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A friend got a text message and it read:
"If the indians had given the pilgrims a donkey for Thanksgiving we would all be having a piece of **** today".
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Happy Thanksgiving
I'm so happy to be watching Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with my hubby and doggy--who, I think is actually watching it LOL. Have had a few rough weeks, so I'm really celebrating the day since my side effects are in check this morning thanks to a late chemo yesterday: the good drugs are still controlling the yucky tummy…
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Nudist colony
A man moves into a nudist colony. He receives a letter from his grandmother asking him to send her a current photo of himself in his new location. Too embarrassed to let her know that he lives in a nudist colony, he cuts a photo in half and mails it. The next day he discovers that he had accidentally sent the bottom half…
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chemo fatigue
Hi, I will be starting chemo dec. 1 and i was wondering about the fatigue that I am supposed to get on ACT. How bad do you feel? can you get up out of bed and putter around the house? or do you just sleep all day? I want to be able to do something with my life while it is on hold for chemo. My boss put me on sick leave…
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What a year its been!
Aside from being diagnosed with cancer, and going through all we have been through, what are some wonderful things that have happened? I have done things that I have dreamed of doing most of my life. Before being diagnosed, I went to Germany to visit my daughter. On that trip I went to Venice, where I have wanted to go all…
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ornament
I got my ornament yesterday!!!!Thank you sooo much, I just had my surgery friday and it was a wonderful pick me up!(RE)!!!!monica
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For meena1 and others--MY STORY
Routine mammogram 11/10/2008--calcifications seen in left breast. Special views 11/14/2008--cluster of calcification seen and biopsy recommended. Left breast stereotactic guided mammotome biopsy 12/3/2008. Diagnosis of DCIS with invasion 12/8/2008. Recommendation lumpectomy ONLY. Told my son who was 5 at the time that I…
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scared
I've been having pain, bloating, burping and constipation for a while now. Today I had an ultrasound of my liver, gall bladder, spleen and right kidney. I think it's my gall bladder but I'm scared to death it's liver mets or some other cancer. I am waiting for them to call and give me the results and am a nervous wreck.…
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Bi lateral mastectomy or not
I was recently diagnosed with lobular breast cancer. I am 62 years old and now I have to make the decision whether to have only the left breast removed or have both of them. I hear so much from so many people--I am not sure what to do. My doctor says the chances are 1% a year that I would have it in my right breast. I am…
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I am so bummed..I need you sisters
I am so totaly bummed out, I thought it would be comforting to be here. About a week ago at work my ring finger started to swell and itch since I work at the Hospital the nurses were trying to get my ring off, and finally the Dr. came over and cut it off ( my mothers ring. ( I was sad) that night I had a rash going around…
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I am struggling
I dont feel like the beacon of light here and I am sorry. I want to be helpful and I feel like I just need support. I have just struggled with mostly diahrea or mixed frequent stooling. It irritates to alarge degree a rectal fissure that got really bad with AC because I had constipation and diahrea I was even in the…
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Got my ornament today
This is exciting! I got a beautiful (and I mean beautiful) one of a kind, mouth-blown glass ornament with an angel hand painted from the inside through the tiny opening in the top. It is absolutely beautiful. Now I want to put up my tree.lol Thank you jennytwist. Thanks also for the sweet surprise. Hugs Jadie<3 PS Santa…
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Bad dreams
Since being on chemo, I'm having more than usual bad dreams. Last night I dreamed my tumors returned to full size. It was so real. I normally don't dream that much anyway, not that I remember. Anyone else having different than normal dreams while on chemo?
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Pink Glove Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw
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radiation,10 treatments down.When is the normal to get burns from it?
Hi everyone.I so far have no radiation burns,thank God.When do you usually have burns.I keep a close eye on it and I see no redness or burns.Thanks everyone.Love and Prayers.(Pat).
