2013 Survivors!!!
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Shari....surgery will get rid of that sucker.....hang in there....when is your surgery?
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Jesus ladies... Chipping into my exercise time trying to catch up! Thank The Lord a half page was Chrisrenee showing off her new photo skills! ;-)
Momof3; welcome...
Marianeliz; I get what you're saying. I didn't feel like a 'survivor' while I felt as though I was half way THROUGH it yet, but the others a right... I already was.
Mcook; your sisters post made me cry too. Fingers crossed....
Chrisrenee; you made me laugh..." When I was young", no offense I know what you meant and I think Scottie said it, you can't look backwards (trust me its not a pretty view, it's either regrets or missing good times/people). But I laughed because you ARE young. We have a saying in "the rooms" (my 12 step group). If you have one foot on yesterday and one in tomorrow, you're pissing on today. Just sayin'. :-)
Ok gotta get on my treadmill, off tomg meeting, my leg/bikini/brow waxing In prep for my trip (yes my hair has ALL grown back in), and then I have to pack.
I know I missed a TON of stuff (I read it all but forgot by the time I get to the end). Slow down would you ladies?! Although you'll probably be too drunk today to post! Oh! And I can table dance too, but I used to be wasted when I did it!
(Tazzy stole your post picture! LOL- Chrisrenee; loved yours too btw!)
Happy st Pats/Sunday ladies!0 -
Ok, 5 on the table now and counting!!!!!!
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Chrisrenee, you cannot change history and as much as it sounds great ... Everything could be so different ... Thankfully you met a wonderful guy who stepped up when the other didn't. Your son is so lucky to have a dad like him and I am sure he is thrilled to have a son like him. Don't give the loser another thought ... He doesn't warrant it. (((Hugs)))
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Juneau ... I like your comment about "pissing on today" ... It is so true ...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day Ladies! Do we still have to wear green so that we don't get pinched? Or is that old school. Does that apply in Canada too?
Joanne - lots of prayers and positive thoughts for your friends daughter and family. I believe in the power of prayers.
Scottie - kale sounds awful, can't the girls have at least one green beer today? If you agree, someone can have mine and make it two...
Chrisrenee - enjoy lunch with your dad. My dads coming to visit today too. It's a mini Fathers Day!
Make it a great day!
Momof3- funny. I always visualize us in shirt pockets! Maybe it's because my bottom is big enough. Wherever you want to fit us in, we are there!0 -
Scottie- he wouldnt know what to do. S pissed off ex, my mom my adopted mom this group and my hubby. He wouldn't be able to stand let alone procreate again. Lol
Juneaui had never thought of it that way. Lol Tazzy stole my pic for FB?? What a thief!!! Haha. I figure scorchy can have the orthopedic bed pic. That's who I originally posted it for. Haven't seen her post in a few days.
I sent a PM to Mrscich this morning. O think of her often and hope she's doing well. Has anyone heard from her??0 -
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Believe that is so true!!! If some one wants my beer they can have it too. I'm having grape vodka in its place. Not much, just enough to get the taste and get sick. It's worth it though. Lol
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March 28th and that thing will b out of my body !
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Shari, eleven more days....hang in there!!!!! my advice is to keep busy until then....clean house, cook and freeze to keep you going while you are recovering.
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Shari- you will feel much better when it's out. And we will all be with you! You've been strong this far, just stay that way a little longer. You have this, this does not have you.
Tazzy- do you have me blocked on FB? Lol I can't see any of your posts0 -
Believe.....pretend!!!!!......😇
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have you blocked on FB.... as if. No I have all the privacy settings to only me - not a great lover of fb - always a little worried about who may be looking in. And I really dont post on it anyway. I think that's the reason
juneau: great saying... yes so true.
Shari: I agree with Scottie... keep busy and you will feel better after surgery. Waiting sucks big time.
Believe: love Maxine - my hero - ha ha !
Gonna spend the day cooking. Dinners for the freezer so when I am too knackered to cook when I get home from work, I have something nice ready to be warmed up.
Have a good one ladies !
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Thanks guys!! I love u all! Thanks for support and advice! U r all so special and supportive
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Shari, I think we all went thru the sleeplessness prior to surgery, I know I did. I sleep much better now!! I still have some nights where I'm still up at 4am but not so much. I think the steroids from chemo kept me up a lot too.
