Calling all TNs
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Dawn: Dropping by to remind you that love, prayers, good wishes and deeply felt thoughts are always being sent out to you. Holding you close to my heart; and
LUV - all the same to you as well. I too hope this is the magic bullet for you.
To all - wishing those that are going through rough patches in their lives, a bright and sunny outcome as soon as possible and to those chugging along trying to find that "new normal" we all are trying so hard to maintain - keep on keeping on.
Hugs and warm thoughts to you all,
Linda
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Ladies thats what we need a bloody good laugh. Haven't had any for a while and now that Kathy is back we are bound to get some lol
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Kath I knew you had sneaked off there . You little ......
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My dear Cocker Annie - You are so right. A good laugh to lighten the loads we carry. Jan
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Heidi, thank you so much for the pic of Brady and Gisele! Put a big smile on my face- I just want to pick them up and snuggle them.
My childhood dog was a Boston and I am extremely partial to their smooshed in lil faces. My current boy is a 100lb Lab/Mastiff mix and is probably the world's best dog, but he doesn't exactly fit in my lap. The hilarious thing is, if I sit on the floor he will immediately come over and park his big ol' butt in my lap every time. 
Oh crap, now I got sidetracked and already forgot the list of names I wanted to mention- damn chemo brain. I know I will forget something important now. Ok, group hug everyone.
Kathy, fingers crossed it is the "good" kind of weight loss.
Luv, I am praying for your magic bullet.
Mags, just hurray!
Fern, I know what you mean; I had my first round of taxol on 9/11 and it kinda freaked me out. I lived in Manhattan and my husband was in Tower 1 on 9/11- it is always a really hard day for me.
EnglishRose, glad they think it is just scar tissue! If you still feel very worried, then ask to see your doctor before the next scheduled appt. to put your mind at ease. I saw my surgeon yesterday and she also felt that my lump was likely scar tissue. She did an ultrasound on it and saw no increased blood flow to the area, measured it for future reference, and I will just keep an eye on it for a bit, but I no longer feel worried.
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Bak - the inconclusive means they are unable to advise whether I need an oophorectomy or the other breast removed or not with their current testing techniques. This means I don't know whether to go through the surgery or not. If I don't need to why have further surgery, yet if I don't what will be the outcome. I just don't know how to make up my mind about it.
I'll start off the first laugh. The Chloe dog has been at it again. She has been off her food for the last couple of nights. Then this morning I found a new lighter in her basket that had gone missing that she had got from the coffee table at some stage. She had bitten big holes all over it. So no wonder she was off her food, the silly girl probably tried to gas herself lol. But no she is still around!!
A good laugh doesn't take away any of the fear, heartache or tears that we all feel for those still going through treatment or those that are just not feeling well but it does help to lighten the load a little bit.
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NavyMom - now you have me really laughing! The fact that "do the chemist" flew right over my head tells you that it's been way to long a dry stretch for me!!!!!
Been up for 24 hrs. Mom back in the hospital with pneumonia. (Hasn't been out a week!!!). And yes Cocker, she has forbidden me to go to the casino. Says that's how she caught it, despite the fact that I'm not sick and the doctor told her she probably caught it in the hospital.
Cocker - just popped in because I forgot to vote. Yank those suckers out. You don't need them now, and it would be a shame to be a breast CA survivor and get hit with ovarian cancer.0 -
For a chuckle, check out the pictures I posted in this thread - who knew...
http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/7/topic/764271?page=331#idx_9914
This came about because the Stage IV gals are doing a "five questions" discussion so we get to know each other a little better. Here's the discussion that led to the picture postings:
http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/8/topic/793736?page=1#idx_18
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Morning ladies.
Heidi, that pic is adorable!
I need in on the group hug too! (((HUGS)))
Having a not so great week in terms of anxiety. Port removed on Monday (yay). Wed was appt with primary and all we did was chat about my "high" risk and last night had a horrible dream about BC.
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Heather, what do you mean by *high risk*
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Heather, what do you mean by *high risk*
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High risk of recurring or getting another cancer since I've had it already and because of my age at diagnosis (41). He seems to think I may carry the BRCA genes. My fathers mother passed at a young age from BC.
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(((((Annie)))))
(((((group hug to all))))))
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Hello EnglishRose
I was interested in your post and just wanted to wish you all the very best from one Brit to another. I hope that all will go well with your chemotherapy. Just look after yourself and keep looking forward.You are welcome to post on the UK TN thread.
To bak94 and mccrimmon324 (Heather) I just wanted to wish you all the best and hope that things will work out well for both of you.
Best wishes
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Wow so much to catch up on.
First huge hugs to everybody.
Kathy....I can give you pounds, lots of pounds... wish I could share the wealth. Hope all goes well at your appointment. Sorry about your mom. But casinos are a great place to get lost in and forget everything until you realize how much money they've taken.
Luv....let us know. Here is Good Karma coming your way from Stoneham, MA that Friday will bring super news. I am at MGH Oct. 22nd in the AM if you are at DF that day.
