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Am I nuts?
I have about 70 adult blankets made. Now I am thinking that maybe it would be fun to make little fleece blankets for my beloved babies (the ones born at my hospital in December). I might make mainly little, biddy Saints blankets. Last night at work, the nurses were taking photos of a new baby girl dressed in a "who dat?"…
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Effexor effective for hot flashes in patients with breast cancer
Just FYI. The study below was published in OcologyStat, Nov 8, 2010. Not a huge study, but effexor might be an option for those with the hot flashes issue. Also, FYI, Venlafaxine=Effexor and Gabapentin=Neurontin "Based on patient preference data, venlafaxine is a preferred and efficacious drug in the treatment of hot…
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just saw pinkflutterby's post on facebook
hooray, it was not as bad as she had anticipated. good news indeed!!!
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It's on It's way Too
I mailed my ornament on Monday. It is traveling 2445.9 and should be there by Christams.
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Chemo Glow
#3 Chemo was yesterday, Nov. 30th. Woke up to what I call the "Chemo glow". Face looks like sunburn and slight swelling of hands, generally warm feeling on my body. Is this normal? Go this afternoon for the Neulasta shot. Steroids kept me up some last night so reasting after getting the shot. Have to take one steroid pill…
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Calvertcrafts---Thank you
Gail, Thank you for the handmade ornaments that you sent--they are beautiful. Cross stitched Santa, Snowman and mitten. When I showed Jake he loved them as well. Can't wait to put them on the tree in a few weeks since we will be getting a real tree again and want it to last for the whole season without drying out. Thank…
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Bone Scan vs Bone Density test
I had a bilateral mastectomy almost a year ago and then chemotherapy which ended in August 2010. I'm currently continuing with Herceptin treatments until April 2011 every 3 weeks. My oncologist had me scheduled for a Bone Scan but then changed it to a Bone Density test. These are very different tests.... has anyone had a…
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Nipples & Nervous!
I had my exchange in late July. Scheduled my appt. for nips on Dec. 9th. I'm terrified! What if they don't take? I like my foobs the way they are now ... kind of scared that getting the nips will mess them up. I have insurance now and likely won't have it in January ... feel kind of pressured to get them. But now that I've…
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CT Scan
I had an appt with the radiation dept this afternoon after I had a CT scan this morning. The cancer has not spread to any organs, but has spread to a mammary gland in the center of my chest. God, chemo, surgery, and radiation will take care of that. This is the best news I've had since I found out I have cancer last week.…
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Eyelashes and Eyebrows - AGAIN!
I am freaking out! I lost my eyelashes and eyebrows in July after I had finished 8 dose-dense chemo treatments (4 AC and 4 Taxol) and now here it is almost December and I am losing them again! Is this common? Will the same thing happen to other hair on my body? I also lost all my toenails in August and September - any…
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Flat Leaver
I feel like a bit of a flat leaver (an expression I haven't used in about 40 years); and I'm not really going away, but I don't really have as much to say anymore now that Donna is done with chemo and rads. I've seen a lot of people come and go these past 7 months, so there is some sort of natural progression of being a…
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Need Help With Breast Cancer Bills
I am at my wits end trying to find help to pay off over 10,000 worth of debt I have created for my one income family with in the last two years. I need help please can some one direct me? I have done all the normal stuff with hospital and talking with doctors to help with my debt however I always run into a income quilfy…
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sister's cancer
My sister had stage 1 breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy, then rads. All was well until 3 weeks ago when she went for blood work and they said something wasn't right. Further tests showed it had spread to her liver. I had stage 2 cancer, double mastectomy,chemo rads and reconstruction. I live in Houston, so my surgery and…
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Ornaments Arrived.....FROM TEXAS!
I received my ornaments yesterday from Texas....from Boppy-of 3! Love, love, love them! I got not one but TWO! One is a precious, handmade, cloth Angel that says GOD BLESS TEXAS.....the second is a "candy cane" ceramic Christmas tree........unbelievably unique! My husband had brought the mail in and handed me the…