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  • robink
    robink Member Posts: 336
    edited March 2009

    Hello Ladies,

    It has been so long since I've come here that I forgot both my user name and password.  Having skimmed through just 2 pages of recent posts I see familar names and remember fondly the support you gave me - the strength given by sharing with others who knew what I was going through.  Wanting to take the time to "catch up" I'll post my update another day. 

    Robin

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  • ellenoire
    ellenoire Member Posts: 674
    edited March 2009
    Childhood sadness? I can hardly bear it. I simply cannot bear pain in children.I will pray that every one of you can set your sad childhood experiences aside in a quiet and still place and leave them there. From this exact moment on: life is full of inconveniences but is actually made of joy, even if tears have to flush that joy out, much like panning for gold....

    Holy Kerry! You blow me away!

    I am DAT. Busy day( Thank God) at the store. Kristy, you box is on the way. RanD, I finally found a way to get the juice to you I think(long story)but it should be on the way tomorrow. Jen, good luck with yr hair!
    Sooo glad that A and E are meeting! Pics pics! lots of pics!

    Jen, or any midwest peeps could you get to Detroit on the weekend of Apr 5 if I am there? Linda, will u be in town that weekend?
    I am trying to get to bed a leeetle earlier.. but I suck.
    I am taking Friday as a "personal" day to workout and clean this messy house. I am hoping to have a major purge fest!

    ya, bed.. hope I did not forget anything key... 

     love to all. 

     xN

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  • drcrisc
    drcrisc Member Posts: 836
    edited March 2009

    Just a quick pop-in because my arm is aching again tonight (yeah, I know, I should ask somebody about that).  Lots going on - haircuts, cake eating, busy days, medical emergencies.  Wowee.  Have my first follow-up mammo tomorrow (it's actually a prep for the MRI on Monday...WTH?).  I already feel the panging.

    Night, all.

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  • rock
    rock Member Posts: 1,486
    edited March 2009

    Will be with you in spirit on the mammo tomorrow, Cris!  (What treat have you got lined up for yourself, post-mammo?  A cupcake? Some parfum?)

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  • lewing
    lewing Member Posts: 1,288
    edited March 2009

    Noelle - YES!  I'll be in Detroit the wkend of April 5, and would love to see you.  The only bad thing is that Saturday has to be an early night for me -- so no nights out on the town.  (I'm running a half marathon that Sunday morning, hoping against hope to hit a qualifying time for guaranteed entry in the NYC marathon this fall.  Once-upon-a-time a qualifier would have been easy, but now I'm afraid it's a stretch goal.)

     Speaking of travel: I'm going to be in Chicago April 9 -13.  Mary???

    I'm excited this morning because my partner's flying in tonight for a weekend visit (there's a big gathering of his family for his mom's 80th birthday, and in typical Brooks fashion we STILL haven't picked a restaurant) -- can't wait to pick him up at the airport!  Then in another two weeks I'll do the reverse commute to NYC, and two weeks after that we'll all be in Chicago for Passover.  Those of us in long-distance relationships are very happy airfares are down again.

    Cris, I had my first follow-up screening mammo on Tuesday, haven't heard anything back.  They were very quick with the callback last year, so I'm taking no news to be good news.  And my 6-month onco follow-up is tomorrow.

    Linda

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited March 2009

    I thought of another song last night- its a country song and now that I remember it- I think I sang it a lot on chemo days- ended up ROFL when it came on the radio last night and my youngest started singing it- When Youre Going Through Hell........ I didnt realize he knew ALL the words to this one LOL.

    Kristy

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  • Gracie713
    Gracie713 Member Posts: 302
    edited March 2009

    Kristy--You have the MUGA today, right?  (I think that I am remembering correctly) 

    Cris-Will be there with you for the mammo!  

    Linda-I am a believer of no news is good news!     

    Today is my appt. with the surgeon.  Getting a little nervous, but keep telling myself that it isn't going to be anything.  

    Thinking of all of you!

