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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.
HUGS to you Shari~
 

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Thanks, bukket5. It's pretty comfortable, too. most of the ones I tried on sort of "perched" on top of my head and just looked too overwhelming...this one cost a little more, but feels and looks more natural. It has the lace front (so the hairline is really natural-looking) and a lace cap (so it's light and feels smooth).
When it's not on my head, it's sitting on a stand on the cutting table in my sewing room (with a plastic bag covering it). I'm wondering how long it will take Missy the Cat to realize there's a fun new toy hidden under there.

I'd love to try one with a lace front. It really looks natural. I've been thinking about going into a shop and see what they have that would match my hair color and fill in the thin spots so I can keep the length. I'm so glad you found one that is perfect for you!

Hopefully Missy doesn't try to groom it. :eek:

So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.

ShariR, I'm so sorry. Whatever you're feeling is justified. I'm glad that you were able to post about it. Please keep us updated and you'll be in my thoughts. I hope everything goes well and you have lots of support. My heart goes out to all of you. {{{Hugs}}}
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.

Shari --
It sounds like you're going to be fine! You have the best possible outcome -- Stage 0, and that's great. I've found that accepting this diagnosis is much, much harder than it should be...I go for my second chemo tomorrow, and I STILL keep thinking it must all be a mistake.
Focus on getting through whatever your next steps will be, and then think about how lucky we are that the problem can be detected before it becomes really serious.
I've been saying, since my whole cancer adventure started, that even without a breast, we can still do 99.5% of everything we want to do...it could be so much worse! AND: it isn't LUNG cancer (which got my grandfather at 57). And reconstruction these days is just about perfect.
The Hubber and I have been talking about things we're going to do once we get past our own ordeal -- we are stay-at-homers, and I think we're going to be getting out and seeing a bit more of the world. You will also get past this.
Good wishes for you and please take time every day to escape a little into something you like to do, whether it's reading a great book, cooking, a fun hobby, a good movie, or a walk around the neighborhood. Do not allow the cancer to define your every waking moment.
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.
Of course you feel sorry for yourself. It's a crummy (edited because this is a PG website) thing to happen to you. No one wants to schedule their lives around doctor appointments. But, if it were to happen, you got the best case scenario.

Healing thoughts headed your way.
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.
You are entitled to feel whatever works for you. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers! (((Hugs))) for you.
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.
Hi Shari, I NEVER visit this thread. I have no idea why I even jumped on here. But I did and read your post. I knew you from the ProVape subforum which I no longer visit. I was sad to read your post about your breast cancer diagnosis. You have every reason to be down in the dumps. No one ever wants to hear they have cancer. There is nothing wrong with feeling sorry for yourself. All of us would be that way. It's a necessary stage to go through. I was relieved to hear it was diagnosed early. This makes for a much better prognosis to be sure. And even though you feel gloomy it appears you are thinking rationally about your treatment options. I know it's easy to say now but you will have better days ahead once you get all your questions answered and you select a course of action. There is nothing worse than the unknown and as soon as you get past the wondering I'm sure you will perk up. I wish you the very best as you move ahead. Be strong and know you can beat this. Because you can and because God would never deprive us of allowing Shari to grace our lives. Prayers your way.
 

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Thank you all for your most kind and encouraging words at a time I really need to hear them. After losing my sister last year I only have a cousin left to lean on and she is 1100 miles away. I pretty much keep to myself out here so it is me and my DH and I do not want to scare him by voicing my fears and ramblings. It is a 50 mile drive to a support group. I will go, but not until I know what is going to happen with my treatment. So the support here, among people I know and care about is special. Thank you.

I do have quite the stubborn streak that should start emerging soon. It has just been a couple of hard years with neck and back surgeries and losing my sister and all. I wonder how much my boob weighs? And if I will lose weight with radiation? Gotta be some kind of rainbow to chase. :)
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.
So sorry, Shari. I'm sending you lots of love and healing wishes!
 

