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Sue....I am so very happy to hear you so positive and happy!!  I can SEE your smile!!  Very good,  I think you have made all of our days! About the wig,  like Karen, mine is adjustable.  It fits pretty well, I tend to tug and fix it several times through out the day.  I only wear mine to work.  Tonight I am going out with the girlfriends for a few drinks and dinner.  I will just wear a hat.  Just not too fond of the wig.  Hopefully within a month...hair will be long enough to go without it! I had a great day today as well.  I went running for the first time in 10 months.  It felt great! You all have a wonderful evening! xoxo Lisa

OOPS! Sue and all, I forgot to tell you that I changed my avitar and user name after that stupid Canadian reporter quoted and published posts from our boards using our names and identifying info without our permission.

So, OneBadBoob (OBB) is still the same Jane and my little cocker Betsy, who sends snuggles, woofs and wags and sloppy cocker kisses to her dear Aunt Sue and everyone else!!  (And Sue, Betsy loves Subways--especially with turkey, and asked if Aunt Sue could send her one--I told her no, one from Aunt Sue sure would be special, but we will stop at Subway this afternoon and get one for Betsy, and send happy thoughts and hugs to Aunt Sue as we enjoy our Subway sandwiches!!

Sue, I am not sure how far Manchester is from London, but hubby will be going to London on business next spring--I will hopefully have finished chemo and will go along--WE MUST MEET IN PERSON!!!  Whether by train, bus, plane or whatever, I cannot wait to give you a huge hug in person!!  Your continued strength and beautiful spirit have touched us deeply!! 

I have not caught up on all the posts here, but I feel like I know you all so well, and wish all you ladies well in your travel down this "yellow" brick road. . .

Dear Poppy, hang in there and don't judge the way the "new girls" look or how you feel right now--as time goes by, scars fade, pain and tightness goes away (honest, it does!) and I am sure you will be delighted with the final results.

Remember all, keep the big picture in mind--we will survive and grow old (with wrinkles--he he he)  Keep following the Yellow Brick Road, as we make our way to OZ!! 

In case I am not on much these next few days, I wish you all a very happy and joyous Thanksgiving, and a wonderful week to our non-USA sisters.  We will be saying a special thanks to God for our good fortune in meeting all of you wonderful woman, and a special thanks to all of you who have made what started out for me as a lonely, sad journey to one where I feel I am holding hands with so many wonderful, wonderful ladies, it brings me to tears on a daily basis. . .

jane

Hi Sue, glad to hear you are feeling better today, and happier.  it feels so good to feel good doesn't it!  I'm glad you got some new wigs.  Any sign of your hair falling out yet?  My hair is finally covering my scalp.  It is about a 1/2 inch long (or a 1cm for all of you foreign gals).  I thought it would never grow back, but it is.  Yeah!  My friend actually came and helped trim it up so it was all the same length and put gel in it and tried to style it.  Maybe in another month it will actually look like something, but oh well.  I just hope I don't have to go back on chemo soon and loose it again.  I think that would break my heart. 

Hope everyone had a good Monday and start of the week.  Hugs to all!

Hi Sue! Yea , you feel better , yeaaaaa! Sue , you are definately sunshine on a cloudy day! You made us all smile and feel good. Thank you so much. Plus , you made me lmao! Yes , I think we should all go on a cruise together. What a riot that would be.

Shirlann , where are youuuuu? Ok , rest if you must , but hurry up , we want to hear about the cruise , we missed ya.

Karen , you are doing soooo well. I know its a hard time to be going through chemo , anytime is , but maybe the holidays will help and not hender. But you're doing great!

Jane , thanks for the explanation! I wondered "who you were"! And you get to go to England!?! You and Sue on a picnic in Hyde Park!?! I am so jealous. I think I will start whining! I want to go toooooo! That will be totally awesome. Take lots of pics for us all to see.Give Besty a big hug for me.

Poppy , hang in there sweetie , it really will get better with time. Are you in much pain? Good luck to you Wed. I will be praying for good results.

Lisa , hope you and your friends had a fun night out. Congrats on running again. I bet that felt so good.

Valerie , we both have to start saving for that cruise!

