Has anyone started a Dec 2011 group?

Good morning ladies. I am on day 3 of VIP visit in hospital.  Hoping to be released this afternoon. Boy this has been a long hard road but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. naan congrats on your taxol treatments, after 4 treatments of AC I was suppose to have 12 of the taxol, I could only take two - SE hit too hard to fast so I had to change to taxotere thank goodness I only had to have three of those; each time was worse, but the best news is I am done with Chemo!!! Yeah me!  It has been a long ride and I too wanted to jump, definitely glad its over! Hang in there naan your time is almost there.

Teresa - Sorry you've been in the hospital. Hope things are getting better. How's the swelling? I still have slight ankle swelling (not quite elephant level) and I probably should call my MO for a water pill - last week she said to call if it wasn't better this week. Hopefully I'll remember tomorrow.

 I get my port out next Tuesday. I can't wait. I hope it's okay being 7 weeks pfc and no flush. I think they said it needs to be flushed every 6-8 weeks, so that should be fine. Couldn't get BF's schedule to work this week, and I'd like the option of staying in Philly if it hurts anywhere near as much as getting the port put in did. That lets me recover overnight before I have to get in a car and drive. I'll also be seeing the gynecological oncologist that day, too. Time to start monitoring the ovaries and plan for an ooph. Maybe towards the end of the year or early next year. I've had enough surgery for a while.

Theresa - welcome to the finish line! So sorry about the hospital stay. Chin up girl!

Bailey, I finished my last rad on Monday. Yah!! I can tell you that I am burnt like a pretty bad sun burn. The RO says that my skin will react for another week and then get better. I did nit have a reaction until week 3 and I had a total of 4 wks with a bolus everytime. The gift that keeps on giving. Still looking for some eyebrows it has been almost 3 months:(. They tell me to start moving on but my body hasn't gotten the hint.



I do put coconut oil on my head every night and I take biotin. Does anyone else still have missing eye hair???

Thanks ladies, I'm almost at the finish line, will be there with the rest of u soon.



Teresa K, hope u get discharged soon and feel better!

Whata - I hear ya. Patience is not my thing either. I'm so so anxious for my hair to come back. I know it will eventually but the patchiness has got me worried. I'm sick of wearing a wig everyday and now that I'm about to start rads, I feel like I'm in the home stretch. But without hair I'm such a whiner! Your brows and lashes will come back soon...just hang in there. I should take some of my own advice!

Laura, my hair came in patches until it all filled in pretty quickly. At one point, when I was in the hospital for my surgery, I had the baby pattern baldness in the back of my head, too.

So far, the eyebrows are hanging on...for once, I look like I have great shaped eyebrows...they are a little thinner, though.  Eyelashes...VERY thin and have a bald spot on my left eye.  I always had super long, semi thick eyelashes so as long as I use eyeliner and mascara, I can hide the bald spot somewhat.  On the hair front...it's really starting to come in.  Well, I'm still bald, but fuzzier...and with in just a week, I went from "white", barely visable fuzz to dark brown, visable fuzz on the sides.  The back is getting softer and softer....but...I'm still bald...

I had my 2nd Herceptin only treatment yesterday...it's such a breeze compared to everything else.  I get a really bad backache and my legs feel like lead for a bit but that is it.  

When I was meeting with my MO, the nurse came in first (as usual) and when she went out, I heard her telling my dr that I was in there and I was doing great...my dr. let out a "Wooo Hooo"...that was cool.  He is a really young dr...probably my age (39 as of yesterday, LOL) so I think he "gets" me and my concerns.

Here's a little funny from today.....I was walking to pick up Jake from school and the little neighbor girl passed me.  I had my wig on.  When I got home, I took that thing off and just threw on my hat.  I went outside to get the mail and she was over playing with Jake.  She looked at me and said..."I just saw you with your hair down and now it's all gone".  I didn't miss a beat and just said, "yep"....and continued about my business, LOL!!

Hope everyone has a glorious weekend and Mother's Day!!!!! 

Happy Mother's Day!

More eyelashes are falling out!! BOO!!!! However, everyday there seems to be more growth on my head!!! Hubby even said that it is really coming on! Yay!!!



Met with the PS today. Got a better understanding of my Exchange. My left side has some scar tissue that he is going to clip. It is also a bit smaller than the right. He was talking about filling it a bit more, but figured it would be ok. I did not want to be filled again. Feeling a bit more at ease about the whole Exchange.

Hey everyone. Hope you all are doing well. I'm recovering from my BMX with TE's on 5/2. I got my path report and the chemo completely got rid of all the cancer....even in the lymph nodes! I was really confused at the BS's office today. She had already called to tell me but today was the official appointment. I actually asked her if she was sure I had cancer to start with. She laughed and said yes you had a ton of cancer. Its probably the pain pills and it will all sink in later.



Still getting herceptin and will start tamoxifen I assume. Have any of you started Tamoxifen yet?

Markat - Fantastic news! It's always reassuring to see 'proof' that chemo works. Wishing you a speedy and easy recovery. Just keep those arms moving - if you're not working with a physical therapist, make sure to get some good exercises to help your recovery.

I get my port out tomorrow. Yeah!!! I am really glad I had it for chemo, but it's been a pain. It didn't keep me from playing violin, but it occasionally got irritated. I just hope it doesn't hurt as much getting it out - they numb the area, but don't sedate you. Not sure I like that idea... 

I want my port out, too, Rachel....but I have Herceptin for the rest of the year.  Congrats on getting yours out!!!!!!  

Markat - I started Tamoxifen May 1st...so far so good except for the dreaded hot flashes.  I started taking it in the evening and the hot flashes woke me up so I switched to taking it in the morning.  It has improved.  Congrats on the chemo working....feels great to know it was all worth it, huh?!

Just got Taxol 11/12, only 1 more to go, yay!!!