Illinois ladies facing bc
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Man, it's cold out there!
Well, I'm officially a rads grad! I got my certificate and guardian angel pin. As scary as it is to finish, I'm glad to be done. My mind goes back and forth often as to whether I will be fine or not. Today, I feel like I will be fine! Seems like 2007 was a bad year for many. I had 2 other family members that had traumatic events also. We were all looking forward to 2008!
Glad to have you back, JanClare. I missed your smiling face! I hope you continue to feel good. There is a gal on my chemo thread that always pops in to remind us that we are alive and we need to LIVE, LIVE, LIVE.
Jan - as far as rads goes, I didn't feel much fatigue. It certainly wasn't from the get go. I noticed that I started to get some energy back from chemo just as I started rads. I could actually stay up until 10pm! A few weeks into it, I noticed that I started to feel tired again and started going to bed around 9pm again. I never took naps and never really felt the need to. I just got tired earlier in the evening than usual.
As far as anti-nausea drugs, I found that Zofran worked wonders for me. I was on Compazine for awhile but ended up in the ER due to an allergic reaction.
Rita - I was on the Cytoxan pill. I was on a clinical trial and that was part of it. I took it every day for 15 weeks. My biggest complaints during AC was severe throat sores and constipation/hemorroids - but it's hard to tell if any of that was from the "A" or the "C". I also had heartburn, but they prescribed Protonix and that went away. And as long as I took my Zofran every day, I had no nausea. If your friend wants to PM me with any other questions, that's fine. The pill is not that common - even the pharmacist stopped me one day to ask me what kind of side effects I was having as he hadn't seen that drug pass through his hands before.
I have been having hot flashes since mid way through chemo. They started to get a bit better, but seem to have increased lately probably from the Tamoxifen. Is Trazadone an anti-depressant, Laura? My rad onc just offered me an anti-depressant this week if the hot flashes were getting too bad. I told him I would think about it. I hate the thought of taking something else. But, I am getting these things almost hourly.
I had bad insomnia during chemo and got a sleeping pill prescription from my onc (Restirol). It worked well, but I stopped it after chemo for awhile. Then I started having more insomnia during rads so I started up again. It also helps me get back to sleep when I wake up from a hot flash. I'm hoping to get off of it again soon. Like I said, I hate taking all this stuff!
Hi to everyone I missed!! Have a great day!
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Hip hip hoorah for Connie! You are ready to move on! We are proud of you!
I know what you mean about your mind going back and forth. It goes forth throughout all the treatments and then stalls every now and then with some doubts. I also know what you mean about all the meds. I am embarassed to open my cupboards what with all the prescription bottles and vitamins. Pretty soon I'll need one of those plastic day of the week pill dispensers. No offense to anyone if you have one already.....they are pretty intelligent. I know about that person who says just live, live, live. She (forgot who she is and what thread she is on) she says that she just thinks about all the things she can do and she feels lucky.....stuff like breathing, reading, enjoying the snow. As simplistic as it sounds, she sure has the right idea.
Laura would count in racing cars; Rita would consider a good win at the casino or golf, Wendy would think about a day with DH at work (we know you adore him), Michele would think about her cool hair, Kater would consider her e-mail from a some guy.....and the list goes on...........
I am having some people over for lunch.....so talk to you all later.
Susan
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Happy New Year everyone. I actually made it till midnight on New Years eve. I was reading a book and couldn't put it down. Finally finished it at 1:30am.
My surgeon called today with my path report. There were no lymph nodes involved...He also told me that there was another tumor in my left breast about 1/2cm. So, I am glad that I had the double mastectomy done. Otherwise, I would be going through this again next year. I have to call the oncologist and find out what next.
So, my new year has started out great...
Ginny
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That's great news, Ginny!! That is a great start to the year. Makes you feel better that you made the right decision.
What book were you reading that you couldn't put down? I don't have much time to read, but I'm always looking for a good page turner. I'm like my dad in that I like to read before bed, but after about 2 pages I am out cold.
