Hang in there Dapper. Lots of us are with you in spirit and looking forward to good news tomorrow. Jeano

Clay buddy, you know I am in your corner. Let us know how your appointment goes on Friday. Jeano

Deb, I'm glad you like your new oncologist and are having the tests. I do know the being tired of worrying about the cancer coming back and have spent my time with my head in the sand. Sending love and prayers to you. Jeano

Everyone - so far tests are appearing to look good. I can see them online and they are looking normal, 3 are flagged as high, but just over a normal range. I have NO idea what it actually means. lol One more test tomorrow. I will have to have patience and wait until Friday.

Tommi - I really do like my new oncologist. I DO NOT like the new primary, so dr shopping again for a primary. :)

Dapper - I am prone to doing the same thing, thinking 'oh hell, it will go away'. I hope your scan comes back clean. Please, let us know how you are doing. I know I stress myself out WAY more than I need to, also. It doesn't change the outcome, so its needless. Right???
The genetics test is for the BRCA gene. Since the cancer was negative for hormone receptors, I have a higher chance of recurrence and it coming back in other areas of my body. If I test positive for the gene it can help with any future treatment plans and my daughter, niece and sisters will have to be screened more often and earlier.
Head in the sand means to me; ignoring changes in my body/health, continuing to not take care of ME.
To keep myself healthy: I eat a very low-fat, high fiber diet. I do not eat soy or processed sugar. I moved closer to family, ended an unhealthy/toxic relationship (I even let hym back in after radiation, after hy left me the day after my 2nd chemo WTF) and am working from home and less hours to lower my stress level.

KC - thank you and so sorry about all the losses you have had. HUGS :)

Lucian - finding it early is such a blessing :) I pray Aryon is back out of the hospital soon (of not already) and the infection is gone.

julie - I truly feel it is harder to be the caretaker. You are amazing. It is such a loving, unselfish thing to do for a person. I have never been closer to my best friend and am in awe of what she gave to me. I am grateful every minute to have her in my life.

clay - hope you get an appt for a scope soon and don't have too wait long.

Jeano - I am working hard at not worrying about what hasn't happened. It is hard! It did motivate me to have my affairs in order. I have a safe with wills, user names and passwords, account information. HUGS and LOVE to you, too.

Hey, folks. The CAT scan was clean! Yay. Thanks for your support.

Deb- I believe it is all about what we eat, low stress, and exercise. Please consider purchasing/reading Keith Block's book, "Life Over Cancer". I went to Chicago to meet him and get some testing done. The testing determined types/dosing for supplements to assist with providing an uninhabitable place for cancer.

It is about it not coming back. I won't ramble on about it, because people have heard enough here from my jaws on the issue, but please consider eating no meat but fish, and no dairy. No processed sugar, of course, or any, actually. Sugar feeds tumors. Use Agava Nectar or Stevia. We may not be able to control if we have cancer cells or even the beginning of tumors in our bodies all the time, but we can keep them from flourishing. It is all about creating an environment that cancer does not flourish in.

http://www.lifeovercancer.com/

Take care and please keep updating us.

I agree. I take supplements suggested by treatment center. I only eat fish and seafood and rarely turkey (twice in the last year). Once in a while low-fat feta (I love me some feta), otherwise no dairy. Never sugar, since as you know, cancer LOVES some sugar. I have a dog that insists we walk, too. I love to hike. :)

With that all said. A friend fought breast cancer about the same time and she ran marathons, coached volleyball, never smoked and the healthiest vegan I know.

Sometimes shit just happens.

Dapper , YAY, thanks for sharing the great news.

Deb, reading the good news has really made my day--doing the happy dance right now. Jeano

I have been all happy excited too! :) Today is a bone scan, but not as scared as I was earlier this week. Just gotta keep looking forward. :)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SxeN6gOsnq...ppyDance3k.gif

Thank you :) my mommy is going with me, too. I tried to talk her into staying home, but she isn't having it.

I will. I see the dr at 9:30 tomorrow. BUT I will be checking online tonight for results.

When it comes to breast cancer from hereditary most bets are off. If she ate meat/dairy as a child, her cells would have already mutated. The question is if she would have gotten cancer earlier than she did, if she wasn't vegan. Perhaps it was indeed her eating vegan that kept it from starting 10 years earlier. My chicago doc (Keith Block), told me it was a combination of hereditary (possibly, got additional testing, like I mentioned) and from eating animal protein when young. Yep, that was my mom. Meat, vegetable, starch at every meal.

You must believe it on some level, or you wouldn't do it. Unless you ate this way before/enjoy it this way. Personally, I hate a no meat, no dairy diet. Hate it everyday, if I am honest. Every FUCKING day, if I am really, really honest. :byebye:

Yes, Clay, I really do have TF to thank eating healthy. She is the cook around here! What she cooks is awesome, I just desperately miss meat and dairy.

http://news.yahoo.com/genetic-twist-...124030861.html

Could help personalize treatments.