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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited November 2011

    black eyed susan- MP guess

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  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited November 2011

    Claire is going to be very, very busy this week planning all the pocket parties.  I see we are booked through Wednesday.  You are probably bored with mine by now...but I'd like you all to be there for me this Thursday when I go for my colonoscopy.  Then I think I am done for the year!

    Eli...I knew you knew it was kay!  Too funny how those little brain farts just hit at the strangest time.  I just didn't want some of the newbies congratulating me.  The glory all belonged to Kay! 

    Welcome to all the new ladies including the new Kay!  Looking forward to getting to know you, and be in your pockets for upcoming procedures! 

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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited November 2011

    I agree it is a silk tulip.

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  • madpeacock
    madpeacock Member Posts: 369
    edited November 2011

    Can't see anything but a silk tulip now that everyone has said it! 

    Welcome to the newbies - I hope you find support, information, and FUN in these pages! I don't post very often, but read every day and find something new every time.

    Healing wishes to those who had procedures, etc. this week and WILD pocket parties for those coming up this week!! Cool I'm still rocking along on tamoxifen - going on two weeks - with NO SEs so far. Hope it stays this way!

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  • LovesChristmas-Barb
    LovesChristmas-Barb Member Posts: 706
    edited November 2011

    I always have to laugh every time I come to this thread after just a day away. I feel so far behind! hehe...

    Welcome to all of the newbies though I'm sorry for the reason you have to join us.

    elimar..I forgot to answer you the other day about why I had to stop taking the tamoxifen. Unfortunately, it was cranking up my ovaries. I hadn't had that much ovarian pain since I took pergonal 25 years ago trying to get pregnant. It was wonderful waking up at night feeling like I had a knife in my side. Anyway, the MO said that's not what we want the tamoxifen to do so enough of that..

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited November 2011
    janis will be there thursday but for the prep your on your own!Foot in mouth  may i reccomend soft toilet paper and wipes with aloe
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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011

    Noodle6, greetings!  We have a few here who have had to get on the B/C merry-go-round a second time.  It's both better and worse in some ways.  You have the previous knowledge, so the unknown terror is not so bad; but the idea of slogging thru' the treatment yet again is a bummer.  Will hope for all good news on the scans.  Let us know.

    Weekend Mystery Pic is:  You guess, find out if you are right on Sunday, and get and awesome amount of prestige for your keen observation, plus get to post the next one the following Sat.

    LC-Barb,  Oh, that would make me think that my endometrial lining would be up to no good too.  I see the wisdom in stopping.

    janis,  I'm sure you'll have a pocketfull of support for the colonoscopy, and cmb will no doubt have a doctor hunk waiting for when you wake up to erase the real "docs" who do the procedure from your mind (although the alien meds handle that quite well.)  If you wake up feeling no pain whatsoever, you will know you had a "specialist."  Good Luck!

                                                          

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011

    Since everyone is saying silk tulip, I'll have to guess something dramatically different for the MP:

    A rayon (artificial silk) tulip.

    Hee-hee-hee.  Money mouth

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited November 2011

    Thanks for all the good wishes about finishing rads. I really appreciate them. Welcome to the newbies. Hi Kay! There aren't too many of us around. That is funny that there are two of us on this thread.



    Looking forward to all the parties next week, just wish they didn't come with such anxiety for the guest of honor. Will be sending lots of good thoughts and wishes and keeping fingers, toes and even eyes crossed for you. And ogling all the hunky docs cmb pulls up for you. Have a great weekend all!

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  • VictoriaB
    VictoriaB Member Posts: 171
    edited November 2011

    Hi Ladies--I am back! Had BMX this week and I feel pretty good. My hub has been here the whole time and I'm glad he's been by my side. Thanks for all of your support! VickyB 

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011
    VictoriaB,  Happy to hear things went o.k. for you and that your hubby has been a willing manservant so you can rest and recover.  How are you doing with the drains?
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  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited November 2011

    Hi! elimar! I think  this  topic is going to be forever as many woman seems liking this  more than other topic. I really feel good when I see new postings of numerous  ideas  from new members, It is really amaging. You really had done a marvellous big job, which has a corner to post freely by anyone. I thought my survival time will be short ... say  5 yrs. according to my doctor , but I hve already crossed  7 months without any complication ,I think this  achievement is mainly because of joining BC  forum. So, all the new members should post & express freely  so that each and everyone can co-opt with each other.. this is my opinion.. I may be wrong or right you only can tell me.

    Sneh,

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011

    Hi, raj,  In a perfect world, there would be LITTLE to NO women joining a thread like this, because we would have CURED cancer already.  Til then, we may as well get together with women that have to deal with the same impact to their lives as we do. 

    Ever try and explain B/C to a friend and they act like you are speaking Sanskrit?  Raj, if you actually know Sanskrit, put another hard language in there, like Mandarin. ;-)  Well, here, we all pretty much speak the same language (of knowing more than we ever wanted to about B/C, and not wanting to let it define our lives.)  Maybe that is why this, and many threads, have gone on for some years.

    Glad you haven't had any B/C troubles in the past 7 mos., now keep it going!  Smile

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  • Hauntie
    Hauntie Member Posts: 483
    edited November 2011

    I skipped a couple of days checking the boards and once again I'm pages behind. I skimmed through them. I can't remember who's having what, where, but count me in for any pocket parties. I'm in a baking mood today, so I'll bring cookies.

    Janis - I did note that you had your surgery and are back on the boards. I slept in my recliner, too after surgery. I was just more comfortable there, then in bed. Hope you heal quickly and feel better soon.

