MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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samsue - PPP is Pocket Party Planner. You know when we all need to jump in someone's pocket and go with them to a doctor appt or a procedure. We need some one to organize the drinks, snacks, etc depending on what time we need to be there.
Welcome to all the newbies. This is a great place to be. You will get lots of information and support here. Plus, we do tend to have a good time along with way.
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I know I'm late on posting the mystery pic - will do in a few.
Trish
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I have to laugh. For some reason, when I signed up for this (the forum, not the cancer!), I chose not to use my real name. Who knows how many perverts are lurking here to try to pick up an old, postmenopausal broad with no boobs??. But now I read all these messages to Kay, and I get confused, because I'm really a Kay, too. So Kay, here's another Kay congratulating you on finishing your RAD treatments. I'll continue posting as WW, but now you guys, my new closest friends, know my real name.
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I think this may be too easy - but here is the mystery picture for this weekend.
Trsih
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Howdy, I'm a newbie to this forum but, unfortunately not to bc. I would really love to have a PPP for Tuesday. I'm heading in for mri/pet & onc visit to determine a plan for battle (round 2).
The pic at the top of the page is absolutley beautiful.
Trsih, I haven't read back far enough to understand the mystery pic, but I will say, it is certainly a mystery. ;o)
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Trish, my guess is a silk flower.
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artichoke leaves?
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Kay ~ It is an emotional feeling to leave that Rads room knowing you are finished. I remember that moment well. Congrats!!
Janis ~ So great to hear from you & that you are slowly on the mend. Rest easy.
Lory ~ I hope you are feeling better.
Hello vjcrocker, welcome to our group. Another Val here!
WW ~ A Caribbean trip, wow! Have a fabulous time!
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Tulip!
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Yep, a silk tulip!
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black eyed susan- MP guess
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Claire is going to be very, very busy this week planning all the pocket parties. I see we are booked through Wednesday. You are probably bored with mine by now...but I'd like you all to be there for me this Thursday when I go for my colonoscopy. Then I think I am done for the year!
Eli...I knew you knew it was kay! Too funny how those little brain farts just hit at the strangest time. I just didn't want some of the newbies congratulating me. The glory all belonged to Kay!
Welcome to all the new ladies including the new Kay! Looking forward to getting to know you, and be in your pockets for upcoming procedures!
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I agree it is a silk tulip.
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Can't see anything but a silk tulip now that everyone has said it!
Welcome to the newbies - I hope you find support, information, and FUN in these pages! I don't post very often, but read every day and find something new every time.
Healing wishes to those who had procedures, etc. this week and WILD pocket parties for those coming up this week!!
I'm still rocking along on tamoxifen - going on two weeks - with NO SEs so far. Hope it stays this way!0 -
I always have to laugh every time I come to this thread after just a day away. I feel so far behind! hehe...
Welcome to all of the newbies though I'm sorry for the reason you have to join us.
elimar..I forgot to answer you the other day about why I had to stop taking the tamoxifen. Unfortunately, it was cranking up my ovaries. I hadn't had that much ovarian pain since I took pergonal 25 years ago trying to get pregnant. It was wonderful waking up at night feeling like I had a knife in my side. Anyway, the MO said that's not what we want the tamoxifen to do so enough of that..
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janis will be there thursday but for the prep your on your own!
may i reccomend soft toilet paper and wipes with aloe 0 -
Noodle6, greetings! We have a few here who have had to get on the B/C merry-go-round a second time. It's both better and worse in some ways. You have the previous knowledge, so the unknown terror is not so bad; but the idea of slogging thru' the treatment yet again is a bummer. Will hope for all good news on the scans. Let us know.
Weekend Mystery Pic is: You guess, find out if you are right on Sunday, and get and awesome amount of prestige for your keen observation, plus get to post the next one the following Sat.
LC-Barb, Oh, that would make me think that my endometrial lining would be up to no good too. I see the wisdom in stopping.
janis, I'm sure you'll have a pocketfull of support for the colonoscopy, and cmb will no doubt have a doctor hunk waiting for when you wake up to erase the real "docs" who do the procedure from your mind (although the alien meds handle that quite well.) If you wake up feeling no pain whatsoever, you will know you had a "specialist." Good Luck!
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Since everyone is saying silk tulip, I'll have to guess something dramatically different for the MP:
A rayon (artificial silk) tulip.
Hee-hee-hee.
