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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Hey ladies

    Tomorrow is April 15th and the evening/day you are all planning on getting together...someone please take a camera so that you can at least show me photo's of what Im missing Frown

    I cant only imagine how excited you all are!!!!!!!

    Give each other hugs for me....

    Cant wait to hear the stories of your meeting...

    Hugs

    Jule

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Jule - wish you could make it.  Anytime you are headed this way let us know and we can meet again! 

    Susan

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    Hi ladies

    If it is April 15th, that must mean two things.  It is tax day and also our meeting day!  I am very excited to meet all of you.  I will be at Red Robin on Pier 55 at 6:00.  I will try to get their early so that we have a table.  I will put it under my name (Tracy).  I am looking foward to seeing everyone who can make it.

    Tracy

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  • Eldub
    Eldub Member Posts: 276
    edited April 2009

    Hi all,

    Another Seattle girl here.  Jule directed me to this thread.  I'm on #30 of my radiation treatments - had lumpectomy and then rads, no chemo.  (High grade DCIS.)  Hope I still qualify to join the gang??  Would love to come tonight, but have preschool parent meeting (which I've missed the last 2 months due to cancer stuff - so feel obligated to finally show.  (Could send dh, but then who stays with ds?)  Bummer.  Thinking, thinking... maybe we can work something out... Hmmm.

    Anyway, I'm another Swedish patient.  Dr. Pat Dawson was my surgeon.  I think she's amazing (whe was another one that folks just gushed over when she heard who my surgeon was).  I met and liked Dr. Beatty, too.  Dr. Astrid Morris is my rad doc, and Dr. Rinn my oncologist.

    Need to leave for rads soon, so gotta go for now.  But happy to "meet" y'all.  Thanks to Jule for sending me your way...

    Linda

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    Linda

    I'm glad you found us but sorry you won't be able to join us today-I'll keep my fingers crossed that you might be able to work something out and join us.  I have an appt with Dr. Rinn today.  Will have to tell her that it appears everyone in Seattle goes to her!  She is great.

    Have a great day.

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    I am so glad that we planned our get together last night!  It was so great to meet Carol, Robin, Susan, Gina and I brought my friend Kristina as well.  Carol took pictures so hopefully she will have no trouble posting them for all to see.  Let's do it again soon, so hopefully others can join as well.

    As Carol mentioned last night, I do keep a blog of this whole crazy breast cancer journey so am including it here for those who would like to take a peruse through.

    Hope everyone has a good day!

    http://tracy-breastcancerandme.blogspot.com/

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    Ohhh!  I forgot one thing.  Carol and I are both doing the Susan G. Komen 3 day walk in September so I am including a shameless plug for fundraising here.  I am including my fundraising page and hopefully Carol can include hers as well.  We'll take all the help we can get!

    http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/SeattleEvent?px=2282716&pg=personal&fr_id=1300

    If the link here doesn't work, you can search for me at

    www.the3day.org

    Participant name:  Tracy Kudrna

    Thank you!!!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Tracy, Carol, Gina, Robin and Kristina - I had such a great time last night!  It was great to meet you all and hear your stories as well as share mine!  Boy. collectively we sure know a lot about this crazy cancer world. 

    I would love to get together again and hope those who couldn't make it last night can make it to the future get together.

    I will go check out your blog now - thanks for the link.

    Susan

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  • ginagina
    ginagina Member Posts: 327
    edited April 2009

    Tracy - thanks so much for organizing last night's get-together. It was really great to meet everyone...and put a face (and smile) to the usernames!  And I am defintely going to check out your blog!

    Susan - I think I found the CMF thread. Looks like another active one. I will see you there!

    I have blue sky and sun in Bellevue right now.  I dare say it...but it looks like its going to be a nice day!

    gina

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  • swimfan
    swimfan Member Posts: 81
    edited April 2009
    Cool Spring has sprung!!! Thanks for the entertainment last night!
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  • golfer779
    golfer779 Member Posts: 1,378
    edited April 2009

    Hey gals, hoping I don't screw up the sizing on the page with a "honkin" pic ... I enjoyed the heck out of last night, and Tracy I'm still shaking my head that I met you in such an ironic way. 

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  • golfer779
    golfer779 Member Posts: 1,378
    edited April 2009

    And one more shot .... thanks for a great eve out !!!

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  • golfer779
    golfer779 Member Posts: 1,378
    edited April 2009
    Tracy, never a plug IMO when talking of the good of the Komen Foundation.  I do invite you all to check out my fundraising page as well at www.the3day.org ,  you can search my name by clicking on "Donate", then search for participants.   Carol Salo .   There are many interesting stories in their own right within the participants of the 3 day !!!  Don't let the Donate button scare you away from the search, you can look at anyone's page and have absolutely no obligation for donations. 
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  • jeanbean
    jeanbean Member Posts: 61
    edited April 2009

    I'm so sorry I missed it!!! My son needed me to stay home and build lego ships with him. I would love to meet all of you!

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  • TwillNW
    TwillNW Member Posts: 46
    edited April 2009

    Looks like a fun group and a fun time - I hope to be able to join you all "next time"! 

    Tricia

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Thank you for posting the pics Carol.....you all look wonderful as well as looking like you had a great time together!!!!