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Connie -
Woo Hoo! You're done! That's great! A new year, a new beginning, a new chapter...
Trazodone is prescribed for insomnia and depression. Taken at night, it provides me with 7-8 hours of good sleep. I went off of it for awhile, and realized I needed it for the night sweats, so ever since I went back on it, I usually sleep right through them. Good luck...you may want to give it a try. I haven't had any side effects from it.
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Congratulatione Connie! I know what you mean by going back and forth all the time. Most days I feel like everything is fine, but some days you do feel uncertain. I know that's normal, so I don't worry much about it. I was so glad to finish rads that I ran out of there, and never looked back! I loved the doctor, but for some reason rads were more difficult emotionally than chemo was for me. Go figure.
Jan Clare I'm so happy to see you are back!
Jackie Did you say you are also 62? I'll be 63 this May, and I thought I was the oldest on Laura's addy list. I don't mind getting older as I had an early lesson on it's value. My dad died at 35, when I was 6 years old. He never had a wrinkle or a gray hair, but I'll bet he would have liked some. When that happened I started thinking that only lucky people get old, and I always liked being with them. Now I guess I am one, and I plan to enjoy it!
Ginny So good to get some good news about your path report. I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better.
Jan I started rads two weeks after finishing six months of chemo, so I was really fatigued when starting. During rads I actually gained back a little energy, though I did nap sometimes, and that is something I never did before starting bc tx. I did get a little burned under the breast crease, but I am big busted so was told to expect it. It was more annoying than anything else, because bras became difficult to wear, and I don't ever go out without one! So for a few weeks I didn't stay out too long at a time. Now I've had the good side reduced, and my former double D's are single D, and I can wear many different bras than before. Even pretty ones!
One good thing about this cold is that these frigid days are usually so sunny and pretty! I love it for that reason. There is always a bright side if I really look for it. Almost always, anyway.
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(Darn, I just lost my post, which means I've lost my thoughts
!Oh well.)JanClare-Glad you are back. I fall into that black hole every once in a while myself.
Ginny- Hope you continue to feel better every day, and glad to hear you rec'd good path results.
Susan- I'll have to update my avatar again-so you can see how 'cool'
my hair is now. Actually JanClare's is cooler!!
Stay warm everyone-
Michele
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone who had to get out in this cold weather made it back safely tonight. We have a fire going in the woodburning fireplace and I'm heading for a spot right in front of it when I get done posting.
Julie...good luck tomorrow. I will be thinking about you. You will do just fine. Be sure to let us know how it goes.
Ginny...You did make the right decision, but I still think it's a little scary that they hadn't found that other tumor before surgery! Now it's on to the next step and it will be interesting to see what the onc decides to do. Hopefully he'll consider it "fixed" and you can go on with the Arimidex and get on with your life. You will feel better on Monday when the drains come out. In the meantime, hang in there! Find yourself another good book and curl up where it's warm and just rest!!!
Connie..Hey, Hey, Hey! A rad grad!!! I certainly understand your wavering feelings. Actually, I still have them every once in a while! We just have to have faith and think positive about our treatment success! :-)
Jackie, I'm so sorry to hear about Spike. They become part of the family and their loss is so real!
My outside cat did arrive around 9 o'clock this morning to claim some food. She didn't stay long and returned about 2 o'clock. I fed her again and off she went! Evidentally she's found a warm place to sleep. It's amazing how attached I've become to a cat that is still very wary of people.
Mary Jane...Happy New Year! Hope it's started out good for you.
Kats...thanks for popping on the CMF thread and responding to the new gal there. Connie, I will tell her to PM you if she has any other questions about the oral cytoxin.
I hope all of you stayed warm today. Tomorrow doesn't look like it's going to be much warmer. I have no choice tomorrow. I have an early dentist appointment so I have to get up and get going.
I'm heading for the couch by the fireplace. Have a great evening!
Rita
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Hi all:
I had my lunch party with my teacher friends and we had a ball. We just laughed and gossiped and carried on.
Ginny, you are amazing. You read past midnight? I am alseep by ten on most nights and I have not had major surgery.
