2013 Survivors!!!
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Aruba: cute picture.
Seems all are doing OK.
I am going to cut out all white carbs and sugar (not that I have a lot of sugar anyway - but love carbs).... seems to be working and nothing I do is shifting this belly fat.... still more of me to love - ha ha!!
Scottie: what a beautiful person your Australian friend is and.... what's with the other one's sisters - I am not a 'maternal' person, but geesh I wouldn't care if my sister had 10 kids.... I'd be at her side - geesh!
Love and hugs everyone and happy Monday xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0 -
Aruba - darling picture!
Juneau - moving is a great time to get rid of stuff! We've stayed in our home over 25 years - have way too much stuff!
Good Morning ladies. Another beautiful day in the desert for me. Loving retirement after working since I was 16. I recommend it highly. Anyone heading off to work - your time will come. Something to plan for and look forward to. My favorite benefit of being older :-)
Make it a great day. Although I have no skills for this, I'm spending the day with friends making flower arrangements.
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Tazzy ....not only is she looking after two teenagers but one of them is autistic!!!!!......I don't know how her sisters sleep at night. It's true what they say that you can choose your friends but not your relatives.0 -
Thanks to all of you!
My BS called this afternoon. Lymph nodes were clean! No Cancer!
Thanks you all so much for the pocket party this weekend! I'm blessed to have many great friends, but they just don't get it the way y'all do!
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kslansky - such wonderful news to read! Congratulations, happy dancing for you! Early Thanksgiving for you
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Yay Kslansky! Awesome news to start your week.
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kslansky- CONGRATULATIONS on clean lymph nodes! That's wonderful news, so happy for you.
Aruba- LOVE the picture, too cute!
Juneau- I am extremely happy for you with the purchase of your home. It will take a while to get everything moved over, don't stress about it.
I received fabulous news this evening, my she-bitch is leaving 12/13 to go back to her family. I am so excited by this news that it's not even funny. This makes me very happy and I just have to get through 3 more weeks.
I will be 3 weeks out from nip recon tomorrow, it seems like it has just flown by. Hopefully, I will be able to take this special bra off this Friday and by taking it off, I mean going Part time with it. Thankfully, it is doing what it's supposed to. I no longer have a uniboob, but actually have cleavage and 2 separate boobs! One more procedure to go (tattoos) and they will look almost real.
Hope everyone is doing well miss and love you all!
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That is an excellent Christmas present for you Chrisrenee, so happy for you. I know what it can be like to work with psycho bitches. And your new improved gals are just the icing on the cake. Great time for celebration. Enjoy it all.
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kslansky- YAY!!!
Chrisrenee - YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to all of you.. THANK YOU for your love and reminders that I WILL get through this chaos and be all settled in my new home (well maybe not totally settled) by Thanksgiving here in the US. I just have to get through this week!
Jumping in where needed... xoxo0 -
Hi all - Glad to read so much good news. Headed tomorrow for first mammo since dx. Amazed at how emotional this is getting for me. On one hand I can't wait to get it over with. On the other hand I feel like I'm walking into the path of an oncoming train. I think I must be slightly crazy to have this cause such extremes. Hoping for the best. Best wishes to all of you as you head into the season of Thankfulness - have likely had my most thankful year ever - amazing how the worst thing you imagined can make you thankful for the best possible outcomes. What a crazy year.0 -
Kslansky - wonderful news!!!0 -
Glad to hear everyone is doing well. So happy for you Juneau, the new house is going to be awesome, yeah moving sucks but it's all worth it in the end.
Has anyone heard from Stride lately? She is in my thoughts & prayers often.
Question for those who are ahead of me on this journey. How long did you have followups with your RO? I have an appt with mine this week, I'm just not sure why he wants to keep seeing me. I'm 6 mo out from end of rads, recovered completely, if he wants to make another appt I'm going to ask, why?0 -
klansky - woo hoo ! great news.
Scottie: OMG ! I cannot believe that sisters would turn their backs on that woman. As you said you can chose your friends, not your relatives. Although you can chose whether to speak to them or not?
Believe: retirement is something I work towards every day.
