Calling all triple negative breast cancer patients in the UK
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Hello Cynthie,
I am thrilled for you at your good news, and can imagine the relief you felt at that good news. It will make your cancer treatment so much shorter and you will be able to put it behind you that much sooner.
Please let us know when you start your radiotherapy so that we can all support you and please give us details of your feelings and experiences so that it can help others.
Keep smiling and keep happy.
Love,
Sylvia.xxx
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Hi all,
Had the 2nd chemo on Friday and went onto a huge steriod high - that's not happened to me before - maybe because they are giving the steroids weekly? Then got hit by a migraine on Sunday and another one on Monday. Just not fair play that!
Been feeling better since tho. Still very few SE, and it seems like, as you all told me, this kind of chemo is going to be very do-able. I have some dizziness and fatigue is starting more.
I joined a new yoga class and went for the first time today - 1.5 hours of yoga and I could keep up with the class, I was so very, very chuffed!! And it felt so good too. Must say that I got home, lay down and slept for 3 hours after the class!
Been spending time with friends and getting in nice swims and rests. My mouth is raw already, which is uncomfy, but I do use bic soda and salt in water, and then also have creams for when necessary.
Great news Cynthie - that's brilliant!!
Love and healing
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Cynthia
When Janette had gene testing it was done from a blood test.
Sylvia
Something went wrong with the Janette Collins Foundation website that I couldn't work out how to fix. I have bought some wysiwyg software so. I will build a new website. I am still waiting for approval from the Parades. Commission for the charity event.
Janette's anniversary is Monday. I intend going to her favourite beach and maybe plant something in the dunes. 12th March is her birthday and we are all meeting in London.
Michael
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Cynthie,
Usually the BRCA consultation is done at a specialty office, where they have the specialized genetic staff there, to deliver the results, etc. From what I know, they usually get the sample there, and then send it off to the national labs. Incidentally, the place I'm going to has the choice of mouth swab or blood. I think if mouth swab is good enough to get DNA for paternity matters, than I'm going with the mouth swab!!
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Chatterbox .... I can't get the link to work. Can anybody else get there?
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1.5 hours of yoga? Wow! I've never done yoga. I have started pushups though, 2 weeks ago. I can do 21 now before about passing out. When I collapse on the floor, my 2 cats run over to me, and they think I'm playing a game. lol
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Hello InspiredbyDolce,
Thank you for your PM, which I found most interesting about the tea.
I think it is very important so I thought I would mention for everyone to see about what you learnt about the possibility of grass cuttings being added to tea bags to maximise profits. I think it is of great concern that it is getting to look as though we cannot even control our food and drink. I thought I should mention that the decaffeinated Clipper tea that I have been drinking for nearly eight years is no organic unfortunately. The Clipper pure green tea either in tea bags or leaf, is to be found organic. Clipper is supposed to be a good brand and I hope we are drinking unadulterated tea, but who really knows? I was interested in what you said about people wheezing with some teas.
Have you been getting all the news about the horse meat scandal that is headline news throughout the UK and Europe? Supermarkets have been passing ready made foods such as beef lasagne, cottage pie etc. as 100% beef and it has now been discovered that, especially cheaper products, have been found to contain horse meat, sometimes 100% and that horse meat contains a dangerous drug that is used on horses.
Everyone concerned is blaming everyone else, but the long chain in the making of the products is scandalous and unbelievable. It looks as though the chain starts in Romanian slaughter houses and travels through many countries before arriving in the UK. The horse meat has been found in other meat products and pork has been found in el Halal products! Again, all this is done for maximum profits.
I was wondering why your consultant advises no caffeine prior to surgery. Do you think it is because coffee is said to be a good diuretic and you do not need this during surgery! I have heard of some people drinking green tea to keep slim. I drink it because it is supposed to help with preventing cancer and is full of polyphenols. I also really like green tea.
I have just though that you cannot classify decaffeinated tea as organic because it has gone through some kind of chemical process.
Best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
P.S.
I shall be answering other posts later on.
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Hello InspiredbyDolce,
I was wondering whether you could let me know what the news programme was that you saw in which it was mentioned that up to 60% of tea has been adulterated with grass and other plants by some unethical producers. I would like to see it if I can get it.
