Illinois ladies facing bc
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Hello good friends! Sounds like you all had a rockin time at Maggianos again. Sorry I missed it. Not trying to be elusive, just catching up on other stuff right now. Rads are DONE! Have to go see the med onc next to talk about tamox. Of course, I'm putting that off........ haha. I'm still tired, and I'm having a flare up of my occasional painful bladdar spasms, I think it's interstital cyctitis. If not one thing, then another, yikes. Guess I'm just getting old. I read the the IC flare-ups are caused by stress.....ya think.....????!! Other than that, all is well with me. LOVING being in the garden. My iris are BEAUTIFUL! Love you all!
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How about this awesome weather we're having, it's about time RIGHT?
The pictures from the dinner gathering look great.
kater- Your hair looks sooooooooo cute.
I got a new camera so I've been out on the deck snapping pics of goldfinches at the thistle feeder.
Enjoy the weather.......
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Happy Monday!!!
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!! The weather was nice!! Not to hot not to cold!! My DH worked all day Friday so I was home alone!!! Love him dearly but still like having some alone time! Got most my flowerbeds cleaned & new flowers planted....
Fish are real "frisky" Even have my first waterlilly in bloom!
Jackie my rad tech said to take OTC pain med about 1 hour before to help w/ the pain from arms being above head for so long.
Calypso so nice to see you again! Yea Rads are done!!!
psss I planted garlic friday....Sunday 8 AM vampires were out mowing lawn!!
Better get to work will check back later
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Morning!!!!! What a weekend!!!!! Summer is here!!!!!First off...Becky...this is where you are supposed to come and vent and cry and scream and moan and b**ch! This is what we are here for! We have all been where you are...well most of us except for the newbies! We understand...we get it. Always remember...no one said you had to go thru bc treatment with a smile on your face. I swear if one more person had told me to "think positive" I think I might have smacked them. I was prescribed ativan along with my meds...not only is it an anxiety-reducer it also helps with nausea AND you don't need to take it with water, can just chew it if your tummy is acting up. I took it the night before chemo and for each of the days I was on steroids..so 5 days every 3 weeks. I still have some left from over a year ago...but it was so nice to have them. I say get a Rx for something....just to have it...if you start to feel anxious, then you have it right there.
Jule...it is normal to fee anxious! They kept saying (and no, I don't think the nurses should have told me this!!!)...don't worry, just because you breezed thru the first chemo doesn't mean you won't get sick from the second one! Well....that made me crazy up until the 4th one, just waiting for se's....and except for the hairloss...nothing. Zippo. Nada. Yes, I do know how very lucky I was and I am extremely grateful as I continue to hear about some of you and what you went thru. Count down your treatments and as you pass each milestone...get your self a treat, maybe a favorite food or some good fannie mae chocolate, something fun to celebrate you moving forward.
Connie....good luck today with the MRI!
Rita....hugs and good {{{{{{{{vibing}}}}}}}} coming at ya!
Blackjack....surgery????
Pat...have fun? Did you get something new to wear?
Kats...glad to see you! How's your daughter's new townhouse? (or was it your son? Sorry...chemobrain...)
Calypso...glad to see you! And..what...YOU procrastinating??? Not you!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Have to tell you guys this....Tom and I went out for a ride yesterday afternoon over to GEneva to walk around a bit and maybe get an ice cream at Graham's. It's about a 20 minute ride from our house. By the time I got there I was so warm and sweaty. Now, I usually only get night sweats not daytime hot flashes so I was surprised. But we got there and walked around and I cooled right down. Got back in the car and once again I get so hot and uncomfortable and I actually was sweating right thru my shorts and top...sweat rolling down my face. I was so miserable by the time we got home.
Turns out DAH (that would be dumba** husband) had turned on my heated seat by mistake.
Sigh.......
Have a great day everyone!
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Hi Everyone,
This is a short notw to let you all know that Michele had her surgery today. Our Blackjack has no more gallbladder, and hopefully no more pain. I was over at the hospital, and spoke with her husband, Mike, who said everything went well. She may go home later today, if not, then tomorrow.
