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  • jdragr
    jdragr Member Posts: 13
    edited December 2017

    My lumpectomy got moved up to the 26th. Not ready for this...

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  • BreastIntentions
    BreastIntentions Member Posts: 23
    edited December 2017

    Jdragr; will be thinking of you.

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  • Pharmgirl69
    Pharmgirl69 Member Posts: 42
    edited December 2017

    Good morning waiting room! Been awhile since I checked in and wanted to see how everyone was doing, Kat how did the biopsy go? Sahicks when is your appt? Did you hear back yet? Jdr...good luck on Tuesday, we will be thinking about you. Try your best to enjoy the holiday.

    I had my PET scan Thursday and port placed on Friday. Bowser, I have no idea how your wife was up to go to a movie after her port....I was sore as all get out and had to break down and take a pain pill. Feeling a little better today, I can at least move my right arm today.

    I asked the Breast surgeon about my PET scan yesterday. They didn't have the full report but did say it looked good. A few areas "lit" and the BO would probably want to follow up but nothing concerning. Since this conversation was post-anesthesia, I left it at that for now and will get more infor Wednesday at my pre-Chemo appointment. That eased my worry enough to get me through the weekend. "nothing concerning" was music to my areas.

    Start chemo next friday, went wig shopping and plan on shaving my head New Years Eve....what a party! I didn't purchase a wig yet as I'm not sure how I feel about them but getting one isn't off the table. I think getting one would make other people more comfortable being around me but I just don't know if i will be more self conscious WITH one.

    I hope everyone is ready for the holiday. We've all had so much going on I know I am running very behind schedule with shopping/wrapping etc.

    Have a very Happy Holiday and big hugs to everyone in the waiting room!

    Stacey

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  • bowser
    bowser Member Posts: 20
    edited December 2017

    We had our first chemo Thursday, so I guess we're officially out of the waiting room. I know it's different for everyone, and we're only 48 hours removed, but so far she's just tired. Nausea hasn't been an issue at all, she is really tired though. Our oncologist told us that it's so much harder to deal with the unknown, and once we get into chemo we will at least be facing less of the unknowns.

    I'll keep you all in my prayers and will be looking the chemo forums, particularly the december starting one. I'll keep an eye out for your progress, looking forward to all of us being on the better side of this mess!

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  • iris986
    iris986 Member Posts: 47
    edited December 2017

    Had my mammogram got called back a few days later for diagnostic mammogram for grouped calcifications. Went for diagnostic and was told by radiologist I had a 4mm area of grouped microcalcifications birad 4b. Was sent for steriotactic biopsy on the 21st. Results should be in on the 29th. My husband and I are so nervous, its driving us both crazy. My previous mammogram in December 2016 was clean. The waiting is so hard. I'm sleeping alot just trying to get through it. Every year it's something new always in Dec. Or January. I had Thyroid cancer in Feb. 2009, then lupus, Raynauds, livedo reticularis, Myasthenia, pulmonary embolisms, pacemaker, fluid around heart, Rheumatoid, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, Broke my back from T6 to end of Sacrum in Dec. 2016 the day before my anniversary just from bending over and was told I'd never walk again, in July had a miracle and started walking again. Then I went for my colonoscopy two weeks before my mammogram and doc found Fifteen sessiles and polyps, three quarters we're precancerous and one at the cecum he couldn't get all out, the wall was too thin, he said I'm a ticking time bomb.

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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited December 2017

    pharmgirl I love the shaving your head on New Years and taking control of your chemo I hope that you sail through I had a friend I used to take to her chemo she has been cancer free for years but I remember first thing she did when she got in the car was pull of her wig it totally did not bother me I say do what you want this is about you and not everyone around you personally I love the cap look there are some awesome caps out but it is a very personal decision

    Bowser I am so happy your wife is not experiencing naseau and she is so very lucky to have your support I pray she does well throughout her treAtment

    Jdrgr. Please enjoy your holiday will be thinking of you!

    Dagneyt how are you doing??

    Iris986. Wow ticking time bomb that was not the best thing to tell a patient I mean REALLY.....my sister and I have sessile polyps removed every time we get colonoscopy it is scary .you have really fought with and won a lot of battles it seems I hope you get benign results and will be thinking of you I also dealt with my mother getting a pulmonary embolism you really have been through a lot and you are walking that is wonderful so try to make it through the holidays feeling blessed for battles won and try to enjoy your loved ones please keep us posted!

