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Breast Cancer

Archives for April 2005

after treatment
Hi! This is my first posting to the board, after having good feelings about what I've seen so far. In 2002, I had a diagnosis of stage 1 breast cancer, a mastectomy, chemo, and recontstruction. Am currently on tamoxifen. My onc (whom I really love) doesn't believe in any blood tests or scans for stage 1 breast cancer…
Elivated Tumor Markers lead to a bone biopsy
Hi I posted a couple weeks ago about having high tumor markers and many of you gave me much encouragement. Well after a PET, CT, MRI and sonogram two issues have surfaced. I have a complex cyst on the left ovary and "activitie" in the thorasic spine T2 & T3. What all this means I have know idea. Chemotherapy put me in…
Biopsy done!
Hello Everyone!!! I am new here to a point. I posted here a few weeks ago when the mass was found. I had the second opinion and a biopsy was recommended. I had a core biopsey done yesterday. All went ok but I can tell you I was scared!! I didn't like the needle to numb everything. When they did it a second time to numb me…
TO BUNNIE
Bunnie, Been thinking of you...how you doing...if your up to it please let us know how your doing warmly, judiek
Denial??
Ok,,,,I am wondering if I am in denial. I rarely think about the cancer, and I am doing the same thing with the diabetes diagnosis. Has anyone here just bumbled through and kept eyes front, just not really dealing with the whole thing? I am so afraid that is what I am doing. I feel like I am getting ready to hit the wall.…
sentinel node biopsy
I am curious about other women's experience with this procedure. Mine was terribly painful and traumatizing. Seems that is so unnecessary with the availability of Versed. Could not get a satisfactory answer why that isn't used. Opinions and info, please!
daughter terrified but sooo greatful for all messages
I keep comming back here looking for all your replies.They mean so much to me and mom it gives her more hope.To the one who had lukemia i say to you we lost our cousin tommy years ago he was 20 years old diagnosed lukemia bruises appearing out of no where understand this was a cousin through marriage but a life long…
hair loss question
Hi Everyone, I had my first chemo treatment 10 days ago & was wondering about hair loss. Does it just get thinner and thinner or does it come out all at one time? Thanks for your support in the past weeks.
daughter terrified
my 65 year old mother just had her breast removed she was told by one doctor that she has 2nd stage in her lymphnodes cancer anyhow she was told no chemo no nothing would help her.Then she seen an oncologist same day said chemo and radiation WILL HELP.she has had 2 small strokes a mild heart attack..but TOUGH HIGH…
leg pain
I had breast cancerover two years ago.Doing fine with that,am taking tamoxifin.For about the last week my left calf has really been hurting and my knee.It hurts to bend it or it just throbs like hell.Anyone else have this problem? What did you do? I am worried about blood clots due to the meds I'm on.The bad thing is we…
I will keep everyone posted, I have been cleared
My oncologist and through lots of prayer, I have been released from my Tamoxifen 11 months before my 5 years were up. This is being done in order to prepare to have a baby, so please keep me in your prayers.
Does the fear ever go away?
I was on here before, under llempert. I was diagnosed Dec. 2003. DCIS, had mastectomy and tram-flap reconstruction. All on left breast. Had more calcifications on right breast and had surgical biopsy in October. Negative, thank God. Just had another biopsy on uterus last week, because of thickening of the walls of the…
Tumor Marker Up
I haven't been here for a very long time. I was hoping that I had moved away from the cancer phase of my life. I was DX in 2000. Stage II. I had lumpectomy, Chemo, radiation, and tamoxifen. I have another 1.5 years on the Tamoxifen. My recent tumor markers were up. Since they had been up two checks before my oncologist…
Missing some radiation treatment.
Hi, I have 20 more radiation treatment to my left breast. they took a very tiny canerous tumor out dec 22., the lymph nodes where clear. bone scan clear and chest x-ray. they say i have a 5%chance of it reacuring. so my problem is this. I have treatments everyday m-f.i have had 15 treatments so far. they are making me…
38 years old - stage 3, HER2/Neu +
Hello - I was diagnosed three weeks ago, 6cm tumor, positive lymph nodes. Found out I was HER2/Neu+ but ER/PR -. Doing neoadjuvant chemo, Taxol + Herceptin. Is there anyone out there in a similar situation? I have 4 small children (6, 4, 2 and 3 months). I found the tumor while breastfeeding my 3 month old. Started chemo…
First Chemo Visit
Hi, Everyone, I had read all the threads on Ever1's "Starting Chemo" and was just wondering how it went for her. I had mine on 3/31. I decided to stick with the oncologist that I had started with (see "Surgeon/Oncologist Disagreement") though my trust was compromised. Very sick that evening, very queasy the next day, then…
2 weeks post op bilateral mastectomy with latissimus dorsi flap with expanders
Hi, I am 35 years old, had bilateral mastectomy with latissimus dorsi flap an expanders done 3/14/05. I had hodgkin's disease when I was 19 years old, the effects of the radiation are believed to have caused the breast cancer. I thought I had my turn with cancer, but I was determined that I would get through this just like…
hello again
Just wondering if a bone scan which is normal could be wrong? I hurt alot in my lower back like a chronic ache. It could be muscle spasms .but it has now been 3 weeks....Should I be concerned?
I am new to the board
I was diagnosed with DCIS on December 22 after a core needle biopsy. I had an excisional biopsy in January but the margins weren't clear and pathology indicated a grade III so I had a mastectomy 3 weeks ago. The delay was because I got additional opinions before going for the mastectetomy. Some people were very dismissive…
I've got good news as well!
Last year at this time I had my first Bone Density scan (DEXA) and was diagnosed with osteoporosis of the spine (-3 BAD!). Well I'm glad to report that a one year follow-up scan showed I am now considered in the range of osteopenia (-1.5)! I guess all that exercise, calcium supplements and that pain in the neck Fosamax…

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