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Oz, my mother had WBR and her hair grew back.   She was never told it wouldn't grow back.  It was a little thinner but it did grow back in about 6 months.....HOpefully your friend's will grow back too.  I hope so.  Dianne

Lynn, I don't know if this well help or not but my mother had the some of the same symptoms you have with your stomach -- gurgling stomach, upset stomach, naseau, could not eat much, lost alot of weight.  Her onc recommended an EGD (scope of her stomach) and they found a hiatal hernia.  He prescribed nexium and she felt much much better.   Dianne

Prayers going up for John to see more improvement today.   Know how much we all are thinking of you.  Hugs, Dianne

Janis, taxotere was very rough on my mother as well and that's all she had.  Seemed she had every se there was with taxotere.  She was very fatigued.  Do you get a nulasta shot the day after chemo?  I know that mom's muscles ached alot after she had that shot.  My husband took his sister for her last taxotere Wednesday and she is very fatigued as well.  I talked to her today and she said her whole body aches and in her words she said she "feels like shit".  So yes there are others that feel like you.  Also, what's your dosage of zoloft?  Maybe you need to up it.  I feel so very helpless.   I think of you and pray for you daily Janis.  Hugs to you.  Dianne

I am so sorry for your loss; I cannot imagine the pain you must feel.  I echo what KLynn and Charlene said.  It does get better.  I still miss my mother desperately, but it is better.  Our family went through the holidays like we always did, together.  We made a few changes but we were together.  And as KLynn said, take time to grieve; don't let anyone deprive, belittle, or make you feel guilty for grieving.  Everyone grieves differently.  Just because our loved ones are in heaven and "no longer in pain" doesn't ease our broken hearts or make our world rosy.....  Take care of yourself.  Big cyberhug to you.  Dianne

Words cannot adequately convey feelings in the loss of a loved one.  Thinking of you and your family and lifting you up in prayer. Tracy will be missed sorely. Hugs Dianne

Charlie you have such a way with words, expressing feelings I certainly share with you.  Thank you for understanding.  You say it best.  Hugs to you, Dianne

I came here to try and help my mother.  I was grasping for any information I could, any hope, trying to understand, one little thing that could make a difference and try and keep her alive.  My mother didn't feel good enough to come here but I would read the posts to her.  Mainly to give her encouragement, to let her know she wasn't alone.  And I thank and still am thankful for all the advice, support, and friendship that I have gotten here.  Many have passed on too.  After she died I was told by person on this same forum I should move on or post on moving beyond thread.    But like so many here, I came to "know" a few of you and I check in to see how all are doing.   I thought if I could help one person like so many helped me, then I was doing some good in the world.  If someone does not like me on here, I can't help it.  I tried to move on but my sister in law has breast cancer now.  She is single, divorced with a child.  We lost our mothers one month apart.  My husband and I take her to chemo, and try to do as much as she will let us.  So how am I to move on from Breast Cancer.  Everywhere I look, it's freaking there.  

My mother had it for 7 years.  She suffered and we suffered with her; i held her hand every three months at dr appts and tests for 7 years and in between.  So how am I supposed to "get over" and "move on" in one year after bc affected our family for 7 years.  I've told my sil about this site.  I don't know if she has ever come here and I'm not going to push her.  I just want her to get through this so we can move on!  

Besides you ladies are a wealth of information and you are fun to be around.  I pray for all of you every night and sometimes in between.  I rejoice in the good news you all get and grieve when you get bad news.  Dianne

p.s.  Hey Pam 2622, how are ya??????

My sil diagnosed with IDC, had lumpectomy, no nodal involvement, grade 3 tumor, triple negative.  Has had 5 cycles of ACT and is due for one more.  She has been coughing and after listening to her lungs doc thought she had pneumonia, sent for chest xray and they called her today -- she has a lung nodule.  So they are sending for ct.  She had a clear Petscan before she started chemo.  Of course she freaked out.  She is scared it is lung cancer.  I told her it could be nothing; that alot of people have nodules and they are benign.  What are the chances of it being mestatic breast cancer? Isn't she on a harsh chemo regiman?  Any input is appreciated.

Dianne 

Pam,   I do focus on good things about my mother but when I see all the pink ribbon stuff it just tears me up.  Thank you for telling me your feelings about pink.  Maybe one day I will get there. You definitely gave me some food for thought.  Dianne