Comments on: This moment http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/ Is this stuff contagious??? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Scott Johnston http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-1900 Scott Johnston Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:27:31 +0000 http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-1900 Hi Earlene, We are so glad the site could be helpful. I'm glad to hear you are doing well -- I hope your follow-up went well in July. Jul and I are still testing clear and very optimistic about the future. Hi Earlene,

We are so glad the site could be helpful. I’m glad to hear you are doing well — I hope your follow-up went well in July. Jul and I are still testing clear and very optimistic about the future.

]]> By: Earlene http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-1864 Earlene Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:38:50 +0000 http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-1864 I found your blog very helpful. I had a mastectomy done by Dr. Dirbas on February 14, 2007. I had some similar experiences and had to come north to Seattle, so originally was scheduled to see Dr. Carlson, but saw Dr. Gralow at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. I am headed back to Stanford and will see Dr. Carlson and Dr. Dirbas for follow up in July. I have tested positive on the genotype tests, but only in the 19% ile, so that is not the worse case scenario. I was given Femara instead of tamoxifen and no chemo. Thanks again for your blog. It has been helpful. Earlene I hope that things are going well for you both. I found your blog very helpful. I had a mastectomy done by Dr. Dirbas on February 14, 2007.

I had some similar experiences and had to come north to Seattle, so originally was scheduled to see Dr. Carlson, but saw Dr. Gralow at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. I am headed back to Stanford and will see Dr. Carlson and Dr. Dirbas for follow up in July.

I have tested positive on the genotype tests, but only in the 19% ile, so that is not the worse case scenario. I was given Femara instead of tamoxifen and no chemo.

Thanks again for your blog. It has been helpful.

Earlene

I hope that things are going well for you both.

]]> By: Scott Johnston http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-111 Scott Johnston Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:13:59 +0000 http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-111 Thanks so much for the kind words Elvina. I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and your Mom's condition. Just one of those situations would be hard to handle. I can't imagine how hard it is to deal with both at once. I'm really glad you are seeing Dr. Dirbas. While not always the easiest doctor to relate to on a personal level, both my wife and I believe he is, without question, one of the best surgeons out there. I have no doubt this will be something you will beat. Stay strong and hang in there. I'm glad the blog could help. Please let me or Jul know if there is anything we can do. We would be happy to help in any way possible. We will be thinking of you and your mother during these difficult months. Hope, strength, love, sj Thanks so much for the kind words Elvina.

I’m so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and your Mom’s condition. Just one of those situations would be hard to handle. I can’t imagine how hard it is to deal with both at once. I’m really glad you are seeing Dr. Dirbas. While not always the easiest doctor to relate to on a personal level, both my wife and I believe he is, without question, one of the best surgeons out there. I have no doubt this will be something you will beat. Stay strong and hang in there.

I’m glad the blog could help. Please let me or Jul know if there is anything we can do. We would be happy to help in any way possible. We will be thinking of you and your mother during these difficult months.

Hope, strength, love,

sj

]]> By: Elvina Chee http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-110 Elvina Chee Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:34:53 +0000 http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-110 Thanks for the blog, I learnt a lot from it. I am a BRCA2 with DCIS patient who is also seeing Dr Dirbas. I supposed to have mastectomies asap but my mom is terminal with ovarian cancer. She may only have a month or two to live. I am currently spending a month with her and then go ahead with the surgery. I am really very happy for you that you can start a new chapter of your life. I am very happy and feel warm as we are being taken care off by the same doctor and same hospital. Best health! Thanks for the blog, I learnt a lot from it. I am a BRCA2 with DCIS patient who is also seeing Dr Dirbas. I supposed to have mastectomies asap but my mom is terminal with ovarian cancer. She may only have a month or two to live. I am currently spending a month with her and then go ahead with the surgery.

I am really very happy for you that you can start a new chapter of your life. I am very happy and feel warm as we are being taken care off by the same doctor and same hospital. Best health!

]]> By: Melodie http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-97 Melodie Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:53:00 +0000 http://happyinwater.com/progress/2006/08/31/this-moment/#comment-97 Beautiful words and ideas. May we all learn even just a little bit from your journeys. I now see how challenging it is for me to simply enjoy the moment and understand what I am missing. But I am working on that a little each day. This is truly the appropriate timing for the close of this chapter of your life and the start of a new one. Joy. Beautiful words and ideas. May we all learn even just a little bit from your journeys.

I now see how challenging it is for me to simply enjoy the moment and understand what I am missing. But I am working on that a little each day.

This is truly the appropriate timing for the close of this chapter of your life and the start of a new one. Joy.

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