In shock

Traii, Vegas is a unbelievable place, if you get to the states be sure and go there. So glad your trip went well.



Liefie,I'm happy your dress fit well. I'm afraid to order clothes online. Be sure and post pics.



Dakota, you are a strong, beautiful woman hold your ground.



Websister, when in October do you finish? I'm done on the 10th of Oct.

Hi everyone  hope you are all having/had a happy Friday.
DH at worl YAY !! out for coffee later with another old friend, getting used to this having fun stuff.

Traii, your life sounds fun again, so glad you have come out of the fog too.My girls go to these play centres too such a great idea, they play and you talk. Wish they had been around when mine were litle. Hope you get to Vegas one day. DH and I joined our local casino last week. Havent played yet but they have free entertainment, gorgeous restaurant and it is very posh.

Liefie, glad you have your outfit for the wedding. How are he blankets coming on. ?  Made the bread at last it was delicious and went down really well, thanks again.

Websister, sorry you still feeling weary, you and Maria will be getting a cake very soon. Bite/sting all healed thanks, just itches now and again. The flaming apples werent even that nice after all the effort !! Going to stew them with custard lol.

Nihahi, Hope you are well ? How are things in your area now re flood aftermath.

Movie, you ok ?

Maria, soon be at the finish line with Websister eating cyber cake. I am one year from DX tomorrow, can't honestly believe it. The very best part was meeting ALL of you amazing women. We have laughed and cried through a year but think that we have all learnt that none of us know what is going to happen next. This time last year I was happily waiting tables in our local pub. Now retired and so missing being with people.

Carla, any news ? in our thoughts.

Any new girls reading, before you know it you will be heading out to battle the BC bitch. We are here for your questions and to help with side effects.

Benny, Hope the chicks doing well.Pics on f/b of Diamond and you are always stunning.As energy returning looking into those riding lessons .

Must dash and put on my warpaint for my outing today. Will check in later Lovsya ALL X

Hi Ladies,

No real news except I changed oncologist.  I have never been happy with this group so last Friday Mike and I picked up my records drove them to the new oncology office.  It was amazing!  We were just going to drop off my records so I could make an appt.  The nurse navigator just happen to be there she asked if I had time to chat.  So Mike and I spent an hour with her!  She went through my entire path report and treatment.  She was awesome.  Told me not to worry at all about the tumor marker, that is was fine.. Yes it was higher than the protocol but not by much and it did go down not up. Again she said a lot of Oncologist don't run them due to the fact that they can read high for any reason.  Not sure if my new one runs them I will find out Sept 10th.  I don't mind having a scan I just didn't want to have it done by my old oncologist.  Back in March I did go to another oncologist within the same group she agreed on the 6 treatments instead of 4, but I just think the entire group is not that great!

Out here in California Scripps is a wonderful place.  She is with Scripps and specializes in Breast and Ovarian Cancer.  My good friend went to her 10 years ago.  Debbie was 41 at the time and she was ER-PR- HER2+.  This was before Herceptin so Dr Kroener put her in the trial for Herceptin and she is a 10 year survivor!  She wanted me to go to this Dr when I was first diagnosed but my group was closer to home and I just thought it would be easier. 

Just out of curiosity, how many of you have Tumor Markers done at your check ups? 

OK enough about me.  I need to read to catch up on everyone.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Love you all,

Carla

Carla, so good to hear from you, and good news too. I'm glad you now have an onc that you are more comfortable with. Where I live in Canada they don't regularly do tumour markers at check-ups. Last time I saw my onc was in August last year, and he did not give any indication as to what further schedule or when I should check in with the cancer centre again. Told me I was 'cured', and bid me farewell. My primary care physician has been following up with mammograms and bloodwork as he sees fit. Cheers to good hubbies - mine also supported me 100% through all the cancer drama, the Rock of Gibraltar.

Websister, you are travelling a way tougher road than most of us with the Herceptin that goes on for so long. It must take its toll on you. It is only a few more weeks to Oct. 3, sister! After that you will regain your energy and strength, having beaten the beast fair and square. All this time I have always been just amazed by everything you get done on a regular basis, and how organized you are. You do way more than some healthy people, believe me. Read the updates on your blog too - so uplifting, and such wisdom that you share there. I so appreciate your gentle, dignified presence here, and we all love you!

Maria, so glad the end is in sight for you too. 

