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Thank You for your support.
One thing at a time.
My hip is still healing.
My husband is out of town working.
Im hoping that the MAYO appointment is still a go. My husbands niece may be able to come and take care of my daughter.
I did not want anyone to know about my lesion (unless I was the one to tell them.) I did not know my husband had told his siblings and they told their children.
The dogs are another story (they are all dogs with problems) so they are not accustom to strangers. I have one 10lb dog that loves everyone. My other 10ld dog...as long as you ignore her she will probably be fine, she has to warm up to people. My Eski is out doors all day long and inside at night, he also needs to be ignored. I feel for these animals who were abused and since I am at home, I have room for the dogs.
Strong(?) I do not feel strong, I feel stuck.
I also need to be here for my daughter.
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He wants me to be grateful to him that he taked off time from work to help me get to my doctors appointments, it s great that he can help me out this way but i believe it is his job as my husband to help me.I am starting to cry again. I need to check out.
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Hi, I am doing ok. The PT I have to do for my hip has been tough. i am so tired after PT.
My husband has made an appointment for me to gomto MAYO for my breast on April 8th. I did not know he was going to do that. I had pushed the breast thing way back in my mind. Today I had to call MAYO and see what other information they need from me. I found out that they may need me to stay in Minneapolis for possibly 5 days. It seems to soon now. I also dont know what to do with my daughter, she shouldnt miss any more time from school. i have 3 dogs that I need to find some one to care for them.
I did email my brother about what is going on just incase i will need to stay at his place.
I hear what you are saying about an illness bringing the family together, we went through that with both our parents.
Easter is this weekend and now I know I will be what they all talk about. I have not heard who is getting together with whom. But some of them always get together.
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I hear everything you have to say.
It is tough , I know. I still tear up after all these year having lost my sister in 1985.
I know exactly what you are saying, I spoke almost the same words to my sister-in-law when I saw her for the first time after her breast cancer. I told her it is not that we don't care, its just that it hits so close to home having lost our sister to BC.
I have 3 sisters and 6 brothers still living. My Mom was the back bone to our family, she kept the order and we all respected her. She had her hands full with all of us. Both my parents are gone now, Mom passed in 1998, and Dad in 2010. Since then the family has split a bit with out Mom there to be the back bone.
I also understand what you are saying about disconnecting, but that is difficult to do.
My husband wants a divorce and I am disabled and on SSDI. I don't really have anyone to turn to.
I had my hip surgery yesterday ...I had better go lay down.
I appreciate your words : )
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Take Care and Thank you for your advice and shareing.View Thread

Thank You so much for shareing. Cancer is a bugger no mater what age.
A few years ago my sister-in-law had BC and skin cancer at the same time. she had her breast removed and now has a nice implant. at the time i couldnt even get myself to send her a cardi. when they came up from Az in 2010 for my fathers funeral i gave her a hug and explained how it brought back all the memories of my sisters BC and death. She said she understood. we talked a little about her BC and then i felt bad but i asked her what she thought about my lump in my arm (i didnt want to draw attention to my troubles) she said that the lump should be biop. I have wanted to call her with what is going on now with my lesion but feel like i am crying wolf when i dont even know for sure what it isView Thread

I asked the doctor about the lump in my arm. I also asked about the fact that I had pre-cancer cells of my cervix in 1998. At that time I had a leep procedure and my next pap came back ok.
I asked a nurse about my cervix in 2010 and the pre-cancer cells. That nurse said that cancer is cancer she said they just call it pre- cancer.
In 2002 I had to have a TAH (total abdominal hysterectomy) because after the birth of my daughter I had POP (pelvic organ prolapse)(and a posterior repair) the doctor left my ovaries, I don't know why he left my ovaries (I am told it was because I was 36 yr old) but I have had endometriosis and fibroids removed two times (2000 and 2002). I have had a pear size cyst removed (2000) and endo removed in 2000 and 2002 (I think it was a long time ago.)
Is any of this related to Breast cancer?
I know I still have endometriosis, and scar tissue, I have CPP (chronic pelvic pain.)
