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Believe51 · 03-11-2008, 10:38 AM

Kind of a similar story Bill. My neck and spine need to be fused but I have refused to do it for all these years. In the mean time I am taking care of this pain and discomfort in many different ways to avoid as many medications as possible. Ed used to exchange massages when he was well and since he cannot keep up he bought a very nice, heavy duty Shiatsu massager for my neck.

Ah what a dream. I get into my Lazy Boy chair and turn on its vibration and heat. I make a Tumeric Tea, grab a good book, my blankie, check on you all before settling in. And atlast the Shiatsu machine gets plugged in and geared up.

Before I knew it it was daybreak. Without realizing it I shower and then I scoot off to work. It was not until the end of my day did a brazen friend ask what kind of massages am I getting now. I still did not have a clue of why, just thought she was commenting on our Anniversary party the evening before.

I had a plum-size rug burn on each side of my neck. I had been working with special needs children all day and even went to an Autism seminar!! All along I was wondering why I was getting looks throughout the day. Thankfully it was a friend who mentioned this to me again and not one of the parents!!>>Believe51

03-11-2008, 10:38 AM	#42
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Ah the memories..... Kind of a similar story Bill. My neck and spine need to be fused but I have refused to do it for all these years. In the mean time I am taking care of this pain and discomfort in many different ways to avoid as many medications as possible. Ed used to exchange massages when he was well and since he cannot keep up he bought a very nice, heavy duty Shiatsu massager for my neck. Ah what a dream. I get into my Lazy Boy chair and turn on its vibration and heat. I make a Tumeric Tea, grab a good book, my blankie, check on you all before settling in. And atlast the Shiatsu machine gets plugged in and geared up. Before I knew it it was daybreak. Without realizing it I shower and then I scoot off to work. It was not until the end of my day did a brazen friend ask what kind of massages am I getting now. I still did not have a clue of why, just thought she was commenting on our Anniversary party the evening before. I had a plum-size rug burn on each side of my neck. I had been working with special needs children all day and even went to an Autism seminar!! All along I was wondering why I was getting looks throughout the day. Thankfully it was a friend who mentioned this to me again and not one of the parents!!>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!