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Old 09-29-2005, 02:49 PM   #1
TriciaK
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Wink Lets laugh a little!

Lyn's comments about age on Tammys thread made me think. I hope I will be forgiven for levity but I firmly believe you don't stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing! ( And besides, isn't growing old something we all hope to do at this point?!)
For instance, one good thing about chemo brain is that you can hide your own easter eggs!
And...I feel like my body is getting out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to take an aerobics class. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down and perspired for an hour. But by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.
One old fellow said "I'm really getting old. I've had 2 bypass surgeries, a hip replacement and new knees. I've fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, and take 40 different meds that make me dizzyand subject to blackouts. I have bouts of dementia, have poor circulation, can't feel my hands and feet anymore.I can't even remember my age and I've lost all my friends....but, thank God I still have my driver's license!
And, don't think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
Hugs...and keep on laughing! Tricia
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Old 09-29-2005, 04:00 PM   #2
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Tricia, You are a hoot!!!!!! You must be the life of any party!!Thanks your a pretty neat lady.
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Dx'd Dec'01 while 6mos preg. with #4. child (30yrsold)Mastectomy/AC chemo/radiation/ Recur:Mar'04 liver mets: 3 taxol/herceptin /liver resection/3 taxol/herceptin. Cured?
Recur: May'05 spine & Hip. New onc
treatment in Mexico Feb'06-Mar-06
back to Mexico June/July '06
Currently on herceptin/Zometa/Femara-recently added navelbine
Switched to arimidex Nov'06
ovaries removed June '07
ca15-3 in May'06 was 102
ca15-3 summer of '07 holding steady at 23!
ca15-3 slowly rising Dec & Jan 36, 38, 41 and Feb was 36
Feb '08 Liver, lung & Brain scan NED... bones are stable with even a couple spots gone. as compared with '06 scans
May '08 ca 15-3 is 55. Treatment is zometa, vinorelbine, herceptin and aromasin.
No signifcant changes.
Feb'09 Started Xeloda with herceptin..no more hormonals
Feb'09-June'09 tumor markers coming down again from 155 to 84
May'09 blood clots in lungs vena cava filter put in..Heparin shots daily for now.
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Old 09-30-2005, 09:30 AM   #3
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Talking Your Killin Me!

I haven't laughed so hard in a good long while! Your a treasure!

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