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  • MBJ
    MBJ Member Posts: 4,352
    edited September 2011

    Titan:  I will be in Kentucky come November!!!

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited September 2011

    Ruth, congrats, you will do great!

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  • rachelvk
    rachelvk Member Posts: 1,411
    edited September 2011

    Ruth - congratulations and good luck!

    Suze and Mccrimmon - I'm with you on the scans. My dad's a retired ob/gyn, 15 years out of practice now, but he said in the 'old days,' the first thing they did was an x-ray, liver function test and one other test. Now it seems like they only do it when there appear to be symptoms suggesting it has spread. I'd like the peace of mind. It will be 3 months from the time I found the lump before I have surgery, it seems, so even though I'm technically Stage 1, if this cancer is anywhere near as adventurous as I am, it's already gearing up to hit the open road and see what else it can discover...

    Jazz - Welcome. And like someone else said, read the Internet with a grain of salt. There are lots of women here who show this is something you can beat, or at least keep swatting away successfully over time. Best of luck. 

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  • laurajane
    laurajane Member Posts: 321
    edited September 2011

    Ruth- yes, NY is gorgeous during the holidays.

    Suze - I'll look forward to meeting you as long as i get the ok from Onc. What is Horatio?

    Titan -I think Columbus is about 4 hrs away.

    MBJ- So looking forward to meeting you in November. 

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  • Suze35
    Suze35 Member Posts: 1,045
    edited September 2011

    I think a meet up sounds like a great idea! I'm pretty good traveling anywhere :-).



    LJ - Horatio Street is the location for a Louboutin boutique near the Village :-). I prefer it to the 5th Avenue location, they aren't so snooty. But Bergdorfs is always good too, lol. I love to look and drool.

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  • Titan
    Titan Member Posts: 2,956
    edited September 2011

    I want to go shopping in NYC!  Maybe sometime soon!  The shoes (I know we all like shoes) I bought for the DD's wedding are totally awesome..the only thing is..the DD doesn't like them...they have 4" heels..are gray/black..very cool....of course the DH said..can you dance in them..duh..who couldn't dance in 4" heels...I tried some 6" heels on..well..I couldn't walk in them..I'm way too old for 6" heels...4" I can deal with.

    Oh yeah..this is the TN thread..not a shoe thread.

    Went to the fair today..had a blooming potato and an ice cream cone....know I was bad but dang it was good.

    Will jog, drink tea and take my many supplements tomorrow...promise.

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  • Sugar77
    Sugar77 Member Posts: 2,138
    edited September 2011

    Okay, speaking of shoes....I've been told I must have been a centipede in my last life or a direct descendent of Imelda Marcos. I LOVE shoes! I hate breast cancer but I LOVE shoes!!!! 

    Titan, fair food taste so good.

    I went to a really nice fundraiser today. It was an afternoon tea to raise money for cancer research. It was held in one of the organizers back yard.  There were two seatings of 40 women for each and each table was set up with fine linens and bone china. They served tea and home baked scones, sandwiches and cupcakes. It was a traditional English tea and it was "loverly!"

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  • gillyone
    gillyone Member Posts: 1,727
    edited September 2011

    Sugar - how fun! As a Brit in the US, I don't get to do that kind of thing very often.

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  • Fighter_34
    Fighter_34 Member Posts: 834
    edited September 2011

    Did someone say SHOES! I don't know I woman alive that doesn't love shoes.

    Titan-Dance away in those heels. I can't wait to give a wedding. I think my DD may tell me to tone it down, or they may elope to avoid me.

    LJ-Pretty lady alert!!! Enjoy your mini vacay. I think we are all due one. I just can't escape until my birthday (December).

    As far as scans go I don't want any either. I had my legs scanned after chemo cause they were so sore (which is normal Dr. just want to make sure no blood clots were forming). I drove that tech crazy. Do you see anything abnormal? Can you turn the screen more my way? Can you run back over this area? So no more scans for me. I turn into a pure animal.

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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited September 2011

    Fighter,

    I had no idea you could ask the techs questions.  I've just always paniced in silence.  Now that I know I'm afraid I will drive them insane.  I know my onco was worried my anxiety was going to get the best of me during treatments.  I've got one left in a week and a half.  I sure hope he'll keep prescribing the xanax and anti-depressants for me.

