Frustrating times it has been, we've only been trying for 3 months. I think we are going to start charting after AF comes in a few days. I cannot get the hang of the O timing.
I hope to Conceive soon....
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
My friend David - RIP 5/23/04.
This is a very good picture of my best friend David who was taken at at 25, in 2004. I miss him so much. I hope that he can hear me talking to him, not a day that passes that I do not think of him or talk to him. Rest in Peace my dear, dear friend.AF came
Well, we had a visit from AF on Monday. I almost thought I may be m/c because I was bleeding so heavy, but I think I'm okay now. I called the Dr. and after the bleeding slowed, I knew I was okay, just a heavy AF.
My hubby was upset that I got AF, it was cute. He told me he can't wait to be a parent now, and it's my fault. I just got some books to prepare us both. He is very cute, and ready to be a daddy.
My hubby was upset that I got AF, it was cute. He told me he can't wait to be a parent now, and it's my fault. I just got some books to prepare us both. He is very cute, and ready to be a daddy.
definition of IBC
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
What is inflammatory breast cancer?
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, fast-growing type of breast cancer. It is often called IBC for short.
Unlike other breast cancers, this type of cancer may not cause a lump in the breast. So regular breast exams and mammograms often fail to catch it early. Because it grows so fast, it usually has spread by the time it is diagnosed.
What causes inflammatory breast cancer?
In this type of cancer, the cancer cells often do not form lumps in the breast. Instead, they form sheets, which doctors call cancer nests. These nests block the lymph vessels that normally keep lymph fluid moving in the skin of the breast.
When the normal flow of lymph fluid is blocked, it can make the breast look swollen and red and feel warm, as if it were infected. The swelling may cause lots of tiny dimples in the skin. Sometimes it causes a lump that grows quickly, but you can have inflammatory breast cancer without having a lump in your breast.
What are the symptoms?
Inflammatory breast cancer can cause one or more of these symptoms:
A breast that is swollen, red, and warm
A breast that is tender or painful
An area of itching in the breast
A change in the nipple. Sometimes the nipple pulls back into the breast instead of pointing outward.
A change in the skin, especially an area that looks thick and pitted, like an orange peel. Sometimes there are ridges in the skin and small bumps that look like a rash or hives.
An area of the breast that looks bruised
Swollen lymph nodes under the arm
One or more lumps in the breast
How is inflammatory breast cancer diagnosed?
A biopsy is needed to diagnose this cancer. During a biopsy, the doctor takes a sample of the breast or the breast skin. The sample is looked at in a lab to see if it contains cancer cells.
It’s very important to diagnose inflammatory breast cancer quickly so that treatment can begin. But because it is rare, doctors may not recognize the symptoms right away. The cancer is often mistaken for other problems, like spider bites, an allergic reaction, or mastitis, which is a breast infection that is usually treated with antibiotics.
Antibiotics do not help inflammatory breast cancer. If your doctor has given you antibiotics and your symptoms do not seem to be getting better after a week, call your doctor.
After a biopsy shows that you have this type of cancer, your doctor will order more tests—such as a mammogram, a bone scan, or a CAT scan—to see if the cancer has spread.
How is it treated?
It's very important to treat this cancer as soon as possible, because it grows so fast. Treatment starts with anticancer drugs, or chemotherapy. These drugs help shrink the cancer.
Drug treatment is usually followed by surgery to remove the breast. After surgery, radiation treatment is used to try to kill any remaining cancer cells.
More chemotherapy or hormone therapy may be used after radiation, especially if cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.
How do you cope with having inflammatory breast cancer?
Finding out that you have this cancer is scary, because it is a very serious disease. But there is reason for hope, because treatment is improving. These days, many women are still free of cancer after 5, 10 and even 15 years.1
Talking with others who have the disease can help. Because the disease is so rare, finding a support group can be hard. But thanks to the Internet, it’s possible to find women who are very willing to listen to you and share their own experiences through online support groups and chat rooms.
What is inflammatory breast cancer?
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, fast-growing type of breast cancer. It is often called IBC for short.
Unlike other breast cancers, this type of cancer may not cause a lump in the breast. So regular breast exams and mammograms often fail to catch it early. Because it grows so fast, it usually has spread by the time it is diagnosed.
What causes inflammatory breast cancer?
In this type of cancer, the cancer cells often do not form lumps in the breast. Instead, they form sheets, which doctors call cancer nests. These nests block the lymph vessels that normally keep lymph fluid moving in the skin of the breast.
