May 2010 Chemo
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My last treatment was one Sept 17th , before that one my lashes and brow were growing back...then they fell out again 2 weeks later...this time I was really bald. not a single one..if you take a little baby shampoo on a rag it will help the sty...kinda washing the area.. I too had little ones just before the lashes came in...so its good news..it really weird they came in all of a sudden!
Day... your hair looks great..was it curly before or is it like mine the shorter it is the curlier it is? the top of mine came in very white but its turning darker now doesn't look so bare.. if you comb it to the right it looks white to the left black..lol...
Jenn.. You doing so well after your mastectomy that is great! my arm on the left (where the most work was done .is still numb under the arm in the pit... When I do to much stretching it goes numb almost to the elbow....
Off to rads # 18 ..8 more to go...my pit and chest is still red for the last treatment..so I think its down hill from here! Looks like a 3 day old sunburn..gonna ask for something stronger today..it gets very itchy...
Patricia ..I figure as long as you have something to put on it to help it feel better get the h^%$^ out of dodge!
Hope everyone has a great day...dang we are all getting so much better it is so great to read about! -
I'm back! Into surgery at 5.20PM yesterday and discharged at 8.30am today. so quick! anyway, i'm a bit sore and swollen, but otherwise OK (and my throat got bruised from the tubing). Movement isn't too restricted. breast is blue (from SNB dye - apparently last night my face was blue too), and breast looks OK (but is taped up so can't see much). incision where nodes were removed is still quite weepy and I am using a sanitary pad to collect the excess, i don't have a drain... (the nurses said the amount of discharge is normal). The surgeon did a lumpectomy, and removed the sentinal node plus a few more (I couldn't pin him down to an exact number for some reason, but maybe the pathology report will say?). the sentinel node looked clear, but still need final pathology to be sure. I have been told to take it easy for the next week or two, no driving, and to do whatever else i feel i can do but not if it hurts me. I hope it goes this easy for the rest of you who are still pre-surgery.
about hair etc - today i plucked out my last 3 eyelashes - i decided they looked silly!
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Latte.......Wow that was fast ..glad to hear your doing well...make sure you take it easy for the next couple of days... yea I had 3 eyelashes on my right eye for about a month..it looked kinda weird..
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Hey Ladies, Latte So glad you are back from surgery. Take care of yourself. You can read all the details in the pathology report. I found it very empowering to know exactly what the report said. I am glad you were able to have a lumpectomy and not mastectomy. Denise, After your email yesterday, I went to the magnifying mirror, and Yes, I do have short little black eye lashes sprouting. Yeah! They were so small, but they are there. I even put mascara on them, although I should not do that until the stye is totally well. I had my practice radiation yesterday. I am marked all over, but the session went well and they felt the mapping was very successful. Today I will have my first session. I went without my wig or wrap and wore a beret. I think I look like a special forces person, but heck, I am proud of the hair that I have! I am so tired of not seeing myself when I look in the mirror. Lately I notice my color and complexion is looking much more like my pre-cancer/pre-chemo self, and I am happy to see that. I hope everyone has a great day and Latte you take special care. I found the surgery one of the easier parts of this whole process. I hope yours is the same. Hugs to all, Patricia
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Latte, yay for easy surgery! Surgeon doesn't know exactly how many lymph nodes they take out, as it' s a different number from person to person, and sometimes they are very tiny and hidden in the body fat - only pathology can give the exact number. When I had my ALND lvl I, my BS thought he took out about 5 and there were 14 of them. And he is a very reputable surgeon with a lot of experience. As for the dye - did you chek the toilet? lol
Here's a big hug and praying for you for good path results.
sacphotomom, long time ago (before 2003 lol) my hair was very curly. Then after my thyroid started acting up, it got all straight. Now it's curly again. Who knows what it will do after it gets longer? I was happy with my silky long straight hair, I was happy with my curly hair as well. So no matter what, I'll like it as long as it's below my waist-length lol.
My friend is still in CCU. Only machines keep his body alive, he has no cerebral activity, only medium and stem brain activity. We are waiting for his childhood friend to get the guardian ad litem so he can pull the plug and stop the torture his body is going through. He is not there since the cardiac arrest he had a week ago on Tuesday night.
