Anyone starting chemo in June 08

Happy Halloween, 

I have had 5 rad treatments 33 to go. Much easier than chemo.

Slowing losing my 8lbs, I'm not quite as religious on the walking as Vinogal is on the elliptical.

My taste buds are all most back to normal, unfortunately because Halloween candy taste extra good.

Everyone have a fun Halloween and a great weekend.

Hi Everyone,

Glad to hear most of you are doing pretty good with the exceptions of hair and things like that. I was hoping my hair would come back blond but when I thought about it, if it wasn't for hair color it would be gray.  So guess what color is coming back in, yes you are all right gray, looks like I have a gray halo around my head, oh well better gray than none.  When you are finished with all treatments and you go back for your checkups how do they know if any cancer has returned. Do they scan you or something like that?  Just started thinking about that today.

Chocolate, got my fingers crossed for you with your treatment in Mexico!

Jax loosing 8 pounds I am jealous I will have to learn your secrets.

Hope you all have a nice weekend.

Bonnie

Nancy, sounds like you had a scary Halloween....hope everything is clearing up for you today.  Thoughts are with you, it is tough going through this shit alone.  Glad you have your son and DIL close by.  Anyway...hope the rest of your weekend is better....

I made lasagna tonight and am about ready to rip into a big jug of wine with it.  Took me two hours to make by the time I washed all the pots pans that I didnt want to put in the new dishwasher that "doesn't leak".  30 minutes in the oven and it will be ready to go.  Made garlic butter and got that ready to spread on the el cheapo french bread, and just need to make the salad....anybody hungry?  Oh, I'm sure this will help me lose 8 pounds.  HeHe!  Screw it!  Jax, you are going to have to tell me the secret to your motivation.  Wyoming....we'll be done with rads at about the same time.  Hope everyone has a good Saturday night and I am thinking about you all.  HunkyD

Bonnie, my onc said that he will be doing blood work and looking for CA 15-3 antigen.

I made french bread pizza but Hunkydory's lasagna sounds much better. Hubby and I have been trying to take a walk every night after work. Slowly the weight is going. I walk to my rad treatments. Only takes 7minutes there and back, so total time for rad is 30 minutes. I do this on my prep when I don't have any students. My principal is so supportive.

Jax hope you eye clears up.

Nancy how are your hives. Have you found out what the cause?

Everyone have a good week!!!!

Thanks a lot for the information Karen, I figured it would be a lot to do with your own findings. I am sure we all know if we don't quite feel right and to have it checked out.  Half way through my rad. treatments and then I think there is a possibility that I will be taking Herceptin, will find out this Thursday.

Good luck to everyone, hope you have a good day.

Bonnie

Hey sounds like everyone is progressing towards an end!  I have three rad treatments to go and I will be done!  Breast is a little sore - onc said effects will mostly come out after treatment is done - for next two weeks!  Guess it leaves you cooking inside!  Oh well - still think much easier than chemo!  Halloween - didn't have hardly any kids so have lots of candy left - or did! Afraid to weigh myself!  Keep saying tomorrow I will eat only healthy things - yup tomorrow hasn't come yet!

Expecting snow in Clagary tonite!  Yikes what happened to summer and fall!

Have a great week everyone!

Sue

Wyoming, sounds like you have quite a schedule at school.  As far as exercises, I just do windmills forwards and backwards and make sure I have good range of motion.  I think people at work who catch me doing these exercises think I'm ready for the psych ward.  I also do the massage routine quite often to keep the fluid moving.  The rad onc said he thought my nerve got cut under my arm and its trying to rejuvinate.  Mine used to be numb like yours but is very tender now.  Who knows.  Rads onc is watching it close.  I see my surgeon next tuesday so I will ask him about it too.  He is also going to take my port out on next Friday.  YEA!  I do have to go to the hospital as an outpatient but thats OK.  I ought to be pretty loopy for rads that day.  I already warned the techs. They are fairly crazy and and with an evil smile said...."We'll take care of ya, don't worry"  Think DH will have to take me that day.  Sounds like everyone else is doing OK.  I imagine Jax is xmas shopping...and Chocolate is packing for Mexico.  Wishing everyone well, HunkyD

Hi Ladies,

Well the babies are doing great and it is time for me to start chemo again....  I am also getting a cat scan and a pet scan over the next 2 weeks as well as starting taxotere on wednesday for 4 cycles.  Getting scanned does scare me a bit, but hopefully everything will look GREAT. 

Any tips on the taxotere treatment?

Ellen

Hi everyone:   I finished pre surgery chemo Nov 6 - finger nails are lifting off the nail beds, sensitive and hard to put in earrings and button blouse.  Hair is showing on my head and chin... but eyebrows are still awol.   My tumor is down to almost nothing - have to really feel around for it and that could be the marker.   

Dec 5 I will have lump and rads after the first of the year for 6 weeks unless I qualify to do mammosite.   Rad onco appt is on Wednesday.    Rover, everyone says rads is easy compared to chemo - but every day (mon - fri) for 6 weeks... eeekkk.....    I will find out soon enough.

Hugs and Blessings,  Nancy 

Hello All,

It's been busy for all of us, eh?

I finished chemo in September and had a mast three weeks ago. Joy of joys, it's been suggested I get two more TAC tx before I start rads. I wonder if my taste for chocolate will disappear again. M&Ms have never lasted so long in my home.

Wouldn't you know it, as soon as the hair on my legs starts growing back KABLOOIE, I'll lose it again.

Sarah

I have 11 rad treatments finished 27 more to go. So far no problems. Hair is slowly growing on my head, no hair any where else. I would like my eyebrows to come back!!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Have a good week.

Sarah, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of my TAC trts and still haven't shaved my legs.  I think I will before I go in for my port removal Friday.  Sorry about the chocolate SE.  I need to rid my house of chocolate.  My weight is still not dropping like I had hoped.  Elliemae....hope your scan is good.  I'll be thinking about ya!  Taxotere gave me bone pain, but as KKing said just ask for pain killers if it gets to serious. The neulasta shot made it worse for me but I had trouble keeping my counts up without it.

Rover, congrats on almost being done and good luck with the surgery.  Rads is easier so far for me but I am only 10 into it.  KKing with only 3 left..congrats.  How are you doing?  Sue should be done also. Wyoming...my hair is slowly coming in too.  My eyebrows are gone as well.  I'm not holding my breath about them either because I have heard they can grow in and fall right back out again. It is hard to believe but Christmas is just around the corner and you are right, all the stores have their stuff out.  Vino....you making progress on your shopping? 

Kelly, Bonnie, Choc, Sandy, Nancy, and anyone else I missed (can't page back) hope you are all doing well.  Have a great week.  Cheers....HunkyD

Yea, CT scan came back "clean"!!  I am getting a pet scan next week.  I hope I have the same results!  sorry so short, I have 2 diapers to change : )

HunkyD,

Yea, you are getting your port out! Do you get to keep it? I wonder if it could have a craft use. Could it be use a mini bellows?

Sarah