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  • mikeysmom
    mikeysmom Member Posts: 137
    edited June 2007
    That's kind of what I thought but I did tell them and they said I should get my teeth cleaned more often during chemo to prevent problems. I plan to talk to my oncologist about it before I do anything.
    Cyndi
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  • memee146
    memee146 Member Posts: 54
    edited June 2007
    AlwaysHope, I almost fell out of my chair laughing, grat post! I need a mood ring for my DH and kids.
    Jule, thanks for remembering me, been a busy week. with many positives for me.
    Debbie, that is great that they made you Angel of the Month, sounds like a great group of ladies.
    Glad everyone else is having a great week also.

    My positives for this week so far are....I went back to work(though I hate my job! It was still nice to be there). My DS's baseball team came back from a score of 18-8 in the sixth ining to win their last game of the year, My DD's softball team won their league championship tonight with a score of 14-0. My DH FINALLY got a new liner for our pool, so I will actually get to do some swimming before I start into surgery and all that entails.
    Ahhh sorry I have run on here, This week has been Wonderful compared to last week.
    Now just trying to gear myself up for seeing the PS for the first time tomorrow.
    (((((HUGS)))))) to all.
    Jaime
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008
    Good fantabulous morning to all the B-positive gals! Its a sunshiney day here and tomorrow is FRIDAY! I live for Fridays. That and fried okra...but that's a whole nother thread.

    For all those getting treatment, we'll be thinking positive thoughts for you.
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  • dkmaustx
    dkmaustx Member Posts: 363
    edited June 2007

    B-positive I like that. Sometimes I feel like telling people that it is my blood type, but it is also my attitude.

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  • fireba
    fireba Member Posts: 59
    edited June 2007
    I have a positive to share - had my tx #7 (Taxol #3) this morning! Only one more to go! (Please, please, please, don't let the bone pain be much worse this time...) And I had my first meeting a few days ago with the radiation onc to plan those treatments. So things are moving right along!

    Sara
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008
    Ah hugs Fireba. You can do this, the finish line is so close. Radiation is not bad at all.
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  • figsgirls
    figsgirls Member Posts: 253
    edited June 2007
    Hi ladies, may I join? My SIL recently emailed me and said she is not as worried about me because I have such a positive attitude and sense of humor - she is more worried about my DH (her brother). He can be more of a "glass half empty" guy. But he is OK too. We all try to be as positive as possible here in my house. Which, by the way, consists of me (age 42), the husband to whom I will be married 4 years on July 12, and my daughter, age 20 who is fabulous. Also our menagerie of 3 cats (Nadia, B.D., and Bella), and two dogs (Scarlett, a border collie/lab mix, and Garrison, an Australian Shepherd/hound mix- we think it is foxhound)all of whom we adopted from various rescue groups in our area. Rescued pets rock, by the way!!

    It seems that everyone posts a positive on Fridays and since today is Friday, here are my positives. Well, the first two are hopeful because they haven't quite happened yet:
    1. Jimmy Buffett is coming to Toronto in September!! Tickets go on sale in about 40 minutes, so my positive will be that I will have scored 2 tickets. We've seen him twice before, and you can't be anything but positive at a Jimmy Buffett concert.

    2. I see the PS this evening and since I'm currently sporting 4 drains from my bilateral mastectomy/recon (expanders) June 14, I'm hoping the drains will come out today. Or at least some of them. Since the appointment is at 6 pm, our plan is to then have dinner at our favorite barbecue place. Ribs....mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! That probably even counts as positive #3!
    4. Received an excellent pathology report on Tuesday - clean margins on the left, no cancer on the right. HOORAY! My husband emailed everybody at his law firm when we got that news, and yesterday I received from them the most gorgeous floral arrangement I have ever seen. (Lawyers are not all bad! But then I have to think that, I married one!!)
    5. On Monday my daughter took me to the Look Good, Feel Better thing. It was great! We had such a good time. Of course she is now wanting to use all of my products. I may have to hide them! But she also said it made her feel so much better and more positive about things, seeing women in all stages of treatment having a good time and going about their lives. So that was a HUGE positive. The kid has been such a trooper.
    6. Three friends coming over tomorrow, the kind of friends you find yourself laughing all the time with. They are bringing food. I love when people bring food!

    Happy Friday. I'll let you know how I make out at the PS and with the Jimmy Buffett tickets...