    As for me .... my first mammo was nov 2 I had to wAit three weeks for diagnostic then I was given a birads four and was scheduled another few weeks out for biopsy went in got on table and they said the calcifications were too faint to be able to biopsy and to come back in 6 months. My gyno got the record And called me a week after that and said no we are not waiting she referred me to a breast surgeon who's office called yesterday and let me know first consultation they could schedule is January 9 and she will consult and look at my mammo and then possibly schedule a biopsy ....so ...I am so over the waiting, the anxiety I have experienced is not ok.

    I have decided that it will be 2 weeks till appointment and another week or so probably if biopsy is done then lab wait so really a three month wait....I feel totally well I have no symptoms whatsoever nothing palpable but the three month anxiety may cause something....

    I am told the reason I rate a birad4 is a 9mm cluster of mixed punctuate And amorphous calcification it also says I have extremely dense tissue and that would prevent the mammo from detecting tumours,my Gyno says either a second opinion needs to say it is birad 2 or 3 or we get a biopsy she said she would not personally wait and watch on a birad4 so if radiologist could not get a good view for a stero biopsy I am not sure how a surgeon could get a better view for a surgical biopsy. I asked surgeons scheduler and she said after surgeon looked at films she may send me to a breast center for biopsy but I have already been turned away from breast center.... she said there was a form of biopsy done in office but there is a second form that. I would have to go to breast center.... so I feel I may be wasting time and get turned away to wait again. I did read reports online stating that faint microcalcifications that rAte a birad4 and are too faint for stereo biopsy need to get a surgical biopsy as in these study over a few years time with faint calcifications that could not get needle biopsy and they went ahead and did surgical they found ten percent DCIS and ten percent Idc and The rest benign with some of the benign with adh so it warrants a surgical but how can they see area to do surgical if they cannot see for needle?

    Does anyone know if a surgical biopsy is more like a lumpectomy except of course they would not know margins and I know if they found cancer they would have to go back in with lumpectomy

    Sorry for long rant my thoughts are with everyone hope I did not miss anyone and hope everyone has a Merry Christmas no matter where you in the process




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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited December 2017

    Hi all,

    I just spent time writing you all a long note....and then it disappeared! OK, starting over...

    Sorry to have been MIA, I have had a bad couple of days. I woke up Saturday to a 7am message from my Dr that some of my biopsy slides didn't arrive from Dana Farber and that they were going to need to cancel / reschedule my surgery. Of course, it was the Saturday of the Christmas weekend - so no one was working. I called every number I had for DF and MSK, and even got a really nice guy at FedEx to try and help me see if there were any packages incoming under my Dr's name...no luck anywhere. So, I am back in the waiting room - again. But this time with rougher consequences. I don't have any help available if my surgery isn't this week...I live 3+ hours away from where my surgery will be done, and they require me to come in the day before for pre-op procedures. That means someone has to spend 2 days with me down in NYC and be able to handle the 6+ hours of driving. The friend who is helping me is a schoolteacher. So she has this week off. But if things get pushed, she can't take two days off to help me... So please put out some good vibes for me to the at FedEx that the package gets found.

    Pharmgirl - I'll be thinking about you tomorrow and Friday. I'm glad that you are feeling a little better and hope that you get further confirmation that the PET results are nothing to be too concerned about.

    Bowser - so glad to hear that the side effects are not too bad for your wife. As Pharmgirl said, she sounds like a real trooper if she was able to go to the movies after her port placement...so it doesn't surprise me that she's handling things well. I hope you had a quiet holiday with family and lots of love.

    Jdrgr - you can do this! We're thinking of you today - let us know how things are once you're done and you feel up to getting on the computer. You're (hopefully) a couple of days ahead of me, so I'll be very interested to know how you're doing. I'm sending you good thoughts.

    Sahicks - because of the difficult location of one of my calcification areas, my Dr did discuss the possibility of a surgical biopsy with me. What I recall is that they know the area fairly precisely from the mammogram films. They would go in surgically, targeting that area, and take out samples. They are not trying to get "everything". Then things are pretty much the same as if you had the needle biopsy. The path report either shows B9, or shows something. If it showed something, then you'd move forward depending on what showed up. The biggest difference that I remember was that for the surgical biopsy I would have been asleep and would have had a couple of stitches (versus being awake and not having any stitches). Keep us in the loop. You have been waiting for a long time, so you deserve to know what's going on inside you.