Pat
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Hi all,
Wendy, I was laughing myself nearly sick ( shouldn't read anything that makes you guffaw' right after lunch ) about the car ride. Of course, before I got to the punch line....I really thought you had picked up some weird phobia that only was kicking in while riding in the car. What a hoot !!!!
Pat, sure glad you saw Michele's hubby and we get to know early that she absolutely did have the surgery and that all seems fine. Hope this does end the problem for her and that a pain free summer is on her doorstep waiting to be enjoyed.
See you all later.
Jackie
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Thanks Pat for the info on Blackjack.
Hugs to you Blackjack! I hope this solves all your problems and you'll be headed for a great summer! Please keep us updated.
Rita
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Just a quick check re: Blackjack...glad it's all over and now you can enjoy summer and boating season full-steam ahead!
Hugs! Post when you can and let us know how you are doing.
Rita.....{{{{{{{{{good vibes}}}}}}}}}}
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Now we need to know about Connie....or am I mixed up about who is getting or doing what????
All have a wonderful evening.
Jackie
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Hi everyone -
Sending speedy recovery vibes to Michele/blackjack after her gallbladder surgery.
I'm having a bad time- again - both physically and emotionally. Been having bad stomach pains for a few days on & off (geez I hope I'm not giving myself an ulcer on top of everything) & am having more bad tooth pain.
Oh, and the PMS makes it an extra special time
lolAnd just freaking the heck out about everything to do with my dx and tx.
This thread is always so upbeat & I don't want to be the big pooper of the board... so if I seem to get "quiet" at times, that's what's up...
I've got several appointments/consultations booked for this week -and hope to book a few more. I'll come back & update when I have news.. and I will do my best to keep up with everyone else's news too. I've been sucky at that lately, sorry.
Meanwhile I just keep trying to do some deep breathing & hang on
Peace & hugs, JulieR
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JulieR - DO NOT feel the need to apologize! Even those of us who are several years "out"...post about our fears, aches and pains, etc. This is the place to vent...whether it's upbeat or down and depressing. You are going through the toughest part right now...once you have all the answers and game plan, you'll feel that you're in control and you'll feel more assured. Hang in there!
BLACKJACK - Get well soon! Healing thoughts are headed your way!
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Julie, sweetie, do just that. Big deep breaths and hang on till you get all your consultations and get answers to ALL the things that are bothering you/making you ill right now.
If you haven't already, it may be time for you to consider some sort of anti-anxiety meds. Mainly to help you relax a bit through whatever comes and not get overly stressed.
It is a big and difficult time in your life and you are part of the way there just by your strong acknowledgment of multiple concerns and problems.
As always, all are here for you. We know --- even though the motto here is " Illinois girls are Tough " that sometimes you just can't be as it gets overwhelming so give yourself permission to be weak for awhile if you need it, or to vent. We are here to support your needs and you. You are not a 'big pooper'. You are just normal going through what we all have at one time or another and probably still will now and then.
I'm always bit**ing about something...and when you get it out in the real physical world some of the force and power diminishes and often I find myself wondering why I thought it was such a big deal after all. But it was before I chose to see what it would take to start taking back the power for more positive things. Often that is just saying out loud what is on your mind.
Ok then, Bren, Jule, and all the rest---despite our storms and tornado watches here ( most of which don't get too close to Centralia ) hope things are fine where you are and that all of you are too.
All the rest.....you are in my thoughts too and I'm always hoping good things.
Sending healing vibes to Blackjack and ? Connie....
Jackie
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"Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much."
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Morning all -
Man - MRI's suck!! I wasn't really dreading it because I didn't remember it being that bad last time. Maybe I was just so freaked out about what was going on that it wasn't that bad or it could be the facility. I had my last MRI (during dx) at an imaging center as my hospital did not have a breast MRI machine. Well, now they have one so that is where I went. It was pretty much the same but it seemed waaayyy longer. Maybe they were taking more views than I had at the other place or something. I was there about 2 hours and it seemed like most of that time was spent in that tube. My arms were getting numb and I had a huge headache. If I had to lie still for one more minute, I probably would have screamed. Not sure when I will get the results - I forgot to ask.
