Traci40

Sherry,
I am so sorry to hear about your re-occurance.
How did they find it if you had a bi-mast?
God, I'm so scared of this......I hope your treatment continues to work...
You know what pisses me off???? We can pay Mike Vick $138 million dollars to play football and kill dogs but, we can't get a freaking scan to dedect cancer????
GAWD......................I'm so upset. I'm really upset.
o.k. I feel better now.
Sherry, please reply when you get a sec.
Thanks,
Traci

Cynthia..............I was just looking for you on the other threads. Thanks Harley.
Girl, I am so sorry that your last treatment went like that. I gotta tell you...I was a littled panicked with my last treatment thinkng something would happen.
I am soooo glad you made it through girl.
Please, keep us posted.
I also have had a terrible time sleeping since my last treatment. I wake up every couple of hours it seems. Dreaming, my head sweating off....
It'll go away though girl. We know it right!!
Hugs, Traci

Hey Chattie,
I didn't get mouth sores but, my toungue did "split" and, my gums and roof of my mouth were (are right now actually) like wrinkled leather.
Mine goes away though after about a week.
When my sister had chemo 9 yrs ago, she got severe mouth sores. She couldn't eat a tomato for over a year because of the acid.
Good luck with yours. I'm sure you'll get a lot more good advise like Twink's in no time on this thread.
: ) Traci

Hey MMC,
I had to chime in on this one.
My little sister had chemo more than 9 yrs ago due to breast cancer. When she found out I had BC...she didn't want me to do the chemo and even cried about it because of the lasting side effects.
She is supportive now but, she sure wanted me to look for alternatives.
She doesn't have anything life altering really, it's just that she's not your typical 39 yr old. She feels older. Tired, etc.... But.....she's alive!!!
Hang in there girl.
: ) Traci

Hey Rena, but......I cut both my breasts off! What about scans for the cancer spreading....???

Ter,
I have a couple of suggestions for you....before my dx I slept like a baby. After...I was up way late, 2-4 in the AM. So, not like me.
My mom's advice helped. A hot (well, luke warm now thanks to hot flashes) bath. Lotion, baby powder and my softest, coolest night clothes. Powerful floor fan on high pointed right at my head. I got the round, black one at Walmart for like $30.00. The noise really helps put me to sleep. I told the hotflash girls on another post that this is also awsom for creating a "air tunnel" by raising the sheet and letting the air flow!!
And, eye blinders. They sell really soft ones with soft elastic to keep them on and they keep my eyes closed. Oh yea, pillows. Lots of soft pillows.
I lay down, get completely comfortable and think good thoughts. Mostly of my sisters.
The fan and eye blinders....I can't imagine going to bed without them now.
And, for those nights when my anxiety just won't let me relax.....ATIVAN baby!
Good luck girl.
Traci

By the way, didn't mean to scare anyone......just looking for advice.
Traci

Your post really made me cry. I have three sisters. Only one of us, hasn't been dx with cancer and, our dad just died of lung cancer last month.
The thought of losing one of my sisters has been with me since the youngest of us was dx with BC 9 years ago. It is a horrible thought. I am sorry beyond words for you loss.
My best friend, lost her identical twin sister three years ago after a nine year battle with brain cancer. She was 39 years old.
Laura (my BF) and I, talk a lot about Lisa now and cherish the fond, fun memories. However, I know that Laura has moments of sadness that I can't imagine.
I hope that the pain you must be feeling now from the loss of your sister, turns to cherished memories as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Traci Walters

Hello my fellow Taxotere Ladies!
Well, I did it. I had my last treatment today. They gave me a purple heart completion certificate. I told the nurses that I hope the next time I saw them, it would be in a mall or something. : )
I also told my doctor that I wanted my port out. He told me that he always recommends that his patients keep them in for one year "just in case". I said "I WANT IT OUT!" So, he told me to tell my surgeon that it hurt. That way, they would take it out.
I got on the phone with the guy who is doing my hysterectomy (ASAP - Trip Neg, BRCA +) and he told me that he could take out the port at the same surgery for the hysterectomy. That was great news.
My onc told me to wait one month for the hysterectomy to make sure my body is healed from this freaking Taxotere.
So, hopefully, I'll have that surgery in October, then, have my implants put in sometime in November and be able to celebrate Christmas with all of this behind me.
I really love that idea. I also might have enough hair by then to go without anything on my head which would be super awesome!!
I'm sick of being bald!!
Anyway, I'm staying on this discussion board, even after I'm all done because, I don't know how I would have handled all of this without you ladies. (And, men!!!)
I feel great right now, only a little lower back pain. I hope that my pain doesn't continue for months like some of you have described. I'm so sorry for y'all for that.
I'm so ready to get back to my normal life with a few exceptions.....less stress, less taking life for granted and way more praying for good health.
And for those of y'all newly starting Taxotere, or currently suffering through it.....I made it! So will you!
GROUP HUG!!!!
: ) Traci

o.k....first of all to the Michiganner..(sp?)...you don't know what hot is ...lol...try living with a wig and hot flashes in Tampa FL....it sucks. Walking outside is like walking into Hell. Literally. A wig is out of the question. It's so freaking hot outside.
Cynthia, regarding the wine.....everything says that alcohol feeds cancer but...my onc says "enjoy a glass of wine" so....I do. Red wine with dinner, when my mouth isn't torn up from chemo. I love a good wine. In fact, I'm enjoying one right now as I type. Do I worry about it feeding the cancer? Yes. But, do I worry about everything else feeding it also? Yes. So, what the heck?????
Keep smilin' ladies.
: ) Traci