December 2011 Surgeries - want to wait together?

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  • goldlining
    goldlining Member Posts: 1,178
    edited February 2014

    Happy "Villaintines" Day! (cute for the Disney fans)

    http://parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/disneyparks/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vvp847882.jpg

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited February 2014

    haha...

    Hope everyone had a good valentine's day!

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  • Mommado
    Mommado Member Posts: 68
    edited October 2014

    Hi Ladies

    I had to change my screen name because of family problems - I was KayCe234 - and I didn't put this on my new favorites but thought of you all today and wanted to stop in and say hello.  Looks like the section has been quiet which I suppose is good, everyone must be doing well and moving on.

    Hugs and love to all!

    Kristen - Mommado aka KayCe234

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited October 2014

    Mommado (Kristen) - what great timing!!!! I was just wondering what all my December 2011 Sistahs were up to!

    I see some of you on other threads, but have missed most of you.

    After recon, I started Arimidex, and lasted a whole year before the MO took me off for life-threatening SEs. She gave me a two-month drug holiday, in which ALL the SEs went away. Thinking I was done, I was really surprised when she put me on Femara... that lasted all of six months before the SEs came back with a vengeance. But in the very beginning, the MO had always assured me that if I were one of those women who could not take an AI, she would feel very comfortable letting me go off them (due to the size and early stage of my IDC.)

    Unfortunately, I had a bad fall in June, while we were on vacation, and now have a Traumatic Brain Injury to deal with. So I really haven't thought much about life after BC.....  with a TBI, it's two steps forward and three steps back. A cut on your hand, it heals. A broken leg mends. The brain just does whatever the brain wants to do. The Neurologist is not optimistic, but I am. I have faith that this too, shall pass.

    The good part is that if something makes me mad, I forget what it is almost immediately. And if I get stressed, I am just as likely to go "SQUIRREL!!!" and be totally distracted. I've graduated from my walker to a cane, so that makes it easier to get around. And like Roseanne Roseannadanna says, "It's always something!"

    I am hoping my December '11 Sistahs are doing well out there.... would love it if others would check in from time to time, especially as we approach the holiday season.

    xoxoxo

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited October 2014

    Kristen- nice to hear from you!

    Blessings- so sorry you are going through all that; enough is enough! Wishing you a full and speedy recovery...

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  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 3,456
    edited October 2014

    I have a new name, but I was part of this group....formerly k a m 17 0 (hoping to avoid a search this way).   Doing well as of now.  Still suffer, apparently permanent neuropathy, from the Taxol and I'll need some work rearranging implants.  Hard to believe we are approaching 3 years out!!  

    Blessings - so sorry to hear about your fall.  Do you mind sharing what happened?  You have such a great attitude!

    Ginger - hey, my fellow brca2 plusser.

    Kaycee - hello again.

    I use to email kate from Aussieland.  "Aussiekate,", but her last posts were as kate60 in the Aussie & NZ threads.  If you search on her name you can see her story.  She hasn't posted for a long while and I worry about her.  

    I wonder if CookieMonster ever reads here anymore?

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited October 2014

    Hello all! Blessings I've seen you but didn't realize you had TBI. So sorry to hear that. But somethings do just work out better than hoped so here's hoping. 

    I've been good. Finally had the knee surgery I had been planning 3 years ago when bc hit. That's doing good too. LOL

    Sorry you had to change names. Hope the new ones last. 

    Much love to all. 

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited October 2014

    hi K A M ;good to see you!

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited October 2014

    Moonflwr- hope the new knee is good!

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  • goldlining
    goldlining Member Posts: 1,178
    edited October 2014

    Hi ladies - I am finally feeling somewhat back to normal. I had my DIEP revision two years after the main event, and it started to look really nice. Still in physio every week for the various muscles that don't function as intended. Losing some of the 19-year old baby weight finally (it's like my body saved it for 15 years just so it would be there for the DIEP!) Still visiting the Running thread, and starting to get my pace back. 

    Sorry some have had ongoing symptoms and/or bad stuff on the site. I still follow this thread just to see if anyone posts news. Wishing you all well!

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  • CookieMonster
    CookieMonster Member Posts: 1,035
    edited October 2014

    Hi everyone! It's great to hear from you all. Sounds like life has been having its ups and downs for us all.

