how about drinking?
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O Tay Tied - Wese let da Boyz focust on u taday...HAPPY BIRFDAY!!!
Kymm - BRRRRR....how do u survive that kinda weather is beyond me. Will hab a talk w/Mudder Natur fer ya, see if she can melt ya butt outta dat! U gittin real good w/da pic posts ya kno.
NM - Tanks...u got the best posts....U n Goldie got this pic posting down pat. I git lucky ever now n again. Dat...'he's tuchn me' made me bout blow me coffee thru me nose...my kids usta do dat all da time when dey were wittle...LOL
Never heard of that O'Reilly's, but will b watching for it...sounds yummmmmmmy.
More later, gotta get my walk in....CheerZ!
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OK girls, so here's my barrage of questions:
I've done some reading on other threads about the various types of reconstructive surgeries. Unfortunately, I find that the majority of posts on each thread are folks sounding off bout their bad experience with a specific procedure. My boyfriend had the idea to poll you girls as a broader audience. So how bout it? I would love to hear which surgery you had and whether or not you are happy with the results?
Also, did I miss something? I don't know anything bout my stage or this ER+ whatever it is. What is this and should I talk to my ONC bout it?
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Tidy--Happy Birthday!!!! Tenders--special care alert on Tidy!
I had a bilateral DIEP, left delayed, right immediate after prophylactic mastectomy. I AM THRILLED! I am option out of fipples, so I got it done in one surgery. Had to go out of state to find a PS that did this procedure. Lost a big roll of belly fat (still obese but working on it), got much smaller breasts just like I wanted (started out DDDD) haven't worn a bra since. The recovery was a bi$<ht but so very worth it once I got through it. Yes, I did have "complications" due to my weight, the belly incision opened up and had to be packed and cared for until it healed up 3 months later, left a wider scar than if it hadn't done that, but since I don't wear micro bikini panties or bathing suits no one will ever see it but me, and I don't really care about it.
And you really need to talk to your Onc. You need to know if the tumor was estrogen receptor (ER) positive or negative, progesterone receptor (PR) positive or negative. This will tell you if anti-estrogen therapy would be helpful for you. BC is graded 1 thru 3, 1 being most like the original breast cells and slower growing, 3 being least like the breast cells and faster. Stage is determined by how big the tumor is, if any lymph nodes had cancer cells in them, and if there are any distance tumors (mets). All this info is used to determine treatment and follow up, and women use this info to decide what treatments/surgeries/etc they will take.
Changing the subject, I now have a pile of pine boards on my kitchen floor. I've got the saw up from the basement. I've got the measurements I need, the screws and the power drill. Look out closet, here I come!
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Yo Tiedye, will send ya a PM,but Happy Birfday! Hope you have some fun planned!
NM, thanks for the post, saw it today waiting for the PS and needed the smile, as usual a half hour wait for a 20 minute appt. But, all is healing well, don't have to wear the sports bra to bed anymore (yay DMe!). Then the dentist... Now am going to go back to work and start getting on with $hit!
Kymn, I worked in Minneapolis for a winter and froze my a$$ off, don't know how you do it!
Mema, happy new puppy!
Hi to all, don't have a BOTD yet, will work on dat!
Cheers,
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Whew! More than half done with the shelves!. Unfortunately there was a miscount and I have enough planks for 2 of the 4 shelves (2 ten inchers to make a 20 inch shelf) so will have to get and cut 4 more 10 x 8 pine planks. Wow, I'm even learning a whole new language! Only took about 3 hours, and that was with a couple of breaks to play fetch with Sadie and get a drink (non-alcoholic, thank you)! I am so pround of myself!
OK, I'll quit gloating and see if one of the tenders is free to give me a massage.
>>Smiling hugely<<<
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Kymn, we shall send the lounge fire fighters to your rescue. As they are SO HOT, they will be able to melt your behind from the frozen bloody ground! Stay warm chica.
Tidy, you should have told us, at least yesterday, that it is your birfday! Of course you can have a Tender. Who do you want? Wowsa, me tinks we should sailabrate for the rest of the week and git de bus and de UFO to your house PRONTO! Mese foygets, are you in CA? We needs to knowz dat, you no. As for surgery, I did not have MX, only lumpectomy. But you do need to know those other things, as NM mentioned. Did you know she is a nurse? We are so grateful to hab her, as she offers the best advize. Your pathology report should tell you most of these things, did you get a copy? If not, call and get one!
NM, I bet if you got Kathy ober dare, you two wood hab dat closet done in no time. Glad you are not imbibing while using power tools. Good girl! .......and you deserve that massage.
