Stop Smoking Support Thread
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I like #1 and #2 best...I think! They are all pretty cool...thank you for all the hard work you are putting into this!
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Hey Zin,
I really like #5 the best. How about the rest of you ladies? I think it's pleasing to the eye and I like the wording. You are doing a great job and you are a great friend! Is Nads still in the trees?
Hi o2b! Thanks for your well wishes about Flarbio. I have just packed her off to bed. lol. We were looking at formal gowns as she has been invited to the Marine Ball. How exciting! Ain't love grand?
Okay Irene!! I don't think the wedding lasted this long or did you go on the honeymoon too? PAT! Would you please leave our thread socialite alone. She has no...er..important business to attend too. Beg pardon Irene. You know Pat can be such a bore.
And where is the fish woman? THAT IS flfish, PAT!!! NOT the fish woman! Good gravy! Farming must not have gone too well today. Uh...howdy, flfish. How is the museum going? I wish you didn't get so tired. Are your iron levels ok?
Nads! I am so proud of you to "come out" with me. The color pink really goes well with your skin tone and you look justified! The best to you ladies still on, or having come off of, or are facing chemo. We will all get there!
mb, still sending little things your way on facebook hoping to brighten your day.
malle, I still can't tell you how much I appreciate you and o2b for hanging with me the other night. I know neither of you feels well and it was beyond the call.
nobleanna, you okay! Pull your head out and....PAT!! THAT IS QUITE ENOUGH!! Get back in and I DARE you to come back out tonight. Sorry ladies and especially you, nobleanna, it must be the stress from the other night when went nuts and bought a pack of cigs. That still haunts me.
I wish you all a good, peaceful night and that you all get some rest and are able to sleep. My love to all of you whether mentioned or not. I think I better log off before I do any more damage.
Sometimes Pat is a stinking MANIAC! Oh Susan, so nice to hear you say something besides STOP THE INSANITY!! 
Nancy
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Sorry I haven't check in for a bit. My daughter mentioned Facebook when I started chemo and I gave it a try and really didn't think much about it. Now I am farming. I have met some wonderful people. Many BC friends are there which I love. I found its a great way to keep in better touch with long distance family...gee thats all of them. Anyway I have been reading here. I hope everyone is dong good now...my prayers are with everyone who is needing it at this time.
Special note to Janet...I have to blame you for Farmtown and Farmville...now I am hooked.
Well ladies been plowing and harvesting today...time to slip off the rubber boots and wash the farm dirt off. (Found this is a way to keep my mind busy...and how it keeps me busy, I loose track of time...ask my hubby he finds me non-stop talking about or in front of my computer.)
Love to you all...also thanks to Nancy I am going to try and change my picture here of a more updated no hair pic...sorry its growing in. So to me its hair...I even bought a baby brush to brush it.
Have a wonderful evening...Hugs to everyone,
Nadine
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Nads! Your pic is lovely! Don't be sorry about it growing in. It is your hair and I love the thought of your baby brush. I told my ds about it and she smiled and thought it was so sweet. And you are sweet! We love you just because you are the way you are! We will get there Nads!
Love,
Nancy
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Here I am Pat...it is me, the "fish woman"...BAHAHAHA! I need to change my name to that!! Janet, all your designs are cool, I think I like # 2 the best. So, that is my 2 cents worth.
Sorry I haven't been around much. I do get on facebook much more often. And, I have to admit, I am a HUGE football fan, so that is what I did all weekend. College ball all day Saturday and pro ball all day yesterday. I think I like it because when I watch football, I am only concerned about the game, all other worries leave. Nadine--maybe that is the same reason you like "farming".
Well, Monday morning. I need to spend an hour or two cleaning up the house after the weekend and then back to work. :-(
Love to all!
Ellie
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Yo! Fish woman! Hope your day at work goes well after the football weekend. It seems we are all gravitating to facebook but please check in here when you can to keep this group going.
I heard a commotion outside and looked and saw the two guys from the garage next door coming across my back yard. The secretary over there was in their yard hollering something and one guy was standing up in the back of a truck looking up toward the hill behind the house. My first thought was that one of the cats must have pissed up some tires. PC is bad for that. He usually keeps it to our vehicles though. I decided I better go down just in case. When I did the lady told me that a bear had just gone through the back yard and it was a pretty big one. Nice! I couldn't see any of the cats but now they are all in safe. They must have been hiding. So much for my Monday morning excitement!