Hugs and love to all
Day
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Ladies, I forgot to say. You know how we all are complaining about how chemo made us look older, and it mnakes your complexion so dull and affects even the muscles in your face?
I got something and tried it and it did have wonderful effects: my skin started tightening again, my complexion is again radiant and the dull/ashey face is gone!
It's a simple thing, I got it from Sally's, all natural, quite cheap, and did wonders. It's a mud pack mask.
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Good evening ladies,
Denise YAY FOR YOUR LASHES! Every step that takes us away from chemo is a huge leap forward :-). I hope you were able to get something for your rads burns.
Latte I'm so glad your surgery went so well and I'm curious about your pathology report. Take care and keep us posted about your progress! Big hug and much love :-).
Patricia YAY for your lashes too! I hope your rads will go uneventfully. I'd love to go wigless, but it's turned cold again. Plus, I have an intern from Romania right now and I didn't want her to ask about what I went through. I consider myself out of trouble now, so I don't want to speak to any new people. However, I hope I'll be able to get rid of my wig for my surgery.
Day so sorry to hear about your friend. Too bad this happens to you at a time when we all realise what a gift life is! Thanks for your tip on the mud pack mask! I used to use mud masks before my chemo, but I stopped due to extremely dry skin. I noticed today however that my nose is starting to glow at the end of the day which means my skin is getting back to its old self so I guess I might start using mud too :-).
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Day..... That was perfect timing on the mud mask! I was just wondering when my dark circles under my eyes would go away!...
So sorry about your friend..I am giving you a big hug..<<<hug>>>
How is everyone doing emotionally...I realized the other day that I am dreaming again..it seemed to stop while on chemo...except when I had the dream in the hospital ..but I think that was because of them waking me up! I have had some ugly nightmares about being microwaved..must be the rads and the fact that I'm getting red now.. Tomorrow is day 20 of 25 starting to see the end of the tunnel..
Patricia.. I spotted mine when I was brushing my teeth and was really close to the mirror..
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Good Morning May Friends, Day, Thanks for the mudpack recommendation. I need all the help I can get. I am still getting little breakouts on my nose and cheeks. I thought these would go away after chemo, but my complexion is less grey. Denise I still have the bar at the top, it was probably a temporary glitch in the system. I never was able to attach a text in the body of my posts. Maybe it is because I have a mac computer, I don't know. Regarding dreams, I rarely remember mine since cancer. I miss them because I think they really give us a lot of raw psychological information to work with. Sorry, but that is the therapist coming out in me. Ha. Magda, It has turned cold here too. I wore my wig to my first "real" rads yesterday. It got wet in the rain and I looked like a wet dog. Ha. Latte. I hope you are feeling okay and that your beautiful daughter is helping to take care of mommy. My granddaughter Nadia Simone spent the day with me on Saturday while her parents painted the bedroom she will share with her new sibling coming in April. We don't know yet if it is a girl on boy. I am happy for either, but almost wish for another girl, since they will be only 18months apart. Radiation went easily yesterday, one down and 32 to go. Yeah! Hugs to all, I miss everyone who used to post more often, but I understand that work, life, and moving on is important for all of us. Patricia
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Good evening all,
Denise I had dreams throughout my chemo, but rarely nightmares. I often dream about children or babies... is it because I'm infertile right now? Anyway, I hope we'll all be getting better emotionally every day. I thought I would cry it all out more often, but I don't seem to be able to for now (nor do I feel the need). Will I ever?
Patricie Huh, your wet wig sounds horrible ... yikes ;-). I washed mine yesterday because it didn't resemble anything decent after a few days of sweating from hot flushes... I don't know why, but theyhave just gotten worse after a longer period when I was thinking they were fading away. Good for you you're staying with your granddaughter, children are so refreshingly innocent!
Seeing my onc tomorrow, I'm looking forward to see her and to discuss what my BS told me last week.
Big hug to all!
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Hi Ladies ~ sorry I haven't posted in a while but I'm having an energy shortage. I'll try to reply to you individually later. I have 7 more rads to go. My armpit is quite burned and has been rather bothersome. Going to a meeting at onc center tonight re: transitioning from going through treatments to being done. I'll fill you in if I get some good info. Big hugs to each of you... Daiva
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As of today My arm pit looks purple..it is so ugly ..yuk! Only 5 more to go hope it lasts!
