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O.T. Cookie night tomorrow (Fri)
I have GNO (girls night out monthly with 3 friends) each month...this week we are doing our annual Christmas cookies...fun times and good treats! We have all known each other since Kindergarten-graduated together. We got back in contact after 30 yrs and now never miss a month of GNO Anyone else have cookie bake with…
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I am newly diagnosed
I was diagnosed last week and my doctor ordered an MRI to rule out the left breast and lymph nodes. Left is clear but lymph node is suspicious. Dr. called me yesterday to do a nother biopsy on Monday. If lymphs are involved he wants to do chemo first. if not surgury Dec. 30, 2011. I feel like I woke up in a dream and…
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Started new chemo and he added herceptin???
This was a surprise yesterday. He said I was on the cusp of her neg/pos and nothing else was working so he was able to get approval from insurance so I started on it yesterday with the loading dose. It can't hurt at this point? Asked him what the chances were of losing my new eyebrows, eyelashes and hair, as it is coming…
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ohmygosh - missed out on ornament exchange!
--didn't realize I'd been away for that long...! The pain in my upper arm still hasn't gone away but the oncologist's np did finally order an x-ray. They say it's perfectly fine and that there's nothing wrong with it whatsoever. Since they see nothing wrong with it they refuse to do anything for the pain. Some days (lots)…
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(OT) Police raided my next-door neighbor the day of my biopsy...
March 26, 2010.. about a 1/2 hour after I got home from biopsy, police raided the townhouse next door. Here's what became of it. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/clay_man_gets_20_years_for_mas.html I had no idea this was going on. It made me sick to hear. And I had felt bad for thinking he looked like the…
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Got mine today
WOW! Whoever got me my ornaments knew me quiet well. I LOVE,LOVE, love my teapot ornament and also the cat hugging the dog one. How did you know that I am crazy about tea? And now I actually got cats AND a puppy. Yep, I just got her 4 days ago and it feels like she has always been here. She is JUST amazing!! I named her…
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Secret Santa
How about some clues here as to the identity of my Secret Santa??? The only thing I know is that she is from Kansas and works in Missouri. I'd like to thank her for the box of goodies that included a snowflake trimmed with pink sparkles, and a dangling glitzy pink ornament. Then, you are not going to believe this, but it…
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First Zometa Infusion...
Had my first infusion of Zometa this morning...went off with out a hitch! Chemo nurses at my cancer center are awesome! Now for the interesting part....one of the side effects is flu like symptoms...seems there's a "miracle drug" they've found to combat this....drum roll.........it's TUMS!!! She went into a long discussion…
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Silicone Implants before Radiation?
Hi everyone, First I want to thank everyone for the advice and support.Your kind words have ment so much and today has been a much better day.I know that I will walk into my first chemo treatment with the same faith that I have had since being diagnosed and walk out of my last faith still intact. I had an appointment with…
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New to Zometa? Here is some info that may help...
Many here are on zometa and wonder about side effects. I am posting this in hopes it will help. Zometa is a bone strengthening drug that is used to help in the treatment of bone metastasis. It hardens the bone so there are less skeletal related events (SRE's) like fractures. Some believe it may slow the spread of bone…
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O.T.
who else has already mailed their Christmas cards? Denise...
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It's Dutch St. Nicholas day today!!!!
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/netherlands/ Hugs to you all! Kathi
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My cherished ornaments arrived!
I just want to send a huge cyber hug and a great big "THANK YOU" shout out to my sweet sister Penny (aka Carkris)! They are beautiful, wonderful, lovely and are happily adorning my tree along with my "Chen" bookmark. I posted them on the Expressions Gallery. BIG thank you Hugs, Sylvia
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Cleaning products
We talk about our diets, sleep and stress but I wonder if most of you have changed to environmentally safe cleaning products.My friend did that as soon as she was dx 16 years ago.I told her about a Geen Works which I use alot.She used it for a time but went back to plain water with a steam cleaner for her tile. I really…
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Scar tissue
My body loves to make scar tissue after surgeries. I had a bilateral mastectomy that my doctor botched on June 8, 2011. 9 weeks later a plastic surgeon had to clean up his mess and remove breast tissue left behind. I am not cut from the middle of my chest back to my spine on both sides. The scar tissue is so thick that it…
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Starting chem Wednesday and my Chemo Class is Thursday, What should I know??
