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Missrenee, it's your Birthday!
a very special lady is having a very special day! i'm sure it will be filled with love, family and baby kisses! Sue
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Recovering from exchange surgery
I had surgery #3 three days ago to continue reconstruction. Three months ago I had "BMX with direct to implants" which is a one and done operation. Unfortunately I developed an infection in the hospital that caused surgery #2 fourtenn days after the first one. The plastic surgeon had to remove necrotic (dead) parts of…
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Pain Management Problems.. Feeling A Little Frustrated.. Stage IV w/ Fibromyagia and Osteoarthritis.
Hi All.. I am still feeling my way along this new journey. I was Dx in August 2013, Stage IV Breast CANcer.. Mets to bones (spine and pelvic) and Liver.. I have been taking Letrozle for the last few months.. I have had Great Results, Bones Mets are gone and the 2 tumor in my breast have greatly reduced in size. Thanking…
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Finished my chemo today!
oday I took my last chemo treatment! I had 4 a/c adrimycin and cytoxin, then 12 taxol, 16 total. Today ws my last Taxol. Praise God! I have my silicone implants put in on 1-8-14! I am so excited!!!! Praying for all on this site. God Bless Dolores
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My left breast was clear
I got path results yesterday. I think that's great news and I was very happy to hear it. Sorry that I've been away since the surgery, but I didn't have the energy to get on computer. The mastectomy went ok, althought I had more pain this time. And I had a migraine attack and nausea again. It looks that I have a problem…
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Beautiful butterfly ornament for my tree!
I received a beautiful butterfly ornament from Cypress Cindy (Eileen). Thank you so much. I love the reason for a butterfly! Cute story. The butterfly will not be put away with other ornaments after Christmas. She will stay where I can see and hold her whenever I need encouragement and hope. Thank you Eileen, Barb A
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OT - A Day That Will Live In Infamy - Dec. 7, 1941
Today is the 72nd anniversary of the 'Day That Will Live In Infamy'. Let is never forget!
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chemo complications with infiltration
Hello, I'm new on this forum and glad I can find some support. I was diagnosed with breast cancer stage 2A triple positive (HR2, progrsterone, esterogen) last August. There has been no clinical evidence of infected lymph nodes but I haven't had surgery yet. I started Adjuvent chemotherapy 2 months ago and I am half-way…
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Missed the Secret Santa/ornament exchange boat!
Is there any chance I can send something to someone on the list? I don't mind not getting, I would just love to send an ornament of some sort to a dear sister in pink. AND since I lost ALL my e-mails with the upgrade I don't have any addresses of anyone so can't send a thing! I am sorry for not getting on the board sooner…
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ornament?
Ive only been a member a few days but I see many posts about receiving an ornament. Can someone pls explain this for us new folks pls?
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Pet scan shows bone mets
Stage IV, ER/PR positive, her-, mets to lymphs and spine. Has anyone had a bone biopsy? That's my next test. love, love, love my oncologist!
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Ornament arrived~♥~
My lovely Christmas ornament arrived today all the way from "The Happiest Place on Earth"... Mickey Mouse in sparkly attire sitting atop a large set of "green" Mickey Ears~~blown glass~~taking front and center on my tree! Thank you 1Surfermom....for an ornament that put a smile on my face! Thank you Vicki Sam for…
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TOUGH long weekend
I got a call as leaving work (life tme friend) that my LIKE A dad to me died. I visited him regularly (4-5 wk) in a nursing home for 3 yrs. He gave me away at my wedding (my dad died when I was a teen) My little niece in ER due to injury on Thanksgiving-grandson had sugery yesterday (due to call on play ground last week)…
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Blood transfusions
On aFriday I was talking to a lady whontold me her mother recently passed, she had colon cancer. I toldnher I was sorry.. She said she did not die from the cancer , it was from a blood trasfuson. She got a septic infection. Then on Friday, a friend from my support group, went into septic shocknwhile getting a transfusion.…
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New to the forum
Hi, I'm new here! I'm 29 years old and so far this year have been diagnosed with widespread DCIS and then invasive grade 1 and iv had a mastectomy and am now on tamoxifen. i found it quite useful to write a blog throughout, at first it wasn't going to be made public but thought I would share my experiences as other…
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Done stewing.....
