CALLING ALL STAGE I SISTERS

I had been asking for one since we got married.  I finally found a 10 x 12 on sale for a fraction of what we had been pricing them at, so last Oct. I bought it.  DH says he wishes he had got it for me from day one.  He sees how much I enjoy it.

Selya888 - no that's not a photo of me, although in years past, I did look like that doing butterfly stroke. I haven't been in the pool since September..........hopefully I can get back by the end of January. One step at a time..........I'll be grateful on Tuesday if they remove this pesky drain in my foob! I've been taking it easy for the entire week (surgery was last Monday).......feeling rested, but VERY lazy! Tomorrow it's back to work - I'd better find a blousy shirt/sweater combo to hide the drain. At least it's winter - much easier to hide drains than in the summer!

Just wanted to say that when I had my biopsy last week, they put the BP cuff on my right calf in the OR.

In post-op, the gal came in with the goodies to put in my IV until I told her I'd had 5 lymph nodes removed & I didn't know where she was going to put it, but it wasn't going to be on the right side. Biopsy was to be on the left, so they had to find my BS to check with him on placement. One gal came in & checked the tops of my feet, found veins she could use if necessary, sent in an assisting doctor to take a look, & I was told they could put the IV as low in my left hand as possible with two extensions & it could be kept out of the way of my BS during the surgery.

The assisting dr. said if I was going to have a SNB on the left breast, they would have had to put the IV in my foot. When the gal was looking for good veins, I told her I'd never had an IV there before & she gave me a BIG smile ~ I said, "I guess I'm in for a treat, aren't I?" She laughed & said, "Oh, yeah!"

I was just glad I'd given myself a pedi the weekend before, so my poor feet looked at least halfway decent!!  LOL

Windy here today in MI, have several inches forcast for mid-week. Just as long as the roads are good Friday afternoon, I want these stitches out & don't want to have to wait until next week. Don't want those railroad tracks on the booby if they are left in much past 7 days!

Take care everyone! I'm on a friend hospital watch: in NC a step-sister of my step-mother hit a horse (!) while driving home from work Sat. night & she's in serious condition with head trauma. Has had some seizures. 

Hugs to all,

Valerie 

I am soooooo jealous of anyone having a greenhouse. MAKRAZ, I am cursing the cold here today. I hate it. Why am I living in New England?????

My other house, before we downsized and bought smaller, had many large, oversized old windows with lots of small panes of glass in them. Typical New England. I used to have geraniums on my front porch during the summer and found that if I cut them back and put them in the cellar to "winter over" I was not always successful in bringing them back to life in the spring. One winter I placed 2 HUGE pots of them in my daughter's bedroom and they became huge plants and bloomed all winter. That's the closest I came to having a greenhouse. sigh.

Sue 

Wow - I didn't check in all weekend, and have had three pages to catch up on!

Meece - a greenhouse sounds like a lot of fun.  It would be an oven in there during the summer here as well, but nice the rest of the year.

This morning on my way to work I started thinking about last Christmas and the string of doctor's appointments I had over my last Christmas break.  That led me to start thinking about the day my DH and I got my diagnosis, which led to me bursting into tears while driving.  I know that I'm going to be emotional with my one year cancerversary coming up, but this just hit me out of the blue.  I just hope every Christmas isn't tainted by this darn disease!

Hi - may I join your thread? I was dx'd Stage 1 in Aug 2009, lumpectomy & SN biopsy on Aug 31, bilat mastectomy (IDC, DCIS, LCIS, ALH) with TE's on Nov. 11, and have appt with PS for a second fill tomorrow.  Wondering if there are any other Stage 1's that went the bilat route? Otherwise, I'm just happy to meet all of you on this great forum.

All the best,

E

E, I did that bilateral route after cancer was surprisingly found in the other breast. No regrets. No foobs, either.

Welcome, you will like it here, Sue 

Welcome E.

You love these ladies. Their like catching up with old friends. You pick up right where you left off. Tommorro is the big day ladies. One foob and one new old girl. Little anxious. But, have the Faith..

Gcarter

Okay, I'm home from work and I have a few minutes before I have to start dinner. 

gcarter, I will keep a good thought for you tomorrow.  I know it is going to go very well, and you are going to feel like a new woman soon.  I had immediate reconstruction, so I had the whole thing all at once and then it was over.  I won't lie it wasn't a lot of fun, but I have zero regrets.  I am having my nipples done in a couple of months.

