CALLING ALL STAGE I SISTERS

sheila888

oakley..sorry you weren't feeling good. You should really come to this board when you are feeling your worst.....

We all understand. I remember I broke down right after my radiation treatments were over. it just hit me. This was 9 months after my DX.

Hugs to you

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o2bhealthy

(((Oakley)))

Hi ladies...surgery was a success, tummy is a little wonky and I keep drifting in and out but otherwise feel great.  nurses are amazed that I can talk  Thanks for all your prayers

chabba

Wonderful Michelle!  Hope you improve  rapidly.

barbaraa

{{{MICHELLE}}}}} Healing hugs for you!

sheila888

Michelle wonderful news.

I'm sending you a big heartfelt HUG.

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valjean

Oh, Michelle, I'm so happy to see you on the same day as your surgery! Was thinking of you this morning while grocery shopping (connection?? I don't know , but all of a sudden I just thought of you & remembered the surgery.)

Let everyone pamper you ~ rest easy, dear sister/friend. ♥

{{{{{{{{{{gentle hugs}}}}}}}}}}

kira1234

Michelle, glad you're feeling up to posting. Take it easy the rest of the day.

valjean

oakley ~ Please don't ever feel you should not come here because you feel down even when you have rec'd good news. Lots of times that is when I feel down the most, I feel afraid because of the good news ~ afraid & wondering when the other shoe will drop. You have helped us through some hard moments ~ let us be here for you. The path we are all on together is WIDE, (which is a damn shame), & there is always room to move slowly if you wish, or to go full steam ahead if one so inclines.

I still have my moments, believe me.......

I was up town shopping so I decided to stop in & get my blood-work done instead of making a special trip next week (with the price of gas & all) & as I sat there waiting, it hit me again. The building, the nurses, the waiting, even the parking lot, damn, I hate it. Please excuse that curse word again.  So, after I put the groceries away & had some lunch, did some online banking, where did I come? To check in on my sistas!

I agree with deborye, my therapy is all of you!

BarbaraA ~ I may have missed it or may have already congratulated you, but, you quit smoking SIX MONTHS ago?? Hurray for you!! That is wonderful!

raincitygirl

I hope this makes you all smile as it did me...

http://www.flixxy.com/welcome-back-heathrow-airport-t-mobile.htm

barbaraa

THanks, Val. It was tough and still is. I know how I am: one puff and I'm back to a pack a day. No Way!

RCGirl - Made me chuckle.

kira1234

Barbara, I didn't realise it had been 6 months. Congratulations. I know just how hard it is to quit after all I hear it all the time from my boys, just wish they would do as you have.

sheila888

Barbara...As a non smoker i felt good when I read 6 months and counting.......

Honestly I was gonna even post a nice picture for you.

Then by the time I was finished reading I totally forgot about it. This is what I'M talking about when I say my Memory is very bad.

CONGRATULATIONS♥

sheila888

((((Barbara))))

o2bhealthy

Barbara - you ROCK!!!!  6 months is AWESOME!

I just did 4 rounds around my ward at hospital.  The nurses were pretty suprised, I just told them been there, done that and I know the quicker I get up and move around, the faster I get o go home tomorrow.  I will admit my throat hurts, so talking is limited and I am not drinking as much liquids as i would typically drink....hummmm, maybe time for some pain meds...

OneStep - I hit a wall several times in this 'journey' where I just had to allow myself to mourn.  I mourned the loss of health, loss of my breasts which nurtured my children as infants, loss of image, especially when I catch a glimpse of myself in a window or mirror and would be startled at this stranger I saw in the mirror.  I guess what I am trying to say is its ok to be down and ok to sad, hell its ok to angry and ok to take a mental break and float down the river of denial.  That's the best part about this site and our sisters here, we have all been there and are here to support each other through the good, the bad and the ugly... ((((HUGS))))

mimi1964

One step I agree with what Michelle said... there was a time in my treatment that I grieved, I was in denial, then angry, then sad and acceptance of the dx finally came and the desire to fight with all I had.  It has been a long journey and one that we all will continue to fight every day with the hopes that we can maintain the stamina and wisdom to stay one step ahead of this awful disease.  {{{{Hugs}}}}

Michelle congrats on doing so well after your surgery.  Glad everything went so well.

Now for my great news... NORMAL mammogram!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I don't have to go back to see the breast surgeon till next year for my yearly mammogram... Woo Hoo!!!!  God is so amazingly awesome and good!!!   I love all of my sisters!!

Renee

jo1955

Renee - CONGRATS on the great news.  Must have been nerve wracking until you got word.

Now really enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Jo 

sheila888

Renee....Very very very happy for you sister.♥

sheila888

Good for you Michelle.

