RE: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in my

family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients for

my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family when a

woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping the

answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in my

family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients for

my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family when a

woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping the

answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in my

family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients for

my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family when a

woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping the

answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

We had no history of breast cancer in my family. But my Father died of

lung/brain cancer and sister of colon cancer, both before I was diagnosed.

Hugs

nne

Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life

http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html

BreastCancerStories.com

http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/

Angel Feather Loomer

www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com

Check out my other ornaments at

www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html

Lots of info and gifts at:

www.cancerclub.com

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with breast

cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in my family.

So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients for

my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family when a

woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

We had no history of breast cancer in my family. But my Father died of

lung/brain cancer and sister of colon cancer, both before I was diagnosed.

Hugs

nne

Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life

http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html

BreastCancerStories.com

http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/

Angel Feather Loomer

www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com

Check out my other ornaments at

www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html

Lots of info and gifts at:

www.cancerclub.com

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with breast

cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in my family.

So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients for

my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family when a

woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

We had no history of breast cancer in my family. But my Father died of

lung/brain cancer and sister of colon cancer, both before I was diagnosed.

Hugs

nne

Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life

http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html

BreastCancerStories.com

http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/

Angel Feather Loomer

www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com

Check out my other ornaments at

www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html

Lots of info and gifts at:

www.cancerclub.com

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with breast

cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in my family.

So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients for

my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family when a

woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda –

No history of breast cancer in my family. I have been diagnosed with

fibrocystic breast since age 24…I’m now 48, was 47 when diagnosed with BC.

The only cancer in my family is smoking related. I had a grandfather who

died of lung cancer and my mother had cancer of her larynx.

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in

my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss < maryann_weiss@... <mailto:maryann_weiss%40yahoo.com>

> wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com <http://www.cjhats.com>

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats <http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats>

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda –

No history of breast cancer in my family. I have been diagnosed with

fibrocystic breast since age 24…I’m now 48, was 47 when diagnosed with BC.

The only cancer in my family is smoking related. I had a grandfather who

died of lung cancer and my mother had cancer of her larynx.

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in

my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss < maryann_weiss@... <mailto:maryann_weiss%40yahoo.com>

> wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com <http://www.cjhats.com>

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats <http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats>

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

I have the only breast cancer in my family too. Although my older sister died

of a cancerous tumor on her kidney when she was about 45. No one else that I

know of had cancer in my family.

Janet A

[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda,

We never had any history of cancer in the family. My Father developed

cancer of the esophagus and passed away 15 years ago. I acquired my breast

cancer just over a year ago followed by a malignant melanoma on my leg last

May. Both cancers reared their ugly heads after several years of severe

stress...

One stress was a lawsuit from my next door neighbor for feeding the birds

and squirrels in my backyard (she won saying I was a nuisance) the other

stress was my senior citizen Mom pushing to move in with me (which she did).

This happened 1 to 2 years before my first cancer diagnosis.

So, in my opinion, I belive stress play's a huge role in developing cancer.

I commend you for choosing to work in oncology, I never felt I could handle

that kind of stress. I chose to assist in surgery for 20 years at Swedish

Hospital in Washington State. I must admit that I miss it, but am no longer

well enough to continue to work...

Take Care,

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run

in my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda,

We never had any history of cancer in the family. My Father developed

cancer of the esophagus and passed away 15 years ago. I acquired my breast

cancer just over a year ago followed by a malignant melanoma on my leg last

May. Both cancers reared their ugly heads after several years of severe

stress...

One stress was a lawsuit from my next door neighbor for feeding the birds

and squirrels in my backyard (she won saying I was a nuisance) the other

stress was my senior citizen Mom pushing to move in with me (which she did).

This happened 1 to 2 years before my first cancer diagnosis.

So, in my opinion, I belive stress play's a huge role in developing cancer.

I commend you for choosing to work in oncology, I never felt I could handle

that kind of stress. I chose to assist in surgery for 20 years at Swedish

Hospital in Washington State. I must admit that I miss it, but am no longer

well enough to continue to work...

Take Care,

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run

in my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda,

We never had any history of cancer in the family. My Father developed

cancer of the esophagus and passed away 15 years ago. I acquired my breast

cancer just over a year ago followed by a malignant melanoma on my leg last

May. Both cancers reared their ugly heads after several years of severe

stress...

One stress was a lawsuit from my next door neighbor for feeding the birds

and squirrels in my backyard (she won saying I was a nuisance) the other

stress was my senior citizen Mom pushing to move in with me (which she did).

This happened 1 to 2 years before my first cancer diagnosis.

So, in my opinion, I belive stress play's a huge role in developing cancer.

I commend you for choosing to work in oncology, I never felt I could handle

that kind of stress. I chose to assist in surgery for 20 years at Swedish

Hospital in Washington State. I must admit that I miss it, but am no longer

well enough to continue to work...

Take Care,

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run

in my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Do you have any daughters?

Rhonda

wrote:

Hi Rhonda –

No history of breast cancer in my family. I have been diagnosed with

fibrocystic breast since age 24 I’m now 48, was 47 when diagnosed with BC.

