-
Regarding Herciptin
Hi it's lilmermaid. Brenda I just got your message. I did not know you had liver mets. How long have you had it and how many different chemos have you had. You said your liver is clear for now, does that mean the tumors have dissappeared? What is herciptin? Is it a chemo and does it have any side effects? How long were you…
-
Signing Off For A While
Hi, All!!!! Just wanted to post and let you all know the latest and that I won't be on for a while. Remember, though, that you are ALL in my thoughts and prayers every day. DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! The main reason I am writing is to let you know that we found out that the breast surgery I had 3 weeks ago, was ANOTHER cancer. I…
-
Interesting pattern
Hi, I was just reading all the responses to 'worried' about the lower back and abdominal pain, and saw how consistently we seem to be experiencing this. I'm NOT on tamoxifen, cos I started it but became dreadfully depressed and had to come off it. Then, shortly after the sort of menstrual cramping feelings began (I'm 57…
-
Thanks from Worried
I thank everyone for the replies to my message. It was exactly what I wanted to hear. My doctor ordered a pelvic sonogram which I did this morning ... the tech came back after "checking pictures" and did a vaginal sonogram ... she said to get clear pictures and because of my history. Of course that freaked me out ... why?…
-
Moving On
Dear all I have found it so hard to move on past the death of Rosa this past week. I was truly so scared as I am stage 4 mets too & for a while I thought that her end inevitably was to be mine as well. Now I realise she would not want that for any of us & her death is the end of a long well fought fight & what she has left…
-
a woman's wish
hello everybody there this woman i know has only couple month to go she has 2 teenage daughters and her sister is taking the girls afte she gone they are 14,16 she has a friend who has really help her through this and she was hoping she would be able to meet her she said now she knows she won't i live in texas and so does…
-
Oops!
So sorry that my posting appeared twice. I must have hit an incorrect key or something. Anyway,I just noticed it this evening and didn't see an option for deleting one of them. Apologies with Love, Light and Laughter, Inkblot
-
Tiger
I have not posted a message in a long while and so sad to hear of Tiger's death tonight. She was an inspiration to me when I first visited this site in Dec 2000 after my bilateral mastectomy. Through surgery, chemo and reconstructoin and all of the fears that go with that, Tiger helped me to realize that no matter how bad…
-
Thank You for Posting
I just wanted to say that is so nice to come here and put something out there and get the honest responses, you all give. Inkblot I could see by looking around the room of 286 people at this conference, everyone looked GREAT. WE all noticed, even the very ill that EVERYONE looked FINE. A line from a exerpt, of a play we…
-
Living Well With Cancer Conference II
Just wanted to let you know that I once again was honoured to be part of such an incredible group of human beings. This conference was made up of 70% patient/family member/spouce and 30% medical community/national and provincial political appointees. The first conference was the opposite 70% were the medical community. I…
-
Though we grieve......
I was just thinking, as I read all the posts about the loss of Rosa, that probably there are new people who drop into this site every day. If you are new here, please realise that the majority of us at this site are fighting fit as a result of intervention into the progress of our breast cancer. Rosa's breast cancer was…
-
Some HAPPY news
I wanted to pass along the information I got from my Doctor in Boston regarding my MRI I had posted about about 2 weeks ago. He told me that the areas that were seen are residual. He explained yes there "alive" and have broken off the remaining tumor left against my brain stem. The good news is there not growing. They just…
-
chin-up
Have been telling all to keep their chin up and fight this beast we're all fighting. It's hard right now, hubby has prostate cancer for 2 yrs . now it has met. in the bone.goes to the Dr. Mon. to see what treatment is next. I'm getting a body scan Wed.and Thurs will be my first chemo treatment. Am keeping up a good front…
-
A Few GREAT hours!
