Illinois ladies facing bc
ritajean
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I'm very curious about all the Illinois ladies who are making this breast cancer journey or who have finished it. Where are you located? What's your diagnosis? Where are you in your treatment plan? How's it going for you?
I thought we might be surprised to find somebody right in our own back yard that could use some encouragement or company.
I'll start us out. I live in Bloomington. I was diagnosed in Nov. 2006 with IDC cancer, 1.4 cm. er-, pr+, her2-. Stage 1 but that horrid Grade 3. Had an excisional biopsy that came back without clear margins. Went to Peoria to an excellent breast surgeon. Had a lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy. Nodes and margins were both clear. Now I'm headed for my first CMF chemo on Jan. 26th. I'm very nervous about the chemo, which I dread more than any other part of the journey, I think.
Hop on here and tell us about yourself. There may be some of us that are even close enough we could meet for an outing some time.
Rita
I thought we might be surprised to find somebody right in our own back yard that could use some encouragement or company.
I'll start us out. I live in Bloomington. I was diagnosed in Nov. 2006 with IDC cancer, 1.4 cm. er-, pr+, her2-. Stage 1 but that horrid Grade 3. Had an excisional biopsy that came back without clear margins. Went to Peoria to an excellent breast surgeon. Had a lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy. Nodes and margins were both clear. Now I'm headed for my first CMF chemo on Jan. 26th. I'm very nervous about the chemo, which I dread more than any other part of the journey, I think.
Hop on here and tell us about yourself. There may be some of us that are even close enough we could meet for an outing some time.
Rita
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Hi. I am from Highland Illinois about 30 miles east of St. Louis Mo. I do treatments at the Siteman Cancer Institute in Missouri.. In Oct. 06 I had lumpectomy for a 1.2 cm er+ pr- her2- stage 1 grade 2 tumor. sentinel node with 2 extras taken all neg. and no blood vessel involvement.. had oncogene dx and score was 17 so highest on the low chance side. Am doing cmf all IV every 3 weeks for 6 to follow with radiation but a chance I will do bilateral mastectomy instead.my tumor never showed on any mammograms or sonograms I had 3 each. I could feel and see the lump . had mri before lumpectomy I got sick from dye and had to be pulled out so did not get clear idea before surgery. 30 days after surgery I developed a staph infection I am still battling. so another mri only showed the 6 cm seroma I had and on the other side it showed something suspicious but they were not sure what.. so with all that I am steering towards the masectomy fo0r peace of mind . I never want to do this again.. thats my story. kind of hope there is noone in my area going thru this] but if so would love to know..
brenda
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hello to susan. how are rads going. Candie when do you start rads and hope I remembered to congrat you on finishing cmf.Sue hello. Holly are you feeling better?
Ginney how about you.. will catch the rest later
you guys are wonderful
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oops forgot I am 45 with 5 kids 25 down to 5 and a 7 month old grandchild ouchhhh
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Hi, I live in Chicago, on the northwest side. In April 06 my mammogram showed changes in the microcalcifications that we had been following for some years. Biopsy showed DCIS. Had a lumpectomy, and then the surgeon called and said that I might consider an SNB due to the extent of the DCIS. Had that and one node had a micrometasis. On the the oncologist who said I could have chemo or not, that it would reduce the chance of recurrance by about 5%. So, I decided to have the chemo, to do everything I can. Just finished DD 4AC/4T last week. Everything went pretty well. Since my insurance would pay, the form of taxol that I had was abraxane which doesn't need steriods and anti-nausea drugs. For those four treatments I felt really good, just a bit tired.
I've been measured and tattoed for radiation which I start on 2/1 for 6 1/2 weeks.
BTW, my doctors are at Rush Medical Center and I've been very pleased with them.
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To Brenda from Highland.....
You have had quite a rugged journey already. How many of the CMF treatments have you gotten through and how did you do with them?
Rita0 -
Hi 6 Kitties.....from a one kitty gal!
