Breast cancer: Q&As "URGENT"

[CoyoteMagic]

I have WHAT in my yard? :

Hey guys, my friend finally sounded interested in talking to other people going through chemo, but she is not a chicken person so has no interest in coming here.

I surfed the various cancer support forums I could find and sadly this one seems the nicest easiest to use and active forum I could find!!

Are chickens the difference?? Actually this one is also laid out better than others.....

Do any of you know of a cancer forum that even comes close to this one??

This one on yahoo is pretty good. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/breastcancer2/ They deal with all forms of Breast cancer.

The one I posted in my above post is for those that have HER2 positive Breast Cancer.

She can always come to BYC. We just don't talk about chickens as you are well aware. Bring her on over, we can start a whole new thread where we just talk about Cancer in general.​

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Hi all you cancer survivors and friends. I don't know why but today I have been having one of those down in the dumps, feeling sorry for myself, pity partys where I was the only one invited. Good thing I was the only one invited because no one else would of wanted to be around me. I don't really know what brought this on today. I even turned my phone off and sent Snakeman on enough errands to have him out of the house for hours.

I'm feeling a bit better tonight. The chemo is making me so tired and I am averaging sleeping 15 hours or more sleep a day which before chemo I would sleep 4 hours at the most a day. After reading this thread again my spirits were lifted even more. BYC rocks because we have so many caring people willing to share there story to help others cope. Thanks again everyone.

I did happen to think of something that made me smile today. O.K. my oncologist said I couldn't touch a chicken, she said I couldn't get dog bit. I've been dog bit 22 times now that have needed medical attension and this is because I do rescues of pitt bulls. So O.K. I want get dog bit anymore.
One thing my oncologist didn't say is I couldn't get snake bit. HAHA I have 30 snakes and 29 are hots. My doc has no idea I work with venomous snakes. O.K. O.K. I know I can't get bit by a snake. I will take extra precautions in that area while I'm trying to beat this cancer.

I'm planning on getting a good nights sleep and if I'm in this same mood tomorrow I'm gonna kick my own butt. Countdown, 4 days until my next chemo treatment.

 

[bargain]

I love your humor and spirit!!! Keep it up!

I believe that our spirit and personality and soul get us through everything...Oh we are so praying for you over here in Bowdon GA....I didn't know you rescued dogs and raised snakes...Wow you are one strong person!!!

Snakes have me whooped. I so run from them.

Holding you tight up and just don't fight that sleep. Your body needs rest!

 

[Lunachick]

You have snakes too?

Just be CAREFUL!!!

Sometimes it's kinda fun NOT to tell the Dr. everything.... We learn more about you everyday!

I know how you feel about "in the dumps" I had that Sunday night, It was a desperate feeling and I didn't like it one bit, so I had to distract myself and get my mind busy.......and then I came on here to chit chat a bit and I felt so much better! I'll be thinking of you on the 30th. Please stay strong, you can do this - you ARE doing this, it will be over soon, this summer will fly and we can talk about other things by then. Like your chickens and your snakes and your dog rescue!

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Well ladies I made it through the first rounds of chemo drugs. I took my last dose on the 14th. On the 7th I was admittted to the hospital because my white blood cells dropped and I had thrush.

I also had to be given two units of blood while I was there. They released me from the hospital on the 11th then chemo on the 14th.

I have off the rest of the month except blood work. My next rounds of chemo drugs start on the 4th of june. While I was at the hospital the nurces there did a number on my veins so I may be going in next week to get a mediport. I'm so hoping the next rounds of drugs I will be taking are not as rough as the first ones. I will be getting these chemo drugs once a week for 12 weeks. I'm about to go and read the stuff I have found on the new drugs. After the first drugs I started losing my hair after only 12 days. I went ahead and shaved my head. Man that feels weird.

Ginny just as soon as I get my strenth back I will be sending you something. I hope your having a easy time with your treatments.

Your a great friend.

I'll update soon and please if anyone else wants to share a story I would love to here them.

S@R@

 

[Lunachick]

Hey Sara, I hope you get the port. It's so much easier then ripping at your veins. Enjoy your time off and have some fun. This will be a good time to build up your strength. Eat lots of good stuff. Heck, eat what you want. I do my third treatment on the 2nd of June, I'll be thinking of you. What are the drugs this time?

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Well I just got out of the hospital again and for the same thing, white blood cells low. Luckly this time I didn't have to receive any units of blood. So I didn't get my port and it has been changed to the 3rd of june. My next meds are called Taxol and I start getting them on the 4th the day after I get my port.

No time to heal but I'm sure they know what they are doing because I sure don't.

My oncoligist said that the Taxol isn't as bad as the last stuff I was on, I sure hope not.

Yesterday I walked into two different stores with my bald head. I usually wear a baseball cap and it didnt bother me at all. Snakeman couldn't beleive I did it, I really surprised myself and him. I'm going to do something fun since I have some time off. Eight whole days.

I'm losing weight, two much weight. Ready to laugh, my doctor prescribed me pot pills, for real. I had never heard about them. Has any one else heard of them? I just pray they work.

Will update soon
S@R@

 

[Lunachick]

The medical MJ will help you relax and eat. I hope it works for you! It should! I think you can get it as a pill or smoke it. I sent you a PM.

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Update ladies, I got my 4th treatmet of Taxol and I got peach fuzz on my head.

Man, I just hope some of it stays because taxol is supposed to make you lose your hair too. I am still going out on some days bald headed, just depends on my mood. It doesn't bother me like I thought it would.

The pot pills my doc prescribed me are working. I am eating three or more times a day and thats everyday. I can't beleive it but I see it happening. The taxol has changed the color of my skin to like a dark purple where the cancer was. I wonder how the taxol knows to target thoses areas. No where else on my body has the skin color changed. Also I'm losing my fingenails but I read that that might happen but it doesn't hurt or anything.

I have 8 more treatments of the taxol and then the radiation starts. I see 4 other doctors besides my oncologist and everyone of them have told me I have never looked better, healther. Eating everyday is why. I feel great, I don't feel sick, I tire easily but I beleive that is from the chemo drugs. So thats whats up. I will update again soon.

S@R@

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Girl I was just thinking about you!! I'm so glad the MJ is working. People talk so badly about it but there are good uses for it. It's not legal here in NC and I'll behave an not recommend the illegal stuff. But if it works, why not make it legal??!! Think of all the tax money they could get!! They are trying to push the legisation thru.

Don't you just love all the Dr. appointments you have to run too??!! I swear for 2 years it didn't stop. We tried to get them all early in the week of chemo so by the time I was dealing with the stomach stuff, I didn't have to go anywhere for the next 2weeks.

Don't you just love that peach fuzz?! I had it and a couple strands of long hair and that was it. By the time I was done the treatments and surgeries, I didn't care who saw my bald head, lol. I wore my baldness with pride!

KEEP IT UP!!!!!