Smerf, that was a very touching story about your dad and your memories of him. I think all these life experiences make up who we are now and how we cope and view the world.
I had some time today after friends and I scooted about this whole place and wandered into different threads. I never quite realized how huge this site is. I walked away with this incredible awareness that there are so many good people in the world who care about people they will never perhaps meet. Women (men too) with breast cancer appear to be the kindest people I know right now. I wonder if kindness surfaces in hard times or what. Amazing!
Rita, two more days of "weekday" vacation. I have a stack of papers I need to correct before I return on Monday. I think I am getting psychologically closer to retirement. I just do not want to correct papers anymore!
Susan
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Every one of you really is my sister. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your care and encouragement. I treasure your words so much!
Ginny- I was able to backtrack to read some of the posts and just read about your experience in surgery. That's so awful! The hospital and doctors involved better do something about it! And, as Rita said, you obviously made the right decision about the surgery considering what they found. Hang in there and extra hugs!
Connie- congratulations on the end of radiation! May you go forward from this day with continuing better health and happiness!
Michelle, thanks for the compliment on my hair. I'm loving it short, that's for sure. I need to get a new avator up, since this one still shows my wig. (but, I love my wig- I almost hated to put it away!)
Laura- hugs to you. Now that the holidays are over, we need to get together for coffee and some serious girl talk!
Rita- thank you for the wonderful PM. You made me feel so much better.
To everyone, big waves! Sorry I can't write more- I have to work in the morning, need to get up about 5 am.
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Smerf,I was 62 in September but I've never felt as old as I was no matter what my age. I have had a few times with Ann Adriamycin and Cyd Cytoxan when I felt way more than 62 but after a week or so it's starts going away and I'm back to being a kid again. I have to think young since I decided long ago that I had enough to keep me good and busy till at least my early to mid 90's. So I am here for a good long while.
Rita, thank you for your kind words re: Spike. Both dh and I cried our eyes out at the vets---fortunately my mate feels as strongly attached as I do to our furry world of friends and house mates. I know it's hard to understand for some but my attachment to animals is as strong as any I have had to people. God made me that way and I don't fight it.
Hope you all had a beautiful day today.
We are warming up tomorrow and even more so through the week-end. Hooray.
Jackie
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Hi everyone!
Connie ~ YAHOOOOO for you!! So glad you're done with rads!
Ginny ~ I'm so happy you had a good report!! You'll feel like a new woman when those drains come out - hang in there!
I have about an hour and a half before my first chemo treatment. To say I'm anxious is a bit of an understatement. I'm not too concerned about the actual act of getting it, but wondering what side effects will follow is making me crazy! My dh and son went to Walgreens yesterday and stocked up on everything I had written down from all of the suggestions everyone gave! My scrips for Emend and everything else are all filled and I plan to take everything prior to having any problems. Let's hope it works!
Hope you all have a great day! I'll touch base later and let you know how things are going!
Julie
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Hi Everyone
Julie..good luck today at chemo. I will stay a little pray for you as you have your first tx.
Ginny, Kater.. hope you all feeling better and will be up and about soon.
To everyone else hope you are all doing well and staying warm today.
As for me I have been down with bronchitis..this sucks as I have to go back to work next week. What a way to start out the new year.
Just wanted to say hi to everyone..back to bed for now....
Blackjack
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Julie Thinking of you today when you have your first chemo. Sounds like you are ready with all your supplies, and I'm praying for few se's for you.
Susan Thank you. My story isn't all sad, because my mom remarried and I had a wonderful second father for 46 years! I just always think of myself as having had two dads. Kind of extra lucky in that department. Sorry you have to grade papers during the holiday break. No one wants homework over Christmas! It was so nice that you got together with friends, and could laugh and have fun. The more I do that, the better I get. Laughter really is good medicine.
Everyone, have a great day!