Inmate...those fox stoles, I too got one from my aunt...couldn't tolerate those eyes looking at me. But then my husband finds a dead fisher by the side of the road and calls all sorts of environmental people as they are illegal to keep and no one knows the answer of whether he is allowed to keep dead road kill....so what does he do....the grossest thing ever...and I did not realize he was doing this....he skinned it and wanted to make me a hat for chemo when I had it....ick!!!!!! He is totallly not that kind of guy...he has a masters in fine arts and sculpts...so.....it is in a bag somewhere and I told him I don't want to know where it is.
mccrimmon/Heather...I sure get it. I have my MRI Monday and I have the dreads and need to shout it out to everyone here that I hate this! You and I both finished our treatments around the same time last year so we are on a fairly similar schedule I think. I finished chemo 9/9/11 and rads 11/14/11.
Cocker...good luck with your returning to work plan. I hope all will go smoothly. And I love love love all your jokes and posts.
Maggie...wonderful, get those girls or ladies or women or cool boobs going.
Titan...$1.00 margaritas...haven't seen that price anywhere in years...even nicer if you girls got some secret admirers to buy them for you.
Heidi...wonderful to see you back...my gosh you sure do live an active life...Those dogs are so cute. My neighbors all take their pets with them sailing but I want them to take me along. The closest I have gotten to seeing what my neighborhood looks like from the water is when I swim out to a sailboat that is out at the 3rd bouy away and hang on and look back before I swim to shore again.
Linda...I love seeing your positive and sweet posts. You are always thinking of everyone else.
Desert Mama..you must have been scared as hell on 9/11....what a difficult memory. Maybe 2 seriously yucky things on one day is better than having another day to think about in your years schedule.
Navy Mom...really good catch and laugh...typos can be great.
But I am going to say it again. I hate this...I will go for my MRI and assume it will be fine but it is just the thought of going back to the hospital where I had surgery and then WAITING, WAITING, WAITING for results....and I have to get them sent to MGH from MT. Auburn and they make it a nightmare to do.
Anyway I must be back to work. Last night I had another opening of my artwork in a show regarding literacy month. Got to see a really good long time college friend who is up at Brown as a visiting scholar for dinner and the opening. Here is a link to the announcement. I am sure you can figure out which picture is mine.
Love to all on this gorgeous day.
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Thanks, Susan. I'll probably be at DF on that Friday - we are going to Hawaii next month and will return on 10/21. But let's keep in touch. I'll be going to DF every 3 weeks, usually on Friday. And a group of us are going to Pickity Place in Mason, NH on 9/29 if you'd like to join us. We have reservations for 12:45 and we have a few MA gals that make the trek. We'd love to have you join us, and that goes for anyone else who lives close enough to make the drive.
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Saw this on the Today Show this morning - the hosts couldn't stop laughing!
Book Description
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Dripping Thighs, Sticky Chicken Fingers, Vanilla Chicken, Chicken with a Lardon, Bacon-Bound Wings, Spatchcock Chicken, Learning-to-Truss-You Chicken, Holy Hell Wings, Mustard-Spanked Chicken, and more, more, more!
Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last, in a book that makes every dinner a turn-on.
"I want you to see this. Then you'll know everything. It's a cookbook," he says and opens to some recipes, with color photos. "I want to prepare you, very much." This isn't just about getting me hot till my juices run clear, and then a little rest. There's pulling, jerking, stuffing, trussing. Fifty preparations. He promises we'll start out slow, with wine and a good oiling . . . Holy crap. "I will control everything that happens here," he says. "You can leave anytime, but as long as you stay, you're my ingredient." I'll be transformed from a raw, organic bird into something-what? Something delicious.
So begins the adventures of Miss Chicken, a young free-range, from raw innocence to golden brown ecstasy, in this spoof-in-a-cookbook that simmers in the afterglow of E.L. James's sensational Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Like Anastasia Steele, Miss Chicken finds herself at the mercy of a dominating man, in this case, a wealthy, sexy, and very hungry chef.And before long, from unbearably slow drizzling to trussing, Miss Chicken discovers the sheer thrill of becoming the main course. A parody in three acts-"The Novice Bird" (easy recipes for roasters), "Falling to Pieces" (parts perfect for weeknight meals), and "Advanced Techniques" (the climax of cooking)-Fifty Shades of Chicken is a cookbook of fifty irresistible, repertoire-boosting chicken dishes that will leave you hungry for more.
With memorable tips and revealing photographs, Fifty Shades of Chicken will have you dominating dinner.
Better stock up on kitchen twine, Ladies! Might want to keep this one away from the Old Feller, Cocker...or not...might make the "blue plate special" a screaming success!!!
~ Shar
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Shar - ROFL!!! I saw that today, too!