    Donna
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008
    Hi Figs, welcome to the group. Jimmy Buffet! Its 5 o'clock somewhere and its also Friday...I feel a party coming on!

    I liked the Look Good Feel Better class too. Congrats on the fantabulous pathology report!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    Only have a short bit to post this morning ....

    Welcome Figs-Glad you joined us See I told ya you would fit right in here!!!!! Such wonderful positives for your first week!!!!!

    Fireba-Glad to see you again ....so proud of you!!! I know you've had a few rough spots but your almost there!!!!and as Always said, radiation is a breeze....I vote that you start planning something really special for yourself for when your done.....Im sure we could all come up with some ideas for you if you need help

    AlwaysHope-I have always liked your screen name, it is so very positive!!!!, just to see it brightens my day ......Not sure about the fried okra....tried it in high school, thought it was slimy but that was a long time ago so might have to try it again....

    MeMee-you have a wonderful list of positives for the week...your family sounds wonderful...

    Cyndi-how did your dental appt go???

    DebbieM-your comment about b-positive, what a cute way to get the point across to people...now if we could just get them to understand it

    I know I missed a couple of people, but Im running short on time this morning and wanted to postive my positives for this week...

    1). Im a new great Aunt!!!! My neice had her first baby late yesterday afternoon....a girl (YA!!), 6 lbs. 4 ozs, 21 inchs...she had a pretty rough time of it so late in the afternoon they did a c-section because the baby was starting to show signs of stress....I will have to post later what her name is....when mom called to tell me I forgot to ask ...but it wont matter anyway...I will nickname her something special anyway

    2). Its Friday and I have exactly nothing but yard work planned again for this weekend.....I sure hope it get it all caught up pretty soon...worked outside for a bit last night....discovered that I had a bowl full of raspberries ready so treated myself to them with cream in the late evening ...

    3). Made it through another work week without pulling my hair out!!! but has been a good week....we have a district team meeting once a month and this time we had it at the local city park w/a bbq, was nice to see some of the workers that I dont see on a daily basis.

    4). One of my biggest positives is that we are all here together!!!!Doesnt matter how busy our lives get we all make it here to post and to cheer each other on....I would have picked a better way to meet all of you but hey I will take what I can get...

    5). My last positive for this week is that we have aquired a few new members this week and Im hoping that they fine this thread as helpful as I do .

    I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and weekend...I will check back later to start ready all the positives that have happened for you all this week ....

    Hugs
    Jule
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  • fireba
    fireba Member Posts: 59
    edited June 2007

    Oh, I forgot another positive. My husband and I had just about decided that we were not going to try to have any more children, due to the bc diagnosis. I was thinking how awful it would be to have a recurrence while pregnant, and anyway, I didn't necessarily want to wait as long as the doctors want me to (I have a 9yo and an 11mo now, and we aren't looking for another 8 year spread!), and then, of course, I stopped getting my period a while back and who knows if it's coming back. So anyway, I was packing up baby clothes to send to my SIL, and we had basically said that was it for us, when I read the results of a new study in HEAL magazine that showed that women who get pregnant 2 yrs or more after treatment actually experience a protective effect against future bc! Wow! It changed my whole feeling about the possibilities of having another baby and the risks involved. I thought I had to give up that baby #3 dream, and now we're feeling hopeful again - I put a note to my SIL in the baby clothes box saying that I might want them back someday! Anyway, that's sort of a strange "positive," but I felt so happy after reading it - really made me feel like we could still have the life we had planned before we found out I had cancer.

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  • mikeysmom
    mikeysmom Member Posts: 137
    edited June 2007
    Welcome, Figs. I have found this thread extremely helpful.
    My dental appt. went well but I asked my Oncologist about cleanings during chemo and he said NO! Too much chance of bacterial infection. So that counts as a positive to me because I don't really like to go to the dentist. My other positive is I had my first chemo today. It was pretty easy, my husband and friend were with me and we just talked through the whole thing. So far I just feel a little sleepy. So I'm going to go take a nap:) 1 down, 7 to go...
    Cyndi
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    Welcome to Figs... glad you joined us and hope you'll get much encouragement here.

    I am waiting for my custom sleeves to come in for my Lymphedema. I am not staying wrapped 100% of the time, but don't tell my LT. LOL I have talked to a few ladies who only wear the compression garmets on an as needed basis, so I am feeling better about the entire thing. Hopefully I can control if without becoming a mummy.

