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Helping children deal with your cancer
I could really use some help in this area. My son is almost 5 and is so scared that he is having separation problems from me. He worries that I won't be there when he gets home and that other bad things are going to happen to everyone else in the family. I've tried talking with him about it, but I just don't seem to get…
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Taxol Side Effects
Hello Everyone, I am interested in hearing about anyone (if anys) side effects with Taxol. I am scheduled to have 4 cycles after my Adriamycin/Cytoxan. With the AC I've been sick as a dog with nausea and weakness and I am living in hope that this will not be the same with the Taxol. Please share. Thanks Reni
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low blood counts are good
I read the discussion about low blood counts and a reference was given to find this on the ACS home page. I can not find it. Can you give me more info. Thanks
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Please help me to feel better
I have been so down. Especially after today. I know that this is going to seem selfish. I have now gained a total of 12 pounds from chemo. I am just so upset about it. I had worked so hard to lose 25 pounds and now half of it is back and none of my clothes fit. All I seem to do is cry and no matter what I do I just seem to…
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Thanks for responding.....
Just wanted to thank you for your comments and your personal stories. I appreciate them! I still find myself not really believing that this is me " the person talking about BC with others and going thru all we have to go thru" I was wondering if any of you have experienced any problems with your eyes. The last two days my…
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The Present
hi all.... I am halfway thru radiation, and holding up pretty well...the hardest part for me is not scratching or rubbing because it itches like crazy..[sunburns have the same effect on me] I read this yesterday and really liked it,so thought I'd share it......... The Present is a Present.... A present from God, to be…
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breast cancer checks
hi all i like to give you a address if you would want breast cancer checks the money for the checks goes to breat cancer foundation they don't make money its all donated to breast cancer address http://www.chkusout.com/breastchecks/index.html
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challenge
this is to all my breast cancer friends here at CSN I have a challenge for you all,we all know what breast cancer is and how fast it can happen but there is so many out there that don't and won't do it.I been doing this for several years this is my first time here on internet to do this.What to do is give this to at least…
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Wig experience
Hi all, I took the plunge and had my son cut my hair before he left. It was very hard and I did cry my eyes out, but I know it needed to be done. So I went to church with my new hair and everyone was so supportive. That was cool. However, I don't know how to stop the wig from itching my head. I've tried a nylon on my head,…
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I hated chemo !!
Hello, i am newly diagnosed with breast cancer and I have already had a a mastectomy and had one lymph node positive. My oncologist recommended six months of chemo, which I truly hate. I was very sick the first round for one week,,no eating or drinking,not even water, the second round I developed a terrible migrane…
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Low WBC & infection
Hello everyone. Been off line again as I have been in hospital again. This time low WBC, high fever (39 - 41 celcius) & infection - probably pneumonia but they are not too sure. Main trouble has been my veins. They collapse at the first hint of a needle & they took 5 tries to get a line in last week to deliver antibiotics.…
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Thanks
You have all given me much to think about. Joy thanks for sharing your difficult time with us I know it isn't easy. I can't thank you all enough for sharing with me. Your friend, Tara
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Survivors??
I wonder if it is just me. I wonder if others truly feel the way I do. I can only be so positive and so full of hope then I have my times where I wonder if I will ever feel whole again. Completely... I wonder if I will ever feel Good again. Well... It has been 5 years. I do things to help myself yet I still struggle daily…
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cyst under lumpectomy scar
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Feb. 1999, I had a lumpectomy, radiation, and am currently on Tamoxifen. In January of this year I had a suspicious area under the scar and had another biopsy that was negative. Last week I had another mammogram that showed another suspicious area under the scar. My surgeon felt sure…
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Permanent Hair Loss
Hi. Just wanted to let you know that you can't assume that all your hair will grow back after chemotherapy, especially you all who have been chemo once before. I had the A/C & Taxol three years ago and then the Taxotere this spring when the cancer was found in my bones. Three years ago I had no problems growing back hair,…
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Something I read
Handbook for the Soul a book by Richard Carlson and Benjamin Shield the chapter is Lessons of Love, Lessons of Hope. "Often it is at our lowest points in life that we learn the most. We say 'God, this is too much. Life has disappointed me beyond all belief.'... Those low moments are the magical moments. They are the…
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Something I read
Handbook for the Soul a book by Richard Carlson and Benjamin Shield the chapter is Lessons of Love, Lessons of Hope.
