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YAHOO --- I'M A RAD GRAD!!!!!

I feel on top of the world! (One more treatment out of the way.)
YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!! :-)
Merry Christmas & Happy Hannukah to all you Pink Ladies and Gents!!!!
Betsy
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Oh Yay Betsy *\0/*Double Whammy said:I remember it well
Ah, graduation day. So happy you made it!
Suzanne
What a
Oh Yay Betsy *\0/*
What a great Christmas present indeed. Time to start living it up once again...
Hugs,
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Congrats BetsyTexasgirl10 said:I'm doing the happy dance
WHOOHOO!!!! Congratulations & YOU GO GIRL!!!! I'm so excited & happy for you. Merry Christmas.
Hugs & God Bless,
Dawne
♥ Kristin
Congrats Betsy
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Rad Grad
I'm so happy for you. I will be starting 3 weeks of daily rads in January. Not much looking forward to it but I suppose after the side effects of chemo it'll be a breeze. It's all part of the "I want my life back" process, right?
I suppose it'll be about a year until things will seem normal again since even my eyelashes are gone and I'm losing my fingernails. I wonder if anyone has any idea how long before the muscles stop hurting, the bone pain leaves and the bottom of my feet will not hurt. I wasn't able to have my 6th and final infusion due to bad side effects (Taxotere was rough on me) but my PET scan came back clean, even the spot on my spine.
Any suggestions about the finger nails lifting and how to keep them from tearing off. Bandaids aren't working since they loosen too fast. I've experienced breaking a nail just below the quick, but this is too much!!
Other than this I had a good Christmas since I wasn't in bed due to that last infusion. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday as well. We all seem able to arise to any occasion when necessary. And we aren't about to let something like cancer get in the way of the most special time of the year.
Love to all
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Lynne. Sounds like you'veLynne Logan said:Rad Grad
I'm so happy for you. I will be starting 3 weeks of daily rads in January. Not much looking forward to it but I suppose after the side effects of chemo it'll be a breeze. It's all part of the "I want my life back" process, right?
I suppose it'll be about a year until things will seem normal again since even my eyelashes are gone and I'm losing my fingernails. I wonder if anyone has any idea how long before the muscles stop hurting, the bone pain leaves and the bottom of my feet will not hurt. I wasn't able to have my 6th and final infusion due to bad side effects (Taxotere was rough on me) but my PET scan came back clean, even the spot on my spine.
Any suggestions about the finger nails lifting and how to keep them from tearing off. Bandaids aren't working since they loosen too fast. I've experienced breaking a nail just below the quick, but this is too much!!
Other than this I had a good Christmas since I wasn't in bed due to that last infusion. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday as well. We all seem able to arise to any occasion when necessary. And we aren't about to let something like cancer get in the way of the most special time of the year.
Love to all
Lynne
Lynne. Sounds like you've had a really rough go of it. I just had my 3rd of 4 treatments of Taxotere & Cytoxan. Except for the hair loss and fatigue (the hair loss being horrifying), it hasn't been so bad for me so far. I haven't lost my eyelashes or eyebrows. The doctor tells me they're usually the first to go. I hope she knows what she's talking about cause that has really given me hope that I won't loose them afterall. It may be that because of the number of infusions you had that it's been so bad for you. My heart goes out to you Lynee. YES, you said it exactly right. I want my life back!! Don't know who I am when I look in the mirror. I have not hooked up with a support group yet mainly due to the holidays. But really NEED to know someone who "speaks my new language" (cancer). People try to sympathize and relate and even help, but no one can begin to know until they've gone through it. Hang in there Lynne. "this too shall pass". Vicky (madsters)
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