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  • hereandnow
    hereandnow Member Posts: 322
    edited June 2010

    bongiorno marchers,  I realised my last chemo is 5th July, which is only just over 4 weeks away! OMG. and my hair has definately started growing, and bugger it, my upper lip hair is starting.   I will be doing the tamoxifen thing, and just hope the SE's aren't too bad.  I'm seeing my PS today for the second "inflation" since my wound finally healed. I am in absolutely no mood for any further surgery at this point, so am going to talk to him about putting off my exchange for later in the year when I've had a chance to just hang out without any further treatment (apart from the tamox) for a while. There must be a few of us coming up for exchange in June/July.  I must say, I am feeling quite mistrustful of my remaining boob these days, and it won't take much for me to say goodbye to it if it looks even slightly questionable.

    Hope everyone's day is smooth,

    Lisa

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  • Ana1973
    Ana1973 Member Posts: 88
    edited June 2010

    Hello all...I had my rads consult today. Going in on Friday for my CT scan so the Dr. can "map" my treatment which should begin on June 14th.  I'll have 28 rads with 7 boost for a total of 7 weeks. I opted against the tattoos for now...I really don't want permanent black dots on my chest as a reminder of my not so pleasant experience. He did discuss the likelihood of fatigue due to chemo followed by rads (cumulative effect), potential skin problems and other "unlikely" SE. I ordered some skin cream called Miaderm. I've heard good things, so I thought I would give it a try.

    I also picked up my first script of Tamoxifin, but I won't start it until rads is finished so I can distinguish the SE between the two.

    Hereandnow- my hair is starting to grow too! My cotton beanie sticks to my head like velcro...lol. I actually had to shave my legs the other day...I just hope my last chemo (2 weeks ago) doesn't make the new growth fall out.

    For those of you that have finished, Congrats! For those of you still receiving tx...hang in there, I am praying for you.

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  • Charley
    Charley Member Posts: 255
    edited June 2010

    Ana, Lisa - My hair is starting to grow too ... just looks like grown out razor stubble at this point but I have a few (and I do stress few) hairs that have grown fast .. about 1/2 inch, gray and curled!! At this point I will take the gray and curly. ;) Unfortunately I still have bald patches where hair has not started doing anything. 

    My eyebrows and eyelashes have thinned out too and have not started growing back yet.  As soon as I get this eye watering thing under control (it is better) I am going to start using latisse to try to get them to grow out faster.  Anyone else using that?

    I am exactly 2 weeks from my last treatment and am feeling a little better and better everyday. It has been a long, hard road.  Teemee - you will get there.  My feet really bothered me too - at first right after treatment 3 (numbness and and then again recently, but.  Hands are weak.  But both

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  • Charley
    Charley Member Posts: 255
    edited June 2010

    Geez ... I can't even finish a post before I accidently send it!

    Ana, Lisa - My hair is growing too.  Looks like razor stubble now but I have a few long hairs that grown out to about 1/2 inch.  They are gray and curled, but I am not going to complain!

    My eyelashes and eyebrows have thinned even since my last treatment.  As soon as I get this eye watering thing under control (it is better) I am going to start using latisse.  Anyone else using that?

    Teemee - my feet bothered me too, especially after treatment #3 (numbness and strange sensations on the bottom of my feet) but it has gotten alot better.  You wouldn't think numb feet would keep you from sleeping but that really the only time I found it really unbearable. No position was comfortable!  I am hoping this side effect eases quickly for you!

    Hugs to all, Charley

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  • Ana1973
    Ana1973 Member Posts: 88
    edited June 2010

    Charley- I have Latisse waiting for me! I have also had some thinning of my brows and lashes. I'm currently dealing with a sty so I have to wait for that to clear up before I start using it. I have heard amazing things about Latisse, so I hope it works for us :). By the way, have you learned any new info about Soy?

    I had some tingling in my hands and feet for about 2 days after my final tx...aside for some lingering fatigue, I feel pretty good. So, today will be filled with chores! Dishes, laundry and cleaning my "chemo" table ( coffee table that held all my BC info, meds and everything I needed while laying on the couch feeling like crap) are first on my list.

    I had a moment of celebration! The other day I threw out all of my chemo meds...left over steroids, anti-nausea meds etc....GONE! It felt so good to crush then into little bits and throw then out!  I highly recommend it :)

    Hugs to you all!

