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can't do this anymore
wanted to thank you all for your kind words of encouragement..but I just can't do this any longer. My nerves are totally shot and I hate the fact I'm sick all the time. My mood is terrible and I have pushed away the love of my life......and have lost him, which is totally my own fault. But I have decided I can't let him be…
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what now?
i have finished all my treatments. i am now on arimidex. what comes now? how will i find out if the cancer treatment works? what kind of tests can i expect and who does them? what treatments can i expect in the years to come? if anyone else is on arimidex, what side effects do you experience? one last question...will my…
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MD Anderson visit
Hi everyone, I loved the doctor today. He was very positive and would not plan any course of action until further testing was done to see exactly what we are dealing with. However my insurance would not approve the needed tests. I have to go back to my PCP and she has to have all the tests done and then send the results to…
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Prayer request
Good morning everyone, I wanted to ask for you all to add our niece & great-niece to your prayer list. They were involved in a car accident on Saturday in Colorado Springs. They are both in intensive care. Our niece has severe spinal injuries. At this time she has very little movement in her arms & no movement at all in…
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preparing for 2nd treatment......what now
I go for my next chemo treatment tomorrow, can someone please tell me when I should expect the hair loss to begin...I just want to be prepared. I've already picked up my wig, but I don't want to be caught off guard. I gotta tell you that I'm not handling this too well...have been pretty sick so far...does it get any…
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Encouragement
Hi Everyone: We all know the first thought we have when we hear our diagnosis of cancer--is of death. I have a quote, and I do not know where it came from--but it helps me, and maybe it will help someone else: "My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me, I cannot choose the colors....He worketh steadily...The dark…
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Next Treatment
Good Morning to You All!! I should be in bed instead of doing this, but I am also trying to down a lot of fluid. Anyway, I go in for my third dose of A/C this AM. My white blood count was up to 4.8 yesterday.....YEA!!! I always get a bit anxious before the treatments, so that is why I am being dumb and am up late. Oh well,…
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getting information
Hello to All, Just wanted to say that the best search engine is www.google.com Just type in your question - I got tons of info after my diagnosis. Or you can just state: "Information about adriamycin" for example. Sometimes I think the hardest part of this is the lack of understanding from those not 'in the same boat' -…
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been brave so far but getting tired from the weight
I was diagnosed in October 2000. Had a lumpectomy with 14 lymph nodes removed of which 13 had cancer. Started chemo (AC) in November and just had my second dose of taxol (2 more to go). There was plenty of people around me after the initial diagnosis but ears and calls have been scarce lately, I don't want to seem like I…
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Going bye bye again
Hey there ladies. I am heading in tomorrow morning for Taxol # eight. So I will be off line for awhile until my head floats back onto my shoulders again!! I wish you all well. I will be checking my home email, so if anyone hears anything from Catherine, please let me know.Have a great week and lets kick some butt!! Hugs…
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Preparing 5yr old for mom's death ??
Can anyone recommend good reference books etc. on how to prepare a 5 yr old boy for his young mothers death from breast cancer, and how the remaining caregivers can continue to best support this child after. Especially addressing the abandonment and grieving issues of the child.
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taxol, pain and numbness
I am new to the discussion group. I recently started chemotherapy with taxol and herceptin and have just completed the second round with taxol. I have noticed that in addition to numbness of the fingers and toes that my lips and the tip of my tongue are also numb. Has anyone else noticed this? Am I going crazy? Also, how…
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Encouragement (Kick in the Pants) Needed!
Hi, Ladies!!! I am just feeling a bit more blue today. We just took our oldest daughter back to college (120 miles away) after having her home for 2 weeks on spring break. I didn't think that I would ever miss her this much!!! At least I have the other children and now back to the regular "rat race"! To boot, everyone has…
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Chemo Angels
Hi ladies!!! I read a response to a post today asking about Chemo Angels. Well, as it happened, I was just looking at another Discussion Board and found a post from the lady who started Chemo Angels. Soooooo, here is the place to e-mail/write for more information Larua Armstrong Founder and Director Chemo Angels…
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Update on Employer problems
Hey all! Just wanted to check in for a moment. I have made a formal complaint at work, he has been interviewed by the "brass" and I was interviewed last Thursday. They asked alot of questions, mostly meant to verify the statements that he made in his meeting with them. Apparently, he told a few more fibs. The next step?…
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feeling like a lean-to
before I had my mastectomy my sister and i howled with laughter about reports of difficulty with balance, and leaning...I am not laughing now! I'll just be walking around and then realize that the leaning tower of pisa and i have a lot in common. ...so then i change my stance and it looks like I am a tree suffering form a…