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited March 2009

    I have my MUGA at Noon and then I am going to go home and work from home the rest of the afternoon- not that the MUGA is a really taxing test - I just hate the IV part and get stressed!

    Good Luck and calm nerves coming your way on the mammo Cris!

    Anyone else do anything special to commemorate the 1 year survival date? Mine is coming up and me and the kids and dh are trying to think of how we want to celebrate.......

    Kristy 

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  • angelsaboveus
    angelsaboveus Member Posts: 298
    edited March 2009

    Just a quick hello,

    Krisy good luck with your MUGA...never had one so don't know what it entails...Cris I hope they don't squeeze to hard,  good luck with the mamo results....and Gracie , we will all be with you in the surgeons office...no need to be nervous Smile

    Roxi have a wonderful cruise and have a margaritta in Mexico for me..ok !

    Everyone else have a wonderful Thursday....our son is bringing his lap top so i might be able to check in....if only to catch up on the reading part.

    Heading out the door at noon, have to drive 4 hours to get to where the airport is we are leaving from, then fly out tomorrow morning.

    I will say hi to Mickey and Minnie for you all !  Cool

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  • JulieC
    JulieC Member Posts: 324
    edited March 2009

    Angels - wanted to wish you well before you left for your trip!  Have a great time.  We will be there with you.  Hope you don't mind tag alongs.  Just let me know when you are going to get on a crazy ride - I might want to get off.  We'll be waiting to hear all of the exciting details.

    I'll be back later to talk to everyone else.  Have to get to the grocery store.   Not winning "mother of the year" award today.  All of our bread was moldy and 13 yo was almost in a panic about her lunch.  Luckily my parents live across the street.  They happen to be out of town but I was able to raid their bread drawer. 

    Julie

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  • otter
    otter Member Posts: 6,099
    edited March 2009

    Oh, my gosh!  Robin (robink), it has been 8 months!!! (I just went back and checked.)  I remember you so well, partly from here and partly from the Taxotere & Cytoxan thread.

    Yes, please, let us know how things have been going all this time.  And, join in the current "May 2008 Chemo" circus that is otherwise known as the "18 sisters" (to become 19, if you decide you want to reconnect).  We are almost all on Facebook, too, where we can talk about our lives beyond cancer.  I think JulieC has not migrated over there yet.  I was chicken (not to be confused with the "Chicken Fat" song) and figured I was too old for FB, but it has been lots of fun.  Dang it!  Now that Chicken Fat song is stuck in my head again....  Anyway, welcome back, robink!

    [I had to open up another Firefox window--just realized that y'all are on page 169 and I was writing this without having read that page.] 

    Jen, nice "Good Samaritan" act at the grocery store. And, what a busy bunch!  Between the mammos and MUGAs and recheck appts, and all the flitting around in airplanes, ... y'all are tiring me out.  I will be in southeastern MN in mid-April (4/14 to 4/23).  Jean? There's a chance I'll be driving to Mpls. to visit my cousin (met her on FB last month, thanks to you guys).  How about a get-together?

    Roxi, enjoy the cruise!  Angels, enjoy the mice (etc.)!  Cristine, enjoy the mamm... oops--no.  Sorry about that one.  Anyway, I hope the only squishes you feel are because of us squeezing in that room next to you, to make sure you're okay.  Kristy, you are 10 minutes away from MUGA-launch.  I hope it goes well and you have all the LVEF's your heart desires.  :)

    Is it just me, or do y'all find mammos more tolerable when the tech shows some sympathy and compassion?  My last mammo (1 side only, 6 months post-surgery) squeezed like the dickens, and they even got some of my shoulder and ribcage in there I think...but the tech was super-nice and apologetic and was as gentle as she could be.  The tech who did my pre-surgery (pre-dx) mammo told me the mammo management at my breast center is very picky.  The tech applicants are screened carefully, and even after they're hired, they get fired if they act like they don't give a d*mn about the patients.