Juneau: you will get settled in your house - what's the rush? You have a lifetime to unpack and put stuff away. I always use house moving to purge stuff.
Feeling like shit today - think I have a cold coming on
At work, but will see how the day progresses. Sometimes you can work through it, others maybe not. Jumping in pockets if needed - hugs to everyone xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Jennie, everyone is different ... I haven't seen my RO since my treatment because my MO is following me.
I wrote a private message to Stride last week and haven't heard from her. Keeping her in my thoughts.
Kyslansky .. Great news
Juneau you will be settled faster then you think. Everyone should have to move every 10 years .. It helps with the purging.0 -
Tazzy - hope you were able to get off work early and go home and look after yourself, feel better soon
Juneau - lots of work, very happy for you that you are in your new home now, lots to be thankful for this year for you
Jennie - after rads I saw my MO 3 months later and she booked another appointment for one year from then, not sure why. See my MO every 6 months now, next appt in January
Last I checked on Stride she had not posted since about Oct 24th I think it was, she has been in my thoughts also
Chrisrenee - seems like yesterday you were talking about your upcoming surgery and here you are three weeks out already
kkuziel - in your pockets for your mammogram tomorrow0 -
Websister, I am off to Calgary tomorrow until Sunday. Am packing some snowshoes. It is -2C here today but I hear it a lot colder there!0 -
So happy for all the good news on here - YAY!!!
I'm leaving for South Africa tonight, saying good bye to you all, and wishing you all a happy and wonderful Christmas with your families. All the best to each and everyone of you! Will 'see' you in January when I get back. Take care!0 -
Hello ladies - anyone else dealing with post-cancer life low-grade anxiety issues? Mine come and go but starting to get frustrated when they crop up. They seemingly have nothing to do with cancer, but rather just with life in general. But I didn't have this pre-cancer. Just curious... In pockets where needed. Hugs0 -
Ramols, I find that I am much more a loner ... I enjoy spending time by myself at my own place.0 -
Ramols, I agree with Joanne53, I too like being alone more, I'm more mellow, maybe being 52 brings that on...Maybe a bit sad, but I go to work everyday and always hope for tomorrow.
liefie,...have a safe trip and Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year.0 -
Ramols - I sent you a private message. I don't last as long in crowds etc as I used to and I do think that if I needed to stay due to kids etc it might make me feel more anxious
MarianElizabeth - yes, it is very cold here at the moment, -2 sounds really nice right now. It is supposed to warm up by end of day Friday. What is bringing you to Calgary? Any chance we can squeeze in a coffee?
Kkuziel - still in those pockets, I will be watching for a report of how things went today
Liefie - 'see' you in January
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kslansky, I hope you are as happy as I was with the clean nodes. My cancer surg and my plastic surg came to my hospital room grinning from ear to ear after my surg to tell me the news but it didn't really take for awhile. I was heavily sedated because I got hysterical before and after the bmx. I cried the whole day after I awoke from surgery. The student nurse couldn't talk me down and one of my friends came by to pray with me. However, I could not be soothed. I felt like a stereo I had so many wires and tubes connected to me. However, when I realized I would not need chemo or rads I was so happy and felt guilty when I got depressed. Anyone else in the clear nodes club?
ramols, I am anxious now too. It has improved. Looking forward to nip surgery, I am finally able to sleep after 2 yrs on sleeping pills. I guess I just need to look normal to myself in the mirror. Sometimes a small cup of wine or warm milk these days.
Tazzy, I use Badshah Kamal Tea Masala (product of India but does have instructions in Arabic and English) and turmeric. I have not had a cold or flu (knock on wood) since the BMX. Has anyone tried this spicy tea? Is this Ayurvedic medicine?
