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Hi, everyone, Just checking in after Chemo #3 today. Went fine. I have never had a reaction during the infusion of Taxotere and Cytoxan but I am on oral Decadron the day before, the day of, and the day after, plus they give me IV Aloxi and Decadron before they begin the chemo drugs.
Ran errands after my chemo and got home late and I am very tired right now... so I will save more for later.
Congratulations to Karen on her last A/C tomorrow. Good night to all. Sybil0 -
I had the same problem with they wig liner--it gave me horrible headaches. I found something on headcovers.com that has made wig wearing pretty comfortable. It is a silicone strip that adheres to the moisture on your head. You wear it in a ring around you head and it attaches loosely with velcro in the back. It doesn't constrict and keeps the wig in place. It also creates a little air barrier between your scalp and the wig, which would probably help with the scalp irritation your are experiencing. I just attach two booby pins from the wig to this strip and the wig is really secure. I hope this might help. Good luck!
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SammyKay and Sybil - good to hear all went well for you yesterday. Hope all is well with Palms.
TinkC - a big hug to you and baby girl. Have you chosen a name yet?
Hey Marsha - all ok here - just been lurking for the most part after #3 kicked my ass. Kinda had me gun shy for #4 but didn't have any problems and now it's off for Taxol Monday already.
Vegas, Melanie, Hillary and others who have mentioned it - thanks for the info on lemonade and mixing half and half. I don't like sweet or even semi-sweet beverages so I'll probably try mixing, just to get some flavor.
Jan - great news on the insurance. Glad the rads are going well.
Karen - congrats on your final AC today - drink up!
Vegas - sorry your taxotere had to be moved to Monday but I'm thrilled to have someone with whom to share the day.
Wonder how Kim (shared the first infusion of our group with Leah) and Linnie are doing? Sure hope Leah is enjoying her working vacation!
Hugs to all!
Phyl0 -
Good Morning!
Karen - Cheers to your last A/C today! Too bad you and I are drinking alone today, & tomorrow but we're all there with you in spirit!
SammieKay - you're already hot, guess the perkies are just a benefit, eh?
Hey Palms! Hope youre doing well today, give us a shout and let us know.
Lynne - thats the same wig gripper I wear. I've had great luck with it. Very comfortable. Not only keeps the wig in place, but is a good guide for the hairline. Makes sure the "hair" isnt too high or low on the forehead.
Phyl - you mentioned Kim. When I went thru our old posts, I found we are missing about 20 gals from the original list. Some went to the March cruise, and some just disappeared. If any of you gals are lurking, let us know how youre doing.
Anyone heard from Scott & Theresa?
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Found this on Fox.com this morning, thought you all might find it interesting -
Wife of John Edwards Says Her Cancer is More Treatable Than Feared
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Elizabeth Edwards said Tuesday that she got some good news: She has a type of cancer that is more likely to be controlled by anti-estrogen drugs.
Mrs. Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, expressed frustration with reports that she's likely to die within five years. She said doctors can't give her a reliable life expectancy and even if they could, the information would be of no comfort to her.
"I don't care," she said in an interview with The Associated Press as she campaigned with her husband. "I'm going to fight exactly as hard if they tell me that I've got 15 years or if I've got 30 years. I'm still going to fight to get rid of this if they tell me I've got 15 minutes I'm still going to fight. It doesn't matter what the prognosis is. So it's not an important piece of information to me."
The Edwardses announced nearly two weeks ago that her breast cancer had returned and spread to her bone. They said they had no intention of ending his bid because doctors told her that although she's likely to die from the disease eventually, the campaign wouldn't interfere with her treatment.
Mrs. Edwards had her first post-diagnosis doctor's visit Friday and emerged encouraged. She said her doctor expected she had the most aggressive "triple-negative" cancer, but testing found that she had two of the three key hormonal receptors estrogen and progesterone. She said her the original diagnosis was "slightly estrogen heavy," but this time it's a strong marker and she also has the second progesterone marker.
"I consider that a good sign," Mrs. Edwards said in an interview in an art classroom before appearing with her husband at the Prairie High School gymnasium. "It means there are more medications which I can expect to be responsive."
