baridirects

I was reading your answer regarding Bio-Oil and saw you had the lap band. How long along did it have the lap band? I had open RNY in 2002 and have done great until my cancer diagnosis. The chemo put me into menopause, rad caused hypo-thyroidism. I just keep gaining weight, 35 lbs in 1 year. I am limited to exercise because of a leg crush injury so that isn't helping. Any advice? I am not sure what dr to be asking these questions to or what to do.
Thx. colleen

Hi, Thanks for responding to my question. The weight thing sucks. I worked hard to lose weight and kept most of it off and then get cancer and gain 30 lbs plus go into menopause. I always told myself I'd never get that size again and I'm pretty close. Wishing you good luck with your journey. Colleen

Hello! Just checking on you to see how you're doing.

Have been reading some old posts and saw that you said you made a small income while on social security disability. I am stage iv and hope to make a small amount to help make a dent in medical bills. How does this affect the payment?

Thank you so much for your feedback on my question. In the problem of weight gain during and after treatment, I count being able to hold weight steady within a certain range a victory, even if there is no weight loss yet. If you think of any tips or ideas that have worked for you, even short term, please feel free to pass them along, so I can provide as much help as possible to my readers. Thanks again.

Hello,

I'm not sure if I've already asked you about this or not, we are looking for a few people that would like to share their cancer journey story in a little detail for our WhatNexter of the week articles we post. You can see some of them on our blog page here www.whatnext.com/blog and scroll down until you find a WhatNexter of The Week article. If interested we would need you to write us a little biographical piece describing your diagnosis, treatments, and how you're doing. You can look at some of the previous posts for an idea.
Let me know if interested, and if so email it to greg @ whatnext . com
Thanks for your input on the site!
Greg

What's your info ?

You said it like it is. I'll probably never be able to go more than 90 days without seeing one of my specialists. It's horrible to have them pat you on the shoulder, hug you, and tell you how great you are. Some people don't know how lucky they are.

Thank you for your response and helpful suggestions. Best wishes to you for a quick return to good health.

Hi Christine. I've been thinking about you and wanted to check in with you to see how you're doing. All my best, Peg

Hi Christine, Just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you. I went for my 4th round of AC yesterday and met a woman who is in her 2nd battle of breast cancer, this time accompanied by ovarian cancer and is Stage IV. She is upbeat, was knitting and playing on line games with her husband. She is confident she will live a long productive life. Her Oncologist (who is also mine) said there are many ways to keep Stage IV in check. You strike me as a strong person so I hope your spirits have lifted. Sending you hugs !

Christine, did you have the MRI/CT today? When will you have the results? Thinking of you.

Hi ! How are you doing with your drain this time round ? ? ? I'm so hoping for a speedy removal/recovery to go along with the good news you received

Sorry I did not get back to you sooner. By now you have probably finished chemo. Those last treatments were the worst. After chemo I did 28 radiation. Compared to chemo, radiation is a snap. The hardest part for me was traveling to and from the hospital each day.

After my radiation, I was put on Arimedex since I was post menopausal. Side effects from this drug was some bone discomfort and vaginal dryness.

How are you feeling? Did you have any complications from the chemo.

Kathy

Hello,
I hope you have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Congratulations on completing your chemo today...what wonderful news! So very happy for you...hope you are planning something special. Take care and God bless!

Hi Christine, just wanted to send you virtual hugs as you go through radiation treatments. I see you live in Florida, and hope that soon you can take the time to just rest for many long days, listening to the waves. Hang in there! If it hurts toward the end, 99 percent aloe vera (or a cut piece of the real plant, kept in the cold in the refrig) really soothes.

thanks for your comments about my 3 diff dr's & nurse that helped you-I have a facilitator nurse and she has been very helpful =think I will give her a call on this

I ordered the book Chemo:secrets...thank you for the recommendation:)

The Lord is my light and my salvation whom or what shall I fear.The Lord is the stronghold of my life,whom or what shall I be afraid of God wii provide your financial needs
Blessings ; CELLKILLER

Hello, Just wanted to touvh base with you - our paths are similiar. I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma and had 19 nodes removed as well as a double mastectomy. You seem to have a very positive outlook and it has been almost 2 years since my surgery and I am getting better every day.

I am praying for you and your job situation. Let me know how you are doing.

Thank you for sharing your experience with me. It's horrible that you lack options because you don't have health insurance. What a woman doesn't need at a time like this is worry about money! I'm so sorry. I'm glad you still have the option of reconstruction in the future if your insurance situation changes. But the money problem sucks.

I'm 12 years older than you and think that maybe having breasts won't be such a big deal for me as time goes by. I too will still have the option of reconstruction in case I find I just can't deal with the way I look.

Best wishes for your continued recovery and keep up the positive attitude. Some days I have to work at that!

Hi baridirects,

Thank you so much for your kind words I can't even imagine tryng to have to pay for surgery to save your life out of pocket thats gotta be so hard for you. You live in Floirda and everyone there basically wears pretty much nothing and yet you are so comfortable thats amazing to me. I lived in Florida for 3 yrs and actually hated it lol. Reconstruction for me isn't and option for several reasons the being that I am TERRIFIED of needles so the thought of willingly having surgery isn't gonna happen and then secondly radiation 13 yrs earlier and so much skin being taken during surgery left nothing there. My surgeon had to get really close like almost toucning my heart scar so now I have these fresh scars kinda hurting and my 39 yr old heart scar hurting all over again as well Know that others have walked this road ahead of me and can say with confidence that they survived and have gone on with their lives gives me some hope of one day being able to say the same thing. I look forward to reading all about your journey and where its taking you. Again thank you so much for your encouraging words they really do help so much. Have a good day and enjoy your Florida heat cause I surely hated it lol.

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