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  • MaryNY
    MaryNY Member Posts: 1,584
    edited February 2010

    Congrats Alicia Kiss to you too! Did you get to skip the Neulasta on this one?

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  • txstardust
    txstardust Member Posts: 599
    edited February 2010

    YAY Alicia!

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  • joanneasiata
    joanneasiata Member Posts: 719
    edited February 2010

    ALICIA

    Happy dancing for you girl

    HOPEBIRD

    Another one bites the dust go girl

    HI ALL

    I'm starting to close the door on my chemo cave for the last time  yeh for me .feeling a bit more alive now wow that one was a doozie  ( my ass is sooo sore feel like i need to  insert a Popsicle when ever i go to the toilet) got diareah now think that might be a bit less painfull NOOO its not .

    Ive got 6 weeks of now ,before rads start, all i know is around 30 treat and a few boosters then my onco said tamoxifin , in not to worried about the rest of my journey to recovery if i can get through chemo the rest will be a piece of cake .

    Help !!! we need a name for our baby rotweiller i like Jake ,Mac or  Daddy any ideas ????

    IM BACK TO STAY

    PRINCESS JOJO

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  • Scoobydoo
    Scoobydoo Member Posts: 499
    edited February 2010

    Congrats to Alicia and Hopbird for finishing chemo!!!!!  That is awesome.

    I have my simulation scheduled for Monday and I start rads on Tuesday.  Yay!!!  Finally I can start so I can finish.  I am really happy about that.

    Anita

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  • JustmeAlicia
    JustmeAlicia Member Posts: 1,529
    edited February 2010

    Thanks everyone for the cheers ~ and NO neulasta shot Mary !

    :)

     Anita ~ good luck with your simulation today.

    And JOJO ~ sorry about your butt, but you had me laughing.  I like the name Jake for the new baby.

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  • CAtharsis
    CAtharsis Member Posts: 52
    edited February 2010

    Congratulations to all the "finishers". It feels so great to be SE free.

    To encourage you gals: I am 7 weeks out of my last chemo (Dec 21st) since the real last one (Jan 14th) I could not receive due to an allergic reaction developed between #5 and #6. AND I FEEL GREAT, the only SE hanging on my body are the hot flashes, even if it feels weird, it is nothing compared to the rest, no? My hair is growing pretty fast... each week, I see a difference and now, when I wake up in the morning, my left side seems to be "undone" :)

    Tomorrow, I am having a partial mastectomy on my left side (I was under neo adjuvant chemo). My biggest fear is my post surgery reaction (psychologically I mean) as now, I feel calm about the lost of 1/4 of my breast (but still, I am afraid that afterwards, I will not be that calm). To be honest, after 5 months of diagnosis, I am more than ready to get rid of the crab... and go to radiations...

    Again, good luck to all of you going through treatments this week.

     I will be posting here as there are no forum for partial mastectomy on the surgery side and I feel kind of an outsider :)

    Isabelle 

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  • txstardust
    txstardust Member Posts: 599
    edited February 2010

    I think Mac Daddy would be a cool name, a little of both!  Mac for short.  :)

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  • micheleboots
    micheleboots Member Posts: 1,993
    edited February 2010

    Shelby, what about Rocky?

    Isabelle, good to see you again.  good luck with your surgery.

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  • lainieo
    lainieo Member Posts: 53
    edited February 2010

    Alicia and Hopbird congratulations on finishing chemo!

    I hope to join the club tomorrow, burt we are in the middle of blizzard here in DC. THe office said if they aren't opened tomorrow I can have my treatment on Friday, but I just want this done. I want my final smiley face tomorrow when it is due.

    Good luck Catharis on your surgery.

    Txstardust I am happy you are home and I hope you are feeling better.

    Hope anyone else experiencing this blizzard is safe and has power in the house. I am so sick of the snow.

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  • JustmeAlicia
    JustmeAlicia Member Posts: 1,529
    edited February 2010

    Isabelle ~ wishing you the best of luck tomorrow !  Please let us know how you make out when you can. 

    Shelby ~ hope you are feeling BETTER !

    Lainieo ~ snowing here too.... very sick of it as well.

    :)

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  • MaryNY
    MaryNY Member Posts: 1,584
    edited February 2010

    Testing...

    My profile line and diagnosis have been replaced by "session data."  Anyone know how to correct this?

    Annoying that it's happening in the opening post too and every time I edit that, it adds another "session data."

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  • MaryNY
    MaryNY Member Posts: 1,584
    edited February 2010

    Testing ... this post created in IE

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  • MaryNY
    MaryNY Member Posts: 1,584
    edited February 2010
    test ... this post created in Firefox
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  • micheleboots
    micheleboots Member Posts: 1,993
    edited February 2010

    mary you are confusing me...

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  • MaryNY
    MaryNY Member Posts: 1,584
    edited February 2010
    Michele: sorry about that. I was just getting some funky code at the bottom of all my posts. The board admin sorted it out.
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  • txstardust
    txstardust Member Posts: 599
    edited February 2010

    You thought you did!  LOL

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  • micheleboots
    micheleboots Member Posts: 1,993
    edited February 2010

    ok

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  • Hopbird
    Hopbird Member Posts: 387
    edited February 2010

    Alicia, congrats on being finished too!!!  YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!

    Lainieo, I can imagine how you feel.  One more day is just too long at this point.  I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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  • MarieK
    MarieK Member Posts: 911
    edited February 2010

    Hopbird and Alicia congratulations on finishing your chemo treatments!

