Who are you?

mjjones453

GayleMc said:

I just saw this topic. Love
I just saw this topic. Love it. I'm Gayle and my screen name is very original, My 1st name and beginning of my last. I live in Central PA in a small town along the Susquehanna. The town is called Watsontown and it is about 55 miles north of Harrisburg. I grew up as an Air Force brat so lived all over the country.I was diagnosed Dec. 09 wit IDC, results are stage 1, no node involvement and clean margins on the lumpectomy. Had C/T chemo for 3 mos. and 33 rad treatments. I'm feeling fine now, and as usual dread the upcoming check-ups. This is a great idea JoJo.

my name is Mary
I am from the Chicago, Il area. I was 49 when I was diagnosed in Feb. with Stage one, IDC. No nodes. I had a lumpectomy followed by Radiation. Found my lump doing a self breast exam.

New Flower

KathiM said:

Been gone awhile....
Kathi is my real name, no mystery there. 2x cancer survivor, first stage III colon cancer, then stage II breast cancer, 6 months later. Just passed 4 years from last treatment in June. I celebrated my 55th birthday in Germany this year....the wine country...lovely! Spent 55 Euros at the Grand Casino in Monte Carlo on the number 5 (we were on a Mediterranean cruise in July, 55, born in 1955, 5 years survivor).

I travel alot now, this stuff changed my life. I live in 2 countries, Southern California in America, and a beautiful town in The Netherlands (Holland). I switch countries every 3 months...just got back to CA last Wednesday...

Hugs, Kathi

Hi Kathi
Welcome back,we missed you at California Re-union

New Flower

mjjones453 said:

my name is Mary
I am from the Chicago, Il area. I was 49 when I was diagnosed in Feb. with Stage one, IDC. No nodes. I had a lumpectomy followed by Radiation. Found my lump doing a self breast exam.

My screen name is New Flower
I live in Los Angeles. I have been on the board for about year now. I came after I finished invasive treatments. For me this board is more than discussion about cancer it is about life and friendships. We all have common bond and connected to each other.

I found a lump under my armpit while taking a shower and still remember that night. I was diagnosed with stage IIIC in June 2008 at the age of 46. I underwent all possible treatments, including mastectomy, 21 nodes removed/10 positive, reconstruction, 6 cycles of Chemo, 40 radiations, currently on estrogen blockers combination.
I always wanted to meet survivors. I met with TraciLA in June,that was a very exciting event.We both live in San Fernando Valley. 6 weeks later Cindy organized Southern California Re-union luncheon in Long Beach, where 16 survivors from this board meet in person and celebrated life and friendship which was initiated here on this network.

GreeneyedGirl

New Flower said:

My screen name is New Flower
I live in Los Angeles. I have been on the board for about year now. I came after I finished invasive treatments. For me this board is more than discussion about cancer it is about life and friendships. We all have common bond and connected to each other.

I found a lump under my armpit while taking a shower and still remember that night. I was diagnosed with stage IIIC in June 2008 at the age of 46. I underwent all possible treatments, including mastectomy, 21 nodes removed/10 positive, reconstruction, 6 cycles of Chemo, 40 radiations, currently on estrogen blockers combination.
I always wanted to meet survivors. I met with TraciLA in June,that was a very exciting event.We both live in San Fernando Valley. 6 weeks later Cindy organized Southern California Re-union luncheon in Long Beach, where 16 survivors from this board meet in person and celebrated life and friendship which was initiated here on this network.

My we have grown!!
so many newbies here, and yet we bond so quickly!! My name is Melanie and I live in Fircrest Wa. (near Tacoma). I am the passenger on the harley in the photo. I just turned 50 this year. Orig. diagnosis of dcis in 06 (left breast, no history). Lumpectomy, radiation. Stage 0 and contained. Then a recurrence in same breast in 08 so had unilateral mastectomy with lat flap reconstruction. I have been married 25 years, have 4 kids and 2 grand kids. I love spicy food, fabulous music, "stuff" from the 40's & 50's and convertible cars!
I grew up in the country the youngest of 6 kids, riding horses and fishing the waters of the Northwest.

aysemari

KathiM said:

Been gone awhile....
Kathi is my real name, no mystery there. 2x cancer survivor, first stage III colon cancer, then stage II breast cancer, 6 months later. Just passed 4 years from last treatment in June. I celebrated my 55th birthday in Germany this year....the wine country...lovely! Spent 55 Euros at the Grand Casino in Monte Carlo on the number 5 (we were on a Mediterranean cruise in July, 55, born in 1955, 5 years survivor).

