Ana and Jo chatting

[socalcurly]

I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer July 1st 2008. I underwent a bilateral mastectomy on August 25th and am now undergoing chemotherapy. I also am in the process of reconstruction. I had joined the adbb early last year and then got sidetracked from the cancer and recovery. I am looking forward to moving forward as a survivor.

Ana

[Jo]

I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer July 1st 2008. I underwent a bilateral mastectomy on August 25th and am now undergoing chemotherapy. I also am in the process of reconstruction. I had joined the adbb early last year and then got sidetracked from the cancer and recovery. I am looking forward to moving forward as a survivor.

Ana

[[[[ana]]]]]
i'm so glad you came by here.

how are you doing with the chemo?

[socalcurly]

Hi Jo, it kicked my butt the first 3 months but I made it through. The next 3 months should be easier except for the bone pain. It hits the 3rd day and last about 5 days. It makes my legs feel like the bones are going to break when I walk. Once I'm up and moving the pain is easier to deal with. I started to lose my hair after the first round and had to shave it off when it got so tangled from all the hair that was falling out. It was easier to deal with being bald than having bunches of hair coming out. I have a couple of wigs and some scarves I wear when I go out. At home I just wear a beanie or when the weather is nice I just let the fuzz hang loose!

[Jo]

ana, will the bone pain go away after your chemo is finished? your dose must be different than that of my friend. she also had breast cancer and had to do chemo. she lost some of her hair but never got to the point of having to shave her head. i don't recall her ever comlaining about bone pain but that was some 15 years ago. she's been cancer free for quite some time now.

ps. since this is the forum pretty much for chatting about exericse, what we're doing or how we can be active, i'm gonna try to move our posts to the main forum. lets see if this works.

[socalcurly]

Hi Jo, looks like your move worked.

My hair never completely fell out, but I had a very shinny head so I lost most of it. It has started coming back in, but I am told that the chemo I am on now could also kill my hair again. I look like a porcupine at the moment, I had very curly spirals, and now it sticks straight up! As for the bone pain, it is a side affect of this treatment. I had 4 rounds of Adriamycin combined with Cytoxan and that made me quite ill. These next 4 rounds are of Taxol which affect different cells I'm told. Of course the treatment is based on my type cancer. I am premenopausal, and my cancer was estrogen and progesteron driven. My tumor was stage II, grade 3 er/pr +, her2 -.

I am happy to hear your friend is doing well, it gives me hope!

I am scheduled to have my reconstruction exchange surgery on Feb, 13th...yooohhhhhoooo new Foobies for Valentines Day...

Ana

[Jo]

yooohhhhhoooo new Foobies for Valentines Day...

i'm certainly glad you can see a lighter brighter side of things.

my friend never had reconstruction surgery. perhaps i can share part of her story one day but not this one.


i have always heard that if your hair was straight, it would come in curly, if it was curly, it would grow back straight. light to dark and dark to light. without getting too graphic, i had radiation to the pelvic area and of course, lost hair in that area. i'm a graying 55 year old except there if you get the idea. LOL

i'm glad you posted your stage of cancer. it might be good to post the different stages of cancer in one of the information threads. my cancer was stage 1B.

[marrykonta]

Hi socalcurly,

Well,I'm so glad you came by here.How are you doing with the chemo? I feel sorry for your present condition as god bless you and increase your health gradually,All the best for your brighter and neat future.

Thanks

[socalcurly]

So here I am after a long time away. I feel so bad that I have not kept up with this. Yet here I come again looking for support after I have been so lacking.

Well it's back....uterine cancer...and now begins the waiting...for authorizations...for doctor appts...for surgery...for recovery...for life!

I don't know anything about what to expect this time...as I have never dealt with this kind of cancer in the past. I had a d/c last friday and the doctor called me Tuesday night (not a good sign) and gave me the results...they found some cancer cells in the scrapings. He has referred me to a specialist and thats where I sit now...waiting. I called and asked for a copy of the pathology report and it will be mailed out to me.

Ana

[Jo]

So here I am after a long time away. I feel so bad that I have not kept up with this. Yet here I come again looking for support after I have been so lacking.

Well it's back....uterine cancer...and now begins the waiting...for authorizations...for doctor appts...for surgery...for recovery...for life!

I don't know anything about what to expect this time...as I have never dealt with this kind of cancer in the past. I had a d/c last friday and the doctor called me Tuesday night (not a good sign) and gave me the results...they found some cancer cells in the scrapings. He has referred me to a specialist and thats where I sit now...waiting. I called and asked for a copy of the pathology report and it will be mailed out to me.

Ana

ana, i am so sorry to read this. i'm sending cyber hugs to you.
i'll also be keeping you in my prayers.