ScubZ, no worries on da BOTD, we can still drink da banana stuff. So glad you are healing well and NO complications. A big tank you, to da BIG man upstairs.
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Oh gosh, foygot.........what wood U like to dwink?
I have cake.....
Are yoob tailing ow yung yoob iz?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIDY
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HAPPY B-DAY TIDY!!!
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NM-I'm going out to get that Godiva tomorrow,their candy is so good I expect the likker will be too. By the way I need to buld an enetertainment center,could you stop by when you're done w/your shelves? GOLDIE-No worries,I still have 2 bottles left. They're under lock and key,lol. My dad's obsessed w/safety,I forgot how old I was before I stopped hearing about water/electricity not mixing. As for the rocks I display some and I cut/polish others. Now i'm starting to make windchimes and jewelry. After that i'll try my hand at making shapes,first on the list will be a goblet!
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Here are some of the babies. The fluffy one doen't look like mom or dad. I think mom has some explaining to do.0
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Tried posting puppy pics but they keep showing up as an x after i post. I'll try again when i'm done throwing the computer across the room.0
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Tied.....happy, happy birthday...hope its been everything you wanted it to be!!!! wishing you many, many more happy birthdays....
I had immediate recon with TE, then exchange for silicone implants.....I had to have a couple fixes....I've had this set of implants since July 2008....I am content with the results......in clothes I look decent....don't wear a bra......I have small implants as I wanted to be small.....I was small prior to Dx.....I don't think I would be any happier with any other procedure, so this is as good as it gets......I don't have any of the finishing touches....PS recommended against it for me.....
Looking forward to enjoying some wine tonight....didn't have any last night as I was soooo tired...tired today, but not as much......Well....got to take DD for a class at 6, then get her again at 7....its just the two of us for dinner (I think...DS is not home....guessing he's at work and DH is out of town)...DD was going to cook dinner...but she's been busy doing homework since she got home 1 1/2 hours ago.....She leaves tomorrow morning for Keystone Science School with school for 2 nights and 3 days....she gets back at dismissal on Friday......BBL
Need to go get DD in a few minutes....now thinking about going out to eat.....can't decide what tickles our fancy....asian? fish and chips (leaning towards this)...or just coming home and making dinner......will decide when she gets in the car....will report back later tonight!!!
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Happy Birthday Tidy!! Would love to put everyone close to you on the map, but cant remember where u are from either, as I moved everyone to Scuby's, LOL!! Can't find my cheat sheet! And I did make Kathy's hair red, BTW!! LOL! NM is right on with you knowing EXACTLY what is going on with your body, your type of cancer, etc.. Hell, just found out last week AT THE GYM that since I had 12 nodes removed from right arm, needed a consult with the lymphodema specialist at ONC's!! So I called, and they said "You haven't done that? Oh, can u come in Monday morning?" Really?? WTF!!! YOU have to be your own advocate!! So now I am getting a sleeve that I have to wear if flying, and have to take arm measurements monthly!! Who Knew??!!! Anyway, will PM u with my procedure, as I want u to quit thinking about stupid RAT BASTARD right now and enjoying that Birthday!! Woo Hoo! And BTW, U talked about dryness? ASTROGLIDE is your friend dear, lol. My gay boss told me about it, LMAO! Could have put this in a PM, but couldn't resist! Hey, could be helping out someone else, right? So Enjoy your Birthday!! And here's to many many more! Can I have a piece of that boobie cake? LOL!!
Dr. appt. went good, just taking longer to heal. She carterized (spelling?) me to stop bleeding, have to use some medicine for couple more weeks. Sad day for the Hubby, as he was told six weeks with no Nookie, now will be eight! He is not a happy man! LOL! Good news is he's coming back in town around midnight tonight and I will be sound asleep, with no worries of being woke up!! LOL, TMI I know, Sawwy!! OOpsie, dat word is not allowed here!
Dorothy, could u email me the John Boy pic that has your writing with Mole and arrow? I told my friends about it today, laughed every time! I have to send it to them now! And Bernie, your joke was told several times also!! Love it!
Undy, I suck at the pic post too. Would really love to see your fur baby!!
Will try to catch yall later! Cheers! And drink some unknown Scuby beers!!
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Ugh,I give up. Take my word for it,they're really cute. MRS.V-I usually suck at posting pics but since Goldie showed me i've gotten it down. It's working on facebook but not here.Ughhhhhh!!! Sorry to hear you're having healing issues. But I think the DH's are used to this s**t by now. I think they're even starting a "Not getting any" club. Well this evening calls for a BIG drink. No Mr. Big,I wasn't calling you. Or maybe I was,hope Flash doesn't mind sharing me. Come on boys,lets get in the pool. CHEERS!
