Where Are The "Oldbies"?

Hi Sam:



I see and now that you mention

do recall some members back at that time



Anyway, nice we are all here

to touch base with each other



Love your kitty kat





Hugs,

Sierra

I am an oldie too.  I was diagnosed in 2002.  I am on and off here.  Glad to see so many familiar names! 

Barb

Hi girls, I'm checking in - I was dx in 04 and had my surgery in 05.  I remember a lot of you.

Laura, I thought I was the only one whose nail turns some gross color and falls off.  I have to get my skin painted too until the nail grows back.  It's doing good right now.

Laura,

Congrats on dancing with NED!  Always great news and what a relief.  Sorry about the toenail!

I remember when we all exchanged Xmas cards.  I still have them and it was so amazing getting cards from all over the world.  I remember Yvonne and Flashdiff and BeachCottage Patti and Ginger.   

I think they need a new section called Oldbies just so we can post updates!

Hi there Pat:



Yes, that is right

and a few other things



Best to you tonight



Laura: Yes, so true, you do wonder whatever
happened to people, that is why I tend to pop in
when possible )





Hugs )



I think there used to be parties

and all kinds of .. activities here then



LOL

Another "oldbie" checking in.   Have been gone for a bit and just found this thread.   Great to see some old names pop up--glad all are doing well.  

My board participation is sporadic.   Too many topics now and, way too many people to try and keep up with.   I do read often, and try to follow certain posters.    Have kept up with a few of the oldbies, and have been to a couple of get-togethers.  

I try to "move on" but cannot completely sever myself from the boards and the people who helped get me through a really dark time in my life.

There are so many names I miss seeing post!  They are thought of often with much love.   Sunshine sent me my very first PM and Sprite kicked my butt out of a pity party gutter I'd fallen into.

Big hugggsssss to you "oldbies"!   May we continute to partner with NED and cherish the memories of our sisters who continue to surround us with love.

junie

Laura...did you get one of the taxanes? It was taxotere that messed up all my nails; my fingernails recovered but my big toenails are still very weird,nearly 6 years after treatment. They are very thick, almost like double nails, and as a result are in-growing. I saw a podiatrist for years but now I 'manage' them on my own, digging into the sides and cutting where I shouldn't cut. If I don't, I can hardly walk for the pain.....

I still have muscle issues too......my upper leg muscles seem to have disappeared and I have a dx of fibromyalgia which mainly affects my upper back and neck.

Thanks to chemo and aromasin, I also have a dx of osteoporosis now.

Apart from that....so far,so good!

Sam

LOL.. I sure as heck

should not be complaining

as .. it is great to be here..

I am so lucky



but....



CHEMOFOG..





LOL





Sierra

Hi Peg..



good to see you.. I remember you,

if it is the same Peg. you had a different

px.. wish I could see, it to be sure



anyway,

best to you





Sierra



so nice to see all here



Yes, there was a party at N Y

with a N Z theme.. I have chemofog

but.. love all of your reminders here



Hi Binney ))) be well



Tks for the thread Laura ))

Hello,

Just thought I would check in here as an "oldbie" too, although I hesitated because I used to call myself a professional thread killer! Somebody please prove me wrong.

I do lurk quite often and am glad to see so many people still around. And like others, I'm very sad to see how many have gotten their wings. I'm 6+ years out and doing pretty well... I have a beautiful  daughter who was born on 07/07/07, and I just got married a few months ago. I like to say that life began (again) at 40 for me! I hope to be dancing with NED for a looooooong time.

hugs to everyone,

LeeAnn

p.s. edited to add, here's Franny!

LeeAnn:

What wonderful, wonderful news!!  a BABY . . .  I just love babies!!! Thanks for sharing your miracle with us.

Love,

Pat

Hi you guys!  It is nice to be back 5 years later happy and healthy!  I quit coming to the boards for many reasons... I had so many complications, had a new knee (completely elective, my equivalent to a face lift! LOL) and am now focused on a rebirth, a happy, healthy life!

Laura, I also have a toenail that comes off--not the big one, but the one next to it-annoying in the summer.  And, I have lymphadema, but it is mild.  Sometimes I wear a sleeve and it goes right back down to size. But, I guess I am lucky because it never gets too bad.  The physical therapist says that she can rid of most cases of lymphadema, and for now mine does not get too bad, so I do not think about it much.  

Sachi, I think of you so often!  How are you!  Just think girl-5 years ago we were so scared.  I remember how bold and beautiful you were when I met you in NYC without your wig.  Didn't we have fun!  I hope some newbies read this and know there is light at the end of the tunnel.  I used to read the posts of those before us and pray that we would be one of them and now we are!!!

Sierra, your posts were always so welcomed.  You write like a poet and you are inspiring. 

Lee Ann, your baby is beautiful--what a beautiful gift of life!

I would love to hear from some of our other sisters--Flash, Beach Cottage, Gloria, Leelee, Wendy, Big Jims Wife, there were so many!

Stacy (Sunshine) and Tinkerbell, Sprite, Fighter lu, I think of you often. I know you look upon us from time to time!  Tinkerbell, I cherish the tinkerbell wind chime I won in NYC.  Everytime it rings I think of you!  Mr Tinkerbell I hope you have found happiness.  It meant so much to us when you came to our reunion. I remember how lovely your daughter is.  Stacy, it was fun shopping with you in the Hamptons.  I have the picture I bought hanging in my office! I am glad I met you!  I will always remember your positive attitude and your brave fight.

Hope I have not been a thread killer! Hugs to you all! 

Rosebudd

I'm September '04, don't know if I qualify. A middlebie? I went through treatment around the same time as BethNY and Fitztwins and Kimmytoo's second round. I remember FighterLu and Theresa and all our old friends who are gone.

Ladies..I'm a middlebie (2005) but I remember most of you being here to get me through the chemo and rads and whatevers.

It's sooo good to read your posts here and..LeeAnn...your baby is adorable..can't get better than that!