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Numbess/Tingling
Hi, I just finished chemo last Friday (May 7) and I have some numbness and tingling in my fingers and toes. My oncologist said it will take up to 6 months for this to wear off, but said that vitamin B6 helps to relieve this sooner...We'll see! rene9
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Results are in...FINALLY DACING WITH NED!!
I got my Mammo, MRI all good. Now today I got results for the biopsy on that weird cyst on the even weirder spot, BENIGN CYST. My mom had surgery yesterday to remove a tumor from her stomach, so far according to doc it looked benign, waiting on path report to confirm. NOW I CAN SAY IM DANCING WITH NED TONIGHT & FOR A LONG…
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LGFB volunteer training class tonight!
I am going to be a volunteer for the Look Good Feel Better Program! There is a 4 hour training tonight and I am so excited! I attended a class at a time when I needed it the most-my eyelashes and eyebrows had fallen out and I was not feeling very attractive to say the least. That was last October. The ladies who ran the…
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Today I rang the bell!
I was scheduled for 10 rounds of radiation. The final one was this morning. At the cancer center they have a brass bell mounted on the wall. When a patient finishes rads, the entire crew involved with treatment comes together to clap and cheer while h/she rings the bell 3 times. Today was my turn! Dear Sisters, please…
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Today is CreamPuff91344's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JUDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hope your day is filled with love, laughter, good food & 'lots of presents. Wishing you all the best in the year to come! ♥ Cat
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Today is JaninMn's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JAN & TWIN BROTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you both the best today and throughout the coming year! ♥ Cat
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Today is survgal's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hope this day brings you extra special blessings & may all your wishes come true! ♥ Cat
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MAN HAIR!!!!!
Oh my gosh!!! I've never had short hair in my life, so this has been all new to me. Every morning I wake up to "Man Hair"! My hairs each seem to have a life of their own, going whichever way they want with no regard for the ones surrounding them! I will have to post a picture if you gals could look without laughing out…
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Recently diagnosed... need support and questions
Trying to make this short. Dx 9/3 after biopsy left breast for four microcalcifications and possible density on yearly mammo (no lump, mass, pain or anything). Still in shock. So far, I know I'll either be Her2 or triple neg. Pathology says lymphatic and vascular invasion is ABSENT. Had MRI last week. MRI says right breast…
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Round 2 Is it worse
I have been off the Herceptin for one year and now I find out my cancer is back, is the chemo worse on the second round? The first time a had a lumpectomy this time it will me a masectomy. Help please.
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Book recommendations on my resources page - anyone else use your resources page?
We often have threads here with recommendations for books we've found helpful or inspiring -- I love to share my own suggestions for books that helped me, so I spent some time this weekend exploring my "resources" page, to see if I could upload the information there. It's in the same place where you find someone's…
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Love of a Friend - a poem for all my wonderful sisters out there
As a newbie to the site and discussion board I wanted to share this poem that I had written some time ago with all my sisters who are breast cancer survivors. I thought that this poem was very appropriate considering all the love that I have seen written in the posts on the discussion boards. I hope that you all enjoy…
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Seven Down - - - - One to Go
I haven't been posting much but today was Donna's 3rd Taxol (after 4 AC); One more Taxol left; then no more chemo!!! Although there will be rads and Tamoxifin (even though she is trip -, that very weak positive is enough for her Onc. to want her take it); being done with chemo in two weeks will be a HUGE monkey off her…
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I feel like a terrible person....
My husband and I have a close friend who has terminal colon cancer. Yesterday, I heard that he wasn't doing well so I called his wife to ask. She said that he had decided to forego the chemo and they have called in hospice... I asked if there was anything that we could do for them and she said that it might be nice if we…
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Iran Hostage
Shourd's mother, Nora, told AFP last month that her daughter was being held in solitary confinement and denied medical treatment despite suffering from a pre-cancerous cervical condition, a lump in her breast and depression. Her lawyer, Masoud Shafii, today told CNN that Shourd could be released from Tehran's infamous Evin…
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Scared about my marriage
I am having a bad one. Second chemo was Thursday. Husband shaved my head Thursday night. Since Thursday night, we haven't spent much time together despite going to a party without the kids for my aunts birthday. He spent most of the night with my BIL checking football scores. Had a crash yesterday and although my husband…
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Finally got the courage....
