took my oxygen shopping

shortscake
shortscake Member Posts: 228
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
hello and how is everyone? well to day i did it took my oxygen out shopping, it seems to me that everyone was looking at me here is this woman with a hat on with no hair walking around with oxygen so yes i was looking real sick..lol..dont know if i want to look sick or be short of breath while i am out shopping.

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  • Cat64
    Cat64 Member Posts: 1,192
    #2
    Hi Shortscake
    I would think you wouldn't want neither if given the choice! How wonderful though that you went out into the world despite all that & did something you seem to enjoy! Good for you!(At least you weren't smoking! It really bothers me when I see someone hauling around an oxygen tank and they are puffing away on a cigarette!) How are you doing on the Chemo otherwise?
    Prayers & Hugz,
    Cathy
  • shortscake
    shortscake Member Posts: 228
    #3
    Cat64 said:

    Hi Shortscake
    I would think you wouldn't want neither if given the choice! How wonderful though that you went out into the world despite all that & did something you seem to enjoy! Good for you!(At least you weren't smoking! It really bothers me when I see someone hauling around an oxygen tank and they are puffing away on a cigarette!) How are you doing on the Chemo otherwise?
    Prayers & Hugz,
    Cathy

    chemo
    chemo is going well, i never get sick from it just makes me tired on the 2and3day, something i can deal with. how are things going for you? i was never a smoker they are saying that some of my bc moved to my lungs but they are not calling it lung cancer because chemo is to kill it.
  • MyTurnNow
    MyTurnNow Member Posts: 2,686 Member
    #4
    Good for you, Shortscake.
    Good for you, Shortscake. You can't stop living just because of the bc or the oxygen. My mother was on oxygen for years and she did everything with hers. She even took a rehab class at the hospital and actually exercised with it on. Hopefully, yours is just temporary and once you're through your treatments you can also turn in the oxygen. Sending positive thoughts your way for successful treatments. Take care and you go girl!!
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #5
    MyTurnNow said:

    Good for you, Shortscake.
    Good for you, Shortscake. You can't stop living just because of the bc or the oxygen. My mother was on oxygen for years and she did everything with hers. She even took a rehab class at the hospital and actually exercised with it on. Hopefully, yours is just temporary and once you're through your treatments you can also turn in the oxygen. Sending positive thoughts your way for successful treatments. Take care and you go girl!!

    Don't worry or care what
    Don't worry or care what others think. Just do what you have to do for you. Glad you got out shopping!

    Angie
  • Sher43009
    Sher43009 Member Posts: 602 Member
    #6
    Good for you! My Mom was
    Good for you! My Mom was also on oxygen and she went everywhere with it. Who cares what you look like you still have a life to live!
  • crselby
    crselby Member Posts: 441 Member
    #7
    How you look
    If/when I encounter someone out shopping who looks like you, with encumbrances like an O2 bottle, or walker, I think, "What a brave soul to struggle through God-knows-what to get to this mall/store when all I did was hop into a car, drive here, park, walk through the lot to the entrance. I am grateful for my blessings. Please bless her." Perhaps, without even trying, you inspired someone else to be grateful for their blessings and received some in turn.

    I thank God you're alive and fighting!
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
    #8
    crselby said:

    How you look
    If/when I encounter someone out shopping who looks like you, with encumbrances like an O2 bottle, or walker, I think, "What a brave soul to struggle through God-knows-what to get to this mall/store when all I did was hop into a car, drive here, park, walk through the lot to the entrance. I am grateful for my blessings. Please bless her." Perhaps, without even trying, you inspired someone else to be grateful for their blessings and received some in turn.

    I thank God you're alive and fighting!

    Please do what you think is right for you
    It is very brave and heroic and you should be proud of yourself.
    Please do not care what other people think or how they look. Being out while on treatment is a cancer surveyor way of celebrating life and fighting disease .

    I am sending you a big hug
  • Sunrae
    Sunrae Member Posts: 808
    #9
    New Flower said:

    Please do what you think is right for you
    It is very brave and heroic and you should be proud of yourself.
    Please do not care what other people think or how they look. Being out while on treatment is a cancer surveyor way of celebrating life and fighting disease .

    I am sending you a big hug

    Applauding you Shortscake.
    Applauding you Shortscake. Imagine you did get a lot of looks, maybe some were thinking that you must be real sick but others may have been admiring you for getting out and doing your thing. Sounds like you're a very strong woman and glad to hear your chemo is going well. Keep on til you get to the finish line.
  • Katz77
    Katz77 Member Posts: 598
    #10
    Shop baby shop!

    Shop baby shop!
  • ms_independent
    ms_independent Member Posts: 214
    #11
    good for you
    You go girl! Retail therapy is a good thing!
    El
  • Cat64
    Cat64 Member Posts: 1,192
    #12
    shortscake said:

    chemo
    chemo is going well, i never get sick from it just makes me tired on the 2and3day, something i can deal with. how are things going for you? i was never a smoker they are saying that some of my bc moved to my lungs but they are not calling it lung cancer because chemo is to kill it.

    Shortscake
    Glad to hear that you are handling the Chemo so well! Things are good here with me. Thank you for asking. Still a little sore from surgery, but healing really well. I go back to the Onc. the 23rd to discuss Radiation & Herceptin. Onto the next step....I'm so sorry to hear about your lungs. I will pray for you that the Chemo will indeed slay that beast as well!
    Take Care
    Hugz,
    Cathy
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #13
    ms_independent said:

    good for you
    You go girl! Retail therapy is a good thing!
    El

    Shopping is good for the
    Shopping is good for the soul! So get out there and do it!

    Hugs, Diane ♥
  • EveningStar2
    EveningStar2 Member Posts: 491 Member
    #14
    oxygen
    I am also on oxygen. Just a thought, I have a D tank with an on demand regulator that I carry in a backpack. Leaves both hands free and easier to maneuver. I wear it at work--I'm a nurse.

    Maureen

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