Positive Girls Club

Sandy, my ps likes to wait 6 - 8 weeks after final fill until exchange. He let me 'live' with a size I thought I liked for 4 weeks but when I went back I wanted a little bit more (boob greed here), I don't think I was quite the size I was prior to surgery. He put another 60 cc in and I went back 4 weeks later and we scheduled the exchange 3 or 4 weeks later. We were trying to get as much done before the first of the year as possible.

Sheila

TGIF FINALLY!!

Got our tax refund so I spent the morning, so far, scheduling our bill payer to catch up on overdue bills.  Glad to be current now on so many accounts.  Still have more to go.

The very best thing happened yesterday in regard to bills.  I owed, mistakenly IMHO, quite a bit of money to Fox Chase Cancer Center.  I talked to a woman in billing who must have been a supervisor.  Apparently, they do not outsource their collections either.  When I told her our situation and that I can't afford to pay them right now, she sent me forms for financial aid.  It will wipe out any balances and I can be treated for this year without paying anything.  Took a very large weight off of my shoulders.

Hope the rest of the month goes just as well.  Have a splendiferous weekend everyone!

I'll add my TGIF to the rest. I did my usual 3 water aerobics classes, had lunch with a neighbor one day, and had a pleasant, normal week.

I did start a beginning yoga class on Sunday morning. I think it will help my neck and back to release some of the stiffness I've had lately. I picked this class because it's taught by the same instructor as my Monday Water Aerobics, but I discovered when I walked in last week that she had a sub for a couple of weeks. Oh well I liked class anyway, and I'm determined to go until I actually see her there.

Catch all of you later. Have a good weekend.

Hi Ladies today I saw my 2nd opinion oncologist.  He agreed with the 1st one that I might be fine with hormone treatment but also said I would be a good candidate for the tailorx clinical trail.  They are taking women with oncotype scores between 11-25 half get chemo other half get hormone therapy.  So I have to decide this weekend if I want to join that and have a 50/50 chance at getting chemo, my score was 16.  If I do it will be TC which I feel comfortable taking if I need to.  Good news Monday I'm getting another fill : )  It  might start to look close to my good breast (or should I say saggy lol)

It's FRIDAY!!!!

I have some great news to share. I was called this past Wednesday and asked if I want to be a model in the local Breast Cancer calendar for 2009 with my mom. Of course I said yes! We go Wednesday to get the portrait made. Katheryn liked the mother/daughter aspect in the calendar, she has some cousins also lined up for the calendar. In this year (2008) there is a father/daughter. I will find out more info on when it will be released (I think October).

I also have heard from my son and he will be here May 9th for 10 days! He also wrote a statement to be used for Mother's day at church on what my mother means to me. It made me cry.

My mother...is the one person who has always been there to protect, provide, watch after and support me in everything I've done in my life. Without her I could not have done the things that I've done. She is my inspiration. Love John

It never really dawns on you, what your children see in you until it slaps you upside the head in a great 'hallmark card' moment.

I need to get to work now (wiping tears again). Everyone have a great weekend.

Sheila

Hi to all  of you,

I had a fairly good week. I finally found some new Aqua Shoes for my water aerobics. The ones I had were over a year old and were falling apart. I've been checking Wal-Mart in vain for the past month. A friend in my class mentioned that she got her shoes at Academy and that they weren't too expensive. There was only one color, but they did have 1 pair in my size. Woo Hoo!

I made it to the Beginning Yoga class again this morning. The regular instructor was there and I liked her class. I even bought a Yoga Mat to take to class. When I was looking for the aqua shoes at Wal-Mart on Tuesday I went into the Sporting Goods dept, and this bright pink Yoga Mat almost jumped off the shelf into my hands. I could have resisted if it had been a dull brown, green, or black, but I had to get the pink one. I'm sending you all the Good Karma that I'm feeling after class.

Wow, Sheila! What a nice tribute from your son. I'm glad he gets to visit you for Mother's Day.

I signed up for my local Relay For Life again this year. It will start on Friday evening. Last year I barely made it past the Survivor's Lap. This year we plan to take our lawn chairs, and since we'll have a place to sit maybe we'll last until they light the Luminerias. They added a Caregiver's Lap this year so I signed my hubby up for that. If they had one last year, I don't remember it.

Take care.

So nice to feel like that thing is OUT OF THERE. I felt better too, to know why I was feeling ill and down for months and now to have it taken care of.

I see a lot of women in the Wellness Center for Breast Cancer Recovery NYC, and its nice to see the ones like you who are so upbeat, then see the ups and downs through treatment. Keeping the side effects and 'bumps in the road' at bay so that they don't have to be a huge beast on our backs that's what we do, and I hope you can do that too.

We'll all be fine.

Luana

http://youcanthrive.org 

Hi everyone I hope everyone is having a good week.  I went back to work half days this week and will go back full time next week.  This weekend some of my friends are putting on a 8-12 hour adventure race which I hope to help them with again this year.  Last year when all the racers were done one of my friends left me used her harness and try repelling.  After that I was hooked : )  I was hoping to race it this year but will settle for giving a helping hand : )

I just read this in a e-mail and had to share it:

I don't have hot flashes

I have short private

vacations in the tropics 

Sandy, I also am having one of the vacations in the right now. I keep a small fan in my office pointed towards my face just for those vacations.

Sheila

I am going to post my positive early this week. My son will be landing in Charlotte at 6:00 am Friday. I can't wait to see him. I have been starting some of his favorite foods. He was home last June after my surgery and after my father in law passed away. If he hadn't come home for the funeral, it would have been almost 18 months without seeing him.

Hope all have a positive week-end.

Sheila

Hello All and Happy Friday.

I didn't check in last week because I didn't have anything new to say. It was just one of those weeks when nothing much happened either good or bad. I didn't do much different this week, but I do have a couple of positives to post.

First, when I weighed myself this morning I was another 5 pounds down. That makes 25 pounds I've lost since last July when I started following the Food Plan for diabetes and a total of 35 pounds since my diagnosis with BC in December of 2006. If this keeps up I may make it down to my weight from 20 years ago.

Next, I had a nice massage on Thursday. My massage therapist noticed that my neck and back are beginning to loosen up a bit. The Yoga classes are paying off. I plan to keep up the class once a week in addition to my water aerobics.

And finally, my hair is doing wonderfully. One day this week after my shower I decided to blow dry and style my hair. I couldn't believe how nice it looked. In no time, I'll be getting a real hair cut and style.

Sheila, I hope your son had a good flight and made it home. Have a great Mother's Day.

Jrp, glad to hear that you got your oncology problem resolved. Feel free to post anytime you have something positive. Even if you are down, we will try to lift you up.

Sheila