One step implant procedure with Alloderm - Anyone?
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I'm back again. Forgot to respond to your news, NewBride. My BS would totally agree with your onc about the 4 rounds of chemo. If my Oncotype had come in at 25, my treatment would be exactly what yours is. Our bc sisters in Stage 3 or 4 get much "stronger" treatment. What's the time span for the 4 txs? Quite a few of the women on the "older bc" thread had the 4 x TC. Some of them had no problems. I sure hope it goes well for you. As you indicated, you'll get a lot of support on the chemo threads, but please do keep us updated. You're one of us.
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Carole, Meg and okiegal, Thanks for the kind words and info.
I kind of thought this might be how it would work out whether or not I had node involvement so I guess I'll quit wondering if I should have gone ahead with SNB. I don't think it would have had a bearing on my treatment. With an Oncotype DX of 25 chemo is the thing to do to clean up anything that might have gotten loose and to decrease my chances of recurrence years later. From what my OC said, if a recurrence should happen, it would be much harder to treat and my chances of long term survival would not be very good. I am very glad that my BS brought me up at Breast Conference because 11 Drs. agree with the TX plan so I feel fairly confident that this is the thing to do. I'm scared but it is nice to know that plenty of women do fine. I hope I'm one of them. I'll surely keep you posted. I do wish that there were more certainties and less probabilities. I will have 1 day of C/T every three weeks. I think I will also have a Neulasta shot on the day after every round to keep my WBC up. If I have neuropathy from the Taxotere then I may be switched to Adriomycin. I go for echocardiogram next week to make sure that my heart is up to "The Red Devil" if it's needed. My OC and I fervently hope that it will not be needed.
Hey, I'm noticing a tightness/associated pain in the pec region at about the 1 o'clock position. I realized this as I was stretching and yawning this morning. As I stretched and put my hand behind my head I felt like I had come to the end of a short leash. As I moved my elbow further back the pain increased. It appears to be only in the one spot and about where the implant and pec meet. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
I hope we'll hear from Shoshi soon.
That's about it for now. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I'm off to the chemo threads. Back later. Bye.
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new bride......so sorry you have to go through this treatment, but glad this treament is available for you.....meg put in words exactly how i feel.....you will be getting alot of support on the chemo threads, but please stay with us....your strength and courage has been incredibly inspirational for me. i just know that you will do very well with your treatments. it's amazing to me that after this reconstruction procedure you just felt a little pain while stretching today.....i have so much more pain than that, and i'm 3 mos out....you are one strong lady.....
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NewBride: Sorry about everything that you are going through. Tx for keeping us up to date and please do let us know how you are doing. I'm trying to picture where 1 o'clock is and if it the outer part of the pec then that is where my tightness is as well. It is the SNB side and am still trying to loosen it up. Keep massaging the area.
Our daughter is home from University for a week. We just came back from dinner (my sister-in-law had given me a gift certificate when I had my surgery) so we used it tonight. Just going to watch a movie together. She has turned off her cell and is hanging out with her parents so I guess we are lucky.
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NewBride, I am sorry you'll have to do chemo, and glad that it is there to help you. I hope it is what my onc called a milder, "easy" chemo, a word I had never heard associated with chemo before. I also hope you don't go away. I'd miss you.
It's a beautiful day here, sending sunshine your way too.
