Illinois ladies facing bc
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Jo - So sorry to hear you had another **incident** on Taxotere. Guess as Susan says you really are allerfic to it. The A/C ( maybe because it's two chemo's together ) seemed much stronger to me, but they address the ability to eradicate differently. Here's hoping that you will continue on to do just fine.
Gosh Susan - there were older ladies having eggs fertilized and implanted at your brother's age so I guess in some ways --- that step was skipped --- and you go straight for a baby that is already born. I could never do that....my hat is off to grandparents that end up having to RAISE their grandkids, but it is done and can be done. You have to worry though.....about how things may seem for the child/teen/young adult starting with a parent who was that old at birth. Hats off to your brother --- very few would feel the desire or confidence to give a home to orphans or un-wanted babies.
Will call over to Barnes a little later and see how things are. Update soon.
Hugs,
Jackie
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Hi Laura
No I don't think I know Leeanne unless she belongs to our Aussie forum under a different name.
I will continue to check in here for updates on Paula......that reaction to chemo sounds really nasty..poor girl! Still reeling from the news of her setbacks......
I have sent you a PM
hugs
jezza
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OH JO"!!! This is something I thought cannot happen twice.. just keep resting and restore. At least you had some great drugs for the sleep!!!! Sorry you had to go thru all that. Sending hugs!!
Jackie... Hope things are improving for your SIL... be well goin to Barnes and they are lucky to have your support, as that is a true gift for you for sure!
Susan.. GREAT..go for it.. DH sees it too..wrtie and make sure you remember us when you become famous!!!lolol. Have fun at American Girl.. it is suppose to be pretty fun!!!Too bad you have to make a choice!!!
Well... went to the wedding..looked good as i felt stronger and ready. Good to see everyone and Laura.. i did dance the night away!!! Enjoyed it. Leave for Michigan this morning.
WED is TX#4... and i am goin to enjoy it all this weekend and be ready. Some hair is coming in... very little!!!!But i am like wishing it to come and can say. hey..i see a hair strand..lol!!!!
Enjoy the weekend and willl keep in touch.if i can this weekend.
Donna
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Mornng! 55 on the deck, but sunny! Thought it was gonna be raining! But I did check the weather channel and good grief! A huge green glob just out to the W of us here in N Illinois! So girls....no "watering fairy" will be needed for our lawns and flowers!Jo....for cripes' sake! Another reaction even with all those steroids? But...I am glad for your sake that they just went ahead and switched you to the AC so you have at least started with the chemo. If you would have had to wait ....again....that would have been so hard. And as for snoring and waking yourself up....DH did that this am about 5...scared us both awake!
Susan/Blackjack.....school's out! Let the fun begin! Your class sounds great, Susan! You deserve this. Look at the cost this way.....once you selling your novels and are a millionaire, your DH will be quite happy he said to "go for it!". And don't write in the closet...it's dark in there....
Donna....have a great trip! One more, one more....
Buddy.....Yay! A great doc with great advice! Double Yay!
Rita....your trip sounds so great. Can't wait to see the pics!
Laura....I got the card and then couldn't figure out what to write! Took me all afternoon, thinking about it...and then I just sat down and the words came. Thanks so much for the address....hopefully Paula is feeling a bit better today. Keep us posted!
Carol...always good to hear from you! How's DD? What did her 2nd opinion say?
Julie....how's the new job? We miss your posts!
Jackie....how's Heidi? What type of heart issue does she have?
Yes...yesterday was beautiful and yes, I did take the Z but the top was up cuz at 7am the temp was in the 40's! Brrrrrrr. Got the lawn mowed, the mulch beds weeded and trimmed, all the laundry done, the house cleaned including all 3 bathrooms, went for groceries and finally sat down on the deck with my new little speaker system for my iPhone, started the music and BAM! My neighbor, who was home ALL day, sleeping on his patio....decided that right then was the perfect time to mow! Oh well....the earphones still worked!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone....try and get out this morning as I think later it will be VERY wet out there!