    My positive is: Only one more chemo! YES!

    Happy weekend to all who enter here!

    Miss S
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  • livesstrong
    livesstrong Member Posts: 1,799
    edited June 2007
    WOW!!! Lots of Positives this week!!! Fabulous!!!

    Jaime- have you gone swimming yet?

    Debbie – I have the same blood type – be positive

    Sara & Miss S – Congrats on having only one treatment left!! Isn’t it amazing how far you’ve come?

    Donna – Welcome fellow Parrothead!!! DH & I have been fans of his for years. We have seen him 3 times, he puts on a fabulous show!!! Its one big party!!

    Jule – glad to hear you are having another relaxing weekend. Enjoy it!!

    Cyndi – Congrats on getting thru #1. You WILL be tired, just don’t fight it, get your rest.

    My positives are:

    I raised $350.00 at work for a walk I’m doing for the Lance Armstrong Foundation!!!

    Got thru another rough week at work.

    My kitchen mini-remodel is almost complete!!

    Have great weekend everyone,
    Valerie

    Beth - how are you doing?
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  • dkmaustx
    dkmaustx Member Posts: 363
    edited June 2007
    Well I've never actually said it to anyone, but for years I've been thinking it. I think I got the idea several years ago when Bobby McFerin's song Don't Worry, Be Happy came out.

    My positives today were that I made it through the entire water aerobics class again. The Friday instructor does lots of upper body arm work and I managed to do most of it without modifications. As I got out of the pool a lady I'd never seen before congratulated me for finishing the class and showed me her scar. She didn't give me details but I gather she's another survivor. It's always nice to get a thumbs up from kind strangers.

    Cyndi- My doctor didn't want me doing any dental work during chemo, either. The way it worked out I had a cleaning 2 days before my lumpectomy and my next appt is 3 weeks after my last chemo in July. Kind of dental bookends to Chemo.

    Jule - I'm a Great Aunt, too. My Great Niece, Irie Lynn, was born on Feb. 5. I told my brother (Grandpa) that I'd be racing her to see who got a full head of hair first. In the pictures he sent from Memorial Day, she appears to be winning, so far. Her hair is about an inch long, but it doesn't cover her scalp.

    Donna - I hope you scored with good tickets for Jimmy Buffett, and that your visit to the PS went well. The Look Good, Feel Better class I attended was the best make up party I've ever been to.

    Miss S - I have only one more Chemo left, too. I'm counting the days.
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  • mikeysmom
    mikeysmom Member Posts: 137
    edited June 2007
    Debbie-Good for you for finishing your water aerobics class! I'm hoping to at least be able to walk a little during chemo. And congratulations on only 1 more chemo for you!
    Miss S-I'll be praying for you to be able to control your lymphedema. We had a PT speak at our last support group about it. You've got the right attitude! And only one more chemo!
    Jule & Debbie-I am also a great aunt. My great nephew is almost 1 yr old. My sister (his grandmother) said great aunt sounds so much older than grandma...
    livestrong-Wow, I can't imagine doing a kitchen remodel during chemo! But life goes on and I hope to maintain as much normalcy as I can.
    fireba-that is a great positive that more children may be in your future. Even if you decide not to it will be your choice and not something imposed by breast cancer. It's all about feeling like you have control over your life!
    Figs-I also went to a look good, feel better event. It was really a turning point for me and got me out of a 2 week depression. I love make-up!
    I hope everyone has a great week ahead with lots of positives!
    BTW, after I got home from my first chemo, I got really nauseous and threw up:( I took a different anti-nausea drug (Kytril) and seem to be okay now.
    Cyndi
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  • beth1225
    beth1225 Member Posts: 1,061
    edited June 2007
    OMG, I forgot to post my positive for Friday! So many great threads have popped up lately, I am ashamed to say I got busy on them too!

    Valerie, thanks for asking for me. I am doing better. Still have the last of 4 drains hanging on. The ps says it is ok since it is catching whatever infection is draining out. So Ringo (the drain) is giving Laverne (my new left "bloob") a helping hand.

    I cracked up the ps's office on Wednesday! They just moved to new quarters right before my surgery. So a lot fo deliveries have not caught up with them, one of them being the janitorial supplies. When I was there last week, they had run out of toilet paper. So this week I took a four pack and tied it up with a gold ribbon and presented it to my ps. He was beside himself. The whole office laughed, including the patients.