Good luck today Rita with your tests!
Glad to hear Blackjack is doing well. They got her right in didn't they?
Becky and Jule - I had a few meltdowns in the beginning of chemo too. I will say that the woozy side effects seemed to be a little better with each treatment.
Glad to hear you are done with rads, Calypso! Good luck with your Tamox decision. Don't call Blackjack about it - she will crush your pills into powder!
Wendy - great story about the heated seats!!
Have a good day everyone!
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Connie - Man...that was the MRI from he**! I have a hard time sitting still for 10 minutes...
Wendy - OH WENDY! LOL LOL LOL...only you my dear. I love it! I can always rely on you for a good laugh.
Rita - Good luck!
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Hope you all have a good day. We're all going through something! But it's great to know you're all here. I feel bad for the newly dx'd...man that was a tough time.
I'm working from home today....have an appt with the Podiatrist. This damn foot! lol AND THIS DAMN BOOT! lol
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smerf/anyone...
Is blackjack home from the hospital?
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Hello everyone. Catching up on a lot of post. The pictures look great. I can't wait to be able to come to one. Having a rough time these days. But I am hanging in there. Dr. has a problem scheduling my bone test earlier but no problem giving me a prescription for more anxiety pills. Ha go figure. Well my neighbor that found out she had cancer a few months ago did pass on two weeks ago. I find myself just sitting on my front porch just watching her house thinking that could have been me. Her husband just sits on his front porch alone. I wan't to say something to him but I don't know. I wonder when he sees me does he think why his wife and not me. My dh thinks I am over doing it these days trying to stay busy with my girl group. Trying to come up with activities outside of the Boys and Girls club for them to be involved in. Summer is coming which means hot weather and (hot pants) bka-booty shorts and boys. Gotta keep them busy. We had a guest speaker a Dr. that spoke to the girls about Sexual Myths and Sexual Truths. It's amazing the questions these girls had. "Can you get pregnant having sex standing up or from oral sex?" Some of these girls are truely clueless. But when she pulled out the pictures of what an actual STD looks like I think we are going to end up with some NUNS in the group. Made me want to abstain lately. lol...But it has been great. Next week is our Relay for Life. My team is called the "Cancer Kickers"-Giving cancer the boot. We are wearing camoflauge pants and seeting up our tent area with army stuff. Can't wait to walk my first survivor lap...The girls will be volunteering to help out setting things up and supporting me.
Well I am off. One of my girls called me and asked if I could take them to the dentist. Of course mother hen me said yes.
I hope that everyone is doing fine. Between gallbladders, b-days, newbies (hello Jules, Becky and anyone else I have missed) welcome to the tough girls club. And to all of you ole' school ladies with yall hot selves (can't wait to be in the front of ya'll pictures)ha ha. take care and love you all
p.s. If you would like to see some photos of me and my family log into my families web site and click on photo gallery and scroll to you see (Sabrina's Photos) hope you enjoy.
familylobby.com/ mamawilliams
sabrina
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Happy Tuesday,
I have been without my computer since last week, the TV was out as well. I didn't miss the TV but I was crazed without my computer, it turns out there was a break in the underground wiring for comcast, the whole neighborhood was having trouble with their TV's I was the only one having computer issues. They gave me a seventy dollar credit but I would have rather had the internet.
I'm so sorry I've missed so much, I have to catch up later.
What a great dinner we had, the pictures are fantastic, I hope everyone can make it on the 28th. our dates are the highlight of my month.
I've had a lousy weekend, my tenant told me he's moving in Sept., my bedroom fan broke, my dishwasher broke, and my ex-husband told me I won't be getting child support for a while as he's lost his job. And to top it off my pay schedule has gone down by $1000. a month, short term disability is 100% of your pay for so many weeks and then goes down to 70%,. YUCK.
I'm getting ready for chemo tomorrow. Picking up RX's and drinking lots of water. Starting stupid steroids.
I hope everyone is doing well and will check in later.
