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p.s. (and there is always one with me it seems)
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It helps so much to go thru all this.
xoxo
Foobie
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Harley...thinking of you today and knowing that you'll get through that MRI just fine. We'll be waiting for the results with you, hon.
Annie..Half-Way through!!! YEA! You're getting to where you've got just a couple of more bends in the track and you'll see the end of the tunnel. Hope the side effects stay away. Rest when you need to rest.
Carol...You had quite the weekend, didn't you? Who wouldn't be exhausted? So glad you had a good time. I don't know if you get the ladies Golf magazine, but they had a challenge. You record your score for each hole, the number of fairways that you hit, the number of putts, your regulation on the green number and the number of hits that you take from 100 yards into the green. After doing this a couple of times, it's supposed to show you exactly where you need to work for improvement. We did this yesterday and will do it again today. It is very enlightening. Yesterday I hit every fairway and had only one 3 putt but my shots from 100 in were high. I guess that's telling me that I need to practice my chipping, eh? We'll see what today brings. The sun is shining brightly here and it promises to be a great day on the course.
Hello to everyone else! Enjoy the sunshine!
Rita
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Rita, yep I get Golf for Women if that is the same mag, I'll check it out even though that might mean practice!!! I have two issue I havn't looked at yet, thought I would read one on vacation, guess we we're having too much fun.
Harley, your in my thoughts today,
Will check back after work,
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Hi ya'll,
I'm back from my breast MRI...They FINALLY did it!! Oh, they had so much trouble, getting a vein... WHY DO THEY KEEP PUSHING, WHEN THEY CAN SEE THAT IT'S NOT GOING THRU??? OUCH!!
Well, they called in someone else, who 'got it'... she told me that she had had bc several years ago...
I got a dvd with my film on it, so I can show it to my surgeon on Friday, and he can look at it, even if they don't have the report yet.
No worries... Also, they gave me a $10 gift card for Wal-Mart, to reimburse me for the gas that I used, going up there for nothing on Monday!
Thanks, everyone, for all the support! It means SO MUCH to me!!
In the category of 'what next?'... My ps office called me last night to 'remind' me about my appt. tomorrow...in WILMINGTON, again... They had previously scheduled my 'nipple' surgery for April 17th, but then changed their minds, and said...never mind...let's do it May 22nd.... SO, I called them today, and they said that YES, I am supposed to go BOTH times!!! Oh, I am so sick of driving all the way to Wilmington, or Whiteville!!! I only had ONE day off this week, and that was Tuesday, and I was so tired, I just sat here like a bump on a log! Well, at least these appts. are not til 1:00 tomorrow and 2:00, on Friday!!! So, I don't have to wake up at 5:30am, and shower and get dressed...then rush out of the house!! (Well, I was so tired, I fed my cats, and went back to bed until 7:15am!)
My dh can't go with me for these appts., and today was his only day off, so I went alone... I met another friend from bc.org for lunch after the MRI, so that was fun!!
Annie, hope you are feeling ok, after tx#4 yesterday... Chemo sucks, but I know you'll get through it just fine... I'm sending positive vibes your way, and praying that your se's are few! Yep, those steroids really did a number on me! The worst part was the wide awake feeling I had at night, when I was supposed to be getting some sleep...
Rita, thanks for all the support! You are so sweet!! I'll let you know when I get the results, on Friday.
Carol, thanks for all the positive thoughts! You are wonderful! Glad that you are feeling better!
Ginny, Jill, hope you are doing great! Hope to hear from you soon!
Love ya!
Harley
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Hey alll: just checking in after passing out for a few hours!
love those steroids (not)
and yikes! acid reflux, ick! What do you girls all do for that one?
But rita, thank you for putting that spin on it, a few more bends in the road and then the light at the end...that helps alot!
Harley, if there was ANYTHING on the film, they'd have called you at home already. Believe me, they had a message waiting for me by the time I got there when they found something on the MRI. It's pretty immediate, so sweetie, I think you are good to go!
I will dare to go there and congratualate you in advance!
Carol glad you are hanging in there and talking about fun stuff like golf and having too much fun to post! Good for you.