Thanks for adding your info and congratulations on finishing the chemo part of your journey. I had lunch with a gal today who assured me the radiation part was a breeze compared to the chemo so you're probably on the "down-hill" slide. I noticed that you are an educator. What do you teach? I taught middle school and then junior high science, a total of 33 years. I also started Questions Galore, the current state provider for junior high scholastic bowl questions and just sold my business last year to a gentleman in Wheaton. I still write a few questions for him on the side.
Keep us informed on how your radiation is going!!
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I live in East Central Illinois, near Shelbyville. I had my surgery and treatment at the Regional Cancer Center at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL - which happens to be the hospital where I work as an RN.
48, one child (out on her own, sort of
), husband. Medullary cancer, 6mm, grade 1, stage 3, ER/PR+, her2 neg, SNB clear. 2 lumpectomies, finished rads mid Dec '06. I stopped taking the Arimidex, and will probably get chewed out when I next see the doc. Shrug. 0 -
Hi Pollywog,
So glad to meet you. I've been in your area lots of times. Decades ago I had a friend who went to Lakeland College in Mattoon and now we come to Lake Shelbyville at least once a year. We also like the summer festivals in the small surrounding towns.
I think I am going to have to take Arimidex when the chemo and rads are done. Do you mind if I ask why you stopped taking it? Did you have problems and adverse side affects or did you just decide that you didn't need it?
Check in often and keep in touch.
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Rita,
I work as assistant dean in the College of Business at Roosevelt University in Chicago/Schaumburg. I see lots of students and go to lots of meetings. I used to teach accounting at Roosevelt (been there 28 years).0 -
Rita, I had a long post typed up, explaining my reasons, but it was rejected. I don't have energy enough to retype it tonight; but will answer you soon.
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Okay, I'll try again.
I had varied reasons for going off the Arimidex.
In March '05, I had already began menopause when I had a total hysterctomy - uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix. I was put on HRT in spite of my objections (aunt with BC). I hated the HRT - it made me nuts. I cried at cat food commercials, for Pete's sake! I was waaay to nice - which in my job as a nurse on an inpatient psych unit, was not a good thing. I stopped the HRT cold turkey after a few months - which also was not a good idea I went back on it, at a lower dose, and weaned myself off of it over the course of about a year. Then, 4 months after that, I'm diagnosed with BC. Did I mention that the aunt with BC also had been on HRT? I honestly believe that the HRT was a factor in my BC. Yes, I am aware that my body continues to produce hormones without ovaries, but at a much lesser rate, and - they are my body's own hormones, one that they recognize; not something made from horse urine.
Per the sheet the doctor gave me, 5 years of Arimidex would increase my 5 year survivability rate 1.7% For some folks, that might be enough edge; for me, it wasn't worth the quality of life issues Arimidex raised. The onc told me we could "manage" quality of life issues - ie: take a pill and shut up.
Okay - quality of life. My body just does not like foreign inputs. I take an aspirin about once every three months when I have a headache I can't get rid of any other way. I take Benedryl if I get stung by a bee (bee venom = foreign input). That's it. I've learned the hard way that my body doesn't appreciate other meds.
Arimidex leaches calcium from the bones, causing osteoporosis and leaving you very vulnerable to fractures. When I had my bone scan done, the docs couldn't believe that they were looking at 48 year old bones - they were in that good of shape. I was told that I needed to take Calcium with Vitamin D to slow the bone loss. Can't take calcium - 14 kidney stones. And I live on a farm. I jump on and off of equipment, get shoved around by critters, etc.. I don't need fragile bones. I'm not taking Fosamax either - too much bad hype about it on the 'net.
Arimidex increases your cholesterol level. My cholesterol is already borderline high (I'm working on it - naturally, with apples and oatmeal). My Pop died of coronary artery disease, as did his sister. Two of his brothers have had multiple stents and bypasses. I could take a statin drug - no, thank you.
Hot flashes. Sheesh. 36 in one day. 16 of them at night. I could take Neurontin...
Insomnia. Did I mention the hot flashes? Try to sleep with those. I could take Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata...