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Wow, twosdey's sure bwing de goils out. Nice to see my goils on dis spesial parTAY! Happy burpdey to you, dear Tiedye, yipppeee!
Look who just popped in for the parTAY! Me tinks I like him.
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CHEERS!
Wishing you many many more. Dwink up, rounds for eberybuddy. Yippeeee!!!!
Alli, your request has been honered, check your mail. I hope that was fast enough. Wese missed you bunches.
Scuby, if you are not dwinking, I can do it fur you. Wese alweay had ten or so. I hope you are feeling bettah. You are in de home stretch, cheers to ya, I'll dwink to dat!
Kymn, "tits your birfdey" hahahaha, great photo. Nice to see ya.
NM, go YOU with the saw and power tools. I hope your project is keeping you out of trouble. LOved your post today, especiallly the sparkly pics, wese lubs sparkeley tings.
Tiedy, I will not scold you for not knowing your BC stats from your path report becuz its yer birfdey but yes, you do need to know dese tings. For me, I have one boob done with alloderm and the other had a lat flat. Have silicone implants and jest love them. My issues seemed to be with the alloderm which is cadaver tissue (ick, right?). Others do well with it and it is less invasive than the other options.
Unde' you up all night. Mese misses partaying with you in the wee hours of de aye-em. You are funny, I forget what you said you were building but it made me laugh.
Lori, when our new fire man is done in de lounge tonight, he can go and keep Kymn warm, me tink she will like that. Wese tink he is party hot! Ohhhh, he is dancing now. Oh, me tinks is is de Mema's step son with him, ohhh baaaby, let's dance!
To all de goils I missed, I read you all but am jest too tired to keep a commenting. Mese been staying up too late and not allowing enuff time in de aay-em to relax before mese has to start moving. So I see you all in de bar but no shenanigans (Chrissy
! I will be in the hammock sleeping by de pool. Don't splash, okey?Luv yose goils! Tataa!! and CheerZ to all.....
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Tanx u Dorkster. Mese Lub uz,!!
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THANKS GIRLS!! Where else does a girl get firemen, hot guys, boobie cakes, tie-dye cakes and all those other goodies.........ONLY HERE! You girls are the best.
Also, thanks for the input on this pathology stuff that I need to know......incidently, I have an appt with ONC tomorrow and will most definitely get the answers!! I kept seeing bits of the info in your posts and didn't think much of it, but it was always in the back of my mind at the same time.....maybe denial. Will know more tomorrow though!
NM-So grateful for your expertise and wisdom, thanks.
Mrs. V.- Yes you could have put it in a PM but then we wouldn't have laughed even harder at the fact that I just YESTERDAY purchased a large bottle of Astro Glide-LOL-great minds think alike!! Glad you are healing, just turn the 6 weeks into "alternative fun time"!
This is the beginning of my 44th year-I know it's the Chinese Year of the DRAGON- but it's the Cindy Year of the BUTTERFLY-I am starting it as kinda a homely, hairless, small breasted worm, but will soon emerge from my cocoon with shiny hair and new boobies!!!
Thanks again girls - HUGS
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TIDY-Nice spin on the BC thing. Now i'm picturing butterflies w/boobs.(Goldie,that's your cue). And why not,I see boobs everywhere I look nowadays-even where there aren't any,lol. DORK-I missed you too but now i'm here and you're sleeping. Ok,i'll give you time to get here......Alright tenders,Dork and Miss Stella are not coming. Let's have a private little par-tay without them
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Got up early enough to see an absolutely beautiful sunrise this morning, lots of red and pink on the clouds. Just sat and looked at it while it faded. Funny, I've got some odd aches and stiff spots this morning, wonder where those came from?
Goldie--I forgot about the Lounge Fire Fighters, we must remember to invite them more often! I wonder if Kathy and I would have had the shelves done PDQ or if it would take 3 times longer with the giggling and yakking! But it would be fun!
Undy--I'll be glad to help with the entertainment center, but let me finish the shelves and the shelves/organizer I'm now planning for the laundry room, then I'll have enough practice to be able to do something pretty as well as functional! I'm discovering that I LIKE power tools, how weird is that????? You make wind chimes out of rocks? Can you post pics? They sound wonderful and I LOVE wind chimes, all kinds, have them inside and outside the house. Always room for more!
Karen--busy, busy family you have! How do you keep everything straight? I have all I can do to keep my own schedule straight!
Mrs. Vino--glad the healing is progressing, even it if isn't as fast as we all would like. Sometimes I wonder if recovering from surgery without complications is actually a rarity!
