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CT scan results, good news this time.
I had a CT scan on Tuesday...(drum roll please)...one of the lymph nodes is slightly smaller! No growth in any of the other nodes. Yippeee!! Now to keep going in this direction... Hugs, Linda
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One week to go till our cruise...here is the paragraph I will include (with your permission) with my
"The following list is compiled of warriors and everyday heroes that need and deserve support and strength. Please bring them comfort and peace at a time in their lives where so much is changing. Please help them to celebrate the world around them, keeping them safe in the hearts of all who know and love them. And when the…
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Sad day
It was a sad day yesterday. My husband's co worker and friend passed away from cancer.Started in his stomach not long after I was dx.So it's been 3 years for him.He had pneumonia in Oct and they found it had spread.Just the other day when he and I were talking,we laughed and laughed that day ribbing my husband. My husband…
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hysteroscopy
After many visits to the Dr, PCP, PS, OBGYN, finally someone did the US and found a chestnut sized polyp or fibroid indside my uterus. That would explain all the bloodloss, and why I am feeling so bad lately. I have been telling them about this for 3 years now. Last month, my bleeding was so heavy, I can barely tolerate…
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pain after tram flap
I had tram flap surgery in October. Everything seems to have healed fine, but in the past couple weeks, I have a severe pain to the right and just above my belly button. It hurts to raise my arms to wash my hair, hang clothes up, put dishes away, etc. I can't lay flat on my back anymore. There are some mornings I wake up…
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Hair Growth
How long did it take after chemo for you hair to grow back enough that you didn't need to wear a wig or scarf? i finished chemo 8 weeks ago and all I have is white peach fuzz on my head that is very spotty. Any advice? thanks hugs christine
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7 Rules Of Life
* Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. * What others think of you is none of your business. * Time heals almost everything..give it time. * Don't compare your life to others and don't judge them. You have no idea what their journey is all about. * Stop thinking too much...It's alright to not know the…
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Please support the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
Hello all! It has been a very long time since I have posted, although I do periodically check in to read what is new. Today I am posting because about a week ago I stumbled upon an article to support the Breast Cancer Patient Act. This is a petition that will head to our US government leaders asking them to pass an act…
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I Need a Pink Diva Bus
I am asking for a Pink Bus. I have a breast MRI scheduled for Mon, 2/18. I've had MRI's before, but, as you all know, these tests can be so nerve wracking. I am going to the imaging center where I heard those awful words, " You have cancer." I am going to hold my head up high and take care of business. I wouldn't mind a…
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NED!! (Doris, you rock, thanks for the advice)
Finally, got my email from the imaging center. They never say NED, just no suspicious findings. But yay, however they want to say it, I'll take it. And thank you, thank you, Doris, for the advice. I know this because I got my very own email from the imaging center just like Doris said, and I'm reading my own report. My…
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Tomoxifen vs Hysterectomy
about 18 mths ago I had total hysterectomy (as stated in past posts) due to the tamoxifen (enlarging my uterus big time) Any how I didnt' realize I still need to see my gyno-I have an appt Monday. What exactly will he check? My breast have been checked more in past 4 yrs then I can count (like many i know) between all…
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Now I have an onco I can talk to
New onco can talk to yea. I got switched to amerdix forgive spelling. Understanding of what I have been through . He beleives a doc should listen to the patient thanks for coming with me. Now today I go for a fittingof my new dentures i hope to get next week then I can eat more normal. I go back in one month to see him.
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Cancer and Shame?
In an ongoing quest better understand myself, I M raising yhis question. I first saw the above mentioned words side by side in a post on this board and realized that I have felt shame. But why is beyond me. Has anyone else felt ashamed? enlighten me as you always do, hugs Ayse
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I am so happy...
I got the results of my mammogram and everything was clear. Thanks everyone for being on the bus with me. Ellen
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Flor Essence?
Have any of you heard of Flor Essence? It's a dietary supplement (a detox) I read about it in a magazine i get. I've read a few reveiws on it,but just wondered if any of you heard of it.~~MollyZ~~
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♥ ♥ ♥ Any Valentine's Day/Night Plans? ♥ ♥ ♥
You know me, I want to know if you have any Valentine's Day or Night Plans. I thought it would be fun to see what everyone is doing. Are you going to dinner, staying in for a cozy meal and a movie, having an anti-Valentine's day party with your girlfriends, celebrating a wedding anniversary or birthday, sending flowers to…
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I Am " Happy Dancing " with NED! I Got The Best News On My Tests!
