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Last post for a couple of days
I just wanted to say that this will be my last post until I get home from the hospital. Surgery is Thursday morning and I plan on having some quality family time, and relaxing time between now and then. I just wanted to thank each and everyone of you for the support you have given me through this rough time in my life. It…
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my turn to brag!! hehehe
Ladies & Gents, meet my grandson James... James meet some of the strongest, caring, beautiful people I have ever met...he was only about 16 hours old here.. now he is almost 4 months old... I can't get over how from day one he was so alert!! just wanted to share some of the GOOD stuff. ~T
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Prayers for Taleena
You will be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow. Hang in there, it will be over very soon.
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More about cancer and nutirition
Ladies, this is from the blog, http://www.hormonenegative.blogspot.com/ : Cancer-Fighters in Your Kitchen Stock your cupboards and fridge with tasty cancer fighters. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fat is the recipe for breast health, according to numerous studies: • Whole grain breads and cereals fortified…
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The story... I'm finally home..
Hi everyone... just thought I would send a quick update and tell you a little about my day... Got to the hospital at 6:30 am.. nice.. not... After they got me into their ever so fasionable hospital gown, (the one's that show your tush) they came in to put in my IV... he was a student.. after spending 15 minutes (not…
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relay for life on horseback
I would like to have a relay for life on horseback but I am not sure how to start it or get funding to start it up.I own a horse and she is what kept me going through this.I would go outside to see her even on my worst days and she would put her head on my shoulder and rub it with her nose,She was telling me I would make…
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For Pammy
For Pammy Just wanted you to know that I will be thinging of you.. I wanted this thread started tonight, as when I woke up this morning, it was so nice to see a post for me... it really brought me some comfort, so I wanted you to have the same thing... Now.. imagine if you will a bus load of us.... you know the story.. you…
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Yikes....Drains??
Did everyone get a drain put in after lumpectomy/lymph node removal? I was under the impression no drain was needed! Yikes....here I am asking this question this late at night expecting everyone to be awake still!! Well, if anyone is out there....appreciate your thoughts on it. :) Pammy
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1st Tooth fairy visit
Jake had his first visit from the tooth fairy last night. He was the only kid in two kindergarten classes to not lose a tooth until yesterday in gym class. He was so excited to lose one before the end of the school year which will end next Wednesday. Tooth fairy left $5.00 for his first tooth. (His godfather gave me the…
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Tasha ... we miss you!
We are all upset with the recent "censorship" issues ... but the most upsetting thing is that we haven't heard from you. Your breast cancer family misses you ... so ... please come back. We want to know how you are doing ... how the job is going ... your wonderful bosses ... your son's visit ... etc. etc. Plese come back…
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Mary Jane
It is supposed to be legal and i want mine but not available at a store near me. jackie
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I was so tempted !
I work full time ... and I just had to place an order over the phone for some office equipment ... and after I introduced myself the person said (very innocently) "Hi! How are you?" I can't tell you how tempted I was to say "Well ... other than having breast cancer, pneumonia ... my left ankle swollen as big as my calf ...…
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Surgery is on.....
Hey everyone....looks like I passed PET/CT scan. The only thing they found was cyst on my ovaries (I'm sure those will be next on the list to remove). I have to be at AGH outpatient by 7:00A.M. tomorrow. Needle localization is sceduled for 8:30A.M. Surgery is scheduled for 10:30A.M. Champaign uncorking, my house,…
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Melanie...hope all went well!!
I was just thinking about you, Melanie, and hoping all went well today. I know you may not be up to responding this soon, but just in case your up to "browsing"....I'm hoping all went well for you and you'll be feeling better as quickly as possible. Also, I had this sudden urge for some chocolate!!?? Can't have any because…
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My third 3 month post treatment checkup!
Hey everyone. Just wanted to share my joy. I had my third 3 mo. checkup yesterday and all is well. I am on Arimedex and tried to blame my weight gain on it, but my dr. explained how the abrupt menopause affects my metabolism, blah blah blah :-), so found out that I am going to have to eat smarter, eat less, and work out…
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Everyone needs to read please this was sent to me
Mastectomy Law Change-very important !! : Proposed Mastectomy Law Change (written by a surgeon); I'll never forget the look in my patients eyes when I had to tell them they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember begging the doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear…
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Just not ready!!!
