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Moopy and Aortus are ALIVE!
Yes, it is a beautiful spring Saturday morning in the Missouri Ozarks - and Moopy and Aortus are alive! About 4:30 this morning, the dogs started snuffling and whining for their breakfast. Moopy got up, in her role as Food Goddess, and fed them while her loving and dauntless caregiver kept on snoozing. Once he woke up,…
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11,000,000 +
The ACS is currently running TV ads about its "Birthdays" campaign... In case anyone hasn't yet seen/heard it... There are MORE THAN ELEVEN MILLION - 11,000,000 + !!! - cancer survivors alive today within the USA. And we are among them. Good company, I'll say. Kind regards, Susan
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Input needed please
Where i live their is many of us fighting breast cancer and the closes support group is 45 miles away. So I have decided along with 3 others that we need a support group here in our town. We have counted 15 of us just in the past 3 yrs.So I am getting out of my why did this happen to me mode. And Im am going to start a…
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Wow, I'm shocked!
Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a day or two and after logging on just now, I am shocked to read the posts about Kourtnee. I was just visiting a friend yesterday and asking her to pray for her(Kourtnee) and Melody. I have been praying for Kourtnee and thinking about her and my friend was very concerned--even shedding…
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America
My wife has breast cancer which has gone to her bones. She has endured many types of chemotheropy over the last 6 years. It seems now that the hospital is ready to call it quits. My daughter wants me to contact the Cancer Treatment Centers of America to see if they can help. Has anyone here used them and what are your…
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First Step
They say the first step is the hardest and boy are they right, I had surgery Wed (Mast and nodes). We knew it was in the nodes as they did a biopsy on one when they did the biopsy on the tumors they found. The drugs are a help and I'v only re-typed this 4 times so if I'm not making sense I'm sorry. I actually feel…
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tasha_111: How was your first day on the job?
C'mon, dear. We wanna know. Did you ROCK that place, or what?!? (Am sure you did.) Kind regards, Susan
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great news
i went to see my onc friday after ct scans and brain scan the week befor . my news was i am cancer free . going to take port out in 4 mons. i am so happy just lettinf everyone in on my great news
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To RE...
Hi, RE. I am so very sorry about the entire "Kourtnee10" scam. I feel so bad for you, and many others... :-( You stated in another post that you're going to take a break over the weekend, which is certainly understandable. I've been within the group not even 2 weeks yet, and am devastated that this happened. I hope you'll…
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Chemo postponed until Tuesday
We met with the Onc today and when Moop reported some shortness of breath, he decided to order precautionary tests to make sure there is no blood clot. He doesn't think there is any problem, but he wants to make sure. So Moops is getting a CT scan today and another scan Monday. Better safe than sorry!
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Web Tutorial #2: Uploading Pictures to the Internet
In order to post a picture to this discussion board, it has to be uploaded to the Internet first. If a picture has already been uploaded to the Internet, you are ready to post it to the discussion board using the procedure I described in Web Tutorial #1. But if you want to post a picture which exists only on your digital…
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Moving On
I don't mean to be rude or disrespectful to anyone here, but I am sick of the whole Kourtney/Melody/Megan stuff!!! For me, it is time to move on from it. It is in the past. It was TERRIBLE!! But I'm REALLY tired of that sick feeling I get when I think of "Kourtney" and the whole hoax. Therefore, I am moving on. I will no…
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10 days post - op
Hello again ... I finally found you again ! guess I didn't do a very good job of bookmarking this page ! Well, I had Radical Mastectomy .. left side *and I'm right handed, in case the survey is ongoing ! * with sentinal node removed ... I thought the surg was going to biopsy it & not remove it unless there were CA cells…
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LYMPHEDEMA AWARENESS
Wanted to share a few papers my oncologist gave me when I developed lymphedema. I hope they are not out of sequence, as most of you realize I am new at this document posting thing. :-)
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Poem-of-the-Day
Hello all, Given the circumstance of late, I thought I'd offer up this wonderful poem by Emily Dickenson, which many of you may know, but for those who don't....: ----------------------------------------------- Hope Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune Without the words And never…
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Best wishes for your last chemo tomorrow, Jackie!
