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Strange Reaction after Chemo

PinkMelba
  • By PinkMelba · Posted October 24, 2009
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • Yesterday I had my first outpatient infusion session at the hospital. They could not fit me in at the oncologists. They were equally impressed with my Snuggie. My blood pressure is high due to the avastin ...

The celebration of BARBIE'S life

MotorcycleBobbi
  • By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I have written something I wish to share with the people at the church tomarrow. But I don't know if the minister is going to alow anyone to speak. I surely hope so. I also bought BARBIE a Blue Rose ...

Venting

kat47
  • By kat47 · Posted October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • I went to my oncologist yeserday. I have to admit I do not ask alot of questions or complain about my pain much when I go see him, but yesterday I talked to him about new pain I am having. He opened up ...

Last day of radiation.

mickisalvio
  • By mickisalvio · Posted October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Today is my last day of 14 treatments of whole brain radiation. I have a lot of swelling from steriods and will be sooooo glad to be done. Hopefully sleep will be obtainable soon!!!! Friends and family ...

Pink is just a color again

Femtazzie
  • By Femtazzie · Posted October 22, 2009
  • Journal · 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

Beachbabe
  • By Beachbabe · Posted October 22, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Under Active Thyroid"Hypothroidism"

MotorcycleBobbi
  • By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted October 21, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Another thing I have to work at. My blood test s came back and now one of the reason's I'm lossing weight so fast if the thyroid thing. I'm resecahering everything I can find. I don't want another percruption ...

A great day and another work out

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · Posted October 21, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Well after all the he said she said drama at work yesterday ughh i needed my zumba class so i could dance out some frustration. Im meeting alot of new people in that class i guess im starting to become ...

EARLY Act

GregDennis
  • By GregDennis · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Discussion in Breast cancer · 9 replies
  • The EARLY Act would provide federal funding to educate doctors and young women (those 45 and under) about breast health and breast cancer. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, herself ...

Update on Lyke2travel

Ciboney1
  • By Ciboney1 · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • Hello: I heard from Kelly yesterday about Lynda's surgery and she had surgery for RC and is doing o.k. Lynda even emailed me this morning: She even walked this morning. Prayers to her for a uneventful ...

Statistics ... don't bet your life on them

TamiLB
  • By TamiLB · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 0 replies
  • I think today's post on my blog, Miracle Survivors, might be of help people getting a diagnosis. It gives hope to people facing not-so-optimistic statistics. The link is : http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2009/10/stati ...

Headed for another TURB....

Ciboney1
  • By Ciboney1 · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 21 replies
  • After discussions with the Dr.'s, we are proceeding ahead with caution.. I will have another Turb on This Thursday, yes two days from now.. To say I am a little apprehensive of what the results would ...

Helping Children When Mom or Dad Has Cancer

bedep
  • By bedep · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • HELPING CHILDREN WHEN A PARENT HAS CANCER Webcast Wed, 10/21, 8:00 pm EST Listen live or later: http://bit.ly/4vYgWf Children of all ages face unique challenges when a parent has cancer. Our guests know ...

Members

Beachbabe
  • By Beachbabe · Posted October 19, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Home yes But?????

MotorcycleBobbi
  • By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted October 18, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • My daughter is having trouble with her breast's again and her Dr. Just say's who knows what. I told her to call our surgon who did my work. She'll be done with this job she's on on the 23. Then she's ...

sentinel node procedure

MsBones
  • By MsBones · Posted October 18, 2009
  • Discussion in Breast cancer · 0 replies
  • Hi everyone! Just diagnosed with breast cancer for second time....9 years ago and now. But, different breast. Does anyone out there know about the new sentinel node procedure. According to what I have ...

im an addict of fitness classes

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · Posted October 17, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • hello friends, first let me be the first to say i love these journals and being able to express myself, though some of the things i may have to say are a bit off the cuff lol. so yesterday i did zumba ...

Non small cell lung cancer 3B.

dmcarretta
  • By dmcarretta · Posted October 17, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • i was diagnoised with non small cell lung cancer stage 3b over a 12 day stay in the hospital this July. i was assigned a wonderful oncologist and i'm going to be starting my 4th round of chemo treatment ...

Smokers....

search10
  • By search10 · Posted October 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Lung cancer · 2 replies
  • Hey all, I wanted to say hi and see what’s going on with everyone. Let me just say that I was a smoker for seven years and not a day goes by now that I don’t wish I never picked up a cigarette. I’m ...

Are you a miracle survivor?

TamiLB
  • By TamiLB · Posted October 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Survivor stories · 0 replies
  • I am working on a book called From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds. In it, I interview survivors from around the nation who were given incurable/terminal prognoses, but have ...

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