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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Thank you all for the well wishes and pocket duty for my scans yesterday. The CT came back today on my chart. All organs are normal, even my lungs are clear. Liver kidneys, spleen pancreas all normal. The only Impression was scattered stable scattered osseous metastases all stable.
So got through another scan without issue on the CT. Just waiting for the nuclear Medicine Bone Scan to show up on MY CHART.😉
went to PT and mentiond to them that my first day back on Friday, I must have done too much, So he lowered the amounts and reps and told me to stop if I was starting to hurt, which I did. the I got some good traction and massage with heat therapy and tenns electro therapy and so fari. I ‘ve been ok. 😌
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@shanagirl Squeezing in your pocket today hope I'm not too late! Hope it's been a smooth process so far. Hugs💕
@mara51506 Glad to hear steroids are almost finished and haven't been too disruptive. It's bitter cold here today but beautiful sunshine! Just been laying low doing some straightening up and organizing drawers. DH and I are going to brave the cold and go out to dinner tonight. I;ll got out for that to get a break from cooking lol.
Hope everyone is having a good day so far😊
cookie54
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.
betrayal
Re: how about drinking?
Jazzy, your trip to the bird refuge sounds like an outing I would definitely enjoy. Mississippi has a sandhill crane refuge that dh and I visited one year when RV friends were working there. I love birds as much I love flowers.
Misty, one of my sisters and I collaborated to look after my mother. The other siblings did their part in different ways, one way by calling her frequently and making her feel a part of their lives. When my mother moved to a nursing home, my sister and I visited on alternate days through Saturday, and a brother went on Sunday to attend a church service with her. When she passed, it was a good feeling to know she had felt loved.
Re: COVID and Flu May Activate Breast Cancer Cells in Lungs
I think there might be something to it, but I agree that more solid evidence and support for this idea is definitely warranted before official acceptance.
I did read some kind of research study that was done a couple of years into the Covid thing (a university study, but I have no citation), that suggested "long Covid" at least, could "alter the tumor microenvironment" in such a way that it created more favorable conditions for breast cancer cells to do their thing. I consider this much different from saying that Covid or the vaccine "causes cancer"
I'm especially interested in this subject because I had Covid in May of '22, then lingered over the summer (long Covid?), and then progressed the following November, being diagnosed with now stage 4, the following January of '23.
Similarly, I had shingles last May, again lingered over the summer, and began to show progression (after 2.5 years of stability) last November. That progression has led to my having to start a new drug ( 2nd line of treatment) this month, i.e. in January.
I can't help note the similar patterns that occurred with these two viral infections. Again, I don't believe that the viruses, vaccines, or anti-virals cause cancer, but I am very open to the idea that when we get certain viruses, having to deal with them may well create more favorable conditions for tumors to grow and progress. Maybe it's just from a weakened immune system, but maybe something else? I think this issue is really worth studying.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@shanagirl in your pocket for your scans today. Hope everything goes as planned and that you get nice technicians who are gentle with you.
sf-cakes
Hematoma
So……. Had my follow up with my breast surgeon today 2 weeks post lumpectomy. I’ve been having increased pain and swelling and generally feeling like crap. I can feel quite a large lump that starts over the incision going all the way down to my stomach quite painful! My lump was near my cleavage at the 8 o’clock position left breast. The lump was 18mm so not too awfully big. The incision was almost all the way across the breast about 3/4 the way down near my stomach. Anyway this large lump is very uncomfortable! My entire breast is swollen and red. No fever. The surgeon sort of “blows” me off says it’s a hematoma and it will absorb and will be fine. I’m a little put off by that. I’m pretty concerned and not quite sure what to do. I’m worried about infection and necrosis. The nurse seemed more concerned than the surgeon. I was hurried through the visit and sent out the door with instructions to take Tylenol. Yeah right Tylenol 🙄and to use a heating pad. Call if I run fever or if the hematoma gets bigger etc. Any advice? Am I just overthinking this? Am I being a big baby?
Re: Cats, cats, cats
She is beautiful. Reminds me of my recent foster Striker. I will soon post some pictures of our new fosters. They are not fans of us yet. Soon.
Re: Cats, cats, cats
This is one of my babies. Liten (pronounced LEE- tn) is my rescued from a flower bed during a 2-day thunderstorm “baby”. She is 4 years old now and still hates thunder.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Sandy, I'm shaking my head with disbelief at your latest home disaster. You've suffered enough!!!! And the forecast for this weekend in NOLA is not pleasant. I live across the lake (Pontchartrain) on the north shore, so our local tv stations are New Orleans stations. I hope you enjoy your birthday celebration, whatever the weather. At least it probably won't be as bad as Chicago weather.
Petite, good news on your friend. Also, you seem to be handling the challenges of a homeowner and landlord.
I'm beginning to feel the nudge to tackle closets. LOL. Today my task is to make sure the guest bedroom and hall bathroom are ready for overnight guests on Friday. A couple from MN who spend a month in FL every winter will stop for the night on their way back home. We're a motel stop. They'll get up early on Saturday and leave while we are still sleeping. We got to know them when they rented a site in Pinehollow Resort, where we spend the summer in MN. I'm pretty sure they didn't have ideal FL weather this winter. Usually we go out to eat when they stop, but dh and I will be having lunch at a restaurant with two friends on Friday. I will probably prepare dinner by doing some cooking on Thursday.
I may or may not go to Chair Yoga at 1 pm. Depends on how my day goes.
Happy Tuesday.