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Wendy - though the sun looks muted....I don't think we are going to get rain today. I learn to forgive the weather people here as if not I'd gripe almost constantly. Wind currents and atmosphere are different here --- in California -- no surprises --- here -- daily almost.
Donna - now you have your a-ha moment....when you see that first hair and know it's alive. And now starts the excruciating wait for it all to come back....but the important thing is hope has just had it's rebirth. After all those powerful drugs and the long weeks of an un-voiced fear **what if**will now give way to impatience. I am just as thrilled for you as I was for myself and this will aid big time in accepting that last chemo. I was excited and a little impatient with my last one, and loved walking out knowing I would not be going back. My last set of se's seemed quite long...but I think it had more to do with the impatience of wanting to be ALL DONE COMPLETELY. I am jumping for joy for you.....but not too high on my Arimidex legs.
No word yet on Heidi. We talked to her last night but she did not know herself which issue would be handled first---heart or legs. Hopefully we will hear from Dave who is more talkative than Heidi and get a clearer picture.
Susan....I'm with everyone else....wishing you well in your writing and not wanting to be forgotten when you are famous....after all, your're going to teach me how to do this, aren't you????
Ah neighbors...some things you can count on.....if you have good neighbors they seldom disappoint you and if you have less than great -- ok, bad neighbors, you can bet they don't disappoint you.
Back later as I can to check in.
Hugs,
Jackie
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Robert Green Ingersoll
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Thanks everyone for the sympathy-
Susan- I think the writing is a great idea. I have always had that desire too. But childrens books. Go for it!
Jackie- Hope your sister in law gets some more information soon. I'm sure they're just making sure that they do the right thing for her, and unfortunately we know how hard waiting for docs can be.
Donna- Maybe my hair will come your way. We'll have to ask Laura for hair fairies. Not sure if you'd want mine. But we both have the same wig. So maybe.
Laura- I'm going to have my kids make Paula some cards. Kids wishes always make people feel better. Well, maybe not my 12 yo boy, he's at that "I'm too cool stage" but the others for sure.
Wendy- Tell DH I'm right with him on the snoring. And then last night, my DH had to check on me because I was sleeping so soundly that he couldn't tell if I was breathing. (Good thing I was
) LOLWell, all in all not feeling too bad at all. Just a headache so far. Just waiting for the other shoe to fall. Here's hoping I've been though enough the last couple of days and will have it easy. But I know that is just wishful thinking.
Jo
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Good morning Girls. Did you all get your path reports on your nodes. The broken down version. From the beginning I have been trying to get mine. They keep giving me the left side. Which was negative. I have been getting the run around from the hospitol. They say that is all they have. I say no. you took my right nodes also. this is the same info the rad doc wants. Hosp. tells me to ask the surgeon. he says that is all he has and no further testing was done just positive or negative. Also in my path report. I found somthing interesting. at the end of # 3 listed right breast findings no cancer 11 nodes no cancer. then item 4 says 2 of 11 nodes cancer. I cant help but wonder what is going on.
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Buddy, there must be an explanation, but it sure would be swell if somone would give you one. You must feel very very confused. A mistake did occur on the report sent to my Primary, who had to share it wil me. They "copy and paste" on those report and the person who wrote up my path report actually copied and pasted incorrect findings. The doctor who wrote the report never actually admitted to the mistake. We discovered it when I told the Primary information I had been told and it contradicted what he was reading on the report. He was descent (no attempt to cover-up for his colleague) and showed me. I was in shock! He wsn't sure if the report was right and I was crazy or the other way around. He gave me a copy of that report and I went home and called the doctor immediately. The primary doctor called as well. We were both told that this is the way the computer writes it up, which is absurd. I would have felt better if she had just admitted a mistake had been made. A revised report was then sent and I was asked to recycle the one my primary gave me. Obviously a second was issued because the first was wrong. I am not saying that your report is wrong. I just wish to let you know that mistakes do happen and you need to pursue this so you have the facts. My primary called me and told me that this was very shoddy work and he felt bad because he referred me to the doctor. I am with an HMO and somewhat limited. That BC doctor has since moved her practice elsewhere and I have one I trust. It was actually not the BC doctor's fault, but the person who wrote it up (clerical), yet one would hope the doctor is confident that correct information is being relayed from her office. Sorry for carrying on so....it was an unpleasant memory I almost forgot about.