Had appt with palliative (pain dr) 10 days ago. Didn't quite know what to think. Even with Promethazine, I get nauseated now from Fentanyl patches, started beg of June. Dr. adv Zyprexa for the nausea. I said no. My mom was on this and se were granmal seizures and TIA's, I am not comfortable with it. Dr. insisted I am…
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Chemo or Not? And What to Expect from Chemotherapy?
My story began on 9/30/13, and over the past 10 weeks I've been through a Core Biopsy, Sentinel Lymph Node surgery, Double Mastectomy with Reconstruction (should have my permanent implants in late March/early April 2014); and a Complete Hysterectomy. I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and my results are Stage…
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Met a young lady
Met a young lady when I went through a Drive-Thru. She was wearing a pink bracelet. I asked her if she had a friend or family with BC and she said her mom was dx in 2006 and had 3 recurrences with it.Her mom is in her early 40's so I told her she must be checked(since 4 in my family had it).She already had a check up and…
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Finished my chemo today!
Today I took my last chemo treatment! I had 4 a/c adrimycin and cytoxin, then 12 taxol, 16 total. Today ws my last Taxol. Praise God! I have my silicone implants put in on 1-8-14! I am so excited!!!! Praying for all on this site. God Bless Dolores
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Hello new here to Team Pink
Hello I just discovered this forum. I am 42 years old. I was DX with invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast on Oct 8th. Had bilateral mastectomy Oct 28th With expanders put in. I am currently four weeks post op. I will be starting chemo on Dec 13th with four rounds of chemo ( TC) every three weeks. After that…
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Pink Bus Tomorrow
Ladies, I'll be needing the Pink Bus tomorrow when I start my new Chemo treatment for mets to liver. I get to use my new port. Yea! Please bring plenty of food and drinks with you. Don't worry about making to much noise, I may be sleeping most fo the time. HAHAHAHAAAA!! Robert
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Doctor wants new portacath installed; has anyone had Taxotere successfully without a port?
Hi. Happy Thanksgiving! I just found out that my breast cancer has returned in the lung. The doctors aren't able to do a biopsy of the nodule because it is in the middle of the lung tissue, and my oncologist was worried about a lung surgery delaying the start of chemotherapy. Anyway, I started chemotherapy on Friday…
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New 3 word story
The turkeys are (For new ones here the object is to add 3 words to the previous 3 words and it becomes a story that usually get very 'interesting/bizarre' with time. I just came back from the mailbox and saw a rafter of wild turkeys so as it's heading towards Thanksgiving, thought a story that at least started with turkeys…
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Game - 2 word/last word
Its been quite a while since we last did this game. The object is to put 2 words together that relate to each other and then to take the last word and add a different last word to it. EX - bow tie could become tie down then down home then home port then port hole etc. So many possibilities! I'll start it with battery power…
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Ha-Ha for Monday -- Enjoy
GRANDFATHER of THE YEAR!! A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly-behaved grandson. He has his hands full with the child screaming …for sweets, biscuits, all sorts of things. The grandad is saying in a controlled voice: “Easy, William, we won’t be long . . . easy boy.” Another outburst and she…
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Hot MRI suggestions?
I had my breast MRI on Wednesday. I watched a YouTube video ahead of time, so I knew exactly what to expect. And I had the added bonus of the radio headphones. But I was HOT, and u fortunately, I am extremely heat sensitive. I faint, throw up, or have diarrhea, not necessarily in that order! I did keep telling the tech…
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Dawne update
Dawne has been back in the hospital since Thursday night. She has been having a very rough time with fluid accumulating in her left lung. The cancer has spread to her left lung now. She has had fluid drained 4 times in a little less than 2 weeks, 3 times last week. She has gone in to heart failure and had a very scary…
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Port for ManWithaMission
Saw my surgeon today and he is putting my port in Nov. 26th. Not sure at what time, probably in the early morning. I will then start my Chemo on Dec. 2nd at 10 am. This is my first port and my wife says it's no big deal. (She had 5 ports put in the first couple of years for her chemo for Kidney Cancer back in 2001.) We…
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itchiness
I know where to come when I need some answers and it is right here. I have finished chemo several months ago and had a lumpectomy. Still have to have the rest of my Neulasta treatments and radiation. Had to put it off till I could get some financial help with my co-payments and medical insurance payments. Now the question…
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Happy Birthday - Skeezie - November 22nd
CSN group -- I am having internet issues --- so I am sorry to post Birthday greetings for Skeezie. Hoping that you had a wonderful day ... Vicki Sam