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  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 2,407
    edited July 2012

    Eph3- I can not wait to see your brows. I want to have mine done too. I didn't have very many even before chemo. How long did it take and did it hurt? Did she draw them on first so you had an idea of what they would look like? Sorry you had a bummer of a birthday. My dad passed just a few days before this past Christmas and I don't think it will ever get easier. It's ok to miss them and be sad though. We just have that much love for them and we are only human.

    Sherry- sorry about your aunt. She too, like my dad and Eph's mom are no longer in pain. No more tears for them.

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited July 2012

    Dianarose, Yes.  She drew them on 1st (that took the longest cause I had her tweak it a bit after the 1st drawing); then waxed, then she did the tattooing (that process took maybe 45 minutes total)  She tattoo'd the shape initially without any numbing cream & then when she filled in, etc she numbed it.  I have 6 tattoos so to me these weren't very painful at all, which was surprising since I'm kinda freakish about things near my eyes (for instance, I can't do contacts-have tried-can't do it)  I'm entitled to 2 touchups in the 1st 6 months (for instance if I need to fill-in somewhere, or I want them darker, etc), but can't do anything until after the 1st 6 weeks.

    I had catepillar eyebrows prior to chemo, so this shaped, slimmer look is gonna take some getting used to, although I havent had brows for 3 yrs so it's really just a matter of getting used to the look, period!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited July 2012

    Eph, The suspense to see those eyebrows is killing me.  I don't even know if I ever saw eyebrow tatts before, even if I did I probably thought they were just penciled in to get a precise shape. 

    Sherryc, I've got to give it to your aunt basically willing herself to get home one last time.  She did it her way, and that was one strong lady.  My condolences to you.

    justmejanis,  If you are out there...I am going for accupuncture on my neck on Monday.  The best way to describe how my neck feels is to say that the tendons feel too tight.  They don't seem to be letting up on their own and one side is tighter, which makes me feel crooked.  I tried to get it resolved with chiro & massage, but the "handling" of my neck just seemed to irritate it more.  I got an accupuncture "consultation" on my cruise, and the shpiel was that I needed "balance" and "energy flow" to the area.  She said accupuncture could stabilize the area.  Well, I'm skeptical but willing to give it a shot.  If I hear back from you, I'll let you know if it has any effect.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2012

    Sherry: what a blessing that your aunt was able to come home to her earthly home before moving on to her heavenly home! My "favorite" uncle passed on Tuesday after a very sudden hospitalization....I wish he was able to go home first, but it was not to be for him. God's bless you and your family!



    Eli: Where DO you find all your photos.....this is my favorite thread to read.......you ladies rock!

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited July 2012

    So here they are! 

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  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 2,407
    edited July 2012

    Eph- they look awesome !!!!! I can't wait to get mine done now. How expensive is it, if you don't mind me asking? You can just give me a ball park range.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited July 2012

    Lookin' good, Eph!  The arch looks very natural.  Have you practiced your eyebrow moves in front of a mirror yet?  Questioning...Surprise...Parental Disapproval...Hubba hubba?  Do me a favor, since I know others are interested to possibly have it done.  In some weeks when your own brow hair grows in, take another pic and show us that look too. 

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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited July 2012

    Sherry I'm so sorry to read of your aunt's passing.  Please take comfort in knowing that she was a fighter until it was time to go home to Jesus.  Whenever you hear the song by building 429 "Where I Belong"  think of her and know that she will be there waiting for you with a great big hug!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2012

    Wow Eph! They look fabulous!

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited July 2012

    Thanks.  The color is supposed to lighten a little bit once the healing is done & the top layer of skin sloughs off.

    The gal I went to charged $395 for cash/check & $425 for credit card.  The procedure allows for 2 touch-up appointments ($20 each) in the 1st 6 months, if needed--add more color, fill in an empty spot, even something out, etc.  My understanding is that over time, touch ups are needed due to fading, but since I dont hang out in the sun hardly ever anymore, I'm not really expecting that to be a serious issue for me.  If I do need a touch up a few years down the road, that is only supposed to be $100 or so, even if done by someone else because the basic work is already done.

    I have done the practice looks in the mirror.  The Hubba Hubba ain't happenin' but I've got parental disapproval down pat!!!! 

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited July 2012

    Dianarose, my hairdresser gal said that I might want to submit a claim to my insurance for the eyebrows since I lost them due to chemo.  I am not probably going to try that since my treatment is 3 yrs ago, but if you do get tattooed you might want to ask/check on that possibility. 

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  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 2,407
    edited July 2012

    Eph- My insurance won't even pay towards a wig so I doubt that they would care about my eye brows. I will use my wonderful tax refund on me in February. I noticed on the way home that I had rubbed one of drawn on brows off at work. I can't wait until february.

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  • cmbear
    cmbear Member Posts: 1,086
    edited July 2012

    JONI---HUBBA, HUBBA, LOOKING GOOD!!!!!

    You must be so happy!!! 

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  • autism_mom
    autism_mom Member Posts: 184
    edited July 2012

    Hold on a second!!!   I'm middle aged????

