lisaelder1972

Oh yes I certainly experienced this!My best friend also happened to be my first cousin.We had been together all of our lives,we shared everything,finished each others sentences.When I was dx she was on vacation but came home early.She said I will be there every step of the way,will go to every chemo,surgery,etc.She said I will come clean house for you each week.Well when I had my bilateral,my Mom stayed at the hospital with me,didn't hear from her.I went to most chemo and Herceptin treatments alone unless my Mom went.She not only didn't clean she didn't even visit,not once.She never called me.It hurt but I got over it.I have changed since dx and I don't let people use me the way I used to.So now I am done with treatment and life goes on.She calls me out of the blue about a month ago saying that she and her 2 boys are homeless and she has no money,no car,nothing.Stupid me,I went and got her.I let her stay at my house for 4 days.I bought their food,drove her everywhere,I even bought her cigarettes.All she wanted to do was stay on my laptop while the kids did whatever.I wasn't feeling the 5th day,started thinking about how she abandoned me and I told her she had to go.She went to the homeless shelter,she is still there.She is on Social Security,no reason for her to be homeless.On Thanksgiving,she went to her brothers house.She told his wife"I have no use for Lisa,she is the reason I am in the homeless shelter"

LOL.Nobody,not even her brother or her Mom would let her stay with them.She took those boys to the laundry mat and slept in the bathroom before I went and got her.I washed my hands of the whole deal.I don't need anymore crap in my life,I have enough.I lost touch with just about everybody when I was sick.I had much rather have my friends here because you all understand.

                                                                               Hugs

                                                                               Lisa

From one Lisa to another,you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.Words just aren't enough but be assured all of your sisters here love you very much.

                                                          Hugs,

                                                           Lisa

Crap!!!I so did not ever wanna see it again.My onc had started me on Femara and I had been on it for 6 months.I had worse side effects on the Femara than on the Tamoxifen so now I will be switching back to Tamoxifen.I took it for about 5 months before and had horrendous hot flashes.I stopped having them about 2 months ago I wonder if they will come back again?Anybody else started their period on an AI and have to return to Tamoxifen?

                                                                      Hugs,

                                                                      Lisa

I was dx triple positive 6/06. I had 2cm stage 2 grade 2 stage 2(lol)IDC. I did 4 dose dense AC and 4 dose dense Taxotere. I did 7 months of Herceptin and had to stop due to heart damage. I wanted to hit the beast with all I could,I even had a bilateral and wanted rads but they said no need.

                                                                                  Lisa

Whew! I am glad to see that I am not the only one whose feet hurt. I was really starting to question my sanity lol. It's pretty weird when you have to take a pain pill because your feet and toes hurt. I also have the hip pain and knee pain. I seem to hurt in all my joints and I have neuropathy in left arm/hand. If I ever bend down, I cannot get back up without help.I am 35 years old and feel 85. I take Femara and am scared not to because my cancer was very aggressive.I do need to lose the 40 lbs I gained during treatment and am hoping that will help.I certainly sympathize with all of you and hope we can find something that helps soon.

                                                                    Hugs.

                                                                    Lisa

Well,first I want to apologize for not checking in sooner,I am sorry that you all worried.I am doing ok physically but emotionally I am in a rough spot right now.My Mom hit my 16 year old daughter and called her some bad names and then she pulled a gun on my brother and me.My daughter was only walking down the hallway,she did nothing to deserve it,none of us did.My own mother looked in my face and said that she hopes the breast cancer kills me and that she hopes she is around to watch.I have been abused physically and mentally by her all my life but I won't let my children be.We had lived with her for 4 years because she and my brother are disabled and can't make it alone.I took my children and left right then with only the clothes on our backs,after I swore out a warrant for assault on her.She won't let me even get the kids clothes or beds and the police said I have to pay $127.00 to get a possessory? warrant to get our belongings.By the grace of God my Social Security was approved so I used the backpay to rent a house.I am almost sure she has alzheimers but I refuse to let my children suffer as I did growing up.God has been good to us.Sure,we had a week in a motel and a few nights sleeping on the floor but I am slowly buying everything back again.She even kept my heart medicine and Coreg is expensive so I had to skip a month of it.So,as you can imagine I had no internet access and all the numbers I have from my friends are still there in my room.I missed you all very much and am very happy to be home.

                                                                           Love,

                                                                           Lisa