I travel alot now, this stuff changed my life. I live in 2 countries, Southern California in America, and a beautiful town in The Netherlands (Holland). I switch countries every 3 months...just got back to CA last Wednesday...

Hugs, Kathi

Welcome back Kathi!!
I missed your posts. Wow, I knew about your colon cancer but I had no idea
about your breast cancer diagnosis.l What an inspiration you are.

Hugs,
Ayse

turquoisea

GreeneyedGirl said:

My we have grown!!
so many newbies here, and yet we bond so quickly!! My name is Melanie and I live in Fircrest Wa. (near Tacoma). I am the passenger on the harley in the photo. I just turned 50 this year. Orig. diagnosis of dcis in 06 (left breast, no history). Lumpectomy, radiation. Stage 0 and contained. Then a recurrence in same breast in 08 so had unilateral mastectomy with lat flap reconstruction. I have been married 25 years, have 4 kids and 2 grand kids. I love spicy food, fabulous music, "stuff" from the 40's & 50's and convertible cars!
I grew up in the country the youngest of 6 kids, riding horses and fishing the waters of the Northwest.

Happy to be here!
This is my first time here and I am having a great time reading about so many strong women..!

My favorite color is tourquoise.. and I absolutely love the sea.. so, there it is, my turquoisea..! I live in Florida, I am 28 years, was diagnosed with Stage 3 BC last October, went through chemotherapy, mastectomy, radiation and now I am going through the reconstruction. I am a full time graduate student, was diagnosed 2 months after startting my PhD but definitly kept taking classes during this adventure. Last year was very tough but I also feel very blessed. I have an adorable man, been married for a bit more than a year now. He has been an angel to me...

I have always thought that it was weird that I was diagnosed in October, the BC awareness month.. I was SO unaware of BC, no one in my family has had it before.. I can't believe we are again in October..!

jo jo

turquoisea said:

Happy to be here!
This is my first time here and I am having a great time reading about so many strong women..!

My favorite color is tourquoise.. and I absolutely love the sea.. so, there it is, my turquoisea..! I live in Florida, I am 28 years, was diagnosed with Stage 3 BC last October, went through chemotherapy, mastectomy, radiation and now I am going through the reconstruction. I am a full time graduate student, was diagnosed 2 months after startting my PhD but definitly kept taking classes during this adventure. Last year was very tough but I also feel very blessed. I have an adorable man, been married for a bit more than a year now. He has been an angel to me...

I have always thought that it was weird that I was diagnosed in October, the BC awareness month.. I was SO unaware of BC, no one in my family has had it before.. I can't believe we are again in October..!

Hi Turquoisea welcome to
Hi Turquoisea welcome to this amazing site! Just sorry you have to be here.
Thats so weird cuz i was also diagnosed last Oct (in BC awareness month) and knew nothing of cancer either and now being Oct again i know more about BC than i ever wanted to.

upnorthlive57

shelbyhome said:

My name is Robbin and my
My name is Robbin and my last name is Shelby and I went with shelbyhome because I love my home. I was dx Feb.26, 2010 and 2 weeks ago I had my exchange. I had A typical dysplasa in 2001 and my cancer grew in spite while taking Tamoxifin and I have tried Arimidex and Femera with bad results so I just started Aromasin so lets pray that I can handle that! I like to read everyones stories because you all understand more than family could ever, I relate to most of you.Thanks for being here! I am live in Michigan.

michigan
hi robbin where in mich do u live?

upnorthlive57

beetle25 said:

Hi all I am from southern
Hi all I am from southern IL. I actually live 23 miles from St. Louis. My screen name is from a nickname I have had since my freshman year of high school My name is Paula. I was diagnosed with TNBC IDC in Feb. 2010. I had chemo first followed by a lumpectomy and now am in the process of radiation. I have 12 rads left. I figure if all work out right I will be done on October 12. I am 46 yrs old and have two wonderful children a son who is 13 and a daughter who is 15 and a husband who is very overprotective sometimes.

paula
Hi Paula my daughter and her husband and now two year old daughter live in IL. My son n law is in the air force they live on base Scotts Joshua has been in the AF since HS 10 yrs ago. I went there two years ago what a difference in the weather from up here. Actually this wkend they are talking our first snow/sleet YUCK

upnorthlive57

Snowkitty said:

My name is Cindy (62) and I
My name is Cindy (62) and I live in southeast Michigan. I was dx'd with IDC stage 1 in May of this year. Had a lumpectomy in June, did chemo, starting rads and Arimidex.

