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Scotch Freckles, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
My package came this morning!!!!!!!!!!! The ornament is beautifull! I love that I can hang it all year, not just for Christmas. The glass heart is so great, I will have that in my pocket for all of my dr. appointments to remind me that I'm not alone in this. Thank you again!!! Justine
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Ornament in the mail!!!
I was so excited to send out my ornament today, I sure hope that my sister in Illinois enjoys it!
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Chemo Glow
#3 Chemo was yesterday, Nov. 30th. Woke up to what I call the "Chemo glow". Face looks like sunburn and slight swelling of hands, generally warm feeling on my body. Is this normal? Go this afternoon for the Neulasta shot. Steroids kept me up some last night so reasting after getting the shot. Have to take one steroid pill…
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Survivors of IBS
I have IBS I know my chances are greater for recurrence then other cancers. I have had chemo and surgery and Pathology came back NED. I still have to do Rads. My question is what percent of IBC have long term survival. My chemo was Herceptin, taxotere, carboplatin. 6 rounds every 3 weeks. I was also stage 3. Thanks…
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Ashy hands
Have a white, ashey look on my hands today. Took my last steroid with lunch. Had Chemo #3 on Tuesday. It itches a bit but not scratching the hands. Anyone else have this?
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just saw pinkflutterby's post on facebook
hooray, it was not as bad as she had anticipated. good news indeed!!!
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Sent my ornament
I sent my ornament on wednesday it has to travel 1846 miles.
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Slow healing process?
I had my last surgery on my breast ( to place the mammosite tube) on Oct.13th. My incision is just not healing. I went to my Dr. yesterday, he deadened it and cleaned all the dead skin off, he doesn't think it's infected, but it is now about the size of a quarter, and about that deep, open sore. There hasn't been many…
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post expansion placement problems/discomfort
Hi. Had bi-lateral mastectomy on Nov. 10th. Had trouble sleeping, but usually slept about 4 hours at a time more or less. Then on Nov. 21st a blood vessel burst in my right breast, trip to er, then emergency surgery. They think this may have been caused by removal of tubes which was two days prior. During surgery they…
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Reconstruction problems, what do you think?
Hi Everyone! I'm struggling with a problem with my reconstruction. Any thoughts or experiances you can share would be helpfull. I had a bi-laterial masc. on 4/30/10. I came out of surg. with fat necosis on one breast and a "hole" on the other. I waited 6 months to see if the necosis would go away on its own. It did not and…
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Need Help With Breast Cancer Bills
I am at my wits end trying to find help to pay off over 10,000 worth of debt I have created for my one income family with in the last two years. I need help please can some one direct me? I have done all the normal stuff with hospital and talking with doctors to help with my debt however I always run into a income quilfy…
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Wine for dinner
Does having breast cancer mean no more wine? Is it okay to still have a glass of wine with dinner?
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My final chemo postponed 2 weeks!
I went to my cancer center and had the blood work done. All set for my final chemo. My oncologist didn't like the fact that I still had laryngitis after 2 weeks and am still coughing (9 weeks today). Plus, because I was running a fever for several days while on antibiotic he felt it best to postpone my chemo for 2 weeks.…
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prayers accepted
Chemo #3 is tomorrow morning. Asking all to pray with me for "No bad side effects". Chemo #1 was bad, #2 was hard, would like a brake and get through #3 with few side effects. T/C in the morning and Neulasta shot Wed. at 1. Starting steroids tonight. Prayer is powerful..will pray for all on this board also.
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Another ornament on the way!
I thought I'd give you all a hint....it is traveling approximately 836 miles from Atlantic Beach, FL. Where or where is it headed????
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Why do I google??????
I don't know why I do it!! I hear so many phrases,words, etc on here that I don't know what they mean so I try to look them up and get sooooo scared! I don't think my oncologist is fully answering or explaining things to me. Basically I'm getting "chemo and rads are just clean up". I don't have tumor markers (not even sure…
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Ornaments Arrived.....FROM TEXAS!