    Iris - welcome. I hope you made it through the weekend ok. We'll be thinking about you on Friday....let us know what you hear. We'll be hoping for B9 results for you.

    Sounds like this will be an active / long week for a lot of us. So hang in there everybody!

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  • jdragr
    jdragr Member Posts: 13
    edited December 2017

    Hi all!

    My lumpectomy was yesterday. She told my daughter that it was size of a quarter. She said to her naked eye it looked benign but of course would have to wait for pathology which I should get news from by end of week. As far as how I am feeling...I have dysautonomia which means I have trouble with pain control and it takes me longer to recover than most. So I'm feeling pretty crappy. Thinking of all of youo

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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited December 2017

    hi jdrgr- so glad that your surgery is behind you. I’ll be sending you good thoughts for b9 results. I am getting ready to head to the hospital in about 30 min for my lx. I had a terrible day yesterday with pre-surgical procedures and so I’m going into today’s actual surgery in a lot of pain and looking all black and blue already. Hopefully things will just improve from here.

    Thanks for checking in and I’ll do the same tomorrow morning once I am home.

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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited December 2017

    jdragr hope you are doing ok and that your results are benign !

    DagnyT I hope the fedex dilemma worked out and that you have help for your surgery sorry the prep day was rough hate that you are going in black and blue really thinking of you and hope all is well please do check back in!

    Hope everyone else is doing well






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  • jdragr
    jdragr Member Posts: 13
    edited December 2017

    I’m still waiting on pathology. Still in pain from lumpectomy but hanging in here. I’m sleeping in a recliner which does seem to help since my side to sleep on is the same side as surgery.


    DagnyT how are you doing?

    Bowser- how is your wife?

    Pharmgirl69- let us know how today goes. Thinking about you as you start chemo.

    Iris - did you get your results yet

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  • Pharmgirl69
    Pharmgirl69 Member Posts: 42
    edited December 2017

    Hi all! Difficult for me to read and respond to everyone individually from my phone. But want to check in. First chemo officially started at exactly 1230. So far no reactions. Had the pre treatment of steroids and zofran and am already starving. I was hoping a positive side effect of the chemo would be weight loss but if this is any indication of how these steroids are gonna work....It's not happening! Lol

    At any rate, thinking about all of you and please know I'm reading all of your posts and you are all in my thoughts and prayers as we each battle our own demons joined by a common thread.

    Hugs!

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  • Silbar
    Silbar Member Posts: 163
    edited December 2017

    Pharmgirl~~ Thanks for checking in with your updates. I hope all goes well with the chemo. You have a great attitude about all of this and that will help you through your journey! Good luck!

    jdragr~~Praying for B9. Hugs.

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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited December 2017

    hi everybody. Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts...it’s been a rough couple of days. As I wrote before, the pre-op Day was so bad that I almost gave up entirely...there has got to be some better way for them to treat us....I’m still dealing with nightmares about it. But, my surgery itself went well on Thursday and I was able to go home the same day and sleep in my own bed. So far I still have my nipple! My surgeon said not to get too attached, it all depends on the final path report. But for now I am very happy to still have her. I am not having too much pain at the actual lx site, behind my nipple. It’s the sentinel node biopsy site under my armpit that is extremely painful. If it was only my breast, I’d be fine with just Tylenol. But I understand this is normal. So I’m just working through it, including making sure to do my arm exercises to keep mobility. I am back in the waiting room....my path report will hopefully be ready by next Friday. All my next steps will be based on that report...so send me good thoughts for a report that says they got good margins and there was nothing more invasive than they were expecting.

    Jdragr- I’m sorry you are having a lot of pain. Did they do a sentinel node biopsy on you too? Hang in there and let us know when you get your path report. I’ll be sending you good wishes for b9 results. Did they tell you that you could use ice packs? Those have been helping me.

    Pharmgirl- woo hoo, day one down! Congrats. You can do this.

    Iris - did you hear anything yet?

    bowser- let us know how things are going. We’re thinking about you.

