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  • KittyGirl2011
    KittyGirl2011 Member Posts: 537
    edited November 2011

    Elimar  LOVE the turkey pic on top.  My kids did a pic like that in grade school.  I kept them until they fell apart one year.  Check out the Google doodle today too.  Very funny when you click on its wing.  You can also click on the feet and head to make changes.  Lots of silly fun.  Have a great Thanksgiving everyone and I'll be back if I survive the mad shoppers on Friday.  I work retail that day 9am-9pm. UFFDA!  Kitty

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  • Valjean
    Valjean Member Posts: 1,898
    edited November 2011
    I'm a bit late, but Congrats on finishing rads, Marthah!! I remember that feeling well.
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  • tiedyemom
    tiedyemom Member Posts: 117
    edited November 2011

    Where are my forty something girls??  Come on ladies....post whats going on with you!!

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

    Congrats Marthah!  I bet it feels good to be done with them.

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  • BarbaraA
    BarbaraA Member Posts: 7,378
    edited November 2011

    Congrats Martha!

    Eli, love the turkey.

    Happy Thanksgiving all!

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  • mumito
    mumito Member Posts: 4,562
    edited November 2011

    Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Friends.If you are traveling this week stay safe.

    How about a 2fer

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited November 2011

    Lory, I found this little blurb about Oncotype and TNs.  I thought it was clever:

    "The Oncotype DX test can predict the likelihood of recurrence in early stage invasive breast cancer, but it has one flaw: It works with hormone-positive cancers, not hormone-negative. Once again we're the wallflowers at the breast cancer prom, with the docs dancing with the girls with the popular cancer."

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  • LovesChristmas-Barb
    LovesChristmas-Barb Member Posts: 706
    edited November 2011
    Lory48....the oncotype test is just for people with ER+. Women who are ER+ are treated with hormonal therapy and the oncotype helps you determine whether or not you would also benefit from chemotherapy. In many cases of early stage cancer, the hormone therapy is of more benefit than the chemo.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2011
    Meece and Barb, thank you for the input. New to this and trying to gleen all the information I can regarding treatment oprions. I am waiting for the hair to start dropping, but noticed yesterday some of my nails are lifting from their beds... yikes..Surprised  Just 7 days post chemo..??
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  • marthah
    marthah Member Posts: 322
    edited November 2011

    Lory,

    I had that same problem with my nails PFC. Hold onto your hat; it may get worse before it gets better. I stopped wearing dark nail polish to hide the dark marks when they started lifting b/c I didn't want to get remover under the nail. I didn't loose any completely, but one was darn near. I just try to keep them trimmed super-short, and wear gloves when washing dishes, doing yard work, etc. so I don't get dirt under the nail. 

    Are those 2 servicemen in your avatar pic?

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  • madpeacock
    madpeacock Member Posts: 369
    edited November 2011

    Re: ER+ and Oncotype - just for comparison, my ER+ was 88% and my Oncotype score was 8. This was the first I have read about them being linked! Thanks for the info...

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2011

    Yes Martha.. those are my babies!!  lol I am 6 foot tall and 50 pounds over weight, I feel so tiny next to them!

    Yes, my pinky nail on my right hand is half way lifted..yikers!!

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  • marthah
    marthah Member Posts: 322
    edited November 2011

    Lory,

    You must be very proud of your sons! That is fabulous. As one mother to another, thank YOU for YOUR sacrifice and service. May God bless them and keep them safe at all times. 

    I am nearly 12 weeks PFC, and all 10 of my finger nails, and some of my toenails, have experienced some lifting. Most recent didn't show up until Halloween when I was carving pumpkins. The good news is that the ones which were earliest and worse are showing signs of growth, and I can see clear nail towards the cuticle of those that developed black streaks. My nails have been growing much slower than my hair, it seems, so it just takes some extra nail care and patience. My nails have been particularly dry, too, so I try to keep them moisturized. 

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

    Lory, you must be very proud of your sons! And goodness, you are six feet tall, how tall are your handsome boys? I am only 5'2, we would all look like midgets next to your family. Please tell your sons thank you for their service from me as well.



    Off to a local farm soon to pick up some pies for tomorrow. I guess others probably have memories of home made food for thanksgiving. I remember we used to have delmonte fruit cocktail in fancy plates (we used to have to cut the cherries in half so everyone would get one), Mrs. Paul's candied sweet potatoes and Pillsbury crescent rolls and Mrs. Smith pies and that cranberry sauce that comes out of the can with the shape etched into it. They were very special though because that was the only time we had them. We did have home made stuffing and gravy and cookies though. I remember my mother used to get the biggest turkey she could find and we'd name it, usually Tom or Charlie.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2011

    Martha and Kay, Thank you.. I will pass on your Thankyou's to both of them..

