CALLING ALL STAGE I SISTERS
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Meece - The kitty is so cute. Brought a smile to my face this morning.
Sheila - The cup of coffee looks so inviting.
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I feel the love Sisters♥
See you later............
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ditto to what Jo just said- I just logged on a minute from work and between the coffee and the kitty I am smiling:) Morning all:)
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Sandee.........Feeling better, got a lot straightened out today.........My daugher isn't leaving till 8:30 am for D.C. so they are going to do my Rad at 7:15.....One tech said she will come in earlier, and get me in and out.which is good. however...................
My sweet RO, (and she is sweet) said "no 4 days without Rads", but that didn't matter either way, cause as I said earlier regarding my son................well he did exactly as I thought.........I no sooner was out of his car and into the house, when he called my daughter (the one who ws taking me to the shore) and filled her in....................Of course they agreed, stuck together, and when I saw my daughter last night at my grandaugher's softball game she said "heard about the radiation deal with the 4 days".....................I said yea, but I am going to tell her I want off on Friday so we can go Thursday night"...................she said "we're not going Thursday, we're going Friday right after your Rad treatment".........................I said "ok how long did it take for "mouth" to tell you what was said by the RO................she said " aaahhhhh probably before you got your key in the door when he dropped you off".
So I said "well I'm still asking tomorrow (meaning today) if I can have off"...............my daughter said "good but that's senseless, since I'm not going down till Friday after your Rad treatment"
I knew that was going to happen
I saw the RO in the hallway today, and before I could say HI to her, she said "no Friday before Memorial Day off"..............Here while I was getting Rads, my son saw her, they had their discussion, and it was said and done..............She told him no, and he said "my sister and I already took care of the 4 day off business".........................She said "good", and he said to her "don't worry I got your back"...............she laughed and said to him..................that's why I love your family...........we're all on the same page.............yea, all except me, but what I thought didn't matter.
So I'm going down the shore on Friday before memorial day, and coming back Tuesday, then going for a Rad treatment in the late afternoon.........
Washington D.C. is all tied up too...........looks like things worked out after all. Right now I'm a happy person..............Thanks ladies for all your advice and help....
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Ducky glad it worked out and is something you can live with. And you are one lucky ducky that you kids that love you so much.
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I am blessed....
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ducky ~ The love in your family is beautiful, it just surrounds you, hon.
Hold tight.
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Ducky - So glad you could come up with a plan - your family loves you so much and it shows.
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BCO.Org (breast cancer forum site) ladies sent this to us. each rose had a tag on it, with one of the girls from the sites name and a little saying. so beautiful and sweet
From Lisa's daughter on FB.
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Sheila - Thanks for posting the picture. The roses are beautiful.
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sheila.............gorgeous.
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Ducky....good...have to say, I would and did do the exact same kind of thing with my dad when he was being stubborn out of love..and the teachers I work with have done the same with me...people do it out of love jus as you were going to ake the 4 days out because you love them...so accept they love you, go and take some time for yuorself by the water and let it unfold...I have discovered tha those simple things..saying yes to others as they attpemt to take care of me, really really helps them to cope...so good for you for giving in to the love!
Sheila- gorgeous!
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Good Night
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Sheila the flowers were amazing!!!
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hey barbara! Havent been on in awhile. Life. My onc suggested chemo--after everything ive seen--I opted OUT.( i suggested hi-lites for her) Started takn tam this week. They got my hormone results and im post men.--So, when the dr said one of the side effcts was hot flashes, i had t giggle a little! GEEZ ! Maybe this hormone will finish me off! My hot flashes and nte sweats continue on. I dont remember what a continuous nte sleep is anymore. Hope ur well.!!!!
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What a lovely bouquet for Lisa......
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Jo and Annette, you know what put a smile on my face this morning? Seeing that I had put a smile on yours!
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Ducky, you are blessed to have children who care so much.
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Hello my name is Kim and I was diagnosed on 4/26/11 and am stage 1. I am scheduled for lumpectomy surgery on 5/16/11 with SNB and possible axillary dissection. I am a little nervous but I am glad we have this site to help us to cope. I trust and believe that
God will bring us through it. I realize that the sun shines even when it rains. SMILE!!!0 -
Kim, welcome, sorry you have to join us here, but it is a great place for support and information. Don't be afrain to ask questions. Someone here can help.
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Hi, I am new to this thread. I don't post much on the board but I learn thru others experience and draw strength here also.
I have a question for someone-I had my dble mx Sept. 2010/exchange march2011/ I am 9 weeks out and about 5 weeks ago I started with this "bruised feeling in my arm pit and a few places down from there. Also, above my breast/below my collar bone area- this area has pain every once in a while.All on the same side.No bruises, just feels bruised. Has anyone experience this? Maybe it is part of the healing from exchge surgery but it did not start until 4 weeks out???? Anyone?
