Calling all TNs

anotherNYCGirl

PS Ally, - knocking wood here for your clear lung scan!

Meadow

Labscientist, thank you and hubby for praying for us. That verse, Joshua 1 :9 is my favorite, I have it in a little frame in my kitchen window.

Ally, thanks for noticing my new avatar pic, and the compliment! I loved your post, and your wonderful say at the infusion center. What a lovely person that donor must be. She had truly touched so many lives. And you and the sweet hubby are DARLING. What a treasure you are to all who know you. I am proud of you for being up in front of people, sharing your story, a story of hope. I had a yucky day so this really brighten me! Just wonderful to hear from you.

Cathytoo

labscientistmom...thank you so much for your encouraging words. And, thank you for your prayers. It means a lot to me. Sometimes I go to a dark place, thinking about this cancer. It's hard to realize that even though life can be challenging at times, there are many many blessings. Again, thank you

Valstim52

Labscientis thank you for the loving prayer. Meadow you look fabulous. Hello to all.

Luvmydobies

Rosselle, welcome to the forum and like everyone else I'm sorry you have to be here. Lean on us and we will be here for you. Lean on God as well because He will always be there. XOXO!!

Ally, what wonderful news that your lung scan is clear!! I'm so happy to hear that. What an awesome event you attended and thanks so much for sharing it all with us! The pics are great!

Meadow, I'm sorry to hear you aren't having a good day. Prayers for you friend! (((((HUGS))))

labscientistmom

Cathytoo: the deep dark hole is waiting in the corner of my mind, and if I go there, it sucks me in like a really tall building making me dizzy. I know of what you speak, and I feel like any day that I am not collapsed quivering in the corner, or running screaming down the hallways is a GOOD day. Just watched "Race" about Jesse Owens, would recommend it, very inspiring what he accomplished. I know that we aren't excercising a talent by fighting against cancer, but it is encouraging to see someone else be brave.

You are all amazingly brave to me, fight on dear ladies! (and go do something relaxing or fun or purely useless tomorrow, just because!) blessings, A

labscientistmom

AND.....when my doomed hair finally falls out, and I am crying like a baby, I will be sure to come back here, and you can encourage me in return, cause I have a really bad feeling that I will need it. A

ScotBird

Ally that is fantastic, what a great lady that donor is, it' a great story. And you look fantastic, thanks so much for sharing the day and lovely pictures with us. X

Sassy thanks for the info about beta blockers, it's really interesting, I will definitely talk to my care team about it. X

Cocker_Spaniel

Ally gotta come back to this tomorrow as it's late but you and your post was awesome. Got more to say tomorrow though.

jenjenl

Ally, you are so damn cute...love it!! Thanks for asking the move. We are feeling more settled and i love venturing around during my lunch break.

Stay strong ladies. One foot in front of the other will get you to the other side.

Cathytoo

labscientistmom...HAIR‼️ We all dread the moment when we start to lose it. Look on the bright side...no need to buy styling products for the next six months. LOL Whenever I go into a CVS I still go first to the hair products isle and then I remember that I have no hair! I never shaved my head, but I did buzz cut my hair BEFORE I began chemo. I found a really natural looking and comfortable wig. Started wearing it right after I got the buzz cut. I never wore scarfs or those cute chemo caps. People who I never told about the cancer don't even know it's a wig. I believe the THOUGHT of losing our hair is actually worse than the reality. Now that I'm done with chemo, my newest fear is that my hair won't grow back. If it's not one fear...it's another! I have to say, though, without my hair to fuss over, I can get dressed and out the door very quickly.

Valstim52

Cathytoo, so well said. I buzzed mine before chemo, and then wore little caps at home (always cold). Had wigs that matched my style before One was so good that a receptionist asked if I'd lost my hair, I was like yes, she then asked me where I had gotten my wigs because she who was a BC survivor could not tell.

The thought of losing my hair at first did not bother me, but now the eyelashes and eyebrows really bother me. Like Cathytoo says, always something to worry about. Will my hair come back? Will the bc rear it's head again, so I've really resolved (with the help of therapy) to take it a day at a time.

Don't borrow tomorrows anxieties today, for you may miss a good day worrying about tomorrow.

