Starting Chemo September 2019

Snaffle, glad to hear from, slow and steady, rest as much as you can, glad you are doing better.

Angie, Good luck in surgery. My one tip is if you're having any type of nerve pain, don't wait. Ask for gabapentin. I suffered for 3 weeks needlessly. The gabapentin was and is a lifesaver for me. Gabapentin is also used to help deal with menopause symptoms without hormones so you get a two for one with it. My BMX was in July.

Tomorrow, I’m having surgery to replace my implants and hopefully have everything fixed. My implants slide to the sides (lateral displacement.). I am feeling very anxious and ready to start feeling like a human again.

For anyone on AIs with joint pain, has anything been helpful to you? I’m struggling with the letrozole/zoladex/zometa regimen.

Love all the hair pics. My straight brown hair is growing in gray and curly but at least it’s hair👍👍

Good luck tomorrow, Monkey. I'll be praying for a successful surgery for you.

I can't remember any more how many weeks I am PFC, but here's a hair pic from today. I am still going out without a hat or wig.

Well ladies, I think you will appreciate this story. I have a 12 year old son who plays the saxophone. Over these months of chemo (including xmas) I've had all of my kids send me links on Amazon if they wanted/needed something. All of their gifts were just ordered. I was not shopping. He needed lots of accessories like straps and a case. I am not musical so I just bought whatever he sent. Three days ago he sent me a link that said "MARCOLO...words,,,,for training and practice...more words". I clicked on it and it looked like a some kind of tripod stand. It was only $15 so I just ordered it. He asked me a day later when it was coming and I said Monday. I opened the box when it came and it was a practice.......BUTTERFLY KNIFE. He's been watching youtube videos and a kid in his martial arts class had one. He's a great kid but I would never have gotten him one because we would worry he would mistakenly take it somewhere and get in trouble. We decided to let him keep it as long as he has it only in his room. I told him he tricked me and he was like "how? I literally sent you a link". I'm blaming chemo brain.

Great news Ange,, puts a smile on my face😃

Hugs to all and positive vibes, it’s a beautiful day in Kentucky, I am porch sitting enjoying the sunshine

Linda

Great news Angie!! Take it easy. It gets better each day.

That sounds lovely, Angie.

Marilyn!!! Yay!!!!!!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎉

Good morning, ladies!!

Hope you have a great Saturday!

Congrats on the good news ladies!!

Argh! I have been mentally struggling with this BMX and TE! A week ago today I had surgery. I'm not one to sit around and not do anything (it sounds like most of us on here are the same way) so it's been mentally taxing on me to watch my family go about their business and I just sit there with my t-rex arms and tight chest.

I was so down and frustrated this morning but my sister (who is a nurse who has worked with cancer patients) talked to me and told me to do one chore that wouldn't hurt my incisions or push the limit of the weight I could pick up. I chose the dishwasher. I unloaded what I could and what a tremendous difference between my mental game from this morning and now! My high school senior had parent-teacher conferences and I went to those (touched nothing and no one). Now I'm sitting in the Wal-Mart parking lot waiting on my kid to get her stuff. And I'm believing I'm going to make it!

I just wanted to share with my September sisters so that if you are feeling down, find that one little thing you can do to turn it all around!