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  • Cyborg
    Cyborg Member Posts: 848
    edited July 2011

    There is an august rads thread!!! Jump on, sisters ( and brothers ).

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  • Cyborg
    Cyborg Member Posts: 848
    edited July 2011

    It's called August 2011 rads.

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  • neecee
    neecee Member Posts: 663
    edited July 2011

    Cyborg - have a great time!

    Plils - I have my last TC on July 26, then on to rads.  Probably end of August, early September too.  

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  • Sue53
    Sue53 Member Posts: 63
    edited July 2011

    Don't post often but read everyday.  You all have been such an inspiration!  Just finished my last TC July 12th , thank God!!  Round 3 was tough...got a c diff infection and spent 4 days in the hospital.  Got out on a Fri and back in the chair on Tues for final trt.  Got a reduced amount of T since I have lost weight so hopefully this round will be easier.  Now I'm afraid to leave the house...don't want any more infections!!  On to rads...

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  • Sue53
    Sue53 Member Posts: 63
    edited July 2011

    Cyborg, have a great trip.  I missed a weekend in Minneapolis with my daughters when I got sick...ugh.

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  • justme1
    justme1 Member Posts: 223
    edited July 2011

    Cant wait till i move over to rads with yall!! I went in today for a blood count and it was low - i needed fluids and he give me some nasea meds too in iv and some antibiotics to take at home spent most my day there.All week battling with constapaion now its gone but i hurt to have a loose stool movement .grrrrr I not sure what to do i am on colace now .The doc seems to think i will heal up from the antibiotics .I hope it works fast .

    LOve reading all the threads and seeing whats next. Thank Ladies : )

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    Sue53-congrats on yout last tc! Sorry you had to deal with the hospital for 4 days:(

    Justme1-hope you start to feel better-I know fluids always help me.

    Cyborg-Have fun on your trip! I will peek in on the august rads thread to preview what is to come for me, but not for 3 more months! You will be growing hair back before I am done with chemo!

    Warning-Serial poster! Doing my last ac in the hospital, so you all have my obsessive posting to look forward to at all times of the night!

    Laureen-sounds like the taxol hit you kinda hard-i'm worried about that, I had a hard time on it 8 years ago, I ballooned up and felt like I was gonna pop! My whole body hurt and I did not want anybody to touch or hug me. The good thing is I didn't have as much fatique on taxol. This time will be abraxane for me, as I had an allergic reaction to taxol, but they still finished all my rounds back then, I think that is why it was so hard on me.

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  • Beaglesgirl
    Beaglesgirl Member Posts: 287
    edited July 2011

    I knew it was too good to be true, sailing through the taxol too easily :( I woke up with the same leg pain since day 1 its now day 4, still food aversion to everything except plain cream of wheat... which is good because its easy coming up too Yell

    I pretty much took an hour to make our bed and spent the rest of the day curled up on top of the pillows and comforter with the singing beagles. dizzy, nauseas and with sore legs. 

    Not sure if its the inability to eat that is making me sick with taking my meds on a virtual empty stomach or if I'm sick from the chemo. But I cant figure out how to eat when everything looks as appetizing as slugs and snails.

    I have boost which i cant look at and ensure, my hubby tried to make me a malt and I wouldnt drink that. With AC I would sip on chix soup but I cant stand the smell of meat.

    any ideas? 

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    Beaglesgirl, I am sorry I have no adviec, but I am thinking of you. Did your doc recommend any supplements? My mo has me taking l cartinine for my sore fingers and it is working. My fingers were so sore I couldn;t do buttons, squeeze toothpaste or much else. Hope you find relief soon.

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  • Beaglesgirl
    Beaglesgirl Member Posts: 287
    edited July 2011

    thanks bkj,

    Im going to talk with my MO about supplements on Tuesday. Today I'm going to keep trying to eat anything... I already had cream of wheat for breakfast Embarassed i thought i'd start off with a sure thing! 

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  • 40-years-old-now
    40-years-old-now Member Posts: 309
    edited July 2011

    Beaglesgirl,

    Something that helps with the bad tastes in my mouth is cinnimon decors or red hots. Then food taste like for for the next few hours.

    As for boost or ensure in shakes, I have hubby make them extra chocolately and put in oreos. It doesnt fully cover the taste but does a good job. Also drinking it threw a straw really helps.

    Good luck.

    Candice

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  • justme1
    justme1 Member Posts: 223
    edited July 2011
    Beaglesgirl  hope u can get some food down .Why does all this have to be so hard on us. GRRR prayers sent your way to feel better soon!
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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    38, So where are you in treatment? You are done with the rads, right? Now are you doing chemo every 3 weeks? Has you r pain subsided from the rads? I may have missed you posting about all this, if so, sorry for the repeat questions!

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    I have a question for those of you that are moving to taxol or have already moved to taxol. How many weeks from your last ac did you start or are going to start taxol? My doc is giving me a 4 week break, he wants me to recover from the ac. I thought I would start 2 weeks later!

    Ok, Cyborg, now I am having the no chemo anxieties! :) And it is only for 4 weeks. Kinda glad to get the break, as I can work a bit more and get some money saved up, or at least to pay off some bills! Hope my clients will come back to me!

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    Marcya, my port worked with no problem also! I still think the problem is how she stuck the needle in the time it didn't work, but she denied it saying it was a good stick. Whatever.

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  • Beaglesgirl
    Beaglesgirl Member Posts: 287
    edited July 2011

    bkj,

    i had the regular 2 weeks off.  

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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited July 2011

    Beaglesgirl - I am so sorry the taxol is so tough on you.  I was hoping for an easier time for you.  I cant remember are you doing weekly or DD?

    bkj - I had 3 weeks off before weekly taxol. 

