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  • PoppyK
    PoppyK Member Posts: 1,805
    edited February 2015

    I'll be in your pocket, too, Amy!

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  • justamy
    justamy Member Posts: 532
    edited February 2015

    Looks like you guys have the party covered. I'm glad I have big pockets! There's room for everyone! Thank you all. Hugs.Amy

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  • Deborah2012
    Deborah2012 Member Posts: 234
    edited February 2015

    Dearest Middies, please explain the etiquette for "pocket parties" for the uninitiated. thanks ever so much! Good luck tomorrow Justamy. We share the same Feb 3rd date for mastectomies. I'll be thinking of you.

    Deborah2012


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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited February 2015

    Count me in for a pocket, or even some pocket hopping!


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  • chipmunk57
    chipmunk57 Member Posts: 58
    edited February 2015

    Oooooooh, a party! I'm in!

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  • Tomboy
    Tomboy Member Posts: 3,945
    edited February 2015

    Deborah, for pocket parties you make yourself small, and jump in! That way, someone will be comforted knowing you are in there! when you put on the gown, we jump onto the hem, so we are right there with you. once, it took a long time for me to get all the lint off, when i went to someone's pocket party, and another time, i found an old M&M to munch on! (and try to not make too much noise during the op itself, or it might get you noticed!

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  • glennie19
    glennie19 Member Posts: 6,398
    edited February 2015


    Yeah, one time I was playing my Ipod too loudly and got noticed.  And crunchy snacks get you noticed too.

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited February 2015

    but crunchy Cheetos are

    prerequisite !!!!!!

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited February 2015

    My keyboard is getting all sticky because I was noshing on that finger food (and slupring down a few libations, courtesy of Eph.)

    Hope the surgery went well, justamy, and that you get released tomorrow as planned. I don't find hospitals restful at all, so the sooner you get home, the better, teen care-giving and all. Healing wishes going out to ya!

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited February 2015

    amy, been thinking of you all day. gentle (((hugs))) I hope all that cheeto crunching didn't bother you! We can really celebrate with our virtual munchies.

    I made it to the hospital today to get my blood work done and picked up my poop kit. oh joy! They gave me very detailed instructions.

    tommy, how'd your procedure go?

    I love this commercial they are showing on tv these days. People exercising in their hot tub. Oh please, when I am in a hot tub I am not thinking about exercising. Come to think of it, I don't think about exercising much.

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  • PoppyK
    PoppyK Member Posts: 1,805
    edited February 2015

    Amy, I hope everything went well today and that you are resting peacefully. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited February 2015

    Does thinking about exercise count as exercise?

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  • glennie19
    glennie19 Member Posts: 6,398
    edited February 2015


    Who exercises in a hot tub?  That's nuts! I pulled a muscle in my brain thinking about exercise!

    Hi Amy!  Hope all went well.   Mac had Cheetos and I had Nacho cheese Doritos, so I apologize for the orange-y mess in your pocket!

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  • mel147
    mel147 Member Posts: 479
    edited February 2015

    Hi, Amy - I hope you are doing well and either home now or on your way home!! Love the pocket party...this is the first I heard about it! Hope the crowd wasn't too rowdy for you!

    And...enjoy that new recliner!!


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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited February 2015

    Eli - I see that you have pumped up the page with some great healing energy! Very thoughtful.

    Amy - hope you are home now and resting comfortably. Sending some extra healing energy your way. The pocket party was a blast (sorry I had to skip out for a wee while to attend my gym class). I'm a little late checking in due to the shenanigans going on till the wee hours of the morning. (hope we didn't disturb you too much) These middies can parrrrrrtay!

    I'm wishing I had a hot tub tonight. My muscles are starting to scream at me due to my "gentle fit" workout last night.

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited February 2015

    isn't it funny how muscles we didn't even know we had hurt the most after exercise. Good for you, bars, keeping up with your class.

    yes, we hadn't had a good PP in a while. That was fun. Now who is finding the hot male nurse to keep amy company while she recoups in her recliner.




























