Illinois ladies facing bc

Welcome Nancy These Illinois ladies are the best and will help get you through this!

Welcome Nancy (and sorry too). I'm pretty new too. I am currently going through chemo and will be until the end of October. Then on to rads.

The Illinois girls are a great group so check in often.

Laura

Yes, I heard the same thing. I'll be watching, and I hope it really is something new. Recently channel 5 said they had a new tx, and it was the low fat diet. I think we had already learned about that study. It's always exciting to hear about something new.

After listening to you about hormones in dairy products I switched to Oberweiss milk. I'd been thinking about it, but was a little lazy. Luckily there is a store a few blocks from me, but now I have to get past the ice cream! I wish it was a food group, but I'm still trying to lose the last five pounds of chemo weight. Anyway, thanks for the little push I needed.

On a different note I AM A GRANDMOTHER.

She may be "walking" with us in September, Laura, if the weather works for us. Heaven knows she has enough pink outfits!

I hope all of you are happy tonight!
Susan

When I asked my oncologist, what he thought about getting my ovaries out, he said NO if brca testing for my mother was negative.
I thought I heard others got ovaries out to suppress hormones (my tumor was double hormone positive)
and it also helps ward off breast cancer recurrence (my Mom's oncologist said it cuts recurrence of BC 50 percent), but I'm specifically wanting to boost my chances from getting OVCA (my Mom was dxed 1998 at age 72, with symptoms one to two years).
defined:
oophorectomy: the surgical removal of an ovary -- called also ovariectomy
easier to spell!

Looks like I found a new hang out. :-)

We have a Maid-Rite here, I thought it was just local. I had the closest thing to a Maid-Rite at a church function recently and I got the recipe. I am making them tomorrow, my family loves them.

I am 49, been divorced for 18 years. I have a 19 year old son with two rare conditions, which have left him visually impaired with joint problems. He lives with me and so does my elderly mom. We all moved in together three years ago after my dad died. Mom has macular degeneration and hasn't driven since I was a baby, so we felt like someone needed to be here with her. She is really independent, but her site limits her.

I work full time for my brother, who lives about 20 miles from here. I work at home, managing his medical auditing business. All our employees work at home, they are all over the country, the main office is at my house, I have people come in and help every once in awhile.

I also have my own biz, making candles, bath/body products, personalized favors and distributing food and drink mixes. My son helps me with that. I had closed the websites while I was having my first surgery. I need to reopen them for now. I am not sure I will be able to keep up the hectic order pace during the holidays while taking chemo. I might have to just sell what I have made and not offer my huge variety of stuff.

I have read through this thread and everyone seems awesome here. I have posted on several others sections of the forum, too.

I forgot to ask my surgeon about how long it will be before I can drive after the lymph node removal. I am such a planner and having breast cancer has thrown off my plans.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Nancy

I drove right away....but then I only had a SNB. Well I,m off to Friday rads and work. Have a great weekend everyone. Best wishes.....Pat

This is so cool...
This morning, I went to JanClare's house when the film crew arrived and they filmed she and I speed walking. It was fun. They told us to walk and talk as we normally do...I told them that wouldn't be a problem because we seldom have a moment of silence anyway! The camera man sat in the back of a minivan - with the door up and the mini van drove in front of us as we walked and he filmed. Sometimes they don't use all the footage they shoot, but it would be cool if they include some of us walking or at a minimum some of just JanClare.

Hope you're all having a good evening...have a great weekend - the weather is supposed to be great!

Nicki -
Where are you?

Susan -
Congrats...how exciting! We would love to have her join our team! Will she be running or walking the 5k? LOL

Im here. Im here! Work has gotten really busy and I havent been getting home til really late. New schedule next week where I will be getting to Highland Park Hospital at 7:00 am to make rounds with the doctors there. That means - very little computer time for me. And Im pouting big time.

Nancy,
I need to start checking this Illinois Ladies board more often. I am also in Quincy. So sorry you have to deal with this disease but there is support here. I get my treatment at Blessing Cancer Center. My regular oncologist is Dr Arrambide but got word today that she is out for awhile. So I'll either have Dr Smith or the new onc ..think his name is Dr Ali. I have stage 4 mets and am doing fine. I am in the chat room most evenings around 8:30 or 9:00 PM. Please fell free to come in and chat. It's such a wonderful group of friends from all over. You can go there for support, chat about your day or just vent if you need to.ha! I've lived here all my life so it's possible we already know eachother. I have to add that the Radiation Oncology Dept at the cancer center will blow you away with their service. There are some of the finest people I've ever met that work there. I have Dr Khil and have seen Dr Yu. They are fine doctors and the support is great. Take care and hope to talk to you soon, Mazy

Breast cancer certainly reinforces the notion that it is a small world. I am happy you have ecah other in Quincy.

Nicki, that "blog card" is so lovely. Thank you. You are such a dear person. Baby Adeline was born in the same hospital where I got my BC surgery. I felt pretty triumphant walking out those doors gloating over my new grandbaby and not obsessing on the cancer.
By the way, Nicki, I had my chemo in Highland Park Hopsital and I know you work there. My Doctor is Doctor Dragon and my surgeon is Br. Brinkman. I am a ten-month survivor and I know that sounds "tentative" at best.


I am so excited about the airing of the film clip. Do not fret a bit about how you sound. You will sound honest and that is all that is needed.

Have a happy Sunday and keep enjoying life. We all sound so happy these days even though we have our worries.
Sus

Nancy,
If you went to chat at 8:30 or 9:oo I'm sorry as I came in late. I asked some of the others and they said they hadn't seen you so I'm hoping I didn't miss you. I'll be on monday night by 9:00. I had grandkids this weekend and crashed after they went home cause they wore me out.haha. I'm so glad you are going to Blessing too. My next appt is on Aug 10th. Do you know your stage or anything yet? I was originally stage 2b in 2003 and am stage 4 now because I have a recurrance in spine on the bone. I go and have Zometa infusions once monthly. I know very few people named Nancy but I wouldn't doubt that we know some of the same people. My husband owns a local auto repair shop and he knows so many people that I don't since I no longer work up there and haven't in awhile. Talk to ya later, Mazy