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[Guest guest]

>

I haven't heard of Transear. Thanks for the information! I'm going

to check it out and keep it on file. I'd be interested to know if

someone has done this.

> Hello, welcome. Both me and my 3 1/2 year old daughter Clara have

a

> unilateral loss. Ours is not a progressive loss though, we've had

it

> from birth. When I was in school I wish I would have said " I can't

> hear on that side " much more often. I would often just pretend I

knew

> what was going on :-) I'm glad Mikey is more assertive. Have you

heard

> about the new transear device for people with unilateral loss?

> http://www.transear.com/index.html

> I'm looking into it for both Clara and myself. There's not many

> people who seem to know about it, it's relatively new, but I got a

> hold of an audi who is going to be some kind of training about it

in

> June so I will follow up with her next month. Anyway, thought I'd

> pass that on as a possible option for Mikey.

> Cheryl

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jill and welcome to the group. I'm sure you will have a wealth of

information to share with many of us. Are you on an inhibitor?

Congrats on being 3 1/2 year out - stay well and I look forward to

talking with you.

Ellen

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I thought I would introduce myself. I was diagnosed with breast

cancer 3-1/2 years ago. I had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and

chemo. I'm here because I would like to be of encouragement to

others, as well as to find a group of women who have also " been

there. " I feel that it is important to be in a support group. I look

forward to " meeting " you all.

>

> Jill, in Central California

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ne,

It's nice to " meet " you, although I'm sorry that it is under these

circumstances. I live in Fresno. Do you live somewhere near Los Banos? Happy

Birthday! Mine is a week from today and I'll be 58. Before I went through

treatment, I wasn't aware of the ONCOTYPE RX test. Is it fairly new? I hope

that you only need radiation but, if it is chemo as well, " it's do-able. " (I

had a lot of people use that expression, as I was going into chemo) If you need

any kind of help at all, I don't live that far away and I'd be glad to do

whatever I can. Rounding out my info, I'm near the end of the divorce process.

I still have four of my children at home. I ended up having a large family;

his, mine, ours, and more of ours (we adopted 4 of our many foster children).

The " at home " children are 21, almost 17, 13 and 12. I look forward to getting

to know you and the other members of this list. Let us know how the ONCOTYPE RX

test results came out.

Hugs,

Jill

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To Jill in Central California -

Your location caught my attention first as I too am from Central California .

I had a lumpectomy in August and after the surgeon telling me there were some

errors in the path report, I went to the onc. for the first time in September

and am now having the ONCOTYPE RX test done to see if I am to take chemo or am

to go directly to radiation. I am 54 (today) and not post memopausal. Where do

you live in Central California, if you don't mind me asking? I live in a small

town that is about 30 miles to the west of Merced, no children, married a little

over 6 years.

ne

carpediemdaisy@... wrote:

Hi everyone,

I thought I would introduce myself. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3-1/2

years ago. I had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and chemo. I'm here because I

would like to be of encouragement to others, as well as to find a group of women

who have also " been there. " I feel that it is important to be in a support

group. I look forward to " meeting " you all.

Jill, in Central California

[Guest guest]

Hi Kelley, and thanks for the welcome! Congratulations on finishing both chemo

and radiation. Isn't it a grand feeling to comb your hair?! I never did lose

all of mine but I lost a huge percentage of it. Mine is thinner now than it

used to be (probably due to the course of Tamoxifen and now Arimidex). I'm

certainly not complaining, though. :-) I'm glad to have hair, period. I look

forward to getting to know you and the others on the list better!

Thanks again,

Jill

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Hi Jill -

I am 42, was diagnosed last year with breast cancer, borderline stage two

ductal carcinoma in situ with one sentinal node mestatic (sp?). I had a

lumpectomy last Novermber, my last chemo treatment in April, my last radiation

treatment in June, and now I am finally able at long last to comb my hair.

Welcome to the group and thank you for sharing!

Kelley

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

Thanks for the welcome! Yes, I am on an inhibitor. For the first 2-1/2 years

it was Tamoxifen. It has been Arimidex since then. That RX runs out in

another week and my oncologist is willing to change to something else. Like

others have stated here, I, too, have had a lot of joint pain, especially in my

fingers. At the moment, the name of the proposed " new " drug escapes me. I look

forward to talking with you, too.

Hugs,

Jill

Re: Intro

Hi Jill and welcome to the group. I'm sure you will have a wealth of

information to share with many of us. Are you on an inhibitor?

Congrats on being 3 1/2 year out - stay well and I look forward to

talking with you.

Ellen

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I thought I would introduce myself. I was diagnosed with breast

cancer 3-1/2 years ago. I had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and

chemo. I'm here because I would like to be of encouragement to

others, as well as to find a group of women who have also " been

there. " I feel that it is important to be in a support group. I look

forward to " meeting " you all.

>

> Jill, in Central California

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group. I am glad you found your lump early. Great news on your

Mom. We like to hear survivor stories.

Hugs

nne

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Intro

My name is Caroline. I'm 46 years old and I was diagnosed with DCIS

(grade 0)in June 2004. I had no detectable lump. A radia scar

showed up on my mammgram and it was sugjested by the Radiologist

that I get a surgical biopsy. I had a surgical biopsy which came up

positive for cancer that was still encapsulated within the scar

tissue and had not gone outside the duct. The cancer was noted as

high grade and ER/PR negative, but because it had not infiltrated, I

was not tested for her2. I had a lumpectomy two weeks later to get a

clearer margin. I then had 6 1/2 weeks of radiation. I recovered

without any major complications, and so far, nothing else as turned

up.

My mother had a more drastic experience. She was diagnosed when she

was 46 and she could have been caught a lot earlier, had she not had

the misfortune of falling into incompentent hands. From the time

she first detected her lump, it was almost 18 months later before

anyone took it serious. She eventually had a modified-radical

mastectomy followed up by 1 year of chemotherapy. The important

thing is that she is now 76 and has not had any reoccurances.

I think that had I not had the family history, it's highly possible

that my cancer might not have been caught as early as it was.

Ironically, my mother told me she felt responsible for my having

cancer. I told her that because of her, I feel I dodged a bullet.

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