Undy--are you trying to post pics from your computer? Try posting them from Facebook. It's really frustrating when something doesn't work right.DorK--boy, do you know how to PARTAY!!!! Love the fireman! The project did keep me out of trouble for the afternoon, now I'm anxious to get the 4 boards I need, finish up, and start organizing the fabric and generally getting the sewing room back into useable shape again. I think I may have found a new hobby. . .
Tidy--Glad you enjoyed your b-day. Get a copy of the pathology report, bring it to the lounge and we'll help you understand it. Ask your onc for the Stage he/she puts you at. Love the butterfly/cocoon idea, gonna love watching that unfold over the coming year!
Princess Glitter Sizzle says today's DOTD is the Toast to Astroglide!
1 oz Coconut Rum
2 tsp Dark Rum
1 oz White Rum
1/2 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Sugar Syrup
1 tsp Whipping Cream
3/4 oz Coconut CreamDirections
Rim glass with lime and grated coconut. Shake all ingredients (except dark rum) and strain into a wine goblet filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a slice of lime, and sprinkle dark rum on top using a barspoon. Serve with short straws.
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Kymn, love the cake you brought for Tidy, very cute!
Unde, rock polishing eh? Sounds like fun, do you have a polishing machine, to do this? I have a lot of petrified wood, and I know that it looks beautiful when it's polished.
LOL Alli, about the Astroglide! And you are SOOOO right, about being your own advocate. Makes me so happy that we have NM here to help us with advice and explanation of things.
Luv the kitties on the barstools Dork, and the one with a purrrrrrse.
Cindy....Year of the Butterfly, I love it! But I did chuckle at the homely, hairless, small breasted worm!
OH NO Unde, I doubt I can find that one (butterflys with boobs) LMAO. I was picturing worms with boobs! If you want to email me puppy pics, I will post for you.
Karen, I hope you and your DD had a pleasant evening together (pretty sure you did tho)
DorK, you know better than to fall asleep by the pool. Sorry chica, can't resist flippin ya!
Beautiful sunrise NM. Too bad they are so short lived, same with sunsets. And you hit the nail on the head (pun intended). You and Kathy wouldn't have gotten a thing done! LOL. I was looking for a DOTD too, but you beat me to it, so we can have two today, or use mine for tomorrow. I was playing on the butterfly and found:
BUTTERFLY COCKTAIL
1 Part ABSOLUT CITRON
1 Part ABSOLUT APEACH
2 Parts Lime Juice
1 Part Peach Liqueur
1 Part Peach Bitters
1 Splash Simple Syrup
1 Slice PeachFill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with peach
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Hey, we can have as many DOTD's as we like!
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Hey goils, howz things? Just got done PT, happy I haven't lost much flexibility or strength in the last couple weeks. 1 more PT in 2 weeks, then done and back to the gym and on with life.
Tiedye, I luv the butterfly image, feel the same way! Trying to figure out my last reconstruction step for nips... I hope the onco appt gives you what you need to get your arms around this all. Please ask whatever, one thing that has helped me is a small notebook, I write down all my questions before the appt., then take notes during it. I have every appt. recorded, plus other dates like when I started tamoxifen, etc. I bring it to all appts (onco, BS, PS, PT, etc) so if I need to find dates, I have them. It helps, plus if I think of a question, I write it down in the back and then cross it off when I get answers... If I don't write $hit down, I can't remember it when I need it!
NM, thanks for the Maine sunrise! Glad you found a new fun thing, I like power tools too, I am good at demolition, not so good on rebuild! Can't wait to hear more!
Undercoverebel, my sister in law makes wineglasses with rocks, she cuts the stem and glues the rock in, they are kind of cool, she makes decent $ selling them...
Lori, glad you flipped the DorK into the pool! She deserved it! DorKy, hope things are okay, I know it is tough to get back into a new routine! The PT folks sent their regards.
Vino, sorry you are still having some issues, things for me are good, was cleaning my bathroom yesterday and threw out all remaining feminine hygiene products, so over it and picked up some extra cabinet space... At least there is one upside to this $hit. Told my DH about the "Not Getting Any" club, got a laugh. Go back for 2 week check next Tuesday for the ooph surgery. Hoping the end is in sight.
How about a BOTD to go with our 2 DOTDs? Yards Love Stout, brewed right here in Philadelphia,
chocolatey and smooth. 5.5% alcohol, yum!