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Zap. You have no idea how helpful you have been to me. I keep trying to tell my self that I am making too much of a big deal over this. But it is a big deal. And you are right, mistakes do happen. I just needed to hear of one. Thank you, so so very much
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Jo - thanks... that's sweet of your kids! Hang in there...
Budder - OMG - You ARE NOT MAKING TOO MUCH OF THIS! You have every right to every single report, notes, dx, test result, etc.! I am truly pisse* that you're getting the run around with YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH info! I would call the hospital adminstrator first thing Monday morning - explain the B-S - get ugly - and demand some answers. I just had to do this yesterday... not pertaining to health, but pertaining to a banking issue. Noone listened to me or resolved the situation, until I got UGLY! And then because I did get ugly...after a week of B-S/stress... it was resolved in 20 minutes. You could threaten to file a report with the Illinois Attorney General - in pursuant to the Illinois Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act.
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Buddy- I agree with Laura, you need to persue with higher ups. You should be able to have that vital information. KEEP AT THEM.
Jo
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Happy Saturday everyone - albeit a rainy, cold one. (I'm a wimp - 60 is cold to me, haha)
There is no way I will ever catch up on all the posts, I apologize. I did skim a bit & want to send best wishes out to some of the ladies who are having problems with tx (laura's friend, and Jo...... )
I've been studying like crazy to prepare for my job. I start my 'official' on-the-job training Tuesday.
Mom had to have a pacemaker put in & she's back home now, so I've been trying to take care of her when I can. She asked me to wash & cut her hair. Now - I do NOT cut hair. She says it looks fine... but I dunno about that!!
Tonight is the Alexian Cancer Survivors Game / Schaumburg Flyers... but looks like it will be rained out. Bummer, I was so looking forward to going!! Kind of funny, I remember my sister going every year - and now I get to join her!! Hurray for survivors!!! WHOOOOHOOOOO!!!!
Hugs & love to all of you ladies - I think of you every day!!! Juliet
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YES, YES YOU GALS ARE AWESOME. THAT IS WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. I DID TELL THE LADY IN PATHOLOGY THAT SHE WAS WITH HOLDING MY INFO AND IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW. I JUST COULD NOT THINK OF WHO TO CALL NEXT. I WILL CALL THE ADMIN MONDAY MORNING. THANKS GIRLS.
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Buddy and EVERYONE --- this is why we so often say to vent with us when you are angry or hurt or upset. Most problems have a reasonable solution but sometimes you get to where you can't see the forest for the trees.Someone here will come up with a viable suggestion to help you get on track. It's frustrating and I think women especially often have more tolerance --- we can be the soul of forgiveness and understanding. Makes us a little more vulnerable. You are entitled though.....and absolutely should have your FULL and COMPLETE record ASAP.
Susan - somewhere in all those things you were telling Buddy....that poem "John Brown's Body" kept trying to pop into my head. Will probably have to go look it up when I get done here, but it came up when you got the **the computer writes it us this way** part of the speech. I was thinking to myself....what is EVER the value of defending or trying to duck a mistake. Why not just fess' up and get it corrected as quickly as possible. For those who don't look the poem up....John Brown died defending his right-of-way....and some how this Dr. who didn't want to say the report was wrong....or his office personnel was wrong....is just plain wrong to me. I have such respect for those who will own up to shortcomings and or mistakes......but then, they are usually the ones who will make the best efforts to fix and repair and make better.
