CALLING ALL STAGE I SISTERS
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Finally got some good news today: My Oncotype Score is 16 (high end of the low risk group). My oncologist said no chemo. And I am good with that!!
So tonight I take the first of my 1,825 Tamoxifen tablets.
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Rennasus,,,Thats good news.
Now we have a date to remember.
I finished Femara yesterday
You started Tamox the same day.
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Rennasus: Congratulations!! Great score! Big relief, eh?
xgolfer: Argh! Must be so frustrating! I'm hoping for a quick B9 answer for you!
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Renn- great news- si happy for you
Xgolfer- ahhhh... here's hoping for benign so y ou can go on to the one city I can't wait to visit...Savannah...it is magical////
I myself, am a bit buzzed...am not a drinker...went back to office today for a big meeting so owner took us all out and I had a margarita..two...yikes...hahahaha
strange at meeting- will talk about it later...I was chastised for being a bit late with a report and that my little deal was not really an excuse...ahem
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annettek - Sorry you did not have a good day. Tomorrow will be much better - I just know it.
Sleep well my friend.
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Seyla888: Yeah for March 24!!
tinaj: Thanks! I'm still working on letting the no chemo news sink in...
annettek: R u on Tamox? (BTW, heaven forbid if that person u work with gets a "little deal" one day themselves ... only then will they understand there is nothing "little" about it! ERGH! Hang in there.
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I was diagnosed in Nov 2008 with very early breast cancer.
Last week I found a lump below my breast and today had surgery to remove it. Even though all of the doctors tell me it is benign I just cant stop worrying. Is this normal? I just want to see it in black and white.
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Efioranti: It is completely normal to worry! The waiting is, indeed, the hardest part. Call your doc's office and find out exactly when your path report will be in. (If you had the lump removed last week, it should be in soon!) Bug them until you get a copy of the complete path report. Hang in there!
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i agree w/ Rennasus.. get it, save it, and file it. then, when ya get nervous you'll have a reminder. i do that every time my PET comes in NED!!!3jays
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Efloriante, welcome. We'll wait with you, and yes, you are normal.
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Effi- that is so normal- the worry is what drives us mad.
Renn- no. i am not on tamox. I take supplements to suppress my hormones despite the fact that the latest NCCN guidelines for my staging, grade and path call for no adjuvant therapy following surgery.
And I am mad about work. I am th eonly female at my "level" and all th eguys are the CEO's boys who have worked for him since leaving school- literally- not one of them have ever been employed somewhere else. I am the NEWBIE and I have been there almost 14 years.
Somehow I slipped in to management (naw, worked my ass off til I could not be denied a spot). So we were having our monthly vp meeting (my first day back in office) and BAM...it was so stupid since this is a product I produce as a companion to my primary and am the only industry leader that does so...at NO additional cost to company so all returns are pure profit.
anyway, the boss does this on a regular basis (calling me out) so the boys don't think I get favoritism...insane.
I will be doing some heavy thinking while in New York next week. I get offered a lot of jobs and have just stayed where I am out of loyalty and great pay (there is the rub). But the mental has always taken a toll on me. I have to watch for incoming volleys of fire always. Too hard to explain it all, just a whacko environment. Anyway, I woke up mad. And hubby noticed that one day back did it to me. That my mood is how I usually am when working (before bC). It is harder to accept now. Almost like an emotional abusive relationship= mean followed by praise. Gross.
I saw it so clear yesterday. He took some of us out to dinner following meeting and was sweet as pie...two reasons- 1) my main nemesis was not there and the one he most plays to (they have weird relationship and the guy is my former superior before I was promoted - thus his hatred of me) 2) Boss felt bad that he chewed me out and said "you did good- no tears"...I MEAN THIS IS SICK- argh...anyway, gonna get dressed and go in- thanks for letting me vent
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{{{Annettek}}}
Stress at work can take a toll, so becareful!
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ahh... i will as in retrospect I believe the stress I endured last year was not beneficial in the least...it was the worst
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Annettek-- Meece is right! Stress at work can take its toll and so can working too many hours. I know... been there done that. Take Care
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Effi - Welcome to this great bunch of ladies. Yes, what you are experiencing is normal. Keep the results.
annette - (HUGS) to you sweetie. Stress can take a toll on you as well as the long hours. Be careful and take care. Been there, done that.
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Anntte ((HUGS)) I am kinda where you are now with my job. I so wish I could retire. It is the health insurance that keeps me there.