Juneau, I have to remember the pissing analogy!!!
Believe I love the cartoon!!!! Lol
Joanne your friends daughter is in my prayers. I cannot imagine what they are going thru!!! After watching both parents battle cancer (and winning) when I was diagnosed I said its much easier being the patient. But, to watch a child, no matter how old, be sick and not to be able to do anything is heart-wrenching!!!
The fatigue has really caught up to me, DH and I planned on a walk thru the bush today and I really do want to go as its a beautiful sunny day. It's cold enough that we will be able to walk on top of the snow and the fresh air will do me good. But honestly, I just want to curl up under a blanket on the sofa, with a good book or movie. :-(
DH is really excited to go, he's been laid up with a broken heel since before Christmas and this is the first he's been able to really walk on it. SIGH.... I'll suck it up and go but I think he will have to cook dinner.
Chrisrenee, keep the pics coming!!!
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Happy St.Patrick's Day! I'm working today at our restaurant and the green beer will be flowing. Lots of corned beef and cabbage too! No drinking or dancing on tables for me...at least until I am off tonight. Then again, the table thing might be a bad idea in case I fall off and get injured!
Believe...I always think of pocket parties as in a top/shirt...never thought of pants before...Have a fear of getting sat on.
Shari, I can hardly wait for the 28th for you. I remember the day of my lumpectomy and feeling so relieved that bastard was gone. Once you get your path report and know where you are headed, it does get easier. And we are always here for you!
Shianne, I remember that total exhaustion during rads and even for a couple of weeks after. There were days I didn't want to move. Enjoy the walk, it is gorgeous out there. If DH makes your dinner, you're set!
To everyone else, make it a great day!
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I have always thought of pocket parties as those cargo pants with the big side pockets (so no fear of being sat on).
My prayers are with everyone that needs them! I completely agree it is much easier to be the patient then it being the kids. Two of my children have had major medical issues and that was harder on me than my treatment was.
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I'm with momof3... Cargo pants.
Joanne; I forgot to tell you that I will pray for your friends child.
I'm not on FB much either Tazzy. I really got it to keep up with my friends in Austrailia and the UK.0 -
So trying not to worry to much bc if anything tumor has got to b smaller than it was bc I did chemo.. Just worried about implications if path report is still bad AFTER chemo.. Does that mean more chemo, or rads, or will the hormone meds be enough to keep cancer at bay after all thus? No sense I worrying until then but there is so much to think about.. What if there's a lot if cancer left and a lot of nodes still positive.. Never knew how many were involved In first place and supposedly don't look to suspicious according to radiologist but I know path report is the only definitive answer.. I guess I am worried bc I already did the chemo.. What if it didnt work enough? Is it true that hormones are more important to us hormonal positive gals?sorry I am going off again... I will stop .. Just thinking aloud... Thanks For lending an ear gals.. Stopping my thoughts
One more thing... Tazzy.. I know u did chemo first.. Did I gave any breast pain on between chemo and surgery. Making me worry its growing again haha.. Tell me I am being silly0 -
Shari, you're bing silly. Lol sorry, you told me too!!!
Serious tho, your fears are justified, they are real, embrace them. Then kiss them good-bye!!! It is what it is, you will deal with it. You survived chemo. It did what it was supposed to do. You are so young and scared, and honey, we all were. I was petrified!!! But Shari, stop thinking negative. It's not good for you. Mentally, emotionally or physically. You know my story, how the 4AC/4 taxol did not shrink my tumor, it actually grew. BUT!!!!! It dealt with everything that was running thru my lymph system. My Dr.s told me I was cancer free everywhere else but my breast, so while that grew, any cells anywhere else... They are gone!!!!!
Forget about what was where prior to chemo. It is what it is NOW, honey. The chemo is still working in your body keeping the enemy at bay. You will have your surgery in a week and a bit, cancer out. Your surgeons will do what they are trained to do, get it all. If, like in my case, they decide you needs rads to clean up.... Well, you'll do that too!! I didn't want to, I was confused, scared, angry, hormonal, and very very determined not to subject my body to any more torture. However, here I am, 14/25 rads down. Feeling great, albeit, exhausted!!! But you know what? I feel clean!!! I have faught, I'm fighting, will fight tooth and nail to stay clean.
