A message from Christine...I'm fine

[Christine]

I thank each and every one of you for your concern and prayers. I have confidence that the gamma knife proceedure I went in for early Wednesday morning will work well. I feel very positive, happy, and healthy today. I cannot stress enough how important it is to undergo frequent brain MRIs after dealing with such an onset of brain metastases. I've been going every six months, and without it, I would have never been able to find this new tumor after four and a half years since my last. My tumor was caught very small (> 1 cm) and treatable, and both my doctors and I feel that I will be okay.

Thank you!

Hugs to all,
Christine

Digital pictures of the proceedure to follow!

[rinaina]

Thank you Christine for posting so soon following your Gamma Knife Treatment. I am happy you feel well enough to do so. I too am confident that this was caught early and you are such an excellent example of why it is so important to stay on top of our cancer. I hope this is the last of it and the road ahead has no more bumps in it for you. Stay well.

[RhondaH]

I TOO feel confident you will be fine, your such a warrior. Take care and God bless.

Rhonda

[Carolyns]

Hi Christine,

That is good to hear. Thank you for posting the update. I wish you and Joe well. You do so much for each of us through your efforts and through your spirit. Angels on earth. God bless you both.

Speedy recovery!

Love and peace, Carolyns

[Karen Weixel]

Christine,

I feel your confidence and I, too believe you will be fine.

As I said before, I am sending, strength, peace and healing prayers your way.

Karen

[Sheila]

Christine

So glad to read your post...I am so happy that this was caught early and you will be fine...many prayers have been answered from all of your "family" that you mean the world to on this board.....you once again prove the point of vigilence on the brain MRI's! Sending a big hug and lots of love

[chrisy]

Christine

So glad things went well, I knew they would. It is so amazing that in this day you can go in for "brain surgery" and come out feeling terrific. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of being vigilant. I will be scheduling an MRI in the next few weeks just to be safe.

Take care
Love
Chris

[Colleen007]

So glad to hear things went well. I have never had a brain MRI, but my oncologist agreed to order one for me since I was stage 4 right out of the gate...I have the MRI tomorrow and hope that we can just use it as a baseline in the future (I'm not having any symptoms, but the brain seems to be the only area that hasn't been scanned so far). You are a role model to so many and it helps me to see someone like you with such a positive outlook.

[mslinda]

Glad to hear you are doing great. Thanks for letting us know so quickly.

Linda

[Adriana Mangus]

Christine: I'm glad you email us to let us know you are doing fine!

We have met in the past @ the Spanish Landing Park during one of the events that Genentech set up, you were there and so other breast cancer survivors, it was a beautiful day and I got to meet a lot of people. You and I have talked on the phone many many times in the past and you are and have been an inspiration to me, always so positive and encouraging. I want you to know that am praying for you today.

[tricia keegan]

Christine thanks for the update and so glad to hear you're feeling well and positive.
I wish you a speedy recovery and good health for many more years.
Tricia

[mts]

AMEN!


Maria (MTS)

[tousled1]

Christine,

I'm so happy that you are doing well. Your positive attitute is truly an inspiration. Your experience just makes us all aware of how important brain MRIs are. Withing you a speedy recovery.

[Patb]

Christine

Thank you for posting and I wish you the best of health. The site is a wonderful
one and has so much information for all of us.

patb

[Kim in CA]

Dear Christine,


Just found out about your latest news. I'm glad that you caught it and got after it right away. Just another reminder of how sneaky "it" is. Thanks to you paving the way, I was able to face my Gamma Knife in 2005 with less fear and more confidence of a positive outcome. You continue to inspire us all.

Love and Big Hugs,

Kim in CA

[kimber]

yeah!!!!!!! I am so happy that you are feeling well!

Thank you for letting us know! - kim

[lindaw]

Dear Christine

thats great news - you sound so well.

love
lindaw

[Lolly]

Thank you for posting Christine! I know you will do just fine, but we worry anyway, and so thankful you are feeling well and your docs are happy with the procedure...prayers are ongoing :)

<3 Lolly

[Barbara H.]

Hi Christine,
Thank you so much for posting. You have been in my thoughts all day, and I was upset yesterday to learn that you had to go through this procedure. It also demonstrates how diligent we all need to be about scheduling our regular MRIs. I hope you continue to feel well, and that you have an uneventful recovery.
Best wishes,
Barbara H.

