Any Texas Hill Country BC Warriors?
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Terri- yay for better nails! that weird chemo nail is not fun to look at. i was so scared mine were going to come off the entire time.
Chaos- how are you feeling? remember to drink 2-3 quarts of water a day and nap all that you need to. use ice packs on your hands and feet when you need them, and keep your skin moisturized with non-petroleum based products. argan oil is a wonder. your loved ones will have to understand that you lashing out is not at them, it is at cancer. be honest with everyone about it, and they should be able to deal. I love your poetry.
Cindy- welcome back and hope you re feeling better. my age/dx is what decided tamox for me, but osteoporosis runs in my family as well, so my MO thought it would be the best option. I hope you can find something that works for you.
V- what kind of dots are you getting? Glad you feel good with your girls the way they are. as long as you are content, that is all that matters.
weight training and impact from walking the running help your bones, so let's all keep moving!
had my 6 month with my MO today, it went well. no cancer markers, good blood counts, exam was clear and the few concerns i have will be monitored. i go back in 3 months for another check up to see how i am feeling. so far so good!
started my workout and diet training this month. last week really cut almost all sugar from my diet. no wheat, very little fruit, lots of greens and beans. it has made me a bit of a grouch.
how is everyone?
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I am newly diagnosed with breast cancer - It was found April 18 and diagnosed maybe few weeks later. I was shocked since it involved both my breast I was so fortunate to have met Vicky B and she had being awesome as a friend and navigator. As a family we decided to postpone all my treatment till the end of the summer. We have four children and just wanted to get the younger 2 through all our summer activities.
I met a few of the other ladies on a Hill Country Warrior Brunch and it was awesome. I am looking forward to the next. event.
However I am going to have my bilateral Mastectomy in Cedar Park Hospital on July 29, ( I know just a few days) As a family we have decided to make one of our resort vacation time available for any mom that had or have breast cancer. Feel free to complete a nominee form for yourself or a friend at the following site
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it is Zelda what was the name of the book the doctor wrote that we talked about at the get togeteher. Something Love?
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hi ladies!! I finished rads on July 8. Just had my phase 2a recon on Tuesday. Phase 2b will be at the end of September and my final surgery before this year ends.
Hope everyone is doing well. I'd love to make the next meet up!!
Holli
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Zelda, good to hear from you. We'll be in your pockets next week! I'm sure you will be relieved when it's over. So nice of you to offer your resort time! The book may have been written by Susan Love. It's called The Breast Book. I just got the latest (I hope) edition and am about halfway through it. Some good information, for the most part, but it will be nice when she gets a more updated edition. Keep us posted on your surgery and recovery.
Holli, we would love to meet you too!
Jen', good for you!
Cindy, I hope all is well your way. Pop in and say hi!
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Hi Y'all
Went out for an early morning kayak paddle...no shade...hot Got home hydrated and crashed! We we're suppose to go to meet and greet our neighbors...tonight, but I just woke up...ha ha owned almost a year and we never make the monthly happy hour
next month...was going to go down to Lady Bird Lake and fly fish in the morning, but now know that I just can't take the heat and sun...maybe in Sep/Oct...whimp:(JWoo - Ms Grouch hee hee diet workout...but yeah you rock the 3 mo check up!
Terri - enjoyed Susan Loves book...but did skip around some areas I did not want to go to...hope business is good....your hair looks great!
V - we will talk...I'm trying to figure out how to balance all the supplements and not be C...ugh:( getting about 5-6 miles in a day and weight lifting hoping no more surprises on bones in January....pics?
Chaos - how are you doing...counting down your tx...stay hydrated!
Holli - Ooo who! Rads done and now 2a surgery done! You are moving forward...Overcomer! yes, we all are looking forward to meeting you...
If any of you do FitBit...we can be friends and walk the challenge cheer taunt encourage!
Ugh, I got to take a shower...I smell like dried lake...LBJ 3 hour paddle sweat...shower here I come!
Vote...do I 'need' a dog? I want a puppy lab to play with and train...I love the doggies at the medical center...don't vote on do I need a hole in my head or shoes chewed up...ha ha!
(((Hugs)))
Cindy
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thank you Cindy!! You are so good at addressing everyone's posts. I appreciate that.
Zelda- did you go to the south Austin support group Thursday? I saw the name Zelda on the group email list. I was going to go for the first time this week but ended up having surgery instead. I hope to make either the August or September one.
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Hey y'all!
Hope this finds y'all all doing well!
Ive been on a roller coaster ride of emotions... after my first treatment ten days out I had a meltdown and told everyone there was no way I was continuing treatment... then day eleven I woke up kind of feeling more like myself, enjoyed three days of semi-normal. - whats normal anymore? Lol then had my second chemo this past Tuesday.
Guess after making it through the first one this one has been easier to an extent... I know I'll make it through even if it feels like I wont.
