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getting ready to start reconstructive sugrery
Hi iam getting ready to start reconsturction in may i i forgot to ask the doc or if he said i dont rember from beging to end how long does it take for this.iam doing the saline implants.If anyone could help me out i would appreciate it.Bunnie
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PetPepsi?
Just wondering how things are coming along in your world.... Stay in touch, yes? Marty
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breastfeeding with Paget's
Hi! I'm looking for someone in a similar situation. I am a young mom with 2 small children, one who is still nursing. I was diagnosed with Paget's Disease in Feb. and also had a mastectomy with reconstruction on the right side. I am having a hard time finding people in my situation. I don't know at this point what my…
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preventive hysterectomy
I am in my 50's and just had my cancer recur. It is estrogen receptive. I'm taking a hormone suppressant drug and oral chemo. I've asked repeately if a hysterectomy would be helpful; however, since I've been in a chemo-induce menopause since 2000 I've been told no. Has anyone received advice to the contrary at this age?…
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Breast cancer-CMF or AC?
Hi, If you've been through either CMF or AC chemotherapy for breast cancer, I'd REALLY appreciate your feedback. I'm needing to choose between these two options to follow up my lumpectomy surgery in February. I'm specifically interested in how tired you were and for how long during each cycle. I have 2 young children (2 &…
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Waiting, worried & confused
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 weeks ago & it's taking so long for the results, but tuesday she was told it is an agressive cancer and it is all in her lymph nodes her 1 doctor told her she will have to start kemo then have surgery then end with radiation, but my question is is there any one out there that can…
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Decisions, decisions...
Recently I had a lumpectomy showing positive margines, but my 'nodes are clean. The team of doctors has left the decision to me as to whether to have another lumpectomy, and MAYBE get the rest of the cancer ("50/50 chance of getting it all"), followed by radiation, or to have a mastectomy. I am curious as to what other…
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Clean up for silicone leak/rupture?
Has anyone had to have clean up done for a silicone implant leak/rupture? What was done -- any surgery? Was anything prescribed -- medicine or vitamins? Did you know you had a leak/rupture or was it found by a test or dr?
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surviving
I just celebrated my new birthday, March 3. This year was 11 years, cancer free. I remember the wind being sucked out of my body the day I was told I had breast cancer. I had a 12 year old daughter still to raise and I worried if I would be around to see her graduate from high school. I worried that she would be forced to…
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waiting for test results
trying to wait without trying to guess what results will be is very difficult. I know I have some spread to lymph node, ct scan showed no spread to organs, still waiting for results of bone scan. I am trying to take it a day at a time and manage pretty well through the day but find myself awake during the night trying to…
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methylglyoxal
methylglyoxal is a chemical that has potent anti cancer activities, but hasnt been researched in human trials in the US, although the below study done in india suggests it is effective http://www.iacs.res.in/cancer.html
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Chemo related hot flashes
I've been on chemo for about 6 months now after a lumpectomy. Things have gone fairly well except for the hot flashes. I'd been having some hot flashes before I started chemo, but once I was on chemo I was having 20+ hot flashes a day! My gynocologist put me on 75 mg effexor daily and that has helped some, especially…
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Breast Cancer to the lungs
Hi there, I am new to this and am looking for someone in a similar situation - BC that has metastatized to the lungs. I am on Taxol and Bevacizamub (Avastin) after being on Femara. Just want to link up with some people,compare stories, get some hope.
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Family thinks I'm cured
Now that I'm finished with Chemo and Radiation, my family thinks I should be cured, and back to normal. But actually, I am more tired than before, I don't want to complain, but, I'm not back to normal, and they don't understand.
