MI Survivors

Hi everybody. Welcome adrionna and looksgreat. I believe we have someone in Battle Creek and one in Jackson.

ANMom- Glad to hear you got a new job already. That was fast!

Sorry it's taken me so long to get the poll done. It's been a busy couple of weeks.

Irene

This really ticks me off! Every month we lose another bit of board functionality. Six months ago, we lost all the archives. Two months ago, we lost the auto-notify when we had a post in a favorite thread. Now no polls. Why don't they just put up one screen, let us write a message, and have it vanish when we leave? Grrrrrr!

Hi everyone, sorry have not been on for a while I finished my Adriamy, and started the Taxol. I had a real bad reaction so they had to change my tx they started me on my Cytaxon which was going to be last, all have been DD every two weeks, each one of the three Adriamy, Taxol, Cytaxan, was to be 4 times. Now instead of the Taxol 3 more times because I did one I'm going to be doing taxotere instead, but it goes once a week for three weeks then skip a week, then once a week for three weeks then skip a week again then repeat three more weeks which is a lot more chemo and a lot longer time. Then after that radiation I won't be done until spring some time and then who knows. I have been really up for all of this until this happened and it just kind of got to me. It has already been three months but feels more like six, I just want it over. Sorry to whine. I am doing better and praying the taxotere isn't to bad. Keep telling myself this two shell pass! Trying to not look at the big picture just focusing on what I'm doing now the Cytaxin and I only have two more of them left.

I would love to try and meet with you guys again, my Mom is home and doing well so hopefully I'll be able to be there.

SEI you said..."how did you know it was my birthday?? " Well, you mentioned your Birthday coming up in an earlier post and I remembered, I even went and bought a Mylar helium balloon to bring to the lunch but then couldn't go so my cat played with it and loved it lol.

You are all in my prayers, Hugs Jan from Milford

I got my email, too. I was just about to post the message you just did. Good little Kats! purrrrrr Yes, Sphynx, you did a GREAT job last year! Let's do it again!

Hi Michiganders,
I think I'm getting a bit back on track again! Fancy2 I'm sorry I haven't called you yet. It's been a month of not feeling well, Doctors, Hospital ER, I swear I have no more blood to give......they've drawn it so much. Anyhow, they have done alot of testing. Not for "C", but the ole heart. It appears all is fine, so I go back to the Dr. this Friday for whatever reason! Probably so he can tell me it's all in my head!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not real computer savvy........but I try. If you girls get together for a Christmas luncheon please let me know. If possible, I'd love to join and meet you!
Denise

A Dec. Jan get together sounds great. I hope for once I'll be able to make it. I'm a little worried--reconstruction surgery tomorrow, but dr. wants me to have a brachioscopy because jmy lung is "cloudy". Also fractures in sacrum won't heal. I praying it is all unrelated. I hope everyone had a Thanksgiving as great as mine was.
Ann

Hi Everybody,

Hope everyone is doing well.

Sharalou - I'm not near Southfield, but had chemo at Royal Oak Beaumont. Everything else was through Troy Beaumont. Hopefully you can make it to our next lunch.

Ann - Glad to hear changing meds helped the pain. Were you able to have your reconstruction done? How are you doing?

Jan - Thanks for thinking of me. I'm glad your cat got to enjoy the balloon.

I realized I never posted the photo from our last lunch, so here it is:

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normalcani, fancy2, sei, sphynx, tonya88

If anyone has a date in mind for our next lunch, please post. I can make it any time.

Take care,
Irene

Irene,
Thanks for posting the pic, what a beautiful bunch of women.

I still hope everyone has a beautiful Christmas, but my seems to have taken a turn for the worse. See the Metasteses Boards. I am just too tired to try to be a survivor any more. My reconstructionn was such a big disappointment and things went downhill from there.
Ann

Hi. Anyone out there had treatments at Royal Oak Beaumont? That's where I had treatments, and my still see my docs there. I have been done with treatments, July 05. It's weird, cause now is the time almost 2 years ago, that everything started to tumble down. It's sad and scary.
Shari

Hi Shari -

I had treatment at Beaumont Royal Oak (chemo) and rads at Troy. I switched oncs recently, but the new one is also at RO. I finished treatments in August 05, and it's also getting to be the two year mark for me. It's hard to believe. Seems like yesterday, but also seems like years ago.

chris - Have you checked your email?

I'd be up for lunch on Sunday. Anybody else?

Good news, Ann! Keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow's results.

Hopefully some of the other ladies will respond about lunch. Anywhere and any time is good for me.

Ann,
Great news on the MRI, looking forward to hearing the same great news from the brachioscopy.

Hugs,
Mary

Ann,
I'm hoping todays results are good and you get some relief.

I'm up for meeting on Sunday providing there are no last minute issues with my mom. Should we try to meet closer to the Rochester area so that it's less difficult for Ann?

Gerri

Ann:
Adding my congratulations for the good test results and wishes for the rest to be exactly the same!!! I'm up for an early lunch (or brunch) on Sunday as well. Let's do it!!! It sounds like most of us have plans for later so if we can do it early enough (like 11:30 or 12:00)??? it might work out, right?? I also was thinking closer to Rochester for Ann's sake - but whatever we can find or work out is great with me.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Hugs,
Pat