Debbie's doing great!!!
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on 10/28/08 2:44 am, edited 10/1/10 6:29 am
on 10/28/08 2:44 am, edited 10/1/10 6:29 am
I can't believe how well I've done with this round of chemo and the "mean" shot. It's called Neuplasta for those of you who would know the word. Sunday morning I woke up and expected to have a bad day. Did you hear me?? I was expecting to have a BAD day!!! Boy, what faith!! 
Praise God He didn't let me have what I was expecting. Instead I had a very good day with minimal pain and no nausea. My head was killing me - not a headache but from the hair loss. I guess I had a fried head. 
Anyway, its better today but my poor hair is just in clumps here and there. I'm wearing a wig and I absolutely HATE IT!!! I'd almost rather go bald. 
I'm going looking for scarves tonight.
God has been good and your prayers have been answered. Thank you so much for remembering me. I love you all!
I'm trying to work out my next treatment so that it falls after Nov. 8th. Saturday we're hoping to meet up with whoever can - for lunch, somewhere near Orange Beach. I'm already talking to Debbie Roberts (LadyBug) and we're trying to get something worked out. Please join us if you are in the area. No details yet but get with one of us.
Love,
DebbieDoo
Praise God He didn't let me have what I was expecting. Instead I had a very good day with minimal pain and no nausea. My head was killing me - not a headache but from the hair loss. I guess I had a fried head. Anyway, its better today but my poor hair is just in clumps here and there. I'm wearing a wig and I absolutely HATE IT!!! I'd almost rather go bald. I'm going looking for scarves tonight. God has been good and your prayers have been answered. Thank you so much for remembering me. I love you all!
I'm trying to work out my next treatment so that it falls after Nov. 8th. Saturday we're hoping to meet up with whoever can - for lunch, somewhere near Orange Beach. I'm already talking to Debbie Roberts (LadyBug) and we're trying to get something worked out. Please join us if you are in the area. No details yet but get with one of us.
Love,
DebbieDoo
WWWOOOOHHHHHOOOO I knew you were gonna be ok! God told me that uou are too hard headed and strong to be one of those who gives up. You go girl, I stand in faith and say that you WILL be ok, I know it. You may have a few small issues but as you know that comes with this type of illness but God is good and he is keeping his healing hand on you. Remember God never hands us something we cant deal with...you are one strong lady and you are proving that point right now! I love ya lots and am keeping you in my prayers!
~ Susan 
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on 10/28/08 3:47 am
on 10/28/08 3:47 am
Stacy you sound like me now ....my favorite ending to everything is "I'm just sayin"! 
Yes, i wish I had shaved my head ahead of time but I just couldn't bear the thought of doing it. Now the top off my head hurts too bad to shave it - it hurts to even touch it with my hand but I've been told it will get hard headed again soon. I think I'm about to become the scarf gal.
I'm sitting here listening to Christmas music. Can you believe it????
Thanks to everyone *****sponded.
DebbieDoo
Yes, i wish I had shaved my head ahead of time but I just couldn't bear the thought of doing it. Now the top off my head hurts too bad to shave it - it hurts to even touch it with my hand but I've been told it will get hard headed again soon. I think I'm about to become the scarf gal.
I'm sitting here listening to Christmas music. Can you believe it????
Thanks to everyone *****sponded.
DebbieDoo
debbie, how long have you been taking chemo? just curious... my grandfather has leukemia and has been undergoing chemo since the beginning of summer. so far he hasn't lost any hair but he HAS lost a lot of weight and has been battling other things such as chronic uti's, nausea and stuff like that.
i really don't know your story but i'm *assuming* that from your pink ribbon it means you have/had breast cancer, is that correct? did you have a mastectomy or lumpectomy? (and please forgive me if i'm being too forward. you don't have to answer any of these questions if it's too personal.) my grandmother had a mastectomy several years ago and had to take tamoxifen for 5 years. she just finished up with that a year ago i believe and is still doing really well
i really don't know your story but i'm *assuming* that from your pink ribbon it means you have/had breast cancer, is that correct? did you have a mastectomy or lumpectomy? (and please forgive me if i'm being too forward. you don't have to answer any of these questions if it's too personal.) my grandmother had a mastectomy several years ago and had to take tamoxifen for 5 years. she just finished up with that a year ago i believe and is still doing really well
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on 10/28/08 7:02 am
on 10/28/08 7:02 am
I haven't really gone into a lot of detail of some of the side effecs I have but here goes.
Thursday was only my second treatment and Dr. Barnes told me to expect the hair to fall out with that 2nd one. He was right on target. Even as I sit here and type, I can run my hand through my hair and get a clump of hair. I took my wig off and I'm wearing a cap now.
