Class of 2009 - Sisters in the same time frame
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AHHHHH, the power of coffee and sunshine. Can't beat it.
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Echo,
And life always looks better in the spring. I have "heard" Oregon can be a bit gloomy in the winter... overcast and rainy I guess. Wishing you blue skies and sunshine!
I'm sorry your doctor is not able to see you sooner. But it sounds as if you have a plan and are taking charge! We are all here to encourage you... and listen when things are not going well. We have all "been there."
Pam
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Hi! May I join your group?
I'm from a little state in Middle Europe and my first onco-radiologist at Core Needle Biopsy said: If you decided for healing, you will get the same proceeding as the patient in USA, England but Germany.
I was found triple positive after my lumpectomy, accepted the complete medical treatment, (6x chemo with Docetaxel (Taxotere), 30 rads, one year on Herceptin),
I'm on Femara (Letrozole) for 5 years. I see that some ladies of this group are on Femara too. How do you cope with? I found it the heaviest of all before because of this long duration. It's my eleventh mounts, I have so much bone and muscle pain, my DR says I should take more painkillers. I'll destroy my digestive tract!
My best wishes to all! Usha
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Welcome Usha...
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Welcome Usha. We are always glad to get a new member. Sometimes we get busy and maybe will go a day or two without posting, but keep checking because we will all come back.
Pam, he is hanging behind the storm today. He will probably not get there until tomorrow and it will all be uphill from there. He has been pretty miserable so far.
echo, just keep moving, if it takes coffee then drink and keep doing. Sorry that you couldn't get in to the doctor sooner.
Good evening Michele, hope you had a good weekend.
Juannelle
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Juanelle,
I know the weather was terrible for his trip. I hope he has made it to DB and is enjoying this sunny but cool day. Here is a link to the local newspaper's photo album for Bike Week 2011.You'll have to copy and paste it as I can't seem to hyperlink things on here.
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Hey Thanks Pam!! We have received your package of Robins!! My Mom saw one yesterday (it was shivering wondering what in the world it was doing HERE!!)
AND my DH got me out of bed this morning to show me a Robin that was in our back yard!! Now will have to look for the purple poop!! Hahahahahahahahaha! 0 -
Isn't that interesting? "Our" robins left about four or five days ago. Wouldn't you love to know if they are part of the same flock? We had a heavy rain the day after they were gone and it did a lot to clean up the purple stains. But on the front of our house on the vertical wall really high up is a big purple stain... guess I will have to wait for a hurricane to clean it off.
I have noticed when "up north" that the robins appear as ones or twos... much easier to tolerate than the flocks of hundreds here in the winter. I wonder if some drop off along the way to stay in North Carolina or Massachusetts and only the hardiest make it all the way to Ontario. Should I try to catch one for real and tie a little message to its leg? If you find him, fmaj, let me know!
I actually think they jumped the gun in departing. It has turned quite cool again. But should warm up in a couple days. I had already put away gloves, etc and don't want to drag them out again for a couple days use. Will just keep my hands in my pockets when I walk
I'm wondering about Juanelle's DH. Hope he is having a great time. So many bikers spilling out into the countryside from Bike Week in Daytona. We went to lunch at a local restaurant yesterday and the motorcylces literally filled the parking lot. We counted more than 65! Everyone having a great time. And even though it is cool, it is sunny and pleasant. Although I would think the wind on a motorcycle would be chilling.
Hope everyone is having a great week-weekend. Remember to spring forward tonight... it is tonight, isn't it?
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Pam, my DH is back in Texas and should be home sometime today. I know he had a good time in Daytona and Orlando. I called him one night and he was in downtown Daytona and couldn't hear, so had to text him. His trip to Florida was not very good, it was cold and raining, he wanted to sleep out some, but it was too cold, so he had to get a hotel every night. I think his trip back has been better, I will let you know how he did when he gets back. I really doubt if he will ever try to go so far during this time of year again.
I am having a wonderful weekend, Sophia is spending the weekend with me and she really keeps me busy.
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Hi my wonderful friends I have been missing all of you and wanted to stop by and say hello. I hope all of you are feeling wonderful and enjoying this great weather we have been having in the south. I am doing great! Other than I missed my oncologist appt last Monday because I had worked 7 days straight and like 84 hrs and was dead on my butt! I didn't even call and tell them I wasn't coming. I didn't even realize I had missed it till Thursday. I am going to call and reschedule on Monday. I am so embarrassed. lol I guess we all do it sometimes. You know life is good and is going on when you forget to go to your oncologist. haha!
Renee
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Renee, you go girl, miss those appointments....means that cancer isn't the only thing on your mind...a good thing. Time to move on with life. I keep thinking that I should stop coming on this site, but I would miss you gals and all the wonderful support. So I continue to check in at least once a day.