    My tummy is growling at me, so I'd better stuff something in it.  Talk to y'all later!  Big hugs...

    otter 

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  • MsKarin
    MsKarin Member Posts: 647
    edited March 2009

    Robin it is so great to hear from you. I have thought of you and wondered how you were and what's been going on with you. You said "Wanting to take the time to "catch up" I'll post my update another day." Good luck with that. I check in here everyday and still can't keep up, LOL. We are a chatty group. This brings to mind Chatty Kathy. Otter I know you remember her. For you younger ladies here's a link.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jodwjYdhhHQ&feature=related

    Maybe we could start a new line of dolls. Chatty Chemo Chicks.

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  • Gracie713
    Gracie713 Member Posts: 302
    edited March 2009

    Angels-Hope that you have a great trip!  We've been to Disney World once and had a blast.  Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back.

    I am so ticked at my med onc right now!  When I saw her last week and she set up the appt. with my surgeon, she only mentioned "multiple cysts" in my left breast.  So, today, my surgeon told me that yes, there were a lot of cysts, but there is also a hard nodule that showed up the US, that wasn't there before.  That is what radiologist recommended to be biopsied, although it "appeared" to be benign.  I heard those same words last year-so this caused a major flashback.  Talked with him about going ahead and doing the bilat mast., which kinda threw him for a loop at first, but after a long discussion, he agreed that it would probably be in my best interest to go ahead with it.  He even called my onc to discuss it with her while I was there and she ended up agreeing.  So......surgery is scheduled for Mar. 30th.  (He is going out of town for 2 weeks and wanted to wait until he gets back).    DH & I are very comfortable with this decision.   

    Happy thoughts to all!

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  • kerry_lamb
    kerry_lamb Member Posts: 778
    edited March 2009
    Feck! Gracie! you DO move fast..I thought I was the only confirmed non tyre-kicker in these partsLaughingIt's a big, big thing but I feel glad to have made the decision. No more freak-outs about mammos. No more mammos! You girls having them now/soon, I will be in the change-cubicle shouting out, "DONT YOU DARE TELL MY FRIEND THAT SHE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DISCOMFORT!!! FOR FECK'S SAKE!! TELL HER TO EXPECT EYE-WATERING PAIN!!" Gracie, I will pray for you that it goes smoothly. Being satisfied with your decision is the biggest part.  I'm pleased so many of you have trips planned..do you remember about half-way through chemo when the thought of just having to walk to the shower would really blow?? We've come a long way, haven't we? Back to the chooks (thank GOD I don't know any song called 'Chicken Fat'....)..my big chook, the one old enough to lay, has been making those distinctive egg-laying sounds. You know, the "...book-book-book-book-AAARK" but there are NO eggsCryI just know I am going to have to wait until spring now....sigh...Love y'all (even you Ran, with your fecking eggs)..and enjoy the hair trims XX 
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  • robink
    robink Member Posts: 336
    edited March 2009

    I remember Chatty Kathy - one of my sister's had her. Karin you are so right about the catching up - I see it would take many days to do that and probably not get too far anyway.

    For me it's been 1 year since my diagnosis.  The anniversaries of my surgeries are upcoming.  The celebration will be in the joys discovered during this journey.  I'll mark the days similar to how I mark my children's height on the wall and move forward.  There is no more anger for me, just reflection.

    Currently my treatment includes Femara, Lexapro, Synthroid and sleep aids.  I've added supplements of Tumeric, Vit. C, and a power juice (Acai, Mangosteen, Pomegrante,Goji).  Complementary therapies include Accupuncture (a significant decrease in hot flashes with this), Yoga (helping very painful tight muscles), and massage (have always loved this before and after cancer).

    After a 5 month LOA I returned to work August of 2008.  At first the exhaustion was crippling.  I remain regularly tired out of proportion to the events of the day but figure this is just the way it will be. Working part time is what I need.

    My relationship with my DH is better than it has ever been.  He has been so kind and accepting of me in every stage of this adventure. 

    One more revelation is the treasures in family, friends and life that were uncovered by me over this past year.Truly I am blessed!

