Posted on: Dec 6, 2013 11:09AM - edited Dec 6, 2013 03:07PM by AlwaysHope
Posts 571 - 581 (581 total)
Dec 10, 2020 01:23PM NorCalS wrote:
Congratulation MaxineO, Amanda6 and Chrishat. Thanks for checking in and giving the rest of us “newbies” encouragement and hope. It means so much. Happy Holidays
Dec 11, 2020 09:51AM mumito wrote:
Happy Holidays everyone are we all getting in line now for COVID Vaccinations
Dec 12, 2020 05:18AM - edited Dec 12, 2020 05:19AM by wifeandmomof1
Congrats ladies! 10 years sounds good. 😊 Thanks for sharing the hope.
Dec 24, 2020 06:19AM HomeMom wrote:
Has anyone who is 10+ years out had any scares? I went to the MO on Friday and my hemoglobin was down (still normal range) and the nurse asked me if I have seen blood in my stool, which I haven't. Then I had them check my Vit D because last time it was 80 and I didn't want it to go over 100. They called me later and told me it went down to 53 which is also still in the normal range, but now I can't stop worrying about it. My MO told my blood "looked good", it was the nurse who told me about the levels. Just curious, It's probably nothing. I need to get an colonoscopy yet, so that is a concern. :D
Dec 25, 2020 10:49AM sbelizabeth wrote:
HomeMom, as long as results are in the normal range, labs that wander around are perfectly OK. Our bodies are in a constant state of check and flow, in and out, up and down. An unexplained, steady downward trend in hemoglobin levels is concerning, yes, which is why the nurse asked about blood in your stool. A quiet GI bleed can account for steadily falling hemoglobin. But fluctuations within the normal range is, well, normal.
If you were to actually see what looked like red blood in your stool, it's probably not from a genuine GI bleed. Bleeding hemorrhoids can leave red blood on the paper or in the toilet, and they're almost never a big deal except for the pain/itch/irritation they cause. Bleeding from higher up in the gastrointestinal tract, which would be much more concerning, looks sticky and black, like tar. It smells weird.
Jan 4, 2021 09:50PM PennyCookson wrote:
Stage 3 lobular diagnosed 10 years ago tomorrow. I never thought I would make it to here, I was so scared that I would die and my grandsons would not remember me. I am now feeling really well and have done more in the last 10 years than I could ever have imagined. I finish Arimidex this year, but have had no bone density issues. Hang in there ladies, every day is precious. Dream like you will live forever - live like you only have today. And in 10 years time come back and tell people you made it xx
Penny
Jan 5, 2021 04:18AM KMom57 wrote:
PennyCookson, Thank you for coming back and encouraging those of us at the beginning of this. Stories like yours give me hope. Happy for you.
Jan 5, 2021 08:50AM PennyCookson wrote:
KMom - your diagnosis is really similar to mine! You have done absolutely the right thing by having the prophylactic mastectomy - I never regretted doing the same, no need to worry about it jumping over. You should start feeling better all the time now as your body recovers from those hideous chemicals. It may not seem possible now as this stuff completely takes over your life, but I promise you as time passes you fell normal again, and one day you will look back and be giving hope to others.
Jan 8, 2021 05:40PM JMouse wrote:
Congratulations, PennyC! Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Jan 14, 2021 04:20AM HomeMom wrote:
sbelizabeth - thank you for that! I"ve been looking, but don't see any evidence of blood, also, I have never had a hemorrhoid, and I don't think I have one now LOL
Jan 14, 2021 05:31AM KMom57 wrote:
PennyCookson, thank you. Rough day, so I’ll have to take your word for it. But I appreciate your encouragementa lot.