March 2011 chemo-lounge

Colo-i had low dull ache back pain also. I was sure I would be one of the few that got ,ets while still on treatment. I worked every angle until my pcp ordered a ct of pelvis and abdomen to check on a stationary kidney stone and uterine fibroids. Everything was clear and I told the radiologist to look at everything carefully. When Ipicked up the cd to take to my urologist, she was there and made a point to come out and tell me that she looked above and beyond. Backache has finally gone away.I think it was tamoxifen or herceptin driven.



I had a lung xray and a full blood workup for the metformin study I got kicked out of, and that was all good. So....next week is one year when I was told to get a biopsy for micro calcs that were probably nothing. I have decided to try and look forward, knowing that for this moment, with the exception of knowing about my brain, everything appears to be cancer free.



Penny-good luck Monday.



Mdg-i read an article in breast cancer wellness magazine where a person wrote about the two versions of moving forward.....the one that we talk about to everyone, and the one that we see inside ourselves every day wondering whether we really are. That is exactly how I feel.

Hoping to hear something from Penney sometime soon

Hoping to hear from Penny also. Hope everything went well and you are recovering.



Good news KSMatthews! Good luck with the port removal.

Ks, jealous you get ct scans every 6 mons. My onc wont do follow up scans.

Me too. Back doored my way into a ct scan to check a kidney stone through pcp. Got a llung xray for the study I dont get to do. All clear. But I think thats it for me. I wont have a good excuse fore anything else for awhile unless i start making stuff up.

So glad to hear you are home, Penny!  It sounds like things went well.  I hope you have a a quick recovery.

 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Penny - Glad your surgery went well. I hope you are as comfortable as you can be with those pesty  drains in.

Kay - I'm thinking of you and your heart problem. Do your doc feel it is directly related to the herceptin and is it reversable once you are done with the herceptin?

Ksmatthews - I wish I got ct scans every six months my MO is like Fkuff's he want do a follow-up CT unless he see something wrong with my blood work or if he feels something that don't feel right when he do my breast exams.

Mdg - I hope your neck continues to feel better.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Lounge sisters...thinking of you all.. 

Happy thanksgiving to all you wonderful ladies in the U.S.  It means alot to log in and see supportive messages from people who really understand.

I hope all of my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  And I hope others had a great Thursday!

mdg: I'm glad your neck is better. Moving all of those boxes probably didn't help it!

penny: so glad you are doing well, and I hope the recovery is very fast.

jules: I hope you have a WONDERFUL trip! Celebrate!

Just yesterday Maggie Daley, the former first lady of Chicago, died from breast cancer. That has really hit me hard.  She lived with mets for many years. It just gets me how random bc is and also how some people live for years and others are taken too soon.  Sorry to be a downer. I wish all of us many many healthy years.

The latest comment from my mum  - she just called her sister and told her I had my autopsy on Monday.  I guess autopsy and mastectomy both end in y.

I am feeling very well considering.

 Took a BC break over the holiday. I was the hostess and I will say it went really well. Everyone on their best behavior and not too many leftovers.

  Penny-so glad your surgery went well. That is wonderful that they also cleaned up your scar area too. I will say I hate my huge long scars but dont mind at all being flat. I have 2 little peaks on my chest that I hope to get flattened out 1 day. They show when I wear something that fits close so I usually wear a tank top underneath. They stick out like little mouse ears.

Jules-your trip sounds great. That must take some logistics to pack all that stuff up and feed for the horses ect. Do you camp or RV? What part of Fla will you be in?

We have had such great weather I decided to spread a truckload of mulch on some of my flowerbeds-I was outside with floodlights til almost 11 last night. Wish the weather would have held out for another truckload. It didn't get done in the spring-maybe because BC got in the way-so now they will look nice all winter and all the bulbs will be fabulus in the spring.

  I return to work tomorrow for real-dreading it but looking forward to the money. I am glad I took most of this year off but it sure wrecked my finances. Alos showed me how little I really need to live on.

  Rads moves on slowly-7tx down/21 to go. I also see the lymphedema specialist tomorrow and the knee doc on Weds. Have been putting off the knee guy because I was thinking it was the Herceptin but it has me crippled to the point where I can barely do anything. Cant wait to see what 10hrs a day on concrete at work will do for me. REALLY need to get some fat off!!