    As for me, I'm still cancer free. Not in love with the results of my recon, but it's not terrible. It looks good to everyone but me, I think. I tried to get my one areola tattoo done this summer but never managed to connect with the tattooist.

    I'm super duper busy and feeling like I'm barely keeping my head above water. I blame some of that on the Tamoxifen. I'm at about 2.5 years, so about half way done. I think I'll throw the biggest party when I get to go off of it.

    Sending hugs to all of you and healing thoughts too, especially to those dealing with what seems an unending roller coaster of medical issues. Hang in there!

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited October 2014

    hey Cookie- nice to hear from you. Hard to believe that 3 years ago today, we were surgery sisters. 

    Here's to many more cancer free years!

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited October 2014

    amen to that! Hope everyone stays that way! Much love to all. 

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  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 3,456
    edited October 2014

    We had sort of a reunion - very cool and nice to see you Cookiemonster - been too long.

    btw, retirement solves a lot 

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  • fitzdc
    fitzdc Member Posts: 1,467
    edited June 2015


    A quick check in to say "thanks".  Everyone here was so supportive and that meant so much to me.

     

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited June 2015

    Fitzdc, nice to see you! I agree. This group helped me through so much. I hope everyone is doing well!

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  • Mommado
    Mommado Member Posts: 68
    edited June 2015


    Hi Fitz and Ginger!

    Nice to pop in and say hello once in awhile!

    I was Kayce234 when we had our surgeries :)

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited June 2015

    Hi Kayce- how are you?

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  • Mommado
    Mommado Member Posts: 68
    edited June 2015


    I'm doing well Ginger.  Just had my right ovary and tube removed for cysts being caused by the tamoxifen but other than that doing well.  Life here is actually at an all time good (knocking on wood)  Hubby is happy in a new job close to home, kids are healthy and doing great, Mom who lives with us is happy and healthy and my job is going well.  Really couldn't ask for much more!  How are things with you?

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited June 2015

    Glad to hear things are going well. Sorry to hear about the cysts. I had both ovaries and Fallopian tubes out in 2011 due to being BRCA+ and at first the side effects were a bit rough but they are much better now.

    I am doing well, thanks! Just finished up a school year and I am looking forward to the summer. I cannot wait to read, swim and ride my bike.

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  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 3,456
    edited July 2015

    hey Ginger and Kayce and others that have recently dropped in....all good here. Had to take a long break and not be reminded of BC. It helps to forget about and I think there are some days it doesn't even enter my mind. Love to all

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited July 2015

    nice to see you quinncat!

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited August 2015

    Hello all! What do I win if I tell you all I've had 12 surgeries in the 4 years? LOL this includes 2 cataract and one knee sx.

    But I'm doing fine but that's why I never got back to work. Otherwise doing well.

    Much love to all.

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited September 2015

    moonflwr912-I think you have reached your quota on surgeries. Time to relax and enjoy life!

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited April 2018

    Hellooo, my 2011 beauties! I just referred a newly-dx'd BC sister here, so I thought I'd pop in for a quick minute.

    I see the last post was in 2015?

    I hope y'all are doing well....

    xoxo

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited April 2018

    hi Blessings. I am doing fine. I wonder if anyone else will check in

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited May 2018

    im not on the boards a lot now. But life is good right now. Doing ok. Hope all is well with you

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  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 3,456
    edited May 2018

    Still come to BCO occasionally. Hi y'all! Going on 6.5 years since surgery and still on hormone blockers. All is good except the fear of going off those things. Going to UCSF this summer to ask about that and perhaps a geneticist about the BRCA2 nuisance! Anybody else with ER+ and/or PR+ still hanging in with the blockers? I'm hoping I'll get a little more hair on top once I quit. :)

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  • Ginger48
    Ginger48 Member Posts: 1,978
    edited May 2018

    hi Quinn- I just finished my hormone blocker. Just had my 7 year cancerversary and hanging in there.

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  • CookieMonster
    CookieMonster Member Posts: 1,035
    edited May 2018

    Hi All,

    I'm not on the boards here anymore but get notifications from this group still.

    I'm cancer free and finished my tamoxifen - so happy to be done with it! I know there are studies that say 10 years might be slightly better than 5 but my intelligent oncologist who knew just how miserable I was on it, didn't even bring it up.

    Life has been up and down, this 2017-18 school year has been a rough one both at school and some outside, but it's almost done, thank goodness.

    I hope everyone is doing well. Hugs to you all.

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