Chrisrenee, Go Cowboys! Go Longhorns! I went to Univ of TX when the Ramones were trying to break into grunge music. Anyways...I am getting nip surg on Dec 11th. What can I expect? What special bra?0 -
liefie, have a fabulous time!
websister, I will send you a PM with phone #. I am going to stay with good friends I have not seen since a couple of months before dx. She is 6 years out from BC and a bmx and has been a wonderful resource.0 -
Layla- it really depends on what way you do nips. You have two options 1) using the Cooke cylinder, which is a dissolvable device that goes under the skin to form the nipple. 2) by using the mastectomy line and making the nipple from that. My PS does not like the Cooke cylinder, said that it makes a bigger nipple than likes and I was adamant about a small nipple. The swelling in my nips have gone down so much that I can see the difference in how they look.
My special bra is to help with pushing down the midline cleavage because after implant placement last December I ended up with a uniboob. So my PS did a ton of lipo to have the midline lay flat. The name of the bra is called the thong bra (seriously) google it and you will see what it looks like. I had no pain in my nips unless my daughter put her head on my chest to hug me. I have to keep my nips hydrated so I have to keep Vaseline on them plus I wear foam around them 24/7 until hopefully Friday when I go back to see him. Hope this helps.
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"Dick and Jane" came through with no problems yesterday. All good. "Dick" has a large fluid pocket which I was prepared for. "Jane" at first glance appeared to have a bright white spot in her, and because I have just enough medical knowledge to be dangerous (completed Pre-med before realizing I didn't have enough money (and likely patience) to finish), so when I saw that irregularly shaped spot I could feel my heart start pounding and my face getting all flushed. Thankfully before I could make a total fool of myself the tech moved the mouse on the computer. That's all it was - the pointer.
So no pictures until next year, which surprised me. Still need to see RO in six, but he said pictures were not needed. He certainly knows more than me in this. He said every six months was older thinking and for my type of cancer it would just put me through more stress for no benefit.
So I'm "free" and can celebrate Thanksgiving with new meaning. Thank you for all your support. I've certainly needed all the words of wisdom.0 -
Ramols I am so there with you! I too prefer just to be by myself and enjoy the solitude. Before this dreaded thing people thought I was on drugs because I was always so happy. I'm still happy and feel positive about getting past this but it's not the same. I just want to stay home and be. I do go to the gym (not as often as I should but enough), out with friends. I get dressed everyday (even with makeup!) but it's not the same. It's like you described it - a low grade anxiety. Now a year after surgery and finishing rads I think I have another seroma. I've been having sharp twinging pains and it feels swollen. I know I will have nerve pains for a while during healing but I don't want another seroma. I hate having it drained. I want my energy back. I hate being tired all the time. I used to be up at the crack of dawn and out of bed now I force myself. I would rather nap and lay around all day. I thought about asking for happy pills (took them after my dad died) but then I feel like...I don't know. I know all is well but I can't wrap my head around it yet. I hate this. Ok enough rant. Thank you.
karen
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Thanks ladies for all your feedback. It helps to know I'm not alone. I see my MO next week and am going to ask for a referral to talk to someone. Would like to make this go away for good. Sitting here at my desk getting ready to head out on an overnight business trip with my boss to AC and should be excited about the fun ahead but instead am completely anxious, rather dreading it, and wishing I could just go home and crawl into my bed with a good book. I know this will pass and I'll be just fine. But man this stinks... Ok - off to go try to find my happy and focus on it. Giant hugs to all!0 -
Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
Have a great trip to SA Liefie. Loved that place. Visited many moons ago, but would go back for sure.
Not tried that tea layla. I stick with Manuka honey and fresh squeezed lemon. Stayed at home today. Just having a day of not thinking and looking after me.
Ramols.... like the others have said I agree. I like my own company a lot more, look forward to leaving work and getting home - its our security I guess.
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Ramols - Since you're going to AC I will share my happy - taffy!!!! And lots of it! I get a box every time I go and no one touches it. Enjoy yourself.
And not sure if you get there often but in the mall over the water on the boardwalk they have a lightshow set to music (think Bellagio in Vegas) that is pretty cool.
Tazzy - feel better.
Liefie - enjoy your trip. We are a well travelled group!
kkuziel - yay!
Hugs to all, in pockets with goodies.0 -
Happy Friday,
My daughter comes home for a week visit today! What fun to just be with her and just be! I hope you all find your happy and find a way to have a good belly laugh!
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