    That doesn't mean there haven't been bad days-there certainly have.  But just like during chemo when I thought I wouldn't get through, I was wrong! 

    I look forward to this time with you all again!

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited March 2009

    RobinK- welcome back to our lovely family!

    Gracie- sorry to hear about all the mess but Im glad you are comfortable with the decision.

    Had my MUGA today- I told the tech that he should start an IV since it takes 2 in vein injections and last time my chemo veins were not cooperative. He said we did not need that and that he did not miss- and two injections with pediatric needles was less painful than an IV. He got the first injection just great. Well the second one was not going to cooperate and it took 3 pokes (2 in my hand and 1 higher up on my arm) to get the injection done- two blew up, got blood in the syringe, had to go get heparin in the syringe to keep my blookd from clotting until he could get the injection done - and ALL I could think about was DIDNT I TELL YOU I NEEDED AN IV? Do you really want 18 FU strong women wearing sombreros in multi colors but no pink to come in here with shovels and beat you to a DAT pulp? Fortunately I kept myself semi amused with such thoughts about the man that I survived and he got it done finally. On the third try he tells me that this is his last try before he gets someone else and that was bad news because HE was the one they usually called when they have trouble. WHY do they allow nuclear tech people to have needles????????????????????????????

    Good news- and I dont think he was supposed to tell me- was that my MUGA looked great. I had a decrease 3 months ago, no symptoms- but we were concerned that the effects were starting from the herceptin.

    MUGAs are not supposed to be a tough test but I enevitably end up with a headache and gastro issues- anyone think it might be the stress of dealing with the nuclear med techs?????

    OK I am home now so all is better- actually came home and called in to a meeting all afternoon- but at least I got to work from the sofa in sweats, sweatshirt and slippers :)

    Karin- mailed you some mail today - I wish you were in my kids school!

     im getting my haircut and eyebrows waxed the the 28th- i wish my eyelashes would catch up- they are all there just really short.

    Kristy- its gonna have to be a bath bom night!

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  • MsKarin
    MsKarin Member Posts: 647
    edited March 2009

    I'm going to do it. I'm getting my hair cut next Wednesday. I was hesitant because I didn't know who to trust with my short curly locks. The woman that did my make over for the ABC special specializes in Curly Hair & Hair-Loss. Noelle checked her website out when telling her about it and great news; she sells Deva products and does the Deva haircut Noelle recommended.

    Noelle - Confession. I have done everything you recommended and my hair does seem to behave better BUT on rare occasion when in a rush I have used my blowfryer with diffuser when in a hurry and temps below freezing. It was only a couple of times. Can you forgive me? Thanks again! You have given me a reason for excitement when I was hesitant and scared of the next step dealing with my hair.

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  • MsKarin
    MsKarin Member Posts: 647
    edited March 2009

    I'm very busy so can't comment to all but please know you are all in my thoughts.

    Robin - I too am on Femara and Lexapro. I cut the Lexapro back to only 5mg. instead of 10 because I don't need it for anxiety nor depression but it has helped with hot flashes (rarely have them) so I stay on it. What is the Synthroid for? Is your power juice Mona Vie? Again I am happy you decided to rejoin us. Don't worry about catching up unless you want to. Just STAY here. You won't believe the power we give each other.

    Kristy - For eyelashes do you remember my post about Lumigan? Ask your eye doctor about it and see if he can give you samples. IT WORKS. My daughter said she would take pics of me this weekend and then do it again in a few weeks.

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited March 2009

    Noelle,

    I need information on the Deva cut- im slated for a hair cut the end of this month.

    Kristy

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  • MsKarin
    MsKarin Member Posts: 647
    edited March 2009

    Just finished eating dinner. An Aldi's Pork Sirloin Roast with peppercorn and garlic. Topped with a little horseradish sauce.

    Jen I need your sound effects here.

