MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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Hey Girls, wanted to report in that I feel just like the page topper,too. I had my BS appt. and mammo yesterday. And all is clear!!! I didn't truly realize how nervous I was. Today I feel like a different person. Lol. Coming up on 2 years out.
Happy dancing along side you, eli.
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I see that you are, mac. Congrats! (Are you a blonde? Because that one is not me.) Our Dx is similar...how many nodes did you have out, and how big was your tumor? Let's see if you are my Dx twin.
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Some of us are of the age to be able to answer the following: Where were you 50 yrs ago today?
I was in 4th grade music class & it was announced over the loud speaker (the one that gave the air raid warnings!). Mrs. Dyrud started crying & school was dismissed for the day. I came down with chicken pox the very next day, so I was lying on the couch, home from school & saw Lee Harvey Oswald get shot & was on the couch watching the funeral procession. It's all very vivid! Ask me what I had for dinner last night? go ahead---here's the answer, who the hell remembers???? Why is that?
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Eli--I checked in to check on you and so happy I see good news here. Wooooohooooo you so deserve it.
We are starting Thanksgiving tomorrow with our first get together. I am feeling very thankful for the friendships that I have made here and that I am now in good health.0 -
My mother tells me i was a fussy eight month old cutting teeth 50 years ago today.
Where was I ten years ago today? Living my supposedly bulletproof life with no idea the following day the BC bullet with my name on it knock the wind out of me. But here I am, ten years later.
Still standing.
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My mom said I was taking my nap when the word came. She remembers everything down to what she was wearing and what she cooked for dinner. It is amazing how some memories "stay" I actually have the same "total recall" about 9/11 myself0 -
Lol...nothing slides by you Eli! I always try to keep up...yes keep my eyes peeled 👀 on you guys...saw that PINK diamond that Diane Queen of muffs was sporting <wow>!!!! I'm back and fatter from a 5 day vaca to Halifax, land of ships and fried battered fish & chips ack!! Murphy followed along and just as we were approaching the harbor from a short tour on the tall ship Silva the bow broke over my head as they were lowering the sails....heard the CRACK and watched everybody clear the deck except me...I'm looking around wondering...where did that loud noise come from..😬 so the first set of sails in the pic is nicely rolled but second set of sails where the lady in the purple shirt is standing you can see the BROKEN bow and that's where I was standing when it broke....captain said it never happened before and it was the last day on the last run...so...think twice ladies when we have pocket parties...do you really want me in? Lololol.0 -
Eli - Yahoo!
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ABSOLUTELY love the topper. That one needs to be saved in my opinion!!!0 -
Congrats, macatacmv, on your great BS visit & mamm result!!Hey, jocanuck, I consider you a good luck charm ~ standing where you were on that ship & not getting injured??!! I'd want you in my pocket for the best outcome anytime, girlfriend!
Packing this weekend to head to the Lake Superior country Monday to spend Thanksgiving with DD#2, SIL, & grandchildren. Looking forward to getting away for a while. Wrapped Chistmas gifts for the little ones a week ago, boy was that odd to do that so early. Have missed those kiddos terribly; they'll probably have to tell me to stop squeezing them so tightly.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with their family, loved ones & friends.
I am very thankful for all of you.
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p.s. Love the topper as well. I am saving that to my Gallery.
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JoC, I also think that you were lucky not to get clobbered on the noggin. That was a close call.
Hope everyone gets to enjoy Thanksgiving week without any B/C drama going on. I always tried to avoid making my doctor appts. too close to the holidays if I didn't have to.
Special note to the Stage IV Middies here... I don't want you to think I am insensitive with all the talk of my freedom from cancer. (Who knows if it will even last?) I do realize that not everyone gets to make that physical leap away from cancer (as so nicely shown in the sculpture, which I will repost here so it can stay around more than a few days.) But I do hope that you mets-sisters are able to get times of mental freedom where other things in life can be at the forefront of your minds. You know my feelings: that we just CAN'T let cancer take everything good away from us. That is what fueled my mental fight thru' the worst times, anyway. So, let us all break free in whatever ways we can!
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nice point, Elimar! I read more into your picture, could be freedom from anything (including BC) that has us trapped until we release the worry. And sorry if I'm cynical, but sometimes even us stage 1's aren't totally "free" from cancer. That's what I truly believed after first mx and chemo, that I was completely free from the beast. Almost 16 years later, surprise, it's b-a-c-k (well, not really in my case, it's a different one, a cousin if you will). Trying to psych back into "it's completely gone again" mode, but who really knows? What I have learned from Stage IV ladies (here on BCO) is to live each day because nothing is ever guaranteed. Enjoy and be grateful for all the wonderful things in my life both big and small.0 -
I have thought about the whole "survivor" and being "free" from cancer a lot myself. I have a son with type 1 diabetes and I am trying to approach this breast cancer thing more like that- he is such an example for me. Its a disease and I can manage it and do things to improve my chances of having fewer problems. It has been humbling to see my son since age 15 administering his insulin, testing his sugar and analyzing his diet. Now 27 is just part of who he is HbA1c is lowest its ever been and BP is low so with good management he is doing well. If my kid can deal with self-management and regulation I want to be able to do that too0 -
Elimar I love your post. I feel so fortunate to feel free at the moment. When I was doing every 3 months MO appt I felt so much like I was on a roller coaster. When I finally went to to every 6 months I felt freedom from this disease.0 -
Wyo, I also think of it as being very similar to diabetes or HIV. At the same time, I agree with Eli that it is important to resist being imprisoned by it.0 -
Sherryc, I forgot to post yesterday that it was good to hear from you, and that you are doing well and enjoying life with family.
