MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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Sun, give the Neurontin 3-6 weeks to get into your system.
elimar, if the cancer was in the node, then the node DID it's job! It caught it!
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I have my 4th chemo today. Half way done today God Bless your day.
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{{{LYNNIE}}}} Gentle hugs coming at you!
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Barbe, that may be true about the nodes, but what I was meaning was that our bodies' defenses did not attack the cancer, allowing it to grow in our breasts in the first place. Thinking along the lines of how, over a lifetime, many, many people are thought to have cancer cells in their body yet never get cancer because the body's clean up system obliterates them before they cause trouble. I'm saying my body was asleep at the wheel while the B/C was growing in me. I want one of those ever vigilant cancer-fighting bodies, on call 24/7 and ready to fight The Beast.
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Lynniea, hope you aren't having too many S/E's...now that you have reached the halfway point, you KNOW you can do this!
Paula66 & JeanH, are you guys down to your last chemo yet? I know you are getting close.
Waiting to hear back from carol6026. Did the last drains come out?
Here's to everyone who has found out they were stronger than they thought they were, by going through these dreaded treatments. It would be nice to discover your inner strength an easier way, but I guess it does not work like that.
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Sunangel-sorry you are still having pain. I read up on the diag and I think that is the same thing that I have. The Amitryptiline is working for me. I am still having breakthrough pain but nothing like I was having. At least this pain is bearable. But I hate the thought of having to take medication forever. I have been a little scared to pursue the nerve block.
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I've had nerve blocks and they are really easy to get. Very, very fine needles inject a cocktail of happy juice to different areas to allow you to break the pain cycle of a specific area. They may inject you at an area that doesn't make sense to you, but does to them! The mix usually includes botox, anti-inflamatories, pain meds and maybe more (steroids at times). They last from 1 week to years (depending on your luck). Definitely worth looking in to. The best thing is to break that cycle so your body can move on.
At my first session my DH was watching and after a couple of minutes I asked the doc when he was going to start. He said he had already injected 12 out of 18 sites! The doc and my DH couldn't believe I didn't feel anything! A combo of how much pain I'm in and how fine the needle truly is.
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I had some time yesterday, so I looked thru' the active threads. I noticed two things:
1) There are a lot of new ones, a lot of which seem to be recreations of old thread topics. I had a deja vu for some of those, but I looked thru' and didn't see my own avatar so I must have posted on an earlier, similar one.
2) I looked in a few dozen new threads and I must have seen at least three posts by moderators. In the year and a half I've been on, I rarely came across their posts in the regular threads, but then in one day to see three of them? It makes me think there are new/more moderators now. Out of the 10,000 posts on this thread, I can count the number of times a moderator has posted on one finger. Maybe the mods are not middle-aged. Maybe they just lurk here. Maybe we are thought to be mature enough to be left on our own without supervision. That could be a mistake.
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The mods post as mods only when they are talking "for the site".
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eli - As for the mods - you know what they say - when the cat's away the mice will play
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Not that I would test your theory with "perfect man" porn links or anything, jo!0
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ELI - YOU CRACK ME UP.
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Well, the mods must not be mod enough for middies!
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I think the Mods are scared of us MIDDIES.
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I don't know, mum, I had to surrender my Bada$$ Hellraiser membership card (and signet ring) several years ago. I'm not that frightening anymore. Or are you referring to how we look upon waking?0
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We can be pretty scarey sometimes.
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Yeah, I haven't seen myself in a swimsuit this year yet. That could be scary alright.
You look just like an advert to "Go Green" with the latest breast prosthetics!
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Elimar & Mum-great comedy team!
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We I have been off for a while. Busy week I guess.
Saw my PS, my PT and my GP this week. When it rains it pours. PS, still not happy with my decision to not continue reconstruction but understands, looking for an surgery date at the end of May to take the other TE out, then get on with the rest of life. PT, cording almost gone and the arm has gone down in size so my lymphedema is contained. GP, cholesterol still up do having to take meds for it now, thyroid going down so have to change my dose (its a good thing).
My dad is hanging in there the last blood test shows no more leukemia so we are hoping it is in remission. Sherry, keep praying for your dad.
Tonight is the McKinney TX Relay For Life. The company I work for is the survivor booth sponsor and the little time I am on just signed up this week and we have raised over $700.00. I was sending out the email and reached my personal goal of $500.00 (total was $545.00. I put as many of your names as I could on my hat, so you are all there with me. I leave in an hour and I plan to be there all night. When I can I will give you updates through the night. See on the boards soon.
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{{{MJB}}}}} thank you!
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MJB-thanks I am proud to walk with you. Glad it looks like your Dad may be in remission. Life has been a worldwind here as well. Found out last week that my Dad also has Colon Cancer so he had surgery Tuesday to remove it. It was bleeding and they could not start chemo. He is still in the hospital and doing OK, pain is better, but insides are not working properly yet. They will start chemo in 3 to 4 weeks when he is healed and then will know more path on the colon so if they need to add more chemo drugs I guess they will.
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mjbmiller- good news re. your dad and good news about you taking control of the decisions being made regarding your body. Live your life!!! Excellent!!!!! Good luck tonight! if we are not on your hat, we are in your pockets!
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Thank you so much mjb ((HUGS))
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Well I've got that treatment under my belt. Whew. I'm glad the it wasnt like the last one. I got sick right in the middle of it and threwup all over the bathroom, myself and my IV pole. I was a mess. So glad it didnt get that way this time.
(((((((((((((((Lynneia )))))))))))))))))))))Good luck!!! You can do it.
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I hate when I miss several pages and try to catch up, it never seems to work right
Barbe, we're not moving, just getting lots of major work done on first floor, front door to back door type stuff. Long story short, hub demo'd our house when we moved in 30 yrs ago and never quite got it past the drywall stage. So we need walls, ceiling, floors, the whole 9 yards. Neighbor had a guy do work that was really reasonable and timely and down to earth, so we're using him too. The crew starts either late next week or early the following so it's "purge" time around here. Amazing what a small house can hide in its corners!
Heading to NYC tomorrow with my dd's to see Lion King and wander the Broadway area. Nothing gives me more pleasure than time with my lovelies. One dd lives not far from the city so we'll drive to her place, hang there with drinks hors d'ouvres, then head to city for walkaround and dinner, then show, then back for a sleepover at her place, Sunday brunch, then back home. Life is good
To all still in treatment, glad to hear most of your news, and sorry for some of the bumps in your roads. Hang in there, it's almost always worth it to reach the end.
Love and hugs to you all.
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Oh - to any of you who knew Lana Jean Healey (Lady Jean on chat/boards), she passed away the week before Easter and we're having a memorial in the chat room (the Staying Connected room) Sunday evening at 7:30 EDST if anyone would like to come share a memory, light a candle, etc.
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Doing a lap for Lady Jean.
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mjb... thanks for keeping us all with you....3jays
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mjb: what # are you on now?
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Hi Everyone!
I'm 44 and was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago but am still recovering and on Tamoxifen. I decided to try this site because I'm finding that I need extra support with issues relating to my post cancer treatment. My Uterus lining has thickened from 8mm to 39mm since using Tamoxifen, and I have eye floaters as well as itchiness. I saw a Gynocologist for first time today and she performed an endometrioses biopsy on me to rule out cancer and won't get results for a few weeks.....but it was extremely painful procedure and I didn't have any freezing or pain medication. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced simular things or if anyone could give me any advice? I still feel drained and tired from my chemo and radiation therapies as well. I feel like at times no one really understands and feel alone.
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