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Gardening Tips.......From Auntie Tash
Don't throw away Old, Worn Out Socks........They can be most useful in protecting Cucumbers, Marrows and Courgettes during the harsh winter months. Multi-Purpose compost.......?????????????????? What are the OTHER purposes you can use this for? All I can think of is GROWING PLANTS IN!????????? All not-sensible answers…
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Hmmmmm...I wonder if we could get our medical bills paid this way too!
A man suffered a serious heart attack and had open heart bypass surgery. He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at the Cabrini Catholic Hospital. As he was recovering, a nun asked him questions regarding how he was going to pay for his treatment. She asked if he had health insurance. He replied,…
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Tamoxifen
Hey all, I'm new to this site and will be starting Tamoxifen in a few short days. I am open to resource ideas and your knowledge. Happy, Healthy, New Year. thanks, Cher
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Ongoing seroma
My father dx male breast cancer aug., radical masectomy sept. 8, now through 5 of 6 chemo treatments that have been three weeks apart (sometimes longer due to severe side effects). For all these months since surgery he has had to go once per week to have fluid buildup drained from surgical site - a seroma. Usually there is…
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Meet the Chem Ho - My new Idol
Hi, when I came across these videos on youtube, I laughed, I cried and learned so much from. I think, I have a new role model = ) You should check these out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfrS8cfZRVs Hope you had a great new start into the New Year Ayse
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A few giggles....I couldn't resist passing them on....
Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine. A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Dijon vu - the same mustard as before. Practice safe eating - always use condiments. Shotgun wedding - A case of wife or death. A hangover is the wrath of grapes. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? Condoms should be used…
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Leg Pain
I just finished taxol in November. Still doing Herceptin every 3 weeks. Not on Tamoxifen yet. For the last month or so my legs hurt so bad at night. Even pain meds have not helped all that much. Pain can be in both legs or just one leg or calf. I have taken hot baths, which helps a little bit. Sometimes when I am even…
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Hair Loss
I was just wondering, once the hair starts falling out, how long does it take for it to be all gone? Yesterday my hair was coming out one or 2 strands at a time but today it's more like 10 every time I comb, brush or just rake my fingers through it. My hair is baby fine and has never been thick. Just wondered what…
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Off to see the Doc
My first visit tomorrow! Kinda scared,,, but at least I'll know what the plan is. I hate not knowing! And at least 40 or 50 questions. I'll post whatever happens tomorrow. So everyone say a little prayer for me tonight that it's not as bad as I think! There is a really nice lady from the cancer clinic here that called and…
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Oh No!.......... I"m So Sorry!
I put a horrible pic up last night, I had 2 links on my desktop called 'Cat'... this here was the one I intended for the site. When I got up this morning I double checked and I'd put the wrong one in.........Really Sick........ I'm sorry if I offended anyone with this, It was a genuine mistake. Hoping you all have a Great,…
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Eyelashes
Is or has anyone had chemo and ran into a problem with the eyes, red, swollen and watery? I have had this condition now for about 4 months. How long for eyelashes to come back? All medical people say its from chemo will take time.....how much time??? I finished chemo in October. Beginning to wonder if there is not some…
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Bilateral mastectomy tomorrow -- now I'm getting scared.
I know this is the right decision for me. I will be having bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction using free TRAM flap procedure. But the last couple of days I have been very nervous, and today I feel like things are racing inside my body. I know it will end up okay, but I wish this day would go by quickly.
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Anyone heard of the Sancuso patch for side effects of chemo?
I just happened upon it while searching the web. I wonder if it works as well as their ad seems to say. Has anyone tried it? Too late for me, but maybe it could help someone else out there. http://www.sancuso.com/pat/sancuso/comfort.html
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas friends. I don't post much but read everyday. Happy holidays. Kit
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Oncotype DX Test
I was supposed to start radiation on 12/21. I'd had my body mapped and was prepared to start treatment. That morning, I had an appt. with my oncologist who asked if I had the results of the Oncotype DX test? I'd never heard of it. She called my surgeon oncologist (who happens to be her husband). He hadn't requested the…
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anyone have stage 2 w/positive lymph node w/"extrusion"?