Last night was ativan night... would have been wine and ativan had I had any around! I took a bath, and was soon joined by a sea of tiny hairs floating around me. I knew it would happen but it still caught me by surprise. I jumped out of the tub and started drying off only to have the towel covered in hair as well! Everywhere I looked there were and still are hairs... I couldn't make myself clean it up... I popped an ativan and basically willed myself to sleep.
This morning or course my pillow was covered in more hair... I have a few nice bald spots going... head coverings it is...
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Ok here's to our 1st night
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love the puppy!! She/he(?) looks so soft and snugly!! What's the name?
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Cindy, so much for your poll!:) Haha. He is cute as a button. He will make a nice walking/jogging buddy I'm sure. My Boxer is what keeps me going.
chaos, hang in there. It's no fun, but you'll get through it. One day at a time....
holli, I hope you are all healed by now.
Zelda, let us know how your surgery goes. Will be thinking of you.
jen, so glad you got good news on your check up! Mine will be right around the corner. Trying not to think about it.
((HUGS))
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keep the faith- we have a boxer too. We absolutely love her. She is so good with the kids.
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Holli, that's awesome! Would love to see a picture. I have fostered thru Austin Boxer Rescue and she was a foster fail! Sweet Pea!!! She has been such good company through all of this!
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she is beautiful!! Ours is named Daisy. Every time I go out to the garden she goes to all 4 corners of the yard to "check the perimeter" then she runs through the garden rows to make sure I'm safe. She was never trained to do that. I just love her.
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Ah, puppy love
We had a boxer growing up,...so sweet. Dressed him up and put in my stroller....ds loved his Irish setter slept on his bottom bunk:)))
Sent video of pup to GS asking him to choose a name...Riley...cute but the name of my sisters new GD! Do I go for it they live out of state, but FB ??? Compliment ? He is a sweet pup slept through the night, mastered stairs to lawn for his business, and been a mellow guy. Sleeping at my feet on his back...next weekend is puppy kindergarten...socialize with kids&families&other pups...:) wellness check&chip...hoping for a good crate night again:) our home must be so still after leaving mom dad and litter mates
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Hello all. Here I am joining the thread. I found out last Thursday that I have invasive ducal carcinoma of the breast and the one lymph node tested that is macrometatastic. Had an MRI first thing Saturday morning and of course waiting for those results. I go in Monday morning to meet with the team of doctors and find out what my MRI results are. I will be there from my understanding at least 3 hours. I am sure there will be many more tests. I am also waiting for the hormone receptor results as that had to be sent out to another facility to be tested. This sucks but at least the Ft. Sam Hospital has plenty of cancer patient spots which I guess means they must deal with this often. Sucks that I have it but I do and I will fight this damn thing. I am also only 35 so it really sucks as well. Oh and I am from the San Antonio area now. Originally from Washington state but haven't lived there in years. Although it would be nice to go back there for the natural smoke that will calm future nausea. <LOL>. And only lived here since April. I think that is everything. So didn't think of exactly what I wanted to say before I started typing.
Kelsey
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Kelsey - Welcome! Glad you found our TX Warrior thread!
We will be in your pocket tomorrow for MRI results.
There are some SAT ladies here and unfortunately ladies their 30s...ugh this BC
Waiting for all the info and plan is the hardest and even harder in a new area.
Breathe! We are here for you.
Cindy
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Thanks. I guess I just really want to know the stage of this aggressive cancer and make sure it hasn't spread anywhere else. I know for sure of the one node but now I want to know more. That way I can know how best to fight it. But I am so not looking forward to pain. My boob hurts enough with the biopsy
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Holli, Daisy is adorable!!! They are wonderful family dogs:).
Cindy, my kids used to dress our late Boxer up, too!
Kelsey, glad you found us! Hopefully, you can come to one of our meet ups and we can meet you in person. Good luck with your testing and results. The waiting is so hard. I'm sure a few of the younger gals will chime in soon. Keep us posted.
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Heading out in about an hour. I really hope it hasn't spread but my gut tells me it has. Tried to think positive since the first sign of the lump but I keep getting worse results.
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Kelsey - grr the waiting
Breathe, don't get ahead of yourself...try and stay focus on now...hard to do but it helps. Your BC team will share tx options as you move forward. Full staging comes with surgery, but team may use size and biopsy report to get a general idea. So many options...chemo first to shrink and then surgery...you and your team will soon know what is best for your dx.
We will be in your pocket {{{squeeze}}} and post when you can today to update us...breathe
Cindy
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Kelsey- when I joined the boards here on BC.org, I was told "welcome to the club no one wants to join". Isn't that the truth? But I'm glad you found us. I'm a little closer your way as I'm in San Marcos. I was diagnosed last October at age 37. Keep us posted on today.