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HI LADIES, I AM SO GLAD U R HERE FOR ME TO CRY TO B/C I AM AT WITS END. tHE DR SIAD THE RIPPLING WAS IS FROM THE ALLORDERM SETTLTING & IN TIME THAT WILL SMOOTH OUT. THE PAIN THAT I AM HAVING THERE IS NO INFECTION, ITS BONE & FOREIGHN OBJECT (THE IM-PLANT) W/ OUT REALLY ANY SOFT TISSUE. hE SAID I CAN GO TO A PAIN MANG. DR BEEN THERE DONE THAT..THEY JUST DRUG U UP & WANT U TO DO TEST AFTER TEST AFTER TEST...EACH TEST THEY WANT U GO GO THRU U MISSS ANOTHER DAY OF WORK. lovely..STERIODS R THERE FAVORITES & THEY MAKE IRRRITABLE AS ANYTHING. hE SAID I SHOULD TALK TALK TO THE BREAST SURGEON & SHE ALREADY SAID DO NOT TAKE THE IMPLANTS OUT, WAIT 3 MONTHS & C WHERE U R AT. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO CALL THE dR WHO DID MY BREAST REDUCTION, THEY BOTH KNOW EACHOTHER & THE DR THAT DID MY REDUCTION HIGHLY RECOMENDED HIM. SO I ALREADY PUT A CALL INTO HIM 2 C IF HE CAN GET MY RECORDS & LOOOK EM OVER Z& EITHER SEE ME OR GIVE ME ADVICE VIA PHONE, mY dR SAID GETTING A 2ND OPINION IS GOOD B/C MAYBE HE OVERLOOKED SOMETHING OR ANOTHER DR HAS ANOTHER IDEA THAT HE NEVER THOUGHT OF. SO NOW I GO TO YOU LADIES AS WELL..ANY IDEAS, THOUGHTS. I BOUGHT AN OLD LADIES BRA TODAY TO C IF SUPPORT WOULD HELP. IT HELPS LAYING DOWN A BIT,BUT THATS IT. I CANT STOP CRYING, MY STOMACH IS A MESS, I JUST WANT TO CURL UP SOMEWHERE & SLEEP......MY SONS bAR mITZVAH IS THIS SAT & I HAVE NO IDEAS WHAT I CAN EVEN WEAR. tHIS SHOULD B 1 OF THE HAPPIEST OCCASIONS IN MY LIFE & I CANT EVEN ENJOY IT!!!
ANY THOUGHTS ANYTHIMG I'D APPRECIATE !!! nEW bRIDE I AM SO SO SORRY THAT U HAVE TO GO THRU CHEMO NOW TOO. I WISH WE WERE ALL NEAR EACHOTHER TO HOLD EACHOTHERS HAND ^ CRY ON EACHOTHERS SHOULDERS
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Oh Shoshi I feel your pain. I didn't have allot of pain post-op so maybe some of the other ladies can help. I found that bras make things more sore for me although I do wear one at times.
It is good that there is no infection. What are you taking for pain?
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Wow, Shoshi! I so want to hear that you are feeling better! At least you aren't in the hospital again. I know how sick antibiotics can make you and then to have to deal with so much pain on top of it all is just so difficult. I understand your reluctance to see a pain specialist, but you might want to consider it. A BLMX is a different issue than some of your other pain issues. I'm due to see a pain specialist on March 1. I already had another doctor warn me not to let them prescribe narcotics because "that's what they do". I've been taking Neurontin which is not a narcotic and it's helping. So, I hope they'll just continue with that. I've also been keeping up with a thread here on BCO that's about Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome. You are too early out for that diagnosis, but some of the women there might have some advice. A number of them have been dealing with pain for a long time and in a variety of ways. In the short term, I would talk to every doctor with in reach and get some Percocet (Lortab) or whatever pain medication helps you. I took Percocet and a muscle relaxer for about 7-8 weeks after my BLMX. I'm a big baby!
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shoshi....it's a big relief that there is no infection and nothing serious is wrong, as far as that bone, soft tissue thing....i really don't understand what the doc meant by that. if you could describe the type of pain you are having and where it is located, i could get a better understanding. my pain was primarily located in the pectoralis muscles....they were absolutely killing me, and rightfully so. they cut this muscle and created a pocket to stick the implant in...ouch...that intense pain has since subsided. if i do too much it acts up, so i just try not to exert them....i have some other pains, but it isn't intense.i don't know how to describe what i feel now, sometimes they feel tight, and sometimes i just feel them, where before mx i could move any which way i wanted, i can't really do that yet without experiencing some pain or discomfort.are you feeling pain on both sides. did you have sn biopsies....i agree with okie, pain managemnt is very different now, they shy away from narcotics now, and usually try other medications. i hope you can get relief, and enjoy your sons bar mitzvah
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Oh Shoshi, If I could do it I'd be there, find the right outfit with you, hold you up and celebrate with you this weekend. All I can do in reality is give you a big cyber hug and my most sincere hope that the pain subsides. I know almost nothing about pain meds, but sure know the power of a good nap.... go head and curl up and get some restorative sleep.
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Good morning everyone,
The sun is coming up earlier everyday. What a relief....Spring will be coming soon!