Jill, hope you are alright, looks like everybody is thinking about you and sending you well wishes, Ginny too!
love to all
annie
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Annie,
You made me go check my CELL phone, just to make sure that they didn't leave me a message, about the MRI... I scared my dh, saying... Check your cell phone, to see if they left a message, cause there may have been a problem with my MRI!! He really gets so mad at me lately, whenever I start to worry about any of this bc stuff... I honestly hadn't been too concerned about this breast MRI, but you reminded me that the people at this MRI center aren't too bright, and they may just call my cell, instead of my HOME phone...
but, I thought they would call my dr., if there was anything on the film, and HE would call me... that is what happened last year, with the mammo... the radiologist RAN to my gyn dr., who was in the hospital, delivering babies. He told her, "OMG, it's cancer and it's 2.5 cm!" Then, she had HER office call ME, and they told me to get in there ASAP!" but, they left me a message on my home phone, while I was on my way home. BTW, it WASN'T 2.5cm, it was only .8cm... They don't always know everything.
Gee, I wish I had some advice about the acid reflux. I didn't have that problem. My dh has it sometimes, and he takes Zantac, I think.
Yes, once you reach the halfway mark, it is 'almost over'. It will all work out, you'll see... "you'll see..." that is what I told my cats, when we moved from Maryland to North Carolina, in Oct. 2006, in a trouble-free time before bc... I told them, "You'll like it,... You'll see..." So that is our motto now... It'll all work out...You'll see!
Hugs,
Harley
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Hi all,
Harley, Also just returned from a breast MRI- I HATE NEEDLES!! I have the same problem with the whole finding a vein. Thank god for my DH, there to always hold my hand. It always brings me to tears!! After the second try they were able to find one. This was just a follow-up on my good side. Should have the results in a couple of days.
Annie- YEAH- your half way done!! Take those naps, you deserved it!
Carol- It was nice talking to you. I'm trying to talk my DH into a trip to Washington.
Thank you all for thinking of me. I need to catch up on all the posts for the last week! Just been staying busy!!
Jill
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Carol, yes, Golf for Women is the magazine I was talking about....this month's issue. It highlights the challenge on the cover. Check it out when you get time.
Harley...you made it through the MRI!!!! Don't you think that every nurse that practices in this type of situation should have to take refresher courses on IV insertions? Those things hurt! Glad it's over for you. The waiting is always hard but you shouldn't have to wait too long for MRI results. Hang in there!
Annie...I guess I lucked out! I never had the acid reflex so I can't really help you there. I imagine that any over the counter med for that should be fine to take. I do know that I lived on lemon drops to counteract the nausea and bad mouth taste.
Nancy...always good to hear from you.
Well, I'm heading for my recliner. I'm beat!
Rita
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Jill,
Yea, we made it through the breast MRI!! I'm glad that your dh was there with you. Lately, my dh doesn't want to be there with me, even when he can. I guess he needs a break from all these tests, and dr. appts...
Yes, I guess we'll have the results soon!
Rita,
Yes, you are right! Some of those nurses at my onc's office REALLY need to learn something about inserting IVs, and doing bloodwork, too. The last tx REALLY HURT! There for awhile, I didn't think I was going to have my last tx, because the nurse couldn't get the IV in.
Have a wonderful day tomorrow! I have another trip to Wilmington, to see my ps this time... Sometimes, I just wish they would schedule all my appts on the same day, so I won't have to make so many trips!!!
Hugs,
Harley
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Hi Ladies,
Boy looks like it was MRI day, I've got nothing but positive vibes being sent your way Harley and Jill for perfect looking pics. I'm with you both on the needle thing, I think we should just cover our whole hand and arm with EMLA prior to getting poked. I havn't had to get poked in the arm since my surgery in Dec, and that anethesia doc/nurse or whatever he was couldn't find a vein for anything. I actually cursed out the "F" word during that experience. Not looking forward to any future pokes but know they'll be in my future.
Rita, I'll have to pack my mag with me to work tomorrow. I seem to find more time at work to read then I do at home. I tend to spend quite a bit of time at bc.org in the eve, and before I know it I'm ready for bed.