    Ana

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  • Yeshua4Me
    Yeshua4Me Member Posts: 77
    edited June 2010

    Hereandnow(Lisa): My chemo ends in the middle of August and I'm so excited! I have had all my "inflations" and am now just waiting for the exchange. My PS wants to wait at least 3-4 months after chemo before he'll do the exchange. I talked him into doing it on November 3rd so I would be nice and healed up for the holidays. He wasn't happy about it but I was quite persistent so he agreed although it will only be 2 1/2 months after chemo. I had both breasts removed. I wasn't about to take the chance that I could (someday) go through this hell again! Oh, my PS started my "fillings" in March. I have to admit that these babies look fantastic! I put on a bikini the other day (I live in Southern California) and my 23 year old daughter's jaw dropped! Mine did too but I pretended I wasn't shocked by the "new and perky" me!

    My hair is growing (I think). I have razor like stubble on the top and a very small amount on the sides. My eyebrows are very, very thin and I have like 2 eyelashes left of each eyelid. In 10 days I start another chemo drug called taxotere. I'm a bit nervous. I'll have 4 treatments with the stuff. So my hair growth (if it is hair growth) might come out again. I hope it isn't a bad chemo drug for me. My last 2 drugs were so awful. I hope this stuff is easier.

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  • hereandnow
    hereandnow Member Posts: 322
    edited June 2010

    Yeshua4me, you made me smile with your story of southern california, bikinis, foobs/TEs, and trying to stay cool with your daughter and your perkiness. I now have a super perky right side, and a not so perky left - have to get me a left sided push up bra :) I had a big chat with my PS yesterday, and we are keeping options open on my left side. They are such personal decisions. At the time in February, it was a case of, that boob is trying to kill me, be gone. Now, with time on my side, I'm going to weigh up risks and benefits, test results, and lifetime risk profile for number 2 boob. I may not make a decision on it even by the time of exchange - but it is up for consideration.   And regarding the taxotere, I was really spooked about it, but I've had the first dose 11 days ago, and it is a completely different experience for me compared to the fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide combo. Less nausea, more head clarity, and I feel more "normal". I know the SEs can creep up, but at the moment I feel great, I'm taking B6 to try to help prevent neuropathy. 

    Ana- I love the idea of a post chemo celebration, throwing out the medicine pantry, etc. Congratulations. I was reading some really interesting stuff over on the bottle o tamoxifen thread the other day about phytoestrogens - have a look, it's back a few days. Basically I think we are supposed to avoid soy products if we are ER positive.  

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  • frosty1
    frosty1 Member Posts: 420
    edited June 2010

    I had the soy discussion with my onc and he said the same thing -- soy is an estrogen type thingy (sorry to get all technical on you) and as long and I'm not eating a ton every day, I should be fine.  I do know other oncs from the boards that have said absolutely not under any condition.  I'm going to follow my onc ... he also said wine was okay!

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  • marigunn
    marigunn Member Posts: 14
    edited June 2010

    Yeshua4me:  It looks like we have a similar diagnosis (triple negative).  I will be starting taxotere tomorrow morning after 4 AC treatments.  I am a bit apprehensive, too, but did not have side effects with AC (except, of course, for the hair loss), and I'm hoping for a similar experience with taxotere. 

    I wish I had that razor stubble!  I did not lose 100% of my hair, and after the buzz cut, the remaining hair kept growing, so I have some wispy hairs.  My eyebrows have thinned, as well as my eyelashes. I'm wondering if the taxotere will wipe those out.  I'm wishing you and all the Marchers still on chemo the best! 

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  • Ana1973
    Ana1973 Member Posts: 88
    edited June 2010

    I just got back from my Rads CT scan appt...walked out of that office with all kinds of permanent marker marks all over my boob and chest. They had me lay perfectly still for what seemed like forever. It never fails, when they tell you "Don't move at all!" then everything itches...lol. The simulation is scheduled for next Friday with my first rads on Monday June 14th. I have read some of the rads posts on this site and ordered some Miaderm for skin issues after hearing great things about it. It arrived today, only 3 days after ordering it. I'm fair skinned so I am very worried about burns, blistering etc.

    The soy thing has me very confused...how can some onc say small amounts are ok, while others say none at all- ever? Until I speak with a BC nutritionist, I have cut soy out of my diet. Better be safe then sorry.

    Enjoy the weekend ladies!

