Illinois ladies facing bc
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Pain is only temporary but victory is forever0
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Hi all!!! Boy...a lot of posts to keep up on so I will have to come back later.First of all....YAY BLACKJACK!!!!!!!! You cannot imagine how happy I am for you. And thanks again for reminding us that we need to be our own advocate.
Mich101....no scans/tumor markers for my onc either if your nodes were negative and you present with no symptoms. I did have an MRI, ordered by surgeon, due to IDC and DCIS in the L...he just wanted to make sure nothing else was lurking in the R and it wasn't. ALL my docs said they would be glad to order a breast MRI and see if ins would cover it...BUT...and this is a big but to me....they come back with all sorts of false positives which then all my docs agreed that with my Her2+ they would want to "investigate further" - ie: surgery, surgery, surgery. My 3 docs thought that with my vigilence, 6month mammos and us's as needed....that would be more than fine with them. But if ever I want one....I can certainly have one. Right now...I am fine with no MRI's.
Kater...did I miss some posts??? Or are you deleting them? This website has been so screwy this week I wasn't sure. Something about your Mom?
Susan...I don't know about arimidex and it's effect on teeth. My teeth actually did perfectly thruout chemo...my dentist was amazed. But then my fingernails actually grew and became strong on chemo! Now, back to cruddy.
Connie...how's the cold? You know...I've heard that Vicks Vaporub rubbed into your hairline...makes bangs grow. Just a thought....
Rita....can just imagine you guys running all over the golf course yesterday in that wind! No grilling for me...it was crazy, gusting over 54 mph. By the way...anyone that is looking for a grill...Lowe's delivers for $59., and delivers Sat and Sun as well. The assembly is always free. They carried it around and put it right on my deck so the grass wouldn't be ruined and I never even suggested that. If you have a deck off a second story tho...sorry...out of luck. They won't do all the stairs..but then I suppose they could just carry it thru the house.
I will catch up with everybody else later....have a good one!
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Michele - I'm still on the every 4 month plan with my Onc. My last chemo was March of 2006. I was going every 3 months until now...but he recently upped it to every 4 months (we compromised on 4...I had requested every 6 mos). He wants me to keep coming every four months until the 3 year mark from last chemo and he said he will re-address it at that point. My last Radiation was May of 2006. I never followed up regularly with my Rad. Onc. only a couple of times immediately thereafter. As for dh's 50th...what are his interests/hobbies/passions?
kater - Perhaps you should try the TylenolPM! LOL Are you our token Vampiress? LOL
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Morning all -
My cold is better today, but still here. Yesterday, I felt like doo-doo - body aches, etc. but still better than chemo! LOL I finally slept good last night. I hope no one else in my family catches it.
Mich101- my onc doesn't do routine scans either - only if symptoms. That kind of bothers me, but it seems like it's the norm. Does anyone's onc give them routine full scans? I see my onc every 3 months now, my surgeon every 6 months and my rad onc said I don't need to see him at all anymore. I will also have alternating mammos and MRI's every six months.
One good thing about having no hair - the wind didn't bother me a bit yesterday. I could walk through a tornado and it would still look the same. LOL
On May 4th, I get to go to Baltimore for our National Sales Meeting. We are actually going bowling one night - bowling shirts and all! I feel sorry for whoever gets me on their team as I am not good! But, I do think it's fun.
I go to my dentist on Monday. Haven't been in a year. Last time I was there I found out the week after about the bc. I don't have any aches or pains so hopefully, I can bypass the summer of deep cleanings! Sorry you have to go through that Rita, but I agree - that's nothing compared to what we have been through.
My mom and sisters and I are all having fun planning our "be a kid" trip to Disney on May 8th. 3 weeks from today!
Enjoy the day girls!
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Good morning! Once again the sun is peaking through the trees in central Illinois and it looks like another great day is about to begin.
Connie...it looks like you have lots of fun things to look forward to now. That's so great! You will have so much fun on your "be a kid" trip! Gee Connie, I never considered how wonderful short hair would be in the wind! See....it wasn't a bad hair day at all!!!
Miichele, I see my onc every 4 months now and do not have scans either unless there is a symptom or problem. Like Connie says, I think that is the accepted follow-up unless the patient requests a scan. I do need to have a colonoscopy and am trying to get through until Fall for that. I'm just so ready to be able to enjoy the summer.
I go to my surgeon and for mammos every 6 months and see my rad oncologist once a year.
