March 2011 chemo-lounge
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Kay, congrats on being done. It's a great feeling, isn't it?
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Good luck with the RO meeting today, Jules!
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Jules - Interesting info on how long it takes to recover - make me feel a bit better as I feel well but have nail probs/v little hair still and legs still hurt doing anything significant.
I would not worry too much about RADS - I am 3 weeks into the 5 weeks course and have not been tired or had problems with cough/swallowing etc they talk about. Main symptom is neck area is now red and a bit itchy and I suspect will get worse by the time the two weeks are over, but thats easy to deal with after chemo.
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bikenyc-I definitely have hair envy!! My hair on top is 1 inch long but I only have about 1 hair per inch. None at all on the sides.
Kay-so glad you are done. I am 2 weeks PFC and just got back on my feet. I haven't got the gumby legs or anything but my stamina is crap. Food just got better the last couple of days. Going to work down my list of cravings.
Divine-I have been thinking about you all morning. I know your excision was today. Hope they get the margins they are looking for.
Jules-that's some good info about recovery. I asked my onc "Will I ever be normal again?" He laughed and said this time next year this will all be like a bad dream.
I go tomorrow for my pre surg physical-and of course another blood draw. This is a new family doctor for me. I hope I like her. I DO NOT like the person who answers her phone-very rude. I had to fill out a huge 8 page medical history. Best part was what meds are you currently taking "NONE". The BS sent me a scrip for pain meds for the mx but hoping i won;t need those either. I will be coming home with a pain ball that lasts for 4 days -after that I should be OK i hope
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Penny so glad to hear you say rads arent too bad, and lilylady my dr told me the same thing about all this being a bad dream this time nxt year!
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Divine - thinking of you today and picturing clear margins!!
Kay - Yippee, you're pfc!! Cannot wait till I can say that. (Great song -- so perfect for where we are collectively these days...)
youngmama - How are you post surgery? Comfortable I hope.
Jules - Let us know how RO appt goes. Penny keeps making me feel better about the rads piece when I get there...
bikenyc - thanks for sharing pics. your hair is impressive already. So glad your thyroid surg is behind you!
timerdog - Good luck with your TE placement tomorrow.
stilts - congrats on plowing through your Taxol Txs - you are in the home stretch!
Maxine - Congrats on kicking out your presentation. Gotta be a good feeling. Re: lymphedema, I have a specialist appt tomorrow a.m. to get a pre-surg assessment and exercises to hopefully avoid it (God willing)
Penny - re: "odd color" nails, it may mean they are lifting off the nailbeds. Hopefully you'll be able to hang onto yours. So far I've lost both big toenails, both thumbnails, and a couple of additional finger/toenails -ugh. I think it ties to my first dose of Taxotere that my body couldn't handle. Thanks goodness they reduced it...
dizzyakira -- Of course, you are remembered!! So great to have you chime in and give an update. Cannot believe that woman on the subway. Glad your kids could laugh at her.
mdg - Did you go with silicone or saline implants? I'm thinking I'll go silicone.
Kymn - I am also easily pooped out and find it frustrating. Jules' MO's guidance re: the same length as the chemo to bounce back makes sense and will help me manage my own expectations.
To those of you I haven't mentioned here, I appreciate ALL of your comments and support and company here in the lounge. Hugs all around!!
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Morning Ladies,
thanks Jules on the info for how long it takes to recover physically. I was starting to think there was something going on with me besides the cancer crap lol. I just hate being so tired and getting up out of bed is such a chore now I swear my body feels worse now then when I was getting chemo. As for nails I havent lost any so thats a good thing. My hair is coming in pretty good I think I have full coverage on my scalp and its now a dark colour not that baby bird down colour cant wait to have it long enough for a little gel.
my song for the day by my lady peace Life is Waiting for you
How many times have you been pushed around?
Was anybody there?
Does anybody care?
How many times have your friends let you down?
Was anybody there?
Did anybody stare?
How many time have your friends let you down?
Just open up your heart
Just open up your mind
How many times has your faith slipped away?
Well, is anybody safe?
Does anybody pray?
Oh, Life is waiting for you
So messed up, but we're alive
Oh, Life is waiting for you
So messed up, but we'll survive
How many days have you just slept away?
Is everybody high?
Is everyone afraid?
How many times have you wished you were strong?
Have they ever seen your heart?
Have they ever seen your pain?