    Ana

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  • PiscesMoon
    PiscesMoon Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2010

    afternoon ladies

    been home all week with symptoms of racing heart and breathlessness.  onc was concernced about a PE so ordered a CAT scan tues.  came up negative.  i didn't get the results from his office until today because apparently he has not been in and they needed an on-call onc to read the test and then get the nurse to call me back.  i was ready to fire his a$$.  no reason to keep a patient waiting for days when a test is ordered STAT and you have the results.  so monday the onc should be back in the office and order either a muga scan or an echocardiogram.  the concern now is that the herceptin has caused some sort of damage.  i am okay if i sit or lay down but walking or doing anything else brings on these symptoms.  i'm anxious to get this test done to see how it will affect my treatment - if they are going to stop the herceptin or if my levels are not low enough or whatever.

    this whole ordeal has been quite frustrating and depressing.  now i've got the weekend to wait until someone calls me on monday to schedule a test.  and then more waiting.  sitting home and not being able to do anything is driving me insane.

    ~M

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  • Charley
    Charley Member Posts: 255
    edited June 2010

    My dr. finally called me back.  He did not recommend radiation.  Woohoo! (I had BMX but had extranodal extension from the one positive lymph node). I'm glad not to have to rads so I can move on to the next step. So maybe exchange in mid-July? 

    Still having the watery eyes ... had to have them irrigated again today. Aaargh! Onc. said it could be up to 6 weeks that this SE will last and to have them irrigated fairly often. They are better but not back to normal.  Very annoying ...

    M - I'm sorry! Sitting home, unable to do anything, waiting for info = no fun!  Hopefully this is a temporary side effect and won't even need to talk to dr. on Monday. Sending (((hugs))) and good vibes your way!

    Ana and Frosty - Since I am ER+, my onc said "minimal" soy. I'm hypothyroid as well and apparently soy affects thyroid function too, so soy will be something I will be avoiding! I've been reading up on it and it doesn't seem to be the wonder food (or supplement) it was once thought to be. Unfortunately I have learned through my son's experience with food allergies, avoiding a food isn't always as easy as you might think. I'm afraid once I actually start researching that I might find there is soy in alot of things I hadn't expected!

    Ana - great idea on the post chemo celebration!  I think I will do that this weekend!

    Hugs, Charley 

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  • Ana1973
    Ana1973 Member Posts: 88
    edited June 2010

    M- Sorry to hear about your new complications, as if Tx wasn't enough. Is that a normal SE? Or are you like me..the lucky one that gets the "uncommon" SE?

    Charley- I think I posted about this earlier, but I spent 2 1/2 hours at the store last week reading labels. I was shocked by all the foods that contain soy. I couldn't find a standard salad dressing that didn't have soy in it. Bread is another tough one. Mayo is totally off my list...no more mayo ever. However, I was surprised by a few goodies that didn't contain it...Breyers ice cream & tollhouse cookie dough. Tonight for desert I had a scoop of Breyers Vanilla with sliced bananas and a drizzle of honey....YUMMM! I have made sure to buy all organic veggies, fruits and meats. So much more expensive :( I've gotta do what I've gotta do. Enjoy your mini celebration...it feels great to get those meds out of the house!

    Be kind to yourselves!

    Ana

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  • hereandnow
    hereandnow Member Posts: 322
    edited June 2010

    hello Marchers, M I hope your breathlessness is improving over the week-end.I would have been really frustrated too if one of my doctors had ordered an urgent test then not contacted me with the results, it's not really very good practice, and it's not considerate. I hope he at least apologises to you. my thoughts are with you, and as Charley says, hopefully it will already start feeling better by Monday.

    And Charley, you are clearly happy about the no rads decision, congrats. I must say, my rad onc said he wouldn't recommend it for me either. I keep reading these conflicting studies which seem to go back and forward, but when I saw my rad onc, he had a recent review, which summarised randomised controlled trials ( not retrospective studies), and for a few percent benefit (for me), there are risks - for me, I was happy with the decision for no rads - it just has to be something we are personally happy with hey, the numbers must be individualised. I have to battle the inner me that says - throw the kitchen sink at this thing. An issue that's brought up is long term effects with "survivorship".

    Hey Ana, maybe you could plant a vegie patch, it's heaps cheaper than buying organic at the store. Zuchinis grow and produce ALOT, and lettuce,spinach and rocket ( I think you call it arugula). I only have a 3m x 1.5m plot, and I get lots out of it, plus it's my zen space where I watch my snow peas grow and contemplate the beauty of our world.

    warm hugs to you all,

    Lisa

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited June 2010

    Hi all, back from Madison where I participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  They announced that morning that 13,000+ people had registered!  Of those, 900+ were surviviors LIKE US.