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Beautiful Babys
I am so happy that I posted the baby picture challange. I have seen some really beautiful babys and children here. It has brought me closer to each of my sisters, as i am sure it has each of you. Even though there are so many great battles going on here it is important to remember the joyful things. Each picture posting…
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had lumpetomy 2 wks ago, now need mastectomy
I received a phone call from the rads. he said that he met with the onco., and surgeon to go over my pathology report and found that the type of cancer I had has a 30-40% chance of recurrence even with radiation. Now they want to do a mastectomy. How did they not know that when I met with the surgeon on Friday? The surgeon…
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1st chemo tomorrow and worried
Well I have chemo tomorrow at (9:30 am my heart is pounding and it is only 4:20 pm the night before lol) I already feel like I can't breathe I know I will be fine , but anxiety is high....... Thanks everyone Lisa xoxoxo
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Ornament Quiz...how well do we know our Sisters??
Ok~ who did I send an ornament to? It arrived today, and she laughed and laughed when she saw it was a sequinned, turquoise fish, guppy (??) with a pink jewel in its tail! Tell me, could you have resisted buying such an ornament if you had seen it hanging on a tree in a Christmas store???? I have been grinning since I got…
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Hey newbiefromcananda
How did your first chemo go? Did y first one today and everything went well for me. No side effects yet just feel a little tired tonite.
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Can you dye your hair after radiation?
Hi,I have awhile to have enough hair to dye.I also have another 4wks. of radiation.But I wonder after that if I can dye my hair.Unforuntly it is coming back completly gray.I will be thankful to have hair.But I don,t look good with gray either.I know some people do.Someone said they thought you had to wait a year.I hope…
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Ornament mailed (sorry it took so long!)
Okay ladies I sent my ornament out just about an hour ago so those who are still waiting keep your eyes on your mail box. Oh yeah I put up recent pics of Ava yesterday for those who are interested. RE
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2009's First Christmas Joke--you may have already seen this.
2009's First Christmas Joke Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honor of this holy season' Saint Peter said, 'You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.' The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on.…
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Hi -- I was diagnosed one month ago -- had surgery last week; life is very surreal right now.
I guess I'm also in the club where I don't want to be. It's been such an extremely emotional last year and a half for our family. All three (adult) kids and my husband have had major surgery, and oldest daughter got married last summer; my husband lost his job in March of this year. Five days after daughter got married, I…
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Expanders before radiation ????
I saw my onc. last Thursday and my case was discussed at the hospitals breast cancer conference, they decided it would be ok for my ex panders to be put in before radiation. I'm scheduled to have a double mastectomy, both ovaries and all lymph nodes the first week of February (after I finish all my chemo). They are going…
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Someone for my sister to talk to....
How do I find someone that my sister can talk to? She has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo a right side mastectomy on Dec. 2nd. She is isolated at home and really has no one to talk to that has experienced what she is going through. It would help her so much if someone could make contact with her while…
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Repeat- -I know someone exactly like you!
I apoligize for this repeat , but I'm just plain frustrated. do people feel that they understand this better if they speak to someone who supposedly has been thru the same thing I'm going thru, when in fact, after questioning, I come to find out that they are not exactly like me nor is anyone. Is this a one upmanship? Are…
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I just opened Mine!!
I got my ornament just now!!! Thanks to dyadeb123. It's perfect!! a cute Bear from the hills of Tennessee! My tree has built in pine cones so he's going to feel right at home!! Thanks so much!! and for the cute Turkey card!!! LOL.. P.S. I haven't sent mine out yet.. but I do have it!!! Calleen
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Does Anyone with Cancer Ever Date Again?
Among all my other fears in the one marked "You've got cancer and no man will want to date you now so love is probably out of the question for you"........The dating websites for those with serious illness are very poorly attended and then there are the "Match.Com" situations. I know its arkward, but has anyone out there…
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Latecomer finally got the ornament in the mail
Better late than never, I always say, but my hubby did get the ornament in the mail today so hopefully it will get there in one piece. This has been so much fun. Have a good day everyone Linda t