Calling all TNs

Huskerkkc

I am waiting for results of BRCA testing...hopefully next week. No close history, but have a sister and two daughters that this could impact. Hopefully I am just a random/sporadic or whatever they call it.

For Neulasta, because I am on a clinical trial I HAVE to get the shot, but was able to get it half-dose last week, so blood work better hold up this Friday to confirm my request!

Heidi, OMG!

Congrats to all who have had good news, good family, good friends, and lotsa critters! I just have my Golden Retriever, Romeo (plus a DH, 2 DD, and DS, plus a new son-in-law!), but am hoping to get a puppy soon. (Maybe Mother's Day?) That was one thing I wanted to do FOR ME once all the canser crap started in January. I really need another thing to take care of, but they are easier than kids and at 50 am a little too old for that!  

MBJ

Heidi:  You are running an animal house!!  Wow, and I just have two cats and have an outdoor bird feeder.

Fighter_34

Heidi WOW is all I can say. Hope the kids help out.

This is the sole reason we don't have pets, no one wants to HELP.

Anonymous

Compared to what we once had, this is very manageable. I use to do math problems with the younger ages when I would sub. "Mrs. F has 10 horses, 1 dog, 9 cats, 4 prairie dogs (etc. etc.)... how many animals does Mrs. F have living with her?". The highest number I ever got to was 44. Yep, forty four critters in my care from pygmy mice to stallions at one time.

Now though, it's just a few cats and dogs, 4 horses, 1 mini, 2 goats, a few chickens and the Korean ground squirrel (named Forest because all he does is run in his treadmill). We lost the 12 year old sugar glider and flying squirrels a few months ago. They were *cute*.

I guess for most of you this is still way over the top. But remember, I live on a farm so it is perfectly manageable and sane... I think.

When I had the horse breeding business I had 10 horses and *really* relied on the kids to help with the chores. I don't think they will *ever* own a horse because of it. I get ribbed all the time about the "cruel and unusual" punishment caring for horses was.

lrr4993

I am cracking up at the "stop sugar" comment.

Sugar77

Swiftbird - I, too, had long straight hair.  Not sure if the curls will last but I'm enjoying them. Except when in DC recently.  It was very humid and the water at the hotel was different than at home so I had a lot of limpy frizz going on...definately a "glamor don't".

lrr4993

Ha, sugar, welcome to the insanity of curly hair.  I have naturally curly hair and the water quality really does make a difference.  I used to belong to a gym that was city of atlanta water (I live in a suburb) and it had the BEST water!  My hair always did so much better - less frizzy and very soft - when I washed it there.  It is so bizarre that it can make such a difference, isn't it?!

Titan

Count me in with the frizz hair!  That is why I'm keeping it short..just bought some gel that was supposed to keep it frizz free for 24 hours...didn't work..but with it short it's not that big a deal.  I use a flat iron to smooth it out...Sugar..your hair looks soo thick! 

Now there is a thread about Sugar being Toxic..I wish they would leave her alone.

Sugar77

Toxic? Too funny...that's carry it far. I still get a kick out of my screen name being Sugar as it was my dad's lifelong nickname.  I was never ever Sugar until I needed a screename. Ironically something is stopping Sugar from seeing the thread because I got an error message when I tried to see the link!! 

For frizz, I swear by Sally's Luster Cream. Yes, my hair is and has always been very thick.  It's a bit thinner on top than before but now I don't have to thin it as much so I'm good with that.

Titan

Sugar..hope you get a good night's sleep tonite!

Suze35

Whew - I made it home!  And I am pleased to say that I ate too much, spent too much, and one night, drank waaaaaay too much .  My kids love going to NYC (we go every few months), and it was great staying on the park.  We got to the Natural History Museum for a new exhibit they have about the largest dinosaurs, hit up the Lego and Nintendo stores, and TRIED to go to the Central Park Zoo, but it was, well, a zoo, lol.  The line to get in was over an hour long, so we ended up just walking around the park and letting the kids hit the playground.  And DH and I got out for a grown up night which was great.

We definitely should have a meet up there next spring.  But not during NYC's spring break, lol!

Heidi - your houseguests sound wonderful!  I'm torn between my city-girl roots and my love of nature.  I spent time on my uncle's farm when I was growing up, and have always loved horses, cows, you name it, but I know how much work it is to care for them. 

