Calling all TNs

jazz3000

Heidi- Definitely stay out of the crevasses. It would make it very difficult to share your trip with us. You are really exercising there aren't you. Walking and climbing and with the added weights of the proper clothing to go along with it. Bet your cheeks are rosy and your skin tighter than a 4 year old. Your really moving around from one place to another. I hope your taking care of yourself and today is better than yesterday. I have to ask about the pic with the rainbow in it. There appears to be something falling all around you and was wondering if it was snow or rain or do you just have a lot of angels (orbs) following you around. : )

Bak- I hope your feeling better today and your treatment hasn't got you down too much. There are just some people who shouldn't have gotten into the medical hands on side of things. I had a friend who used to say, "Some Doctors and Nurses pulled C minuses and still got there degrees. LOL. There are times that truth becomes a reality, and it's always great to discover someone is there in the wing to help out. Gives you a sense of security. Glad things worked out for you and they ended are a better note than when you first got there.

Painting - here's hoping you sell quickly after all your hard work. In todays housing market it can be stressful. Much luck.

I wondered how those poor hens dropped those hard eggs as small as the hen is and as large as the egg is. So glad they come out soft for the hens sake.

Watched "Five" and really enjoyed the variety in the movie, and how they pulled it together with the wall and the set of pearls. Very enjoyable and yes found myself as with OBXK weeping at moments. It was more so where the mother's were sharing with their children. Glad I watched it as I had debated with myself.

Hope everyones day goes well and you all feel good and have some sweet things happen through your day. 

ksmatthews

I tried to find that movie on Lifetime demand and could not!    I really wann watch it. 

gillyone

Laurajane has not posted for about a week. Anyone have other contact with her?

jazz3000

Lifetime has it on @ 4pm in CA. If your on Comcast or have the lifetime channel ksmatthews. I'm sure it will be on many times this month so don't be too worried you've missed it.

Anonymous

jazz- that rainbow pic was shot during one of the periods of sleet during the bus ride. About five minutes later, when we were being fitted for our crampons, it changed to hail. Luckily, it was mostly sunny while we were on the glacier. I'm finding Icelandic weather to be very fickle.

BTW, I put more photos up today. Same link as before. Tomorrow we are riding Icelandic horses and it's supposed to be very windy. We bought MacFry a hat with earflaps so he doesn't get airborn on the ride. Seriously, we did!

I'm going to check LJ's facebook, to see if she's had any activity there.

NO activity since Oct. 6th...

mitymuffin

LauraJane, we are all thinking about you and sending you love.

Anyone have news on Laurajane?

Anonymous

Some humor:

 Confucius did NOT say.....

Man who wants pretty nurse must be patient

Passionate kiss, like spider web, lead to undoing of fly

Better to be pissed off than pissed on.

Lady who go camping must beware of evil intent.

Squirrel who run up woman's leg will not find nuts.

Man who leap off cliff jump to conclusion.

Man who run in front of car get tired, man who run behind car get exhausted.

Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

War does not determine who is right, it determine who is left.

Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

It take many nails to build a crib, but one screw to fill it.

Man who drive like hell is bound to get there.

Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.

Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.

Finally CONFUCIUS DID NOT SAY. . .

"A lion will not cheat on his wife, but a Tiger Wood!"

 
 

Suze35

I spoke with Laura on the 12th, and she was getting ready for her next Halaven treatment.

She did log on today from what I can see.

Laura - I hope you are doing well.  Thinking of you.

faith-n-strength36

sharing my story, my younger sister was diagnosted with breast cancer at 33, she took it very hard, i can remember taking care of her and going to her chemo treatments with her, it was hard for me to see her so down. but i would make her laugh and try to spoil her.it was a long road for her but she made it through, thank you god. then 3 yrs later jan. 3, 2007 i had gastric bypass surgery, and everything went fine. i lost alot of weight, and in nov. 2007 i was putting my tshirt on and found a lump, so i immedtly called the dr. he did a needle biopsy in the office on nov. 17, 2007 . it seemed like forever to get the results back, i went to see dr. nov.27, 2007 and he told me it was cancer, and he set up the surgery dates. it was hard to tell my husband and family because i didnt want them to worry and my husband just had a sixtuplet bypass surgery in oct. of 2006. but i told them dont worry i will be fine, i have god and all of you we will get through it. i also told them i was not going to let cancer control my life i was going to control it. i tried to work while i was going through chemo, but that didnt work too good, i went through 2 treatment, then i ended up in hosp. for 5 days cause i am a hard head, my white blood cells were very low.so after that i stayed out of work till i was done with treatment, i can remeber one of the things about doing chemo was there were many people there having treatment too. and they had different types of cancer, so the treatment medicine was different colors, i can remember the one lady and i would joke and say here comes your smurf juice and her comes my red gogo juice lol. it helped us get through it. i was tested for BRAC and it came back no marker thank God.it will be 4 years on nov. 27,2011 and i thank god everyday. and i also am going to start college in the spring for radiation tech. so i can help other people in our shoes

