Talk Cancer

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i’m spending my day in bed watching public tv.    yeah for arthur, zaboomafoo and  all the other shows i will watch today.   (sigh) well, she’s calling me.  bye for now.   type at ya later

Yes, but that also means you have to watch Teletubbies! Peg who works with toddlers and knows the difference between Twinky Winky and Po

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Hi Mary Rose, I understand how you must feel ! It was 6 yrs before I had a recurrance, & it did get in my bones.That was 2 1/2 yrs ago, I just had some scans & so far it has not spread.! I had a stem cell transplant a little over a yr. ago, and have not had any treatment since then, its been a nice break. I also feel pretty good most of the time. I have to say though that I do know some women who after many many yrs. have not had a recurrance, so hopefully you will not either.I know that it is nerve racking, but everyone deals with some kind of problem, and this is ours! I have many people in my family that has had cancer also, some have died & some have survived for many yrs.I guess you just never know what is in store for you, but try to hang in there & not worry too much. I hope you can have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Pam

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mary rose, I’ll mark January 2nd on my mental calendar so I can send positive thoughts in your direction hoping for a clean bill of health!  I certainly know how you feel.  Time seems to go by at a nice even tempo until you make *that* appointment.  Then it’s like the world is standing still while you wait for the dreaded day to arrive.  No, you’re not silly.  I think that we all feel this way (once bitten, twice shy?). Perhaps the holidays and all the activities will make it easier to wait.  Hope your little one feels better soon. (What?  She doesn’t like Jerry Springer and Sally Jessie?  I stayed home sick a few weeks ago and all I could find was trash TV — guess I didn’t try PBS.) Take care. …lisa

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hi all.   1st off i’d like to wish everyone and merry christmas and happy new year (though i will be here checking posts between now and then).     well, sunday was my 1 yr from finding my lump.    it has gone by so fast.   and now i find myself in need of support again.   i know everything is going to come back ok, but on january 2 i have all my tests redone for the 1st time since diagnosis and i am beside myself with worry.   my aunt ( had mastectomy 2yrs before my diagnosis ) had a recurrence in same breast at  1 yr mark and i have a cousin that was diagnosed 2 weeks ago    my cousin has 2 different tumors in the same breast.   i only had a lumpectomy and now so scared about this upcoming mammogram, bone scan and chest xray i can hardly concentrate on anything else.    my nerves are shot, my blood sugars are up and my doc has put me on insulin now. i’ve had all my followup doc appts., and everything was ok there but now time for tests to be done.    i’m pretty sure i’m being silly about this, but…… to all the newbies,  i’m kind of a lurker, but put my 2 cents in every now and then.  if it weren’t for these people here i may not have come through this in one piece.   i know my husband benefitted from the group just sitting reading the posts with me.    this is a very supportive, informative, and helpful group of people who do so much to help others get through what may be the hardest times of their lives.    they sure helped me.    and i hope i’ve helped too.   well, sorry about the ranting.   my sarah has a fever today and i guess i’m spending my day in bed watching public tv.    yeah for arthur, zaboomafoo and  all the other shows i will watch today.   (sigh) well, she’s calling me.  bye for now.   type at ya later love and prayers, mary rose sing like you know the words, dance like nobody’s watching, and love like its never gonna hurt.–unknown

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