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exchange surgery date~finally!
just an update! I have finally got a date for my exchange surgery.its october 26th. im so excited! had my BMx on Feb 16th so i am more than ready for this next 'soft' step. Just hope i like them! lol Kay xxx
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Question
Ladies I have a question. I just fininshed having my expanders filled for the last time. Exchange surgery is scheduled for Oct. 29. Do the implants feel more normal? These expanders are hard as rocks and seem to be to close to my underarms. I'm just hoping the implants are better. Thanks for any input. Janie
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Walking in the Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure" Tomorrow
Will be thinking of all my "Pink Sisters" as I walk!! Blessings, Sally
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seeking advice from my fellow sisters
so, had my second round of a/c yesterday, and feeling surprising not terrible. anyway, my hair is really starting to come out now. i expected this. i said to my boyfriend, "boy my hair is really coming out now." his response, "well, you knew this was going to happen after the 2nd treatment." this isn't exactly what i was…
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Today is JoJo's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MISTY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you peace, love, laughter, & joy on your special day! ♥ Cat
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home from masectomy
Home and feeling little better each day. Thanks for your encoragement and prayers. Still become anxious when I feel tingling or warmness under arm or underarm. Don't know if temperature flashes come from surgery trama, anestesia, healing or nerves or heat wave in nj? trying to rest and get stronger. ann
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Last Chemo treatment
My treatment was TAC I had 4 treatments of AC and 12 treatments of Taxol. I just finshed Friday . I was wanting to know if anyone has finished treatment and how did you react after your last treatment of taxol. I am afraid that my body is going to go thru withdraws from not getting the treatments. I was taken 3 weeks of…
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old age
One day, while walking to the store, I passed by a nursing home. On the front lawn were six old ladies laying naked on the grass. I thought this was totally unusual, but I continued on my way to the store. On my return trip, I passed the same nursing home with the same six old ladies laying naked on the lawn. This time my…
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BRA'S
HOW SOON AFTER A MASTECTOMY CAN YOU WEAR A BRA?
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I just don't want to talk about it any more...
I think I am actually making this post, just to kind of vent a little bit... To know me, you have to know the whole story... My husband was diagnosed on my birthday in 2007 with Chronic Myeloid Leukimia. After a series of tests and failures, he received a stem cell transplant at UCLA in March of this year. He is doing…
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Dad came today...........
Well my Dad came today to meet with my kids. He had a great idea abd brought chalkboard paint amd chalk with him and suggested we paint the door to the garage to be a giant chalk board and make a chore list for everyone in the house and a space to put important events like days they wont be home to help me. Of course he…
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Who are you?
Im seeing so many new breast cancer survivors joining this board recently....so i thought it would be fun to do another round of introductions...You dont have to answer anything you dont want to... What is your name, how did you choose your screen name, how old are you, what state are you from and whatever else you'd like…
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NED
Could some please remind me what NED stands for? I am forgetting too much lately!
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Rad Grad
Hello my pink friends I am officially done with my treatments...Trying to just step back and take a breath....The radiation has really done a number on my skin but now it will have time to heal.....Thanks for all the support.. Lots of love and many Blessings.......
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Can I get your opinion?
I have 4 chemo treatments left and then mastectomy. I've been thinking and reading a lot about reconstruction. And I'm trying to decide what is right for me. My husband has said "whatever you want" (gotta love that!). So what I'd like to know is, are you happy with your reconstruction/no reconstruction decision? Thank you…
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Hey checking in just got out of hospital need prayers
Hello sisters. Its been a while. I just got out of the hospital yesterday, was in for four days. My Gfr is not improving and they are preparing me for renal failure. My ankles and feet and legs are real swollen and im having pain in my back. Pray that the meds will take me back up on my numbers so i dont have to go through…
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Reconstruction scheduled for October 13th
I am new to the board. I posted one time in March and then could not figure how to log back on. I had forgotten my password and screen name (thanks chemo). I have been following this site as a looker since March. I feel like I know alot of ya'll (from North Georgia). This is such a honest and encouraging site. I am…
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need your opinions
It's been awhile since I've posted ... but I try to keep up when possible. Anyway ... short story ... over a year ago I had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. Currently NED! So ... there's this person I know who ... is a know-it-all ... and considers herself to be an expert on everything. Someone emailed her last week…
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gonna do the tamoxefin
Well praise God, I was able to avoid the chemo (big relief) but will go on tamoxefin. How long before I will experience any of the side effects? I have only taken it for three days but I keep waiting for the hot flashes and what ever else is going to happen. Also got my last fill yesterday and man oh man did that one hurt.…
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Seeing the Light to the Implants
I have finally set a date to do my exchange surgery. On October 13th, although I dread the surgery (will be 4th one since March), I cannot wait to get these hard, softball expanders out. They did my overexpansion which was very painful. I have tried every way there is to sleep and I still feel like someone has dropped a…
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IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)
I am new and was wondering if there are any women on here diagnosed with IBC? I was diagnosed with IBC on Oct. 10th, 2009 after being misdiagnosed several months before with Mastitis. If there is anyone I would love to chat, Evon
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Fun with Wigs pics
Posted pics of my various wigs. Hope to brighten someones day. Have fun
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Seeing my sisters--happy news
My younger sis is in town from San Diego with her son. They are doing the college tour and checking out Tulane this week. Anyway, I believe she has been about 6 yrs since having a local recurrence. My older sister is here too and she has been about 20 ys since DCIS. We are meeting for dinner tonight in N.O I will try and…
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Losing My Mind
I am awaiting my Surgery date of October 8th. (bilateral mastectomy) I think I am losing my mind though. I described this the other day as feeling like I am being hurled at hurricane, only I look around at everyone else in my life and they all look just as calm and cool as a cucumber. Life as normal! I'm not scared about…
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"Cancer Sucks" shirts, etc
If you are interested, there are some "different" items at Cafepress.com. I bought "Cancer Sucks" t-shirts, bumper sticker that says "Cancer you picked the wrong B*tch", a button that says "My oncologist can beat up your oncologist", and a button that says "My chemo iz done, i r survivor, i can haz hair again? And if you…
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Devastating news about my mom
Just got the news yesterday on my moms pathology report. Two weeks ago my mom had surgery to remove a tumor from her stomach. We just found out the tumor is cancerous. Im devastated! My poor mom is going to be 62 nxt month, she has already endured 2 surgerys in the pst 4 yrs for her heart. She lives with a pace maker…
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Happiness is a Journey
I wanted to share a card that I got because I love what it says. Happiness is a journey, not a destination....... for a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin~real life. but there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time to be served, a debt…
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Taxotere skin toxicity photos
Since no one seemed to have had or know about this side effect from Taxotere, I posted photos on my Expressions page of the skin toxicity I developed. The burns had begun to subside when the photos were taken because I had started steroids again, but basically I'm effected from my knuckles to about my sleeve line on both…
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So what books are we reading?
I really enjoyed Grisham's new one, Ford Country. Short stories this time.
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just diagnosed with ductal carcinoma
Can i survive the chemo?