My (perhaps controversial) thoughts as a "newbie" to CA.

Molly, that's what I thought too. I'll see him in 6 weeks and I'll ask him to make sure I understood him right. I'm sure I missed something in the translation. I thought I'd have to be monitored regularly with the Tamoxifen? I'm so confused

Tappermom, I'm not going anywhere you guys are stuck with me!

Molly, I asked my MO again about continuing to follow me for years to come? He said again from the type, size and location of tumor and with the DBMX I'm good to go. I'll see him in 6 weeks to get my Tamoxifen script and be tested occasionally for SEs but other than that I'm done. I feel a little better about it but I'll still keep a close eye on things from here on. It I st doesn't seem right to me...

Lori, I would be concerned as well. Obviously if you had chemo you have more risk than me and I see my MO every 4 months. He is going to move me to every six I think after this appointment and I still see my BS every six months.

Molly, I'll give Sassy a call later this evening. She's on another thread and very helpful to those of us that are in a constant state of confusion.

Trill, I hate being abandoned but I will adjust lol

I had my blood work done this morning and everything came back normal. I went out to eat my sandwich by the pond and feed my fish this afternoon... just to relax. While I was sitting there minding my own business, Papa Goose was nice enough to go on a run with me! Ok, it wasn't so much as a run with me as it was me running away from him! I'm not sure what's gotten into him this year as he's never chased me before. Maybe he thinks I'm fat and I needed to burn off my sandwich?! Oh well, silly goose!

This is Mama Possum with a pouch full of babies. I love sitting and watching the little ones squirm. So cute! She's probably a good 4 to5 lb possum!

Happy Easter! Trill, I love that magazine cover!

Lori, I hope the girls bring their babies around after they are born.

Trill, I just missed seeing April's baby born. I logged on not long after it was born. It is so adorable! It is now running around the pen. I could watch it all day.

Happy Easter, Everyone!

April's baby is a boy! Mother Nature at her best!

Here's a few pictures of our "grandanimals" hunting for eggs. They are so funny and never disappoint us lol

Stuffing eggs with cat kibble, peeps and chicken

Before

During

Look Mommy! I laid an egg!

The mess after the party!

DH slamming the door closed "A raccoon scratched at the door and I thought it wanted a peep, but he dropped the peep and wants to come in the house!"

Me, "So let him in"

DH "Are you crazy?!"

Me "Nope, he just wants to sit and look around."

DH "Yeah right!"

I sat down on the floor and waited, Buddy came back, stood up on his back legs and scratched on the patio door.

Me "He's back" (opening door)

DH " What are you doing?!"

Me "I'm letting him in."

DH "Are you crazy?!"

Me "Nope, he just wants to visit."

Buddy comes in, sits, looks around sniffs for a bit then goes on his way.

DH "I thought you were exaggerating when you said the raccoons come in to visit with you"

Me "Why would I exaggerate such a thing?"

DH "Cuz you're you."

Me "Nope, not me."

DH "You and your animals!"

We had a great Easter! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!

Hi Ladies,

I've scrolled around and i can't find my last post on this thread, lol, so forgive me please, for forgetting what I last wrote.

I had SNB surgery last wednesday, and have followup appt with BS tomorrow (Tues) morning to get the results. I've been so deep into doing research online that I'm exhausted and ready for my nighttime TV, so I'm just popping in to say hi. And complain: THIS IS SO HARD!!!

I'm overwhelmed with info. Trying to weigh things out. Couple factors suggest I should get conservative treatment, more factors suggest I should hit the cancer with everything they've got. Then of course, the holistically-minded and skeptical side of me has to stick its head into the mix and consider the alternative and complementary aspects of cancer care, their success stories, the conspiracy theories (Big Pharma and mainstream medical community wanting to rush cancer patients onto chemo, radiation, and tons of meds to manage the side effects), and even some mainstream, cutting edge research suggesting that traditional treatments contribute to recurrences and mets because they don't kill cancer stem cells, and and and and it's enough to set my head spinning! Arrrgh!!!

Sooooo, my mind is iffy as it is, and I'm losing what's left of it. LOL. I'm sure I'm not the first to go through this. Thanks for listening! TTY'allL

NCGirl, I know what you mean with all the research. What a mess to wade through! It didn't take me long to decide what I wanted to do. My kids had a lot to do with my decision as they asked me to throw everything available at it so I did. They've lost too many friends to BC and begged me not to do as they did which was an alternative treatment. It also depends on your diagnosis. I'm sorry I know I'm not much help am I?

Hi Ladies,

I had a followup with BS this morning to discuss pathology report from last week's SNB. The doc was all happy cuz all was negative. but when I got home and studied the report and how node status is determined, I learned that "clear" isn't necessarily totally clear. Technically, my node was negative. However, the report said there were 7 "isolated tumor cells." Well, that didn't sound too scary until I found out that an ITC isn't a single cell, but up to about 200 cells or .2mm. Well sheez. That sounds kinda positive in my book! Upon more research, there is some debate about the whole matter among pathologists. Ugh!

BS is putting in a referral to an MO for me. She put in a referral for RO, too, but until I see the MO, I won't know if he'll want chemo/herceptin first or radiation. We don't even know for sure what he's going to recommend. In any event, BS said I can't do anything for at least 3 weeks to give my body time to heal from surgery. I have a huge green bruise on my boob and my nipple itches! The BS was thrilled, lol. She's a real hoot. Followup in 3 weeks.

On a very happy note, the cervical polyp that was removed last week is benign. Yay!! Thursday I have my annual cancer check with my urologist (bladder cancer a few years ago, only needed surgery). I've been clear for several years, so hopefully i'll be clear again this year.

I am so tired!