2012 sisters

Juneaubugg, I lost most of my lashes and brows during AC.  I don't mind it so much-- I like to think it makes me look young and innocent. :-)   I haven't noticed any more loss now that I'm on Taxol #3.

Chrisrenee - doesn't sound like fun, glad you are able to joke about it with your husband. Hope it continues to improve for you.



MrsCich - thanks for sharing while getting chemo, sounds like good staff; glad the lady who went unconscious was OK



Juneaubug - Glad you are looking forward and making plans. All of you traveling will have to have big pockets so we can share in the experience. I am on similar to AC with 5 FU thrown in and I am definitely losing my eyebrows and eyelashes. Start on the Taxotere and Herceptin on Tuesday, we'll see what happens then.



Ramols - thinking of you, hope you are staying well with sick kids and last AC this week



Wishing all a good weekend

Stride - you have every right to scream. Hugs ((()))

stride-Sending you hugs! Scream when ever you feel like it! 

Tazzy-So glad that you'll be spending some quality time with you family after all this is done! 

I had my 1st Herceptin infusion today and it was much better than I thought! 

To all the ladies with SEs, hopw you feel better, and BIG HUGS to all!

I'll apologize now for not addressing everyone I wanted to - very long (but successful day) and I'm too tired to see straight. Giving myself a pat on the back after putting in a seriously long day during my good week post AC 4. Got the kids up and ready for school while I let my sick hubby sleep in. Worked the first half of the day from my home office. Then drove 30 minutes away solo (longest driving I've done since this whole stupid ordeal started) and did a presentation for work at an annual conference we always go to. Likely not my best performance - but I did it! Drove back home. Crashed hard for a 20 minute nap before hubby and I fed the kids and sent them off to babysitting night at their pre-k so we could go out to dinner at a local restaurant doing a pink themed event and donating the proceeds to some local BC charities. Kiddies are now in bed and I'm about to go treat myself to a much needed night of sleep. Websister - aside from the remnants of the last cold I never fully kicked - I seem to be staying mostly healthy this time around. The skin on my hands is red, dry, cracking and angry from all the hand-washing, but guess thats better than a full blown cold again! To those of you making travel plans - yeah! We do deserve it. We just booked a 3-day weekend with the kids for my down time after chemo and before I get my squishes. And we keep dreaming of a disney cruise for the family as our treat once I finish up active treatment sometime in the early spring next year. Anyway - just wanted to share my day. Big giant hugs to you all!

Stride -- as others said, feel free to scream away!

Juneaubugg -- That really sucks about your old job.  Have a good time at the walk on Sunday...

Me, pain in the BC boob most of the time.  It goes from the nipple toward where they took out the sentinel node.  I mentioned it to my MO a few weeks back and he checked it along with the three other people, all students, that accompanied him and he didn't think it was anything to worry about but as the days go on, I can't help but worry.  I see him before my Taxol treatment next Thursday and plan to get a more definitive answer...all I keep thinking is that the fucking cancer is back. 

Waking up from day one after second TC infusion. Got a bit of a headache but nothing coffee can't cure. Eventually I will force myself out of bed to take my steroid and anti nausea pill (as a preventative measure), Colase for constipation (thank you chemo and Zofran) drink some green drink to see if it will boost my WBC for labs Friday....then do nothing hopefully until my husband comes home at 130pm. We are supposed to go to a semi-local corn maze that has other fun stuff to do, so I'm gonna try and build up my energy (is that even possible?).



I took a 1mg Xanax and a Melatonin to help me sleep and I was still up at 3 with hot flashes and night sweats. Coldest it's been here in south Mississippi (47 out now) and I sleep half naked with no blanket at timea...but is supposed to get to 80 degrees today.



So sorry to hear about your tumor growing Stride.



I want to go to a LGFB class but the next one isn't until Nov 19!!!! My last treatment is scheduled for Nov 30th as of now. I want to learn how to wear makeup. I've never really worn any and have very sensitive skin. I was hoping to learn a lot. Blah

Pinky: Having the same thing with pain in my BC breast, too. My Onc's physician's asst thinks it is scar tissue but my ONC is examining me on Weds before treatment. I keep telling everyone at the doctors office that I am afraid the BC is back and they keep telling me that they don't think it is. Hard to believe them, though, since I heard that 3 times before someone finally diagnosed me with BC.



Juneaubugg: that really sucks. I'm in your pocket this weekend.