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Denise ~ so is mine. I have 4 more tx plus 3 boosters to the scar. Got a new rx for a gel that has lidocaine in it. The wet towel they put on every other day draws the radiation to the skin - ouch! It dawned on me today for the first time that I'm a survivor! I journaled this morning about what that means to me personally. Am SO grateful there's a light at the end of this tunnel! It's energized me to see the end in site. My ooph is scheduled for mid January and DIEP in June. Moving right along...Patricia ~ funny wig story - as long as you didn't smell like a wet dog! Glad you're able to spend time with Nadia. Latte ~ hurray for clean nodes! I'm still amazed that you and Magda had complete response from chemo. So encouraging to me. Day, I'm sorry to hear about your dear friend. I can imagine you must be grieving. Hugs to you! Magda ~ 12/3 is just around the corner. It'll be nice to have it all behind you as we kiss 2010 goodbye. We will all march into 2011 stronger and wiser with our heads high because we are survivors.
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Good Morning May Warriors, Daiva, I know what you mean about being a survivor. I am starting to think of that, although I dread the burns at the end of radiation.I am sorry you are having to deal with that. It seems to happen to everyone. My wig did not smell, but when I was in the room putting on my gown, I looked in the mirror and realized how pathetic it looked. Ha. I love my real hair, but it is kind of cold without a wrap or wig these chilly days. Denise, I hope you are not in too much pain and that you will soon have all this behind you. Hope everyone has a good day with lots of healing thoughts. We are on the home stretch and it feel so good! I continue to walk everyday, but now walk after my treatment, when the day is warmer. Yesterday I made poached pears, and they were yummy. I topped them with a little pear brandy, whipped cream and some mint. It is the last of my mint for the season. I had to dig around under the leaves to find it. Hope everyone is eating well. BTW, I have learned that the Agave Nectar is very easy to cook with as a sweetner. It melts in everything and is much easier to use than honey.Patricia
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Hello ladies,
Daiva Welcome back! Good for you to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Yes, we are all survivors and whatever it means we need to learn how to live with it. I still can't gather my thoughts about what I went through, although I start seing positive things about my experience. I cherish happy little moments more than before and I also plan to make use of my experience in my work. Recently I met with a colleague biochemist who researches on enzymes that could be used in cancer treatments and we could find common ground, so if everything goes well I might get involved in this line of research too! I always knew this was important, but now even more than ever!
Patricia How nice of you to remind us about nutrition. I started watching all the ingredients more since I'm part of this circus (if I may say). And healing thoughts are very very important too; of all the things I have learned lately, this one is the most important I guess. Along with trying to avoid negative people!
Denise and Daiva I'm sorry to hear about rads SEs... all the more for the fact that I'm not going to avoid them. Even if the pathology report comes out clear, I just need to go through them. Had I had full mastectomy, I might have avoided them, but OK, maybe avoiding breast reconstruction is well worth it!
I also learned that I was going to have tamoxifen after the surgery, so I get just about everything there is on the market :-). Oh, and having bone marrow biopsy is probably going to be a regular part of staging soon, so I just might as well have it.
I met a gypsy today, she was asking me about a street she was looking for and as I was beginning to leave, she told me she could see it in my eyes I had some sorrow. And that I was longing for love. She said it soon shall pass and that in one month I should receive some happy news. I smiled... but then she asked for money LOL! I gave her some coins I could find in my purse, she probably wanted more, but I wasn't willing to give her a banknote of approx. 10 dollars worth. Hope she didn't curse me afterwards LOL!
Best to everyone!
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Magda ~ I sure hope you will receive happy news in a month
. I never heard to bone marrow biopsies being part of the staging process - do you mean for everyone? Patricia ~ your pears with the brandy sound soooo good! Kudos to you for walking still - I have tapered off and need to begin again.
Paxton ~ yay for good whoopie!!! That's great especially if you've been down. So good for you! I wish I had an ounce of libido left!
So guess what? I got another tattoo today at my incision for the rad. boost and they punctured my TE!!! It kept oozing and I had to go back for the dr. to see it. IF it deflates, it will have to be replaced. ARGH!!!! My fingers are crossed...
Denise ~ Are you done next wk? I have 2 more plus 3 boosts to incision. Yay!