Well, gotta go to work, still catching up on $hit! Cheers, Beers and Astro-Glide Smears (can't believe I actually just typed that one!)...0 -
OK girls, here's the info that I got at ONC appt today: Dont actually have pathology report in my hands (they will mail a copy) bust she said: ER+, stage 2, & TTNM-.....???? You girls go ahead and help me make sense of that ok? LOL Thanks
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Tidy all I know is er+ means your BC is fueled by your estrogen That's how my doc explained it to me. Might even want to put you on hormone suppressors like Tamoxifen but maybe not. Def something you will have to discuss w/her. The good news is you're now part of the er positive club. So you might want to check out the thread for that re what you should or shouldn't eat. It's been pretty helpful. See you girls later,oh Goldie-Tried posting direct from FB and no dice.
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Why am I soooo tired at this time of day every day??? If I shut my eyes, I would fall asleep....have gone to bed early the past couple of nights.....
DH's flight was delayed by almost 2 hours....because of crew....second time this has happened to him in a couple weeks...both times on UAL...so he won't be home till around 8:30.....DS is out bike riding with a friend and don't know when he'll be home....and DD is on her school trip.....so not sure what dinner will be but no shortage of food in the house...but definitely not cooking much of anything!!!! DD texted me this morning to tell me she forgot her dramamine.....I just texted her back that I was "sorry"....nothing I could do and I'm sure she survived!!!
Been meaning to tell you,,,,my co-worker's biopsy was B9....I was so happy for her....always love to hear good news......
Going to take a walk...see if that wakes me up any.....the dilemna is, do I take one dog, or leave both at home? thinking I'll take Mischa (though Bear will be jealous).....BBL
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Happy Humpity hump dey!
NM, I had to lmao at the redneck wind chimes, sooo funny. And that gal on the floatie you posted, her raft is my favorite pool floatie. OMG, I have had three of them and the last one broke when tings at my pool got a wee widdle out of hand. I have been trying to find the same one, it needs to have a big hole for mese tootsies and a gwate comfy arm west AND of course a cuppy holder. Oh, can't wait to weally swim, or should I say float, couting down the days til Spring,me tink it is 53! Ooooops, it was de Lori dat posted dat, wese bad. Do you really have pains? I will send you some aster glides, two DOTD's and four BOTD hehe!
Lori, tank ewe for find mese faborite floaty. Wese meet you at de pool in one hour furteen minutes, can you make it? Oh, you sleeping, sawry, mese whispering now. shhhh....she sound asleep. Stella is tinking....tinking tinking tinking...........Wanna say dat wese LOVED your dotd pic, someting about dose butterfries dat is beautiful to see. Tank you, and wese like multiples. dotd dat is! hehe!
Lisa, so happy to hear that you did not lose any mobility. You rocked your PT. I can't wait to see scuby scuba pics. Dat count down is on too. And I will dwink to dat. And de end will be heres before you know it! Amen. Cheers *clink*.Tanks for axing about mese work. It is going well, I am doing better than I thought. De only issue is getting the hail outta mese bed in de aye-em. Mese was spoilt. How ya feeling tweetie?
Chrissy B, WAKE up. It is Thirst-dey dere and I LIKE it. Let's dwink to sailabrate a new dey, cheers. Come in de lounge some time, ehhh?
Mese missing some one spayshall. She know who she is. She is detained by dose dirty tenders, ya know, Mr. BIG and snow Job boy. Dey are pampering de Katrinka de dWinka. Mese hope deze not taking advantage of her purenesseses. Me has a toast to all ye mia's, cheerZ!
Cindy, waiting for any update on your onc appt and stats, I hope you got good news. I dwink to good news, please. And wese hope you had a nice birthday. Wese loved de buttyfly analogy. Yous beautiful as you are, de mirror is cruel, wese are not. But de mirror in school to learns to be good for you, pwomise!
Kymn, where yat dis dey? How are your can nucks dueing?
Unde', garsh, you waz up waay late last ebbening, waaaah. Do you dwink de whole time? Wese hope de tenders take good care of you in de wee hours of weeeeeeeee!
Beanie, speaking of weeeee, sending a shout out to yese. Wese miss you lotsa. Come for a dwinkie, mese got ya wodkan, a big boddle wif a straw.
Mrs. Vino, you welcome. But you has to come fer a dwink to tank me in poySon! Yippee, I will find you.
Well me must go, wanna watch de dumb American Idol. I still remember the terror of Stella's appeawance on dat show. I don't let her watch, she gits sad. Oh so sad.
Well Cheers and foygive me is mese misses anybodies. Mese will check back, or at least twy hard.
Pants, fill up all de goils!!
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Dorthy-I posted a few earlier than you.......how many dwink have ya had girlie? lol
Anyway, I'm ER+, stage 2, both sentinel nodes clear. NO CLUE what that means, will research and wait to hear more from you girls.
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