Starting Chemo May 2008

I will be starting chemo in May.  Probably May 11th.  I will be getting A/C every 14 days along with a Clinical Trial that I  will be getting every 21 days.  After the A/C  I will get Taxol every 7 days along with the Clinical Trial.  Then I will follow with 6 weeks of radiation.

I had a partial mascetomy 3/24/09 along with nodule disection.  Had re-excision on 4/8/09 to get clear margin.  First margin was only 1mm.

Reading these threads  is really helping me.  I joke with my family and friends that the doctor told me that there would be side affects of the A/C.  She told me that I would loose all of my body hair, along with probably going through menapause since I am already pre-menapausal.  I asked her what the downside of all this was.  She replied that she just told me the downside.  My reply was "You told me that I don't have to worry about shaving my legs or underarms.  I don't have to worry about a bikini wax this summer, I won't have any bad hair days for awhile, and I won't have any periods ever again and you call that a downside?"  She wasn't sure what to say until I started laughing.  She told me to keep that attitude and I would be just fine.  My husband doesn't think it is funny but my female friends laugh with me.

Deb, So sorry you had to find us here but your absolutely right....keep that attitude. You'll find so many answers to all your questions here. Come here often, we're here to make things as easy as can be. 

Mike, thanks for the update. Keep us posted on progress please.

Gracie, glad to hear your feeling better. 

Eddie, I keep my port until July so let me know what you find out.

Randie, jeez louise...how much more can you endure. You truly amaze me. Stay strong, we're here for you.

Karin, love the pics and the funny cartoon. I've seen it on a card too. I think its one of those shoebox cards by Hallmark.

Rock, Good luck with your date tomorrow. Yes, we'll all be there too. We just don'y visit hospital rooms, we crash parties too!

Noelle, I sure hope your feeling better soon. Somethings gotta give, right?

Eddie, Your son Adam, what a guy. You must be so proud of him. I got goose pimples.  The makeover sounds awesome, pics please!

Okay, my good news. I WON THE MARKETER OF THE YEAR AWARD!!!!! Yes, its from the Society of Marketing Professionals for the Wisconsin branch. The organization is made up of industry professionals from the architect, engineer and consultant industries. I was so flattered. Glad I wrote a speech last night. 

Tomorrow is the second opinion on my recon. 

Hi to all you other May gal pals. Love ya, Mary 

I don't have enough time.  Rats! Just wanted to say (before I go to bed) that I'm thinking of all of you. 

ranD:  take it easy, and breathe in!  breathe out!  I hope your follow-up with your onc provides some answers--you need to get the gunk out of that other lung.  Sue, I hope the pain meds are working for you and you are enjoying your nice, new boobies.  Gracie, I love to see that you are once again enjoying your lilacs in-person.  rock, I hope you had a fulfilling visit with your friend; but I'm worried about you.  What was that little tidbit you buried in the middle of your post about bleeding and cramping?  You're on tamoxifen, right?  Let us know what the gyn says today.  Noelle, are you feeling better by now?  Those cat diseases can be brutal! (Show winking emoticon here.)

Lorena, it's great to hear from you, and to hear that you are mending quickly after recon.  Karin, your description of all of us in Sue's room was hilarious.  I hope y'all liked the tea.

Oops.  Gotta go.  Sorry about the rush.  I'm thinking of all of you.  Oh...I already said that.  Anyway, I mean it.  Huge hugs to all...

otter 

Marketer of the Milennium? HOW VERY VERY COOL.  Congratulations!!!! (Would you consider posting your speech here? Or at least a piece of it?  I would love to hear what you said.)

Last night with my crush was . . . um, well, I think I stumbled into love. I'll post more later.

Ok all you bakers out there i need your help......we are going to a function called guess who's coming to dinner. You get called in the middle of the week and you are told what to bring, but you don't know where you are going until 5:00 that night.   Luckily I don't have to host but i was put on dessert and a bottle of wine.   The wine no problem...but oh i am not good at dessert.

I've narrowed it down to huckleberry pie (let me rephrase that ...my husband has)   as i have some in the freezer from last years picking.  Does anyone have a good huckleberry pie recipe?  I will attempt pastry but havn't had much luck in the past (will have a frozen one on hand just in case.)

