Anyone from Mississauga???

The ones online are so cheap and lots of choice....I got mine at a wig place and never liked it!

If I had to do it over again I would buy a Raquel Welch one too. Just google wigs and you will see many, all styles, colours and prices. Many are under $200.

Glad you were pleased with the chemo team. Did you meet Roy yet? He is an award winning nurse and a real character.

Carole is a doll too..they all are. Some are just more proficient at getting the needle in on the first try. Where do you go to get your Neulasta? I had a visiting nurse come to the house for mine. They don't hurt.

Did you meet Maureen? She works for the Community Care agency. She usually arranges things like that but maybe things have changed since Feb.

Have you met the chemo pharmacist Mova yet? If you have any questions about pain and meds, they are great at helping you. She is a real sweetie.

I had Taxol so can't advise about Taxotere.

I know Mova is awesome, she explain everything to me very detail. I like her.
Also gov stop led send nurse door to door service, only for someone has no ability to walk. So I need go to clinic.

Thanks Rachel. I feel so hungry tonight, is that normal? I will get neulasta injection tomorrow. Hopefully everything goes well.

jjl...eat while you feel like it. You may lose your appetite for a few days but it comes back. Ask your MO for a prescription for a "cranial prosthesis"....that's what mine called it. Just send the prescription with the receipt for your wig to your insurance company. That is all that is needed.

Probably just as well to go to the clinic for your neulasta shot...having the nurse come to the house was very disrupting...never knew when she was coming and always had to wait for dinner until she was gone. At least this way, you can make a schedule.

I am wondering if anyone here is from Clarkson Mississauga, specifically the Lorne Park community. I have not lived there for 3 years now, but I have had a friend who still lives there tell me she has had 6 neighbourhood friends diagnosed with BC in the past 3 years. Another friend in the same community tells me I am the 3rd woman she knows from the area with recent BC. Sounds like rather high numbers to me for such a small neighbourhood, and I am wondering if there is a connection.

I have no history of breast cancer in my family, and breast fed both my babies for a scandalously long time (wasn't that supposed to be my get-out-of-breast-cancer-free card?), so was very shocked when I was diagnosed 2 months ago.

I know BC can strike anyone without warning, but I am curious about the apparent high rate in this small community. 

So glad I found this thread.  I am 38 with 3 young kids and live in Msga as well.  My surgery was at CV on July 9, 2012.  Found the lump myself in a zumba class on June 12 (God Bless the instructor who decided we were going to do self breast exams that class).  Saw my dr. on June 13 and received a diagnosis from the radiologist at my mammogram/ultrasound appt. on June 19.  Had a biopsy on June 21 with Dr. Niaz (excellent surgeon) and surgery was scheduled for July 9, 2012 (radical mastectomy of the left breast (2 cancerous cists) with lymph nod removal (26 removed 5 cancerous).  Surgery went very well and recovery was great.  Met with oncology on Aug 3, 2012 and received treatment plan - 6 cycles of chemo (FEC-T) followed by 25 radiation treatments. I will also be receiving the Neulasta shot. Dr. Brian Higgins for chemo treatments and Dr. Senti Senthelal for radiation.  Chemo will start on Friday August 17, 2012.  Anxious and nervous and a little afraid of what lies ahead - fear of the unknown I guess.  All of your posts have helped in settling the nerves a bit.  Amazing how life changes so quickly in a matter of a few words. Hope you are all doing well.

Soccer...Sorry to see you here but glad you found this site! I had exact same chemo and number of rads. I found the first part of chemo--FEC part for me--was not so bad. Had some nausea but they adjusted my meds and put me on Emend which worked wonders for me. The taxotere part was a little harder--to me--kind of like having the flu with aches/pains..i had tylenol 3 to help me through. Ultimately I made it through chemo and even did Run for Cure after my third chemo. It is almost two years since diagnosis for me. I remember the nerves for the first day-but once you are past that--things will fall into place and be a little easier. Let me know if you have any questions. I am in Msga also--had chemo at Trillium and rads at CVH. Docs and nurses were great at getting you through it all!

soccer, I did the same treatment plan FEC-T x 6 and 25 radiation.  I found the same as Rachel, first three were a breeze and the last three not so good.  The most important part is drinking water water and more water.  thank god for zumba class, your body is meant to heal, take everything that comes to you one step at a time, all the information can be overwhelming at first. 

I ate very small meals with chemo and spent a lot of time in my pj's at home.  This is a good time of year to start.  I also made sure my room had new sheets and decorated for comfort, that helped.

message me with any questions

thanks schatzi and Nicole, I have ordered a few wigs and some head scarves so hopefully the impact of the hair loss won't be so bad.  My reaction to the mastectomy was great - I actually surprised myself. When diagnosed I had decided that I was not going to let the cancer control me - I may not be able to control many of the things that will happen during this journey BUT I am able to control my reactions.  I am anxiously waiting for the chemo to begin this Friday so we can get moving on it - the faster we begin the faster it's all over!

had my first chemo treatment this morning and all went well, Nurse Amanda at CV was great and made the 3 hours we were there very comfortable and painless...she answered whatever questions I had and was very patient administering the drugs...so far so good, it's about 4 hrs after treatment and I'm still feeling good (I'll update as and if that changes).  I will receive Neulasta tomorrow afternoon...the journey has begun...Blessings to all:)

SoccerMama...glad it went well...most of those nurses at CVH are incredible. Keep us posted!

Glad things are tolerable for you...I took the anti-nausea drugs for months after. It was kinda strange but about 3 to 4 pm every day I would start to feel nauseous. It's OK now.

Are you taking Claritin with the Neulasta?

I understand...and things don't taste right either. Sometimes it was a metallic taste. I am 6 months PFC now so things are almost back to normal except the hair is still growing in!

Hi. Just found this page. I live in Mississauga and would love to meet some other Breast Cancer survivors. I recently finished my radiation treatments and am eager to get out and about and enjoy life. I love the outdoors but my energy levels are up and down. One of my closest girl friends passed away in March from Pancreatic Cancer and the man in my life gave up on me when I was diagnosed. He pretended to still care but really didn't. I can walk to CVH so it was good to have all my treatment there. Met some wonderful Doctors, nurses and therapists there.