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I got my ornament!!!!!
Thank you, Lynn, for the beautiful wildflower heart!!! It goes on my 'Christmas bush' (we can't have a tree, we leave on Christmas day...) as soon as I get it. Space on this bush is always limited, so yours goes on FIRST!!! Hugs, Kathi
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I got my angel!
I'm so touched. I got a beautiful glass angel in a beautiful glass teardrop with snow flakes on it. I sat it on the bookcase to look at all holiday long. Thank you secret sister! Angels are all around us. It's not Thanksgiving yet but my holiday has begun! Thank you! ♥
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Sunday Funny
A lady has a near fatal heart attack on the eve of her 50th birthday, she lands up in hospital and thinks she is dead... then she hears the voice of her Maker "Now is Not your time to die, you will live for 40 more years" The lady is elated and decides that now is the time to change her workaholic lifestyle and start…
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Surprise Plans for my upcoming cancerversary
Feb. 22 will be my 3rd year cancerversary as Mimi so aptly put it. Tonight as I sat on one couch with my laptop and my husband was on the other with his laptop he asked me to come sit next to him he wanted my opinion. He was ordering tickets for us to attend the Farewell Tour of Topol in Fiddler on the Roof in San…
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new member that im scared to be a part of
i guess the question really is ... how did this happen to me??? im 37.. im scared...
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I think I'm going a little crazy....emotional roller coaster following bi-lateral mastectomies with
Just wondering if any others have gone through bi-lateral mastectomies with reconstruction and did they experience waves of emotions? I guess I didn't really expect to feel so sad about losing both my breasts in my late 40's since doing so would be saving me from those crazy cancer cells! I had to have a hysterectomy 5…
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Happy Birthday Skeezie
Judy, Hope you had a great birthday. Just looking over the birthday list and there you were, November 22nd. It's a little late but still a heartfelt wish for this year and many, many more. Stef
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Is this a possible reason for so many with breast cancer?
I just saw on the news that in Norway there is a study that says there is an increase in people who take folic acid with vitamins B's. I'm wondering since I remember hearing in the past that women who have had children are more likely to get cancer. It might have been those who breast feed, but I can't remember for sure. I…
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I went and seen by ex husband yesterday,he has stomach Cancer,Probley a mistake.Please read.
Hi,I hope you don,t mind me talking about this.I was married 10 plus years to this man.I had my 2 children by him.He was tall verry good looking but was very mean to me.I lived in domestic violence all those years.He beat me up the first time the night we got married.I was only 15 when I married him.Pregnant with my son…
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Any Lymphedema Probs Yet?
I had a Modified Radical Masectomy on Sept. 24th with 24 lymph nodes removed (11 malignant) on my right side. Since then my right upr arm has seemed quite swollen and quite uncomfortable but I am pretty sure this is a normal feeling, right? I have been doing my post-surgery exercises but they do not help too much it seems…
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Makin Woopie
My Name is Debra. I had a mastectomy with SNB on September 9/02. Although my husband has had a "glance" at my chest; I don't know how I will go about making love with him. I would be horrified to be without anything covering my incision....I also had a AND on October 28th and my armpit is a jig-saw mess, would anyone be…
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Another New Person
Hello ladies! I just found this site tonight and read through some of your posts. Sounds like a very caring group here so I hope you will allow me to join in. Last week I was diagnosed with DCIS which you may or may not know is a very early stage of BC. I will be 49 next month and have no other breast cancer in my family.…
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my sister arrived yesterday
my sister arrived yesterday and she had shaved her head..........:)now thats love.... Lisa
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Calling Laurissa and Chemo Chicks
Hi Laurissa and Chemo Chicks. There are several of you that are about a week aheqd of me with your third chemo. I might have missed it (been away from boards a couple of days) bur I am wondering how you all made out with the side effects. My second was a disaster and I was in the hopsital for 4 days with uncontrolable…
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what to expect??, surgery Nov. 30th, bi-lat. w/reconstruction (spacers)
I have been on this site reading for the last 2 hours. This is my first post, a little nervous. I was diagnosed (Nov. 5th) with CDIS, early stages. I have chosen a bilateral masectomy with reconstruction (spacers). I think I'm in the "scared" stage right now. Been making decisions left and right and now I'm sit here…
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1st chemo coming up and scared
1st chemo in 5 days and I am really scared I read the good stories but I always seem to remember the scary stories (the allergic reactions) etc please help??? my anxiety is thru the roof , heart rate elevated ....... thanks Lisaxo
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watch this video to raise your spirits and support breast cancer awareness - bilateral mastectomies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw It made me want to get up dance even with the pain and sadness of my mastectomies! Hope it gives you a chance to sing a song and dance and a dance wherever you are! cut and paste to view the video and help keep mammograms affordable for those who need it.
