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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited September 2012

    Dakota, for heavens sake!! Quit feeling things or you will MAKE them swell!! hehehehehehehe

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited September 2012

    Hey, Eleimar, I'm doing great, just started a new job  and having a blast!

    Welcome to the newbies, and remember that the description of the thread is just a guideline, we don't check IDs or anything else.  

    If the bc is estrogen positive, still having periods means the ovaries are still making lots of estrogen which can feed any stray bc cells. This translates to an increased risk of recurrence, but if I remember correctly the actual percentage of risk is very small.  It's scary to hear that something "doubles your risk" but if the risk is at 1%, doubling the risk only puts a person at 2%.  It's the difference between absolute risk (a number) and relative risk (how many times more or less likely something is). For instance, for me chemo would have cut my risk of recurrence in half.  Sounds like a no brainer, right?  My absoloute risk of recurrence is around 3%.  Chemo would drop that to 1.5%.  To me, not worth the risks the side effects of chemo would cause.  (Note I said that "to me" the benefit is not worth the risk.  For someone else, it may well be worth it.  I'm not judging.)

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited September 2012

    Barbe -

    I know right!!! Haha

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited September 2012

    Thank you nativemainer!!

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited September 2012

    I have been known to make things sore by over-checking them.

    I went through chemopause and when chec=mo was over, my cycle returned with a vengence.  I had a procedure done to eliminate the frequent and heavy periods but my ovaries still send monthly signals to my body.  Each visit at my MO they test my estradial levels. to check whether menopause has occured.  My mother and sister both had hystorectomies in their 30s, so I have no idea what my genetic prediposition would be.

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited September 2012

    Joni sounds like you had a great time and a much needed break.

    Dakota I just had my exchange surgery.  BMX with TE placement was painful but very doable with the meds they give you.  Just rest and take the meds.  Exchange was a piece of cake.  Two days on pain meds was all. 

    I went and got fitted at Victoria Secret yesterday and have some beautiful bras now for my new foobs.  Then on the way home the gastro Dr called with the path report on my polyps.  The two stomach ones were fine, but one of the colon ones were pre cancerous, urgh.  Now i am on the three year plan.  Boy did I have all that wrong.  I just thought I should be good because I just turned 50 and am always after DH to take care of himself since he has family history of colon cancer.  I thought I should really practice what I preach and go get it done and over with and do it again in ten years.  So I have no history of BC or colon cancer in my family for that matter no cancer in my family.  How did I get so lucky to win the lottery??? At least I was still in a good mood from my bra shopping and did not let it get me down.

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited September 2012

    Sherry, I'm so glad you DID have the c'scopy so they could get those nasty buggers out, and know to monitor. I'm a very bad girl...I'm way overdue for my first one. It's not that I'm against doing it, it's just that I have to go to a new doc and all that, and I never seem to just DO IT. Maybe this note of yours will be what I need to push me :)

    I was over on the Red Devil thread and both 3jays and Barbara had good updates on Marybe - they both spoke with her. Very weak still, but important vital signs improving and docs taking a slightly different approach to care which seems to be working. I'll go back to that thread and copy the address link, then come back here and post it in case others want to stay up on that. It took me a while to find it the first time I tried!!

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited September 2012

    here you go ... paste that in your browser, then you can just add the topic as a fav if you like

    http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topic/779235?page=33#idx_971

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited September 2012

    Things are not good in Ohio ladies.  Marybe is slipping.  Major prayers & healing thoughts needed asap!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited September 2012

    Thanks for sending me over to that thread marlegal.  I would not have thought to look there today.  I read and post on there occasionally and the last I had heard was that she was on a leave from work and there were some cardiac concerns and she had edema.  OMG, now she is doing poorly, on and out of ICU, and all morphed up.  She is going to a hospice and I am in tears. 

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  • cmbear
    cmbear Member Posts: 1,086
    edited September 2012

    I'm baking a peach cobbler--seems I bake when I'm sad. Marybe always gave me hope. Cancer sucks.

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited September 2012

    My heart breaks for Marybe & her family. She is in inspiration and always such a genuinely sweet lady. Sending heartfelt prayers her way...

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited September 2012

    Hi, Lord, its me again.  I'm praying today about Marybe.  I know that You know everthing that is going on, and I'm asking You to be with her and her family.  If it's her time to go home to You, ok, but please make it painfree and peaceful, and easy for her family.  Please give her and her family Your strength and grace.  And please help me not feel so terribly sad to hear that another one of us from the boards is leaving this earth. 

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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited September 2012

    AMEN Native!!!

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited September 2012

    Couldn't have said it better Nativemainer!!

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  • Ossa
    Ossa Member Posts: 919
    edited September 2012

    Marybe.. praying for you

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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited September 2012

    Beautiful prayer for a beautiful friend Native. We love you Marybe and pray for comfort and peace for you and your loved ones. Hoping for a miracle that will bring you back to us.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited September 2012

    I truly hope Marybe will get to read all the writings here and on her Red Devil thread.  All things possible.

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited September 2012

    BarbaraA is on her way to Ohio as we speak.  My hope is that she is able to read Marybe some of the messages on the threads!   

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  • Kd6blk
    Kd6blk Member Posts: 114
    edited September 2012

    I think it is normal for folks to examine the whys of any disease or cancer...but agree I don't think anyone knows. I wish they would start some big database and ask each of us to sort through a pile of questions so they could get some bett

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  • Kd6blk
    Kd6blk Member Posts: 114
    edited September 2012

    I think it is normal for folks to examine the whys of any disease or cancer...but agree I don't think anyone knows. I wish they would start some big database and ask each of us to sort through a pile of questions so they could get some bettEr Data to go on. Does not bum me out to inquire...only that there are no real answers.

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited September 2012

    Native, you write so well darlin, thanks :)

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  • bcbarbie10
    bcbarbie10 Member Posts: 319
    edited September 2012

    Just dropped in to let everybody know it's my birthday today!!!!

    Prayers and well-wishes are welcome!!!!

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  • mostlymom
    mostlymom Member Posts: 466
    edited September 2012

    I wish you a joyful birthday bcbarbie10!!!  Laughing

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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited September 2012

    bcbarbie - celebrate today and every day. Happy Birthday!

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited September 2012

    Happy Birthday Barbe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited September 2012

    Happy Birthday bcbarbie!!!

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  • Dakota212
    Dakota212 Member Posts: 1,153
    edited September 2012

    Happy birthday!!

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited September 2012

    Ah, the Circle of Life...Happy Birthday, sweetie!!! May you enjoy many, many more!

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  • Ossa
    Ossa Member Posts: 919
    edited September 2012

    happy birthday bcbarbie, many more

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