Monday club lol

yesterday was beautiful here!  It  was sunny and 78!!  Tonight, it is suppose to rain and the high tomorrow 50:(. It must end soon lol!  The warmer weather puts me on a great mood.  I know the warmer weather means I am almost done with chemo.  I can't complain at all.  I am not having issues with it at all, and for that I am thankful.  

June- how are you handling the Hormone pill?  Any SE's?  I am hoping it doesn't cause these severe hot flashes like chemo!  They suck lol!  Do you get any scans do check how you are reacting to it, or is that all done since you had surgery.  I am behind you on the medicine so trying to see what it might be like:)

Red- same thing being behind you on rads.  Any big advice?  I will be deflated on one side, so that should be interesting lol!  Someone said to get a cotton tank and wear it under my bra so I could put a foam inside the bra and not irradiate my skin.  Breast cancer such a hassle!:)

Trucking along!  But y'all know that since both of y'all can see my FB page right?  I am so ready for the nice weather to be here.  I really would like to walk around my block.  My legs are sore and feel like I need to stretch them for like days!  Hope we see sunny blue skies soon!!

oh...i also had hot flash in my sleep and told the alt doc so he adjusted the herbs and now i am alright....

and my period is irregular now. it was very light last month and its late this month. not sure what will be like next month...

red-  thank you!  What cream did they prescribe?  And!  Have you seen me lol!  I am ridiculously white!  I burn at recess duty every Spring and it is only 15 minutes lol!!  Heaven help me;). 

June- what kind of herbs help with tam?  I'll be there soon!!! 

Pipers- been thinking about you a lot lately!  Hope you are ok!!

June- glad you get to go see your family!!

Red- travel safe!

I head back on April 1 for dose #2 of AC. The only issue I really had that bothered me is mouth sores.  I didn't get any with taxol, but sure did with AC.  I always got mouth sores before so I expected it.  I guess I was just lucky the first 12 weeks;). They hurt, but I can handle it.  

Pipers- please stop by and let us know how you are doing!  

Here is hoping everyone's weather starts to warm up For good!! No more freezing temps!!!  So sick of it!!

hello everyone!!!

It took forever to get on the plane...they first delayed the flight then cancelled it. And they transported some of us to another airport (another state). Didn't fly until another 12 hours....sigh... It was hell wearing the compression sleeve for 36 hours.

It's nice to spend time with my parents....

Red- how's the trip?

Jodi - love your FB post!!

Piper - how are you feeling? Did you remove the mercury or just the detox regime?

Jodi:  I am so sorry to hear about your friend.  I too have friends my parents' age--after 30 it doesn't really matter how old they are but you love them anyway.  My "other mother" died of breast cancer a couple of years ago and it still hurts to go to a retreat and not see her.  I still get to see her lovely sister though.  

June:  I hear you about the airport hell--it can be awful to spend hours in an airport, or worse, hours on a plane that isn't moving.  Have done both but I'm sure it was worth it to see your folks, and I hope they spoiled you.  

Red:  How was your conference?  

About the mercury detox:  I've had 2 quadrants of fillings switched over, with a new one to do on Monday.  On Mon-Fri I take DMSA, a potent chelator, along with ALA and heavy duty B-vitamins, plus homeopathic meds for support and drainage.  (That is in addition to my other supplements.)  I have trouble remembering to drink enough water so I finally went and got a 2-1/2 gal jug of water and keep it on my desk.  You must drink enough water with this or you won't move the stuff out and it will keep cycling and trying to settle in new places.  

I just found out an interesting risk factor for BC--big boobs!  Mine have grown a lot over the years--was a B cup in high school, C cup in my 20s and part of my 30's, moved to a D after my babies in mid-30's, and now a DD.  But now, possibly with the iodine and weight loss, I am back to a D and need to go buy all new bras again.  LOL.  So I wonder--if iodine shrinks your boobs, is it really the size that's the problem or the fact that they're bigger than they should be due to a deficiency?  I guess we can't know yet, but for all you guys who might be interested in alt/complementary therapies, I'm reading a tremendous book right now called Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients by Russell Blaylock, MD.  He talks about what to do if you want to go holistic as well as ways to make conventional treatment more effective and comfortable.  A really smart man is what he is.  

June-  hope you are enjoying your visit!!  No mouth sores this time (knock on wood!). 

I'll be getting chemo #15 next Wednesday.  Almost there- it has been very long though!  On the Dec Chemo board I am on, almost everyone is done or on a week or two.  I am one of the last ones to finish, they are preparing me though.  Seems that there is some after chemo blues.  I think because you assume everything will go back the way it was.  Their hair isn't coming in until 6 weeks post chemo.  Honestly, that is good to know now and not later.  I am very sick of looking  at myself this way.  I  think I look like a bowling pin:).   Also hoping the weight I put on really is steroid induced and goes away!!  15lbs:(. Really if I could lose just half of it that would be ok!  I sound like a big baby tonight ha ha!  Just want to get things back in order, but more than that never want to do this again.  That scares me more than looking like a bowling pin!

Checking in--can't believe it's almost been a month.  Jodi, are you finished now?  You said you sound like a baby, but I've been a big baby w/o all that.  I think there is not one person on this planet who would blame you.  Losing our looks, even temporarily, is scary as it triggers fears of abandonment.    

And that's been my challenge as well--the depression is a hellhole.  I don't know if it's hormones responding to impending menopause or the chelation therapy or extreme loneliness, or all of the above, but I've been really down and it gets so bad at times that life does not seem worth living.  Fortunately these episodes are short lived, but I'm going to talk to my doc about it next Monday b/c this cannot be good for healing. I did get to see my two beautiful daughters this morning and we all went out for an Easter brunch and then I gave them gift cards instead of candy so today is a better day.  But, the other night I woke up after being asleep for about 10 min and just howled out my rage and pain.  Will have to think of better ways to cope.   

Oh TB, that is so sweet!  Actually we are in the talking phase of having some kind of get-together, probably at my very central house, so we'll invite you too.