Morning ladies! Sharon sending good thoughts and prayers for great reports!!! Mary so glad Don is able to have quality time with you and Snowball and so sad he has to endure pain all the time!!! Just a thought, my sissy-in-law has fought liver cancer for 9years now and has poor kidney function. In order to manage her pain, they put a port into her spinal column and feed her some kind of pain through it. She goes to a pain manager. They explained to her by doing this, the meds don't have to filter through her liver or kidneys? Dunno, just a thought! Jean praying that they get to the bottom of your weight loss hon!!!! Stay strong! {{hugs}}

Bx Confirm Invasive Breast Cancer 5.13.11
ER+ PR+ HER2- on 6.10.11
KI-67 22% 6.13.11
Chemo x 4 - Adriamycin/Cytoxin, 
Chemo x 4 - Taxol 
Bilateral Mast with Expanders 11.1.11 - 12/31 nodes with active cancer. Grade 3 tumor. Stage IIIC. Radiation finished 1.25.12  Femara Generic started 11.24.11

I can do all things through God who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

Susie, Thank you for your kind comment.  Don has kidney stones and one is stuck in his kidney.  He will be having surgery to remove the stone in his kidney March 12th.  The others they are hoping he will pass.  He is a "rock machine".  He is really doing pretty well considering all he has going on.  I am trying to feed him "healthy but with all his health issues....it is almost impossible to do.  We are getting through this and I think he will be ok once this stone is out.
 
How are you doing Susie?  I really have not been on Komen very much lately.  I was so tired after Don's 10 day hospital stay. It was exhausting.  Then when he came home he had some problems that we had to take care of.  All is calm right now and my kitty Snowball is napping with him on the sofa.  So cute!  Hugs,  Mary   
 
 
 

Diag. Oct 2003 with 6mm mass, IDC grade III ductal carcinoma in-situ, Inflammatory Breast Cancer stage IIIB, Her2+++.   I had A/C followed by Taxotere (only had 2tx as I had heart problems from it); Left Mastectomy followed by 35 rads.  Recurence in 9 months as skin mets to mast. site. tx Carboplatin/Herceptin,  stayed on Herceptin every other week for almost 4 years only stopping when my ejection fraction would get too low. off herceptin & ned 3 years in 2010

Hi Mary, I'd usually agree with Sharons post as most onc's dont do this amount of scans without good reason ie..pain or symtoms of recurrance.  However I'm guessing in your case of IBC and Her2+ your onc is being super careful to monitor you closely. 
I'm sorry Don is still in pain and its been a stressful time for you both but do hope things improve once this stone is removed!
 
Sharon, 'Nanners and a banana split are on hold for you both as I type!!
 
Susie good to see you back posting and hoping you're doing well

Tricia Keegan...From Ireland Dx July '05 IDC 3/9 nodes pos..triple positive..a/c x 4..Taxol/herceptin x 12
Herceptin 1yr ..rads x35 oophorectomy Aug '06
Currently taking Arimidex /Zometa 1 x yearly
Carepage- survivortricia

Hi Susie!  I just noticed that you recently completed rads!  Sending in the nanners for that 
 

dx ILC/dcis excisional biopsy 5/30/08
r segmental mast (partial) snb 6/4
node neg stage1 gr ll
er+/pr- Her2 - Oncotype Dx 11
R mast 9/22/08 w DIEP
tamox,now AI 
BRCA 1 & 2 NEG
davinci hyst/bso,  

Hold me back Girls! I'm getting really irritated with one of the people posting on Hot Topics!!!

He / she had the nerve to ask me what I paid to join the club! I filled them in...

I need to stop reading that crap, ruins my calm.

So, How are y'all doing? 

AR

What a long, strange trip it's been...
NERD... July 5, 2012

waiting impatiently for my B9 breast mri results.

Anna, don't waste your time with the subhuman life forms on the hot topic forum.  it really is not worth it . most of them have moved on to "greener pastures" but there are still a few hanging on, gnashing their teeth and spewing venom on anyone who happens by.  

dx ILC/dcis excisional biopsy 5/30/08
r segmental mast (partial) snb 6/4
node neg stage1 gr ll
er+/pr- Her2 - Oncotype Dx 11
R mast 9/22/08 w DIEP
tamox,now AI 
BRCA 1 & 2 NEG
davinci hyst/bso,  

Anna I agree, I was tempted last night biut realize Sharon is right and its best to ignore this!!!

Tricia Keegan...From Ireland Dx July '05 IDC 3/9 nodes pos..triple positive..a/c x 4..Taxol/herceptin x 12
Herceptin 1yr ..rads x35 oophorectomy Aug '06
Currently taking Arimidex /Zometa 1 x yearly
Carepage- survivortricia

Sharon when you get your B9 result, yell BINGO real loud!

Prayers and positive thoughts headed your way...

What a long, strange trip it's been...
NERD... July 5, 2012

Anna--I too have seen some of the comments and can't believe the small mindedness of it all.  As long as they have a soap box and an audience they will keep on.

Tina    
dx 2/1/11 DCIS
Lumpectomy 2/27 results DCIS/LCIS Stage 0 ER+ PR+
Bi-lateral Mastectomy 4/26 with expanders 
6/3 Surgery to remove contaminated expander due to infection.
7/22/11 Surgery to reinsert the expander. 
10/11/2011 Surgery to replace tissue expanders with implants. 
 

Hello pink sisters, i just had lumpectomy surgery and would like to sit still in this room til i get my result, i am hoping and praying you all have a good day, sending ya'll warm pink kisses from Austin TX

Dian Smith
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Don't Worry be Happy


Dx Jan 18, 2012 with IDC stage 1
ER+PR+ Her2-
Braca negative