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OH NO Davia..that sucks big time..didn't think the tattoos were that deep!
YES! YES! YES! I will be done next week 3 more to go! I'm so glad..my arm pit is very purple...no blistering but it looks ugly...trying new cream RX EME for the itch and sooth the burn.. rads dud was asking if I was doing a boost, I told him no he says "Well I'll have to look into that!"..I told him nothing to boost.. my Rads Doc confirmed no boost..she say my skin looks great!..really makes me wonder...
I have found that if I keep my self "contained" and don't try to do to much, the tiredness doesn't get a hold of me.. I am up to 2 miles 1/2 hour a day walking and could probably do more, next week I will boost myself to 2 1/2 miles.. When I get over tired it takes at least 2 days to get my strength back..I have learned my lesson. I am napping at least 1/2 hour a day now ..a strange a very deep nap..I am completely out when I nap .talk about a power nap! Don't like it when I sleep that deep I wake up groggy..takes me forever to get moving again..
Yea, with the estrogen down and the pill will be taking it down more... I have little hope for much in the way of libido! but there is hope in the estrogen cream.. I guess, but it make no sense to me to put it on..then worry about cervical cancer!!! but I'm just guessing here, Have to talk to the doc about it when i see her in a couple of weeks! I really don't know anything about it yet!
OK long enough. tonight is beer and pizza night .
My Uncles family come from gypsies...they freak me out when we go to his family events. they like to predict lots of things I have avoided them this whole year! Didn't want them looking at me a shaking their heads. -
Back when I had rads, I had to stop for a week about mid way through because of burning and I thought the last half would be horrible, but it went fine so there's hope that it won't be so bad for those of you heading that route.
Daiva: sure hope you don't need TE replaced. I didn't have immediate recon and have been researching some. Doesn't sound fun so I hope things go smoothely. Never heard of that happening before.
My period is back and I'm super emotional. I'm still on and off again depressed. Just trying not to take anything too serious or overreact. If I let it flow, I'd want my house cleaned upside down, to be off all medication and eating super healthy. Instead I just cried in the parking lot after my PET scan this morning and had a DQ blizzard. But I did go work out at the Y before heading home for a nap.
A few weeks ago I thought I'd put on some makeup for a change when we went out for supper. I figured I was done with chemo so I used a lash curler like I used to (not thinking) and my brittle lashes broke off. I still have acne, too. And now I have to shave again. Does it ever end?? lol
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No, Paxton, I don't think it ends! Kudos to you for going to the Y inspite of feeling down, etc. It's probably the best thing to do. You, Denise and Patricia inspire me and make me want to get my butt out the door and go for a walk this morning. I think I will just do that :-) I have been emotional and over reacting too. It's so not like me. And yes, the right boob must be leaking inside of me now because it was significantly smaller today than yesterday. ARGH!!! "And Then....", right? Denise ~ I'll be eager to hear if estrogen cream is ok. I'd love any tips from anyone in that arena (libido boosting tips, that is). I'm not giving up!!!!!!
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Good evening ladies!
Daiva So sorry to hear about your TE's, that sucks really... I hope that if they leak inside you they're not going to make any big problems... Saying a prayer for you girl! Bone marrow biopsy is for a clinical trial in my case, I was hesitating a little because as Day said, it looked like a bit overkill. But my onc said it was OK to go ahead with it, that it probably would be negative with me, and that they considered it to be a part of the usual staging process. So I guess I'll help the science to move on :-).
Denise YAY for beating your rads tech :-). My fatigue is fading away every day, but I still avoid greater effort, thought I guess it wouldn't be bad to get a little in shape before the surgery. Oh and don't your relatives predict good things too? I usually don't believe that stuff, but it felt kind of pleasant to have someone tell me all will be fine (I prefer to turn to my church though for this kind of things ;-) ).
Paxton It shall all pass, believe me. With what you've been through i don't wonder you're emotional, considering this is the second time around in a short period of time. And as to the looks I sort of learned to do with what is left... when I remove my wig and make up I look like and orang-utang baby LOL. I wish you'd met my gypsy too :-).
Big hug to all of you and let's stay strong!
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Magda ~ orangutang? too funny!!!