    Sahicks - what are your next steps? Do you have an appt for a surgical biopsy yet?

    Hang in there everyone. We’re about to start a new year and I’m sending all of us prayers and good wishes that 2018 will be a year of better health and recovery for all of us!

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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited December 2017

    pharmgirl were steroids an option or is it mandatory? My daughters best friend has to take them for her brain tumour and they have been tough but are preventing her from pain so in her case necessary way to go on making through your first chemo!

    dagneyt so sorry that preop was a frightening experience how sad but I am glad you are doing ok at home sorry you are waiting again as for me.... I could not get in with the breast surgeon until January 9 and that is just for a second opinion look at mammograms and consultation on what to do next.... so I am sure a biopsy would be scheduled for a different date this started for me Nov2 and has been a lot of anxiety but I have researched to the point that I feel pretty calm about anything they say at this point! I just want to know!

    Jdagr any results yet?

    iris how are you

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  • Silbar
    Silbar Member Posts: 163
    edited December 2017

    Dagny~~ Good to hear that you are home and starting to heal. I hope you will get great reports soon.

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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited December 2017

    good morning everyone. I’ve turned a corner on my pain today, so that is great news. My lx site is basically pain free, it’s just the sentinel node biopsy site that is still an issue. That pain goes from the incision under my armpit all the way down to my elbow. But it is less intense today, so I finally feel it is going in the right direction. I’ve been icing every 20 minutes and doing my arm exercises every hour.....hoping this will continue me on the right path.

    Jdrgr- how’s your pain management going? I know you have extra issues, but I am hoping that you’re also finding yourself getting some improvement. When do you expect to get your path report?

    Sahicks- if my path report comes back ok, then I am scheduled for a second surgery on Jan 9th. So we can check in on each other around that date.

    Pharmgirl- I think your next chemo is the 18th or 19th? Let us know so we can keep you in our thoughts.

    Bowser - you’ve been missed. We all hope that things are going ok for you and your wife and we’re here for you!

    Silbar- thank you for the good wishes. I will take all that I can get!

    Everybody on our thread, posters and just readers alike, I will be thinking about you tonight at midnight and be wishing for all of us to have a 2018 full of strengthand healing. 2017 has been hard on all of us, so here’s hoping that 2018 is a better year.


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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited January 2018

    yay dagneyt so glad you are turning the corner on the pain!!


    Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year

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  • jdragr
    jdragr Member Posts: 13
    edited January 2018

    Received the most wonderful news - benign! I go back on the 8th for a follow up. Thank you for asking about pain control. That has been much better also. I am still going to check in on you guys. Hugs

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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited January 2018

    Woo Hoo jdragr!! That is fantastic news. We are all relieved and happy for you. And glad to hear that your pain is going in the right direction too. When you step back and look at it, it's been only a week since your LX. So you're still in the recovery process. But it sounds like you're starting to feel a little better. And I bet that the relief of the good path report will help too. So much of our physical self is impacted by the mental and emotional stress that we are under in this journey.

    Congratulations!

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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited January 2018

    jdragr that is amazing wonderful news so so happy for you!

    DagnyT you are so right about the mental stress of this journey!! Every morning I shut off house alarm and see it is only the 25 26 27 And now 3 knowing I have to wait till 9 just to get a consultation it is like Chinese water torture and I don’t know if I will have answers anytime soon I hope that you are feeling ok and are healing wel

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  • bowser
    bowser Member Posts: 20
    edited January 2018

    Sorry I've been absent a while. Overall she's doing well, just tired, but she seems to have turned a corner over the weekend. I guess we're in that rebound phase and she'll feel a bit better until we have chemo again a week from today. She went to work yesterday, and she's hoping that she can get back to work one week after each chemo treatment. She's a teacher so that'll be tough, but she wants to try it.

    Her chemo started 4 days before Christmas, and she slept most of Christmas eve and Christmas day. The kids travelled to visit grandparents, she slept, and the dog and I spent most of Christmas pondering life. I was so happy she could rest comfortably. She'd sleep 2 hours, get up and talk for half and hour then go lie down again.