    Hi Jas!

    MissS, one more chemo? Yeah!

    Hi Jule, I miss our IM's. You must be busy at work, LOL.

    Hi to everyone here. I promise I won't go MIA again!
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited July 2008
    Happy Saturday B-positive ladies. Well, I've resumed the work in progress of de-cluttering my house. Getting rid of stuff that is just sitting in closets, wasting space.

    A while ago, I checked out Suze Orman's book, The Courage To Be Rich, from the library and I've come to realize that I hang on to stuff for years past its having any real value to me because of fear of being without. So, I've started the process of sending it out to bless someone else who might find it useful.

    I've also got a ton of paperwork to sort through. During treatment,I had so many people dropping by the house unannouced that I developed a very bad coping mechanism of taking trash bags and literally raking anything on a flat surface into it and then stuffing the bags into closets. Now, its come back to bite me in the fanny and I'm starting to go through the bags. So much junk mail!!!! So many trees. I think I've found the real cause of global warming.

    Well, I hope everyone has a fantabulous day.
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008
    Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they lay down for the night, and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend awake. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

    Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars."

    "What does that tell you?" Holmes questioned.

    Watson pondered for a minute. "Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?"

    Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. "Watson, you idiot. Someone has stolen our tent."
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    Wow, we have all made it to Wensday without posting this week ....Im hoping that means everything is ok with all of us and that life is getting back to normal in some ways...

    My positive for mid week is:
    I will be having two of my grandkids over night Friday and plan to take them fishing on Saturday...my gd is hesitant until she catches a fish but gs is enthralled with fishing no matter what...I will try to remember to take my camera so if they catch fish I can post so you all can see ....

    Hope all is well with everyone!!!!
    Hugs
    Jule
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008
    Well, I thought I must have been a thread killer so I thought I shouldn't post so much. Didn't mean to startle anyone. I'm really quite harmless....just ask my parole officer
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    Always-your soooo funny!!! thread killer huh....wondering about the parole officer thing....should we run a back ground check on members??? Something your not tellin us

    Glad to see your postings they are always very welcome ...
    Hugs
    Jule
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008

    Jule...nothing that they could really pin on me....:P

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  • beth1225
    beth1225 Member Posts: 1,061
    edited June 2007
    Jule and Jas, too funny you guys.

    Midweek positive is that the ps pulled the stitches out today. They do feel better without them. He said the last drain is now looking the way it is supposed to now that the infection seems to have let up.

    Taking dh to his docs appt to get his scrips renewed. I am hoping beyond hope that ss calls so we can get the a/c fixed in the car.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    OHHHH, now we really might be sisters......nothin they can pin on me either .....but then again I give em a merry chase
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008

    Beth, yeah on getting the stitches out. I really hope you get that last drain out soon. Its been a long long time!

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  • beth1225
    beth1225 Member Posts: 1,061
    edited June 2007
    Jas, the drain stayed in because it was still taking away alot of the fluid caused by the infection. I am off of Levaquin and now on Bactrim. Whatever! My ps had started and was director of the infctious disease unit at our hospital. I trust him and his course of action. He saved my implants so I would not be back in surgery again.

    Now, about younger days and what can be traced or not....good thing we didn't have digital cameras back in my college days! Let's just say, I had a good time and should have studied more and partied less.
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  • jasmine
    jasmine Member Posts: 1,286
    edited May 2008

    Oh my! Can you imagine having cell phones with cameras back then? We'd probably still be in jail!

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  • Fllorik
    Fllorik Member Posts: 1,351
    edited June 2007
    Hello! My positive for the week is my best friend (and husband) will be visiting me and my family during the 4th of July week. We have been friends for 40 yrs. (met when we were 8-9 yrs old)
    Been busy cleaning the pool and patio, figuring out where they will sleep etc. It's so much better having something fun to think out for a change!
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  • lilangel07
    lilangel07 Member Posts: 1
    edited June 2007

    hi im new here

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    Welcome Lilangel-glad to see ya here....

    We all come here during the week to post something positive that has happened for each of us....(but we also post not so positive things too). We are here to keep each other positive and to help when its needed....

    I hope you continue to share our little spot here as I find it really helpful to know that the others are there for me if I need them....

    Will you tell us some about yourself? You dont have to but if you need something PLEASE let us know so that we can be there for you...

    Hugs
    Jule
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