Annie, sorry to hear about the yucky tummy, I've heard of others using Pepcid or something along those lines. Lets hope that it settles right down soon. I get what I call a pit in my tummy, I don't think its acid reflux, just a tight, kinda upset feeling. Last night my dinner consisted of a vanilla Activa and a Sprite. Finally settled down after taking a hot bath and a Lorazepam. I think the Lora. just knocked me out so I didn't know my belly ached.
Got a lovely gift from my dh last night, a little 5" fan. He feels for me when I start waving a mag/newspaper to try to cool down after a hot flash. Never been so appreciative of a fan as a gift!!!
Hey Jill, keep talking up a trip north, just don't let him see the current weather reports, its sucky right now, there's even a mention of snow on Friday in the lowlands. YUCK. I'm with you, I'll take it hot over freezing my behind off everytime I go outdoors.
I've been wanting to start a journal type diary to document this "little adventure" that started in Oct. Started today at lunch, wow I couldn't believe how much I wrote and I'm still on my first day when I knew nothing more than that my doc was extremely concerned after doing a breast exam. Its amazing to me how vivid the memory of "that" day are in my head. Any other day would just be a blurr, in fact I know I couldn't even document my wedding day which was in June half as good as I can "that" day. I don't even know if I'll share it with anyone, but I would still like to have it, who knows maybe my ds would like to read it once he is an aging adult.
A pleasant night to you all,
Carol
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Carol,
Thanks for all the positive MRI vibes!Yes, the needles are not getting any easier to endure! I am hoping that soon, I won't be getting as many, since after all these tests, I will hopefully NOT be getting any more for at least ONE year!!
My dh has been having sympathy hot flashes!!
Your bc journal sounds very nice! I hadn't thought about doing one, but it seems like a good idea! I also don't think I will ever forget that mammo, or the days after, that led to my dx. Funny, how other HAPPIER memories seem to fade as time goes by. But, I predict that as time goes by, we will have MANY MORE HAPPY memories that will blend in with the bc memories, as we will have LOTS MORE happy memories!!
I am tired, and not making any sense, so I better go to bed!!
Good night, ya'll!Harley
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Hi ladies:
Good to hear from all of you...Harley, I never meant to scare you, hon, just that they'd already have hold of you if they needed you..no news is GOOD news in this case, so I bet it'll all be fine.
but boy, I can relate to the anxiety...after mammos and MRIs waiting on results is the TOTAL pits...I spend the entire day in my husband's lap and i only wish I was joking, I'm not. I won't let him out of my sight.
I think your hubby just loves you alot...if he seems distant or like he can't deal, he's probably worried about you. I think his hot flashes in sympathy are rather sweet actually. This site is a godsend for us all, as the men can be that way. They love us, but this is girl's stuff, and we can relate in a way to each other they just can't. I sense some signs in mine along the same lines, it's like he begins to zone out when i talk about some of these things, but if I am upbeat, he's fine. They need a hubby support group I believe.
Carol, you sound great! Good to hear from you. I personally believe a little fan is a very romantic gift from a very thoughtful guy.
I did the bc journal the first time, it was very catharctic and a good place to dump all my worries....when they got really bad, I'd corrall them into a time when I'd put them in my journal. It did not interfere as much with the rest of my life that way. Very helpful, a la Scarlett O'hara "i'll think about that tomorrow."
Carol, I blew the Big SH*&& bomb Very Loudly Indeed with a ps needle, the MRI did not hurt at all, but I'm on board with nurse training with these things...you're not scared enough, right? So some person pokes and pokes at you....not helpful.
I threw it out afterwards, thinking I'd never want to read that again, but your thoughts for your son are a good one. He may wish to look at it some time down the road. I'm glad I ditched mine, but it really did serve a very useful purpose at the time. I even thought I'd publish it, but a publisher buddy said "oh god, we have so many of those we don't even look at them"...so I did not go there.
And yeah, Harley, you are right, the good times overtake the bad...it all just blurs away in time. It still gets weird around mammo time, but I think all women have that anxiety, us more so.
Rita, I had forgotten the hard candie trick!! I will go get my jolly ranchers and sour balls now! Thanks!