I had the best cat in the world named Snowkitty. My son brought home a stray, pregnant,flea riddled white cat who wouldn't leave our deck, so we finally let her in with our 2 dogs and 1 cat. Needless-to-say, we then needed to get the whole house sprayed for fleas. For 19 years, she was with us.

Cindy

South east Michigan
Hi Cindy, I have family in Dearborn Heights, how close are u to there?

sparkle1

My name is Brenda. I got my
My name is Brenda. I got my screen name from my favorite movie and nickname from college. I'm 52 (53 on October 4th) and live in Indiana and work in Chicago.

fauxma

KathiM said:

Been gone awhile....
Kathi is my real name, no mystery there. 2x cancer survivor, first stage III colon cancer, then stage II breast cancer, 6 months later. Just passed 4 years from last treatment in June. I celebrated my 55th birthday in Germany this year....the wine country...lovely! Spent 55 Euros at the Grand Casino in Monte Carlo on the number 5 (we were on a Mediterranean cruise in July, 55, born in 1955, 5 years survivor).

I travel alot now, this stuff changed my life. I live in 2 countries, Southern California in America, and a beautiful town in The Netherlands (Holland). I switch countries every 3 months...just got back to CA last Wednesday...

Hugs, Kathi

Nice to hear from you and
Nice to hear from you and welcome back to So. California. Hope all is going well for you and Hans.
Stef

EveningStar2

always fun!
I always like these threads!

I am 57 diagnosed with DCIS in January 2009, had a lumpectomy and 33 rad treatments (love the "tanning sessions" someone used). Burned, got over it. All this in Las Vegas NV. Moved to the Navajo reservation in NM in June 2009, had a pulmonary embolism shower in November-probably caused by the tamoxifen. Was on oxygen 24/7 for awhile-I even put it in a backpack and went back to work, I'm an RN. I only wear when sleeping now but I live at 7300 feet so that may be part of it. I am scheduled to have a thyroid biopsy on 21 October for a nodule but hope that is totally unrelated to the rest of this. My mom had BC but I am BRAC negative.

I live with my third husband of 13 years and 3 rescued cats--see the pix. I'm not sure how I ever would have gotten through all this crap without the wonderful women (and and a few guys) on this board. I recommend to *anyone* that has BC.

Maureen

beetle25

upnorthlive57 said:

paula
Hi Paula my daughter and her husband and now two year old daughter live in IL. My son n law is in the air force they live on base Scotts Joshua has been in the AF since HS 10 yrs ago. I went there two years ago what a difference in the weather from up here. Actually this wkend they are talking our first snow/sleet YUCK

Hi upnorth
I actually live 8 miles from Scott AFB. If you are ever in the area please let me know. I agree with you about the snow, YUCK way to early for snow. We are in the 60's and 70's and everyone is complaining about how cold it is. I hope your family is enjoying there time in IL and in the metro east area.

youngnana

Too young to be a grandma.
I was 39 when I was blessed by the birth of my 1st grandchild...but alas, was much to young to be called grandma, so became nana.....youngnana...Born and raised near Portland, Oregon. Age 50, no family history of cancer. Diagnosed IDC 2/23/10, bilateral mastectomy 3/16/10, grade 1, stage 1, no nodes affected, exhange surgery 7/6/10....Nipples scheduled for 10/6.....on the 5year plan with Femara. A long road, but not nearly as long as others here...my prayers go to all on this journey, no matter how long, or short, the struggle continues, we are all strong when we are united.

