September 2013 Chemo Group

hi ladies!  We had a good time.

We had a beautiful view.

We enjoyed beach volleyball in the mornings by the bar .

LOL  70charger - WOOHOO!  I love all the photos, and that we were "there" with you.  Looks so beautiful and relaxing.

SpecialK - I'm so sorry you're not healing well.  Sending healing mojo your way!

Special K   Big gentle hugs.

Lhl  It is a beautiful place. Lots of birds in the trees.  My favorite time was very early in the morning out on the balcony , having coffee in the quiet with the birds chirping.  Glad you liked the pics. It was fun going around as a group.

Simple.  Thanks.  Yes you made it clear to everyone that you thought he was cute. lol

Mercedes  I enjoyed taking everyone. We all deserved it. We have been to this resort a number of times, maybe 6 or more. Mayan side of Mexico is  more jungle, Nayarit side is more mountains & fishing villages. Nayarit side is also half the cost. We usually go end of Nov/beginning of Dec.  It is a lot cheaper at that time of year. We found April VERY windy. Their storm season is about to begin.  But it was nice to see different vegetation in bloom.

josgirl - silliness does help!

70 - I loved, loved, loved those pics!  Seeing the photo collage in all of those places made me smile!

Thanks 70charger!

70 Charger, Thanks for taking us all along!  I loved, loved, loved the pictures!

Special K, I am so sorry to hear about the healing issues.  You so deserve to have it all heal quickly and completely!

hey ladies, I hope you are all doing well. I know it's been awhile since I've posted as I've been taking a step back.  Nat is doing well and has been back to work for a few weeks. Her fills are all complete (the foobs look huge), she has a radiation simulation on Thursday, they've waited longer than usual because there was a healing issue with her nipple in the cancer side but is getting better.  She'll be taking arimidex once rads are complete. The MO also mentioned adding 4 cycles of Perjeta to the once every 3 week herceptin infusion. We're thinking about it.

They seemed to have stabilized her dosage for the meds on the blood clot issue.

We're hoping to rebook our long delayed honeymoon in September.

I recall seeing a post on here about a protocol for getting thru rads. If someone can message me that I would appreciate it.

thanks!

meadow  - I think it is a particularly bad spring - I have had hay fever related asthma for the last couple of months and I rarely have that problem.

All - will be losing my left implant in surgery tomorrow.  I have been through this before with the loss of my left expander just prior to chemo, so I know what to expect.  It won't be out as long this time, but I will have to do the expander to exchange process again.  The teachable moment in this is that neither my PS or I expected this to happen this far out from the original exchange.  While we would all like perfection in our reconstruction, it may be a good idea to resist the urge to tweak your results, particularly if you have had any healing issues in the past.  The surgery I had in March was for a legitimate need - to replace the allograft that was failing.  However, if I knew what was going to happen (surgery to repair my skin in April, this surgery tomorrow, another later to put in a new expander, then another to exchange) I would never have done it, I would have just lived with the situation.

70 - thanks! I will get through this, and I appreciate the support!

Thinking of you Special K.

Special K!  Good luck today in surgery, I know it will work out this time...!  You are such an inspiration, going through so much and you are always here to support and encourage us!  You are wonderful! 

Praying for minimal discomfort, quick healing and health to you!