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Re: DCIS Grade 2. Anyone told to skip hormone blockers?
Your oncologist is the specialist to address medications. Not the breast surgeon.
tb90
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
I wanted to mention, I’m in the process of getting 5 radiation treatments to a couple vertebrae for bone mets. I’m grateful for the state of the art equipment in the Pittsburgh hospital, and when I went in for round 1 yesterday, they asked if I had a certain kind of music I’d like to listen to during the 45 minute procedure. I told them “pop”. They seemed mildly surprised that this senior citizen wanted to listen to contemporary music. The first song that played was by Beyonce, the next one was by Taylor Swift. I could hear the techs humming along while they lined up all the equipment. I don’t visibly display my political leanings when I’m at the cancer center; I think it’s best to remain neutral in such a place. But I felt in my own way, I was signaling what I stand for, and I think they were receptive to it.
Re: Cats, cats, cats
My cats are quite relaxed tonight, at least the boys are. Not sure what the girls are up to and I am not sure I want to know.😆
Re: De Novo Stage IV
Good luck with the biopsy, @snow-drop .
@doodler Two weeks is a long time to wait, but I hope your MO gives you an excellent course of action.
@kbl and @denny I hope your recovery from these treatments was quick and you are back to living this beautiful life again.
Re: De Novo Stage IV
KBL, I am thinking of you, glad that despite all the difficulties with insurance you've started Enhertu. I hope you get the best response with this med. thanks for sharing the SEs. Enhertu might be one of my next line.
Denny, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I usually keep a candy or dried figs in my bag, take after blood draws. some people put salt on tongue when the BP drops rapidly.
Doodler, welcome to this thread. I am sorry you found yourself here though.
I have liver biopsy scheduled on Monday, I hope the result brings at least a little win against this stupid disease for me….
Harrow, how are you?
Tougholdcrow, congrats on good results.
Hugs
Re: MRI Anxiety
I think the MRI I had of my abdomen, I had my head out. Can't remember well, but they might have given me a choice to go head first or head out. I also got ear plugs and music. I didn't exactly like the whole set up, but it was "doable". I found the weight on my abdomen odd and wasn't crazy about it, but again, it was manageable. The velcro straps can be a bit anxiety producing for me when they first fasten them, but then oddly perhaps I usually wind up finding them comfortable and allowing me to relax more and not having to worry about the position of my hands, body, etc. Wendy, usually if I just close my eyes, and take myself to "another place", I can get through that stuff without medication or freaking out. I will say that even when you get music, it can be hard to hear, because the machine still makes it's usual noise, so you can really only hear the music intermittently. However, I still prefer it with music than without, and when I hear the snippets what I can, I can then often follow the rest of a song in my mind, with my eyes closed, even though the sound of the machine takes over. I've never had a PET, so can't compare any differences there. The MRI is a little more "daunting" if you will than a CT with contrast, but for me at least, I can get through it. For the MRI, you also have to get into their scrubs, whereas with a CT, I can usually just wear my regular clothes and slide my jeans down to my thighs, under a blanket they give me, and that's another difference. I can totally understand having anxiety about it. I hope that whatever choice you make, it goes very well for you.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
I want to sleep, but sleep won't come
My mind keeps racing on and on.
This beast inside of me has taken so much
A broken mind and body and such.
Spending time sitting in a chair,
Can't climb those steep stairs to my little room upstairs
Where I could read my poetry and listen to a bird that sings.
Losses are so much more then those things.
A sweet little granddaughter wants to play
And all I can say is "maybe another day".
Not sure how many another days are left.
But between now and then I try to pray
That there are more good memories to come this way.
Laurel
irishlove
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
There isn't a TOO low for TFG. So, he found some participants to shield him so he could make a spectacle of Arlington and get a photo op from the press out of it. Yes, I do agree the family members of the fallen deserved to be there is they wished. I sort of doubt they have spent much time in front of camera's for going before.
I just feel sad that they let themselves be used in such a way. FG has not been shy about letting his REAL feelings be known for a long time. That says desperation to me. He cannot figure out how to get himself back as the # 1 media hound. I'm starting to suspect unless he can do far better that he is not going to get the limelight back.
You were so right about that Divine. He is floundering and flailing, and it is 'swirls of children of the damned.' They just don't get it at all. Well, reading it is that Achilles Heel thing — the bully is being bullied right back only worse and it is infuriating him. The Reps. can't help him at this point because it is all so personal to him. Bullies dish it out and subdue people in their paths. Harris and Walz have no intention to be bullied and are tossing it right back over the fence where it came from — and it is hitting the target head on. Nothing sticks to Harris and Walz and they keep on getting the 'better' press while FG is reduced to making spectacles that likely will have an extremely poor reflection and won't get him back on top. Added to the fact of the re-indictment which he calls a DEAD witch hunt. He can verbally refuse in any way he likes, but he is going to go on trial — same thing with slightly different wording so that he is now a presidential candidate, rather than a president.
As always, I feel as much sorrow for him as he has felt for me.
