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Breast Cancer

Archives for March 2003

Bodies - a short film
I am writing and will soon be directing a short film entitled "Bodies" which is an adaptation from a short story published in The New Yorker Magazine (Sept. 30th issue). The main character is in the "wait and see" stage after 10 rounds of chemo for Stage III Hodgkin's lymphoma. I am writing for two reasons. First, I would…
Hospice Nurse with Cancer
I just wanted to say thankyou for everyones wonderful advice and kind words. I am trying to consider all of this as a type of sabbatical. I am not sure I needed to learn more about cancer than I already know, but so it is. I plan not to work as a Hospice nurse during my chemo, but will continue to work in the Critical Care…
DIEP flap
I am planning to have DIEP flap reconstruction in June. (where they take fat and skin from stomach and reattach at breast site, microsurgery to reconnect blood vessels) I had bilateral masts 11/02, do not need radiation or chemo. I am taking armedex for 5 yrs. Did not consider reconstruction at the time of mast, really…
Tamoxifen/cataracts
i have been on tamoxifen for 2 1/2 years and have just been diagnosed with cataracts. Anybody else had that, apparently 25 woman in 1000 get them from tamoxifen. Love Pippi
New at this
Hi everyone. I'm 39 and was diagnosed with breast cancer on November 15, 2002. Had a mastectomy on December 16, 2002 and started chemo on January 16, 2003. It's funny how some dates remain permanently fixed in your brain. I've completed 4 doses of A/C and getting ready to start Taxol in a couple of weeks. I'm doing the…
Opt for double mastectomy?
I'm new to this site. 63 years old. Diagnosed in Oct. with infiltrating ca, R breast, 6 1/2 cm, some lymph node involvement, won't know how many until surgery around end of April. Have had 6 chemo tx which are working (doctor could not even palpate tumor at last visit). Don't want to go through these tx again! They tell me…
lost sense of smell
I had a mastectomy (4/02) and then chemotherapy from 5/02 through 8/02. My sense of smell is all but gone. I either don't smell things or I smell them differently than others. (I've got two kind of generic smells that kick in for many different things.) We did a CT scan of my head/sinuses last week. No tumor or…
Anybody being treated for abnormal....
Anybody out there being treated for abnormal tumor markers. My CEA and CA27.29 keep going up, have been since Dec 2001. All CT Scans negative, Bone scan negative and mammogram negative. I've tried Zeloda and can't take it, causes severe blistering of hands and feet. Anyone with elevated markers please respond. I'd like to…
my mother past with breast cancer 3 years ago ....
my mom was the most important thing in the world to me. she past when i was 9 i am now 14 . i saw alot of what peole today are going through . i have really givin up on myself. but have managed to accept the fact she isnt around. i have a very high risk of getting this too. i really need some advice can anyone help me?
chest sensations after bilateral mastectomy
I had a bilateral mastectomy 3 weeks ago with tissue expanders now in place. At times I have tingling, a feeling of hotness, pain(like muscle cramping), heaviness, and other feelings. Does this all get better or is it something that you live with from now on. I will be having permanent implants in about 4 months. I'm…
Maggs
Finally saw your response on page 3..... I'm on EST. A dear friend of mine died and I completely lost it for a while. Anyway this is Mar 1st. So how about thurs and name a time for me since I don't know which time zone your in okay? God Bless Cathy
Reconstruction timing ??
I will be undergoing a modified radical mastectomy of one breast in April and need to decide if I should have immediate reconstruction. I will have had four chemo treatments. The surgery will be followed by four more chemo treatments and radiation therapy. One of the surgeons I've seen recommends waiting for at least 10…
Node Pos, Est & Pro Neg ARE THERE SURVIVORS OUT THERE?
I am new to the chat room, and two years ago I was diagnosed with ductile cancer, 20 of 23 lymph nodes positive and estrogen and progesterone negative. I went through chemo and radiation after a modified radical mastectomy on my left and an, opted for, simple mastectomy on my right. It has been two years since my…
hospice nurse with cancer
Talk about the other side of the fence....I am a Critical Care RN and a volunteer Hospice RN. I lost my father to cancer when I was 7 and then my wonderful step dad when I was 29. My biological dad asked me to promise him when I grew up that I would take care of people like him, well I knodded my head yes, but hated the…

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