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Hi ladies!! I'm shocked I didn't miss more posts... feels like I've been gone forever!! Daiva.... damn TE bust!! Day - my heart goes out to you (((HUGS))))... Latte - how was your pathology? Denise and Daiva - sorry about the burns.
My CT is scheduled for Tuesday for starting rads... I'm just so uncomfortable... my TE was 'rapid expansion' 0-480 mLs in 2 1/2 weeks. So sore if I try to sleep on my side, which is the way I love to sleep... it must pull on the muscle. And, apparently I like to form scar tissue, because the tendons in my right arm are so tight that if I reach out to the side, you can see 2 tendons under my arm and one of them is visible all the way down my bicep almost to the elbow! The PS said he would 'release' them when he does the recon next year... probably sometime in the summer... I told him I had to wait and could not have recon as soon as he wants. He was ok with that. Those that had ALND... what are you doing to shave under that arm? I don't dare take a razor to it for fear of cutting myself; a man's electric razor is too big to get in there.... and it's starting to look prettttty bad!!!!!! I too, finally have full eyebrows and eyelashes, and I think I made out... got more eyelashes than I had prechemo!! My hair is coming in black and gray (at least that's what it looks like) and I had light-dark brown hair before...hmmphffff. Funny to see the way the hair 'leans' naturally and the cowlicks (is that how that's spelled).
Sorry, I haven't been on more.. it's just uncomfortable to use the computer right now.... so mostly I just get on and make sure I pay all my bills and check my emails!!
HUGS and Prayers to everyone!!!!!!
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Leanna .....Bought myself a womens electric razor just before my MSX..it worked really well . and since they say not to use a razor on my underarm, on the left side, I will use it from now on..except I dropped the first one on the tile, broke it..now I just dropped my second one and have to buy another one...I'm going to try a cheaper brand since I cant seem to hold on to them and they have a life span of a couple of months with me lol!
My hair is starting to look really messy..it has all kinds of little curls that stick straight up..I can do a mini Mohawk....lol very mini! Too short to do anything..but get bad case of hat hair now..my eyelashes have finally turned dark they look pretty good ...an they look fuller too ..they are still very short now but at least you can see them ..I too thought of putting on mascara but decide not to...give them a chance to grow up!
I have started to use a cream called RX EME ..it working really well on my rads burn.. stops the itch and moisturizes..but has a smell of Bengay.. but just for a little bit..the smell leaves pretty fast!
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Hey KIMLOVES pop on and let us know how your doing..miss your whit!
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Good evening my sisters!! It's been forever so I'm giving you the long post warning....
Day: I am so sorry to hear about your friend. That is just awful news. Just sending you big hugs! Your hair looks fantastic. I love have everyone's been comparing their hair length to yours on the various days.
Leanna: You have been gone forever.
I missed you and was definitely hoping that the TE fills were going well. It is completely understandable that you would be in some pain and would want to stay away from the computer.Jenn: So happy to hear that your surgery went well and that you sound so great. How is your son doing? I just love to hear stories about him and how perceptive he is even at his young age.
Jean: Thinking about you and hoping all is going well with your mom and son and that you are handling your new living conditions okay.
Jen: I hope you're on a sunny beach in Hawaii having the time of your life. Can't wait to hear how it went when you get back!
patricia: Welcome back from Paris (I know it's been a while already). Sounds like you had a great trip. How exciting that your sweetie will soon be moving in with you. It sounds like he has been extremely supportive throughout this whole process. Hope that rads is going well. How many times do you have to go? Also, that's very exciting news about another grandchild. It's nice when they are close in age. Glad your thyroid issue is just a goiter which I hope like the others said can be treated without surgery. Too funny the things we are now thankful for.
paxton: Sounds like you are making a really good effort to exercise and eat better. I wish I could say the same for myself. The Y is great! YAY for WHOOPIE (hee hee). That word makes me think of the Dating Game.
magda - I'm so glad you joined this group. It's been really interesting to read about your journey all the way from the Czech Republic. That bone marrow biopsy information is very interesting. In all my readings I had not heard of this becoming part of the staging in the future. I'm so happy that your surgery went well and hopefully you will be able to escape rads.latte - congratulations on being done with surgery! Sounds like everything went well.