    I registered as a survivor so got a hot pink baseball cap & t-shirt in addition to the regular white event t-shirt.  Ten of my co-workers + my MIL walked the 5K (3 mi) with me.  I only cried once, when a fellow survivor, the first of many people, said congratulations to me.  I could hardly say thanks and congratulations back.  I'm not pictured but here's a link to the story in the Wisconsin State Journal.  http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/article_a88b82e0-70f3-11df-82e4-001cc4c002e0.html

    I also got to meet my 7-week old niece this weekend and we have the same hair-do! 

    Hope this finds you all doing OK today.  {{hugs}}

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  • Charley
    Charley Member Posts: 255
    edited June 2010

    I am feeling better and have been walking every day. (2 miles today!)  I have not run since January and my leg muscles are weak!  A few times in walking up an incline I thought my legs would give out.   

    Badger - That is so awesome!  And to have the support of your co-workers is very touching. Hope you got some pics of your "team". Our RTC is in Sept and I can't imagine how I will feel when I run/walk. I'm sure I will be bawling the entire way!  I have participated in RTC over the past 5 years and always counted myself as a "survivor" since BC took my mom at age 10.  But now that I have personally experienced BC, I have a totally new perspective!

    Lisa - It is easy to want to throw the kitchen sink at BC!  Because I am so close to this time in my life it is hard to keep things in perspective. What I do now will have long lasting effects on this long life I am planning on living. 

    Hugs, Charley 

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  • frosty1
    frosty1 Member Posts: 420
    edited June 2010

    Badger -- our walk was today in Seattle.  Gorgeous weather yesterday and it rained all morning during our walk!  Of course.  I was doing great until the survivor march.  I carried the 0-1 year sign, met up with my Crazy Sexy Seattle bc.org group and we all bawled when they had a band sing "I will survive" at the end.  It was amazing how many people were in the new group.  Many of us didn't have hair -- I went naked for the march -- and several of us were just finishing our treatment.  What an incredible group!  The Seattle branch raised $1.5 million as of May 27 -- they were hoping the numbers from this past week would get them over the $1.7 goal they had set.  I'll post a picture when I get them off my camera.

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  • marilyn7
    marilyn7 Member Posts: 86
    edited June 2010

    Hi All - Treatment #5 (of 6) today and I am raring to go.  I can't wait until 2:30 this aftenoon when I can hollar out - ONLY ONE MORE TO GO!!

    We had our Race for the Cure in DC this weekend.  It was so fabulous. It was very powerful, motivating, encouraging, hopeful and fun. Although I was very proud to stand with my fellow survivors in the Parade of Pink - I still wish I could turn the clock back to the day before my mammogram and have the last four months play out much differently.  But - we can't, so we march on.

    Have a great day everyone.  We are starting to move through this horrid process and I'm starting to see the dawn.  xoxox

    Soy - I'm vegetarian so this is a major issue for me, although I've been reading a lot about it and it looks like I will drastically reduce my intake.  I've been reading the alcohol studies too and they are just as disturbing.

     Charley - you gave me hope this morning - I can't wait to walk two miles.  My legs are like cement these days, but I do try to get out there every day.

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  • staceyt
    staceyt Member Posts: 106
    edited June 2010

    Hello Ladies,

    I've been hovering and not posting - glad to hear most of you are doing well.  Charley congrats on no Rads, best wishes on your exchange. Badger & frosty1 congrats on your walks.

    I'm still a little out of it, with rads everyday and just haven't recouped from chemo.  My muscles ache so in my legs, hands and my butt and still having the water retention issue. 

    Soy - I checked my moisturizer and there is Soy in it. - Stacey

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  • teemee
    teemee Member Posts: 122
    edited June 2010

    Just catching up with all of you lovely Marchers, you inspire me ;) I am still having the anxiety but not quite as down, I suppose it will just take a while to learn to live with a lion just outside the fence! I refuse to live in anxiety long-term though, so I will figure this out. Worrying will not affect whether or not I get sick again. I keep saying that, hoping it will sink in...