Hi everyone, I just felt like sharing this evening. My husband is teaching this evening and I am in a reflecting mood. One of the most frustrating things with this disease and treatment is how much it upsets life. I still miss the normalcy of my old life. I should just be use to it now, but it still bothers me. Regardless,…
-
pep talk
Hi all, thanks for the support, took your advise and talked with hubby(larry)It helped, but......Water? I drink lots already, I gotta drink more? Almost all of you had, or are having radiation. Dr. said I won't need it. I don't understand. By acting tough is the only way I keep from crying, and I don't even know why I cry.…
-
TIGER ROAR WILL NOT STOPPPP
To all of you here, we will not let tiger roar stop we going to finish what tiger started thats what tiger lived for thats why she tried so hard to fight it and i myself who is a breast cancer survivor will not let what tiger fought so hard to do and end breast cancer ihave meant a lot of you here at csn cindy tara isaih…
-
last chemo yesterday
well guys, I feel as if my security blanket is gone. I am so happy to have finished chemo, but there is a little part of me deep down inside that is not. I spoke to my social worker at chemo and she said it is very common to feel this way. Radiation is next, I'm going to ask them to put my whole body through the radiation!…
-
ready for support
Hi,I've been reading some of your group's messages, and think this is the right place to be.I will be starting chemo soon, had a simple mastectomy, had infiltrating ductal carcinoma,with 2nodes positive. am 54yrs.old today, a little scared, not of the treatments as much as not knowing if they will be worth it in the long…
-
The Tiger Roars No More
To everyone who knew & loved our Rosa She passed on yesterday (Canadian time) at 3.40 pm. The funeral is to be 22/2. Dave is devasted as is Robbie who at 10 knows what has happened. Jamie at 4 does not realise his mother won't be back. Let's not forget her message of strength & courage to us all & don't let her down. She…
-
Tiger
Hi, My name is Cindy. Tiger is the reason I kept coming back to the Cancer Survivor Network. What a great job. Kept everyone going. I will always remember her spirit to fight, fight, fight. I met alot of really great ladies here on the board. I found a good friend Cheryl on this site because Tiger got me up and going,…
-
A New Hello
I have been looking at some of the correspondence on this site and am truly impressed! I am a second time survivor of breast cancer and have been looking for some place to share my thoughts and feelings. I hope some of what I have to say has meaning to some of you. I won't go into my whole history at this moment because I…
-
Update on scan
Hello dear friends, I write with joyful news. My abdominal cat scans came back negative. I feel as though the dark clouds have been blown away and the new day is beautiful. I was fearful as my second blood tests showed higher liver enzymes. It appears there are only fatty changes in my liver, and I need to loose weight…
-
tiger
As I am new to this group, I thank you very much for the welcome. I have been reading thru some of the messages to know you all better. Tiger was a wonderful, strong, beautiful woman, I know I would have enjoyed being her friend. She was sooooo young.Let's keep our chin's up and kick some CANCER ****!!!!GOD bless you all…
-
Dave's address for sympathy messages
Sorry I forgot this if you want to send a message via snali mail. I do not think he will look at the computer for a while so e-mail is probably not a good idea anyway. 43 Market Street, CFB, North Bay, Ontario POH 1PO, Canada. Love Pam
-
Tiger
I know our Tiger won't be roaring here any more; but I do know she is now singing with the angels; and knowing her she is probably leading them on a march all around God's heaven. If we love her and respect her memory - then like Pam says - we must take up her banner and fight the good fight. This is no time for quitting…
-
ROSA
Just wanted to let you all know that Rosa is now close to the end. She has only a matter of days to live & is unconcious most of the time & is in hospital. Dave is not looking at the computer but I am phoning daily so if you have a message for her I will pass it on.I can't guarantee she will ever hear them as she is not…
-
Thank you also!
Thank you jmears for that information. That made my day reading that! God gives up hope even on the slopes! Take care. Pkay
-
Olympic Survivors
FYI Ildiko Strehli's 10-year-old bobsled was sanded down and given a coat of red, and a pink ribbon, the universal symbol for breast cancer, was painted on each side. "I wanted cancer patients to see you can defeat the disease," says 35-year-old Strehli, a two-time cancer survivor and driver for the Sled Full of Hope, the…
-
Our Loving Tiger
Here's to you my dear, dear friend. I love to quote you for you inspired us all. Your messages on this board are what made me stop and stay awhile - I have saved some of the ones you have sent to me personally and will always cherish the last one you sent to support me in the loss of my Mother. I know you can't read this,…
-
Bookmark this or put in Favorites - test results information
Saw this mentioned in REAL SIMPLE magazine for March 2002. Looked it over and seems to have a lot of info. Good Luck! Jean P.S. Great article in TIME magazine - Feb 18, 2002 - diagrams alone are worth the price.