Mrs. Edwards, pointing out a large bruise on the back of her hand and another on her forearm from her IV, said she got an initial course of a bone-building drug. She's also taking Femara, an aromatase inhibitor, but is not undergoing chemotherapy treatments.0 -
Hi Everyone,
Sorry we have not been here had surgery on March 20 and then on the 21 I was really sick. Then on March 22 did round #3 and had a good day the next day. On the 24 and 25 were couch days and then on the 26 had a doc apt. One of my expanders sprung a leak so thats why I had to have the surgery. I am back to work and feeling good. My next round is the 11 of April then I have only 2 more to go!!!!!!! I can not wait. Sorry we have not written but we do check in to see how everyone is doing. Here in the U.P. of Michigan we are in a spring snow storm. Does any one want snow sent to them? I will send it FREE. Have a good day.
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Hey Carynn, thanks for that article. Glad to hear EE is ER/PR+ HER-, at least she got some good news. I like the "15 minutes" quote. Good luck on #4, that sucker knocked the hell out of my white counts. I can start to feel the Neulasta kick in. Went from 19 count on infusion day last week to 1.57 yesterday morning! I was warned to be careful with germs, etc but the nurse did say that we WANT the count to be down 7 days later. I think my parents are a little freaked about seeing me bald but told my dad to try to keep in mind that the cancer didn't take my hair, the chemo did and it shows that it is working!
Phyl, I hate to say this to you but am REAL glad you are starting taxol on Monday. I'll be 9 days behind you and will be reading your posts with particular interest! Are you doing DD? I've missed you.
GI Jel, thanks for the link, I checked it out and sent an e-mail to the doc. I think I deserve $40K boobies also but my bank account seems to disagree with me. LOL My onc is going to recommend someone in town just so I can go for a consultation and get an IDEA of the cost. Do you know you have to pay someone to give you a quote? Honestly, they won't even give you a ballpark figure. I have to give this guy $50 just to tell me how much it will cost to have prophl. mast and two implants. I understand everyone is different but NORMALLY, barring no unusual complications or situations, how much is it?????????? Good grief.
Tink, when is the baby due?
Jan, how long will it take to get results back? So glad the insurance is paying. You are a classical case where you NEED that test!
Karen, as always, I am thinking about you. I always look for your posts to see how you are doing.
SammieKay, I agree with Carynn, you are one perky mama. I would love to have been with you this weekend, sailing, letting the wind blow through my mind, lift my spirits and remind me how much I love my life. I'm a Pisces and I love the water, salt, wind, and soft sound of the ocean.
Hillary, glad to hear you eating. I think you and I are the ones most affected by trying to keep weight up. I'm not a comfort food eater anyway. Stress tends to make me not eat as opposed to using it for comfort.
Catherine, shame on you "Gulag victim". You are beautiful inside and out. The key to not looking like a prison camp refugee is the tan! Get a little sun (real or fake) on that bald head and it makes all the difference in the world!! LOL
Melanie, in hindsight, I so wish I had been more forceful with the bi-lat thing. I really pushed my BS to do the surgery ASAP and he did it on his day off 3 days later. My onc keeps telling me not to get in a tailspin over it since I will have it removed at recon time. I'm just not sure when that is going to be and one of the main reasons I want recon is to get that sucker off there. I swear I can hear it "ticking". I was so in shock at dx I wasn't thinking clearly. The We Care program would have paid for both if the doc ordered it that way, but now, without BC showing itself, it would be preventative and not covered. Oh well it is what it is.
Twink, I had done really well with the taste/mouth thing up until a couple of days ago. Had pizza that tasted like nothing in my mouth. Unless I eat something with ALOT of flavor (like butter pecan ice cream teehee) it is just chewing the same piece of gum for three days. LOL BNO (Broads Night Out) is tonight and my friend is making lime daquiris, I guess I'll try that and see if it has enough flavor to taste!!!! OK OK just one.
There are a lot of gals we haven't heard from in a loooong while. If you girls are lurking, the least you could do is say "hi, still here"! Linnie? Hello?? Anybody home? I'm worried about you.