Meg9, how are you doing? And NewBride? I'm thinking about you. I read a post on another exercise thread and one of the participants had committed to exercising 30 minutes every day for 30 days and she was doing chemo. I guess it all depends on what kind you have and how your body reacts, but it sounds like perhaps life can continue somewhat normally. I hope you are one of those people, too. Also, I saw someone post this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TCnOJVTPs) about "buffs". Hmmm, I want one of those!
UpCreek, you must be starting to feel fairly normal again?
Shoshi, I wore a bra 24/7 (the Bestform/Hanes one) for the first several weeks. I was very uncomfortable without it.
Not much else to share, just wanted to check in! Hope everyone has a good day.
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Okiegal: Yes, somewhat normal, tx for asking. You are sounding positive today. That helps boost the rest of us! I wore a bra all day at work yesterday and paid for it the rest of the day. I don't think the implants like bras very much and it was a comfortable one.
Yes, exercise, okay, don't really feel like it but will go and do it...........
Hope Shoshi is feeling better.
Hi to all.
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hi again,
I saw the DR yesterday & i am a basketcase like i said...i cannot stop from crying...i cannot belive nothing is wrong. I am gonna call one of the pain mang clinics & c what they can do....in the meantime he wants me to start pt. anyone here have done PT for this? what its like what do they do? I am going to someone who i have gone to for so many diff things already, but hes a male....
i called the dr who did the reduction & have not heard back yet..i know its only a day...
Ally, the pain is mainly in the rt breast on the side near the clevage. Its on the side of the breast & the chest area too where there is bone...i am at wits end & dont know what to do. I am not sure if i shuld try & start p/t next week or wait...
The kind of bra i can wear is really an old ladies bra..its big & longer so its not roght underneath, but i will say soemthing for JC Penny...the lady there was very helpful & very pvt.
if anyone has anything to say..please i'll take all advice now.
The pain meds i am taking is anything i have here...i have some valium left (not much) which helps keep me calmer, percoset >>I take 2 10/325 mg, i have some toradol left & some diloid left but not much of those..i have more persot left then anything & prescrtition motrin wich does nada!!
Fortunate i wish u were here to help me dress on Sat!!! I am so regretting my decison now....but i know i cant go backwards...
my Dh is supportive, but u know a hug, being held would help too but hes had it too....iam truly a basketcase & i dodnt know what to do...i have prozac & i know i have to start remembering to take it gain b/c i havent been this week, but it doesnt leave my system that soon...
so this is my story thx for listening again
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hi again,
I saw the DR yesterday & i am a basketcase like i said...i cannot stop from crying...i cannot belive nothing is wrong. I am gonna call one of the pain mang clinics & c what they can do....in the meantime he wants me to start pt. anyone here have done PT for this? what its like what do they do? I am going to someone who i have gone to for so many diff things already, but hes a male....
i called the dr who did the reduction & have not heard back yet..i know its only a day...
Ally, the pain is mainly in the rt breast on the side near the clevage. Its on the side of the breast & the chest area too where there is bone...i am at wits end & dont know what to do. I am not sure if i shuld try & start p/t next week or wait...
The kind of bra i can wear is really an old ladies bra..its big & longer so its not roght underneath, but i will say soemthing for JC Penny...the lady there was very helpful & very pvt.
if anyone has anything to say..please i'll take all advice now.
The pain meds i am taking is anything i have here...i have some valium left (not much) which helps keep me calmer, percoset >>I take 2 10/325 mg, i have some toradol left & some diloid left but not much of those..i have more persot left then anything & prescrtition motrin wich does nada!!
Fortunate i wish u were here to help me dress on Sat!!! I am so regretting my decison now....but i know i cant go backwards...
my Dh is supportive, but u know a hug, being held would help too but hes had it too....iam truly a basketcase & i dodnt know what to do...i have prozac & i know i have to start remembering to take it gain b/c i havent been this week, but it doesnt leave my system that soon...
so this is my story thx for listening again
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hi again,
I saw the DR yesterday & i am a basketcase like i said...i cannot stop from crying...i cannot belive nothing is wrong. I am gonna call one of the pain mang clinics & c what they can do....in the meantime he wants me to start pt. anyone here have done PT for this? what its like what do they do? I am going to someone who i have gone to for so many diff things already, but hes a male....
i called the dr who did the reduction & have not heard back yet..i know its only a day...