    That's great that so many of you are having your RFC's, and also having those wondrous experiences with other survivors. I tried to go to the Revlon Walk here in L.A. but it was day 3 after chemo and I just couldn't swing it. I am planning on the Avon 3-day in October? November? which will be awesome. 20 miles a day, camping, etc. I miss outside so much. A whole spring went by, prime hiking time here before it gets too hot, so I'm very excited about getting out a bit in the fall.

    My feet are feeling a bit better, fingers still very sore so I have to keep the typing short, but M, let us know what happens with the tests. I'm crossing my fingers for you!

    and hugs to all.

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  • PiscesMoon
    PiscesMoon Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2010

    morning ladies

    i'm glad all the people who went for walks for the cure had successful outings, even if it did rain.  maybe that's good luck?

    yesterday the dr. ordered a muga scan and a lung test. i don't know when they are going to happen.  i'm waiting for a call.

    ana - it would not surprise me if i am a lucky one with rare SE's.  since herceptin comes with its own little special SE of cardiotoxicity i'm suspecting it's that.  i guess i'll have to wait until the test results are in.

    i also had to make the decision to stay home from work until at least the chemo is over.  i've got two more treatments.  the dr's nurse seemed to agree that by mid-august i should be recovered enough (whatever that means) to get back to work.  i've worked since i was 16 years old and now at 43 am sitting at home not really being able to do anything and wondering what the hell happened to get me here.  well i guess we all know the answer but still it seems like it all happened so fast.  i've decided that i'm going to take very small portions of my living space and just start cleaning/organizing/whatever. i can't do very much and i hope this will help my state of mind and keep me from going crazy.  there are only so many books i can read and tv/movies that i can watch.  any ideas out there to keep me from running amock? Sealed

    thanks.

    ~M

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  • Ana1973
    Ana1973 Member Posts: 88
    edited June 2010

    Hello everyone...

    I am enjoying my last week of peace before I have to make the 30 minute drive to the hospital for rads, everyday, for 7 weeks. The anxiety is building..as usual, the fear of the unknown and potential side effects. I am fair skinned so I'm not real excited about the skin issues I might encounter.

    My Onc finally gave me the OK to start taking my vitamins again. Does anybody know what, if any additional supplements i should be taking? Any advice would be helpful.

    Lisa- My husband and I put in a garden this year. It's something we wanted to do for a couple of years now, but after my diagnosis we thought it would make sense. Now I'm just waiting for my veggies to grow so we can enjoy them.

    M- I would say, think of this time off as a much needed and well deserved "vacation". Your body really needs time to recover and relax. Give yourself permission to just enjoy the outside, lunch with friends or family and doing things you haven't had time to do. I speak from experience! My job is stressful...always go, go, go...and the time away from work has given me the ability to concentrate on my own well-being.

    I wish you all a peaceful day :)

    Ana

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  • PiscesMoon
    PiscesMoon Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2010

    ana - thanks. :-)  i'm working on trying to get the proper mindset about staying at home. i think this is going to be a vacation filled with projects and organizing.  ;-)  sorry i don't know much about supplements.  i'm still doing the chemo thing and am okayed for only a basic one a day vitamin.

    had herceptin today.  onc ordered a blood tranfusion due to hemoglobin being low and me being symptomatic.  sigh.  i have to go and get my blood cross matched typed or whatever tomorrow then friday get transfused.  also have a lung test that morning.  muga scan scheduled for the 15th.

    not looking forward to it but watcha gonna do?

    ~M

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  • marilyn7
    marilyn7 Member Posts: 86
    edited June 2010

    M - sorry to hear about your struggles.  It's crazy isn't it, so many times I wished for being able to just have some time at home - but this is NOT what I was thinking.  I've done quite a bit of straightening and organizing - closets, drawers, etc.  It helps to have a project on the go.  My issue is fatigue and fuzzy brain.  Yesterday morning I woke too early and decided to make oatmeal - I swear I couldn't remember what to do first - I knew I needed a pan and the oatmeal, but after that I had to really think about it. 

    In our house every chemo day we get out a new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. It helps pass time during for both me and my friends who stop by.  It also maps out the journey, we start on Monday and by Friday it's just about done - and so am I!

    Crash day for me ladies - I'm just getting a few things done before my next round of meds.

    Hugs to all. 

