TRIPLE POSITIVE GROUP

OMG...miss a day of reading and you left me a book to catch up on...lol

Welcome to all the newbies....you will find all these woman to be amazing! 

Hugs to all  xoxo

Websister, yes ironically I do consider it to be good news about my knee.  Ugh I’m sorry about your friend – that’s a lot of positive nodes.  Re my friend – yes that’s more or less what I’m guessing – it’s sounding sort of stage 0-ish.  We’ll find out on Monday.

Cami – yes it’s a freaking epidemic isn’t it???!!  Oh and like most of us here, my friend is a fit, active nonsmoker, late 40s.  No family history.

Twinmama, glad to help!

Good Morning or evening where ever u live----

Nicky I'm glad u swelling semms to have gone down. BTW the post I lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans compared to what these ladies know--just thought I'd impress someone. LOL

Cypher see younger, healthier, women who follow better ways of living are getting this cursed thing. I've always said this--there are no rules and until they figure out why there are no rules then they'll come up with why all together.

I do hope today is a better day==yesterday was like the movie Independence Day with all kinds of weird things happening to alot of people. So I hope today is quiet with some good things going on.

Geewhiz I can so relate--I'm so sorry I hate car problems, and yet we need them. Good Luck

Geewhiz - hope your back home again and nothing too much wrong with the car



Camille - I think you are a whole lot wiser than you give yourself credit for. My friend with the eight positive nodes was also very healthy, very active - biking is a favorite activity for her. I quote you - 'there are no rules until they figure out why there are no rules and then they'll come up with why altogether'



Nickyj - glad the swelling has gone down on your hand



TwinMamaHeather - took a peek at your blog and like it Hope you are doing OK post treatment, that DS's are Ok and that Mom isn't in too much pain and heals quickly.



Cypher - thanks for sharing your friend's blog, I have a few people that I will refer to it.

And yes, when the alternative is considered - arthritis is good news



Chickadee - any hints on your life, interests etc. that would help us name your port? Is it well behaved?



Better run and get on with the day's activities

kayb, yeah, I was pretty sure it was cancer too, but, you know how all the previous times you get the all's well and you think, all will be well this time, too, but then, not so much. I thought, now how did that happen?!

Sorry if I sound whiney. Not feeling so well this week, and it's coming out as feeling sorry for myself and whining about it.  

Hi kids...my life...I'm 50 yrs old..live in Ohio..married to a sweetheart...2 stepdaughters whom I love...3 dogs and 1 cat..love animals....I own a travel agency (CruiseOne...... www.TravelByDana.com), I also work as a Paralegal at the same lawfirm for 30 years...I love turtles and cupcakes...lol...love to make people smile..very easy going, except during chemo roid rage... Lol...my passion is traveling...live out in the country...hate BC

Hope that helps!

I am home, thanks guys!!

It was simply corroded cables making a bad connection on the battery. Still need a new car, but might wait a few months if the ole minivan hangs in there!



A retirement farm in Texas!!!!...lots of cruises?!! ....sounds divine!!



I'm taking baby steps back to getting in shape. I tore my MCL, lots of rehab later and something is still amiss. But I swam today. I took my 10 yr old son to the pool and went down the slides with him. Great afternoon!

As soon as I walked in I knew and I said just take them off, the restaraunt and playground are retired anyway. My dream of being a part time stripper was squashed, as I complained to him,

KAREN ALL THOSE CRUISES PLUS ALASKA that I heard is one of the best cruises. Oh how wonderful, I bet u'r planning one when all this crap is done and u deserve it completely--not that u didn't deserve the other ones, but this one will be the best wherever u go. U'll love every minute of it.

Chickie u;r a lucky Duck, u have a DH, kids furbabies and all of us hahaha oh and u r a lucky 50--2 jobs??? one for 30 yrs??? u were a baby when u started working there, now u'r all grown up.

I know not how to name a port so  have no ideas when under pressure--Karen is there a really special place when u went on a cruise that u stopped some kind of Port????

There's a cruise that goes to all my favorite places: Cozumel, Belize, Roatan Honduras, and Grand Cayman. But if the money is there, I'd love to take a Mediterranean cruise that includes Malta. Not holding my breath, but wishful thinking!