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  • txstardust
    txstardust Member Posts: 599
    edited February 2010

    Just wanted to say hi to everyone and here's hoping that you're all out there busy with life, and that's why it's been quiet!  Blood counts still low on my end, so I'm still stuck at home.  I so wish I could go to class, but I don't want to take the chance.  They should be up by the beginning of next week, so I can go to class on Tuesday, hooray!

    Now I just have to prepare for a small sleepover that I had promised my youngest that she could have tomorrow.  I'll just hang out in my bedroom, or maybe I'll banish them to her bedroom - that sounds more like it!  

    Anyway, have a great rest of the day!

    Peace to all... 

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  • MarieK
    MarieK Member Posts: 911
    edited February 2010

    Hi All!

    It is quiet on this group today!  I hope everyone is doing well and just enjoying life!

    I go away on vacation tomorrow and so I won't be checking in as often - I will be thinking of everyone while I soak up some Vitamin D wearing my new swimsuits!

    I went to see my ONC for my first post chemo check up.  He examined me and could not feel any thickening (neither can I) so it is gone just like the surgeon said!

    I asked the ONC how I would know if the chemo worked.  He said that if I'm still sitting in the chair opposite him in 3 years without complaint then it must have worked.  He said that we need to be vigilant for the next 24 months and keep following up.

    I asked him about an alternative to Tamoxifen and he said that I could have my ovaries and tubes taken out laporoscopily by a gyno.  Then I would be considered post menopausal and could take another drug called Ramoxifen (sp?).  Apparently it's a variation of Tamoxifen but with fewer side effects.

    Has anyone else been advised of this?

    Anyway he is referring me to a gyno for a consult on the removal of my ovaries and tubes.

    I see my ONC again in April - nothing else to do until then.  I was a bit surprised thought I might have a scan or two but he says not at this time.

    Oh well - I better get back to my packing!

    Hugs to all!

    Marie

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  • joanneasiata
    joanneasiata Member Posts: 719
    edited February 2010

    HI MY LADY LOVES

    ISSABELLE

    Dont worry about anything ,surgery will be a piece of cake compared to chemo ,why don't you start a thread on Partial Mastectomy

    Thanks for the impute on the names D/S is swayed towards Able that sits with me ok

    MARIE

    OH how i would kill for a holiday now  have such a wonderful time you deserve this Sam and i will be saving up to go on our honey moon  7 yrs late but so what  CANADA will be our destination for 3 weeks id say in a year or two  but for now it will be up the coast for a week to stay in my friends holiday apartment on the beach for free yeh

    OHHHHH JOJO  got her mojo back  last night ,Sam has been soo good since chemo started he hasn't even attempted to be hot in bed, and it was so nice not to be bothered with all that stuff  but at the back of my head i thought he might have been a bit turned of, but nooooo he wanted to wait till i was all done and on the road to recovery and let me tell you ladies he is defiantly not turned of .

    i want bore you with details lol ,but I'm no a dryed up old prune either  thats what i was scared about also, but who knows what will happen to phephe when i start on the hormone tads

    Stay happy ,healthy , and a little on the wild side

    YOUR PRINCESS JOJO

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  • MarieK
    MarieK Member Posts: 911
    edited February 2010

    JoJo - we have Sam and Murphy for our furry babies.  I like the names Finn, Ringo, Brody, and Rory.

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  • one-L
    one-L Member Posts: 1,110
    edited February 2010

    jojo, I am glad you are doing better.  You are such a delight, I love reading your posts.  I can't stop laughing, you have made my day.

    Juannelle

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  • JustmeAlicia
    JustmeAlicia Member Posts: 1,529
    edited February 2010

    Shelby ~ sorry your wbc is still down ~ Hoping it comes up and you feel better really soon.  Good luck with your sleepover tonight.  :)

    Marie ~ have a great vacation !!  Get some sun for me.  We are going to Vermont this week.  Hubby and the kids will do some skiing ~ it is our yearly trip we take.  I am sad I can't be skiing but glad to be going at ALL.  :)

    JoJO glad you still have your MOJO.  woo HOO

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  • valeriekd
    valeriekd Member Posts: 287
    edited February 2010

    Good Morning everyone!

    Beautiful day here in New England - Bright and shiny! Go for my trial run today for rads and have to ask about an LE specialist -my hand swole (is that even a word?) up yesterday but settled down after I took bracelets off but still definitely swollen - ugh. Tis the gift that keeps on giving.

    Oh and even for us ladies that get a little "dry" there are a ton of hot things to do! Don't worry for those who get drafted into menopause-its not the end of intimacy........yayCool

    Have a great day! Valerie 

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  • micheleboots
    micheleboots Member Posts: 1,993
    edited February 2010

    Marie, have a great vacation....enjoy some time not thinking about the big C...drink lots of fruity drinks and soak up the sun...

    Jojo, glad you got your Mojo back...I ventured out and bought a new bra that fits the foob and a fancy pair of fundies to match..."Happy Valentines Day DH"..he deserves it....hell we deserve it.

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  • lainieo
    lainieo Member Posts: 53
    edited February 2010

    Hi,

    Mary I am done with chemo can I have my last smiley?  I am so happy.

    Hope everyone is doing ok. Going to rest feeling a bit tired.

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  • MaryNY
    MaryNY Member Posts: 1,584
    edited February 2010
    lainieo: Congratulations! Kiss You must have had an early start this morning. Hope you've dug out of all that snow and it didn't make it too difficult for you to travel this morning. Beautiful blue skies here today and the big thaw is on, though we only had about 7" total.
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  • micheleboots
    micheleboots Member Posts: 1,993
    edited February 2010
    Lainieo, Yah your done.  Congratulations...Now take time to celebrate.Kiss
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