Everybody enjoy the sun, I've been having so much fun on the recon site with "things to look forward to", it's a good way to push your head into that vibe if you are having recon. If you opted not to (and I can get into that too, way less stuff going on) there's a couple of very happy campers with that option as well...good to have all these options, isn't it?
love to all
annie
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Annie,
I'm not too worried about the breast MRI... but sometimes, I just freak out for no reason.
Guess what happened today? I went to Wilmington again... to see my ps. Well, he really DIDN'T want to see me... but those idiot women in his office told me YES you have an appt for 4/17 to see Dr. White... He came into the room, and he looked at the new boobs and exclaimed as always, 'how beautiful they look!' Then, he told me that if it's at all possible, and someone cancels a procedure, he will have the office call me and they will do my nipple surgery earlier, only I'll have to drive up there at the LAST MINUTE... but only IF someone else cancels. I'm not holding my breath...
Yes, I guess my dh loves me, but sometimes, I just get the feeling that I annoy the H*LL out of him! I know he wants everything to be NORMAL again, but things are just different now.
Well, I still have to go to my general surgeon's tomorrow, to get the results of all those tests... he is also an hour's drive away, in Whiteville... UGH!! My dh has to work tomorrow...but I don't think he would go with me anyway.
Have a great evening, all!
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I have beaten cancer without so much as a doctors help, and so have eight other I know of whom are willing to prove it. That's right the cure is through natural supplements. Has anyone heard of Phillip Day? I wouldn't have expected you to. The battle in defeating cancer is over, it has been won, already. There are many natural treatments available which can allow one to beat the disease. In fact I am one of them, I beat it when the doctors could do no more. There have been tens of thousands many of which were told hey could do no more they were terminal and through these natural good health ways they are still alive. Phillip Day and his books show that many scientists and researchers have found natural ways to beat cancer itself. The books are a collection of many studies conducted my world renown scientists and doctors. For further information I found this site yesterday- not as well versed as it could be but good site http://www.cancerfightingstrategies.com/ Further information is on Linus Pauling the multiple Nobel prize winner for science said in 1994 " All people should know that cancer in our society today is basically a fraud." It is known that the reason for cancer is the pollutants and chemicals in our environments foods, shampoos, etc. There are natural ways to cleanse the body of these. Things such as vitamin B17 found to be absent on all cancer sufferers is to be taken- it is found in apricot kernels. What is interesting is that the selling of apricot kernels has been made illegal by the government in the USA. Why may you ask- that's the very question we are all asking, why would they ban apricot kernels- the only true source of B17 vitamins? This one factor amoung others shows that one can rid of cancer, like me who is living three years after I shouldn't be am here to show it is proof it works. I was shown this when my cousin's friend had turned to natural supplements against the doctors wishes and is alive and well today. Phillip Day's books must be bought, you can find them on websites. The real reason why we have chemotherapy is that it is such a successful market for business a multi billion dollar industry in western countries like here in Australia. Doctors go to school and are taught about the drugs that are available, not natural treatments. I promise with all my heart this is true, I know that you all have a chance- Please find out more about these things it has saved me and can change anyone's lives.
Faithfully Michelle- free of cancer.
Just try it its natural - it wont hurt.
P.S I need some cancer warriors to help the fight and pass on this critical information to others after you have read it,
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To anyone newly diagnosed or currently going through treatment, just my suggestion but I think it's probably best to ignore the above post from MikeyBB (and his 25 other identical posts from this evening). There are no miracle cancer cures.0
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Harley, you have had a heck of a time with your appts. As I recall you confirmed this one didn't you. With the prcice of gas, this has become a bit bigger deal these days cruising for an hour when you didn't need to.
Do you have anyone that could go with you to your appt tomorrow? Wished you lived near me, I'd be there gal.
Annie, I spent a bit of time again today on my journal, only on day two of my adventure which was a doozy ... mamo, u/s and biopsy! What a day that was, which I know so many can relate to. I'm amazed at how vivid the memories of that day are in my mind. Interesting that you also had a journal of sorts and then you dumped it. What was the mind set behind trashing it? I may or may not show my writings to anyone, but I don't want to look back and wish I had written some thoughts down.
