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Breast Cancer

Archives for May 2002

Do I need radiation??????
Hi I am 27 yrs old, and I just had a bilateral mastectomy on 4/10 with immediate reconstruction. Tumor was 2.5cm, node negative. I am ER+/ and her2neu+. I will have 4 rounds of AC. The oncologist said I had close margins, and is suggesting radiation. I have started the reconstruction process with expanders with implants.…
anyone here from louisiana
is there any here from louisiana here ,friend of mine went to baton rouge and washington and louisiana has license plates with breast cancere ribbons on it they trying to get them sld first 1,0000 sold that way if sold will keep them theres few other states has this to i 'm from texas but i dont know if its in texas yet…
Understanding Your Breast Pathology Report
Hi everyone! I'd like to share a wonderful website that shows actual path slides of all the various types of breast cancer and abnormal growth. Very educational! http://region4.tricare.osd.mil/breast_health
Raidation
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20020507_197.html
Nipple reconstuction
Hi. I am a new visitor to this group - wish I had found you earlier in my treatment. I have had bil mastectomies with expander/implants and am now planning and gathering info about nipple reconstruction with my plastic surgeon. Any advice or suggestions from anyone who has had this surgery? So far my surgeries have gone…
www.cancersurvivor.com
Just wanted to let you know that last night I went to this site and got to chat with some wonderful supportive women . Its so nice to be able to chat with that have gone through similar situations.
how do you get over it?
I can not help the anxioud feeling I get everytime I hear about someone else's Cancer coming back or dieing from a reoccurance. I will anxious all the time although my oncologist says I am fine. How do I go on with my life without constant worry??
AC and menopause
I've had two cycles of AC and my periods are still coming like clockwork. I'm 45 and was expecting the chemo to halt things at least temporarily, but probably permanently. How was it for those of you that were premenopausal when you started AC? Thanks, FC
eat lots of kale and broccoli/carrot juice
kale is great steamed an has lutein, which attacks breast cancer. in fact, the disease is 88% less common in Kale eaters. no downside to this! (-:
i feel like i might have really messed up
she has stage 3b and possibly 4 and the doctors haven't been up front about the seriousness of this so i told her the survival rates as stated on an acs site. (49% chance of surviving five yrs. for 3b, 11% chance for stage 4). i know these are averages and new drugs/treatments and lots of other factors apply, but these…
anyone going to the Relay for Life in South Carolina??
Hello,just wondering if anyone at this site going to the Relay for Life in South Carolina on May 17th???? karin
Reconstruction or Not?
I have just finished chemo and my onocologist wants me to wait a year before doing reconstruction because this time the breast cancer was a recurrence and it was growing quite rapidly. I am kinda glad I have time to think about it and research it. Please let me know your thoughts and the pros and cons on both sides. Thanks…
Benign mammo!!!
Hi all...I want to thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and support leading up to my 1st post-treatment mammo. It was so nice to know thaat the anxiety was normal...it means more to hear that from someone who has been there. Just letting you all know I got a call the day after themammo to tell me it was benign!! I…
I needed you
Thanks to those of you who responded to me via this site and in your hearts. It helps to know that there is support and understanding out there. I am determined to take this terrible time one day at a time and try to make the most of it.
chemo and low blood counts
I had a chemo treatment Wed. They weren't sure if I could take it. My counts were low. Does anyone know what they are suppose to be. I guess thats why I'm so tired. Judy
the "good estrogen-2ME2
2 mehoxyestradiol binds to the endostatin receptor site, and also attacks BC directly. 50mg 4x/daily would probably work. Seek the cutting edge!
Newly diagnosed
Will be going for mastectomy and reconstruction at the same time. Would like to chat with others who experienced this. My prayers are with all. Thank you
waiting for mammo results
Hi All, I am amazed reading all the messages which mention long waits for mammogram results. Here in Buffalo, NY wherever you go, results are given as soon as they look at the pictures - within the hour and if you ask, you can speak directly to the radiologist and see the x-rays yourself. Any others out there who get…
Lattisimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction
I am considering this as a possibility for my double reconstruction in July. If you have had this procedure, I would like to really know how difficult you considered the actual surgery, what if any weakness you experienced or experiencing in your arms as I am a massage therapist and artist. I keep wondering how this option…
Answered Prayers
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that my pet scan came back clear as did my mammogram.I wanted to thank everyone who prays for me and to PRAISE THE LORD for he is still in control and answering prayers AMEN!!!It was so great to hear that report, even though I know that the Lord is in control it still gets…
Stem Cell Transplant
Hi-my name is Melody & I entered a message on May 2nd under Hagelgans. As anyone else ever had a stem cell tranplant? How are you doing? I'm in the process of getting all of my baby shots again. Fun!!!
It's Scary Out Here Isn't It?
After surviving for 10 years, I had a reoccurrence diagnosed last January. Just finished 4 rounds of chemo and will start taxatere treatment next week. Any advice on what to expect with taxatere. Anyone else feel like their life is totally out of control? I feel like I'm going through the motions but living in a deam world.
Chemotherapy
Hi. My name is Chris, I am 50 and have Stage II Breast Cancer with a single micrometasis in one of two lymph nodes that were removed. I am trying to decide if I want to put myself through chemotherapy. My benefit would be 8% better chance of it not spreading elsewhere, which means, in my case that there would still be a…
New to Site
Hello fellow comrades! I was diagnosed with Advanced StageIII breast cancer Dec. of 1998. I had 4 round of 2 kinds of chemo, a lumpectomy (when they found a 2nd kind of cancer in the breast), a mastectomy, a stem cell transplant & 7 weeks of radiation. I've been out of transplant 2 1/2 years now praise God! It's so amazing…
Returning to a Life I knew I would find
You will be so happy to read a positive note from me, since the past not so. As some of the newbies might not know I have been off work since October with a new round of chronic pain resulting in chronic fatigue. This is the second time since by Fight For Life that I have battle this. The first was after all the treatments…
new to this site
Hello, My name is Debbie, I am 34 Married and have two daughters ages 4 and 11. I was diagnosed in November of 2000 2 weeks before my 33rd bday, I first had a lumpectomy, then chemo, (4 rounds) then mastectomy, then radiation. I then opted to have my right breast removed for precaution. I stayed strong through it all but…
Good morning!!! - My nerves are shot ...
Hi all!!! I'm going in for a mammo on 5/10 and then a check-up on 5/15 with the onc. Since it has been 4 years since my dx, you would think I would be used to these visits, but I'm definitely not. Is it just me or does anyone else get 'wound up' around check up time? I get very irritated, easily agitated, snappy, grouchy,…
New at the site
Hi everybody. I've been reading this site for a couple of weeks and I thought maybe I should finally join in. I'm 37 years old with 2 kids, I was dx'd in Nov. 2001, lumpectomy in December, started chemo in Jan. I had 2 positive lymph nodes, finished 4 rounds of AC, and 1 of 4 rounds of Taxol. That will be followed by…
Newcomer
Hi everyone, this is my first time here,I am new at the computer too, so I hope this goes well. I get to be a veteran at breast cancer and treatment. Firt time 6/22/98, mastectomy, 6 mo of chemo, tram flap reconstruction 5/26/00, all went well until February 2002, mammogram showed small mass in other breast 5mm. Had…
Hi, I'm new and would love some answers
Hi everyone, I'm new at this so please bear with me. I hope I don't ramble too much. Last August, I had my yearly mamo and a mass the doctors had been watching since 1993 had developed some micro calcifications. A stereotactic breast biopsy was done which showed a high grade, major solid tumor with multiple part breakdown…

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