On our news today there was mention of sausages now being adulterated with mechanically recovered sinews!!! I am so glad I do not eat any meat products and do not buy any ready meals. I rarely buy any ready made vegetarian meals either. If animal products can be adulterated then I suppose the vegetarian products can also be. Where are we going??
I have friends who say there is no such thing as organic products. Do you have any comments?
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Carolben,
I was glad that you have got through your second chemotherapy and thank you for posting the details so that all can learn, as well as support you. What exactly happens on a steroid high? Is it the inability to sleep? I have a cousin who is on steroids for COPD and she tells me that she is agitated and hyperactive all the time, cannot relax but they help with her breathing problems.
Have the migraines started with the chemotherapy or did you suffer from them before treatment? I know they can be miserable.
I was glad to know you are now picking up.
You seem to be doing well with your yoga and enjoying it. Since I have no experience of yoga I do not know how taxing as well as relaxing this can be to the body. Remember that your body is under terrible stress from the chemotherapy and you need to be careful. It needs a lot of TLC at the moment. I am not surprised that you slept for three hours after the class.
Keep on taking care of your mouth, as a sore mouth can make you feel very low.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Michael,
I also thought that gene testing was done from a blood test.
Since it is just a blood test, I cannot understand why we cannot have mass screening to find out who is genetically at risk.
InspiredbyDolce posted to say that you can have a mouth swab for genetic testing. That is even more simple and could easily be done for everyone.
I keep reading that the way forward with breast cancer and cancer in general should be on prevention rather than cure.
I shall be thinking of you on Monday on the anniversary of Janette's death. If it helps please post on that day. You have such lovely ideas as a way of honouring Janette's death and keeping her close to you. I think it is wonderful for you to be going to her favourite beach and perhaps planting something in the dunes.
I can understand how you will all want to meet up in London for her birthday so that you can remember her.
I have also tried the link and, like Debra, I cannot get anywhere with it. Do you know the name of the drug?
I do hope that you will be successful in building a new website for the Janette Collins Foundation and I hope that everything will get sorted out for your planned charity event.
Thinking of you and wishing you well.
Sylvia
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Hello everyone,
All this tampering with our food products is of great concern to me and makes me hopping mad!!! It is so important and I would say a basic human right to know what we are eating and drinking. I have found a couple of websites that you may like to read and post your comments. They are as follows:
EXCLUSIVE: Group Finds More Fake Food Ingredients
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11426871
Food fraud on the rise
http://rustikmagazine.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/food-fraud-on-the-rise/
Best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Debra,
I think you will be interested to read the following:
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.food.drink.tea/2007-09/msg00420.html
Let me know what you think.
It looks as though one of the important ingredients in green tea, cachetin, may be causing a rise in histamines and thus allergies. It could also be that methods used to grow the tea may be contaminated with allergenic sources such as pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. The suggestion is to try organically grown teas (Can you trust these?).
I did not think I would be researching green tea today!!
I have also discovered that adulteration of food and drink is widespread. It looks as though we may have to create an exclusive commune for TNBC patients!!
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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The news item about the drug seems to have been pulled. Probably it was published before the release date. It was an anti copper compound. I should think the news will be published shortly.
I got the impression that gene testing is very expensive. It took a year for the results to come back. In addition the patient needs to be counselled as a positive result has potential implications for the whole family.
Michael
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sylvia ((hugs)) im here. havent been too well, upset tummy and bits. went for mri yesterdday and next week another cat scan. see the onc on the 12th.
carol you sound so posititive and on with things, its hard, you are doing fabulous.
love and best wishes to everyyone.
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sylvia ((hugs)) im here. havent been too well, upset tummy and bits. went for mri yesterdday and next week another cat scan. see the onc on the 12th.
carol you sound so posititive and on with things, its hard, you are doing fabulous. your new photo is gorgeous, you look so young.
love and best wishes to everyyone.
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Hello liv,
I was so glad to hear from, but sorry to hear that you have not been feeling so good. I do hope you will be feeling better soon. Is it the navelbine that is causing you problems?
Did every thing go alright with the MRI scan? Do you get immediate results? Do you manage well with the MRI scan. I know that some people cannot bear them. I have never had one.
