Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 discovered them where? outside ?inside ?on a stalk ? How big are they now? My friends sister just had a daughter with two fibroids and she did not need surgery nor is there a plan to remove them now. It is all about location and size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 discovered them where? outside ?inside ?on a stalk ? How big are they now? My friends sister just had a daughter with two fibroids and she did not need surgery nor is there a plan to remove them now. It is all about location and size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Dear Renata, You have to keep in mind that being healthy is always the main goal. Get well soon, Bless you too, Neli Renata wrote: i had my surgery this past tuesday. the drs determined they were unable to save my uterus. i wound up having to have a hysterectomy. they also removed my right ovary because it was attatched to the fibroids and stuff. my dr said the pathology report shows no cancer which i was very relieved to hear. i still have my left ovary, which the dr said is functioning perfectly and will continue to produce hormones until i go thru natural menopause in my 40s or 50s. i am a bit disappointed about losing my uterus, but trying to keep my mind on the big picture. it's not the end of the world and the most important thing is i'm healthy. they sent a fertility dr to see me while i was in the hospital. he said if i wanted to have children later down the road i have the option to have my eggs removed and have a surrogate carry it. and there's always adoption. i'm still pretty sore, but feeling a little better every day. my mother's here and should be here about another week to look after me for a bit. thank you all for all of your support through this. bless you all renata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Dear Renata, You have to keep in mind that being healthy is always the main goal. Get well soon, Bless you too, Neli Renata wrote: i had my surgery this past tuesday. the drs determined they were unable to save my uterus. i wound up having to have a hysterectomy. they also removed my right ovary because it was attatched to the fibroids and stuff. my dr said the pathology report shows no cancer which i was very relieved to hear. i still have my left ovary, which the dr said is functioning perfectly and will continue to produce hormones until i go thru natural menopause in my 40s or 50s. i am a bit disappointed about losing my uterus, but trying to keep my mind on the big picture. it's not the end of the world and the most important thing is i'm healthy. they sent a fertility dr to see me while i was in the hospital. he said if i wanted to have children later down the road i have the option to have my eggs removed and have a surrogate carry it. and there's always adoption. i'm still pretty sore, but feeling a little better every day. my mother's here and should be here about another week to look after me for a bit. thank you all for all of your support through this. bless you all renata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Dear Renata, You have to keep in mind that being healthy is always the main goal. Get well soon, Bless you too, Neli Renata wrote: i had my surgery this past tuesday. the drs determined they were unable to save my uterus. i wound up having to have a hysterectomy. they also removed my right ovary because it was attatched to the fibroids and stuff. my dr said the pathology report shows no cancer which i was very relieved to hear. i still have my left ovary, which the dr said is functioning perfectly and will continue to produce hormones until i go thru natural menopause in my 40s or 50s. i am a bit disappointed about losing my uterus, but trying to keep my mind on the big picture. it's not the end of the world and the most important thing is i'm healthy. they sent a fertility dr to see me while i was in the hospital. he said if i wanted to have children later down the road i have the option to have my eggs removed and have a surrogate carry it. and there's always adoption. i'm still pretty sore, but feeling a little better every day. my mother's here and should be here about another week to look after me for a bit. thank you all for all of your support through this. bless you all renata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 <<Keep in mind that the main goal is to create a family- not a pregnancy- and do whatever is necessary to achieve that goal.>> This is so true. Being a mother doesn't always mean giving birth to a child - it means giving a life to a child. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 <<Keep in mind that the main goal is to create a family- not a pregnancy- and do whatever is necessary to achieve that goal.>> This is so true. Being a mother doesn't always mean giving birth to a child - it means giving a life to a child. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 <<Keep in mind that the main goal is to create a family- not a pregnancy- and do whatever is necessary to achieve that goal.>> This is so true. Being a mother doesn't always mean giving birth to a child - it means giving a life to a child. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Hi , How scary to have your creatinine going up like that. I am glad the biopsy showed no signs of rejection. I can certainly understand you being scared! I will be praying for you and please keep us posted. I am very concerned about you! In a message dated 3/18/2005 4:16:22 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, socharmed2@... writes: Hi guy's. I had blood work come back not so good last week and had to have a biopsy..Those are not fun at all. I had no idea what they were all about and was scard to dealth. The biopsy showed no signs of rejection so they are not sure why my creatine is going up, but then on Monday it went down and then today it is up. It went from 1.1 to 1.8 from Monday to Thursday. Anyone else have this problem with there creatine? Not only that but I am retaining alot of fluid.... Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Carol, Luck, luck and a little mroe luck! Keep us posted when you get home. (hugs) Ellen > > well surgery tuesday afternoon. i have to be there at 2. one night stay in > the hospital. i will let you all know when i get home. wish me luck. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Carol, Lots of prayers for you. 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 surgery well surgery tuesday afternoon. i have to be there at 2. one night stay in the hospital. i will let you all know when i get home. wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Best of luck and good wishes to you!! --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I am about to have a mastetomy and a bunch (not sure how many yet)of nodes removed. I have IIIb breast cancer. I am 43. I've been told I will probably come home from the hospital the next day. How long is usual to be in bed at home afterwards...... how is the pain? I'm not sure what to expect. thanks, Juli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 They sent me home the same day! I was down for about a week, then pretty peppy, but too much too soon. So, back to bed for naps every day, low activity, retired from work. Now, I'm on a gazillion medications for a gazillion ailments - high blood pressure, arrhythmia, high triglycerides, depression, sleep problems, not to mention Arimidex or its replacement. I just figure this is the new me. I'm not quite used to this new me yet, so I struggle a bit. But today was a great day and I love this group! Maya _____ From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ] On Behalf Of cid744 Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:25 PM To: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: Surgery I had a double mastetomy Last June. I was in the hospital for 4 days. But eveyone heals at their own pace, so you could have a shorter stay, or longer. I had my morphine pump for 2 days. After I came home I stayed pretty much in one room for about a week, but tried not to just stay in bed, I tried to sit up too. I was blessed with a teenage daughter that helped me through so much, she even drained my bulbs for me three times a day. She is my angel. I was pretty much a wreck for at least two weeks. And just when I was starting to feel " normal " I started chemo. A year later, I am once again starting to feel " normal " I hope all goes well with your surgery. Just take everthing at your own pace, and how it feels for you. Everyone is different. God Bless you, I hope all goes well. > > I am about to have a mastetomy and a bunch (not sure how many yet)of > nodes removed. I have IIIb breast cancer. I am 43. I've been told I > will probably come home from the hospital the next day. How long is > usual to be in bed at home afterwards...... how is the pain? I'm not > sure what to expect. > thanks, > Juli > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Wahoo Vicky. Your's is a truly amazing story of recovery. You describe what I thought I was going to do, but alas - I was 67, not 27 (as I had thought). :-) Maya _____ From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ] On Behalf Of Vicky Nico Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:04 PM To: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: Surgery Hi Juli! I hope I can be of some comfort to you. I was diagnosed with BC 10/05. I had a lumpectomy and 19 lymph nodes removed 2 weeks after the diagnosis. Onlyn 2 of them were affected. That was on a Thursday and I was back to work on Monday. Having that many lymph nodes removed was uncomfortable but bearable. The surgeon was not happy with the margins and I had the choice of trying to get those margins by taking out more tissue or going for the mastectomy. After advice from my radiation oncologist, I went for the mastectomy. The surgery was performed on 11/10/05, I went home on 11/6 and I was back to work 11/14. Everyone handles this differently both physically and mentally. There was some pain the next day but with each day it diminished. I refused to let this thing get me down. I was not going to lay in bed and feel sorry for myself. I had 8 subsequent chemo treatments. I scheduled those for Fridays...just in case. But there was no " just in case " . I handled them pretty well and never missed a day of work, except for the treatments. Radiation treatment followed...33 of them. The only problem with those was by the end I was feeling pretty tired. I really hope you are as lucky as I was with this whole " miserable " thing. Good luck and you are in my prayers.............Vicky jeban80 <jeban@... <mailto:jeban%40aol.com> > wrote: I am about to have a mastetomy and a bunch (not sure how many yet)of nodes removed. I have IIIb breast cancer. I am 43. I've been told I will probably come home from the hospital the next day. How long is usual to be in bed at home afterwards...... how is the pain? I'm not sure what to expect. thanks, Juli __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 a-u said u had expander and implant surgery.i am going to have this in Nov.please write and tell me how long it takes and how often u went back to have these checked after surgery.Are u able to lift do u have any restrictions. a Kleczko wrote: Whoa , that's my dream recovery. I did all kinds of cleansing and organic food, Iooked amazing in the hospital, all fit and tan and