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Thanks for all the good wishes about finishing rads. I really appreciate them. Welcome to the newbies. Hi Kay! There aren't too many of us around. That is funny that there are two of us on this thread.
Looking forward to all the parties next week, just wish they didn't come with such anxiety for the guest of honor. Will be sending lots of good thoughts and wishes and keeping fingers, toes and even eyes crossed for you. And ogling all the hunky docs cmb pulls up for you. Have a great weekend all!0 -
Hi Ladies--I am back! Had BMX this week and I feel pretty good. My hub has been here the whole time and I'm glad he's been by my side. Thanks for all of your support! VickyB
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VictoriaB, Happy to hear things went o.k. for you and that your hubby has been a willing manservant so you can rest and recover. How are you doing with the drains?0
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Hi! elimar! I think this topic is going to be forever as many woman seems liking this more than other topic. I really feel good when I see new postings of numerous ideas from new members, It is really amaging. You really had done a marvellous big job, which has a corner to post freely by anyone. I thought my survival time will be short ... say 5 yrs. according to my doctor , but I hve already crossed 7 months without any complication ,I think this achievement is mainly because of joining BC forum. So, all the new members should post & express freely so that each and everyone can co-opt with each other.. this is my opinion.. I may be wrong or right you only can tell me.
Sneh,
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Hi, raj, In a perfect world, there would be LITTLE to NO women joining a thread like this, because we would have CURED cancer already. Til then, we may as well get together with women that have to deal with the same impact to their lives as we do.
Ever try and explain B/C to a friend and they act like you are speaking Sanskrit? Raj, if you actually know Sanskrit, put another hard language in there, like Mandarin. ;-) Well, here, we all pretty much speak the same language (of knowing more than we ever wanted to about B/C, and not wanting to let it define our lives.) Maybe that is why this, and many threads, have gone on for some years.
Glad you haven't had any B/C troubles in the past 7 mos., now keep it going!
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I skipped a couple of days checking the boards and once again I'm pages behind. I skimmed through them. I can't remember who's having what, where, but count me in for any pocket parties. I'm in a baking mood today, so I'll bring cookies.
Janis - I did note that you had your surgery and are back on the boards. I slept in my recliner, too after surgery. I was just more comfortable there, then in bed. Hope you heal quickly and feel better soon.
Kay - congrats of finishing rads. Another milestone, in the long treatment process, complete.
Welcome to all the newbies. You've come to the right place for support, info and answers to your questions.
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elimar! I am sorry ! I dont know Sanskrit being an Indian. As you know ... I belong to an ethnic group of communities known as "Meitei" amongst the Indian communities. I can read & write meitei language besides Hindi, Assamese and English. So, " India mein admi lok BC ka bareme kum bolta hain" I am writing no one talks much about BC....
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raj, So many languages and so few talking about it? Kind of hard to imagine. That must means there are many, many women who feel very alone in India having B/C, but no one to talk to.
Here, especially in October (now "Pinktober") we hear lots of talking, see signs and t.v. advertising about it, but we want less talk and more cure!
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Yeah ! you have seen it only from big peoples, show but there are so many in remote village areas which is necessary to provide awareness. I am not blaming . Many poor woman died due to unability to meet the treatment expenses. No one speaks about the poor people, obcourse there are many NGOs who guides the patients like where to go for the patient and for that they charged. Out of 100 hardly 10 gets the facilities provided by sponsor by celibrities....that is also in long que. I would have died had I not been employeed. In India there is only one hospital who provides free treatment for poor patients..
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The U.S. healthcare isn't perfect, and the poor have it bad everywhere, but I'm pretty sure way more than 10 out of 100 have access to facilities for B/C treatment in America. Guess I should be very thankful that I was able to get treatment, even if I did not like it too much.0
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I love my cancer center. They're consistently one of the top ten hospitals in the country. They get tons of private donations (just got 250 million dollars from a guy named Perelman and they have changed the name of the medical school because of it.). They treat everyone the same medically no matter what insurance you have or if you have no insurance. In fact the patients seem to me to be mostly low income. It's one of the things I really like about them. I don't think the same is true of the suburban or downtown hospitals though. It used to be in a bad neighborhood, but now it's like being downtown, but isn't far from bad neighborhoods. Not sure why more middle class people don't use it.
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Kay, doesn't it blow you away that someone can donate 250 million dollars and no on recognizes his name????? Can you imagine the RICH people????
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