Val, I already know your holidays are kicking off wonderfully with the visit to the grandkids. Like you, I am thankful for all the support I have received here.0 -
mac - so good to hear of your great results!
val - sounds like you are up for a fantastic time with the family and those extra special grandkids.
Eli - wonderful heartfelt post. As a stage iv gal, I can say that I have never ever felt that you have been insensitive on any level, at any time. As a matter of fact, I celebrate along with anyone who is able to share the good news that a scan is clear, test results are negative, surgery was successful etc. It is the commonality of bc that brought us all here for the same reason - to share, to give and receive support and to be here for one another through the good, the bad and the ugly. I personally like to read more about the good than anything else - so keep it coming!!0 -
Here's to all of us, whatever our present health situation may be. Eli, your way with words never ceases to amaze me. Work is still taking up way too much of my spare time, but know that I read all posts even if I don't post for a few days. I wish you all the joys that Thanksgiving can bring. We'll be at dd's with other dd and both grands so I'll be in my glory.
To those who are feeling less than blessed at this point in your life, you have my prayers that things will improve soon.
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LOL Eli, is THAT what the sculpture represents....I had a aunt that regularly ran the streets like that but we had to put her in the loony bin as the neighbors were complaining and winter was coming! It's a GIFT when you can drop by, float in and out with friends, pick up on threads with no judgements and come out looking tanned and gloriously nakkid.....big hugs my friends, so happy to be here! Xoxox
Val, good point...could've been bug juice by now Lol!0 -
Haha, Jo! Darn neighbors can't let a gal have her fun… The crazy relatives are the gems! I love the phrase "tanned and gloriously nekkid". The sages of the internet need to add that to one of my favorites:
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Hey, everyone!!!
It's a little nippy to be running thru the streets nakkid as you say!
Yesterday, my DS said to me that I should expect to feel old because I am old. He said I didn't take care of myself when I was younger so what do I expect? So am I skidding into the future?
jo, what a great pic and must have been a glorious vaca. That looked like a beautiful day to be out on the water. Yes, you are one lucky lady to not be hit on the head by the boom. Also I love the avatar pic with the rabbit ears. lol you got a funny hubby.
thanks for all the celebratory wishes for my good scans. I do feel like that statue breaking free, until I get tired and have to lay down and take a nap.0 -
I think that if my doctor said something like that to me that person would be my former doctor, macatacmv!
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Hope everybody stays warm & bundled up! Looks like a lot of us are getting our first big wintry storm. Be extra careful if you're taking a trip. My brother left today to go see his son for Thanksgiving - he said there were so many accidents that it took hours longer than expected and he will have to stay at a hotel tonight.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I like this Thanksgiving-ish quote:
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb0 -
Maca, it's never to late to start taking better care of yourself. That doctor is an ass in my opinion!
HnS I like that quote too, hope I remember it0 -
I am not up on the abbreviations and thought "what is DS" I came up with dear son....so okay maybe not
Hope all who are traveling have safe journeys. I finish my rads tomorrow so am staying put and just "being"
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Eph & mar, What doctor????? Wasn't mac referring to her SON? Did I miss something?
My kids like to remind me that I am old too. That's what keeps me doing cartwheels.0 -
Sounds like something my DD would say for sure.
Happy cooking everyone. That was what Jacques Pepin always said.0 -
Hi Ladies. I just came across this thread and am wondering if it is open to newbies. I have just completed radiation (following lumpectomy and chemo) and am looking for a good group of positive ladies to share this continuing journey. At least it feels like a continuing journey for me - even though I have completed active treatment and currently have clean scans. I have found many of my friends now see me as "finished" with breast cancer. I would LOVE to also feel that way, but simply don't yet.
I am 48 so hope I fit the criteria! :-) My name is Johnetta. I am married with 4 children and 1.5 grandchildren.0 -
Johnetta- we are a very inclusive group!!! Welcome- newbies are always encouraged. I am just finishing radiation tomorrow so am sure not ready to say "well thats done" but am opening a different chapter in the breast cancer book of life.
People without breast cancer even good friends don't understand what active treatment and the aftermath feel like- its different for everybody. Even during my rads my co-workers were scheduling meetings and I had to say "i have an appointment" can you give me time to at least shower and put on deodorant hahahaha.
Can I be nosy and inquire about the .5 grandchild?0 -
I am an open book, ask anything and I will never call you nosey. :-) My daughter is due with her second child in Feb.0
