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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited October 2011
    MRI is normal ~ w00t w00t! Smile
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  • MRSROCKYTOP55
    MRSROCKYTOP55 Member Posts: 403
    edited October 2011

    I don't get here very often but peaked in to see your great and wonderful news!!!!!  God Bless, Kathy

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  • gcpommom
    gcpommom Member Posts: 883
    edited October 2011

    Elaine, I totally missed your post, so glad it came out ok!!!  Hugs!!!  I went through the exact same thing about 4 mths after chemo, I know how scary it is : (

     MrsRockyTop:  Hi, so good to hear from you.  Our thread has quieted down quite a bit, but many of us are on Facebook....you can find us all there.  If you are on facebook already, friend request me...look up Judy Spitz Batchelor : )

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  • MicheleS
    MicheleS Member Posts: 937
    edited October 2011

    yay Elaine!!!!!! yay for empty brains!!!!!!Tongue out

    Hi Judy!! Hi Mrs Rocktop!!

    posting here because I don't want to post this on FB... going to see my surgeon today for a hard lump on one of my ribs... Really nervous...  Most likely nothing but you know how it goes!!  could use some prayers!!!!

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited October 2011

    Hi, Everyone, and thanks for your comments! Smile

    Judy ~ Yep, it's scary alright.  I really hate that this is our life from now on:  any little symptom and off we go to some kind of scan....  I was joking with my cousin that if I presented with classic appendicitis symptoms, my appendix would probably rupture and kill me before I could finish the scans to see if it was really cancer, lol  Tongue out

    Michele ~ I'm praying the lump on your rib is nothing; keep us posted!  *hugs*  lol @ empty brains!  Laughing

    I had a checkup with my onc today.   He made me nervous because he took a lot of time feeling around my liver or something; he kept asking me to take deep breaths while he pressed around, and then he said all casual-like "Ok, you're doing fine."  GAH!!  

    I hope everyone's well; love you guys!!

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  • MRSROCKYTOP55
    MRSROCKYTOP55 Member Posts: 403
    edited October 2011

    Michelle,  you have got my prayers.  Will be waiting for the news.  I am going to check you all out on facebook.  I am there too.  Blessings

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  • KerryMac
    KerryMac Member Posts: 3,529
    edited October 2011

    Michele, I am just seeing this, really hope it is nothing, hate the stress though.

    And, yep, also hate the onc feeling around my innards. 

    Not much new with me, found out I have osteopenia, not too bad yet, but thanks for that, Arimidex. Still, I am coming up on my three years on Friday, I am just so happy to still be healthy. I guess thats another, real, thank you Arimidex!!

     MRSROCKYTOPS - I am on facebook - Kerry MacArthur! 

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  • MicheleS
    MicheleS Member Posts: 937
    edited November 2011

    clean bone scan and normal tumor markers... oncologist says that it is benign! (but doesn't know exactly *what* it is...)

    PET in Feb.

    thanks everyone!!!!!!

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited November 2011
    Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That's terrific news, Michele!
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  • MRSROCKYTOP55
    MRSROCKYTOP55 Member Posts: 403
    edited November 2011

    Congratulations Michele!  It is difficult that whenever we have something out of the ordinary, the first thing to enter our minds is mets.  I do find now that I have many weeks when I don't even think about it.  Again, great news and God Bless, Kathy

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited November 2011

    MrsRockyTop ~ I find that I'm thinking of cancer less than I used to, too.  It's always THERE, but it's much further in the back of my mind.  I don't dwell on it as much as I did.  Of course, let some new ache or pain start up, and off I go to dark, dark places.  Grrrr...oh well, I'm glad I'm alive to complain about it all. Cool

    Love and hugs to everyone!

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited November 2011

    Hi, Furies ~ I know we're not wild about pink ribbons around here, but I thought you might like to see this.  My sister's workplace did a ribbon tree for Pinktober:

    Hope you're all having a good day!

    Smile

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  • Nancyb7912
    Nancyb7912 Member Posts: 84
    edited November 2011

    Hello ladies. I haven't posted lately, but do like to hear from you with your posts. So, the knee is mostly healed from the new ACL and broken tibia save some left over arthritis and a new torn ligament. So, I decided with our 35th anniversary coming up and DH's 70th birthday, we would book a cruise of the western Carribean and go to the BFF's daughter's wedding in Orlando.  I kept thinking I should get the trip insurance, but no, the worst is behind me so time for fun.