    Jule

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    Well since we had so much fun, I'm all for getting another one on our calendar so we can start collecting people.  Here are a couple of dates to ponder:

    June 11

    June 17

    June 23

    Let me know if any of these work and we'll see if we can do it all again.  I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine this weekend. 

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  • PSK07
    PSK07 Member Posts: 781
    edited April 2009

    I see this is in the chemo group, but I just want to say "hi" and best wishes to you all.

    I had intermediate grade DCIS 18 months ago and was dx with LCIS and ALH last fall.  I'm on tamoxifen now (for 5 years) and hope that the frequent consults and imaging will mean that if I'm dx again it will be with early-stage.  My odds are debatable - but it looks like the risk stays level and doesn't drop as I age. My mom is a BC survivor (IDC, mod rad MX and chemo) of 18 years. 

    My surgery was at NW as were my rad treatments (Dr Landis). I had a consult/2nd opinion with Dr Morris - great dr. My onc is Erin Ellis - Dr Rinn was on a LOA when I was making appointments last fall. :) 

    Take care all

    Pam

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  • golfer779
    golfer779 Member Posts: 1,378
    edited April 2009

    Tracy ... you go gal ... it takes someone to organize and I have the hunch the troops will show.  Mid week dates look good to me !  Was just telling my story of meeting you yesterday to a gal here in Poulsbo that I've recruited to walk the 3 day with (diagnosed last year as well).   Still shaking my head that you are the Tracy "Tracy"  !!!!

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  • ginagina
    ginagina Member Posts: 327
    edited April 2009

    Tracy - yeah! another get together!! I've been telling everyone on other threads how great it is to meet everyone. I can do the 17 and the 23rd. The 11th will be a bit tougher, but will try to make it work. Hope everyone had a good weekend!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Tracy and all - I totally agree with Gina and Carol - would love to get together in June.  I can do the 11 and 17th - not sure on the 23rd (may be having surgery!). 

    I also hope everyone had a good weekend - so nice to see the sun!

     Susan

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  • jeanbean
    jeanbean Member Posts: 61
    edited April 2009

    Tracy--thank you for organizing this! I would love to meet everyone. The 11th and 17th work best for me but I could probably work out the 23rd..

    Jean

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  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 43,890
    edited April 2009

    Hi Friends, I am so happy Tracy you can do the 3 day. The Auburn Relay for Life is

    the 15 and 16 of May at the Auburn Memorial Stadium.

    www.AuburnRelay.com 

    Take care, You are a wonderful group. Debbie

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    It looks like June 17th is our day then.  I'm hoping that we can just keep adding to our group. 
    Well, maybe that isn't the right way to say it.  I actually don't want to add anyone as I don't want anyone else to be diagnosed but unfortunately they just keep coming.  I'm happy to keep taking people in. 

    Pam-welcome!  I'm glad you found us.  I hope you can join us in June.

    Carol-You make me laugh!  Writing a blog means I send words out to anonymous faces.  I don't ever know who reads it unless they leave a comment.  I'm so glad to have your face to put to the name.  It is a small world isn't it?

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  • TwillNW
    TwillNW Member Posts: 46
    edited April 2009

    Yay - I just checked my calendar, and I think the 17th will work for me!  I should be doing rads by then .  I will mark my calendar and do my darndest to avoid scheduling anything else on that evening -

    Tricia in Enumclaw

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  • swimfan
    swimfan Member Posts: 81
    edited April 2009

    Gotta love this weather! Chemo weekend #3 complete and ready to roll...17th is good...day after graduation...great planning! Saw my surgeon yesterday and did my uni-mamm...at least "lefty" the remaining evil twin is clear!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Swimfan  - good news on lefty!  How are you doing on CMF?  The weather is AMAZING and I have needed it for awhile now.

    I am meeting JeanBean for coffee today as we are both on Bainbrige.  The 17th will be fun! It will be great to meet Jean, Trisha and hopefully more that can make it - how about Debbie or Pam? 

    Everyone enjoy the weather and soak up the vitamin D!

     Susan

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  • tkone
    tkone Member Posts: 511
    edited April 2009

    Swimfan-great news on the evil twin.  Gotta keep 'em in line don't we??  I am soaking up as much Vitamin D as I can today.  Can we officially say it is SPRING??

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  • Roya
    Roya Member Posts: 346
    edited April 2009

    Hi,

    Still lurking since I used to live in Seattle.  I did hear an important statistic.  It indicates that Washington has the 3rd highest rate of breast cancer in the nation.  Later I was told that it might be from a decreased amount of Vitamin D which we usually get from the sun or supplements. 

    Anyone aware of this fact?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2009

    Roya - welcome!  How amazing to live in Paris - swimfan is a french teacher and I think just returned from a trip with students to France....

    Yes, I know the vitamin D fact and I really think that is what led to my diagnosis.  I had my levels checked and they are low.  I will be working on getting those up with supplements (take 1000mg now). I was told not to megadose during chemo.  I don't think it is the only reason I have bc, but I think it was a part of it - but I try not to obsess on the "why".  I'm sure you all know what I mean!

    Enjoy the sun!

    Susan

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