Positive Girls Club

So here goes my first Friday Positive post -

I woke up this morning
I got thru a tough week at work. (I had to fill in for someone).
My leg pain from the Tamoxifen is decreasing.
My infection where they removed my port is getting better.

Now, if only the weather would get better here, it would be a great week!!

Have a great Easter everyone,
Valerie

Way to go Lisa.
I didnt know there was a positive girls forum.May I join? I am so trying to be positive.
My onc told me yesterday that he thinks that in 2 more chemo cycles which is 2 months for me and i have a rescan that will be all the chemo I need just have to always be on maintaince for the rest of my life.That I can handle.
So that is a ray of light in my tunnel.

Miss S you are so right, when the weather is beautiful, albeit cold here, it is hard to be sad.

I have a couple positives today. I went with my oldest and dearest friend to the bs this morning. We were kidding each other about knowing one another before boobs, LOL! So, the bs did a needle biopsy of a cyst, just like I had done twice before but she didn't pass out when she saw the needle like I did the 1st time. Cross your fingers for B9!! I was glad I was able to be there for moral support for her. I have never met a bs like this one. She looked like she stepped out of Woodstock, right down to the Earth shoes, knee socks and braided hair down below her waist. We were not sure she was the doctor at first! But she was very competent and compassionate. Then we went out for breakfast and she came with me to visit my mom at Sunrise (her assisted living facility).

Which leads me to my 2nd positive, I spent most of the rest of the day with mom and we had a good visit. We didn't argue and had fun like we used to before she fell 2 years ago. It felt really good.

I am so proud of all of you for all of your positives. Have a great weekend!

Hi everyone
I'm new here and I want to be positive to fight this bad girl in my boob. My positives are that both my kids are beeing so mature after finding out this week that I have cancer. They are troopers. My husband is awsome and so is my family. Everyone is giving me their strength before I go for my surgery on Wednesday. Also I'm sleeping at night because I have some good meds. LOL
Stay positive all
Kim

Lisa - I bet you look great with short hair!! Several of my friends have kept theirs short once it grew back - they really liked it.

Valerie - glad the port infection is getting better and the leg pain is decreasing. How long have you been on Taxomifen?

Charlie - Hope you are having a great time - post pictures if you can.

Robin - Welcome and I'm glad you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. That is really a great positive for this week.

Crystal Kitty - woohoo for a shower - I bet it felt great. Congrats on getting the last drain out.

Jule - your Easter sounds lovely - I wish I didn't have to cook (actually I won't - I don't - DH does but I'll have clean up). I'll be thinking of you and sending B9 wonky node thoughts your way on Monday.

Miss S - there is nothing better than friends that make you laugh - I'm glad that your friend could go with you. I'm also jealous that its nice there - its freezing here after several weeks of late spring weather. Mother Nature = tease right now.

Beth - How great you could be there for your friend and I'm glad you had a nice visit with your mom.

Kim - Welcome and I'm glad you are surrounding yourself with people that give you strength. And thank God for those wonderful pills that give us back sleep - I refilled my prescription today.

Ok - I had a great week - took Tuesday off and went to the Zoo and Gardens with my 6 year old daughter during our last nice day - it was 78. My house is full of tulips and daffadils that I cut so they wouldn't get frost bite. I'm sad that most of my plants are getting frost burn but hey that's gardening in the midwest. I also had a great med onc appointment on Monday and don't have to see a physician as a patient until the middle of June.

Jule - I bought a rose bush (it was 3.99 so if I kill it there won't be any guilt ) last week - was waiting for the ground to dry out and am now waiting for warm weather. So positive #3 is that I might just be a rose gardener before the end of summer.

Sunday we have church - friends have a wonderful Easter Egg hunt with tons of food and great wines and then we'll have dinner. My son is suppose to be back from Chicago from Spring Break tomorrow but I'm guessing they don't leave until Sunday. Its been a long week having my first baby gone - in 2 years he'll be in college - how the heck will I adjust to that?

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Well, talk about memory problems due to lack of estrogen! I forgot to buy batteries for the camera and so we have no pics of the kids picking up easter eggs with their gloves and mittens on!

But if that wasn't enough, I forgot we had tickets to a show in town this afternoon. We just made it! It was wonderful. If anyone gets a chance to see "Enchanted April" do it. What a good show. Then we hightailed it back to our son's house for dinner. So, we had a busy and family filled day! AND, i didn't have to cook this year.

See you all during the week! I seem to run into Robin in all kinds of threads around here and good to see you here too. Hope you are feeling better.

Sending good B9 thoughts your way, Jule! Please keep us posted!

Thinking positive thoughts for you Jule, as you prepare for your procedure today!

Sorry I didn't get my positives for the week posted before now - but I guess it's always a good time to count our blessings!
- TAC#2 infusion went off without major mishaps. One third finished!
- I went with a dear friend to the annual Maundy Thursday Supper at our church on Day#2 after TAC#2. Last treatment I probably wouldn't have made it, but I had this as a goal, so I'm encouraged that it happened! There is a Living Tableau of DaVinci's Last Supper presented afterward and it was very moving.
- My daughter joined me for Easter weekend. It's so invigorating and renewing to have enthusiastic youth and good health around.
- I received the paperwork for reimbursement on some BC-related travel expenses. It won't add up to much, but every dollar counts.

MissShapen, I was able to continue my insurance under COBRA (a federal program that requires you to be able to maintain group insurance, at your expense, following job loss). It costs a fortune for me now, but at least I am insured. I get a tiny bit of disability (amount in one week is about what I normally earn in a single day) that helps with the 'milk and egg money' as my granma used to say. Other than that I am living very frugally and going through my savings hand over fist. I've already gone through what I set aside for a 'someday' trip to Italy. And I didn't even get to leave town. But, on the positive side, my friend sent me $100 to get a wig, another sent me a gift card for something to cheer me, and I'm blessed to have a low rate, fixed mortgage. I'm just having to be very creative in getting bills paid.
Thank you for your concern. I have to believe God will help me find a way.

hope it is a week full of positive surprises for all my sisters!
Lisa

HOOOORAY FOR B9 JULE! Yay for cystness! *opens virtual champagne*

Oh, and Phhhbbbttt to your lymph node for getting you all worried like that!

Jule I am so glad to hear good news!! I have opened a bottle of champagne and poured a glass for you and I have enough for rounds for all! Pull up a chair and lets make a toast for B9...YAY!

Yeah for wonky b9 nodes and shame on that wonky b9 node. I am so happy for you!!

Oh, Kathi. First of all, there is no hard and fast rule (correct me if I'm wrong Jule) about posting on Fridays! And let me tell you, it is not easy to retain that positive attitude 24/7. We saw a play this weekend called "Enchanted April". One of the leads sees good in everything and is always so upbeat. So the other lead tells her at one point that she would make Pollyanna throw up she is so positive all the time!

So, OK, we are all not Pollyanna but we aren't Oscar the Grouches either. If you need to vent, then do it! We are all here to listen and give you a cyber shoulder to hang on.

Looking forward to good news from the ps on Wednesday. I only hope I can be as upbeat as most fo you are after my surgery in May. I am nervous about the drains among other things.

Oh, I found this little guy wandering around looking for a place to camp out for the night and invited him in. Anybody wearing a pink ribbon has to be a good guy!

Maggie, sorry to have to met like this. Wish it were better circumstances. I am sure that there is someone on this thread who can help you. Like I always say, we are here to support and love one another. You can count on us to lean on, cry with, laugh with and just know we will be there.