Oh, Life is waiting for you
So messed up, but we're alive
Oh, Life is waiting for you
So messed up, but we'll survive
She gets high
She gets lost
She gets drowned by the cost
Twice a day, every week, and all her life
She gets high
She gets lost
She gets drowned by the cost
Twice a day, every week, and all her life
Oh, Life is waiting for you
So messed up, but we're alive
Oh, Life is waiting for you
So messed up, but we'll survive
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Had a dream last night that my hair was long enough to run my fingers through and curl (Ha Ha)...wishful thinking...I actually don't mind my wig that much unless it's really hot but it sure will be nice to have real hair again !!! Glad to read that many of you are getting your energy back PFC..guess I'll have to be patient when the time comes. Have a call into my ONC to see if I can try some Gabapentin gel (manufactured by the Pharmacy system I work for) for my feet in addition to the acupuncture...today they feel like someone has rubbed them down with very rough sand paper !!! Off to the gym...just read another one of those studies on outcomes in ER pos. BC patients....gotta get some more weight off !!!
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Stilts - Can't remember if it's you or someone else with neuropathy -- but have you tried B Complex 50 mg? Did your onc mention this? Helping me with mine.
Kymn - THANKS for that song!! The lyrics caught my attention so I went to YouTube to hear it. Awesome. Have you seen the video? Brought tears to my eyes at the end. I'm definitely going to download it.
Recommend everyone check out on YouTube: Our Lady Peace singing Life. There's a woman beating her wig at one point...
Enough dawdling - now I have to get back to work.
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Yes Silia I have seen the video, made me cry but gave me strenght too, I have a boy and girl about the same age so really hit home, glad you enjoyed it.
Stilts I know what you mean about the weight I put on 22lbs through this arrgggg
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Kymn - I hear you with the lead in the legs feeling. I was dragging myself up the stairs by the banister, but it feels like in the last week or so it's started to get a lot better. I'm still feelin kinda beaten down but at least my muscles feel like they're showing up for work again. My onc said at about 8 weeks I would feel 85% again....then the remaining 15% would take a year or two. I can live with that. And hopefully I'm taking better care of myself now, so I'll actually end up feeling even better than before.
Penny - so glad to hear the rads aren't too bad. I nearly flipped out on my thyroid surgeon today on the topic of my levels of synthetic thyroid...I'm so worried if I go hypothyroid in combination with fatigue from rads that it will be as bad as chemo. Good to know the radiation hopefully won't knock me for a loop. The simulation was much easier/quicker than I expected. The little tattoos didn't even hurt going on. Also found out NYU has free valet parking for rads patients, so that will make the daily visits much easier and cheaper!
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I met with my RO oncologists for the first time yesterday. She is a tiny, high energy, fast talking young woman (well, she's a little younger that me). I think we'll get along well. My simulation is a week from today. I was hoping it would be sooner, but she wants to to heal as much as possible after my re-excision before she starts with rads. She says I will likely have 28 treatments and 5 boosts, not some crazy high number like my BS suggested.
She also said no tattoos, markers instead. Then she said no creams or lotions unless and until I have a problem, and then she'd tell me what to use. I'm thinking, a little aloe couldn't hurt, could it? Then she gave me some samples (to make sure I'm not allergic) and a prescription for a cream that is very expensive called X-Clair. She says she doesn't really know if it helps, but if my insurance covers it, I could use it and we could see together what it does. I am thinking about it. She also said women with my anatomy (small breasts) have less trouble with burns than large breasted women.
Penny, you have eased my mind about radiation, and I am anxious to get started. Don't know when my treatments actually start, but it can't be too soon. I'd like to get it over with.
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Can someone tell me where there is a list of abbreviations? I remember someone mentioning it a while ago and can't find it now. I need to learn some of the lingo LOL
Hope everyone is doing well!!
hugs to all
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rabbit, go to the forum "Waiting for Test Results". You'll find near the top of the forum "Abbreviations for newbies" pinned up there.
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And here they are for us lazy gals that hate to go back and forth from forums:
Topic: Abbreviations for newbies - updated
- Posted on: Jun 11, 2009 09:07 pm, edited Jul 20, 2011 09:35 PM by patoo
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Posts: 4,041 patoo wrote:Abbreviations below are for informational purposes only as taken from posts or submitted by your fellow sisters. Your medical team is the final authority on any and all information contained in your personal medical records.
