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  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited September 2010

    Marlegal....since I am all infected I can't wear the sleeve....I think the fit was pretty decent tho.

    STOP THE PRESSES!

    So we have Time Warner cable and there is a breast cancer channel, it's part of entertainment on demand, the pink ribbon channel. There is even a little blurb about BCO!!!!

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  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited September 2010

    Marlegal....since I am all infected I can't wear the sleeve....I think the fit was pretty decent tho.

    STOP THE PRESSES!

    So we have Time Warner cable and there is a breast cancer channel, it's part of entertainment on demand, the pink ribbon channel. There is even a little blurb about BCO!!!!

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited September 2010

    Wow!  I need to check and see if that is available here.  I don't know if Time Warner is associated with "Brighthouse", but before they changed their name, I worked for Time Warner.

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  • CatbirdC
    CatbirdC Member Posts: 299
    edited September 2010

    Eli,

    I'm sure we all have felt like "one of the girls" in your new picture at one time or other during this battle we're in.

    Loved the cats and I copied that so I can go back and have a good laugh.

    I've heard that Siamese don't affect lots of people as much as other breeds.  Hmmmmm  :o)

    Catbird

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited September 2010

    When I was going through chemo a friend sent me "the laughing kitten" video.  the little kitten is laughing so hard it snorts.  I was in hysterics every time I watched it.  I can't find it anymore, there are a lot of knock offs, but they are just cheesy.

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  • nora_az
    nora_az Member Posts: 720
    edited September 2010

    That's me too!!

    I'm 47 and just got my diagnosis the beginning of September of this year. I will be having a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction on Oct 13th

    Things have been a bit crazy around this house, that's for sure!

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  • nora_az
    nora_az Member Posts: 720
    edited September 2010

    That's me too!!

    I'm 47 and just got my diagnosis the beginning of September of this year. I will be having a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction on Oct 13th

    Things have been a bit crazy around this house, that's for sure!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited September 2010
    Hello new Middies, ToriGirl and nora_az!  Feel free to share your treatment experiences with us.  Many here have gone down the same path you are now on and they truly understand the physical state and mental state of going thru' something like this. 
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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited September 2010

    If poodles can be hypoallergenic, then so can siamese kitties! 

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  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Member Posts: 2,903
    edited September 2010

    viva la kitty!

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  • ToriGirl
    ToriGirl Member Posts: 1,188
    edited September 2010

    Thanks for the warm welcome Elimar!

    I appreciate all the thoughts, advice, and words of wisdom from you wonderful ladies about the "treatment" journey that I have started.  Being that so much is still unknown, it makes it a bit unnerving, but knowing that I can jump on this board, write out my questions, thoughts, concerns, and worries and get responses so quickly and selflessly is truly inspiring to me!

    Peace and prayers for us all,

    Tori

    DE COLORES!

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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 10,007
    edited September 2010

    Hi Middies.

    Love technology when it works. LOL. Riding along in car, plugged laptop into cig lighter & DH's phone & adaptor & if all of the wires don't fry me in this seat, I can sit here & get caught up: LOL.

    Welcome yet more newbies.

    It is true that I think the very vast majority here are of the collective mind that if anything that we have undergone individually, can help relieve stress or anxiety for someone about to go thru the same -- then there is indeed 'some good' that can come from the process.

    Several have asked about my book...... thanks :)  :)  :) so sweet of you to do so. I have sent an inquiry to the officiall BCO gift center to see if they would be interested/willing to have the book here on the site -- with a donation to land here for each purchase. I have yet to hear anything.

    Since my book has absolutely NOTHING to do with BC, it may not be deemed appropo.

    In any case, I wanna give them some time to think it over.

    A BCO friend on FB was asking me for some details and I told her that all of my various doodahs for kiddos can always be purchased from my website at a 50% discount if you type the word "survivor" in when it asks for promo code. She chastised me for not saying that more frequently here -- which I feel awkward about making a commercial pitch, but there ya have it.