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I did it
I did it, I had my hair cut down to day start chemo on monday nov23,09. I did it and didnt cry, not yet...lol..hope everyone had a good day.
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Newbie
Good Morning, I am in need of information. I was just diagnoised with Breast Cancer November 19, 2009. My first step once to talk with family and friends. But now I don't know what I need to do next. I am feeling overwhelmed. Should I get a second opinion? I will be having a test done first (can't remember the name) to…
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THANKSGIVING MEMORIES: LET'S SHARE!
Okay here's the deal, lets all share a Thanksgiving memory that we hold dear. I posted this last year, however since there are many new folks here I shall repeat it...here goes. A couple of years back we all decided to gather in the desert for Thanksgiving at my sister in-laws house in honor of her (she had passed several…
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Birthday Alert!
Today is Shortscake birthday! Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day! Sorry the post is so late! Hugz, Cathy
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rubber legs?
Does anybody seem to have rubber legs after chemo? I seem to be sooooo unsteady on my feet. Sometimes even stumbling.
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Prayers
Please keep me in your prayers as I have my surgery on Monday. I will be having a mastectomy and lymph nodes removed. "Thank You" to all of you who share their stories and encouragement. You are all a blessing!! Hugs, Diane
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Thank you everyone
I was tickled to see such a large response, and advise. My husband and mom went up to see my doctor while I was getting the PET scan done and told him about the fluid build up I was having.I will go up and see him on Friday when I'm back in town to see my oncologist. Save a trip. And he will remove the fluid. Said that my…
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Wishing an Early Happy Thanksgiving to all my Sisters in Pink-Who is or is not cooking?
This year will be a no cook year. If I can eat, hubby and I will go out to dinner. Our sons will be with their in laws, and John and I will have a quiet day together.
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New advice from GOVT...what a bunch of idiots!
The government has lost their mind. They say women at low risk for breast cancer dont need mammograms before age 50?? I am outraged....I am 33, no BC history in my family. Just saw on the news..it makes me sick.
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hello
Hi new to this I joined back in June but this is the first I have really wrote I had a bl mastectomy in July no chemo or radiation just Tamoxefin but thought it might be nice to talk to some people who know what I'm going through my family has been super supportive but sometimes I think they really dont know what to say to…
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my husbands mother
Hi, my name is DeeDee. My husband's mother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. We were just told today. WOW!!!! I just need advice how to be supportive for him.Fisrt Oncology appt is on Wed. this week he is going with her. I have to work. Since he was told today he has not said two words. It is very frustrating for…
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1st time here , can use all the help I can get
Well out of all the forums I have ever had to post in this was most certainly one I never thought I would have to frequent .As I am sure everyone else has felt as well , but since I am here I guess I will settle in , try to make myself comfortable and share and learn with all of you also in the same position. I am 40…
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LAST CALL for Ornament Secret Sisters!!!!
To any of you who still want to be in the Ornament Exchange...SUNDAY is the last day to let me know! The response has been incredible~ therein is both the Blessing and the Curse! LOL I knew, as did you, how amazing we all are! Last year when I initiated the exchange on the boards, I had a manageable 6 responses. This week…