Jackie I'm with you! I've never felt old, except a few times during chemo, but that always passed. I have a few more aches and pains since tx, but it's pretty manageable. My condolences on the loss of Spike. I've had the experience, and it's so hard! I had a Siamese cat I loved like a child, and he lived 22 years. I really missed him during chemo, as he would have loved my new status as couch potato. Cuddling up was his favorite thing. I see we are both triple neg. All my docs told me that is usually a premenopausal bc. My dh said, "See, you really are younger than your years!"
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Morning all! Well...I see I have much to catch up on!Julie....good luck with chemo today. Very scary that first time, I remember it so well. Let us know how you do, OK?
Ginny....glad you are doing so well and your nodes were clean as a whistle!
Jackie....I am so sorry about your Spike!
Susan....sorry about the papers you still have left! You could always call in sick on Monday and do them then!!
JanClare.....I agree, so nice to see your pretty, smiling face back on these boards. You were missed.
Blackjack...sorry about your bronchitis. Are you feeling better now?
Connie.....WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! All done! Isn't it GREAT not to have to make that drive this morning!
OK....back to important stuff such as photobucket.com. Just go there and join (it's free) then go to the upload page. On the L side you will see three blank lines with the word "browse" next to them. DON'T click there yet...look up a little bit where it says "options" and another window will open and you can change the size of the graphic (i use 160x120 for the graphics here) OK now back to the browse button and the blank lines...click the browse button. Where you've stored clipart/photos etc should open up...then choose which one you would like by double-clicking and it will pop over by magic into the first blank line. You can keep doing this as many times as you want..when you have a nice assortment of graphics, just click the upload button. Now having done that, you should see all your little pics...check the little box next to the pic and then double-click the "direct link" button. Now go back to your "add a comment" box on bc.org and click the little icon to the L of the smiley face. A little box will open..highlight the first line, then hit your R mouse button and "paste", then L button on the "insert" button. (for some reason I have to go thru this on the bc.org site twice to get the pic to appear, so if yours doesn't, just click that picture icon again and paste/insert again...it should work). Ok...that is how I was taught by one of my husband's 10-year old students. Hope that helps!
OK...off to do something constructive. Sure is quiet around here...DH is off walking in the mall. Shhhhhhh...I kinda miss him!
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Thanks Wendy for the directions on Avatar. I have to do the first step and take a decent picture. Actually, I need to do the first, frst step and that is get a decent hair style. My hair, as some of you may remember from Long Grove, is chemo curl over the top. I almost have like little banana curls all over my head which would make my mother happy as she liked that for me when I was six. I am almst 60, however, and the banana curls are a little too much. The problem is my hair is finally straightening out at the top so I have two inches of straight hair and then cascades of chemo banana curls. I do not know how to proceed and I doubt the average hair dresser would either. I may need a specialist.
JanClare, always wonderful to hear your precious words here. I have this theory that the first part of BC is physical struggles and then the second part is psychogical struggles with it. The internet is helpful but can be a black hole in and of itself. It may be good that people like you and me do work on a regular basis. Do you find you feel better at Trader Joess? Everyone looks happy at that place. I think "happiness"is one criteria they use when hirng people.
Michelle, thanks for the cat info. I am having luck.
Well, friends, I hope you have a terrific day. Julie, I just have this feeling you will handle the chemo okay. Ginny, I hope you are recuperating. Blackjack, I am so sorry about the bronchitis. Try heated honey, thyme and lemon. I know this is discouraging for you as you wanted to start the year right! Illinois Lady, sorry about Spike. I worry every day that something will happen to my cat. She is just my kindred spirit on some days.
Susan
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Wow - I woke up partly this morning at 6:30 and smiled that I didn't have to get up for rads. It sure feels good. My skin is getting some better too. This last week they were just boosting my scar so the other areas that were bothering me have started to heal some.
Pat - I know what you mean about getting older. For years I had been dreading turning 40, but when I did last Sept. I was sooo happy. I was alive! Even though I felt like yuck from chemo, it was still a great day. I expected to be depressed on my 40th birthday, but I wasn't. I am looking forward to many more birthdays.
Good luck today Julie. You seem to have a great attitude and remind me of me. So, I think you will make it through just fine!
