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Monday, February 27, 2012

Life saving information



Ryker's mama here, Hi to all our blogging friends and Thank You so much for all you well wishes during my recent surgery.   I have information that I feel obligated to share with you in hopes that you will pass it along.  Perhaps it will save a life with early detection.
I was diagnosed with IBC inflammatory breast cancer in late August of 2011.  I went through 5 months of chemotherapy and just had a mastectomy last week.  In a few more weeks I will start radiation therapy.
I was blessed with really good news from the pathologist.  He said that he saw no residual cancer, Hooray! But remission or not my philosophy is to live everyday to the fullest.  It's the quality or life that matters, not the quantity.  
This is information everyone should know about and so many don't.  Seems everyone I talked with at work or going about my daily activities had know idea what IBC was.
Inflammatory breast cancer is the rarest and most deadly of the breast cancers.  It strikes young women as often as older women, breastfeeding mothers as often as grandmothers, and women with and without a history of breast cancer in their family.  It does not always form a lump in the breast and did not in my case.  In fact I had had a mammogram in June that looked normal.  Instead, it forms in sheets and nests in the lymphatic system of the skin, appearing only after it clogs the lymph system with cancer, causing skin changes. Mine were very subtle, just a deeper pink crescent of skin about 2" by 5" that appeared suddenly and did not go away.  It did not itch or hurt, just pinker that the rest of my skin.
 Sometimes, the texture of the skin changes first, becoming tough, hard, or with little dimples like an orange peel.  Sometimes, it feels thick to the touch, or hot, or just … different.
 Luckily I headed to the Dr. in a timely manner and we diagnosed it early.
Inflammatory breast cancer is often misdiagnosed as mastitis, especially in nursing women.  The important thing to know is, if you are diagnosed with mastitis and it doesn’t clear up with 10 days of antibiotics, SOMETHING ELSE may be wrong.  Please, please go back to your health care professional and talk  again.  Ask for tests to rule out inflammatory breast cancer. Insist on further tests and a skin and/or core biopsy.  Because each week that you delay is a week that this cancer will grow and expand and be just that much harder to eradicate.
Survival rates for women diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer are grim.  Only 25 to 50 percent of women will survive five years.  Believe it or not, this is a HUGE improvement over the survival statistics of just a few years ago — when only 1-2% could expect to be alive five years after diagnosis.  Even with chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, 90% of women will suffer a recurrence.  This is a lifelong battle for those that are diagnosed, and it is a very difficult disease to battle, as it’s one of the few cancers that are obvious on the surface of the body; as it marches across a woman’s breast
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On a more pleasant note, Ryker and his therapy dog training has been put to good use.  He has been the best snuggle therapy a gal could ask for!  I am up and about and feeling good.  As soon as these darn drains come out later today I will feel excellent!








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Friday, February 24, 2012

Where does all that snow go?




Greetings,
Mama is back up and moving around again.  She has a big post planned for you all this week about her adventure the past 6 months.  She says to Thank all of you for the well wishes, they worked!

For the here and now I wanted to know where does the snow go when they come and plow our street?


Looks like they're building a new mountain!  Out of Snow!!
The city has filled up all its usual places for dumping and has had to lease land from private owners for more dumping space!



I prayed for a bunch of snow this winter and my prayers came true!



Daddy gave this ball away to one of my best friends last night.  I think we need to make a trip to the store and replace it ASAP!  What was he thinking?






Peek -A-Boo, I see you!


Charge!  This light fluffy snow is the best!


Good thing I got 4-paw drive !

Look at me!  Up to my neck in glorious snow and still not touching the ground.

I want mama to send this action shot to all my girlfriends.  Don't I look like an Alaskan dog?


What?  What do you mean we gotta go home?  I was just gettin' warmed up!

 Look at me.  This is my sled-dog racing pose.  I think I could win the Iditarod, don't you?

Here ya go mama, you wanna play with the ball for a little bit?  I'm gonna go get something to drink.














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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day !

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL MY BLOGGING FRIENDS!




WE MAY NOT BE POSTING FOR A BIT AS MY MAMA IS HAVING SURGERY IN THE MORNING.  WE WILL BE BACK WHEN SHE IS FEELING BETTER.  WE HOPE TO KEEP UP WITH ALL YOUR CRAZY DOINGS AS I PLAN TO BRING HER THE LAPTOP WHILE SHE IS IN BED RESTING UP.  





WELL WISHES TO K AT http://romp-roll-rockies.blogspot.com/  CHEMO IS NO FUN AND WE HOPE K IS FEELING HAPPY AND HEALTHY AGAIN SOON!









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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Snow Glorious Snow






Well, it has been a record snow year so far...and as you may have guessed I am in seventh heaven...



We have had over three weeks of sub-zero weather and it has finally warmed up into the 20's...just perfect!
 Can ya see me now?





Snow, snow everywhere snow!  Mama says we are running out of places to put it all!




Let the snow fly and land where it may.  It is light and fluffy, just the way I like it.






I could do this all day long but mama says she's getting cold and wants to go in.


OK , but let's do this again tomorrow!  I'm always rarin' to go!



I know some of you are talking about Spring already.  We are months way from thoughts of Spring, and deep into Winter.  And getting deeper!


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