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If You Want To Get In The Christmas Spirt, Do Something Nice For Someone Else?
I know I always feel good when I've done something nice for someone else, no matter what it might be or at what time of the year. If you're feeling down this holiday, perhaps thinking of someone else and doing something nice for them might make you feel better. I really think it will. There are so many places to help and…
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The Christmas Spirit
I'm having a really hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, I apologize for this post. I have tried saying 'Merry Christmas' frequently, listening to holiday music, shopping (I'm hating that...don't like the crowds). I don't bake, so baking goodies doesn't…
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My surgery was 3years ago today.
Still holding my breath. Sue
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New Stage IV Diagnosis
Found out my stage IIB is now stage IV after one year of herceptin. Mets to tailbone, pelvis, hip. Doc says liver and lung as well. Started 4 weeks of radiation on bone.Then chemo will start. Terribly nervous about remaining functional through treatment at stage IV. Desperately want to meet others and find out how you…
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Day 10th
Day 10 th post first chemo and my body is different...I feel so wired and very hyper full of energy...I cannot stop doing anything...I woke up early, did my decorations, nside and outside the house, I even put Xmas lights at a big tree outside our house....I even cleaned the whole house and the garage, then I cooked !...I…
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Today is Missrenee's birthday!
I do hope this wonderful lady has a wonderful day! Big bear hugs to you, my dear friend, Sue
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Metastatic TNBC news from San Antonio
Phase III Study Shows No Overall Benefit for Eribulin over Capecitabine-but TNBC Patients May Have an Advantage This study compared eribulin to capecitabine in patients with metastatic breast cancer who had already been treated with one or more prior chemotherapy regimens. While overall, the study did not show a benefit…
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Implant removal - in response to Salls41
Hi everyone, I was MIA for too many reasons to go into but one was my implant removal. I just wnated to post my experience since there was a request by Salls41 and there may be more out there wondering about it. One thing you should know about me before I start is, I always believed in natural ailments and foods, natural…
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I don't handle medical issues well (woozy)
I get very woozy when Drs talk anything (or I hear or see) medical. I got good news at POST surgery check up yesterday-but on way out started to really sweat and turned white. They called a nurse to come out. The Dr didnt' give graphic details=just said my 'spot" was very close to ribs & I had LOTS of scar tissue. They…
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Fatigue
Please tell me there is no dumb question! OK. I know that one of the side effects of chemo (which I start tomorrow) is fatigue. Then why do some people need to take sleeping pills? Sorry if that's a dumb question. Also, has anyone else had difficulty getting into these discussion boards and/or the chatroom? It times out on…
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Vent: Ughh, is there NO escape, TV and BC
So I try to enjoy what I can and escape my own deal with this crap and watch some entertaining TV. Well it started with the entire month of October, seeing NOTHING but Breast Cancer stuff ALL over tv, for BC Month, ok, it was annoying, and especially because I was just getting into the whole thing on a personal level, so I…
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Where's KathiM? Gone. Where? Cruise. AGAIN? Yes....
Hugs to all! Kathi
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I've been 'graduated'....
Only once a year appointments now with the doctor!!! She was emoting over my labs, my scans....EVERYTHING....she said "You know, for a person who has never had cancer, you are healthy...but for you, after 2....WOW! this is fantastic!" DANCING!!! Hugs, Kathi
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Hi Ladies
Hi Ladies, I'm so sorry I haven't been posting. Salls I didn't get any mail I would always answer. I don't know what happened there. Well I am stage four now. My cancer came back in my lungs and spine I had been going to Moffitt. I called them many times telling them I was having trouble breathing and sever pain in my…
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Thanks Deb (debsweb18) !
We were out of town for a couple of weeks. When all our collected mail was delivered, I had a box with a beautiful pink angel ornament in it. Thank you so much, Deb! It will have a place of honor on our tree as this is my first Christmas as a cancer survivor. Angie
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Thank you Lady G
For my very beautiful and very special angel ornament It is perfect! Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday Lots of hugs Christine
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Update on me.
I've shared mostly my bad days with you so I thought I should at least update you on my situation. As some of you might remember I am a member of the TNBC club and I was diagnosed in July with mets to my bones, my right lung, and my chest wall. I began chemo again and the side effects were too much for me so my doctor…
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mammaellen--thank you for the beautiful ornaments.
A mailman brought a beautiful light-glass angel where the light changes color, along with some other ornament goodies. I love them all. Thanks and hugs, Carol
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Chemo Head Vent
I got the worst case of memory loss today. I was trying to help out with Breakfast with Santa at the park this A.M. with First Baptist of Cumby, TX. I was registering kids for their free photos and I was having the hardest time copying the info down because I couldn't focus or even remember what they told me. It was scary…
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Lots of interesting news out of San Antonio this week....
See the below re a drug still in trials but looking very exciting: "New breast cancer drug heralded as breakthrough It’s being called one of the most promising breast cancer therapies to enter the research pipeline in decades. A new drug being tested by California scientists is showing a four-fold increase in tumor…
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Chemo Head Vent
I got the worst case of memory loss today. I was trying to help out with Breakfast with Santa at the park this A.M. with First Baptist of Cumby, TX and I was registering kids for their free photos and I was having the hardest time copying the info down because I couldn't focus or even remember what they told me. It was…
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Hot Flashes, something interesting
Just saw this on Katie, looks pretty interesting huh Hot Girls Pearls If you go to the page about what people are saying, it mentions chemo patients
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Thank you Ellen (1surfermom)
The Santa Claus ornament you sent is so cute! Thank you so much and Merry Christmas! Deb
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Some good news to share
I had called the nurse at my surgeons office earlier to talk about how I am still soooo congested in my lungs from the anesthesia, and my throat still hurts from the intubation and asked if I should be concerned. She said she would talk to the dr about it and call me back. Well she called back to say just keep taking…
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November 27 update
The small spots first seen the end of March (and too small for follow-up testing) have disappeared, which is a puzzle to the DR. There are all sorts of possibilities in regard to what they were/are, based on our discussions in March and again in early August. What remain behind are even smaller bits, which are…
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Recovery, people don't want to hear it
I've been fighting cancer since my diagnosis in May 2011. I had a bilateral mastectomy and hope it's all gone. I'm in the final phases of the reconstruction, between the 2 lumpectomies and 4 other reconstruction surgeries, I cannot keep up with my old crowd. When trying to explain why I can't meet them in town 'for a…
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How long does neuropathy last ?
Chemo ended 12/3/08 and gave me numb fingers and dead feet. When will this go away? Bill S.
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Yesterday was Cruf's Birthday!
So sorry this is late .... Hope your day was Happy Happy and filled with love all around! Best wishes for a great year ahead, filled with health and happiness! Jenny
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Post first tx
Day 4 post first chemo and doing well! Just very tired, achy but otherwise doing well!
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New Meds
I visited with my oncologist today. We went over the results of the scan. She was just as happy as me. We talked about my hip and a new bump that appeared on the top side of my left foot. Gotta get back with the ortho doc and have him figure out what is going on with both issues. Then she asked about the Arimidex. I almost…