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  • TortyLass
    TortyLass Member Posts: 43
    edited June 2015

    Noor, Glad surgery is done and wishes for a speedy recovery!! Xoxo


    I'm finally scheduled for port removal surgery today at 5:30. (Under general anesthesia due to the clot issue, with a vascular surgeon as well. Phew.) I am ready for my own bed again! Probably will be on Coumadin for a while though to get rid of the rest of the clot. More good news.... Finished Rads on Tuesday. Didn't quite plan to depart my last session via wheelchair, but I'll take it anyway!!!

    Hang in there ladies, we are all Warriors!!

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  • Noor46
    Noor46 Member Posts: 68
    edited June 2015

    Lara, great picture! And very happy chemo is over now. Hoping you se will also disappear soon.

    Tortilass, good they finally can remove your port and hope you will also recover well from it. I'am glad they removed mine, cause I always felt it. But glad I had it anyway, because I never could have had chemo through my veins. Even for the anesthesia I didn't get it by IV, but with a mask. The nurse tried to put the IV in my arm, no good, hurt a lot and now I have a big bruise. Tried my hand, but no success either, so got the mask.

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  • TortyLass
    TortyLass Member Posts: 43
    edited June 2015

    Noor, looks like you and I have the same veins...Yuck!! they tried to do chemo in my vein, but could only get one between my knuckles and the Taxotere blew it within 10 minutes. I was so happy to have my port, but like you, felt it all along and it developed a fibrin sheath, didnt work for draws... blah blah blah. Now it created a blood clot. Charming. I'm thankfull it worked for the infusions but sheesh!

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  • TortyLass
    TortyLass Member Posts: 43
    edited June 2015

    A little introduction to my IV buddy, "Torty". I'm a scuba diver and sea turtle lover... (Torty is short for tortuga, Spanish for tortoise). His shell is perfect to keep the IV from crimping. :)

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  • Suladog
    Suladog Member Posts: 952
    edited June 2015

    Lara,

    Congrats to you!!! Great to put that behind you, and I love the windshield.

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  • SweetHope
    SweetHope Member Posts: 439
    edited June 2015

    Lara, Waahooo! So happy for you! What an accomplishment.

    Noor, Sending more gentle hugs. Take advantage of five days of pampering in the hospital. Here, we are pushed out the door as soon as we can pee!

    TortiLass, I hope your little tortoise can accompany you in surgery today. Sending gentle hugs. Please let us know how you are when you can.

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  • Tennisfan
    Tennisfan Member Posts: 114
    edited June 2015

    Noor, Tortylass, Lara, such good news all around!!!

    Congratulations and speedy recovery!!!

    Marjo who loves scub

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  • Suladog
    Suladog Member Posts: 952
    edited June 2015

    Noor and Torti,

    Hope you both are doing well and on the mend. So nice to have a 5 day hospital rest Noor.

    Sweet hope,

    You are so right. The first time I did this 25 yrs ago, they kept me in for a week and removed the drains before I left so I went home without any "reminders" to dwell on. This last time I went home the next day, but surprisingly felt better one day post surgery this time , then I did one day PS last time. No one was more surprised than me

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  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 452
    edited June 2015

    Lara!

    I am so happy you made it over the finish line!! FU cancer, love your sign on the window. Have a celebration and feel better everyday!!

    PMR53

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  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 452
    edited June 2015

    Lara!

    I am so happy you made it over the finish line!! FU cancer, love your sign on the window. Have a celebration and feel better everyday!!

    PMR53

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  • TortyLass
    TortyLass Member Posts: 43
    edited June 2015

    Out of surgery and back in my room. Dinner eaten, meds taken and watching Family Guy. LoL will transition to Coumadin and go home!! :)

    Hugs everyone!!!

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  • SweetHope
    SweetHope Member Posts: 439
    edited June 2015

    TortyLass, have a restful night.

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  • spookisgirl
    spookisgirl Member Posts: 96
    edited June 2015

    Lara--Congrats on completing Chemo!!!

    Noor and Torty--I wish you a speedy recovery!!

    I, however, am not doing so great. My chemo this week is being delayed due to intolerable side effects, most of which are not the taxol, but more likely the steroids. Apparently, I am very sensitive to them and have been having major stomach issues, muscle weakness, super highs and intense lows. At one point today, the oncologist was considering stopping chemo altogether, but in the end she decided to give me a week off to recover before restarting for my last 3 treatments. Because of my age, she wants me to finish all 12 infusions of taxol. So I get a week off, then back at it with almost no steroids (she is nervous if she stops them completely the taxol side effects will be too much and could cause permanent neuropathy) and a slightly lesser dose. I have an appointment next week to see where we are, and how I am doing. They are also going to do an abdominal ultrasound to make sure my stomach and other organs are ok, and an x-ray as I may have a slightly cracked rib I never noticed.

    An emotional day for me, to say the least. I won't finish chemo now until July 17th and of course, rads and my surgery will now be delayed too.

    The one silver lining is that because I am not getting an infusion tomorrow, it is guaranteed I will be strong enough to perform a cha cha/rumba/hustle mix Saturday night. When I post the video I will make sure I post a link here :)

    Jenn

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  • Tennisfan
    Tennisfan Member Posts: 114
    edited June 2015

    Jenn, so sorry to hear!!! A week's rest will surely do tou good and the end of this misery is stiil quite near, promised!!! Hang in there :0)

    Enjoy the latin dancing!!!

