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NEDenise · 01-01-2013, 07:19 PM

You know you're a BC survivor when...

one of the many hypochodriacs in your life starts to whine about their ailment du jour...and no matter how hard you try, you can't stop yourself from saying something like:

"Sounds terrible! Wanna trade?"
or...

"Really?...hmmmm...
bald...double mastectomy...
heart not pumping correctly...
fluctuate between diarrhea and constipation constantly...
friend...I hate to tell you, but my SIDE EFFECTS trump your imaginary illness!!
Don't even get me started on my real disease issues!"

or

"Do you even hear yourself?
Doesn't it seem at all odd for YOU to be complaining to ME about being "sick"?"

or my personal favorite..

"Helloooo...brain tumor over here!"

Denise

01-01-2013, 07:19 PM	#51
NEDenise Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Suburbs Posts: 1,709	Re: You know you're a BC survivor when... You know you're a BC survivor when... one of the many hypochodriacs in your life starts to whine about their ailment du jour...and no matter how hard you try, you can't stop yourself from saying something like: "Sounds terrible! Wanna trade?" or... "Really?...hmmmm... bald...double mastectomy... heart not pumping correctly... fluctuate between diarrhea and constipation constantly... friend...I hate to tell you, but my SIDE EFFECTS trump your imaginary illness!! Don't even get me started on my real disease issues!" or "Do you even hear yourself? Doesn't it seem at all odd for YOU to be complaining to ME about being "sick"?" or my personal favorite.. "Helloooo...brain tumor over here!" Denise __________________ 1/11-needle biopsy 2/11-Lumpectomy/axillary node dissection - Stage 3c, ER/PR-14/17 nodes 3/11 - Post-op staph infection,cellulitis, lymphedema,seroma,ARRRGH! 4/12/11-A/C x 4, then T/H x 4, H only,Q3 weeks 8/26/11 finished Taxol!!! 10/7/11 mastectomy/DIEP recon 11/11 radiation x28 1/12/12 1st CANCER-VERSARY! 1/12 Low EF/Herceptin "Holiday" :( 2/12 EF up - Back on Herceptin, heart meds 4/2/1212 surgery to repair separated incision from DIEP recon 6/8/12 Return to work :) 6/17/12 Fall, shatter wrist,surgery to repair/insert plate :( 7/10/12 last Herceptin 7/23/12 Brain Mets %$&#! 3cm and 1cm 8/10/12 Gamma knife surgery, LOTS of steroids;start H/Tykerb 8/23/12 Back to work 12/20/12 Injure back-3 weeks in wheel chair 1/12/13 2nd CANCER-VERSARY! 1/14/13 herniate disk in back - surgery to repair 1/27/13 Radiation necrosis - edema in brain - back on steroids - but not back to work - off balance, poor cordination in right arm 5/3/13 Start Avastin to shrink necrosis 5/10/13 begin weaning steroids 6/18/13 Brain MRI - Avastin seems to be working! 6/20/13 quarterly CT - chest, abdomen, pelvis - All Clear! 7/5/13 finally off steroids!! 7/7/13 joined the ranks of the CHEMO NINJAS I am now Tekuto Ki Ariku cancer assassin! 7/13/13 Symptoms return - back on steroids 7/26/13 Back on Avastin - try again! 8/26/13 Not ready to return to classroom yet :( But I CAN walk without holding onto things! :) 9/9/13 Brain MRI - fingers crossed “ Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is for you, and you alone, to decide. ” – Cavett Robert