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Congratulations, Michelle on your imminent 1-yr. anniversary -- quite impressive. Sorry to hear about your fil and hope the news gets better. You're both in my prayers. Trish

My condolences to you and your family. Many prayers headed your way. Trish

Welcome, Christy. Sending out prayers for your dad. Trish

Welcome, and congrats on the good news! Trish

My prayers are with the 2 of you. Trish

Praying for you, your wife and your family. Trish

Fantastic news, Jodi! I hope all news continues to be good news. Trish

Hi Jenny I've been taking Taxotere (both weekly and 3-week cycles) since October and have had great results with it. I don't experience any of the peripheral neuropathy I had with Taxol, nor do I have any of the swelling I had with Taxol. I'm losing some hair with Taxotere, but I haven't lost it all like I did with Taxol. All in all, I find Taxotere pretty easy to tolerate. Hope your mother has good results with it. Trish

Hi Barbara, welcome to the site. I had a port-a-cath inserted in August '05. I was knocked out completely for the procedure and never felt any pain. It does make getting the chemo much easier and I highly recommend getting a port. Good luck to you. Trish

Prayers going your way. Trish

Praying that things get better and better for your dad. Trish

Great news! Congratulations. Trish

Wow -- your dad sure went through a lot! Hope things keep getting better and better for him. Take care of yourself, too. My prayers continue for you and your family. Trish

So sorry for the loss of your sister. My prayers are with you. Trish

I smoked for 30 yrs. and it was a 4-day hospital stay (diagnosed with lung cancer) that helped me quit. Once I got home, I knew that I could go at least 4 days without a cigarette. I also promised my doctors that I wouldn't ask them to do everything they could for me if I wasn't willing to do everything I could for myself -- quitting smoking was the biggie. I've stayed quit for 7-1/2 months now and only on very rare occasions do I have cravings any more. Good luck with the treatment and with the cigarettes. I'm sending positive energy your way. Trish

Sending prayers your way. Trish

Beckie My prayers are with you and your mom and family. Hope mom's treatment goes well. Take care of yourself -- you sound like a wonderful daughter. Trish

Welcome, April. Please let us know how we can help you. My prayers are with you and your dad. Trish

Praying for the best for you and your family. Trish

Prayers going out for your dad and your family. Trish

Praying for NED in 3 months! Trish

Many, many prayers going out for you and Jim. Trish

Teri Sending lots of prayers and positive energy your way. Keep up the fight! Trish

Welcome, Melanie. Sorry for the loss of your husband. Trish

Hi Barbara Sorry you had to find us. Like you, I was dx'd IIIB. After many rounds of chemo and 25 rad treatments, I was told that surgery would not be possible for me. 10 more rad treatments and chemo, I was downstaged to IA. I have 1 more chemo treatment to go and then will, hopefully, be declared cancer-free. Stay positive and hopeful, chemo and radiation work wonders. Trish