anyone starting chemo in Nov 2005

Deb, you know I will post pictures. I think Sebastian is Tigger this year...and Hayden is going to be a pink panther. Can't wait for the pictures.

I agree, Anna we need an update of that little one. If you need help posting let us know.

In fact I'm looking forward to all the updates of the children in our lives.

Till later, all have a good spooky night.

Hello,

I have posted before but new to this one. I am to start my 1st round of AC 11/5. I  am pretty nervous about it. I  have read and read and read about these drugs and all the side effects. Can't say I am looking forward to any of them. My daughters are all very supportive so that is very helpful. They even helped me pick out my "new hair". We found something that looked exactly like mine!  I have made some sleep caps for my shiny head(whenever that occurs) I am always cold. I will get my scripts filled before Friday and get some Biotene mouthwash which I read can be very helpful. I already have some stool softners but my onc. spoke more of diarrhea than anything. I do have to go Tues for a MUGA scan. I imagine this week will fly by.

This is my 2nd time in dealing with BC. My 1st time was 5 years ago and then only had lumpectomy followed by radiation. I had a bilateral mastecomy with no reconstruction this time. One side was cancer free but I opted to have it removed also. No regrets there. Just couldn't think of doing this again.

As of now l am only having the 4 rounds of AC followed by Arimedex. I will be off work during the first 3 tx which will be nice.

I'm not looking forward to Friday but yet I will be glad that it is one day closer to the end of treatments.

I'm glad I am not alone here, it seems as if we are all on the same page and have the same feelings, questions, etc.

I have vowed to keep a positve attitude and a good sense of humor even if I have to hug the porcelain goddess occasionally.

Twingle your hair look nice, I never would have guessed.

Here are the babies.....

Hayden was a pink leopard, not panther...LOL

See her tail...she is sitting on her paw paw Bruce's lap. Jessie's step father.

Sebastian was Tigger

At dinner, all he cared about was the treats.

Playing in the yard after dinner.

Then he had to put on the costume...OMG!

But then there was CANDY!

And he got the hang of it.

Stole a tombstone

Hope you enjoyed my night in pictures.

I'm nervous

Election day is here!

Thank goodness it is almost over.

Anna - Happy Anniversaries!

Deb - Sounds like Halloween is a BLAST at your house!!  How fun!!

ML - Loved all of the pictures!

Odalys - You're my kind of boss. I LOVE pizza!

Marg - Lost 30 lbs!!  That's fantastic!!    Continued prayers for your mom!

I had a bit of a scare this week.   I had my annual mammo & chest x-ray last week, and lo & behold something showed up in my lung.    I actually got the results from my allergist while I was seeing him regarding a sinus infection/cold.   He wanted me to get a chest x-ray and I told him that I had just had one for my annual exam.   He called & got the results and told me to go directly to my oncologist's office to schedule a CT scan.    So........Friday morning I had the CT scan &  I got the results yesterday - no evidence of cancer!   I was so excited to hear those words, that I completely forgot to ask what exactly it is they saw.   I have my check-up with onco. tomorrow, so I'll ask then.   

Have to get ready for my one & only scheduled shift at work!

Take care everyone!!

LAT56

Lat that was wonderful news...... Dancing with NED is always good to hear. I know you must feel like you are walking on air.

Marg~ You can copy and paste here too. I do that on some of my pictures..

Like this

Marg - congratulations on losing 30 lbs.  Please tell us your secret.  I am seriously considering joining Jenny Craig.

I don't ever take pictures of myself, but now maybe I will

How I did it was 3 months of the Medifast diet. This program is not for the faint of heart.  You eat their items 5x a day and then have one lean meat and vegetable a day.  I never stuck to it 100%, but the pounds started coming off right away.  I am now transitioning to real food.  (BTW most of the food is awful, I have to put salsa on everything, but the bars and the shakes are not bad)  Mostly this diet took me from "I can't lose the weight."  To "I am in complete control of how much my body weighs."  I also hike or do aerobic/strength training 5 days a week.  But I was doing almost the same level of activity before and the pounds still crept on.

So my new eating arrangement:

Breakfast~ 1 scrambled egg + 2 scrambled egg whites, salsa or bowl of oatmeal with a tiny bit of raw sugar and flaxseed or small bowl Grape Nuts cereal and skim milk

Snack~ protein bar or some nuts

Lunch~ salad with oil and vinegar, maybe some lean meat

Snack~ shake or some carrots or rice cakes

Dinner~ lean meat serving, as many vegetables as I want

At first it was very hard to give up sweets, bread, pasta, rice, fruit.  I did sneak a little in here and there.  Once I reach my goal weight I will bring back some whole grains and fruit.  I will say that these Medifast products are loaded with soy and that concerned me being er+++.  With my onc's blessing, I decided to on this diet for 3-4 months (almost done) and see where my er levels went.  Well, prior to starting, my estradiol went up to 31 (and I had gained some weight....) and one month into the diet (and 14 pounds lighter) my estradiol went down to 8!!!!

 So having 30 less pounds means less estrogen running around.

Boy, you all are getting an earful eh???  I am waiting to buy new clothes until I lose more..... clothes are getting ridiculously big.  That has been wonderful.

Happy Friday

Love the new avatar pic, ML!  And the sexy underpants pic, too! 

Thanks Deb

Ody ~ Thank you for the Good Morning hug.... I  can always  use a hug.

I still want to see those Halloween pictures...

How are the gas prices where you live? Here it is $1.97 per gal. I got it for $2.14 on election day.  I wish it would last.

We even went to Roanoke yesterday for dinner. It's always fun to go into the city. But the 45 minutes one way was to expensive to just go to dinner. We needed that gas for work.

We took the babies and Cory and Jessie. Good thing we have the truck, two car seats is a hard fit with 4 adults. And Michael and I are not small people.

On the home front we have been having plumbing problems. Guess the town will have to come tomorrow to see what is going on. The emergency number was just "leave a message"

We have been having trouble and thought it was fixed, but this morning the laundry water backed up and went all over the place. Grrrrrr

So back to square one.

Hope you all are having a better Sunday.