I think maybe I ran Theresa and Scott off by telling Theresa that Scott should be cleaning the bathroom. OOOPS
XOXOXO Marsha0 -
Well well, Theresa, you snuck in on me and here I was saying I thought I'd run you off! Marsha
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Marsha --
Did you ever have MRI done on your breasts? I had it done before my lumpectomy, and it showed something suspicious, but likely benign in my right breast and only the one lump in my left breast. I went for the lumpectomy and SNB on my left side. Prior to starting chemo, my oncologist insisted on an MRI-guided biopsy for the right breast. The suspicious thing did turn out to be benign (a fibroadenoma), but the biopsy happened to pick up a tiny focus of LCIS as well. If I decide to go for bi-lat mastecomy, I will argue to the insurance company that LCIS makes it prophylatic, and therefore they have to pay. And, all insurance companies have to pay for reconstruction after mastectomy.
Something to think about ...
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Hillary, I don't have insurance. Remember? I'm the self employed Realtor who always had insurance until recently and then got dx. Talk about falling in a crack. The We Care program is not insurance. Not medcaid either, I had to prove I couldn't get government assistance. It is a program for folks who fall in a crack: little or no insurance at time of major dx, little income in recent months (VERY slow Real Estate market--we had been living on savings). They were VERY clear that recon is not taken care of. I am very thankful the tx is!!!
You do make a very good point however, I didn't have a MRI on the other breast. My surg ordered it after right mast. but my onc changed it to a full PET/CT scan (I was complaining of heavy/painful period) which is suppose to be THE most diagnostic tool known to modern medicine for cancer spread. Very relieved to get that done, I understand it is quite expensive and alot of people I've talked to never had one done. I think I will ask my onc about the MRI on the left breast and see if it would pick up something the PET/CT didn't. After 4 a/c's if there was something in there, it is probably too small to detect now. Marsha0 -
Good to hear from you Thesesa. Always nice when things fall BACK into place. Don't tell Scott you're feeling well tho - don't want you back in the bathroom. And, not to be rude or anything, but please keep the snow in the UP. I know you're blowing that cold air down on central PA - after 2 days of upper 60 temps we're heading for nights in the 20s and days in the 30s. Yuck!
Marsha - yup on the DD Taxol. I'll be sure to keep you posted. Isn't that weird (and annoying) with the taste thing. I noticed no difference until just before #4 and then started the mouth 'numbness'. At first, I thought maybe my toothpaste was too intense and then realized it was like that all day not just after brushing. If it is, indeed, cells (taste buds) dying and regenerating, it does make sense. Hope the lime daquiris work out for you. I've noticed if I eat very intense (and spicy) flavored foods - e.g., Thai, Mexican, some Italian, etc. - they taste pretty good - not quite as flavorful as before, but good. Meat and potatoes just don't cut it. Why pay $25-$30 for a prime New York Strip dinner when it doesn't have any flavor. Another issue for me is salt - DH is occasionally 'mentioning' that something I cooked doesn't need any salt. Oops - I still have to add salt. I probably wouldn't do too well with my margarita on the rocks with SALT right now - the bartender would probably have to dump salt in the glass after salting the rim. Oh well, sorry to go off on a rampage but that's probably the thing that bothers me most right now.
Hugs,
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Hi all!
Sorry, I have been lurking and not posting. I enjoy reading all your posts and keeping track of you. Everything is going fine with me - staying home from work today, though, due to a sore throat. AC number 4(of 6) will be next Wednesday.
Take care!
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Marsha, I was told "it takes awhile to get the results" of the genetic testing. Hubby did ask the surgeon's office if they had the results yet since we were gettng the bill info for it via insurance. They said no results yet.
Brrrrrrrrr its so cold this morning, we had some nice days of 80 temps but that cold front moved on in last night and left us with 37 degrees this morning after having 60-70 nights lately! At least hubby and I got the yard mowed and weed wacked between us during the really nice days. I was surprised how tired I was after mowing with the riding mower and I had only did half of the yard.
I am Cancer the crab...I wonder how many of us with bc were born under the Cancer sign!
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Jan -- Are you getting just the test with just the frequent mutations checked or are they checking everything? The first test -- looking for the brca1/brca2 "hotspots" only takes a couple of weeks. The second test -- looking for anything different about your brca1/2 genes -- takes several weeks.
Marsha -- Sorry, I didn't realize that you had no insurance. I'm so glad that you have the We Care program taking care of your treatment. You're right -- the MRI probably won't find anything after the AC.
Theresa -- Nice to hear from you, but sorry about the surgery to fix your expanders. You can keep the snow!