    PharmGirl, How are you feeling now? You've probably encounter the fatigue, and I hope you're able to rest comfortably. The steroids really gave her energy, and made it harder for her to sleep the first night of chemo. After they wore off she felt that fatigue. I kept her on Zofran religiously every 8 hours for the first 6 days. While her appetite was good after the steroids, it started fading. You may have a similar experience. There are some things she really enjoyed prior to chemo that she can't eat now. One night she used a cough drop for her dry throat and the taste of it gave her nausea. Like you, she's hoping for a bit of weight loss, but I'd rather she not lose any weight.

    But she can still hold food down, and Zofran and the other nausea medicines have worked wonders, especially when she takes them around the clock. (though she's convinced they make her stomach feel odd). She's completely off them now, and dealing with other digestive concerns that seem to be par for the course :(

    Her biggest concern is still losing her hair. I shaved my head in solidarity, at least it was SOMETHING I could do amid so much helplessness. I think we'll get a wig prescription next week and then we start that process I guess...

    Sahicks, waiting was the hardest part for us. I think it was harder than the first 2 weeks of chemo has been so far. There's something about the unknown that we just can't handle. Praying for the days to pass quickly, and that you may find moments of joy and peace while waiting.

    Dagny, are you heading for chemo after your surgery?

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  • Pharmgirl69
    Pharmgirl69 Member Posts: 42
    edited January 2018

    Bowser, so glad your wife is doing well. I've been thinking about you both often. Yes, I have a lot of the same issues as your wife. My first chemo was last Friday so I'm on Day 6. The day after was fine but by Sunday I felt like I had the flu. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were tough. I tried to go to work on Tuesday and it was all I could do to dry off after a shower......let alone drive into work. So I took off Tuesday and worked 1/2 a day yesterday and so far I've got 7.5 hours on the clock today...woo hooo. The fatigue is horrendous! It's the worst part, like a fatigue I've never felt before. Soul-sucking. I did lose all sense of taste except for tangy foods. Orange sherbet, greek yogurt and Pineapple/mango juice is the BEST THING EVER!!!!! I did start with some mouth soreness/dryness and have some sores. I would've thought that the tangy flavors would irritate that but they really don't. Cold and tangy is my best friend. I have lost my appetite for some things and found I can't tolerate meat at all. (haven't broken that news to my husband yet lol). I, too, have kept Zofran on board around the clock and I believe that is the reason why I have not been nauseated that much. Overall, I've been very fortunate to not have the side effects that you hear about. My husband says if this is all this cancer has got then bring it on!!!!!!! Not sure I like that challenge but he does have a point.

    I did end up shaving my head on 12/30. My biggest fear was losing it on cancer's terms. It gave me some control and is liberating. I got my wig a few hours later and have been wearing it to work. It's not bad and I can tolerate it but much like my bra, its the first thing that comes off when I get home. I'm so glad to hear your wife is having an "ok" time of it too. So far so good. My husband has been my angel. It's been a rough week. Yesterday on my way to work for first time back my car broke down, so after only sleeping 2 hours off he comes to rescue me at 6am. Then our little one had her wisdom teeth out and he nursed her like a champ. I figure we are getting all the sucky stuff out of the way now.

    jdr.........so happy to hear the good news!!! We are here if you ever need us but hopefully you won't!

    Sahicks......will keep you in my thoughts.

    Off to another meeting, will check back in later.

    Hugs everyone and anyone I missed


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  • Missmariss
    Missmariss Member Posts: 8
    edited January 2018

    Well after waiting a month I finally got my biopsy results to my 6th biopsy it is b9. I do have a follow up appt with the surgeon on the 15th, I am kinda nervous as to why considering usually they tell me the results by phone and I am on my way untill the next time. (6 month follow up).I will post more on the 15th after my appt..Prayers and positive thoughts to you all. Happy New Year!

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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited January 2018

    hi everyone,

    So I am noticing a pattern....I feel worst on weekends and then I don’t feel like posting. During the week when I am at work I feel more connected and able to check in more easily....so I’m going to pay attention to that.

    I’m sitting here waiting for a call back from the on call doctor. I’ve had some post-op complications from the SNB. First I got an infection in the incision and then I developed a seroma which needed to get drained on Friday (and might need that again today). I’m supposed to have a second surgery on Tuesday. The path report came back and they didn’t get clean margins. But, I was scheduled for an oncoplasty to repair / relocate the nipple on my lx side and then reduce the L side to make me more even again. So they are supposed to combine the reexcision to get the clean margin with the oncoplasty on Tuesday so I don’t need to do a third surgery. But with the infection and seroma, I’m not sure if things will stay on schedule or not....lots of anxiety. I just want to get things over and start moving forward with healing and my next treatment steps.

