Positive Girls Club

Thanks Jule on showing me how to make this a favorite post : )

Catbert, I am glad that you found us. I wonder why nobody at my church thought to remove the stamens out of the Lillies. We have not used the Easter Lillies in the sancturary for several years because of the allergies in the choir. I wish that some of the other ladies would not use strong perfumes either. I had a great Easter weekend. My hubby came to the trucking hub on Thursday afternoon and had another delivery on Friday morning. Since the hub is 50 miles from the house and we have one car at the present, I have to drive back and forth to get him (usually twice a week, Sun and Fri/Sat), and since I had Friday off, I went to Statesville Thursday afternoon and we got a room and stayed the night. Friday I stayed at the hotel until 11:30 and he was on his way back. We got home Friday afternoon and spent the whole weekend together. I also got news from our son and he is doing well, the ship has left the gulf region on their way back to Honolulu. He will be home for Mother's Day.

Have a great positive week!

Sheila

Welcome, Catbert, Austin had fairly good weather this past weekend, too. I glad you found your way over to us.

Sheila, great news that your son is out of the war zone. We won't have to ask because I'm sure you will have a terrific Mother's Day.

Have a great week, everyone.

Hi everyone,

Oh, Beth, I hope your son has a fun first date. Where did he decide to take her? My water aerobics is going along just fine, thanks. We got a new instructor for our Friday class. She's been at the club before and returned from having a baby girl a few months ago. She does more cardio work, where the other instructor did more upper body and arm work, but it is still a good class. It sounds like you have just a few more steps and you'll be finished with your reconstruction. Keep plugging along until you get there.

Hey, Sheila, if you see anything really good will you pass it on. I hope your fingers hold up and you get all the recipes into the correct format.

Jule, now that work is out of the way I hope you have a great weekend.

Has anyone else been following a team in the NCAA Tournament? Woo Hoo!! Texas has made it into the Elite Eight; one more win and they'll be in the Final Four. I choose UCLA to win it all when I did my bracket picks, but it would be nice to see Texas go all the way.

I found these lyrics on the breast cancer web site the other day and did a google search and found this video.  I posted it earler this week but wanted to post it here also.  If you have a few minutes check it out.  It's very moving...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEZHISEL4lk  

If not here are the lyrics to the song:  

It's been years since they told her about it
The darkness her body possessed
And the scars are still there in the mirror
Everyday that she gets herself dressed
Though the pain is miles and miles behind her
And the fear is now a docile beast
If you ask her why she is still running
She'll tell you it makes her complete
It's a blur since they told me about it
How the darkness had taken its toll
And they cut into my skin and they cut into my body
But they will never get a piece of my soul
And now I'm still learning the lesson
To awake when I hear the call
And if you ask me why I am still running
I'll tell you I run for us all

And someday if they tell you about it
If the darkness knocks on your door
Remember her remember me
We will be running as we have before
Running for answers
Running for more I run for hope
I run to feel
I run for the truth
For all that is real
I run for your mother your sister your daughter your wife For you and me my friend I run for life  

Sandy/Sunshine : )   

I run for life

Thanks, Sandy, I'm always on the look out for good uplifting songs that I can add to my profile over on facebook, and that's the first thing I did after looking at the video.

Welcome Flyrzfan. I like your attitude and your signiture. We're having gloomy weather here today, but I don't have to be gloomy.

I managed to go to my water aerobics on Mon, Wed, and today. I went to an earlier class on Wed because my massage therapist had only one appointment available on Wed morn. The classes and the massage felt good.

I've had a couple of successful shopping excursions this week as well. Last Sunday at Sam's I found the sleep pants I've wanted for months. A pack of 2 was only $12.88 and they were the size and color I wanted, too. Then yesterday I went to the local Thrift store to see their new selection of swim suits. I found four that were worth trying on and one I decided to buy. Most of the suits were $4.99 so I couldn't go too far wrong on any of them. They actually fit me better than the ones I tried at Ross the other week. Since I'm in the pool at least 3 times a week I tend to go through suits quickly.

Take care and have a great weekend.

Thanks Miss S, That rant pretty much sums it up for any kind of cancer treatment. I think we've all had experiences like that person had. I was really good at tuning out when people mentioned there whatever friend or relative's cancer experience. My husband said once after we had visited with one of my cousins, "He didn't have to tell about that person dying. did he?" And I said, "Oh, I didn't hear that part."

Beth:  Oh, I'm so jealous, but happy for you!  I'm only on my fourth fill, and still have a way to go!  I'm hoping my exchange surgery will be in the late summer! 

My eldest son has been working at M.D. Anderson for the past two years, and is now inspired to apply to med school!  He's had an eye-opening experience, both with working in cancer research and watching his mother go through BC. Keep your fingers crossed for  him when he takes the MCAT in two weeks!

I'm back up to three miles of walking a day!!!  That is putting me in great spirits!  What a glorious world we live in!!!!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Cat 

Sandy, I had a 700 cc expander put in at surgery but it was not filled at all.  Each fill has been 60 cc's.  Right now I am at 600 cc's and will be at 720 cc's by the time I see my ps next on the 29th.  I am pretty sure I would be a C cup.  I used to be a D, almost DD so this is a good change for me.  My skin seems to be cooperating.

Cat, it seems like it will go on forever.  I am wondering, what will take up my time again on Mondays that I always reserved for my fills?  It is a little scary as well going for more surgery too.  But I will have two cancer free foobs (fake boobs)!  That is what counts.

Hugs to all of you!

Sandy, I had a skin-sparing one-step alloderm with immediate implants.  I had no choice about nipple sparing.  My family history is very strong and I am BRCA2+.  The breast surgeon, ps and onc all agreed that I needed to get rid of any and all breast tissue so as not to have risk left behind.  DH said he didn't care about any recon but I did it for me.  The ps left a lot of other skin to do the recon with so I have these dog ear flaps on both sides.  They are going to use them to nip and tuck with.  I asked about a possible liposuction while they are there to contour but the pa laughed and said, "Uh....no."  Well, it was worth a shot!

As long as the rest of the group doesn't mind talking recon.........Sandy and Cat, just out of curiousity, what kind of surgery did you have?

Later and lots of hugs,

Beth

Hi Beth I was also hoping for a skin sparing right side mastectomy like you got as we thought I had DCIS but during my surgery they found IDC and had to take extra skin on the inside cleavage area and some muscle since she didn't have clean margins without it.  But glad to say that came back negative but have a bigger scar than what I was hoping for.  They want to do a MRI of my good breast the begining of Aug. so I'll need the expander out by than.  Did I hear it's good to try to wait a while from last fill to the exchange?