Any others? Post here or send me a PM and I will update the list. Thanks for all who have contributed to date.
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AC - one of the five most common types of chemo given to women with BC. Iit's probably the MOST common drug combination given to women with node-negative (hasn't spread to your lymph nodes) cancer. AC includes two drugs: doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan).
AI - aromatase inhibitors
ADH - Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia-no apparant involvement of surgical margins.
AKA - also known as
ALH - Atypical Lobular Hyperlasia - cells in the lobules that look different from normal cells, but aren't cancer and more cells than there should be.
AND - axillary node dissection
AWS - Axillary Web Syndrome; associated with Cording as a result of surgery/rads. Requires management by specialists in PT/ LE and myofascial release.
B9 (Not Cancer)
BC- Breast Cancer
Bi-Lat (bilateral, Mastectomy of both breast)BIRADS - Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System score. This indicates the radiologist's opinion of the absence or likelihood of breast cancer.
BM(x) - Bilateral Mastectomy
BS - breast specialist/surgeonBTW - by the way...
Bump - written to edit a thread up in the listings so someone can find it.
BWT - But what the.......!
CC - capsular contraction
CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) = a side effect of Adriamycin, Herceptin, Avastin and some other chemo drugs but it is not a common side effect. CHF occurs in <1% and 3-4% and 5-10% from Adriamycin, Avastin and Herceptin respectively. (Heart failure doesn't mean that your heart has stopped working, or has "failed." Heart failure means that the heart is not pumping blood through your body as well as it should.)
CMF (Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Fluorouraci) - a commonly used regimen of breast cancer chemotherapy that combines three anti-cancer agents
CT scan - computerized tornography, used to image the structures of the budy, especially head, neck or trunk.
DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)
DD ~ Dose dense , Dear Daughter
DH ~ Dear HusbandDIEP - deep inferior epigastric perforator: autologous (own tissue) transfer. a refined version of the TRAM flap
DIL - Daughter-in-law
DP ~ Dear partner
DS ~ Dear Son
Dx (Diagnosis)
DW~ Dear Wife
ER (Estrogen Receptive) estrogen receptor positive+ or negative-FEC (flourouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide) - combo that many Canadians, Brits and Aussies receive with one of the taxanes to follow
FIL ~ Father in law
FNA - fine needle aspiration
FWIW - for what it's worth
GCM - Glucosamine Chondroitin w/MSM (for relief of joint pain)
HER2 + or -, whether your tumor overexpresses the HER2 protein or not
HT (Anti-hormone Therapy)
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)
Hx - history
IBC (Inflamatory Breast Cancer)
IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)IDK - I don't know (something we all said first time diagnosed)
ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma)IMF, infra-mammary fold, the crease/fold under the breast
IM(H)O - in my (humble) opinion (with or without the ‘humble')
KWIM......."know what I mean".
LAVH - laparoscropic assisted vaginal hysterectomy - a surgical procedure using a laparoscope to guide the removal of the uterus and/or Fallopian tubes and ovaries through the vagina (birth canal
LCIS (Lobular Carcinoma In Situ)
LD flap - Latissimus Dorsi Flap
LE ~ Lymphedema
Lump (Lumpectomy)
Lt ~ Left
Mast (Mastectomy)Med Onc (MO) - medical oncologist
Mets (Metastasis)
Mil ~ Mother in lawMLD - manual lymph drainage
Mojo ~ Sex , or lack of
MPBC - Metaplastic Breast Cancer (not to be confused with metastatic breast cancer) - an aggresive rare form of breast cancer. See thread of the same name under "Just Diagnosed"
MRSA - Methcillin-resistant Staphyloccus Aureua, a bacterium that causes an infection that is hard to treat and the bane of women who have had surgery, expecially for breast reconstruction (worth googling for more information)
MX - Mastectomy
NAC - A skin-sparing mastectomy will be performed with preservation of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC).
NB = Navelbine Navelbine is an anti-cancer ("antineoplastic" or "cytotoxic") chemotherapy drug
NED (No evidence of Disease
NP - Nurse practitioner
NSM - nipple sparing masectomy
ODAAT ~ One day at a time
Omph (or Ooph) ~ Ovary removal
ONC ~ Oncologist
path=pathology
PBM - prophylactic bilateral mastectomyPCP - Primary Care Physician
PE - pleural effusion or pulmonary embolism (an example of when you need to chedk with your medical team)
PET scan - Positron Emission Tornography, used to image metabolically active cells, such as cancer cells.