That's right! NED is still swinging me around the dance floor! The techs didn't say NED, but, they said no change from my last mammo and ultrasound and that everything is fine! WHEW! Like so many of you, the tears came from me and my husband. The stress that comes from these tests is just horrible and I wish none of us…
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Taxoter & Cytoxan first Treatment Monday
Has anyone taken these drugs? What can I expect? Not sure how to prepare myself for this new journey and How I will be feeling. I know each person is different but are the side effects that bad? I've never had to take any medication and worried about all this posion going into my body...but I know I must do this in order…
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I need the pink bus monday sorry short notice
New onco. I hope to get listen to about the side effects I have from femara.The pain I deal with from the drug and the nerve pain I have from Taxol. Funny thing If I had told the old to email my records correctly parts of it I would not be able to bring anything with me to this doc. I had called them over 2 weeks ago to…
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stressed out
Hi, I am tired of being so sad, this is really getting me down. I started with antidepressants a few months ago, and they just increased the dose. Dr's tell me to, "go, live, be free", but I am not able to fly, broken wing(I am still very sore on both sides). It is hard to do the things I used to do. I am having a hard…
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☼ How Is Your Weather? ☼
I know that "Nemo" is bad on the East coast, so, how are all of you pink sisters doing out there? I've heard up to 2 feet of snow? That is unimaginable! Everyone stay safe and stay warm! Big hugs, Susie
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Monday's pink bus -- could I trouble you to make one more stop?
It's my annual mammogram, three years since diagnosis and treatment and I'm nervous. And even more frustrating is the fact it often takes a week to get the results. The imaging center always tells me the doctors will have the results the next day, but though I call (and beg and plead) and leave messages offering to bring…
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Good Article To Read if Your Stage IV
Let's hope that "the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray" in this case don't. It is an old article about 5 months old but someone reminded me of it lately and I thought I would post it. It came from the New York Times in September. Seeking Cures, Patients Enlist Mice Stand-Ins By Andrew Pollack BALTIMORE —…
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Does the side affects go away after treatment with anastrozole or Tamoxifen
Does the side affects go away after treatment with anastrozole or tamoxifen for 5years .Does the body start making estrogen again or does it stop it forever ,just woundering Hope
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Emotional pink rollercoaster...need my Girlies and a bus... please!!!
Hello Pinks! I am recruiting some rowdy gals to join me virtually on Monday 2/11 while I have a total hysterectomy and a bladder fix. (Yay! No more stopping to cross my legs before I sneeze.!) I was on Tamoxifen for two years...couldn't handle it, sick ALL the time. I've been on Arimidex since Sept '12. I am having pain in…
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♫ Do You Have A Favorite Song Or Artist That You'd Like To Share With Us? ♫
I know we all have favorite songs or have a particular artist that we really love, so, would you like to share it with us? ♪┏(・o・)┛♪
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So far, so good :-)
Radiologist herself came out to let me know bone scan is unchanged! Yippee!!! I am still waiting to hear about the chest Xray, but I am beginning to wonder if this is the freakin shingles again? I took a valtrex per my pcp's instructions and he is calling in more. I hate shingles, if that is what this is, but it sure beats…
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Last treatment
Today is my last chemo treatment before surgery and I am SO happy. I am tired of my swollen hurting feet and lack of taste etc.. This beast will be gone soon and with God's help will stay gone! Hallelujah!!
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I need the pink bus for Monday afternoon...
I have a mammogram (I cant believe its been a year) and then an appointment with my surgeon to go over the results. I am trying to think positive thoughts but its hard. I am so afraid that the cancer is going to come back. Thanks for being there with me Ellen
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Any hints for dealing with rib pain?
I am packing thermacare heat wraps, vicodin, aleve, etc. when I head to Savannah. Pain has been bad lately--especially at night or when I take a deep breath. I refuse to let this spoil my vacation. What do those of you who have this pain find helpful? Thanks!