legaljen1969 - Happy Christmas Day Birthday to you! Make it a great one.
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MarcieB asked a questionBreast Cancer
Thanksgiving anyone? Everyone?
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fluteplayer
about 1 month agoI delivered meals to my daughter on Thanksgiving as she had chemo two days before.I found her really good that surprised me.On Monday she had a test and she had the virus. my husband and I have been fine since but I did go to church as I am the piano player. Now the deco but n is insisting I have a test but they wont give me one without symptoms. I have shortness of breathe but I have had it for over a month. Do we need a test ?
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MarcieB asked a questionBreast Cancer
Lift and Balance?
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legaljen1969
2 months agoI'm glad my suggestions helped. My surgeon and my home health nurses after the mastectomy made sure I had plenty of supplies. Yes, the point of your super snug bra is so your breast doesn't move when you do. Like I said, I was mummy wrapped with an ace bandage- the ultimate "wrap around bandeau top" or "tube bra." I had a few of them.
Sorry about the nipple issue. I don't have any answers for that one my dear.
I was constantly trying to reduce rubbing and discomfort near my incision site. After having a bad experience with cellulitis from a surgery years ago, I am quite meticulous about making sure any incision is clean and that nothing rubs against it or irritates it. I had regular surgical gauze, non-stick sterile bandages, large ones, smalls ones. All sorts. The last time I went for post-surgical check before I was cleared to go back to work, I had an ABD pad over the incision, tape about half away around my body to keep it in place, about 8 pieces of gauze toward the bottom of my mummy wrap. My surgeon cracked up. She said it was like one of those magician's hats where the scarves just keep coming out.
If you need any more tips, let me know!!
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Teachertina
about 1 month agoThis is exactly why I love this site! Helping each other through the hard times and giving extra support when it’s needed the most! Good luck MarcieB with your healing. I hope each day will be a little bit better than the day before. Be sure to post some of your new art too, when you can!
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MarcieB asked a questionBreast Cancer
Prayers for Greg
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PaulineJ
3 months agoSorry to say this ,but I now I don't trust hospitals even less.God only knows if it was his time to go Home.He suffered so much throughout the years on so many occasions and kept going .Yes God is Worthy to trust 100%,but especially today (the days we're in this world is in no way to trust) We are in the last days and I hope and pray Greg was called Home ,before things get worst.God Knows what He's doing and it was best to call Greg home I guess?Yes,I hurt so bad ,because he was always there for me and everyone.Never left .anyone out in other words.He 's sure a Godly man while he was here and now he's with Jesus.
Philippians 1:21 King James Version (KJV)
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MarcieB asked a questionBreast Cancer
Online mammogram?
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legaljen1969
5 months ago@Marcie, I don't think anyone thinks you are naive or easily influenced. I think almost all of us wondered what the heck it meant. It almost does sound like they have some sort of way to do it "online" without equipment, but we all know that's impossible. LOL
Anyhow, I have found some of these virtual appointments to be a little unproductive as well. Quite honestly, I have found the virtual appointments to be very unproductive, but at least they are offering the option for those who may feel more comfortable with such.
When I do see the people that require my oncologist's "in person" meetings, I am just as happy to stay away and not expose them to anything I may have unwittingly acquired from the general public. I am not saying that's an excuse for some of the doctor's being a little short in those appointments. I think they don't "read" us as well via teleconference and I think some patient's, myself included, feel a little awkward in the online format. I don't like Zoom, Facetime or any of the other platforms right now. I always feel like I look like Shrek. Why I don't look like that when I look in the mirror every morning, I don't know.
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legaljen1969
5 months ago@Pauline, I truly admire your deep faith. I respect that you have a very deep belief in your position on mask wearing. However, I do not believe that wearing a mask is disobedient to God's plan in any way. I believe we need to do whatever we can to stop the spread of this virus. If that means people should wear masks, so be it.
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