Breast Cancer
Discussion List
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fake breasts
I have just finished my radiation theropy. I am trying to find something to put in my bras and my bathing suit. I don't want to wear the special bra with the pocket and I don't want to spend $450 for something to put into my bathing suits. This may sound stupid but I just can't figure it out. My husband says he used to buy…
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PTL!!!!!!
hiya, everyone! Tues. i had a CAT scan to check up on a spot on my stomach and Thurs. was supposed to be a chemo day. but when i went to see the doc before treatment he said that chemo wasn't necessary because the scan came back normal!!! he said that i no longer needed chemo. i have a very bad rash that we are dealing…
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Tired
Hi everyone. I don"t get to this sight very often. I'm done with radiation and chemo but I'm very tired half way through the day. I take Zoloft. Have for 1 yr now. Sinced I was dianosed with BC. Had surgery 9-10-02. Everything is healing great. I'm just soooo tired. Does anyone else feel like this. I also take Arimidex.…
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HI from honeyb
sorry i have not written in a long time. but with the busy holiday weekend and all im sure you all understand. i havechemo on the 6th i have been tired but beside that fine tHANK GOD for Eric he has been great he keeps me sane.i really glad he came in to my life best wishes my prayers are with you Laura
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Zoloft
The doctor prescribed Zoloft which is an anti-depressive that helps with hot flashes and night sweats. I've been taking it for a couple of days and I see that it does help but I wake up in the morning with a bad headache and with nausea. Does anyone else take this and have my same experience? I want to get off of it and…
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having a bad day...
the past couple of days has been kinda down for me, and tonight just doesn't feel right...i feel like i am getting more and more depressed...i don't really know why, but i saw pictures of me in the past and just kinda miss that happy and filled with smile person...i know i have a lot to look forward to because I am only…
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Xeloda
Hi it's me again. The doctor swiched my chemo today to Xeloda. You take it by mouth. Has anyone else used this? And can they tell me what to expect. Judy
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Radiation vs. no Radiation
Well, I'm going to have a re-excision to get clear margins...Has anyone had this done and foregone the radiation or had the radiation "seeds" that only takes a week? I am having the surgery on 6/20 and then I need to decide whether to continue with radiation...with DCIS, the stats aren't that different for radiation vs. no…
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Trying To Decide What Treatment Option to Take for Breast CancerO
I am 44 years old and was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Cancer in March of this year. To date I have had a lumpectomy. My tumor was 2.2 cm, stage 2, (but a grade 3 cancer in that was an agressive type.) It was also hormone receptor negative so I am not a candidate for Tamoxifen. However, nothing was found in the lymph…
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prayers work
thanks to all .The prayers worked. The baby came home today and is eating also. Remember me tomorrow as I have to start a new chemo. Thanks to all Judy
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radiation damage
I was wondering if anyone has had radiation damage to their lung and nerves that effect the arm? I had radiation about six months ago. The doctor now says I have pleural effusion from damage to the lung. They have drained fluid out several times but no long term fix. Is there one that anyone knows of? They have already…
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Just a few questions??
Hello,just wanted to ask if there is anyone that has suffered from elbow and arm pain since mascetomy? Its been almost a year since surgery and my arm is feeling worse,actually keeping me up at nights,along with the hot flashes !!! wheeewwww!! they are wicked !! I seem to get like a achey feeling and my elbow will get a…
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Radiation Problems
I have now finished 17 of 33 treatments. Radiation burn began after second day. Doctor started treating it as infection--"no one reacts after two days." After 10 days on Keflex and 5 days on Cipro she admitted it was probably radiation burn after all and offers notes to work, to my husband about no housework, and pain…
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keep us in your prayers
Hey everyone. Just wanted you to know they had to put my daughters baby in the hospital. She has yellow jaundice very bad and now she want eat.She is 5 days old. So please remember us in your prayers. Thanks so much Judy
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Ending Tamoxifen Treatment
Hi! I'm new to the group. I was diagnosed with Inflamatory Breast Cancer of the right breast almost 6 years ago, a month before my 40th. birthday. Thanks to modern medicine and a wonderful team of doctors, I'm doing well today. I had a mastectomy, 1 year of chemo treatments and 6 weeks of radiation. I'm currently taking…
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I'm still around
Hi to everyone. I'm still here just a bit quiet lately. There are so many new names on the site I feel like a stranger now. I have been working a bit through an agency. It was so good to be well enought to do that even if it did knock the stuffing out of me. I have had a lot of fluid retention from Taxotere. The oncologist…
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Bone biopsy??
