Tuesday December 31, 2024 - New Year's Eve

I like the sound of what your oncologist is proposing. Hopefully it gets you in a better place in terms of the other medications and that you feel well on it.

Very best wishes to you, DD, with your new medication regimen. I hope your docs' positive expectations are all fulfilled. :)

I was reading comments from yesterday about MRIs. My first was for a knee, easy peasy because I only went in up to my waist. They offered me sedatives, so I took mine as I was leaving work. (DH designated driver). By the time I got to the clinic I was thinking they should always pass out valium as you leave the building! 2nd time I had to be strapped into the super man pose, arm extended above my head. I had opted not to take a sedative because I would not be strapped in, or so they told me, and I didn't want to get a designated driver. Wrong, strapped in, fully in the tube, face down. Not good. But I made it. 3rd time was for my boobs. The absurdity of being on my stomach while they opened trap doors in the table so my boobs could hang into these special boxes stopped me from feeling too much panic. I asked for Yacht Rock Music and told the technicians I was going to sing. And I did. I knew all the songs. So that's my new MRI technique, I sing and count the songs. I figure it's done by about the 8th song.

Christopher Cros****s differently when your boobs are hanging in a box!

LOL!!!

So funny. But I do love that song.

Oh wow! Hope DH does okay for his on Thursday. No sedatives offered!

They don't always offer them (it wasn't offered to me) but if he is nervous about potential claustrophobia he should ask for them. The worst situation is getting panicked (like I did) and having to reschedule. If he has no claustrophobia and has been in similar enclosed situations he should be fine though.

Wow! Now that's the way to do it!

Greetings all

Started the day with Scrabble. Won one, lost two. It's been awhile since I beat The Shark. Gotta practice up I guess. Then it was errand running up to the gallery to take new things and pick up all the cash from sales in the past week. There was a lot. After that a stop at the post office and a quick stop at the grocery store. All good and home well before dark which is where I want to be. New Years is not my favorite holiday so we pretty much stay home. Will likely have to drug the dogs.

Glad the rest of you have new years eve plans. Small gatherings sound good as does dinner out. Peps Liz is right that once you get to where you are going it will be fun.

Great sounding dinner CC. Nice tradition. It's crab here but the season has not started yet. I think it's ok to go fish for your own crab right now but that would entail fishing and likely a boat. Nope.

It's so wonderful that so many of us are starting the year at a better weight. Kudos to all.

DD I agree that what your oncologist is proposing sounds like a good idea. And so good that it is explained so you can understand that it is a judgement call and what goes into it. Yay on getting off the tamox drug. Not an easy one i hear.

I had an MRI on my head once. Insert head into horizontal trash can and then hit it with hammers for quite awhile. No drugs offered. No music. I just remember thinking that as soon as I do this I can go home. All this from I time I fainted and ended up in ER. No cause ever determined. Anyway Paula the one for your DH cannot come soon enough. Meanwhile have a good new years.

Tee hee Peps, my friend Ardith knows how to do the dog AI collection and I have witnessed. That is how Tesla was bred as she wanted to bite the stud dog. Good that you have a vet tech that will do it for you. None around here will.

Our house cleaner will come tomorrow as she thinks it's just another day. Ok with us. Football planned for later.

Diane S