Just my thought for the day.

labscientistmom

Thanks Cathytoo and Valstim! I woke up in the early morning with terrible cramps in my stomach and aweful diarrhea. kindof out of nowhere. Still feel singularly aweful. Stayed home from church to sleep more. yargh! I do not like it, Sam I am.

Cathytoo

labscientistmom...

Will I like BC on a train? Will I like it in the rain? Not on a train, not in the rain. No good in Spring. Even worse in Fall. I DO NOT LIKE BC AT ALL‼️(my apologies to Dr Seuss!)

Cathytoo

Valstim52...there are two brow pencils that work wonders and create perfectly natural eyebrows. IT Brow Power Super Skinny (at Ulta). Anastasia Brow Pencil (at Sephora, Nordstrom). Neither need sharpening. They create such natural brows, even you will think they are your own. And, use a soft brown eye liner. I don't have one hair on my head, but I think my eyebrows might be coming back

Valstim52

Cathytoo thanks for the tip. My lack of eyebrows with wild hairs are driving me nuts.

Milwmama

Missed my eyelashes the most. Happy to say even with 3 treatments left my hair and eyelashesbare visibly back

Ally-very nice post and pictures.

Hope everyone is well. Getting my vitamin D in Florida between chemos

QueenKong

I'm a 3+ survivor checking in to say hello and looking through all the posts of all of you. The support I found here was amazing and I am grateful for this community. Thank you.

Meadow

QueenKong, so glad you popped in! And very glad you are doing so good. This is a great encouragement to us all! Thanks for sharing your good health.

SA8PG

Hi QueenKong. So great to see another 3+ year survivor checking back in with us. Thank you for sharing!!!!!

Much love & blessings

G

BanR

thanks for the links for the latest research going on. There was one more useful link posted a few days ago about targetted therapy for tnbc in this group..can anyone forward it again!

Ally...you look fresh and beautiful and so happy that you shared the pictures with us. Must have been quite a moment!!

All the best to the ones whose treatments are on or about to be over..

6feetover

It's been exactly one year to the day that my onco doc called me with the bad news. I guess it's my official first "cancerversary," then, right? I'm celebrating with a huge, homemade iced coffee, w00000t! Pretty lame, but hey, after last year's hell, I'll take it!

labscientistmom

Congrats to you arkadapted!!! No more cancer, huzzah!

LoveMyVizsla

i love that word huzzah! :-D.

Hopex3

Hi everyone...I was diagnosed almost four years ago and doing well. Saw that Queenkong posted. She and I were part of the chemo 2012 group. We all met in Vegas and still stay in touch! This website has been incredibly helpful to all of us! I couldn't have done this journey without all the wonderful ladies I met here online!

labscientistmom

Hopex3: thanks so much for visiting. Folks doing well and keeping cancer at bay are an incredible pick me up I think for all of us. I have a friend who's triple negative and she's 15 yrs out of chemo/rads/surgery and doing great too.

lovemyvizla: can you tell I read a lot? Huzzah is an old time-y cheer! Huzzah to all us cancer fighters!!

LoveMyVizsla

My brother lives near Williamsburg, VA, and the historic reenacters use the term Huzzah. I even have a little tray with that word on it.

labscientistmom

AAAh, a west coaster that's still awake. How are you healing from your surgery? I have some lymphedema in inner edge of the breast where they did lumpectomy/ on the outer side. When I take steroids it gets all red and swollen. I am waiting for referral to see lymphedema Physical therapy. Feeling a little peaked after round 4, but its tolerable and that's a good thing. Blessings to you! A

SA8PG

Arkadapted so happy to hear this. We are celebrating that one year milestone with you. Congratulations. Looking back at all that you have gone through and seeing where you are now & have yet to go helps so much. Thank you for letting us all know. (((((((Hugs)))))))

Hopex3. 4 years!!!!! Thank you thank you for stopping back to let us know life is moving forward and that you are well. Continued good health to you & lots of blessings!!!!!!

Shopgal2

arkadapted huzzah and congrats. I just passed my 1yr from dx last month.

I was wondering when we count ourcancer anniversary? Is it our dx date? Or our free from cancer surgery date? Or the end of chemo or rads date?