Calling all TNs

CS - I have just reread your post again... no wonder TifJ splurted water all over the comp.  Your talents are wasted CS typing up med. reports.   I am so glad you are here and keep us smiling and laughing.

Good Evening Ladies. Hope you had a good day. 

Hope60 - Hope you didn't do any damage to your PC with all that water lol. 

Lisa - hope you are doing ok today and are not too sore.  Thinking of you and sending warm hugs.

Fighter34 - don't feel guilty about not seeing your BS so much. This only means you are more confident about moving on now and leaving BC behind to start a normal life Woo hoo.  (Just don't leave the thread). I am nowhere near out of the woods yet so I am still happy to  see mine and like Tifj I have put my confidence in them and they tell me what to do.  But I hope we are not too far away from beginning to feel like you do and we too will be ready to move on back into normal life when the time comes 

Njprn - That interview was on our TV with full coverage.  It was very interesting.  Would have recorded it if I had been quick enough but wasn't expecting it. 

Mags - you have been a great help with the cord and lymphoedema. I will ring the hospital tomorrow in Taupo because I know they do the sleaves as I am having rads.  I think they might also do the physiotherapy as well or if not they will have an idea on the correct exercises.  So thanks that was really helpful to me.     

Tifj and Titan - Many many hugs for your cousin, friend and Jenn3 who are having a rough time.  Many many prayers also. My heart goes out to them all.  Your cousin is lucky that she has you to hold her hand Tifj because you know what she is going through.  Such a horrible time for them.  Cancer Sux.  Just be sure when you are looking after your cousin you have a bit of rest time as well as it might be very stressful for you.   

Titan - ok fess up.  Is that you parading as that cleaner or do you have her to clean yours. Wish she would do mine.  completely knackered me last week cleaning all those bloody windows but I'm glad I did them.  It was almost like a spring clean at the beginning of winter.

Yep men are funny about their bits aye.  My god we go through periods, period pain, childbirth, hysterectomy's, cancer and every other darn thing.  They get two fingers up their botts, told to cough and its all over.  Bloody typical. 

Kathrynn - yep testicles are called nuts here too. In fact men say nuts more than testicles. Its almost like they are fearful of  saying  the correct word.  Sookie babies.    

Did anyone see my post on whether they would like to be told by a psychic about their future.  Part of me would like to now I have BC.  I think I would want to cram everything in,  in that time just in case rather than say I will do it next year and don't.  I would want to do something completely outrageous like do a bungy jump, get two red rose tattoo's,  one on each buttock, strip naked and run down the lake front shouting Jeronimo, and singing catch me if you caaaan just to see if I could evade prison or even so they would have something to say about me at my funeral (mind you I bet they could dig up something now lol).  Just a thought ladies, don't answer if it makes you uncomfortable.  

Have a great evening and keep free of pain.  Laugh like there is no tomorrow its good for you providing you are not sitting at the computer.  Love to you all. Annie               

Annie - My computer is fine, thanks.  But I think I'll have to stop drinking and reading.  Just in case you happen to post

Tazzy- it was Hope who spit on her computer! Good thing I didn't have a mouthful of anything or I would have too!!

Luv- Love the new picture!!

Shiny- thanks for info on Blondelawyers blog. She posted an entry today.

Bernie- keep the jokes coming- even my husband is enjoying them!

Cocker- I don't think I would want to know. If my expiration date was in the near future, I think it would be stressful trying to cram everything I've ever wanted to do in that short time frame! The tatoos on the rear sound like a good idea, but if I ran around naked I run the risk of killing someone else by heart attack from looking at my rose covered, lumpy butt!!

TifJ... blaming that on chemo brain too (like everything else I get mixed up with).

Cocker.... I have also learnt not to drink/have a mouthful of liquid whilst reading your posts... you should definitely write an article on 'life with DH' 'Or Your daily life' or something along those lines.  Way too funny.

Oh! and I wouldn't want to know my expiry date.   Apart from the fact that if I knew I think it would put me into such a tailspin I'd be running around like a blue arsed fly not actually doing anything on my Bucket List.   Nope, live each day as if it were your last, one day you'll be right !!  Would be nice to actually have the time and money to be able to do that.