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Me too, Michele. This group of ladies is so wonderful - so encouraging, supportive, and fun to know, too. I just love to hear that the robins have made their way north, that life is going on for all of us, and that we are all here to celebrate it together. Who appreciates a good bird and a good cup of coffee more than this crew?
I am here to report that the sweet little screech owl has found its way back to the hole in my neighborhood sycamore tree. At 7:35 pm he was perched inside, looking around, and probably thinking about a good mouse for supper.
Ah, spring. A time for the tulips to bloom and the hot flashes to ratchet up to atomic levels. I look fetching with a sweat mustache. This kind of sounds like haiku, huh?
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Well that's part of the problem... if I could just get everyone to migrate and be my friend over on FB then we wouldn't need to come here so much anymore. But like you said I miss everyone if I don't come back. Many of you are already my friends... Michele, and I stay in touch with you over there.
Hugs Mary! spring is in bloom! and I'm sick I hate it...
Renee
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Rather late, but I have just found this thread and wonder if I can join in! My IDC diagnosis was October 2009, and I have been in the October and November chemo threads since then. It's great to connect here too.
Philippa
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Welcome Phillippa,
it is so funny I see the same people on these threads and can't remember which threads they are from I always worry I will say something wonderful about someone, only to realize they are on another thread...then the girls will know how batty I really am.
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Good morning everyone.
Michelle, I can not begin to keep track of everyone on here. I have never been good with names but will always remember your phone number! Weird. Wish spring would come to your part of the world. It's raining in Florida and a little chilly. We have had quite a drought so need the rain but it is gloomy and it's spring break. Nothing worse than being holed up in a motel room at the beach
A little screech owl, Mary. How sweet. But do they screech? Our cardinals are in spring nesting mode and constantly attack their reflections in our windows. I am amazed that they do not knock themselves silly from hitting the glass repeatedly with their beaks. The persistent tap-tap-tap is a bit annoying but kind of amusing too.
I am supposed to go for some routine lab work at 10:00 AM and forgot and ate a bowl of cereal. I think it could only mess up the blood sugar readings and that has never been a problem for me so I am going for it.
This is for my PIP and I am never nervous about seeing him. I am a very healthy person except for breast cancer and neurological problems ... well, that sounds bizarre but it is true. I have my six month mammogram in a couple weeks and I am getting anxious about it though. Last time a simple mammo turned in to worries about my "good" breast and I had a second mammo, then an ultra sound until they said they could not see what they thought they had seen. The same process began my breast cancer journey on the other side so I am anxious about what will or will not show up this time. Well, at least I know the routine now.
Always looking over our shoulders, aren't we?Glad to meet you Philippa. It's so good to have sisters on here to talk to a year or two or three past treatment. Friends and family have moved on and it makes it hard to always pretend you do not think about breach cancer when it is always is in the back of your mind.
Wishing everyone sunny days.
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Welcome to our group Phillipa! Anytime you want to chat just pop in. We all check in every now and then.
Renee
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Haven't stopped by this thread in a bit. We have been in winter mode again here, but it looks like we may warm up a bit in the next few days.
My MIL's apartment building had an explosion and fire! She is fine, but there are 2 that are missing still (this happened on Sunday). Very scary - we are just happy that she is an early riser and had already left when in happened at 8:30 am.
The end of next week is when I see my onc again. Funny how you start letting your mind get the better of you some days (usually when you are facing yet another appointment). Then in May I have my annual mammogram. Last year, I too had a call back on the good one - hate that!! Not gonna let my mind get too far ahead in the calendar yet though!
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Great to connect with you all, and yes lovely also to meet familiar faces here too from other threads.
I am also approaching the next round of tests (next month) and the anxiety and paranoi gathering stength. However, it is also mhy end-of-chemoversary next week so that is something to celebrate! Just shows how life is shaped so much through the breast cancer lens.
Big hugs to you all and hope you have a great day
P
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An explosion and fire... terrible. So glad your MIL is safe, Mary Louise... and sorry for the injured or missing. Boy, life is just a gamble all the way around. You'd think you would be safe sitting home in your own apartment. I did not see anything on the news but the US networks do not cover much if anything happening in Canada. They have even just about dropped all coverage of the disaster in Japan in favor of the latest bad news, Libya. DH and I have decided that "news" means bad news... no one reports anything good.
So we are just going to have to have good reports here over the next few weeks! We'll make our own good news!
BTW, P, what are you doing in Myanmar? Are you a native? Love our global society. I think the internet is changing the world.
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All you ladies in the NE better hunker down (as we say in the south)!!!
No joke! Forecasters on Wednesday said it was likely a major storm would hit the Northeast in time for April Fools Day.