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Hard to work with
I have really had a rough week and need to get some things off my chest. I am 6 months post chemo (ACT) after a mastectomy. My cancer was ER and PR negative. I thought I was doing so well - hiding all my fears about the cancer reoccurring and dealing with my own mortality and going about living. Well, boy was I ever wrong!…
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Health Insurance
Hello: I'm new to this, so excuse me, if I sound dumb. I'm a breast cancer survivor of 3 years. I haven't had a check-up in about a year, because I haven't been able to afford the insurance, or mammograms, etc., and I'm above the income level for State Aid. I live in SF and although I've tried to get health insurance they…
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Tough decision
I was diagnosed in February 2004 with invasive lobular carcinoma. I've since had a lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy. The last surgery was 3 weeks ago. The tumor was Stage I, low grade, the margins were clear, and the lymph nodes are negative. The cancer is ER positive. I have seen 2 oncologists regarding treatment and…
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post-chemo arthritis
I finished my chemo in May of last year and my radiation in July. I started Tamoxifen right after. I have bone & joint pain that seems to coincide with my menstrual cycle. Well, actually its a phantom cycle because I haven't had a period in over a year but I get all the physical symptoms every 30 days! But the joint pain…
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PICC line or vein for chemo?
Hello. I'm asking for my 58yo mother who relies heavily on my advice and I'm not sure what to say. She was diagnosed with Stage 2 BC -- about 1.6cm tumor and .2mm in one lymph node and her invasive ductal cancer was considered extremely aggressive. She had a lumpectomy and is scheduled to finish her fourth and last round…
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Nerve damage from Radiation
Hello All, I am new to these boards and I have a question for anyone who had radiation for breast Cancer. I was diagnosed in Dec, 1999 and had a lumpectomy with Node removal, 4 rounds of A/C and 42 radiation treatments. All was well until about 6 months or so ago. I started having "cramp" like pains on my cancer breast.…
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estrogen negative
My tumor was estrogen negative. Do I need to worry about anything? According to my doctors there is nothing for me to take. Thanks
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finger nails & toenails
I am done with my treatments: chemo on Dec. 10th and radiation on Feb. 29th. How long does it take for your nails to go back to normal looking. Mine are three colors and thick. Very ugly!! ANy suggestions on how to take care of them??? Thanks
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Hormone Therapy: Megace
Hi, I am in a dilemma about my next step in treatment and hope you can share some advice. I just completed 5 rounds of Taxol & Carboplatin. I am in remission. My oncologist recommended a maintenance dose of either Taxol or Carboplatin alone for 3 treatments based on the ovarian cancer study showing it prolonged remission.…
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phyllodes tumor
I am looking for someone that has had a malignant phyllodes tumor. Had one removed 02/16/04. Interested in followup treatment.
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Her2
Hi. I've been reading about Her2, etc. etc. and thought I'd ask what it all means. My cancer was invasive ductal carcinoma, very small 9mm, with DCIS. I had a lumpectomy and a resection for cleaner margins with 6 weeks of radiation, no node involvement. Pathology was Grade III, ER+, HER2neu negative with chemocronidosis…
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daily diet
I am trying to get a daily menu together and I find it hard to get 5 to 7 small meals together for each day. Any suggestions? Hungry boogirl!!
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more on expanders/breast reconstruction
The expander was placed under the muscle and that muscle really pushed out to acommodate the expander. I was quite sore for a week but after that I could have gone to work (I'm retired). Iwent to the plastic surgetion every 3 weeks to have saline injected in order to stretch the skin. She did not overfill..so it was never…
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facial pain
Do any of you ladies have facial pain that you didn't have before chemo, now? *I had sinus pain and "brain freeze" pain while going through chemo and I thought it would lesson and it did but now I have jaw pain like the nerves are inflamed. I went to the dentist for X-rays and they couldn't see an abcess, but my jaw is…
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One tumor worst; another better
Hello everyone, Just found out that I have two more bone mets on my spine. I had two spots show up on a bone scan (one on the back of my skull and the other on a vertabrae). The one on my skull (whatever it was) was not a tumor according to the CT. But the spot on my spine was actually two spots according to the MRI. But…
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tamoxifen
Do you know, when the 5 years of taking this is over, do you just stop the drug or do you have to be weaned off? Is anyone out there taking anything after tamoxifen?