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  • Cindyl
    Cindyl Member Posts: 1,194
    edited July 2012

    Yeah.  It was a shock to me too.  Here my eye doctor telling me "people your age" often need bifocals and cateract surgery, and my onc telling me "young women like you" need to consider this treatment option or the other...  I'm so confused.

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited July 2012

    Autism mom, I know, what is up with that? ;)

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  • autism_mom
    autism_mom Member Posts: 184
    edited July 2012

    Ha!

    I'll take the oncologist's opinion on this one :)

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  • lostinmo
    lostinmo Member Posts: 922
    edited July 2012

    Hello all

     Finished chemo Friday and see the BS tomorrow!  Moving forward. 

    Eph-like the eyebrows!

    It's a sad day my DH ate my cheetos.

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited July 2012

    autism mom, just hold onto Cindyl's response.  I remember vividly my onc telling me that I was so "young" (I was 55) to be doing chemo.  I thought she was nuts till I went to my 1st infusion & I was probably the youngest in the room by 20 years.  It was actually shocking.  58 now-been through the wringer-feel much older.  Maybe I should go visit folks at the chemo center!   

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  • Butterflylady2012
    Butterflylady2012 Member Posts: 187
    edited July 2012

    Congrats Lostimo!  I'm so happy to hear you are on the other side of the Chemo! One step at a time and as you said moving forward...

    But I was sad to hear your DH ate your cheetos. :(That's JUST NOT RIGHT! But for the clueless me and someone who needs a little education on acronyms....who's is your DH?? :) 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2012

    Age is relative, isn't it? Where I live most of the year, the average age is 65......so at 57 I'm usually one of the youngest at the parties and events....lol

    It wasn't until this dx....and I see how many younger women are dealing with BC that I've really started acknowledging my being "middle-aged"....it breaks my heart that so many young women are forced into chemo pause so early....especially those with young children.

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  • lostinmo
    lostinmo Member Posts: 922
    edited July 2012
    Butterflylady- DH is my dear husband even though he ate my cheetos Smile
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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited July 2012

    Jill so sorry to hear about your uncle.  The ones that go fast are always such a shock.

    My Aunts funeral was yesterday and it was truly a celebration of life.  She had planned the whole thing and did not want people to be sad.  That was so like her always thinking of others.

    I never really thought about my age and cancer until my first onco appt and I was by far the youngest in the waiting room.  I was 48 at DX just turned 50 this past month.  When I get my Zometa infusion I feel like a baby in the room. 

    Eph I love the brows, mine have really started thinning since being on Tamox and I was wondering about having that done if it continues. For now I am able to fill in with eye brow powder. 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2012

    Thanks, Sherry. My uncle was one of the most interesting men I know. He was a geneologist, a historian and was well known and respected for the work he did and was doing for the state of Washington, and Olympia in particular. On top of that he had a great sense of humor. I will miss him. I'm so glad your aunt's celebration went well. My uncle specifically wanted no memorial or celebration....indicated by his POA/attorney. But some of his friends from the State Department are hosting a remembrance on the 18th anyway (it's for those who are left, right?). I can't attend, but my mom (his sister) will so I'm very grateful his friends are arranging it.

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  • walker2222
    walker2222 Member Posts: 558
    edited July 2012

    Sherry so sorry about your aunt and Jill about your uncle, yes they are now in a better place even though you wish you had them back for a chat.  Still missing my parents, it will be one year for dad on the 25th.

    Going for my zometa infusion on Friday.  Getting to hate needles as it is so hard to find a vein in my left good arm.  Making sure I drink enough water this week to prep for it.

    Eph - good job on the brows.

    Lost - just to understand, you did chemo prior to surgery.  Pray all goes with BS.

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited July 2012

    Walker we must be on the same schedule I am getting my Zometa infusion on Friday as well.  Luckily my good arm (veins) is my non cancer side.

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited July 2012

    Walker, may I ask, since we have very similar stats, when and how did your docs decide to give you zometa?

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited July 2012

    Happy Third Canserversary to ME!  Well, technically it was yesterday (three years ago) that I had my lumpectomy, so three years cancer-free. Woot, woot!

     

    I got too busy to observe the date yesterday, as I spent three hours as a new patient at an accupuncturist.  For my neck.  I left with a couple bottles of supplements too, which my husband promply scoffed at when I got home.  Normally, I can just tell the hub to shut his pie hole when he scoffs, but he is a scientist and that makes it a little harder.  Then, it didn't help when I Googled the products for myself and found a Quackwatch page on the manufacturer.  People, I try to be open minded and occasionally give alternative treatments a shot, but this is typical of what happens when I do.  Won't hurt me to use the two bottles of supplements, so I'll finish them.  Even placebos help some people, so why not?

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited July 2012

    LOL, elimar. Sorry about the quack supplements. Which ones are they?

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  • cmbear
    cmbear Member Posts: 1,086
    edited July 2012

    Jello shots on the house for Eli's anniversary!! WOOT-WOOT!! Don't feel bad about forgetting about the day, I forgot the anniversary of my DX this year----which now I realize is a very healthy thing to do. the day I remembered that I forgot I was sad for about a minute, and then thanked my stars that I'm in a better place now. 

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