Depression. Did I mention the insomnia? I could take Effexor...
Mood swings. Did I mention the hot flashes, the insomnia, the depression? I could take - oh heck, insert drug of your choice here!!
Brain fog. Did I mention the hot flashes, the insomnia, the depression and the mood swings? They don't have any drugs to push on you for brain fog.
Pain. Pain in my hands that made it hell to try to do my charting at work. Pain in my knees that made it impossible to sit for any length of time. Pain in my back that made it impossible to find a comfortable position to lie in in bed. Pain in my knees and ankles that made it torture to walk. Pain in my head and arm from where I got out of bed to go pee and fell against the door jamb of my room because my knee and ankle joints wouldn't move. I've been off the Arimidex for almost a month now, and the pain in the joints hasn't gone completely away; I'm just hoping that it does. My water bill's gone up by 1,000 gallons from all the hot baths I take to soak the aches out of my bones!
But your experiences may vary. Some folks have no problems with Arimidex at all. I figure that I gave it a shot; and that I made an educated and informed decision about stopping. And I'm willing to take the risks. My family supports my choice.
Polly0 -
Just stopped in to say hi to the Illinois ladies. I was born and raised in Illinois and I love hearing familiar names like Rush Presbyterian hospital and Roosevelt University.
I grew up in Elmwood Park and then Oak Park..just 20 minutes west of downtown Chicago.
I miss it!
Moved to Israel in 1987 but I go back to Chicago just about once a year (though I keep trying to figure out my budget so I can go more!) I love Chicago!!!
Ladies..be well. I did dd AC followed by 12 weekly Taxol. My body didn't take to the AC well..had only 3 out of 4. So, after a break (some break...I was hospitalized for a month with a severe bacterial infection!) they put me on the 12 weekly Taxol and I was fine. Then I had 33 rads.
I was diagnosed in Sept of 2005 with IDC, triple neg, no node involvement.
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Hi Sixkitties, I got my MBA from Roosevelt, when it was located in Arlington Heights, IL.
Pollywog, I know those areas. I went to college in Champaign, IL and taught junior high at Edgewood Grade School (just off I-57 17 miles from Effingham, IL where I lived for two years.) I am originally from Northfield, IL (northern suburb of Chicago) and I've lived in Glenview for 25 years.
I was diagnosed with DCIS in May 2003. Everything is fine now.
Catherine0 -
Hi Rita,
Good idea to start a thread like this, I've always wondered about other Illinois ladies on the board. Always nice to meet other Illinoisians, is that even a word?
I'm just east of Elgin, near Schaumburg & Hoffman Estates.)
I'm 52 now, was 48 and premenopausal when diagnosed in May 2003. ILC (invasive lobular carcinoma) 1.3c, stage 1, grade 2, lumpectomy then re-excision sx to get clear margins, SNB neg, ER/PR98%+, HER2-. I did CMF chemo 6months/12infusions, 6 weeks of rads. I'm in permanent menopause now brought on by chemo. Currently on Tamoxifen, tried Arimidex for a few months but due to side effects went back on Tamoxifen (will probably try Arimidex again later this year).
What CMF regimen are you going to do?
Mary
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Hi Mary,
Glad you like the idea of the Illinois thread. I hope lots of Illinois gals join us! Congratulations on getting through your treatments! YEAH!
I start my first CMF IV infusion on Jan. 26th and of course am a little nervous, especially since right now my stitches are healed and I'm feeling really good. I will take 6 IV treatments....3 weeks apart. They will do the first four and then insert the 6 weeks of radiation in before I finish the last 2 CMF infusions. It's pretty spread out that way and I'm hoping to be finished with the ordeal by good golfing season! :-)
If you've got any good suggestions for any of us, just jump right in and let us know, and please come back often.