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  • robink
    robink Member Posts: 336
    edited March 2009

    Karin,

    Before chemo my hair was wavy/curly, salt and pepper, soft to the touch.  Now it's curly-curly, very gray and a bit coarse to the touch.  I've had two cuts with an gal who does will with curly hair.  The first cut I was very pleased with, not so much with the 2nd.  The problem is not with the stylist but my hair seems to be still changing.  It has been so easy to care for, towel:dry, a little gel and off I go.  As it fills in completly I'm increasingly looking as if I have an Afro.

    Otter - I do get on Facebook.  Is there a group which you have all joined?  And yes, I'll be #19!  I'll send you a PM with my info, add me as a friend then I'll find the group.  There is life beyond chemo/cancer and I am glad will be glad to learn about what's happening with everyone there.

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited March 2009

    Robink- look for Kerry Lamb Tasmania on facebook- shes the easiest to find and then you find all of us under her friends.

     Yummy dinner Karin- I fixed Mahi Mahi with a spicy seasoning packet and broccoli- one kid ate the fish the other ate a grilled burger LOL

    TGIF tomorrow!

    Kristy

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  • Sable
    Sable Member Posts: 738
    edited March 2009
    Got a neato surprise tonight during dinner. I got a call from Karin!.... Wasn't able to answer the first time around cause I had a mouthful of food . it's so wonderful to be able to put joyful happy voices with the posts and pics. I love it! :O)
    The May-08's are growing again!! WOOHOO! Welcome newbies! I'm sorry you have to join us but happy you are comfy enough to join us.
    Weather here today was supposed to get a high of 55... it reached 68. OMG it feels so frickin good! I'm sleeping with the windows open and the heater off tonight. I NEED fresh air!
    MUGA ladies~ did you know there is another test you can be taking that does not involve the IV??? Same test just done with an ultrasound. Ask if you can get that one instead.
    Much love and slobbers!
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  • JulieC
    JulieC Member Posts: 324
    edited March 2009

    Evening ladies,

    Welcome Robink (or I should say welcome back).

    Kristy - I wish you could have explained to your tech what this group is capable of.  We sounded very fierce when I read your description.  They seem to always have to prove that they know better than us.  And we usually prove them wrong!

    I went to my PCP this week to re-up my Ativan prescription so I can sleep.  My onc won't give it to me since I only see him for follow ups.  My dr was reluctant at first, explaining that it is like Xanax, blah, blah, blah.  Heck, that's why I want it.  I have been trying to take half the dosage but that isn't enough to put me out.  Before bc I was pre-diabetic and watched what I ate, pricked my finger every morning, etc.  I told him I had given up on all of that while on chemo.  I told him I mostly just ate ramen noodles and canned peaches.  He told my husband that at least I was a cheap date.  I said yes, until you take into account the $60,000 perm and the $60,000 boob job.  I had to go to the hospital to do the glucose tolerance testing.  I hate that.  Nothing like starting your day starving and your first food is "fruit punch".  If you throw up, the test is null and void.  Had the thryroid checked, also.  I called today and everything is fine.  I couldn't believe there isn't something more I need to do because that's how all of the appointments were this last year.

    Gracie - I admire you for the calmness you have about your surgery.  I know you put a lot of thought into it and I'm glad you reached a good decision for you.  Loved learning more about your family and your brother.  We'll take stories anytime.  My brother is 5.5 years younger.  I wanted a dog, but got a brother and bike instead.  You always try to protect them.  Last year was crazy.  He was in Afghanistan at the time my grandmother passed away and didn't get to make it to her funeral.  Then three weeks later we found out about the bc.  All this going on at home while he was trying to get out of there.  We didn't want him to be stressed about his work and about us.

    Cris - was the mammo today or is it tomorrow?  Maybe you should use Kristy's notes about what will happen if they hurt you.  You "have" friends.

    Linda - hoping you get good news soon.  You amaze me with your athletic feats.  I'm so impressed with all of you (Jean, Noelle) who were able to maintain your physical activities during your tx.  I'm supposed to start walking with my mom tomorrow at 8:00 am.  I guess I have to start somewhere.  Need to be beach ready by June.

