2005 ROCK-TOBER CHEMO GIRLS

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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 3,116
    edited August 2006
    Just googled my full name and boy..I have a popular name! I own all kinds of companies! And I have all kinds of interesting professions..the best being that I own some kind of record company! Wonder if I make good money???
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  • TracySeattle
    TracySeattle Member Posts: 690
    edited August 2006
    Debbie - Love the pics, what cute kids!

    Amy - sorry you are feeling better about things.... OK - we can just stay here, but I am armed and ready if we need to move on.... LOL!

    Now I am going to go google myself and see what comes up!

    Oh yeah - another Aquafest article this week, www.lakestevensjournal.com

    Wonder if these articles are going to come up when I google my name? Hmmmm....
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  • debbie444
    debbie444 Member Posts: 847
    edited August 2006
    Thankyou - i think the world of them both but then again i am biased!!

    When i googled me i owned an estate agents in Us ( you call it real estate?) i was a life coacg (hahahahah), i have a major in political science, and played racquetball whatever that is!! If however, i used my full Sunday name I was ananchor on KMTV (?) was a psychotherapist and a solicitor. Hmm, what went wrong! I have a very long job title but thats about it!
    Debbie
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  • TracyNY
    TracyNY Member Posts: 434
    edited August 2006
    Oh my word! Just thinking about the private thoughts and fears expressed here being available for the world to see is quite invasive. I won't even google myself to see if it comes up.

    Let's just hope that it only means something to us, its not incriminating, just personal and private, and that outsiders who are privileged to crack into our sisterhood respect our experience and tiptoe on out.

    I co-authored a book with my second husband, or so I found out when I googled myself last. I had no idea he had given me credit (but no money!)
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  • RoseMarie
    RoseMarie Member Posts: 502
    edited August 2006
    Amy - so sorry! That freaked me out a bit and I googled myself too. It actually came up with ligit info about myself where I formally taught, committees I had worked on and then I typed in my name and breast cancer and this discussion board DID come up as well as other boards I was once a part of with my daughter's seizure disorder. Yikes. I thought I was so careful - I certainly have let down my guard over these last few months!

    Debbie - the pictures of your kids are GREAT!! I love hearing about all of your adventures! I'm such a boring mom!

    TaDah - don't remember if I ever wished you a happy birthday but hope you're still celebrating!!

    Well, we've started soccer, ballet, cub scouts and girl scouts this week...I think I'm nuts! (or I will soon be!)
    Oh...I also colored my hair again this morning - a bit darker and more like ME! Still very CURLY but I actually like it!
    Love to all of you - hope you're all having a great day!!
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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 3,116
    edited August 2006
    Hey Rosemarie..good to see you!

    I'm still curly too and have yet to color my hair. I probably won't. I love not worrying about roots! Haven't cut it in 2 months. I'm trying to see how long it can be before I go nuts. So far I'm sane, relatively speaking!

    I'm still energetic from my trip. Started cleaning out cabinets and working on my new business plan. So far, life is treating me well.

    Be well...
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  • marymelodi
    marymelodi Member Posts: 515
    edited August 2006
    Like all of you I've done the Google test. My own name comes up several pages down with a link to the blog that I started. There are many other people with my name . . a Catholic saint, an actress, and a breast cancer researcher, to name but a few. How about that!

    I do sympathize with the uneasy feeling some of you have about personal sharing on the internet. Amy, especially for you, I am very sorry that happened. I do not recall that you have anything to be ashamed of, but of course, there are very personal details in these posts and it would not be nice to know a virtual stranger had read all about onself. I hope you will not be put off from contributing here. We would never be the same without you.

    Debbie: what lovely children you have. They look scrumptious!

    Rosemarie: I'm sure you are a much better mother than you imagine. Only a great mom would worry that she isn't doing enough. I'll bet your kids think you are wonderful, even if they will never tell you that.

    Tracy: read all the Aquafest articles. You have a big job ahead of you but I hve a feeling that next year's Aquafest will be the best ever.