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Hi Polly,
Thanks for taking the time to explain why you quit the Arimidex. I was told that I would be put on it (about 6 months down the line when I get through the dreaded chemo and the rads) and I was worried because the onc told me about the joint pains. Hey, I already have joint pains and sure don't need any more! I hadn't heard about all the other side affects that you experienced, so they are good to know as I have some time to consider this yet. Luckly I am Her2 negative so don't have to tackle the herceptin. Did I say LUCKY???? Is anyone with bc really LUCKY??? lol Did all your side affects stop after you got off the drug? My body doesn't like drugs either. I even got nauseous from the anesthesia after the excisional biopsy.
Anyway, so glad you explained your situation. Keep in touch so we know how you're doing and share your experiences with those of us that are just getting a good start on this journey!
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So glad all is well with you now Catherine! We need to hear success stories like yours. I have the utmost respect for any lady who has gone through the bc treatment process! Come back and visit us often.
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Rita: thanks for starting this and hello to my fellow Illinoisians. I grew up in the Quad-Cities, went to school in Urbana-Champaign and now live in suburban Chicago. I'm 49.
I had 4cm IDC in September of 03. Mastectomy with immediate latissimus flap reconstruction. 4 positive nodes. Dose dense chemo, 4 AC and 4 Taxol, 28 radiation treatments. Took tamoxifen for 2.5 years (no periods but tested pre-menopausal). Have been on Aromasin since August 2006. Also had thyroid cancer last fall. My children (3) call me a "walking bag of cancer." My philosophy is that you have to laugh at this disease or you might just cry all the time!
Joanne0 -
Hi fellow Illinoisians! I'm in South Elgin, western suburb of Chicago.
I was dx'd at age 53 with IDC and DCIS, ER/PR+, Her2neu+, post-menopausal, lumpectomy & 7 nodes - all clear. Getting port in next Tuesday, then first of 6 TCH Friday 1/26. Onc also wants genetic testing as my Dad at age 85 and his sister at age 82 were dx'd with breast cancer...thankfully I don't have children to worry about HOWEVER interesting enuf onc was the FIRST doctor EVER to recommend the gene testing to either my sister or myself! Sister went to her dr and he said "forget about it" and she has 2 grown kids with kids. Oh well...face that hurdle another day!
To Nicki: took your advice and switched oncs within the group at Delnor...what a sweetie!
To kats (Mary): I'm just W of you in S. Elgin off 31...hope you can work out your difficulties with arimidex...let us know how you do.
Wendy0 -
Hi Ritajean, 6kitties and Catherinef,
I live close to all of you. I live in Vernon Hills. It is so nice to know there are people out there that are like you and live close. I have had BC for 13 years (Dx @ 28) I have had 4 recurrences and am going through one right now. I have been married 13 years and I have one 3 year old son. I have tried to mantain a positive attitude thourgh this whole thing but lets face it........IT SUCKS
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Hi Wendy from Elgin........welcome to the Illinois thread. I'm so glad you found us here. You and I are starting our treatments on exactly the same day....the 26th. I am taking 6 CMF infusions spaced three weeks apart. How often are your treatments? So anyway, we'll have to compare and encourage each other as we travel this journey. I'm a little nervous about the whole chemo deal. I spent an hour at the cancer center today with a nutritionist who's really up on they types of things to eat during chemo and later (and very realisitc, too.) She gave me alot of information to read through and a couple of books about research, foods, and breast cancer. Should prove interesting reading on those nights I can't sleep! :-)
Anyway, welcome. We can all help each other get through this! Come back often.
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Hi Joanne,
Welcome to the Illinois thread! I grew up about an hour from the Quad Cities in a little town right on the Rock River near the Sterling-Rock Falls area. We came to the cities when we needed to do alot of shopping so I'm very familiar with that area. I still love going back to the Riverboats there! :-)
I am so sorry to hear about your latest cancer. Did they treat that also with chemo or did they use a different technique?
Rita0 -
Hi Sylvie...you are indeed a super survivor. Oh my gosh, girl! I can't imagine going through this journey 4 times...I'm being a baby about it the first time around and I'm a granny, not a young gal like you. You are indeed a strong lady and I have the utmost respect for you. We will help you get through it again this time! Hugs to you and that adorable little boy!