glowing but I took it like a big whimp. I was in the hospital for 3 days!! Well, I also opted for reconstruction by way of expander and then implant later, I guess that lengthened my time in the hospital. Jeez, everyone has such different experiences with this. I don't know what the one woman got given for chemo but I was on dose dense (AC @ Taxol) for 4 months. Another woman was on the same schedule but every 3 weeks instead of every 2 and she said she felt great. I was like, are you kidding me? I had a hell week then an okay week then it was back to the drip. There is no way I could have worked, not even at a lemonade stand serving blind people. I hid out mostly but then when I was out people thought I seemed just great so maybe the trick is to act like you're okay, feeling good. I even went to 2 techno shows in LA and was up until all hours being the " sober " driver, which is really funny because I was on more drugs than anyone else there, easily. Major druggie. a Maya Brand wrote: Wahoo Vicky. Your's is a truly amazing story of recovery. You describe what I thought I was going to do, but alas - I was 67, not 27 (as I had thought). :-) Maya _____ From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ] On Behalf Of Vicky Nico Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:04 PM To: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: Surgery Hi Juli! I hope I can be of some comfort to you. I was diagnosed with BC 10/05. I had a lumpectomy and 19 lymph nodes removed 2 weeks after the diagnosis. Onlyn 2 of them were affected. That was on a Thursday and I was back to work on Monday. Having that many lymph nodes removed was uncomfortable but bearable. The surgeon was not happy with the margins and I had the choice of trying to get those margins by taking out more tissue or going for the mastectomy. After advice from my radiation oncologist, I went for the mastectomy. The surgery was performed on 11/10/05, I went home on 11/6 and I was back to work 11/14. Everyone handles this differently both physically and mentally. There was some pain the next day but with each day it diminished. I refused to let this thing get me down. I was not going to lay in bed and feel sorry for myself. I had 8 subsequent chemo treatments. I scheduled those for Fridays...just in case. But there was no " just in case " . I handled them pretty well and never missed a day of work, except for the treatments. Radiation treatment followed...33 of them. The only problem with those was by the end I was feeling pretty tired. I really hope you are as lucky as I was with this whole " miserable " thing. Good luck and you are in my prayers.............Vicky jeban80 <jeban@... <mailto:jeban%40aol.com> > wrote: I am about to have a mastetomy and a bunch (not sure how many yet)of nodes removed. I have IIIb breast cancer. I am 43. I've been told I will probably come home from the hospital the next day. How long is usual to be in bed at home afterwards...... how is the pain? I'm not sure what to expect. thanks, Juli __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Wanda, I will keep you in my prayers for your surgeries. 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 surgery I opted for a mastectomy without reconstruction which should happen Monday At the same time I will have a hysterectomy My Dr said it will be rough but I chose to do both together Plans are I will be put on a " chemo " pill for 5 years following surgery IF everything is within the margins IF anything is outside of the margins I will need additional treatment " chemo or radiation " So if we can get a surgeon and the extra time in operating room After Monday I will begin the healing process Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Wanda, I will keep you in my prayers for your surgeries. 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 surgery I opted for a mastectomy without reconstruction which should happen Monday At the same time I will have a hysterectomy My Dr said it will be rough but I chose to do both together Plans are I will be put on a " chemo " pill for 5 years following surgery IF everything is within the margins IF anything is outside of the margins I will need additional treatment " chemo or radiation " So if we can get a surgeon and the extra time in operating room After Monday I will begin the healing process Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Wanda, I will keep you in my prayers for your surgeries. 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 surgery I opted for a mastectomy without reconstruction which should happen Monday At the same time I will have a hysterectomy My Dr said it will be rough but I chose to do both together Plans are I will be put on a " chemo " pill for 5 years following surgery IF everything is within the margins IF anything is outside of the margins I will need additional treatment " chemo or radiation " So if we can get a surgeon and the extra time in operating room After Monday I will begin the healing process Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 > > Thanks > I am scared to death but have the need to have this over with > > Wanda > > <<<Wanda, > I will keep you in my prayers for your surgeries. > Hugs > nne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 I fully understand where you are coming from. You are definitely in my thoughts and prayers. Your sharing the same day with me in spirit makes this seem not so bad. Jan K Sharon Melton wrote: > > Thanks > I am scared to death but have the need to have this over with > > Wanda > > <<<Wanda, > I will keep you in my prayers for your surgeries. > Hugs > nne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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