I do hope you have good results with the CAT scan and that all will go well with the oncologist on March 12th. Is your hospital close by?
I am feeling quite lethargic today, and the weather is getting to me. We are so deprived of sunshine and I think people in general are getting run down and probably low in spirits due to the gloomy news here all the time. We seem to have one scandal after another.
There is a by-election in a place called Eastleigh today. It is usually a safe Liberal Democrat seat but the MP had to resign and is probably going to prison. He is charged with perverting the course of justice for lying about a driving offence ten years ago. His ex-wife is also on trial for perverting the course of justice but her defence is that her ex-husband forced her to take his driving penalties on her licence so that his career would not be hurt.
There are also allegations against another Lib Dem, a big cheese, for sexual harassment against various women. Nevertheless, so far it looks as though the Lib Dems are going to be re-elected!
That is about all for today. I am going to have a cup of tea (what is in it??). The Brits seem to think that putting on the kettle is the cure all for everything. Raymond is OK. He has a big stash of fig biscuits!!
Sending you sincere best wishes and lots of hugs.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Inspired by Dolce,
Ithought I would let you know that I have been having a look on line for Organic decaffeinated tea. It is available, but somewhat expensive. There seems to be a lot of talk as well going on about curcumin supplements. I think it is better to have turmeric powder and integrate it into your food. It is delicious mixed into hummous dip and eaten with raw vegetables.
Ido not believe there is a magic bullet against cancer and I do not think most oncologists will support things like curcumin as they believe everything must go through rigorous trials.
Good food, exercise, no smoking, little or no alcohol, and sparing use of chemicals in household products and cosmetics, avoidance of negative stress and negative people. These are my beliefs.
Best wishes, Sylvia.xxx
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Hi Sylvia,
Yesterday when I was working out, the news said a lawsuit was filed in California, with 2 people claiming Budweiser watered down the beer to below the advertised alcohol content rating on the beer. I saw the news on CNN Headline News, possibly the morning edition with Robin Meade. Several other products were also mentioned: fish you buy at the grocery store, might be labeled a certain type of fish, but has been traded out for a more common kind. Some wild caught really being farm raised -- fruit juice not having all the juice from the more expensive fruit in it, as the label says, but perhaps actually a higher amount of apple juice or water, I can't remember ... and then the tea being altered with grass clippings! The manufacturers had to find a way to increase profits and lower expenses, so that is why they suspect this activity has happened. I'll see if I can find a link to the news story. It said there was a ketchup scandal, but never got off the ground. They stormed the warehouse and stopped it before it happened! I think that was a smaller type operation, but these others were large-scale.
We need better quality control.
I have watched the beef scandal, and the IKEA meatballs are said to be affected as well! I don't eat any beef either.
I bet that's exactly true about the decaf tea not being able to be labeled organic, due to the process. I think if there is a company who makes organic green tea, and then has a decaf tea in their line, even non-organic would probably be very reputable, since that facility has already earned the organic approval.
I'm going to research today and see if I find out anything.
I'm trying to solve a problem here at home. Our panasonic phone won't pick up a dial tone with our Ooma. I don't know what the problem is. This is a link2cell phone (eliminates from having to talk on the cell, it works via bluetooth and you can take cell phone calls on it), but I thought it also worked with a landline. It's driving me batty!
Will check back in soon - I'm on way out now to go get my miles in!
Have a great day!
- green tea, wild caught fish, food quality control
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Hello everyone,
I am just popping in to say that the March edition of What Doctors Don't Tell You (WDDTY) is out in the UK today. It is well worth buying.
The headlines on the cover make interesting reading. Briefly they are:
The danger vaccines.
The safest hair dyes and what brands to avoid.
Your DIY thyroid programme.
Just in case mastectomy, what to do instead.
The big cancer cover-up. What is really working.
5 Instant cures for a headache.
6 Simple steps to a pain free back.
I shall start reading mine as soon as I find the time. Remember you can join up for e-mail news for free and you can visit some of the WDDTY website for free.
I find a lot of information on this site.
That is all for now. We are nearly at the end of another week.
Best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Sylvia - I'm glad you find useful advice on the WDDTY site. However, I would like everyone to be aware that this is an alternative site and articles are not written by members of the medical profession. Many people have a lot of faith in alternative treatments, but I would be concerned if such information was passed on to others in the guise of medical information.