PET-CT scan - a combination of PET and CT which superimposes the matebolically active cells that ‘light up' on the bodily structures so that the radiologist is reading a single image.
PFC = Perfluorinated compounds - suspected carcinogen. See Pg 5 of this thread for link (note I have not checked the reliability of the source)
PICC - peripherally inserted central catheter. When used (occasionally) for chemo, it is sometimes known as an "arm port". More often used for IV antibiotics such as may be required for MRSA and other serious bacterial infections.
PILC - pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma
PM - private message
PPI = proton pump inhibitor (the mechanism of action of drugs like Nexium, Prilosec, Protonix, etc.)
PR (Progesterone Receptive) progesterone receptor positive+ or negative-
PS ~ Plastic SurgeonQOL - quality of life
RADS - Radiation; Radiotherapy
Rad onc(RO) - Radiation oncologist
RS - Recurrent Score
ROFLOL - rolling on floor laughing out loud
Rt ~ Right
SE ~ Side Effects
SNB - sentinel node biopsySOB - short of breath
SOH - sense of humor
SX can be used as an abbreviation for 'surgery', or 'symptoms'. http://www.globalrph.com/abbrev_rst.htm
SP - status post
TAH-BSO - Total Abdominal Hysterectomy - Bilateral Salingo Oopherectomu (uterus, cervix, tubes and ovaries removed)
TCH - taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin
TE - temporary expanders or tissue expanders
TIA - thanks in advance
TM = tumor markers
TN (Triple Negative) In regards to negative status for ER/PR and Her2neu status
TMI-Too much informationTRAM flap - Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap
TX - treatment
WNL= Within normal limits
Additional info (thanks Leaf) to consider:
There can be multiple meanings for some abbreviations in medicine.
For example, PE is also an abbreviation for pulmonary embolism. (Tamoxifen users are at increased risk for pulmonary embolism.)
One acquaintence with a congenital heart defect (CHD) didn't believe me when I told her that CHD is more commonly an abbreviation for coronary heart disease.
In medical notes, you often have to look at the context. With some abbreviations, it can be difficult.
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tytytyty!!
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kymn and bikenyc: I definitely still lack the energy and find that I feel like an old lady going up stairs. I look forward to new energy.
lilylady: they always tell me that when I have nothing to put on the medications list! 'You're a healthy woman." Yeah, except for that pesky little cancer!
penny: I am glad your rads are going so smoothly. I have a little bit of skin irritation already, but it's minor thus far. Jules: you will do fine. I can understand wanting to get started so you can get finished! ksmatthews: when do you start?
Rads are going fine (done with 4), but they really are taking a lot out of me mentally. I leave work at lunch to do my treatment, come back to work, and then go home to kids who keep asking me to do everything under the sun and all I want to do is chill out or take a nap! It's a grueling schedule. And our cat is at the vet's, as of this morning, for two nights. Kidney issues, which we are praying is not kidney failure and just dehydration. It just keeps going, doesn't it?
Here's a crazy question for the day, which I realize I should post in another forum, but has anyone heard anything about lymphedema or breast implants in relation to SCUBA diving? I am hoping to get certified for work but all of a sudden I'm not sure if I should? Seems to me a wetsuit would be good for preventing lymphedema...
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Hi ladies, well I got a call from the caner society today here in the city and a support group in starting up Aug 17...REALLY !!!!! was only asking about that 7 months ago but gee thanks for getting back to me so quickly...arrgggg.
I start radiation on tuesday, I am just wanting to get this over and done with. Bought some cream today to start preparing my boob. Forgot the name and didnt bring it in my purse to work but I better do that seeing s I will have to apply it here. Will let you know the name and see if anyone else is using it.
Have a great day
Hugs Kymn
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Hi ladies, I did my first herceptin-only treatment today. I had to wait for the resident and then wait for the MO and then wait for the pharmacist to mix up my potion. The IV only took 30 min but I was there for over 3 hours.
The MO had the results for the second CT scan I did last week and he said that the spot on my lung hasn't changed, suggesting that it's the same spot I had 25-odd years ago. I wasn't worried, but it's nice to know it's definitely nothing of concern.
I got my next TX moved a day ahead so that I can go on my cruise--yay! I will also start Arimidex now that the MO feels that I am probably post-meno. There'll be a whole new set of SE's to watch for.