ksmatthews

Faith love your story and thanks for sharing!  God Bless you!

Titan

Hi Faith!  thanks so much for sharing with us.....good luck with school!  Hope everything goes well for you...

Hey LJ...hope the Halaven is working for you.

Painting..would love to see those wedding pics!  

bak94

Brrrrrrr! Why is it so cold? Oh yeah, I just looked at Heidi's beautiful pictures! Made me cold, although the volcanoe started to warm me up!

Titan, I looked at your DD's wonderful photos also! What a beautiful couple! You all look gorgeous;

Suze, hope you are still feeling good. Thank you for the LauraJane update! LJ hope the Halaven is helping you feel better. I think my laptop is getting to hot!

riley702

Faith, I was a knothead, too. I ended up in the hospital after my 2nd chemo with anemia and dehydration. Got a couple pints of blood and a few days on an IV, and got out of the hospital just in time for my next chemo. And I was happy I didn't have to delay treatment. I stayed out of work until I got done with everything. Thank goodness I had paid for disability insurance! We find out how tough and stubborn we are, going through something like this, don't we? Glad you and your sister are doing well!

mccrimmon324

Morning Ladies,

I'm 3 weeks PFC today.  I thought I had done pretty well thru chemo but decided over the weekend it was time to get back on the eliptical.  Well, I used to do an hour plus 3 nights a week, I got on and could only do 15 min and had to break twice!  Then, we're re-doing our living room a little and painted yesterday.  I could barely get out of bed this morning, I don't think there's a part of me that isn't stiff or sore.  I hope this goes away quickly, I feel like I've aged 30 years. 

MBJ

Laurajane:  Sending you much love and light and hoping the Halaven is kicking BC's f$#% a$@!!!  Hugs!!!  Thanks Sue for letting us know.

Best thing that happened to me today:  This amazing feeling of joy and looking forward to waking up in a new city by the 27th!

Fighter_34

Ladies my monthly friend is back. I am upset because it's so heavy. In a crappy mood because of this. Oh the things we have to go through.

 LJ and Suze thinking of you guys, and everyone else.

kathyrnn

Kay-Ce, just totally uncalled for! I would also have to be thinking about a new doctor.



Jazz, as a nurse, I gotta tell you the ones to look out for are the ones who got all A's. The C minus ones are smart enough to realize they don't know it all, lol.



Teka, they can only send records if you request they do.



Heidi, great pictures. Gotta ask, whats with the pink elephant????



Saw Five, and it was very good. When you see the scene at the funeral, where she lights up the cigarette, you've met my psychic twin, lol. My girlfriends fell over laughing ant pointing the finger at me.



Happy home sales Painting.



Thank you so much for sharing Faith.



Healing thoughts to Suze and LJ, and of course to everyone else!

Teka

kathyrnn,

I know, but do the BC patients keep their MO in the loop?

ksmatthews

Kathyrnn sometimes i want to light a cigarette so bad!!!

mccrimmon324

Ugh!  I quick smoking 2 months before I was diagnosed, Just passed my 8th month annivesary and rarely think about ciggarettes anymore but I really wanted a smoke break yesterday while painting.  Never again though.  Are there are lot of ex-smokers here?

christina1961

Laurajane, I hope the Halaven is helping.  Just know we are all thinking of you!

McCrimmon, I smoked for several years as a teenager/young adult but quit in 1984. I am 50 now.

Best thing that happened to me this weekend - did dog transport and took 2 dogs one hour closer to their new home.  They came from a shelter in GA and have traveled all the way to a rescue in Ontario.  The weather was beautiful; the dogs rode well - it was a lot of fun.

kathyrnn

Teka, I do. I can get all my tests and blood work on-line from DF, and I print them out and give them to my primary. I've decided I'll pick and choose what I want to send from the primary to the onc.