[SusanV]

Christine,


So glad to hear that things went well ! God Bless

Thinking of you

[Mary Anne in TX]

It's so good to hear your news and your strength! Thank you for thinking to let us know that you feel good! It's like you're our "fighter mom" (though some of us could be yours) and we worry if you're not just perfect!

God speed.
ma

[michele u]

Christine,

your attitude will get you through this. Are you going to push for tykerb?

[lexigirl]

Christine,

Thanks you for checking in. I am so happy that everything went so well and that you caught this early. I will be very vigilent in aasking for my brain mri's.

Hugs and Prayers,
Lexi

[Becky]

I'm glad you're doing well. I am praying for you.

Love to you and Joe

[Montana]

Thank you for letting us all know you are doing well.

[Cynthia]

Christine,

How wonderful to hear from you. You continue to be an inspiration to us all.

[Sandy H]

Christine, I am so happy you found it early. You are an example, I can use, if there is any arguement on this end about having MRI's. I have used you and Steph in the past and was able to say if they had not had MRI when they did it may have been too late as they had no symptoms! Thanks for letting us know you are fine and will be looking for the pictures. hugs, Sandy

[Soccermom]

Woohoo Christine, I am so happy for you! Thanks again to you and Joe for this wonderful forum. Keep on fighting you warrior woman!

Much love,Marcia

[karen raines hunt]

Dear Christine,

So glad to hear you are feeling well.

Karen

[Barbara2]

You are such an inspiration to all of us, Christine. I will pray for your continued healing.

[sherri]

Dear Christine,

I just find out about the news and am happy you took care of it soon and you feel good. You are in my thoughts and I wish this is the last time you are dealing with mets.

Take care of yourself,
Big hug to you,

[Chelee]

Its great to hear from you so soon. Your absolutely amazing. I'm so sorry you had to even deal with this. You have been through more then your share...hopefully this is the last time. I will continue to have you in my thoughts and prayers.

Chelee

[lu ann]

Times sure have changed since I was dx. 16 years ago. While on chemo tx. I experienced an episode that was later ruled a transic eschemic attack (T.I.A.) It is similar to the symptoms of a stroke but without the lasting effects. Prior to this dx., the doctor thought I had breast cancer brain metastisis. I asked what my prognosis would be and she told me 2 years with whole brain radiation. I was devistated since I was young and had young children 8 mos. to 7 years old. They sure have come a long way with gamma knife and targeted meds.

I'll be praying for a full recovery for you Christine. You are our Poster Child.

Love and Many Blessings from Lu Ann.

[Kimberly Lewis]

Thanks Christine -- Your life is important to so many of us. We are grateful for your example and the hope it gives so many of us. Stay strong....

[Kimberly Lewis]

Thanks Christine -- Your life is important to so many of us. We are grateful for your example and the hope it gives us. Stay strong....

[Andi]

Christine - I'm glad to hear the procedure went well. Your positive attitude is such a great example for all of us. My prayers for you continue.

[Jean]

Dearest Christine,

I am so THRILLED to read your wonderful news. I have kept you in my prayers.
I prayed so hard - I have been so concerned. You have brought a big
smile to my face......

God Bless YOU and keep you SAFE!
Jean

[KathyH]

Dear Christine,

You have given so many people so much strength, love, and support for their journeys. I hope all that is multiplied back to you on this part of your journey. I hope you can be back to your normal routine and that this bump in the road is already fading into the background.

Lots of love, Kathy H

[Lala]

Christine,

Thank you again for sharing your strength and wisdom. I have no doubt that you will recover quickly!

I agree with you 110%. My doctor thinks All Her2+ stage 4 patients should undergo brain MRI scans every 6 months. I like you discovered my brain metastases on a routine brain MRI 6 month check up. Thankfully the mets were caught early enough to be treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. I am doing great, my first month check up shows it is working. I wish you the best!

Hugs

[caya]

Hi Christine,

Glad you are doing well - we are all praying for you.

Caya in Canada

[sarah]

Dear Christine,
Thrilled to hear you're feeling so good and many thanks for posting so soon after your surgery and reminding us about brain MRIs - that's why we love you and Joe so much and are so grateful for your unselfish, generous, time consuming leadership and your positively motivated, inspriational and informative website which reflects you two wonderful people. you touch us all.
stay well, be happy
hugs and love
sarah

[RobinP]

God bless Christine. Sorry you had to go through this ordeal but I know you will come through it all. Hang in there.

