Boston area

deborye

Susan, come to my house at 12:00 and I will drive.

Damit I just cleaned my car, so we have to go, LOL.

Sue-61

I read my email this AM........I THINK we are still going? Let me know. Yawn. It's only 6 AM......Sue

deborye

There may be just 3 or 4 of us but I'm still coming.

I hope Susan from Andover gets home from church soon.

Sue-61

I just sent an email as I was invited to my brother's for a fam dinner and initially declined. I called him last night and said I could come so I am going there. Too confusing for me in my old age!

Hope you have a nice lunch. Sue

Sue-61

hey, did you all have fun at lunch! Deb, if you took some pics I would love to see them. So sorry to have missed it. Sue

June2268

Sue we did have fun at lunch and I was sorry to not have met you.....I saw no flashes at the table so there were no pictures as there was only 3 of us.........we missed you!

deborye

  I brought my camera but forgot to take pictures,

chasinghope

Hello ladies,

I live on the South shore and I'm having a very hard time finding any support groups for people who live on the South shore, or the North shore, actually even Boston. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of last year, and it seems to be impossible to find any support groups?

Can anyone help me out with this? It's a terrible feeling, I was thinking of starting my own group but I wouldn't even know where to start?

Chasinghope

Sue-61

Chasinghope, try your local hospital.  I know Dana Farber in Boston has support groups. Also, call the American Cancer Society and they can direct you.

You WILL find a lot of support on these boards. I know how you feel. All of us do. Sue

deborye

Winchester Hospital has support groups, but I found this website and it was and still is my support, Welcome♥

I live in Chelmsford.

HI SUE♥

chasinghope

Thank you Deb and Sue,

I will look into these hospitals. I'm very glad to have found this website, it's been a godsend that's for sure. Hopefully this rain will end at some point, it's been a long winter, can't wait for Spring to finally arrive!  

Sue-61

Right back atcha, HI DEB!

Chasing hope, there are plenty of support groups out there......call your insurance company and see what they have to offer. Good luck, Sue 

deborye

Any luck, chasinghope?

Keep in touch.  I listed this thread as a favorite so I don't have to go searching for in anymore.

chasinghope

Hello Deb,

I'm still looking. I'm just trying to find a group that meets maybe once a week or once every two weeks, heck I'll even take once a month, nothing yet but I'm determined. Are you involved with any support groups, etc? Thank God for Breastcancer.org, this site seriously has been a Godsend, have a good weekend eveyone! CH

chrisgelling

Deborye,

Hi Deb and others, I am not sure if you remember me from our lunch in Burlington and the italian restaurant (am blanking on the name). Anyhow I wanted to post that I have unfortunate news. Found out that I have bone mets to the spine. Started radiation. Do you know does anyone in the group have bone mets? I know the woman sitting next to me (I think soccere MOM) for sure did. I would like to get in touch with anyone local with bone mets. Thanks for your help. Hope you are fine. You are an active poster. That is great. Thanks for help. Chris Gelling

Makratz

Chasing Hope, I think there are support groups at Norwood Hospital (Caritas Norwood Hospital).  Best of luck to you!

Linda

Dawnmrn1

Chris!  Wishing you well! I think  if you have a connection with someone in boston,  may help with bone mets!!!  GOOD LUCK!

deborye

Yes I remember you Chris,

Why don't you PM soccormom.

I pray the radiaton kicks mets butt!!♥♥

Sue-61

Chris, sorry to hear the news. From what I've been reading in BCO, there are many treatments now for bone mets. I forgot where you are receiving your care.

The gal sitting between us was soccermom2. I haven't seen her on the boards much but as I recall, she works full time. 

Keep in touch with us MA girls, Sue

chrisgelling

Sue 61, thanks for answering. I am being treated at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. I also work there--do financial work for a gi doctor. Feel very good about treatments. Am awaiting results of biopsy. Fifteen years ago I had kidney cancer so they have to find out if it is a met of kidney or breast.  Had bad pain in my hip. They gave me steroids, and the pain is much better. I feel pretty brave and calm right now. They Boards are very encouraging about all they can do and that we can life a long time if we are lucky. I forgot what your situation is. Would you mind reminding me. Also, I am sure it is self-evident, but how do you pm someone? Chris

Sue-61

Sure, Chris, I had bilateral mastectomies Jan 2009, no nodes, etc. I am the one who looks like Tweety in one of the pics that Deb was so kind to send. Red jacket, etc, but that tweety face which makes me laugh at myself. I am good at that.

OK, click on member list. Put in the name for whom you are searching, and you will find something on the right, I think, that says "send mbr a private message." If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

Tell you what, I am going to PM you! How cool can that be on a rainy dismal dreary day in MA????

Tweety aka Sue! 

deborye

Or you can click on their name(avatar) in blue and it will bring you to that persons chat history and on the right your will see send this person a PM.

etk02038

I haven't posted for a while. Hope all you MA ladies are doing well. I am halfway through radiation and doing ok. But needed a pelvic ultrasound before starting tamoxifen. The ultasound found ovarian cysts and a very enlarged ovary. Not sure if I can take tamoxifen, will need to discuss this with oncologist. And of course I am concerned what the enlarged ovary may mean.

chasinhope...The Dana Farber center in Milford has a weekly support group. Not sure if that is too far for you.

Chris...so sorry to hear your bad news. Good luck with your treatments.

deborye

Just checking in, is everyone OK?

Sue-61

Hi Deb and all you MA ladies.  I am doing fine. I am up in Maine! Have to go home for a couple of weddings but I am here for the duration. If anyone is in the Wells, Maine area, PM me and maybe we can meet up for lunch or something.

KWolf

I just found this thread and though I would say Hi to all from MA.  I am having my surgery on Friday at Brigham & Womens.  1st biopsy results were ADH/DCIS lift breast.  I wont know what the treatment plans are until they have had a look at the tissue they are to remove.

 I am a bit worried about it all.

Sue-61

Welcome, KWolf; I also had surgery at Brigham and Women's and believe me, we ALL understand your worry. Once you know what's what, you will feel better once the treatment plan is in place. Good luck on Fri; will be thinking about you, Sue

etk02038

Hi KWolf. The waiting for results is the worst part. Good luck with your surgery and the results.

deborye

Good Luck KWolf.  I had my surgerys at Winchester Hospital in Winchester.  Tomorrow I go for a MRI at Baldwin Park II in Woburn, just making sure a pancreatic cyst that was found on CT scan when I was diagnosed is still MIA.  It was gone a year ago, my onc wants to make sure and if it is MIA, I will not have to have any more MRI's on my pancreas.

deborye

etk02038, any news on the ultra-sound??