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Journals
I don't recall "signing on"for this.....
- By g8orfan · Posted October 10, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am not a whiner, but after fourteen years, I did not expect this..Last October, I was admitted to the hospital because of a Deep Vein Thrombosis in my left leg. In the admission testing, widespread ...
Attention Long Islanders!
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 10, 2009
- 2 replies
- Please join me in ushering in the Suffolk County Legislature's proclamation of October 13th as being Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day forever more! When: Tuesday, October 13th Where: William H ...
Scanxiety - and they're not even scheduled yet
- By JillAline · Posted October 10, 2009
- 6 replies
- Well, I'm starting month 3 of what will be 9 (or more) of Abraxane/Zometa/Avastin. At the end of the month I get a CT of the torso to see what is happening with my lung/rib mets. I also get a brain MRI ...
Magazine Article about Metsters
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 10, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hello My Friends~ Several weeks ago I asked for your input for an article I was writing to try to get the public thinking about how October relates to us Hot Cancer Babes in the late stage caboose. Please ...
Good Week
- By owensnana · Posted October 7, 2009
- 2 replies
- This week has been really good for me. no vomiting, only some nausea taken care of with meds. Owen came to see us a couple of days. Lots of friends into visit. Chemo tommorrow, so I am prepared with lots ...
Had a funny thought . . .
- By margaret27217 · Posted October 7, 2009
- 15 replies
- and I've decided that for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I'm going to walk around with my shirt off!! That way everyone can see my lumpectomy scar on the right, along with the caved in armpit. On the ...
Just got a phone call with my MRI results *10/13 Update
- By mom2acat · Posted October 7, 2009
- 12 replies
- I just had my hip MRI done on Monday, wasn't expecting the ortho surgeon's office to call me back so soon, but as soon as I saw them on the caller ID, I had a feeling it wasn't good news. I have 2 new ...
OCTOBER - Raising Awareness
- By ious1Tjed6247 · Posted October 7, 2009
- 2 replies
- I've just finished reading the marketing blitz threads and posts about "Pink" everything and I'm going to try to capitalize on something here with YOUR, YOUR support. I have an idea. Since my daughter's ...
PET scan
- By lusianagal · Posted October 6, 2009
- 18 replies
- Ok girls, its time for the four month pet scan and as always i get so nervous i could fly apart. Ive been off of chemo since may and back on tamoxifen so i wasnt just hanging out there, i have felt really ...
Pleural Effusion and the House of Horrors!
- By cindyrae19 · Posted October 6, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am finally home from what I fondly refer to as my House of Horrors stay. I know they would have preferred I stayed a few days longer but that is just the German way. I think that 12 days is enough especially ...
Ramblings from the Recliner 10/5/09
- By maryk58 · Posted October 5, 2009
- 7 replies
- Finally pulled my "ostrich head" out of the sand this morning and called my doctor's office about some nagging new symptoms - a gastric thing (to put it politely) and tremors in my hands. He wants to ...
Ramblings from the Recliner 10/4/09
- By maryk58 · Posted October 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- The armies of ants have been reduced to a few stragglers. Everyone told me they were coming in for water - they got water all right, down the sink. I thought they were coming in to enjoy the AC in the ...
Mastectomy/Modified Radical Completed!
- By Gentlenatured1 · Posted October 3, 2009
- 7 replies
- had mastectomy/modified radical mastectomy on 9-25-09. what horriffic pain! hospitalized 6 days. entire right arm feels like it is in a vise, twisting bone & muscle in opposing directions. had 6 - 7 visitors ...
ER AGAIN #@%%&!!!
- By gasketman · Posted October 3, 2009
- 13 replies
- You know I am so tired of Doctors and Hospitals I could just spit!!! Debi's new Chemo was just to much for her and landed us in the ER again she made it almost 4 hours before fever and NDV. I had my cards ...
News from the Back Deck 10-2-09
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 2, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello My Friends~ I've made a big decision...I'm no longer going to spend my time checking and re-checking spelling in e-mails and on the internet (some places I go don't have spell check). Since I entered ...
13, Year Old with Breast Cancer.......
- By LesaK · Posted October 1, 2009
- 3 replies
- A 13 year old was DX with Breast Cancer......Can you believe that? ........WOW, She is ok .......It makes me wonder what is up with this disease........So many women are getting what is called the Triple ...
Lucky me it is just pnuemonia, not a blood clot
- By PinkMelba · Posted October 1, 2009
- 3 replies
- My day yesterday was supposed to be fun and relaxing, I am on my week off and my friend was in from out of town taking care of me. However, over the weekend I had trouble breathing and was coughing up ...
Lifestyle causes cancer? No way!
- By LaGata · Posted October 1, 2009
- 23 replies
- As a friend and I were chatting today, she asked a question and I answered automatically. Then I wondered if I was right and went looking for answers. The question was how long has breast cancer been ...
Good Day
- By owensnana · Posted September 28, 2009
- 5 replies
- Today I have had a good day, no pain and shortness of breath and energy levels are good. My daughter came today to spend the day with me and then her husband and son came tonight for family time. I love ...
Uh Oh I am really Dying Soon
- By JudyV · Posted September 28, 2009
- 87 replies
- Every now and then it hits. It hit tonight, big time. I wanted to call someone, but who do you call to say something like that? Who would understand how this realization can just suddenly flood over me ...