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Kim, You came to the right place......these ladies are great, and truely know their stuff.......you will learn a lot here, but mostly how to deal with this cancer business day by day.
I was diagnosed in Feb. 2011 (total shock)....I had my biopsy done on Feb 21, and honestly it was not bad....Had my surgery (lumpectomy) on March 14th, and you can see my results below..........actually the surgery was nothing either.....the drain was a little annoying, but that ws it for me........I am did my 14th Rad treatment today, and I have 19 more to go......so far things are going well, but will not get excited till # 33 is over, and done.....Will then go on a hormone which I am not happy with, but will do. The worst that has happened is I have slight Lymphedema in my right arm.....Will see a specialist soon.
I had a wonderful surgeon, at a Regional Cancer Center, in a town right outside of Philly, Pa. I have had the best care from my RO, and my MO...........
They did removed some nodes, because the "dye" for the SNB did not show well, and my surgeon wanted to be certain everything was clean......he took 8 nodes...........and they were all clean...he got very good margins (2mm most of the way around the tumor, smallest margin was 1.2 which is still considered good.....................Because my RO wanted 2mm all the way around we decided to do Rads............Could have opted out of that, but she called it my "insurance policy" against recurrance.
I'm good now except for the LE...........Many people complain of fatigue after Rads,but so far I am doing ok......I hope it continues, but I'm not thinking it will......the next couple weeks will tell more.
So relax as best you can, try to be as hopeful as possible, and pray a lot............I had loving children who were with me for every visit right after diagnosis, and still there for me now.. My husband passed away, so I don't have him, but my kids are my life.
Wishing you all the best, and what I thought while going through this was something I believe kept me hopeful............I would say everyday "I HAVE CANCER, IT DOES NOT HAVE ME"
Hugs to you.
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Meece - That is what we are all here for - to make each other smile.
Kim - Sorry you have to join us here but this is a great group of wonderful ladies that have lots of good information and big supportive hearts. We do tend to get crazy every now and then. Even in the midst of the silliness, if you have a question, just ask and we can change gears and help you out.
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Kim- Welcome!!! Not a group you want to have to join but now that you are here...welcome!!!! We are all in approximately the same boat with a wide variety of other things tossed into the mix
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just dropping by to say the flowers are beautiful.
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welcome newbes....best group of sistas to have.hugggggs to everyone.God bless K
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Hi guys, I need suggestions I am so confused.. I hate having to make this kind of a discussion I had lumpectomy and SND on 4/7 now time for discussion. Help
Well I had my oncology appt to day and just thought that because my Oncotype came back at 17 and my BRCA was (-) she was just going to say radiation and tamoxifen which I was ready for. Well that is not what happen, because of my age (46) and family history and with my score being 17 she said still in the "gray area" that chemo would give me 2-4% more than without chemo so now I have to make a discussion chemo or not chemo, I am so confused as to what to do. My cancer is in my left breast but, for the past 3 years they have always had me come back for more pictures and ultrasound in my right breast (go figure) so next Wed I am having a MRI top both and then appointment with radiation Dr's. I will also have my right ovary and tube removed after all treatment is finished because I had my right removed in the 90's which I am great with this discussion but,chemo I am scared if I don/t do chemo then I might wish I did. Help
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mtks, I didn't have a mx so don't know what you might be experiencing. If it gets worse I would always contact the PS. Good Luck
Kim, welcome also. Maybe some of the ladies that had chemo can chime in here.
(((hugs))) to you both and welcome to the thread. The ladies here are really great.
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Plils- my onc and radiology told me that because the difference was only about 2%, and that i was 48 and single and working etc...that chemo was not really worthwhile for me because of what it would do to me in the interim....every oncologist is different, hmm? Maybe do a pros and cons list and wait until the MRI to decide?
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Hi Sandeeonherown,
Thanks for the feed back, my onc said mine was 2-4% and that she recommends Chem in my situcitaion and history when it is 3-5% once again I am in the "gray" any way she said what ever I decide she would be good with as long as I am good with it and to go home and take one day and say I am doing Chemo and see how I feel then take another day and say I am not doing Chem just radiation and Tomoxifan and see which day I feel better kinda like a pro/con list. I think the big factor will be what the MRI reads. I will for sure have my ovary and tube removed that I know for sure.
Hope you have a great weekend. Pam
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Plils - 2-4% isn't really much given that the potential damage from chemo is often higher than that. May I suggest you get another opinion, but also that you visit NCCN guidelines for ER+ cancer with 0 positive nodes - it is page 16. Basically it says that the likely benefit is not worth it (see the footnotes). The real question to ask is what is the "absolute benefit" - it is a different piece of information than potential benefit - it is matched against risk and your type, stage, and grade of tumor. Hope this helps!
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