We have to be very careful at BCO to offer support to each other withour offering medical advice which we are not qualified to give. On another thread I read someone advising a newbie that she should see a specialist breast surgeon, not a general surgeon, even after the poster said she had the known the surgeon for 30 years and had complete faith in him. I'll get off my bandwagon now!!
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Hi,
I just finished my 6th treatment of Taxol. My BP goes up everytime for three to four days. I get joint pain in my knees and also feel like my arms weigh a ton and kind of ache after I put them up to get something over my head. A little weird huh? I am starting to get the tingling in my fingers and it seems my hands and feet are always cold to the touch. I get chilled pretty easy but then I can really hot jut the same. I think my body temp is having trouble regulating to the Taxol. I am not running a fever. I also got a migraine like Carolben, actually the same day as she did. Now my head just feels like it is in a vice all the time. I am taking benedryl with my pain meds because they may be giving me the headache. I've read wear that can happen. I don't wake up with the headache it comes after I start the pain meds. The benedryl has helped with that. I have to take Ambien at night to get to sleep. The second time I had Taxol I was up all night because of the steriods, it didn't affect me the first time. I told the doc and he gave me Abien. I took it third time I had the steriods and it worked like a charm, only thing is I didn't know I needed to stay on it and didn't sleep the second night at all. By the time I thought I should of take the pill it was too late, I had to get my son up and ready for school and I knew I would be able to do that. Anyway from here on out I am taking my sleeping pill. For some reason it is rare for me to be able to get a nap in. So when I get tired I just lay down and relax for while. I am half way through this first chemo, yeah! I hope you all are doing well. Let me know if any of this sounds familiar to anyone. Thanks and many hugs!
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Greetings from Oregon, way out West!
Gilly - hello to you, many hours north of me. I hope your weather hasn't been as crazy as down here! I agree with your last post. We have to be very careful about interpreting information, and especially about giving advice to others. This site is great in that it allows us to discuss things, such as new clinical trials, medical reports, alternative medicine ideas, and such, but the most important thing is that we can relate our experiences with TNBC. Of course, we have to realize that everyone is unique, so not all experiences will be the same for everyone. I love reading these posts - sometimes I get to say "yeah, me too!" or maybe it's "hmmm, I need to find out more about that". The comradery is a nice bonus, especially at those dark times when this disease can be so overwhelming and one can feel lost and alone.
A nice feature of this BCO site is where they post an actual study or trial report, but also have a BCO condensed form of the report in layman's terms, next to it. It helps interpret the medical-lingo which can be so confusing.
I think it is okay to put up alternative ideas or medical news reports, not as the definitive answer, but rather as a "what do you think about this?" query. Afterall, we wouldn't be talking about vitamins and nutrition if it were up to most medical doctors, since their training doesn't include much of that. However, there are many "cures" that sound so good, but have not been tested and verified by trials and peer-review.
Sorry if I knocked you off of that soapbox - your turn!
Sylvia - I have been lurking on this thread for a while now - can't remember how I landed here initially. I like the way that you are keeping TNBC information available for the newbies, and challenging the "oldies" with ideas for healthy living beyond BC treatment.
I am now 13mos post-chemo, and 1.5 years post-diagnosis, so I am a "newbie oldie", now! Before multiple sclerosis sent me home on disability, I used to work as a histotechnician in a histology/pathology hospital lab, working with breast biopsies, ER & PR assays, pathologists and pathology reports. I never even thought about having breast cancer myself, because my risks were fairly low, with no family history. Luckily for me, I have my career studies to fall back on when it comes to all the information out there. I have to admit, though, it can be a daunting task to search through it all.
You mentioned in one of your posts that you wondered if "basal-like" was being reported on pathology reports. It is not reported on a standard pathology report. That description is used in research and clinical trials only, at this time. I suppose if the pathologist was associated with a research university, you might see it. Also, with the recent report of the connection between basal-like breast cancer and ovarian cancer, this detail might become more important to know and placed in the pathology report. This information would be used by the medical oncologists, to determine an appropriate treatment regimen, but again, by research MOs, currently.
