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  • Kitchenwitch
    Kitchenwitch Member Posts: 374
    edited March 2010

    Hi, everybody - I'm back from my post-lumpectomy visit, and i"ll be joining the re-excision crowd. My biopsy also showed DCIS, and she didn't get a clear enough margin on the first spot, so in about two weeks I'll do it again (hopefully no wires). And I get to have another mammo first, woo hoo.

     See you all Saturday. 

  • MBCR
    MBCR Member Posts: 161
    edited March 2010

    Is tomorrow's GTG still on ? I would love to join you guys.   Maureen

  • Lilah
    Lilah Member Posts: 4,898
    edited March 2010

    Sorry I won't be able to make it afterall -- have a great time!

    Lilah

  • Angel10
    Angel10 Member Posts: 682
    edited March 2010

    Lilah we will miss you but happy to have MBCR with us!

    So we have kitchenwitch, Omaha, Crusader, Bonnie1jean, MBCR and me for 1 PM...did I miss anyone?

    I keep calling the place McNeary's! Ha!! 

    See you at 1 PM....

    God Bless! 

  • sweatyspice
    sweatyspice Member Posts: 922
    edited March 2010

    Definitely can't make it today.  Have a great time, all!  

    Hope to see you at the next one!

  • tweetybird
    tweetybird Member Posts: 815
    edited March 2010

    I'm not able to make it either. The weather has been crazy here, had no power for a while this morning, and a chance of major flooding. It's great living close to the beach! Have a drink on me, and hope to meet up with all of you at the next get together.

  • Bigapple09
    Bigapple09 Member Posts: 440
    edited March 2010

    Sorry i missed it, I was hosting a dinner on the west side and with the weather the whole cross town thing did not seem like a good idea. We came back to LI to what looked like a war zone, we just got our power back. I hope to make the next one.

  • Kitchenwitch
    Kitchenwitch Member Posts: 374
    edited March 2010

    Hey, everyone, that was an awesome afternoon! Suzanne, thanks for organizing! Linda, Maureen, Carol, Francine, Eileen (am i forgetting anyone? Did I get names wrong??) - I loved meeting you all.

    Jill

  • Angel10
    Angel10 Member Posts: 682
    edited March 2010

    Cookie...I loved Neary's...will definitely stop back again!

    It was great to meet 2 new friends, and wondeful to see old friends!  We did get soaked through and through...but what the heck! Small sacrifice for good times!  Missed the rest of you...but I hear as bad as it was in the city, LI was worse!

    Crusader....good luck this Wednesday on your exchange....you are getting closer to ending the surgeries....whahooo!!!  Let us know....

    God Bless!

  • Lilah
    Lilah Member Posts: 4,898
    edited March 2010

    The river overflowed the main street in my town here in NJ and it closed the town down!  We have power but there is flooding everywhere.  I am rueing the day I chose to live in a house on a lake, let me tell you.

    Sorry to miss meeting everyone -- hope to make the next gtg!

    Lilah

  • OG56
    OG56 Member Posts: 897
    edited March 2010
    Well it was great to meet again and so nice  to meet you bonniejean and kitchenwitch. Maureen and I  were literally swept up by the wind and rain and blown to the train and bus depot's! We looked like Mary PoppinsSurprised
  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited March 2010

    Actually Angel organized, I just suggested the venue. I probably won't be doing any organizing till we get moved.

    (Still no final word on the co-op)

  • tweetybird
    tweetybird Member Posts: 815
    edited March 2010

    Sounds like it was a fun meet up. We got hammered pretty hard in my neck of the woods, or should I say beach. Everybody's basements got flooded. The main road was flooded out overnight, and one of the two other main roads that are used to get in and out of town was closed for at least 24 hours due to down trees, power lines, and major flooding. Hoping the weather is better for the next meet up.

  • crusader1
    crusader1 Member Posts: 1,222
    edited March 2010

    Hi ladies,

    Nice to meet all yesterday and of course .. Carol and Jill at Neary's .Once again it was fun talking, eating and just hanging out. Yes I too got so wet just walking a block and a half to my car.

    Thanks Eileen for your good wishes for my exchange.

    Hugs,

    Francine

  • bonnie1jean
    bonnie1jean Member Posts: 40
    edited March 2010

    So glad to  meet all of you yesterday.  You are a great bunch of women and it was helpful listening to all of you.  We all have our own unique stories.  I think we all probably had "fun" getting home.  It took me about 2 1/2 hours to get back to Brooklyn because my subway went out of service due to tree branches falling on the tracks.  Hopefully the weather will  be better for the next GTG.

  • crusader1
    crusader1 Member Posts: 1,222
    edited March 2010

    Here is the link to free cleaning if anyone has friends undergoing chemo at this time.

