What to expect from treatment and ways to cope with side effects.
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OK NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
I finished the Rads 3 weeks ago.Now What???
Kind of cream?deoderant?soap?exercise?etc.
How do we get back to our life before BC?
And how long is this process.I would like to hear from other sistas what they are doing and how they are feeling after the RADS are over.
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Mar 2, 2013 02:56PM
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im so glad to see my old buddies holding my hand.
We came a long way baby.....
and we are all here to still help each other and anyone else who wants to join this club that no one should belong to.I love all of you very much.
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Granny you are on my church's 2 prayer chains.. Hold on Granny!!!
Thought maybe some GREAT NEWS on my front might make all feel better.. All my surgeries and LE Therapy bills have been covered 100% by my medical center!!! There definitely is a God.. We were down to our last penny and we got the news today.. Only covers the back bills not the future bills (sleep study is a question) but WOW..
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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GMF---doin the happy dance for you.....its about time....my mom used to say nothing lasts forever.the good.the bad and the ugly...congrats...i bet you are gonna sleep good tonite.
thanks for the prayers.
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Mar 3, 2013 06:54AM
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gma foley great news on your bills being covered,that is always a worry,I know! Great to see you online granny,saying prayers for all of you:) Have a great day!!!!!
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Faithful Wally....always comin home to vist...nice lookin at your face.xoxoxo
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Mar 7, 2013 08:03PM
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Granny - how are you doing? Prayer chain wants to know!
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Mar 9, 2013 08:51AM
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Granny, how are ya?
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Mar 10, 2013 10:32PM
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Anyone hear from Granny?
Anyways...Gma Foley...GREAT NEWS! I'm doing the happy chair dance for you!
Just popping in to see if anyone wants to jump in my pocket tomorrow...I have followups....mammogram and MRI...Not looking forward to this fun time, but I must go...UGH..All alll welcome..and if someone wants to bring some tequila...who am I to argue? :)---tomorrow at 10:30am CST...
Love to you all!
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Mar 10, 2013 10:53PM
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In your pocket with the chocolate!
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Yummy! Chocolate!!!
"Sorrow carves the opening for joy later..."
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Mar 11, 2013 12:18AM
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I'll jump in too. Good luck
ptdreamers, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. . Sail away. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
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Mar 11, 2013 02:47PM
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im here...Tori sent me a message to check in.Tomorrow is the big day.The day i have been waiting for...gosh its been so long having all this tummy stuff....i swear it all came back from the rads.Now i have a leaky valve with a murmur in the heart.when i asked the dr.if all this crap came from the rads his answer was there is not much evidence to prove anything....
looks like Tori and I will need a pocket party at the same time!!!!!!my surgery is around 10am and hers is around 10:30....
im takin my ipad with me...i hope ill be able to use it in a day or two.
just say a prayer please that i dont get an infection.1% does.Please GOD dont let it be me.
Ill be back.xoxoxo grannydukes
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Mar 11, 2013 08:44PM
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ptdreamers and GmaFoley....thanks for joining the pocket party today! You two are too funny...I heard you being all crazy in there...and exactly when I needed a little comical intermission, you didn't let me down! Thanks! (the chocolate was so yummy too!)
I opted for the 3D mammogram today...might as well get in with the up to date stuff...came back with the all clear on that one! Yay!
MRI...yuck...have to wait a few days to get results on that one...I'm hoping and praying though that since the mammogram was all good, this one will be too! I just hate waiting though...
GRANNY!! Remember..I'm gonna be in your pocketbook! I'm probably gonna be a little fiesty in there..wanting to come out and play, but I will hold myself back until after your surgery...love you lady!
"Sorrow carves the opening for joy later..."
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Mar 11, 2013 11:08PM
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grannydukes,
Wishing you the best of luck for your surgery tomorrow. All of us in this board would like to jump into your pocket for your surgery. Please keep us updated when you can. Take care!
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Mar 12, 2013 08:14PM
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Anyone hear from Granny or how she is doing?
WE LOVE YOU GRANNY!
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Mar 16, 2013 06:33AM
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How you doing granny?Tori girl I pray for good results on your mammogram.Have a good weekend all!!!
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Mar 16, 2013 10:05AM
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Granny was chatting on another topic. She is in a lot of pain and refusing to leave the hospital until its in control. She said they haven't changed he gown and is very angry.
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Thanks for the update GmaFoley...I've been wondering if someone heard from her... :)
Walley...all good on the mammogram..just waiting on the MRI....hate waiting! GRRRR... :)
Hope everyone got a little bit of the Irish luck today!
Tori
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Mar 20, 2013 06:26PM
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A flat out question for all - If I were to have a mastectomy, would that make the "chronic" nerve pain in my breast go away?
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Good question GMAFoley. I don't know. I have wondered the same thing. My seroma is so uncomfortable and my ribs hurt so I wonder should I ask about a mastectomy to resolve the problem. I wonder though if we wouldn't be opening ourselves to other problems.
ptdreamers, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. . Sail away. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
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Mar 20, 2013 08:17PM
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I think if I just take it off with no reconstruction, it would be ok ??
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Mar 21, 2013 12:55PM
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Ptdreamers - I will have to wait until Monday to call my BS over that question. He is gone until next week. - I am weighing all my options before just accepting I will be on pain drugs all my life.
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Gma, Let me know what he thinks. Thanks
ptdreamers, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. . Sail away. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
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Mar 22, 2013 06:36PM
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I'm back..alive and kickin.
Fighting with the hospital about that damn bed that I told them when they called to let their mother sleep on it just for one nite.or bing it to prison.give it to the sex offenders.boy did I give her hell.so you know I'm beta.
I do love all of you and I did feel each and everyone of you in different spots.
god put us together for a reason.For me it's a lifesaver.
Hugs everyone grannydukes
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Mar 23, 2013 12:32AM
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GRANNY!! So glad that you are back and fiesty as ever! I love it! Things will be get back to normal with you here!
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Mar 23, 2013 06:54AM
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Granny glad to see you post!!!!!!Hope you are feeling better.
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Mar 23, 2013 09:48AM
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Welcome back Granny!
Imagine God in His HUGE rocking chair, rocking you and saying, "It will be ok, you can do it. I will be right here for you". Oncotype score: 8, Rads 28, Bilateral arm, truncal LE and now Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Mar 23, 2013 11:08AM
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Home sweet Home...never felt betta about anyplace.Ill be here forever.
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grannydukes,
welcome back! Everyone here missed you. Are you still in pain?
I wish you a speedy recovery.
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Mar 24, 2013 10:46AM
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Nice to be back.yes I'm in pain but not the surgery...the back.ill live...bitching and moaning like the same old same old.
Hope everyone is doin good.
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