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I know several of us read the Anti Cancer book. I just saw on this website that the author died today. He was first diagnosed with a brain tumor over 20 years ago and was only given 6 months to live. He was 50 years old. It is hitting me hard. I feel very sad.
I'm playing FootPrints in the Sand by Leona Lewis for him:
"Footprints In The Sand"
You walked with me
Footprints in the sand
And helped me understand
Where I'm going
You walked with me
When I was all alone
With so much unknown
Along the way
Then I heard you say
I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair
And I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand
I see my life
Flash across the sky
So many times I've lied
And been so afraid
And just when I
I thought I'd lost my way
You gave me strenght to carry on
That's when I heard you say
I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair
Oh, I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand
When I'm weary
Well I know you'll be there
And I can feel you
When you say
I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is full of sadness and despair
I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand
When your is full of sadness and despair
I'll carry you
When you need a friend
I promise you
I'm always there
When you need a friend
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I dont know when I start rads yet. Have surgery on Aug 5th and then I am sure they will wait 3-4 weeks after that so I assume Sept. I was told 35 treatments in the beginning. I am ready to get this all past me and be done!
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oh wow, kay, I hadn't heard that about the Anti Cancer author; sad to hear the news.
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pasmithx2-they did your Herceptin over 30 Minutes?I get my first 1 next week and they told me 90 minutes. I asked if they could speed that up and they said 90 minutes is the protocol. That came from the chemo nurse and not the onc, They also said I have to have an onc visit the same as chemo. I am seeing a 3hr time drain every 3 weeks and am not liking it at all. Any info you can give will help.
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Lilylady....I have graduated from chemo and am now on herceptin. I go in at 9:00. they pull blood work, and while waiting on the bloodwork, they start the herceptin. I also see the onc every time (I believe it is the only way they can get it listed as an office visit or something. A doc friend of ours was explaining it to us). He rolls through at 10:00 just about when I am finishing, and I am out by 10:15 usually. The herceptin does only take 30 minutes, but by the time everything else is done it is just over an hour.
All you people with hair....I am so jealous now. I kept my hair, eyelashes and eyebrows all the way through chemo.It thinned considerably but I could wear a baseball cap and be fine. Wore a wig when we went out formally.
Chemo graduation was June 14 and on two weeks later hair was molting again. On July 19, I noticed most eyebrows were gone and I had about three eyelashes on each side. Figures I'd be the one to lose it after. Eyebrows are flying back in, eyelashes are little baby lashes. Hair however, apears to be a dark shadow on my head, but since I never shaved it it is a little hard to tell. It has a fuzzy feel to it, but I want more....NOW!
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Lililady--They started me at 90 min when I did the first one back in March. With no reaction, the second one was done at 60 min. I still had no reaction so it was run over 30 min from that point forward. The nurses have asked me a couple of times if I want to have it over 60 min, but I can't imagine why. There might be a difference if it's weekly or every 3 weeks but I'm also every 3 weeks. My onc referred to the "old protocol" of weekly infusions.
I don't need to see the onc every time anymore, only every 3 months or so. I also have no blood drawn anymore unless the onc decides it's required for a specific reason. The appt today was special since he needed to tell me whether I would be on Tamox or Arimidex. I'm hoping that I might get in and out under 2 hours if there's no onc appt. What irks me is that I will now get scheduled at weird times since I don't need an all day appt. My next one is at 1pm--right in the middle of the day.0 -
Hi Lilylady, Same with me. They started the Herceptin at 90 minutes. I think the next week went to 60 and now they do it over 30 minutes. Next time will be my first Herceptin only (except for the weeklies in the very beginning in between chemos), and the onc told me I had to see her first since I will be having my MX a few days later. Otherwise, I believe I would have just had the Herceptin without needing a visit. I think the NP told me every six weeks (every other infusion), I'll have to get blood work and see the NP before the infusion and not on the other weeks. We'll have to compare notes as we go along. Have an appointment with an RO on Friday. We'll see what he suggests to me. It's at the center where I'm getting treatment now. My MO did tell me I could get the radiation at a hospital closer to home if I wanted. It's only a half an hour drive to the center though and I believe they give RADS patients free parking, so I'm thinking I might as well just get it there. I assume they have better equipment than the local hospital. Hoping the RO doesn't mention any crazy number of treatments. I am not prepared for that.