What type of treatments are you facing this time? My thoughts and prayers are with you. Come back and vent when you need to do so. We're here for you.
Rita0 -
Rita: Papillary thyroid cancer is a slam dunk compared to breast cancer. It's the most curable kind and mine was early stage with no lymph node involvement totally contained within the thyroid. My only treatment was total thyroidectomy. Some people have to take radioactive iodine treatments for this, but mine didn't warrant it.
It's fun to connect with all the Illinois BC ladies. I am near many of you (Nicki, kats, Wendy) as I am in the western suburbs. Do any of you go to Edward Cancer Center in Naperville?
Joanne0 -
Hi Rita, Joanne and everybody
Rita...I am doing TCH for 6 cycles and then Herceptin to finish up the year (yep - you are lucky to be her2neu neg, trust me) I am going to Delnor Hospital out here in Geneva. I go to chemo kindergarten on Monday, port put in Tuesday at Central DuPage and then oh goody chemo! I am getting my rather longish one length hair cut this afternoon - shorter by inches and layered so I can get used to this hair business which brings me to my next point...
Sylvie...what a BIG BABY I am being about some hair and what you've been going thru. Jeepers. Kinda puts it in perspective. Hug that little boy for us, OK?
Joanne....that is my big sister's name and your family calls you a walking bag of cancer? I smiled at that one - how weird is that!?!
Wendy0 -
Hi Rita... I have had 2 cmf going for the third this next Tuesday.. Anxiety already strarting.. I really feel like its not been to bad. kind of like I make it worse.. we have had alot of extra going on so I attribute some to that.. these ladies are right sdo\\o far this is very do -able. I read about others going thru the other type of chemos and kind of feel I have no right to be so freaked out.. Just my nature.. we will get thru this I know/ Holly has seemed to have a rought go of it. am hoping she is doing well. I have been off a few days with family.. hello to all and hope you are all doing well,
Rita cannot remember have you started or when do you and is it all Iv every 3 weeks?
hugs and stay strong
brenda w from Highland0 -
Brenda W. from Highland......I will be thinking of you on Tuesday. The next Friday, the 26th is my first CMF treatment. I understand your apprehension. I'm already beginning to worry about it and have an entire week looming ahead of me. I will have 6 infusions...3 weeks apart, too. Guess we need to shrug off the worry and have a good weekend, but sometimes that isn't easy to do. :-)
I'm off to get my hair trimmed shorter and layered more! The last hurrah!!!!
Brenda D....how did your oncology appointment go? Do you now have a tratment plan? Let us know!!!!
Rita0 -
I'm here from Glenview, a north suburb of Chicago. I was diagnosed on my daughters 12th birthday, 10/17/06. Stage I, IDC 1.2 cm. ER+, PR+, HER2-, no node involvement.
I had a lumpectory and SNB on 11/22/06 at Highland Park Hospital and will start radiation therapy this coming Tuesday at Northwestern Medical Center in the city. The medical oncologist told me he would put me on Arimidex after radiation but he also wanted to do an Oncotype DX test to see if I was a candidate for chemotherapy. We are waiting for the results. I really hope I don't have to go through chemo.0 -
Hi tmo49450...Wendy here from South Elgin but used to live in the city right at Foster and Austin so know Glenview pretty well. Good luck on your oncotype...wishing you a "1"! I did go to NW for my 2nd opinion for chemo/herceptin questions and saw a Dr Kaklamani in oncology...what a sweetheart but you are going for rads only (my fingers crossed for you) so you won't get to meet her. My treatments will be out W here tho...took us almost 3 hours in the rain on a Friday night to get back home....jeesh!
Wendy0 -
Hi Tmo....
Welcome to the Illinois thread. We will keep our fingers crossed for you in hopes that you can avoid chemo!!! Please let us know the results of your test and come back often.
Rita0 -
GO BEARS!!!!
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BEARS WIN!!! GO COLTS!!!