I received my ornaments yesterday from Texas....from Boppy-of 3! Love, love, love them! I got not one but TWO! One is a precious, handmade, cloth Angel that says GOD BLESS TEXAS.....the second is a "candy cane" ceramic Christmas tree........unbelievably unique! My husband had brought the mail in and handed me the…
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Two more out the door!!
You two know who you are:). Sorry to take so long, but tomorrow is a day off and into the mail they go!! xoxoxoxo Victoria
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Calvertcrafts---Thank you
Gail, Thank you for the handmade ornaments that you sent--they are beautiful. Cross stitched Santa, Snowman and mitten. When I showed Jake he loved them as well. Can't wait to put them on the tree in a few weeks since we will be getting a real tree again and want it to last for the whole season without drying out. Thank…
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I got my Ornament!!!!!!
Oh my!!! Just when I was thinking it can't be December already, and that it isn't quite time to get out the decorations...my ornament arrived!!! It is from Elm~ and it is the absolute CUTEST moose( or reindeer, or perhaps a dog! LOL) made of cloth with a spool of thread for its body and 8 tiny spools of thread for its…
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Flat Leaver
I feel like a bit of a flat leaver (an expression I haven't used in about 40 years); and I'm not really going away, but I don't really have as much to say anymore now that Donna is done with chemo and rads. I've seen a lot of people come and go these past 7 months, so there is some sort of natural progression of being a…
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Our "adopted" sons for the day!
Hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving! Our family hosted two young servicemen that were finishing up basic training from Lackland Air Force Base to enjoy Thanksgiving with us. I posted pictures. It has to be so hard being away from family. Despite that, they enjoyed themselves very much! Oh...and I had to…
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Ornaments are so much fun to read!
I am so sorry that I didn't investigate this more! I really am clueless when I read about it I thought it was something already started before I came on. Chen, can I do it next year? Man, I feel so left out! LOL I'm not very good when it comes to navigating this site so maybe you can explain more at a later date. All the…
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Anyone still have low white blood cell and neutrophil count months after chemo/rads?
I finished 6 rounds of TAC in May, '10. Ten days after my 6th and final treatment, I was put into the hospital for 5 days for a neutropenic fever due to really low white blood cell and neutrophil counts. They had me on IV antibiotics and the infection cleared. My counts went up but were still below normal. I then started…
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Not Very Punny, Part 1...
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent. 2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." 3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted. 4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. 5. A man walks…
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When did your hair loss start?
I'm on day 8 after first a/c and wondering when it's going to happen. I swear mine is growing along with my fingernails??? Did it go slowly or clump out? The anxiety is getting to me!!!
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My ornament came today!!
Thank you lafera12 for my beautiful "G". I love it. Have a great holiday season!!
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Breast Cancer diagnosis - 3 years after Endometrial Cancer
Is there anyone else out there with 2 different cancers? I was diagnosed with endometrial Cancer in March of 97... stage 1B Complete hysterectomy and radiation. Almost exactly 3 years later I noticed a lump and was diagnosed stage 2B breast cancer in March of 2010. 2 mm, 1/10 nodes, her2+, grade 3. Because I had cancer…
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BRAVA breast enhancement shaper/pump
Has anyone gotten this BRAVA unit to stretch the breast? I just filed for bankruptcy and can not afford to buy one. I know I was measured a 38C. I asked my surgeon what you do with it when your all done and it looks like your stuck with it or maybe give to a cancer donation spot. KRKATH
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so happy with mail delivery today!!! got my ornaments ;)
thank you, kathi m, for the two adorable penguin ornaments and the tough enough baseball cap!!! no doubt you were paying attention!! my christmas tree is all penguin ornaments (over 250 last time i counted) it also has blue LED lights and blue and white tree skirt with penguins on it (four foot stocking to match it too) i…