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Oncotype score
Hello - does anybody have a score of 25 and above and declined chemo? My score is 26 and declining chemo. My oncologist suggests chemo since that is the cutoff. I would appreciate it if anyone can share experience. thank you
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free hat and tote bag for cancer patients
I know I have seen some "freebies" on this site, but they were a bit hard to find. I just received a nice free tote bag with goodies inside from www.thelydiaproject.org. I also received a nice turban hat and a denim bucket hat from www.hatsoff-to-chemo.org. There are a few more things I'm expecting in the mail, but I want…
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Oh my goodness!!
I haven’t been diagnosed with breast cancer as yet. I do have a follow up appointment this Friday where more test will be performed. But that’s not why I’m posting. I have just been going through the forum and reading the stories as a “just in case, be prepared” kind of thing. I want to say that you ladies are beyond…
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Never stop loving yourself
screaming to the top of my lungs hello everyone my name is veronica I just recently finished breast cancer surgery I wanted to tell everyone that it’s OK to let go release and I got keep your faith love yourself and never forget how beautiful you are stay positive keep yourself around people that want you to win always…
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Blurry eye in one eye only
Hi All, I had a 4cm Tumour where I first had chemo, (including Red Devil), then an lumpectomy, and thereafter radiation. My cancer responds to hormones, so I am now on Zoladex and Letrozole to block hormones. I am 44 years old. My chemo finished in April 2021, and radiation in August 2021. Aside from a multitude of many…
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Anxiety Recurrence - Toolbox
Hi all! I was wondering if you have tried any "tools" that have helped you manage anxiety recurrence...There are so many "triggers" that can potentially affect our overall outlook to survivorship. We see them on commercials, on the news, when a famous person passes away, when someone we care for is diagnosed AND when…
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What type/stage do you all have?
I always like meeting people with similar stage/type to me. I figure this post can help others meet people like them. Feel free to tell your story (about diagnosis) as well. I have stage 2b (one doctor did say 3b) triple negative regional ductal breast cancer. I'm on 6 out of 28 treatments of chemo and will have chemo,…
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Anyone with uncomfortable back?
Just preliminarily diagnosed by radiologist. Had biopsies and two clips in my left breast and they stopped the mammogram guided biopsy for the right because there was enough from the left to diagnose. I didn’t feel a lump. I had an “uncomfortable” back between my shoulder blades and it shoots around limy left trunk under…
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Early Tamoxifen side effects
I started Tamoxifen 2 days ago. I took my first dose in the evening. The next day by 9am I felt achy, mainly my hips, legs, and lower back. Motrin and Aleve did not seem to help much. I felt the same way today. I also feel like the insides of my stomach hurt (it's hard to explain) Has anyone else experienced these side…
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Chemo & AFIB?
Hello Everyone, In 2013, I was diagnosed with Stage 2B Breast Cancer. Thankfully it did not metastasize. I did 16 rounds of chemo: FOUR - Red Devil, 5FU, & Cytoxan and TWELVE of Abraxane followed by 6 weeks of radiation. I also did a year of Herceptin after chemo. I finished everything but the Herceptin in 2013. Is it…
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Some Good News - I Finally Graduated College!!!
So I FINALLY graduated college!! And hopefully one day soon I will beat cancer and can say I graduated at the same time! I was a full time student from 2010-2014. I dropped out when I only had 28 credits left. I realized in that moment I needed to focus on my health. After a year, I decided to go to work full time. In 2019…
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Zoladex and Arimidex
Hi Everyone, I wanted to know if there is anyone who has been on both Zoladex and Arimidex. I willbe finishing RADS on next Tuesday. My Onc wants me to begin Arimidex 1 week after finishing radiation. I've already began Zoladex, with little to no side effects, just headaches in the beginning. Of course, I've been reading…
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New mothers with breast cancer?
I was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer weeks after the birth of my son. After nearly two years of treatment, I am thankfully in remission. I'm hoping to connect with other women who were diagnosed with breast cancer after the birth of a child.
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Taxotere and Cytoxan sde effects
Anyone who has had Taxotere and Cytoxan chemotherapy - what were your side effects??? Mine is feeling mostly like having a bad flu, headache, tiredness, stomach ache, muscle aches and my heart pounding. I would like to know how severe to expect. I have had only one dose a week ago - no hair loss yet.
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How can I help my sister?
