Gabba

Hi Gabba.. I am glad that you are doing well also, and that your mammogram was good!! Have a wonderful trip! Sounds like a lot of fun. My goodness.... that's very hot for there. I love fall. I will post after I have my next surgery. Thanks!

Hi Gabba. Thank you for checking in on me! I have just been busy working, and getting ready for my next surgery. I will get my expanders taken out, and the permanent implants in next month! I see you're from Quincy, MA. I used to live in Hanover, and then in Hanson, MA... I lived in the Boston area for almost 25 years... love it there. How about you... how are you doing?

Thank you Gabba, My journey has been a rough one but I have grown and learned alot thru it all. I knew that God was here for me but I really learned just how much He is there for us. He is such an awesome God! Yes I am doing so much better now. I pray that you are doing good as well. Keep in touch and let me know how you are doing. God bless.

Thank you Gabba. for all the great info. it still hasnt hit me yet. I just got diagnosed/Pathology report a few days ago Sept 16, 2013.

User @K-end asked me a question about the difference in her2 pos and neg, etc. I am not clear on these, can you see if you can help her?
http://www.whatnext.com/users/k-end
Thanks for the help.

No worries, the duplicates I have to delete, so nothing for you to do, and if you see your own posts, just approve them, Yep, that's it. I knew you were just clicking the wrong button. No problem

Thanks let me know anytime you have a questions.

Hi Gabba, I am getting a lot of notices that you are "sharing" the posts you're looking at on the queue. I think you are clicking on the Share button by mistake. Let me know if you have questions about which one to use.
Thanks
Greg

I wanted to let you know that I did post my artwork a couple of days ago under inspiration pinboard.
Ashley

Thank you

Thanks Gabba,

I always appreciate compliments! They're very nice to hear!!

Warm wishes,
Aliza

Dear Gabba,

I'm always happy to be able to use my knowledge as a librarian to hel-p others on this site. That's why I went on in my professional capacity. It's interesting to hear you cared for Rabbi Kushner's son. That must have been so difficult. It's been a long time since I read that book, but it's always a good read. It may be appropriate now for me as I just lost my best bud (next to my fiance), my cat Moo Shu. She died from Cancer. I had to put her to sleep a week ago. I miss her terribly and it's the first time in 27 years I don't have a pet. Thanks again for the compliment. They're always nice to hear.

Aliza

I haven't had my "boosts" yet is that where things get worse? My dr takes everything slower as far as the doses and I am into 5 wks now and just barely getting red-like sun exposure nothing hurts

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I hope you are doing well now and many years lie ahead. I'm newly diagnosed, still in the process of deciding which way to go with treatment. I am leaning to what you chose, the lumpectomy followed by the rad, but hopefully no chemo, as you were able to avoid. Sounds like I will need to be on tamoxifen awhile too. Thank you again for taking time to be an encouragement to the people who find this great resource.

You've been so sweet-thanks for your encouragment.- Gwenn

Thank you for your kind wishes. I just received my final biopsy results and I have the tall cell variant which was not what I expected, Also, 7 of the 13 central nodes that were removed had the cancer too. I will have the radioactive iodine within a month with a full body scan to follow. I am still assimilating the new information about my cancer. Thank you for being there.

Gwenn

Thank you for your info on Arimidex. I expect to be starting Arimidex next week. I have degenerative disc disease and have a lot of aches and pains from that. During Chemo I was on Decadron and had practically no back pain or any pain. Now that I'm off Decadron my DDD symptoms have begun. They are not in my hands, wrists, fingers or toes so I will now know which are DDD and which are Arimidex symptoms. Motrin is pretty much a staple in my life. Hope it handles AI aches.

Thanks for info. about side effects of Arimadex. I really appreciate it. I am not sure how to answer you using this site, but I guess I am on your wall! This is a wonderful site and way to meet great people.

We seem to share similar stories. Have you adjusted to the Arimadex? I will finish rads soon and be starting it. You ARE a survivor and very inspiring.

Thanks.

Some time after my skin heals from the radiation. My doctors are in no rush. They are giving me plenty of time to rest in between procedures and surgeries. They are wonderful.

I agree. There were several people coughing and sneezing just outside my door while I was waiting for surgery. My counts were low from chemo and I got hit hard. I do not care for surgery centers at all. Others have had similar problems. I've asked my plastic surgeon not to operate on me there when we do the reconstruction. I will not go back there.

I am well aware that hand sanitizers do not protect against C Diff. I contracted it at the surgery center.

thanks for response. My pain is like a very tender sunburned feeling which doesnt improve, I suppose I am impatient and am told its normal but is this how you would describe your pain after surgery?Makes the everyday things hard but not impossible and I have been convinced of the wisdom of taking my Vicodin regularly which I have been reluctant to do. Let me know if you have any advice for making myself more comfortable ,as i have a full work week starting tomorrow ,thanks

Thank you, Gabba. I am doing well for stage 4. I get scared sometimes,but I think I am more afraid of when I can't control the beast within . I guess that's why I refuse to focus on the future. It scares me too much and today is quite lovely, so this is where I choose to be. Hope all is going well with you. Hugs

Seeing your response to my question was encouraging. We are very much alike, you and I with this experience. I am hoping to have the same positive feelings 2 yrs and beyond that you have now. Thank you.

Hi Gabba. Welcome to What Next. There are a lot of great people here. If you have any questions, you'll see a question tab at the top of the page. If you post there, your question will be available to the entire network and someone is likely to pop up w/some advice quickly. I'm glad you found us but sorry for the circumstances that led you here. I hope you find this site as supportive & helpful as I have. Wishing you all the best.

Hello and welcome, we are glad you found us. Here is a link to our cancer dx page for your type of cancer. Take a look at it to get you started on some information. You will notice at the bottom of that page 4 of our active users who have had that journey already, you may wish to contact them for their experience and wisdom. Also, any questions you may have just post them in the questions tab and everyone will see them there and be able to help you.

https://www.whatnext.com/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer

There are also subtypes listed on this page to narrow down the type of cancer to match your dx.

Also, if you can take a few minutes and fill in some details of your journey so far, it will help others as they try to answer questions for you, it also helps others as they search through the data base to find someone like themselves. Confirming your email will allow you to receive updates and notices from the site when someone answers your questions or writes on your wall.

Thanks for being with us and let me know if I can help you find any information on the site. After you have an opportunity to look the site over and see what great things there are here, we encourage you to invite your friends, family or anyone you know that may be helped by the connections on WhatNext to join the site also. Just click this link to invite them to join. http://www.whatnext.com/recruit-a-friend

Greg P
3x survivor
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