Kater, I think I missed your comment about your Mom, too. I hope she is doing O.K.
Wendy...what's for supper tonight? Are you christening that new grill? The wind isn't bad here today at all! I have grilled out but I need to get all the seeds from the trees off my deck and wash down the deck furniture. That might be a good project for this afternoon.....AFTER golf! I don't have to cook tonight because Dave golfs in a late afternoon men's golf league and he won't be around until much later. It's really terrible to say but I enjoy nights like this every once in awhile. I grab a good book and just "chill out"...yep, you guessed it, in my recliner with the cat on my lap.
Everyone enjoy your day! I'm off to see my financial analyst to see if there's any way I can save a little on my taxes next year. I think I financed at least five good sized tax refunds this year!
Hope you're feeling better, Jackie! Has anyone heard from Julie lately?
Rita
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Blackjack, I am so happy everything turned out ok.
I finish rads tomorrow. I can not wait to be finished with this chapter in my life. I start Tamoxifin next Friday. I pray to god that the side effects will be nothing. I am not as worried about the hot flashes as I am about the chance of a stroke......yikes... I know this risk is low, but still scary.... It is interesting what triggers our fears..
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Nancy.....YAY!!!!! You go girl!!!!!!
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Hi Ladies!!!
It's been a rollercoaster ride the past week. On Tuesday, I had a mole removed from my back and should have the results Friday or
Monday. On Monday, I go to the surgeon to look at the pea size lump I have on my mastectomy scar. I went to the oncologist yesterday and things are good. He looked at the lump also and said a 50/50 that it is anything or not. He did mentioned it was squishy. But you never know, especially with me nothing is normal.
I just want all this to go away. I am so tired of worrying about these things. On the upside, my husband and I are going to Destin, Fl on the 1 of May. We will be there til the 5th. I am so looking forward to this. It will be our 26th wedding anniversary on the 3rd of May.
Well..thats it for now. I will updated you all as I find out things.
Ginny
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CONGRATULATIONS Nancy! I'm still a little behind you. 7 more treatments to the whole boob, then 8 boosts. My nipple is killing me. Want to cut the damn thing off.
Ginny, I know what you mean by wanting it to all go away. Actually it does go away, one little bit at a time, except for the fear, I suppose.
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hello:
There is so much variation on how often we see surgeons, oncs, etc. Like many, I do not get routine scans. If I have symptoms, and a I nearly always do, then I can get one. My symptoms jump around my body, however, so I have the two week rule. I do not go to the doc, unless I have the same pain in the same place for over two weeks.
Now that I am in this Lance Armstrong Survival Group, I have a plan on who to see for what and that helps me. My primary screens every complaint and helps me know how to proceed. I do get an annual breast mri and mamo every six months, under the direction of the surgeon. I see the onc every four months and I have never gone back to the rad doctor and have never been asked to. It is not in this Survival plan, so I guess not.
Like, you all wanted to hear my plan
! It helps me to tell you, so I can straighten it out in my head myself!I am getting excited for summer. Next year is my last year of teaching. I will be leaving this part of my life after 21 years of teaching. I am sure Rita you had many more years than me. It will feel very odd to close the door for good.
Ginny, you have my thoughts and prayers. I am sure all will be well, yet I know it makes your nerves raw to have "stuff" on the back burner.
Also, you folks with sleeping problems. I am on medicine that helps me to sleep without bad dreams. It is not habit forming. I am at school now and I cannot remember what it is called. It really works and no "hangover" effect. If I did not need to work, I actually enjoy being awake at night as things are so quiet in the house. I need my 9 hours of sleep, however, so I broke down and started taking the meds. It is some sort of anti-depressant that you take at night.
Have a happy day!
Susan
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I"m starting to think the onc out here are a little "lax"..... I see him every 6 mos..Kinda just to chat. And renew RX if needed. See my surg every 6 mos and mamo every year. Never saw my rad Dr last week of rads..... I really like my surg and I can see her anytime I want.
YEA Michele last rad!!! Now it's back to normal! (what ever that is!)
Connie sounds like you have a busy month planed! I want to go to Disney land too
Ginny Good luck on your lump (and the mole).....Hope it's nothing! Can you send some Florida sunshine my way when you get there? By the looks of it we'll still be in "winter weather land"!
Rita & WendyGet those grills fired up!! I BBQ all winter long! OK I have a 4 ft overhang in front of the garage so I don't get wet!
Better get to work
Everyone Have a great day!!
