I'm new, can we do a survey?

BioAdoptMom3 said:

State (and city if you want
State (and city if you want to share it) - Daytona Beach area, FL

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 52 and Pre-menopausal

Type of BC, stage and grade - IDC, stage 1, grade 3

Type of surgery you had, or will have - lumpectomy and 1 re-excision

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - Radiation for sure, not sure yet about hormone therapy or chemo, see onco for the first time this coming Wednesday

Do you have children? Genders and ages? 2 boys, ages 23 and 20 and 1 girl, age 11, all at home

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? Not yet

Pets? What kinds? 2 beagles at home and 2 hamsters in my classroom

Career - Teacher (currently Kindergarten)

Favorite food - Spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread, ice-cream

Favorite beverage - Coke

Favorite holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, 4th of July

Favorite TV show - Don't really have one because I would rather spend my free time on the computer. I do like the old Saturday Night Live reruns

Favorite sport - Baseball and softball

Things you enjoy doing - Computer time, reading, swimming, making and listening to music, riding my bike

Nancy

I'm new too
Hi I am new too I just joined yesterday.


State (and city if you want to share it) -

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 35 (will be 36 Tuesday) pre-menopause

Type of BC, stage and grade - two 1)ductal with lobular features Er+,Pr+ and Her2+, Grade 2
2)Ductal Er-, Pr- and Her2+, Grade 2
no lymph nodes involved
put together they gave me stage 2 Breast cancer
Type of surgery you had, or will have - left side mastectomy will have TRAM reconstruction after radiation

Type of other treatments you have had or will have -I had chemo first to shrink them (abraxane, carboplatin and Herceptin) radiation starting Tuesday, my birthday , then tamoxifen for 5 years

Do you have children? Genders and ages? boy 6(almost 7) and girl 4

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages?

Pets? What kinds? 2 cats (Scratchy kitty and fatty cat) can you tell my kids named them?
1 dog, and 1 bird.

Career - sales and homeschooling my kids

Favorite food - lemon chicken

Favorite beverage - Starbucks Chai

Favorite holidays - Thanksgiving

Favorite TV show - wipe out that show makes me laugh.

Favorite sport -

Things you enjoy doing - scrapbooking, shopping and spending time with my kids

survey info


State (and city if you want to share it) - PA, south-central

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 56, semi-post

Type of BC, stage and grade - T3 N1 M0

Type of surgery you had, or will have - modified radical mastectomy, right side

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - 8 rounds chemo, 33 rads

Do you have children? Genders and ages? none

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? none

Pets? What kinds? 3 cats - 1 16-year old & 2 16-month Siamese (brother & sister)

Career - retail management, now professional volunteer

Favorite food - SEAFOOD of any kind & chocolate

Favorite beverage - milk

Favorite holidays - Christmas

Favorite TV show - good question

Favorite sport - ice hockey

Hobbies - reading, rubber stamping cards, needlework, photography, computer

Nancy
State: Florida
Age: 46 MPS: Chemo Induced
BC: IDC pre-chemo/no stage grade:UK
Lumpectomy-no node involvement
T/C/H w/Rads
Children: 25b, 19g, 14b GC: 2, both 2,b&g
Pets: St. Bernard, Cat, Rabbit, 2 doves, and an Oscar fish
Career: Auto/Heavy Equip. Glass
Food: Filet Mignon & Chocolate :-)
Beverage: Ovaltine & V-8 Fusions
Holiday: Christmas
TV: try not to watch too much, but love reality shows such as the Secret Millionaire or Extreme Home Makeover where people help others less fortunate.
Sport: Baseball
Hobbies: Yard/Estate Sales, puzzles, fishing, camping, shell hunting, volunteering

BioAdoptMom3 said:

State (and city if you want
State (and city if you want to share it) - Daytona Beach area, FL

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 52 and Pre-menopausal

Type of BC, stage and grade - IDC, stage 1, grade 3

Type of surgery you had, or will have - lumpectomy and 1 re-excision

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - Radiation for sure, not sure yet about hormone therapy or chemo, see onco for the first time this coming Wednesday

