Thinking of you Tricia

[Mary Jo]

Thinking of you Tricia.....praying your treatment went well the other day and that you are feeling ok today! You are such a LOVELY lady.

Praying peace and love surround you today dear friend.

Mary Jo

[tricia keegan]

Adding my own good wishes Tricia and echo Mary Jo's comments and hope you're doing okay after your treatment.

(((((hugs))))

[schoolteacher]

Thinking of you Tricia.

Amelia

[suzan w]

sending good thoughts your way! xo

[karen z]

And more............
karen

[ElaineM]

I have my fingers crossed for you Tricia. Take care.

[TriciaK]

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and words! I am not doing too badly, still hanging in and positive. I haven't had navelbine, just herceptin, for two weeks so have actually had more energy, plus am also now on prednisone. (You know what steroids do for wrestlers and athletes!) My white cells are coming back up so my oncologist will probably add navelbine again next week. He insists I need it for the lung mets, but is adjusting the dosage and schedule. I am still having strange side effects from the navelbine, where I had none 5 years ago. I was not too surprised at nausea and vomitting from it, but the strangest has been severe earache and pain, and lots of ringing and strange inner ear sounds. My home health nurse checked and suggested I see an ear specialist right away so I did today. His exam showed that my ears are full of fluid and I need tubes put in to drain them! I think the side effects are annoying me more than the BC! I still feel encouraged because the ca 27/29 marker dropped from 131 in July to 60 in September. The next few months will show if the markers continue to drop and also if I can keep my ejection fraction above 50 so I can continue the herceptin as long as possible.I see the oncologist every week on Tuesday after blood tests on Monday and will see what he suggests about the tubes. I am also looking forward to meeting next week with a guided imagery specialist from home health--As many of you know hypnosis and guided imagery was a specialty of mine in my psychological practice. I saw some amazing results in others, and was able to do self hypnosis in the past, but it is harder now to do self hypnosis and I am looking forward to working with someone. I firmly believe hypnosis and guided imagery has made a big difference in my 25 year old fight with BC. I'll keep in touch---the love and understanding on this site means so much! Hugs, Tricia

[Chelee]

Tricia,
It's so nice to hear from you. Glad you are doing well all things considered. Seems like you and me are the only two that have these strange side affects with the pounding in ears...and severe ear pain on Navy Beans. (I also had jaw pain right in front of each ear lobe...it hurt!) After reading your post I think I might go see a ENT and have my ears checked out. Like you...the side affects from Navelbine bothered/worried me more then the darned recurrence.

Sorry to hear about your nausea. Sometimes it helps to have about six small meals throughout your day...try not to let you stomach get empty. (Easier said then done...I know.) But it really does help. That is a nice drop in your CA27.29...wonderful news...at least you know it's working. You have a long history of kicking cancers behind...and you "will" do it again! Your such an amazing and inspriation to me. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers that you can remain on Herceptin...and that all of this will soon be in your rear view mirror. Hang in there Tricia.

Sending you lots of positive energy and love.

Chelee

[Becky]

Love and energy to you Tricia.

[Jackie07]

Thanks for the tips about hypnosis and self-guided image. Guess I'll give it a try. :)

Take care.

[caya]

Good luck Tricia- sending you positive vibes and wishes from Canada!!


all the best
caya

[sassy]

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

[Barbara H.]

Tricia, every time you post you put a smile on my face. My mother-in-law has congestive heart failure, will be 86 in January, and two weeks ago flew by herself to Germany to visit a friend and relatives. She is currently touring Switzerland with a friend. You provide a lot of positive energy to us, and thank you for writing when you can. I hope for the best for you, and that you will soon be back in remission.
Kind regards,
Barbara