Hi, I'm sorry that no one is helping you. : ( I don't have any answers for you but I hope that by now you have gotten some from the dr. I'm going through scans right now because my dr is thinking I...
Thank you, Lyn! I looked at several things and got some good info but not specifically with Downs Syndrome, yet. I will also post if I find anything. I did find info somewhere a while ago that said...
I was wondering if anyone here has any good information/links/books, etc. on working with a man who has Downs Syndrome and Alzheimer's. I believe that he is now in the later-middle stages and is...
Hi Eveie, I haven't posted here in a LONG time but came by tonight and saw your post. Welcome to the club and I love your attitude! I was dx'd with metastatic breast cancer...but have gone 1 1/2...
Hello everyone! I haven't posted here in months but read it as much as I can...maybe once a week. And I'm praying for all of us! I'm VERY busy posting ...sheesh!...I mean working 40+ hours a week. It...
Hi Bernadette, I'm 52 but feel 35 LOL. I was first dx in Feb, surgery in mar and started chemo in April. I used the same chemos as you. I had 4 sessions of AC 2 weeks apart and then 12 sessions of...
I agree with Judy.....we need the money to be used wisely. And surely someone could come up with something better than "cutting it off" and killing all fast growing cells. Some new chemo, dose dense,...
Bernadette, Yes, after chemo I am supposed to have rads too...and hormone therapy. Taxol is chemo....are you thinking of tamoxifen? Nope....didn't loose weight...I just gained! lol I know what you...
Oh, deb...I'm so sorry you got sick! We got alot of that rain here in kansas too and I am not feeling quite right but no fever either. I think I will go ahead and take my antibiotics just to be safe....
Oh, stefanie...I'm sorry to hear that you have to deal with lymphedema. I don't plan to do any reconstruction either.....I really don't like surgery and can live with being a little unbalanced. lol...
thank you Lori and Stefanie. I will see what i can find out. I'm not sure that the technicalities are really that important but I guess it is good to know for some reason. I know it is serious but...
Try not to worry about it Katt. You got this far and you will be able to get through chemo too. Just remember that it will not last forever! I am the biggest baby and HATE needles and I got through...
This might sound silly but no doctor has ever told me what stage my bc was/is. I have been too scared to ask...dumb, huh? Below is stuff i got from my pathology report and I also posted in the roll...
It's good to hear that you did so well, Bernadette! I also bruised horribly but it didn't really hurt with the port. I'm sure you will do fine with chemo too. The taste of things was hard for me. I...
That IS interesting! And it makes me wonder if I should fly to see my kids before radiation treatment begins? I would like to know what else can be done to prevent lymphedema besides what has been...
I didn't start chemo until after healing 6 weeks...or more...I forget now. And I did have a mastectomy. (My dx is in the roll call.) But , oh how i wish, I had not been in such a state of shock and...
:yeah: Congrats Lori! I'm so happy for you and look forward to posting in here in ...ummm...4 1/2 years with my own 5 year date! HUGS! Beth...
LOL! Good description Katt! I'm so glad that you finished and get to shower now. I hated waiting to shower after surgery and having the drains and all. I always feel better with a REAL shower. So now...
I was reading through some threads I missed earlier and found this one. Do you mean that everyone who is at risk of lymphodema should have a sleeve? I never thought of this. How do we know if we need...
Oh, and I forgot to say.......where i go, you need to take socks and a sweater or something because it is cold there in the summer. And I LOVE the hot blankets they give me. I snuggle in the pillow...
I liked this thread ......full of info. Hmmm...now I read this about weight. Well, my doc said most gain 7-10 lbs so not to worry. I hope he is right. I do plan to lose it once I am off the steroids...
thanks for all the suggestions and replies! I glad to know I was not the onlyy one to experience these odd feelings, although I'm sorry we had to share them. HUGS! Beth...
I'm still looking for a wig that is me. : ) It seems that "me" is hard to find! LOL Thanks to ALL for your posts...I love the answers and help in here. HUGS! Beth...
Wonderful! I love hearing this, Kathy, and you will be the best rad person around, i bet! Beth...
OH! i'm excited for you! I can hardly wait til I can report fuzz on me! LOL It will be several more months. Beth : - )...
I will be praying for you, Jen. It seems that new treatments are found all the time so maybe the doctors will find the perfect one for you. Don't give up hope! I know that others have survived brain...
How wonderful, Skeeter! And congrats! What a wonderful way to get a beautiful dress. Someone told me that having cancer is a good way to find out that you are loved and that others are there for you!...
I also agree, Heide. Please ask them to check it again. I was told that i just had fibrosistic breasts with calcifications and they always felt lumpy to me. Doctors and mammograms found nothing...
I was hoping for pills too when i read that info. Unfornately, whoever invented this stuff likes us to be hooked up for most of the usually chemo stuff, I guess. Jen, I am so sorry to hear about your...
I have never heard of this, katbird.....very interesting. I'm sorry you are having such a hard time at work. Don't you just feel like yelling that you are being treated for cancer and they should be...
I have some numbness and tingling in my fingers and toes too. I do hope it goes away but it isn't too bad for me. Yesterday I felt like the palms of my hands and soles of my feet were itching...
I agree with JUJU. The port is a good thing. I still have to get blood tests every week in my arm but I could not have survived chemo without the port. I was given lidocaine cream to put on it before...
Hi Bernadette, I'm sorry that you have to go through this with us but it is so comforting to have others input and to know that we are not alone in our feelings and fears. My hair started coming out...
I was actually so scared of the injection that I almost cancelled the surgery! I was freaking out over the whole thing and having second thoughts the day before and called the surgeon to see if I...
I understand about worrying about aches and pains....I do that too. I would ask your doc what he thinks and trust his opinion about getting tests. But get that elbow checked! I get backaches after...
Thanks for all your suggestions! I guess I better go somewhere else to try some on before buying online. I'll let you know what I decide. Making a new image for myself is kinda fun but scary. Do you...
Hi JUJU, I'm glad you are feeling better. You have been through alot! I also had trouble with insurance. I was referred to a med onco but my insurance said he had a different address then what they...
Whew! thanks for letting me know that, MK. I was very shocked when i found out that i had cancer and now every little thing that happens ....I worry that it is something bad. I feel better now!...
I tried to reply to your welcome thread but it didn't work...maybe it got too long! I agree that the sentinel node injection was painful...I cried. I told my oncologist about it later and he was...
So...I guess i should have read the article.........but does this mean that they could prevent breast cancer from spreading to the bones or lungs or other places? Sounds good to me! Beth :smile:...
Does anyone wear a wig? I'm thinking about getting one before I go back to work and I'm agonizing about what color, style, etc. Silly, huh? And i don't want to pay too much in case I hate it. I...
I went to get chemo yesterday and told the nurse that I was having stabbing and burning pains under my arm and across the incision area where my left breast and lymph nodes were removed. I (I was...
Wow! What a wonderful welcome...thanks to all of you. I think i am going to like it here. Hugs to all, Beth...