Ally, the pain is mainly in the rt breast on the side near the clevage. Its on the side of the breast & the chest area too where there is bone...i am at wits end & dont know what to do. I am not sure if i shuld try & start p/t next week or wait...
The kind of bra i can wear is really an old ladies bra..its big & longer so its not roght underneath, but i will say soemthing for JC Penny...the lady there was very helpful & very pvt.
if anyone has anything to say..please i'll take all advice now.
The pain meds i am taking is anything i have here...i have some valium left (not much) which helps keep me calmer, percoset >>I take 2 10/325 mg, i have some toradol left & some diloid left but not much of those..i have more persot left then anything & prescrtition motrin wich does nada!!
Fortunate i wish u were here to help me dress on Sat!!! I am so regretting my decison now....but i know i cant go backwards...
my Dh is supportive, but u know a hug, being held would help too but hes had it too....iam truly a basketcase & i dodnt know what to do...i have prozac & i know i have to start remembering to take it gain b/c i havent been this week, but it doesnt leave my system that soon...
so this is my story thx for listening again
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Oops! Shoshi, did you know you posted that three times? I think you are on the right track to go see the pain management specialist and the PT. I noticed that you don't mention that you are taking a muscle relaxer. Perhaps it would help? I know that your muscles are being stretched and that the pectoral muscle inserts at the middle of the chest. It takes time for our bodies to heal and accomodate the implant that has been inserted under the muscle. Are you right handed? Perhaps your right side is stronger and tighter than the left? Just guessing. I had one side that hurt more than the other too.
Also, here is a section on BCO that discusses pain. I hope this helps a little bit. I have read of a lot of women being helped by PT, so maybe that will help too. Please, keep us posted. I'm so sorry that this has been so hard for you. Hopefully, it will get better soon!
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Shoshi,
I'm glad your infection cleared up. Sorry you are still in pain. There seems to be no easy answer. I would go for the second opinion. I felt pain for the first few weeks. After that it was manageable, but I did not push myself. I did nothing until I felt better. Give yourself time and rest. The tightness in my chest lasted a long time. If you wear a bra keep it loose around you. It will still give you support...if it's tight it will hurt. Ask your doctor give you something to settle your stomach...Donatal (spelling?) I think it's a good idea to see a PT...learning to stretch properly without hurting yourself.
Is there a family member or friend who can help you shop for a dress? I think that will take some of the stress away. To bad we're not closer...shopping is my favorite pastime! ;o) I hope your feeling better to enjoy your sons Bar Mitzvah. Sending you ((hugs)) and prayers.
NewBride, Thinking of you...((hugs and prayers))
I'm having problems with my internet and phone service. We have a weak signal coming into our home. No Internet or very slow internet; and the phone drops out after a few minutes. Service will have it fixed Saturday.
It is raining, then it's snowing, then it's hailing! We are expecting rain or possibly snow all week!
Hello to everyone... I hope everyone is having a good day!
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sorry i did not mean to ost 3x, i kept trying & it kept saying error...oops..
ok, I am gonna start P/T as soon as Ican, & i called a pain mang specialist but they said it takes a cple of wks to get an appt. I called my PS again & asked if he set me up w/ some valium in the meantime, that they used in the hospital for muscle relaxers & keep me calm...LOL & maybe some pain pills to help me thru for the first few weeks. I am still not usre abt work. the hrs they r giving me r very short & i realy wont have much to do, except get the kids to sleep & wake them up & get them snack..lol so maybe that will help,maybe that will hurt i dont know. i do have an outfit kinda sorta. I wore it for my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary. My big problem is a shirt. it comes w/ a 3/4 sleeve jacket & the blouse i wore under it, i wore a tight tank w/ it b/c i get hot, & this waay i could take off the jacket, but i cannot wear that kind of tank now & the blouse alone especially w/ this bra looks horrible...so i will go shoppingi guess since we need to still get my son a suit jacket & shoes..LOL Tonite is practice & i am so not in the mood. My son is holding up so great, i dont know how he is handling this all.....i am always the strong one & i do everything w/ him & here i am falling apart on him i feel. Since is topped the antibotics my stomach was a lot better until today b/c i am a basketcase. Thx for theinfo that there is a forum on here for ppl like me w/ pain afterwards. it is almost 2 months..i did not expect this...thank u 4 all ur support
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shoshi...your pain seems to be in a different place than mine was. those pain meds you mentioned are pretty good.....it must be something on your right side, maybe you could call your bs. ...your son sounds great....if all else fails at least there will be alcohol at the bar mitzvah....lol...i hope you find a great dress when you go shopping....also i think pt could help, except if you are in this much pain you may want to wait before you start......i've worn a bra now for 2 days, all day and strangely enough, i feel really good, i felt very comfortable all day, and no pain when i take it off......this healing is a long process for some of us, but one week ago i couldn't wear a bra for more than 2 hrs without ripping it off.