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    I am so sad. I just found out from my hospital nurse that my mo's wife is being treated for cancer. He lost his first wife in the eighties from ovarian cancer, about the same time my mom died of ovarian cancer. I can't believe he has to go through this again. She didn't give me any details, but said it is public knowledge so she told me. So can I say something to him or wait and see if he says something to me? I am sure he may not want to talk about his personal issues all day like I don't want to when I am at work. But I am so sad, hopefully she is doing well. Maybe I will just ask how his family and wife are doing and see if he says anything.

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    MamaV and beaglesgirl, thanks! I hope the 4 weeks doesn't let anything start to grow back, but he said he wanted that much time for recovery for me. I am sure the ac will still be in my system a little bit at 4 weeks. So, my hair will probably start getting fuzzy and I will get excited and it will clear out again:(  Maybe I will just keep it shaved. It's weird, I have some hairs that are about an inch long through out my scalp right now, looks funny but I keep them! I found a hair below my hairline that was over 2 inches long! How pretty was that! I had my hubby shave my neck to make sure there were no more!

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  • blondelawyer
    blondelawyer Member Posts: 327
    edited July 2011

    My brain scan was clean--yay!  The breast MRI showed that the tumor is still rather large, but it looks like there is a lot of necrosis in the middle, so the oncologist thinks that the chemo is working.  My last AC treatment will be on July 25th and then I'll have surgery.  I am meeting with the surgeon on Thursday and will hopefully schedule surgery then so I will know.  I asked the oncologist about whether or not I will have to have more chemo after surgery and he said that we won't know until they get in there and see what is going on.  

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    Yay on the clean brain mri!!!! I knew all they would find is a smart brain! Someone said that tumor shrinkage sometimes present like swiss cheese, so the overall size is not smaller but there is less cancer, sounds like what is going on with you. Did you decide on a surgeon? I have heard extremely good things about basically all of the swedish breast surgeons!

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    Don't worry, all my chemo cyber friends, my serial posting should end sometime after 6, when I am discharged from the hospital for my last ac!!! Who is going to celebrate with me tonight?! It's probably gonna be a movie and an early night for me, and then back in the morning for neulasta and fluids, as the extra fluids actually helped me alot last time!

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  • blondelawyer
    blondelawyer Member Posts: 327
    edited July 2011

    I am going to see Dr. Hanson at Swedish (who my oncologist recommends).  I am nervous about the appointment (mostly about the lumpectomy vs. mastestcomy issue), but I think that has more to do with my experience with the medical profession and my husband's illness.  I really trust my MO, so if he recommends the surgeon, I should feel confident with that.  We'll see how it goes!  

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  • blondelawyer
    blondelawyer Member Posts: 327
    edited July 2011

    Yay for your last AC!!!! 

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  • blondelawyer
    blondelawyer Member Posts: 327
    edited July 2011

    Oh, and my oncologist said that I have to go to Hawaii--so I booked my tickets yesterday :) .  The friend I am going with is already being a little flaky, so I am going to have to remind myself to just relax :)  It will be nice to have a change of scenery and some distractions while waiting for surgery.

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  • Beaglesgirl
    Beaglesgirl Member Posts: 287
    edited July 2011

    Bkj,



    Yay! For your last AC!



    I would do this taxol without hesitation over that soul sucking AC. Either one, if it kills the beast- bring it on! ;)

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  • txladysara
    txladysara Member Posts: 52
    edited July 2011

    I AM MISERABLE!! was hoping that SE would lessen but naww getting more stuff :( I think I have thrush now :( hate this!! and Hemorrhoids and rash all over my privates, itching like crazy, I am miserable and want to uggh quit! Was expecting to feel better by now im on my 6th day of my first Docetaxel and no nausea but now all this unexpected crap! I am even finding it harder to focus, I think I might even be having problems w/ my vision to top it off. :( Still constipated and tired, and getting tired of this. :( Sorry for whining but I feel like crying. Wanna feel well again. Will call the Dr.on Monday to see if he can prescribe something.

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  • bak94
    bak94 Member Posts: 1,846
    edited July 2011

    Txladay are you having an allegic reaction? I hope you find relief soon! Taxol is rough for many of us, I had a hard time on it 8 years ago, but nothing like you are having. I am trying abraxane this time. Maybe you can switch to a different version.

    Blondelawyer-glad to know you are going on your trip! Go even if your friend flakes, it will help take your mind off surgery. I have heard good things about all the surgeons at swedish. I am seeing Dr. Beatty. He was recommended by a friend and then heard of many more happy with him. He is why I chose swedish over scca. And to top it off I wound up with a wonderful mo also, one I have heard of years before being here. If I am up to it I am going to try to do the Summerun that my doc started to support the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian cancer (which my mom died from and his first wife). My mo is so cute, he has been wearing ties and t shirts supporting his cause. I know I am not much for all the pink stuff (his colors are yellow,green and blue) but if either do anything to raise awareness I am for it and will support it when I can.

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  • txladysara
    txladysara Member Posts: 52
    edited July 2011

    Bkj66 I hope it's not an allergic reaction, hadn't even thought about that. My fingers are also hurting :( Didnt have this w/ FEC. I think I will try benadryl for the itch and try rinsing my mouth w/ salt and water for now. 

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  • Beaglesgirl
    Beaglesgirl Member Posts: 287
    edited July 2011

    Sara, I too am having vision troubles, someone said that might be the steroids. I would try benadryl for the itch rash until you get to the doc. Two doses of miralax right now for the constipation.



    I feel for you, I've been at that moment where I just can't take it anymore.



    You can do it though, you are strong!

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