No word yet on Heidi. I'm sure Dave is at the hospital again today. I'll be back later on as well. See you all then.
Hugs,
Jackie
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My humble apologies......I cannot find anything like the poem from my childhood.....about John Brown being so unable to say he was wrong that he met his death by accident he could have avoided. .... hmmm, I think I want my crow deep-fat fried. Might be the best way to make it palatable.
Jackie
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Buddy...Just checking in quickly and Laura did say it ALL.. and does anyone know if a second pathology opinion be done,once this is all straigtened outl! This is beyond maddening as this is your life and there is way too much waiting, quessing and no well being for yourself as there are too many loose info and it is not solidified thru one DR. YOU also should not have to be goin thru this.
One thing, when i started this journey, i was in touch with a awesome BC patient b ack EAST.She was like #2 in the country for raising the most money for breast cancer.Anyway, she said the one thing you need to do, is to get a second opinion on your surgical path report. I never did. Has anyone heard this as something vital to do.
Buddy...i think you have been thru too much as a whole and this is just one more thing that may cause you doubt and thinking this will all work out etc or you think you are crazy. You are not and do what Laura says and get what YOU need and FEEL it ALL makes sense and you are in sync wirh it all. THIS is your life and it should be handled 100% right.
Check in soon..raining here in Michigan!!! Very cool also.! Good to be here though!Dogs are happy as well!'
Love Donna
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Ok....couldn't stand it so I kept on till I found what I was looking for which is more than likely not going to mean anything to anyone....but I'll be happy because I'll be able to forget it now.
Here lies the body of Willie Gray
He died defending his right of way.
His way was right and his will was strong,
Bu he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong.
Susan, guess I was just thinking....how much easier to admit something for which you or your staff are supposed to be responsible, make it right as quickly as possible and move on. This is not an excuse for errors....just recognition that they, even at the best of times with the highest intentions, happen. Trying to CYA with some implausible garbage makes you look foolish and is a big way to have someone lose their confidence in you. See you all later.
Hugs,
Jackie
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DONNA ITS SO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU. I AM GLAD THE DOGS ARE HAPPY. YOUR NOT MISSING MUCH HERE ITS VERY COLD. MY GOLDEN IS LAYING UNDER MY FEET SNORING LIKE HES AN OLD MAN.
I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU SUPPORTING ME. I HATED TO BRING IT UP I FEEL LIKE A CRY BABY. OR THAT I AM CRAZY,OR THAT I DONT MAKE SENSE. I AM SO GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING.
WATCH FOR TICKS. I PULLED ANOTHER ONE OFF OF ME TODAY. I MUST HAVE GOT IT IN THE GARDEN.
i AGREE WITH FESSING UP TO YOUR MISTAKES. WHEN YOU TELL LIES IT ONLY SNOBALLS AND MAKE THINGS WORSE. PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE FORGIVING WHEN YOU ARE HONEST.
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Hi all
Just popping in...trying to get caught up- on everything! Geez, you take one day off of work for a colonoscopy and you pay for it. I am beyond buried and working at home after the kids are down and at night just to keep my head above water.
Jo- so so sorry you had the reaction to the taxotere. I, too, had the A/C back in 2000. It whipped my butt pretty well-- but one thing that really helped me get through it was acupuncture. I would go the day before treatment and day after-- it really helped with the nausea. They did not have Emend to offer then. I refused the Decadron after a horrible reaction to it after my first treatment, but got by ok with Kytril and the acupuncture.
Laura- have a card for your friend as well, but like Wendy, have been struggling with words.....
Julie- good luck with the job-- you will do great!
And everyone else-thinking of you--- I'm still so behind on the posts!
General question for the group-- has anyone ever obtained their records from the hospital before? I have the various path reports and surgical results, but would like to have the docs' records and chart notes for my files as well. My primary doc indicated in a note you can call the hospital records dept and they will copy the docs for you for a fee-- which I will pursue. Just wondered if anyone has even had to do this or had any issue with it.