Again, Shari, I met you first on this site, you are a sweet, girl.. I love ya!!! But you're being silly. Lol. You can do this!!! Get strong, get tough!!! Get angry!!! FIGHT!!! Laugh in the face of this monster, do not let it win.
If you need more chemo (doubt it) you'll survive that. Rads? Hell, it's inconvenient, but the worst is paying for parking.
In my opinion, the RO is the guy to believe. After the path of course, but if he says nothing suspicious, then believe him.
Get positive!!! I'm going to stay in your pocket as long as you need me.
I'm also on Facebook, if anyone wants to add me. Luanne Ballantyne Genno.0 -
Momof3, I sometimes wonder where my head is these days...never even thought of cargo pants, but ya, they work! LOL!
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Thanks Luanne.. Hahha for telling me I am silly.. Besides that u have and know all the wise words to say.. I will take them and heed them bc I know I need to be in a better mental state than I am in and we will real with what I have to deal with when the time comes... I Shari Rothfeld on Facebook too.. Find me.. Ur so sweet and wonderful and have been with me for a good portion of my journey.. Appreciate and love it! Hugs and kisses
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Hugs and kisses bak Shari!!!
I'm looking for you on fb now
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Shari, there is a special circle of waiting hell for people who don't have pcr after chemo. But this is temporary. Hang in there.
I thought about putting this on the neoadjuvant thread: there is at least one clinical trial going on out there for Stage I-III who did not get pcr. The drug is called Halaven, and it is already approved for people with Stage IV breast cancer. My oncologist suggested it to me. I opted not to because I would have had to do it at the same time as radiation, and I was worried I would be too fatigued. Also, I saw a Stage IV board discussing Halaven causing peripheral neuropathy. In the end I decided it wasn't worth it. Even without pcr, the odds are in our favor. Never forget that.
My breast hurt a lot after chemo. The tumor was growing through the last four rounds of chemo, and my breast swelled up when chemo was done. But I think the residual chemo was still working systemically. After surgery I had a PET/CT scan that was clear, and that really eased my mind a lot. After surgery, maybe you could ask your doc if a PET scan is an option.
And on the subject of being grateful to lose a boob, I got my prosthesis yesterday! I also bought a pretty, feminie bra and ordered two more. Next step: I'd like to find some really nice evening wear for mastectomy ladies. Somebody out there must make pretty nightgowns that with prosthesis pockets.
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Wow, that didn't take long! Look at the lilac lace gown toward the bottom of the page. It's $89, but it looks so pretty: http://www.womanspersonalhealth.com/still-you-mastectomy-lilac-lace-gown
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Stride, what's 'pcr'? Just curious.
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Hi all. Thanks for asking about me Chrisrenee! I sent you all of this in a PM but I wanted to post it here too.
I'm doing well. I just keep on keepin on. I haven't had a hard time adjusting to the new normal but I guess i just don't have much to say anymore. I'm not dealing with any cancerous issues, other than always worrying its creeping around inside me. I have the rest of my surgeries on April 17. Oophorectomy for my ovaries to be removed, major reconstruction because my scar tissue got too weak and now my implants fall under my arms when I lie down. Kind of like real boobs again. Lol He has to take fat from my tummy because I have some dents in my nipple area, etc. Ive convinced my PS to give me a tummy tuck while I'm already under for the other surgeries. I'm anxious for it all to be done but Im also scared of what's to come. Like...cancer has been my life for a year. What do I do now? I've been out of work since August (when I was diagnosed and had my surgery). My company doesn't want me back until I'm done with all my surgeries and such. I've had 3 so far plus chemo. A friend of a friend had breast cancer 3 year ago and was just diagnosed with BC in her neck and pelvis. That was quite upsetting because she had clear lymph nodes but it obviously spread through her blood stream.
On a side note, I have plenty of hair coming in and its oh so soft. I don't wear scarves anymore. My daughter's friends at at daycare all see me and say, "you're getting your girl hair back!!!!" Lol
I hope you are all doing well and welcome to all the new ladies I haven't had the privilege of talking to.
All my love,
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stride...pcr? I am curious also.
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Ok you rocket scientists....lol....think it means principal care provider....lol...
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