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Hi, everyone. Like Okiegal, I'm mainly checking in to say hi. Nothing earth shattering to share, thank goodness. My leg incision is minus the stitches. No healing problems there. A trip to the dentist brought a big future "ouch" to the bank acct. I return next Mon. for a long apptment, step 1 of 2 procedures. My advice to all of you still in the labor force is to save, save, save $$$. You will need $$$ when you retire. We have no dental insurance so all is out of pocket.
My dentist is a real individual. Two of his hobbies are orchids and photography. You enter his office and walk through a small room with a glass wall. On the shelves in front of the wall are blooming orchids of every variety. A gorgeous display. When you lie in the chair having your teeth cleaned or whatever, you gaze up at a monitor. You can choose a tv station or his slide show of pics of birds and flowers and animals. I always choose the slide show. Many of the photographs are very good.
Shoshi, I hope you can get some enjoyment from attending your son's big occasion.
The discussion of wearing/not wearing a bra is interesting. My PS provided me with a bra and my instructions were to wear it 24/7 and wear something similar while it was being laundered. It was only after 8 wks that the NP gave me permission to go braless. The PS doesn't want the implants to drift sideways during the early healing period. Still my left implant did drift slightly toward the side.
I've always gone braless at home so it comes naturally to me to walk straight to my bedroom and remove my bra, even though I wear only comfortable bras. I guess it's the feeling of freedom that I like.
Oh, one last non-health note. DH cooked a modified Texas style chili this week that was the best chili I've ever eaten. Texas style is with the chunks of beef rather than ground beef. Modified means he added beans, 3 types, black, pinto, and great northern white. He used green and colored bell peppers, onion, jalapeno peppers, and chopped cilantro. The blend of flavors was delicious. No doubt about it. He's the chili cook now!!!
A cold gloomy day here. I'm enjoying being home with nowhere I have to go.
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Hi everyone. Gosh, cancer keeps you busy. Had to get teeth checked out and deep cleaned before chemo so as to get rid of any possible site for infection. Finally, some good news. Teeth are fine. Then off to the optometrist for new glasses because I won't be comfortable in my contacts during chemo and for awhile after. Tomorrow it's the cardiologist for echocardiogram. At least that isn't an invasive procedure.
Saw my PS and desribed my tightness/pain. Turns out I was doing the right thing by gently stretching to kind of force the area to loosen up. So I'm to continue stretching. It really seems to help. Understand that I'm no masochist. When it gets ouchy that's as far as I go. I do this 4 or 5 times a day just for a few seconds each time. Sort of a stretch and hold kind of thing.
I have also developed kind of a small dimple where the imlpant ends, close to the armpit area. Rather than massage, my PS has me press with two fingers upward along the crease area of the breast so as to cause the implant to stretch out into the area that has the dimple. I've only done it a couple of days so far but I think it may be working.
I have now noticed a lumpy area right at my sternum, perhaps where the pec was detached. It doesn't hurt but it is visible. Does this sound familiar to any of you? I guess it will the subject of next week's PS appt.
Meanwhile. the nipple continues to heal slowly. I am still cleaning it with Hibiclens and applying Silvadene cream twice a day. PS clips eschar a little at a time as new skin grows underneath it. So far so good. So slow. Or maybe I'm just getting impatient with the wound care regimen.
okiegal, Thank you so much for the link to the buff site. The summer buff seems to be just what I'll need. They'll even be handy for backpacking when chemo is behind me and life is back to normal. I'll bet I can get them locally at REI.
Shoshi, I hope you're doing better. I think PT might be a really good idea. That rippling sounds like something my PS said could happen with implants. It may resolve by itself over time, but if it doesn't, I understand that it is a fairly minor revision surgery. Maybe something you could get done at the same time as nipple recon. I hope you find something awesome to wear for your son's Bar Mitzvah. I'm so glad he's doing well through all of this. It sounds like he's growing into a young man to be proud of.