    I am feeling very sad, anxious, and worried today. One of my cats, a male named Tipper, disappeared last night. He has been an indoor cat, but since we cannot find him we suspect he slipped out when visitors were coming in the front door. We searched and searched but had no luck. I waited up with the front door open until midnight, then went up to bed to cry over my lost little boy. It may seem silly, but we have mde these two cats like our kids and to lose him will give me a broken heart. My fear is that someone has taken him away. My husband is going to visit our animal shelter, Lollypop Farm, on his way home to see if our boy ended up there. I will hurry home as soon as possible to search again and see if maybe he got under the porch and is too frightened to come out on his own. Hope our Tipper comes home tonight, without trauma.

    anxiously yours,
    Mary
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  • debbie444
    debbie444 Member Posts: 847
    edited August 2006
    Oh Mary - I am sure he will come home. My cat used to be an indoor cat until we moved. We reckon she is slightly backward ( sleeping in the road, sitting in the rain, walking on 2 legs because she has something stuck in her fur etc!) She refused to come in when we moved so we have bought her a shed and Roger fitted a cat flap and she lives in there happily ( we call it her des res!) but refuses to go through the catflap when we are looking 0 we have to fetch the Key and open the door for her!
    Tipper will be back, he is probably scared somewhere. It shows your husband cares for you if he is helping you look.
    Debbie
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  • ake
    ake Member Posts: 684
    edited August 2006
    mary....i'm sorry about your cat! i'm sure you are a spectacular mother to him, so if he's smart, he'll know to come right back!

    debbie...your kids are friggin' beautiful!

    sorry i freaked out with the whole google thing. it's funny what you all are finding when you google yourself. not me...i did so much public speaking when I got diagnosed...on the local radio and news during October that all my boob stuff pops up anyways.

    I just freaked out when my dad called to warn me...I think it really bugged him that one of his nurses accidentally got to these boards. Granted, my blog is public and I actually plan to print it out and try to publish it, so I'm not embarrassed about my experience with breast cancer. I just didn't want the intimate details being found out.

    My dad did say that when he googled me and saw the part of the discussion board that came up, he was floored by how supportive my October group was. It was when I was having a meltdown about fertility. He said, "I didn't read anything big because I know this is private for you, but the page that did come up was quite impressive. These October women are a great support system for you!" So, I guess the truth came out and if a patient really went through everything and read about my constipation during chemo, my fertility issues, my nipple reconstruction, and my bald noggin, etc. then so be it.

    It would definitely take a lot more to run me off of these boards! I love you all too much!!!!

    Laura...any news? If you want, I'll fly to that radiology place that has your films and hold them hostage until they give you the results. Just say the word!

    Have I told you all recently how much I love you? Seriously. I can't believe we've known each other almost a year!

    Love,
    Amy
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2006

    I wish you had to have permissions to sign on to our various forums. There is a lot I don't talk about since I don't want my ex reading about every thing that happens to me.

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  • TracySeattle
    TracySeattle Member Posts: 690
    edited August 2006
    Hi girls!!!

    Amy, I am glad you are feeling better about the whole thing. I guess we do kind of forget that anyone can come in here and see what we are talking about. I think of it as just being us. Now I can see why kids get drawn into the internet so easily!

    Laura - I hate that you are still waiting!!! I hope you hear something soon.

    Mary - Tipper will come home, I just know it. There is probably just a lot of exploring out there to do!

    Sad news today for me. One of my friends who is a 20 YEAR survivor just found out that the breast cancer is back. She is scheduling a mastectomy. Of course, the treatment 20 years ago was not nearly as aggressive as it is today. I know that she did not go thru chemo. I think we should feel lucky that there have been so many advancements in finding a treatment & cure....

    Hope you are all having a great day!

    t
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  • cathy987
    cathy987 Member Posts: 179
    edited August 2006
    Dear Amy and all you Rocktober girls. This is a plea to not go away. I have been “lurking” on your October chemo board almost since you started. I didn’t start chemo until November 2005 and thought my life was way too busy to commit to posting info about every little thing I was experiencing. I run my business with 10 full time employees, travel, and have been responsible for the care (in a nursing home) of my late Husband’s mother. I also had to travel 100 miles to the nearest treatment center.