That's cute about you missing your dh, Wendy. I'm sure he will call soon and ask you about lunch!!
Sounds like everyone else is doing ok. We are heading up to MI in a few - they got a ton of snow up there and the boys want to go snowmobiling. Me - I plan to sit inside and veg out.
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Good afternoon ladies!
I've been to the dentist to start the process of repairing all the chemo damage to my teeth. Looks like the dentist and I will be bonding here for a few weeks but it needs to be done. My teeth weren't real good before chemo so now I've got to just go and get everything corrected. Did anyone else have problems with your teeth during chemo?
Jackie...I'm with you. I have never felt my age and have probably never acted it either. Like Connie, I was just so glad to celebrate my last birthday that I didn't mind if it was the dreaded "60." It arrived right after my last chemo and my friends made it SO special...a true life celebration. Hey, age is just a number anyway!
Julie...Right about now you should be reclining in the treatment chair for the first time. My thoughts are with you. It sounds like you are prepared for just about any side affect that creeps in! You'll do just fine once your nerves settle down. HUGS!!!
Susan...yep, you're ready for retirement. Not wanting to tackle the grading is the first big indication! Glad that you had time to do lunch with friends. I've found that friends are like antiques....they become more valuable the longer you keep them!
Connie..have fun in MI. I think I'd be inside with you. Hey, if you like good mysteries, try a Lisa Gardner book. I first read "Gone" and couldn't put it down. Last night I started her "The Survivor's Club" and have it about half finished already. I'd never heard of her until I picked up that first book. Now I'm an instant fan.
JanClare...SO GLAD to see you back!
Pat..You have such a refreshing way of looking at everything.....so positive that I wish some of it would rub off on me! You're our ray of sunshine.
Michele...can't wait to see that new avatar with you current hair!
Kater...hope you're doing well and hope that Mom is doing well, too. You've been in my thoughts.
Wendy... Yesterday I was just sure that the Magnesium was working wonders on my foot and today it is back to aching. GRRR....patience is not my best trait! I'm not giving up on it yet, though. You've only got a few more days of dh at home, don't you? I think you should really do something extra special for him and send him back with a wonderful memory. What you say? Hey, I don't know. I think you are the creative one on this thread. You should be able to come up with something! LOL
Laura..hope you've started the New Year out with your usual enthusiasm and spirit. We couldnt get along with you!
Ginny...hope you're feeling better today.
Mary Jane...where have you been hiding???
Blackjack...hope you're feeling better, too. This weather is enough to make anybody sick. First it's freezing, then it warms up....and the cycle continues.
Nicki, hope that you're getting across the roads O.K. this week.
Well, kats, I hope you've enjoyed your time with your granddaughter, too. Have you tried out all the Christmas toys?
I'm off to write some scholastic bowl questions. Hope everyone is having a good day.
Rita
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JAN CLARE I am sorry you had some dark times. I suspected when you said a few things at the last get together. I thought I knew just where you were coming from. And I couldnt hug you from across the table so I'm talking now.
I think of you as one of the head honchos here, because of the lovely memory of your beautiful sunroom where several of us met for the first time.
I wanted to remind you, that we each (ALL) are dying a little each day, every single one of us. I know you have that nice family to see go through life...and you have lost your Mom, etc...but I try to think of this as a wake up call to not waste time on little things....get the big things accomplished. We are actually so fortunate we were picked to get this wake up call!!!
I don't know about the rest of you, but my grandma died at almost 105, and I thought I was gonna live a pretty long time yet....NOT!
(not that I mind as I really hate what I see in rest homes).
I'm gonna make this a hopefully funny post. Speaking of that....my cousin's family got hit by their driveway at thanksgiving, they were lucky no one was killed...then he just wrote me that someone at 4 am smashed through his morton building shop and left their suv on top of his work mechanic truck, plus destroyed his snow blowers, etc etc...so I wrote him and told him I have a friend with a truck for sale, and if he _does_ talk to him, could he remind him I'm dying (everyone is!) and he should take me out. 8-)
hope you chuckle.