    Kay - congrats of finishing rads. Another milestone, in the long treatment process, complete.

    Welcome to all the newbies. You've come to the right place for support, info and answers to your questions.

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  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited November 2011
    elimar! I am sorry ! I dont know Sanskrit being an Indian. As you know ... I belong to an ethnic group of communities known as "Meitei" amongst the Indian communities. I can read & write meitei language besides Hindi, Assamese and English. So,  " India mein admi lok  BC ka bareme kum bolta hain" I am writing  no one talks much about BC....Embarassed
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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011

    raj,  So many languages and so few talking about it?  Kind of hard to imagine.  That must means there are many, many women who feel very alone in India having B/C, but no one to talk to. 

    Here, especially in October (now "Pinktober") we hear lots of talking, see signs and t.v. advertising about it, but we want less talk and more cure!  

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  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited November 2011

    Yeah ! you have seen it only from big peoples, show  but there are so many in remote village areas which is necessary to provide awareness. I am not blaming . Many poor woman died due to unability to meet the treatment expenses. No one speaks about the poor people, obcourse there are many NGOs who  guides the patients like  where to go for the patient and for that they charged. Out of 100 hardly 10 gets the facilities provided by sponsor by celibrities....that is also in long que. I would have died had I not been employeed. In India there is only one hospital who provides free treatment for poor patients..  

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011
    The U.S. healthcare isn't perfect, and the poor have it bad everywhere, but I'm pretty sure way more than 10 out of 100 have access to facilities for B/C treatment in America.  Guess I should be very thankful that I was able to get treatment, even if I did not like it too much.
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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited November 2011

    I love my cancer center. They're consistently one of the top ten hospitals in the country. They get tons of private donations (just got 250 million dollars from a guy named Perelman and they have changed the name of the medical school because of it.). They treat everyone the same medically no matter what insurance you have or if you have no insurance. In fact the patients seem to me to be mostly low income. It's one of the things I really like about them. I don't think the same is true of the suburban or downtown hospitals though. It used to be in a bad neighborhood, but now it's like being downtown, but isn't far from bad neighborhoods. Not sure why more middle class people don't use it.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited November 2011

    Kay, doesn't it blow you away that someone can donate 250 million dollars and no on recognizes his name????? Can you imagine the RICH people????

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited November 2011

    Haha! I recognize the name because he gave 25 million 3 years ago to build this beautiful cancer center named after him so I've been seeing his name frequently since march. He's not worried about leaving his money to his son because his son is even richer than he is. I think his son owns revlon corp and other businesses as well. That kind of money is hard for me to understand.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011

    Always happy when the rich donate their money, but they always want something to show for it, don't they?  Where's the altruism, when the currency is traded for reputation enhancement?  David Geffen put his name on the Medical School at UCLA, so hurry up you other rich folks and get yourself a medical center before the limited quantities are all gone!   Can't hold your head up now days, if you don't have a med school with your name on it!

    I seriously feel that when you are that rich and already have your legacy established, anonymous gifts are the classier way to go.  

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited November 2011

    I agree 100 percent

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  • SAB
    SAB Member Posts: 1,498
    edited November 2011

    Larry David who stars in Curb Your Enthusiasm did an hysterical episode on anonymous giving...

    In my religion there's a sort of hierarchy of good deeds put forth by the 12th century scholar RaMBam...anonymous giving is the highest form of charity (except for providing the education, knowledge or circumstances to help the person who is in need not need charity anymore.) 

    Personally I don't care if they put their name on it or not, as long as they are helping! 

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  • YaYa5
    YaYa5 Member Posts: 667
    edited November 2011

    just an FYI ... the revlon foundation gave enough money for dr. slamon to continue his work on developing herceptin.  i now try to buy only revlon products!

    and i agree with sab ... i don't care if a philanthropist's name is on a building.  anonymous or not, the money works the same way.

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited November 2011

    Kay, where do you treat?

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  • beccad
    beccad Member Posts: 326
    edited November 2011

    I didn't have a bell at my rads site, but my technologists did give "diplomas" for finishing. The HR director and I from my workplace (she had rads at the same time) got them a funny thank you card and had another co-worker bake cake balls for them. We got lots of hugs and were remembered when we had 3 month check-ups with the RO.

    Becca

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited November 2011

    Marlegal, I go to penn. I went to school there, graduated in 1984. Back then the civic center was where the Perelman center is now. I am so impressed, the building is absolutely beautiful. Also, back then, students stayed between 33 and 38th streets and between chestnut and spruce streets, but the hospital and the university have expanded a lot. I don't feel like you have to be careful where you go any more. I do think the reason they don't get more middle class patients is that people still think it's in a bad neighborhood. My DH, twin sister and father all worked at penn. My son graduated from penn a year and a half ago. I am a huge penn proponent, but I know we are lucky that we have so many great hospitals here in Philly.

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  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited November 2011

    I strongly agree with you elimar ! as  in this world the rich people does creative works with a purpose which may be  saving   from Tax  or to hide  black money...whatever ..we can not compare with them at all as there is far difference in earning level too.... While we earn  a meagre amount  in 8 hours they earn  millions in 1 minute.

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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited November 2011

    It is sad that throughout the world there is still those who cannot afford to get the care they neeed and that even talking about bc is taboo. I would love to find a mountain top high enough that we could shout out and educate everyone on the seriousness of bc and that a cure does need to be found. In order to do that we need to TALK with one another. 

    I am very thankful that the Canadian health care system is what it is. I have very little out of pocket expenses for my treatments.

    I wish that I had millions of dollars to share. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we were all on a level playing field.

    Bless us all.

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