    I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to you wonderful women because every step of the way your encouragement to each other has kept me going. I knew what to expect all the way through treatment.

    My two biggest regrets have been in not joining in when you encouraged a few others with delayed October chemo dates to stick with you and in not sharing my encouragement to you. You have all been prayed for.

    I was diagnosed with DCIS/left breast July 19, 2005 the day my grand-daughter was born in NYC. So for me her birthday will always be a special reminder of my survival.

    I had two lumpectomies followed by mast in October.

    I sometimes don’t check you guys out for a couple weeks and then spend a few hours after work catching up. You who have stuck with this board are definitely the most positive up-beat group of women I have ever witnessed

    I have to believe there are others like me who have gained much from your forum but just haven’t registered.

    From the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

    Cathy/66
    .5cm ER-PR- HER/2+++
    1/15+ node
    4AC 12T Herceptin until April 2007
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2006
    Hi Debbie,

    What great photos! Your children are lovely. The pictures, though scanned look very clear. You did a marvelous job.
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  • ake
    ake Member Posts: 684
    edited August 2006
    us rocktober girls aint going anywhere. we'll hopefully still be here together to celebrate 10 years or more being out of chemo
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  • sherryhaire
    sherryhaire Member Posts: 192
    edited August 2006

    To Cathy and Victoria--Us Rocktober girls and I sure hope I speak for all of us-There is so much love and support here even enough room to share when needed!!!

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  • TracySeattle
    TracySeattle Member Posts: 690
    edited August 2006
    Cathy and Victoria!

    You are more than welcome to hang out here with us! We are here for you!
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  • Paula15089
    Paula15089 Member Posts: 373
    edited August 2006
    hi all,

    well, finally i got access to internet, and what do i do first of all? check this thread of course!!
    wow, lots of posts while i am away...

    Laura - praying for good results for you...

    Amy - know how you feel. Internet is an invasive place. It is strange to not see your avatar though.
    One of my best friends got pregnant, too. Lots of happy and sad emotions for me.

    There has been a discussion about b'days some time back - mine is 11 feb.

    Well, Russia has been great so far. We spent a few days in St Petersburg, and are now in Moscow. In about a week i am off to Prague, and then Rome, Barcelona and Germany. I will tell more about my trip when i come back and will post some pics of course.
    The bad news is that the food here is spectacular, and all my lost weight is back (and more). I will have to work very hard when i come back to lose it.

    take care all
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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 3,116
    edited August 2006
    I second that! (or third that or whatever that). I feel great that our Rock-tober thread is helping others who did not join us in October. What a blessing that we can support each other here and still others who learn from us!

    Mary..so sorry to hear about your cat running off. My girlfriend who used to live here had cats and once in a while one of hers would sneak out. But they always returned. They usually know the best and safest places to go to. Just that, cats are curious things and well..sounds like Tipper left to explore the world a bit.

    I have about 8 cats who live outside. Despite the fact that new ones come and old ones leave, there are certain ones who never leave. They know when they've got it good!!!!
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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 3,116
    edited August 2006
    Hey Paula..we must have posted at the same time!!! So glad to see you on-line!!!

    Glad to hear you are having a great time. Never mind the weight gain..that means you are having fun!
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  • sherryhaire
    sherryhaire Member Posts: 192
    edited August 2006

    Victoria--WELCOME, Tell us where you are from and anything you would like us to know about yourself, Are you from New Mexico? I have good friends that live near Carlsbad

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  • debbie444
    debbie444 Member Posts: 847
    edited August 2006
    Cathy and Victoria - welcome to the funny farm!
    No seriously, look forward to seeing more posts from you.

    Well now i am REALLY excited.
    This weekend, as well as my balloon ride - which is held to randsome by the weather, and my seaside trip - which the weather is in control of too, I am going to pick up my surprise from Roger.
    image

    Its my new car for going to work etc. its not new - just new to me. I have had to promise not to make it look like the last red car i had! ( i didnt do it on purpose - it just sort of happened!)
    image

    Debbie
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  • Graycie
    Graycie Member Posts: 839
    edited August 2006
    Welcome Victoria and Cathy if you come back......Debbie had it right when she said funny farm...ha.......just kidding.

