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v-ness · 02-25-2010, 06:22 PM

thank you very much.

the release of that Guardian Angel page was just in the nick of time to help me feel better because this first week of radiation has been a really stressful time, add to it my first 3 week herceptin dose and 2 unsuccessful doc visits to stop my eye twitch. it feels like forever since i was at Best Friends. i'm pleased that the photo they took came out nice, it was scary to go so hugely public bald. the shirt says LIVESTRONG on the front, but you can't see it. however, i'm glad it was pink for breast cancer and the yellow ring around one wrist represents the yellow cancer bracelets people wear. i'll let you know when the journal i wrote is released. being with those animals was truly the best medicine. i spent 2 nights with one named Tiger whose intestinal cancer is terminal and all i can hope is that he can remember how happy those nights we spent together. he is the one in my avatar photo looking like he is smiling.

it helps me smile to see that because today i did a lot of crying. to reach radiation i have to go past the Endoscopy room where the first discovered bob's tumor and i had to tell him he had cancer. the rad doc and nurse today told me i have PTSD and that's why i am suddenly overwhelmed with a hard time. i have to figure out some way to help myself because short of going to live in that animal sanctuary.... something's gotta give.

valerie

02-25-2010, 06:22 PM	#11
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Me & the Chemo Kitty Wrigley at Best Friends Sanctuary thank you very much. the release of that Guardian Angel page was just in the nick of time to help me feel better because this first week of radiation has been a really stressful time, add to it my first 3 week herceptin dose and 2 unsuccessful doc visits to stop my eye twitch. it feels like forever since i was at Best Friends. i'm pleased that the photo they took came out nice, it was scary to go so hugely public bald. the shirt says LIVESTRONG on the front, but you can't see it. however, i'm glad it was pink for breast cancer and the yellow ring around one wrist represents the yellow cancer bracelets people wear. i'll let you know when the journal i wrote is released. being with those animals was truly the best medicine. i spent 2 nights with one named Tiger whose intestinal cancer is terminal and all i can hope is that he can remember how happy those nights we spent together. he is the one in my avatar photo looking like he is smiling. it helps me smile to see that because today i did a lot of crying. to reach radiation i have to go past the Endoscopy room where the first discovered bob's tumor and i had to tell him he had cancer. the rad doc and nurse today told me i have PTSD and that's why i am suddenly overwhelmed with a hard time. i have to figure out some way to help myself because short of going to live in that animal sanctuary.... something's gotta give. valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!