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Oh No!.......... I"m So Sorry!
I put a horrible pic up last night, I had 2 links on my desktop called 'Cat'... this here was the one I intended for the site. When I got up this morning I double checked and I'd put the wrong one in.........Really Sick........ I'm sorry if I offended anyone with this, It was a genuine mistake. Hoping you all have a Great,…
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Blue Moon for New Year's Eve
Tonight is a blue moon. For those that don't know a blue moon is, it is a 2nd full moon in the same month. There was a full moon on December 2nd. Blue moons only happen every 2 1/2 years so the next will not be until 2012. And this is on the last day of the year and that rarely happens. Don't know when the last one was. So…
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update
I have completed 7/12 Taxol treatments. I went for #8 today but they could not do chemo because my counts were too low. I really needed a break but I wanted to keep going to get this over with. My legs ache constantly and my fingers look like I could stick a pin in them and get some relief. The bottom of my feet are…
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Any celebrity connections to your treatment?
I thought this would be a fun holiday thread -- anybody else have any celebrity connections to your treatment? There are 2 radiation oncologists at the radiation center I go to -- I had heard that the other doctor is Monica Lewinsky's father, but I just heard yesterday that my doctor is Lisa Ling's husband! I just had to…
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mastectomy bra
Will be having a single mastectomy after meeting with my surgeon on Monday. Some of you talk about a special bra after surgery and shirts that button down the front. What is the reason for this?? Will I not be able to put on my own clothes?? That is scary!!!!! Where do I get these items if I need them?? Thanks and…
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A Few New Year's Resolutions LOL
Just for today, I will not sit in my living room all day in my nightdress. Instead, I will move my computer into the bedroom. I will no longer waste my time relieving the past, instead I will spend it worrying about the future. I will not bore my boss by with the same excuse for taking leaves. I will think of some more…
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You are all angels
I just wanted to tell all of you how much your support means to me. I feel blessed to have found you. Sometimes I read posts and feel comfort, sometimes I read posts and get terrified. I suppose that is because I have yet to begin my chemo. I read posts and often feel bad because I dont know what to say, but stay strong. I…
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Tamoxifen
Hey all, I'm new to this site and will be starting Tamoxifen in a few short days. I am open to resource ideas and your knowledge. Happy, Healthy, New Year. thanks, Cher
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Numbness in hands and arms.....
Hello pink ladies, I have a question for you....I was supposed to have my tenth round of taxol today (already finished 4 a/c and 9 of 12 taxol) and my doctor called it off because the numbness in my hands is starting to run up my arms. I've been told this damage is irreversible, has anyone else had this happen? I struggle…
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Hallo uit Nederlands!!!! (Hello from Holland!)
Nu is de dag voor het Nieuw Jaar. Tweede dag geleden, dar was zo veel sneeuw gevallend! Nu, alles is wit! (Translation: "Now it is the day before New Years. 2 days ago, there was alot of snow falling. Now, everything is white!" my dutch is not perfect, but I try..lol) Picture a Southern Californian outside, all bundled up,…
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MY NEW HAT
I went to Physical Therapy today for the lymphedema and the spasms it causes to my shoulder and hand. I have gone to this same PT site for several years now. Today they had a gal there making balloon creations to celebrate the incoming new year and to usher out a decade. The receptionist was wearing what I considered to be…
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Leg Pain
I just finished taxol in November. Still doing Herceptin every 3 weeks. Not on Tamoxifen yet. For the last month or so my legs hurt so bad at night. Even pain meds have not helped all that much. Pain can be in both legs or just one leg or calf. I have taken hot baths, which helps a little bit. Sometimes when I am even…
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I love this board...