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Hello Everyone,
Shoshi, I hope you're feeling better and have your new dress ready! Some how as mothers we get it together for our children..more so then for ourselves.
Carole, I'm glad you healed well. The dentist is one of my least favorite places. Everything in NO seems colorful...even the dentist office! You're lucky your DH is a good cook. Mine is good at picking up take-out!
We are expecting another big snow storm tomorrow... 12+ inches. I can see Ally sending snow to upcreek! Shoveling the snow has helped my tight chest muscle. I have started lifting weights again. Yesterday, I noticed my shaky left arm is getting better.
I hope everyone is feeling OK.
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Hi NewBride,
Just saw your post when mine went up. Good to hear from you. I think stretching is good... something I should have done sooner.
I have a lump on the outer side of my left breast. I believe it is stretched skin from when I was swollen after surgery. I had one on my right breast also but it worked itself out. I have dog ears on both breasts. My breasts size and shape was changing for months. I do not have a lumpy area underneath my breast, but they did drop and look natural. Good the nipple is healing!
Keep us posted...we care!
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Shoshi, I hope you are doing a little better. I'm thinking your son sounds like he really is ready to be considered a young man and not a boy. You must be so proud of him. On another note, as Alley mentioned, I too, found a bra to be comforting....after I found the right size. It seems that a little pressure and holding everything still helped me.
Carole, we can always count on you for an interesting post! Your dentist's office sounds like a beautiful place! I have one orchid, given to me post surgery. I'm trying to keep it alive. So, when are we invited over for some of that good food you are always talking about? Your DH's chili sounds awesome. I was thinking about you yesterday as I made "Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya" from Enola Prudomme's (lower calorie) cook book. It was pretty good, but not a new favorite. At least it was "on program".
NewBride, you sound upbeat. Glad to hear you like the buffs. I think we should all buy one! They look so versatile.Good for bad hair days and when they are old and worn out,I bet you could even use them as a dust rag! Oh, and I just remembered. Yearofthehat, who began this thread, used that name because when she was prescribed chemo, her dad replied, "Well, I guess this will be the year of the hat!"
I know you are being prescribed four sessions of chemo. Is this a lot or a little? I hope your echo-cardiogram show you are in good shape. Do you have a good book to take to all of your appointment?
Meg9, we are bracing for more snow....up to an inch by tomorrow morning. Geesh. The weather people shouldn't even bother to predict that amount. Then on Saturday, the high will be 58 degrees. That's how it goes in OK.
I'm off this morning to pick up two chairs. An interior designer wants me to transform them into Venetian antiques. I welcome the challenge. I love good fakes and always enjoy hearing that someone has found a new one. It's a good thing I want to avoid jail or I'd have a little business creating "lost" works of art!
Hi to all the rest!
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Okie, I own both of Enola Prudhomme's "healthy" cookbooks. I'll have to get them out and look through them again. My cookbooks are mostly reading material. When I buy a new one, I read it front to back. I have eaten at Enola's restaurant over near Lafayette, LA, a couple of times. BTW, Lafayette has very good restaurants, not fancy and expensive like many NO restaurants.
NewBride, I can tell you've accepted your treatment plan and are prepared to get through it. I'm proud of you and not the least surprised. Keep us up to date.
As I've mentioned before, I have a "divet" on the cleavage side of the left breast, It's most noticeable when I'm lying down. If I take the "photo pose," it fills out. Hands on hips, chest thrust forward.
Okie, I love your chair project. My first experience with decorating trompe l'oeur (sp?) was in an interior decorator's little office house. In the bathroom a Persian rug was painted on the varnished wood floor. I was entranced. If I had your artistic talent, I would definitely paint a mural in my house.
Today is Thursday, my mother's hair appointment. It's rather cold but the sun is shining. Hope you all have a good day.
