Illinois ladies facing bc

Hi Ladies!

 I'm new and was going to wait until I had an official diagnosis, but I have either a very silly question or one of utmost importance (which is what it is in my head). I actually asked the Nurse Practioner this when she called to get my history and explain what is going to happen tomorrow.  

What does one wear to the first appointment with the 'Team' to find out approximately how much of your breast(s) they are going to remove? 

Thank you for any suggestions (especially if they confirm my tube top suspicion)

 Heidi K 

I wore a Tee shirt and jeans--they made me put a gown on anyway so they find it easier.  But I think it depends on just what u'r going for too (if u wear a gown) just be comfortable that's all. and Unfortunately welcome not one wants to be here but it is a nice place for info and making friends who really understand what u are going thru. Let us know what happens

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
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Roula and kjiberty Happy dancing! (cracks me up everytime I see it).

Heidi a big welcome! Just wear what you want. I tend to wear jeans most of the time. I don't recommend wearing a dress. I just saw the BS first. I only had to disrobe from the waist up. They gave me this paper vest to wear but some places do give you a gown. If you you wear a dress you'll have to take it off… and then I'm sure they would give you a gown. Get used to flashing. Lots of people will be looking at your boobs now. They don't hand out the Mardi Gras beads either which is kinda a rip

I never went outside yesterday. I don't like the humidity and when it's that hot… I might have had a warm flash at about 3:30am but given I had my usual salad dressing with salsa for lunch and tandoori chicken that I did make with both a spicy curry and added a bit extra cayenne pepper (still not that hot)… cayenne pepper can give me warm flashes.

So I now wake up with trigger finger in my left middle finger. It does go away in about 5-10 minutes but so wierd. Do I need to worry about this?

Update on nails. It isn't a yeast problem. The super special dermatologist is going to have me use this topical stuff for 3 months on my fingernails to see if it at least gets rid of the brittle issue. If it works I will be using it for a total of 6 months… so no nail polish for a while.  So I find that insurance won't cover. Costo has the cheapest price at $185 per month! I was about to not do this till Costo said there is something else that works just as well. They called my SSDerm and she said OK. Now it's only going to cost me $20 a month. It does look like my nails are not going to unlift   Granted not the end of the world.

So excited about everyone wanting to be a part of the walk and/or ACS strides event. So far 6 walkers (not including me. Need to see if I have to work the event) and 1 volunteer. They are going to have a photo booth there… which I just got rental donated yesterday. I'm so excited about that. My old boss from Midway Games asked his partners and they are all for it!

So let me know what you want to do for a team name. We can always go with Illinois Ladies but open to new stuff too. Invisible's "Breast Friends" might be fun too.

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EDIT this weekend events:

Gold Coast Art Fair
This had been pretty good since they moved to Butler Field (400 E Monore)

NaperVille Ribfest
never been but I hear it's a big deal

Celebrate Hyde Park Summer Festival
never been but looks interesting

Lago I must have missed something about u'r nails--mine have just started to look sidways and some of them are loose. eeze

And as far as trigger finger, just make sure u don't have a gun handy.

Lago - I should be able to make the walk as a participant.  So sorry the yeast angle didn't work out for your nails.  Trigger finger is a SE of arimidex.  Something I've been nervous about.  You probably know about the Hormone Therapy forum.  At times there has been quite a bit of discussion about this on the Arimidex SE thread.  Can't remember the exact title, but it's active each day.

Work is crazy these days.  I was on summer break, off payroll, but still working 4-5 days each week.  At least I'm getting paid to do the same work starting in July.  

 I'm up for the walk, too.   Edited for - Repeating myself!  Need to finish my coffee, clearly.

Good morning all!  Lot's going on. Welcome, congrats on chemo ending, vibes for minimal SEs, will see a few of you at dinner and lots of you at the walk!  Hugs.

Yes!  I have October 20 marked on my calender!  We are walking!

Lago, The Lisle Balloon Fest is this weekend too!  Guess I will be there since my hubby's company is having their picnic and giving us tickets.  Not as big as the Naperville Ribfest but fun to watch the balloons!

 We had lots of rain last night in Homewood along with about 5 minutes of small/medium hail.  Then today in Wheaton (where I work) we had about 2 hours of rain/thunder.....so hope everyone else got wet!

 Heidi, Welcome!  I just make sure not to wear a dress so I can keep the bottom 1/2 covered.  It is enough to have to flash my boobs for everyone.  I thought I lost my modesty when my daughter was born and I had a room full of nurses in training but guess I regained some of it!  Like Lago said....and they don't even give us beads!

Well have to get back to work.  They laid off 4/10 people here last Friday and it is like a ghost town.  I'm starting to do a job search now just in case this place doesn't make it.  I wasn't here and walked into work on Monday and noticed a few people missing.  Had to place a few strategic questions to those that were here before I figured out what was going on.  We are all filling in for those we lost and have been kept pretty busy all week.  Oh well, another one is biting the dust!

camillegal:  I feel exactly the same way!  

kjiberty~ Isn't it a great feeling to be done?!?!  Congratualtions!!!

I'm enjoying some R&R with family on a very small lake (Berry Lake), in a very small town (Gillett, WI) near Appleton, WI.  It has been beautiful here on the lake because of the breeze!  I imagine that my townhome back in the Gurnee area could be melting as I left the A/C holding at 78 degrees. 

My sister will be arriving from CO next Wednesday and I will have my BMX Thursday.  I kinda like it here on the lake in the land of denial and not thinking about it.  I am not in a state of mind to commit to the walk/volunteer in October but definitely an event that I would like to get involved with and also have the opportunity to hook up with all of you.  Thanks for letting us all know Lago.  I hope to be back on my game by August and able to make the comittment.

Stay cool ladies! 

C-Squared You'll be feeling fine by late August. Not surewhat you'll be up to but you can still come. I went to the Komen event 3-4 weeks post BMX.

Ditto what Adey

No one judges here. We've all been through it but also know that everyone's journey is different.

It's not a big deal (trigger finger). I only have it for about 10 minutes in the morning. Just not sure if I'm supposed to do anything about it. Should I report this to my NP? I don't see her again till mid September.

Rain Dance!

Robo, today hot flash=hot mess!

Congrats kj, take it easy this weekend.

Heidi, good luck and remember to take a notebook and pen. Write down questions ahead of time, and keep track in your notebook of info. It will be easier to remember what dr. says if it's written down.

Too bad about the beads! As much as we've been flashing, a "booby" prize woulda been nice.

Lago-I'd let her know. I don't think anything is done until it gets bad, then surgery.

Lago I think we might have the same type of goofy humor.LOL