Well Sue , sweet dreams and have a super day tomorrow. Hugs and prayers to you always , Melody

What a wonderful bunch of posts today. Thrilled that you are feeling better Sue! I just love to think of you and Jane meeting in Hyde Park and having a picnic - I can picture it all! And after that Sue, you have to jump on a plane, ship or dolphin and come to Australia and stay with me! We should all start taking lottery tickets to fund the huge travel plans we are hatching!

Poppy - so sorry you are still having lymph problems. Surgery really stirs up the lymph but it will settle in time. You have every right to moan - it feels so tight and uncomfortable. Any chance you can have some of it aspirated or massaged away to give you some relief?

Welcome Ulla! You have had a lot of sadness but you have a wonderful sense of fun and optimism. I really enjoyed reading your post. Wow, aren't we an international group!

Sunneedazee, I was wondering how you were - it's exciting about your hair growing back. Hope you are feeling better and that your treatments are now ancient history for ever.

Karyll - you have such a knack for making me laugh - love the idea of the bank robbery look! 

Hope you will post some pics of your trip Shirlann. It sounds like you had a great trip.

Karen - loved your photo on the other thread of you and your son at the zoo. Hope you are feeling ok.

This is a disjointed thread because I keep getting interrupted by people around me! Now I must go to the gym to try and whittle some of myself away.

Love to everyone,

gb 

sue...we will rename you the energizer bunny!

Good for you...glad to see you so up and happy!

Poppy what are you having done tomorrow?? I think I am behind..sorry.

Karen, you are so right on appreciating things so much more now! How true!  We are blessed to be here chatting with each other!.

xoxo

Lisa

Hi all our dear sisters, and especially our Sweet Sue, oh boy, a picnic in Hyde Park!  PERFECT!!!!   We can all bring a dish and plate & silverware (or plastic).  Sue will have to tell us about where unless we all wear pink, oh no, we will look like a bunch of nutty protesters!

Yes, Sue, if there is any knock on the anti-deps, it is they take quite a while to kick in.  And it is not dramatic, they just creep in and knit up the raveled sleeve of care.......(Shakespeare).

I stopped them once, but don't do that, it is ugly.  When you get your confidence back and your feet back under you, it is quite easy to stop them, but it must be done veeeryyy  sloooowlly, in my opinion, all oncs need to give these to all of us, it is just silly to suffer through this, with busy lives to live.

It sure can be done, and some women don't need them, some don't like them, and a very few, they don't work on, but if they work, they are a frickin' miracle.  You are not a bit droopy or drowsy, I had not one side effect except maybe dry mouth.  They are not on ours or the UK's substance abuse list.  And this is huge.  Means they are not habit forming or dangerous.

If this journey through cancer were not so dang long, we could all hold our breath, kinda like childbirth, but it takes forever, it seems, to get through this thing.  And anything you can do to make it easier, I say do it.

Anyway, I think Our Precious Sue is on the way to a much better place.  HOORAY, one chemo down, we will all count with you, sweetie.

Love and kisses, I am checking the airfares!  Shirlann  

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Hi Lisa



I'm off to get my final results after mast. Hoping for still DCIS and no nodes. Then it'll be thank you and goodbye!



Ilenee, You sound very positive. This site is a great help for anyone in your position. The woman on here are invaluable. Yes we do take our kids for granted but then again that just human nature. This disease def has that positive side

I'll let you know how I get on!



Poppy



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Poppy!!!!!!!!  I got chills reading your wonderful news!!!  I am soooo happy for you!!! You go girl..have a drink or 2 or 3! haha! That is the best feeling in the world!!  I got that news one month ago...and I too felt like celebrating..oh yeah...we did!! haha..my g/f's took me out for a special dinner and drinks!!  I have the most wonderful friends! They could have taught the ex who walked out on me during this a few lessons!! haha!  Good morning to all the other ladies on this thread!  Hello to our Dorothy...Miss Sue!! Ielenee...sorry to hear your news, but take comfort in the friends you will make on here.  Keep up the good attitude it is everything!  I do cherish my 3 daughters more than ever...funny how life is...always teaching us lessons.  God is good!! Off to work...have a great day! xoxo Lisa

Oh Poppy, HOORRRAYYYYY!   Wonderful news!  I am so happy for you.

Hugs, Shirlann