Offering many prayers for you, Robin

[Linda2]

Christine,

I am glad everything went well for you. You truly are an inspiration for us all. God bless you.

[Annemarie]

Christine,
You are my inspiration. I don't know where you get your strength and your spirit but I need a little of what you got! You have a great outlook and a wonderful attitude. I will be praying for you that everything goes well.
Annemarie

[Sherryg683]

I just found out about your surgery and new met..I am glad you caught it early and that you are feeling fine. I agree about having regular brain scans, I'm due for my next one. Saying prayers for you that you don't have to go through this again, you are such an inspiration..sherryg683

[Vanessa]

I am glad that you are doing well and that you and your doctor are optimistic. That is good news! Thanks for all you do!

[Diane H]

It is so good to hear from you and that your prognosis is very good! Sending love, hugs and prayers, You are an inspiration - Diane

[Liz J.]

Hi Christine,

Thank God for the good news. I hope you are feeling stronger each day.
God Bless you and Joe for all you have done and continue to do for us all.

With Love,

Liz J.

[Mary Jo]

Hi Christine,

Soooooo very thankful that all went well and you are feeling well. I pray the Lord's Hand of healing upon you dear "sister."

You truly are an inspiration.

Mary Jo

[MCS]

Christine,


good to hear that you are feeling fine and looking at this positively.

you are an inspiration God bless you and love to your family. this trip is not only for one.

love

maria (MCS)

[Catherine]

Christine, I was delighted to hear your good news. As I typed at home, I kept wondering who Christine was. Now I find out you are the founder of this site and the other half of Joe. I could never quite put all the personal "threads" together. So for me the mystery is solved. And even much better, I learned that you are a tough cookie. Thanks for helping all of us. I appreciate your dedication and wisdom in getting this site going. I feel blessed to be apart of this great group of people.

Hugs to all and to all a Good Night,
Catherine in Oregon

[Kavy]

Thank you for your update. I am so happy to know the procedure went well, and that your are feeling well too. I am also confident that you are going to be fine, and that soon you will be NED again. I am here praying for you and for great scan results.
I just had a brain MRI 2 weeks ago. My doctor says that he only order brain MRI if there are symptoms. So, if I do not have symptoms (generally I have them), I fake them, and I get my MRI. We do not want to wait for symptoms, do we?
Thanks Christine and Joe for this wonderful and very informative site that has been helping me so much, since April 2005, to keep my sanity and give me hope. I am Stage IV with liver and lungs mets. God bless both of you.
Karla.

[Jules]

Hi Christine,

I just found out about your brain tumor and subsequent Gamma Knife. I will pray that it will work and no more new metastasis. You have been a inspriation to all. God Bless, Julissa

[kat in the delta]

Christine,
That was quite a scare. I am so glad and relieved to hear that you are doing fine. I will ask my ONC for reg. MRI's on the Brain. Glad to see your post. kat in the delta

[Val Pfeiffer]

hi Christine--
I am so sorry that it has taken me this long to hear about your brain situation! I am over my head with my Masters classes in addition to work and family, and I haven't been visiting this site too much. I sincerely hope to change that--I really need you all!

It seems like you have things under control, but please keep us posted. My thoughts are with you!!!

Love,
Val

[Johanna Johannsdottir]

Hello Christine,


Thanks for sharing good news. All the best to your family.

Jóhanna in Iceland

[Esther]

Christine, glad to hear you are doing well. So glad that you are on top of things and it was caught on early.

You have been a big source of strength for me since I underwent my own SRS procedure in Jan 06, Thanks for all you do for us.

[Linda]

Christine:
It's great to hear that you are recovering well and feeling good!
Much love to you
Linda in Oregon

[TriciaK]

Thank you for the good news, Christine! I don't know any other way to say it but to repeat what we have all said: You are truly our inspiration! You and Joe and this website have all meant the world to all of us and you are both in our daily prayers. Thank you both for all you do for us as we fight this BC beast together. Hugs, Tricia

[Annemarie]

Hi Christine,
That is the most wonderful news!
God Speed,
Annemarie