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loss of eyebrows, eyelashes and other hair...
Please shed some light on the loss of eyebrows and eyelashes during chemo treatments. I'm on day 16 after my first chemo infusion and know any day now, it's time for my wigs. Just wondering what your experiences has been with the loss of other hair. Does it all come out at the same time? Should I expect the loss of my…
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OT - When do you put your tree up?
Hi Pink Sisters & Brothers, My grandson, Ryan and I put ours up the Sunday before Thanksgiving. It is a 4 foot tree that we put on a table in front of the window. As we were decorating it, I left a space in front for my new ornament that I am looking for to receving, and Ryan wanted to fill the space with something now. He…
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Gorgeous Slovenian Lace!
I finally went to the mail box a little while ago (it's been so brutally cold, days in the minus or single digits F ; nights down to -19F for the last week+ and our mail goes in one of those big groups of locked boxes down the road, I've only done what I had to do outside and not checked the mail). To my great surprise,…
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*****LAST CALL -- ORNAMENT EXCHANGE*** mariam_11_09 you are on my List!!!
Hello Lovely Ladies, and Robert! I thought I would issue a Last Call for those that missed my original email regarding our traditional ornament exchange - :) I will keep this post opened until Thursday ... Please let me know. Thank you! Vicki Sam
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MRI - CAT SCAN - BONE SCAN do you need to have these
I am a bit concerned as I have completed my whole treatment, Chemo and radiation, and have never had an MRI, CAT SCAN, or BONE SCAN. Does this seem odd? MJ
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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…