I'm not very worldly - only been in the US and Canada - so I love reading posts from all over the world. Just the different words and phrases used are fascinating and fun. I have already stolen one from you..."putting the kettle on". Love it!
We all seem to be waiting for Spring ! Take Care ~ Shar
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Hi Spica16,
My pathology report noted my breast cancer was basal-like. I'm a member of Kaiser so it wasn't for research or clinical trial. I assumed it was the norm to test for this with a triple negative diagnosis that but perhaps not.
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Hello Missy,
Sounds like you had a very detail-oriented pathologist looking at your slides and dictating your report. That is good! Maybe the pathology group has decided to include this information, or this pathologist does this on his/her own. With TNBC being a "hot" new topic of interest, maybe they will be referencing it more frequently. The more, the better for us!
I have worked with pathologists who just gave the standard info required (tended to be the older docs), and some who gave so much detail, that their reports were several pages long (tended to be younger or more research-oriented docs. I worked with one PhD pathologist who often caused us overtime!)
There is no test for basal-like. It is determined at the cellular level - the pattern and type of growth of the cancerous cells forming the tumor. This is all done at the microscope, scanning the tissue samples on the glass slides. You would find this in the "micro description" part of your pathology report. It is all part of the description/dictation process, so is no extra work for the pathologists. They just need to be reminded to mention it. I'm glad you had a forward-thinking pathologist handling your case!
Take Care ~ Shar
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Hello gillyone,
Thank you for your post.
I am very aware that we are not allowed to give advice on the forum and I have always been very careful about this. All I do is relate my own experiences and say what has worked for me personally. In fact, I am quite dismayed when I read the word advice on some of the posts on the forum. I give very, very careful thought to anything I post. I have also made it perfectly clear that I do not think I would be alive today if I had not had chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. I also think, but have no proof, that the homoeopathy treatment, especially Iscador, an immune fighter, and used as part of cancer treatment in Germany, may have helped me to get through my treatment without any problems. By the way, it was my breast cancer consultant surgeon who referred me to a cancer specialist, also dealing with homoeopathy as an adjunct to orthodox treatment and that consultant surgeon referred other patients to this homoeopath and I had homoeopathic medication to help with immune boosting, recovery from surgery, help with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As I said, I have no proof they helped but the only side effects I had from orthodox treatment was the hair loss and some fatigue and a slight discoulouring of the toenails with the Taxotere.
I have a very inquiring mind, do not think the orthodox medical profession necessarily have all the answers, and keep an open mind about alternative therapies. I can see no harm in reading information from Cancer Active or What The Doctors Don't Tell You, and others on the thread are free to do what they like. My understanding from the magazine WDDTY is that there are doctors on the staff. As for Cancer Active (and its magazine icon), it is a charity and makes it quite clear that it is giving information only. As far as I am concerned, both of the above mentioned are giving information not advice.
I have decided that I shall make no further mention on this thread about either of these in future.
When I decided to dedicate myself to this thread, I did it out of a sincere desire to bring TNBC out of the cupboard, where it certainly was in the UK, and to help and comfort others and to let them know that they can get through cancer treatment.
What I do not want is for this friendly thread, on which I have met some really lovely women, from whom I have learned a lot, to become a source of argument and a source of stress for me.
I do not think that I give out advice and I think the person you mention giving advice to a newly diagnosed person is out of order. My own surgeon was a general surgeon and I had complete confidence in her. I may say what I would do if I were in a certain situation, but I always say it is a personal choice and that patients should always listen to the advice of their medical team.
I have given up a lot of my time to this thread to make it a serious and helpful thread and if I think it is bothering others I shall certainly give it up.
Best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Spica16,
I was most interested in your post. It is so useful to have someone with your background on this thread and I am sure your information will be very useful to all of us.
You are right that this forum is about relating our experiences with TNBC and of course they will all be different. That is why we cannot be black and white about side effects etc., as it is all very individual. I agree about the friendship as well. Because this thread is relatively small and because I have gone through their treatment with small groups and got to know a lot about them, I consider them friends and really care about them. It is always hard when for example, they have serious problems with their disease and suddenly disappear off the thread.
Although my own diagnosis is nearly eight years on, I felt that I wanted to help others and somehow give something back in exchange for my own survival.