Rita, watched a little LPGA tonight, the tour is in Florida this weekend, sounds like a good place to be! Hope your out on the links again soon.
Jill, getting any energy back? Time for a good "liver" dinner, isn't that suppose to be good for the RBC's? Thinking of you gal.
Take care my CMF friends,
Carol
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Hi there everyone!
I don't believe it! Southern Illinois (Near the New Madrid fault) had a 5.6 earthquake very early this morning. We are about 177 miles north of there and got the aftershocks about 4:30 a.m. I slept right through it! Others in the area felt the rocking. Guess I was indeed "dead to the world." Hopefully it didn't cause lots of damage in the affected area!
Annie, I'm so glad that you are connecting also with the reconstruction thread and that Carol has joined in with the girls who are going through chemo at the same time. That is one great thing about this site. You can be involved with others who are at the same point as you and continue to be involved as you move from step to step in the treatment process. There seems to be support for everyone who want to reach out and take it!
I have lots to do today. I've started a new project for the young guy who purchased my question-writing business and I need to get moving before the sun comes out and beckons me to the golf course. (if we can hold off the rain that they've predicted for this afternoon.)
Hope you're doing well Harley and Jill! Hi to all of those you visit this thread often. Check in when you have time! It's a busy time of year and we're all anxious to get outside after the long, hard winter.
Have a good day!
Rita
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Rita, just heard on our local news about the earthquake in Ill, was wondering if you we're in that neck of the woods, glad to hear that all is well, fairways and greens gal ... off to the shower and work!
See you ladies tonight, Carol
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Hi all:
I just read about the earthquake, and jumped on here to see if Rita was OK............sooooo glad to know you are my friend!!
More later, but Harley, no news is good news...seems like your ps's office needs some more help with the scheduling tho. As i recall, you went thru quite a lot to reconfirm, etc. You tell us all when you hear, OK? I'm sure it will all be fine and i am praying for it to be.
Carol, you sound good!! I am glad you are feeling well! Let's see, my mind set. It was total catharsis....I wanted to burn EVERYTHING that had anything to do with that first time, and put it out of my life forever. It was sympbolic to me to ditch the bras, the undershirts, the journal...it was very helpful to re read it, see how far I had come and how much I learned and grew.........and then throw it out.
It was my final step in recovery.
And then, don't you know, life has a hell of an ironic sense of humor.
But I learned from that, that well, you can get hit by a bus or something, so just keep on keeping on. It's a process. And in the end I choose this time to keep my eye on the prize, not the process.
that's just the way I chose to do it.
Everybody stay well, Rita thank god you are OK!!!!
love to all
annie
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also...Rita, did you get your results back? I am sorry for being a bit out of it these last few days, but knew you were waiting.
Jill? Any info?
xoxox
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Hi everyone,
No worries about the cancelled ps appt... my ps is very nice, and he must have hugged me two or three times! He told me I look great... I think... he just said "Look at you!" That may have meant, YOU LOOK LIKE CRAP!!! I don't know... You are both right, Annie & Carol, I DID call to confirm this ps appt., because I knew that told me that they could do the nipple surgery on April 17th, and then said NEVER MIND... let's do it on May 22nd!! GRRR...Today is the day I am going to see my general surgeon, and I am sure they didn't cancel on me, or forget and schedule me when I really didn't need to be there... I'll go over all those test results, so I am a little nervous about this appt.
Thanks for the kind offer to go with me, Carol! It means alot to me!
Rita, so glad that you are doing well, and slept thru the earthquake! We had three small earthquakes back in Maryland one week, while my hubby was away on tour with the Navy Band... he's retired now, but I was alone, and I was on the phone talking to my sister, and WHAM!! It sounded like a HUGE truck went by!! The dishes rattled! Man, it was exciting!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend, just in case I don't get back on line after my appt. today. I'll try to post, just to let ya'll know how everything went.
Thanks for all the support! You truly are the only ones who really understand all the worries, and the emotions that I'm feeling, waiting for test results...Love ya'll,
Harley
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Harley!