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  • lorrhaw
    lorrhaw Member Posts: 751
    edited June 2010

    It is so nice to see so many of us Marchers finishing up the chemo treatments.  I am currently unsure whether I will have just two more and be finished July 2nd or if I will have four and not be done until August 16th.  I just went through a whole round of testing on Monday and all the docs are very happy with my response to the chemo so I will be retested after the July 2nd chemo and if I am continuing to show lots of improvement they will want me to go the whole round.  I hate chemo, as we all do, but I am hoping for more improvement so I guess I am hoping I get to do 4 more chemo cycles.  (Never thought I would utter those words but I am doing a whole lot of things that I never thought I would do!).

    Congrats to everybody who is done and for those of us still trudging through may we all have few SEs and get through this is easily and quickly as possible.

    Next chemo for me is this coming Monday.  Already dreading it but knowing it is working will probably make it a little easier.

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  • hmh23
    hmh23 Member Posts: 306
    edited June 2010

    Lorrhaw; 

    Wishing you lots of improvement!!!!  Cheers to your chemo ending August 16th.  Continue to dream of wellness and remember you are in all of our thoughts and  prayers.

    Fondly, Heather

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  • hmh23
    hmh23 Member Posts: 306
    edited June 2010

    Lorrhaw; 

    Wishing you lots of improvement!!!!  Cheers to your chemo ending August 16th.  Continue to dream of wellness and remember you are in all of our thoughts and  prayers.

    Fondly, Heather

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  • mamaof3bugs
    mamaof3bugs Member Posts: 198
    edited June 2010

    Hello Marchers!  I haven't posted in awhile due to computer issues :(   I had taxol #3 of 12 yesterday...so far it has been fairly easy.  I have had no side effects until a few days ago.  I seemed to be having difficulty catching my breath, not that I couldn't breath it just felt like my lungs weren't getting "full."  I knew that this could be a SE from the Taxol but I was having a hard time determining whether it was a SE or the beginning of a panic/anxiety attack either was I would end of having an attack because I felt like I couldn't breath.  Long story short my RBC/hemoglobin are low, I will be having an iron deficiency test before my next chemo on Wed. and I may need to have a blood transfusion...not looking forward to that, having someone else's blood running through my veins kinda freaks me out :D  Anyway I am now in the single digits for remaining chemo and for that I am thankful but being triple negative once I am done there is no more for me so it is kind of scary.  I hope everyone is doing well, I will be catching up with the board later today to see how everyone is doing.  xoxo, Angi

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  • PiscesMoon
    PiscesMoon Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2010

    marilyn7 - thanks!  :-)  that idea of a puzzle is a really good one.  i know some people who glue the back of the puzzle together, frame it and then hang it on the wall.  sort of an interesting idea for decor.  :-)

    this morning i went down to a radiology place to have them draw two vials of my blood for type matching.  weird going to a radiology place to do it but they are affiliated with the hospital where i'm going to be transfused to i guess it makes sense.  i got one of those really super cool hospital bracelets on that i can't take off until after my transfusion.  it's not water proof so i have to wrap it in plastic when i shower.  they accessed the same vein that was accessed yesterday for my labs (i have sneaky veins that tend to hide).  it didn't hurt but i'm going to have quite a bruise i'm sure since my platelettes are down to 52 or some such number.

    well i'm going to figure out what little projects and big projects are lying around here today that are begging to be finished.  hope everyone has a great day.

    ~M

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  • Charley
    Charley Member Posts: 255
    edited June 2010

    Hello all, I am feeling better everyday but still having eye issues!  I go tomorrow to have them irrigated and dilated again ... for the third time.  They are getting better but ever so slowly.  Aargh!

    M - Sorry about the work thing.  I started a scannning project when I was off.  Old childhood pictures.  It was a huge project ... didn't finish ... but I did get a start.  Sorry you (and possibly Angi) are having troubles and might need blood transfusions.  Yuk.  I have sneaky veins too and very uncooperative when eventually found!

    Lorraine - Woohoo!  You made it over the hump!  So now you are thinking 8?  I knew you would make it.  This chemo is so tough both physically and mentally ... sometimes I even think more so mentally, at least when you get to the middle.  So many days thinking ... I can't do this ... and now I'm done.  You will be done too, before you know it.

    Heather - How are you??

    Ana - My onc said to take a multi and Vit D but the more I am reading I think Vit D is important if you take an AI and they are concerned about bone loss.  I am premenopausal and just started tamoxifen yesterday. (no SEs yet) Supposedly tamoxifen is not as hard on your bones.  So I don't think I really need it. He did say to take an aspirin a day. Did your onc say mention that?

    Hugs, Charley

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