Is there a July 2011 group?

Wow, two days. I'm starting to stress a bit. Not so much about the procedure as how I will react. Will I be tired, sick, energetic, ready to take over the world? Dad is going with, so I'll have emotional support. Doing all my laundry now so I won't have to worry about it for a while.

Hi ladies.  I actually start T/C tomorrow.  I am nervous but hope I have as much info as I can.  I feel a bit overloaded at times.  I check in and let everyone know how it went.  I am so glad to have this site to come to.  It helps ALOT!   BTW, talking about losing hair...I heard it was around day 13.  Day 13 on my treatment cycle will also be my 13th wedding anniversary so we are planning on shaving my head that day! If it is going to happen, might as well, have fun with it.

Hi ladies!

I would like to join in, if you'll have me. I'm going in for my chemo-education this Friday and barring any unforseen circumstances, I'll be starting on July 7th with four rounds of TC. I want to get the first couple of weeks under my belt in hopes that I'll feel well enough to travel to SC later in the month. My nephew-in-law is coming home from Afghanistan and I promised my niece last year that I'd be there for the celebration.

I'm feeling pretty good about the prognosis; I just want to get started so that I can put this particular chapter behind me.

Snoopy73, I see your birthday is the 3rd. Mine is the 5th. Yay for July babies!

Welcome, welcome welcome!!!



Bless, how old are you? if u don't mind my asking?? I Only ask b/c I'm only 35 and noticed you are freezing embryos. Hugs to you!!!! Also, there's a forum on here that has some financial advice in there, regarding insurance and such. What my husband and I have been doing is gathering a few weeks worth of mail and than we call our insurance if need be with all issues at one time.



Valbee, I read somewhere that quite a few ladies have traveled and vacationed during chemo treatments without SE really getting to them. I wish I remember where on the forum but if you don't see anything than post on one of the earlier months for info, everyone is so wonderful across the board here!!! I'm so glad to have found this place!!!



Frances, you can probably answer some of all of our questions having done this once before. So sorry you are facing all of it again!!!!



Anyways, wish none of us were here under these circumstances but also glad we can all help each other through it.....welcome!!!

Hi.  I'm 28 years old and I will be starting round two of Chemo on July 12.  I was diagnosed April 1st, have had AC, a double mastectomy and will be starting Taxotere, then radiation.  Anyone familiar with it?  What does TC mean?  What does triple negetive mean?  I think my oncologist said something about it, but now I can't remember.  Anwyays, my doctor was very torn between stage 2 or 3.  There were no nodes involved, but it was growing more rapidly than either of my doctors had seen before.  I think because of that, my age, and my genetic testing being positive they are being really aggressive with my treatments.  Glad to jump on this forum, because I'm scared of starting taxotere.  I hear it is worse than AC and I hated AC so much.

Valbee - not only are we July babies but I am also starting chemo on july 7th, so we have something else in common:-) I will have 6 rounds of TC, my MO said that because of my age (I will be 38 yrs on sunday) and the fact that i ahve small kids, she wants to make sure we "insure" my body:-) altho she does not want to "overtreat" me, still not sure why i ahve to do 6 rounds instead of 4, but she said that after my 4th round she will review and maybe stop there. Hopefully that will be the case:-) but dont mind either way. I jsut feel soooo anxious and nervous and scared of Chemo, i guess its scared of the "unknown" I am pryaing that I will have no or minmal SE so that I can spend time with my kids:-( I will also be using the Penguin Cold Caps to keep my hair.

Good Luck to all you July ladies; I will keep you in my prayers; We will be OKAY:-)

((HUGS))) to you all.

Frances, thanks for the reminder that I needed to schedule a dental appointment. I did that and will be going in for a cleaning/exam tomorrow morning.

Snoopy, I'll be 45 on Tuesday. Cracks me up when all of my docs keep talking about me being young. I'll take it!

My kids are grown and out of the house, but I'm working full time and there are so many changes taking place at work, I'm hoping for minimal SE as well, just to be able to keep up. I'm also in grad school, but on the recommendation of my MO and advisor, I'm taking the next semester off. 

I don't plan to try to prevent the hair loss; as long as it's temporary, I can handle that. I've heard that it can grow in curly. Wonder if it ever comes back less gray?  

Extending my good luck wishes to all of us as well. We can do this!!

Paulamati,

Sorry you have to make this journey too but WELCOME !!! We're all going to get through this together, one day at a time!!!! I'm only 35 and fully intend to kick some serious cancer ass!!!

Jamie - glad to hear you are doing good from first chemo.  Effects if any will all go away by 4th day and you will be be fine again. 

Paulamati - sorry that you have to begin journey with us.  You are not alone and we will all be here to support each other.  I am seeing my onco on Friday and am sure he will order chemo asap for me. 

Jamie, I have (had) fairly long hair, past my shoulders. I saw my stylist today and had her cut it into a chin-length bob. I need to do these things in stages. This whole experience has been a series of dipping my toe into the water to get used to it, from the biopsy, to my lumpectomy, to learning that my nodes were positive, to accepting that I would have to have chemo.

So, I did the same with my hair today. I'm in control of at least that. Eventually, I'll have my cousin shave it, but for now I'm getting accustomed to the idea of not having long hair. 

As for your favorite food..  I read on the Tips for Getting Through Chemotherapy thread about using plastic utensils to help combat any metallic taste. Maybe that will help a bit? Or try to hold off on your favorite for a few days? 

Hey Madismommy719, I am 30. I would love to know of these financial resources. We are faxing papers to sharing hope foundation tomorrow. I think thats what it is called. The doctor gave me the info. They are through fertilehope.com. They will pay for half but it would be great and wonderful to know of someone that can help with the other half. Thanks sooooooo much in advance

all the best Shiny... focus on the positives... lady gaga?

Jamie, the thought that your sister shaved her head in support just gave me tears.... That is one of the sweetest things!!! My husband offered to shave his with me, and I appreciate that BUT he shaves his head bald every summer, so it's not that drastic.

Did your MO give you any indication when it will fall out? I was told somewhere around the 2nd session for me, around day 20-25.....

Does anyone watch The Voice? We watched last night for the first time, is Beverly (I think thats her name?) battling cancer? Or is that just her look? Either way, I sure hope I have that strength to put my baldness out there like that!!!

When I first shaved mine I only cut it down to a 1 so I still had some hair left.  I wish I had gone ahead and shaved it all the way down, because I definately had patches and I couldn't immediately shave it because I was experiencing so much skin pain from the neulasta shot.  Now that it is all gone I feel much more comfortable.  I have a month between chemo for double mastectomy, but I've been keeping up wih my shaved head, because I know it is all about to fall out again.  

Jamie30-That is so sweet that people are shaving their heads for you!  I have heard wonderful things about the docors in Raleigh.  I start Taxotere in two weeks.  I heard it has it's very own set of side effects so I started a discussion board for it.  Feel free to hop on and compare notes.  I hope you continue to have minimal side effects!  Good Luck to you!!!!