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  • ccjj
    ccjj Member Posts: 128
    edited March 2012

    Good luck on the petscan tomorrow Maggie.    

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited March 2012

    1st boost done,5 to go!! i'm getting there!!!

    maggie, good luck on your scan,will be thinking of you!

    rj,so happy for you that your daughter signed the custody papers for your grandson,pray it goes smoothly for your granddaughters too. don't you dare feel guilty,you're doing the right thing. you and the grandbabies don't need all the drama that would happen if your daughter moved it. HUGS

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  • cooka
    cooka Member Posts: 278
    edited March 2012

    mags,

    Thinking about you with your scan, hope all is well! 

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited March 2012

    Mags:  Hoping all goes well today with your scan.

    Belleast:  It's kinda out of my hands now.  Oldest met with probation officer today and the PO sent her directly to rehab.  She was to report at 2:00 p.m. today.  So at least I know where she's at and that she has somewhere to stay and food to eat.  She apologized for the venom that she had spewed at me and hugged me and cried.  I know it was hard for her to leave her babies but she told me that she knew they were in good hands and that I would take good care of them and I will.  I told her I just wanted her to get straightened out and be the mother I knew she could be.  So we will just have to see what happens when she goes to court on April 10.  Don't know if they will send her back to the pen or what.  I'm just so sad.  And to top all that off, my Mom has been gone 8 years today.  So I've kinda been in an emotional state the last couple of days.  So glad you're almost done with rads!  Hang in there girl!

    Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

    HUGS!

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  • mags20487
    mags20487 Member Posts: 1,591
    edited March 2012

    errr!!! starved myself yesterday with no carbs and sugar and then fasted from 10pm on only to get a call when 2 minutes away to let me know the machine was broken.  She asked if I wanted to come in this afternoon but I told her no way was I waiting any longer to eat.  She says well you only have to fast for 6 hrs prior...I said yes but it is 9:15 and you are offering me 2:15 and that is only 4 hrs from now and I have already gone without food for too long (for me at least  I love to eat baby).  Oh yeah she says.  Well you will just have to come in next week then.  Derp Derp.  Oh well will have a good weekend either way.  Seeing the Hunger Games tonight with my Daughter and neice.  Can't wait ..read the books while going thru treatment.

    So sorry RJ that the drama continues.  Wishing you great strenght and courage in this difficult time.  You have already demonstrated both by making it through this crap they call treatment. 

    Belle--just a few more and DONE!!  Hang tough lady.  You can do it.  My skin looked really bad over the weekend and today it is turning the corner only 1 week out.  Stay strong.

    HUGS to ALL and happy weekend to everyone!

    Maggie

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited March 2012

    dang ,mags,i hate it when machines break down!

    my breast has been hurting BAD since first boost,is this normal? thank god,i only have 4 more. if i ever have to have rads again,i will not go back to this place again. yesterday, i go in and the tech was with a male tech training him what to do. said this is so and so,he's going to be helping,oh and by the way i won't be here next wk when i asked what was going on. but i'll be here tomorrow to make sure he knows what to do! today, she wasn't there! i get on the table and another guy comes in,so and so says this is joe,he's going to help. so and so gets me lined up,you can tell he's having problems,joe says do you need help? no,i'm trying to get the 100 lined up in center,i THINK i have it. WTH

    don't they know that cancer pts,at least me anyway, don't like changes! at least have the consideration of giving us advance warning so we can get used to the idea!!!

    sorry for the rant but i know you girls understand the frustration and fear that they are going to mess up and it will be back after everything we've been thru!

    rj,so glad your daughter is getting help.i'm glad she apologized to you and i hope she gets straighten out. she is in my prayers,as you are,too.

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  • Kimberly1961
    Kimberly1961 Member Posts: 407
    edited March 2012

    Belle, oy.  I would have felt the exact same way about that radiology student. 

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  • CJRT
    CJRT Member Posts: 524
    edited March 2012

    Ugh, Belle. Totally understand!

     Thinking of you, RJ. Have you started Tamox yet? Curious to know how it is going. (I can't remember if you said you had or not. I feel like I have become spacier lately. Not sure if it is the Tamox, the kiddos and lack of sleep, or just adjusting back to a crazier schedule.)

    Mags, that stinks about the delay after the fasting but hope you enjoyed your night and the rest of the weekend. Sending positive thoughts for your scan!

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited March 2012

    Belleast:  Gosh!  I dont' blame you there.  I can say that my radiation facility, CARTI, was wonderful.  We occasionally had rad techs in training but they always were female and the seasoned veterans always introduced us and told me what what was happening.  I always had at least one and most of the time 2 of my regular techs.  I really feel for you there!

