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Merry Christmas to all!

I hope it was special and memorable.

Hugs,

~Wren

Well its the day after and I bet I'm the only one working!!! LOL.

Just wanted to wish my dear Sue a Happy Boxing Day!!!

Will check in later,

Valerie

Happy boxing day to all my friends in the UK. Glad to hear that you are off today Sue.

I spoke to my son on Saturday afternoon, his ship was in Singapore. He was unable to call again on Christmas, the ship was preparing to leave port on Christmas day (our time). He said that they were going to have a special dinner on the ship like they had at Thanksgiving. He told me after Thanksgiving that it was good but not like I fixed. He did get the boxes of goodies that I mailed to him and he liked the travel game my sister sent, it reminded him of Christmas Eve when we would go to her house and play games until midnight while Santa visited our house.

Sheila.

Hi Sue! I'm glad you had a peaceful Christmas and the boys liked the card. You are hacked off. You have every right to be. You will continue to be until you're done with chemo. The only good chemo is the last treatment of it! The month after the last tx you should start to feel your energy level come back. And believe me , that makes all the difference in the world. Hang on Sue , time really does fly and you will be you again. xxxx I hope your O/H is feeling better.

Sheila so glad to hear you got to talk to your son. And I'm glad he has such great memories to think of in times when he is away for the holidays. My prayers are with him.xxxx

Happy boxing day! What do you do on boxing day?

Hi Poppy , Lisa ,Wren , gb , Karen , Valerie(sorry you had to work) , Valsul , Shirlann , Sunnydazee , Ulla , Fumi , and any I forgot. Hope you all had a lovely holiday. I don't know about you ladies , but I have ate entirely too much! And I am having my port removed tomorrow morning. They said eat a light meal the night before , well , the turkey was light in color , so was the mashed potatoes and gravy , but , I don't think thats what they ment.lol Oh , I got a digital camera for Christmas! Pictures coming soon! xxxx Love to you all.

Sueps, How did you recover after your surgery. I am 40 and my grandmother lost her breast to cancer in her late 50s. I am due for a mastectomy on the 9th of January and still dont even believe i have bc. I cant begin to think what it feels like to wake from your op with one breast missing, how did you deal with it. Surgeon not sure about lymph nodes have to have dye prior to op. Thanks

Karen xxx

dear karen...i will say just as sheilansaid (((( I am sorry you had to join the 'club nobody wants to join'))))..but u r very welcomed to be our new sister here..this wonderful group of ladies..is really a bless,,they helped me so much passing through this long hard way

i was dx last aug,am 34 years old and was 10 weeks pregnant in my first baby who i lost with my left breast due to the doctors openion that i must be aborted in the same mastectomy operation day,,having the port too in that horrable day that i would never be able to forget,,

i was so concerned about the abortion thats why i didnt worried so much about the missed breast,,i still in disbelive that all of this is hapenning to me really...it is just too much pain here,,

physically ,,i agree completely with dear sweet sue,,the mastectomy itself was not so bad as i imaginned ,,the most pain really was the nodes removal...they made an axillary clearance for me removing 27 nodes,,which was so much to deal with as an extra...4 nodes were posative cancer cells in them,,

i am so sorry that u r here ,,plz lest us help and support u passing the next few days hoping that ur operation will goes well...

u will need pain killers after the operation which helped me so much,,btw..never lift heavy or evn light things in ur affected side after the mastectomy ,,i am telling u that from now as i wish that i had someone to tell me that be4 i develope this painfull lymphedema in my upper arm...

plz feel free to ask watever coms in ur mind...

Hi Sue! I'm home! No port! Yeah!!!! The area is sore , but after all I have been through this year , its a walk in the park! Me and my O/H were so pertrubed. They told me to be there at 7am. and surgery was scheduled for 8am. No one called the doc to tell him I was there for 8am surgery. He finally was paged and showed up at 9:20am! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! I just thought , wow I am his first patient , I'll get right in and out. Oh well , if thats the worst thing thats gonna happen , I'll take it. I must say , I love "twigh-light" med. They call it alert sedation , but I always fall asleep with it. But I wake up feeling sooo good!

Try not to think about tomorrow , tonight Sue. I mean , once you start tx , and you know what to expect , I would try to keep it out of my head as much as I could. Cause I dreaded it , and I would try to not think of it until I arrived at the ca center for treatment and then when I was getting infused , I kept thinking , another one down. Good luck sweet Sue , you can do it!xxxx

Tell us , what did you get for Christmas?

I'm gonna get a cuppa. brb

Welcome Karen. I'm so sorry you are going through this.BUT , you came to the right thread! These beautiful ladies are a "melting pot" of different stages of this journey and they are loads of help. Shirlann is , I think 9 or 12 years cured! And is our guiding light. Tender is very imformative and helps us with all the technical stuff. Then , some of us are almost a year out of treatment and some are just going through it like you. An Sue is a real inspiration to us all. Come here with questions , path reports , or if you just need a friend.xxxx Melody

Hi Ulla , so sorry your feeling bad. Is your arm still swollen? Do you have a sleeve for it? I hope your feeling better real soon. Ulla , when is your next treatment due? Hugs , Melodyxxxx

Good for you, Melody!!  I'm so glad your port removal went well.  I can't wait to get the darn thing out.  It's such a pain!  I really am glad that I have it though.  When exactly did you finish chemo?  Just wondering when they'll be able to remove mine.  I'd really prefer to have it out before we take our vacation in June.

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow, Sue.  Just keep thinking "one more down!!"  I have to force myself to focus on the end of treatment and having a worry-free vacation with my family when it's all over.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel, my dear Sue!  We will be stronger women in the long run, won't we? 

Well, ladies, we are leaving town tomorrow afternoon and will be gone until Sunday evening.  I'm finally getting my day trip to Leavenworth to play in the snow and shop in the quaint little Bavarian themed stores.  I'm very excited.  Then we are spending a day with our friends at their cabin in the country.  The men are taking our boys (ages 4 and 5) snow-skiing.  We moms will probably drink hot cocoa and chat.  It sounds very relaxing.

Take care all!  I'll catch up with you on Sunday.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Love and hugs,

Karen

PS  Welcome, Karen!  I like your name.  Please come back to vent, ask questions, or just to chat.  We are a fun group and so supportive of one another.  I feel very blessed to have found this thread.

Hi Karen , Hope your holidays were great. And you get to go to Leavenworth! Take us with you!lol That sounds so fun and relaxing. Be safe , and have fun.

I finished my chemo Aug. 1st. My bs , I saw him on the 19th of Oct. , said he would take it out for me if I wanted him too , because he couldn't believe they left it in that long. But I asked my onc the last visit , that I wanted it out , and he agreed. All docs seem to have a different time-spand to taking it out once treatment is over. At your next treatment either , ask how long after your last treatment do you have to wait , or just tell them you are going on vacation , and you need it out by then! Take care , xxxx oh , take some pics to share with us when you return. Melody