Is There A September 2011 Chemo Group?

Belleast: That is horrible about your great niece.  I know you mentioned it before but I didn't realize that the matter was still unresolved.  I would not miss that trial for anything.   I hope March comes quickly and all of that can be put behind you.  Finding another lump must be the most horrible feeling.  I hope and pray its scar tissue.  Hopefully if your doctor was concerned about it he would have ordered the ultrasound quicker.  Is there a reason he is waiting?

CJRT: Glad you are doing better.  If yoou don't mind will you either PM me or post details of your healing?  As you know mine is coming up in february and I was just curious.  Seems like you are healing very well. 

Rae: So glad you are okay.  Its good to hear from you.

Well ladies - I have been on disability since my first chemo.  I don't know if I shared but I deceided to go out on disability because it was 100% paid.  If I decided just to take chemo weeks off it would have had to be FMLA which is unpaid.  Regardless, my last chemo treatment is 1/04 and my surgery is 2/08.  I have decided to go back into work in btween.  I am not the stay at home type.  I think getting back in the grind will really help me mentally get back on my feet.  I also want to save the weeks so I have them to apply them to the disability for my surgery.  Now that I am on blood thinners that adds a whole new complexity to the surgery.  I figured I would save a few weeks to add to my recovery if I need it. This would make my go back to work day 01/11.

Take a look at this picture... thought it was so cute.

Really cute picture.

Rae, sorry about SE...feels like neverending sometimes.

I have been really nauseous this #5.  Nothing seems to really help.  I can't wait for this to be over.

I agree with you CJRT I would take surgery over chemo any day!

Has anyone seen this?  I think very well done.

http://www.thescarproject.org/gallery/

Happy wednesday! Sara ♥

khedigio,my new mo said since this was first time he had examined me,he wanted to wait and check me again on jan 5th to see if there is a change or still there,i guess. love the pic.

finished my xmas shopping today wanted to get done before rest of SE start ,scalp pain started after i got home. zantac is helping with heartburn.

hope everyone has a great week and a great christmas!

RJ- Hurray for your last chemo!  That's wonderful! I hope you are able to enjoy your Christmas festivities.

Shelley - Wow - 8 weeks PFC!  Hope your rads are going well for you.

Belleeast - I'm so sorry that the taxotere SEs are worse.  I'm sending positive thoughts your way.

Kimberly - love the picture!  You are so good at remembering everyone and their milestones.

I hope everyone has a good holiday.  I will be thinking of you all!

I have to add onto Kimberly's post.  Thank you all for the support and information.  I don't think I could have done this without all of you!

Ha, PinkShirtNow said it much better than I could have.  

to you, Kimberly, and to everyone -- peace and courage in this season of light.

merry christmas to all of you, i hope everyone has a great time with their families and friends!!!

hugs to all, as others have said you all are very special to me, enjoy the holidays!!!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of you! Thank you all so much for being such a source of strength, support, humor, compassion, etc., for me throughout this. Hugs...

Good morning - I hope everyone had a nice holiday.  I am going for AC #2 today so please send positive thoughts my way.  Lots of stress in my life at the moment as my 20-year-old son just took off to drive halfway across the country to a conference with a few college friends.  I am a worrier by nature and this BC stuff has only made that worse.  I doubt I will relax until he is safely home.

This same son has been away at school since I started my treatment so my weakened state was a bit of a surprise for him.  I have spoken to him on the phone many times and I have always been upbeat so that he wouldn't worry too much.  I guess it is tough to see your mom bald and fatigued.  He told me last night how concerned he was for me and I told him that chemo was a temporary thing that I just had to get through however I could. He seemed to accept that but it still breaks my heart to see him distressed.

 Anyway, positive thoughts and prayers  would be appreciated because I am a bit of a wreck this morning.  I'm sure my blood pressure will be through the ceiling when I am tested this morning.  Knowing that I am going to feel like crap for the next week is weighing heavily on my mind.  

I just had to get that out there.  Thanks for your support.

pinkshirt, positive thoughts your way. my first a/c was the roughest, the others were rough but not as bad. here's to less side effects!!!!

bone pain is less for me, pain meds are working. having skin issues on hands, bright red across knuckles and painful, esp right hand covering whole back of hand. picked up udderly smooth hope it helps. also have yucky mouth,it's amazing the side effects that keep popping up!

Pinkshirt- Hope your day went smoothly and side effects are minimal. Sending positive thoughts your way...

Hello my sisters...has anyone heard from Lee Ann?  Hope you are doing well if you are reading but just not posting.  I cannot wait to say goodbye to 2011.  This has definietely been an unexpected pot hole in my otherwise happy life.  You have all made it bearable with your support and words of wisdom along the way and for that I am very grateful.  Others in our life just can't fully appreciate this emothional roller coaster full of SE's and moments of complete breakdown.  You all DO get it.  May we coast into the new year with added resolve to fight this monster down.  I have been researching more these days about my metaplastic dx and have decided to stay away from doing that and just focus on the task at hand--1 more chemo Tomorrow and then Radiation starting in January. 

I hope that any of you currently suffering physically or emotionally (so bad about remembering who is doing what) will get relief.  Thanks again for all you have done for me to make it this far.

Maggie

Good-Morning Ladies,

So tomorrow will be the last day of chemo for me. This morning I started back on my steroids and had my blood drawn. It feels so different this round. I am finding the reality of the final treatment t to be bitter sweet. I am so incredibly happy to be done yet my anxiety about not being on chemo (which prevents cancer from growing) is high. All my fears are returning it sucks. I wonder how long it will take me to mentally get to a point that every ache and pain don't produce an anxiety attack. 

Wednesday I went in to have my tattooing done for Radiation. I was glad that the little round dots now adorning my chest are so small and did not hurt to get. The next phase of treatment is going to be so much easier in so many ways.

I hope you all had a SE free Merry Christmas. Bring on the New Year!

Sarah