Jean 0609

linpsu said:

Great idea Jo Jo
My name is Linda and I'm a proud alum of Penn State, hence the PSU part of my screen name. I'm 58 and was diagnosed Feb. 2010 with Stage 3C triple negative BC, which is a reoccurence from 2 years ago at my mastectomy site. I had just a mastectomy 2 years ago (plus reconstruction), but this time around I've had chemo (4 A/C and 4 Taxol), another mastectomy to remove the implant and more tissue, and just started radiation last week.
I'm from Pennsylvania, and have 2 married children and 3 grandchildren - 1-year-old twins and a new baby. I am the director of a preschool, and had been a teacher of 4-year-olds as well, but gave up the teaching part of the job this year after 25 years due to my health issues. I just couldn't keep up with those kids anymore!
So, all you PA-MD-NJ gals - when are we having our get-together?
Linda

Let's Do This PA-NJ-MD-DC
I'll make another post.

EveningStar2

EveningStar2 said:

always fun!
I always like these threads!

I am 57 diagnosed with DCIS in January 2009, had a lumpectomy and 33 rad treatments (love the "tanning sessions" someone used). Burned, got over it. All this in Las Vegas NV. Moved to the Navajo reservation in NM in June 2009, had a pulmonary embolism shower in November-probably caused by the tamoxifen. Was on oxygen 24/7 for awhile-I even put it in a backpack and went back to work, I'm an RN. I only wear when sleeping now but I live at 7300 feet so that may be part of it. I am scheduled to have a thyroid biopsy on 21 October for a nodule but hope that is totally unrelated to the rest of this. My mom had BC but I am BRAC negative.

I live with my third husband of 13 years and 3 rescued cats--see the pix. I'm not sure how I ever would have gotten through all this crap without the wonderful women (and and a few guys) on this board. I recommend to *anyone* that has BC.

Maureen

name
I forgot to explain the name! I can't even blame chemobrain because I didn't have chemo. Must be old age!

I started as evening star years ago on CB because "I don't shine in the morning"--I've worked nights for 28 years. I figure the only way to see 6am is if you haven't gone to bed yet. The 2 came from an email addy when "eveningstar" was already taken.

Maureen

Kara0221

Hi My name is Kara, I live
Hi My name is Kara, I live in Washington (state), I am a proud Wife & mom of 5 kids (18-10) I was dx on June 24, 2010 with DCIS and had a lumpectomy followed by radiation. Now going in for 2nd lumpectomy (on the 8th) on other side with chemo to follow :-(
I love to scrapbook, I used to hike (when I had the energy), and truley enjoy having my puppies in side with me... I chose my name because it's my name and my wedding anniversary. My picture was taken at the Seattle Susan Komen 3 day last year.. Love that sign!

padee6339

Hubby said:

I'm Bob
My wife is triple neg (sort of; long story)and she is on another web site. We both need our space to vent and get emotional support. She had a lumpectomy and is almost finished with chemo (Hip Hip Hooray; did I mention that chemo s*cks). We live on Long Island in NY. I'm 49.

Help is on the way...

Hi Bob
I am so glad you are there for your wife. I was also triple negative, had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. I grew up in Queens. I still have a brother in Roslyn Heights. I loved spending weekends out there with his family. As a wild young ting in 1970/71 and 72 we had a group of us rent houses in the Hamptons. We had a ball on Tiana beach, with the bands. One of our houses was a big old house right on the water across from the Coast Guard Station. I think there were about 20 of us in that house. It may be a restaurant now, I was trying to find pictures of it. I had cousins in East Islip and spent a lot of time there. Needless to say, I do miss the Island, other than living in Queens, it was my favorite place to be. Where on the Island are you and your wife from?

I am praying for you and your wife. It is great to have such support and you are a special person for being there for her. It is not easy.

Pat

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Wow those eyes Jo Jo
Glad you gave us a close up because I miss those eyes that a cousin of mine has that are just like yours. People say the same about my son's eyes but not the greyish blue that your's are.
I am Tara from British Columbia BC the mother of one child a son who has finally grown up and become the man I dreamed he would be. Mostly a single mother with the father MIA but great family and friends that proved "Love is all you need." I have a great partner who has been able to stick it out with me though are lives are much different than we could have thought let alone dream.
I say 14 year they say 13 year stage 3 breast cancer survivor with 11 out of 21 positive nodes. Guess that is why I still think about cancer and increased risks along with finding out triple negative and I was apart of a study that was looking at positive and negative HER survivors through time.

2 fave number and 24 number chose if 22 wasn't available when picking the jersey for the teams. New to internet didn't know back then what I know now LOLOLOl