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Thank you all for your most kind and encouraging words at a time I really need to hear them. After losing my sister last year I only have a cousin left to lean on and she is 1100 miles away. I pretty much keep to myself out here so it is me and my DH and I do not want to scare him by voicing my fears and ramblings. It is a 50 mile drive to a support group. I will go, but not until I know what is going to happen with my treatment. So the support here, among people I know and care about is special. Thank you.

I do have quite the stubborn streak that should start emerging soon. It has just been a couple of hard years with neck and back surgeries and losing my sister and all. I wonder how much my boob weighs? And if I will lose weight with radiation? Gotta be some kind of rainbow to chase. :)

I empathize with you. My sister is pretty much my best friend, but she's 1,000 miles away and has a pretty busy life of her own. I am very lucky, though, in that my husband is very involved in my situation...he is currently driving me everywhere (big whoop: the doctor, the drugstore, and the market) and giving me a once-a-day blood thinner shot.
So, like you, I feel very thankful to have a place where I can talk about what's going on and hear from friendly souls. I did call an old friend who said something that I really liked: this is something you're "going through."
That means you will get past it.
High hopes for a great prognosis and easy treatment, Shari.
 

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Chemo #2 today. We don't get there until 11:00 AM. I am going to be the best-dressed baldie there LOL...I'm wearing a top and cardi I just finished from heather-blue sweater knit -- and I had enough left over to cut out a matching head wrap (or shmatte, as my people call it). Packing an apple, yogurt, lunch for the Hubster, and lots of drinks in my cooler (not to mention my E-cig for bathroom breaks). Crossword puzzles, Sarah Vowell's latest, and "I Am Spock" by Leonard Nimoy.
Now that I know how it affects me, and I have meds for much of it, I expect this to go much more smoothly than the first one.
 
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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.


Oh Shari, I am so very sorry. I can only imagine the "blown away" emotions you are having right now. Thank God you are Stage Zero; your course of treatment should go much easier because of that. I will hold you in my prayers.



Good wishes for you and please take time every day to escape a little into something you like to do, whether it's reading a great book, cooking, a fun hobby, a good movie, or a walk around the neighborhood. Do not allow the cancer to define your every waking moment.

This sounds like EXCELLENT advice!


Chemo #2 today. We don't get there until 11:00 AM. I am going to be the best-dressed baldie there LOL...I'm wearing a top and cardi I just finished from heather-blue sweater knit -- and I had enough left over to cut out a matching head wrap (or shmatte, as my people call it). Packing an apple, yogurt, lunch for the Hubster, and lots of drinks in my cooler (not to mention my E-cig for bathroom breaks). Crossword puzzles, Sarah Vowell's latest, and "I Am Spock" by Leonard Nimoy.
Now that I know how it affects me, and I have meds for much of it, I expect this to go much more smoothly than the first one.

The schmatte sounds beautiful, Penny! I hope today went passibly and the rest of the week goes well for you. :)
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.

I am praying for complete healing and lots of other blessings too!
 

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Chemo #2 today. We don't get there until 11:00 AM. I am going to be the best-dressed baldie there LOL...I'm wearing a top and cardi I just finished from heather-blue sweater knit -- and I had enough left over to cut out a matching head wrap (or shmatte, as my people call it). Packing an apple, yogurt, lunch for the Hubster, and lots of drinks in my cooler (not to mention my E-cig for bathroom breaks). Crossword puzzles, Sarah Vowell's latest, and "I Am Spock" by Leonard Nimoy.
Now that I know how it affects me, and I have meds for much of it, I expect this to go much more smoothly than the first one.

You are absolutely an inspiration to me. I'm rooting for you!!
 

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Hey folks, it's been awhile since I have been here...and I see the same people are still here! So nice to see this. I understand the hardships that some of you are experiencing, and I pray to my Higher Power that you will come through! A positive outlook and a diversion has always helped me in my time of need and pain! May you find peace and comfort among friends and family too!
I do have a question and I hope some of you don't mind answering!!! I have been vaping Ahlusion pretty much exclusively for years, and without having to go back and search everywhere for another vendor, might you share another company that has quality juice as "clean" and good as they are? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions you might have!
Thank you for your consideration!!!!
May peace and comfort be with you all!
 