Tink -- When is your due date????? That is so exciting ... is this your first child?
Phyl -- I can't believe that you can eat spicy food. All I can tolerate is mild, bland stuff. I'm resorting to what would be called in England "nursery food" -- the foods that I ate as a child. And, I have no desire to cook anything, unlike Catherine who seem always to be cooking up a storm!
I felt well enough this morning to phone a colleague who's been holding down part of the fort for me at work. He knows that I would do it for him, but it is such a big relief to know that I can relax and not worry about things.
My only complaint this morning -- I know, I whine a lot! -- is that it's raining on the day that I'm finally feel well enough to take a walk!!
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Marsha, I did not realize you had NO insurance! That truly sucks. I am a Realtor as well, and have a horrible HMO. I did NOT know the difference between an HMO and a PPO and had just told my insurance guy to set me up with something. That was a big mistake.
I had a Petscan as well, and my onc told me it is 96% accurate, more so than an MRI. (Wasn't it a relief and a blessing to have a clean Petscan?!!!)
My guess is you will find it at least as expensive to have surgery done where you are as mine was in New York. Actually it may be even more so. I checked here in Las Vegas when I knew I was going to be forced to take care of the situation myself, and the same type of surgery here would have been well into the six figures. The cost seems to be a geographical thing?
The hospital is by far the biggest expense and made up more than half of my bill. (I was actually amazed that my surgeons were not more. They were WAY more here in Vegas!) But most hospitals will put you on a long term payment plan of perhaps a couple of hundred dollars a month. I did not ask if the surgeons would, but I think they might have as well. But both hospitals and surgeons will require some money up front.
Where are you in Florida? I grew up there myself, on Key Biscayne. But that was LONG ago before it got so popular and ritzy! Then it was just a little sleepy island off of Miami with no sidewalks and no street lights or traffic lights and no high rise buildings.
Phyl, I am honored to join you at the bar on Monday! Just hoping this stupid fever goes down so I really can be there with you. It is still up this morning, so something is going on. What treatment will you be getting and what regimen are you on?0 -
Vegas, that's OK, you came to us late in the chemo thread. You would have to read 50 pages to know everything about everyone!!! The PS office I talked to said they do the procedure in their office so no hospital bill. I guess whatever they quote me is what it will be. My girlfriend paid $2000 per boob so how much more can it be? Her husband is my primary and she *guessed* I was looking at about $10,000. Got to get the friends started on fundraising! Hahaha "Buy a Boob for Marsha" has a nice ring, doesn't it?
Hillary, you to, no big deal, I discussed this waaaaay back when and to be honest, for such a smart girl, the no insurance gamble was stupid on my part. Had full coverage for YEARS and never used it. Such is life I guess.
Take care all............Marsha0 -
Ah, how I like this moment of my day when I come visit here after bkfst, and see how everybody is doing... I can't stay away from this forum because I need to know that you are OK... and it's good to see how active the posting has gotten again... your have all become such an important part of my life...
My thoughts go first to this little girl in the making... wishing her parents to be surrounded by guardian angels and good fairies that will protect her really good and give her a lovely life and bring strength and joy to her family.
Marsha, thank you for the encouragements, but do not worry: I just shared what comes to my mind when I look at myself, but this does not get me down, I just forget about it the minute I am away from the mirror... I still feel like a short "brush" on my head, never got "smooth skin" all over, I even have the feeling it's growing back some... hmm?? I fear the sun here a little because it is very strong, so I walk with a very protective straw hat (with a bandana under it) and my sun glasses... I eat a lot of carrots in one form or another and my skin is fairly naturally tanned. The onc did not think that the chemo was increasing our sensitivity to sunlight... I showed him my brown hands (around nails, and all joints are brownish as if I were a chain smoker with nicotine all over...), he said this will go away after tx, that it was not a liver issue (everything got checked and is OK)... so, I may sit under the umbrella a bit more to let the wind "blow through my mind" as you put it, which I found very poetic...