Dworley.. thoughts and hugs with you for Monday.

Hi all, Sorry I jumped onto the board without introducing myself. My name is Nance and I will be 54 the 21st. I was dx in Jan with TNBC and was scheduled for a lx in Feb. Before doing that I contacted Dana Faber and landed up in a neoadjuvent  clinical trial which included Taxol, Cisplatin and RAD001 (+/-placebo). I finished that 3 weeks ago and feel good (surprising how good you feel when you stop pumping yourself with chemo!!) I will have my lx next Tues 6/12 and A/C in July. Path report will confirm rads but so far it's on the to do list. Asking for positive energy as I enter the next phase.... Glad to have found this source of info and support!! Best to each and every one of you !!!!

dworley - welcome to the group, it is a wonderful place here.



Inmate - so sorry you have to go thru the hair thing, especially in the summer. I remember last year I caught a glorious day at the beach in Sept. I was bald as a cue ball, so I stuck a hat on my head, but there is no swimming in surf with a hat. Diving in bald didn't bother me in the slightest, but the "poor thing" looks from people that actually took the "normal" away from the day. Your necklace sounds lovely.



Dormac - you go girl, grab some lovely trip outta the bucket.



Njprn - Hi neighbor. I'm also at DF.



Cocker - I've wanted to know my expiration date long before I had this disease, and it's selfishness. Hate the idea of working and saving for a retirement I may not have. I actually wrote a bucket list about 6 years ago. I've already done a lot of the crazy ones during my life. (if I can ever get on a real puter, I'll post the picture of the Trapeze Swing I did to celebrate the end of chemo. I'm pretty sure I scarred two 5 y.o.'s, psyche's, when they turned around to see an old, fat, bald woman standing in line behind them. I gave each of them a free swing so it should be all good). Most of the rest of my list involves travel, but I'm not free to do that because of my Mom right now. Once Mom is now longer with me, my bags will be packed in a flash!' (not to soon God, please)

"There's no easy way to say this, so I'll just be blunt - prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year."

Visibly shaken, Jennifer stared at the woman's lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself.

She simply had to know. She met the tarot reader's gaze, steadied her voice, and asked:

"Will I get away with it?"

A man and a woman are sitting beside each other in the first class section of the plane. The woman sneezes, takes a tissue, gently wipes her nose, and shudders quite violently in her seat. The man isn't sure why she is shuddering and goes back to reading. A few minutes pass. The woman sneezes again. She takes a tissue, gently wipes her nose and shudders quite violently in her seat. The man is becoming more and more curious about the shuddering. A few more minutes pass. The woman sneezes yet again. She takes a tissue, gently wipes her nose and shudders violently again. The man has finally had all he can handle. He turns to the woman and says, "Three times you've sneezed and three times you've taken a tissue and wiped your nose then shuddered violently! Are you sending me signals, or are you going crazy?" The woman replies, "I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I have a rare condition and when I sneeze, I have an orgasm." The man, now feeling a little embarrassed but even more curious says, "I've never heard of that before. What are you taking for it?" The woman looks at him and says, "Pepper."

Tazzy- I am 17+months PFC and I still blame everything on chemo brain. I will use this excuse as long as I can (beats saying I am getting old!)

Inmate-Happy to hear you have only one treatment left!! I am raising my drink (ok, it's only water) to "normalcy"!!

Bernie- good thing I don't have the problem of peeing when I laugh- I would be a wet mess otherwise!!

NavyMom, safe journey and have a wonderful visit with your son.  How exciting for you.

Inmate... raising my glass to you with TifJ (water also) to 'normalcy'.   The necklace you describe sounds gorgeous... do you make jewellery?

Anyone... I am still learning most of the BC lingo... what does PFC stand for  (I am sure it is not what I thought... Post F*&#@ing Chemo ??)

thanks Bernie for the chuckles!

maggie

Heather - somewhere along the way (and maybe when I was in Paris) I missed that you got a job...congrats!  It's not easy to do that in a short timeframe, especially in this economy.  Your move back to PA is working out, so woohoo!