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1st Florida Get Together-10-27
OK Ladies.....we have a date for our first Florida meeting. Saturday, October 27th. Haven't decided on the exact location yet, but will be around the Kissimmee / Disney area. Would love to meet as many of you as possible. I'm so excited!! If you'd like to PM me, I would like to exchange phone numbers so we can keep in…
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Interesting news today re cymbalta and post chemo pain (from ASCO)
"CHICAGO -- The antidepressant duloxetine (Cymbalta) appears to cut down on the numbness and tingling associated with taxane or platinum-based chemotherapy, according to clinical trial results. Pain from chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and its interference with daily life fell significantly with the drug, Ellen…
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low cost/free mammo
http://www.stjosephscares.org/Who_We_Are/Community_Programs/195495 Brought to women by Safeway, Avon, Komen and probably other companies. For people without insurance or with an unaffordable copay. I am not sure if it is only in California, it is part of the "every woman counts" program. With out insurance or any other…
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The Problem was with the marker of the genetic Femara
I had a toxic reaction to it. Thankfully now my eye has quieted down to be normal. I am a different marker so far so good
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MRI results have me very worried help!!!
Hey ladies, i had an MRI May 8 and have waited all month for the results well i got them today there seems to be something in the mastectomy side but not in the scare that showed a spot my Dr. did a ultra sound in the office and told me he think it's left over scare tissue from the radiation still trying to heal well i…
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Hip effusion is back
Well, it never really went away, just less painful for a while. My rheumatologist did more blood work and Wednesday I will have some fluid drawn to be tested and a cortisone shot. Yuk and Yuk, but anything to relieve the pain. I do quickly visit and read some posts but haven't been on for a while. Just been really busy or…
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New to the board
Hi everyone. I am new to the board. I finally got the courage to register with is on line support network. I have a hard time expressing myself. I was diagnosed with stage 3a breast cancer (right breast) on Sept. 19, 2011. (a day before my 38th birthday). I had a partial mastectomy and some lymph nodes removed. I had 6…
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Cancer Walk this weekend
I am on Team for 24 hr cancer walk-first time doing this. Team captain very organized-we all signed up for misc time slots to make sure at LEAST one member of team on track at all times! Should be fun-hope the weather is good.. Denise
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2nd chemo today (6 left)
Don't wanna go!! It's like laying down and letting a truck roll over you! Grrrrrrrrrr. This is the same hospital John and I volunteer at with our Therapy Dog, Charlie. He is bringing Charlie to cheer up the cancer center infusion nurses and patients today while I am being treated. Let me tell you it is a great feeling to…
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Surgery tomorrow
My bi-lateral w/reconstruction is tomorrow morning.I have to be at the hospital at 5am. I have a good case of nerves going this morning. I have been through my chemo and still feeling tired from that, hope I am strong enough to do this. Hope that my pathology comes back clear, TNBC. So many thoughts running through my…
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I told my daughter finally
I just don't know why I wasn't able to tell her up until now. She lives 3 hours away and remarried and had another baby and seemed to want to live it this go-round without me. I was very much involved in her life when she was married before and had 2 of my grandchildren. How I loved those times! But when she moved, she…
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I am soooo stupid!
After recovering from shingles and a bacterial intestinal infection, today I played cat whisperer and picked up the sweetest, most loving cat (Dr. Jekykl) who ever lived. Dr. Jekyl was purring and giving me sweet eyes and then bit the crap out of me. What makes it even smarter on my part is that I have been warned by the…
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The Breast Book
Here I am, 2 years after dx and just reading Dr. Susan Love's The Breast Book. I can't say enough good things about it. I think she addresses everything - and in a way we all can understand. As a result of reading it, there are some new questions I have for my oncologist. It is frank, not sugar coated, and yet very helpful…
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Lost My Mother To Breast Cancer
Hey,I'm 17 years old and 4 years ago(this being the 4 th year) I lost my mother to cancer.i can say that I'm still grieving even after all this time when it feels like everyones moved on.i live with my dad and his parents live here too.I have a brother whose 6 years old.my dad and I never really got along and he was always…
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radiation finished
I am done......very fatiuged, will be ok in about 3 weeks. Was very hard on my legs and arms, had to sit on cushions to get on my legs again. Head is burning and hair are falling out again. Somebody knows if they com back again like it was with chemo? Good to be talking to you my sisters. Hugs Ilona
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new surgery date
So dear reader, the last time we left you I had cancelled my bilateral mastectomy because I had no insurance and the hospital wanted me to show up with $28K. I did some research and I went to the Caritas clinic here in town that receives most of the Komen money available and qualified to receive my care with $5 for clinic…
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Hot flashes have once again become unbearable!
