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- By sr2603 · Posted October 22, 2009
- 8 replies
- I went to the cancer center today to start my third type of chemo - Navelbine. Everything went uneventfully and tonight I am pleasantly surprised I have no bad pain or discomfort. I know the scoop and ...
Pink is just a color again
- By Femtazzie · Posted October 22, 2009
- 5 replies
- A friend sent me this link and I wanted to share it with my friends here. It gives me hope......Pink will onbe day just be a color again "When Pink Is Just A Color Again" - Kal Hourd, for Breast Cancer ...
News from the Back Deck 10-22-09
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 22, 2009
- 16 replies
- You know how in the old story “A Christmas Story†when Scrooge sees the ghost of Christmas future and it scares the heck out of him and he vows to change the future? I ran into my ghost of Christmas ...
If Happy Little Bluebirds Fly.....
- By GRANDmother19 · Posted October 20, 2009
- 18 replies
- When I was told in 2001 by a very detached shedoc that I had advanced third stage breast cancer, spread to nodes, (you guys know the medical term, but it was estrogen positive) in ducts or out of them ...
Members
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 19, 2009
- 12 replies
- I was saddened to hear of the passing of yet another member today...so I decided to check and see what our numbers were at. Now, I do not think they adjust for the members we have lost, but still--our ...
Ramblings from the Recliner
- By maryk58 · Posted October 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- I spent most of today in the recliner at the cancer center day treatment department. I was scheduled for 9 am-12:30 pm. The appetizer was a 30 minute iv cocktail consisting of Tagamet, Benadryl, Decadron ...
An Open And Sincere Shout Out. Ten/Four!
- By GRANDmother19 · Posted October 16, 2009
- 23 replies
- Dear members and Teaminspire, I cannot believe what a commotion I have started into which I continue to feed. What seems like a very long time ago, I "accidentally" found the Osteoporosis site of Team@Inspire ...
Meningeal Carcinomatosis
- By Cathysch · Posted October 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- I know that is a mouthful...I have recently be diagnosed with meningeal carcinomatosis which is mets to meningea or lining of the brain/spine. Sounds pretty primative, huh? I've had brain mets since 6/08 ...
oct,09 reports came in
- By hillbillygirl · Posted October 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- I had my pet and ct scans to chest and adm on friday. picked up report and cd on tues. went for second opinion at Markey Cancer in lexington, Ky. on wed. Had a appointment on thurs. to see my local onc ...
My Response To TeamInspire. With Utmost Sincerity
- By GRANDmother19 · Posted October 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- Dear Teaminspire, If you took the time to read my last post, you would have seen that I supported your decision to remove my post - I Got Busted...." I went to great length to encourage the "TEAM" (US ...
Results
- By faithmena · Posted October 15, 2009
- 21 replies
- I feel very apprehensive about posting my results , because I am very sensitive to the women who are struggling with their treatments,however; I know how important it was for me to read positive feedback ...
scans
- By lusianagal · Posted October 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hey Gang!! my scans were great!! Thank you for all of your positive thoughts and prayers. There was no uptake at all, and no new lesions. The big, bad, alligator is just sitting there behaving itself ...
I Got Busted Removed From Site. And It's Okay!
- By GRANDmother19 · Posted October 15, 2009
- 33 replies
- I Got Busted By The Powers That Be, was removed entirely from the site because, and I quote, "it was degenerating into an unproductive expletive fest where members were telling others to "f**k off" and ...
Things I don't want in my obituary
- By JillAline · Posted October 14, 2009
- 26 replies
- I see these quite often: ** died on ***, after a brave **-year battle with breast cancer. ** lost her battle with breast cancer on **. You know, I don't feel particularly brave -- I'm a jibbering weenie ...
Ramblings from the Recliner
- By maryk58 · Posted October 14, 2009
- 4 replies
- I've discovered that rants can be very helpful, as long as you can keep it honest and address the problem and the solution with tears if necessary. When I called my dr office on Monday after all the "stat ...
News from the Back Deck--I need your help!
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 13, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello My Friends, Today is the 'official' day chosen for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness. I just returned from a photo op at the Suffolk County Legislature, which proclaimed this day to be 'our' day ...
Sharing With Tough Minded Friends With Great Balls Of Fire!
- By GRANDmother19 · Posted October 12, 2009
- 16 replies
- "Happily married." Now that's a novelty Ms. Santa Fe! Read about MY Inspiration. Um - gonna check on the prune thing. Not a clue about IGF-1 - Has never been mentioned to me in my entire life, via any ...
Starting the trial
- By LaurieW · Posted October 12, 2009
- 7 replies
- I am finally recovered enough from the double vertebroplasty to start the clinical trial with Avastin (or placebo) and Zometa. The recovery wasn't long, a couple of weeks but it was much more painful ...
A GREAT Newspaper article
- By debteach · Posted October 12, 2009
- 14 replies
- I woke up this morning to find an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer that so fully expresses how I feel about the whole pink month that I want to pass it along. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091 ...
We are Home!!!!!
- By gasketman · Posted October 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- Debi has made it home. We have survived the hospital again!!!!!!! Thank you all for your prayers and hugs. I do love the cards. They worked "What an attention getter" the Doctor actually sat down and ...