So....in the meantime. Our tenants in our grandma's house hears voices and music and the tv gets messed with. Ghosts? So. that's fine. Now she is leaving and moving in with my brother in law....which is nice since my niece, 19, is having a visit from a guy she met on the Internet and we were hoping someone could chaperone so this is good timing since my brother in law went on a weeks vacation!! Hoping there is no violence there from the "out of hand" other guy involved. hmmmmm My Mom has done her 2nd chemo and at least we are keeping her hopping, never knowing what will happen next.
Yesterday for lunch we had my uncle with alzheimers who lives with us, his caregiver and visiting wife from Poland, My niece brought the guy over for us to meet, my physical therapists husband brought over his kids to help me photograph things for ebay (have a lot)....my brother in law came, my sister his ex came, my nephew and the tenant and daughter came to meet them all since she is moving in. ha!
how is that for a soap opera. Wish i had more to tell you about the two emails i got from plenti of fish the other day out of the blue...one was unemployed and the other one wrote but then didnt write. chuckle...I assume every girl on the planet wrote to him, he had a really cool photo!
life is sure never what you expect.
Good luck to everyone and know that i read you all in my email reader (so i miss the avatars and so forth most of the time)....and I think of you all...and thank you so much for including me in your IL group.
Love and hugs, Kater
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And speaking of living each moment....I wish you were all here. There are 13 deer walking through my back yard, following the creek, stopping every so often to munch on one of my trees or the bushes behind the garage. It is such a beautiful moment in nature with the white snow-covered ground and the wooded backdrop!
Kater...that right guy will come along when you least expect it! And he'll be a real winner!
Rita
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ARGHHHHH! My daughter(24....not the new mom) received a call back on her pap smear test. She is not terribly worried and I have now encountered so many who have received a call back and have been just fine. The doctor was low key and not alarmed. I almost broke down in tears when she called. The big guy can fool around with me, but leave my kids and my grandbaby alone! I probably should not even post this, but you ladies get this stuff and this terror I live with. My darling DH is so afraid. I am going with her for the follow up thing they do (begins with a c) when the results are iffy. We go tomorrow but will not know anything for a long time. The only good that comes of this is my priorities are readjusted. I do not care about me. I just want my girls to be okay.
I'll check in tomorrow when I am calmer. I am so grateful I have you ladies....no agenda...no competition....no lectures....just support and kindness.
Susan who is breathing deeply!
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Oh Susan.....hugs to you and your daughter. I am feeling quite confident that everything will work out OK for her.
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Hey girls....just a quick pop-in. Rita...your home sounds lovely with the deer. We see some occasionally out here, along with of course foxes (it is the Fox Valley), raccoons and skunks too!
Kater....good luck with your "trolling"! You never know when you might meet the "one"!
Julie...how did it go? How are you feeling?
Just sitting here with the laptop, watching Tv and watching DH napping on the couch. He really is a sweetie and I adore him. Rita, you are right. I should do something special for him before he heads back to school on Monday. He has been really trying to start losing the 30lbs he needs to, but maybe an angelfood cake with fresh strawberries??? That's his fave and it's pretty low-cal. Oh well...I'll have a "thunk" on it.
Everybody.......rest well. Oh, and Pat.....WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!! See, you taught me well!
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Susan I'm so sorry you got this news. I totally agree with you about the 'big guy." Whenever my dh would say my going through chemo was the worst, I would say no, I'd do it over and over again if it could spare the kids.
I'm sure everything will be okay, and glad you are taking deep breaths. The thing that starts with c is a colposcopy, but they usually do an HPV test, and if that is negative they can repeat pap smear. Speaking as a nurse, and also went through it last year for the first time. I hope this information is okay, and not more than you want.
I'm glad you posted here so that we can all have you in our thoughts and prayers, and all positive vibes are being sent your way. Please let us know, and keep taking those deep breaths.
Hugs, Pat
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Oh, thank you dear nurses (Wendy and Pat)
As it turns out she started her period so we need to wait that out. She would be angry if she knew I was micromanaging her pap smear results.
