Calling all TNs

Inmate - I'm brokenhearted to read those words from you. You have as much right as the rest of us to have down days but please don't say this might be the beginning of the end for you. You have been such a source of inspiration & light for me since I first started reading this thread, though I don't speak up much myself. Stay strong & when you feel weak, let the rest if us carry you with our positivity & fight for a while but even in weak moments...never, ever give up!



Much love & many blessings to you...

Inmate - Vent away! We are here for you as you have been for us....Huge hugs xoxoxo

Thanks so much ladies,  I am at chemo right now and so far so good.  I spoke to Dr K and carefulyy explained all my symptons and then asked for a scan.  I will have a CT scan on Wednesday morning.  Then we will know.  I am gonna do a little test.  I feel I can pinpoint exactly where there is an issue.  So Tomorrow I am going to mark on my body the exacst spot and compare it to the scan.  It may sound weird, but each time I was re-diagnosed I felt something wasn't right.  This should be interesting.  It's like a small trial of that freakin little voice we all have.  Huh!  What do you think, ladies?  I know some of you are bettin ladies.

(((Inmate))) - please go check out the Ixempra thread in the Stage IV forum.  I've heard some buzz about the chest/lung problems.  I am thinking Ixempra is one nasty chemo drug.  I hope it is the one for you and evicts the FC, once and for all.

I am beyond tired tonight...we moved my mom into a new assisted living facility which is just 9 minutes from our house, door to door.  She was very emotional this afternoon and it was hard to console her as she has dementia and she wanted to go "home" to a place she lived in 3 years ago.  Meanwhile, I had unpacked everything and put everything in its place so it looked, as much as possible, like the room she slept in last night.  But she recognized there was a change and she was not happy at all.  Eventually she may realize that I can go see her way more often because she's so close.  Right now, she's not a happy camper.  I'm not sure which is worse, dementia or FC!

Cocker - sending positive thoughts for a benign result for Mandy.

Hugs to everyone tonight!

Michelle

Inmate- we need you here. I don't usually say I am praying for anyone so I don't possibly offend anyone, but I AM praying for you (whether you like it or not- LOL!), sending good vibes and good ju-ju to you.

Linda- Thanks! I don't get much of a break- I work in the elementary school!

(((((((Inmate))))))))

CS - I know it's tough right now but the good news is the specialist doesn't think it's cancer. I'm sending good vibes across the world from Canada for you and Mandy!!

Doreen - my thoughts, exactly.  My grandmother had dementia and lived with it for more than ten years because, just like my mom, she was otherwise healthy as a horse.  It just dragged out the agony and depleted every penny she had saved. 

So you've been through this before and now you're facing it with your Mom? I wish you the best.

oh, crap - that's awful!

Hi Kathy!  And thanks!

Labs tomorrow, onc visit on Wednesday...maybe a decision about what's next.  One of my labs is testing for an enzyme necessary to process one of the chemos in a clinical trial...lab rat, I will probably be!

Joining the circle tonight for all of you.  Holding hands, pouring wine and finding comfort in knowing you all get it!!! 

Keep us posted Inmate.  I sure hope and pray it's the chemo drug SE or a pulled muscle from all that coughing. 

Hope: I hope you are healing well and doing okay. 

Luv honey......that is a very hard thing to do for your Mom.  I know she will come to love her new place and the fact that you can visit much more often.  Big big hugs to both you and your Mom!

Cocker....sending you and Mandy strength and love.  I hope the next two weeks go quickly so you can get home to the old feller. 

Love.........dawn 

Inmate-that looks painful and itchy. Is that area numb where you don't feel the skin mets? Have you noticed the regressing lately? Why did I think you said you are on ac?

I have a some more questions for you, I hope you don't mind! Your surgery looks like it doesn't feel tight. Does it feel tight across your chest and underarms? I am thinking my bs pulled things too tight, it affects my range of motion and is always uncomfortable. I am sorry to bother you with this, I know you are going through so much more than this, but I am curious. My incisions look like creases across my chest, of course I am not in shape like you are:) Am I making sense? I better go to sleep. I took a couple of benedryl because I am having some weird eye thing going on, practically swelled shut and I don't know why. Sorry if I sound all loopy, cause I am!

bak.......It's not painful or itchy.  Most of my chest is still numb from the mx last year and the surgery in April.  Not sure about the A/C.  I did that as my first chemo in 2010.  I don't know if I can do it again, but if I can I'm sure they'll throw it at me again at some point.  So far only progression of the mets.  Regression won't start until at least 3 treatments, which I had today.  

You can ask me anything, anytime, my dear.  I did feel terribly tight for a few months after surgery.  It turned out the tightness was from the swelling combined with the numbness.  After awhile, I was able to do my stretches and work through the remaining tightness.  The surgery my surgeon did was like a peace sign incision at the location of each nipple.  The theory being when I had reconstruction done the scars would not be seen at all with nipple implants or ones done with tattoos.  I thought that was brilliant.  Also the extra loose looking skin was what was meant to be my spared skin to fit my implant.  If I have to have one more surgery I am going to have him remove the extra skin and just make it look a little less battle field and more beautiful meadow, then I may just tattoo a butterfly bikini top.  What do you guys think of that for my first tattoo?  Go big or Go home, right?!