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CALLING ALL STAGE I SISTERS

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  • Makratz
    Makratz Member Posts: 1,605
    edited December 2009

    Sounds awesome.  I wish I had one!

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited December 2009

    I had been asking for one since we got married.  I finally found a 10 x 12 on sale for a fraction of what we had been pricing them at, so last Oct. I bought it.  DH says he wishes he had got it for me from day one.  He sees how much I enjoy it.

  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 2,441
    edited December 2009

    I hear ya meece, I just moved back to the house I was brought up in and we have a good size yard.  The past 3 years my dad could not keep up with the gardens so when I moved in a little over a year ago I had alot of work to do in the gardens.  I work full time but on the weekends I was lost in my yard.  I have 4 flower beds with alot of perennials and started a herb and veggie garden this summer.  But in MA you have to submit to the weather.  One of these days I just might attach a green house.  26 degrees right now, brrrr.

  • swimangel72
    swimangel72 Member Posts: 142
    edited December 2009
    Selya888 - no that's not a photo of me, although in years past, I did look like that doing butterfly stroke. I haven't been in the pool since September..........hopefully I can get back by the end of January. One step at a time..........I'll be grateful on Tuesday if they remove this pesky drain in my foob! I've been taking it easy for the entire week (surgery was last Monday).......feeling rested, but VERY lazy! Tomorrow it's back to work - I'd better find a blousy shirt/sweater combo to hide the drain. At least it's winter - much easier to hide drains than in the summer! Cool
  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited December 2009
    Good Night Everyone!
  • valjean
    valjean Member Posts: 1,110
    edited December 2009

    Just wanted to say that when I had my biopsy last week, they put the BP cuff on my right calf in the OR.

    In post-op, the gal came in with the goodies to put in my IV until I told her I'd had 5 lymph nodes removed & I didn't know where she was going to put it, but it wasn't going to be on the right side. Biopsy was to be on the left, so they had to find my BS to check with him on placement. One gal came in & checked the tops of my feet, found veins she could use if necessary, sent in an assisting doctor to take a look, & I was told they could put the IV as low in my left hand as possible with two extensions & it could be kept out of the way of my BS during the surgery.

    The assisting dr. said if I was going to have a SNB on the left breast, they would have had to put the IV in my foot. When the gal was looking for good veins, I told her I'd never had an IV there before & she gave me a BIG smile ~ I said, "I guess I'm in for a treat, aren't I?" She laughed & said, "Oh, yeah!"

    I was just glad I'd given myself a pedi the weekend before, so my poor feet looked at least halfway decent!!  LOL

    Windy here today in MI, have several inches forcast for mid-week. Just as long as the roads are good Friday afternoon, I want these stitches out & don't want to have to wait until next week. Don't want those railroad tracks on the booby if they are left in much past 7 days!

    Take care everyone! I'm on a friend hospital watch: in NC a step-sister of my step-mother hit a horse (!) while driving home from work Sat. night & she's in serious condition with head trauma. Has had some seizures. 

    Hugs to all,

    Valerie 

  • Parentof1
    Parentof1 Member Posts: 6
    edited December 2009
           Hello all!  So good to have a place like this to come to, where we can relate and share! 
  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited December 2009

    Hi Parentof1... Just drop by whenever you need to.

     We are open to all subjects whatever they might be.

    Glad you are here.

    SheilaWink

  • hmm
    hmm Member Posts: 957
    edited December 2009

    Valerie,

    Sorry to hear you are on hospital watch. Hopefully she is doing better today.

    Best wishes,

    Pat

  • sue-61
    sue-61 Member Posts: 262
    edited December 2009

    I am soooooo jealous of anyone having a greenhouse. MAKRAZ, I am cursing the cold here today. I hate it. Why am I living in New England?????

    My other house, before we downsized and bought smaller, had many large, oversized old windows with lots of small panes of glass in them. Typical New England. I used to have geraniums on my front porch during the summer and found that if I cut them back and put them in the cellar to "winter over" I was not always successful in bringing them back to life in the spring. One winter I placed 2 HUGE pots of them in my daughter's bedroom and they became huge plants and bloomed all winter. That's the closest I came to having a greenhouse. sigh.

    Sue 

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited December 2009

    Well, surprise, surprise.  It actually started raining at 2:45 this morning.  We so need the rain.  It has been drizzling since.  Once of the many nice things about the greenhouse ia that I can go in and play with my plants even when it is raining.  DH hooked up the electricity again yesterday so I can hook up the heater.  I take it out during the summer.

    I am limited to what can stay in there during the summer because it can easily get up to 117 in there.

