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Breast Cancer

Archives for October 2002

Thank you
Dear Friends: I just wanted to thank all of you who have prayed for me and sent your good thoughts. Jean Miller was so kind as to post my request when I was too sick to log on to this site and forwarded your messages to me. She has my eternal gratitude. I am feeling more like my old self - just slow going to get my energy…
swelling and radiation
I'd like to hear others experience with this. I'm about 9 weeks out of radiation which followed a lumpectomy and chemo(AC). I also had a staph infection after surgery which left me with mild lymphadema. When I last saw the radiation onc at my 6 weeks checkup, I had some swelling, but in the last couple of weeks it has…
help!
hello, ladies, i have a prayer request. many of you have read my story and know that i still have a spot left on my spine. well, resently my back started hurting and tomorrow i go for another MRI to see if it is changing. my request is that God will give me the strength to do whatever needs to be done, to have the faith to…
Tara chat room
I have been trying to get into the chat room but the screen freezes up, I can see you are there, tried to answer but it does't work. Sorry...Emmi
low cost and free mammography
Hello, my name is Joe Sunnen and I am a reporter at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. I am working on a story about breast cancer awareness particularly among the underserved or low income women. I was wondering what the opinions were of some of people on this board in regards to how well these women…
Post Hysterectomy Update
Dear Sisters, Just a note to let you know that I got home from the hospital on Thursday an that everything went well with my preventive hysterectomy. I'm still in the process of healing, but i will be starting my 34 treatment course of radiation Monday and will have my first 20mg Tamoxifen daily dose today. I'll keep you…
Treatment Day - delays chat
Gotta go for treatment. If anyone interested we can try to chat at 1:00 or 3:00 PM CST. I'll ck both times. God bless have a great day. Hummingbyrd
Newly diagnosed and asking questions
Hello... My name is Carol and I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. There were two lesions, one was 1.1 cm and the other was .02 cm. I was told by my surgeon that I was a candidate for brest conservation therapy and radiation. I have had the surgery and there is no cancer in my lymph nodes (thank goodness). I just…
To our young ladies
Hi all....I was watching our local news, and they are featuring something about breast cancer every day this month. Anyway, they talked about something I wasn't aware of. The Susan G. Komen Foundation has a support group for women in their 20's & 30's who are breast cancer survivors. It's called the Young Survivors…
Cancer in my neighborhood
I have learned that 12 people on my street of 30 homes have had cancer within the past 10 years. People of all ages ... children to elderly and all different types of cancers. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years after moving to the neigborhood. Should I make anything of this seemingly high number? Jamie
update on Jean
jean was accepted into a study group and has started an aggressive chemo. Which was her choice, She wanted both the study and the aggressive Keep the prayer line going. Cinder
Making Strides
Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know my family & I will be walking the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and I'll be thinking of all of you! miles while still on chemo - wish mw luck! Doris
I got the dreaded staph infection .....
OMG ... I was thrilled to know my bc has not recurred .... however, I was admitted to the hospital a week ago with a raging staph infection ... resulting from the bone biopsy. Let me tell you, I have been very sick in my life ... as you all know ... but NOTHING compares to the hell this week has been ... and I'm still…
To take Faslodex or not to, that is the question...
Will Faslodex work if Tamoxifen and Femara haven't stopped tumor markers from rising? Or do you think another approach besides hormonal would be better?
Please Pray
Please pray for someone named Trav who is undergoing surgery next Friday! Also, please pray for his family, too! THANKS!!!
One Day out of Surgery
Thank all of you for the wellness prayers because they were truly answered. The surgeon was in and out efficient, I didn't require drains, and other then sore ribs from 14 months of expanders I feel great. I am wearing one of those soft sport front closure bras to keep "the Girls" in place and supported. I did the double…
Great chat!
Just wanted to say what a good time I had w/ everyone in the chat room today. We had 4 ladies! Almost overloaded the chat room page! Someone get the butter, we're on a roll! Looking forward to next time. God bless, Hummingbyrd.
Unbelievable, HER2 negative AND positive!
hi all, well i just threw the docs for a loop. apparently i'm not totally HER2/neu negative since the tumor in my arm overexpressed proteins. soooo... my whole treatment plan of xeloda and taxotere is off. they want me to do carboplatin/taxotere with herceptin, which is a great drug i hear. but i will have to do weeky…
Liver consult
Hi dear friends, Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. God has blessed me greatly. My doctor said that my liver enzymes had gone down"dramatically" but they were still elevated, so she wants some more tests. So I am scheduled to give lots of blood (do I have any left?) and have some scans on my liver and spleen. She…
Chat room
Hey if anybody's interested let's try to chat in the AM around 9:00 CST. If that's too early just post a note. I can adapt. Hummingbyrd.
Nervous about headaches
Hi. It's been awhile since I've posted anything but I'm concerned. I'm 3 years out of stem cell transplant for advanced stage 3 breast cancer. Just got my cat scan back on chest, abdomen & pelvic (all clear thank God!) What I'm concerned about is I've had a dull headache & nausea, tired, for the past 2 1/2 wks. I wake up…
My 15 minutes of fame, GONE!
Hi, sisters, well the segment on the "Early Show" that I told you all about I was going to be on has been bumped! It will be later on in the month but we are going on a cruise so I am not going to be on it. Sob sob, show-biz is so cruel! Hugs, Shirlann
SORRY I DOUBLE-POSTED! One day I'll get the hang of this! -Geral
Skin cancer treatment w/Fluorouracil cream
Thanx to everyone for your responses to my 10/14 msg! I'm taking all your responses into consideration. I'm still 'on the fence' as to what to do because I had already started the cream before I read that the cream is apprx. 93% eff. compared to surgery's apprx. 100% eff. and before reading your responses. I agree that…
Skin Cancer treatment with Fluorouracil cream
Thanx to everyone for your responses to my previous msg. on 10/9! I'm taking them all into consideration. I'm 'still on the fence' as to what to do about my skin cancer. I had already started the cream before receiving your responses. I agree that surgery was/is prob. the way to go since it's almost 100% eff. However, I…
Post Breast Surgery Pain Syndrome (PBSPS)
I posted a response to a 10/14 message 'cancer pain' & meant to give this http address: 'http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/neuropathic.html'
Surgery Thursday
I'm excited and looking forward to having these expanders out and my reconstruction done. My new surgeon yesterday really showed me what she is made of when I mixed up my appointment time and arrived 45 minutes late. I felt so bad and knew I skewed her schedule for the afternoon. She realized it wasn't intentional and…
newest estrogen blocker Faslodex
I started Faslodex July 5 2002. It's an injection in the butt once a month. I'm experiencing a lot of fatigue and a lot of weakness in my legs and arms. Is anyone else on this drug and are you having this problem? I asked my doctor about it and she said it's so new that there are only a few of her patients on it so she…
post radiation pain
I'm over my 6-week radiation after lumpectomy. However, I have pains or soreness at the surgery/radiation spot. Anyone experienced the same? I appreciate all the prayers and support from this group - before I had radiation. Thanks.
message to geral
Hello geral, just a short note to thank you for the website information you gave in your last post. That is exactaly the right kind of shared information that this forum can provide. Even though I am 2 years out of treatment, I read everything I can read on breast cancer and other related cancers. You do not have a web…

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