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  • #61
    Sending mad jingles from Maryland.
    ~Amy~ TrakehNERD clique
    *Bugs 5/86-3/10 OTTB Mare* RIP lovely Lady, I miss you
    *Frodo '03 Anglo Trakehner Gelding*
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    • #62
      Fancy, good luck. I think you will do well! It sounds like you might have caught it again early!!

      Good luck and Jingles!

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      • #63
        Fancy,

        Jingles from Texas! Just had my annual oncologist check up and it's 11 years now.
        Did get radical and have a double mastectomy (the second preventative) as I felt they just
        weren't worth dying over. Didn't have to chemo or radiation as they caught it so soon.

        Opted for saline implants at time of surgery
        and at age 60 now have no-sag boobs. That's
        one plus to the whole thing. Looked into other options also. The surgeon inflated them some at
        the time of the initial surgery as I was anxious to get back to work. Lots of pain from
        chest muscles being stretched. A friend who
        didn't have hers inflated initially fared very well.

        Was riding three weeks later, though. Thank goodness for English saddles--that was the hardest part--putting on the saddle. And my normally silly guy was an absolute angel during
        that time.

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          #64
          <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ridgetop Ghost:
          I used to work for the company that developed BRCA I & II testing. Have you researched your family history and are you sure you are not a candidate for this testing? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

          Thank you for this good advice, Ghost. Yes, my surgeon mentioned a BRCA test. I have no Jewish heritage. However, I had a maternal aunt that died with breast cancer. I had my first surgery at 52. I am now 62. If I test BRCA positive, I'll have a double mastectomy. I am interested in riding my mare for a long time to come.
          ****Hasta la vista, Frenchie****
          There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a (wo)man.

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            #65
            <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BasqueMom:
            Was riding three weeks later, though. Thank goodness for English saddles--that was the hardest part--putting on the saddle. And my normally silly guy was an absolute angel during
            that time. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

            Ah!! My next set of questions are about how long it took you to be back in the saddle after surgery. This is NOT true abdominal surgery. Unlike a TRAM flap, the DIEP flap is only fat. Your belly muscles stay whole and undamaged. So, given that I heal really fast, would it be impossible for me to be back in the saddle in, say, six weeks? I have a clinic in Texas that I have been planning on for almost a year. If I have to cancel I will, but it would be really nice if I could do it all. Anybody???
            ****Hasta la vista, Frenchie****
            There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a (wo)man.

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            • #66
              Fancy--I'm so happy to hear you have a doctor who educated you on BRCA I and II. When I worked for Myriad, we used to encourage doctors to run the test before surgeries were scheduled--that way, you have the right surg depending on the test. For BRCA positive patients, we recommended mastectomy (double) and ovaries OUT. Sounds radical, but it saves lives. Once women understand about the test, they're usually OK with the whole idea and actually feel relieved. If I tested positive for BRCA, I'd have it done in a flash.

              Hope all goes well for you. You'll be riding again in no time, and for a long time.

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              • #67
                Fancy, here is an EXCELLENT site with a great message board: FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered . It's geared toward people who have/suspect they have BRCA mutations in their family, and the message boards contain many discussions about prophylactic surgeries and reconstructions.

                Good luck to you!

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                  #68
                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ridgetop Ghost:
                  For BRCA positive patients, we recommended mastectomy (double) and ovaries OUT. Sounds radical, but it saves lives. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

                  I'm like almost 15 years post-menopause, and I've had tamoxifen. Do I still need to have my ovaries out?
                  ****Hasta la vista, Frenchie****
                  There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a (wo)man.

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                  • #69
                    Jingling as fast as I can. I hope, with you, that this is a local, piddly thing. Regardless, we're all jingling for you through all of it. Let us know.

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                    • #70
                      Fancy--check with your docs, but I think if you're BRCA positive, they say ovaries out anyhow because it reduces your risk of ovarian cancer to almost zilch. Ovarian cancer is extremely hard to detect until the later stages and can be a terrible death sentence for a woman. This is why I say you need the BRCA test before surgical dates are set so you know what you're doing. Keep us posted, and good luck with everything.

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                      • #71
                        King sized jingles from California for you Fancy.. I wish you lots of luck and will be thinking of you.

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                        • #72
                          Oh Fancy, I have a joke. Now, let me warn you before you read further, I was hanging out with my neighbor's 5 young kids today and told them to tell me jokes. So, this was the dumbest of them, but the funniest. And, it's definately PC!

                          Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!".

                          Hope you are having a good day today, and hope my neighbor's 5 small kids were good for a laugh!
                          WestWind Farms
                          Love means attention, which means looking after the things we love. We call this stable management.
                          - George H. Morris

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                            #73
                            <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ishi:
                            Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!".

                            Hope you are having a good day today, and hope my neighbor's 5 small kids were good for a laugh! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

                            They were indeed. Dam!!!

                            That's like the elementary school teacher who got out of her car, looked at her flat tire, and said "Oh! Oh! Oh! Look! Look! Look! Damn! Damn! Damn!"

                            ****Hasta la vista, Frenchie****
                            There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a (wo)man.

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                            • #74
                              Sending HUGE HEALING JINGLES your way!!!

                              *JINGLE! JINGLE! JINGLE!*
                              Erin and
                              Instant Karma "Sunny", ShineDown "Liam"

                              "You can't control the wind, but you can adjust the sails."

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                              • #75
                                Fancy:
                                Big jingles and prayers for you.
                                I\'m not crazy. I\'m just a little unwell.

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                                  #76
                                  Latest update:

                                  I had a PET/CT scan on December 16. This is the test I was REALLY sweating. This is where I find out whether I'm dealing with one little cancer in one place or several little cancers scattered around like pebbles.

                                  I got the results back on the 20th, in the Detroit airport, on my way to Indianapolis. I'm sure everybody thought I was crazy--I yelled and danced and generally acted the fool. The PET scan showed no additional lesions beyond the one we already knew about. So I'm off to Charleston, SC in two weeks where I will be redecorated and redistributed by experts. Thank you all for the jingles so far. If you have a few left, you might spread them around on the 11th, which is my surgery day. Merry Christmas to you all, and I certainly hope that 2006 is a wonderful year for you.
                                  ****Hasta la vista, Frenchie****
                                  There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a (wo)man.

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                                  • #77
                                    Fancy - you made me cry, I was so happy!!!

                                    Do whatever you need to get through the surgery. Bet you will heal faster than you think.
                                    www.specialhorses.org
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                                      #78
                                      Hugs to you, HO HO. This is shaping up to be one of my best Christmases ever. About now I feel like I could leap tall buildings with a single bound.
                                      ****Hasta la vista, Frenchie****
                                      There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a (wo)man.

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                                      • #79
                                        EXCELLENT news!

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                                        • #80
                                          Jingling away in Unionville, PA. Just went through this with a dear friend. Have info on diet, etc if you aren't already overwhelmed with that sort of stuff.Visualizing little local cell clump easily zapped, and "holding you in the light" in Quakereze.

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