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Juneaubugg, I felt like I had a broken rib after my bmx, but only on on one side. It lasted about a week. If you have any pain pills take one. Somtimes you just gotta. Much love

juneaubugg-Sorry about your night, the pain is most likely nerve endings but I cannot speak on TEs cause I didn't have them. And really sucks about not being able to go on vacation with your husband. I hate this fucking cancer too!

mimi1973-So good to hear that your chemo is working! So all this will be all behind us! 

Tinajason...night number after chemo somewhat done. Nurse told me I wouldnt sleep. Laid down at 10 abd woke up at 4. Not bad for not suppose to have any sleep. (we also had an earthquake otherwise I might still be asleep!) treatment #2 comes in two weeks. (my cycle is every other week) thank you for the support and good luck learning the dressing.



Claritin users....I'm a little confused. Take Claritin every night while on chemo or just a few days before/after nuelasta. I took one last night and get my shot today and wasn't sure how long to stay in the Claritin regiment. Your advice is greatly appreciated.



Have a good day everyone!!!!!

Dakota - Yes, it's on my biopsy report.  I think it is a marker for proliferation/activity.  Not sure and quick posting only.  Lower the better.  Seeing your diagnosis line if you can find it on your report would bet it's pretty low.  I think, 'course I'm certainly no expert, it's tied loosely to grade.  Someone on here will be better than I am.  Do know for sure lower is better.  I don't think it's on my final path report but could be wrong.

My kI67 was 25%???

Hi guys I am back from my redo lumpectomy already. So far so good. much less sore this time since they didn't do any more lymph nodes.



My husband is a pathologist. Luvmygoats, you are correct it is a marker of what percentage of cells are dividing at any one time. The higher the number the more cells are dividing. Normally there should hardly be any cells dividing. my husband says around 20 is high. The higher the number the more aggressive, higher grade the cancer is.



Gnna go relax now. I made the mistake of trying to eat peanut better on my bagel. I just found that I have no saliva and that didn't go well. Drinking some wonderful tea now.

Rest up jpmom... happy to hear you do not have so much discomfort.  Take care.

Calling all ladies, calling all ladies. Would like to share a story with you and just wonder if there is anyone out there who knows the best people to contact regarding this issue: Didn't know what other forum to post this on so chose this one (plus one other I post on).

cutting a long story short:

My parents (both 78 years young) live in the UK. They contacted a company on the internet called Just Flowers to have a 'surprise' bouquet of flowers to be delivered to my home on Saturday August 4 when I returned from hospital after my mx. On the Monday my Mum had to ask me if they had been delivered as I hadn't mentioned them. No delivery here I said. she called and they said that they would attempt to deliver on Tuesday as the original florist didn't have the correct product she had ordered. Tuesday arrived, still no flowers, but an email to my Mum asking for a further $20 - on top of the $80 they had taken from her account - so that they could go to ANOTHER florist to arrange delivery. she has asked them to cancel the order - still no refund of her money yet.

So ladies in the LA/California region... who would be the best people to contact to let them know of this disgraceful so called service. I have emailed the LA chamber of commerce, but wondering who else I can contact to put the word out.

Thanks for any advice.

One good to focus my pissy mood

Thanks Mini... I will look into the BBB.  I'm so mad that they can scam people this way... I felt so bad for my parents.  

Mini... I agree, how do they look themselves in the mirror each morning and go to that place of work.  I just couldn't do it.  

Tazzy thats a bummer! There are alot of people complaining on   http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/justflowers.aspx   Definitely report it to BBB like Mini1 said. I wonder if they could dispute the charge thru their bank since they didn't get the product. I did that and they credited the money back. Worth a try.

Jpmom glad you're feeling ok. Prayers they got good clean margins.

Juneau hope youre feeling better. It's hard but we need to give our DH's a pass on a few things; this is a whole new thing for them too. They may love us to death but probably need a break from the cancer talk every now and then. Unfortunately we can't take that same break. But remember you can knock him over with your new weapons if it will make you feel better! Act like you're going to give him a big hug but hit him with the coconuts- you probably won't feel it but he will! You start in the BGC this Friday? I'll be thinking about you. Hope it goes ok.

I'll tell you Monday, I was totally stressed out just because I had to go see my MO. It was just a routine visit but I had a blood draw a couple weeks ago and I was so concerned he was going to tell me something I didn't want to hear.. Thank God he said your blood work is great. I'm sure he was trying to assess my mood, etc but ask me what would I say is most changed in my life since my diagnosis and surgery. LOL I don't know what he expected me to say but he looked quite surprised when I said "That's easy, most definitely my chest! It's really different than the one I had back then."  He asked me how I hoped my life would be different in the next 3 months and I told him I definitely hope to have traded in these hard twin peaks for some squishees. I don't know if I passed or failed his "assessment" but I am definitely feeling better now that I got that off my chest. lol

Hoping everyone is feeling ok and not having any pain or se's.