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forgot the URL !
www.acscsn.org
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easier way to get to the survivors' network
Hi everyone! Found awhile ago that is is easier to go to the discussion site and then bookmark it or list in favorites and access it directly. I check the ACS home page when I want to see news but otherwise do not.
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Thyroid Levels
I had my first regular check up since lupectomy,chemo and radiation. My Thyroid Stimulating Hormone was quite high indicating Hypothyroid. I did have Hoshimoto's Thyroiditis 25 years ago but have been in normal ranges without medication ever since. Has anyone heard of the chemo effecting the thyroid? My Onc. always checked…
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Thank you Friends
Thank you so much all of you! You have emailed with tons of suggestions and prayers. I have contacted a friend who is in the local Church board. He is contacting churches and trying to get us some help. We got word from Social Security that my husband cannot get disability because I make too much money. So now we are…
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Successfully Swimming With a Wig
Hi everybody it's lilmermaid (Sylvia. I went to the Y today to siwm for the first time with my head shaved and swimming with a wig. I belong to an aquatics class in the Y for people how are physically challenged, I have bone mets so that allows me to be in the class. The instructors are wonderful and give us a lot of TLC.…
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No more chemo!!!!!!!!
Just wanted to tell everyone that I don't have to have any more chemo! Earlier I posted a message on if I should finish or not. I went and discussed everything with my oncologist and she then told me that there was no proof that Taxol would actually help me or that I would benefit from it in the long run! I am now just…
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Xeloda Tablets
Has anyone here taken the chemo called Xeloda in tablet form? I got an email from my girlfriend today and she said this is her latest treatment option. She started last week. She takes the pills twice a day for 14 days and then rests for 7 days before starting the cycle again. She didn't say how long this will go on. Does…
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Extremely Tired on AC
Hi my name is Sylvia. I had my second AC treatment Tuesday August 14. Today is Sunday the 19th and I'm not able to do much of anything. Until yesterday I slept most of the day and the night. I'm very weak and tired. Is this normal? My doctor told me I would be getting probabally 8 treatments of AC. This seems very…
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Life is an experience
Hello friends: I wanted to share something with you today. Recently I met up with an old high school friend whom I haven't seen in years. I knew through the grapevine that she had had Lupus for years, but I was not prepared for how sick she looked. This was on a good day, too. She needed a walker to get around and her face…
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Retreat for Breast Cancer Survivors
There are two ladies here in Oregon who have started an organization called "Breast Cancer Renewal Project". Their theory is that even when someone has been cleared physically, they still need an emotional healing. This was their second annual retreat. I had the most uplifting, rejuvenating, refreshing experience of my…
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low blood counts are good?
Be sure to read,"Participation in clinical trials associated with good outcome" on the ACS Home page. This article tells us that low blood counts are also associated with a good outcome. All that worry about infection and delay of treatment, and now they are saying it was good for us. Hope they are right because I think we…
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Self-examinations
I hope that each of you reading this understands just how important self-examinations of the breast can be to your health. I have had breast cancer twice. Both times the mammogram did not pick up the tumor. Each time I found a lump and went to my doctor where he did futher investigation. I am glad he did because each time…
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Pain
Hi, Just letting you know that I came through surgery just fine. I am having a lot of pain because of the removal of my left breast, and the pain medication does not help at all. I am also dealing without a lot of nausea for some reason. If you have any suggestions for either problem, I would appreciate if you would let me…