Is there anything I should do to prepare or have going in on Wednesday? It went well. I did have positive nodes. They did ct scans with and without contrast on the 30th and I had a mediport put in on the 1st. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I just want to be prepared. Thank you all and thank you for all the info and…
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Scheduled First Chemo Appt. Today
I just scheduled my first chemo appointment today for January 5. I am scared to death. I'll be taking Taxotere and Cytoxan. Can anyone share their experience with this cocktail? I understand it is different for everyone, but I have heard that this is one of the more tolerable combos. Also, any tips on preparing for that…
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how many have had
Surgery and got path. reports back -missed some cancer and had to go back within week or two for more surgery? Denise Happened to 2 friends of mine (one few years back and one last week)
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Vision: Has anyone had their vision deteriorate?
Shortly after receiving chemo (which ended in this May) I noticed the vision in my "right" eye has deteriorated to the point where everything is pretty much a blurr. I used to have good vision in both eyes. My left eye wasn't effected. I intend to go to an eye doctor in January (after my radiation treatments end). I am…
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starting chemo Monday
Hello all hope every ones Thanksgiving was a good one . Mine was had 4 of my 6 kids with me,was a great day!! I start chemo on Monday scared to death but want this monster gone out of me. I will be getting Taxotere,cytoxan,and adriamycin.And then Neulasta the next day. every 21 days for 6-7 treatments. I will also take…
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questions about being careful
hi all...just had some questions for you all...my mom has her2neu pos. breast cancer is undergoing double mastectomy in a week just finished 6 rounds of chemo, possible radiation after surgery and then herceptin for a year...her white bloods are down 2,000 from last week even though her last chemo was 3 weeks ago...she has…
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The hair is starting to go...
Twelve days ago I had my first taxotere/cytoxan treatment. I have accepted that my hair will fall out as part of the treatment. A small price to pay to take care of any residual cancer cells that might be floating around in my body...in my opinion. I know that this can be a very difficult part of the process for so many.…
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Makeup allergies/skin sensitivity
Hey - has anyone developed a sensitivity to eye makeup during or after treatment? I just finished 4 rounds of taxotere/cytoxan and start radiation next week. Lately my eyes are watery and when I put makeup on it gets worse and almost burns a little. Has anyone had this and if so, can you recommend a specific brand of…
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Port vs. no port
Just curious, why do some of us get ports and others not? I didn't have a port, but had only 4 infusions of Taxotere and Cytoxin. There were times when I had more than one poke to insert the needle, but they always found access. One time there was an issue and the nurses suggested a pic line, but my oncologist said no and…
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in shock
I am "jumping ship" from the ovarian board. I was dx. in July 2010 with stage 3a, grade 3, clear cell ovarian cancer. I got in a clinical trial and had 6 rounds of chemo (taxol and cisplatin, IV nd IP. I finished the chemo in December 2010 and continued on the Avastin as maintenance every 3 weeks. My last Avastin was…
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Good News from the Onc
I went to the Oncologist today and the results came back good. I will not have chemo. I will have radiation and meds. It was such a relief! It isn't an agressive type.
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Tuesday's Pink Bus Schedule -
Can it make a swing through the "Beautiful Black Hills of Dakota" (there is a song in an old Doris Day movie by that title and I live with inthin a couple of miles as the eagle flies , it fits). Try to write this where it makes sense - our 'puter decided to 'leave' so have the use my 'Doid to post and typing on it is not…
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Scan results....
Where to start......some good news, some not so good....blood work, as always, perfect...tumor marker number is down 4 points...I'll take it! The nodes that were radiated are way down..but still present...no surprise there....some have shrunk that weren't radiated..but others remain the same...but all are very small.... it…
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Bus route
Do you think the bus could swing by gynecologic oncology with me tomorrow? I have my exam and Pap smear tomorrow and have a case of cancerhead. There is absolutely no reason to think there is anything amiss, but protocol says I have to be checked just in case, so my little mind tends to go to the dark side every 4 months.…
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I am newly diagnosed
I was diagnosed last week and my doctor ordered an MRI to rule out the left breast and lymph nodes. Left is clear but lymph node is suspicious. Dr. called me yesterday to do a nother biopsy on Monday. If lymphs are involved he wants to do chemo first. if not surgury Dec. 30, 2011. I feel like I woke up in a dream and…