    Kerry - you have such a way with words and animal sounds.  The passage that Noelle noted at the top of the page is beautiful about the joys in life.  That was so touching and brings one to tears and then at the bottom of the page you brought tears of a different kind.  You are good, my dear.

    Noelle - I've been singing "Rainbow Connection" all day.  It's stuck in my mind.  Hope you have a productive, but not too crazy day tomorrow.

    RanD - of course you are going to get through this and be stronger than ever.  You can't keep a good woman down.  Are you juicing something to get your green food or are you taking something else?  Just curious.

    Jen - woo hoo for good samaritans. You don't find a lot of people that want to get involved these days.  We were at our mall at Christmas and a young woman had passed out, got up and some other people were trying to help her and then she fell down again.  My husband stepped in and told them not to move her because she had bumped her head.  He was very calm about the whole situation  Those things scare me, but I know I could help if I need to.

    Adrienne - you and your husband are so talented.  The napkin artwork is great.  I'm still trying to figure out where I fit in now that I'm done with my tx.  It seems that the only things in the area are the relay for life teams.  Not sure how I feel about that.  My daughter and I are getting ready to start the bags for bc patients at our cancer center.  I think we'll call them Katie's Chemo Kits.

    Karin - any leftovers at your house?  Dinner sounded yummy.  My parents were at my grandpa's in Kentucky today and they stopped and brought home barbeque.  That was my dinner and too bad my kids don't like it so I will have more for lunch tomorrow.  Congrats on the new position and freeing up the bathroom time with your hubby.

    Otter - I have a facebook account - just not sure what to do next  Will all of you be my friends?

    Roxi - are you packing yet?

    Sue - you've almost made it through another week.  Are they going by fast yet?  How many days are left?

    Rock - my daughter was so excited to know that our card got to you.  We've never sent anything as far or to as many places as we did that day.

    I love having 18-19 sisters and we all get along so well.  That is something truly special and thank God every day for bringing all of you into my life. 

    Enjoy Friday everyone!

    Julie

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  • MsKarin
    MsKarin Member Posts: 647
    edited March 2009

    Julie I went to FB and hooked you up. You should be recieving a lot of requests soon.

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  • drcrisc
    drcrisc Member Posts: 836
    edited March 2009

    Whew...another busy day on the boards!  We are definitely the Chatty Chemo Chicks!

    So, I brought you all plus another very close friend with me to the mammo today although I'm not sure how all 20 of us fit into the tiny cubicle.  It went better than I remembered and I was less nervous (I'm sure thanks to you all) than I anticipated.  The tech didn't tell me anything, but then I didn't expect her too.  Last year, when I knew exactly where the lump was, the mammo didn't pick it up anyway!  The rad onc wanted me to have it because it's better for calcifications (so he says) and I'm still having the MRI on Monday.  Otter, the tech was very considerate (even though the last one really did HURT!).  Rock, my treat was to bring my friend with me (today was her birthday!) and then we spend some time wandering around some new boutiques.  Thanks for all the good thoughts - I definitely felt them! 

    Kristy - Glad your MUGA came out fine, sorry he didn't listen to you.  You would have been well within your rights to say "I TOLD YOU SO!"

    Robink - Hey!!  Glad to see you - I always remembered you because of your avatar!

    Karin - Congrats on your new position!

    Kerry - Were you a writer in your other life?  You have a marvelous way with words and, uh, sounds.  I heard that chicken precisely!

    Julie - I'm still taking the Xanax nightly.  I have "experimented" with not taking it and then I am sorry at 3 AM when I wake up and can't stop thinking.  Sleep is essential.

    Linda - Have a great weekend, sounds like a lot of fun!

    Gracie - A big decision, but sounds like you are settled about it.  Sometimes the decision-making is the hardest part!  And thanks, also, for sharing about your brother.

    Randie - Thinking of you, as always, girlfriend.

    Time for Xanax and sleep!!  And a bit of ibuprofen for the sore(er) boob!!

    Edited to add:  Haven't checked FB all week - guess I should as I'll probably have a couple of "new friend" requests!

