The scary stuff!!!

chrisy · 08-01-2008, 05:23 PM

Goops, Brenda, I am with you, too!

And PinkGirl - has it occurred to you that there are bc survivors passing you on the sidewalk every day and you just don't know it. Because they have just gone on to live out their (long) lives. Do you walk down the street shouting out "I'm a cancer survivor"! Probably not (at least not ALL the time), so what makes you think there are not others out there too?

I went to a Jimmy Buffett concert once and saw a fellow "peer navigator" there. She was a long time BC survivor - but to me and everyone else, she looked just like any other parrothead. As, by the way, did I. That was shortly before I DID have a recurrence, but since then I have gone to 4 or 5 more Jimmy Buffett concerts and don't plan to stop any time soon.

just another parrothead. They do have those in Canada, don't they?

caya · 08-01-2008, 07:07 PM

and I missed alot of threads. I think that with Herceptin, certainly most early stagers will not recur. I know my onc. gave me a "well over 90% cure rate", and he would not use those words lightly. It's a whole brave new Herceptin world out there, Taxol/Taxotere world out there - and those stats won't be available for years to come - and I intend to be in the over 20+ years survivor group.

I have a friend who was diagnosed at stage 3, 12 positive nodes - 10 years ago at age 43 - no recurrence. I have another friend diagnosed at age 37 - stage 3 - ( now 11 years out) - no recurrence.

And it's a crapshoot - let's just keep on plugging for the cure.

Oh, and Chrisy - yes, we do have parrotheads in Canada.

all the best
caya

PinkGirl · 08-01-2008, 07:14 PM

Chrisy, Chrisy, Chrisy,

And PinkGirl - has it occurred to you that there are bc survivors passing you on the sidewalk every day and you just don't know it.

So now you are assuming that we have sidewalks in Canada???? I had to google parrotheads. I've always liked Jimmy Buffet but had never heard of a parrothead. Now I know.

Just between you and me, I'll tell you what my problem is with the discussion in this thread. I admit that I have always thought that breast cancer isn't a good thing to get because lots of women die from it. Don't know where I got that idea but that's what I've always thought. Now, the optomists in our group are trying to set me straight. So now I'm wondering why we are always crossing our fingers, sending good vibes and praying for each other.
Why are we all basket cases when we're having scans? I took out my garage door while waiting for MRI results. If all of us here have had surgery, chemo, radiation, on tamox. or an AI, then we probably won't recur, right? But we keep on being scared and we post about mind/body stuff and how to meditate and relax and handle our stress from this disease. Has that all been for nothing??? According to what I've read on this thread, the majority of us are not going to recur; we're going to live to be little old ladies and die from something else. I am confused.

Mary Jo · 08-01-2008, 07:33 PM

Pink....Nothing to add just wanted to say I loved your post. How true it was. No matter how optimistic any of us are the fear of this disease is always lurking....how right you are!

As I read your post I smiled all the way to the end.

I guess we'll all continue to "send good vibes" ~ "cross our toes" and "pray" or whatever trips our triggers.

MJ