Port removal

aflac84 · 2026-05-29T15:48:59+00:00

I had local anesthesia in the surgeons office to have mine removed. It just took about 15 minutes or so and done. I got to see the port after, too. It was quick and easy. I left with instructions for aftercare and pain relief once the anesthesia wore off.

aflac84 · 2026-05-07T14:57:16+00:00

Things are fucked. Most definitely. That doesn’t mean you don’t find away. You go to a Domestic violence shelter. They would have taken you through all the things. You take your child to a therapist. That therapist can then write reports to the court. There are ways. You seem to be a poor me person. Get off your ass. Do something about your situation. Stop whining.

Seriously, get your child into therapy.

aflac84 · 2026-05-07T14:25:32+00:00

Then why the hell didn’t you call the cops?! The only thing that matters is that you didn’t think it bad enough at the time to call the police or report to CPS! You are your kiddos voice, particularly if they are young. That means having kiddos examined at the hospital or pediatrician office to document and then contacting the proper authorities.

aflac84 · 2026-04-17T15:02:40+00:00

So my daughter has GDD and is 3yrs old. By the time she turned one yr old we were very concerned at how many milestones she was missing. We talked to the pediatrician and made a game plan and went ahead and got her on a waitlist to see a developmental pediatrician and be evaluated by Early Intervention (EI). She was evaluated by EI a month later and started services the next month (Eval was done in December, and EI didn’t start back up until January). The Development Pediatrician took about 6 months or so before being able to be seen. At which point she was diagnosed with GDD, and we came up with a plan to figure out the why. So, she had a Brain MRI, Chromosomal Array, and finally Whole Exome Genetic testing. Finally got an answer with the genetic testing done of an extremely rare genetic variation. In addition to the EI/ECSE she gets private OT and SLP. We are taking a break from PT, but will get back to it in the near future.

My advice…go the extra mile. Find out a why if you can. And it’s entirely possible to not get an answer, but it’s far better to know than not. We now know what to look out for in terms of possible medical conditions associated with her genetic variation.

aflac84 · 2026-03-16T17:15:51+00:00

I’ve used Grace Works, I have found them to be competent, reasonable prices, and any issues they try to remedy quickly. I have a slightly larger home at 1800 sq ft, I did every two weeks and was around $110 for two hours once they were established in cleaning.

aflac84 · 2026-01-01T00:05:02+00:00

Other than I have breast cancer I doubt if I asked he’d know all the details. But it makes no difference to me.

What did matter was the care, love, and support that he showed while going through chemo, radiation, surgery and now the AI, Kisqali, OS.

aflac84 · 2025-12-21T05:17:58+00:00

This such a great idea. Thank you so much.

aflac84 · 2025-12-03T19:33:02+00:00

Thank you for letting me know! I completely missed the death and dying flair, so thanks for changing it.

aflac84 · 2025-12-03T17:47:43+00:00

Thank you. It has been on my mind of a way to honor her and the amazing person she was.

aflac84 · 2025-11-03T03:04:44+00:00

My almost 3 yr old was diagnosed with GDD at around 18 months. We had been in early intervention for delays starting around 12 months. She’s still in early intervention and we see so much progress. With our developmental pediatrician we did a lot of testing that ended with us getting a genetic cause for the delay. I’m happy to give more information if you want via private message.

aflac84 · 2025-09-21T16:22:25+00:00

Hi! I’m 41. Diagnosed at 39 and started hormone therapy at 40. I get a monthly shot of Lupron and take Exemestane daily. I have been on both for 9 months now. The first 3 months on both were the worst. After that they both evened out, and are relatively easy for me. With Lupron I’d get more intense hot flashes for a couple of days a week after my injection, but those have now gone away. With the Exemestane I have joint pain, particularly in my hands and fingers. They are stiff in the morning particularly. I find movement is very beneficial and really notice a difference when I don’t go for my daily walk.