  • carolinachick
    carolinachick Member Posts: 135
    edited December 2009

    Wow - I didn't check in all weekend, and have had three pages to catch up on!

    Meece - a greenhouse sounds like a lot of fun.  It would be an oven in there during the summer here as well, but nice the rest of the year.

    This morning on my way to work I started thinking about last Christmas and the string of doctor's appointments I had over my last Christmas break.  That led me to start thinking about the day my DH and I got my diagnosis, which led to me bursting into tears while driving.  I know that I'm going to be emotional with my one year cancerversary coming up, but this just hit me out of the blue.  I just hope every Christmas isn't tainted by this darn disease!

  • ka32ma
    ka32ma Member Posts: 5
    edited December 2009

    Carolinachick

    I hope this helps. Every cancerversary or whenever I have any appointment with my oncologist, I do something special for myself with my husband. example lunch or dinner together. Or you can treat yourself to something that makes you happy. I also know I'm going to have sad days so I give myself a little time to to feel sad then I remember it has been three years and I'm so lucky.

    Congratulations!! It had been almost a year!!!!

  • Grakenmom
    Grakenmom Member Posts: 137
    edited December 2009

    Hi - may I join your thread? I was dx'd Stage 1 in Aug 2009, lumpectomy & SN biopsy on Aug 31, bilat mastectomy (IDC, DCIS, LCIS, ALH) with TE's on Nov. 11, and have appt with PS for a second fill tomorrow.  Wondering if there are any other Stage 1's that went the bilat route? Otherwise, I'm just happy to meet all of you on this great forum.

    All the best,

    E

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited December 2009

    Welcome, Grakenmom.  Pull up a chair and enjoy.  There is hot cider on the table, and the cookies have no calories here.  Actually, nothing has calories here, we can indulge all we want!

  • sue-61
    sue-61 Member Posts: 262
    edited December 2009

    E, I did that bilateral route after cancer was surprisingly found in the other breast. No regrets. No foobs, either.

    Welcome, you will like it here, Sue 

  • DenverDiva
    DenverDiva Member Posts: 77
    edited December 2009

    Hello all of you dear sweet ladies,

    I have been away far too long, but have had a most enjoyable time reading all of your posts to get caught up.  Welcome E!  I am also a stage 1er who opted for bilat.  No regrets, lumpectomy wasn't an option, so regrets aren't either. 

    I missed you all, but I have to get back to work, so I will have to come back later to chat.

    Love you all,

    Susan

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited December 2009

    E....Welcome to our group. Glad to meet you too.

    Hi Susan I have been wondering where you were.

    Hi Sue and Hi to all my sisters.

    SheilaSmile

  • don23
    don23 Member Posts: 213
    edited December 2009

    Grakenmon - I was Stage 1 and went the bilateral route with reconstruction too. The choice was mine and I have no regrets. I had my exchange to implant surgery almost five weeks ago and things are starting to soften up a bit.

  • gcarter
    gcarter Member Posts: 53
    edited December 2009

    Welcome E.

    You love these ladies. Their like catching up with old friends. You pick up right where you left off. Tommorro is the big day ladies. One foob and one new old girl. Little anxious. But, have the Faith..

    Gcarter

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited December 2009

    Good luck, gcarter.  Got an updated pair myself two weeks ago. I am pretty darned happy with them!

  • DenverDiva
    DenverDiva Member Posts: 77
    edited December 2009

    Okay, I'm home from work and I have a few minutes before I have to start dinner. 

    gcarter, I will keep a good thought for you tomorrow.  I know it is going to go very well, and you are going to feel like a new woman soon.  I had immediate reconstruction, so I had the whole thing all at once and then it was over.  I won't lie it wasn't a lot of fun, but I have zero regrets.  I am having my nipples done in a couple of months.

    E, I am so glad you found us!  We have a lot to share, and like someone else pointed out all of the food is calorie free.  My personal specialty is making you all your favorite pie.

    Meece, is that your Christmas tree?  It is beautiful.

    Shelia, I have been super busy, and I missed you all so much.  It was fun getting caught up today.  I really identify with the discussions that have been going on around how to relate to others with different diagnosis.  Like you, I feel that we have all been through the anger, and fear of this disease, and it is not about what stage, we all have feelings that we need to deal with.  I am so thankful for this thread, and being able to share with all of you.

    It has been freezing cold here with lots of snow.  The high temp today was about 18 degrees.  We are supposed to get hit with even more snow tonight, possibly several feet.  It makes all of the Christmas songs so personal Smile  Baby it's cold outside!

    I hope you are all toasty warm, eating something yummy, and having a peaceful evening.