    CJRT:  Yes I started Tamox on March 5.  I have faithfully taken each pill every night.  I chose to take them at night because it's just easier to remember.  Had to get me one of those things that have Sunday through Saturday on them just to keep up with everything I'm having to take!  LOL!  So far the only side effects I've noticed is extremly sore, painful muscles/bones and a few headaches.  Other than that, I am feeling fine now.  My breast looks great since the radiation and continues to do well.  Still a little "hard" at the incision site but I guess that is scar tissue.  BS says everything is healing just fine.  Port site where I had those stitches for a month is still tender and I can feel it pulling sometimes when I move around.  But all in all, I think I am on my way to finding my new normal.

    Daughter is in rehab. Kiddos are here with me and doing fine. Trying to get them into a schedule and all seems to be working well. Just lots of work on my part. Been a while since I've raised babies! Afterall, grandson is 5. And having two is extremely more difficult but I'm making it through sheer determination and drive. I can do this. I have to do this for my babies.

    Love and hugs to all!

    HUGS!

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  • lwarstler
    lwarstler Member Posts: 341
    edited March 2012

    Hi all,

     I know it's been awhile but I just had to stay away for a bit. Two friends that really helped when I was first diagnosed lost their battle with this awful disease and it just tore me up.

    Just want to say though that it is so nice to read about everyone starting to heal and finish up. I have 4 more rads and am mostly well except for some bad burns. Also just finished with physical therapy and will soon look for work (I hope).

    Belle and Rae: I am so glad you are feeling better...one of my techs went on maturnity leave and she was replaced by a guy who totally gives off that "frat boy" vibe and is really anti-social...so uncomfortable! 

    RJ: I'm so sorry for all that you have gone through with your daughter but I am so glad that the kids are with you. I can't imagine anyone more able than you.

    Maggie: I had that happen with one of my scans and I told them the same thing...food is just too important...hope your next one goes smoothly.

    I know that isn't everyone but I do miss talking to all of you and hope someday we will all get a  chance to meet and have coffee or something. 

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited March 2012

    Iwarstler:  It was so good to see your name pop up!  I understand about staying away and please know you will be in my thoughts.  Thank you for your kind words.  I will admit it is not easy but I am doing the best I can.

    Hope everyone else is doing well.

    Little boy has his first T-Ball game this Saturday and I will have to work.  Frown  So I will miss it and that is making me very sad.  No way around it though.  So much drama up there at that store, it is just almost ludicris!  I have to just sit back and laugh.  Glad I'm not a full timer up there.  Have enough drama at the bus shop!  LOL!  I guess that's the way it is anytime you have a group of folks working together.  It's just so funny sometimes!

    Well I will check in with my Onc on Monday. This is my three week check up since being put on Tamixofen. I am doing okay so I hope he doesn't want to see me again for at least 2 months. That would be really nice! Maybe I'll get lucky and it will be at least 6 weeks! Kinda looking forward to see what my blood count is. My WBC have been a little low the last 2 times I've been but not so low that he is worried about it. I am hoping they are back up there to a more normal reading this time.  Maybe they will be up since I've finished rads and my skin has healed. I'll let ya know.

    Hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow.

    HUGS!

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  • Kimberly1961
    Kimberly1961 Member Posts: 407
    edited March 2012

    LeeAnn - Sorry about the bad news, loss of friends, is maybe the price we pay for being support for each other, but who could tell us what to expect except another that had gone through it, who could understand some of these emotions unless they had not felt it themselves?

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited March 2012

    lee ann, good to hear from you. i know how you feel, i follow the tn thread. it was such a shock to lose the 3 of them in a week. they were great women,so supportive,upbeat, i still can't believe it,they are greatly missed.

    rj, you are doing great,i know it's not easy taking on little ones. make sure you take time for yourself on a reg basis. maybe your other daughter or a friend can give you a break a couple of times a week. i would start doing doing this now before you get wore out or stressed out. i say there's a reason god has older women go thru menopause so we can't have babies,we just don't have the energy or bodies to deal with little ones 24/7. so we need all the help we can get when put in that situation,so don't try to be superwoman!! lol

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  • Kelliregi
    Kelliregi Member Posts: 138
    edited March 2012

    Hi there!

    I'm glad to hear everyone is doing so well despite the speedbumps that are thrown in front of us.

    LeeAnn - I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friends.

    RJ - You are an amazing Grandma!!