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Thanks Sharon, I took a tylenol PM, I managed to find the bottle. I had only taken it once. smile
Ride to chemo 7 was very quiet thank God...she gets a CT scan now after chemo 8 to see how much more carbo taxol or whatever.
EARLY DETECTION YALE STUDY TEST FOR OVER 40
i was going to get that done today, my CA 125 went down to 18 on 21 scale, good (surgery caused it to be 24 in Jan.)
....well I called Yale and MONDAY they stopped taking people outside of Yale. I am on the waiting list if they start it up again.
This is a great test study, I'm surprised a million people didn't take it ! I should have got on the stick, I had dr's. signature several weeks ago (dang tax time).
I really had a meltdown last night...but now I have a sore throat so I can think about that for awhile. If I didnt have pets I'd be in Slovenia permanently away from IL. family!
I have a phone call planned with my life coach who I hardly talked to all last year and not at all this year.... my life after cancer hardly seemed important to talk about last year!!
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Kater Meltdown are allowed here!! That's what we are here for!! Hope you niece is doing better. Am sure your Mother will do well, you know that old saying "we always hurt the one we love" it can be very true! A chat with life coach might be just what you need to help you over the "ruff spots". There's always something important going on in everyones life (even if it's only important to you!)
Back to work!
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Good Evening Ladies,
Omg..what a day at school I had. It was so busy..bumps, bruises, crying and I even had a little one lock himself in my office bathroom and couldn't get out. Had to have the maintenance man take the door off..what an ordeal that was....lol Came home and dh made a wonderful grilled dinner..that was a surprise for me !!
Kater...meltdowns are normal and we all have them..I know I have had my fair share over these past few months..talking with someone you trust is a start. Baby steps..sending you a super big hug.
Karin..how are you doing..how are your fish doing..mine are starting to really wake up now..they are huge now..
Connie..glad to hear that you are feeling better with your cold..rest and chicken soup is the best. You need to get better for that great Disney trip..how fun
Susan.. your Lance Armstrong group sound very interesting. Are there a lot of women in it. Will you miss school after you retire and the kids?
Ginny.. my thoughts and prayers are with you as you wait for your test results. Waiting is always the hardest. hang in there. Sending you a big hug. Have a happy anniversary trip with dh in Florida. I went there for my honeymoon years ago lol Still love it there and all the rides.. what fun
Nancyla.. sent you a pm. congrats about finishing rads..you go girl yeah
Wendy..what's up..heard from Leesa..
Rita..did you golf today in this great warm weather.
Laura..how is that foot of yours and are you still distressing from work.
Jackie.. are you feeling better.loved the qoute today about pain to victory..how true is that.
Smerf..hope you are enjoying the sunshine..
To everyone else I missed i hope you are having a great evening..Off to the gym to sweat away those fat estrogen cells lol
Remember..think spring...be healthy..be happy
Blackjack
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Evening everyone.....oh Kater---I'm with Karin (tdbear )....your life is always important--no matter what. Seems like you do so much and your doing it at a pretty constant level. I'm not making fun so please don't take it that way.....but as to crying I recall the Grandmother in "Postcards From The Edge"---this was the movie based on Carrie Fisher's life....and was one of my all time favorites. At any rate....the old feisty Grandma said at one time to granddaughter Carrie/Meryl Streep....go ahead and cry all you want...like my mama used to say you'll just pee less.
Crying is a good thing so you didn't waste anything. Just pour your heart out to that coach..........
Ginny...I'm thinking about you too....just hang in there and take one thing at a time. It is what it is so try not to worry or have overt concerns til' you really know what it is.....and I know it is an easy statement to make especially when I don't have those same concerns but your system could probably use the positive energy of not worrying too much til' you KNOW is there is even anything to be worried for. I'm sending positive vibes your way.
Connie....hopefully you are on the upswing---now if tonight and tomorrow night you can have a repeat performance of sleeping well all night. That does do so much good doesn't it?
Mich....sure glad you are done with the radiation. Bet you are too. I think it probably seems like such a long time....since the sessions are so short. I'll drink a grape juice toast to you......
Rita...I'm doing fine. Rested some yesterday. What I did, I did slowly. Worked today so I'm tired but happy. Looking forward to a quiet night. Rain tomorrow they say, but with all the nice weather...you know this time of year rain is basically the price. Denny had the lawn sweeper out yesterday afternoon....wish he would have started earlier. When you have as much lawn as we do, with all the little twigs, nuts, few leftover leaves etc....nothing makes the lawn look so good as a good sweeping of the small debris that lays around looking un-Kemp. So, we will have to wait til' the dry out to finish up and gives ourselves a ready for Spring and the first mowing look.