Love you all,
Leesa
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Hey there girls!!!!JulieR....having meltdowns is normal and you will continue to have them. This is the place where we want you to come....someone will always be here to offer support, an opinion, some advice...or just a hug. Don't feel that you have to be happy and upbeat all the time...who the heck told you that????? And don't worry about us either for that matter....this is Julie time and it needs to be "all about you" right now...cuz it is! OK? Listen to Mommy Wendy....
Rita...any news yet?
Connie...gosh! I had an MRI right before my surgery and I was in and out in 30 minutes and that included starting the IV! Maybe they were training some newbie tech??? Hope your arms are ok...
Laura...how long do you have to wear the boot this time?
Blackjack...how are you feeling? Are you home?
Sabrina...yes, teenagers are clueless about so many things. I am so sorry about your neighbor. And you are probably right...he is thinking why my wife and not her? That is just human nature and entirely understandable. Maybe just start with a smile for him, then a wave, then a "hello"....he probably needs someone just to sit with him and chat...maybe over a plate of cookies or something. I too hope you can come and meet all of us...we're FUN!
Jackie....hang in there! Rads did go fast, once they started. CAn't believe that I had just started a year ago...seems like another lifetime.
WendytheYounger...how are you doing?
Kater....I forgot to ask you about that Rhoades car. Interesting.
Thunder, lightening, rain....but I see that you guys down south are again getting whacked. Hopefully you are not in danger of any flooding. Well..time to get moving. Still no word from the neuro re: my MRI...not too [pleased about that BUT I switched from advil to aleve and pain is so much less so whatever I am doing (and NOT doing) seems to be the right things. OH well....it is what it is.
Glad you guys enjoyed my heated seat fiasco. The girls at exercise this am just roared. Men...!
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There are people all over my house....barely room for me, but they have too many questions, so I can't leave!
Michele is still in the hospital. They kept her because of pain, and some nausea. She also wakes up very slowly from anesthesia. Don't know yet if she'll go home later today, or maybe tomorrow. I'll let you all know tonight!
Pat
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Good afternoon ladies! I'm back....finally! I guess I got a good report as I read between the lines. Since radiation I have had a hard ridge right above my scar line. It showed up 6 months ago on my mammo and everyone attributed it to radiation scar tissue. It showed up again on this mammo but appears to be slightly smaller. They are still attributing it to radiation damage. (both the doctor who read the mammo at Susan G. Komen and my surgeon.) I see my radiation oncologist on the 17th and we'll see what he says. I'm not so worred about seeing him since it seems to have decreased in size and there were no other changes anywhere in that breast or the "good one." I'm taking this as good news for now.
When I walked into the surgeon's office...soaking wet from the rain...there sat Wendy the Younger waiting for her appointment. They did take out her last drain today. She's not supposed to type with her left hand at all yet. Maybe you are right. I should pack up my laptop and head down and her dictate her news to you.
Oh Leesa, it sounds as if you've had a trying week, dear. Good luck with the chemo.
Pat, thanks for the update on Blackjack!
Kater...loved that picture of you just pedaling along! Really neat!
Connie, I had my breat MRI at Susan G. Komen. They did one breast in the morning...took about 45 minutes in the tube...and then the other breast in the afternoon....another 45 minutes in the tube. Maybe they broke it up for me since it would be too hard to lay like that for a couple of hours. YUCK! In the meatime, we went over to the Shoppes at Grand Prairie (an outdoors mall) to kill some time with the IV still attached to my arm. It was winter though so the heavy clothes hid it. Good vibes for good results!
I'll catch up on the other posts tomorrow. I need to get up and fix supper and then we bowl on Tuesday night.
Thanks for all your good wishes on the tests.
Catch you later.
Rita
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Rita...It sounds like you got a good report. My radiation docs say the same thing, scar tissue, and they say if it is getting smaller that is a good thing. That also goes for the surgery scar. They watch for that area to get smaller as a sign of healing.
Connie...Wow! I am sorry for your poor arms. I think I'd rather go shopping in between like Rita.
Wendy...I got such a laugh from your hot flash/seat story! Hoping for good MRI results for you.