On the other end of things (sorry--- subject just too ripe for puns...), I think I wrote in that the colonoscopy did not reveal any polyps or anything suspicious for colon cancer. The paths on the areas biopsied have come back negative for Celiac or Crohn's. GI doc, however, has left me a message that she wants me to call the GI office and arrange for a capsule endoscopy. You actually swallow a pill size camera and it takes pictures of the middle small bowel area that neither the endoscopy/colon can reach. (And yes, the camera, um, comes out, and no, you don't retrieve it- thank God) All this in pursuit of what may be causing my anemia. I have not scheduled it. Have to see if insurance will cover it first. But more than that....I'm not sure how much more fishing I want to go through. I can't seem to get any good answers as to what else might be causing it. Both primary and GI doc (of course) are intent on ruling out anything GI first, ignoring what I've said about periomenopause starting (chemo induced) and heavier periods. I'm confused and getting to the point where I just don't want to see any more doctors. I know all of us here have been there at some point.
Kids are blissfully watching a movie tonight. My daughter has come down with another ear infection, so we had a rough night with her last night. Hoping this one is a bit better.
Hoping everyone has a restful Sunday...
-julie b
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HI Girls...to answer your questions regarding your medical records. As pts you are the owner of your records. If you want copies from the hospital incl. hospital stay, x rays reports, surgery, path report, lab report, nursing notes ect. you have to go to medical records at your hospital. Sign a release form and sometimes there is a fee for coping. You can usually get your records within 24 hrs if they are not busy. I have copies of everything from day one. I make it a point to get copies the day after I have something done. For me I like to read the results myself and if I have a question about the report I will ask. This is also helpful when you have to see a specialist for some health issue and you have the copy reports in hand to bring to them.
I hope all goes well with getting your medical reports. Sometimes we need to be proactive in getting the right answers.
BJ
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Buddy.. i know about the ticks.. found one on Liberty last night.. you are so right in being careful., seems bad this year more than usual.!!! We put some of the medicine on them..forogt the name. You know, my thought process,words and items to remember is so not there since chemo. I did not pack so many things for this weekend geta way and it maddens me. Cannot think straight or ahead!!!!!
Julie...glad your colonoscopy procedure is done!! I get them every 2 years and it is always fun!!!
This weather is ridiculous.. it is too cold for me and not sure if it is moreso as i have anemia..but it is getting to a sweatshirt kind of get away! Hope to do some shopping and walking today.WED is coming and it is already on my mind. Jackie.. You said it.. i will probably have longer side affects as i will want it ALL over NOW!!! Have a trip at end of June to drive ti see my DAD who turns 90 in NY.. i just hope i am ready as i need to see him!!!Thanks for your insight.. it helped as i am so ready for this to be over. AS everyone would be!!!!!
Happy Sunday and is Rita back yet?
Love
Donna
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Morning! I see by the radar that the big rain is almost here but at least it's 62!Buddy...you got some great advice and Donna was spot-on! Hospitals keep tissue samples for some time. You could get some slides and send them off to another lab for pathology. What a great idea! Lots of girls here do that if they are just not sure....and they seem to send them to places like Mayo or Johns Hopkins. I think ins. is quite happy as well to pay for this service as in numerous cases it can result in less tx...which of course equals less money for them to pay out! Good thinking, Donna! The cool weather in Michigan is keeping your brain cells percolating!
Blackjack...good reminder.! If you wnat records, just go to the medical record dept. and get copies! Forget about going to each individual office. They belong to YOU! YOU paid for them, it's your body....they are YOURS.
JulieChicago....I totally understand why you are a bit reluctant to continue to pursue this issue. Enough is enough already! As for the card for Paula.....just pick up the pen and start writing! I found I was just thinking too much so I had decided I would just sign it "Hugs" or something....and then the words just came. I pretty much ran out of room. Hope DD feels better today. And don't stress too much about the work....it always waits for us.