Severe alerts
Current snow coverage
Airport delays
Rush hour traffic
The Weather Channel reports that the storm could develop late Thursday off the Virginia coast and intensify Friday near the New Jersey coast and southern New England.
Computer models showed that the system could dump 6-12 inches just west of the major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor, according to the Weather Channel's Tim Ballisty. New York, Boston and Philadelphia should get plenty of rain.
Winter storm watches were posted for areas in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
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Yes, Pam, my MIL is safe and looking for another place to live! In case you were interested, I have attached a link of the aftermath. The coverage of the fire itself was pretty amazing too!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/03/28/woodstock-fire-update.html
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Yesterday was the day I had my MX last year and also the day my Oncologist considered me NED. I did celebrate it with going out to eat and a cake. I have to tell the story about getting the cake. I to do not care for pink October but I have an 8 year old that would not understand that. I figured we would just pick up a cake from a local grocery store. I don't normally shop at this one but I think they made that cake just for me. What was in the ready made area. A light pink cake with flowers on it. I asked the lady to have them right One year Cancer Survivor. I never told her what type but it came out with a pink ribbon on it. I left feeling good and my daughter loved it.
So is it normal to be down in the dumps over this milestone. My only thoughts are that one year ago, I was so sick from chemo that I just wanted the surgery over with. It still doesn't bother me that I lost half my chest but yet I am wondering if my inner mind is saying you need to grieve. Ugg it is so not me. I hope we are all doing well.
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what a beautiful cake...and it looks so yummy too..
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Mary Louise, it is amazing that anyone survived. Firefighters have got to be the bravest people out there. We don't have a lot of underground gas lines here. If you want a gas stove you have to have an individual tank installed. Seems inconvenient but it does solve the problem of old gas lines leaking.
Kittydog, that is a beautiful cake and I know an 8 year old would love it... all those gooey flowers! YUM! I'm so glad you did not have to bake your own celebration cake
I kind of think we are so numb for a while that the sad feelings about our diagnosis and surgeries and treatments don't come up to the surface for a long time. Maybe it is that it finally begins to sink in that the changes in our bodies are permanent, not a dream, not a nightmare, something we are going to have to get used to. What are all those steps to recovering from the loss of a loved one? And anger, grief and acceptance are part of them. I think the acceptance has been the hardest part for me. I never felt angry or "why me." But I have had a hard time accepting that I have had a life threatening - life changing disease. I cannot even imagine how hard it must be for you younger women. I don't mean to be a downer.
But I think it is natural to feel sad about what we have had to deal with. Tincture of time should help a lot 0 -
So I went to my GP today. I am going on a trip next week and have a big old fear of flying...She gave me a prescription for Ativan...I am sure some of you ladies have used it...can you give any info...will I be drowsy, can I drink....info please.
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Yes, great to connect. Pj123, I am Scottish but been living and working in Asia for over 10 years now. Had all my treatment in Bangkok. (all the story is on my blog - link on footer)
Can idenify with the pre-check nerves - I have my next round next month and have an extra CT scan to keep an eye on a couple of "marks" on my liver. They will be able to see if there is any change - if there is then that is likely to be trouble, if not it is age. For once I hope it is age.
Big hugs to you all
Philippa
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Michelle,
I have an RX for xanax for the same reason. Don't know if it is similar to Atavan or not. But, while it does seem to settle my nerves when I am anxious, it does not seem to affect me otherwise. It does not make me sleepy but makes me relaxed so I can go to sleep if I want to, like a nap in the daytime. I was totally embarrassed to ask my PCP for it, just felt like I was wimping out. But he was so gracious about it and assured me that it was okay to take something like this occasionally. Hope it helps you. Flying is dreadful anymore... nothing nice about it.
Phiippa, don't you wish they would not even mention these little suspicious spots? Probably one reason I need the xanax! I am getting increasingly nervous about all the follow up CTs. What to do - what to do ? What an interesting life you have. Good to have you join us.
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As far as the Ativan. I have taken it for my scans. The first time he had me take one an hour before I left and then 15 minutes before they took me back. I slept through the tests. The second time I took only one and was just a wee bit fuzzy headed and very relaxed. So it all depends on the stength and how many. Did he give you any extras that you can take a dose a day before just to know how you will react?
Thanks for all the lovely comments and the great advice.
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Good Evening Wonderful Ladies. I am sorry I haven't been posting lately, but I have been trying to keep up with the reading. We are very busy at work and I have been working 72 hours a week and that doesn't leave me much time to do much of anything.
Sounds like everyone is keeping busy and that is such a good thing. Hoping everyone has good reports from the doctors as we all start our yearly exams.
I will try to do better about posting, but until the end of April I will be working long long hours.
Hugs,
Juannelle
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