I did it ladies - I changed my profile picture. It is most current - (yesterday) and it is how I currently look. No hair! Hard to beleive I once had long blonde hair huh? MIne wasn't as long Jo Jo's but... I'll see if I can post one of me with hair so everyone can see the difference. I know alot of you have a hard time…
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Today is Kara0221's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KARA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you all the best on your birthday and throughout the coming year! ♥ Cat
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So much excitement!!!!
It's been a busy weekend. Two separate baby showers for my son and daughter-in-law who are expecting my Granddaughter the end of October. My first grandchild, I am so excited! So much excitement for me, that I'm kind of worn out today. At yesterday's shower, a dear friend of mine gave my new Granddaughter a onesie that…
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day #6 hitting hard......
Well, last week after finishing TAC#8, I decided not to celebrate completion of chemo..since I knew I would have a couple weeks of tunnel to get through. Well, today I wake up, day 6 after infusion, I am hurting....... so I guess I will be crawling and scratching my way out of this tunnel afterall. But I want to let you…
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Welcome To Hogwarts!! I was asked to re-post this for the New Ones finding us!
Welcome to Hogwarts~ A Primer for the New Ones not finding much emotional support at work and with "friends" So many new ones have joined our family of Kindred Spirits lately~we sigh that you have had to find us, but of course welcome you with open ♥ You may have noticed, or even posted about the fact that many of our…
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The Woman Marine Pilot
The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories. There were all the regular types of stuff: spilled milk and pennies saved. But then the teacher realized, much to her…
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BIRTHDAY FOR WIFE
All right, with everything that is going on with the progression and waiting to see if we qualify for the clinical trial at UCLA, my wife and teenage daughter birthdays are coming up in Oct (5th for daughter and 9th for wife). I need to know do I go all out in case this is my wife's last birthday or do I not? I'm not…
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Told Son of BC Diagnosis
Skeezie: for some reason can't always get into private messages. Just wrote to my Son and told him that I have been diagnosed with BC waiting for exact surgery date and possibly more tests. Told him it is treatable and beatable; thinking positive and acting proactively. Didn't know what else to say. After reading your…
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1st chemo completed today - piece of cake SO FAR!
HHHHHOOOORRRRRAAAAAYYYYYYY. First round of chemo down (5 to go) -- and I feel GREAT. Got my Taxotere, Carbo, and Herceptin. I am so dosed up on steriods I feel like I could go running or dancing. Maybe I'll clean house. The nurse told me I'd probably be up to 2-3 am from all the steriods. I am to take more steriods on…
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Lumpectomy- no radiation, has anyone decided on no radiation?
Good Morning sister-friend, I'm wondering if any of the DCIS, hormone positive, no nodes patients have decided on no radiation. I've heard that about 1/3 of DCIS women choose no radiation thearpy and wonder how that has gone for them. I'm on the fence and need to make my decision very soon. Thank you for your time and kind…
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Including mom in our Pink Sisterhood
Good Morning everyone :) I hope it's not inappropriate for me to be asking something like this, so if it is, I'm sorry ahead of time - I'm just thinking of ways I can help lift my mom's spirits. As you probably all know, my mom was recently disgnosed with breast cancer about 2 months after my own diagnosis. She had her…
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Radiation First Appt.
Hey ladies - can anyone tell me exactly what happens at the first radiation set-up/marking appointment? I go on Wednesday. I was told about getting some little tattoos and about lying with my arm above my head for an hour. I am really scared since I don't think I can hold my arm in that position for an hour. I've been…
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Tattoo, Redo and Cancerversary
Hi All, The day finally came and Righty received a tattoo. I posted it on my website if you're curious (mymastectomyonline.com) To be honest, it kinda hurt. Funny huh? Considereing how bad a double mastectomy hurts! Lefty that fell over got redone and I'm really worried about her. She hurts alot more than last time and is…
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Patterns/Directions for scarfs - where are they?
I had seen several differnt sites with patterns/directions for scarfs/hats but can't find them now. Does anyone remember where they are? I have some scarf (basically I've decided that I'll wear them a lot more than my wig) but the ones I have aren't exactly what I want and as Hubby and Son went to the fabric store…