Holli
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Well they can't give me a true diagnosis until they get in and do the surgery but it is as of right now it is stage IIb. I did opt for the bilateral mastectomy. She tried to get me to lean more towards the lumpectomy but I don't feel comfortable with that. They may do the surgery as soon as the 5th of August. It was discussed that I will get 12 weeks of Chemo starting about 3 weeks from surgery. At least 1 time a week but possibly 2 times depending on the receptor. Then 4 weeks of radiation every day except holidays and weekends. We will see how it goes. Also still waiting for the receptors and they may choose to do chemo before then but I will find that out tomorrow.
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Kelsey, I'm glad you got some answers. So many hard decisions to make. Like Cindy said, breathe! I think it's best to follow your intuition and do what you feel good about. Someone here has been through what you're going through and can help you if you have questions, concerns, etc. Hang in there. Always consider getting a second opinion if you are not comfortable with your treatment options/plan. I am surprised that they would do radiation with a BMX. I had a LX, so it is pretty much a given to do rads.
My Grade changed from biopsy to surgery, but it was down-graded, so I'll take it! I also had them do the port placement when I had surgery, so I wouldn't have to go under twice. Not sure if they do that with BMX. Regardless, I'm sure your team is on top of it! I hope your appt goes well tomorrow.
Good luck!
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Kelsey
Glad you got some answers today. I echo "Cindy"and "keep the faith" with telling you to just breathe. I know that's hard to do when this is all so new and there's so much going on.I also echo the other posts when they said to trust your instincts. I didn't have an option of lump ectomy. Although the cancer was only in one breast, I opted for bilateral mastectomy instead of a unilateral. My feeling was my age and I didn't want to spend the next 20 years or more worried about every lump and bump I felt. It was a good decision for me. Especially since they found precancer in the unaffected breast at surgery. So in my case it was a good decision as my surgeon was also leaning towards a unilateral mastectomy instead of the bilateral. I'm glad we made that choice. I had chemo and radiation in addition to the bilateral mastectomy. Chemo began 6 weeks after surgery and radiation began 3 weeks after chemo.
I will share with you the best advice that I have ever gotten. It was not for my breast cancer (although following it helped me when it was diagnosed) but rather when I was pregnant with my third child and we found out he potentially had a heart defect at 36 weeks pregnant (he is now a healthy 2 1/2 year old). A lady told me to not let information be my idol. To have enough information to make an informed decision but not let it rule me. That is hard to do, especially in the beginning. Google is a temptation for sure.
Hang in there. You have found a good place on this site.
Holli
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Thank you RHSGR and Keepthefaith,
Right before I checked the board I was bitching to my husband on why can't anyone seem to agree with me getting them both done. Even with the healthy one. My friends on Facebook are supportive but even my mom sounded shocked even when I told her before the meeting today. But you know what. These damn DDDD evil bumps have given me back pain, annoying bras and hell I couldn't even fine cute ball gowns to ever wear to my husband's military balls so we never went. And even if later down the road I never choose to get the perky C cups I wanted I will be happy in knowing that I have done everything I could to never let this shit called breast cancer effect my life again. And my husband who is a HUGE boob fan (pun intended) would like for me to get them both removed. He has had enough loss in his life. I am normally the strong one for him and after what he saw his mom go through and her worrying about every new bump on the one boob that was saved he agrees with me and would like for me to go with both gone. I just wish everyone else would agree. They don't have to live my life or see me naked. JUST ME. Of course I am terrified more of the pain and the chemo but I will pass that when it comes. I will make it.
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Shewolfpg - so glad you are getting answers and determining what is the right path for you! Follow your gut and heart with the best information you have and don't second guess yourself.
Holli and Teri have given you great advice. August 5
hopefully our next meet up will fit into your schedule.Breathe, and write down any questions that come to mind and ask. Have you met all members of your team, ask to look at pics. Ha Ha, boob men or foob men...he just loves you, but it is good that you discuss. There's a great book recommended from this site The Breast Cancer Husband...a good read, highlight what speaks to you and share with hubby...they go into 'fix it' mood and we just need them to be here now...present
Again, it's your body, life, and your choice..you only need to agree with you!
Have a good day...yes, it's surreal, but don't let c steal your joy...enjoy today!
(((Hugs)))
Cindy
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Okay it is official. Surgery is the 5th. Dad will fly down the day of or the day after and stay through the first few weeks of chemo. Happening fast but I want it gone.
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Kelsey, I'm glad that you got it scheduled so quickly. I'm sure it seems like a whirlwind now, but you will be looking at it thru your rear view mirror soon. So nice that your Dad can be there for you!
Zelda, thinking of you today and praying that your surgery goes well! HUGS!!!
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Yeah they are moving quickly which makes it easier for me to take in. I don't have time to dwell on it. The doctor also seemed a lot nicer with my choice of letting both the tatas go. That made it easier as well. Still staying positive. Funny how my hubby is more upset with me going bald than actually losing the boobs. I keep saying that I was going to let the girls shave it before chemo so I have control. Well them really. But he said nope not going to happen. We will see how it goes.
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