    We'll see what their feeling is..... I have a feeling they have plenty to contend with on a day-to-day basis without being concerned about my project. We shall see.

    We're almost home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Everybody have a great day tomorrow.

    xx00xx00xx00xx

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  • mumito
    mumito Member Posts: 4,562
    edited September 2010

    Okay ladies have to show you how i spent my week on holiday.

    Embarassed

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited September 2010
    mamayan, I see you do know how to kick back and relax at the beach!  You do have to watch out for the gulls...they have been spotted stealing whole bags of Cheetos from the convenience stores in those climates.  They would think nothing of swooping down and helping themselves to a curl right out of your bag, and who knows where those beaks have been!
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  • PauldingMom
    PauldingMom Member Posts: 927
    edited September 2010

    Oh dear, oh dear!! Fritos are on sale at my favorite store. It was hard to walk by them and the Fritos. My DH will a whole bag at one sitting if I have them in the house and the poor man is trying to loss weight. I haven't been cooking so he's been grabbing food on the run and making poor choices.

    GOOD NEWS!!!! I get an Epidural on Wed. for my back. I can't wait. Ended back at the hospital on Friday and they gave me yet another pill to take. It works but I only take it at night. Dear DH has had to lock the bedroom door so I don't fall down the stairs in my nightly wandering to find a comfy place to sleep. I'll be so glad to get off all these drugs.

    Welcome newbies!!! Glad you found your way here. We have allot of fun and are very supportive of each other. 

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  • gingersfavorite1
    gingersfavorite1 Member Posts: 273
    edited September 2010

    PauldingMom,   I've not been able to resist the Frito's lately,  and I confess,  I put them in a bowl and add chili, diced onion, cheese and sour cream to the top!

    There.

    I said it.

    ha - and here I complain about having a belly - LOL! 

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited September 2010

    mamayan--Add a large, tasty adult beverage and you have the PERFECT vacation!  Good for you, and glad you had a good time. 

    Paulding--Hooray for epidurals!  I've been through the being in pain for a long time thing, and it is NOT any way to try to live.  You will feel SO much better!  

    Torigirl--starting treatment is very unnerving.  Come here anytime and you will find answers, support and understanding.  

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited September 2010

    Paulding, I've had 2 epidurals in my lower back and 2 in my NECK!!! They are quite breathtaking to get, but you do get some freezing first. My DH had watched me get 36 nerve blocks at a time and thought he'd be allowed to watch my epidurals. Not a chance! Hold onto that pillow tight, it's worth it! AND you can get repeats when necessary, you don't have to wait until you reach this point ever again. Good luck on Wednesday!

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited September 2010

    {{{Pauldingmom}}}

    My mother has spinal stenosis and had had the epidurals.  It has really helped her.

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited September 2010

    Faith, I'm sending you a PM with another email address to try for someone at BCO that I've had contact with, just in case it might help.

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  • raeinnz
    raeinnz Member Posts: 815
    edited September 2010

    Busy, busy thread.  Takes some catching up after you have been away!

    Thanks for the positive spin on the wolf dream marlegal.  My cancer was in the left breast so the dream was definitely something to do with the cancer and my decision to have the mx.  Haven't had it since I posted about it here so hope it has been exorcised for good.

    mumayan - I have 'World without end' sitting on my bedside table ready to read.  I so enjoyed 'The pillars of the earth' and am looking forward to this one. Is is as good as the first one in your opinion?  Geez, I see the price on your book is $7.49 - the price on my book is $24.99!  I just knew we were being ripped off with the price of books here!!!

    Congratulations on your book being published Faith. A long and demanding process but wow, you did it!!!

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited September 2010

    Oh Rae, "Pillars of the Earth" is in my top 5 of all time!  I've read it like 3-4 times in the last 10 years or so,,,,,love,love,love it!

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited September 2010

    welcome new ladies ! if you have to have the beast...these ladies know what to do.. remember, together we can do what alone, we cannot.  light and love  3jays

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  • Valjean
    Valjean Member Posts: 1,898
    edited September 2010

    3jays ~ "Together we can do what alone, we cannot." I really like that. Yeah, like that alot.

