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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited December 2012

    Hope everybody has been enjoying the holidays. I'm in Arizona getting some sunshine having escaped Chicago before the first winter storm hit.



    Frances -- any news?



    Best wishes to all of you for a healthy 2013.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2012

    Hi everyone. Season's Greetings and Best wishes for 2013!
    I'm in Miami for a week and not missing the snow and cold back in Philly.
    I keep checking in to see how is Frances.

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  • FrancesC
    FrancesC Member Posts: 346
    edited January 2013

    Thanks to all you ladies. Saw my onco and he did a breast examination and said to do the bloodworks again mid Jan. I didn't trust him fully and sought an opinion from my GP who redid the bloodworks again and just received news yesterday that the liver profile is normal. thank God for this! My last cancer wasn't spotted by my onco although I see him once every 6 months. It was picked up by a GP when I went for normal health check as part of insurance requirement!



    Hope all of you have had a great Christmas celebration and wishing all a healthy New Year with no more cancer issues to plague any of us! Have a great 2013 and many more to come.

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited January 2013

    Frances,

    So happy that you are OK and that you can start the new year with good health.  

    I've got to get back to good habits.  Too little exercise and too much chocolate over the holidays!  Let's make 2013 a great year.

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  • ladyboss1997
    ladyboss1997 Member Posts: 202
    edited January 2013

    Yay FrancesC!!!! Such good news. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I am working on those good habits as well. Back to the diet and exercise. Luckily I only gained 3 lbs over Christmas.

    I hope everyone has a healthy and blessed 2013. Stay in touch . . .

    Diana   

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2013

    Hooray Frances!!  I was so worried. I am so happy for you!! 

    I have been doing my best to do my weight training 2 times a week, walk a lot, and get at least 30 min of aerobic exercise everyday.  Worked out in the gym most days while in Miami and went kayaking one day.

    Wishing everyone a happy and very healthy New Year!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2013

    Hi everyone,

    Hope all of you are enjoying life and doing fun and interesting things.

    I know I must be feeling less anxious about life, since I had another follow-up mammo on May 17, which was all clear, and didn't write about it until today.

    I am now on anastrozole and the aches in my low back and left foot (of all places!) remind me to get my ass to the gym!  Otherwise, all is good.  My Dexascan prior to starting the anastrozole showed no sign of osteopenia or osteoporosis.  Yeah! 

    Planning to go scuba diving soon.

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited May 2013

    Phillybird, so happy to hear all is going well for you. I too hate the aches from the anastrozole, but it's worth it and doesn't get in the way of life. Next mammo isn't until end of July after I return from a trip to Malawi. I haven't been out of Chicago since January and I'm beginning to get cabon fever.



    Hope we hear from the others soon. Have a great summer everybody!

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  • ladyboss1997
    ladyboss1997 Member Posts: 202
    edited May 2013

    Hey Guys!!!  Good to hear from you. I just did my scans and mammo in April. All good. I still get major scanxiety before I go through all that. I started on Letozole (Femara) last October. The joint pain got really bad after about 4 months, but them it slowly went away over the next two months. Like you two, the pain made me drag myself to the gymn because the pain decreased tremendously after a workout. I hope we hear from everyone else as well. Cool - Diana 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2013

    Well, today is my 2 year cancerversary!  Been drinking wine.  I am going out for a walk in town now!  I will want to hear all about your trip to Malawi, Rossileo.  Keep on moving, Diana.  Enjoy the weekend ladies.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2013

    Well, today is two years from my first infusion in The Chair.

    I see my RO for a check-up next week.

    My scuba diving trip was great and I am planning another to Bali for Xmas/New Year's; hopefully a liveaboard and some topside attractions too.

    Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer!

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  • ladyboss1997
    ladyboss1997 Member Posts: 202
    edited July 2013

    My first infusion was on 7/11, and I didn't even think about it on that date. I've come a long way, baby! I am living life to the fullest!

    I DO have my first colonoscopy on Friday (7/26) due to turning 50. I am terrified. You would think after all these other tests, nothing would scare me. But I guess I am scared they will find something. They do look at the colon when they do abs scans, right? I had my last ab scans in April.  

    Love you girls, and I love hearing from all of you.

