Latest messages for CancerCompass discussion http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,37477,0.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ thanks for your encouragement. turns out i was put on jemzar don't really know the spelling sorry. my ecko came back that my heart was too weak for the red stuff. right before chemo started i could literally feel the tumors growing they felt like a baby kicking to me anyway. the pain was atrocious this was the worst thing that has happened to me from the get go. the advocate sped up treatment for me bless her forever, however after 2 sessions my platlets were only 61 so this tuesday i did not recieve treatment. i was taking pain pills, i had lost my appetite, and i even got nauseous in the hosp cafeteria now i feel like one of the gang.  all is better now i am just afraid i won't be good for next tuesday. i do go to support meetings once a week. i am felling some pain though i take pain meds in the am.so afraid of getting hooked on that stuff my dr. says to relax, so i pray.  i am usually an upbeat person so this is not so tragic for me as perhaps it should. let go let god. the jemzar was working i felt better within the first dose. i love my dr. and nurses, i eat good  thanks again for your encouragement bless you  lilchris lilchris Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hi Christina,You are truly a hero.  Do you meditate at all?  I have been attending a support group with Bernie Seigel who wrote "Love, Medicine and Miracles" and many other books on the mind body connection.  You can gooble him for his ECaP (exceptional cancer patients) support groups which are in many locations in the country. The meds are miracles themselves but meditating has been a real help to me.  When my cancer was first diagnosed, it measured 2.5 cm.  I did visualizations 3 x a day and in 10 days it shrunk to 1.8 cm.  The surgeon did her magic by removing it and so far so good.  Just wanted to let you know I care about what you are dealing with and to encourage you to hang in there.  A month before I was diagnosed with cancer (Feb 09), I met a woman who works for a pharmacutical company in reasearch and training for cancer treatments.  She said that they are working on something that will improve the survival rate for cancer.  She said it is an unbelievable advancement and it is around the corner.  Hurry up already! Your strength is inspiring.God bless!Roseann  sassyleo Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT after infisions of taxotere and herceptin, then oral chemo of tykerb and xeloda now i get to go on infusions again  so grateful those wonderful people keep coming up with new meds.  however my matastis liver tumors from stage 4 breast cancer are 7cm x 5cm  5cm x 4cm and a few smaller ones are pushing up on stuff And is quite painful  awaiting new port juice as i call it to shrink them more and  the pain will stop.  this last year and a half has been something.  the broken ribs from radiation or whatever are not even that bad.  so thanks for letting me vent.  i hear i might go on the red stuff  darn my hair finally looks decent and i might lose it again small price to pay  god bless everyone  CHRISTINA lilchris Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT