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  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Posts: 1,998
    edited November 2011

    Panamars and Sherry... happy to hear the good news! wahoo!!!

  • Paula66
    Paula66 Posts: 1,572
    edited November 2011

    Of course we will be there for Ya MamaV.  Time to jump into some pockets for our sista here!  Good luck tomorrow and I wont bring any of Junies birthday cake cause it could get messy in there, lol.  Love ya June!!!!

    Heck I love all you gals and its not the alcohol talkn its the OJ Im drinking, lol.  Its been so long since I've drank I wouldnt know what to do.

  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Posts: 1,914
    edited November 2011

    Thoughts and prayers headed your way Mamav. Good luck!

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Posts: 1,998
    edited November 2011

    we will be with you MamaV!!!!!!

  • swanseagirl
    swanseagirl Posts: 171
    edited November 2011

    Hi all,

    My goodness this train moves way to fast.

    Juliet, sunny Wales, haha i hear you jest. lol

    Thanks for all of your concerns. it has been a rough few months.

    Results from bone biopsy negative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No signs of cancer.

    Not out of the woods but I'll take this 3 month reprieve and move forward.

    My onc is a s baffled and as shocked as I was. The news still hasn't really sunk in.

    Back in 3 months for bone scan to determine all is fine or not.  Something we all live with everyday.

    I've missed each and everyone of you.

    Love you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Jules

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Posts: 4,503
    edited November 2011

    mamav we will all be with you

    Jules I saw your news on FB and was so relieved for you.  I know you are not out of the woods but at least maybe you can enjoy Christmas a little better.  I will continue to pray for you and hope they figure out what is going on.

  • odie16
    odie16 Posts: 1,415
    edited November 2011

    With you mamav!!! Best of luck.

  • sunangel27
    sunangel27 Posts: 234
    edited November 2011

    Hey Jo......that's ok.......it is hard for me and IT IS ME that is going thru this! heheeee

    Yep, I did change Surgeon's and I am going to change family drs. too! The only one I haven't changed yet is the Onc. I kinda like him still.......heheee  And I hear ya on work! It's been crazy at work here and we are not even in our busy season!! We should be slowwwwwwww right now. Oh well, it is keeping me busy!! :)

    Dam......I am about fried!! I got called in at midnight to work last nightl, the night shift girl didn't show up!! Then I went ahead and covered my own shift......so pulled 17 hours! oy! :( I was so exhausted when I got home at 5 that I took almost a four hour nap, now awake for about another hour then I will hit the bed till morning!! I just hope I sleep all night long!! I work tomorrow, then get taken out to dinner then the prep for surgery on Thursday morning!

    Shipmom, thank you for that info......I finally got ahold of the old onc. and got them to send the results of my MRI to the new surgeon, still haven't gotten the old surgeon to send the one they had done yet! AND his nurse wanted to make sure that I let the new surgeon know that they want a copy of what he does in surgery?? WHY?????? I dont understand that one! He will NEVER do any surgery or anything else on me again, so why the hell would they want to know what the new surgeon does to me.......to cover their asses?? probably!!

    Sherry, me too! I feel really comfortable with this one!!    And I didn't with the last one!

    Peg thank you!

    Pat, I wasn't even asked! :( just sounds weird to me.......seems they should have checked them...    and also oh YES I have brain fog, and memory laspes!! They suck! I have fibromyalgia, and yep, I have fog from that but it is way worse now.......even people at work have noticed it but they know as I have told them......it's my little white pill, so they help me out by the most part!

    YEAH SHERRY AND PANMARS!!!!!!! LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!!!! I got iced tea!! :)

  • sunangel27
    sunangel27 Posts: 234
    edited November 2011

    Mamav gonna hang out in your pocket!!!! Hey better than having to go to surgery like I was suppose to right?????? Oh shoot, ok, I will go, but someone has got to take my spot for me and I will celebrate with you when you find out the good news!! :)

    swanseagirl :) yeah!!!! As Sherry said......you'll be able to enjoy Christmas~!!!

    (Speaking of Christmas........I was so thrown today by something I heard!! One of the girls at work was so upset because I was going into surgery, and the reason!! She thinks she will have to work Christmas and miss being there that morning with her kids!! DAMN I ain't dead, and WHO KNOWS what is gonna happen?!!! I really wanted to yell......what if you were facing what I am facing?? Then you would be praying you WOULD at least be ALIVE at Christmas to enjoy it with your kids!! Some people can be so insentsitive!!!! :(          One of the other girls was so appauled by that remark she made.........I have problems with two of them at work like this.......it sucks!! IF it was them I would be all for "what can I do??? Do you need me to cover for you??? And the kicker of it all!! She was hired to work on Mondays and Fridays to help out our accountant so the accountant wouldn't have to do the clerk work on those days.....and to fill in for me when I was going thru all this stuff last year!! and to cover for others sick days/vacation days........ we are railroad.......we are full aware that we could work holidays up front!!!  Just sucks when some are so unfeeling to others!! :(

  • juliet62
    juliet62 Posts: 3,246
    edited November 2011

    good news jules, enjoy your 3 months! i'm sure you must have brought some goodies back with you!  what time are all the appointments so i can be ready for the pocket parties

  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Posts: 1,914
    edited November 2011

    Good luck MamaV and Paula today. I am thinking about you.

  • Panmars
    Panmars Posts: 166
    edited November 2011

    With ya MamaV and Paula!

    Jules, good news on the negative biopsy! 

    Thinking of all you wonderful ladies. (((HUGS)))

    Sandi 

  • MamaV
    MamaV Posts: 373
    edited November 2011

    Great news JULES!  Great news!!!!

    Paula - I have been dealing with insensitive people at work through all of this and I feel for you.  I can't tell you how many times I literally wanted to slap one person across the face!  Didn't, but only b/c I would have been fired and arrested LOL!

    MRI was a breeze today.  Much different than the one I had last year during the first week of diagnosis and chaos of testing.  Did it without valium this time - yea me!  Hope to hear soon the all clear!  Thanks for being with me today - you guys are the best! 

    Next appt is mammo on Tuesday - but honestly I don't care about that one.  3 mammos in 2 months didn't show any BC, but I could feel the damn lump.  Mammos are worthless for me so I don't really care about it.  Guess they are just getting a new baseline. 

    Thanks again dear friends!

    Vicky

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Posts: 4,503
    edited November 2011

    Vicky glad you did not need valium this time.  I know what you mean about mammo's being worthless.  mammo's have never shown any of my lumps. 

  • Paula66
    Paula66 Posts: 1,572
    edited November 2011

    Vicky I hope all works out well for you!  Heres a drinky poo to calm the nerves for ya!

  • June2268
    June2268 Posts: 926
    edited December 2011

    Oh Paula that drink is what I am talking about, who cares about the mess you made of my cake as long as there is alcohol and you served upo a mighty yummy one.....

    Panmars and Sherry great news ladies!!!  YAY!

    I am so tired of brining up concerns that a lot of  us women here  have as my Onc, who I love just blows me off and says "that is not a SE of Tamox"  Hmm.....REALLY NOW?  Just saying....

  • Paula66
    Paula66 Posts: 1,572
    edited December 2011

    See June thats my plan to get you wasted and when you least expect it Whack whack I will go!!  I will only have 1 pillow but you will be seeing double, hee hee twice the whacks!

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Posts: 7,545
    edited December 2011

    Good grief - this thread sure moves fast.  Have been off the computer for 2 days and no time to catch up.  Incredibly busy at work and now have to also play housekeeper since mine quit today - that is the one I have at work cleaning a 16,000 sq ft rec hall.  Not an easy thing to do and still manage the place.

    I miss each and everyone of you.  Hope to be able to come here more often.

    Paula - That drink sure looks good about now.

    Tink, June, Paula and all the other Tammi Babes - miss you and sending hugs 

  • June2268
    June2268 Posts: 926
    edited December 2011

    Jo I miss your loving personality......I wish I was closer as I could help you.  When I was young my Dad had all us kids working at a young age to help out financially as I was the youngest of 9.  We used to clean office buildings at the early age of 12, 5 days a week until I moved out of the house, so needless to say I am pretty darn good at cleaning.

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Posts: 7,545
    edited December 2011

    June - And I would welcome the help.  Sure glad I was not facing this crap this time last year.  I still had 2 more rad treaments to go.  What a difference a year can make.  Love ya!

  • swanseagirl
    swanseagirl Posts: 171
    edited December 2011

    Mamav and Paula good luck!

    Sunangel, I've had to dump some of the dead wood in my life. Others I feel pity for when they come out with stupid statements.

    First day of my surgery a neighbour called over to say our leaves were blocking the swail and backing up ino their drive.  My husband politely went out discovered it was our others neighbours leaves blocking the drain. He spent an hour raking the leaves for our other elderly neighbour.  All I kept thinking was, I might have bone mets, I've just had surgery and all you bloody care about is the F********g leaves.   Would have been nice if they had just raked the leaves.  But others are so wrapped up in their lives they just don't think. 

    Juliet, I came back with a whole bunch of good chocolates.  I'll share when the tammy train stops in your town.

    Paula, enjoyed the martini but need a top up. PLEASESmile

    Chabba, thinking of renting a house in Ocean Shores for a few days after Christmas.  I know it will be cold but thought it would be fun.

    Ladies Hugs for tonight xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Jules

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Posts: 4,503
    edited December 2011

    Jo if I was closer I would sure help you out.  Although I can't say I really like to clean but I am a perfectionist so I always do a thorough job.

    Have been really busy at work this week.  Boss will be on a conference call most of the day do maybe I'll get a little reprieve.  I have had a good week for workouts.  Had not been going to yoga the last month because of my Dad dieing and my surgery so started back Monday and boy did she work me.  Then today PT worked my buns off and I go again tomorrow.  I have also been walking. I ended up gaining 10 lbs thinking I was doing diep but was not gaining in my tummy.  So now that I am going to do implants I would sure like to loose 5 of the pounds I gained.  If I keep this pace up I should not have a problem.

  • sonny3
    sonny3 Posts: 1
    edited December 2011

    Hi everybody, i have been onTomoxifen for week 6. the only side effect  i am having is hot flash, and

    sone nausa,  i do.t have much of an appitite.  my energy level is down, for i have always been an active person all my life..No radiation or chemo. thank God for that. but otherwise I am doing good.

    d

  • chabba
    chabba Posts: 3,600
    edited December 2011

    Jules.  It would be wonderful to spend some time with you if you do come to the Shores after Christmas.  I'll try to order some sun for you.  Maybe we can have lunch or dinner if you come out here.  I sure hope so.

  • survivor11
    survivor11 Posts: 430
    edited December 2011

    Hi lafies. Been awhile since I've been on here, busy with holidays.

    Just needed to stop by and whine and moan a bit. Tammi is being a real bitch to me lately. She was behaving herself really well, but since the Ooph a couple of months ago she is having a field day. Hot flashes, which thankfully have decreased a bit from about 12 a day are still more frequent than I'd like and weaked when they do come-I can go through 4 pillow cases in a night when she's really kicking in. The part that's about to drive me nuts is that the damn insomnia is back (obviously by my post time) and my dang knees are killing me. What I wouldn't give to be able to sleep a full 8 hours or hell a full 4 hours without sweating, freezing from sweating or joint pain. Tammi sucks, BC sucks, being hormonless sucks.

    Okay I feel better, sorry for bitching but you guys are the only ones who understand. Having said the above, I have a wonderful man, great and healthy kids, and I'm NED-so enough of my bitching. Thanks guys.

  • survivor11
    survivor11 Posts: 430
    edited December 2011

    I meant ladies and wicked above. See what happens when you don't get any sleep-crazy.

  • juliet62
    juliet62 Posts: 3,246
    edited December 2011

    hey dawn, it hits my knees too ,i'm trying accupuncture for my imsommnia, it does seem too help.  wish i had loss of appetite, jules if my sister wasn't coming to orlando next week i might turn  up on your doorstep for that chocolate and if she don't bring me any , i still might

  • golfergrandma
    golfergrandma Posts: 131
    edited December 2011

    Has anyone had pelvic pain and pressure from tamoxifen?  I can't seem to tolerate it every well.  Have tried it 3 times and each time it has caused this SE.  Would appreciate any info on this SE.  Thanks!

  • Paula66
    Paula66 Posts: 1,572
    edited December 2011

    Dawn vent away!  I hear ya on the pain issues in the knees.  Mine comes and goes. I feel like an 80 yr old at times, ugh.  I just hang in there and grin and bare it.  Sorry not much help huh!

    golfrgrandma I havent had any pressure, but pain yes.  The doc gave me another pill to try but I didnt find any relief from it.  Someone else here might be able to help you!

  • tinkertude
    tinkertude Posts: 1,998
    edited December 2011

    Dawn... vent all you want thats why we are here. My knees get very achey as well more so after I have been sitting awhile . I had the insomnia too but that has gottne better and now I just want to sleep all the time ha guess its always going to be something! hugs

    goldgrandma.. I actually get the feeling that my ovaries hurt if that makes sense. I had an US a few weeks ago and the ovaries were fine. I had endometrial thickening and cysts ont the endometrium that they contributed to Tammy. It is wierd though it almost feels like I am always about to get my period!. Had it twice last month , hoping thats not the new routine!

    PaulaM... Thinking of you today. will be in your pockets!!! hugs!

    Jo Sherry Paula Junie,Shari Sherry and all you wonderful Tammy ladies... have a great day!

    Maria

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