    Diana

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited July 2013

    Just got back from Malawi yesterday. Had a great time counting animals for a wildlife reserve as a volunteer. Lots of antelopes, baboons, warthogs and elephants! Chemo seems soooo long ago.

    Diana, I'm sure your colonoscopy will be OK. The worst part is the prep. Robin, hope your RO check up is normal.

    I've got a mammogram scheduled for next Tuesday. Hate the days before, but they are reassuring when they come back clean.

    Enjoy the rest of the summer girls.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2013

    Two years PFC today!  I almost forgot, which must be a good thing!!

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited September 2013

    Two years for me tomorrow!   Seems like much longer than that.   Hope all is well with you PhillyBird.

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  • ladyboss1997
    ladyboss1997 Member Posts: 202
    edited October 2013

    just completed my two year checks - Breast MRI and labs.  ALL GOOD! My bone density came back with osteopenia. My onc says it is a result of chemo, radiation, and Femara.

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited October 2013


    Hi ladyboss! Good to hear from you and know all is well.

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  • ladyboss1997
    ladyboss1997 Member Posts: 202
    edited October 2013

    I hope everyone is doing well also . . . Rossileo, good to hear from you. I need to post a current picure. My hair is awesomely cute!

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited October 2013


    I should post a new picture too. My hair is long (about 12 inches -- 2 years of growth) with curly ends -- the last vestiges of chemo-curl. Can't wait to see your new look.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2013


    Great to hear everyone is doing well.


    Weight training, walking/jogging/running, and jumping rope will help to build bone and fight the osteopenia; keep osteoporosis at bay. Eat calcium-rich foods and take 1000 IU of vitamin D per day.


    My hair is not so long, 'cause I kept cutting it. Trying to grow it out to my shoulders again, though. Seems to be thinning a bit - which is a combo of anastrozole and my age and post-meno state. I think it would be like that if there had been no BC adventure. Would love to see others' hair.

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited November 2013


    New picture -- can't figure out how to rotate it, but you can sort of see the hair. Going to cut off the ends soon. Happy Autumn to all!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2013


    Wow! Super hair, Rossileo!!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2014

    Happy New Year!!

    Another clean MRI!  Yeah!

    Went to Indonesia over the holidays; visited Bali and went diving in Komodo National Park - fabulous manta rays and beautiful corals.

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited January 2014

    Hi Phillybird, 

    Happy new year.  Glad to hear that things are all clear and your vacation sounds great!  I was in Tucson over the holidays visiting family and taking a break from the cold. 

    Here's to a healthly 2014!

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  • ladyboss1997
    ladyboss1997 Member Posts: 202
    edited January 2014


    Yay!!! I had my last clean scan in October. Not another one until April. Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. I just stayed at home and enjoyed family. Although I am going on a cruise 1/23-1/27 and a ski trip 2/10-2/14. Glad to hear from you.

    Diana

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2014

    Well today was my birthday - it's almost over - and I am feeling great and looking forward to many more!  Hope everyone else is doing well too!!

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited April 2014

    Happy belated birthday phillybird!  Glad to hear all goes well with you.

    Life goes on.  Now on annual mammogram schedule -- Next one in july.  Finally cut off the last of my chemo curls since my hair was getting too long.  

    Enjoying spring --- finally after the most memorable winter in all my years in Chicago.  Upcoming in June -- volunteer vacation on the Netherlands-Germany border monitoring beaver activity.

    Keep in touch.

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  • AKJ
    AKJ Member Posts: 190
    edited April 2014

    Hi rossileo18,

    Glad to see someone around my age who's done with the TC. Something to look forward to. Hope you're happily living your life. I have one more round to go! Woo hoo!

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  • AKJ
    AKJ Member Posts: 190
    edited April 2014

    In fact it's so nice to read how you ladies are moving beyond bc and doing adventurous things. I want that. Glad to hear that the Femara isn't stopping you since it looks like Femara is in my future.

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  • rossileo18
    rossileo18 Member Posts: 245
    edited April 2014

    Hi AKJ,

    Congratulations -- 3 out of 4!!!!   

    Yes, life goes on after BC and you should be able to look forward to doing lots of fun things.  I'm actually on Arimidex (anastrozole generic) and not feeling any horrible side-effects.   

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