Love to all,
Nancy, Pat, Susan
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Wow, we have had a bear lurking around my neighborhood lately too. Getting into the garbage and the bastard stole my pineapples! I had 3 growing and they were just about ripe and I went out to see them gone and bear tracks all around the plants. Pineapples take FOREVER to grow, Oh well, I guess Yogi was hungry for a sweet treat!
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Wow, we have had a bear lurking around my neighborhood lately too. Getting into the garbage and the bastard stole my pineapples! I had 3 growing and they were just about ripe and I went out to see them gone and bear tracks all around the plants. Pineapples take FOREVER to grow, Oh well, I guess Yogi was hungry for a sweet treat!
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I'm just wondering if it was after the tomatos I had tossed away. The vines are on either side of the back door. Wouldn't that be a nice surprise in the morning? The ones I tossed were in a ditch at the end of the back yard at the tree line. I noticed they had disappeared but I thought it must have been possums. I live on Main St.! It is such a little rural town right next to the Shenandoah National Park.
I'd be pissed about my Pineapples too. Pesky bears! People have fed them and that is what they are getting used to. I don't want anyone shooting them though. I just hope they don't eat cats! They had all buggered off. lol. Now all are back safe and sound.
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Thinking of you.
I like #4 or #5.
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Hi CLEO!!!!! So nice to you your post...thinking of you too!
Bears...you guys have bears and I have skunks...my family and I go for walks after the sun has gone done and our routes keep getting cut off by skunks...2-3 each night. We are going to start naming them and inviting them to walk with us since they insist on joining us anyway...
Hope everyone is doing doing well!
Lots of Love!
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Thinking of you too Cleo! How are you? You must not feel too well so I am sending healing thoughts your way and pray your strenght and energy are restored. We love you and the rest of our gang that are feeling down and not able to post.
This must be wild animal month! I think I would rather have a bear than a skunk though. I hope you have some tomato juice handy, o2b. Am really glad you feel like walking with your family. It's amazing how much better it makes you feel. Gear up for that last chemo!
Hey Nads and ZinZin. You aren't farming so I hope you are okay. Maybe I should check my emails once in a while. My sister is only too willing and is so excited about me going to Denver. I can't wait to see the both of you there.
Well, it seems I have a question answered. It seems I have developed neuropathy. Couldn't understand all of this pain in my legs, feet and hips. Not to mention my carpal tunnel going overtime. I wonder what other goodies this life has in store. Well, suck it up and shake it off. I'm too busy to let it get me down.
I'm curious to see which "lay down" is going to win. The thing is, it doesn't matter. All of them are good and worthy of being on a T shirt or anything else. You have done a terrific job ZinZin. I hope you know you are all in danger of me renaming you. I guess I want you all to have another personality too. lol.
Things are slow here and you are also in danger of me telling another story but this one will have to come in installments. Just say when.
Nitey nite and love to all,
Nancy
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Hello Ladies, getting busy with work. Making my new quit day Sunday the 20th. Got to do it!!!!!! And I will!!!!!
Pantufas, I want to go to a ball!!!!! Awesome about the bear but scary too. I think the bear smelled the food too, maybe get a real good cover on the trash can. I am so glad that Flarbio is doing better. I have been pretty busy, In fact I am heading to for some farming after this. I hope I see you!
Nadine, so happy you like Farm Town and Farmville. I love that feeling when you really enjoy a game. Good place to forget and have fun! You look awesome going commando! And you look good, healthy too. I look tire from work and stress. Hope to see you tonight farming!
Fifish, so happy that you have a passion too, everyone needs a fun get away. I see that you thought about playing Farm Town. You don't really need to play, you can sign up so you can come do a 2-4 way chat with us. You and Pantufas having fun with nature. I know that it can be pesky but it is neat seeing them ONCE IN AWHILE, lol. I have squirrels. How is your new job doing, are you increasing your hours?
O2BHealthy, have a skunk highway huh. That kinda sucks lol. Cute but way to smelly. I will do a happy dance on you last chemo!!! See you tonight I hope.
Cleo, so nice to hear from you. Always worried about you. I think of you too. Thanks for your input on the logos.
Okay, have it down to 3 of them.
I have each one on different background color, one shrunk down small for business cards, etc. And I have one sideways to show what it will look like on a sleeve or down the side of a t-shirt. Remember that the words on the bottom doesn't matter because we will swap that out depending on the cause. Only thing that stays is the figures and Lay Down. So now what is your favorite?