Cheers

Just talked to Sue's hunny on the phone and he said she is doing wonderful. I could hear her in the background giving him a rough time LOL. Looks like she might be going home tomorrow or on sunday. She has 2 nice perky ones and a nice flat tummy to go along with them :O)

YAY ROXI! congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rock~ more on the crush please :O)

Rock...crush please...cough cough cough....final wishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

lol

Jen, AWESOME CD hit the box today...listening to it right now.  My kids laughed at my choice and said it was so me...it was my chemo song...got me mad enough to power it out...lol...and then thanks to mr steroids, it would run in my head for days...lol

(J. Bon Jovi, R. Sambora)

It's all the same, only the names will change
Everyday it seems we're wasting away
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night
Just to get back home

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days
And the people I meet always go their separate ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the meds that you drink
And times when you're alone and all you do is think

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back
I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back
I been everywhere, still I'm standing tall
I've seen a million faces
And I've rocked them all

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

The rest of you were so sentimental...sniff sniff...

love you alll, randie

Yeah - Sue is doing well!!!  Mike, thank you so very much for the update!

Eddie - Your son is adorable!  Thanks for the link!

RanD - I nearly blew a rib when I read "fecking cow" - which by the way was a perfect description.  You are in my prayers, hoping you are breathing clear and easy.

Karin - That card was the same one that I sent RanD!!  That is too funny!  I made a note on her card that it was her pulmonary doc - he was such an ass to her.  I found the card a Cub Foods.

Roxi - Congrats on Marketer of the Year!!!  Awesome!

Hope your all enjoying the CD as much as I am!  I had a great time putting it together and have played it non-stop since Sunday. 

Rock - yes more on the crush and I need your current address.  If anyone has Dana's address as well, please PM me.

Otter - Looking forward to seeing you next week!  Beautiful in MN!

Taking the dog for a walk - love to all!

Jean

YES, YES, it's our girl Sue posting herself. So glad I could be of service to you. So you have perky. Can't remember the last time I could say that. Enjoy perky, perky is Good!

Just a little tidbit before we hit our anniversary for the group tomorrow. Scrolling through the forum index Chemotherapy - Before, during and after had the most posts, 120382. In that forum our group had the most at 5688. Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to Us!  Thanks Kristy for starting this thread.  We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.  I think we need sweet stuff, liquid stuff, balloons, party hats.  I know Hallmark won't have a card for this occasion.

Sue - glad you are doing well and are perky or they are perky.  We will still stick around with you as long as you need us to.

Jackie - just try to hang in there.  Like you said, what a difference a week makes.  I have lilacs now if anyone needs some.

RanD - tell us more about the procedure that you were talking about.

Hugs to everyone.

You all will be so proud.  My girl scout troop is going to use our shovels for GOOD tomorrow.  We are going to plant trees at our local nature center for Earth Day.  I won't tell them how/where I got my moves.  Thanks for the training!  Just wish I had a sombrero.

Enjoy the weekend - Julie

 I'm all for a party...so lets bring it on

I hate to brag but i do make a very tasty peach belinis to go with the pina coladas , also some spanakopitta in phylo pastry, with my favourite sui choy salad and because i'm already making huckleberry berry pie for our outing tomorrw I'll make extra for us !   And if after the party when  we are all sitting around the campfire i''ll suppy the cinnamon bread on the stick ( which is cooked over the fire

Oh can you tell i love a get together
(be it virual or not ) especially when I'm with the people that mean so much

I will bring my favorite side-dishes:  "sweet potato casserole," and "wild rice with pecans" (which is an oxymoron, if you think about it).  I think y'all will like them.

Panera's makes a tasty mango smoothie (sans alcohol, I'm afraid).  I'll get their recipe and air-flight some fresh, ripe mangos from my friends in Puerto Rico.

Yay!  A party!

otter 

Good Afternoon and

As you can see we are all ready to party. Shovel and sombrero included. Not sure if that is a cowboy hat or a fedora but for Sue's sake we will see it as a fedora.

OK, so they are cute boys but with our hair styles it could be us. After all we are cute.

In case you're not sure where we are all meeting it's one mile past the sign.

I will be bring desert. In honor of Deb I will be making Paula Deen's Chocolate-Cherries Alaska Bomb

See you all there and don't forget to wear your crocks.

Okay, in honor of this being April 18th, let me share some things with you that I haven't told ANYONE and which I will probably delete.