E, I am so glad you found us!  We have a lot to share, and like someone else pointed out all of the food is calorie free.  My personal specialty is making you all your favorite pie.

Meece, is that your Christmas tree?  It is beautiful.

Shelia, I have been super busy, and I missed you all so much.  It was fun getting caught up today.  I really identify with the discussions that have been going on around how to relate to others with different diagnosis.  Like you, I feel that we have all been through the anger, and fear of this disease, and it is not about what stage, we all have feelings that we need to deal with.  I am so thankful for this thread, and being able to share with all of you.

It has been freezing cold here with lots of snow.  The high temp today was about 18 degrees.  We are supposed to get hit with even more snow tonight, possibly several feet.  It makes all of the Christmas songs so personal   Baby it's cold outside!

I hope you are all toasty warm, eating something yummy, and having a peaceful evening.

Hugs,

Susan

Good Evening All, welcome E, you are going to like it here.

Freezing cold in MA, trying to finish with my Christmas decorating, it seem like it is taking forever.

Our company is having a small Holiday Party tomorrow at a small ski place.  I will be home around 7 pm or later.  They have a nice fireplace.

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this thread and I'm so glad to find a place for Stage I Sisters. I need some sisterly advice.

I just tripped and fell hard on my left side a week ago. I broke my left arm and smashed my left boob on cobblestones. The left side is my "bad" side. I did this in London and saw a doctor, they took x-rays and he confirmed my arm had a hairlne fracture running about two inches down the radial bone from my elbow. There was some accumulation of blood inside my arm around the elbow. My chest hurts on that side and I had difficulty getting deep breaths for several days, possibly just due to a bruised rib, but maybe from some reaction from the radiation which I finished in June? I'll be home in the US in a week and will see my doctor, but I'm worried that this injury could contribute to lymphedema, which so far has not been an issue. And I certainly don't want more x-rays. The emergency care I received, pain meds and my follow-up appointment with the orthopedic specialist in Britain was paid for by the NHS. Everyone treated me so promptly and so well. The nurses said things like, "There now, sweetie," which I found very comforting.

The overall body aches are bad, but then I'm on Arimidex and often feel achey and it's been raining and damp every day since I've been in the UK. Has anyone ever injured themselves on their arm or ribs on the same side as their surgery? Is six months on Arimidex enough to cause bone loss in someone in their fifties? Are breaks common this soon into treatment with aromatase inhibitors? Also, does anyone feel a little clumsy on Arimidex--especially if you're fatigued? I did really legitimately trip on uneven pavement and fall rather spectacularly, but I don't know what to think. Is this the new me? I'm going to have to get more serious about working out or doing yoga regularly instead of occasionally.

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this thread and I'm so glad to find a place for Stage I Sisters. I need some sisterly advice.

I just tripped and fell hard on my left side a week ago. I broke my left arm and smashed my left boob on cobblestones. The left side is my "bad" side. I did this in London and saw a doctor, they took x-rays and he confirmed my arm had a hairlne fracture running about two inches down the radial bone from my elbow. There was some accumulation of blood inside my arm around the elbow. My chest hurts on that side and I had difficulty getting deep breaths for several days, possibly just due to a bruised rib, but maybe from some reaction from the radiation which I finished in June? I'll be home in the US in a week and will see my doctor, but I'm worried that this injury could contribute to lymphedema, which so far has not been an issue. And I certainly don't want more x-rays. The emergency care I received, pain meds and my follow-up appointment with the orthopedic specialist in Britain was paid for by the NHS. Everyone treated me so promptly and so well. The nurses said things like, "There now, sweetie," which I found very comforting.

The overall body aches are bad, but then I'm on Arimidex and often feel achey and it's been raining and damp every day since I've been in the UK. Has anyone ever injured themselves on their arm or ribs on the same side as their surgery? Is six months on Arimidex enough to cause bone loss in someone in their fifties? Are breaks common this soon into treatment with aromatase inhibitors? Also, does anyone feel a little clumsy on Arimidex--especially if you're fatigued? I did really legitimately trip on uneven pavement and fall rather spectacularly, but I don't know what to think. Is this the new me? I'm going to have to get more serious about working out or doing yoga regularly instead of occasionally.

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!

DenverDiva,  Yes, that is my tree.  Thank you very much.  I just took a picture of it with the lights on and made it my avatar.