Calling all TNs

I actually have been called to jury duty starting next week. Not sure if it's in person or not. Probably won't know until I call in on Friday. I'm fully vaccinated as of April 15th, and I plan on continuing my Pandemic protocol of mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing/sanitizing in any case. I'm in LA, and our numbers are down to almost nothing. So, even if it is in person, I feel fairly confident that I will be okay.

Ah, okay thanks, Piper! And Trishyla! Good good! But all that said, I am being dragged into family court. I need to thwart the in-person appearance. I will wait and see how all that plays out, but I will I guess check with how the juries are being handled too. I'd like the scientific evidence anyway, I still have field trips to bow out of, etc. I want an immunocompromised button or something until all this is done and COVIDs not circulating anymore. And I am a scientist so I want to see it myself. I'm an astronomer but science is science and I have to be shown things. I can't imagine catching COVID and losing one's life because of some ridiculous court rules. Our Family Court Judges aren't known for being reasonable without evidence presented to them. And Family Court is like the Wild West here in the Bay Area of California. It's not normal, trust me. So, if anyone has links to articles or studies, they could post about us being immunocompromised and probably not as well protected by the vaccine I would SO appreciate it. I will likely have to have my lawyer plead my case for a remote appearance. That's just how that goes. Thanks so much. I said Jury duty really so that it is relatable for everyone. As far as I know, I have not been called for Jury Duty lately and our Family Court does not have juries, so it's not really a jury issue, sorry to misrepresent. Thanks again!

And I totally support you're doing Jury duty, Trishyla, I'm also a high school science teacher, I know living with risk, I've been teaching in-person since Early April - and we mitigate that risk and it's fine. But we are VENTILATED at school. To the outside. All of our rooms have huge doors and windows that are open to the outside so air is blowing through constantly. Courts aren't ventilated to the outside. There are huge windowless Halls in general. Ours here are anyway, I'm personally am not risking stepping foot in a courthouse. So for my situation, I need some studies. But this is a great topic and it has generated some conversation! That's great! Does anybody have the articles stating that we are actually immunocompromised? Articles abound. I know someone has them. Thank you so much. I'll keep looking myself. I will also search this site.

Thanks again!

-Frack😌

Here's an article about some conditions that may make the vaccine less effective: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/18/immunocompromised-coronavirus-vaccines-response/

Glad to help a fellow Georgian, NatureYogi!

Congratulations, Lyn. What a huge milestone. Time to celebrate. 🍾🍾

Great news VLH. It really makes my day when I hear a TNBC sister reach the 5 year mark. Cheers to you and thanks for coming back and letting us all know. It really does give us hope

VLH this is great news!!

YES!

Big congrats VLH!! Welcome to the 5 year club!

I need your help, ladies. I recently passed my 5 year mark, but just found out my sister has breast cancer, but not TN. Comedogenic DCIS. She is going to do a mastectomy and a reduction on the unaffected side.

Without going into personal experiences, are there questions you feel she should ask the surgeons, or questions you wish you had asked? Thanks so much, in advance.

Hi everyone. I have not been on here for a very long time. Since my cancer diagnosis in June of 2018 my life has literally been crazy and not in a good way. When you have to say you dealt with cancer better then certain things that go on you know its been crazy. Since my cancer diagnosis I have watched my mom die of cancer, my husband's partner at work kill himself, selling my moms home and moving. To this year learning the lawyer selling moms house was disbarred and stole the proceeds from the home. So I had to hire someone else to sue her. Sorry I am unloading but I am so tired of people saying to me at least you are not sick anymore. While all the above has been bad it was a distraction from my upcoming mamo this Thursday. I am know starting to freak out because I have not been healthy at all with everything going on, not to mention the stress I have felt and am so terrified this being my third year from diagnosis that something just has to go wrong. Of course I have been googling for 2 days and realizing maybe 3 years can be a bad thing as far as reaccurrance. Anyone have any good words of assurance or advice to het me to Thursday. Thank you.

Also how do you factor your anniversary from diagnosis? I did chemo first, then surgery then rads?

Volleyballmom, I did chemo, surgery andthen radiation too and my doctor told me my anniversary is my surgery date.

Volleyballmom, I have a mammogram tomorrow (Thursday) morning myself. I'll be thinking of you!

My diagnosis was November 2018, surgery was December 2018, and chemo and radiation were both complete by May 2019, so I guess since they're all bunched up, picking any one of them as an anniversary would probably be accurate. So, 2-2.5 years out for me depending...

Good evening ladies. My mammo was good thank God. So much anxiety goes into this day and the weeks leading up. I dont think that part will ever go away. I didn't get to see my oncologist but saw her nurse practionor after. I tried asking her about what defines your years out. She said surgery, so I guess I am only 2.5 years out. January will be 3 years. Jez.

It’s 5 years yesterday since my surgery. I never thought I’d still be here, but I’m surviving and thriving and honestly, don’t even think about cancer at all some days! Hang in there ladies.

Love to hear from the 5 years-ers-- such happy news. Bravo!

10 year survivor of lumpectomy, chemo and rads. No regrets.