A new beginning just in time for Thanksgiving.♥

deborye

I'm back from the butt doctor, they called me cuz they had a cancellation today. And I saw my BS to go over the MRI which I already knew that was fine. But mentioned to her that I was concerned about the results and why were they like that cuz I am almost done tx. She said anything can set off the numbers, infection, cold, STRESS (which I am under cuz of my Dad) and I mentioned to her about giving blood 8 days B4 the test and she said that could very well do it. PHEW so this person is going to STOP worrying. OH BTW, I had a scope put up my butt and I have 3 hemmeroids and 1 anal fissure. He wants to see me in 3 weeks. GOD IT NEVER ENDS, LOL. get it ENDS.  rear end. You can tell I am in a better mood.

sheila888

Deb....I love the way you describe your Doctors as butt DR. LOL

HUGS

raeinnz

So glad to hear all went well Michelle - was thinking of you today.

Renee - yahoo.  That's one stress gone for a whole year!!!

Hi Val and Sheila.

BarbaraA - my neighbour tries to give up smoking every now and then and sometimes has lasted a few months but her husband keeps smoking and like you say, she has one in a weak moment and then she is back to a pack a day!  Well done on 6 months and may there be many more.

oakley - a terrible time for you   Emotions are shoved to the back of your mind when you are having to make decisions about and go through tx and then you have to face them.... Go with your emotions - accept them for what they are - your mind and heart trying to make sense of all that has happened to you - and with time you will deal with them and find a calmer you.  Try not to look at the 'big picture' it is too much to handle at the moment - one day at a time - it will feel like two steps forward and one back for a while but you will move forward.  I found months 3-9 post surgery were the absolute worst for me.  I dropped into a deep, dark hole with slippery sides emotionally - started having panic attacks as well as melt downs and it was all so foreign to me as I had always been very stable emotionally before BC.  I am a lot more stable now but a sadness remains and I don't think it will ever go.  Writing your thoughts down does help so TALK TO US.

deborye - oooooo, sounds painful.  Good news there is nothing sinister in the end!  And so glad you have decided to stop worrying.  Time to enjoy some roses - well actually not for you ladies over there but we have heaps out here at the moment so I sniff some for you.

sheila888

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valjean

Holy cow ~ everything is coming in so sloooww for me tonight on this site. Good Grief Charlie Brown !!

deborye ~ I have a Q re: something your Dr. said to you about the results of your test being affected by many things & you told/asked him would having your blood drawn 8 days before have anything to do with it & you were told it could. (if I go to check the exact wording in your post, I'll lose this partial post). Is this for the TM test? The blood being drawn too soon/not soon enough? What exactly was meant by that? I do remember Sheila saying a while ago that many things can affect the result of a TM test; I guess I didn't realize that when the blood was drawn had an effect also.

Also, deborye, LOVE the humor in your post!

Renee ~ I wanted to have a separate post for you but I've been having a terrible time tonight getting things to download for me. Anyway, I am so happy, happy, happy for your clear mammo result!  Thank the Lord above. {{hugs to my dear sister/friend}}

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3jaysmom

wow! i just want to remind you ladies, i have severe neuropathy.. so i have to watch the keys as i hit them. dont always hit them hard enuff.. and break into caps (yelling) for no good reason at all!! so, there's MY disclaimer.. we're not cooking, either one of us. my DH, Murray, and I go to Flanagans, and one son is joining us. they're doing the cooking, the serving, and the cleaning up!! Mur is doing a couple of turkey breasts for us later in the day, cause i can't live w/ out leftovers! silly me, i do have to clean up !! it'll be worth it though.

    i hate the idea of winter, but its; almost here. i really can't complain, since its so. fla. but the least bit of cold kicks up most of my issues from tx.. thank you God im not out there in the snowy lands!! everyone, im sure we'll be back (at least I know I will be..) but, have a great Thanksgiving !!       3jays

barbaraa

(((MICHELLE))) Hope you get sprung today! {{{RENEE}}}} What a relief! Deb love it... butt doc. I don't like mine either so I will start calling him that.

To all my American sisters...Happy Thanksgiving!

Meece

Valjean, I think Deborye said she "gave blood"  That sounds like more than a little blood draw.

Here's hoping your pass the exit test today, Michelle.  I hope you didn't over do it yesterday.

Deb, I am glad you can have some reassurance about the TM test.  Mine has consistently remained at the 6-8 range every six months.  I imagine if I had it today it would be off the charts if stress has anything to do with it.

Sherryc

Congrats Renee!!!! What a great Thanksgiving gift

o2bhealthy

Doc sprung me - woooo whoooo!  I am sitting here waiting for the IV to be removed and for pathology to give me back my port to take home an show the kids.   I had to have my IV in my foot (due to bilat LE) and that has been interesting...it hurts like heck going in and makes walking around interesting but I am sooooo happy to have my port gone I can totally deal. 

The macroscopic view of the thyroid did not show any cancer, maybe they got it all with the biopsy   Still waiting for the final pathology... the incision is only 2 1/2 inches and really looks good even with the typical post surgical swelling. 

I am going home!!!!

(((Renee)))) Wooo Hooo - Clean mammo for you - Just one more thing to be thankful for tomorrow.

((((OneStep))))

kira1234

Michelle, So happy for you.

 Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone.