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Breast Cancer

Archives for June 2002

Back to square on
Well ladies didn't make the flight, I had to cancel at the last minute because I was to ill to travel. I suddenely had a horrid attack where my body pored water from every oraphus of my body and throwing up all over. When I am sick like this I can't do anything, don't know when I am going to be sick so have to be home by…
postponing chemo
Hi! New here but have found everyone's info very helpful. Here is my story-I had 3 lumpectomies and then finally had to have a mastectomy because they kept finding more Invasice ductal that wasn't on my mammogram and there was more DCIS as well, Stage 1 -1.7 cm tumor grade 2 and then all these small (mm size) invasive…
To Tonie
I can't seem to get in contact with you. Are you alright? If anyone knows Tonie please give her this message. Thanks. Marie
Taxol
Hi all, I have taken 5 of my 12 doses of taxol and I am so achey and my skin hurts to touch, if anyone has taken this could you give me some feedback on the symtoms you had. Thanks a bunch!! Carlye
what the heck is going ON??
Hello ladies, I have a question. I started chemo 13 months ago. After my second treatment my monthy cycle completly stopped...I have not had a period in almost a year.. (hot flashes, night sweats the works blah blah) I am still on chemo and will be for another 3 months (so they tell me) but my hair has already returned and…
post chemo neropathy how long does this last?
has anyone experianced this and how long b-4 it stops and what's the best treatment? physical therapy? nerontin? time?
to luna20
hiya! laugh at this!!.....when i had my first chemo my hair was almost to my waist (somewhere between the bottom of my shoulder blades and waist). it has been long ALL of my teen and adult life. i don't remember what i looked like with short hair when i was younger. now that i'm off chemo and know that my hair is going to…
Hi all ..... I have a question ......
Hey sisters! My onc called ... he said my CT scan results came back 'suspicious for malignancy'. He is sending me to a chest surgeon who is going to remove the 'place' from my rib bone to biopsy. Has anyone had this done? If so, can you give me some insight into the procedure and the recovery time. It doesn't sound like…
to vjc5199
Wow...I just went back to one of my earlier posts and read your reply....I thought it was "mean" of them to tell me I had an area that was "probably benign." You, on the other hand, went through the ringer!!! How are you now? Are the scans and mammos clear now? How long ago was it that they told you that you needed the…
Thanks to all
I just wanted to say thank you to all that have replied about my hair issue...This morning again I woke up buried in my hair that has fallen out during the night, how annoying. I can hear the razor coming after me.:-) I think it won't be very long before I just sit down and do it.....
leg pain
I am thankful that my one year scans were all good, but I am having a minor problem that I seem to remember being discussed in this conference last year. I am on Nolvadex (tamoxifen) and have been taking it for almost a year. I recently started experiencing leg cramping and achiness that intensifies with walking. Is this…
bowel movement problem
I have been bleeding during my bowel movement for at least 10 days, it's gotten alot better, but for the first 7 days, I would bleed so much that the toilet bowl if filled with red water. And occassionaly it happens even when I urinate only, but the bleeding is not as bad. My doctor asked me to take stool softer (Colace)…
bowel problem
to Sherlynn
Hi Sherlynn, Sorry, I didn't see your message until today. My original question was "can i shave my hair during my chemo sessions" and all the responses I got was "yes." I was asking because I felt so bad about the way my hair was falling out and how different I began to look. and actually, although I said i was going to…
RE:Hair loss has begun
Hi Luna, I always thought that hair loss would be the least of my concerns, so I was shocked when it was such a big deal for me. Mine started to fall out in plugs and when the back of my head looked like a raided onion patch, I took a dog clipper to my head and finished it off with a razor. I felt that it was going to…
The hair loss has begun
Okay well like they said on day 14 my hair will start to fall out, well they were exactly right. How is this one of the few things they are right about....Anyway I have very thick hair right now that is a little shorter than my shoulders. Trust me I already cut it is was down the middle of my back. The hair is everywhere.…
Ode to my Mother In-law
This day seems rather odd to me. I was just about to phone my exhusband when the phone rang and it was him calling me. He didn't need to say another word for I knew his mother had passed on. She died peacefully with her loved ones by her side. It seems to have happened so quickly but that is just because I was kept in the…
For Heavenlee
Hi Angel, thanks for the encouragements from the last message you send. I just want to let you know that I didn't receive the email you've mentioned. please email me at amylin_personal@yahoo.com. I'll talk to you soon. Amy
RE: having a bad day...
Hi everyone, I can't believe the responses and the support I get from everyone who wrote. Thank you! They helped sooo much. I did try to adjust myself these past couple of days, and I think I am feeling a little better. Also, a cancer survivor came by my house with a pastor and a young friend and they prayed for me. I have…
phlebitis
I just finished my 7th chemo treatment last Tues (4 AC and 3 Taxol) which I am getting via IV in my right arm. After the last treatment my forearm was red, swollen and warm. I saw my dr who diagnosed phlebitis and prescribed antibiotics, which I started on Wed. Has anybody experienced this before? The nurses were very…
tamoxifen
I had my last AC on Friday and will start radiation towards the end of June. For those of you that did both chemo and rads, did you start Tamoxifen during or after radiation. TIA!
3littlebears
Getting though this must seem hard. You must not look in the past but the future. My husband needs a heart transplant and I recovered from breast cancer recently. Take each day one at a time. plan things to do that you enjoy and make sure you do them. Depression can only make it worse. If you need help for depression tell…
menopause symptoms
Does anyone have expereince with using Clonadine for hot flashes following chemotherapy-induced menopause? Any other suggestions? I'm on tamoxifen.
double vision
I am a breast cancer survivor. I am now experiencing double vision. Could it be from the Tamoxifin? I also take Vioxx. Has anyone had this problem?

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