2013 Survivors!!!

believe- the sad thing is I have NO friends my age. My BF is 40, my other friend(my supervisor) is 53. Then i have all of you! The sad thing is I was close to my cousin at one point and now i can't stand her. I will take pay in bracelets, my hubby would probably kiss you, just so he doesn't have to buy me any bracelets! hahaha

Believe: So true.........

Marian, I was 6 weeks give or take from surgery to rads. Do your finger walks up the wall daily and you'll be fine sending positive healing energy xo



Chrisrenee, is the 77 in your name your yr of birth? That would make you 36? Lol just curious, you don't have to answer. I'm 43 and I think Shari is younger then me. We can be friends ;-)



Believe!!! I just checked out your website. Beautiful!!! I have my eye on a few pieces. I know several ladies tat ave battled BC and won. Id really like to present them with one. We all belong to the same golf club lol and they have been great support for me. So, anyway my question is do you ship to Canada?



I just finished 15/25 rads and quite sore, RO says nothing to worry about, saline soaks and Tylenol. Keep it moisturized, and second stage will be October-December. With a final tweaking 4-6 months after that. But anyway, for the moment, any ideas on how to cope with the burning pain?

I know I missed a lot but I do think of you often.

Shianne29 - during my rads I got very uncomfortable and complained, important part...complain. I was given some silver solution by my assigned nurse. It worked great. Ask for some help. My nipple turned black, but only temporarily. Then it peeled. I wish I could remember the name of what I was given. It's a cream. Maybe some one on here has a better memory than I do. Don't be afraid to speak up. You are nearing the finish line!

When you are ready for Photo bucket instructions PM me. I will do my best to talk you through it, if you have an iPad or iPhone. Chrisrenee tried with her droid and didn't have any luck until she used her iPod. I will do my best to help you. It's a fun program.

Yes, the Angels can go to Canada. Mail delivery takes about 2 weeks. Thank you for the compliments. My Mother will be proud. I'm her helper.

I hope you are getting some rest!

Believe I am with you today with the choc jube jubes I stole from Jo.....lol



Believe, just loved the physical .....bee. There done that ...lol



PS....I wear my angel bracelet everyday....it never comes off.

Shiane- yes the 77 is my year of birth. Currently I'm 35 but in May I move up a year. I'm ready to celebrate a happy b'day rather than cry the entire weekw.

Getting ready for work. I ft up at 5 and out the door by 620 to get to work by 7. I never make it.

Thanks believe and momof3. I will be sure to "pester" a little today

Chrisrenee , I'm a may baby too. The 14th we will have to celebrate lol



Juneau, nope not the angle, it's the girl. You're smoking hot!!!



Still snowing here :-( I'm soooo ready for spring!!!



My oldest DS comes home (maybe) this weekend. I miss him so much when he's gone. For now he will only be here a few days, unless he qualifies for a tournament today then he won't be home at all for Easter. I'm torn between hoping he makes it and that he doesn't lol

Off to shower and get ready for rad # 16

Hope everyone has a great first day of spring!!!

Believe Love the exam=scary when I start to relate to so many of these funnies and cartoons-lol  Was the cream you were given silver sulfadiazine? I didn't have rads but I had many open areas after an allergic reaction to everything after my DMX and I was also allergic to neosporin, bactrim etc so she prescribed that. SOOO soothing yet works miracles. The nicest thing is it comes in lots of sizes even a pretty big tub. Pharmacist told me that it's so inexpensive compared to other things and that it is often used to slather on burn victims to soothe, heal and prevent infection.

Ok thanks.. Gets so confusing at times when everyone has offers my treatments.. Thanks

Juneau, that is a great pic and I have to agree, you're looking hot!  Have a great trip.

It's 11:30 and I'm still in pjs.  I have had a couple of long, busy days at the restaurant and now I'm off for today.  Might not get dressed until late in the day.  Meeting up with one of my Kindergarden friends who is here from Bermuda.  Always great to see old friends.  And though she has never had cancer, she is pretty good at 'getting it'.

To all you wonderful ladies, have a great day.

Remember ladies:

"Your age only tells you how long you have been on this earth, it doesn't define how old you are"

As for loose pants.... I am sitting here eating a lemon iced muffin, courtesy of our Premier who just visited the hospital to give us money for building a new tower.    They had all kinds of goodies and I figured that my taxes had paid for them anyway.

Gotta run ladies... each day is getting busier.   Jumping in any pockets, sending hugs to all xxxx

Love me some Delaware.. Went to college there!

Shianne, around rad 16/17 out of 25 I also started to get sore, and skin became angry red and itchy, especially one spot on my chest right above the breast where I had tanned before. What helped more than anything else was over-the-counter Hydrocortizone cream suggested by my RO. It calmed the itching and soothed the red skin, making it much more bearable. Saline soaks are also good. My skin never broke down, fortunately. Hope this helps.

Shari, your surgery is coming up fast now. After that you will be rid of the beast. You will still do rads then, I presume? That's the easy part, believe me. Also for me, chemo was worse than surgery. Never want to feel that miserable in my life ever again.

Juneau, I guess we see ourselves through different eyes than everybody else. Must say I feel much better about myself after the eyelid surgery - it worked for me! Six months later there are no visible scars, and I just look more awake and aware than before. Just make sure you have a good surgeon, which I'm sure you will.

Outdamnedspot,you're not alone. It's 10.30 here, and I'm also still in pj's. It snowed here last night, and I'm kind of slow this morning. Will have to spring into action soon. Have dinner guests tonight, and have to fit in a visit to the gym still.

Mcook, wish I was close enough to join in your race, but will follow your progress and be there in spirit.

Lostinmo, thanks for the flowers! They are beautiful!

Everybody have a great day!

I don't know about rads yet.... Docs say if no nodes positve after chemo at time of surgery then no rads... However I am on the side of rads regardless bc I had positve node(nodes!) before chemo.. Granted they e doing full ALND so I do not really know...would like to do anything to lessen recurrence chances... Anyone else have ideas on rads for neoadjuvant chemo? Guess we won't know until path report