Ramols: a Disney cruise sounds fun!



Take care everyone!

Websister-thank you for the link! I've seen a couple of her scarf videos on you tube and having the pics of the makeup application will be really helpful for me today with my gypsy costume.



So today I looked real close and realized I have to shave my legs! Haven't done that in 6 months! No pit hair yet. My head and eye hair is coming back. Not so self conscious walking around without a head covering. At radiation I leave it in the locker. I think that's a good step.



MrsCich have fun today but go slow. I finished my treatment end of July and even now my DH makes me sit if I'm doing too much. Love that man! Fresh air does you good.



Juneau hope your strength is up for tomorrow! You're going to be carrying a lot of your sisters with you!



My daughter does gymnastics and in December there is a meet for Susan G. Komen and the girls will wear pink sparkly leotards with the ribbon. Even though she's not up to the level competing they are letting her do it anyway. I love watching her flip around.



Enjoy your day ladies and NO SE's!

Karen

Hi ladies, just popping in quickly.  Have been out all morning to a book sale - oh I love books.   Our local library at this time of year has a sale and most of their books are $1... for hardbacks too.  Cant be bad.  I bought 30

Sorry cant address you all.. have scanned through - will catch up later.

Just one thing... juneau - Thought you was superwoman planning a wedding through this shit.  More importantly you are a beautiful woman with or without hair etc.   Stand tall, bald, beautiful and proud.  Who gives a fuck what anyone else thinks - let them go through this shit with the spirit we have.  Go get 'em girl.  Enjoy Sunday and take your time... wear big pockets cos we're with ya.

love and hugs to all xxxx

Juneau- you will do great at your new job. The other company can screw off. I had thought about leaving my job when all this came about. With all the anxiety I was having. I shared it with my Manager and Director and I was told to take as much time as I needed I would always have a job there. It's great to know that they value their longterm employees, I have been there 16 yrs. We will all be there with you when you start and will be waiting for the first day update. Good luck!

Mrscich- my ONC gave me effexor xr for my hot flashes. I take 65 mg each morning. It feels great to not wake up and have to change 5 times a night and have a fan blowing right on me. If you aren't in it you may want to check with your ONC. It might help you too.

Stride- I'm so sorry that your sonogram did not bring back positive news. Scream away, we all need a release. Sometimes I feel like pulling a Malynn from Steal Magnolias at the funeral scene. Just let loose and say what I want.

Websister- yes we have lots of jokes. He makes me comfortable in my skin. After my BMX I wanted to put blankets up over the mirrors in the bathroom and bedroom so I couldn't see my scars. He told me that we were going to face this head on no turning away from it. He's my rock.



I've noticed that I'm shedding my hair again. So I'm going to my stylist to get my hair thinned voluntarily. Why not, better to be prepared rather than shocked.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, take it easy and don't overdo it.

Christy

Chrissera.....I totally agree with you.....we are all surviving daily at different stages....surviving surgeries, chemo, rads, SE of anti- hormone meds, emotional issues

etc etc. surviving one day at a time, hopefully with lots of support from family and friends.

I think we all become fighters from the first day of our diagnosis, and then as we start working through our various treatments - we become survivors. I don't think we need to feel like the end of our active treatment is the mark of survivorship. I think the minute treatment begins and we continue on with our lives as best we can - we are survivors. What is a survivor if not someone successfully making their way through an extremely emotional and physical trying event like bc?

To those of you walking tomorrow - go get 'em! I'm super impressed and proud of all of you!

Hoping you're all having a lovely day and are feeling as good as you can. Giant hugs!

When you manage to walk out of the doctor's office after you get your DX you are a survivor. (Even if, like me, you sit in the car and cry before driving yourself back to work) When you wake up the first morning after DX you are a survivor. etc. When you die of something else, you were cured.

As for the pink ribbon stuff, well pink has always been my favorite color.  I have lots of pink stuff and I wear it because I like it.  I only give my money to organizations that I know do go work. I encorage my friends to do the same.  But if someone gives me a gift I accept it graciously, no matter who the bought it from.  I do try to do my bit to educate people when the chance is offered.

I asked the same question a whole back about being a survivor. One of these wise women on the board said they don't say survivor they say they are currently being treated for breast cancer and that's how I say it.



My 7 year old thinks breast cancer ribbons and everything pink is for me. Everything was breast cancer related and I had to tell her that I do not constantly want to think about breast cancer so I like I not always talk about it. She understood for the most part.