Posted on:
May 27, 2012 10:10PM
- edited
May 27, 2012 10:12PM
by
midnight1327
M
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand
Joined:
Apr 2012
Posts:
1,446
Latest activity:
Apr 25, 2017
Posted on:
May 27, 2012 10:10PM
- edited
May 27, 2012 10:12PM
by
midnight1327
midnight1327
wrote:
I did start a thread for kiwi ladies, and another lady suggested we start one in the community support. this is just an encouraging and support thread for any kiwi and anybody who needs support, and bring kiwi women together, so do feel free to join in.
Dx
8/12/2011, IDC, 1cm, Stage IA, Grade 3, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
8/30/2011 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Radiation Therapy
10/9/2011 Breast
Hormonal Therapy
11/22/2011
Log in to post a reply
K
Kruise
Joined:
May 2013
Posts:
330
Latest activity:
Feb 17, 2019
Log in to post a reply
Feb 17, 2014 02:36AM
Kruise
wrote:
hi Terre
Welcome to our Kiwi thread :-)
We might have crossed paths unbeknown to us at Wellington hospital last year. I felt like I lived there! So sorry to hear about your stage IV diagnosis - if you feel like sharing anything with us - we're here to give our support. Sounds like you are doing well so far at any rate - so hope that is the case (and for many, many years to come).
Where abouts in the US were you from originally? Not that I know many areas - I lived in Lake Tahoe for a couple months and travelled to Reno and down through California but there is a whole lot more to see :-). Oh my partner and I did Hawaii last year too after my chemo finished. That was lovely.
Anyway - no doubt the other lovely ladies here will say Hi shortly.
Hope everyone is doing well.
K x
Age at dx 44yrs. Had Annual mammograms past 9 yrs as Mum dx 45yrs but felt lump myself. Micromets 2mm in the two sentinel nodes. Treated as TNBC but weakly PR+. Medullary type. BRCA1 & 2 negative.
Dx
1/7/2013, IDC, Left, 1cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, 2/8 nodes, ER-/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
2/3/2013 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Surgery
2/19/2013 Lymph node removal: Left, Underarm/Axillary
Chemotherapy
3/26/2013 AC + T (Taxol)
Radiation Therapy
9/29/2013 Breast
Hormonal Therapy
12/29/2013
S
shazzakelly
Joined:
Jul 2013
Posts:
907
Latest activity:
Jan 20, 2023
Log in to post a reply
Feb 17, 2014 11:24AM
shazzakelly
wrote:
hi Terre,
I'm Stage 4 as well, was diagnosed in August on my birthday. So I guess I'll never forget the date. I'm up in Auckland but I think there are lots of us down your way.
I'm off to Taxol number 23 this morning so had better rattle my daggs. Just wanted to welcome you.
Oh and how many cats are you mother too? I'm a vet nurse and we have 3 permanent cats at home and often lots of foster kittens. Especially this time of the year 
Dx
6/15/1999, IDC, Right, 1cm, Stage IIA, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Chemotherapy
8/18/1999 CMF
Radiation Therapy
9/29/1999 Whole breast: Breast, Lymph nodes
Hormonal Therapy
1/30/2000 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
Dx
3/17/2007, IDC, Right, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Hormonal Therapy
4/28/2007 Zoladex (goserelin)
Hormonal Therapy
4/1/2009 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
Dx
7/10/2013, IDC, 1cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 7/9 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Chemotherapy
8/24/2013 Xeloda (capecitabine)
Chemotherapy
9/16/2013 Taxol (paclitaxel)
M
Moiralf
Joined:
Jan 2010
Posts:
1,048
Latest activity:
Jan 22, 2015
Log in to post a reply
Feb 17, 2014 03:37PM
Moiralf
wrote:
HI Tere,
I'm 6 years out from stage 4 so veteran in some ways but reasonably new to doing chemos.
I'm in Dunedin now but spent 30 years in Palm nth after I got married.
Don't post here a lot but always read and keep up to date.
Welcome to the kiwi board.
Moira
Moiralf
Dx
11/16/2007, IDC, 3cm, Stage IV, 9/13 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2-
J
Jennt28
Joined:
Dec 2011
Posts:
2,007
Latest activity:
Jul 13, 2017
Log in to post a reply
Feb 18, 2014 03:17AM
Jennt28
wrote:
Hey Moira - I have to ask... You didn't spend your school years in Auckland did you? My best friend from intermediate had the same name as you :-)
Jenn
Jennt28 jennt28.wordpress.com/ - 3 x FEC, 11x weekly Taxol, 12 months Herceptin (end March 2013), 12 days rads (quit), BMX with recon, Tamoxifen
Dx
12/1/2011, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, 1/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+
Surgery
12/6/2011 Lumpectomy: Right; Lymph node removal: Right, Sentinel
Hormonal Therapy
8/1/2012
Surgery
9/27/2012 Lymph node removal: Right, Sentinel; Mastectomy: Right; Prophylactic mastectomy: Left; Reconstruction (left): Free TRAM flap; Reconstruction (right): Free TRAM flap
Surgery
1/27/2014 Reconstruction (left): Nipple reconstruction; Reconstruction (right): Nipple reconstruction
Hormonal Therapy
3/9/2014 Femara (letrozole)
M
Moiralf
Joined:
Jan 2010
Posts:
1,048
Latest activity:
Jan 22, 2015
Log in to post a reply
Feb 18, 2014 04:43AM
Moiralf
wrote:
Hi Jenn,
Sorry, went to school in Balclutha,, South Otago. Many many years ago.