Jackie....hmmmm....deep-fried crow....yum! Save me some! (DON'T!)
Wantd to go to the Botanic Gardens today but I don't think it's worth the ride with the weather. DH is quite glad tho! He's def. NOT a garden boy! I've got a stack of library books just waiting for me so maybe just a day spent reading would be good. Have a great, if a bit damp here, Sunday everyone!
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Morning everyone....do you love this weather, uhh. No boat ride today. It is cold up north, cloudy and just plain ugly. We do need some sun.
Susan....schools out and the retirement begins. You close one door and open another. Good for you to sign up for a writing class. Let us know when you get published. lol
Julieb...glad to see that your colon thingy is done. I did have the camera scope done...but I was a sleep for it. It really was not bad..just a sore throat after wards. Ice pops helped.
Donna.. are you a boater too. Michigan is so beautiful in the summer. I hope you do well Weds with your txs.
Connie...schools out for your kids yet. Going to LV soon..when..
Laura...how are you..any news on your friend Paula. Hope she is doing better.
Wendy....no top down today. By the way how are those neighbor's of yours doing?
Jackie...how are you doing.. Is your SIL getting better.
Buddy....I hope you get some answers really soon. Just be persistent about getting all your medical reports in hand. Then ask away..
Juliet.. how is the new job coming along.
JO...sorry to hear about your reaction to chemo. I hope all goes well next time. Please rest and get better soon. Hugs to you.
Rita...are you back yet. we missed you. I hope you tons of fun on your vac..please post some pics of your fav places.
Well its Sunday and its the weekend. Time to be lazy and read the paper. I hope you all have a nice Sunday. Think warm weather and sun...Have a great day.
Remember to be healthy...be happy..enjoy life!!!!
BJ
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JULIE , YES GO TO MEDICAL RECORDS AND REQUEST IT ALL. I PAY .75 CENTS A PAGE I ALSO TRY TO GET ALL OF MYOWN RECORDS.
DONNA. I LOVE TE NAME LIBERTY....I AM USING ADVANTIX. I HOPE ITS AS GOOD AS FRONTLINE. THERE WAS A SPECIAL GOING AND IT WAS ABOUT 50 CHEAPER FOR THE YEAR. MY SISTER HAS 3 DOGS AND SHE USES (PROBABLY THE SAME STUFF) FROM FARM AND FLEET. FOR 5.
ARE YOU COMING HOME TODAY. THEY ARE CALLING FOR MORNING RAIN, THEN CLEARING FOR THE AFTERNOON. REMEMBER ALL THAT TALK ABOUT RAIN...WE NEVER GOT ANY.
I HATE PACKING TOO MUCH ONLY BECAUSE I HATE TO PUT IT ALL AWAY WHEN I GET HOME. AREN'T I LAZY...
OK GIRLS YOU HAVE OUTDONE YOURSEL THIS TIME. I HAD NO IDEA I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION ON MY CANCER. NOW I AM ALL OVER THIS. I WONDER WHERE I START. MAYBE MY ONCOLOGIST. PROBABLY MY PRIMARY. RIGHT????
WENDY. A GOOD BOOK AND A BIG MUG OF HOT CO-CO. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DAY TO ME.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE YOU ALL
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Buddy, You will be totally amazed at your oncologists notes when you get a copy of your drs. records from your clinic. When I went and got a second opinion I picked up a copy of all my records from bs and onc. You would not believe all the things he coments on (like who I brought with me to appointment) and things not mentioned at all. Like the fact that the steroids were making me diabetic and the he was having me test my blood sugar 4 times a day and give myself insulin. Don't you think that would be a big item to have in the notes. The people that do medical transcription there also did not do a really great job. One place he talks about taxol and another about tamoxifin and later the transcription person substitutes one for another and as the person going thru it I know it was supposed to be taxol where she typed tamoxifin. Also in my BC support group I have found out that the hospital keeps slides they do of pathology for 7 years and then throw them away. Yours should be available to have done by them again or to have someone else do it. If they cannot give you an accurate report I would think they should be willing to have them looked at again for no charge as it is their error. Annette
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Good morning everyone....after one of my very few sleepless nights. Thank goodness that does not happen often. We will be going later to Barnes about an hour & 20 minutes from Centralia to see how Heidi is doing and any word on test results etc.