I certainly agree that we would not be talking about vitamins and nutrition etc., if it were up to medical doctors, because they frown on these and they form a small part of their training. I certainly do not believe in miracle cures and do not believe that the present orthodox treatment that keeps us alive is anywhere near a cure. If it were, we would not be having recurrence and metastases and it is not a secret that the very treatment we have of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy can come back to haunt us years later.
Thank you for the information about basal like and pathology reports. I was very interested in all that. I asked my consultant and oncologist about basal like and they were a bit vague back in 2005. I did not have a copy of my pathology report and was told when asked about basal like most, but not all, triple negatives were basal like. In a way I am glad that I did not get a pathology report. I was merely told that my pathology report was good and that there was no visible sign of cancer in my body after my treatment.
How are you coping with your MS? I had a close friend and neighbour with MS and I helped him a lot. He was also a bowel cancer survivor and I admired his courage and determination. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, he was an inspiration to me that I could get through treatment and survive.
I was interested to know that you have been to Canada. I lived there for seventeen years. Like you, I find it so interesting and informative to have posts from different parts of the world. It is an education in itself.
I am glad that you love the expression “putting the kettle on”. I tell you that the UK would collapse without cups of tea! It is a ritual here and if you are feeling down someone is bound to say let's put the kettle on! In fact, I am going to do that right now as I feel a bit stressed.
I hope you will stay with us and tell us a bit about your life in the US. It is such a huge country and when I was in Canada I got to see only New York, Maine, New England and Vermont. The countryside was lovely there.
Wishing you all the very best and keep well.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello everyone,
I am just popping in to wish all of you a very happy and relaxing weekend. I hope the week has not been too bad for those of you going through treatment and that you will be able to switch off and do whatever you find enjoyable.
Another month is beginning and I hope it will be a good month.
It is still unusually cold here in Exmouth, but there are many signs of spring. The days are now remaining lighter and we are not waking up to darkness in the morning. I have been having a look at the grounds where I live and daffodils and crocuses are popping up everywhere. Lots of shrubs and trees are in bud, but not much bird song at the moment.
Lots of people are unwell with various bugs and I think we are all in need of some sunshine.
Some of my family members and friends have gone to seek the sunshine elsewhere. Florida, Cuba and Dominican Republic, and South Africa, not to mention Australia and New Zealand – very long flights.
Wishing you all well and thanking you all for your contribution to our thread and making it so helpful to everyone.
Fond wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi Everyone,
Have a Happy Friday and wishing everyone a super pleasant weekend. I'm super energized from my green tea. I've got my big genetic packet questionnaire completed finally. That was a great accomplishment! I also figured out the phone issue, the Ooma issue and now just have to create the greeting. I have not worked out yet today, so that is a drag, saving it for 2:30 in the day! I hope something good is on the TV in the workout room.
You all thank you for being here for me and giving such helpful information. I'm glad we are all so involved in our healthcare management.
Hugs!
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Hello InspiredbyDolce (Debra),
I am impressed with all your activity and glad to know you have got everything sorted out.
What brand of green tea do you drink? I bought some Pukka green tea yesterday for a change and I am going to have it at breakfast time. It is teabags but it is a mixture of three different teas and is organic. The teas are organic sencha, oothu, and suoi gang whole leaf tea. I think sencha tea is Japanese and is supposed to be one of the best. In the past I have bought Jackson's pure green sencha tea. These teas are strong and full of flavour.
I was concerned this week to read in one of the newspapers that our National Health Service is denying chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer to women aged seventy and up. This is pure ageism and I have read about it before for other cancers. I believe that treatment should be based on a person's health and ability to withstand it. I remember reading about a man who challenged a decision not to give him chemotherapy, went to court and won. It looks as though we may have the start of another battle. We had this some years ago when women who were HER2+ were being denied Herceptin. The women won that battle, thank goodness.
We cannot have ageism in the health service, especially as we keep being told that cancer is a disease of old age and that this is because of mutations through the years that eventually develop into a tumour. This is certainly not the case for TNBC which affects a lot of young women.
I hope you have a good weekend and remember that if you have any ideas about topics we could all discuss together, please post and let us know.
Wishing you all the best.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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