2012 sisters

MirandaSW - welcome! Sorry you have to be here, but you're surrounded by wonderful women.

Juneaubugg - Re your hair - awesome! I hope mine comes back that fast, not sure if it will because my AC is being followed with Taxol.  Since I shaved, it has continued to grow a little bit of stubble. Crossing my fingers. 

Jpmomf3......we are all with and praying for good results.

Congratulations....what a relief!!!!

So glad it's "just" a seroma" jpmom!

Congrats on the hair, Juneau! 

Jpmomof3....I have a quick story about retail therapy........you have to know me (my friends will attest to it) I used to be a bit of a shopaholic, to say the least. About a month

After my dx, one Sunday I was so down crying, feeling sorry for myself, the works. Then I had a brainwave....retail therapy, that will cure my pity party. Got into one of my favorite stores, but within five minutes I was crying uncontrollably.....I was home again within half an hour. I have to say now though, I'm not a shopaholic anymore, but I do enjoy retail therapy again, if and when I really need something new.....enjoy it ....works wonders sometimes.

jpmom... great news.  Funny what gets us excited nowadays eh?  Who would've thought a seroma could be a good thing.

juneau... great news on the footie.  If its on I will for sure look out for you.

Dont have time to address everyone today but hoping all and any SE's are minimal.

Happy Birthday halfcan.

We are off to friends for more Turkey today - was at our neighbours for turkey dinner last night.   Still I aint cooking or cleaning up so all is good.

Being from London, England we dont celebrate Thanksgiving... but this year I am so thankful for having all of you - even though it sucks we are here.   Thank you.

Peace and Love xxx

I have lost half my head of hair to Letrozole , but Tazzy asked her MO who said it should return after finishing L....4 1/2 years to go. Yeah!!!!.....you sure do deserve treats, and then some. The difference between you and me ...you bought hair goop....I would be buying new shoes, boots or some kind of new outfit......lol. I am Scottish, as you probably guessed. My husband used to say, "I thought the Scots were supposed to be frugal"

"Boy, of all the scots I had to marry"....lol

jpmom:  very good news!!! 

Well, going in Weds for Taxol #6 and will get the results from my echocardiogram last Thursday.  The tech said that my heart looked to be doing good and I figure if it was bad, the doctor would have called me by now.  

Hoping minimum SE's or none this week for everyone!

Take care.

Hi all. Sorry I can't address everyone, I have a hard time keeping up! But I am glad that we are here together and wish everyone wel!



its day 3 after my lx/snlb and feeling ok but uncomfortable. Having issues sleeping, just cant get comfy. Hubby helped take the bandages off (ok'd by doc on day 3) and I almost passed out whenI saw it. But its not too bad. Took a shower and made me feel much better. How did u wait for the path results without going crazy? I keep thinking I made the wrong decision going with lx and dont know what to do... my mind is spinning and I cant make it stop.

jpmom - good news. Congrats.

Sorry scorchy- it happened very deeply to me on Saturday, my poor DH got a teary, ranting earful. I really felt discouraged, SEs of rads and truly mortal.



( with a warning that although my pollyana ways have really taken a hit this year- I did get happier) A walk helped, a comedy helped and making a date for dinner on Sunday night with some friends helped.

We also planned a trip in May, which I think will really help DH's spirits. ( although I kinda spoiled it by saying I thought I should buy trip insurance. Ive got to watch those negative outbursts)

I hope you get some non virtual hugs today also.

mairanelizabeth, I didn't need any drains so a shower was my reward according to BS. I will get path results on Monday at postop visit.



Thanks for the responses , I just am feeling when I look at it that I made the wrong choice. Feeling very emotional today... maybe that is my problem...



Sending HUGS to all.

Crissera, waiting til Monday is a long time, it sounds really hard.  I agree with Cindy, there's no right choice with this, so try not to second guess yourself while you wait.

jpmom, I'm so glad the axilla turned out the way it did.  Sorry you had to go through that scare.

Scorchy, thanks for the group hug.  I enjoyed your recent rant about pink Cuisinart lady.

I didn't think it would be possible but I actually feel worse after Taxol than I felt after AC.  At least in the days after AC I slept a lot.  Today I just laid in bed all day without the energy to get up, unable to sleep, with pain just flickering from one spot to another.  I felt like I was dying and I didn't even have the energy to cry about it.  One of the worst days so far.

Wed will be 3 weeks since my surgery. It seems like there is still more pain than I expected. I feel like Im so tight in the chest. And my back between my shoulder blades is always sore. How long till that pain is gone?  Does it ever go all the way away? How is it then when they start to fill the expanders?
I did not expect pain in my shoulders. It seems like my right shoulder more, feels like it pulls out of the socket or something...wierd pain.
The left, where the lymph nodes were removed, I think I have that cording. i have two like tendons or something that stick out in my armpit when I try to stretch out my arm. I can feel it pull all the way to my wrist.
I know that is common and my surgeon generally sends his patients to PT. How painful is it to work out?  How long does it take?

Miranda, I also have cording. My PT stretched and massaged my arm for about 45 minutes at my first visit. It was painful, but I had a massive decrease in pain immediately afterwards. I have seen her a second time, and she spent most of that session massaging my ALND scar. I am seeing her a third time, I'm not sure what she will do this time.

(I have taken Advil before each appt.) The appointments have been one week apart, and each time she has given me stretching exercises to do at home. She expects this third appointment to be the last one I need for now. I know everyone is different, but I'm doing well.



Also, even though the massages were painful, she was gentle with me - no sudden movements, etc. and she talked to me the whole time to make sure I was ok and not in too much pain. She is also a lymph edema specialist, so I trust her with my arm.