My sister had a masectomy in June and started chemotherapy two weeks ago. We have a very large family and everyone is trying to be very supportive and help her out as much as we can. We are having more trouble week by week as she is getting very negative. I know that we can't truly understand what she is going through and…
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Breast cancer related anemia
I have mets to my bones. I've suddenly got anemia from the cancer (not iron deficiency) I am having trouble breathing when walking only a short distance (20 ft) Dr's say the only way to feel better is to make the cancer better. I just can't believe this. Can I get a blood transfusion? Drugs? When I walk, I can't breathe…
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Muscle spasms
I was diag'd w/ DCIS non-inv, no lymph node involvement and had lumpectomy followed with radiation on right side. That has been 6 months ago and I get muscle spasm in my chest wall right behind the breast...almost like a pulled muscle when I work out...anybody else had/have this?
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Itchy breast
Out of no where the breast will be itchy then go away. I had no pain after the lumpectomy, minor throbbing once in a while ... but no pain. I was totally amazed. Anyway, now it's bruising a little and becoming very sensitive. The itching sentsation isn't in one main place it seems to be all over the breast. Hopefully that…
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Breast still tender 1yr later after lumpectomy
Anyone else who had a lumpectomy, is your breast still very tender. Mine is, especially around the areola which is where the tumor was removed from. I had chemo and radiation. It got a lot more tender after radiation. Just wondering if this is normal and if anyone else has notice the swollen and tenderness still especially…
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Anyone else w/no treatment after mastectomy?
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone else fits my profile? I most likely got my breast cancer from radiation treatments I received from treatment for Hodgkins Disease. BC was stage 1, node negative, ER positive. Because I had previous radiation and chemo for the Hodgkins, they were not an option for me. I had an Oncotype score…
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Be honest, what does it mean if breast cancer is attached to the chest wall
Hello everyone, I am new to the site. I have been reading posts on and off since my mother was diagnosed with stage IIb malignent breast cancer. She has had 6 rounds of chemo(TAC). We met with the surgeon today. He said that he will try to get it all, but that the tumor is still attached to the chest wall. We are not sure…
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peanut butter and estrogen positive
I want to know if peanut butter is bad for estrogen positive I've tried to search but i really don't believe everything i see on the web i went to the acs website and it really read mixed reviews so what have some of you estrogen positive survivors been told? ~~MollyZ~~
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Invasive Ductal Carcenoma
Just need to get a little perspective. My wife was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcenoma Grade 2 ... She was Estrogen & Progesterone positive and Her2 negative. I was told this is a common type of breast cancer that shows up 80% in women. Her mass that was detected is less then 1cm.. We go for an MRI next week to…
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Risk of RFS
I just joined. I apologize if there are threads I can search but wanted to share and ask for advice. I have lumpectomy with 4 sentinel nodes removed. I am fortunate enough to have clear margins and clean pathology on nodes. However in order to maximize killing rogue cells I am electing to do whole breast / whole side…
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Aromatase inhibitors and macular degeneration
Hello, I saw some articles that aromatase inhibitors may make macular degeneration worse. Has anyone have this problem? I have myopic macular degeneration and wrinkles in my retina. Not sure if I want to trade in my eyesight for cancer recurrence..... Thora
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Chest tissue pain getting worse 7 years post radiation
Hi, My wife had a double mastectomy in April of 2015. She had a 16 rounds of chemo and 30 days of radiation. She has had three reconstructions to address her pain and things on the right chest where she received the radiation are more painful than ever. Her last surgery was 12/17/2021. Does anyone know if there is some…
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Bio identical hormone treatment for breast cancer survior??
I am a 7 year survior, post menapause, in desperation went to a doctor and started bio identical hormone in low dose, for about 4 months now. It has really helped me. But now that I have told my regular doctor, she says I have to stop right away. Does anyone have anyone have information on this?? Some say its okay and some…
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New to the Board
Hello all I am new to the board. I'm helping my wife though stage 2 breast cancer treatment. They've given her the first chemo treatment 4 days ago and quite frankly it's shocking. The first day after she was fine but then it hit and she's been in severe pain in bed ever since. It's hard watching her suffer like this.…
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Should I take tamoxifen?
I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and I had a 4mm tumor removed with a lumpectomy 6 weeks ago. Also there was no cancer in the lymph nodes that were removed. The next stage is a visit with my oncologist to discuss taking tamoxifen, and then 3 weeks of radiation beginning sometime next month. After reading…
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ABUS - Automated Breast Ultrasound
Hello, I am a member of the salivary gland forum for a pleomorphic adenoma I had renoved last year. I have always had negative mammograms yearly but now they are recommending ABUS for woman with dense breast tissue. I had my last mammo in November of last year (normal) but they recommended the ABUS because my breasts are…