, mixed with All Natural Mild Chunky Salsa.  The eleven year old was such a good sport of slushing them around on her plate.  They never dissapeared, but the conversation got started of eating foods with many colors.  Our meal did not go all down when I served the veggie chili and the Sprouted Grain Pasta.  On the box it says," The Next Level of Whole Grains".  They are a brown pasta.  A real turn off to someone eleven!  Also maybe you!  We all had more laughs!  Bill and I enjoyed our meal!  Our guests were kind and not rushing back here for their next warfare meal!  Tell me what are your favorite foods..and how does your belly get through the day?!  I bet I will learn alot!  Heaven knows I need to do that!  Hit the comment button at the bottom of this blog. Hugs, phyllis... 05/06/1933...   www.women70andover.com     hit the blog button.