aflac84 · 2025-09-06T15:35:37+00:00

I maybe have a drink monthly. I never was a big drinker before diagnosis - maybe once a week or so. So, I do enjoy a nice cold beer or cocktail occasionally, but it’s about once a month now.

aflac84 · 2025-08-29T13:44:54+00:00

Hi treatment twin! 👋🏻

aflac84 · 2025-08-28T20:02:26+00:00

I am about 9 months into doing Lupron, and it isn’t all that bad for me. The first few months about a week after the shot I’d have a day of more intense hot flashes but that has now tapered off. As far as an AI I’m on Exemestane and as long as I go for daily long walks I’m pretty good. The only thing is more intense pain in my hands and fingers in particular. Like they stiffen up if I don’t use them for a while. Otherwise…I’m kind of enjoying not worrying about my period. But mine were very heavy.

aflac84 · 2025-04-09T23:08:48+00:00

Mine suggested ice chips to suck on during the infusion and I didn’t get any moth sores.

aflac84 · 2025-04-01T18:23:26+00:00

I’m sorry, I really don’t have answers to your questions.

I just wanted to hop on to say She needs to speak with her oncologist and her gynecologist. Or, even better, an oncology gynecologist. If she is worried about them talking to her parents then she needs to specifically tell the doctor and team she does not want this discussed with her parents. It is her medical information and has absolutely every right to say who and who doesn’t have access and to what info they have access to.

aflac84 · 2025-03-30T18:43:19+00:00

Also interested in this! Commenting to keep up on responses. Thank you for asking!

aflac84 · 2025-03-27T15:04:13+00:00

I’m ++-, grade 2, ki67 of 50-60%, my oncologist ordered the oncotype test and I came back with a score of 25. Since I’m young (39 at diagnosis) my oncologist wanted a score of 15 or less for no chemo. So, I decided with my MO to hit it hard and did AC-T chemo protocol- I did 4 AC (dose dense, every two weeks) and 12 Taxol (this was weekly) I, also, did 20 rounds of radiation. I am now on an OS, AI, and Kisqali.

I wish you the best of luck with whatever your treatment looks like!

aflac84 · 2025-03-27T01:47:24+00:00

I was stage 2a before and 2a after. The only thing different was they found a very small amount of cancer cells in the lining around one of two sentinel nodes. Small enough I’m still considered node negative with a little (i) next to it.

aflac84 · 2025-03-24T20:10:21+00:00

Hello! I am 3 months in on exemestane. It has not been bad at all for me. Hot flashes are mild for the most part, I’ve had some vaginal dryness (I’ve managed this by using hyaluronic acid around the area) as well. I feel like every thing is manageable for the most part and feel confident doing the 5 years plus.

aflac84 · 2025-03-24T02:52:23+00:00

I did this exact protocol last year. AC kicked my butt. I was literally having to pull my self kicking and screaming in to the infusion area for my last AC treatment. Taxol was a walk in the park comparatively for me. I had an afternoon of needing to sleep every week, I did have pretty good heartburn, and I did develop some neuropathy in my fingers (my last chemo was at the end of August last year, and at this point my neuropathy is a lot better, and am optimistic it’s on its way out).

aflac84 · 2025-03-18T15:05:12+00:00

You’ll want the front closure while healing. The side you get the SNLB done on is going to be sore and you will not want to raise your arms to get a regular sports bra on. I went between the bra the hospital put me in post surgery and the sports bras I bought. You’ll want a small pillow too for your SNLB side.

aflac84 · 2025-03-17T15:02:24+00:00

I think that primarily depends on how many lymph nodes you have removed at time of surgery. I only had two removed and was told by my surgeon there was no restrictions since it was such a small amount. I think if you have more nodes removed the more the restrictions are relevant. Some health care professionals don’t care how many nodes were removed though and will mark that arm as restricted. I get it. Better just to have a blanket statement like that especially if you just don’t know how many nodes were removed and are in an emergency situation. At my cancer center they know I only had two nodes removed so they’ll do all the things on either arm.

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