Starting Chemo October 2009

HI LOVLIES

 Suz hope all went well rest up take care

Suzi ive been thinking about you, i hope things are going fairly smoothly on the home front put yourself first ok were here for you if you need some venting ears

My lashes are getting there as well ,ive tried the lash extenders also and loved the look i used to do them my self over here you can buy the kit with the glue but i found i used to sit infront of TV and pick at the glue and in doing that sometimes i would pull out the false lash and my real one or if some were coming loose and i would go out side i could feel them waving around in the breeze now that was a weird feeling , i am tempted to do them again though.My down south hair hasnt been seen since chemo  i still look Bald i wasn't hairy there to began with

VAL

If your out there hope all is good drop a line in to say hi and happy b/day to you also

Well more cleanning to do

OH does any one have a real achey body it feels like ive got arthritis all over im just wondering if its a side effect from chemo  body trying to heal still

OK byby

PRINCESS JOJO

Suz, good to hear you are hoem a d doing well...I too only had a thin bandage.   I didn't see a drop of blood.  I guess the tape and bthin bandage worked...happy healing.

Yah Val where are ya....check in.

I think the achy-breaky is also from lack of estrogen if you are still in chemopause or menopause.  I know my knees are always creaking and cracking, never had that problem before chemo.

 Suz, glad the surgery went well.  I love the idea of being on the beach instead of on an operating table!

Got lots of homework to catch up on and a presentation to prepare!  Y'all have a great day...

Blessings,

Shelby 

Hi Ladies! so strange, I have not visited the thread since radiation and today something moved me and here I am and read you wanting me to drop in! Must have been vibes! Radiation was so unbelievably psychologically bad for me that I just hid. I was used to the Boston hospital but could not go there daily for rads so i went local. It affected me badly b/c most of the txists were men and I have an assault history so I had to arrange it such that I went when women could help me but the whole vulnerability of it all sent me into such a psychological spiral - weird. But I finished on weds and am feeling MUCH better with some backlash anxiety but on the mend. I have missed you guys and am going to go and catch up on all your posts right now!!!! Much love and hugs - Valerie

Val, so good to see you back again...sorry rads were so hard for you, and that it brought us bad memories...big loving hugs for you...

Jojo, I too have achy breakie joints...mostly in the AM.  once I am up and going it is ok...perhaps it is just in my head?? But it make sense that it is the estrogen thing..

Alicia - love the new avatar - I must change mine too!

Thanks Marie ~ I have even more hair now... have to update soon.  Still not enough though!

Val ~ Welcome back, glad you are done with rads.  So sorry you had a tough time emotionally.  As if it isn't all bad enough......?  Then to bring back painful memories for you.  (((HUGS)))

Goodnight girls, I am in classes this week from 9-5 Monday-Wednesday oh lordly !!! 

have a good week learning, Alicia!  And Michele, that is AWESOME.  wish they had a program like that here!

Val, nice to hear from you.  Hope things continue to improve for you!

Hugs to all,

Shelby 

Hi everyone....I've been missing awhile, but wanted to catch up on everyone.....

Congrats to Philippa for being done and Jackly, it was good to see you're almost done!

Can't remember when I was here last.  Had my post-chemo surgery March 10, with good path report.  (It was node removal... )  They did my rads simulation today.  In between I think I've been just getting better and trying to have "normal" life for a few weeks.

Hair?  Well, my eyelashes never completely came out, but they still have some thickening up to do.  My hair is over an inch long and very soft.  I'm also salt and pepper and like Jojo am getting so many compliments I'm in less of a hurry to do something about it.  We'll see how long that lasts!  hahahaha!

HI ALL

Val maaate good to hear from you the vibes were very strong we are a very powerful bunch of women arnt we. keep on being a tough little cookie not long to go until its all over  i know you can do it if you dont feel strong at times remember all this will make you stronger and on those real scary times for you just think of me standing right besides you holding tightly to your hand .

MICHELE

How WONDERFUL gee you must be ecstatic im glad for you and your familyhope the time goes really fast up until you go then really slow when your there

As for my achy body my onco orded bloods to check things out  it could be swelling in my joints im glad to hear of some of you having sore bodies as well  not that im glad that your suffering but it kinda seems normal now to me and im not worrying as much  ,now i know how old people feel  a new kinda respect for them now

 just over half way through rads, for me its all going well getting the normal redness i do enjoy going to see them at the center they are all so lovely im thinking on my last day ill bake them a bunch of cookies for afternoon tea

Well look after yourselves 

PRINCESS JOJO

Hi girls.

Good to hear from you Val !  An inch of hair  ~~ you luck girl.  Maybe I have 1/2 an inch of mouse fur.  More than I have in my avatar picture though.  My eyebrows are mostly back.  (shelby I think a waxing would help me too)  and eyelashes are almost back too - just a bit short on top, bottoms are good ! 

Hopbird ~ glad to hear you got a good path report on the nodes.  woo HOO !

Suz ~ hope you heal and feel better with each day.  Be good to yourself !

JoJo ~ hope your aches are just the after effects of chemo.  Hang in there.  I'm achey too !

Michele and anyone else I missed.  HUGS !

Hi ladies- thanks Jo Jo for such a nice image. Its all so much better when I don't feel alone. I read a book by survivors of ovarian cancer last night and could relate to it all. I actually enjoyed it. now to find one re:BC Ca survivors- I bet there are a million. Go ta cold today (with a fever) and its funny - after chemo nothing feels that bad!

We should all post pictures in 6 months to see what our hair looks like! It'll take me that long to figure out how to post it. Be well my friends. Love, Valerie 

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all doing okay. I thought I would let you all know that I am back. Not full-swing yet but getting there. I know I haven't posted in awhile (since December actually) but the chemo ended up making me really, really sick and I my daughter had to take me to the emergency room.

Things got so bad that my mom came all the way from Germany to help me at home, as I could not get out of bed for weeks. It was horrible. She has just left a week ago and I am slowly but surely regaining my strength.

Since I last posted, I have completed all my chemo treatments, but the Onco ended up switching me from Taxotere to Taxol after the first dose, because that is what made me so sick and the SE were horrible. I still have some of them now and it has now been 2 month since I finished chemo.

 I've had my surgery the end of February (lumpectomy) and am finally back at work. They did find some lymphnode involvement, which really scares me, especially since I had the chemo first and there were still some small cancer cells around.

I still have no feeling in the bottom of my feet and am still experiencing bone pain. Did anyone else have these symptoms so long after chemo? I started Radiation Monday and will have to go for 7 weeks. They want to be relatively aggressive with Radiation. We will see how it works out.

My hair is starting to come in, maybe about 1/4 of an inch. It is a mousy kind of grey with a lot of silver. Didn't have too much grey hair beefore I lost it and it was brown. it now looks more like it's going to be black but it's still a little short to really be able to tell. I'm curious to see what the texture will be like, for now it is soft and fuzzy and my son loved to rub my head.

That's it for tonight ladies, I will now have to get caught up with everyone else's posts. Looking forward to reading them all. Piffken

Piffken, what a terrible experience!  I'm glad your family was there to see you through.  At least the chemo part of it is over, although the SE's linger on, I'm hopeful that they too shall pass.

Mary is right, the rads part is much easier than chemo.  It's just a drag to go there every day.  

Jojo, I want to get some of that Nioxin!  Wonder where we could buy it here in the states?  My hair is growing sooo slowly, it's not even 1/4 inch long yet, and so much darker than it used to be.  I need something to help it along, or I'll get more depressed!

Peace to all my sisters,

~Shelby