The only cancer in my family is smoking related. I had a grandfather who

died of lung cancer and my mother had cancer of her larynx.

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in

my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss < maryann_weiss@... <mailto:maryann_weiss%40yahoo.com>

> wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com <http://www.cjhats.com>

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats <http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats>

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Do you have any daughters?

Rhonda

wrote:

Hi Rhonda –

No history of breast cancer in my family. I have been diagnosed with

fibrocystic breast since age 24 I’m now 48, was 47 when diagnosed with BC.

The only cancer in my family is smoking related. I had a grandfather who

died of lung cancer and my mother had cancer of her larynx.

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in

my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss < maryann_weiss@... <mailto:maryann_weiss%40yahoo.com>

> wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com <http://www.cjhats.com>

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats <http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats>

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

,

Wow, you are putting my pathetic problems into perspective. You certainly

need to keep your follow-up appointments. You are absolutely right about the

stress being a contributor or potentiator of cancer.

I have a friend from Bosnia. She is a plastic surgeon. She is very

interested in the effects of stress creating cancer. A few years after the war

in Bosnia, young people, and all people started coming down with all kinds of

weird cancers. She firmly believes in a connection between stress and cancer.

We can only imagine what it would be like to go through the stress of a war in

your backyard. She lived in between the two opposing areas that were fighting.

Her bombed out house was shown on CNN.

That has got me thinking about this whole no family history of breast cancer

issue. I am pretty quick to be suspicious of the hormones in the meat, but

maybe it has to do with the increased stress too. Food for thought. I have

also heard of a theory about what is going on when the breasts are developing in

puberty contributing to cancer later on.

That is so horrible about the lawsuit about the birds and the squirrels. I

feed the birds too. If you grow a flowering tree will she complain about the

bees? If you had the room you could plant the birdseed. The plants that grow

have birdseed that the birds eat too. Half my suburban backyard is made into

" square foot gardening. " We like to grow some herbs and veggies. We feed the

birds because they also eat the bugs off our produce.

Stress is certainly killing so many of us, if it's not cardiovascular wise, it

is the emotional eating that makes us get too overweight and cause health

problems, or it's the cancers.

Going to remember to use that word NO more and rest.

Rhonda

wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

We never had any history of cancer in the family. My Father developed

cancer of the esophagus and passed away 15 years ago. I acquired my breast

cancer just over a year ago followed by a malignant melanoma on my leg last

May. Both cancers reared their ugly heads after several years of severe

stress...

One stress was a lawsuit from my next door neighbor for feeding the birds

and squirrels in my backyard (she won saying I was a nuisance) the other

stress was my senior citizen Mom pushing to move in with me (which she did).

This happened 1 to 2 years before my first cancer diagnosis.

So, in my opinion, I belive stress play's a huge role in developing cancer.

I commend you for choosing to work in oncology, I never felt I could handle

that kind of stress. I chose to assist in surgery for 20 years at Swedish

Hospital in Washington State. I must admit that I miss it, but am no longer

well enough to continue to work...

Take Care,

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run

in my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

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Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rhonda –

Yes, I have one child, a daughter. She is 27. She just had a breast

reduction as she has been suffering from back and neck pain for about 5

years – she was a 40 DD on a rather small frame. Although I encouraged her

to do self-exams, she wasn’t doing them, but will now. She doesn’t have

fibrocystic breasts like me, but I don’t know if that is an indicator or

not. There’s someone of this list that has several daughters and, if I’m

remembering right, feels some guilt that she may have handed this disease

down to them. I have that fear too, but at least with this new history she

can be vigilant.

Re: Rhonda Karl Introduction/Response

Hello,

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have not been diagnosed with

breast cancer. I did have a scare with cysts, and fibrocystic breasts run in

my family. So far everyone is ok.

What I have noticed in reading medical histories of breast cancer patients

for my job is how often there is no history of breast cancer in the family

when a woman gets diagnosed with it.

Rhonda

Ann Weiss < maryann_weiss@... <mailto:maryann_weiss%40yahoo.com>

<mailto:maryann_weiss%40yahoo.com>

> wrote:

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to our group. Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? I'm hoping

the answer is " no " and that you joined to learn more about the feelings of

survivors.

Ann

Chemo Hats: www.cjhats.com

Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Stage IIIB) at age 52 - 8/16/99

Treatment began 8/17/99 - 5 days after noticing symptoms

4 rounds Adriamyacin & Taxotere

Bilateral mastectomies

Taxol every 3 weeks for 4 months

36 rounds radiation

6 months weekly herceptin

NED - and praying that each of you will be, too.

Happily married for 29 years

Two beautiful daughters (now grown - sort of)

Also have 4 adorable cats

Now designing/sewing and Selling (God willing) chemo hats, check me out at:

http://www.cjhats.com <http://www.cjhats.com> < http://www.cjhats.com

<http://www.cjhats.com> >

OR, If you prefer eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats <http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats> <

http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats <http://stores.ebay.com/cjhats> >

I also sell Comfort Pockets - for post surgical drains

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