All take care.
Jackie
p.s. Did I say way to go Blackjack. WAY TO GO......
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Anyone suffering from breast cancer must know that there are many other things they can do to beat the battle of breast cancer. I have had bone cancer and I must tell you natural treatments work more effectively than chemotherapy. The doctors told me they couldn't do anymore for me, so I followed the advice of Phillip Day and I am still here today. There is hope for everyone please just read what I have to say!
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.
P.S Just try it its natural - it wont hurt.
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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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Thank you Bessie for your insight on this. I have read your other posts and you are very knowledgeable about bc. Yes, there is no cure for cancer because if there was we would all be bc free now. This site is designed for support not for false claims to curing cancer. Ladies please ignore the above post from MikeyBB..
blackjack
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Good morning all! So, was is shaking at your house??? Did you feel the earthquake at about 4:37 this morning? It rocked me awake, I can tell you that!
Nancy- Congrats on making it through the rads! Don't you feel a little lighter and like you have been let out of jail?? And it's spring- take a deep breath and enjoy the heck out of it!
Kater- I'm sorry you are so down. But eveyone is right- you are entitled to a melt down. It sounds like you have been so strong for everyone in your life. Use that Life coach! And I'm sorry you couldn't be part of that study, that had to be disappointing.
Blackjack- so glad that your other side is fine and the node is clear. Can't wait to see you on Friday!
Leesa- how are you Sweetie?? Do you need anything before your chemo? I missed you so much at the DofS- Blackjack says she is going to bring you on Friday and I'm wanting to see and talk with you.
Jackie- take it easy if you need to- you are entitled! And I loved the quote- Pain is only temporary but victory is forever
Ginny- I'm sending you positive vibes and loving prayers. Let us know what happens. And I hope everything goes well for Fla. Last year, that's where my huband took me after my bilateral. It was so nice to get away.
Connie- Yep, short hair is just easier all around. Why do you think I still have it?? LOL!
Well, my teeth are almost movie-star white today! I ended my 6 month odyssey of getting my teeth all repaired yesterday by having them ZOOMed. Chemo and age had left them very yellow, with several broken teeth from the chemo and many of my old fillings and crowns were failing. So it took six sessions (and $6,000.00!! ) with a cosmetic dentist, but I had new crowns put in, all the old mercury fillings removed, cracked/broken teeth rebuilt and crowned, new fillings where needed. I made sure that the new dental work was all done several shades whiter then my remaining teeth and then I had the remaining teeth ZOOMed yesterday. What a process! Sitting there for 2 hours with this weird contraption that keeps your lips away from your teeth and your mouth open! Plus a strange blue gel that protects your gums.
Okay, they tell you that your teeth may be sensitive for awhile, but it appears that some people get random shooting (almost "zings") of intense pain in their teeth. Well, that was me. By the time I got home, these random zings were happening all over. Ack!! By bedtime, the zings were basically gone but in general ALL my teeth just hurt. I was a little surly last night
Today, no more pain and I'm loving the bright white new look! Yay! I have to stay away from high staining food for 48 hours, so no tea, coffee, red wine, tomatoes, that kind of stuff. I bought some Aquafina Energize to drink instead of my tea (it's clear, so no worries about dye color) and I'll be eating a lot of white food!
Have to go to work. Big waves and hugs to everyone I missed!!
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Good morning! Jackie, did you get any damage from the earthquake this morning? You are the first person that I thought about. I can't believe it, but I must have slept right through it. I was up at 5:00 but not because of that. We just got the aftershocks and supposedly people around here felt them about 4:30.
Gosh JanClare, now you're going to have lovely teeth to match your hair, shape, and smile! Maybe you should really look into a modeling job as somebody suggested earlier!
Kater, we all get down. You have been so busy with your Mom and uncle that you haven't had time to deal with all the things that have happened to you in the past year. It's no wonder you had a meltdown. They're rather scary when they happen because we feel that we have no control, but actually, they are our body's way of reclaiming the control by releasing the pent up emotions. HUGS TO YOU!
O.K. Wendy, did you grill out last night? I didn't have to cook last night so I pigged out on left-overs but it was a LOVELY day here yesterday. Rain is supposed to come in this afternoon. That might mess up the golf for the day. The way I played yesterday, I need lots more practice! Blackjack, I think you're going to like this sport! It's so nice to be outside on a pretty course!