    Speaking of dreams, I had this one the night of my dx, Nov. 5, 2008. I will write it as I wrote it in my journal, if you don't mind.

    {I looked out the front living room window & a car was backing up our driveway. A man got out & came to my garden in the front of the house. He reached way down into the middle of a bunch of tall ornamental grasses & pulled out a long, large box - shiny - metal & put it into the car trunk. Then he & a second man came back to the garden. I held back so they couldn't see me - I was very scared. I wrote down the license plate number & was so afraid they would look up to the window & see me through the sheer panels, but they did not. They reached into the center of the tall ornamental grasses & pulled out a VERY large PINK rock - very pretty - very heavy - they should not have been able to lift it - & carried it to the car & put it in the trunk, got in & drove away.}

    Now, when I had my mammotome biopsy in the dr's office on Oct 31, 2008, my surgeon told me he had removed almost all of the lump at that time. Could this have been the first thing that was removed from the garden in my dream?

    My lumpectomy removed the rest of the tumor & the nodes were clean with clear margins. Could the very large pink rock have been the rest of the tumor & the 5 nodes?

    I know this: I will never forget that dream.

    Sorry for the long post. I have been fascinated by some of your dreams & thought I would tell you mine.

    Thanks for listening.

    Love & hugs to all. ♥

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  • raeinnz
    raeinnz Member Posts: 815
    edited September 2010

    Joni it is in my top 5 best books ever too!!!!   Fantastic book.   My other favs are all the Susan Howatch books (have re read them many times over the years) and recently the Diana Gabaldon Cross stitch series has been my re read choice.  I spend quite a bit of time reading most of the books that I buy for my 12-14 years old library users so I can recommend them as necessary and I am continually impressed how well written they are because they have to grab and hold the attention of teenagers.   It is a scary time letting our kids out on the roads. Two of mine couldn't wait to drive and were driving alone by 16 and the other is still not interested at all at 20.

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  • raeinnz
    raeinnz Member Posts: 815
    edited September 2010

    Val - I reckon you are probably right about your dream.  I don't usually have vivid scary dreams and my one about the wolf was very vivid and very scary and I will never forget it either which makes me think it was my mind getting rid of BC emotional stuff.  Yay, maybe we are both finally starting on the road to recovery emotionally after all this time - we were dx only a few months apart afterall.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited September 2010

    When I am under a lot of stress I tend to have "night terrors".  Horrible dreams that I cannot move or wake from.  I can call out, and many times I call for DH to "wake me up".  It is horrible.  What is strange is that my Brother and mother also suffer from these, and her grandfather also did.

    Luckily it has been some months since I have had a bout of these dreams.  I had to pre-warn DH when we got married, that he might have some interesting nights.  He has to make sure I am really awake, before going back to sleep.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited August 2013

    Yep, I've had them too Meece. No one that hasn't can understand the paralyzed feeling! I swear I am screaming for my DH but I wake myself up moaning.

    BUT, on the other hand, mentioning those events to my doctor lead to my heart disease diagnosis....so do mention them to a doc. I'm just sayin'....

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited September 2010

    Mentioning that you have the terrors, Barbe?  Or what you remember about them?

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  • PauldingMom
    PauldingMom Member Posts: 927
    edited August 2013

    GIngersfavortie1- They call that Frito pie down here in the south and sell it at all the community events like craft fairs, and holiday get togethers. 

    Thank you all for the well wishes for my epidural on Wed. I ended up back in the emergency room again on Friday. They gave me a different muscle relaxer and they seem to be helping but they make me very sleepy.  

    Speaking of dreams, since I started these muscle relaxers, I found that when I first fall asleep my dreams are very vivid. I find myself talking and trying to use my hands. Last night I my dream was that and old man was trying to reach a high shelf at the store and was trying to help, but he got mad.

    I've think it means that in my current back situation I'm really getting tired of asking for help to do the things I can normally do with ease, and like the old man in my dream, it makes me angry.  

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