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Breast Cancer

Archives for March 2001

i proposed........
took a giant leap today...proposed to my boyfriend......first treatment made me crazy...anyone else get panic attacks?? it was awful...just awful
Feeling a little down and out
I am 40 years old and had a radical mascectomy along with reconstruction on November 2, 2000. I went through the surgery like a trooper and also my first few chemo treatments. Adriamycin was a bear! Of course, I lost all of my hair. That really didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. It started to grow back, but…
so sad,no more cards
Hi all, just a short note to let you know that the little girl with leukemia who was turning nine on April 1, did not make it.Her father asked that no cards be sent. Her name was Raini Rainique. Lets pray for her, and ask God to keep her by his side. Hugs Tiger
Vinnie's mom
Hello Vinnie. Oh, how I do feel for you. My mom died on March 8. It was sudden, very quick, but I had to make decisions before she died that my brothers were not capable to do. I made the decision to take her home with me to live for eight years before she got so sick she had to go to a nursing home. It always bothered me…
Just Diagnosed
Hi everyone. I was just diagnosed 2 weeks ago and will see a doctor at MD Anderson Wednesday. I have stage 3 and everything I am reading and my one encounter with a doctor has given me very little hope. I am generally a very positive person and I hate being this way and being so afraid. I am looking for support and…
Prayer
I would also like to ask everyone to remember my friend's daughter. She is no child--30 years old; but what has happened to her is unbelievable. Three years ago she was diagnosed with MS, and yesterday she found out she has cervical cancer that has moved beyond the cervix in a couple of places. My heart breaks for her. I…
Need a Good Dose of Support
Hi all: Just have a quick minute but where else would I go when I'm feeling so low. Just lost my mom on Wednesday eve. Made it down there just in time (She lives about an hour from me). Left work early to beat the traffic. (God was watching me that day) Really feel bad cause I haven't called her that often, didn't make it…
Prayers for another little one
Hi ladies, hope you are all doing well. I would like you to do another small favour for me. I found out tonight that the five year old son of a former co-worker is in the hospital again. He has had leukemia since he was two and had gone into remission, but now it is back ,and kicking him hard. He is such a handsome little…
neuropathy
Hi Everyone: Have any of you suffered neuropathy as a side effect of your chemo? My hands and feet started tingling and feeling kinda numb from early on in treatment. Today I found out that my blurred vision and impaired ability to sweat is also caused by neuropathy! Chemo just keeps on giving off these terrible side…
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Hi, I am a new member. I am 33 years old and two years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
new to breast cancer.........
last saturday i had a mastectomy....i'm a large breasted woman so this was a drastic change to me......not to mention the "c" word now being in my vocabulary....I begin taking my first chemo treatment tomorrow...tonite I pick up my wig. This is all so new to me...and I have to admit i'm petrified. I have a boyfriend out of…
Message from Angie!
Hi everybody.! I received an e-mail from Angie telling me she's ok although having alot of pain and continues to have sleepless nights. She will have her 1st radiation real soon. She's hoping that radiation will decrease some of her pain. She's looking foward to coming back to this website and chatting with all her…
how can i help my girlfriend cope
My girlfriend who now lives out of state just had an emergencey mastectomy, and is going through the first of her treatments starting tomorrow. She is going into this with an extreme negative atitude and while i am on the phone with her i try to be as positive as possible with her-but she is seeiming so distant now; saying…
Gods hand?
Hi all, I am going to share an experience with you that I have not even told my husband about yet, and I would like your feedback. Monday I was having alot of bad pain in my right side, almost to the point of going to the hospital, but stubborn as I am, I just ignored it as best as possible. That night Dave and I crawled…
Prayers for my Sister!
Hi, I just found out that my sister, who has had two mastectomies and three rounds of chemo these past few years, developed diabetes, had a colostomy, two cataract surgeries and spent three months in the hospital with severe low blood counts has now developed another lump in her chest wall. She will undergo surgery on…