Well, I started writing a study guide last night on the Periodic Table of Elements. I bet that sounds real exciting to some of you! LOL I resesarched for about 2 hours and have about 2 more hours of research to do before I start to put it all together. I'm finding it a new challenge.
Well, I'm off to start another great day. Hopefully the rain will hold off!
Rita
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Morning All! Nope...still haven't used the grill as I made Giada's tuna salad earlier in the day as the weatherman said it was going to rain all afternoon. yeah, right. Supposed to rain today and tomorrow so I am hoping for Sunday...and then I will probably find out that the tank is empty.RE: seeing docs....I saw the onc every 3 weeks during chemo, then every 3 months while on Herceptin and after my last appt a few weeks ago he said since I see my PCP every 3 months re: my thyroid and I see the surgeon every 6 months and the rad every 6 months he didn't think it was necessary to see him until January. The rad onc wanted to see me every 3 months for the first year after rads, and then they go to 6 months for a year but then he wants to continue to see his pts once a year. He moved me this last time to every 6 months as he said I was doing great. I think they all know me well enough that I will run screaming to all of them should I find anything. And if I space the visits, I will be seeing one of them every 3-4 months anyway. No MRI's, but 6 month mammos for bad boob side, yearly for good side. Do you guys get bi-lat mammos every 6 months or just the bad side?
Ginny....highly techno/medical term there...."squishy". Hoping for a big boring B9 for you. Your trip sounds great. For my 26th anniversary I got my "Z" convertible. Just a thought for your DH should he be struggling with a gift idea!
JanClare...wow....lots of dental work! I would love to fix all of mine as they are crooked and crossed but the cost??? I can't even imagine it. I did have a front crown replaced as it was over 25 years old and with my using all this whitening toothpaste the last 5 years or so the crown looked so yellow. So I too did the whitening and then matched the crown to that. I found it very hard to eat white food for 2 days!!! I ran out of things quickly. Can't wait to see your pretty smile, but then I thought it was pretty before. I did cheat tho with the coffee....I used a straw. Wendy with no caffeine is not a pretty site.
Jackie...I love that! Cry all you want cuz you'll pee less???? Great thought!
Kater....am I missing some of your posts? I don't seem to know what the other girls are talking about. TylenolPM just has some generic benadryl in it to make you sleepy. If you don't have pain you could just use the Walgreens brand of benadryl as it is cheap. And regarding meltdowns, I had one in the shower 2 mornings ago. No reason...just had to sit down in the tub and sob for 5 minutes. And then it was gone. And while I was sitting down there, I got the scrubby thing and cleaned the tub really well. Crying is good for the soul...JMHO.
Blackjack...your fish are stirring. That's great! Your DH didn't grill a few for your dinner, did he?????
Leesa...how are you?
Nope...I didn't feel the quake. But DH did and he of course grabbed me and shook me awake to tell me there was an earthquake and that he was getting under the bed. I told him to go right ahead as he was about the stupidest person alive if he actually thought that there was an earthquake in South Elgin. Guess I am the stupidest person alive. But it sure would have been funny watching him try to crawl under the bed. Trust me...he would have gotten stuck.
Time to get rolling....everybody I have missed...be well!
Top down, fists up!!!!
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Rita...we were posting at the same time. I watch this show"Big Bang Theory"....they had this song on it so you could remember all the elements. It was catchy and I kept humming it. Probably nothing you would want to put in your study guide tho...
But heck, if it helps you remember the elements...why not!
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Good Morning All,
How interesting to wake up to what we experienced for 25 years in California. My headboard kept banging against the wall behind me---how irritating. I finally got up and went out to my recliner. Maybe wouldn't have but Baby Boss would not stop barking---sort of forget animals feel it sooner than us and react. He was not a happy guy. Tried to guess ( happened often enough in Ca. that it was almost a game to us ) the size but was way wrong....I gave it a 3.9...but hey, I was still half asleep and resentful....Have to go to work in awhile and needed my beauty rest.
Hope you all have a great day....see ya after work.
Jackie
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karin - You probably only see the Onc every 6 because you're stage 1. Unless you're having symptoms...that's probably not unreasonable. JMO
blackjack - Hi! My foot is a little better...slowly but surely. You must have the patience of a saint...kids...all day long...runny noses...OMG - I would last about 5 minutes! lol As for my job...well...I'm still evaluating my decision...
rita - Periodic Table of Elements...how interesting! NOT! lol You are a smart cookie though!