Thanks for stepping in on this Wendy and Pat. Your input is appreciated.
Susan
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Oh, thank you dear nurses (Wendy and Pat)
As it turns out she started her period so we need to wait that out. She would be angry if she knew I was micromanaging her pap smear results.
Thanks for stepping in on this Wendy. Your input is appreciated.
Susan
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Susan We are all here for you, and I think I understand what you mean. I also have two daughters, and I'm sure they would feel the same way! Especially the older one, who is a nurse herself.
While you support your daughter, let us support you.
Hugs again, Pat
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Hi all,
I have been absent all day with cleaning for my lady in the woods behind me and a few other projects. I was going to jump on here and offer ?????? something to Susan with the hope it would make her feel better. It nice that I now don't have too. Nothing jumped out at me so I was hoping the man upstairs had something for me to share because I didn't have it myself.
Rita, you have a lovely smile in your picture. I didn't know chemo would or could be hard on your teeth.....I thought it was the eyes that suffered. Oh, well.
Julie....hopefully all went well for you today. It is daunting the first time. I found it somewhat anti-climatic. I think I had visions of se's coming RIGHT now and I think for the most part the first day or two goes better than you think. In fact, they went so well for me that I was slow to begin using the arsenal. I'm thinking the Emend will keep you steady as much as anything. I'm wising up to the idea ( a bit late ) of taking charge ahead of time or at least at the first sensation of anything I don't want to have happen. I go for my third chemo on the 16th. so I'm hoping and praying for you that it goes smoothly for you.
Wendy, I have always enjoyed your avatar because you look like two people who totally love one another. It always hits me every time because their is nothing like a good love story and you get to live in it.
It unanimous I think....age really is only a number, and it's not the years we have lived, but the life we have put into them---and I think doing what we can to make some one else's life a little better. Ok, I tend to see most instances of things in a spiritual framework and in that regard time can't be qualified ( unless it's time to get your social security or something ) and I see time as something used to grow your soul so a little hard for me to keep up with the (mild fear or dread ) of age milestones.
Anyway, see ya all tomorrow.
Stay well, and sleep tight.
Jackie
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Morning Ladies....OK...dsl very slow this am so no graphics!
Susan....it would have been nice if your daughter could have had her testing today. The waiting will be hard for both of you. Know that we are here if you need us. Hugs!
Jackie....sometimes you wonder about your DH and how he really feels about you. When I told him about Pat he broke down and sobbed...the first time I have ever seen him do this. He said he didn't care what they cut off, what swelled up or if I was bald for the rest of my life....He just wanted "me", that life wouldn't be worth much without me around. Tom is a man of few words so this took my breath away. Yeah... I think I do live in a love story and if it weren't for BC I would never have known this. Ironic, isn't it?
Rita...my teeth!!! Oh heavens. Can't wait until my appt. next month. What now????
Well...gotta run....pap today. Oh joy.
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Connie- Yeah, Congrats on being a rad Grad.
Susan- Sorry to hear about your daughter. Hope everything turns out alright. Waiting is hard.
Julie & Jackie- Hope you're both feeling okay.
Wendy- I can relate to the DH thing. Since just before Christmas mine has been working from home everyday. Use to be he'd work from home 1 maybe 2 days a week, that was okay but this everyday thing is driving me nuts. With winter break for my granddaughter ( just about had enough of watching Babysitter's club videos and Shrek the third) PLUS the fact my daughter and son-in-law are living with us until they close on their house at the end of March......AARRGH, I'm ready to pull my hair out!!!!!!!!!!
Rita- Awweeeeeee!!!! Deer in your back yard, love to see that. I'll be thinking of you on Sunday when my family has their second annual family bowling get together. I didn't bowl last year (sciatica issues) and not 100% sure if I will this year, haven't picked up a bowling ball since my kids were young & on leagues.
Hi to everyone I didn't mention.
Out of computer time, on to watching Shrek the Halls.
Mary
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