Stage 2 Sisters Club

When I first started on it, I was of the mindset that I wanted to stay on it forever. My oncologist and I talked about it a lot. If I had insisted, I think I could have talked him into seven years, but he said he would absolutely NOT recommend it for more than that (with my stats anyway). As I got closer to 5 years; I decided that since studies were saying it would not actually help (with my statistics anyway), and since my estrogen would be decreased naturally (since I was 5 years older), and since I wanted to protect my overall health......I quit. It was very scary but very liberating as well. I never had horrible SEs while on, but definitely just feel 'lighter' (hard to explain) since I've been done.

* I do want to point out that I'm just sharing my experience, not advocating that anyone do the same. Those decisions need to be made in consultation with your oncologist and with your own personal risk factors, age, other health concerns, feelings etc. etc. No easy decisions, for sure.

Tpralph, they will probably change their recommendations FIVE times in the next five years......drives me crazy!

If you are just starting, I wouldn't even worry about the end date. ^{Hopefully, they will be able to give you much clearer guidelines by the time you need them.}

I’m checking in , still doing my taxol got 5 more to go. Looks like it’s gojng to end before Christmas. I’m hooding my neuropathy won’t be too bad so I can finish my taxol. Or else I might have to stop early. I’m going to see my MO this Thursday we will see what happens.

Hope everyone are doing good, congrats grandma4. Prayers for all the pink sisters everything goes well.

Congratulations Gramma4X! I'm glad everything is going well your way. You'll have to let us know what you decide about the job (nice to be asked even if you don't decide to take it!).

Hope your MO can give you some insights on the Taxol, Paulette. Blah, chemo will be a good thing to have BEHIND you!

Pink, keep smearing on whatever ointment they recommend (not before radiation, but right afterward and then again before you go to bed at night; I brought a small tube into the changing room with me & used it right after I got zapped).

DH & I had a very fun trip to Washington, DC at the beginning of the month. I think we squeezed as much as humanly possible in the space of one week! We have been doing 'getting ready for winter' yard work ever since. We raked & raked & raked, put away patio furniture, hoses etc., cut back the perennials, and pulled the annuals..... it looks and feels like late fall around here, and we've already had some snow flurries. Burr.......but don't feel too sorry for me, because next week I will be in Florida on a Girlfriends Beach Vacation!

I missed my check in. Congrats to you, Grandam3x! I am a grandma to one and he is the light of my life. I am doing well. Just crazy busy with work and home life.

Warms my heart to read you ladies are forgetting to check-in because you're living life.

Octo, Congrats on the new condo and new knees! Be blessed.

Hi everybody! I'm in the "thought I was stage 1, but biopsy report was wrong and my MRI results now put me in Stage 2" category.

As you can see by my diagnosis, I have 2 ER+/PR+ HE2- tumors in my right breast, and that boob is going bye bye on Nov. 28th. I'm keeping the left, because she hasn't done me wrong.

Getting immediate reconstruction on the right, and my BS feels certain they can make it aesthetically pleasing and matching the left w/out having to do anything to the left, which is great (fingers crossed).

After surgery I might have to do rads, if I have any positive nodes, and will go on Tamoxifen.

Nice to meet everyone.

That's my BS's plan..I have to meet with the PS on Wednesday..I'm gonna ask him about that.

Thanks HoneyBeaw, good to know that. The weight gain could be from water retention. It's one of the side effects. I lost a little weight during chemo which I hope to keep off now that my clothes fit better. But as you said keeping that spoon out of my mouth is getting harder now that my appetite is back. I've started back in with walking on the treadmill twice a day for 20 minutes. I'm hoping it will help with any muscle or joint pain. I've got 6 out of 20 rads done.

This tropical storm called cancer is almost over.

Welcome, Jaymeb!

Yesterday was my 1st cancer anniversary! I am very proud of myself that I can stay strong throughout this toughest year of my life. I am still under treatment, I just started second round of Xeloda yesterday (need to do 6 rounds).

Congratulations, ladies!

What date do you consider as your anniversary? The day your cancer was confirmed?

For me it was the day I received my biopsy results, diagnoses day. I guess you could have a lot of Anniversary days concidering different treatments and surgeries. I don't want that many though. I don't think I'll concider or think about any of them at all actually.

I am wondering if I am the only stage II to do Xeloda?