Illinois ladies facing bc
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Amy: "welcome" and hugs to you! XOXO
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Hi Myers I always thought if u'r told u have cancer the next day everything should be done incuding surgery should be done, then u don;t have time to think /cuz wharever u go thru after u feel like the cancer got out and now u'r whole body and mind will be treated. But my idea has never caught on YET But we are here to help , comfort or hear u rant if u wnt -we all do. so feel comforable we all understand.
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Asking again for gynecologists and onc you have used in the Downer's Grove, Glen Ellyn areaa? Time for those appts and I'm new to my area. Thank you!
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Amy= I see you found us!! and Welcome. I sent you a few PMs last night and hopefully I answered all of your questions will talk to you soon!
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2ns Jenn-How are you doing with recovery? Have you started driving yet or no because of your cast.
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Hi KC I'm sure someone will come on with so Drs. name---I'm not that familiar with gynys now. So hang on u'll get some info.
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Welcome Amy! Sorry you have joined our club. Just wanted to say "Hi neighbor". I am in Geneva. PM me if you need anything or want to chat. I did BMX with reconstruction too. Good luck with surgery!
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Mdg and Amy -I know I have spoken privately thru PM's with both of you. MDG you have been to Living Well in Geneva and both Amy and I have thought about going. Would you ladies be available to meet up there sometime next week?
Katie
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To kcshreve....I live in Downers Grove and had all of my treatments out here. I am at work now.....I will PM you tonight when I i get home with details. Welcome to the area.
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Amy - Glad you found us - sorry you had to join us.
Katie - I can't drive because of the cast.
I go back on Monday to have x-rays and hopefully they remove the screw and don't re-cast it. Getting really tired of it. I have good days & bad days. My chest itches a lot & my the side of my ribs are really sore. I can feel my right TE move when I move my arm and the left one has a "squishy" spot in a really strange place. I am still really numb on the left side & the right side is extremely sensitive to touch. Hopefully all of this is "normal". The last 2 nights I have had a really difficult time sleeping - I hope I don't have to go back to the couch. Enough of my griping, how are you doing?We got over 5" of rain yesterday but no issues - our house is up really high. But apparently the roads around here were a mess - heard 14 & 22 were closed. Glad I didn't have to deal with the commute but I wish I could have seen some of it. If I didn't have this stupid cast I would have walked around the neighborhood. Wondering how Joan did? I know Crystal Lake was one of the bad spots.
Have a great day!
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Jenn I also have the discomfort on side of ribs, Im thinking it has to do with the backing material of the TE and understand that once fills are started should get some reliefand possibly due to the TE placement tabs. I am also quite numb on both sides to, this is the norm as all the nerves were severed.
I did have a small squishy part to which I beleive was maybe a bit of fluid my body eventually absorbed or even a small air or saline pocket that settled as I no longer can feel it.
So glad to hear you didnt have any water damage as many others werent so lucky!
The sun is finnally out today, so I plan on making the grocery list and heading to the store. Im contemplating attempting to take the top off my jeep, hope I can do it myself. The sun always boosts my spirits
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Hi Amy~ I sent you a private message.
Jenn~ I must have missed something.., cast? What happened?
cateyz~ I hope you can get some help with that Jeep top! Remember.., just because you can, doesn't mean that you should!
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C - I had them do a bunionectomy after my mastectomy. I'm a glutton for punishement!
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Jenn doesn't that hurt more OH that rough.
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Catey - We are leaving on vacation on the 5th and next week is nuts. I could meet up much easier after vacation if that's OK. Let me know. Can you meet up at all during the day or is evening better? Let me know that too as I have my son and would need to get a sitter or wait until my DH is home. I would love to meet up though!!
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I taught my self this today, except I'll never be able to do it again. LOL
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MDG, no problem Enjoy your vacation!!! During the days is good as Im not scheduled to return to work until the 15th.
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of grief and sorrow. To live continually in thoughts of ill will, cynicism, suspicion,
and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole. But to think well of all,
to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all—such unselfish
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camillegal can you teach me too?
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Hi Wonderful Il Ladies - well, had the BMX on Wednesday and got home Thursday night. Had lots of family with me at the hospital, and the night before. Actually had some good laughs and enjoyed the closeness. BS was on the fence about letting me go home, but got her to give in, talking about how crazy it would be to leave the city with the Black Hawks rally.
Energy level kinda comes and goes. Really trying to only take the hard stuff at night, and sticking to OTC meds during the day. Hoping the fogginess and the energy level returns shortly.
I know I saw somewhere some suggestions for immediate post BMX bras, but unable to locate. Would love something that opens in the front and is not tight, or has any underwire. A place to slip in a form would be great. If anyone has some suggestions would greatly appreciate it.
Glad this is over. Getting used to how I look though. Sigh.
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Walmart does have some inexpensive front closure bras, some are eye and loop, or zipper type sports bras, they also have a low scoop one too, just be sure to buy a little larger band size due to swelling, I think the brands are jockey, danskin and fruit of the loom
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Just another thought, did your PS say you needed to wear a bra?? I had nipple sparing and mine said I could just wear camisole no need for one. Be sure to ask.
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BoatinGirl-so glad everything went well and you're home and recuperating. I got fitted for bras at the hospital-they were expensive, but insurance covered the cost. They had swimsuits (with foms), too. I was at Loyola, but your cancer center may have something similar.
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Hi Ladies! my bmx with immediate reconstruct is scheduled for July 11th (YIKES) I am 43 and all they are asking me to do for pre-op testing is a pregnancy test..... does this sound odd? The nurse @ my PS office said well your young but your not 15, (she thought it was odd). I am so anxious about the whole procedure it seems to be all I think about
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Hi Amy,
Nice to meet you - just sorry for the reason why
When I had my pre-op, I had the pregnancy test and they also drew some blood, but that was it. I went to Dr Hansen at NW Memorial. I also had the bmx/immed recon and did great...never needed the pain meds, just Tylenol and outside of post surgery nausea, it was not bad at all. I was so scared because I had never been in the hospital or even really sick before, so I had no idea what to expect and was so afraid of being put under, but it was all fine. I'm very local to you, in Bartlett, so feel free to PM me if you have any questions or want to talk. catey, amy, mdg, I'd love to meet up when you all get together...in July, I'll be around the week of the 22nd and early the week of the 29th (exchange surgery is 7/31). I'd love to join you if I can.
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