MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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Diana - I second what Meece has advised. Hope that the pain lessens for you soon. Will you have a PP on Monday for the unveiling? Just kidding - hope everything looks great! Rest up my dear!
cmh - not sure I would be able to even think about renos costing $3000.00. Always seems to be something that sucks the life out of our wallets.
Day off tomorrow! Taking part in the Relay for Life tomorrow night. Sounds like I will need to pack everything BUT the shorts & t-shirts.
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Yay for Barsco! Hubba Hubba stable boy!
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Dianarose--I usually cough up blood for a few days after surgery. It's from the tube irritating your throat. As long as it's just a bit and not getting worse you should be ok. You can always call your surgeon's office and talk with someone there, nothing wrong with getting reassurance from the source!
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I don't think it's getting worse. Once in awhile I feel congested and when I cough it up to get rid of it, it is bloody. Who knows what she scraped on the way down. She went all the way to my stomach. She said she had to deflate it. My jaw feels like someone broke it. I have TMJ to begin with so whatever she did didn't help. I had discussed getting 250 cc implants but instead only got 200. Disappointed. They look flat, but I have had a compression bra on since surgery.
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My PS made the decision to go larger than we had discussed. He said he tried several sizes and got the opinion of the nurses in the operating room . I mean I really did leave it up to him, I'm not mad, but wished they were a bit smaller. He did the first surgery on my BC side, and 11 months later I had surgery on the other side to match it. We waited the 11 months so that things would settle down enough to be able to match the size. I guess he knew what he was doing because the irradiated side has shrunk since surger, so going bigger was a good thing, however the matching girl didn't shrink so I have a mismatched set once more.
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I am 4weeks past my last chemo and starting rads in the next two weeks. Im am post menopausal and having the worse night sweats of my life. Had them all through treatment but was so ill never thought to mention it to the OC. Does anyone else have them? Is this just a holdover from treatment...dont even mention that its a symptom of another cancer. Ive already read that and not even going there ! Sign me.....
Tired of washing sheets !
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Hi, Starynights! I have heard that chemo does bring on the hot flashes and night sweats in some, but I thought that was mainly during the chemo treatment. I wouldn't rule chemo out, but bring it up with your doc the next time. I say this because after your rads, you will most likely be offered an anti-hormonal drug and those definitely bring on the sweats. Just reading your Dx line, I am not sure why they did the chemo on you? Did you have a high Oncotype score or something?
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Starynight:
I had night sweats for a couple of years out from chemo. I actually ruined a beautiful set of sheets because my gown faded onto the sheets as I slept. My docs discussed the notion that it might be from my chemo induced heart condition and ran another muga scan to rule it out. Turned out it was just from the chemopause still effecting my system.
Hope everyone is doing OK today! I am too tired and exhausted, emotionally, to read up much and comprehend.
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elimar...
I cant tell you the oncotype because I had the mammoprint test and had a darn 30% reoccurance rate. I was going to get just rads and hormone therapy but when that came back I said HOOK ME UP ! I still have a 12% so Im not very happy about that. Im doing all I can do, so it is what it is. I did talk to the chemo nurse today as I have a headcold that wont let go. She said it could be the chemo even though I finished almost four weeks ago. I never had this until I started treatment.
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Starynights ~ I had a chronic sinus headache a month out from chemo that lasted for over 2 months, now (last chemo was 1/25/13) my toe and fingernails are really soft and discolored.
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Stary, I figured it must have been something like that to have to add the chemo in. Well, it is a good thing that they did the mammoprint on you since, like you found out, they normally would not have been as aggressive with just that Dx; and I agree a 30% chance for recurrence would make me want to do something to get the odds more in my favor too. When you get ready to do rads, look on here for a June Rads thread, and you will have a whole gang going thru it at the same time. So good to compare notes and get a communal whine going when needed. As exciting as rads might seem now, after the first week, the treatments are very routine, and luckily not very long. About half of us here have done the rads, and can relate. You hear a lot about skin breakdown (which is no fun at all) but keep in mind that 2/3 do fairly well and only 1/3 have more severe issues. Good Luck to ya!
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Three month check up with my onc. Weight stable, cholesterol up, other blood work fantastic, on focalin for the severe fatigue, NED.
She said I might lose weight on the focalin...poor me.0 -
Way to go, maryah930!
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Hey middies!
whoo, stable boy!!! Yay brasco. Hope your don't get too cold or wet during your relay. we had ours last weekend. It was hot, hot, hot and lots of pollen. Somehow I ended up with the debris left behind in my car, I have returned most of it, but still have a sweater that needs to find it's owner.
mary, good job with your checkup!!! whew, a sigh of relief.
Waaah, I had a hearing test this week. I have severe to moderate hearing loss in both ears. The doc said it was probably a combination of noise damage, genetics and meds. She said since I am "young" I'll get use to the hearing aids quickly. Oh joy!!!
I'm getting pretty confused am I "young" or "at your age" you have to expect this sort of thing?
