Night Howls
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I hope that improves soon! I simply avoid doing perfectly normal things in yoga (sitting on my heels, for example) as my knees threaten to pop. I don't think it's letrozole, things were moving suspiciously in that direction beforehand. A doctor once told me I wasn't getting old, just bits of me. My knees are clearly leading the field.3
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Reminded of the sunscreen song..."Look after your knees - you'll miss them when they're gone".2
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I've been ducking and weaving and dodging a knee replacement for a few years now. It will ache and grind and throb and I'll obsess about it for a few weeks then something else will eclipse it. All this shits me after a pretty good couple of weeks. Basically, I'm sulking.0
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Well, just so you all know, I do my own style of yoga every day, so I feel ever so satisfied. As some of you may remember, along with all, yes all, my joints being stiff, sore and swollen, my shoulders are still permanently stuffed....thanks to other medical conditions, and not at all helped by more than a year on letrozole too. Neither arm can go straight up, but can only rise partway. The left with my hand to about shoulder height, and the right to about the level where my right nipple used to reside, I call this my Prepare to Clap the Mozzie Pose. As I can't use them to assist me out a chair, and my knees both are as stiff as a 1960's school teacher's sprayed beehive hairdo, I have to do the bum waddle as far forward as I can in the seat, accompanied by my Granny Grunts of "Ooofff ...ooofff..." then sort of drop my head down, then sharply raise it and at the same time jerk or lurch to my still bent legs, then sloooowly straighten them and commense locomoting. (No way that can be called walking), This I call my Electrocuted Catterpillar Flick Pose. Getting off the floor after playing with my grandson goes like this. I rotate slowly onto all fours, then lean forward with my head on the floor. I then inch my knees further under my torso and place hands on stiffened fingertips slightly in front of me and to each side. My bum then rises up into the air as me head supports my body and thus I slowly rise to my aforementioned leg state. This I call my Fart at the Universe Pose, and sometimes I do, fart that is, My bodies own self generated applause. Bah...who needs leotards and leggings and little rolly uppy mats...oh...and the obligatory bottle of spring water?8
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It's whatever works - who said we have to be conventional!
I don't remember reading the fine print or being told that Letrozole/Femara causes aches in places that I didn't know could ache, bone pain and sleep deprivation.
At present I am limited, after major surgery, however, the few exercises I am able to do from the Physio I am giving it a go!
Little did I realize all those aerobic classes, step classes where towards the end of the class we would do a cool down on a mat and just pop up on my feet afterwards - never realized how good that ability was!
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@Zoffiel I hate that my body constantly betrays me now - after the major betrayal of trying to kill me!!
@Sister took your advice but had too many beers last night - feeling it today.
Also so my father in laws birthday today - he passed away of prostate cancer about 6 years ago. Shitty couple of days.
Appointment went well. I knew it was a big surgery but even bigger than I expected. Just need to decide how much I want a new boob.0 -
Make haste slowly @iserbrown ... hope you are back on your feet soon. xx
@Kiwi Angel gosh - I don't envy you your decision making. Can you take your time to make the decision? Maybe even delaying it for a little while, or until you are feeling ready for it?
All the best, take care xx
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Yeah, I don't know how much I'd want another boob either @Kiwi Angel
It would be great if they'd just materialise, but they don't. There is a shitload of slicing, dicing and relocating involved, huge disruption and potential for complications. I don't envy you having to make that decision. I guess you just have to follow your heart and do what feels right for you.
I used to worry about how my appearance would impact my personal life. 13 years later, having made not so good choices, I realise that anyone worth my energy won't give a toss. So in the end, it is and should be, all about what you want.0 -
I can book in whenever I want and going by the out of pocket costs I won’t be doing it for awhile if I decide to go ahead.1
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Hi All,
Being off the BIG T has been lovely.
My husband says he has his wife back - and geez I even have a flicker of libido! (Just a flicker mind you - don't get too excited there husband)
Joint and muscle pain has eased, but not entirely gone.
Sleep is the most noticeable difference. I actually sleep through most of the night - most nights. I am quite disorientated when I wake up from first morning light (what's this day light coming through the window and I am still in bed??)
Perhaps being on holidays has relaxed me as well and I am sleeping better as stress is lower.
Will continue on a new brand after school holidays finishes.
BreastScreen WA has a new advertising campaign for social media and posters in their clinics. I was asked to be a part of it and was videoed for 20 minutes, answering various questions - felt like being on that show 'You Can't Ask That!' sitting on a stool, talking into a camera, bright lights. Can't remember a damn thing I said - hopefully it wasn't gobbleydeegook.
Mad nutter running around today to sort holiday over East.
Heading off to country NSW tomorrow on a family holiday to visit some dear friends, then drive from Tathra to Shepparton to see some more dear friends then a drive to Melbourne and one little sneak-peek afternoon to see some more dear friends: @kmakm and co
@Kiwi Angel what recon do you think you will go with - in the future? What are your options?
Hope you are all well - or well enough here. I am not up with all of your latest - shall need to read a few pages back.
Love to you all. xx
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@JJ70 he is looking at lateral dorsi with an expander and some of my own tissue but apparently even though I feel huge I don’t have enough fat for a full boob and he can’t use my muffin top. Such a huge surgery so I’m undecided.0