When the normal flow of lymph fluid is blocked, it can make the breast look swollen and red and feel warm, as if it were infected. The swelling may cause lots of tiny dimples in the skin. Sometimes it causes a lump that grows quickly, but you can have inflammatory breast cancer without having a lump in your breast.
What are the symptoms?
Inflammatory breast cancer can cause one or more of these symptoms:
A breast that is swollen, red, and warm
A breast that is tender or painful
An area of itching in the breast
A change in the nipple. Sometimes the nipple pulls back into the breast instead of pointing outward.
A change in the skin, especially an area that looks thick and pitted, like an orange peel. Sometimes there are ridges in the skin and small bumps that look like a rash or hives.
An area of the breast that looks bruised
Swollen lymph nodes under the arm
One or more lumps in the breast
How is inflammatory breast cancer diagnosed?
A biopsy is needed to diagnose this cancer. During a biopsy, the doctor takes a sample of the breast or the breast skin. The sample is looked at in a lab to see if it contains cancer cells.
It’s very important to diagnose inflammatory breast cancer quickly so that treatment can begin. But because it is rare, doctors may not recognize the symptoms right away. The cancer is often mistaken for other problems, like spider bites, an allergic reaction, or mastitis, which is a breast infection that is usually treated with antibiotics.
Antibiotics do not help inflammatory breast cancer. If your doctor has given you antibiotics and your symptoms do not seem to be getting better after a week, call your doctor.
After a biopsy shows that you have this type of cancer, your doctor will order more tests—such as a mammogram, a bone scan, or a CAT scan—to see if the cancer has spread.
How is it treated?
It's very important to treat this cancer as soon as possible, because it grows so fast. Treatment starts with anticancer drugs, or chemotherapy. These drugs help shrink the cancer.
Drug treatment is usually followed by surgery to remove the breast. After surgery, radiation treatment is used to try to kill any remaining cancer cells.
More chemotherapy or hormone therapy may be used after radiation, especially if cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.
How do you cope with having inflammatory breast cancer?
Finding out that you have this cancer is scary, because it is a very serious disease. But there is reason for hope, because treatment is improving. These days, many women are still free of cancer after 5, 10 and even 15 years.1
Talking with others who have the disease can help. Because the disease is so rare, finding a support group can be hard. But thanks to the Internet, it’s possible to find women who are very willing to listen to you and share their own experiences through online support groups and chat rooms.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Hoping to Conceive soon
Now, we've only been officially trying since January this year. I really hope to conceive soon. I just talked to my best friend in North Carolina, who just had her first little angel in November, she's asking - Pregnant yet? No Jess, not yet. I do remember that it took her about 8-9 months before she was able to conceive.
I just really hope to be pregnant by the summer time. I really want to ensure my mom's presence in our children's lives.
I just really hope to be pregnant by the summer time. I really want to ensure my mom's presence in our children's lives.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
TTC update
Well,
I think we may have hit the right times this month, but no way of telling. All my ovulation calculators say different dates. I guess that we will find out come time for AF to come, should be around 3/10/08. We shall see.
D is starting to get more into the baby thing, I bought a Pregnancy book a few months ago, we flip through and read it almost everyday.
I still need to make a pre-conception appt. I stopped taking all medications except a Pre-natal vitamin. The stopping is starting to take its toll on my mood though, I've been on anti-depressants since my mom was diagnosed with cancer 2 months before our wedding. I can feel the stess.
I had a long talk with my mom last night. She asked if we pushed up the TTC for her. I told her not really, that we are ready, which is partially true. It really does not matter why. D does not want me telling as many people that we are TTC, because of pressure, which I understand.
I think we may have hit the right times this month, but no way of telling. All my ovulation calculators say different dates. I guess that we will find out come time for AF to come, should be around 3/10/08. We shall see.
D is starting to get more into the baby thing, I bought a Pregnancy book a few months ago, we flip through and read it almost everyday.
I still need to make a pre-conception appt. I stopped taking all medications except a Pre-natal vitamin. The stopping is starting to take its toll on my mood though, I've been on anti-depressants since my mom was diagnosed with cancer 2 months before our wedding. I can feel the stess.
I had a long talk with my mom last night. She asked if we pushed up the TTC for her. I told her not really, that we are ready, which is partially true. It really does not matter why. D does not want me telling as many people that we are TTC, because of pressure, which I understand.
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