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Breast Cancer

Archives for April 2004

Nutrition as a means to forestall cancer reoccurance
Last July I was diagnosed with metaplastic carcinoma. During two surgeries Doc's removed a 9cm tumor from my chest wall and found scattered cancer cells in four of 16 lymph nodes. I just completed chemo and radiation and I am doing well, with the exception of crying jags which are gradually getting better. I've benefited…
No Followup Consequences
Dear Group, Last night I attended my monthly Reach to Recovery meeting and was told, by a good friend, a 45 year old 3 year survivor, that her cancer is back and currently at stage IV. She originally had a 5cm mass with 3 positive lymph nodes. She was ER+ and Her2Nu+ and has been taking Tamoxifen. The doctors think that…
TAC chemotherapy
Has anyone had experience taking adriamycin, cytoxen and taxotere together? This is the treatment my Dr recommends as best for me; I'm 42 yrs w/invasive ductal w/lobular features, 1.6 cm tumor w/2 nodes microscopic affected, estrogen +, progestrone -, her2 -, grade 3, agressive. Would be 6 rounds, 3 weeks apart, no…
Celebrate
I wanted to let mom62 know that Im not stage 3 or 4 I am stage 2, that is why I'm confused on why so much treatment. My Dr did say that my tumor was grade 3 (aggressive) er/pr and her2 - plus a mastectomy, i just did not know if anyone else had or has similar treatment (tumor size 2cm) and 1/2 mm in 1 node?
Exercises- post-radiation
I just completed a lumpectomy with a sentinel node biopsy (1 node) and 33 radiation treatments. I was told to exercise the arm (and I do lift weights) but not specific exercises. Does someone have suggestions?
Arm trouble
I have a question about my arm that I hope someone can answer. I am still having trouble raising my arm up fully since I had a mastectomy and some of my lymph nodes taken out back in May of 2003. I exercise 5 days a week. It is a lot better now. But I was wondering if this is as good as it is going to get?
traveling precautions???
Hi All, Can anybody please tell me if I need to get some kind of sleeve to prevent lymphedemia before I fly? And if so, who do I call to get fitted? Am I increasing my risk for lymphedemia simply by flying? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Kris
Celebrate
I finished my chemo on 3/17 and had my Pet Scan and MRI on 3/31 got my results on 4/1 and all is clear I am so excited. After 30 rounds of chemo and the waiting on the scan results (thats tough)I am doing great. I'm just curious why they still want me to do 5 weeks of radiation. I had a mastectomy I start radiation on…
1rst checkup
Hi everyone, I had my first checkup with the onc a couple weeks ago and she said all looked fine.She just checked my breast and instead of the usual finger prick ,I had more blood taken. I was just wondering why they took more blood and what they are checking.Does anyone know? I am in my 3rd week of radiation treatments.I…
2nd generation
Received my diagnosis on 12/31. Busy finding info and doctors, had mastectomy 2/9. Now I find I'm dealing with the emotions I'd "put on the back burner". I am having a lot of difficulty dealing with the memory my mother's hellish Halstead & her problems. It's like I'm dealing with my cancer & reliving hers too. She died 3…
Bi lateral / Reconstruction
HI, I am writing on behalf of my mother. She had her reconstruction this Monday and it lasted 9.5 hours and she was d/c'd home yesterday evening. She is currently doing well. I wanted to personally thank ya'll for being so helpful to my mother in helping with her apprenhension and helping her anticipate what she would need…
DCIS & radiation
I have had surgery for DCIS, intermediate stage (breast cancer, the left breast) & radiation has been advised, but I am worried about the affect on my heart. Anyone out there with experience or information on radiation side affects?
results of mammogram
Good news, I had mammo and ultrasound last week and it did not show anything. The radiologist came and visited with me and said that is not to discount what I felt but it didnt show up. To keep a watch on this area. It was great he did not make me feel like a hypochondriac. So I had it done 2 months early, at least peace…
Question re FISH
After a year, I finally got a copy of my pathology report (I don't understand most of it, but at least I got it). I have a question re the FISH test. I notice on the report that my HER2 was +, however, a FISH was never done because there was "not enough tissue left on the block". Isn't this standard procedure? I am worried…
taxol
I have another question. My oncologist is suggesting I get on a stage 3 drug trial that uses dose-dense treatments every 2 weeks and has a 50/50 chance of patient getting either A/C or Taxol only. No other chemo meds, but support for low blood counts, etc. Has anyone else ever heard of using just Taxol for stage 2 breast…
mets screening
I was diagnosed with her 2 neu stage III with 6 positive nodes in 10/02. Had a bilat mastectomy, Adriamycin and Cytoxan, radiation, and 1 year trial of herceptin. I was told this is a very aggressive cancer that is often likely to recur/mets. Yet my onc. says there will be no need for any screening scans looking for mets…
Her2-Neu confusion
My biopsy pathology report and supplemental FISH showed that I was Her2 positive 2.0 (weak-positive). I just got my pathology from my mastectomy and it says that I am Her2 negative 1.1. I'm concerned since this can have a major effect on my treatment. The oncologist called both pathology labs in from of my husband and…
My daughter is amazing
Hello everybody, Here I thought I would be celebrating my one year dx on Good Friday only to now have the gears shift to my daughter. Meghan is nine years old and was rushed to the hospital where she was dx as having type 1 diabetes. We were all in shock not only with the dx but also almost losing her. Now we have taken a…
Anyone had a liver biopsy?
I am not comfortable with having a liver biopsy. This is for something new, unrelated to my 2X breast cancers. I heard it's painful, and there could be complications. Please be truthful.
Are the chances of reoccurrence greater
For the first time today I had the opportunity to look at my reports my onocologist had.She had an emergency call during my check up and she handed me my file and said I could look.My question now is are the chances greater for reoccurrence if you are her2neu3+/fish positive?My doc said since i was a stage one and it was…
No Zometa for Bone Mets
Is there anyone out there who's D.R. told them to wait to start Zometa? I am on Lupron (to induce menopause), sodium phenyl buterate(an alternative med) and chemo (xeloda) I have many bony mets(leg, pelvis, hips, ribs, chest, back) but not a lot in any one place. One D.r. recommended Zometa but my primary one says to wait…
How long before normacy returns?
I suppose this is similar to other questions previously asked, but at the urging of my husband, I'll ask anyway. I just finished chemo 6 weeks ago (Yeah!) but am still not feeling very well. Its not so much the fatigue I'm concerned about as I just started radiation too and know fatigue is a side effect...its the general…
Financials of being sick
I'm unable to work and social security benefits will take 5 months or more to kick in. Anyone else dealing with financial diffuculties while going thru cancer treatment? Does anyone know of any organizations out there that can help with more than wigs, etc., like rent?
Someone PLEASE help I'm not clear anymore and I'm so tired
I am extremely worried about topic posted and answers to port questions. I have a sub-clavian port (left chest wall) and only 3 months post chemo and radiation. The docs say months or at least a year before removing. My surgeon said removal was an OFFICE procedure! Everyone posted they were under general anesthisia? This…

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