In August I discovered a lump in my right breast. I went to my doctor who sent me for a mammogram. They didn't call me back with the results and after 2 weeks I was getting anxious. Finally I got them to respond to me and they had me go pick up the results from the imaging place and take the report to another doctor. They told me everything was fine - that I had a lump that looked like it was benign. I pick up the report and in plain black and white it states that there are 3 lumps and that one is very likely malignant. I was all tore up and then angry because of what the nurse had told me. I go on to this doctor who sends me to the Montgomery Breast Center for another mammogram and they did a needle biopsy and told me the next day that I had cancer. They are very caring people and after we talked and I told them what my doctors office had done, they gave me the name of a new doctor and a surgeon who works with them and I met him and we agreed on a partial mastectomy. I will undergo plastic surgery after chemo and radiation because I'm told that what is left on the right side will shrink, and change. That's fine. I have a great plastic surgeon who is going to match up both sides and make me some necessary parts. (No smiley faces allowed as my husband suggested). After the surgery I met with an oncologist, Dr. Barnes who works at the Montgomery Cancer Center. Another great doctor and staff and wallah, here I am.
Please understand that I take my daughter, husband and mother with me to see Dr. Barnes and we still can't keep everything straight. To my knowledge, he said that there are two types of chemo that apply to me and that I am on the harsher of the two. Nausea, diarehhea, and constipation at times, aches in bones and muscles, dry heaves, weight loss and that's most of them I think. I will have 12 weeks of treatment that include chemo and radiation. I should be through by the first of April. I've only lost about 10 pounds because on my good days I can eat normal pretty much. Tastes have changed and I don't eat anywhere near the amount as before so I'm sure I'll lose even more weight. To my advantage, I have a great support group in my family, a loving God that I put total trust in and a beautiful bounty of friends who encourage me. I have a great attitude and Dr. Barnes has already told me that my prognosis is good. I do have Stage 2 - type 2 cancer. It has spread to one of my lumph nodes and we have spots on my ribs that we are not 100% sure about yet. The waiting game is stillo n but I'm believing everything will be fine.
I don't mind answering questions at all. I really didn't think anyone would be interested in all of this but I kind of like the fact that you have asked.
Please, if there is anything else, ask away.
DebbieDoo (who is still learning what this is all about)
Thursday was only my second treatment and Dr. Barnes told me to expect the hair to fall out with that 2nd one. He was right on target. Even as I sit here and type, I can run my hand through my hair and get a clump of hair. I took my wig off and I'm wearing a cap now.
In August I discovered a lump in my right breast. I went to my doctor who sent me for a mammogram. They didn't call me back with the results and after 2 weeks I was getting anxious. Finally I got them to respond to me and they had me go pick up the results from the imaging place and take the report to another doctor. They told me everything was fine - that I had a lump that looked like it was benign. I pick up the report and in plain black and white it states that there are 3 lumps and that one is very likely malignant. I was all tore up and then angry because of what the nurse had told me. I go on to this doctor who sends me to the Montgomery Breast Center for another mammogram and they did a needle biopsy and told me the next day that I had cancer. They are very caring people and after we talked and I told them what my doctors office had done, they gave me the name of a new doctor and a surgeon who works with them and I met him and we agreed on a partial mastectomy. I will undergo plastic surgery after chemo and radiation because I'm told that what is left on the right side will shrink, and change. That's fine. I have a great plastic surgeon who is going to match up both sides and make me some necessary parts. (No smiley faces allowed as my husband suggested). After the surgery I met with an oncologist, Dr. Barnes who works at the Montgomery Cancer Center. Another great doctor and staff and wallah, here I am.
Please understand that I take my daughter, husband and mother with me to see Dr. Barnes and we still can't keep everything straight. To my knowledge, he said that there are two types of chemo that apply to me and that I am on the harsher of the two. Nausea, diarehhea, and constipation at times, aches in bones and muscles, dry heaves, weight loss and that's most of them I think. I will have 12 weeks of treatment that include chemo and radiation. I should be through by the first of April. I've only lost about 10 pounds because on my good days I can eat normal pretty much. Tastes have changed and I don't eat anywhere near the amount as before so I'm sure I'll lose even more weight. To my advantage, I have a great support group in my family, a loving God that I put total trust in and a beautiful bounty of friends who encourage me. I have a great attitude and Dr. Barnes has already told me that my prognosis is good. I do have Stage 2 - type 2 cancer. It has spread to one of my lumph nodes and we have spots on my ribs that we are not 100% sure about yet. The waiting game is stillo n but I'm believing everything will be fine.
I don't mind answering questions at all. I really didn't think anyone would be interested in all of this but I kind of like the fact that you have asked.
Please, if there is anything else, ask away.
DebbieDoo (who is still learning what this is all about)
girl you've been through the ringer!!
personally, if i end up with breast cancer on down the line (and it's very likely that i will given my family history and all) i'm going to request that they just do a total mastectomy. just remove them both and make me flat and not have to worry about any future problems. (and then i'll have some sort of tattoo's placed over the top of the scar, lol!! like maybe morning glories or something like that since that's my "flower"...)
i'll be thinking about you honey and i KNOW that you're in for a full recovery (nothing less will do, right? 
)
personally, if i end up with breast cancer on down the line (and it's very likely that i will given my family history and all) i'm going to request that they just do a total mastectomy. just remove them both and make me flat and not have to worry about any future problems. (and then i'll have some sort of tattoo's placed over the top of the scar, lol!! like maybe morning glories or something like that since that's my "flower"...)
i'll be thinking about you honey and i KNOW that you're in for a full recovery
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