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Re: Starting Chemo April 2024 Support Thread
@chickenlovva - Oh my!!! I will def say a prayer for your eye procedure! I totally understand your anxiety!!
@halyy2024 you have so much going on!! Prayers for your husband to heal quickly and that the flu sickness is gone!!! My taste is off, but not horrible. I taste things, but unless it is something super strong, it is kinda bland. I do better with sweeter things as far as taste.
@bailey.boo you look adorable!!! I still have lashes, they've thinned a little. The outside part of my brows are the thinnest part so I just use a pencil for now. And take the wig to your hairdresser. Maybe they can thin it or shape it for you to where you will like it.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!!!
grammie2
Re: Starting Chemo April 2024 Support Thread
You ladies are all so wonderful and I'm really glad to have you 💛
Re: Starting Chemo April 2024 Support Thread
@chickenlovva sending lots of positive thoughts for Monday. Hope all goes as smoothly as possible with an easy recovery and not too much anxiety.
And @halyy2024 I hope you and your kids feel better soon and your husband heals quickly as well.
This is just too much for everyone!
I had treatment number three on Friday. They put me in isolation due to my cold. It was a long day, but I made it! The medical assistant who does the cold cap seemed surprised by the bald patch where my part used to be and how thin my hair has gotten. Seems like the cap might not have been tight enough on the last round which is kind of discouraging. Focusing on regrowth at this stage…
Hope everyone is hanging in there! It is amazing to see how strong you all are - so inspiring to me!
lbn2222
Re: Ibrance (Palbociclib)
Thank you ! I feel so much better today . I have literally never had so much fatigue that I had to stay in bed for 3 days. I couldn't even watch TV. I'm relieved that it seems to be passing . I do think paxlovid helped….but idk. I'm also thankful for the quick response from my oncology team .
I appreciate all of you - it makes this surreal journey with MBC a lot less lonely .
@Chicagoan, when are you going to London?
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@threetree and @candy-678 you have both put my concern into words. I am in your pocket @threetree for support. Hugs to you both.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
I get it, threetree. One would think that after all the scans we have (me 6+ years at scans every 3-4 months), we would have LESS anxiety. But, for me, it is the opposite, as I think "sometime I am going to get worse" and "is this the time?". Thinking of you now. ❤️
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Thanks so much, Mel. I know everyone here gets it, so I unload here of course. If I could join you in magic wanding everyone here, I sure would! It's what we all need. Hug back.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Getting some serious scanxiety here, as Monday is my day. I just hate this part of it all and have no real way to handle it. I think it gets worse each time, because I feel like, as time goes by, the odds that I'll have a bad scan go up. I suppose there's an equal argument the other way, but my brain can't find it.
Re: Ibrance (Palbociclib)
@Greatly blessed we understand ! DivineMrsM gave you good advice. I have scans on Wednesday June 5th so we are in this boat together. You've had stable disease for 40 cycles which is really great and is a good indication that your scans will be fine. However , I also get scan anxiety every time. I'm in your pocket , let us know how it goes .
@brutersmom - sorry about your stressful week and wonky blood test results ! I agree with your assessment that they aren't too far off "normal". Your anc is honestly great but I can't remember how long you've been off ibrance or if this was after 1 week off ? My urea nitrogen is often slightly high if I have had a lot of coffee and not enough water at the time of testing (so I appear dehydrated).
I came down with Covid last Tuesday . Maybe Monday ? Thought I was getting allergies …nope! Hit me like a ton of bricks . I'm on my off ibrance week so have literally been in bed for days. My oncologist called in paxlovid . Last night i started feeling much better. They are keeping my scan appts for Wednesday June 1 but I am to double mask (need clarification on this - double n95 or double surgical ? I don't think I can breath through my n95 if doubled ?) .
Hope all have a good weekend!
Re: Breaking Research News from sources other than Breastcancer.org
Morrigan - Thanks for more details re your situation and knowledge of these vaccines. I'm trying to keep something of an eye on what's going on with them.
Zen - I agree that even if some of us aren't able to benefit, it will be really nice to have something for those down the road. When Bio n Tech created their Covid vaccine, they said they also had some breast cancer things in the works that might be ready in 3-5 years. Well, that was about 3 years ago now, so I'm watching for more from them. I did see where the NHS vaccine being tested (noted in the post a couple/few above this) is connected to Bio n Tech in some way, but apparently breast cancer is not involved at this point.