something to be said for spunk!
Hi all. Wendy, girlfriend, I know how you feel. But let me tell you there is something to be said for spunk in a teenage girl!! I was the same way when I was a teen, only I did not start spouting off until I turned about 16.I was a painfully shy child, but when I turned 16 something inside me snapped and I started to stand…
taking a little treatment break
hi guys, I was supposed to start taxol 2 weeks ago,but first I had a very bad cold,so it was postponed a week then last week I went in and the nurse said my insurance would only pay for the taxol if my nodes were positive.Now if you've read my webpage you will know that I decided to skip the lymph node dissection, so my…
Gonna be a Redhead!
Hi everyone. Have finished my latest course of radiation (my fifth). As it was high on my neck I have lost half my hair!! Now I feel truly a sister with those who have had chemo. BUT as it was radiation it will not grow back ever. I was devastated. Then my daughter & her best friend (both outrageous redheads) suggested I…
Bummed Out!!!
Hi to all!!! Just need to vent my disappointment. I was to have my third dose of A/C tomorrow morning, but my blood counts today were too low for them to proceed. My white count did not show enough "mature" cells to be able to withstand the treatment. I should be back to normal by next week, so I will have the third A/C on…
information about taxotere
Thanks Nancy, I'm guessing you had the regimen I am set for - 4 AC and then four Taxol/ Taxotere. My current oncologist said that I probably would be all right if I decided to quit after the 4 AC, but she left the hospital for another position 3/23 so next Thurs. 3/29 I will see a new oncologist. She did tell me that she…
information about taxotere
I agreed to be in a clinical trial using either taxol or taxotere for four infusions (every three weeks) or twelve weekly infusions after the four AC. I've had two AC. I have been reading the discussions about taxol but wonder about taxotere. I am thinking of dropping out of the trial if I get taxotere or weekly infusions.…
Seroma in incision......
My mom had her surgery on feb 22'01. 3 days later one of her drains fell out and on the fourth day I took her to drs. and they took the other drain out. She was still having a lot of drainage, too much for her not to have a drain. The fluid started collecting under her skin and almost looked like she was growing her breast…
Done withTaxol
Hi Ladies: Haven't been online for awhile and almost thought I was in the wrong place after reading Tiger's post. Tiger, got me scared for a minute but then as I continued to read.... I'm glad your feeling better. I still think the spring/summer will do a world of good for all of us. I'm so sick of the cold, it makes me…
Ovary removal in lieu of Tamoxifen
Hi everyone! I have been on this dreaded drug 9 months now and absolutely HATE it. I am talking with my gynecologist tomorrow about the possibility of having my ovaries surgically removed in lieu of Tamoxifen. My oncologist said it was "the same thing", but he didn't suggest it because of the risk of surgery. Have any of…
Seroma in mastectomy incision
I would appreciate some information based on your experience or knowledge. I had a mastectomy on 9/28/00. A drain was installed and then removed about five days later. The seroma persisted so I was put on a program of twice weekly aspirations. I started A/C chemo on 10/20/00 and completed the program on 12/22/00, all the…
Angie, waiting and praying for you
Angie, I have been saying an extra long prayer for you, that you get a good report with your test on Friday and I hope they do not keep you waiting to hear the results. Let us know as soon as you hear. Love to you, Nancy
post op numbness
Hey everyone. I had my lumpectomy on Thursday. The margins were clean and I'll results tommorrow about the lymph nodes. It seems like they had to take out more lymph nodes then I originally anticipated with the sentinel node biopsy. The underside of my arm is numb and feels sooooo weird. Will this go away?. I still have…
interview questions
hi everyone! my name is charmaine. i was wondering if i could interview a few people via e-mail for my psychology paper. i was also diagnosed with sarcoma a few years ago. i would really appreciate y'alls help in helping me complete my task. please reply by sending me an e-mail through cvd@rocketmail.com. again, i really…
interview questions
hi- my name is charmaine and i was wondering if i could interview a few people for my psychology class. i was also diagnosed with sarcoma. if it is okay for me to interview someone via e-mail, please e-mail me at cvd@rocketmail.com. thank you very much and i hope to hear from y'all soon.

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