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my sons BM will not have any alcohol..LOL we r doing the cermony & than a small luncheon b/c of all my problems right now. I have an appt w/ the dr that did my reductiom on Tues. I will be calling up to schedule an appt 4 P/T to start on Monday b/c i dont want anyone touching me (besides myself right now) until after the BM. I have been doing a lot of running arnd to get ready & my DH has been pretty g8t w/ all the getting ready, but wow did i wake up in pain today. see the weird thing for me, was i was starting to feel better. I left the hospital after the PIC infection was better..had trouble w/ the antibotics & then woke up in pain like what i had in the begining & then i started to see rippling..which my PS says is the allorderm just settleing in....he wont give me even Muscle relaxers now..can u believe this bastard..i must say i am having 2nd thought abt him fixing the left side when it comes..b/c if i have trouble 2 months down the road & he is gonna be like this w/ medication....so we will c what my 2nd opinion says....he was the one who did my reduction, its juts that he is an hr away & it gets hard to keep traveling that far & usually means my husband has to take off to drive me.
so have a g8t weeeknd ladies & wish me luck on Sat. thank goodness i save all my drugs if i dont finish them...
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Hello Everyone,
Shoshi, You sound a little better today. I'm sure you and your family will have a good time on Saturday. Your son sounds like he has grown into a fine young man. Mazel Tov!
Okiegal, Are you Martha Steward!?...painting, cooking, gardening, home improvements, green house inventions and now restoring furniture! You need your own show! I bet you would be an excellent teacher.
NewBride, A friend of mine went through chemo a few months ago. She lives alone. She is triple negative and her treatments were aggressive. When she had her first treatment she got dehydrated...she said she drank a lot before future treatments which helped. Maybe you can ask about that. She also continued working during her treatments. I was so concerned for her, but she had a positive attitude and did so well. Have you seen the forum Starting Chemo Feb 2010?
I hope everyone else is have a good day. It's another winter wonderland out there! It has been snowing since 7:00 a.m. and accumulations could go up to 2 feet before it stops tomorrow morning!
I have learned a waffle crochet stitch. It is coming out pretty good. A few women are making lap robes that will go to a local nursing home next Christmas. I think I'll be finished by then!
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Hi everyone, just checking in with my breast buddies. Great chili and faux Venetian chairs, Bar Mitzvah luncheon (much better than deafeningly loud BM bashes!), and Buffs, giant snowstorms and crocheted lap robes. Life is good my friends.
For me, a new dress for the opera Friday night. It's a black Forties embroidered coat dress bought at a vintage clothing store. DH loves it. I'm going to look for a bright camisole to show at the collar - black makes me look very pale. Saturday and Sunday will be a ceramics workshop to see some new techniques. All has become just a little more tentative because Dad is ill again. I'm worried and on my way to see him now.
Okiegal, I gave a trompe l'oeil assignment a few years ago and it was so much fun. I got fake shells, a candy dish with chocolates and crumpled candy cups, faux sushi, a stack of books and pencils, all made of clay.
I will be seeing the PS for tattoo recommendations on Wednesday. Can't wait, but nervous too. Once again I'm blowing kisses on my way out the door.....
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hello....to all you sweeties.....i just had to say that tonight......shoshi....sounds like you are getting excited about saturday.....i did the same for my sons bm....out to dinner with family after ceremony....but with my family booze must be included.....maybe you could call your bs for the meds....okie... faux antique venetian chairs sounds amazing....i'm in awe of people that can create that stuff.....love antiques, my mom was an antique dealer, and now my sister has an antique place on the jersey shore, i think it's a place where dealers each have a different room to sell their stuff....meg...those crocheted lap robes for the nursing home christmas time is so wonderful.....fortunate....i hope dad is ok....carole...i can't thank you enough for engrossing me in "surprise offense"...i am totally enjoying it....new bride...the stretching, massaging really does help, but, for me it took many weeks, glad the nipple is hanging in there, even though it's a slow process, it seems to be going well.....
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hi Ladies,
emotionally i am better. I got myself together..physically i am still in pain..if i take it easy its not to bad, but if i start to do stuff i feel it & pay for it not only that day but the next. I e-mailed my BS asking abt meds b/c my PS is being a pain in my ass.....but she was pregnant & due any day, so ia m assuming she had her baby. I am gonna call them tomoroow & see whomever is taking her place if they can do something for me...at least valium or another muscle relaxer a strong one ( i have percosets galore here, but prefer the diliod).....
i am looking forward to my sons BM. I am going to wear a cami tank under my jacket & just pray i dont get to hot!!! LOL i have tried several types of bras already & they all hurt & make it worse after a few hrs of wearing it...so we shall c. I hope if any of u r in the storms path it ownt be to bad for u..heard its a big one just like what we had in MD recently!!!
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