Tomorrow our beloved sister in pink, Jackie, will be having her last chemo session. As we know, it hasn't been easy, but we all knew she would make it with grace and courage and, of course, her amazing sense of humor. Dear sister Jackie, both Joe and I know that you'll have to take a rain check on the big party, but we…
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Thanks for all your help and support
I'd like to send my sincere thanks to everyone that gave me encouragement, helpful hints and tips as I've been starting my journey. I did go to the doctor for help sleeping - he put me on a fairly strong sleeping pill lopraxim and sertaline. Between the 2 I am getting more sleep. It's wonderful! I still feel like I'm…
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Thanks
Thanks everyone for helping me to get past this Kourtnee/Meg business. Although I will continue to pray for her, I'm very glad to move on and find a chuckle here and there. It feels good to get that sick feeling out of my stomach/heart/ I only found this site about two weeks ago but I have received many more positive…
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BRCA1 Anyone survivor breast cancer ?
Lookin for someone who is BRCA1 ?
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Going out on a limb
I am going to go out on a limb. Claudia extended a hand to Joggergirl. To paraphrase what some of the ladies hear have expressed and I know that I feel this way, I would rather be tricked by someone, hoaxed whatever because I trusted someone who lies than turn my back on someone who might need me because I think they might…
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Message for Kourtnee/joggergirl
You said you are sorry ... I'm sorry too ... that this has all turned out the way it has. Margo (and I am going to trust that that IS your name) ... I don't think you realize how many people were totally engrossed in the "Kourtnee posts" the past few days. You have no idea how many people were with "you" every minute ...…
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Mild pain and discomfort @ mast. site
I had my mastectomy 5/22/08 and since then the incision and armpit areas have been basically numb. Recently however there is discomfort and some mild pain-both with arm movement and by touching the area. I mentioned this to my onc on Monday- had a CT on Tuesday and yesterday the nurse read the results to me over the phone.…
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Trust and My Philosophy...
I used to teach at a local university - mostly freshmen level courses. Some of my students were still in their high school mode, and when assignments were late, they would come up with some far fetched stories as to "why." However, there was one instance in which the "far fetched" story turned out to be true and that…
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how can we believe anything
I hope no one is offended by my reaction to the 'Kourtnee' matter, but how can we believe anything this person says? She could be telling the truth, but she could not be. I feel like this whole thing is one giant hoax. The thing that makes me the most angry is that when I heard 'Kourtnee' had died, I immediately started…
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Good Thing I didn't take an actual vow of silence!!!!!
Okay everyone~ I said I wasn't going to post, but you all are forcing me into it! As I previously stated, I have been a member of CSN since 2003; a long time to be communing with us cancer-types! LOL A few years ago, I, along with a good dozen others, was duped into believing a circumstance much like the one we are…
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Herceptin...
Hello. I spoke to all of you a few months ago when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. It has been a loooooooong road to here since November 07, of 2008. My post was what to say to my mom. She is taking only the Herceptin treatment. Her cancer doctor has been very rude and I am not sure what to do at this point. But,…
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Good Grief!!!
Hi Ladies...I cannot believe that just by being gone a few days from the boards, all that has happened. I lost my internet service for a bit. And I come back to MUCH going on. While I am saddened by all that has gone on, I have missed hearing about how everyone was doing. I cannot imagine not being here to check in with…
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Sending cards to Kourtnee's Family
Melody~ That Kourtnee's life here with us on the boards came to such an abrupt end has many of us reeling. I know from the posts that she was estranged from her family; yet at the proverbial end of the day, they have lost a daughter. With that in mind, I was wondering if you would possibly share with us the family's…
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Prothesis
Hey Chili and CR1954 how are your guys doing with your breast prothesis? I have found by the end of the day I am sure ready to get ride of it for some freedom, and I still have a slight creeping up on one side. But I feel a whole lot better in public. Hugs to all my pink sisters!! JoMama
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Moopy's Turn Tomorrow!!!
Hello, Moopy! As so many here are thinking of Jackie today, so happy for the end of her chemotherapy, her FINAL treatment, so ready & willing to celebrate her huge accomplishment... I am also thinking of you, dear. Because TOMORROW - it's YOUR turn! YAY! :-) ... I'm smilin' for ya, already! Heartfelt hopes & prayers your…