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How about those Bears! You picked the best combination, jp!!
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Hi Ladies,
I just had to post on your thread. I lived in Chicago, near Ashland and Irving, for 20 years and loved it! Circumstances brought me to Southern CA. I have always been a BEARS and CUBBIES (sigh!!) fan. Wasn't the game fantastic yesterday!! I can hardly wait for the Superbowl. GO BEARS GO!!!
I began chemo, TCH, on Jan. 10th and will be going for my 2nd. round on 2/1/07. Gentle (((HUGS))) and good thoughts to all you ladies in Illinois.
Love,
Sandra 0 -
Sandra: Good luck to you as you continue your journey through cancer treatment. I had my last round of chemo three years ago on February 2. I'm not up on all the treatments. What is TCH? I had dose dense adriamycin/cytoxan (4 rounds) and taxol (4 rounds). Let us know how you progress.
I'm a Cubs fan and my husband is a Sox fan. I'd have to say, this is definitely a Cubs town.
My daughter and I went to the local sports store and loaded up on Bears championship t-shirts and jerseys for the family, my daughters' boyfriends, my mother. It was really fun! I really enjoyed the game yesterday. Great game. So was the AFC game. The superbowl should be amazing.
Good luck to you and keep us posted on your progress.
Joanne0 -
Hi Girls!
Wendy -
I lived at Foster and Higgins for 20 years! Small world...
Laura0 -
Brenda from Highland......I've been thinking about you today. Hope the chemo treatment went well. Let us hear how you're doing.
Rita0 -
TMO: This is a small world. I work for a SNF in Deerfield and go to different hospitals to evaluate people for rehab. I go to Highland Park Hospital, and Glenbrook Hospital every day!
And yes - How about Dem Bears?
We are off to the Superbowl, and what a great game. The Bears and the Colts.
Hope everyone has a great day.
Nicki0 -
Hi,
I too am an Illinois Bears Fan. I started my cancer journey on 10/9/06 with a yearly routine mammogram which quickly led into an ultrasound and followed immediately by a biopsey. It was quit an hour. This all happened on a Friday morning so my biopsey report didn't get back until Monday and it said, "Poorly differentiated Invasive Ductal Carcinoma". I could have died at the sound of that. I was referred to a surgeon in Peoria, IL who sceduled the lumpectomy and SNB. I had surgery on 11/8 and had a 1.1 cm tumor with clear margins and nodes. The surprise was that it was ILC instead of IDC. They sent my tumor off for the OncotypeDX test and I got a 9 so the oncologist said chemo was of no benefit to me. I started radiation two weeks ago and so far so good. I will follow the radiation with 2 years of tamoxifen and 5 years of armidex. I live about 80 miles west of Chicago and love having all of you near to talk to.
I sure hope the Bears win the Superbowl!!!
Take care,
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Hi Joanne,
Thanks for your kind thoughts. TCH is Taxotere, Carboplatin and Herceptin. I will be getting 6 treatments of the TC, 3 weeks apart, am getting Herceptin right now, each week, but after chemo is finished, H every 3 weeks until next January. So far, I still have my hair, (only 13 days past chemo) and the only side effect I had was heartburn.
I have great memories of going to Wrigley field and watching the Cubs play. I even went to the old Sox park, on the south side, I think. Do you think the Cubs will ever go to the World Series? I sure hope so!! I know the fans will go crazy if that happens. I also remember going to Riverview on 5 cent day when I was a kid. I know, you are probably too young to remember it.
Well, I'll think about you and the other wonderful ladies from Illinois when the BEARS win the Superbowl!!!
(((HUGS))),
Sandra 0 -
Nancy,
I also had my lumpectomy performed by a Peoria breast surgeon...Lynne Jalovac. I loved her.
Did you by any chance have her or Denise Mammolito for your surgeon?
Unfortunately, I was in the gray zone so I'm doing my first chemo on Friday and am pretty apprehensive about the chemo part.