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Maxine, the only exercise better than swimming for lymphedema is scuba diving.
It's not just the wet suit, either, it's also the water pressure and the movements against very gentle resistence that help mobilize lymph fluid so it flows well and doesn't stagnate. Here's the National Lymphedema Network website, where on the right-hand side of the page, near the bottom, you can click on their Position Papers on several questions. One has guidelines for exercise:Start back to exercising very gently, working up gradually and without straining your arm. It'll be good!
Be well,
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Hey gals...I just wanted to pop in and say hi!
Congrats Kay! Glad you are officially PFC!
Kymn: I had "chemo legs" (legs of led) for about 4 weeks post chemo. It will go away. I am 11 weeks PFC now and no issues with chemo legs. LOL about the support group thing....really??
Divine: I hope things went well.
BikeNYC: I started tammi several weeks ago. It makes me tired. I sleep like I was drugged at night...I wake up hazy in the morning. As far as hot flashes...I have them but less than I did during chemo so that's a bonus! I am suffering some "mojo" issues from chemo/tammi....but that's a whole other thread (the I Want My Mojo Back thread....). I feel pudgy around the tummy but have not gained any weight. In fact since chemo ended I have lost a few of the pounds I had gained during chemo when I craved carbs and ate a ton from the steroids.
I wish I could write to everyone, but I am still just super busy with the move and stuff. This weekend is DS's birthday party. DH starts his new job in Chicago on Monday. We leave on vacation for 9 days on next Thursday. We move 2 days after we get home from vacation.......I will check in when I can....
I Hope you are all doing well...so glad more of you are finishing chemo and even rads! Oh and to those losing lashes/brows....they grow back fast! I lost about 50% of brows about a month or so after chemo. I have not had to pencil them in for weeks now...they look completely normal. I also lost all lashes about 2-3 weeks ago and I have been using latisse....now they are thick - just still growing in length so they are shorter than my normal super long lashes. Now you can see them and there are a ton growing in! They look thicker than before chemo. I also lost some hair at my right temple where the cold cap didn't cover well. It looked like I shaved it for about two weeks...you know lots of super short, fine hair growing in....but now a few weeks later it is not really noticeable. I did have my hair thin with the caps but I still have a full head of hair. I have tons of hair growing at my part line that is about 1/2 inch long and lots of hairs all over that are 2 inches long. Other body hair has all returned (just in time for my beach vacation....of course!). I am so use to not having hair sometimes I forget to shave my legs or underarms! LOL!
Oh and an update on my horrible rash....my dermatologist things I have developed allergies to something I am being exposed to and that the chemo weakened my immunity and an allergy developed. She had me stop all vitamins, supplements and use a very clean gentle special soap. I also stopped eating any foods containing nuts. I have been itch and rash free for almost 2 weeks now!!!! I have not had it like that since BEFORE Easter! Now I don't know what I am actually allergic to....I need to introduce things one at a time to figure it out. I hope it's not my vitamins!!! I guess I need to add an allergist to my list of doctors now too.....
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Maria - Take care of your son's bday and everything else and we will collectively hold down the fort here!!
pasmith - so glad it's nothing - yea!
Kay - thanks for letting us know about the anti-cancer author. it really hit me hard and I cried a fair amount tonight. It's awesome that he lived 19 years beyond his initial diagnosis... My crying seemed over the top considering but I guess I just really needed to cry some toxins out.
ksmatthews - your surgery is my last day of chemo. Sept I have surgery and Oct rads so thanks for leading the way. I will look to you for insights!
binney - thanks for weighing in re: lymphedema. I will check out that site.
fluffqueen - nice to see you here. Glad to hear your update.
G'night all.
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Maxine -I am lucky with the rads schedule - I have them at 8:30 and can then just go on to work, no messing around in the middle of the day. The nurse tells me she will be very surprised if I do not get tired soon though, she says it kicks in soon after the skin goes red and itchy (which mine is on my neck and upper chest - ex boob area is ok). I am doing alot of exercise though and I believe that helps.
Kymn - glad the hair is coming back - you have such a pretty face.
I have had a week of Arimidex now, fell a little nauseas sometimes but no real symptoms yet.
Maria - have a great vacation and good luck with the move afterwards.
paxsmith - so good the lung was nothing - enjoy the cruise
Sad about the anti-cancer book author, buts lets remember he had 20 more years than they thought, and I wonder how many years he has given to other people in that time
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