Julie...What Wendy said. This is the place for venting, for sure. We take the good days, and the bad days right along with you.
leesa....Sorry about all your troubles. Sheesh, it's never just one thing, is it?
Sabrina...Good to hear from you. I'm with you on the teenage clothes thing.
Laura...hoping for good foot news!
Blackjack did go home from the hospital this afternoon. She still has significant pain, and some nausea, so she said she's going right to bed. Good place for her at this stage of recovery. Her daughter is home from school, so she is not alone.
I think I'll need a month to clean my house when this project is done, but the guys just left for today, so I'm at least going to try making the kitchen presentable.
Pat
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sparker - Wow - you are a busy girl! All for a good cause. Hang in there with the Med tests...
Leesa - OH MAN! You have had LOTS to deal with...cripe! I wish I had a magic wand...I'd fix it all for you! Best wishes with chemo tomorrow! I'll be thinking about you.
Wendy/Foot Update - I was sentenced to 3 more weeks of boot camp! Yikes...this is really getting to me. I will start PT soon...to address the hip and knee issues caused by the boot! Man this sucks! They'll take an x-ray in 3 weeks to determine if I can be released! But thanks for asking...
smerf - Thanks for the blackjack update! Good luck with the worker dudes...you will forget the pain!
Rita - Whew...glad the news is good! Go hit some balls tomorrow riding that awesome cart of yours. Or take a ride in that hot convertible!
Connie - I forgot to ask...when do you get the results?
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Mich and Connie and all the girls: Remember I told you I looked like Curios George after chemo? Well here I am:
Is it just me?...or did I REALLY resemble him?
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Woweeee??? Laura, you look just as good with sparse hair as you do when you have a lot. I think you just resemble the sparking person you are.
Now sure hope between PT and the three more weeks of boot that you will end up in really good shape---noting of course, that there is not a darn blamed thing wrong with your shape now....goes with the rest of you...COOL.
Kater...the Rhoades car looks so much like a Recumbent ??spell....bike. I got one of those years ago when we lived in California. The Rhoades looks even more comfy. I will probably have to 'learn' to ride again....especially if the price of gas stays up.
Got pooped today trying to help Denny mow. I think he is going to have to take over the yard for a bit. We don't have our deck furniture out yet...so I'll have lots of projects to tend too in-between the radiation.
Off in a short while to BIL, Dave's. I'll keep Heidi company while he helps Dave with a yard project. The garden there is too big so he is going roto-till and take the rake we have for the riding tractor and rake it good....then grass seed and straw.
I think Dave will leave a little room for a few items of fresh produce like some corn, tomatoes, zucchini, and whatever else anyone wants to try.
Well I'm off and running again. Boy, am I going to sleep good tonight I think. I've done more than I thought I could today.
Talk to ya later.
Jackie
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I'm still catching up and back peddling here...
Jackie - Thanks for keeping up with the quotes, etc. They're great! I bet come August you have lots of great veggies!
Becky - I don't think I welcomed you...I read back through your post. My Dr. prescribed Xanax to help me though the anxiety. Whatever you're feeling right now is totally normal. Don't be so hard on yourself...we have all been put in a situation to deal with lots of scary things. Try to be patient...try to take a deep breath and try to take one day at a time.
karin - Hey girl...you and I are equally busy...hope you're doing well. Did you ever get an answer about next year's day of sharing date? If not...we'll have to gang up on JanC and drag it out of her! LOL Let me know.
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Like I said I'm back peddling....just a few more things re: last week's get-together.
Sharon's appearance was a total surprise...atleast for me! Long trip to make for a dinner! LOL Good to see her.
Connie's hair...well...it's at that stage where you just wanna rub her head...she actually let me! She looks great! I'm envious of the eyebrow re-growth!
Michele - her hair has grown in nicely too! Curly....and cute.
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We'll have to wait for our reservationist to feel better so she can let us know all the groovy details about our next get-together.
BUT TRY TO KEEP August 9th open...that's the get-together date, here in my forest.
Oh and btw - on Sunday...we checked out of the forest and into the fast lane and headed up to Busse Woods for the annual chicagosvt picnic. It was amazing...there were almost 200 race cars there - almost all Mustang Cobras...it was great...so many nice people. It was nice to get away from work and away from forestry...
