Early Menopause, Etc : )

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Good Morning Everybody!

nne: Actually my lumpectomy and SLNB were tacked on to a Tubal, D &

C, and Hysteroscopy that I already had scheduled (I've had perpetual

periods (really, really big ones) - as in two weeks on...two weeks off -

seems like forever). I think I was going for the volume discount thing

for surgeries...got a 5-in-1 deal for my first go : ) Anyway, that does

not appear to have done the trick - it's baaack - (grrr) so I am

thinking I might possibly be rather grateful at this point for that

particular side effect - seeing as how it's much cheaper that additional

surgery - ha!

Barb: Did you not have to have another needle biopsy or are you having a

surgical one??? I have decided that if the year 2007 doesn't do me in

(and it's a debatable issue, that : ) I will have gobs of character by

Christmas... My " student " is also my daughter, and this is her first

year of high school. Hopefully she'll muddle through it okay. It was an

experiment that began last year - the student I used to interpret for

graduated high school, and my daughter's interpreter finished her

teaching degree so we decided to give it a try. I did ask for a " postal

clause " in my contract in case it was a disaster, I could transfer to

another school in the system (there's another deaf student in the

elementary school) before we killed each other : ) As neither of us is

dead (yet) we opted to go for it again this year.

Just to keep things entertaining, the nosepiece fell off my glasses last

Friday so I had to run to the eye doctor for an emergency appointment - I

only need them to see, actually : ) I had to order new ones anyway,

which will be here in about 8 days or so... (are you ready for this

one???) I needed bifocals (fine...fine...FINE!) It would seem my

eyeballs have opted to cross right into old fart territory. To increase

the fun, they couldn't fix mine so I have a piece of surgical tape (going

for a dork fashion statement here : ) on them to keep them from falling

off the end of my nose (sigh).

Hope everyone has a wonderful, blessed Thursday!!

- Jen

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:20:05 -0500 " & nne Svihlik "

writes:

> Jen,

> I was 44 when diagnosed and after the 3rd chemo never got another

> period. I started spotting I think it was 2 yrs ago. That was after

> 14 yrs of no periods. I was checked and after some testing we

> decided to do a total abdominal hysterectomy. I've not had any

> problems since and never had any hot flashes or anything when I

> first stopped my periods. I guess I have been really lucky.

> Hugs

> nne

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> Hey All;

>

> Thank you for your info and your kind words. Actually, my surgeon

> did

> go back in (they biopsy a sample while you're still in O.R.) and

> take a

> second, wider margin...he took as much as he could without doing a

> mastectomy during the first surgery. I don't think they'll do a

> mastectomy after a lumpectomy without your consent...he was

> hopeful since

> he took such an extra wide margin that he got it all the first

> time

> (unfortunately I guess I got a Ronco tumor - you know the, " but

> wait....there's more!! " deal : ) I do have both of my path reports

> in

> my (appropriately bright) pink notebook and should have my

> estrogen

> receptor info tomorrow. This will dictate what comes after the

> chemo as

> far as the follow up drugs... Tamoxifin, etc., right? I was also

> curious

> to know (roughly) what the chances are of early menopause.

>

> I can't imagine handling a management job in a convenience store

> (wow -

> you are the WOMAN), but I'm hoping I won't be too much of a waste

> of

> space (although working in a high school with teenagers, I'm

> pretty sure

> I'd blend in just fine with the locals : ) My biggest - and most

> selfish

> - worry is my horses...I don't want to have to neglect them too

> much (I

> waited too long for them). Training has been temporarily put on

> hold due

> to my fascinating new hobby (ha), but I'm hoping I can pick at

> least some

> of it back up. I have been riding several times since I got rid of

> the

> drain, but not much else. I've made arrangements to leave work

> most days

> at 1:45 so I have time to come home and crash for an hour before

> my

> daughter gets home. I remember reading someplace (in the 50

> million

> things I've read thus far : ) that it's not so much more straight

> sleep

> (at night), but resting and nap time during the day...that sound

> right?

>

> I'm pretty sure my question count is somewhere in the vicinity of

> six

> digits : ) but I'll try to control myself and ration them (it's

> either

> that, or figure a way to attach Extra Strength Tylenols to my

> ramblings -

> smile). Oh, and Janet I like your scripture...funnily enough, I

> " happened " to be in right before my second surgery and was

> immediately struck by 1:2 and 1:12 - if they don't fit, I

> don't

> know what does : )

>

> Have a blessed night all!

>

> - Jen

>

>

>

>

>

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Hi Jen - I had 2 core biopsies - not sure what I will need this time and

guess I " ll find out Weds. They had put a clip in where they did one of

them but this mass is not in that area - I thought to ask that last night.

I need to re-start my notebook that I had going before and finally put away

after this last appt when I mistakenly thought all was fine.

I'd say you already have gobs of character! And a good attitude too!

Your daughter is lucky to have you for her interpreter (even though she

won't always think so, but she'll come around!). I don't think my sister

and her daughter would have survived each other in that situation. <VBG>

I do believe we have pictures of my brother and sister in high school with

those lovely taped glasses for those times when their contact lenses were

lost in the shag rug. It is a lovely fashion statement - they probably

thought it would make you thrilled to get those bifocals if you had to wear

taped frames for a week+!

>

> Good Morning Everybody!

>

> Barb: Did you not have to have another needle biopsy or are you having a

> surgical one??? I have decided that if the year 2007 doesn't do me in

> (and it's a debatable issue, that : ) I will have gobs of character by

> Christmas... My " student " is also my daughter, and this is her first

> year of high school. Hopefully she'll muddle through it okay. It was an

> experiment that began last year - the student I used to interpret for

> graduated high school, and my daughter's interpreter finished her

> teaching degree so we decided to give it a try. I did ask for a " postal

> clause " in my contract in case it was a disaster, I could transfer to

> another school in the system (there's another deaf student in the

> elementary school) before we killed each other : ) As neither of us is

> dead (yet) we opted to go for it again this year.

>

> Just to keep things entertaining, the nosepiece fell off my glasses last

> Friday so I had to run to the eye doctor for an emergency appointment - I

> only need them to see, actually : ) I had to order new ones anyway,

> which will be here in about 8 days or so... (are you ready for this

> one???) I needed bifocals (fine...fine...FINE!) It would seem my

> eyeballs have opted to cross right into old fart territory. To increase

> the fun, they couldn't fix mine so I have a piece of surgical tape (going

> for a dork fashion statement here : ) on them to keep them from falling

> off the end of my nose (sigh).

>

> Hope everyone has a wonderful, blessed Thursday!!

>

> - Jen

>

>

>

>

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Barb

" Life isn't about finding yourself - life is about creating

yourself. " Bernard Shaw