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Re: Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomy - Pros & Cons for ILC
I forgot to mention I've been living with cancer for 6 months now. Diagnosed at the very end of January, tamoxifen from Feb to April, then switched to Lupron and letrozole. I also got really sick with a kidney infection for all of February. I think my body just crashed. 6 months seems like forever, but it also feels like it just happened. Ready for it to be gone!
tacocat
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Opened a can of chili and took 1/2 on corn chips with melted cheese. Still have the macaroni salad.
My head feels like it and my heart will explode. Appreciate your thoughts of my sweet DH.
wallycat
Re: So...whats for dinner?
Having a bad day of my own, niece and Sis-in-law are moving soon. Went to see them, crying off and on since we left there. It even affected my making dinner, threw a pizza in to cook for dinner and I burnt the pizza. Ended up eating the leftover stuffed shells.
m0mmyof3
Re: So...whats for dinner?
I'm re-hydrating some porcini to make a mushroom sauce with leftover ribeye over a bed of arugula. I may open my potato chips. I can't stop sobbing…everything reminds me of him. Sorry for the whining.
Happy B-day, USA!
wallycat
Re: ER-, PR-, Her2+ Roll call
@myoldersister a seaside vacation sounds lovely! I recall when I was recovering at my bilateral mastectomy that all I wanted was to feel like normal person again even though I couldn't use my arms. Luckily my neighbor helped me out of my feeling sorry for myself funk and took me out for lunch. She helped open doors and remove my winter coat and helped with my chair and had a normal conversation about our kids- little things that helped me tremendously! I wish the same for your sister!
snm
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Floor and toilet are done. After he managed to get all the old flooring up, he put down the new stuff. I noticed that there is a half step that would be easy to trip over, took a small step, I was using that to get into bed but don't use it right now. I put that in front of the bathroom exit, too easy to trip and do not trust myself not to when I use the bathroom through the night. The worker is coming back, says he has 3 tiles to put up then all is done. Not sure why they were not done but I am not concerned. He will be back tomorrow. Once all is finished, I will put stuff back, mostly just do laundry. Got some to spin and then put in the dryer.
Hungry now, Mcdonalds is calling me.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I have had the mapping done for the radiation. My RO explained how much that goes into deciding the actual plan for treatment so I was prepared, or thought I was 🙄, for the length of time before starting. I see my surgeon tomorrow so hopefully there won’t be anything to delay it more. The PA at my post op and the RO both said everything was healing well. I just am impatient to start though I’m not sure why. 🤷♀️
Take care everyone. 🙏
l1ttlec
Re: Zoom Meet-up for Those With MBC: Place to keep chatting
Hi all, I’ll be in the road on Monday heading back to Houston but wanted to provide an update. Routine Brain MRI on 6/28 showed mets have “blossomed”, spine MRI on Monday found no evidence of lepto mets but I am scheduled for a lumber puncture next Thursday, then we decide from there, either gamma knife again or whole brain radiation. With my current neuropathy and double vision issues, I am feeling untethered. I’ve had this scare a few times before but I not as confident this time. The spine mri being clear is definitely a good sign but I am having some trouble convincing myself of that. I’ll pop in to the cell if I can, otherwise, I’ll see you all the following Monday. FYI, there’s only a few spots the are new or grew but 2 are near previous radiation sites are a few new one are along the brain stem/spinal column area, which is why they’re digging deeper. Wish me luck 😬
illimae
Re: Faslodex Girls Thread
@brutersmom thanks so much. Especially on the ice pack tip. I was clearly doing the exact opposite 🙈🙈. As for the refrigeration. I didnt get that. Its refrigerated and then taken out a few hours in advance? Or its just not refrigerated at all?
Re: Unilateral or Bilateral Mastectomy - Pros & Cons for ILC
@kayakcamping Thank you for sharing more information about the Signatera process, that sounds fascinating, and I'll definitely ask my oncologist about it at my follow up. Thanks also for sharing your whole decision making process. Not only are our timelines so similar, our goals at the outset were very similar. And as information became available, and consults happened, some of the options had to move into the background, until ultimately a choice was made. I hope that I feel as good as you sound now in a couple of weeks, but more than that, I hope your new breast continues to feel more and more like you. And even if not, there is comfort in knowing you have a seemingly wonderful surgeon who is willing and able to help you get there.
@tacocat One other thing that was super helpful when I was having such a hard time weighing pros and cons, and sleepless nights feeling guilty about taking extra time to come to a decision when the main goal was always to just get the cancer out ASAP came from a friend who said she found this little switch in the word order helpful for her — " don't worry about what is the "right" decision, simply focus on making your decision "right"."
karstock