Do you have children? Genders and ages? 2 boys, ages 23 and 20 and 1 girl, age 11, all at home

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? Not yet

Pets? What kinds? 2 beagles at home and 2 hamsters in my classroom

Career - Teacher (currently Kindergarten)

Favorite food - Spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread, ice-cream

Favorite beverage - Coke

Favorite holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, 4th of July

Favorite TV show - Don't really have one because I would rather spend my free time on the computer. I do like the old Saturday Night Live reruns

Favorite sport - Baseball and softball

Things you enjoy doing - Computer time, reading, swimming, making and listening to music, riding my bike

Nancy

Cumberland Plateau
Crossville,TN
56--way past menopause. Went through it at 39 and again at 47
Stage 1A(?)ER+PR+HER2-,onco score 14,no lymph nodes involved.
lumpectomy, left breast took out about a 1/3...lump was kidney bean size
7 weeks of stints in the photon tanning bed, no chemo, arimidex for 7-10 yrs.
no children
no grandchildren
currently 1 cat(hopefully will be a dog owner again soon)
retired-ATT communications technician--work part time sometimes as a
bartender or a server
favorite food?? List is too long, could list the ones I dislike--it would be short!
favorite beverage?? Well--water, but adult refreshments top the list along with
several daily glasses of green tea and shooters of vinegar and water.
favorite holiday?? Don't really have one
favorite TV?? X-files
favorite sport?? NASCAR,football, golf
things I like to do?? read, cook,fiddle in my garden if this stinkin' winter would
ever go away,tai chi,meditation. I used to do quite a bit of beading, but my creative-ness
is currently just not there.

Donna

Survey
State (and city if you want to share it) - Colorado Springs, CO

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 57 - post

Type of BC, stage and grade - IDC, stage IIIA grade 2

Type of surgery you had, or will have - lumpectomy (2 years ago)

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - chemo - A/C/T and rads

Do you have children? Genders and ages? 2 girls, 38, 39

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? 6 total - 2 girls 18 & 15 (who live with me) and 3 boys - 8, 6, 4, and another girl 1 1/2

Pets? What kinds? 2 dogs, husky/lab mixes and 4 cats

Career - bookkeeper

Favorite food - extreme pizza and almost anything chocolate

Favorite beverage - tab

Favorite holidays - 4th of july, christmas

Favorite TV show - NCIS's, CSI's, Law & Order and SVU, Criminial Intent (picking up a pattern here??)

Great idea.

marge

Favorite sport - absolutely none of them

Things you enjoy doing - computer, reading, walking, swimming

CypressCynthia said:

State (and city if you want
State (and city if you want to share it) - Louisiana

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 58; post

Type of BC, stage and grade -IDC, ER+, Stage 4 (bone mets)

Type of surgery you had, or will have - Had 2 mastectomies (different years) and reconstruction

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - Had rads, chemo, tamoxifen. Currently, zometa and arimidex

Do you have children? daughter; age 29

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? Nope

Pets? What kinds? 2 dogs; 2 cats (all rescues)

Career - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Favorite food - Any vegetable

Favorite beverage - Coffee

Favorite holidays - Christmas

Favorite TV show - Judge Judy (I know, it's embarrassing)

Favorite sport - Enjoy watching football if the Saints are playing ;-). Otherwise, I like to walk, hike and swim (sports?)

Things you enjoy doing - Gardening and reading

State (and city if you want
State (and city if you want to share it) - Central Texas

Age or age range (if you want to share) 50 went into chemopause after 1st tx 11 months ago nothing since

Type of BC, stage and grade IDC stage 1 grade 1 ER+ PR+ HER-

Type of surgery you had, or will have - lumpectomy

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - 4 rounds C/T 30 rads on Tamoxifen now

Do you have children? daughter 28 son 25

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? 2 grandsons 3 1/2 and 1. granddaughter 1 in 2 weeks

