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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
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The non-perscription/home remedy/strange that it worked/ kinds of things that work for you
Hi Im new to the site. I was diagnosed IDC stage for 1993. Im in my second year cancer free. Id like to share and learn about some of the different things that have worked for us during our journeys.. For instance when I was bald my scalp was dry, itchy etc. Nothing in a jar seemed to work and my doctor had very little…
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OT: What's on your Thanksgiving menu?
I know that different parts of the country have their own Thanksgiving traditions, and some of us have traditions from our families going back generations -- I thought it would be fun to hear about them! So, if you're having Thanksgiving at your house this year, tell us what's on your menu? Our menu: * Turkey breast (we're…
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Email Scam, On here really?
I am a new member to this site, just joined the other day. I am a survivor of stage 3 breast cancer. This morning I was thrilled to see I got my very first email. However, when I opened it, to my surprise, it was one of those, My friend is an embasedor of such and such a place and he has this much money in an account and…
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My ornament came today!!!!
I just received a box from my ornament buddy "greeneyed girl". It was filled with treats from the Northwest. I am so happy, I love love love chocolate and Almond Rocha has been my favorite Christmas candy since I was a little girl. And you are so right the bell snowman ornament is soo me. I can't wait to hang it on the…
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Ductal Carcenoma question- new to forum
I had a lumpectomy for a ductal carcinoma 3 years ago. The surgeon said, When asked if you had cancer, trll them no." Since then my husband was diagnosed and treated for base of tongue cancer. I had to leave my job and move for his treatment therefore I have no insurance. My new PC doc is concerned that I no longer see an…
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Why does hair come back darker after chemo?
Hi everyone, Quick question: does anyone know the reason why hair can come back a different color after chemo? Eva
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Why does my friends doctor have her on Herceptin when she is triple neg?
HI everyone. I just got a xmas letter from a friend and she is saying that she is triple neg, but the doc has her doing Herceptin to "try to kill as many cancer cells as possible". WTH? Has anyone every heard of this? Why go through Herceptin treatment when triple neg? I'm worried this doc might be a quack of some sort.…
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Tenderness after Lumectomy?
Hi All! I was diagnosed with Stage 1 IDC. I had a lumpectomy in June (no lymph involvement) and completed 33 rad treatments in August. Healing from the surgery and the rads went well. I still have alot of tenderness in my breast. Im post menopausal, but the best way I can explain it, is it feels similar to the type of…
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ORNAMENT Exchange is in Full Swing -- Sisters in PINK, please confirm you received my personal ema
So sorry to post .. but, I have had internet issues / router / modem bugs -- for the last 2 weeks. Yikes, the term bugs sounds horrible .. so I am FINALLY up and running - Just a quick check to make sure I address all those of you LOVELY ladies that wanted to participate in our Exchange this season ... yes, thats me !!!!!…