4thefather

I really hate the cancel button at the bottom of this screen. I have hit it many times by mistake after typing out a bunch of stuff. What I had previously said was that I would never have admitted that I was putting a certain amount of comfort in the chemo, but I guess I must have been.  This will just cause me to lean on God all the more once it is completely over. That is not a bad thing, just a change.

Cathie

Thanks. I am extremely pleased!

Cathie

I am using supplements and detox pads on my feet in between treatments to try to get the chemo out of my body as quickly as possible. I have 2 left!!!!

Cathie

I have 2 Taxol treatments left out of 12. What side effects are you having?

Cathie

It has always been a struggle throughout our 12 years of marriage about any change I make, no matter how slight. I made spaghetti without meat in the sauce a few weeks ago and he whined through the entire meal. What kind of message does that send to our young kids? My two oldest (8 and 10) are very much into health themselves, so they don't mind the changes and are more open to them. My 5 year old son has as bad a diet as my husband and also whines over changes. I told him last night that cancer has really changed me and I was shocked it didn't change him, at least not in a permanent way. He argued with me about food before all of this and he is still doing it. I am still going through chemo and he is arguing. Last night he was miffed because I bought brown rice instead of white. Come on!! What is more important in life, having your wife and family healthy or the color of rice???

Cathie

I was under severe stress with a very difficult marriage and a high-functioning Autistic son for years. In Dec 07 I told my husband I wanted us to temporarily separate. We didn't separate and went into counseling. This was the 3rd time we had been in counseling. I was diagnosed with Stage III invasive breast cancer in May 08. I am convinced that the extreme stress I was under was a contributing factor in my case. That and the 4 Mountain Dews I drank a day that just fed the tumor. Cancer is a sugar feeder. That is why PET scans work. They use sugar to find the cancer. I am living a much less stressful life now and my son is doing very well. I will not allow myself to get that stressed again. I can't prove it was a "cause," but I believe the stress compromised my immune system.

Cathie

Wow, that is cool!!! They are a little pricey, but I am considering it. I just wish there was a way to know how long it will be before they grow back. I only have 3 chemo treatments left.  I hung onto my eyebrows all the way through AC and most of the Taxol treatments. I didn't even notice it much until about a month ago. Now there are only 12 or so clinging to each eyebrow. I honestly never thought I would lose them. They were SO thick!!

Has anyone used that lotion while going through radiation? I have seen other posts about lotions people use during radiation to less the side effects.

Cathie

I dealt with losing my hair and my skin getting wrinkled and my nails turning colors. I have always had very thick eyebrows. Now there is hardly anything left of them. I have only 3 Taxol treatments to go. I was not expecting to lose the eyebrows. It must be the Taxol doing that? At least when I wear my wig the eyebrow area is camoflauged. I am going to the mall to do Christmas shopping today. I may ask someone at a makeup counter if they have a way to make me look like I have more eyebrows. I have never had to deal with that before.

Cathie

I am so pleased it worked out so well for you! However, I really don't think I will ever change my mind. I have had a lot of surgeries in my life, tonsils, 2 knee surgeries, gallbladder, reduction, mastectomy, port. I will have the reconstruction and will call it quits I believe. It is just not at all important to me. I just don't want another surgery, especially for something I don't care about. My husband will just have to accept me the way I will be and live with it. If a nipple is that important to him then he needs to wake up and realize priorities. That being said, I am glad it has worked well for so many of you. I have already decided at this point, and by listening to you guys and doing research, that I am going to a tattoo person. Maybe I should get a tattoo of a big ol' smiley face right where the nipple was. Wouldn't that be a riot???

Cathie

Bummer. When I do a search there is no one local. About 2-1/2 to 3 hours away.

Cathie