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grade of lump
Hiya All My worry at the moment is the grade of my lump which is a three and it was 11mm in size. I had chemo and rads, have lyphodema in arm and hand. My question is about recurrance as nobody has talked about this. Can anyone advise ?
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I am so sad
I am so sad tonight. A coworker (friend) who also has the same breast cancer diagnosis as me (only she is about 6 weeks ahead of me) is in the hospital because the cancer has spread and it sounds like she is in pretty bad shape. I pray and pray for her that she will be able to beat this but everything I hear is not good. I…
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Shoulder Pain
I am so scared. Sorry to do this topic again, but, can anyone out there who has had a spread to their spine or shoulder blade, tell me how it felt? Mine is so painful. It is getting worse at an alarming rate. It is bad enough tonite that I have taken 800 mgs of ibupropen and demerol. I could not sleep last nite. The pain…
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Life Bracelets
Yeeesssss. I just got mine today www.lifebracelets.com
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Worried about shoulder pain
Ok...so, I am doing this new job and part of the training requires that I tote this awful things around, these heavy binders, etc. I am in different branches all the time so I am moving these items all the time. Early on, in Sept late, or Oct., my shoulder blade was uncomfortable. A dull pain that hurt no matter what I…
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PAIN?
I finished my treatment for breast cancer - chemo in Feb. and radiation in May 2003. Soon after I noticed that I had pain in my groin area, I went to the doctor and they did x-rays and the only thing I was told was that they could not fine anything. The pain finally went away from the groin area and now it is in my leg.…
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Starting Chemo next week..any advice
I am starting chemo next week. I will have 4 doses of Adriamycin and Cytoxin followed by 4 doses of Taxol (every other week). Does anyone have any words of wisdom?
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forum and another question
I found a great new message board. I think it's new. There aren't too many posts in it yet. It has an incredible amount of topics. Just thought I would pass it on. I think it's really helpful to women with breast cancer. Topics are greatly support friendly. Seems to cover so much. Here is the link if you want to take a…
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help!!!!!
i don't know what to do. i have a 21 year old daughter. to me she is the greatest.she was there for me 2 years ago when i was diagnose with breast cancer and last year for my stem cel trnsplant. she met a guy over a year ago he does not work or go to school. he is a screw up!!!!and is bringing my daughter down. she loves…
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Changing Identity of Medical Oncology
Under previous law, Medicare covered chemotherapy as well as radiation treatment for cancer patients, but did not pay for oral-dose anti-cancer drugs, unless they were available in both oral and injectable form. Medicare Part B covered a total of seven oral-dose anti-cancer drugs under this provision. Older Americans were…
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losing my hair now
Hi everyone! Monday evening I started losing my hair. I'm 2 weeks out of my 1st Chemo treatment. The nurses told me to expect it in this time frame, so I knew it was coming. My husband and I made an appt at a wig specailty shop almost 3 weeks ago in preperation and we both had a difficult time during the consult. And…
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Tamoxifin and pregnancy
Hi everyone - I just turned 39 years old, am a 3 year survivor, and was married 3 years ago. My husband and I wanted to start a family as soon as we were married because I was 35. Well one week before I got married found out I had BC. I had a lumpectomy and 1 node positive. Did chemo, radiation and have been on tamoxifin…
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How are you doing Bunnie?
I have been thinking about you a lot. How is it going?
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Wigs
Any suggestions on making a wig feel more comfortable?