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  • Doragirl34
    Doragirl34 Member Posts: 38
    edited July 2013

    I can't relate to your situation, I am so sorry. What a scary ordeal. I worry all the time too about a reoccurrence. I've finally come to the conclusion....whether or not my cancer comes back only god knows. I can't waist my time waiting but spend my time loving my kids and family. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for anyone. Live your life and just live in the now.

  • mimi1964
    mimi1964 Member Posts: 851
    edited July 2013

    Hi everyone! Hope all is well.  Since I've gone on days I've little time for the boards much and I do apologize.  I usually come in, spend a little time on FB, cook, watch a little tv and drop into bed by 9p.m.  Many evenings I simply don't even get home till 6:30.  It typically stinks royally.  I thought when I left my D.O.N. job I'd left all the extra hours behind me.  I am such an OCD person about not leaving things undone before I leave for the day.  I just can't dump my work on others, which can get me into trouble for overtime.  I work the hardest hall in the building, I run from the time I get there till I leave.  I don't gett "potty" breaks or any other breaks.  I complain to my husband and others about it, but I don't leave.  So, I guess I love it.  I do hate getting my butt chewed for things that are beyond my control.  It really stinks.  Oh well.  It seems with these people it's know all and see all and we are suppose to do all.  Make no mistakes and not be a human being.  We are robots who can go on and on and on. 

    I didn't make my follow up with my plastic surgeon they needed to reschedule so I go in 2 weeks, but all is good.  Still taking my Tamoxifen, but I can't wait for another year and a half to pass.  I'm so tired of taking pills.  Yuck!!

    To all of you going through anything I hope and pray for only good things to come your way and may God sending healing touches your way.

    Welcome back Granny and Va... Love ya'll

  • chattipatti
    chattipatti Member Posts: 14
    edited July 2013

    Hello ladies,

    My breast cancer was stage 1 , it was still scary. I go back to work fulltime tomorrow and I can't sleep.

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited July 2013

    You'll do fine tomorrow, Patti.  Just don't push yourself too much.

  • valjean
    valjean Member Posts: 1,110
    edited July 2013

    Patti, you'll be fine. As Meecie said, just don't push yourself too much. If you get a chance tomorrow evening, stop by here & let us know how it went, okay? Big hugs!

    Hey, Renee!

  • NLMMichigan
    NLMMichigan Member Posts: 3
    edited July 2013

    hello stage 1ers

    my diagnosis was determined in april 2013.  Decided to do a double and so glad i did.  I had small tumor left side 1Cm and very early cancer cells right side.. that scared me more as it was a different cancer but very early. Just finished my third chemo Monday.  I live in Michigan and not back to work yet.  anyone in the Detroit area going thru the same thing that want to connect?

    I am also headed towards Armidex for 5 years..Anyone taking that and what kind of side effects are you having?  There are so many different pills I wonder why they pick that over another? 

    I am still working out, eating pretty healthy, and staying positive but such a long journey and lots of alone time

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited August 2013

    Welcome, NLM. 

  • ndgirl
    ndgirl Member Posts: 950
    edited August 2013

    welcom NLM, these are great boards to help us through everything facing us. I started arimidex the first of May, I cant begin to tell you how scared and worried I was about taking this.. but so far not too bad. No side effects at first but the last 2 weeks I think the fatique has set in, not every day but when it hits it hits hard, just knocks me down for the whole day! But I also tend to overdue, I just go too much and hard and guess my body tells me to slow up, am hoping this doesnt last. But  5 years taking a drug is a long time and sure hope it does what they say it will. Good luck to you!

  • bedo
    bedo Member Posts: 1,431
    edited August 2013

    Really dumb question.  Can I ever consider myself "cured"?  It seems I was very lucky as far as BC goes. My mind tells me "not now" since I have 3/5 years on antihormonals left, and if I'm cured why am I taking it? I did lumpectomy and radiation. I should ask my MO but I've had way too many Dr. appts lately. I'm sorry to have jumped right in!

  • kaza
    kaza Member Posts: 122
    edited August 2013

    Hi bedo, not a dumb question at all, i had the same dx as you, i feel we had early stage breast cancer with a good prognosis, BUT we did have cancer, it was removed and now were are on medication to reduce the risk of the cancer returning. I am positive most of the time and try to get on with living and enjoying life, but once in a while this little monster creeps in, i have to say it it scares me, i just want to be as i was before, i was at work the other night, came across some paperwork i had written about a year before dx, i had to re ~ read it, this was the old me, hard to remember what the old me was like, i certainly had more confidence in every way .

