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Had a really rough few days! Venting
Hi, Ladies, My hair started falling out Wednesday, the day before my second A/C drip. When I went to back on Tuesday with a scarf on my head, I thought I had it all together. Then, one of my very dear and sweet autistic students asked me why I had the scarf on. I stood there and started to cry in front of the 8th graders.…
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Phyllodes
That's what my pathology report says. I refuse to get myself freaked out on google before meeting with surgeon on Monday but knew the ladies on this site would give me better info. Any Info is greatly appreciated. Questions to ask surgeon etc???
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Today is New2Me's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Sending BIG wishes your way - hope you have a beautiful day! -Jenny
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Effusion of the hip......go figure
Hi Ladies and Gents, Got that unbearable pain again only on the other side this time. I don't know if any of you remember but a few weeks back I thought (and doctors thought) I might have passed a kidney stone. Well, when it happened again, I went to Boston instead of the South Shore. An MRI confirmed an effusion (liquid)…
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OT - Old photographs
Going thru tons of old photo's to put together a disk for Mom who will be going into Hospice as soon as they can get her there. Amazing the memories I have of when they were taken. And so many photo's of people whose identity is a mystery. Makes me want to vow to write names and dates on all my pictures, but in reality, I…
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OT 25th Canniversary and Going to Disney World
We are off to Disney World this week! We are celebrating my 25th anniversary since I was first diagnosed and also Katherine's birthday. When I was first diagnosed, Katherine was four and I missed her birthday party because I was in the hospital with Stage 3 IDC, having my first mastectomy. My little sister stepped in and…
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Interesting OT
OK I thought this was funny. I'm sitting here reading posts and watching (listening) to the local news. A commerical comes on for a bull riding thing coming to town. Guess who is sponsoring this event. A local orthopedic practice. How is that for irony?? I'm still laughing. Janie
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Met with oncologist about donating my kidney to my son!
She was very open and agreed to bring my case to the tumor board this Thursday. She will also talk to the transplant doctor. She admitted that she never had this come up before and is willing to explore the possibility. She also never heard that cancer survivors could ever donate blood. Can't ask for mor than that. I'll…
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H E L P Any input would be appreciated
H E L P H E L P need some input on tram flap and recovery. Well, I have been so busy supporting my daughter with her brain cancer, that I have neglected the breast cancer support network other than calling newly diagnosed patients to offer help thru ACS. Here's my new story and I could REALLY use some input. For the second…
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Thinking about our dear sister - Laurissa ...
Would anyone here have a personal or general email direct to Laurissa? Telephone number, etc? Continued hope and prayers for Laurissa. Vicki
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Life after treatment
Hope the following article about life after treatment will be helpful. Feel free to share with your survivor friends. http://voices.yahoo.com/life-after-cancer-10949944.html
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Your Thoughts please
You don't see me on this site to much anymore. But believe you me I know where to come to find opinions on things. There isn't a better place where so many can respond so quickly and I too still like to share a few things. After struggling on and off with my health my Cancer Struggle never seems to stray to far but living…
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Happy Valentine's Day Pink Sisters!
Hope you all have a great day - filled with love all around you! And don't forget to eat alot of chocolate! much love to all of you! xoxo -Jenny
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Today is MrsZiggy's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have tons of fun and lots of wonderful surprises! -Jenny
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Today is CinnycFlynn's Birthday!
Hope your day is wonderful - filled with lots of fun and many nice surprises! Jenny
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Happy Valentines Day to all
HOPE YOU have great day!
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has anyone heard from Kat since her surgery?
I may have missed something, but I sure would like to hear how she is doing! Carol
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ladies
I went to go thru a ct scan today . They did not understand I have a low blood sugar problem The test I couldnt do any ways it was npo for 4 hrs. I told the doctor I cant she told me I could according to her. Now they have to look at other tests to see if it has spread or not . I be calling her in the morning to see what…
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Just selected for Casting for Recovery in Smithgall Woods, Helen, Ga
I am so excited I was selected, just got a email. for April 20-22, thanks to this website, I received this information. Thanks so much. Let you all know more, as I do. Thanks a bunch.
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mamographic film
did anybody had a mamographic film? I have to have one and I am so scard, I just lost my dear husband to the evil lung cancer.
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Howdy PINKS!
It's been a while since I posted about my journey. Radiation is very tiring. I've got 12 more visits after today. AND today is a special day because I have a CT scan to mark me up for the BOOST. I thought it was going to be 1 as in singular treatment. I will have 8 total. My poor little booby is in pain from the rads as it…
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Joke .. for Monday ...
I did get a chuckle from this ... An elderly woman called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car had been broken in to. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cried. The dispatcher said, "Stay…
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Today is Cinkal's Birthday!
Best wishes for a Happy Birthday! Celebrate! -Jenny
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Today is Redhead 13's Birthday!
Hope you have a great Birthday - filled with lots of surprises! -Jenny
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Hair loss and Chemo...
Hi all .... Finished my first chemo treatment about 2 weeks ago... I still have all my hair... Just curious as to when those of you reading this lost your hair, or IF you lost it... I was told it would be gone by my 2nd treatment, which is in @ 9 days ... just waiting to see what's next.
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Update...some good news
I haven't been on much lately...too many hours working and dog tired through all of it. You know the chemo fatigue is bad when all you've done is a shower and you're already worn out.... Here's the good news...that open wound is no longer open, it now has skin. It's still a hole, but it's a hole with skin...the nurse said…
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Southern California semi-annual reunion on March 3 details
Hello my Pink Sisters and Brothers: We have been thinking about our semi-annual reunion and this time we are going to Santa Barbara!!! Claudia made an on-line reservations at Stella Mare's3302 Mc Caw Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; (805) 969-6705 . Claudia is coming with Siobhan. Should be fun. She is the someone very…
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Whitney Houston dies at 48 :(
I guess I wasn't surprised that this happened, but, what a loss. I think she had the most beautiful voice that I had ever heard. She was just so troubled, took too many drugs and drank a lot. RIP Whitney. Jan
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The next dutch adventure....
We spent yesterday (Saturday) with friends in Friesland. This is where the 11-cities skating race would have been run, had the ice been strong overall. I took my skates, and skated where the race would have come thru the town in which our friends live. Sun was shining, cold but fun...with LOTS of people on the ice... We…
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please help
I began AC chemo treatment in Jan after first treatment got diverticulitis(I had prior to BC) was in hospital on iv antibiotics for 3 days oncologist is telling me to have colon surgery before any more chemo to prevent diverticulitis from causing more delays there is no concrete statistics one way or the other has anyone…