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I had 4 cycles of AC and 4 cycles of taxotere. I finished my last taxotere treatment 4 weeks ago and my face is still swollen, my muscles in my legs are still weak and painful when I walk. Everyday af…
Hey all... It's been a long time since I have accessed this site. I started back to work last August (as a teacher) and just don't have the time I had anymore. Anyway..My little guy that I was pregnan…
Good Day Ladies: My reconstruction (right breast) and the reduction of my left breast (for symmetry purposes) was completed on June 4th. Approximately, 2 weeks ago I developed a thickening at the 7 o'…
Hi everyone I was just reading the postings about how important it is Not to have blood drawn from the arm that had breast cancer, when I realized that I DID JUST THAT YESTERDAY!!! Now what? Can you b…
Question and comments to ALL the wondeful, helpful women here. Has anyone taken xeloda after being pretty debilitated from previous chemo etc. Remember, the herceptin gave me heart failure and I read …
Ok, I read some stories and I am torn between self loathing for being afraid when I had dcis and was so lucky, and then being scared of metastasis. DCIS is almost 100% curable. Ok. I know that. I am l…
Hello my doctors can't put me on any thing because they are afraid it will bring my cancer back is there any thing out there that we can take that won't hurt us at all . Hot flashes are uncomfortable.…
Has anyone heard of lymphedema in the chest wall area that makes your cribs hurt near the masectomy and breast area? Or is this type of pain and discomfort due to the surgery, breast and lymph nodes t…
Less than two weeks ago on a Wednesday, I went for my yearly mammeogram - a shadow was seen on the film so I had ultrasound as well. On Friday, I went to see a breast surgeon who was able to feel the …
My mom had a masectomy of her left breast 7 months ago and since then has had daily vertigo. She is unable to walk without a cane and often falls. The daily dizziness she suffers from is more devastat…
I have a good question .How long is the effects of chemotherapy inside our system ? I went to work on Tuesday morning and every joint in my system hurt and I had the chills and nausea so I came home a…
So after 4 (yes, 4) surgeries to get the DCIS out of my breast the doc says my girl should go. And rationally I know she's right although emotionally I'm ready to get the one way ticket to Tahiti. Any…
It's been over a year since I had my masectomy and 10 months since last chemo. I find myself worrying over everything and basically just not happy about anything. I use to always have a smile on my fa…
This is probably not related at all, but, I have developed a "bruise" looking skin discoloration on the top of my left foot that is now growing and moving up my leg, and over the entire surface of my …
My sister just left the hospital today after masectomy & lymph node removal. I don't have too much info right now, but her doctors have told her to be sure never to have iv's/medicines/etc. placed in …
Was reading about Lapatinib recently (I'm her2+) and wondered if anyone is participating in any of it's clinical trials. Hopefully I'll never need it, but I'm always trying to stay on top of things th…
My dr,said I could take tamoxafan or choose not to take it . She said it raised my chances 1 to 2%. She said she would take it even for 1 or 2%. In my case she said with chemo and radiation I am 95% c…
Ihave not posted for along time but,I do check in often. It is almost 4 years praise the Lord!!! I still need to be reasured that what I feel is normal. Had my 6 month check up this last month and my …
Hi just wondereing is there anyone out there that has had lung cancer and was told they only had like 6 months to a year to live so choose not to do treatments and are still around after many years?th…
Hummer, I looked up zometa side effects to refresh my memory - have had the STARRED ones some other times - I had navelbine and zometa and procrit on thursday - last night middle of the night, awoke w…
I've just had a bilateral mastectomy to remove a 2cm tumor in my left breast and prophylactic in my right. The tumor was classified as a second primary, since I have had the same thing before 5 years …
Leptomeningeal Carcinomatous (Carcinomatous Meningitis) The most common cancers to involve the leptomeninges are breast cancer, lung cancer and melanomas, and now, because of dose-intense combination …
Yesterday I got my results from my wire biopsy and it came back negative. The califications were not cancer. I am so thrilled. I feel so lucky about it. Now maybe I can start to relax a little. I stil…
My mom is 3-year breast cancer survivor who has always been my inspiration. She has just written and published her first childrens book and I couldn't be prouder. She is truly an amazing woman who has…
Hello all. I am wrestling with the side effects of first Tamoxifen and second Femara. I am 51 years old, had my only child at 35, nursed her, and am now menopausal since Dec 02 (chemo) I was dx in Aug…
This is an amazing website and I'm hoping some of you can offer me some more advice. I am 60, postmenopausal, and was on Tamoxifen from Feb 2002 until May of this year when I was switched to Femara. O…
Somebody posted a note a while back about a strange dream involving puffer fish. Just thought it odd today when I ran across new drug info regarding pain medication. Seems they are using a substance c…
Hello All, Heard about a new drug being developed that will cure cancer for good....if it works. It will not be available for human testing until next year. Go to Google and type in ONCOMAX. There is …