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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited February 2015

    okay, why is there such a big space under my post?

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  • Tomboy
    Tomboy Member Posts: 3,945
    edited February 2015

    ...that IS weird,huh? probably entirely random...

    my procedure went very well. I did the su prep, chugged it, then sucked on a lemon. the hardest part was drnking the last 16 oz cup. i did throw up some of that on the second part of the prep. i did not go far from the toilet, especiallly with pat two! i am glad i followed my instincts, and had Depends. whew! especially the middle of the night one! didnt get much sleep at all. all the people involved in the actuall ceremony were really nice, and i dont have to go back for ten years! i hope yours goes very well indeed too, macatac.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited February 2015

    Was checking to see if justamy had posted, but I'm sure we'll hear from her after she gets some rest at home.

    Tomboy, You definitely aced that test. Ace in the hole! (Sorry, the bad brain switch flips on all by itself.) Seriously, you got the ten year interval, and it doesn't get any better than that. Sorry you had such a pukey prep. I forgot to mention that my favorite prep is the Gatorade prep, so any with a colonoscopy on the horizon might want to ask about getting that one. The down side, it does have the "part two" phase at some ungodly middle of the night time.

    My next oncologist visit is at the end of the month. Blood work. I don't feel anxious. It kind of feels like just going thru' the motions at this point. That's a good thing tho', isn't it? I can't guarantee it, but Newbies, it is possible that one day BC will not be at the forefront of your mind, as hard as that may be to believe today. (And I have always said that was one thing(*) I hated about cancer...how it just loomed over everything else like an ugly dark cloud. Then, one day, the sun peeks thru.)

    image (*) Of course, I hated a LOT of other things about it too!!!!!


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  • justamy
    justamy Member Posts: 532
    edited February 2015

    hi guys. I am at home resting in my recliner. My surgery went as planned except they ended up taking out six lymph nodes because they couldn't decide which was the Sentinel lymph node. I am very sore. I am also concerned because my plastic surgeon put my tissue expanders under my armpit. So now I'm flat chest is in the front and has the strange boobs sticking out from the sides. I see both my surgeon and PS next week so hopefully they will be able to show me what's up. My pathology report is supposed to be in on Friday but he will probably wait to go over it in his office Monday. if all my nodes are clear then I'm done with treatment if they aren't lll do radiation. Just pray that they are clear.Thank you all for being there with me in my pocket

    hugs

    Amy.

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  • glennie19
    glennie19 Member Posts: 6,398
    edited February 2015


    (((Amy)))  glad you are home and resting in recliner.  No idea why TE's are in your armpit??  But hopefully you will find everythng out on Monday.  **hoping for clear nodes** I had 6 removed too,,, my BS says he takes the sentinel and any that are nearby.  Whatever,,,, he told me that afterwards.

    Rest and watch TV/movies!

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  • PoppyK
    PoppyK Member Posts: 1,805
    edited February 2015

    Amy, glad to hear from you! I don't understand the TE on your sides either... strange to me, but I know next to nothing about TEs. Sorry you are so sore, take those pain pills as needed. So glad to see your personality come through on your post.

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  • justamy
    justamy Member Posts: 532
    edited February 2015

    Re: TE. I am going in next week yo get them repositioned. The doctor said they were following the path of least resistance and that it happens very rarely but I guess I'm the lucky one!..sigh

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  • PoppyK
    PoppyK Member Posts: 1,805
    edited February 2015

    Justamy, Don't you just hate being one of the "lucky ones"? ;-) Amazed at the things that can and some times do happen to us on this journey.

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  • justamy
    justamy Member Posts: 532
    edited February 2015

    yeah I really don't feel Lucky... Lol...my doc told me to put a bra on to hold the tissue expanders in place. I put the bra on and were it for about 30 minutes. Now I feel like I'm going to pass out because it hurts so bad. Next time I find a plastic surgeon I think I'm going to look for a woman because at least she it well get it. No more bra for me!

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited February 2015

    Tomboy, your little remark re: the "ceremony" hit my funny bone. Laughed and laughed, thank you!