    I got thrown a little speedbump too. I thought I'd be recovering from my "nipples and tits" surgery by now, but it won't be happening until April 11th. Small potatoes, in the grand scheme of things.

    Oh, and I thought I'd have a litte fun this week...Here's a pic =). I hope you like PINK!Hot Hot Pink! 

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  • Kimberly1961
    Kimberly1961 Member Posts: 407
    edited March 2012

    Kelli, that looks like fun.  Might try it myself.  You are an inspiration.

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited March 2012

    kelli, WOW look at all that hair!! when was your last chemo? love the pink!! and eyebrows,too. i am soooo jealous! lol 

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited March 2012

    Kelli: I love the hair!  How the heck did you get it to stand up that way?  What did you use?  I want mine to do that but it just doesn't look that good yet.  And that you for the compliment.  Sometimes I don't feel so amazing but I do know I'm doing the right thing!

    Hugs to all of us!  We are awesome!

    HUGS!

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  • Kelliregi
    Kelliregi Member Posts: 138
    edited March 2012

    Thank you =)

    My last chemo was January 4th, except for the Herceptin that I get every 3 weeks until September. It's funny, my eyebrows and eyelashes held on until after my last chemo, then fell out when I thought I was home free. 

    RJ - My hair just stands up this way. I have cowlicks all over, it's CRAZY! It stands up into a fauxhawk and I use gell to try and tame it, but it just stands up again. I decided to embrace it. 

    Hot pink makes me happy.

    HAPPY WEEKEND!!! 

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  • mags20487
    mags20487 Member Posts: 1,591
    edited April 2012

    Love the locks Kelli!! looking good.

    Got my pet results today---that Beyonce song is in my head now "I'm a survivor"!!!  No evidence of this crap in me!!!!

    Maggie

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  • Kelliregi
    Kelliregi Member Posts: 138
    edited April 2012

    Yay Maggie!!!! NED is the greatest news!!!

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited April 2012

    YEEEAAAA, MAGGIE!

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2012

    Yippee Maggie!  I am so happy for you!  Dancing with NED is great!

    I don't have to see another doctor until June 18!  Yeah!  I will have bone scan/ct in the a.m. followed by a mammo around noon then to see the BS.  After that, I will return to the onc and discuss scan results!  Gonna be a busy day.  Now I find myself getting nervous about these scans.  I guess that's pretty normal considering what we've all been through.

    Hope everyone is doing well.

    Met with the public defender today.  They offered my daughter 42 months on one charge and 18 months suspended on the other charge.  All in all, a really good offer.  She has decided to take it.  She could have received 10 years on the first charge and 5 years on the second charge.  This means she will return to the pen for at least 6-9 months and at the most 42 months.

    Concerning the custody of the kids, my daughter and my grandson's father have signed their part over to me.  My daughter signed her part of my granddaughter's over to me but the biological father refuses to sign his part.  The big stickler on the granddaughter is there has been no paternity test done to confirm that the man daughter claims is the father is really the father.  Whereas, there has been a paternity test done on my grandson and we do know his father.  So I am moving along ever so slowly on this account.  One thing I haven't figured out yet though is last week, DGD dad picked her up on Thursday and returned her to me on Friday at 6:00 p.m. (He has to check into jail I think at 6:30 p.m. for punishment for crimes he has committed.)  Now, if he were really intent on fighting me for custody of this child, would he have not just kept her and forced my hand then?  Why return her if he knows I intend to take his sorry ass to court?  Oh, well.  This is going to be interesting to say the least!

    Have a wonderful day tomorrow everyone.  Hoping I finally get some work done!  LOL!  I am so far behind at the job it ain't even funny!

    HUGS!

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  • cooka
    cooka Member Posts: 278
    edited April 2012

    Whoot, whoot Maggie!!!:)

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited April 2012

    rj, i would think he would have to pay for a paternity test to prove she is his daughter before he could fight for custody. plus if he has a criminal record the court may not grant him custody. glad your daughter got off light,could have been a lot worse,hope she  learns from her mistakes and poor choices.

    ugggh,i'm losing my toenails, 3 fell off so far! just in time for flip-flop season!!!!!

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  • Kimberly1961
    Kimberly1961 Member Posts: 407
    edited April 2012

    RJ - He returns her because it is unpaid child care is my guess.  He's probably been advised that if you get custody, he may be liable for support.  I don't know whether he cares or not for his daughter, but more than likely looking for the cheapest solution.  I am glad to hear your daughter's time will not be incredibly long.  She is probably the one that loves that little girl the most.