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Hey folks, it's been awhile since I have been here...and I see the same people are still here! So nice to see this. I understand the hardships that some of you are experiencing, and I pray to my Higher Power that you will come through! A positive outlook and a diversion has always helped me in my time of need and pain! May you find peace and comfort among friends and family too!
I do have a question and I hope some of you don't mind answering!!! I have been vaping Ahlusion pretty much exclusively for years, and without having to go back and search everywhere for another vendor, might you share another company that has quality juice as "clean" and good as they are? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions you might have!
Thank you for your consideration!!!!
May peace and comfort be with you all!

Thanks for those good wishes! I will admit that I also like The Plume Room. I think their Pina Colada is beyond good. And Lemon Chiffon Pie is distantly related to AHL's Lemon Vanilla Cake, but with a more delicate flavor.
 

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So, my 60th birthday was Sunday and on Monday I found out I have breast cancer. Not exactly the birthday present I was hoping for. Spent the week going back and forth between dr appts and crying and feeling sorry for myself. Still searching for that great attitude and not there yet. Thankfully, it is stage 0, not spread and they are going to do surgery and then radiation. Going to a Genetic Counselor to see if I have the gene so I can decide if they do lumpectomy or take the boob. So much info to absorb, my head is spinning.

Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. I do appreciate it. This is the first time I have felt able to get on here and talk about it. I should be feeling very grateful it was caught so early but I am still feeling sorry for myself. Sigh... I will get there.
Sorry to hear this on my return to the forums. Well, this one anyway cuz I haven't got onto anything but here..Something told me to jump on so I did.
Big {{{HUGS}}} Shari and sending out positive energy and prayers. I've not been in the best of health either and some days can barley move. So glad I jumped on so I could give you some love!

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Stay strong my friend.
 
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So anyway,..I was looking at the new website and bam..no more gold status. All my previous orders gone.
Had to re-sign up for everything. Not good..lol BUT,.. Now Ahl has gone to a points system. Oh well, gonna order soon anyway as I'm out of all things Ahl.
 

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So anyway,..I was looking at the new website and bam..no more gold status. All my previous orders gone.
Had to re-sign up for everything. Not good..lol BUT,.. Now Ahl has gone to a points system. Oh well, gonna order soon anyway as I'm out of all things Ahl.
Contact them. They'll restore your status...they've had to do that for a few of us, me included.
 

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I received my first Ahlusion order yesterday. I've hidden it away for steeping unless any of you tell me some are good fresh from the mailbox. Here's what I ordered:

Lemon Cream 50/50
Lime Cream 50/50
Pineapple Cream 50/50 sweetened (I've been reading thru this thread :))
Saturday Morning 50/50
Lemon Vanilla Cake 50/50
And my 10 ml sample I picked Rasputin

I'm excited to try them but would allow them to age a bit, if needed. Thanks for your thoughts.
 

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I received my first Ahlusion order yesterday. I've hidden it away for steeping unless any of you tell me some are good fresh from the mailbox. Here's what I ordered:

Lemon Cream 50/50
Lime Cream 50/50
Pineapple Cream 50/50 sweetened (I've been reading thru this thread :))
Saturday Morning 50/50
Lemon Vanilla Cake 50/50
And my 10 ml sample I picked Rasputin

I'm excited to try them but would allow them to age a bit, if needed. Thanks for your thoughts.

You're in for some good vaping with that order! You've ordered some of the juices that are most loved on this thread. Many posters here, including me, prefer Lemon Cream and Lemon Vanilla Cake fresh from the mail with no steeping, so dig right in and see what you think. The Lime Cream should be good within a week or two. I haven't managed to try the Rasputin or the Saturday Morning yet, but I've heard great things about them.

Let us know what you think about Ahlusion!!
 
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