He meant you look GREAT! You do! No way he'd mean anything else when you look so awesome.
Good luck w/your general surgeon, but I'm sure all will be so much better after your chat with him and you will feel like a million bucks as well as look like it.
Test results are the awful legacy left behind all this crap, but they can be OH SO GOOD test results you know. I think we have like post traumatic syndrom sometimes, I really do.
Go feel better honey, it will all be OK
love to all
annie
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Hi everyone,
Hope everyone is having a nice, relaxing evening!
Annie, I'm pretty sure that you are so right! I FEEL SO GOOD! My ex-boss came to visit over the weekend, and we got together for lunch on Sunday. She told me that I looked SO GOOD!, and I don't think she was just being nice. I DO FEEL GOOD!
The test results were just all pretty much normal...
NO pituitary tumor...all normal there.
breast MRI... all normal...
colonoscopy...well, you know...no polyps, and just a few diverticula... my surgeon just told me not to eat peanuts. I am pretty sure that there are some other rules that he didn't mention, but, oh well... I know it's really NO BIG DEAL.
On the back MRI, I have a herniated disk... L1 & L2... so that is the reason for the back ache I've been having, on & off...
Only one sad point to my surgeon visit today... I won't have to go back to see my surgeon until next year!! Yea, that is good, but I really love this guy, so I'm sad! Am I stupid, or what???
Also, do you think it would be inappropriate to send him a card, since he DID save my life, by taking OUT the BC?? He was having a bad day today, with overbooked appts., and an emergency, a little girl, 4 yrs. old, in a car accident, so he had to put all his patients on 'hold' til he got her stabilized...
Thanks, you guys, for putting up with my meltdowns, while I worried myself silly about this back pain, and all these stupid tests!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
Love ya'll,
Harley
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Oh Harley YYAAAYAYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
(but we knew that, right?)
Great great news, I am so glad, this makes my night!
I don't think it's innappropriate at all...hell, I sent my surgeon and my ps gift baskets and thanked them both. My onc too at hannukah. I hugged my surgeon and thanked him for saving my life. Look these guys go thru hell for us and they save our lives. Then they make us look feminine and beautiful again.
Send the dude a card, it'll mean the world to him that what he does has touched a life so much.
Great NEWS!!!!
love
annie
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Annie,
Thanks! I feel SO RELIEVED!!
Well, I better go...I can smell dinner, so it's almost ready!!Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Enjoy the warmer weather!! It was 86 degrees here today!! YEA!
Hugs
Harley
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Harley, time to celebrate gal, I'd take a herniated disk as my diagnosis any day. So glad that all of your tests turned out for the best. Hope that you can get the pain in the back managed by exercise, pt, or some other non-invasive way.
I was rather impersonable in only sending a thanks via e-mail to my surgeon. I have taken the time to stop by my gyn doc office, back in January, she is the one who did my breast exam when I had my yearly physical and sent me into this journey back in Oct. She invited me into her office, was very pleased that I had stopped to let her know how I was doing. In fact I just made an appt to see her next week, want to chat about hormone therapy/or possiblility of having those estrogen producing ovaries removed.
Next week will be my turn for doc appts, seeing my dermatologist (checks for skin cancer, my mom died of melanoma in 2000), been getting checked out ever since. Also have an appt at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to chat with a onc whom I've used for second opinions from the get go, would like to have her as my primary onc but the inconvenience of going to Seattle vice to a local txt center overuled my decision. Its nice I can still get a referal for a consult with her. Will be chatting with her about tamoxifan/or removing my ovaries all together, then my appt with my gyn doc on Thurs. Whew, worn out just thinking about it.
I need to get my ducks in a row for my visits to discuss taking tamoxifan or possibly getting the ovaries removed. Plan on snooping the post on those subjects this weekend.
Rita, I believe you we're waiting on some test results as well, hoping you hit the links, there calling for rain mixed with snow here over the weekend, this weather is pathetic!!! I'll have to be content with watching the LPGA on the boob tube.
Annie, hard to guess what my mind will think when this leg of the big picture is over, I'm still jotting down in my journal, never knew I had so much to write, who knows maybe I'll just want to trash it as well, but in the mean time it is actually feels pretty good to write and then say, wow, I've been through alot and I'm doing pretty darn good!!!