    Not sure about this consider ourselves cured.....we could very well be cured, but we will never know no one rearly knows, i hope to be a little old lady, putting in my rollers at night as i see lots of them at work, oooh how i would love that, we can only hope, remain vigilant to bodily changes and be here for each other, kaza xx

       

  • violet_1
    violet_1 Member Posts: 335
    edited August 2013

    Kaza,

    To answer your question/ my opinion please see what I JUST posted in Bilateral Breast Cancer thread. You can look under my name or recent posts if you can't find it...;)

    BLESSINGS...

  • violet_1
    violet_1 Member Posts: 335
    edited August 2013

    P.s. it's under Recurrence Bilateral BC...in Second or Third Cancer Forum..

  • kaza
    kaza Member Posts: 122
    edited August 2013

    violet !.....just read your post ....under Recurrence Bilateral BC.....onwards and upwards x

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 4,503
    edited August 2013

    At my first visit with my RO he was very clear with me that breast cancer is a cancer that is not considered curable however we can live in remission and never have to deal with it again.  The reason it is consider not currable is that it always has a chance of returning.  I really struggled with that in the beginning.  But I have been NED for almost three years and I really don't think much about breast cancer any more.

  • violet_1
    violet_1 Member Posts: 335
    edited August 2013

    Kaza,

    Glad you found it! And yes,

    onwards and upwards to all of us-- with all of our own personal choices!

  • chattipatti
    chattipatti Member Posts: 14
    edited August 2013

    Hello Ladies,

    Back at work and doing fine. I am so thankful to have all of you behind and infront of me. Kiss

  • tinat
    tinat Member Posts: 2,235
    edited August 2013

    chattipatti - Your post made me picture us all marching together - some days marching off to war and hopefully some days marching in a crazy Mardis Gras parade.  Here's to more of the latter than the former!!!

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited September 2013

    Here's to many happy, party marches.

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited September 2013

    ♥ 

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited October 2013


    Loopy

  • kaza
    kaza Member Posts: 122
    edited October 2013


    Just stopping by to say hi to all my stage 1 sisters......group hugs xx

  • sbab49
    sbab49 Member Posts: 30
    edited October 2013


    Hello to you kaza. Not many postings on this board. I know there are a lot of stage 1 sisters out there but they post on many other different boards. Hugs back to you.

  • NormaJean65
    NormaJean65 Member Posts: 173
    edited October 2013

    Hi Kaza........sbab49 is right when she said there are a lot of Stage I sisters out there and many of us are on other boards.  I follow a few that interest me but none of the on a regular basis.  I often wonder if other sisters read the individual Dx & Tx each of us has had for our BC journey.  Some so similiar and yet so different.  I always tell people that BC is not all the same, that there are many different combinations.  I looked at yours and questioned why you had Lymph Node removal if no sentinal nodes in the breast were involved.

    Best of luck to you & hugs across the big pond.

  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited October 2013

    I spent quite a bit of time on this topic when I first found BCO.  It is a good place to get started.  As time goes on you will find topics directly related to your problems and interests.  If you have radiation there usually is a topic for the month you start, if not--start one. Same for the different types of chemo.  If you are most comfortable talking to women in your own age group there ore topics for that. 

    Some hobby groups even have their own topics.  One of my favorites is "What's For Dinner." We trade menus, recipes and talk about our families, diagnosis, treatments and problems.  We even have two husbands who are the family cooks with wives in treatment.  I hope you will find a home amoung us and many loving, supportive friends.

  • kaza
    kaza Member Posts: 122
    edited October 2013


    Thank you all for the warm welcome, xx

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited November 2013


    NormaJean, it is funny how people who have never dealt with BC first hand think it is all the same. Just on this page there are 6 women and 4 variants of IDC.

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 4,503
    edited November 2013


    Been while since I have been here all is good with me. Will have to check out the What's for dinner thread I love new recipes

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited November 2013


    So good to see you back, Sherry.

  • naiviv
    naiviv Member Posts: 308
    edited November 2013


    Good mornings and hello from Miami, FL


    I have had NSSBMX and just finished #2 TCH, also weekly herceptin. I had micromet to 1 node that's how I became 1b.


    Just saw this thread, will be reading to catch up and get to know all of you.


    Vivian

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited November 2013


    Welcome, naiviv. (Clever screen name, I get it!) You've been through a lot in the past few months, glad you found us here.

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