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Annette: Seriously decide whether this is what you want in a job. I worked for a large engineering company for many years, at one time the only female in my department, and then they hired a temporary contract engineer for a big project we were working on and he got me as his designer. To cut a long, long, story short, he did everything in his power to belittle me by lying continually to my boss and I did everything right in trying to show him that everything was a lie (I wasn't doing my work, etc). In the end I became ill, saw a ENT doctor who insisted my illness was due to this toxic AH and told me to tell corp. management he was not to be near me. That's a laugh, he's and engineer and I'm only a designer and female. I was sleep walking, nightmares and in the end quit and got a better job with a company and boss (again only female in the department) who said he was honored to have me and my reputation proceeded me, (very hard worker). The thing is, I didn't need to work but loved my job so much it hurt to think someone would lie like that and get away with it. By the way, my old boss did admit he had made a terrible mistake and he was now paying for it.
The sad thing is, I was also diagnosed with leukemia six months into my new job but I think there was some correlation between what went on and the stress. In my opinion, it's not worth the hassle, I would rather work in a low paying job and be respected and not have to always wait for in-comings.
I have been on this board for some time but I finished last week and glad to say my skin has healed up very well and no fatigue. Good luck to all of you going through rads, you can do it.
Think Annette, do what is right for you. Good luck.
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Annette! I agree with what everyone has said before me. I too stayed in a career too long because I was good at it and I made a good living. But I hated going to work every day because of one guy who made my daily life hell. (OK, he made all our lives hell! He was an equal-opportunity A**H***).
I had so much going on in my personal life a couple of years ago (new marriage, death of my in-laws and dad) that I had all I could do to handle the stress of my job on top of it. One day this same A**H*** came into my office and asked me if I was sick, as I did not look well. I told him if I don't get rid of some of my stress, I will be. I quit 2 months later and focused my energies not on myself, but on taking care of my mom, who was having health issues.
Fast forward 18 months and BAM! My breast cancer diagnosis.
Do I regret giving so much of my life over to my career? You betcha! I worked super hard because I thought I was supposed to. What I didn't realize was that I wasn't giving enough to ME. I was giving it all away to everyone else. I wasn't eating well, sleeping well, exercising or having enough fun, yet managed to find the time to be a stellar wife, stepmom, friend, sister, aunt, employee. Blah, blah, blah.
My point for this divergence: Take care of YOU! Ain't nobody else gonna do it for you my dear. If BC has taught me anything, that's it — on a big, fat silver platter.
LESTWIN: Congrats on finishing treatment! Whew who! And I agree with you, stress is SO not worth the hassle.
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Rennasus congrats on the low score and no chemo.
Annette-I agree with all that has been said. Take care of yourself and get rid of some of that stress you really do not need it.
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Thank you all for being here...it has meant a lot today- I will be doing a lot of thinking while in New York next week. I need to. There is simply too much stress- before BC during BC and I don't want any excess so I can have a life after bC. I landed up leaving early and jus zonked out on bed. This is not how I want to live. I mean a nap to rest is good but a nap to because you are stressed to the max is not.
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Annette,
Gosh as you know I believe you are a really really smart lady, so my thought is that you have to not let everything bother you and look at your job as a job or make a change. What ever would be best for your help would be a good decision. Unfortunately for many of us the economics of today keep us with our situation. I believe that our relationship with stress must change for us to have good health. I am also amazed that there are many people out there who can come home from work and not let it get to them and live with good health.. I wish you good health. Hope this makes sense.
take care
chocolate
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Good Night. I will be dreaming about this tonight. 0 -
thank you all....a good night's sleep did me well....now I am getting excited about the trip. It will be good for my soul.
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annettek - Go and have a wonderful time - you deserve it. We want details when you get back.
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Annettek....I'm very happy for you. Just be careful to protect your upper chest
because of the crowd they might bumped at you.Sorry I haven't been posting the way I do.
Some health problems with father and he is in the hospital for 10 days now.
Language barrier is making everything more difficult so I'm spending time in the hospital a lot.
Enjoy our crowded city. And have a wonderful time.
HUUUUUUUGS from me to you.
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Sheila, I understand your feeling about taking your last pill, it is like losing a security blanket. I will be done Arimidex July 26, 2012. Then I guess that's it. Of course we will have our regular follow ups.
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All the follow ups, TM test remaining the same every 4 months. Just no more Femara.
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Good.
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Hope everyone is having a great Saturday!
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