    Debbie, I love your car, CUTE! Make sure it stay's like that...lol

    Paula, It sounds like you are having a good time. I am worried about Laura, she hasn't checked in with us.....

    Graycie
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  • TracyNY
    TracyNY Member Posts: 434
    edited August 2006
    Oh snap Debbie, I remember when your beloved Bimmer got wrecked. Sweet new motor you got there! I am planning on getting a BMW 5 series next year sometime. I think that car is gorgeous and I deserve a new one.

    Your babies are just yummy!! Those are some really nicely done portraits.
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  • debbie444
    debbie444 Member Posts: 847
    edited August 2006
    Looking for Laura too.
    Debbie
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  • debbie444
    debbie444 Member Posts: 847
    edited August 2006
    Tadah - i love the 5 series - just a bit big for me to manage round here - drinks petrol too and at £1 a LITRE its just a non starter for me. What colour - a nice metallic blue for you i think ( you could dangle your stripper nipples from the rear view mirror!)
    Debbie
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  • TracyNY
    TracyNY Member Posts: 434
    edited August 2006
    Bwahhhh! Just this morning I saw my nipples on the sink and was wondering if I should donate them to someone. Hanging them from the rear view is a cool idea. MAybe I should bronze them first?!

    My countdown to nippledom is on, ladies. 20 days and counting. I'm thinking about getting a little more lipo done too! Thighs this time!!
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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 3,116
    edited August 2006
    OMG DEBBIE! We just welcomed Cathy and Victoria to this Looney Tune and then you start in with TaDah about nipples hanging from the rear view mirror!!!!! What will they think of us?????

    Love your new car, Debbie!!!

    LAURA...WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT IS GOING ON????????
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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 3,116
    edited August 2006
    You see? Now you've gotten her on a roll again. Bronzed nipples? What will she think up next???

    TaDah..You crack me up! Nipples on the sink, bronzed ones...
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  • cathy987
    cathy987 Member Posts: 179
    edited August 2006
    sherryhaire, Tracy, ravdeb, Debbie, Graycie et al.

    Thanks for the welcome and invitation to hang out with you all. I won’t miss this opportunity again.

    And a big thank you Amy for being the spark that made me get past any fear I had about posting to your group. My intentions for a long time were to at least thank this group for its help.

    I leave today for a road trip to Indiana (via Illinois) but will take laptop with me and keep in touch. I live in North Dakota but am often away either visiting one of my four grown kids (in NY, OR, SD and MN) or traveling for my business. This weekend it’s business. I’ll get back on Tuesday and then turn around on Wednesday to Fargo for my Herceptin injection.

    Next weekend we have a local event for women where I’m doing a workshop on bc. I’ve invited a couple younger survivors to join me, mostly just to share our stories with other women. For my part I think it’s important to share some of the misconceptions I had that kept me from earlier diagnosis.

    Just read the current posts before posting this and what do I think of you? Can’t stop laughing. Love the “Looney Tune” banter.

    TaDah, is your ps at SloanKettering? Sometime in the next few months I’m supposed to have my implant surgery there. I’m putting it off because I don’t want to give up my port for a while.

    Hope you hear from Laura soon.
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  • RoseMarie
    RoseMarie Member Posts: 502
    edited August 2006
    Victoria and Cathy - I feel honored that you would like to join us! There's lots of love here - welcome!!
    LOL Debbie!!! I love your car -very cute!
    TaDah - as always, you're cracking me up!!
    Paula - so glad to hear from you and glad to hear you're having a great time!
    Laura...worrying about you too girl!!
    Ravdeb - thinking about you too and your daughter! I just made an appt. for my husband - he has a strange bump on his hand and one on the side of his nose that won't go away...
    Mary - soo sorry about your cat - I hope you find him soon!!
    Kelly - just thinking about you too and hoping you're feeling ok!!
    I love all of you!!!
    One of my best friends is adopting a baby from Guatemala - she finally gets to pick him up for good on September 7th. It's been a long process with lots of highs and lows but I am so happy that he gets to finally come home with her next week!!!!! I translated a final e-mail for her last night and I'm so excited...can't you tell!!:)
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