    Amy, now tell the truth. Didn't you always want boobs under your arms?

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  • Deborah2012
    Deborah2012 Member Posts: 234
    edited February 2015

    Hello Middies,

    Amy dahlink, we are sooo relieved that you are home and didn't require any "extended stay" at the BC hotel. I tell you what I'd tell your PS. I want my TEs repositioned alright. I want them shoved down my arm more to fill in that under arm flab that has taken up swing dancing above my elbow.

    TEs may change based on radiation and other therapies. They may want to get all lab work back and then position your foobs so that they don't have to become nomads on your chest during any treatments. My question is- when they are repositioned, are you under general anesthesia? Local? Or is it like some secret maneuver that PSs are taught - you know, like putting a dislocated shoulder back into place? Also, where will your PS perform this? I'm guessing you'll be admitted to an outpatient surgie center and placed under general anesthesia. You are still very tender from the BMX.

    Node anomalies- They found my Sentinel, but the next node wasn't part of the same "primary" node system. It drained to a secondary system instead. The BS took three nodes total. I recalled being a little miffed because I feared lymphedema. She told me after decades of being a surgeon, she became more conservative. In the end, I didn't get LE and now, feel extra "informed/protected".

    How many drains did you wind up with? I felt like the movie Jaws with the yellow barrels harpooned on me. I hope you sleep, make your pillow fortress just the way you like it and get some strength back. You deserve an "I did it" victory certificate. Now, if anyone gets in your face, you can smile and say "I'm down a few body parts, so be nice to me."

    Tomboy, I did a hearty har har on the "ceremony' as well.




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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited February 2015

    Tomboy - glad you were given the all clear for 10 years! Lots of time for you to forget all about the yuckiness of it all before doing it all over again.

    amy - glad to hear that your recliner is treating you well. Sorry about the pain - hope it diminishes quickly for you. Wishing you only good news when you go see dr on Monday!

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited February 2015

    justamy - so glad it's all over! Definitely keep up with the pain pills and so glad you got a new recliner. Hope your daughter is a top-notch nurse. I had to lean on my college-aged son and he really surprised me (in a good way)!

    Tomboy - I like the ceremony phrase too. I'm going to have to borrow that from you when it's time for "fun with gastroenterologists and nauseating drinks" again. I've already forgotten what year I had it done. I have to go back in 3 years, so yeah, you got an A+ girl!

    staynsane - I would love to take my dogs on an RV trip with me. But since I was flying back I couldn't. They would love it and being with Mama, too. And they help keep you safe. There were several times we ended up sleeping behind a 7-11 or something because the weather got bad or it was just a pit stop. I would have loved to have my dog with me then but I did quit worrying about that pretty fast. Ends up when you find a good place to pull off the road, the truckers are doing it too so you're never really alone. And the people in the campgrounds are some of the nicest people I've ever met. They're all very happy to help you with anything and everything. Honest, it was like they couldn't do enough for you!

    I've been trying to get my photos from my son - he has most of them... and he can't seem to pull himself away from his new girlfriend long enough to take care of it. His excuse is he's trying to figure out the best way to transfer 100's of photos and that's probably part of it, but sheesh! Take a few minutes and think about it. Hopefully, soon.

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited February 2015

    tommy, glad you aced the ceremony! Did they give you the video? Yep, just forget about it for now. I had my last one last year so I got some more time. Maybe they'll come up with a gin and tonic prep?

    amy, I'd tell that doc where he could wear a bra!!!! Man, the path of least resistance, mine would be by my belly button! Just rest and get all those pillows just so, settle into your cozy nest and heal. Worry about the next part next week.

    heart, I waiting for those pictures, too. Tell him if sending the 100s feels overwhelming to just send 2 or 3 at a time.

    eph, loved the comment re' amy. lol

    I see my MO in 2 weeks. I don't even feel like putting in the effort. I'm trying to get myself excited by promising me some shopping time. At least I could go by the hospital boutique and pick up some new bras. (still one of my least favorite items of clothing)

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