Today I meet with the RO to map out my radiation.  I'm anxious to get started, especially as this lymph node at my collarbone hasn't gone anywhere.  I know it is inoperable, so I will just have to hope we can get a plan together to zap it gone.  I swear, one of these days I'm going to catch this dang cancer by the tail and hang on to it.

MBJ

Suze:  Sounds like you had an amazing good time in NYC!  I have only been there in the dead of winter and from what I remember it was crowded and freezing!  Keep yourself busy so you don't obsess and to help the time fly by.  The waiting is the hardest part I think.  Hugs!

kelben

Heidi, we live on a lake and surrounded by forest so there are a lot of wild animals around.... fox, marten, fishers... (they are mean) chipmunks, several varieties of squirrel, loons, mallards, many bird types... my fav. are the ravens, they are soooooo  smart.  Fish and turtles, frogs, deer and wolves and bear but we never see them (bear or wolves) near us,  we have heard the wolves at night but never have seen them... and I'm ok with that!!  and of course our 5 french bulldogs. we lost our 17 year old siamese during the winter, so no more cats.

Kymn

I have two fish and I forget to feed them all the time lol dont think i would do well with fur babies lol.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter Weekend

hugs

Sugar77

Happy Easter to you too Kymn and everyone else on here who celebrates.

MBJ

Happy Holidays to those of you who celebrate!!!!

Suze35

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday, or just a wonderful weekend! 

MBJ

I don't know if this has been posted here before:

http://breastcancerchoices.org/files/InsulinBreastCancerConnectionJCO.pdf

Titan

Happy Easter everyone!

My niece and her husband had their second little girl yesterday.  My DD and I visited them at the hospital today...of course the baby is absolutely beautiful...My DH said she had a big nose...men...are they stupid or what???? 

I'm watching the Ten Commandments...what an awesome movie...my kids are home for the long weekend and I'm finally digging out from tons of laundry.

Love to you all

Luah

Titan, enjoy your weekend. Isn't it great when the kids come home? My grocery bill triples and the laundry goes non-stop, but it's wonderful!  I have a few days now with my older son who's back from school and moving into a house with friends May 1; then the younger one returns from Whistler on May 15, can't wait to see him!

Anonymous

Soaking up the sunshine in the side yard after a great brunch with my family. Finally, some nice weather! Happy Easter!

Titan

Luah..I have been to the grocery store 4 TIMES since they came home..Yikes..I just told my son it was time for him to go back to school because we are broke.

Jealous of the sunshine Heidi..I'm beginning to think the sun hates Ohio.

Titan

Oh..and remember me telling you guys about the 29 year old with Triple Neg Stage 4?  This was 6 months ago and she is now NED...Her doctor's told that yes..she is still terminal..but for NOW she is cancer free...good stuff.

Sugar77

Titan - thanks for sharing. NED for her....what wonderful news!

MBJ

Titan:  That is just wonderful news about your friend being NED!!!  Love to hear good news!!!

pamdo

Just awesome - love hearing about the NED stories - like me!  I'm stage 3c and now officially NED (since March!)

Anonymous

Having a reaction to the Botox for my neck I think. Incredible, debilitating, nauseating vertigo. Awful... and scary. Waiting for doctor to call.

Sugar77

Pamdo - I always like to read NED...we need to celebrate (...again!)

Heidi - oh no, try to relax if you can. Please keep us posted when you can.

cc4npg

Oh Heidi!  I don't like how that sounds!  My mom had debilitating vertigo that would make her sick... it's a hard thing to describe unless you've had it yourself.  Very scary, especially if you happen to be driving!

Suze35

Titan - such great news for your friend!  Very inspiring!

pamdo - That is so wonderful!  Being Stage IIIc and TN is so disheartening sometimes, and stories like yours give me hope.

Heidi - have you had vertigo in the past?  It almost sounds like my first attack 13 years ago, out of the blue.  Did you have to keep a certain position for any length of time during the Botox injection, i.e. lying down with your head to the side?  I hope you can figure it out, vertigo is horrible.  If necessary, an ENT can do the Eppley procedure that is can be very helpful.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.  Starting my radiation on Thursday, and more than ready.  Meeting with Dana Farber on May 5th to talk about their clinical trial.  Nothing is moving fast enough for me, but that's how it is.