I can't seem to find out what it means for possible recurrance, to have a lymph node with extrusion, where cells are on the outside of the node. I had 2 involved nodes, one with this extrusion issue. Just had a bilateral with tissue expanders (that's another story altogether!) but of course am wondering about the future.…
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stomach pain
I finished 4 dense dose A/C and 12 weekly taxol treatments on 12/8. At about week 9 of taxol I had stomach pain and was placed on prilosec once a day. The pain did not go away so week 12 my onc dr. told me to go see a gastro dr. I have been on prilosec twice a day now with pepcid complete twice a day. We ruled out…
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PART TWO: Thinking Like a Rose
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, there is substance to the "message" that is sent in the parable: The Gardner and the Rose THINKING LIKE A ROSE Every good parable has a message, and this one is no exception. There are actually three valuable lessons to be learned. First, the rose had to learn to trust the…
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Too much snow
Too much snow here. I can't open my doors to get outside so I'll have to go out a window in order to shovel off the porches so I can come back in through the door. Looks like the majority of the 2+ feet of snow that we got this weekend fell during the night. Heck only knows when I will be plowed out. My snowplow guy works…
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RADS side effects
I have my last chemo tomorrow (YAHOO!!). I will be starting radiation the end of January. What are the general side effects of radiation? I heard breast shrinkage. My breast is already mis-shaped, I don't want to lose any more. HELP
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Hight and Tight, Please...
A guy stuck his head into a barber shop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?" The barber looked around the shop full of customers and said, "About two hours." The guy left. A few days later the same guy stuck his head in the door and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?" The barber looked around at the…
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What does the + sign mean next to all of your names?
Everyone has a plus sign next to their name except me. There is nothing next to mine. Is that because I am new? Thanks! Megan
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I lost it
Hello and how is everyone ? To day i lost it i mean lost it i had a person tell me I know how you feel, I was like no you don't know how i feel i have stage 3bc i am going though chemo i have no hair i cant taste anything i try to eat, when i leave home i have to take oxygen with me, i am coughing up stuff all the time so…
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If it isn't one thing, it's another......
Theft Problem - IMPORTANT MESSAGE: You've heard about people who have been abducted and had their kidneys removed by black-market organ thieves. My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago. I went to sleep and woke up with someone else's thighs. It was just that quick. The replacements had the texture of…
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joint pain
Hello how is everyone on this cold night? i would like to know is anyone having problem with join pain? my knees are hurting all the time.
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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
I hope that we all have a very healthy 2010! Thank you for making me feel so welcomed here. I feel so much better having someplace where everyone understands how I feel. Love, Megan
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The Gardner and the Rose-a Parable
Dear Friends, This story was shared with me today and I thought of all of you. I think, in some small way, we could all apply this story to our own lives. I don't know what we are expecteed to "gain" by being "amongst the chosen" to have cancer, but I know that I have personally learned far more in the past four years…
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Carboplatin, Taxotere, Herceptin
I start my chemo Friday, any words of wisdom on what to do to help me prepare to minimze w se's. The Dr gave me emmend, and a Decodron to take before chemo. He said I would retain fluid? I already have low blood pressure. Any reaction with my heart (arythmia scares me) I already have palpations. He said I cant change…
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Any celebrity connections to your treatment?
I thought this would be a fun holiday thread -- anybody else have any celebrity connections to your treatment? There are 2 radiation oncologists at the radiation center I go to -- I had heard that the other doctor is Monica Lewinsky's father, but I just heard yesterday that my doctor is Lisa Ling's husband! I just had to…
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couldn't miss the chance
To wish you all the best of all God's Blessings this New Year. I hold you all close to my heart and in my prayers for peace, love, health and joy....also a New Year could bring us a cure or at least closer to a cure. Thanks to all my sweet sisters for helping me this past year get through many trials and tribulations. As I…