    Hugs,

    Francine

    CLEANING FOR A REASON.
    If you know any women currently undergoing Chemo for Cancer, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE house cleaning - 1 time per month for up to 4 months while she is in treatment. All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning For A Reason will have a participating maid service in her zip code area arrange for the service. http://www.cleaningforareason.org
    Please pass this information on to a woman going through Cancer treatment. This organization serves the entire USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women. It's our job to pass the word and let them know that there are people out there that care. Be a blessing to someone and pass this information along.

    <font>Professional Housecleaning Maid Services for women with cancer</font>

  • MBCR
    MBCR Member Posts: 161
    edited March 2010

    Just a quick hello( our internet is finally up & running again). It was fun seeing everyone  (in spite of the weather)& meeting Jill & Carol. Hope everyone rode out the storm safely. Our town looks like a hurricane hit w/ trees  uprooted & power lines down, signs knocked over.. We didn't have running water for a short while due to power outages. Now we are on a boil water advisary, so tonight we went out to eat. I think everyone in the county was out, there was over an hour wait everyplace we checked. One of the trees in my yard fell over into our neighbors yard, knocking down the fence. At least it didn't hit the house. They closed the schools for tomorrow because of no power. My son is very happy. 1 more week till spring!

  • sweatyspice
    sweatyspice Member Posts: 922
    edited March 2010

    Good luck on your exchange Francine!

    My phone, internet and cable TV went out Sat night when a huge tree on my street fell -  flattening two cars, destroying part of a house, blocking the street entirely and starting a small fire.  Luckily my electricity stayed on, most other people on my street were completely w/o power for 2 days.  My cable TV and internet (cable connection) just came back on.  WOO HOOO!  I'm addicted and was going a bit insane.

    Sorry I missed you all, I was feeling sick (bad cold or flu type thing) and wasn't up to going out in that weather.  Back to hitting my NyQuil....  

    Also got laid off on Friday, so a GTG was no longer in the budget.  When it rains it pours, especially this past Sat!  LOL.

  • crusader1
    crusader1 Member Posts: 1,222
    edited March 2010

    Sweaty..too bad about being laid off and all your weather related problems.

    Ladies my exchange went well today. I am in almost no pain just tired.

    I am nearing the end of my tunnel and do believe I finally see sunshine.

    Hugs,

    Francine

  • Angel10
    Angel10 Member Posts: 682
    edited March 2010

    Crusader....thanks for checking in!!! Good to see and hear you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...it is getting closer!  Sleep tight!

    HUGS!

    God Bless!

    Angel

  • Bigapple09
    Bigapple09 Member Posts: 440
    edited March 2010

    Francine:

    I'm so happy for you, its been a long road.

  • OG56
    OG56 Member Posts: 897
    edited March 2010

    Francine, yeah for new Boobs and mostly yeah for no complications!

  • sweatyspice
    sweatyspice Member Posts: 922
    edited March 2010

    Congrats Francine!!!!!

    Finally foobies!

  • bonnie1jean
    bonnie1jean Member Posts: 40
    edited March 2010

    Francine - glad to hear everything went well with your exchange. 

    As for me, I went for my follow-up visit at Sloan yesterday and finally got the results of the E-cadherin stain they did on my tissue.  It turns out I don't have DCIS, but rather Pleomorphic LCIS.  They recommend just monitoring closely and I've joined their research/study that they are doing on PLCIS. Also will be taking Evista. After 3 months of not knowing what my real diagnosis was, I feel like a giant weight has been lifted.  I know this doesn't mean I'm totally free and clear, but at least I finally know what I am dealing with.

  • crusader1
    crusader1 Member Posts: 1,222
    edited March 2010

    Carol Glad to hear that someone finally figured out a true diagnosis for you.

    Thanks everyone for the good wishes.

    Hugs,

    Francine

  • MBCR
    MBCR Member Posts: 161
    edited March 2010

    Francine: Glad to hear your doing well & have no pain. Congrats!

     Bonnie jean: A big hug & sigh of relief to you. Now that you have a definitive diagnosis it should get a little easier just knowing. Good Luck!

  • flash
    flash Member Posts: 1,685
    edited March 2010

    sweaty- *&*&*^%^**&*((,   Ok I think that said it all to your former employer.

    crusader- yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

    bonnie- glad it's a definitive answer.

    Hugs all

  • Lilah
    Lilah Member Posts: 4,898
    edited March 2010

    Francine!  Yippee Squishy (to borrow a phrase from the EC thread) .... I'm sure you feel GREAT knowing you've leaped yet another hurdle.

    Sweaty -- so sorry about the job -- that SUCKS.  Sending out a cosmic GIVE SWEATY A BREAK.

    Lilah

  • crusader1
    crusader1 Member Posts: 1,222
    edited March 2010

    Flash....any news on your back surgery

    Lilah- Thanks for the good wishes.

    Sweaty- too bad about your job..

    Hugs,

    Francine

  • sweatyspice
    sweatyspice Member Posts: 922
    edited March 2010

    Nah, the job thing is a blessing for the moment.  I needed some time to deal with my Momster drama.  That's where it would be nice if the Universe gave me a break.   Though a new job certainly would be an excellent thing!

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