Starting Chemo soon

Celine, I sure know how you feel! You put it right -- it feels like sitting in the bottom of a well while people are talking above about this and that. It feels like a little kid on his way to school on the first day. You just feel stunned, numb after the initial shock and panic subsides a bit. I truly believe we go into shock - and everything runs through our heads. The mind goes into survival mode.

You have such a sweet spirit and a great outlook and attitude, and that is what it takes for us all to make it day to day, thanking God for each wonderful and beautiful day. I guess it is so easy to worry about the past and the future, we forget to enjoy the present day to the fullest. I learned this when my first born son was cricitally ill in icu as a baby (he is okay now), but then i guess over the years i let myself backslide into a worry wart mode again about "what if"-- and all that does is get me overwhelmed and anxious. I  need to return back to that time when i learned to enjoy the simple things in life --day by day -- i was so much happier when i did that.   

And the more i find out about BC -- i start to feel more at ease when i read stories like yours, and also read how far research has come in helping us to survive much longer. A doctor told me yesterday at the breast center that it is amazing what new stuff they have come out with in treatments and combination treatments. And how well the tumors respond to hormone therapy. I talked with another friend of mine, an older woman who went through our type of BC 17 years ago, and she is still kicking! She says the key is to not give up...fight hard...keep the faith. She had a small reoccurrance 10 yrs ago, but she beat it too. And she is like 70 yrs old now. So you have a great attitude, and you will live a long, beautiful, wonderful life! I am so glad i met you.

Hi Celine,  My birthday is the 7th.  You are moving fast.  I was diagnosed in July and start chemo Wed.  Like most, am scared, but most say it is doable.  Hang in there.  Join our Sept. chemo club.  I have a lot of years on you,  but with all the new treatments, etc., I feel we will both be on this journey for a long while.  Happy Birthday.  Hugs

Oh Celine I follow you quite frequently!!!  HUGS to you.  My birthday was 8/22 & I had my needle core biopsy on the 27th & I was diagnosed on the 31st.  Happy 34 to me!!!

I had an MRI done on Wednesday.  Thought it was gonna kick my butt but I did well.  I have a Lumpectomy scheduled on the 24th of this month but my oncologist now has me scared that it might not be enough.  He mentioned chemo, which my diagnosing dr. seemed to think may have been able to b avoided but that was before my HER2, PR & ER results were in.  I'm triple Negative so I guess I'm going into battle & may be facing a Mastectomy, probably both sides & further the possibility of a hysterectomy.  Ohhhh I'm not looking forward to any of this.

I'm finding many people who are very supportive & looking to do fundraisers & all this other stuff.  The help & support have been overwhelming.  Keep fighting on, Lady & know there's prayers heading your way always!!!! 

Celine - sorry you are joining this goup of women who have been put together because of a set of circumstances none of us can control.  Hopefully you have had an opportunity to look at the September 2012 Chemo group - lots of good information and women going down the same path though the treatments may vary.  As far as the getting drunk to forget you have cancer...I have tried it too, it just didn't seem to work for me either but I did give it a good try.  My MO said it was OK to drink wine any day but chemo day.  I found I have a very large dislike for beer after my first treatment which is a bummer because on a hot Texas day I like to have a beer while sitting outside.  That is on hold!

Yogafan - for me personally I love how you handled your work.  I am HR and there is only one of me so I touch all departments so there was no way this could be kept underwraps without a lot of speculation or rumors so I was in control and had one of our executives tell the team and then for every surgery they are kept in the loop.  Some have avoided me when they can but most have supported me in more ways than I could have ever imagined.  It was very overwhelming.

Thinking of all!  Sending Hugs!!

Wishing you well, Celine. I did 4 A/C treatments followed by 12 Taxol and I am just fine. I am left with very minor side effects, a good quality of life, and a cute short hair cut. I live to fight another day alongside you. Peace.

I don't know where to put this so if I am in the wrong place let me know.  I had my port put in Aug. 23 with Bi-lateral.  Had TC tx Sept. 25 in port.  Oct. 9th, port moved 1 inch and Oct. 11 port moved another inch.  Complained to onocologist twice that week that I wanted it check. They said to come in for 2nd chemo Oct. 16th.  Long story short, demanded chest x-ray b/f chemo.  Doc order ultrasound.  Clot under port(left side) and now am on warifin(5mg) a day plus injecting Lovenox(90 mg) twice a day until Tuesday, Oct. 23rd.  They are checking INR Monday and probably Tuesday.  My question:  Will they still insist on doing chemo with the clot under the port?  It is very unsettling and knowing that those little stray buggers might be lingering and I know how important Chemo is but the clot is playing with my stratergy to fighting this.  Any imput would be nice.  Thanks.