I finished rads on Tuesday and have been on Arimidex since the first week in January. I and my gyn know the risk I took in taking hormone replacement therapy while having a family history of bc but here I am again with hot flashes that leave me soaking wet any time of the day. I still have very little hair so my head just…
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I am so sorry .....
I posted a copy of a poem by a young girl and was informed by Sirod that the girl didn't write it but someone else did. I really liked the poem and wanted to share it ... not take credit from anyone. I am so sorry about the mix up. If any of you happened to read it I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. My apologizes, Diana
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SO ready for a vaca!
Hi wonderful girls!! Just wanted to give y'all a quick update while I'm at the airport waiting for my flight to EUROPE! I had such an incredible birthday and I am so thankful for all of the well wishes and sweet cards from you girls. We survived sin city and I had an amazing time with my girlfriends and family. I've been…
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Prayers for our Texasgirl10 please
I just heard from Dawne and she is being admitted to the hospital, possible pnuemonia and a UTI. She has been going to PT for the lymphedema and the therapist could tell she was running fever and called her Onc. I do not know anything more right now. Dawne just let me know so I wanted the prayers to get going for her. I…
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Rad Grad
Yeah I made it I am a Rad Grad!!!!! What a great feeling to be done. It was a happy day at the cancer center lots of hugs and I felt so good. I have a few burns on my neck,under my breast and under my arm that one hurts the most. They tell me they will go away in about a month. Next stop for me is a new breast, should be…
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Vomiting with Taxol?
Hi, Has anyone experienced nausea and vomiting with Taxol? My nurse seems to think it is just a stomach bug. She said that this is not a side effect of Taxol? Just wanted to check with the pink ladies. Dorene
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Our grandson is here!!!!
I just want to give out some positive news!! I became a first time grandma yesterday, 5/24/12. Our grandson's arrival has been the light at the end of my tunnel that helped me have a goal to aim at during my treatment. We found out he was on the way in October around the time I was starting Taxol - I had finished AC and…
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June 4th... last chemo
June 4th will be my last Herceptin treatment. I will still be on Arimidex for 5 years. I'm relieved to be done with chemo... but if the truth be told there is a little anxiety tied to no longer having that chemo pumped into my system. I'm sure some of you experienced the same feelings. I still have my second part of the…
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Lumpectomey w/ Radiation or nipple sparing mastectomy? and questions for drs.
Recently diagnosed with IDC 1.4cm, Stage I, Grade I, ER+/HR+, HER2-. 44 yrs old I'm afraid if I get a lumpectomy with radiation that if there is a recurrence my reconstruction options will be limited. Right now I can have a nipple sparing mastectomy and hopefully be done. Of course, if my margins are bad, I need the…
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Bi-Lateral Mastectomy with immediate recon?
Has anyone out there had a bi-lateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction? This is my next step after my chemo is complete and I would love to know what I am facing. I have seen where some choose no reconstruction and I am wondering why? Are there concerns or questions I have overlooked? I have grade 3 stage 2 triple…
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Had Chemo Port Surgery
Hi Everyone, I had my chemo port surgery on May 30th. I was scared to death. My cousin got stuck at work and could not be there with me. I found out my boyfriend got off work early and got to the hospital about 15 minutes after they took me to surgery. Oh well, I said my prayers and told them okay let's go do this! It took…
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This was written by a young girl with cancer.....
This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital. It was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SLOW DANCE ! !…
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We've GOT to get together more often!
I posted a picture on my Expressions page of Deborah (Chickadee55), Linda (GabeNAbby Mom), and me (Double Whammy) taken at lunch today. We were soooo sorry Re couldn't make it because of a migraine. We missed her,doggone it. Hope you're much better, Re. From the pictures posted, this is the third time we've gotten together…
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I lost my friend this afternoon
to uterine cancer - the nasty kind, UPSC, Stage III something at dx less than a year ago. UPSC is always considered grade 3 and treated very aggressively because it's very aggressive, but nothing stopped its progression, even for a little while. Nothing. The stupid cancer just laughed at everything they threw at it and…