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03-12-2009, 07:38 AM
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What Do Women Really Want?
I have pondered this question many times. Usually around the holidays, Valentimes Day, Mother's Day, and Birthdays.
I would like to start a list of gifts that most women who are bc survivors would really appreciate on these occasions.
Regards
Joe
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03-12-2009, 03:32 PM
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What do Women Really Want?
I would like others to aknowledge the fact that I have survived so long. Maybe a card, a meal in a restaurant or do something special together.
Otherwise, I would like someone else to pay one medical bill, so I don't have to.
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03-12-2009, 07:10 PM
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Good question, Joe.
I would love a piece of art, a drawing from a grandchild (framed) or a wonderful book. Someone gave me a beautiful leather-bound journal that I have been writing in and I cherish it.
A gourmet meal in a great restaurant or a piece of poetry.
Love, Vickie
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3/04 TCH X4
7/ 04 MRM 9/04 Taxol/herceptin wkly 1 yr 33X rads
11/04 skin mets 33x rads,10/05 Avast/Herc. 11 mos.
8/ 06 PET mets lymphs, neck
9/ 06 Navelbine/herceptin
11/ 06 PET NED
2/ 07 skin mets, 4/07 Xeloda, 5/07 add Tykerb
2/ 08 Tykerb failed. Doxil /Herceptin 6 months
8/08 PET skin mets, 8/08 Abraxane/Avastin
11/ 08 PET prog., skin mets
1/09 PET/CT progress, 1/09 Ixempra, 2/09 add Xeloda and low dose Naltrexone
2/09 off Ixempra/Xeloda
3/09 navelbine/herc/cytoxin 4/09 PET shows regress.7/09 start Topotecan. Failed.
8/09 extensive mets rgt brst, back and torso. starting Pazopanib clinical trial.
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03-12-2009, 07:22 PM
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Flowers are still my very favorite, but eating out for a special meal follows close on the heels of flowers. ma
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Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
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03-12-2009, 07:27 PM
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A gift card to a spa so that someone could get a massage, manicure, pedicure, facial..........or just be pampered in some way.
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03-12-2009, 07:31 PM
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Location: Mississippi
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To be more understanding of the uncertainty we all face. Failing that, plants for my garden would be a close second. Or garden art. Help in the garden would always be appreciated (hope my grandchildren hear this). Truly, when I was in chemo my grand children were a great help.
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Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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03-12-2009, 07:40 PM
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I like fauxgypsy's idea. Plants for the garden and garden art, gentle chimes sound great. Perhaps some help creating a little garden sanctuary or two if none exist at the moment. Also, I have been enjoying being out in nature more and more. Perhaps a weekend excursion where one can stay in a cabin, hike, just be outside and enjoy nature.
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03-12-2009, 08:12 PM
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Take over the housework...(forever
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Tamoxifen B. scan
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1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer.
3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer.
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03-12-2009, 08:20 PM
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what women want
I love it when my husband gives me a foot and leg massage. A nice meal out at a nice restuarant works too., Jeanette
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03-15-2009, 10:09 PM
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Location: South East Wisconsin
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What No reference to chocolate?
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