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Sending postive healing thoughts and prayers yoru way! :)


As you know I've been thinking of you and praying for you and I'm positive you are going to come through this and be stronger for it all. Its such a hard thing to face...those words from the doctor.....when they tell you what you didn't want to hear. And they never say it nicely do they? ;) But I know you will face it and are facing it and you have all of us here in cyberspace cheering you on in this!! Don't forget that :)

Thank you everybody for just listening.
I am so glad you felt you could share this with us. Know that you have all the support and good thoughts we can send you. I can only imagine what you are going through but know as much as is possible we will be there for you.
To all the other women please take this as a reminder to check yourself. If you have a history or are of the age to begin mammograms then don't put it off.
To all the other women please take this as a reminder to check yourself. If you have a history or are of the age to begin mammograms then don't put it off.

Educate yourself and if you have any questions - ask!!!




I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers!



Thinking of you and I know you will make it through just fine.
Wow Kristen I can only imagine how this has rocked your world too. Hope things are better soon for you and your mom.
Thinking of you too Cindy. Sending you tons of good vibes.
Thinking of you too Cindy. Sending you tons of good vibes.

They have not staged my cancer yet - but it is the same type as your Mom. How big was her tumor?
Everybody- thankyou for all of the love and encouragement. I believe that all of the good thoughts help. I had an MRI the other day that confirmed the right side is clean -- phew!!!! Also my tumor size is 1.7cm under 2... I might get out of this mess without chemo that would really be a blessing!
Cindy


Cindy, it's great that you might get out without Chemo. But if you don't, know that it is something that you can get through - people do every day. My mom went for treatments for 12 weeks every week and said every time she went there were always a ton of women doing the same thing, and she only went to a clinic that did women's cancer. It's becoming an epidemic and our only chances of kicking it in the bud are early detection and research.
It's important to have a positive attitude. I told Mom early on to look at this as a road construction in life, it's an absolute pain while it's happening, but when it's all done, life will be better again.

I'm glad Cindy was able to reach out to the women in this group and learn from them or just lean on them. You are all such outstanding people and it warms my heart to see this much love and support out there in the world. You have all been so helpful to me with my heart issues and other health problems and its nice to see others benefiting from that too!!
Keep it up ladies!! :)



Kate.. I hope everything goes well tomorrow and the Dr's visit goes well. Make sure you let us know.



I mean Hey, we could all use the positive help, but Cindy is the one with breast issues presently, Let's all be sure we are sending it to hte correct person! :)

I had the surgery. Got another call from the doctor on Friday. They have to go back in and try to get more on Monday. The margins were not clean.
Cindy

At Home in Mitford
Let us know how it goes.

I'm praying for you both! I believe in hugs, so if I were with you both right now, I'd give you each a hug!

Damn, those machines are torture devices. If a woman had developed them, they'd gently cradle the breast in a feather-lined cup, and you'd get a glass of wine in the process.
Cindy, thinking of you....


You crack me up. Imagine the uproar if there was a similar device for screening for testicular irregularities!

Cindy.. I'm sorry you have to do it again. Keep your chin up!

Books mentioned in this topic
The Shack (other topics)At Home in Mitford (other topics)
At Home in Mitford (other topics)
I have wanted to post and give you gals an update for a while now. But, for the first time in my life I am at a loss for words (if you knew me well your mouth would be hanging open at this point LOL).
Anyway, crazy as it is, just as I finished reading the Wednesday Sister's I felt a strange lump in my breast. I went to the doctor who sent me to the hospital for an ultrasound and a mammogram. When the radiologist read the ultrasound he had a look of horror on his face. He moved the mammo up (as it was not to follow for another 2 weeks) and confirmed his suspicion.. Although, the biopsy would confirm it, he and my GP were most certain the diagnosis would be cancer.
I then went to a surgeon who took a biopsy and also confirmed the diag.
I have really not been in a very good frame of mind lately - there is alot of waiting for appointments/results..yada yada something that I don't like to do. There is also alot of "unknowns" as until they really get in to remove the tumor and test my lymph nodes there is quite a bit of uncertainty. Right now the knowns are that I will have surgery on 10/8 to remove the tumor and follow-up radiation therapy for 5 weeks. This can all change in a heartbeat as they are continuing to test and try to gain as much confidence as possible about the tumor size and location.
Lucky me, I have Lobular carcinoma which is what my doc calls the "sneaky" form of cancer. It is not picked up easily on mammo's and is often missed.
So... if I am quiet for a while - know that I just have a bit going on.
cindy