    Hugs,

    Susan

  • kac
    kac Member Posts: 43
    edited December 2009

    good luck gcarter, I'll be with you in a week as my final recon. and lift is next tuesday!  It's all I can do to get through work this week.  I'm excited to get this TE out, it feels like a rock.  I joke around with fellow coworkers how excited I am even though I know it's not going to be great at first.  but that's what's vicodin's for, right?  Take care.

  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 2,441
    edited December 2009

    Good Evening All, welcome E, you are going to like it here.

    Freezing cold in MA, trying to finish with my Christmas decorating, it seem like it is taking forever.

    Our company is having a small Holiday Party tomorrow at a small ski place.  I will be home around 7 pm or later.  They have a nice fireplace.

  • eph3_12
    eph3_12 Member Posts: 2,704
    edited December 2009

    gcarter!  Singing prayers to you for the day tomorrow.

  • gwerfil
    gwerfil Member Posts: 14
    edited December 2009

    Hi everyone,

    I'm new to this thread and I'm so glad to find a place for Stage I Sisters. I need some sisterly advice.

    I just tripped and fell hard on my left side a week ago. I broke my left arm and smashed my left boob on cobblestones. The left side is my "bad" side. I did this in London and saw a doctor, they took x-rays and he confirmed my arm had a hairlne fracture running about two inches down the radial bone from my elbow. There was some accumulation of blood inside my arm around the elbow. My chest hurts on that side and I had difficulty getting deep breaths for several days, possibly just due to a bruised rib, but maybe from some reaction from the radiation which I finished in June? I'll be home in the US in a week and will see my doctor, but I'm worried that this injury could contribute to lymphedema, which so far has not been an issue. And I certainly don't want more x-rays. The emergency care I received, pain meds and my follow-up appointment with the orthopedic specialist in Britain was paid for by the NHS. Everyone treated me so promptly and so well. The nurses said things like, "There now, sweetie," which I found very comforting.

    The overall body aches are bad, but then I'm on Arimidex and often feel achey and it's been raining and damp every day since I've been in the UK. Has anyone ever injured themselves on their arm or ribs on the same side as their surgery? Is six months on Arimidex enough to cause bone loss in someone in their fifties? Are breaks common this soon into treatment with aromatase inhibitors? Also, does anyone feel a little clumsy on Arimidex--especially if you're fatigued? I did really legitimately trip on uneven pavement and fall rather spectacularly, but I don't know what to think. Is this the new me? I'm going to have to get more serious about working out or doing yoga regularly instead of occasionally.

    IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited December 2009

    ((((((((((((((((SmilegcarterSmile)))))))))))))

    Sheila♥

  • gwerfil
    gwerfil Member Posts: 14
    edited December 2009

    Hi everyone,

    I'm new to this thread and I'm so glad to find a place for Stage I Sisters. I need some sisterly advice.

    I just tripped and fell hard on my left side a week ago. I broke my left arm and smashed my left boob on cobblestones. The left side is my "bad" side. I did this in London and saw a doctor, they took x-rays and he confirmed my arm had a hairlne fracture running about two inches down the radial bone from my elbow. There was some accumulation of blood inside my arm around the elbow. My chest hurts on that side and I had difficulty getting deep breaths for several days, possibly just due to a bruised rib, but maybe from some reaction from the radiation which I finished in June? I'll be home in the US in a week and will see my doctor, but I'm worried that this injury could contribute to lymphedema, which so far has not been an issue. And I certainly don't want more x-rays. The emergency care I received, pain meds and my follow-up appointment with the orthopedic specialist in Britain was paid for by the NHS. Everyone treated me so promptly and so well. The nurses said things like, "There now, sweetie," which I found very comforting.

    The overall body aches are bad, but then I'm on Arimidex and often feel achey and it's been raining and damp every day since I've been in the UK. Has anyone ever injured themselves on their arm or ribs on the same side as their surgery? Is six months on Arimidex enough to cause bone loss in someone in their fifties? Are breaks common this soon into treatment with aromatase inhibitors? Also, does anyone feel a little clumsy on Arimidex--especially if you're fatigued? I did really legitimately trip on uneven pavement and fall rather spectacularly, but I don't know what to think. Is this the new me? I'm going to have to get more serious about working out or doing yoga regularly instead of occasionally.

    IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited December 2009

    Hi gwerfil....I'm glad they are taking care of you and you feel comfortable. When you said the bad side did you have a lumpectomy?. Omahagirl had a fall but i don't remember if it was after the radiation or before. Feel better.

    Sheila

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited December 2009

    DenverDiva,  Yes, that is my tree.  Thank you very much.  I just took a picture of it with the lights on and made it my avatar. 

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