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[PamfromCT]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

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@Drythe wrote:

@SouthernBee 

I have been on arthritis meds since age 14 for RA.  Back then there was nothing but aspirin.  Some days I took over 20.

So, last spring I started having tummy trouble and saw a Gastro Doc.  Had a sonogram, Endoscopy, and MRI.  Finally, just taking one Prilosec OTC everyother day along with all the other meds.

Not due for Colonoscopy (ugh), he suggested a pancreas biopsy, I thought about the options, and risks, and decided not.  OK so far, but need to be checked again in the Fall.

It it's not one thing it's two.

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@Drythe,  You have been through so much, yet you don't often bring it up on the forums.    It can wear a person down, can't it.   We often know so little about what our fellow posters are experiencing, and sometimes we make assumptions that aren't accurate, thinking that because someone doesn't post about complaints they must live a charmed life.  I enjoy your comments, the wisdom and "smarts" you bring and share, your ability to offer positivity and smiles.😊   You're a gem.   Sending (((gentle hugs))) and good wishes for better, pain-free and worry-free days.  You're in my prayers, my friend.❤️

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@dooBdoo, How I admire someone like you with the interests and ability to understand how things are put together and work.  Curiously, my little GD has this same ability and interest.  It amazes me!  It is a miracle I can drive a car.

Yes, @Drythe has had to deal with so many challenges.  She does so with courage and grace.  You do, as well.  Such a truth that we never know what another person has faced or what they still face.  Part of emotional maturity is that you never know what others have or still deal with.  Outside trappings are like wrapping paper.  Once torn away, the bare truth exists.  

My late dear dear friend was one of those.  Just the sweetest person.  You would never guess was orphaned at age 5, and guardians of her wealthy family’s estate and HER sent her away to boarding school forever,  never even coming home for holidays.  I was so honored to have her love and friendship.

Her motto:  You can get bitter, or you can get better.

At the end of her long illness, she promised me she would be watching over me from heaven.  Now that is a full-time job.

[SouthernBee]

@PamfromCT : Thank you for sharing about your very special and precious friend. Love her moto. 🤗🤗🤗🤗♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏

[cowboy sam]

gm  dear preds 

 @SouthernBee @PamfromCT @Yahooey @dooBdoo @Bri36 @Mj12 @Drythe @geezerette @Witchy Woman 

I feel like i was in a twilight zone while off line and had to catch up with all your postings

I switched purses about 10 days ago and while being w/m daughter on   the 10th..i noticed i was missing my Kohl's card plus a couple other ones!

My poor brain is trying to rem. where i put them.??..I have been looking in other purses,etc,..and wonder if i could have thrown them into garbage or  they hiding in plain sight????

I wasn't able to sleep good last night either.

lubs ya!

[cowboy sam]

@Mj12 

I need to go  with you also,have bags packed and ready to go!

lubs ya!

[cowboy sam]

@SouthernBee 

Daughter also suggested  eating bagged popcorn..1 cup or so..and i have .

You are doing better than i am eating..suggestion

next time your dh goes to eat w/sis...

don't give him your card..tell him thanks ..but no thanks you will eat your own food!

Then his sis can't sabatage your meals !

lubs ya!

[SouthernBee]

@cowboy sam : I know how you feel. My friends make fun of me because I have only one purse and use the darn thing until it falls apart. Call me lazy but I don't like swapping purses and trying to remember if left items or what ever. I even tried the purse inserts or whatever you call them and still something would get misplaced. My friends stated easy to use them and depend on how many purses you have - just purchase the the duplicate items. They said it makes everything easier. But not for me.

Need a good laugh. Ok when I ask DH to bring me something to eat- I always write everything on an index card what to include or delete. Saturday he went to eat with his sister and he let her place my to go order even though I told him not to do it.

My salad included bacon bits and not on the list. Plus 8 of the 2 ounce salad dressing cups😳🤷‍♀️. I don't use but one and only half. She can try to sabotage me but that's ok. She still weighs a lot more than me and still in plus size clothes. I am at least trying to do something. I noticed the last time that she went to the doctor she was telling all the information except her weight. I know she gained weight because of all the brownies and cake she had consumed. I wasn't rude and didn't ask how much she weighed. I don't tell DH my stuff so he can't tell her.😳😀😂🤗♥️🥤🥓🥓🥓🥓

[cowboy sam]

@SouthernBee 

me thinks she  is jealous of you watching your food intake to keep weight down wants you to be her size!

What your dh "doesn't" know he won't repeat to her..good thinking on your part.🤗😁

I had 2 slices of toast for breakfast and just got back from 8 block walk in sunny 44 degrees

I need to shed  my extra weight  my goal is 10 pounds !

Ten pounds is so hard for me to lose  but i lost 3 pounds first of year  then couldn't walk in bad weather and gained it back! 

I am also now changing my foods i eat   ,etc..its a struggle sigh!

I still think its my thyroid   medication..but have to wait until April 1st to have bloodwork done!

lubs ya!

[cowboy sam]

hi @Hippiified @masque @NEvans2 @dooBdoo @geezerette 

lubs ya!

[masque]

@cowboy sam  

lubs ya!

[SouthernBee]

@cowboy sam : Good for you. I am proud of you and able to take long walks. I am also working on my strength and balance. We just finished eating the vegetable beef soup. I cheated and had a grillled cheese sandwich with a few pickles. If I eat any thing else it will be a tangerine and yogurt. Tomorrow will be grits, yogurt, sugar free jello and diced peaches. After my test Tuesday will put exercise in my schedule. I will use my exercise chair and recumbent bike. I found my ankle weights and use them while walking around the house. My next appointment with my primary  care doctor is in August. I really need to drink more water. Changes are difficult but needs to be done. 🤗♥️🥤