Funny how that often happens in a small country like NZ.
Moira
Moiralf
Dx
11/16/2007, IDC, 3cm, Stage IV, 9/13 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2-
M
midnight1327
Joined:
Apr 2012
Posts:
1,446
Latest activity:
Apr 25, 2017
Log in to post a reply
Feb 18, 2014 05:48AM
- edited
Feb 18, 2014 05:49AM
by
midnight1327
Hi tere, welcome to the thread. you have cats too, yea we got a few. We in Palmerston North, about an hour and twenty from you. Nice to seeyou on the boards, not nice that you are stage 1V.
Shazza, hey just reading you are a vet nurse, we have a cat that is pure white, i just noticed tht her ears are getting sunburnt and one has a very tiny burn on it, do the vets have a sun cream that you can put on the ears or does the normal chemist stuff do the trick that we can use. we need to do something fast as she will have a nasty mess. yes we have a few cats. i luv em. hugs annette.
Dx
8/12/2011, IDC, 1cm, Stage IA, Grade 3, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
8/30/2011 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Radiation Therapy
10/9/2011 Breast
Hormonal Therapy
11/22/2011
S
shazzakelly
Joined:
Jul 2013
Posts:
907
Latest activity:
Jan 20, 2023
Log in to post a reply
Feb 18, 2014 04:24PM
shazzakelly
wrote:
hi, Midnight. Yes you can get sun screen for animals at the vets. We sell one called filta cream but there are several out there. Unfortunately white cats are very prone to skin cancer on there ears and nose so keep an eye on that.
Dx
6/15/1999, IDC, Right, 1cm, Stage IIA, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Chemotherapy
8/18/1999 CMF
Radiation Therapy
9/29/1999 Whole breast: Breast, Lymph nodes
Hormonal Therapy
1/30/2000 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
Dx
3/17/2007, IDC, Right, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Hormonal Therapy
4/28/2007 Zoladex (goserelin)
Hormonal Therapy
4/1/2009 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
Dx
7/10/2013, IDC, 1cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 7/9 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Chemotherapy
8/24/2013 Xeloda (capecitabine)
Chemotherapy
9/16/2013 Taxol (paclitaxel)
M
midnight1327
Joined:
Apr 2012
Posts:
1,446
Latest activity:
Apr 25, 2017
Log in to post a reply
Feb 18, 2014 04:42PM
- edited
Feb 18, 2014 04:45PM
by
midnight1327
Thanks Shazza. hubby called around and got one this morning called filta clear from aniwell, now i have to find missie, she hopefully around close, she not keen about her face been touched and always squirms and backs up and wriggles around, we have two white ones, but bubba sleeps in shaded areas. and missie likes the hot sun. i shall get tiger to, as he has dryish looking tips on his ears and a white nose, he is a ginger boy, ( lol fatty) man he can eat. thankyou for that Shaz
Dx
8/12/2011, IDC, 1cm, Stage IA, Grade 3, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
8/30/2011 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Radiation Therapy
10/9/2011 Breast
Hormonal Therapy
11/22/2011
K
kiwikid
Joined:
Nov 2012
Posts:
204
Latest activity:
Jul 14, 2016
Log in to post a reply
Feb 23, 2014 03:08PM
kiwikid
wrote:
hi everyone
Well its been ages since I've been on here and I've just gotten up to date with all of your posts. Welcome to the new girls!
Ange there was something I wanted to tell you but I've now forgotten it (chemo brain).
Re bras... I found that the ambra brand which they sell at farmers were the softest of all the sports bra type. It is quite wide under the armpits and has a racer back with thin straps. There are no pressure points which is good for me as I have very sensitive ribs.
Re tamoxifen side effects... I have been on it almost a year and in the last few months I have stacked on the weight. In September last year I was diagnosed with a dvt in my left arm which they think they can attribute to surgery in April and tamoxifen. Hmmm. I now inject myself daily with clexane, a blood thinner, to help the clot resolve. I feared they would take me off tamoxifen but that has not been the case. The benefits of tamoxifen are greater than the risk of clotting, so they say.
I hope you are all feeling good and loving this weather.
Xx Holly
Age 34
Dx
11/14/2012, IDC, 1cm, Stage IB, Grade 1, 1/4 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
11/21/2012 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Chemotherapy
12/29/2012 AC
Hormonal Therapy
3/25/2013
Surgery
4/14/2013 Mastectomy: Left; Reconstruction (left)
A
Angstapp
Joined:
Jul 2013
Posts:
119
Latest activity:
Apr 26, 2015
Log in to post a reply
Feb 25, 2014 03:12AM
- edited
Feb 25, 2014 03:20AM
by
Angstapp
This Post was deleted by Angstapp.
Dx
4/10/2013, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, 0/19 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2-
Surgery
5/5/2013 Lymph node removal: Right; Mastectomy: Right; Reconstruction (right): Free TRAM flap
Chemotherapy
6/11/2013 Ellence (epirubicin), Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil), Taxotere (docetaxel)