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Andrea Barnett Budin · 03-15-2013, 06:05 PM

Atta girl , Chrisy. Don't be shy. Grab every hug you can get. And make it tight. Can I send one, or 6 to you via cyberspace. I want you to really really feel these! They are long and tight.

I always remember my fav onc telling me, You should never be in pain. If you need to, take the Roxicet. He pointed out, in my case, that at the very least it'll stop the bathroom drama. Plus you get in some much needed sleep (for healing)...

Please don't ever let yourself be in pain. Onc says, That's why we have these pills. So you should never have to suffer.

I'll drink to that! (I before dx I never took an aspirin. Even for period cramps. 1,000 yrs ago...
Andi

03-15-2013, 06:05 PM	#82
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Love you chrisy! Atta girl , Chrisy. Don't be shy. Grab every hug you can get. And make it tight. Can I send one, or 6 to you via cyberspace. I want you to really really feel these! They are long and tight. I always remember my fav onc telling me, You should never be in pain. If you need to, take the Roxicet. He pointed out, in my case, that at the very least it'll stop the bathroom drama. Plus you get in some much needed sleep (for healing)... Please don't ever let yourself be in pain. Onc says, That's why we have these pills. So you should never have to suffer. I'll drink to that! (I before dx I never took an aspirin. Even for period cramps. 1,000 yrs ago... Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...