    Miss - excellent news for b9 results. Let us know what the doctor has to say when you go in for your appointment.

    Pharmgirl- good for you taking charge of the timing of your hair loss! That is empowering for sure. Your comparison of your wig and your bra made me laugh! That used to be the first thing I took off when I got home too....but now I have to wear one 24 /7 to keep compression on the breast that had surgery. Apparently this is going to be the case for a couple of months.... I’m glad that you are doing so well managing your side effects and hope that continues for you!

    Bowser - so glad to hear from you! What a touching thing for you to have shaved your head in solidarity. You are a great support system. It sounds like the holidays were tiring and quiet, but you got through them. I hope wig shopping comes soon and maybe you can do a little fashion shoot with your wife and get some laughs about trying on styles that she would never really wear. I have to get through another round of surgery and by the time I recover from that the oncotype test results should be back. That will be what my doctor will use to decide whether chemo should get added to my treatment plan or if I can just do radiation. So I still have some more waiting to do for the answer to the chemo question. But I am taking good notes about the experiences and tips that you and Pharmgirl are sharing, in case I need them.

    Sahicks - are you still scheduled for your appointment on Tuesday? I will probably (hopefully) be off line for a couple of days right after my Tuesday surgery. But please let us know how things go. We’ll be thinking about you.

    Jdrgr- how is your recovery going? Is your pain improving?

    I’m thinking about everyone and sending you good healthy wishes.


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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited January 2018
    • just a quick check in as I am waiting to meet with breast surgeon/specialist finally I received a phone call in waiting room from my husband who was laid off this morning after 30 years with same company he is scheduled to have a knee replacement revision in February as his replacement failed in 12 months I guess cobra will be answer u am so stressed I am laughing lol will check back after talking with dr so glad for the begnign results and DagnyT sorry for the unclean margins bowser that is so cool you shaved your head! That is so sweet jdragr hope you are recovering nicely pharmgirl hope your treatment is goingnwell
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  • NSwrites
    NSwrites Member Posts: 66
    edited January 2018

    I haven't been on in a while because I honestly was okay with waiting to hear from my Dr after birads 2 mammo. Also, my discharge seemed to stop... but then I began PMSing and it resumed. So I caved and followed up with my Dr - good thing, too, because he ordered a galactogram on Dec 11 and it got lost in communication with the radiology office. So I'm waiting to hear when that is scheduled. DREADING it but need to get it done.

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  • bowser
    bowser Member Posts: 20
    edited January 2018

    We’re back for treatment number 2. Some friends have warned us that sometimes things get more rough after the second treatment, but hopefully that won’t happen.

    Pharmgirl, I’ve been guilty like your husband thinking that if this is the worst we go through we’ll be OK. I think that’s partially due to our worst case fears for what our spouses were about to go through, and so relieved that it wasn’t as bad as we’d feared. It’s still hard, but so much better than I had feared.

    I hope that’s true for you as you are approaching your second treatment....

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  • DagnyT
    DagnyT Member Posts: 135
    edited January 2018

    hey everybody. My second surgery was Tuesday and it turned out to be more complicated than expected, and my recovery is a lot harder than expected. I’m not quite up for too much computer time yet. Day 2 and 3 after surgery is supposed to be the worst...so I’m hoping to feel better tomorrow and be able to write more.

    I’m thinking about all of you

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  • Sahicks
    Sahicks Member Posts: 21
    edited January 2018

    I just wanted to check in everyone DagnyT I hate that your surgery and recovery are more extensive thinking of you!


    Well my visit with specialist breast surgeon to get second opinion lasted three hours she looked over my mammos had another dr look walked them over to hospital radiologist all three said they could see nothing that would need a call back on mammo let alone a Birads 4 or a biopsy I do need to come back in 6 months but only because I was flagged by previous radiologist she suggested I get mammos with ghee so she felt my 2.5 months of stress we not necessary I am so glad when I went for biopsy that first radiologist requested that I was turned away I am not sure of reason 1 st radiologist had measurements kind of calcification etc and specialist saw non of that so confusing and a bit upsetting

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