I love this board. It has certainly helped me get thru the past few weeks of waiting and wondering. All of you have been a blessing to me, answering questions before I even think of them. Thank all of you for all the information. Your stories are amazing and give hope to anyone reading them. I have just started this…
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What to eat and not to eat during CHEMO and RADs
Just thought I'd start a thread about this to see how many of our oncologists agree on certain things. Like the vitamins for example. Most seem to say NO until it's over. How about SUGAR? Coffee? Antioxidants? ect.... Mine says to eat anything NOW to stay healthy and keep up my weight, but AFTER chemo to load up on the…
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DMC's Daughter....Responding to the Elfin Chin Posts
Dear friends of my mom (dmc_emmy), I have read all of the posts of those who wrote in response to the passing of my little Elfin Chin. I am so so very appreciative of your kind words and they are reassuring. Elfin Chin was a very special part of my life, as I had him since I was 13 (I am now 22)--almost half my life. We…
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A little ACS fan letter
I just wanted to share that I received a call today, out of the blue, from a staff member at my local ACS chapter, just wanting to ask how I'm doing. The woman who called is a 20-year breast cancer survivor, and was such a warm, encouraging person to talk to -- we had the most enjoyable conversation. I've never directly…
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Update
Hello Everyone: I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I have not posted in a while. I have been doing Taxol chemo every week and working and have been unable to get on to post. Taxol makes me very tired and all I do is sleep and lie down when I am not working. I had a really bad yeast infection under my breasts and in my…
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More decisions*****Anyone have input
I am finishing my last 5 rads next week. I saw my oncologist he would like me to go on tamoxifin. I asked him about letrozole. He said it is better for you but I am not officially into mentapauss. He said I can start the tamaxofin and if I don't get a period in a year we could change. I can also have my ovaries removed.…
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Trpile negative/APOCRIN
This is a very specific and rare type of breast cancer I am asking about so I would like to politely ask that I only receive responses from people who have this same type. There is a great deal of information on triple negative and hormone receptive breast cancer but my diagnosis is about 1 in 1000-2000. As a result, there…
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What does the + sign mean next to all of your names?
Everyone has a plus sign next to their name except me. There is nothing next to mine. Is that because I am new? Thanks! Megan
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Changing font and color ...
Changing font and color ...How do you do this ???
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Happy New Year
Wanted to take the time to wish all of wonderful ladies a "brighter" New Year. This has been a wonderful support to me and I'm so blessed to have all of you to turn too when I have quesitons, or just need some moral support...THANKS! Happy New Year
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Question about keeping port..
I am wondering how soon you opted to get port removed? I am done with chemo...but will be getting herceptin every three weeks until September 2010. Have any of you kept your port for the purpose of the herceptin? I would like to have it removed but think it might be a little premature? I assume they cold remove during my…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET ON CHAT DONT KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS BUT I KNOW IT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME. SO I POSTED THIS TO LET YOU ALL KNOW I MISS YOU ALL HOPE TO CHAT SOON!! HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! HUGGGGGSS TO ALL!!! BRENDA
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Taxmoxifen and chest (wall) pain?
Hi everyone. I've been on Tamoxifen for two months now and the past few weeks I have been experiencing chest pain (not heart related) while I'm sleeping which wakes me up every night. I take the pill before I go to bed and two to four hours later I am wide awake and my whole chest feels like someone is sitting on it. If I…
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Prayers Needed - Not BC related
I've been wrestling with whether to post this, because I know it will cause sadness, but I do believe in the power of prayer (it has worked so well for me so far) and if anyone needs a prayer right now, it is this family. My boss lost her niece and 13 month-old grandniece three days before Christmas. They were killed by…
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trying to stay positive
I am going to be having a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction in a couple of weeks. I have been told that I have Ductal carcinoma in situ. I can't get the nagging thought out of my head that it could be more....that the final pathology will be worse. Any ideas how I can stay calm about this? I won't know for several…
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Anyone else having problems... Chat?
I can't get in, and after last nights drama I am wondering..... IS IT ME?
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Scheduled surgery today!!
Hi everyone...my mammo and ultrasound all came back good! No signs of spreading..so relieved. Surgery is on the 14th!
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I am almost done with rads.what is this sadness about?
Hi everyone,I have my 5 boost treatments to do then done with that part of it.I will be taking the Cancer pill for 5yrs.I guess I thought wow I am done with bc.As silly as it sounds,but I have relized today that I will never really be done with it.And that same person that I was don,t really exsist anymore.It changes our…