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  • Fighter_34
    Fighter_34 Member Posts: 834
    edited September 2011

    Mccrimmon-Hey I asked anyways. Silence and waiting ain't me. 

    You can make it sweetie. Take a walk, find a hobby, but I do know that the last chemo feels great. When she removed the IV I screamed and then got out h%ll out of there fast. But of course the SE took over, but knowing this would be the last time made the SE bearable. I threw everything chemo related away and cursed it also. Felt Liberating!!

    Get focused on regrowing your hair and moving on with your life. I just wanted to be normal again. I didn't want a pity party I just wanted to resume my life and I think that's what got me through.

    You will be fine. Keep repeating that!

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  • OBXK
    OBXK Member Posts: 791
    edited September 2011

    Thanks for all the well wishes on the storm damage. Still haven't gotten down to Hatteras. It just opened to non-resident property owners, by ferry. Last week, I stayed with a friend who is in end stage of liver cancer. Dx last Sept. - they never found her primary. It was hard not to sit there, thinking one day, this will be me. CANCER SUCKS!



    I decided to get the BRCA testing. They had to stick me 3 times to get the sample. 2 week wait. Seems we're always waiting!



    Wishing you all well...

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  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Member Posts: 812
    edited September 2011

    OBXK dont say that!  Stay positive, we are NOT gonna let this cancer get us!!!

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  • lisaorock
    lisaorock Member Posts: 50
    edited September 2011

    Hi All,

    I just wanted to share my good news.  My test blood test results from my three month oncology check up came in and they are all normal:) Yay:) Now I can exhale for three more months!  I am trying really hard to go about my life "normally" and focus on my recovery. I wish those of you still struggling with treatment and recovery well!

    Take Care,

    Lisa

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  • Suze35
    Suze35 Member Posts: 1,045
    edited September 2011

    Lisa - great news!  Living in 3 month chunks isn't a bad way to start... soon you'll find yourself doing 6 months, then a year... one step at a time.

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  • TifJ
    TifJ Member Posts: 1,568
    edited September 2011
    • Ooohh- I am so jealous! I have never been to NYC. Somebody please take pictures and post them please!

    I've got my next 3 month check up coming up later this month. I have some tender spots on my ribs, but can't tell if it is bone or muscle. I have no pain (other than usual low back pain) unless I push on the spots. Should I ask for a scan? Which one? I have only had a CT before chemo and nothing else.

    Thanks for your input ladies- Happy Tuesday everyone!!

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  • Suze35
    Suze35 Member Posts: 1,045
    edited September 2011

    My PET/CT scan is scheduled for 9/19... one week.

    Tif - I have/had a lot of tenderness still from rads, it is pretty normal.  If you feel like you want a scan, CT is probably good, maybe a bone scan?  But just to give you peace of mind, I think tenderness can go on quite a bit.

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  • TifJ
    TifJ Member Posts: 1,568
    edited September 2011

    Suze- Thanks. I didn't have rads though- maybe leftover chemo issues?

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  • jazz3000
    jazz3000 Member Posts: 188
    edited September 2011

    TifJ

    Wouldn't have any idea why it wouldn't be okay for you to ask for whatever you need to help you in your journey with this.  You're certainly not putting anyone out because you need or want a scan to make sure things are okay.  You ask your health care providers for anything you feel will help you pass through all of this. You have good reasons to be concerned right now and I'm sure they will completely agree with you. Keep on keepin' on.

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  • Sugar77
    Sugar77 Member Posts: 2,138
    edited September 2011

    Tomorrow's my annual mammogram.  Last Sept. was my first one out of treatment and cancer boob was fine but they found something to watch on the other one.  After checking six months later this past March, it was deemed benign and back to annual checks.  To get me on a coordinated schedule, my doctor is having both done this time. Wish me luck!

    LJ - you look fabulous in your photo!

    Take care...I hope everyone is having a good week. 

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  • OBXK
    OBXK Member Posts: 791
    edited September 2011

    Lisaorock - great news! Enjoy it.



    TifJ - I agree with Jazz3000. Hope you too, get great news.



    Titan - 4 inch heels? I am green with envy.



    KSMatthews - you are right! It was a momentary low.



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    Last night, I fell and broke my kneecap and banged my face, resulting in an ambulance ride and emergency surgery. This pain, rivals childbirth. Tomorrow, I have to stand. I am so fearful of the pain. I have allergies to a lot of pain meds. It's always an issue. If you have some spare energy , send it my way tomorrow!