    Belle, I rejoice when the smaller nails fall off, because they were a mess, got frankly fungoid from being dead.  Have a little left on the big toes that I can't wait to get rid of.  Thick, nasty, ugly.  Better to have nothing or very short than that.  Fingernails are getting close to losing the ridges of sick stuff, maybe 80% healthy.  Yay.

    Happines shared is happiness multiplied Maggie.  We love to hear about a clean scan. 

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2012

    Hello Ladies!  Happy Easter!

    I had a wonderful evening last night with my grandkids dying Easter Eggs.  It was such fun!

    Unfortunately, oldest daughter is still making bad choices.  She came to my work yesterday and informed me that she was MARRIED!  Yep!  She married this guy that had come to the Rehab to pick her up.  He is the cousin to the girl she was arrested with.  OMG!  He doesn't know it, but she's his problem now!  She was complaining last night about living with his grandmother and I just told her she'd better find somewhere else to live.  Don't intend on them living here!  Not room enough for me and them both!  I am still in shock and just can't believe what a stupid thing she's done.  I have heard, although I don't know it to be true, that this is the same guy she was getting some of her dope from.  I am not a happy camper!

    Kimberly:  You are right.  He wants to see his daughter but he doesn't want to pay child support.  And he knows that I will push to get child support out of him.  He asked me the other day why we couldn't have joint custody so he wouldn't have to pay child support.  I just told him it wasn't happening!  OMG!  I can't believe him.  I know he has two other children to pay for, but he will pay SOMETHING for this one too.  I just flat told him either sign the papers and I will work with you on the child support or if you don't you will pay me what the judge says you will pay me.  Don't matter to me.  I refuse to lower myself to his level and get into a fight with him on anything.  I just simply tell him the way it is.  And I am pretty sure he realizes that I am much calmer, smarter and devious than my oldest.

    Well, we'll be on our way to friends for a BBQ and fishing this afternoon!  Yippee!  Been a while since I've been fishing.  Can't wait for relaxation!

    Happy Easter to all!

    HUGS!

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited April 2012

    rj, speechless concerning your daughter! hope you were able to relax fishing,sounds like you had a great easter!

    spent the day at my parents, my mom said your hair is coming in blonde, i'm like mom it's white!! she says,no when the light catches it,it's blonde,you were blonde when you were young, it's coming in blonde!! bless her heart,i think she needs new glasses!!! we'll see i guess!!

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2012

    Belleast:  I certainly had a wonderful time fishing today.  It was so nice to be able to be with my friends and their families.  I didn't catch a single fish but grandson caught his first fish today!  It was awesome!  Even the little kids there out fished me!  LOL!  Oldest daughter and her new husband showed up.  Ugh!  Just trying to keep all that drama at arm's length right now.  I think it did me some good to get out and about instead of moping around this house.  I sure will remember this outing for a long, long time!  It's just the times like this that I cherish so much.  We've all been through the wringer this year and it's just nice to have a relaxing day fishing and doing nothing.

    That would  be so awesome if your hair did come in blonde.  My friends swear mine is coming in curly!  I can't believe it!  It's still gray except I do put some color on it.  I just don't wanna be gray!  So glad you were out visiting on this wonderful day.

    Hope we all have a wonderful week!

    HUGS!

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  • Kimberly1961
    Kimberly1961 Member Posts: 407
    edited April 2012

    Belle.  I am 1 cm on front hairline and at least a good inch in the back and curly as a sheep.

    RJ.  I don't care for fish, but you ALMOST make me feel like taking it up.  Don't know what to say about the marriage thing with your eldest.  Maybe it was you can't be forced to testify against your spouse.  Sometimes you have to say, I give up on this....and have a great day fishing.  I was so happy you had a pleasant day with friends and the babies.

    BlueJay - I don't think you follow this thread anymore, but I sure did think about the Easter bonnet and remembered you today.

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  • belleeast
    belleeast Member Posts: 653
    edited April 2012

    kimberly,you have me beat by a mile on the hair,stubbies on top and maybe 1/8 to 1/4 in on sides! i can't believe it's been almost 3 months since last chemo and just now getting stubbies on top!! and still no eyebrows and eyelashes!!! i know in the scheme of things it shouldn't matter so much to me but it does!!! i am not a vain person and before i hardly ever wore makeup,didn't care what i wore as long as it was comfy,did color my hair tho.

    sometimes i just want to sit down on the floor and wail like a baby!!! i think i've held it together too well this past 9 months and now i'm losing it!!!! LOL

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