We love the port in Cozumel. There was a cantina right next to the walkway from the ship with tables overlooking the harbor. We could watch the sun set, have a couple of drinks, and then board the ship just in time to leave for the next stop. The water is clear and turquoise. Stunning. Unfortunately, that cantina was blown away in the hurricane that hit Cozumel a few years ago. Miss it every time we disembark. (almost all cruises to western carib go to cozumel).

So, I usually just call my port Pain-in-the-A**, but maybe something nicer would be better. How about Hurricane or Cozi? 

Such an active forum... haven't caught up on everything but noticed Ashia's post in July about 'vanity' and hair loss, and wanted to share. I wrote a blog post when I shaved my head and part of it is this:

 I’ve been in awe of those who’ve experienced this and the amount of bravery it takes to suddenly look so different. To suddenly have to go out in the world, and know people don’t know how to respond because they don’t know how you are feeling about it all. To suddenly be noticeable where you weren’t before. Yes, even with the scarf.  To suddenly be labeled ‘sick.’  For some, to suddenly trigger that innate fear of cancer that they may have.  To suddenly face your own previous perceptions of those you’ve seen bald, or in chemo caps. To suddenly have a visual look that will require me to pay attention so that my own underlying thoughts aren’t playing havoc and telling me I’m sick.

I honestly think vanity plays a very wee part, if any,  when we lose our hair, or when we have thinning problems etc. The world tells us it is vanity, but really, there's so much more that goes so much deeper than 'how we look'. 

My hair stopped growing after a few months of growth after chemo. I was still on herceptin  (and tamoxifen) I felt very panicked because 1. I didn't know what this meant.. permanent no-growth? Would I start losing it? What else is going 'astray' if my hair is struggling? Would I forever be dealing with the things I mentioned in the blog post above? and 2. Docs all said herceptin and tamoxifen shouldn't cause this problem. 

 Good news is that within weeks of finishing herceptin my hair started growing really well. Phew. But for all of us having to deal with hair loss or thinning... let's not beat ourselves up for being vain. We are so much more than that. ~smile~

ALSO... what the heck?  Car troubles, everyone?  I went on a weeks holiday and my good car had brake problems.. which were new last year, and it cost me $1200 ridiculous dollars!!! 

Let's all have magical awesome things happen to us this week!! Ya, baby.

Karen, thanks for the info about your tumor.  I am hoping my friend is stage 0, er/pr+, grade I, her2 negative, will have a lump + rads + tamox and be done.   I can’t believe that her first post dx appointment is going to be on the same day I’m deported!!  I didn’t really want to handle the mantle over to my friend.  It’s also unnerving b/c I like to think that my gut has some sense about these things and my gut (and her gut) both told us that she was fine.  Sigh.

Nicky, yes anything that isn’t cancer is good news!  I didn’t really think the knee was a cancer issue, I was more thinking I would perhaps need knee surgery etc etc and I actually prefer to NOT be going to the doctor constantly!  Hard to tell lately.

Oh and for the record the blogger isn’t a friend of mine, she’s someone who participated on this thread a handful of times, and I really enjoyed reading her blog. 

Cami, you’re hilarious! 

And I was also thinking something “port” themed for Chicka dee’s port – like port a call or something, but cami’s idea is better – pick your favorite port!  Or your least favorite port!  I call mine my f-ing port, I’m grateful for it but not the fact that I needed it in the first place, nor the fact htat they gave me a HUGE one.

Oh and very well expressed reasons why I was glad I did the cold caps….  I didn’t have to be brave about that part, so hopefully I had more bravery to spare for the rest of it.  Though I wasn’t brave enough for an MX….

Camille,

If it was 3 am on your last post, it must be about 7am now, so good morning! It's 2.15pm for me, we've just gotten home, spent the night at the beach last night with my dh and 2 ds's. thought about you all as I raised my glass of wine and celebrated Portia ports first birthday!

Nicky

 This is the official party animal for all occasions---loads of fun.

Camille,

Is that really you? Too cute for words!