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Good Morning Ladies,
Well I am home from the hospital and wanted to check in. Looks like I missed alot of post..will try to catch up later. Ck your emails re: June trip. Off to bed now..lots of pain..will ck back later.
Blackjack
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Just a quick pop-in....
Rita...YAY!!!!!!! See...told ya! And what is with these long MRI's! I am not kidding you....mine took less then 30 minutes, both sides! Granted...they were very excited as it was a brand new machine...maybe that's why it was so quick. Of course...now I worry that it wasn't long enuf! Jeesh. Always right to the dark scary place!
Yay...Blackjack's home! Rest up and feel better quick!
Leesa...you poor thing! Hold on...things will improve! Didn't know you had a tenant....
Laura...I will have to google Curious George as I was told I looked like him as well. But you are so cute!
Pat...when are you actually "done" with your "little" project? Is you mantra now "Never again, never again"?
Connie...any good news for us?
Everybody else ... have a great day and I will catch up later. Still no results on the MRI as he was in emergency brain surgery yesterday and I guess that might just be a bit more important. I switched to aleve from advil 2 days ago and it really works so much better on this.
Hugs everybody.....
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Laura - you are too cute. I can see a resemblance, but I don't think that's a bad thing as I have always been a Curious George fan - he is also just too cute! I agree that you look fab without hair. Sorry about your foot!
Sabrina - great to hear from you. So, sorry about your neighbor. I can imagine that is tough to deal with. My heart broke when you mentioned the husband sitting outside alone. Glad you are keeping busy with your girls. You are truly an inspiration as you help these girls through their lives.
No news on my MRI. I was so ready to scream when the test was done that I forgot to ask when I would get the results or even if I would get them. I know for their mammos they usually send the results to me, but this they may just send to the Dr and I will have to call. I'm going to give it a few days and then I will call. When I had my ct/bone scans they told me 3 business days.
Wendy - I think when I had my original MRI (dx) it was about 45 minutes in the tube so that is about what I expected, but I think I was in there for 90 minutes!
Good luck with your next chemo, Leesa. Count them off!
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Hi Girls!
I'm finally back...well kind of. If my parents catch me on the computer I am sure there will be hell to pay. I feel like I am a little kid again. Can wash myself, can't dress myself, can't do what I want to...
Anyway, got my second good report from the surgeon yesterday. Although...she left me sitting there so she could get Rita out to her date with the boat. Not complaining, I'm just happy to have my final drain out and to hear Rita's good report.
I can't believe she didn't hear us laughing in the doctors office. I thought we were going to get into trouble. My sister and I were reading an article in Cosmo about sexipades that ended in the ER. Dr. Jalovec accused us of having a party without her. She joined in with a couple of experiences from her own days in the ER.The good news is that they took 24 lymph nodes and only one was postive and the margins were clean!!! The tumor was larger than expected (3+cm instead of 1.6cm). Unfortunately in a mix up I didn't get a copy of the pathology report. I am off to the oncologist to figure out the next steps on Monday.
Here is a quick hospital story I promised Wendy...
So, there I was chained to the bed by some annoying things on my legs, an IV, and the drain. The doctor comes in and hands me a bunch of paperwork. He tells my Mom to put the first item in my purse as soon as possible and to make sure I have it with me at all times. I study the card, it is a little unclear. I look closer and see that it has my name and a picture of what looks like a boob on it.
Now I understand...it is my booby ID card. In case it falls off or anything I can identify it. Just kidding...it is my expander device identification card. I guess now I can set off security devices. I better be careful in the airport and at the stores. I kept holding it up whenever a visitor arrived and announced my reference number and serial number. I thought it was funny at the time. However, I got some weird looks from those around me. If you can't laugh...what can you do?!
Glad to see some good reports! I loved the pictures from your last outing. It was great to put faces with names. Hopefully I will be able to make a future outing. Rita keeps reminding me to put the next one on my schedule. She has been taking good care of me. I loved the pie!!!
I guess I better be going before I get caught! Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Wendy the Younger
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