Tpolychron- By all means, you go out and have the hoorah with your family.  The night before my chemo, my son and I went shopping and out for dinner.  It was a blast and made the next day seem a little less ominous.  (I did tell my DH that we were running away because I didn't want to go.)
In my mind I can still taste the yummy food I had that night and I'm REALLY looking forward to tasting food again.  My taste buds were destroyed by chemo and nothing has any flavor now.  I eat only because I am hungry, I get no pleasure from it, which isn't such a bad thing as I haven't been eating any sweets since this started.  I'm actually looking forward to getting on the scale next week as I KNOW I've dropped some pounds since the last infusion.  (My pants fit nicer! )
Good to see you back and posting Tazzy.  Will you have rads after you are healed?  I guess that's my next step in this adventure.
Having a rough emotional week.. maybe because of the chemo?  When I went to my BS for the first time she said that my cancer can be "cured".  My MO said the same thing, but because of my age (45) and grade 2 tumor, they both recommended chemo as adjuvant therapy.  Lately I've been overcome with this terror that the cancer is just lurking in my body somewhere so it can recur somewhere else.  DH doesn't understand my fear.  MO says with chemo/rads/tamoxifen, I will cut the chance of recurrence to 5%, why am I so terrified?

Lisa - happy you are home and recovering nicely. 

2Fried - you do make me laugh.   I am sure your doc speaks about your comments in the staff room.

PAEagles... yes 5 weeks of rads when I am healed from surgery.   Taste buds do return eventually.   You are terrified cos we are all terrified.   We put on our brave faces but deep down we are scared.   We would not be human if we weren't.  

that is why this site is so great.   No one else understands ANY emotion we go through - but here everyone does and its ok to share those emotions.

hugs to you all xxxx

ohsoconfused - first of all welcome to a wonderful place.  There is so much knowledge here and everyone is happy to share their experiences.    Its great that the chemo worked and shrunk the tumour... my chemo tx did as well... but still I needed surgery and rads.    Little concerned that your onc said was 'like having no cancer at all'... bit like being a little bit pregnant.  Cancer is cancer is cancer - IMHO anyway.   I was on taxotere - similar to taxol and some of the ladies on this site swear by taking Claritin for the bone pains...I am sure one of them will chime in and offer advice on this.  By what you say you cannot get a 2nd opinion which is a shame.. is there another area to you could travel to - for peace of mind.  If not, if it were me (and I can be a bolshie cow at times) I would speak to the one you trust most and say you would like them to all sit down and talk about your treatment as their differing of opinions is giving you more stress and that is one thing you dont need.   Do you have a family doctor you can speak to you about this?  I cannot help with the hormone therapy either I am afraid.

If any of the ladies on here has other advice they will soon be on to share.

Hang in there and please feel free to share your emotions with us all.   No holds barred on here.

Hello ladies.  HUGs to those who are recovering from surgery this week and HUGs to those who have started chemo this week.

I too have no appetite and have lost my taste buds.  A friend who went through Chemo twice for Ovarian cancer told me that they will come back but it takes time.  Her suggestion was to stay away from your favorite foods while we can't taste them right, or you will remember how bad they taste now.  I can no longer stand the taste of coffee (was a 3 cup-a-day girl before) and lobster (my absolute favorite)  so I will stay away from them until this awful taste in my mouth is totally gone!.  I have also lost my taste for sweets,  I will eat somethign sweet if we are out and someone brings me a cookie  but I do not enjoy it.  My favorite foods now are anything with vinegar on it.  I will even add more vinegar to make it taste better.  And tart drinks like cranberry juice and lemonade help me. 

Had a bad time with chemo #5 last Friday.  I don't think my nausea meds work on me any more, because I was seriously sick the next day and for the last three days, when it is usually two days before that kicks in!  And when I am nauseous I can't even move, so I have spent three days on the couch!  I feel like my summer is being taken away from me!!

Can I "like" the I HATE CANCER posts from earlier this week!  I had to break my daughter's heart that she cannot redo her room right now with new bedding and painting and curtains because I do not have the extra money.  I am on disability from work and that only pays part of my usual income.  She was upset but she is 16 so I explained the money of it to her, and she understood.  then she came downstairs with her babysitting money and wanted to give it to me to help!  ARGH!!!  then we both cried together for a while.  I did find the money for her to get a new bedspread for now and promised that as soon as I am able we will get some paint and redo her room.  I have been keeping so much of the ugliness of BC from my girls trying to protect them!  I guess that backfired!

   I live in New England and it has been so beautiful here and I haven't been able to enjoy it as much as I want to.  My hubby is taking  a vacation next week, so maybe we will get to go to the beach or something for a day or two.  I could certainly use a change of scenery and spend some quality time with the girls before they go back to school!

I am nervous that my blood counts are gonig to be bad this week.  Feeling anemic again, even waking up stairs is an effort.  Will find out on Friday... fingers crossed... I don't want them to be down, but the transfusion did make me feel so much better last time. that is the drawback of gonig for chemo every week. This Friday will be #15 out of 18 and my body just doesn't seem to recover in 5 days any more.  ALMOST DONE for now.

I cannot do this without all of you ladies.  No one understands what this is like, even if they try to.  I even had a therapist tell me she knows how it feels, but then admitted to me she has never been sick a day in her life!  I won't be seeing her again! Even though I do not post often please know that I am following each of you and you are all in my prayers every day!

HUGS to all!!