Julie B - I looked up perimenopause....so many things go on. Thought there could be a **clue** in there but was so many things who knows. What Annette says about your records is so true. You might find a lot of things in there that are mistakes or partial mistakes.
A lot of people use Revolution here for their animals. Not only protects against the regular stuff but handles ear mites too. Also, vet says....if you are treating your animals....remember when you find something alive today by tomorrow it will no longer be. My inclination is to get rid of what I see now because knowing anything is there that should not be bothers me....but that is how the meds work.
Donna - the last one is not much longer....only feels that way because you are wanting to just have it all not be a part of you anymore. I was very, very anxious....and luckily I was only doing Taxotere then. It took longer I thought to get my energy level going....and I thought the mouth flavor was longer....just so happy to have it over though that these things could not intrude on my sense of relief --- and freedom from the harsh txs.
Well best get my day started....not too sunny here. Like Scarlett O'Hara....I'm not going to think about that now. I read "Gone With The Wind" when I was 10 and have loved it ever since, and that's a long time.
I'll check back with all of you later.
Hugs,
Jackie
Hmm...I'll have a little trouble too in what to write....but I really like the card I found for Paula. It says...We're wishing you the medicine of laughter, the comfort of friendship, and the healing power of caring thoughts.....and inside it says...."We're wishing you well". so, it says a lot that I won't have too......I'll try Wendy's inspiration method and hope.
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"Life is just a chance to grow a soul."- A. Powell Davies
finally found someone who thinks like I do.....that we are all here expanding our soul through every experience we have. It helps us....positive and negative. Even if we don't understand now it's ok. Just accept the gift. It won't go to waste. You'll have an eternity to use it.
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Hey, slow down everyone. I am not going to be published. That is way too much pressure. I write to be a story teller as I love story telling. It is just like a person who travels for pleasures. They have no plan to discover a brand new island; they just want to enjoy a trip. It would be nice, however, to discover a brand new island. I do not think I have the talent or more importantly, the connections. This conference is a good way to network with others who like the craft and even with some who have connections.
Buddy, you sound so much better; like you have been empowered! I am so happy. Wendy, we live literally five minutes from the Botanic Garden. If you ever do come, let us know as we would love to meet you or have you and DH here for dinner.Today we are actually going to the Printer's Row book festival. It sure looks bad out, though, and is actually raining lightly.
Well, have a great day. Jackie, take it easy. You are a good person. I too loved Gone with the Wind when I was ten. My best friend (the one who just recently visited from Los Angeles) and I played it in her yard (Tara). We took turns being Scarlet while the other was Melanie. We had a shortage of boy firends so they were always off fighting the Yankees Her mother was great and played Aunt Pittypat. Her baby sister was Bonnie Blue but we never allowed her to fall off that pony and die! With our shortage of men, we kissed trees and bid them off to war. We laugh when we recall how funny we were. Have you read the book as an adult. It is like a soap opera.
Take care!
Susan
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Okay, I can see why they say chemo is doable. I feel like I can get through this, but it is not fun. (Like you dont know this already) I am a very hands on mom and hate to say "have fun" and kiss them goodbye. Hope I'll get pass that. I am having headaches and I keep waiting for my hair to fall out. I also hate to take medicine, so I really better get pass that. Oh well, I'll stop my complaining and plow through. What other choice do I have? Thanks for listening to me complain, and I have so much more road to go.
Jo
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