Hi All!!! My onc called the other day to say he wanted to look further into a spot detected in my ribs on the same side as my BC was. I'm having a CT on Tuesday and he is leaning towards having it biopsied. I was wondering if anyone that has had a bone biopsy done could give me some insight as to what is involved. Is it…
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re:bathing suits...thanks
Hello everyone, thanks for the tips on the suits. I also found out that Nordstrom's will sew a pocket in a suit for you if you buy one at their store. I may try that since I'm not the sewing type! Will also try the on-line places and the ACS for suggestions. Thanks to all who replied.
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will shave my head, thank you all!
Hi all, thanks for all the replies. I will shave my head sometime next week...towards the end of my chemo cycle. And I'll let you guys know how I feel after. Hopefully as good as most of you described :) God Bless everyone!
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Breast enlargment,MRI sched, Doctors baffled
I wanted to know if anyone has experienced what I am going thru. I have been finished all my treatment, surg/chemo/rad on 01/10/2002(very proud of that, what a long road) and my breast began to swell 3 months after and has only gotten worse and now I am anemic. The oncologist and surgeon are not sure what to think because…
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Electrolysis question
Hi, My friend Anne has been recently diagnosed. She is a couple of weeks away from surgery and one of the many questions she has is around shaving after she has lymph nodes removed. She has heard that she won't be able to shave under her arms, and wants to know whether electrolysis is a good option. And, does she need to…
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breast cancer treatment recovery
i am 5 months away from chemo and three from radiation i am experiencing pain at nite mostly first in legs and knee caps then two months later in arm and numbness in hand and just two fingers. bone scan has been done along with several blood tests also mamo the oncologist says my tests are clear.the md prescribed…
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chat room?
doesn't anyone like to go to the chat room???? i've only been able to talk once. (thank you Tara) but everytime since it's always been empty. i'm there several times during the day (central time). come visit. God bless. Vicki
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finding my way
i am having a time finding my way around using this computer i hope everyone has a great holiday weekend on june 6 i will do my 4th chemo ihave been lucky ihave not gotten sick and i have been able to work i hope it keeps up best wishes laura
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bathing suit
Hi everyone, I am having trouble finding a mastectomy bathing suit. I tried Lands End, but the smallest suit is too big. Does anyone have any ideas for me? Dept store? Most don't seem to have mast. suits. Thanks. Cathy
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about to start AC
had a mastectomy 5/8. will start four rounds of AC on 6/3. any advice? strongly estrogen receptive so will do tamoxifen after that. help!
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thanks to all
thanks to all of you. I am feeling much better today, but will have to go on a new chemo this comming week. they said if I could anymore of this kind it would more than likely kill me. I wanted you all to know my daughter had her baby this morning at 3:30. She weights 5lbs and 13ozs. She is so pretty. They named her Taylor…
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can i shave my head during chemo?
after my 1st chemo almost all my hair came out, now i have few left and i don't like the way they look. they make me look like i am a sick person. Does anyone know if it's okay to shave my head right now? I am in my second chemo, and i don't know if i will harm my scalp or cut myself. Please advice. thanks guys.
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WILL NOT BE ONLINE FOR AWHILE
TO ALL MY SISTERS IN THIS FIGHT: I WILL BE GOME FOR A BIT GETTING READY TO MOVE ACROSS COUNTRY. MY HUSBAND AND I WILL BE TRAVELING FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST. IT IS A MAJOR MOVE. I WILL TRY TO GET ON FROM TIME TO TIME. TALK TO YOU ALL WHEN I GET TO MY NEW HOME IN CALIFORNIA KELLY
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Sister's mammogram
My older sister, who is 41, had a mammogram that showed scattered micro-calcifications. She also is complaining of a lump in one breast that is painful. I had scattered micro-calcifications and was diagnosed with DCIS/LCIS last fall. Her doctor has told her to come back in 6 months. Furthermore, they are not going to do…