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[makeupaddict]

Good Evening Everyone! akaGoldie, mom2twocuties, embgm, Lotus, JackieHN---glad to hear from all of you. You guys can call me Anne. I came up with the name "makeupaddict" as I used to & still read posts once in a while over the beauty forum. Back then when I joined the forum, I was truly addicted to makeup but not anymore. JackieHN--during my biopsy, this medical staff was the friendliest & the most kind I have ever met in my life. I have met cold doctors/nurses before---such a downer. While waiting for the moment of truth, I'm keeping myself busy by watching movies & playing with my little boy (my world). I watched Grey's Anatomy --this episode was really sad --- so I switched to the Fast & the Furious--my little one loved it. Anyway, 'hope everyone is having a great weekend. Please pray for me. ---Anne

[brancare]

Hi Ladies, I just decided to "pop" in and let you all know I am still thinking of you and praying for you

[wagirl]

Hi bran---how have you been? You should pop in all the time and catch us up.

Anne---I had some pretty good techs with all of my biopsies--I had 3 of them in one day at one time that were MRI guided and they even got a masseuse in there that helped me from tensing up as I was on my belly with the "girls" in a boob tube. Horrendous thing!!!! Still makes me shudder. But good people.

Lotus---by the end of the regular rads----I did blister and peel in just a couple spots, but it was a dry blister so was able to keep it moist with the aquaphor and my own concoction I came up with. And it healed so quickly; by the time my last 5 rads for the incision were over, my skin was feeling much better. I never did feel much of tho as I was and still am, numb from the mastectomy.

PAM

[AkaGoldie]

Hi Anne, thanks for giving us your name , it's just easier to relate I guess. Just call me plain old Goldie cause that's what I am , plain and old. Lol you must be fairly young to have a small child. Did you say you were 44? I don't know everyone's age, but you are one of the younger ones. Age ya just a number anyway. Doesn't mean a darn thing. Lol I'm glad you're keeping busy. I think it's a great idea to watch comedies. Keep yourself upbeat. Kep talking to us and we will try to help you wait this out. It's tough. We all had to wait to get our diagnosis. It's the hardest part. But keep your chin up. We are here for you. I printed out the results of the poll and I'm going to go through them sometime soon. But lannie your description of chemo was exactly identical to mine. Ugh . Pam how are you I haven't said hi but it's always good to see your posts.........Goldie

[wagirl]

Goldie--I'm doing ok--upright and taking nourishment. Dealing with a stoopid tooth--needed a root canal and going to a specialist due to some complications. Always something, you know! Glad to read your posts too.

PAM

[embgm]

WagirlI had 2 regular biopsies on one day which were a piece a cake and 4 mri guided biopsies on my right breast on another day. What a nightmare!!! I was in and out of that tube for almost 2 hours. I was shivering, no matter how many blankets they put on me. I told the doc just do a double mastectomy has to be easier than this. I also asked what female hating man came up with this procedure? The doc and nurses were very kind but I had had other tests there in the morning so I was at the Breast Center from 730 am to almost 2 in the afternoon. The worst day of the whole process without fail! When I walked out of the building I burst into tears and my poor husband had a basket case on his hands. After all that none of those biopsies were cancer. Only one of the original biopsies were cancer.

[wagirl]

On 4/26/2015 embgm said: WagirlI had 2 regular biopsies on one day which were a piece a cake and 4 mri guided biopsies on my right breast on another day. What a nightmare!!! I was in and out of that tube for almost 2 hours. I was shivering, no matter how many blankets they put on me. I told the doc just do a double mastectomy has to be easier than this. I also asked what female hating man came up with this procedure? The doc and nurses were very kind but I had had other tests there in the morning so I was at the Breast Center from 730 am to almost 2 in the afternoon. The worst day of the whole process without fail! When I walked out of the building I burst into tears and my poor husband had a basket case on his hands. After all that none of those biopsies were cancer. Only one of the original biopsies were cancer.

emb--sounds like my day--was there for hours and I also blubbered all the way home. And if you count the needle pokes to get numb---thats 6 needles in one day---I went in by myself as husband isn't good at all the waiting and trusting drs in general. And none of the MRI biops were anything.....thank goodness...but sheer torture. Will never go thru that again!! They can take the other breast and biopsy it afterwards.

[AkaGoldie]

Upright and taking nourishment! That's a very good thing, guess I'd never heard it put that way before lol......goldie

[HerRoyaLioness]

On 4/26/2015 akaGoldie said: Upright and taking nourishment! That's a very good thing, guess I'd never heard it put that way before lol......goldie

Goldie - some days that's all we can hope for........

I know I don't ever want a needle poked into my breast again. The biopsy was bad enough, bruising and soreness to high heaven. But then there was that deal with radioactive whatever before the surgery - I quit counting the pokes around my nipple.

Then after surgery the hematoma at my 1st post op, where they poked a couple times for numbing and then re-opened the whole cancer incision around my nipple and evacuated the very large hematoma with what sounded like a commercial grade suction device. I then got stitched back up - took a long time. Plus they aspirated my seromas at every post op appointment I had, and there were many. One time they didn't even numb the area (different doctor). I almost went through the ceiling.

And I try not to think about the staph infection where they had to re open the axillary dissection incision and put an open drain in to let all the green stuff out, with dressing changes 2x day. yuk. And this was all BEFORE chemo. 8 stinkin weeks of it

I feel for you going through chemo like you did. I know you had a hard time, especially where your cancer was. I know yours was a rough type of chemo. I think I may be about your age (will be 67 in Nov) and it is harder on you the older you are I think.

I didn't have anyone to really be with me. I had to drive myself home after the hematoma surgery (didn't now I was going to have it when I went in) in one of the worst snow storms we had that year. I was a total wreck when I got home and cried my eyes out. I have nightmares about it to this day. I actually am in therapy now.

Oh wow, I sound so depressing! I do have some good news too that I will write about on another post later - this is too long!

[AkaGoldie]

Lordy Lordy lannie, I do remember very well all your complications. I guess it's a wonder we survive. But survive we did! I guess we are some tough old birds lol I am about your age just a little younger. Yes ovarian cancer is a difficult one, to deal with. Mine had spread everywhere by the time I even knew anything was wrong. The only place I didn't have cancer was my liver and brain . Two very important places though. But as you already know, but some of the new posters, may not know. My cancer came back 41/2 years after initial diagnosis . That was difficult too. I asked the dr if the chemo would be easier the second time around. She quickly said " no, no it will be worse" she never minces words. But so far she's been 100% correct. Chemo was worse the second time. It nearly killed me. I was so sick, they didn't know if I'd survive it. But I made a complete recovery, eventually. I'm so sorry lannie that you had to go it pretty much alone. I don't know how I would've made it without my hubby. I was basically helpless for quite some time. And I had to have help. I'm very thankful he learned to be a pretty good nurse . I know that someday my cancer will come back again, that's just the way ovarian cancer plays out. But I'll fight it again and hopefully , beat it back into submission so the fact I'm upright and taking nutrition is a very good thing, because you and I both have seen days , where that was NOT the case! Right? Might as well laugh as cry. I thank you Lannie and Pam and all the long timers for hanging around. You guys have helped a lot of women at a very scary time in their lives. I hope you're all richly rewarded for all the good you've done for others....... My best to everyone..... Goldie