Phyl, Hillary, taste is definitely my main issue... has been bad for weeks now (but less of a sore mouth, and no sign of thrush either)... I prepare big pots of tea (caffeine free if possible), Celestial Raspberry gardens is delicious -- green tea+raspberry, or ginger tea and then I dilute it cold in filtered water from the fridge... very helpful to drink more. Ginger is definitely good when feeling queazy. I, too, am very "nursery food" oriented (found it easier to digest)... I blend broccoli+carrots+mashed potatoes, add a dash of nutmeg, a tiny bit of cream... nice side dish... oatmeal, cream of wheat, polenta (cooked in milk, with an egg blended into it at end and some swiss cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper... yummy, and protein rich). In fact, I have had more "soft" foods this time around (less crackers, and definitely no more spicy guacamole...) and my mouth has done much better. I often mention cooking because it is so engrained in my daily routine: I find it very therapeutic (relaxing)... I have my noise box on (usually jazzy, good old crooners etc, and I sing along... even now...) and I do not get into complicated things, but veggies take time to clean (leaks and leafy greens in particular, requiring a first "bath" in water+white vinegar and then 2 rinsing in clear water). Then all the cutting, spicing, etc. makes me feel like a (good) witch preparing a brew meant to bring good nutrition to the family (DH is a very motivating "customer" since he appreciates the food). Growing up on a farm, at age 12 I could fix lunches for large groups of farmers who were pooling their equipement to then do the harvest in turns at everyone's farm... I did not find that so much fun then, although I was proud of contributing something in those busy summer days... My dad and my brother are exquisite cooks (more sophisticated cuisine than mine -- you don't want to be the one cleaning after them... but that's the price to pay if you've been served their fabulous lobster "flambé" or other out of this world sea food). My mom and her mom taught me everything at an early age (as a kid, I was so interested in licking the pots... I would just stick around and watch and pretend to help to clean up this chocolate mousse or cake batter bowl or whatever...)...
Well, sorry for those who can't stand the thought of cooking right now... Curiously enough, althouh my taste buds are totally messed up, it does not prevent me from trying hard to "assemble" rich-protein meals + veggies... I think this is helping with the tx. WholeFoods being next door helps a lot...
Well, I am getting carried away... time to go walk my Toby...
Good luck for everybody at the bar or otherwise "worked on" today...
Till soon,
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Marsha, my surgeons' bills came to $10,000 so that actually does sound about right. My hospital bill was about $23k and then there were sundry bills for the radiologist (SNB) and anesthesiologist and MRI. So it all came out to about $40k. But plan on $15k just in case and ask if they will work with you on a payment plan so you don't have to deplete your savings too much.
Sorry your market is so bad. Ours has slowed down here a bit as well, but it is still very active. But my agent friends in Sarasota and Boca Raton say Florida has really died and that even the long established agents are lucky to get a sale a month.0 -
Vegas - I certainly do hope whatever is going on in your body gets cleared up. I'm always wondering if something is going to happen to delay a treatment. Just scheduled a work-related trip for August 1st and the bottom line is it all hinges on on-time accomplishment of the next 4 chemos and the timely start and ability to maintain the rads schedule.
I just had my last DD A/C March 26, now starting DD Taxol for 4 tx. It was part of a clinical trial.
Off to puppy class with Hannah!
Hugs to all!
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Welcome back, Theresa, I was just going to post and ask the other cruisers whether you disembarked without me knowing it or if I had just somehow missed seeing yours or Scott's posts. Yes, send me some snow...since I won't make it there to make a snow ball. Sybil
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Phyl -- I can taste spicy food better, too. And need more salt than I ever did. Bland stuff just seems like mush, no flavor. Sweets are the best...I don't know why, but most sweet treats, especially chocolate, taste close to normal, not normal but closer than most stuff. And Margaritas with lots of salt...I am fantasizing about downing one right now. Sybil
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Hi, Marsha, Here I am complaining about what my ins. co. won't cover and you have no insurance. That set me straight.
My breast surgeon insisted I have an MRI on both breasts prior to the surgery. It was comforting to know that nothing showed up in the other breast...still me being me, I thought "well, maybe it just can't be detected yet."
That's the same way I was when my onc offered me a PET Scan -- I told her I would hold off for now because having one and it not showing anything would not necessarily reassure me. Ah, the cup half empty... I am working on that. I do plan to have the PET Scan further on down the road. Sybil0 -
Back from #4 and as is the case with me it was eventful.
Last time I had a reaction where I got really hot, diaphoretic, BP went up. It all stopped when they stopped the infusion. Then they gave me benadryl and finished the infusion.