    I had been getting these terrible pains in my chest which at various times took me to the ER. Last's year's visit was when I learned about the enlarged lymph nodes next tot he heart and sarcoidosis. Well, I now know the cause of all those chest pains - my gall bladder has stopped working.

    So, now we are leaving on Thursday, and will spend a week in an eat, eat, eat environment and I'm totally off fat just so I can get through the trip without emergency surgery. I was so looking forward to overindulging! Appt. with the surgeon is tomorrow to set the date - it's my BS, so he certainly knows me well.

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  • Jaimieh
    Jaimieh Member Posts: 2,373
    edited December 2011

    Nancy~ I hope your cruise went well. 

    So like many of us I am cruising into year 3.  I never thought that I would be here when I was diagnosed but I am happy to say I am still here.  I have started back at the gym this week thanks to my DH's Christmas present of a gym membership and it feels wonderful to be back there.  I am sore and a lot of things don't work the same but I am sure in a month I will be used to all of it. 

    Christmas was wonderful and I didn't think about the fact that I was diagnosed on Christmas Eve until I was in Church that evening.  Then my only thought was Thank God I am still here and I sure hope to have many, many more years with my family celebrating. 

    So all in all I am doing fabulous!  I need to lose some weight and tone my muscles back up but I am on my way.  I hope we all have a fabulous 2012 and I look forward to some check in's from my Sisters!!  Much love to all of you!

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited December 2011

    Yep, never thought I'd be here three years later; I was certain I was going to die within a year or two.  My cancerversary passed without tears this year, so I guess things are getting better. 

    I still have pain under my node arm, and there's still so much tightness from rads.  Tamoxifen side effects continue to make me crazy, and I've gained a ton of weight which is depressing.  But hey...I'm here! Smile

    I'm looking into DIEP reconstruction.  I might as well put some of this extra fat to good use by having it put on my chest, haha!

    Love to all of my Fellow Furies! 

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited January 2012

    Hello, Furies ~
    I'll be having a PET scan next week due to thickening/bumpy skin above my MX scar on the cancer side and what the onc said are "grainy nodes" in my underarm.  

    I asked him what did he think about all this, and he said he thinks it's nothing.  He said this scan will be for "peace of mind".  I hope he's right. 

    Love to all of you! 

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited January 2012

    PET scan is clear!  Yay!!  

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  • Nancyb7912
    Nancyb7912 Member Posts: 84
    edited January 2012

    Great news!!  What a nerve wracking business we've found ourselves in.  Hard as I try, I can never seem to shake the underlying fear that some otherwise minor thing will blow up into something major - like recurrence.

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited January 2012
    Thanks, Nancyb!  I was actually shocked to see "no evidence of malignancy" on the report; I was so certain there was something wrong.  
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  • Nancyb7912
    Nancyb7912 Member Posts: 84
    edited March 2012

    Hello ladies. Guessing no news is good news.  All is well with me but for the lingering neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome.  Neurologist has convinced me that it's time to get the release surgery. Orthopedist appointment is in a coupe of weeks.  Anyone else have these problems? I always felt like it came from the arimidex/ aromasin.

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited March 2012

    Nancy ~ I don't have any problems with neuropathy except for a finger or hand twitch every now and then.  Even then it's more of an annoyance than a real "problem".  I'm so sorry you're having so much trouble...stupid cancer. Let us know how your appointment goes.

    Furies ~ I don't know if any of you are checking here or the Stage IV forum much, but our apple now has brain mets.  She's having rads, and hopefully that will zap it all away.  Other than that, chemo is still working well on her other mets.   

    Love to everyone!
    Artemis 

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  • Denali
    Denali Member Posts: 347
    edited April 2012

    Goodness, it's been so long since I've posted, but I lurk every so often and try to keep up with Apple.

    I passed my 3rd anniversery Jan 7, but needed an MRI of my spine in Feb due to leg pain.  MRI showed spinal stenosis (narrowing of spinal canal due to wear and tear) and also *accidentally* discovered a large tumor on my left kidney--no symptoms.  My onc said it's not from my BC but another primary!  Had my left kidney removed late Feb, which turned out tougher to recover from than mastectomies.  No chemo or radiation is required because it appears not to have spread.  But I have to have scans every 3 mos. Ugh.  I can see metdowns coming before each scan.

