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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@mara51506 That sounds like a very frustrating situation. From the way you describe it, your SIL sounds not only bossy but also mean. Taking a break of sorts sounds like a good plan. Even skipping the shopping trips may be a good thing for your budget-then you won't be tempted to buy things you may not really need just to justify the trip.
Good news on finding the box of food and your stable scans. I use one of my old pressure cookers as a pop corn popper. I like Orville Redenmacher cooked in olive oil. I keep the lid loose. The pot is now quite charred but it makes great popcorn!
Re: I WANT MY MOJO BACK!
My oncologist is fine with vaginal estradoil. I've been using with for several years. It does not circulate through the blood stream.
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
Yes, I have my treadmill and decided to keep my walker as well. It has a seat and I figure if I want to take a walk, might be a good idea to have the option to sit for some of the trip and get up and walk a bit further. The cane is great for just general stuff, treadmill is great to keep in good general shape. I am also doing leslie sansone 5 min walks as a quick energy burner and using walking poles to move arms with more effort. An on the spot nordic walk feeling.
Re: Pinktober Revolution
"But herein lies the rub: could the dominant trope of pink be turning off men from presenting to their primary physician and, therefore, reaching a later diagnosis and a poorer prognosis?
And, is not the whole pink avalanche giving men embarrassment upon learning they have breast cancer? Why else would so few men come out after receiving a diagnosis? I've suggested several pink charities introduce a small patch of blue in their campaigns to signify men—no luck to date."
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
Yes, it does! I love 'History Vacations' so am really enjoying myself so far. We are going to the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park this afternoon. It's on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, so should have stunning views.
ruthbru
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@mara51506 Yipeeee on the treadmill! It's the little things that can make us happy. Love that your so determined….as usual.
@micmel I love your description of the wedding I could visualize as I was reading. Nice to see you, think of you and Gabby often.❤️
@chicagoan Soooo glad to hear your appt was moved up! In your pocket with fingers and toes crossed for a quick acting plan.❣️🤞
cookie54
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
There was just an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a fashion show just sponsored by Dana Donofree who developed BC at age 27. She founded the undergarment company AnaOno which makes undergarments for women recovering from BC. One of the models was dx at age 27, had a double mastectomy with reconstruction and was 8 months pregnant with her second son. The impetus for starting the company was her inability to find a bra that fit her post-operative breast.
Are you familiar with the company, miriandra? Serms like you are kindred spirits.
betrayal
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@micmel Glad your son had a good trip.
@chicagoan Glad your appointment was moved up, in pockets for all of it.
My rides today were frustrating. They both dropped and picked up at the wrong entrance, oh well, got some steps downhill and uphill. CT scan shows NED as per usual. I am lucky for that. I also lost 5 pounds, not entirely sure why but I will take it. Bloodwork was a joke, 4 jabs before she got bloodflow, I wound up having a heat pack put on my hand and it worked from there. Walking around from one possible pickup to the other gave me 2500 steps. Second driver had a hard time because another passenger missed his first ride so has to wait for the next. Frustrating for both passenger and driver.
I do plan on some exercise after lunch. 10 mins or so on treadmill and some walking on the spot really swinging my arms, probably use the walking poles to emphasize the arm swinging.
Re: Getting needle biopsy on Oct 7 2025 in Phoenix/Mesa AZ, would like oncology and surgeon recommen...
I was 64 and I too was extremely "well-endowed" (at one point my bra size could have been mistaken for really bad arena-concert seats). I named them Thelma (L) & Louise (R). When I had my lumpectomy, the tumor breast (R) was 38 I and the other one 38 J. A decade later (and 53 lbs down), the R is 34 DD and the L 34H, so I split the difference and wear a 34G (FF in some brands). I'd get a reduction for symmetry (Medicare covers it) and perhaps a panniculectomy fot the "tummy apron," but I'm not going under the knife for anything not life-or-health-preserving,
My breasts are fatty, with "scattered fibroglandular densities." My tumor was found on my 20th annual screening mammogram, referred to as a "focal asymmetry not present on prior mammogram." Turned out to be a 13mm Grade 2 IDC, "Luminal A" type (ER&PR+/HER2-), Stage IA. Low oncotype, no genetic mutations. At the time I had United Healthcare PPO, which covered everything; two months later I qualified for Medicare and switched to BCBS.
I can't make any provider recommendations because I don't know your location. But you can't go wrong with any clinic affiliated with MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, or Dana-Farber. If you have any questions about your provider's recommendations, seek a second opinion.
chisandy