Pets? What kinds? 2 dogs Yorkie- Walker Chihauhau-Max

Career - Self employed child care provider

Favorite food - a good hamburger

Favorite beverage -diet Dr.Pepper

Favorite holidays - Thanksgiving-Christmas

Favorite TV show - NCIS

Favorite sport - HS football or little kids playing t-ball or basketball

Things you enjoy doing - Reading,sewing spending time with my kids and grandkids


Janice

Fun
State (and city if you want to share it) - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 39 post
Type of BC, stage and grade - IDC Triple Negative Stage IV with Bone mets
Type of surgery you had, or will have - Bilateral mastectomy 5 reconstruction and more to go
Type of other treatments you have had or will have - Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Taxol, 30 rounds of radiation and now on xeloda
Do you have children? Genders and ages? Daughter 21 and Son 16
Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? Patiently waiting
Pets? What kinds? Black Lab (Doc) Italian Greyhound (Eros)
Career - Human Services - College
Favorite food - Love all kinds of food, I'll eat almost anything.
Favorite beverage - Coffee
Favorite holidays - Thanksgiving
Favorite TV show - Dexter
Favorite sport - TaeKwonDo
Things you enjoy doing - Family, Friends, Gardening, Reading and Animals

Gabe N Abby Mom said:

State (and city if you want
State (and city if you want to share it) - Sacramento, CA

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 48 Perimenopausal prior to chemo

Type of BC, stage and grade - triple neg IBC, stage 3, grade 3

Type of surgery you had, or will have - Bilateral Mastectomy on JaN 14, 2011

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - had 6 rounds TAC chemo, and 44 rounds of rads

Do you have children? Genders and ages? Gabe 14, Abby 10 (they're in my avatar picture)

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? No.

Pets? What kinds? Indoor cat Cleo is 18, she was a rescue when she was a few months old. We also have an outdoor cat, Suzy, someone dumped her in the neighborhood so we take care of her.

Career - I'm currently on medical leave from my job as a bank manager.

Favorite food - I'm not picky, but don't really have favorites.

Favorite beverage - Currently it's a chai latte at Starbucks, but that could change.

Favorite holidays - Hmmm...don't really have one.

Favorite TV show - So you think you can dance.

Favorite sport - walking

Things you enjoy doing - reading, time with my family, museums,

Good Post!
State (and city if you want to share it) - South Shore~ MA

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - 56 post menopausal

Type of BC, stage and grade - IDC Stage 3 (T-2 N2a)

Type of surgery you had, or will have - lumpectomy w/reexcision

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - 4 Adriamycin & Cytoxin. 4 Taxol-33 ( I think) rads
Do you have children? Genders and ages? 3 daughters..Lorna, Elizabeth and Tahlia

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? 2 boys and 2 girls

Pets? What kinds? none

Career - I'm currently on medical leave from my job as a Purchasing Agent

Favorite food - everything! I'm a foodie

Favorite beverage - coffee

Favorite holidays - Christmas

Favorite TV show - too many to list

Favorite sport - walking and watching the grandsons play baseball

Things you enjoy doing - spending time with the children and grandchildren, going to the beach & reading

jamiegww said:

Not to be a "party-pooper".
But I just felt I might need to remind you all that this is viewable by anybody and everybody on the Internet whether they are a member of this board or not. Please be careful.

HUGS!!!
Jamie

Good Point -
Especially with our 'resident' troll recently being back!

Susan

And the Answers are...
State (and city if you want to share it) - So. Cal.

Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - Fabulous 50's!

Type of BC, stage and grade - Stage 1, not sure of the grade (Low, I think)

Type of surgery you had, or will have - Lumpectomy 10/12/2009

Type of other treatments you have had or will have - Chemo and rads - finished 04/28/2010

Do you have children? Genders and ages? 3 stepsons 17 to 29

Do you have grandchildren? Genders and ages? Not yet!

Pets? What kinds? 1 kitty cat - calico, and 1 adorable dog - Papillon

Career - Human Resources

Favorite food - Tough one - I love 'em all! Chocolate (preferably See's) and mexican food are right at the top!

Favorite beverage - Hot Apple Cider

Favorite holidays - Valentine's Day and Christmas

Favorite TV show - Jeopardy, Entourage, West Wing, M*A*S*H, Sunday Morning

Favorite sport - Watching - Basketball, doing - Swimming

Things you enjoy doing - Reading, yoga, horseback riding

Good point about sharing information - I tried not to "overshare"