    I am 6 ft and wore 2 inch heels for the wedding (my youngest) My oldest, the Army boy is 6' 6" and the youngest is 6' 3". My DH is retired AF.. his daughter is currently awaiting to hear if she has been selected for AF officer school. We are just a big military family..

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

    mumayan,  Are those female turkeys?  The males have big wattles, right?  I don't know much because all the "turkeys" I've seen were "road turkeys" (vultures.)  They look a lot alike, but the vultures are just a little meaner in the face.  Have to wonder about the Darwinian selection for having a "chest beard?"  (Disregard the last statement, if you favor intelligent design of turkeys.)

    Making some cranberry bars today.  Husband making pumpin pie tomorrow.  One son making his first pecan pie on Friday.   Other son not baking, but off the hook because he'll spend his time applying to grad schools and complimenting our baking skills.

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    In keeping with the decorum of a national holiday, the only shirtless hunk that is allowed to be viewed or given any thought should be the one, the only, Squanto.  I don't want to see Clooney or anybody else.  Go Squanto, or go home.   (It was a tough choice whether to go with a woodcut of the "real" Squanto, or Squanto as portrayed in a cheesy bio-pic, but the falcon swayed my decision.  Happy Thanksgiving's Eve.

                                           

                                          

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  • Denise2730
    Denise2730 Member Posts: 648
    edited November 2011

    He's Hot!

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  • marthah
    marthah Member Posts: 322
    edited November 2011

    eli,

    I did a search on sexy pilgrim and this came up:

    I don't think it quite cuts it...

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

    He's not sexy, he not a pilgram, but most of all he's NOT SQUANTO!

    Why is he here?  Can you take him away?   Or at least make him smaller?

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

    Historical hotness of the Wompanoag tribe:  They were literally hot.  Look at any woodcut, or rendering of the First Thanksgiving.  This is November.  This is before global warming!   What you will see is are pilgrim dudes in five layers of scratchy woolens and the Natives in buckskin breeches, a few non-ostentatious beads or feathers like you would wear to any festive occasion, and a few had blankets on their shoulders (which you knew they would be throwing onto the ground to picnic on shortly.) 

    You might see a Native woman loosly wrapped in a blanket, but it wasn't her idea.  The Pilgrims, in fact, suggester their women take off their tops to make the Native guests feel welcome, but no one went for that idea.  So, the Pilgrim women said the Native women would have to cover up, which they did begrudingly.  There were some tensions during the meal over this, but afterward the mood lightened as they all enjoyed the Indian tobacco and played Pictionary.

     

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  • orangemat
    orangemat Member Posts: 645
    edited November 2011

    Pictionary, ha!

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

    Thats one ugly bird, lol!

    Lory I have read about others whose nails started to lift and they swear by this tip.  While your getting chemo have your nails in ice.  This is suppose to stop it.  I dont know if this works but others say it does.  Mine just got black but never lifted.  My big toe started to but it was at the end of treatment so it never got any worse.  Good luck with the icing.  BTW your boys look great!

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  • YaYa5
    YaYa5 Member Posts: 667
    edited November 2011
    lory, i'm one who iced toenails and fingernails ... and sucked on ice during the taxotere part of my treatment.  i don't have an issue with any nail and i never had mouth sores.  i had my very last treatment last monday.  from my experience, the icing works!
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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited November 2011

    YaYa5...special happy dance finishing up chemo this week.  Congrats!

                                                 

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  • DenimBlue
    DenimBlue Member Posts: 23
    edited November 2011

    Probably will not have time to log in tomorrow - Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

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  • marilyn113
    marilyn113 Member Posts: 118
    edited November 2011

    My anesthesiologist today was very easy on the eyes.  I was feeling no pain before he gave me any meds.  Cool

    Congrats, Marthah!  You achieved a major milestone.  Can't wait for the day I can say the same.  Actually looking forward to getting started.

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  • OG56
    OG56 Member Posts: 897
    edited November 2011

    Can't catch up, but want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

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  • Valjean
    Valjean Member Posts: 1,898
    edited November 2011

    I am grateful for all of you.

    Your caring support, your uplifting arms, your loving hugs.

    Your humor.

    I would not be as strong as I am today would it not be for all of you.

    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families and loved ones.

    Love and hugs,

    Val

    ♥

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited November 2011

    happy thanksgiving everybody

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited November 2011

    E---The posts about Squanto-your reaction to the fake pilgrim & then your historical accounting were by far & away some of the funniest stuff I've read in a long time-Girllllllllllllllllllllllllll, you are hilarious!

    Happy TGiving to all my BC buddies whether it's really your TGiving or not-let the festivities commence! 

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