    Marjo

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  • TortyLass
    TortyLass Member Posts: 43
    edited June 2015

    aw Jen, so sorry about how badly you are feeling. Keep on truckin' girl. can't wait to see you dance!

    hugs!

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  • Noor46
    Noor46 Member Posts: 68
    edited June 2015

    Jenn, so sorry to hear your chemo will be delayed due to se of the steroids. Good luck with the scans and keep on dancing. I look forward to see you video

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  • LCH033
    LCH033 Member Posts: 83
    edited June 2015

    Thank you Ladies for all the happy dances and celebratory words!!! I feel such relief and joy!!! On the down hill slide now!!! I made it through ALL my chemo!! SE's be damned!!

    Jenn so sorry to hear about your delay and SE's being so bad; I feel your pain; hopefully you can get stronger to get through the rest so on July 17th we will be doing the Happy Dance for you!!

    Here are some pictures from Yesterday! The first one is My boyfriend Ben, Myself, and my daughter Christina

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    Me and Christina

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    Me and my Research Nurse Mary

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    It was a great day!!

    Love you ladies; hope you have a good weekend with little to no SE's!!

    Lara

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  • loriekg
    loriekg Member Posts: 263
    edited June 2015

    Yay Lara! Now I just have to say...you have GOT to be kidding me! You look like your daughter's SISTER not mother!! You are beautiful!! Hope you have little to no SE's! --Lorie

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  • RV6gal
    RV6gal Member Posts: 331
    edited June 2015

    Lara - CONGRATULATIONS! What great pictures. Your daughter looks so much like you. Beautiful! Hope the great feeling continues and the SE's go quickly!

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  • RV6gal
    RV6gal Member Posts: 331
    edited June 2015

    Jenn - Sorry to hear you are having these issues. I like your silver lining attitude though. Hope the week off makes you stronger and you get good information when you meet with your MO next week. Looking forward to seeing you dance!


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  • SweetHope
    SweetHope Member Posts: 439
    edited June 2015

    Lara, congratulations! You and your twin sister are darling. And Ben is still a hunk!

    Jenn, I sure hope things get straightened out with the steroids and that you are able to finish all the Taxol. You amaze me with your dancing. Can't wait to see the video

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  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 452
    edited June 2015

    Jenn,

    Hang in there, you are almost done. In a way it's good to take a break!! You can dance on Saturday!! I think almost everybody done in the next couple weeks.

    Xoxo

    PMR53

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  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 452
    edited June 2015

    Torty,

    Glad you are getting better and blood must be thinner. Be careful and have a great weekend!!

    I am leaving BC on my doorstep Sunday!! Going on a much needed vacation with DH!!

    PMR53

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  • spookisgirl
    spookisgirl Member Posts: 96
    edited June 2015

    Hi Ladies, I hope this link works :) This is my performance. I had one moment where it seemed by legs were going to give out on me, but in the end they kept it together.


    Fighting like a girl


    Jenn

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  • Noor46
    Noor46 Member Posts: 68
    edited June 2015

    Jenn, you can be very proud of your performance! Keep on dancing and chemo will be over for you to very soon!

    This is a picture of me and my daughter at the hospital,yesterday. Since she will go to university next schoolyear and will be working all summer far from home as of tomorrow, this was a special moment for me.


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    As you can see, my hear is growing back, but it is impossible to do anything with it, it points in all directions!

    Noor

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  • Tennisfan
    Tennisfan Member Posts: 114
    edited June 2015

    Way to go Jenn,the link works and your dancing was awesome!!!

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  • Tennisfan
    Tennisfan Member Posts: 114
    edited June 2015

    Ps Noor, glad you could have quality time with your daughter - you are both beautiful!!!

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  • SweetHope
    SweetHope Member Posts: 439
    edited June 2015

    Jenn, You are graceful and strong. Thanks for sharing.

    Noor, your daughter is lovely; and I can't wait to have hair as long as yours.

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  • RV6gal
    RV6gal Member Posts: 331
    edited June 2015

    Jenn, the dancing was awesome! I can't believe how much strength you have. Keep it going!

    Noor, what a beautiful picture of you and your daughter. My son leaves next Thursday for school far away too. I know how you feel! By the way, I wish my hair was as long as yours!

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  • LCH033
    LCH033 Member Posts: 83
    edited June 2015

    Thank you all for the pic comments! My daughter is amazing and I did have her young; I was like 6...LOL Just kidding; however we are very close. And I have to agree with your Sweethope; Ben is a hunk and a GOOD man. It's been hard on him too and he has stuck by me and loved me through it!

    Lorie, thank you, we get allot of the you look like sisters and "twinkies"...Lol

    Noor, I love the pic of you and your daughter, she's beautiful!

    Jenn, Kudos to you on the dance! You did Awesome!! I would have tripped over my own feet and fell on my butt!! And I am so out of shape right now and weak.....Good for you!! I loved it!! Thanks for sharing!!

    I have a question; living in Texas I have been wanting to go hang out at the pool and lay in the sun a little and just do what you do during the summer in Texas. What are the rules after Taxol and before radiation and time in the sun? I have like a 50 or 80 SPF sunscreen I can keep on. But I would love to just spend an hour or so around 5 pm hanging out by the pool.

    Any suggestions or flat out No No's?

    Love to you all and big ((((((HUGS))))))

    Lara

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