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wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
About Me: Female, 39, Prattville - AL, member since Nov 2007
Our first daughter, Kathryn, was an achievement of science and nature.  We both had infertility issues that were preventing pregnancy.  We worked for 5 years with our OB and RE to achieve a sustained pregnancy.  She was conceived on our first attempt using Follistim inj ... [More] ectibles and an IUI in 2004.

Lauren, our second daughter, was a surprise.  We had just visited our RE to set up our next course of action when we discovered we were pregnant.  However, I had found a lump in my breast while breastfeeding of our first daughter earlier that year.  Initially it was misdiagnosed as a lactating adenoma.  At my routine follow-up, I had a biopsy that showed invasive breast cancer, very aggressive, stage III.  I had a mastectomy when I was barely 8 weeks pregnant, began chemo (Adriamycin/Cytoxan) at 13 weeks.  

My father passed away from advanced prostate cancer the January before Lauren was born.  He had told mom that I needed her more than he did.  I had told him that I would beat him if he didn't make it to see Lauren.  I guess I'll have to hunt him down and beat him now.  Somedays, though, I think I hear him laughing........

Lauren was born at 33 weeks 5 days gestation on March 20th of 2006 so that I could continue my chemo regimen.  Our little premie was 5 pounds 10 ounces.  Can you imagine if she had gone to full term?

I began my last 4 rounds of chemo (Abraxane) 10 days after her birth and completed on 6/6/2006.  42 treatments of radiation followed that summer of 2006 which was relatively easy.  I finally had my tram reconstruction completed in the summer of 2007.  That was pretty tough to get through, but everything came out beautifully.  A tummy tuck and a boob job all in one sitting!
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Interests: infertility, breast cancer, parenting toddlers  
26 day cycle?
Jan 08, 2009 02:50PM in the Fertility Community
Don't know if it's any harder or not, but I had a 25 day cycle when we got pregnant...but we did have to use Follistim to...
Abraxane v/s Taxol
Jan 07, 2009 07:57AM in the Breast Cancer: Stage 3 & 4 Community
No, I didn't require anything extra on Abraxane, not even nausea meds. I think I had one blood count come back irregular...
They gasped in horror and looked away
Jan 06, 2009 11:07AM in the Maternal & Child Community
I just tell folks "dinner and a show... what more can you ask for " when my girls go to singing and/or dancing in public....
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Mood: vsentz is so proud of her little girl!
Journal Entry:   "So Miss thang does not want to be fed any..." [Read]
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lol!!! you mean the 'OH SH!T!' picture?? priceless isn't it?? lol How were the holidays for miss Lisa and the mighty girlies?? did Santa behave??
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Jan 07
Hi, Thank you so much for the wishes... believe me i am made up of sterner stuff :) and so is my mum!! I also wish, your treatment works for you and you live a healthy life forever.
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Female, 30 years
CA
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Mood: carisa GC is 33 weeks! C-section is officially scheduled for Feb 10th at 7:30am!!
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Dec 23
Aww yes, pins and needles for sure! I feel like they are going to be in here in no time. I can't wait! My GC is 31 weeks today. I'm just hoping they come no earlier than 34 weeks. She has an appointment next Monday, we will know more at that time. I believe she will also be getting her first non stress test that day. I hope you have great Christmas! I'm sure it's so much fun with kids at Christmas time.
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Mood: vsentz is so proud of her little girl!
Journal Entry:   "So Miss thang does not want to be fed any..." [Read]
Dec 23
Oh!!! new Kitty!!!! =D I loooooove kittens, they are the best! I love the name too! Where did miss Katie get that from?? hehehe That's good, we are not sure yet what to do. We have to exchange gifts with my inlaws yet... and I am sure they have 'some shtuff' there for miss Maddie. We all have to work (at least half a day) on the 24th... so we might get together with them that night, or maybe next morning... I just don't wanna have a cranky baby on the 25th! lol... so we might even stay at home, prepare some good ole food and watch a movie or somethin'! ;) Yeah man,.... I got Maddie a bunch of stuff and couldn't wait and gave it to her! so then I had to send Bryan to get this little ride on car (push walker) for her and I had another present and we'll wrap them up for the Day! ;)
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Mood: Crystlas becoming busy with life again!
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Mood: maybebaby29 is happy she's at 37 weeks this Thurs
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