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  • ranD
    ranD Member Posts: 373
    edited March 2009

    Hey looks likes I am the first one up this morning...lol...

    I am sitting here listening to my "Waking Up Tunes" which I love in the am...

    Okay, day 3 of the eissac tea...not sure how I am feeling...actually I got almost no sleep last night, but I feel better this morning.  I am relly loathe to try sleeping aids, just because I am not sure how they fit in with all this healthy stuff.  I have ativan, but have never used it.  Last night I would fall asleep for 30 minutes and then wake up in a startle mode...very strange, then I would sit there and try and breathe and calm down, fall asleep and then the cycle started again.  So, maybe ativan would help...thoughts?

    I haven't done any green foods yet, my mom ordered me something called Green Stuff and Red Stuff, it is a powder that you mix into juice and drink down...yum, more liquid.  I am freaking floating away right now between the teas and the hyrogen perioxide water.  The only drinks I look forwrd to are my fresh carrot juice orange juice combo and soon the purple stuff!

    Mom and Dad left for the weekend and took Abby with them to visit my brother in Santa Cruz.  The beach will be sunny, but cold this weekend, I was going to go but having to lug all this oxygen is a pain and besides, I have to start on taxes soon....grrrrr......

    Hey, I love hearing all the voices on the phone.....this weekend I will be randonly drawing a name and calling.......so if you see a 530 area code, it'll be me!!!!!!!

    One of the reasons I removed both boobs was never to have to get a mammo again.....of course, I also removed it so I wouldn't get more cancer...looks like that worked for me.......

    see you later, randie

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  • MsKarin
    MsKarin Member Posts: 647
    edited March 2009

    Glad to hear you're doing good ranD. Right now I am suffering flashbacks to this same time last year. A co-worker of mine approached me today asking questions about whom and where I went for treatment. She is scheduled for an MRI and bone scan and then her lumpectomy and SNB are on the 24th. Looking into her eyes and listening to her she seems worse off then I was at that point. Knowing all the feelings and emotions I felt her pain. I gave her my number and she is supposed to call me over the weekend. She had also mentioned that a nurse from the Breast Cancer Bridge was going to call her. She sounded like she was waiting for a call from them. Knowing the nurse that would call her and knowing the hours she worked I realized my co-worker would not be there to receive the call. So I called the nurse and gave her the info asking if she would call on her own time over the weekend. She said she would. Glad I did something, now I don't feel so powerless in my attempt to ease what she is facing.

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  • kerry_lamb
    kerry_lamb Member Posts: 778
    edited March 2009

    RanD!! Look at your hair!!!!! How cool!.............is that those fecking eggs making it grow???

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  • Roxi65229
    Roxi65229 Member Posts: 462
    edited March 2009

    Good evening gals, been so flipping busy but read your posts everyday.  So I think I mentioned to all of you about the bladder infection and the heavy duty antibiotics right? Well, I passed out yesterday morning and slammed into the corner of the kitchen wall. Looks like the combination of the muscle relaxer, my blood pressure med and the antibiotic was pretty rough on my blood pressure, not to mention that I slept in and jumped out of bed. Freakiest thing ever. I've never blacked out like that before. Finally the pain is gone but it sure scared the shite out of me...

    RanD, I am a huge Monty Python fan. Have you ever seen Spamalot. I loved it! I wish they still ran it on PBS.

    Welcome back Robin. Colorado Springs is one of my favorite destinations. My Dad's just out of Denver in Arvada. 

    Kerry, what's the name of your recon. Sounds like a winner for sure.

    Angels, have a safe and joyous vacation. We'll be thinking of you.

    Linda, Chicago in April sounds like a plan. I will definately be around.

    I can't do Detroit on April 5th though. That's my support groups spa fundraiser.

    My haircut is tomorrow too. Can't wait. I'm going do highlight too. What the heck... 

    Hi to all you other 19 friends. Aren't we the cat's meow.

    Have a great night all. Gotta catch up with my dvr.

    Mary 

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