Number 1
Number 2
Number 5
I think I like 2 or 5 now, lol.
Peace to all, when I get a slow time I will catch up.
XOXOXOX,
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I like # 5.
Thank you for all your kind thoughts. Yep I have been struggling and still smoking so haven't posted much here. I am getting some treatment for my anxiety through therapy. It just is ruling my life and I am sick of it. Just scheduled my 6month MRI and Diagnostic Mammo and the nasty adrenaline is shooting through my body. Stomach is in knots. I have LCIS and based on these next scans I want to decide about bilaterals. I can't stand the constant stress and repeated biopsies, yet I am sick to my stomach thinking about having my breasts removed. Need a good cry and want my Mommy.
Love u all dearly
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HI Cleo, sorry that you are going through all that. I had to go on antidepressants because I was having a hard time getting out of bed. Dr told me I need to be on them for a year and it will help my brain to grow. I feel much better and back to working again. You should really check it out. I thought I would neve go on antidepressants but sometimes life is a bit much. I am on Citalopram and I am not going to be on it forever, just getting throuh hard times. I know it is hard losing your breasts, you go through a mourning period. People don't understand till they go through it themselves. You have a lot of love here, and this is a great place to express your stress and hurt and anger. We are with you!!!!! Sending you much love.
What is LCIS? Sorry for my dumbness.
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My love goes out to you Cleo. There is a forum on this web site for LCIS. Talk to others who are diagnosed with that if you need to. I am sure there is great advice there. I too had LCIS along with my DCIS. Every woman needs to make up their own minds. My prayers go out to you. Many, many woman use anti anxiety and anti depressants during therapy. There is nothing wrong with that, what ever helps you through. My personally, I used rum and ciggs....heehee.......but all jokes aside, I wish you the best.
Ellie
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Cleo my heart goes out to you. I take Xanax for when my anxiety get to be too much. and because it kicks in very quickly like 20 minutes and I only take half a pill. I don't have to take it every day that's what I like about it. But the whole decision making about breast is one only you can decide on. For me I could no longer take the biopsies and being unsure, I needed to control something, cancer wasn't going to make that decision for me bit by bit. I will be praying for you , I forget what LCIS is --chemo brain.
Janzin I vote for #2 -- you do such great work. just beautiful.
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LCIS = Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (cancer is in the lobes not ducts)
Cleo - can can soooooooooooooo understand the anxiety and stress, it was ruling my life. My onc put me on Effexor XR and within 4 days my emotions leveled out - I was no longer handing by my finger nails about to fall into the abyss...I actually have more clarity of thought and feel more like my self then I have since my dx. I HATE taking pills and was worried about going on an antidepressant but now I am so happy that there are medications out there that can help because I truly thought I as losing my mind.
As far as bilat vs. not...it is such and individual decision. For me I did not want to have to go through the worry of more biopsy's and waiting for results (= more stress and anxiety). I hope you get the information you need and are able to make peace with whatever decision you make.
Love and Hugs to ALL!!!!
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I can truly understand why woman choose the bilat mastectomy. I understand the need for wanting to not have to worry about more biopsies etc. I just wanted to throw in that there are other options and good reasons for them as well. For me, I had LCIS and DCIS but it had not invaded into the tissue of the breast. It was confined to the lobes and ducts. Also, my mother had the same diagnosis (20 years ago), had the mastectomy with no other treatment (besides tamox) and her cancer returned on her chest wall. Every story is different. That is why I chose to have a lumpectomy and radiation. Being 40 when I was diagnosed, keeping my breast was important to me. Now, don't get me wrong, this stupid cancer comes back and they can take all they need to take, but the lumpectomy and radiation is very effective as well. I wish you the best of luck with this hard decision!
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Fifish you are so right, there are so many options thanks for reminding me.
mine was invasive and I knew that when I made my decision. But I have to say my chest wall seems like it will become a major issue for me. There are 3 kinds of mast and mine seems to be complete( only realized this because of exchange surgery and I can now directly feel my ribs and chest wall with nothing inbetween.) My sister oped for Lumpectomy because it was DCIS, at the same time. another sisters -sister in law opted for a lumpectomy but the test on the tissue removed showed invasive after surgery and then she went back in for mast two weeks later because they didn't get clear margin and she only did one side. Some people need to do it step by step sometimes I wish I had done that too. reconstruction has it own issues too. Just know whatever you decide it will be the right decision for you.