Today about half way through the cytoxan I started to feel nauseated. I told the nurse who was watching me like a hawk this time. I have never been nauseated during the infusion only later. Then I started coughing and could not stop, my chest was tight. They stopped the infusion gave me more benadryl and some ativan and tried to restart it. Within seconds of them starting it I began coughing with tightness in my chest again. They stopped and would not give me the rest. Did not get about 1/3 the dose. I was mad at not getting the full dose, they thought I was crazy for wanting. it. I just see it as less chance of killing the bad cells. I guess maybe they see it as anaphylactic reaction!!
Red cells were down again so I got the aranesp.
We also found the stitches from my port a cath never dissolved. Two worked their way up and I was able to cut them off. But at least two more are so deep he left them in.
MY LAST AC and perhaps my last of this horrible debilitating nausea. They only way I could get through this is knowing this was the end.
He didn't tell me any good things about taxol. Only that I was trading the nausea for bone and muscle pain. But I am going into this positive and think maybe I will be spared that one at least to a lesser degree.
Thanks to all the posts. I have still have some reading to to catch up. But right now I am still loopy form all the drugs they gave. me. Bouncing off the ways walking down the hall to gee to the computer.
One last thought.
Cancer is unfair I have no hair anywhere on my body even my nose. But by god I am having to shave me legs all the time!!!! Why, why can't that falll out too.
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I would really like to know all the specifics re: Elizabeth Edwards' original breast cancer. For instance, we know understand that apparently there was a ER+ aspect, but what Stage? HER2/neu + or -? Did she have a Mastectomy or Breast Conservation Surgery (BCS, AKA Lumpectomy)? What chemo drug combo did she get, for how long, etc., etc.
I would think that she would have had access to the best medical care available.
She has been sharing with us, and I commend her for that. And she does not have to share the details of her medical history with us...I just wish she would, because recurrence is what we all try to prevent.
Has anyone heard any specifics about her original breast cancer? Sybil0 -
Hi All,
Tink...congratulations! Nothing like a baby girl to make your heart melt.
Theresa....please keep the snow. It is in the 30's already here in PA..calling for Lake Effect snow over the weekend....yuck! And on top of my daffodils, too.
I have been feeling yucky since my treatment and now I have unbearable heartburn. I take Axid every day already. So now I am chewing Tums too. What next??
My mouth is sore too...and I am having cravings for things I don't usually eat...starchy white bread, pretzels, chocolate. I very rarely eat chocolate, but now I really want it.
I have a question...I see my BS in June and I want to ask her if I can have a breast lift on my non-operated on boob. The right one where she did the lumpectomy is a full cup size smaller and now it is perky. The other is saggy and the nipple is a good 3 inches below the other. Of course, I nursed 4 babies, so it is no wonder, but does this sound selfish and shallow?
Hope you are all doing well....to Carynn, Piper and Freethought...will be thinking about you tomorrow, since I started out with you,.
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Lynne -- Very grateful that you shared that with me because I am still going crazy with the wig irritating my scalp. I was thinking that I needed some kind of barrier that would not constrict my head...mucho gracias, Sybil
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Sybil...I have been wondering the same thing...I thought I heard that she had a lumpectomy and rads, but never heard if she had chemo. But I think all the same things as you...how does she compare to me?
Wonder if she browses here with us?
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Terry -- Selfish and shallow? I don't think so...I am very lucky that my tumors could be removed without distorting the breast too much. I would go for it if I was in the same situation as you. Sybil
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Despite my more than usual posts, I am so foggy today. I keep typing in the wrong words and transposing letters. I got lost today to go see my therapist, and I have made that trip at least 4 times. I am flustered and scattered...and it worries me because it is only the day after my chemo. Any thoughts on this? Sybil
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Sybil,
When I first heard about EE's recurrence, I looked and looked for more information about her original diagnosis and her treatment. I found very little. She had neo-adjuvant chemo...implying a large tumor. She had a lumpectomy. I read one article that described her cancer as 'advanced' but, again, no specifics. That's it. She was criticized by some for not being more forthcoming about her cancer in her book -- apparently BC is mentioned very briefly at the beginning and end (I haven't read the book). I did read yesterday or maybe it was here (?? -- chemo brain)...that her current diagnosis is ER+.0
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