Calling all TNs

Good Morning Dear Friends - I'm home from hospital and now a flat-top.  So far recovery has been very easy.  Just a little discomfort, but no need for pain meds!  I'm amazed, but so delighted.  Surgeon said all tissue looked healthy and didn't expect pathology to turn up any cancer.  I'll go with that.

Thanks for all your kind messages of support.  It means so much to me.  I'll soon be back to sewing lap quilts and pillows for that kids camp. 

Good wishes to all of you in treatment and those just getting diagnoses now.  Jan

You all are amazing and so inspiring!!  So glad I found this board.  

Having just started this journey, it's so wonderful to talk to someone who has been there.  My friend with breast cancer isn't triple negative so she didn't have to go thru all of this. 

Hope everyone gets good news with path reports and has a wonderful day! 

Hadn't seen this before:  The cap on my prescription bottle is pink with a bow!  That will surely help us! NOT

Taz  - I will check and see if I have any photos of the little shit.  Thats her permanent name now.  I notice you say you don't have any children so she would be perfect for you to keep you company.  She can't go to people with childrern cause she would eat their lollies (sweets).

KSMatthews - now that is one lovely dog.  What gorgeous eyes. 

Jan - so glad you are home and all is well you little flat top.  Rest and recuperation for you now. 

txjunebug - we are glad to be of help to our friends. Can't always answer questions but can be there for you at all times.

adagio - my report also says that and I think it is because it is found in the lymph nodes but check with your oncologist just to be sure.   

Karen -  thinking of you today.  Hope all goes well.

Have a great day ladies. Thinking of you all. Annie              

 My little Pixie

C_S: No children and no pets.  Used to have German Shepards when I lived in England, but since being in Canada haven't had any... unless of course you count the DH ??  Oh and I know what lollies are.  Being a Brit I think we have pretty similar terminology to you NZ'ers.

Cute dogs everyone. 

Just to add what others have already said

Adagio, Lympho vascular invasion  (LVI) means that the cancer cells have gotten into the systems that carry blood and lymphatic fluid in the breast.  Many with this on their path report will also have positive nodes and are at a greater risk for the cancer to spread elsewhere.  I certainly do not say this to scare you , just to give the info you were looking for.....that being said, i am almost 3 1/2 yrs out and NED.  I, too, had LVI and tumor necrosis..which means that the cells were growing so fast that the circulatory system could not keep up to bring oxygen and nutrients, so some of the cells died.

Taz - you don't know what you are missing if you haven't got a 'little shit' in your life!!!!  Thats what we call dogs and  kids that are mischievious here but its affectionately said most of the time.   What made you move to Canada. 

Babs gorgeous dogs. Believe it or not I do love my dogs very much and wouldn't want to be without them.  I just love Pixie's tail and Charlie looks real cuddly.   

adagio - chemo is doable and you will get through it. Believe me if I can get through it so can you because I'm the biggest baby going when it comes to any sort of treatment.  I dreaded the first one but there was nothing to it. Once you have your first one, your nerves will calm down and you will be fine.  Just remember to take your medications, drink plenty of fluids and rest as much as you can.  Do you have good veins or do you have a port.  If you have a port put it its just a bit sore for a day or two.  I love my port. Anything is better than them trying to find a vein.       

Loving the dog pics!



I traveled 2 1/2 hours... For nothing. Path report was incomplete on her2 and FISH.

Was neg for hormones. We need this info to pick and order my freaking chemo! Will not know until Monday.



While I was in the big city, I had my haircut off, in anticipation of the upcoming shedding event. 13 year old son says I look like a lesbian.

(we have a lot of lesbians in our life)



While I know it would be better if I have morphed into Her2+ - that would mean I would have that damn taxotere again!!!



Waiting is so much fun!

Adagio: I too had nodes involved and LVI. Doing well 3 years on. 

Jan: So glad to hear the surgery went well. Rest up.

OBXK: Crap, waiting is the worst. Hope you can stay busy til Monday.   

Desertmama: You may want to ask your MO about switching to taxotere; some ladies find that easier than taxol (and some harder). 

crap OBXK...waiting is the worst...so sorry.  I know you want some answers so you can get it on!! 

Maggie

Taz - good on you for doing something with your life but I wish you had come to NZ.  I love England for the palace and pomp etc  but I would miss our amazingly blue skies and the pretty lake and mountains. We have plenty of space here too. Its a great place for kids to grow up in as we are very sport orientated too. And yes when I walk by the Lake everyone says good morning etc.  So lovely to live in a place like that.   

Karen - bummer all for nothing and now a long wait. Oh gosh do lesbians only have short hair (I have short hair, not a lot but its short!!) Why do you have a lot of lesbians in your life? Or am I being too nosey.

Titan - I have no idea what to do with this little shrimp.  The old fellar and I watched her at lunchtime. She lifted the lid of the recycle bin with her nose, stood on tip toe as it opened. Rummaged around till she found the tin she took a fancy to. As she got it out the lid closed itself and she pranced off to put teeth marks in every little mm.  We put up a fence to keep her in so she dug and dug until she could get underneath it and he put it in deep. I tell you she was so black she looked like Hairy McLairy from Donaldsons Dairy  in the end.  Nothing is safe from her.  I even thought about giving her away to a little old lady but I was the only little old lady around here lol. There are bitten tins all over the driveway today.  Its a wonder she doesn't cut her little mouth. I threatened not to take her to the vets if she did but her beautiful eyes win every time. 

Good luck on your run.  I guess at 18 years kids are just not old enough to take in a bad diagnosis but now he has grown up he realizes more.  Nothing unusual about him, they are all the same.  I think he probably was so scared he didn't want to acknowledge it and he didn't like the thought of maybe losing his dear mum.    

Will put up a pic of the little shit when I find one then somebody might take pity on me and take her home.