    I

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  • Sugar77
    Sugar77 Member Posts: 2,138
    edited September 2011

    OBXK - sending you healing vibes!

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  • mitymuffin
    mitymuffin Member Posts: 337
    edited September 2011

    Oh OBXK, I'm so sorry. I've had knee surgery and can sympathize about the pain.

    Ladies, I  had my 4 month check up today, only blood work, and all was well. I had tender spots on my ribs, and have had an upset stomach, and of course I still have pains in my breast (lumpectomy was 4/10), but I was actually just fine. 

    My Doc, who is an Onco. and Hematologist, and a PH.D in genetics, said to me "I tell all my triple negative ladies to decrease their calorie intake by 25%, and cut out alcohol." He said he thought that limiting calories and alcohol was as effective as the medicine the hormone positive ladies take.  I quizzed him about the alcohol, and he did say he thought one or two glasses of wine a week was "probably okay". 

    I'm already "normal weight" so he told me to watch the calories, and stay slim.

    I'm just throwing this out to all of you, in case it could be helpful, but of course different Oncologists have different views and ideas. 

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  • MBJ
    MBJ Member Posts: 4,352
    edited September 2011

    Yay for B9!!!!

    Sugar: Great new avatar!! You look beautiful!

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  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Member Posts: 812
    edited September 2011

    obxk so sorry to hear about your fall! Praying for a speedy recovery.

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  • jenn3
    jenn3 Member Posts: 3,316
    edited September 2011

    Titan - I'll look forward to getting some leftover champagne, but I'm guessing after all of the planning and stress that goes with a wedding you may not have a drop to share :)

    LJ - Have a wonderful time in NYC. 

    OBXK - Ouch, I am so sorry to hear that you broke your knee cap.  I've never heard of that.  How do they repair a broken knee cap?  Pins?  Sending you a big cyber (((hug))) and positive vibes....

    Mitymuffin - Yipeeeeeeee, so glad to hear you had a great check up. 

    Sugar - Good luck, positive thoughts headed your way.

    Tif - If you are going to ask for another scan, ask for a CT scan.  CT scans have caught everything for me.  After the CT scan, if the onc needs to see something in more detail he orders a MRI.

    Shoes, did someone says shoes?  Shoes, boots, sandals, oh my....... Which ones do I love more?  Yes, I always need another pair of shoes.  Just because I have 5 pair of black heels in the closet doesn't mean I have a black pair like these..........  Can we talk purses?  I can't go into a store without at least doing a mini walk by.......purses are like shoes we never have enough.

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  • Flautalee
    Flautalee Member Posts: 118
    edited September 2011

    Hello everyone - I'd like to thank all of you for the support you have given me since I joined your thread.  Please keep me in your prayers (as I do you) - Round #2 of T/C begins this Friday, Sept. 16.  This time I am prepared to eat tons of All-Bran cereal and take many Pericolace (my oncologist told me that I might need to take 2 in the AM and 4 in the PM!) during the first week.  I hope for no C/D. 

    I am determined to finish my Master's Degree next spring and "walk" on May 20, 2012. Today I filed the paperwork to graduate.  Because having cancer is considered a medical disability, my PCP submitted documentation and requested extra time for assignments, relaxation of the attendence policy (if I am side-lined by SE), and recording of the lecture/discussion if I cannot make it to class.  I will be turning my first homework in shortly, on-line, on-time! Also, because I applied and received a temporary handicap state parking tag, I was permitted to apply for one at my university, so I will not need to walk so far, up-hill, to class. I will be able to park close to the building where my class meets every Wednesday evening.

    So thanks so much for everything, ladies.  Best and no SE's! 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2011

    A little humor:

    An elderly man in Tennessee had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back. It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple and peach trees.
    One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over. He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit. As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.
    As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond. He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end. One of the women shouted to him, "We're not coming out
    until you leave!" The old man frowned, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked." Holding the bucket up he said, 'I'm here to feed the alligator.'
    Some old men can still think fast
     
     

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  • Fighter_34
    Fighter_34 Member Posts: 834
    edited September 2011

    LOLOLOL good one. I bet they moved fast after that statement. Thanks for always making us laugh!! :)

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  • MBJ
    MBJ Member Posts: 4,352
    edited September 2011

    LMAO!!!!!!

    flautalee:  Yes!!!  Go for it-you can do this!!!

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