October 2011 Chemo group

Congrats to Nancy and all of us who are hitting that one year mark.

 What a journey...I am getting my fills every other week and the swap out surgery will be Dec 17th !

Then nipple tattos !  

Dont worry - if you are later taking your effexor it will let you know.  I carry a spare pill in my purse in case I forget I always have one with me

Hope some of the other Oct ladies check in and let us know how they are doing 

I am getting my new boobs oct 8. Going crazy with thewait. I passed my one year sept8-you count from sx date. Omg how i hate this TE. I counted today. I have had it for 377 days, 19 to go. Grrrrr. About to have a hissy fit and demand it be removed. Imagine toddler temper tantrum.

I got to feeling way better in august. Been to the gym 3x this week. Make myself do it. I just want this over.

Went to salon for second time for color. She keeps making it too brown. I want blonde. Tried a at home kit tonight. Didnt change much.

Had all my preop stuff today. Hard not to go to that badplace. Will be releaved when i can pick up my labs and cxray tomorrow.

Did i say 19 days

Hi all! Thought I'd say hi since I haven't signed on for awhile. Glad to see some of the same people. It's so nice to have the year mark coming up. Hang in there, be strong, & fight like crazy. Best of luck to everyone. One day at a time, minute by minute.

-Malinda xoxox

Moon, so agree with everything you said. It's hard because I feel like everyone thinks I'm "done"with BC. Except me.



Malinda, so good to hear from you! Hope you are doing well.

I got so freaken pissed off today, heard in the news about some woman who fraudulently claimed she had BC. Raised over 30 k or was it 10 idk, she also got free meals! Shit i only had one friend who was a distant friend send over 1 meal. Hat still hurts so much is a good friend dropped off face of earth. I just need to get over it



Watching pink ribbons on netflicks and that pisses me off too

autienance, oh yes, I know what you mean.

Sometimes, when I start to talk about my feelings and anxiety, I hust hear: But you don´t have to worry, this won´t come back, your done with chemo, everything will be fine bla bla bla. People just don´t know what they are talking about. In my opinion no cancer survivor will ever be completely done with it. This experience is still a part of my life, of my past, a part of myself and so it will always be a part of my future. It has changed nearly everything for me and I won´t forget what I have been through.

And the whole Pinktober-thing...I don´t like it. Because nothing about breastcancer ist pink or ribbonish...I understand, that there has to be a symbol, like there is one for HIV and other disease...but it is tooooooo much. And raising awareness for bc does not mean to wear a pink nailpolish with a ribbon on it. Just to get followers on a blog. 

Just my two cents...

Hugs

Moon and Fran, lol I'm with you. Pink is definitely not on my color wheel. See Malinda, we angry cynics need your positive vibe and influence!

Hell i know i am bitter. My younger dd told me she wants to go back to therapy. DH in therapy, older dd in therapy. I am only freaken one not in therapy. Older dd almost killed herself in car accident last month. She should be dead. I dont know how she walked away from it. Wasnt drinking, she was just going way too fast.i think younger dd has some isues with her type 1 dm. I think she probably has anger building up from all our issues. Doesnt seem to me other families go through all these struggles. Maybe i just cant see there struggles.

Fran you are strong & dealing w/a lot. Keep your head up & we will all be pulling for you to have some smoother times ahead.



Sitting in the chemo room & can't wait to get out of here, today esp for some reason. Maybe because it's so nice outside:) I'm heading to the Yellowstone area this weekend so it will be nice to get away. Hope you all have a good weekend.

I'm home & free for the day! Thanks goodness. I just didn't want to sit there anymore this week:) Done & off to better things. Thanks:-)

Amen! Here's to a great year of health & happiness for 2012.



The trip through grand Teton Nat park & Yellowstone was really beautiful. The fall Colors were fun to see. I haven't gone through that part of the country this late in the Fall as I'm usually working. The animals are still migrating through the park & the bear seaking higher ground & a nice winter cave to hibernate in. Soon enough it will be cold & the humans will hibernate as well:)

Glad you had good time in yellowstone Malinda. I went to my local park/Shanandoah. Did little hike to waterfalls. It was so hard getting up. Last year I don't remember it being this hard.

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would check in and it is great so many of you have been here lately!

TallM I have thought of you so often because we stopped hearing from you. Glad you checked in!

Anyone else have wildly out of control curly hair? I am scheduled for my first trim in a week.  

Time moves on and here we are one year from our initial start to chemo. I hope for all of us a healthy year filled with making great memories with family and friends. Thanks again for helping me get through it all.

Mary