Hi Joyce, thanks for the update on Cathi's daughter Rachel. I am praying that she does well and that Cathi has enough strength to do all the things I know she as a mother will want to do to help. Can...
Hi Pam, good to hear that you're home and on the way to recovery! What's the next step for you? Did you have reconstruction and are you doing chemo or rads or both? Glad to hear that you're trying to...
Hooray! I'm so happy to hear the news Bernadette! I don't know about you but I think having to do another round of chemo, surgery, rads etc seems overwhelming, and though you still have some medical...
Hi Bernadette, it's only 10:45 Monday but wanted to know if you had your dr appointment yet? Let us know -- thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way. L&H, Donna...
Hi Bernadette, I don't know about Arimadex but I do know that a lot of the stuff I took had side effects that weren't mentioned because I had to take the drug regardless. It sucks! I think it's a...
Hi Bernadette, just wondering about you and how you're holding up today...I definitely understand about the waiting thing. Strange as it seems I also remember not wanting to know at the same time,...
Bernadette, I'm sure you're very scared - I think it is so difficult to hear this news - I remember feeling so alone and terrified. I felt better when I received my first email from you and found all...
Hi Judy, yes I did have reconstruction before my radiation...actually I had reconstruction twice, once after my implant and then after I completed radiation because the radiation damaged my implant...
Hi Everyone -- as usual the message you all send move me. I, like you Chantry, am feeling a deep sadness about loosing my breast. Strangely I didn't think much about having them before but now I miss...
Hey Colorado girls, I'm looking for a local support group for bc survivors does anyone have a good group that they attend? Simone, I am glad that you're questioning what's going on...I agree with the...
Hi everyone, the eyelash thing is a mystery to me...I lost EVERYTHING with both chemo's - it's taken forever for my hair to come back the second time and my eyelashes came in thin and then fell out...
Hi Cathi, read your latest and immediately wanted to give you a hug for your 6 years and then one because of your recurrence! I'm sorry that you are going through this again and hoping that it will...
Hi Bernadette, glad to hear that things went well, I was thinking about you. I too was a little scared alone with the big machine in the uge room when everyone left but it does go quickly and I got...
Hi Kathy and Bernadette... thanks for responding -- I love having someone to talk to who understands. I sometimes think that people in my life get tired of me talking about all of this, I don't share...
Hi guys, so happy to hear that your hair is coming in Bernadette. I'm glad to say mine is in, gray and very short but it's there. I'll probably continue to wear my wig at work but I can't wait to get...
Hi Bernadette, I had my first diagnosis July 04 - had mastectomy, reconstruction, A/C chemo then in June 05 had a recurrence on my scar, surgery then Taxol and then radiation. Wow I bet you're...
Wow 5 more to go. How often are you getting your treatment? I had 4 treatments - one every other week and 35 days of radiation. I'm glad that your other side effects are minimal - the fatigue thing...
Hi everyone, interesting comments about Grey's Anatomy. I DVR'd it but had decided that I wouldn't watch it because I'm so emotional about breast cancer after two bouts within 17 months but sounds...
Hi Bernadette, I think we should ask others on the site about there previous health issues, it does seem like a strange coincidence. I think it is hard to be sick when you've never been sick before...
Hi Bernadette, wow, we're so much alike! I have never been sick either. Not even colds! I've had the flu once in 58 years. I know what you mean it's so weird to be sick. I hate it... I wonder if...
Bernadette and Katt, Hi guys, I don't check this site on my home computer over the weekends and I found myself wondering about you guys, couldn't wait to get to work to get an update. Bernadette I'm...
Hi Bernadette, I had Neulasta too and you are so right it's very painful. The only thing that kept me doing it was that I had chemo every other week and my white count would be too low to get it if I...
Hi Kattbird, I understand how you feel I cried (and still do somedays) about losing my hair, having scars and feeling sickly. Some of this stuff feels very defeating and I think having your hair fall...
Hi Bernadette, I'm not sure if everyone has the same reaction to the chemo but I do have to say that it did have an accumulative effect on me. And I had a different reactions to my second go around...
Hi everyone, today is my first radiation treatment - I have to admit I'm a little stressed about it. I think it's not knowing how my body will react to it. I'm not expecting anything for the first...
Thanks Donna, I'm glad to get the good reports about radiation. I've been scared and they help. hugs from Denver, Donna A...
Thanks for the good news Kathy! By fields does that mean area covered?? My onco has me down for left full chest is that one field? hugs from Denver, Donna...
Thanks everyone! I'm so happy to have you guys to talk to. Bernadette you asked why I had a mastectomy -- I deceided that was my best chance for a cure. My cancer was deemed "very aggressive" and I...
Okay, thanks! Donna...
Wow, did they give you anything for the pain? Was it like you get with a bad cold and infection?? I guess I hadn't thought about the esophagas, but stands to reason that it would be affected doesn't...
Thanks JUJU, I'll ask about the Glucan. Good to hear you had no fatique, that was a big one for me. hugs and good wishes, Donna...
Hi Lori, thanks for responding to me so quickly! Good to know that things went well for you, I'm hopeful that things go as well for me. I'm sure you're right about me anticipating it being awful. Do...
Hi Bernadette, yep, both on the left side. Actually my recurrence was on the scar from my mastectomy. I was told that less than 2% of mastectomy patients have a recurrence and that I'm on the unlucky...
Hi everyone, I'm interested in hearing about experiences with radiation therapy. I will begin Sept. 26 for four weeks of radiation on the left side of my chest and I'm a little unsettled about it. My...
Hi Kattbird, I'm very lucky that my insurance covered it! I wouldn't have been able to pay the difference either. I order the little turban/headcovers the first go round with my chemo and I got a few...
Hi Kattbird, yes my wig is human hair. By the way my insurance company paid for it and that was a relief because it was very expensive ($1200). I couldn't have paid that much on my own. It is really...
Hi Kattbird, I know what you mean about color and styling. It really makes me feel good when someone compliments me on my hair and the way I cut it. BUT... I have found that the highlighting kit...
Hi Skysnana, sounds like you've had a couple of recurrences. I'm anxious to hear about yours and would like to know how you're doing. And, how you've learned to deal with the fear of the "what if's"....
Hi Bernadette, I'm glad that you're through that awful drama. I know it was very difficult for me to shave my head the first time and after my recurrence, even though I knew it would come back, it...
Hi Debbie, Skeeter, Lori and Bernadette, what a treat to hear from you. Debbie I really appreciate your experiences - you're just what I hoped I'd find...someone who had a recurrence early on and was...
Hi Lori, I'm new at this --- what do I do to check the role call? Tell me about you? How long have you been involved with this site?...
Thank you all for responding to me so quickly! I wish I had found this site earlier. And Deb you described me perfectly, with my brain getting so far out in front of me that every day is full of...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Hi, I'm looking for support and someone to share my feelings with about my recurrence. Anyone out there with experience? about me -- 57 year old active, non smoker,...