I recently had to have a mastectomy on my left breast. I have had two doctors appointment almost every other day, but now they tell me that I can go back to work. Although on the 11th of June I have to have a mediaport put in so that I can start my chemotheropy. I work in a prision and the doctor tells me that I can't lift…
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Wire guided surgery?
As you all know, tomorrow is my surgery and all kinds of last minute stuff is popping up in my head! Here is the first question of what I'm sure will turn into many today. I was just wondering if anyone here has had the wire guided lumpectomy done and what your experience was. They are going to use a wire to find the…
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* * * * * * HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBI * * * * * * *
Debi, just wanted to wish you a wonderful, happy, joyful, glorious Birthday (OK....everyone all together now....raise your glasses & down the hatch!!!) and hope I get to wish you many, many more!!! :) Pammy
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Interesting study involving ginger at ASCO meeting...
Thirty thousand experts gathered in Orlando for the 45th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This is the largest and most important gathering of international scientists on cancer treatment. It was noteworthy that a top story to emerge from this year's ASCO meeting concerned the power of…
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Today is.............
Today is my wedding anniversary. 34 years. I guess I'll keep him....lol! Hubby is doing well, and it has been a week since his heart surgery. He cared for me all during my cancer journey and now, I can reciprocate. I told him that given the circumstances, he needn't go out and get me a g i f t this year (I am such a card…
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OK Family of mine.........you asked for it...
This actually happened... A friend of mine is a Cop, He was following a car up Beacon Hill (leicestershire) Pronounced lester shure. and the driver appeared to be extremely intoxicated. The car was moving straight but the driver was swaying all over the place. Anyway he Pulled him over, asked him to get out of the car and…
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PET/CT update.....
.....Whew...glad that is over! I thought I was done drinking ANYTHING once I got there....wrong!! After they put my IV cath in & injected the radioactive stuff (which by the way is a bit scary when they tote it in to you in a lead box with caution signs all over it!!) they proceded to put me into a recliner, cover me with…
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Just need to vent
I am so frustrated...called Rads Ocn. Nurse today..told her lump in my forarm is getting bigger and tendons (where your arm bends) what ever they are called are real sore. She says, is your bump red I say no..but the pain is bad..hurts everyday... she says doc is out of country may want to see family doctor. any advice?…
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Arm Pain
I am only out of surgery 4 days. I am sore, but my right arm hurts a lot. Doc took 10 nodes. I was told not to use the arm. I have my follow up Tuesday. Is this pain normal? I also have some pain where the tube goes in. It's not horrible pain, but I do have to take my pain meds. Is all this normal for a lumpectomy ?
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done
ok....last friday, may 29th....i finished...i'm done with chemo.....and why am i typing in lower caps? because i thought i would feel so different...logically, i know that i am still just a week out from my chemo, and am still having the side effects...but darn it! i had that date so set in my head as the end of the cr@p,…
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Pic of me......
Well, tried to switch Kitty Kat's picture for mine but it won't let me, any advice? I noticed a couple new pics and thought I would change mine. :) Pammy
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has anyone had PT for lymphadema or cording?
I had a lumpectomy with lymph node disection(they took 17 with only the sentinel node positive) in Oct., TAC chemo from Nov.to March and a right mastectomy in April. I have had 18 of 30 radiation treatments. I have been doing self care with massage and exercise since before I started radiation because I had a consult with…
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surgery
Well ladies, this is the week!!! Reconstuction surgery is scheduled for Friday morning the 12th of June at 7:30. Am pretty apprehensive, but know things will turn out OK. Am having the Lattimus Dorsi Flap done. Surgeon says this is the best for me because of all the infection I had when I had the expander last spring. Am…
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ONCOTYPE DX
My oncologist has just ordered the Oncotype DX test for my tumor and I should receive the results next week. I would like to hear from others who have had this test. Perhaps I am in the minority, but I would actually prefer to have chemo, just to be better safe than sorry so I am hoping it does NOT come back as Low Risk…