Starting Chemo March 2015

Ksusan. Hope it's ok I laughed and seriously, a nasal spray?

PB. So hard starting the healing process again. You're in my planner for the 11th:)

T-I have some DMSO and mixed some with coconut oil yesterday. It got through cause I could taste garlic but no relief. We would use vet strength on the racehorses after a fast workout and had to wear gloves to prevent absorption. I am loving the oil alone and I always think of you and how you use it for everything!

Sue-thanks for thinking of the oils/me. They help me relax if nothing else

Sharon-I'm so impressed, running?!!

Katy I'm thinking of you:)

Ice is my best friend now.

Saw this and thought it appropriate for me-

A wise woman once said "fuck this shit" and she lived happily ever after

Sue, DMSO is a substance that acts as a carrier, so whatever you put in it gets driven into your tissue. As Diane said, it is used for veterinary stuff like horses, but there is a lot of drama and debate about human use. That's why I have never mentioned it before. Don't want to recommend something that people fight over. You can google it if you want. The only thing I do before I use it is put some water in my skin because it can be slightly irritating. But be warned, anything it mixes with it infuses into your skin. My hubby uses it with marijuana oil on our dog for his skin cancer.

Grandkids just left, they were all Devils today and I am beat. Opening front door, trying to run into the street, timeout from grandpa, shoving a plate of food on the floor, no chocolate pudding for dessert, and the 15 month old kept trying to touch a cactus. Finally I put them in a small bathtub and sat on the floor. They did me in today lol! But I love them anyways!

And can I say this time change sucks big time? Feels like it should be time to go to bed.

Katy so sorry about the cataracts. But everybody I know who gets it done is shocked by how well they can see after, hoping same for you

T-I did find some DMSO cream at a health food store last year. It isn't as strong as what we used for the horses but still absorbs quickly. Sounds like you gad quite a day, made me chuckle:).

Time change is killing me too.. Hard to stay up past 830pm then I'm awake at 4am

I will have to. Hospital regulations require it because I'll be getting something like IV Versed plus some oral stuff. I live 45 minutes from the hospital now, and they told me today I will have an early surgery and have to come back to the Dr. office that same afternoon for a look see. So I don't know who or how yet, but I do have a couple of people I can ask. It's going to be an all day affair. I'll be owing someone big time.

yes. That's probably what will happen. Good idea.

;-)

Katy...sorry to hear about the cataract surgery. When in December will you have them done? I know the anxiety of having it done is hard, it is scary. But we will all be here with you. My mom had her eyes done last year, and she too was so pleased with the the results. Hope it will be the same for you.

PB

did we ever make a decision on the holiday card thing?

I have many of your addresses (which I do not share) from the bracelet project. If anyone else wants to pm me their address I would love to add you to my list.

Hi E

I have loss of sensation in my left breast. It's from the mx, not the Te. Its a result of the nerves that were cut during the mx. Your BS should have explained that, prior to the mx. It also occurs in the region of lymph node removal. The cut nerves cannot regenerate. We can thank BC for that. I, too, can feel when I touch, but its just a "pressure" feeling. I opened a cabinet door into my breast yesterday, and felt nothing. I took this from a Breastcare Website...

"Sensation and touch
Lost sensation is an unfortunate byproduct of mastectomy, caused when delicate nerves are severed as breast tissue is removed. Just how much sensation is regained, and to what degree, varies greatly between individuals. Most women regain some feeling in their new breasts as nerves regenerate; this is more likely to occur with tissue flaps than with implants, because the nerves within the flaps regenerate in the chest. Typically, women remain numb in the front of the breast, retaining sensation primarily in the outer perimeters of the breast."

The implant does "feel" much better than the TE, though. and it isn't nearly as "tight," most of the time. I still get occasional muscle spasms, but no pain. My PS suggested giving up chest presses, but I am stubborn, and won't. I backed down to 25lbs, for now.

I Agree with you, BC is completely Not Cool.

Hugs

Arlene

1. I know what u mean, e. I really slammed the cab door open and was Shocked when I didn't feel it. I actually looked that up yesterday, when it happened. I now understand why my BS didn't want me to have prophylactic BMX. She said she'd always rather strictly monitor the remaining healthy breast, than remove. I am glad to have my right side feel almost normal after the reduction and lift. But I know some things (sexual), will never feel the same. Sorry if that's TMI, but unfortunately true.

BC SUX

when I was first diagnosed I really couldn't see or believe there would be an end to the tunnel, let alone light. Now that I have no treatment left, (thx, TN), I try so hard to be "normal." I am coming to undrstand the term, "new normal." And I Don't Like It. But it is what it is. Because it sure ain't the old normal. I guess I never realized BC cd take such a big piece of my sexual being and feeling. I Am Sad for that loss, too.

Thanks, Katy

Hugs

Arlene

Hey E, I am with you! We're Sisters

Hugs

Arlene

I was wondering about that sensation thing. It does feel like at some point, I will get some feeling back. But I am way more worried about the sex thing, too. I am going to work on that next year after treatment is done. I started using Replens because I felt like I was drier than usual lately.

I just wanted to comment on you ladies who said your employers singled you out about the insurance rate increases. We just got ours and my husband works for a huge company and they went up as much as 50%. So don't feel bad. The increases were way more attributable to Obamacare than you.

I was taking magnesium 2xs a day - as per the bottle instructions (500mg). I cut that back to 1 pill due to bathroom issues. A girl needs to trust her farts. It wasn't that bad, but still.

I do a little coconut oil on my lady parts, I'm often just irritated from dryness. The fun never ends does it?