tips for better mammogram?

[Crankin]

Go for a ride!

[sookiesue]

Hooray!

[lph]

Fantastic

[redrhodie]

Hi Everyone!

Haven't been around in a while, but just thought I'd let you know it's been 5 years since I finished treatment!

No longer riding. I got obsessed with learning guitar and now I'm writing songs and recording an album (self produced). Boy, have things changed! I look back on this crazy journey with amazement and joy. I can't believe how my path led me to this completely unforeseen, beautiful, creative place.

So, to anyone going through hard times, know that things can and will change. You will be stronger from the hills on your ride. Remember to enjoy the downhill!

Lynn

[ny biker]

Wow, how exciting! Thanks for checking in. I'm glad you're doing well.

What style of music are you playing? I found some great old guitar cds last summer, one from Django Reinhart and one from Les Paul and Chet Atkins. And I've long enjoyed blues guitar as well as the rock guitarists inspired by it. It's a great instrument, and can be used for such a variety of sounds.

[redrhodie]

[QUOTE=ny biker;716372]Wow, how exciting! Thanks for checking in. I'm glad you're doing well.

What style of music are you playing? I found some great old guitar cds last summer, one from Django Reinhart and one from Les Paul and Chet Atkins. And I've long enjoyed blues guitar as well as the rock guitarists inspired by it. It's a great instrument, and can be used for such a variety of sounds.[/QUOTE

[lph]

Oh my goodness! Red! I'm "never" here anymore, but happened to see this. I've taken up guitar too, since our son left the nest, and I'm having a blast :-D I have my hands full just trying to learn the basics, but it's sooo much fun to be able to play songs I know even in a simplified version. I would love to hear some of your stuff, if you feel like sharing. I'm on Soundcloud btw.

And congratulations with the treatment done!

[redrhodie]

https://soundcloud.com/user-468459034/animal-farm-rough

Here's a new song. It's called Animal Farm. I'm on guitar and singing, and my bf is on synthesizer. We're calling ourselves Faraway my Lovely. So this is what I've been up to!

[Crankin]

Hi Red, glad to see you here. Congrats on completing your treatment and your new venture. As someone who has no musical talent, I am amazed.
And, if you ever get the urge, I'd still love to meet up and ride with you...

[Helene2013]

I'm very happy to read that you pulled this one out and it's been 5 years. What a relief!

I'd like to play electric guitar. Keep telling my husband I think it will be one of my many projects when we retire in 4 years. haha

Going for bilateral mammo tonight (our government plan covers a free mammo every 2 years once you reach 50 and it is an optional program but you get a thorough followup if something comes up). Always stressful to get through those. I don't find them painful at all, but it is NOT my favorite type of breast manipulation for sure. haha And I hate that I always end up having to go for the focal "spot" compression and then ending up in ultrasound because a spot is never clear enough. Why can't we go straight to ultrasound!

The first time I was almost freaking out by the process as you always fear the worst when you have to go back for further testing. First time it was the right breast and it was just fluid pockets. Relief! Radiologist even took the time to show me that every women has those and did the ultrasound on the other breast to show me he would find some.

The 2nd time it was the other breast and it seemed to take forever for the radiologist to go through that ultrasound. Nerve wrecking but she wanted to clear everything. She was pressing and poking her ultrasound remote on that breast so hard and it was finally nothing. I could see the monitor but it says nothing to me just black and white mix of things. haha All is good and she said see you in 2 years! Which is time now.

But I do have once in a while "pain" in the left breast and it goes away. mostly cyclic thing and I'm menopaused for the past 2 years now. I don't feel any lumps or anything different. I did have breast reduction in December 2010 and since then, my breasts are more tender and "itchy" inside once in a while. Even part of them are permanently numbed. I guess being cut and poked inside takes its toll on them too. I used to have very sensitive breasts when I had my periods. And I suppose some things don't change, even with menstruation done and over with.

TBC.. Anyway...regular mammo tonight and expecting to have to go back for further testing. Just hoping it will be done and over with and good for 2 years!

[redrhodie]

Nice to see you guys! Rebecca, stay strong. I posted this update because of your thread.

NY, I guess the music is Indy? Dave calls it space rock, and some of it is more psychedelic, but a lot of the songs are kind of retro pop. I watched a bunch of Chet Atkins videos on YouTube when I was starting out. I love his guitar.

lph, so funny that your playing, too! We should start a music thread! I'd love to hear you. Can you send me a link? I'm new to soundcloud.

[lph]

Red, I loved it. Beautiful sound. Spotless guitar playing. Nicely mixed, I couldn't hear the lyrics clearly but your singing is really good.

I'm not brave enough to post a link publicly because I'm still very much thrashing around in a beginnerish fashion, but I'll send you a pm :-) (Those of you who know my full name can find me on SC, I actually have two profiles without knowing why). Picking up a instrument for the first time at age 46 is certainly interesting, but not the most efficient way to learn.

[shootingstar]

Hi Everyone!

Haven't been around in a while, but just thought I'd let you know it's been 5 years since I finished treatment!

No longer riding. I got obsessed with learning guitar and now I'm writing songs and recording an album (self produced). Boy, have things changed! I look back on this crazy journey with amazement and joy. I can't believe how my path led me to this completely unforeseen, beautiful, creative place.

So, to anyone going through hard times, know that things can and will change. You will be stronger from the hills on your ride. Remember to enjoy the downhill!

Lynn

Good to hear from you red!