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Have a good day! TGIF
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Zap, what is the Lance Armstrong Survival Group?
Blackjack, thanks as always for your kind supportive words.
JanClare, way to go on the teeth. I agree about the modeling thing...maybe you should look at as a second career.
Earthquake in Elgin....I am in Barrington which is not too far...I guess those Zyrtec are really working.
Kater, I use to take Tylenol Pm, but found now that allergy season is here and I am back on Zyrtec (it is now OTC) and I sleep like a baby...I missed the earthquake...
Leesa, best of luck with the chemo.
Clypso, you are coming around the turn....the last ones go even faster. Sorry about the nipple thing...
Well, today is my last day of rads!!! I must admit on one hand I am excited and on the other hand I am scared. Scared to start the Tamoxifin and it seems everywhere I turn I keep hearing about C recurrence. My doc told me he wants me to go for my first mamo in July, with MRI yearly and mamo every six months. I know I will be watched closely but this scares me too....oh my gosh...what if this thing comes back. I do not want to dwell on this or be negative, but I must admit..... I am scared. How do you get past these feelings? In the past whenever I got scared I did alot of praying, so I had better get back talking to god.
Another weird thing has happened since bc...I feel like I am doing a flashback of my life. I must tell you I do not regret anything...I am not even mad that I got bc....I just have these yearnings to do something that will make my life have a deeper meaning....like making a difference or having some sort of positive impact on something.... Anyway, enough.......Thanks for letting me vent....
I can not make lunch on the 25th as my cousin Mary Belle is coming in from Florida for a family wedding. Hope to see you all at the next one.
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Thank you all for the tips on neuropathy. I am going to get Magnesium and Vitamin D-3 today. I am not taking anything now. The joint pain from the Femara is bad and the neuropathy is making my life worse. My onc's wife had breast cancer and she ordered some juice that an oncologist is Columbia is recommending, gotu (sp?) juice. If it helps her, he is going to give me the info so I can try it.
I just got a prayer chain call from church that Mazi is in the hospital. I need to find out what's going on and will update everyone. She has had such a rough time and she is such a special lady.
Nancy B
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Oh Nancy, please do check on Mazy and let us know. I'd also like to know what hospital she's in so I can send a card. Thanks for letting us know about her. You are so right! She has had a rough time and is so special. When I last talked to her, she was doing better and was in remission. Darn it all!
Rita
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Nancy...I also have some joint pain from the femara. It's not too bad it comes and goes. Let us know when you find out about Mazi.
Wendy....Yeah right, that my husband would buy me a car. He sorta of did. We just bought a 2008 Saturn Vue with sunroof and heated leather seats. I get to drive it the most...
NancyLa....Yeah!!!!!! I know how it felt to be done with rads. It seems to take forever to get it done. but it is a good feeling to get it over with.
I didn't feel the earthquake at all. I was sound asleep. that's weird that we even had one. I work in Homeowners claim department for State Farm Insurance and we have had several Earthquake claims.
Well, time to get back to work...
Ginny
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You get earth quakes and I get .....snow warning!!!
YEA NANCYLA... by now you should be done w/rads!!!!nanc512I to had bad joint pain from femara..had to switch to aromasine not near as bad.
janclare sounds like you are ready for the runway!!! Maybe a "role" model in the women with cancer mag!!!
Jackie any damage in your area? hope nothing more than a few more twigs to pick up!
Prayers for Mazy.... Called up my prayer chain too. Figure you don't have to know the person to pray for them.
Ginny what a small world my niece used to work in IL for state farm!! Now she's at Dupont WA.
I better get busy...day off but w/ snow in the forecast I better get my groc shopping ect done!
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HI Ladies,
Just got back from rad md appt. It was not bad..he was very nice and so was the nurse..only one nurse there. Anyway I am free and clear to do what I want..don't need to see anyone until Oct. Yeah !!!!!!! Then I will have the MRI or maybe I will do mamo. I will see how things are going by then. Oh happy day..the lake is open and the water is flowing and boating season is all most here. They are putting the piers in today and then we can put the boat in anytime after that. Oh I do wish this weather would warm up.
I hope everyone is having a great day today. I hope no more earth quacks.. Gotta finish getting the waverunners cleaned up..will ck back later..
Be healthy..be happy
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