Edi, happy you are getting out and having fun! Blankies a no go yet, maybe later this weekend. That Nihahi bread is really something, eh? Remember DH broke my mixer a few weeks ago trying to make sausage? We ordered the parts, it arrived, not the right parts, so last night bought a new mixer at Costco. Will give old one to new DIL when it is fixed, but I could not go any longer without. Will break it in (gently!) tomorrow with Nihahi bread - my kids just love it.

Kids and friends out on the boat having fun on the water, and I'm catching my breath here with all of you. Have a good weekend everybody!

Carla - I don't have tumor markers done either. I had triple negative breast cancer and there are no reliable markers for this kind of cancer. My oncologist doesn't like to do scans etc. unless there is good reason. I am fine with that!! Good for you switching teams - it is so important to have faith in your medical team!

ED and GD at the top, valley in right hand corner. So proud of them both 

Dear Jo6202, glad they made you smile  Brave warrior sister !!
Had same op as you September last year. You will feel better very soon. Get yourself one of those very soft step into bras. I have DD boobs so know the hang low feeling very well.
I bought mine in local supermarket, it just holds them in place with the very gentlest of support. I slept in one too.
Just rest and be spoilt you deserve it.
Keep us all posted how you feeling xx

Scoucer,

Thanks for the bra idea. We are DD sisters. I will send my friend into Walgreens to pick me out a couple. I saw them there and wondered if they would be comfortable.

Job6202, best wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm sure you've mentioned it before, but it slipped my mind what surgery you were going to get - was it lumpectomy/mastectomy? Anyway, you rest, sleep lots, and heal up.

Movie, oh no! A goose egg? Hopefully it goes down quickly. I have such mixed feelings about the second surgery that I am also facing in January to get a 'fipple' - just want to be DONE with this @#$%! DH will probably have to drag me there kicking and screaming, so I get how you are feeling. I now also have a tender spot under my left arm on the side of the DIEP breast - discovered it yesterday as I was kneeling in front of the oven to check the bread. Feeling worried about it, and will probably get an X-ray. Will this never end?

Caitlin, hoping you are enjoying your visit with your family here in Canuck land, that they spoil you, and also make you rest a little.

Maria, aren't those hot flushes just something? Some days I hardly have any, and some days the sweat just keeps pouring - what can I say? My new best friend is a fan . . . LOL. Take it easy; chemo has a way of wringing every ounce of energy out of you.

Edi, thanks for the pictures - you looked positively smashing at that wedding, as did the others! Also loved the cartoon. So descriptive of what we go through, eh? And we still keep slogging on - we are so amazing!!!!

DS and SIL went out on a fishing boat at 4.30 this morning taking part in a salmon derby. SIL has high hopes of catching the biggest fish, and winning the $10 000 prize - yeah right! They left here armed with lots of sandwiches, coffee, bait, fishing rods - hope they catch something we can barbecue tonight. A small salmon or halibut will do - lol.

A good Sunday to you all!

Yesterday's hike....fyi....the chipmunk is a special "treat" for movie!!!!

Nihahi, what beautiful pictures isn't it great to live in such a beautiful place.



Edi, thank you for the complement, you sure know how to make a girl feel good.



Liefie, 24lbs wow that's a big one. How big can they get?



Job6202, how are you doing?



Traii and dakota, how are you ladies your awfully quiet.



Got out of the house today, went to my mom's so I could visit with my aunt and uncle from Kansas. It was lots of fun we ate to much and played canasta all evening. My uncle is losing his memory it's very sad to see, but so glad I got to spend time with them.



Love to all of you

Nihahi, thank you for reminding me of Dakota. Sincerely hoping things will work out for you, Dakota, and that you can start a new life with your kids. Can't be easy at the moment, and we're here for you. BIG HUGS!

Maria, glad you had a good visit with your family. According to the Internet the largest king salmon(chinook) ever caught weight around 97 lbs. My son caught one a few years ago that weighed 34 lbs. We have mainly chinooks at the moment, and have different kinds of salmon at different times of the year. They swim up the rivers all the way from the ocean to spawn in the lakes. With research it was determined that a salmon will come back to the exact place/bush/cove on the banks of the lake where it was born. It is quite touching to watch them fight their way upstream with waterfalls in their way, and bears waiting to catch them in the shallows. Only the strongest make it to the lakes to lay their eggs, and then they die after all that effort. Sad, really. It is an absolute mystery of nature how they manage to find their way back to 'their' lake after spending five or six years in the ocean. Still blows my mind after all this time.

Thinking of you Jackie ♥



Dakota hope things went well today!