    Michele, I've read that you're into rescue and so am I !  I've fostered many, many rescue dogs and have seen them go to wonderful forever homes.  Two I decided to adopt myself so I'm a 3 dog household now.  Don't know what I'd do without my pooches.  I see you're all on facebook--I don't post to my facebook page, but I really should.

    Congrats to ALL of you with clean scans!  We worry so much.  Found this funny saying recently:

      Once you've had cancer, you don't get headaches anymore, you get brain tumors, at least until the aspirin kicks in.   --Wm Matthews

    If you want to smile, watch my rescue org's video.  I've fostered 7 of the dogs in it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnrO5Ircux4&feature=youtu.be

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited April 2012

    Denali ~ Oh man, I'm so sorry that you've had another cancer, but I'm so thankful that it hasn't spread.  Bless you!!!  

    That quote is so funny and so sad at the same time. Tongue out 

    I hope everyone's well!  

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2012

    Hello, Furies ~ My cancer-side shoulder continues to give me problems; it's never stopped hurting since my BMX, and I'm beyond annoyed.  Two months ago, my PCP thought it was most likely burisitis and put a huge cortisone shot into my shoulder.  It helped some in that the pain isn't constant now, but it's still hurting way too much.

    I went back to PCP today who took X-rays which showed nothing, so he's ordered an MRI.  He said the next thing is most likely going to be an orthopedist which I was pretty much expecting.  I really hope the MRI shows something (NON-CANCEROUS of course!!) that something can be done about because I'm really, really tired of having this burning pain. Yell 

    PCP did give me some nice Percocet which is helping.  

    Other than that, I'm doing well.  My checkups have been good, and if the next one is good, I'm moving to the every-six-months plan.  Yay!

    Denali ~ how are you doing?  Will you be having a scan this month? 

    Love to all of you!!
    Artemis 

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  • Nancyb7912
    Nancyb7912 Member Posts: 84
    edited June 2012

    Okay ladies. Anyone else feeling a bit creeped out by Robin Roberts' new diagnosis? I know secondary cancer is a potential side effect of chemo. But, if you're like me you put it in the closet and lock the door. Wishing you all a cancer free life.

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2012

    Nancy ~ yep, I'm more than a little freaked out about Robin.  I just froze when I saw the news yesterday.

    I got my MRI results today:  tendonitis.  Since there's no tear in the rotator cuff, my PCP thinks physical therapy should fix me up.  Yay!  I'm just so glad to not be looking at surgery.  

    Love to everyone! 

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2012

    Physical therapy is going well, and my shoulder is already a gazillion times better.  They're doing ultrasound, ROM excercises, and they sent me home with a patch containing lidocaine and a steroid.  The patch made a WORLD of difference.  Yay!  

    Of course, stupid cancer had to get in on the act.  I dreamed that I was telling my husband how much better my shoulder felt; I was very excited, but he said, "Don't get to excited because I have to tell you that your cancer is back."  GAH!!!  Fortunately, it was just a dream.  Well, a nightmare really... Undecided

    Love you guys! 

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  • Artemis
    Artemis Member Posts: 759
    edited August 2012

    Hey, Everyone ~
    I saw my onc yesterday, and I'm now on the "every six months" plan ~ yay!  

    Physical therapy for my shoulder continues to go well.  I got another cortisone shot last week; it's helped a lot, and the pain level is way down.  

    Hope everyone's doing ok. Cool 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2012

    please forgive my barging in - but i just wanted to let you all know about susan13's recent passing. she was a february fury, tho maybe not as active as the rest of us at the time. she and i exchanged emails once in a while, and i sent her my wigs + scarves when she was going thru yet another round of chemo 2 yrs ago ... but we'd lost track of one another. i stumbled upon her obituary today:

    http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/trenton/obituary.aspx?n=susan-augustine&pid=158712216#fbLoggedOut

    i apologize for being the bearer of bad news. but i just wanted to make note. she was a lovely person, and i'm so sad that she and i never get a chance to meet "in real life".

     hugs all around. you people were my sanity, and i shall always be grateful. xoxo

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  • gcpommom
    gcpommom Member Posts: 883
    edited August 2012

    Thank you Lisa, I just saw this posted on Facebook.  So, so very sad.  I guess I had no idea that she had such a long history with BC, and did not know she was still fighting.  My thoughts go out to her family in this very difficult time.  Hugs to all the Furies.

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