I'm glad you're doing well with the radiation! I'll start my radiation after my 4th chemo treatment and then have 2 more chemo treatments to complete after the radiation.
Rita0 -
Sandra........you and all the other Cub fans out there will love this! The week after I was diagnosed with bc, my 33 year old son, a die hard Cub fan, brought me a bracelet. It was a poly-rubber blue stretchy band with the Cub insignia and the word BELIEVE! It's not everybody who compares the trials of the good ol' Cubs to the trials of breast cancer! :-) And we are eagerly looking forward to Ryno coaching the farm team in Peoria this summer!
Rita0 -
Hi to all. I live in the Peoria area. Small town of Bartonville. Was Dx 11/05 (found a lump) after a normal mammo in 8/05. Lynn Jalovic did a great job with my surgery. Still dealing with Chemo brain/ and minor side effects from herceptin. What a journey this has been!
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Hi mom (Karla) and welcome to our Illinois thread. We are pretty close to each other. I'm in Bloomington, but I've been to Bartonville several times. About 5 years ago I did 6 evening sessions at Monroe School for the teachers on Science Education. We did all types of fun science activities that they could use to spice up their science curriculums. They were a neat group!
Then, on a totally different level, a group of six ladies arrived in Bartonville on a Saturday morning to see your local psychic. We had heard about her and thought it would be fun to book back-to-back appts., then do lunch and the Mall. We expected it to be very entertaining and got a real surprise as she knew all types of things about us all and none of us had told her anything. We simply booked 6 time slots in one name. I think you could say that we got more than we bargained for!!!!
There is also a little Italian restaurant up on the hill....Tyroni's I think, that we try to visit at least once a year. Such good food and reasonable prices!
Anyway, come back often!!
Rita0 -
Well...I scored a 14 on my oncotype dx test. Would have liked a 1, but no chemo for me. Hip Hip Hurray!
I'm a Cubs fan and both of my kids are Sox fans. I sometimes wonder where I went wrong But then I'm a liberal democrat and they are both conservative republicans. Since I'm divorced I put the blame on their father. 0 -
tmo,
on NO CHEMO.
Doin' a Happy Dance for ya.
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Yeah, TMO!!!! That's wonderful! NO CHEMO!!!!!!
Rita0 -
Rita: Good luck with your chemo tomorrow. I hope all goes well for you.
Wendyk13: Also good luck with your chemo tomorrow. I hope it goes well for you, too. I re-read your earlier post and saw that you had your port put in at CDH. Who is your surgeon? I had my mastectomy and immediate reconstruction there and then a follow up boob job about 8 months later.
Sandra: I love going to Wrigley Field for baseball games. Ive always said I was born about 40 years too late. I dont like these new baseball parks (US Cellular a/k/a new Comiskey). I hope your chemo is going well for you. When I started my breast cancer odyssey in 2003 the Cubs were one win away from the World Series. Im told my first words after my 9 hours of surgery were how did the Cubs do? Im not sure about Lou Pinella, though. He might be the best or the worst thing for the Cubs. It remains to be seen.
TMO: Great news about not having chemo!
Nicki, Nancy and all: Go Bears!! Im usually bored silly during the Super Bowl but not this year!
Kats: Where are you in the Western Suburbs? I am in Wheaton.
Hello to all the other Illinois ladies.
Joanne0 -
Thanks Joanne! This is one of those "I can't sleep for anything nights!" I sold my business to a young man from Wheaton in August 2005. It's now based on Naperville Road and I had to come up there 8 different days do help with the transition. Small world, eh?
Rita0 -
Rita: What's the name of the business?
More importantly, how did it go today?
Joanne0 -
Joanne,
Today went well. The actual treatment was much easier than I anticipated. I do have a terrible headache right now and am ready to lie down for awhile.
My business was "Questions Galore." I wrote scholastic bowl questions for competition and did the state series for Illinois, Arkansas, and Alabama. The man who purchased it also runs Pyramid Tutoring Center on Naperville Road.
I'll write more later. The couch is calling me.
Rita0
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