KS, you'll definitely appreciate that scene in Five then, lol

mccrimmon324

Christina, I think it's great that you are involved in a dog rescue, a few times I've tried to volunteer at our local animal shelter but they don't need my help when I can give it, they need the help during my working hours.  I would love to foster a dog but we have 2 and I know that neither my husband or myself would be able to give the dog up once it came into our house.  My husband has such a tough exterior but he has such a big heart for dogs & animals. 

Best thing to happen to me today, husband noticed I may have some peach fuzz on my head! 

Anonymous

kathyrnn- the elephant's name is MacFry. He goes everywhere with us; he's our resident pachyderm. It actually started out as a family joke but then, being an elephant, he just became larger than life. Folks who have been in here awhile are kinda use to seeing him.

More photos are up, same link. We rode today in extreme wind (30-35 knot winds all day) and then soaked in a natural geo-thermal lagoon. Man, it's been a whirlwind trip and I'm tired, but it's a good tired, not that "my body feels like lead after chemo" feeling. In fact, I think I'm finally getting the old me back!

Now, if I could only reverse gravity, and all the accompanying wrinkles and sagging....

Glad to hear LJ's been spotted!

Looking forward to getting home to all the animals. Would like to click my heels and be there, cause I'm not liking the thought of another bumpy plane ride.

Babs37

Heidi- The pictures are just breath taking. And the lagoon...... I would see myself in there, no problemo.

Titan- The wedding looked beautiful. You all looked like you were having lots of fun.

Lj- Hope you are well. We are all thinking about you.

Suze- Hope you are doing good too and that you are feeling the chemo working hard in there. Thinking of you too.

Fighter- My monthly friend came back 2 weeks after my mx! That's not even a 2 months break after finishing chemo. Wasn't long enough of a break for me!!! I was hoping it would have never come back but......That's life.

Hope everyone is doing ok. I read everyone's posts everyday but just can't answer all of you. But you guys are all in my thoughts.

Wednesday morning, I meet with my doctor (onc) and my clinical trial (metformin) nurse. I'm a little stressed about it. I don't know if there will ever be a time where those visits won't stress me but I doubt it.......

Good evening to you all.   

Titan

So..since it is breast cancer month..I heard on the news tonight about things that can prevent breast cancer..low fat diet, exercise, no drinking..I wonder about how this applies to triple negative....it sounds like we are all a bunch of obese, high fat eating alcoholics...I dunno..I think I've seen enough pics of us all here...I don't think that any of the above apply to us.

And about the drinking...they said that the liver doesn't metabolize the extra estrogen when we drink...hmm...we TN'S cancer was not driven by estrogen...

It just bothers me that "they" say that the above will prevent breast cancer..I just don't think that is true...I do think that eating right and exercising will help us feel better..not sure about the preventing cancer part.

Ah well..probably shouldn't have vented but dang it...

faith-n-strength36

i just want to say im so glad i found this chat, i enjoy sharing and talking to you all! and i just want to share that losing my hair did not bother me to much, when i lost my eyebrows and eyelashes that bothered me a bit. but i always say Bald is Beautiful! and when my period stopped during treatment, that was great, and i didnt have it for 1 1/2 years, but it came back worst, but all of that stuff is little, i thank god we are all here to enjoy each days blessing.i will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. and i wanted to share a book im reading called Living well beyond breast cancer. author is Marrisa C. Weiss, M.D. it is a good book. i also have read chicken soup for the breast cancer survivor. that is a good book.everyone had a good night, and good luck with treatment and appointments. god bless

faith-n-strength36

titan it is good to vent once in a while, it is not good to keep it in, you have to get it off your chest sometimes so it dont build up

gillyone

Titan - as we've said before, it's all a crapshoot. Nobody knows what, if anything can prevent cancer.

TiffanyF4

Hey Ladies.....haven't posted any many moons so I thought I would drop in and say hello.  I am a 2 year survivor as of this month so that makes me happy! I have tried to read some of the thread to catch up but WOW you girls have been busy. I see alot of new names as well.  Finally was set free for 6mth check ups instead of 3mths so that has been nice. Although I am a little freaked out, still always wondering if I'm missing a symptom and trying to diagnosis every ache and pain. With time it seems to be getting a little easier and easier to put it in the back of my mind and not worry about it all the time.