Denise: I have been following your posts all along. I'm so happy rads is finally coming to an end for you!!....and yay for eyelashes!! I know you've been waiting patiently! WOO HOO!!
Daiva: Oh man....that's crazy about your puncture. Hopefully the ‘fix' for this won't be too terrible. Thank goodness you're almost done with rads. I did great during chemo but definitely had energy issues during rads - somewhat around the middle of rads and then more so after it was over so all of that is totally normal. I am really sorry to hear about the BRCA+. That's a terrible blow. I know they recommend an ooph so it's good that you will be getting that done soon.
LauraM: Nice to hear from you and what a great picture. Glad you are moving on from treatment. Very interesting about the lymph nodes. Thanks goodness your doctor noticed the other ‘bad' areas. I wonder if all of our surgeons/labs are testing everything they should. It's amazing how much information I learn all the time from reading others' stories on this site.
golfergirl: Hope all is well with you. I'm sure you are reading when you can so know that I'm thinking of you and hoping you're settling back in to ‘normal' life.
Irishtess: How are you doing? Haven't heard from you in quite some time. I hope you are fully recovered from rads and not suffering from too much fatigue.
Summer: Miss you too. I understand you are posting on facebook and that you are doing that crazy traveling to rads so it makes sense you are not posting on here anymore. Speaking of FB, I changed my security settings so you can search for me and friend me now if you'd like. I don't get on that often especially since I can't access it from work.
wellsey6, nanaof2, KimLoves, redbarb, JennyB and fotopet: Just giving you all a shout out and hope you are doing well!!As for me, I'm doing okay. Work is not as busy as it was before. When it's not busy I get concerned that I won't have enough work. Our company just went through layoffs last week and there will be another one in January so some scary times. I went for my first post treatment mammo. They said everything was fine. Then I get this letter in the mail that says they saw something on the film they believe to be benign, which they put in big bold letters. My heart skipped a beat anyway. Then I was thinking - which breast did they see something in. Then I remembered that they only took films of the right one. I know there is something in there that is benign already so hopefully they are referring to that same spot (that supposedly has a clip on it). I'm going for another full mammo in February so they'll have another opportunity to go in there. I'm wondering if this is all too much radiation for such a short period of time. I'm on tamoxifen yet I got my period anyway and I have not had a single hotflash in over 2 months so I'm seriously concerned that this stuff is not working on me. I'm going in for herceptin on Tuesday so I will of course mention this to my onc. My eyelashes have stopped growing so I just placed my order for RapidLash. I'm going to try it and see if it lengthens my lashes without giving me any irritation.
I've missed you all. I'm glad so many of us are still coming back here!
Hugs and Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
Ditah
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hey Ditah - do you know that there is a test you can do to see if you have the enzyme that metabolizes tamoxifen? in general, it's not a std recommendation for pre-meno women, because if you're not a metabolizer then there is no alternative for you, and even a minimal metabolizer is better than nothing. you can google CYP2D6 to find out more.
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Hi Latte - thanks! Yes, I did know about that test. I even spoke with my onc about it before I started the tamox but she did not recommend it for the exact reason you stated. I don't know if she will have my estrogen levels checked. Perhaps I will have to go on Lupron shots or something. I will find out what she says tomorrow.
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3 month post chemo PET Scan came back CLEAR!! Holla!!
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Paxton!!! That is such wonderful news!!! <insert happy dance>!!!
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING all! I haven't posted in a long time. Working full time back in HOTAtlanta and the getting up at 5:00 a.m. -- going to Atlanta and getting home about 7:00 p.m. -- makes for a LONG DAY. I will have to take SEVERAL hours to catch up with you all. But I think you each of you often and pray all is going smoothly. I finished rads first part of August and am on Arimidex for now. I go for partial mammogram on that breast and bone density test on December 27th. Overall I am doing great. The Arimidex (and my eating habits) have caused me to gain about 6 lbs. (UGH!) It also causes me occasional joint pain. I am taking more calcium to help lessen the effects that Arimidex can potential have on the bones. (Dr. decided Arimidex instead of Tamoxifen since I was past menopause. I've got about 1/2 inch dark hair now -- wear wigs some -- but mainly scarfs and/or hats. HUGS to you all! I'll try to read up so I can converse better next time! Much love sisters in this crazy walk of life!
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