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Lago, I don't know what Abbie Normal stuff means, I hope it's not a bad thing?? lol
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abby normal was a nurse in the movie young frankenstein! thanks for reminding me,lago!
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Fluff: Are you on Arimidex? I've had rib pain since starting it and was frightened in the beginning and the onc just sent me for an xray. It's the same side as my surgery and thus rads. Once says all that crazy pain is usually from the Arimidex.
Congrats on 3 years NED.
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Fluff Congrats on 3 years NED
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Congrats Fluff!
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Lago- I still don't get it. Are you implying that I am not normal?
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No I'm suggesting our mad scientist (Pbrain) should not use Abbey Normal. Your name is a new paragraph
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Thanks- I was so confused..
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ok, that whole line of comments made me laugh. Was like reading "Who's on first,....."
Arlene, I am not on Arimidex yet. Still on Tamoxifen. I am afraid my onc is going to suggest an AI in the near future, and I am not sure I wouldn't just prefer to stay on Tamoxifen. Have you had hair thinning? And I don't need any more joint pain than I already have. I had a bmx, so surgery on both sides but no rads. If I poke around enough on the left, it might feel a little tender, but nothing like the right side.
And I could be best friends with Abbie Normal!
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Fluff: You really kind of get used to the pain. I don't notice nearly as much stiffness with it almost 3 years. No hair problems. My hair came back just as wild and thick as before so if it did thin, that would be ok. Although, I wonder if the Arimidex is working sometimes since I don't have the thinning. Is joint pain a side effect from Tamoxifen?
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Fluff, looks like the drug is tamox with an added twist. It is a SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) like Tamoxifen, but it is also an estrogen agonist, which means it helps estrogen to bind to receptors too. It blocks some, making others more open to receive the estrogen that is around.
Tamoxifen kind of does that too with the receptors in the bone. That is why it is kinder to our bones than arimidex which just shuts down the production of estrogen all over the body. Then, no matter how open the receptors are, there isn't any to bind.
There, a deeply scientific discussion brought to you by the Pbrained doctor ;-)
CONGRATS FLUFF!!! You are doing great and are an inspiration! And my brother "bruised" a rib when he was a youth, he was working under his Mustang and it fell off the jack (he broke his wrist too). After pins and surgery for the wrist, he said the rib hurt more and much longer...maybe you hurt it in your two recent falls?
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Congrats on 3 years Fluff!
PBRAIN thanks for the info. It's good to have someone answer those questions for us.
Nicky glad you dropped in. I hope you get your surgery soon. We'll you might as well enjoy being drugged out of your mind since you don't have a choice!
Linda. Heal fast! Hope sx went well.
Eileen and everyone wondering about Abby Normal- in Young Frankenstien ( and that is Frhaaank in steen )! LOL! Igor, the mad scientists assistant is not too smart. He takes the brain for the monster from the bottle marked as AB NORMAL. So when asked by the scientest which brain he used he says Abby Normal.... which of course makes the monster just a bit abnormal. LOL Now, PUT ZEE CANDLE BACK!!!!
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Nicky, that is absolutely right, we are all rooting for you here!
Linda -- good luck!
Fluff -- that is such a relief! I am so glad you have hit 3 years NED. Maybe you should make a master list of all the symptoms that have been bugging you in the last six months and the next 3 so next time you start to freak out you can refer to your list and say -- oh but I had that symptom 3 mos before my pet scan and my pet came out clear, so it must be random whateverness. I have a mental list and I have that conversation with myself a lot....
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thank you for explaining that abby normal for me, moon! i was having some ?!?!?!?!? moments, here, i guess it has been too long since i have seen that movie. was the first and last movies my mom took 4/5 kids of hers to the theatre to see. as opposed to the drive in movies, when she used to pack some of us in the trunk of the car!!!
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Yeah the trunk of the car was fun. There were 8 of us kids so a carful was all of us. I think the price was 3$ for the carload. Of course that was 50! Years ago....
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I used to love the drive in movies in our 1950something green chevy station wagon
Don't remember any of the movies, but I remember going.0 -
...was fun, mom would take other moms kids, too, i would go up on the roof, with my little bro and sis, and we would watch things like, dustin hoffman little big man, and billyjack movies. i love heroes!
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Ab normal was on the brain he stole to put in Frankenstein! Lol. I always liked " my name is Igor ( pronounced eye-for). Did you know the song walk this way he was actually made after that movie? I saw thing one time and they were laughing about how they saw that movie and then that's when Steven Tyler wrote that song.. Lol
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eye-gor!!!!damn auto correct!
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Princess that movie was hysterical, of course I love Mel Brooks sense of humor. And High Anxiety --the hospital for the very very very nervous. And drive-in movies were so fun. I saw Rosemary's baby with my then husband and I was pregnant at the time--that's the only movie that ever bothered me. LOL But I saw he wasn't making anymore money so I relaxed a bit.
I hope everyone has a good day today or at least a decent one and I still love to hear times of NED he's a good partner to keep.
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At the hospital surgery went great They took three lymph nodes one on right. Two on left. initially pathology on all three were negative I find out final pathology in about a week I feel really good very minimal pain a little bit of pressure I'm not having any pain meds right now just hitting a pump if I need it and I really haven't hit the pump for hours I should go home today Thanks for all the support
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At the hospital surgery went great They took three lymph nodes one on right. Two on left. initially pathology on all three were negative I find out final pathology in about a week I feel really good very minimal pain a little bit of pressure I'm not having any pain meds right now just hitting a pump if I need it and I really haven't hit the pump for hours I should go home today Thanks for all the support
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Linda. so happy that you are doing well with minimal pain. May your recovery go well with no problems.
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Linda so nice of you to check in. You sound like you're doing awesome.
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Linda that u for letting us know u sound great--Le's keep it up.
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Linda that's fantastic. I am glad you are doing well. Now remember our mantra: just because you can, DOESN'T mean you SHOULD! It bears repeating. You may feel great but don't over do. Follow the instructions they give on discharge. And remember to take your oral pain pills for at least the first day you go home. All that moving and twisting is rough. Because your body is still clearing out the stuff from sx you may not feel much til you get home. So heal fast!
Much love.
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Linda 505
Great news... Fortunately for the vast majority is turns out better than anticipated
Good advice to just take it easy if you are fortunate enough to have that luxury .
Happy healing!
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linda505.... Excellent!! Rest well and good luck!!!
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Linda your doing great. Hang in there.
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