Life is Good,
Carol
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Carol, hey! You sound good like you are up to speed again..
wow, your appts. sound like a lot, but good for you, girl, go get that info! I'd be really interested to hear the reasons why no ovaries out that I keep on getting. I believe, but am not sure, that they contribute a mild anti estrogen effect as well on the body and sometimes it is felt to be better to leave them in. Out, out, I say!
I am so sorry to hear about your mom...that must be hard to deal with. Your successful fight against this beast is a wonderful way to honor her, and a beautiful way to do so. May those of us be blessed with daughters who care so much and fight as hard as you do. Your mom would be very proud.
My best friend is dealing with skin cancer, a fair haired blonde who worked outside all the time, she had a good prognosis with a skin graft and continual checks and MRIs. She is also dealing with MS, has for years, and boy, it's a lot. I certainly hope all turns out well with you, but you are very wise to stay on top of that.
Please let everyone know how all those appts. go and stay tough.
The journal was so helpful to me in taking all the scared, worried, emotions out of my body and putting them on paper...seeing them written down helped my recovery, as did the writing. I hope it helps you too, I am sure it will.
On another note: When in the process did any of you need to take the anti nausea meds? I have not needed them so far, but today was a little bit of the first hint of something.....I have compazine and something with a z that I am supposed to take if I need it, but I thought it was after the treatment and i am third day after. i think Rita said her third day was worst? it seems to be mine as well.
Maybe tomorrow will be better!
xoxo
a
p.s. anyone heard from jill re: her tests and if she is feeling better?
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Annie,
I took the compazine faithfully. It's best to start on it BEFORE your symptoms appear as it wards off that nausea. It got to the point where I would take my first one as soon as I got home from my treatment and take then as directed until the fourth day. And yes, the third day was always my worst. I'm not really sure why but it was fairly consistent for me. Then I seemed to rebound very quickly.
I didn't hear anything from the tumor marker tests today. If I don't hear from them on Monday, I will give them a call on Tuesday. He said it would be at least a week. I figure that no news is good news.
Harley, I have diverticulitis, too. The week after Easter I had all kinds of colon problems, including some slight bleeding. Of course, as you can imagine, I thought for sure that I had colon cancer. Then I remembered that I'd eaten almost a whole big bag of M&M peanuts. As soon as I quit snarfing them down, the problems quit.
Go figure.......... Anyway, I'm so glad all your tests came out good. YEA!!!!!!!!!!
Carol, we played nine holes today and then got rained out. That always happens when I'm having a decent round! LOL
Well, we just got home from eating Mexican food and I am stuffed. I'm giving up and just collapsing in my recliner. They were certainly a great invention!
Have a good weekend! Take it easy, Annie, until you're feeling better. Thinking about all of you...........
Rita
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Annie, I've been taking the "Z" Zofran for nausea every day while I'm on my oral cytoxan. Just one in the morning first thing and I havn't had any problems with nausea. I tend to just get that pit in the stomach feeling especially day 3 and 4.
Rita, bummer on the rain, its friggin' snowing outside our window as I type. We're off to dinner out tonight, havn't done too much of that in the past 4 months. I'm even going to splurge with a little glass of vino tonight!!! Its been 10 days since my methotraxate infusion, should be out of the system by now!!!
Talked with Jill on the phone I think it was Monday, she is more than ready for this portion of the journey to be completed. Hopefully she'll pop in and let us know how she is doing.
Take care and enjoy your weekends ... Carol
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Hi Carol,
Since I am different than you young women, even though I am the same age as you, Carol, I have Premature Ovarian Failure, so I'm already in menopause... my dr. told me that it wouldn't really help to take out the ovaries. The new thinking is that there are risks involved in taking out the ovaries, and AFTER menopause, the adrenal glands make estrogen, and they can't take them out! So, it is another way of looking at it...
Sorry to hear about your Mom!
Please post and let us know how everything goes!! I'd go with you, if I could!! I will be thinking about you, and hoping all goes well with your dr. appts.!
Hugs,Harley
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