Starting Chemo February 2009?

and Cheryl.. if you want to know what i did.. pm me

Hope our storms aren't coming your way Kerry....I was awakened this morning at 6:30 with a very loud, very long thunderstorm! 

So Webbie and Michele came to see me   Thank you ladies!  They are just as nice in person as they are on-line and I just wish that I wasn't still sitting in St. Charles.  I was really hoping to be able to go out and about.  Soon

It was wonderful seeing you too!! I wish we could have stayed longer.  I loved meeting you in person and your sister is awesome. (Makes me want a sister! Do you think she'd take me??) We need to meet up somewhere fun! Like Disney or something. Kerry~ Ya wanna go to Disney??

Oh, yeah, I am so at Disney! LOL!

I am with Rosa while she is having her third out of six chemo infusion. She says hello. These are her current words of wisdom for us: "Life is like a can of ravioli, you've got to open up the can to taste it." 

I haven't heard about my uterine biopsy yet. My onc said the thickening could be from tamoxifen. But, I was only on tamoxifen for 5 months. I asked a co-worker who is a PharmD and he said it is very unlikely the thickening is from that med since I took it for such a short time.

The councelor I see is going to talk to both Mike and I this Friday. She will help us work through this rough spot we are having in our marriage. Mike and I have been getting along these days; but, I think that is because we are not talking about cancer or the doc/wife situation. I'll let you know how the session works out.

BTW, Michele, Jaimie and Webbie, you look great! I wish I were there!

Cheryl--- Hope you're hanging in OK, sweetie!!!!! What's the word on uterine biopsy??? I hope it's not the big C there too!!!  I'm nervous for ya, keep us posted

Judy-- I will-can't wait!!!!! I'll post some pics on Facebook.

Not sure If I ever met Rosa on here, but love that ravioli wisdom 8-)

well, I need some zzzz, was sick with a stomach bug over weekend, and now coughing--gotta feel better for Donny & Marie!!!

Safe trip home Jaimie. So happy that everything is looking great!

Bethie - have a great time in Vegas!

Judy - period? Ugg.  You must have castiron ovaries. LOL!

 Cheryl - hope the counselling works out well. Hang in there, I know things will get better.

Well, not much happening with me. Hope everyone has a great day! 

Kerry~ So tell me about your ooph.  You had it as a laproscopic procedure, right?  Did you leave your uterus alone?  Tell me about your recovery... How long do you think I'll be off work?  And, exercise? How long will I have to stop exercising?

Hi everyone!

Jaimie~ Hope your trip home is uneventful!

Oh, shoot Judy, that really sucks. I am so sorry. Good news on clear scans, but I'm sorry about the clot and the asthma. You so deserve a break. Keep us updated as to how you are doing.

Michele - I had it done laproscopically - in through Belly Button, snip the Ovaries, and pulled them out the belly button. The surgery took a bit longer than my Mx (they found endometrosis, which slowed things down) but recovery was super fast. Very little pain. My biggest problem was finding clothes that were loose around the middle (incisions were at waist band level and I was bloated from the gas), other than that I was fine. I had it done on a Tuesday (day Surgery), Wednesday I stayed in bed cos my MIL was here, but she left on the Thursday, and I was a bit slow but OK. I could have gone to work after a couple of days if I was careful. I did get a bit of referred pain in my shoulders from the gas. I had no restrictions on exercise, once I felt OK she said I could  - it is not like a hysterectomy at all. I have zero regrets having it done. When is yours??

Jaimie - hope you are home or at least airborne! 

Wednesday you might be a bit slow getting up and down. That was the only time I had pain, when I moved. Sitting I couldn't feel anything. So I think driving would be OK - how energetic do you have to be if you have to go in? If you go slowly, I think you would be OK. Make sure you have a loose dress or something to wear though - really, that was my biggest problem, as the scars are at waistband level.

It is still a general anesthetic, so make sure you are recovered from that before you go into work. The gas pain wasn't bad, it was just more than the tummy pain. I didn't even need morphine when they woke me up, it is quite unpainful. I got a little bit of bleeding too I think, so you will need a pad or two (and then you can throw the whole jolly lot out!)

So my hematologist seems to think I should stay off the coumadin...not sure why she disagrees that I had a clot in my leg....so I go off it again.  Nervous!  But kinda glad.  In one month, I get genetic testing done for clotting disorders.  If that's good, then no more coumadin unless I get another clot for sure.

Hello all. Recovering this morning from a 2 hour procedure to biopsy the rogue A-P Window lymph node yesterday. Hurting more from this surgery than I did from the BC surgery last year. Surgeon said I would due to the chest tube, intubation, deflation of my lung - all just to get to that node. Pictures showed it was RIGHT next to my arteries and lung. Unnerving.  Upshot of it all is that it didn't look good but he was able to get it as well as all the nodes around it. He said it looked like lymphoma was forming more than mets, but they're still testing it. IHe believes it may have come from the radiation. Man, if one thing doesn't get you, the other will!! He did insert a handy little medicine ball with tube into my chest that sends pain meds straight to the site. I will wear it for 5 days and remove the tubing myself when the ball is empty. It's called an On-Q.

 I'm just glad its out and I'm on the road to recovery. Herceptin is now finished and life begins anew.

Nancy~ I am sorry to hear that you had to have another surgery   The On-Q balls are wonderful even if carrying the ball is a pain.  I hope that they are just pissed off lymph nodes from radiation.