I also have Interstitial Cystitis, my bladder has shrunk to 400ml ( a normal bladder holds about 1,200ml) I have scaring and pinpoint bleeding all over my bladder. My Rx s to help me get through the day with IC (I take 10 to 11 pills a day) my Rx run a month about 630.00 per month. I have been on SSDI disability since 2009.
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I asked the doctor about the lump in my arm. I also asked about the fact that I had pre-cancer cells of my cervix in 1998. At that time I had a leep procedure and my next pap came back ok.
I asked a nurse about my cervix in 2010 and the pre-cancer cells. That nurse said that cancer is cancer she said they just call it pre- cancer.
In 2002 I had to have a TAH (total abdominal hysterectomy) because after the birth of my daughter I had POP (pelvic organ prolapse)(and a posterior repair) the doctor left my ovaries, I don't know why he left my ovaries (I am told it was because I was 36 yr old) but I have had endometriosis and fibroids removed two times (2000 and 2002). I have had a pear size cyst removed (2000) and endo removed in 2000 and 2002 (I think it was a long time ago.)
Is any of this related to Breast cancer?
I know I still have endometriosis, and scar tissue, I have CPP (chronic pelvic pain.)
I also have Interstitial Cystitis, my bladder has shrunk to 400ml ( a normal bladder holds about 1,200ml) I have scaring and pinpoint bleeding all over my bladder. My Rx s to help me get through the day with IC (I take 10 to 11 pills a day) my Rx run a month about 630.00 per month. I have been on SSDI disability since 2009.
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I have my hip surgery on 3/6/13. I hope the doctor is right and can fix my hip. These are the things he has said he believes are wrong with my hip. What he thought was a fracture or a tumor in my joint/femur he now says is a bone defect ( I do not know how he will know for sure what it is until he gets in there) The doctor is going by the results of the bone scan. Now I don't know if this next part showed up on the bone scan also...the doctor said he believed I have bone spurs on the out side of the femur that he is going to grind down the rough edges. He then said he was going to cut a diamond shape out of the band/muscle on the out side of the femur so it no longer rubs against the bone. He said he would go in with some type of ortho-scope and clean out my hip-joint and see how much cartilage is left. I have a curve in my spine and my left leg is shorter than my right leg, I do not know if this has anything to do with what the doctor thinks (maybe the bone scan showed the rough edges on my femur idk) is wrong with my hip. I hope that it will all be fixable that day. The doctor says I should be able to walk after the operation and go home that day.
When I was in for the breast biopsy on 2/28/13 I asked the doctor who was going to do my breast biopsy to also look at my elbow. She looked at it and said if it has not grown in the 10 years that I have had the lump she does not think it is cancerous, it is just opposite the lymph node that is in the elbow. She says it is in a place where a nerve is so that could be why I have pain there. I believe she is the 6th doctor to look at the lump. I will also ask the doctor who is going to fix my hip what he thinks it may be. I want it removed, I have had enough of the pain in my elbow also. I did go to a bone and joint doctor about it 10 years ago and he said he would not fix it (that up set me) when there is something visibly wrong and he said it may be hurting a nerve and then he said he wont fix it so I have to continue to suffer with pain, it does not make any sense to me. They really do not know what the lump it they have said a cyst, a fatty deposit, calcium deposit.
How long ago did you have your mastectomy ( if you don't mind my asking?) How are you doing with all of 'it?' Did the PT at the pain cl work?
When my sister was 29 she had her mastectomy 1983, they removed a lot of the muscle and part of her armpit. I remember the tube they put in her for drainage (she had to clean it all the time). I remember how she looked so thin. I was 16 and for some reason she had me watch her do the cleaning of the tube, I don't remember if she said why she wanted me to watch. She was also a nurse so maybe I was helping her I do not remember it all. I do remember shaving off all of her beautiful long brown hair. I remember starting in the back incase she changed her mind. She didn't (change her mind) she was a strong lady, I miss her a lot all the time and it has been so many years since she died.
Thank you for sharing and your input into my situation : )View Thread
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