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Painting Susan - Every time I look at your art I think of fabric! Please know this is a compliment. I am a quilter and make some pretty wild quilts. I fact, the quilts I make for the kids camp are full of my compulsion to buy the brightest, wildest fabric I see. Your chickens (are they guinea fowl?) grab my eye. My neighbors are raising some as pets! Thanks for sharing your art work. I love every photo you've posted.
Bernie - thanks for the hug. I drove 5 hours today to vist my daughters and grandkids. Right now I'm getting my hugs from a set of triplet grandkids. They're 4 years old and of course the best kids ever.
Shar - Thanks for the chuckles with the book. It sounds sinfully delicious.
Joy to all, Jan
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Hi Ladies
Today as I had a lot of work I thought I would have spaghetti on toast for my lunch. So I opened the tin of spaghetti, rinsed it out and put it in my smll recycle bin. This afternoon I saw the tin and there was not one area on it that wasn't covered in teeth marks so..................
Free to good home. I will pay freight.
Small white Maltese Terrier.
No trouble!!
Cuddly and sweet
No wee's or poo's in the house (True)
No chewing (yea right)
I thought Kathy might take her to save her going 'out' so much or may LUV could have her to keep her mum company. She would be thrilled (yea right again).
Just love the look of that chicken Spica, yummy.
Have a good day. Annie
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Hi Ladies
Today as I had a lot of work I thought I would have spaghetti on toast for my lunch. So I opened the tin of spaghetti, rinsed it out and put it in my smll recycle bin. This afternoon I saw the tin and there was not one area on it that wasn't covered in teeth marks so..................
Free to good home. I will pay freight.
Small white Maltese Terrier.
No trouble!!
Cuddly and sweet
No wee's or poo's in the house (True)
No chewing (yea right)
I thought Kathy might take her to save her going 'out' so much or maybe LUV could have her to keep her mum company. She would be thrilled (yea right again).
Just love the look of that chicken Spica, yummy.
Have a good day. Annie
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Hi Ladies
Today as I had a lot of work I thought I would have spaghetti on toast for my lunch. So I opened the tin of spaghetti, rinsed it out and put it in my smll recycle bin. This afternoon I saw the tin and there was not one area on it that wasn't covered in teeth marks so..................
Free to good home. I will pay freight.
Small white Maltese Terrier.
No trouble!!
Cuddly and sweet
No wee's or poo's in the house (True)
No chewing (yea right)
I thought Kathy might take her to save her going 'out' so much or maybe LUV could have her to keep her mum company. She would be thrilled (yea right again).
Just love the look of that chicken Spica, yummy.
Have a good day. Annie
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PS went to get the mail and found one of my shoes down by the front gate with teeth marks in. I'll kill her!!
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PS went to get the mail and found one of my shoes down by the front gate with teeth marks in. I'll kill her!!
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Ha ha ha ha Cocker..I just can't stop laughing...love you sweetie! You make me and the rest of us laugh our ** off...love it..keep it coming girl
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Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining.
Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."
After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express". We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
From a Southwest Airlines employee. "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised.
In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face.
If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with two or more small children, decide now which one you love more.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, We'll but try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments."
Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, "We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot, too, so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight."
"Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or adults acting like children."
"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
"Last one off the plane must clean it."
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight...!"
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what ya'll are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendants' fault...it was the asphalt!"
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally evryone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot, "what is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?"
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."0 -
Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining.
Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."
After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express". We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
From a Southwest Airlines employee. "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised.
In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face.
If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with two or more small children, decide now which one you love more.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, We'll but try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments."
Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, "We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot, too, so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight."
"Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or adults acting like children."
"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
"Last one off the plane must clean it."
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight...!"
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what ya'll are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendants' fault...it was the asphalt!"
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally evryone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot, "what is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?"
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."0 -
Heather: Sorry to hear about your anxiety - it sure doesn't help to have a primary focusing on what he/she perceives as high risk. Young age for a TN is not unusual (it's actually considered more the norm), and one relative does not necessarily make you BRCA+, but since you're doing testing, you can cross that bridge and mitigate your risk when you get there. Since you were early stage, maybe for the moment you can try and focus on that? (I know, easier said than done.
) It's funny, my docs have never addressed risk at all, except in the context of weighing the risks against the benefits of a particular action, like chemo... which is useful. Without that context, it hardly makes sense to me at all to talk about risk... only to be vigilant, nothing more.
Hope you're getting all settled in, and the transition for DH goes smoothly.
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Hi Sylvia--thanks for your message. As someone who's more than 7 years past diagnosis, you give me so much hope! Where are you based?
Luah--you talk much sense regarding risk. I'm trying really hard not to focus on the statistics but it's really hard. I've seen a few people say that ultimately the risk of recurrence is either 100% or 0% which is so true. I've always been the kind of person who plans for the worst case scenario and then if it doesn't happen it's a bonus (one of the professors at Wellesley College where I used to work called this "defensive pessimism"). I'm trying to teach myself not to do this anymore otherwise I'll end up living the next few years absolutely paralysed by fear. I have to believe that this chemo will work and with some lifestyle changes it won't come back.
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