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Good luck on your decision malle. I just did the one side and now I wish I had done both because of the lopsidedness. We all have our own reasons. Antdepressants keep me on an even keel. I take Citalopram, like Janet, plus Ativan for anxiety. Well I better go take a nap.
Love to all,
Nancy
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Hi Ladies, this may sound crazy but I wish they took my left side too. Now I have to worry about a reocurrance on that side too and going through all of this once is enough for me. On top of that, my vanity steps in and if they had done both sides, it would of been more even. My nipple looks better and the black seems to be a scab that will fall off, nice to have 2 headlights again. I hated looking down and seeing a slash across my breast. So much to think about Cleo, but having my breast removed made me feel safe from cancer which is worth the scars and the whole process took about 9 months inculding the new nipple. Well......still have to tattoo the color to match in 3 months.
Love to all, love my drugs, lol. We should have a pill swapmeet.
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Thank you so much for all your love and support. And for sharing your experiences. I am on drugs, but have such an anxiety problem that at the moment the drugs are not working so hot. I probablly will take a sleep med tonight just to get some solid sleep. I am so glad the drugs have helped you all.
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I had posted to you Cleo but I don't know where it went, lol. Ask your Dr for Ativan, it will help relax you.
Okay Ladies, design our 1st T-Shirt, going to do a couple more. One design will be more plain and the other more manly. Also will do a white version too. Let me know what you think.
Sending you all positve thoughts!
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Truely lovely Janet! You do such good work!
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Wow! That looks terrific! Awesome Job!!!
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Good morning everyone,
I am asking you ladies who have had implants and exchanges. Can you tell me how many inches est. you new foob are from the botom of foob to ribs cage. I think mine are too low. I tried on a halter dress and the part that normally cup breast was not coming down to my ribs. I think he put them a tad to low.I have about an 1 &1/2inch from breast to ribs in the center.
Anyone on tamofin?
thanks ladies
malle
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Malleme - I am still in the TE phase but there are some 'exchange' threads under surgery that might be able to help answer your questions... I start Tamoxifen in November after chemo and my exchange, there is a thread "Bottle of Tamoxifen' that I have been watching in preparation for starting if you want to check there as well...
Sorry I could help more.
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Hello my friends-
I am back from a wonderful trip to my niece's wedding in Durango, Colo. I just LOVE Colorado and Janet, ya never know maybe I'll be your neighbor someday! Went to Telluride and Mesa Verde National Park as well...it was a great thing for my psyche.
Unfortunately, I arrived home to the news that my Dad's cancer has spread (though the MD's gave us SO much false hope--another discussion all together). I am not writing about this on facebook because my niece is on her honeymoon in Hawaii with her blackberry. I don't want her to freak. We are looking at very little time and hospice paid their first visit to my parent's today. My poor Mom. They've been married 61 years and she is definitely a product of the days of very male dependant women. This is just awful.
I think the best way I can honor my Dad is by agreeing to his request that I stop smoking. Along with feeling REALLY REALLY idiotic and stupid smoking in front of my sisters friends who all know what I just went thru myself, let alone what's happening to Dad. I could only imagine what was going thru their non smoking minds!
I have been looking into some lazer treatment using accupressure points. Has anyone ever heard of that? It seems to have some promise. I don't mean to be morbid but the very last thing I want to do is to be smoking outside the funeral home! I am paying attention to this VERY strong intuition that this is what I MUST do now, more then ever before. And it's not like I am rebelling because I feel forced as I did before surgery. I just need something to make it just SLIGHTLY easier to get thru the jonesing..I just seem to find a way to always give in. At least in the past.
So, I WILL be once again an active participant in this thread and I will let you know what I find out about the lazer treatment. I've read some good things about lasting success with it, At this point, I don't care how much it costs. I figure I can just charge it and more pay it off as if I were buying a pack of cigs ($8.00) everyday!
Any and all support would be greatly appreciated. And if I am a no show for the time being, just know it's because I am spending as much time with my family as I can.
LOVE you girls always!
Ellen
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Rekoz, so sorry to hear about your Dad, Your family will be in my prayers.
Colorado oh what a wonderful place, don't worry you will quit, it will come and you will have the will power to get thru it.
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