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maca....interesting post. Anyone else have ear issues? Now that this comes up, I have! Was talking to hub one night after dinner, doing dishes, and suddenly left ear gave that "wssshhhhrrrr" noise. Made a comment to him about a weird noise. Next day, woke with a ringing that didn't stop. Went to a top Otolaryngologist and they said normal hearing loss for someone in their 50s. I still don't buy that and I friggin hate it. Anyway wonder if there's any chemo connection? never thought to research that, might be my Saturday project!
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maryah - sounds like a pretty darn good checkup! Hope the focalin does the trick for the fatigue.
I have been having ear issues since I stopped taking an anti-anxiety med. Not sure if it's related but I often get ringing as well as a noise that I liken to having crickets in my ears with certain movement of my head. Weird
Had a good time at the Relay last night - am exhausted today. We were able to stay dry other than the heavy dew that settled on us throughout the night. Layered up and wore my mittens all night. I even played tv interviewer as a part of my work. We have a local community channel and one of my coworkers and I did some interviews with participants and committee members. Kind of nerve wracking at first but became comfortable after a while.
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Barsco, that sounds awesome. I've never done a relay...have donated to several, and thought about joining one but no buddies locally to join up with. I can just imagine that your interviewing skills were really cool
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I went to my nieces 5th birthday party today with my youngest one Will that is in the picture with me. Chemo curls are getting longer and out of control, but it's hair
. Still a little sore today. I checked the size of this dam compression bra. It says it's a 32, I wear a 34. I see the ps tomorrow. It needs to go.Marlegal- There are several articles on ringing in the ear and chemo. Some kinds of chemo are more prone to cause this than others.Hope everyone had a great weekend.0 -
My picture was there, I don't know where it went.
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dianarose, I hate when the pic doesn't show up! I love little kid parties. Hope you feel better and get that binding bra off soon.
I went to a "70 is the new 50" party Saturday. It was fun, since they really played up the party aspect. we had bubbles, and glow wands and lots of food.
I use to hear crickets all the time, now it is a higher pitch ringing. The doc said that it is like having a phantom limb. Our brains try to make sound when we can't hear. LOL My hearing has gotten worse in the last year and a half. Hopefully the hearing aids will reduce the phantom noise.
I am suppose to hear from my MO tomorrow about which med I get to try next.
brasco, rest up from the relay.
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Diana - you'll have to try and repost your pic. Love b-day parties! Hope all goes well at the bs today. Looking forward to hearing how well the unveiling went.
mac - sounds like your party was a blast. Bubbles & glow wands?! Awesome. Not sure about the ringing/cricket thing. I seem to still have my hearing - not sure what it's from. Why are you getting a new med? Where you having trouble on the last one?
Well, rested up as much as I'm gonna be for now. Heading out for work.
Happy Monday everyone!
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Hi everyone! I think this may be where I fit best. I'm on the downhill side of 40-60 ish. Just looking to see what others have done. On May 23, 2013 I went in for BMX with DIEP reconstruction. I came out with BMX. Two lymph nodes in the sentinel node biopsy were positive. One had an extra nodal extenstion.
Now were are trying to determine the course of treatment with RO and MO. Waiting on oncotype. RO said it is a gray area. MO is waiting on test results, thinks chemo might not really do that much. Hormone therapy is a given with him.
I work from home, so I'm back to work. Recovery went very smoothly.
I would love to hear from anyone with a similar decision to make.
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jibloom - welcome to the Middies! Stick around and you will find that we are a fun-loving bunch with plenty of love and support to go around. We have Pocket Parties (PP) whenever someone has an appt, tx, scan etc that they just need that extra bit of encouragement to get through it. No one is ever alone here. Just let us know when you would like a virtual hand to hold.
Hope that you soon find out what course of tx you will be taking. It seems to help once there is a plan in place. Will you be having any scans to ensure that the nodes caught everything? Keep us posted on how you are doing. There is usually someone who has gone a similar route and will pop in to answer your questions.
Glad to hear you are doing well.
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Jlbloom- welcome, but at the same time sorry you are here. We are a good, but crazy bunch and this is a place where you can vent as well.
Barsco- heading to the ps appointment. I have been reading that you really have to wait for the swelling to go down to really know what the implants look like. Dear GOD, if this is swelling and it goes anywhere then my boobs will be inverted. I know I should be happy to be alive, but dam it, it was the only prize out of the whole shit show.
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Barsco--- The picture worked this time.
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welcome bloom hate that you are joining us but glad we are here for you.
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Welcome bloom, I hope someone comes along soon with a similar treatment/answers!
barsco - always nice to see that stable guy! The relay sounds like fun - I've never been to one, I suppose I should try to participate a little more.
mac - I love the idea behind that party! I think I'll have a 60 is the new 40 party for my friend who just turned 59 and is depressed about it.
My ears buzz, too, but I think they did before treatment. Now it's definitely worse, though. I know Tamoxifen can affect your hearing. If it's not one thing, it's another.
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Bloom, welcome and best of luck with your treatment plan. Be sure to let us know when you have your appts so we can hop into your pockets. We bring good treats!
Diana, I still don't see any pics
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I want some of that focalin !!!!
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