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LOL Anniealso -- you crack me up!  If I were drinking coffee right now I would have snorted it onto MY keyboard.

thanks girls, you guys make me smile also and I love that hat, Lilah.  I think I want a hat now

PM a member called TimTam, take a deep breath and she will send you the link to get there.  I'm needing a prophy too, and from what I've seen, I simply cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!! 

love to all

Annie the coffee snorter 

I started a thread asking members who consider this site to be invaluable to consider making a donation to BCO.  The Moderators ask us to "spread the word" and since this is the most popular thread I know I thought I'd post the link here-

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/114/topic/758087?page=1#idx_22 

Wishing you all a great week!!! 

MBJ, I'm with you on fears of MRI's.  I find the best way to go thru one is to close your eyes tight before you are even rolled into it, and not take a single peak.  then try to think of calm happy places in your mind.  I usually think about walking on a beach. 

Best to all recovering and with surgeries coming up!!  In a few weeks I'll be getting tats and DONE!  

and I have to agree, anniealso, I love your posts:)

A thought re the MRI's.  MBJ, don't think this would help you with the clausterphobia, but my mom was a singer and a musician and the first time she was in one of those things (she was stage IV in 2000, lost her last November) she came out telling me of all the songs she sang in her head due to the different 'beats' you hear in that thing.

I remembered that last year when I had my MRI and while, yes, it made me laugh lying there, I kept listening to the pinging and different songs did come into my head.  I even made one up.  I can't remember it, I'll look back in my journal to see if I can find it ... but for those who are musically inclined, thinking up songs that go with the rhythm can be a helpful distraction.

Although, when the thing begins to sound like a jackhammer, there isn't a song in the world that can help with that noise! 

Pam, I would have died! My kids use my computer all the time and I still think that  my pics are on this computer somewhere though I swear I deleted them..

Ladies,

There is a thread on BCO called

WHAT IS BCO WORTH?

It was started by our KATE33..:)

This is BCO's TENTH year...

I wanted to post this for all to see... if you can give any kind of donation... BOY...this is a GOOD THING! BCO has been here for all of us..... and hopefully will be here for ladies who come after us. They have PAYPAL.... and Kate posts this in her heading.

Let BCO know... how you thank them.

Laura

Dawne Hope: I think that memory of your mom is absolutely beautiful....I am going to try that in the old tube next time.  I am deeply sorry for your loss.  I know she is looking out for you from heaven.

MBJ, we will get you thru this, we will find you an open one, (and they are completely open, like a satellite dish you lie in, not enclosing you in one bit) it's going to be OK.  We need to get your drugged out of your head, sweetie pie.  I did, and I am not claustrophobic at all.  Just didn't want to do it.....but now that I can listen to songs...that is so beautiful, Dawne Hope.   

There is also, (did anyone read about this yet?) a new way to spot bc coming along where  you put your hoot into a little scanner thing (just the hoot) and it picks up the warmer spots and find bc that way....I don't think it's being used yet, but it is in trials I think.

I wll absolutely give to BCorg.  They sure have been there for us!!  Thank you, as always, sweet Laura Light.

love you all, sweet peaches

annie

This is fun.... I've never laughed so hard in my life. 

MBJ - Strange because although I don't feel I have claustrophobia, I did get it twice while living in SoCal --- once when putting on a very thick wetsuit with hoodie and all; and the second when I had the suit on out on the boat at Catalina.... jumped in the water, started hyperventilating and decided to abort.  I dove plenty before and after that so I mostly attritubite it to the 8mm thick wetsuit.  I did okay in the MRI until they gave me the injection and then I got a sick feeling in my stomach and thought I was going to throw up.... just tried to stay calm as I knew it would pass and it did.  I had that done in the a.m. and by noon I was getting two biopsies done..... how's that for spending your birthday week! 

 Dawn Hope - How sad that you lost your mom..... they are very special people and I'm sure you are still missing her everyday.  How did she do with her breast cancer treatments?

 MBJ - Funny.... flashing your hubby with the laptop..... you could use that to your advantage!

Laura .... you are wearing off on all of us..... we'll all be snorting something in the coming days. Kate's wine, your coffee, Annie is peeing,  Lolololo

Oh good... Annie gets the pee.

DawnHope:  Wow, I cannot imagine going thru what you are going thru after being wiht your mom thru the same thing.  I am so sorry.  Unfortunately, I was given many promises, but mostly people wanted to rip me off or they had their own agendas and when I finally hit my 40's I through up my hands and said I got to do something else besides wait tables, tend bar and sing for my supper.  I really miss it though.  I was on TV once and live radio once and I even had a producer put together a band for me and an independant wanted to sign me but to only write one style of music, which was my really, really, poppy almost beatles kind of stuff and at the time I was really into PJ Harvey and Tori Amos and baring my soul to the world so to just do the really pop stuff at the time felt like a sell out.  So my fantasy is my husband hits it rich, we move to the South of France and I will be a Chanteuse in some cafe or club belting out songs to whoever will listen.  Thanks again for sharing the story about your mom.  Do you do music at all?

You Gals are hilarious,

You make this bc crap bearable......

Dawn-Hope, so sorry you had to go through all of that with your mom, and now yourself, Thats way too much PAIN>>>>

You girls, and your pics, I'm glad I don't know how to post them yet, all I need is for my 9 & 12 year old boys to get them , and show them to friends.  lol

MBJ -    Its sounds like you are very talented... We have a local boy making it BIG, He evidently was taken under the wing of someone Who really knew how to help him and not take advantage of him.  I saw on you post that you had fat grafting done,  could you tell me about that process?

Hoping for a great day to all,

Tammy

Good am darlings

just a quick note.  I know we spend most of our time on here giggling and supporting each other on here, so I just want people to know about a truly heartbreaking post I just read this AM.  It is callled bi lat mastectomy and broken heart. 

This lady so needs some good buddies.  She's been horribly hurt by bc and her bf is useless and the whole thing makes my heart hurt.

I told her some good folks would be along soon to help her out...anyone want to meander over and give a cyber hug?

MBJ, you sound like one talented lady!  Very, very impressive!

love you all

annie

MJB... Talent yes!

Annie...I'll go check it out. TY

Hi Estepp, Had mast of right breast 10/30/09 with tissue expender placed and exchange late March. At the same time during Exchange, I had left good one augmented with implant to make it perkier.

They are thinking that they are looking at all bruising still there and remnants left over from surgery, since it was worked on too. I am praying to God that that is all that is there to this.

Thank you so much for responding.