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Hair Regrowth after Chemo
Hi, Everybody, It's been about 8 weeks since my last chemo and my hair regrowth seems slow. Can anyone else tell me how their's grew back? Thanks, Loretta
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Almost out of options - please help
I'm not really sure where to begin. I am 25 years old, my mother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer when I was 6, being told she would never see me enter the second grade. Her cancer over the years has spread from the breast, to lymph nodes, to back, right hip, left hip (now has had 3 hip surgeries because the…
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stage 4 & husband of 25 years left me
I am so disappointed, shocked, hurt and angry that my husband of 25 years would do this to me. I am seeing a shrink and am on meds but feel like my whole world is falling apart. I have no other family here and kids have left for college. I really feel alone. Has anyone experienced this?
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Faslodex and Arimidex
Has anyone been on Faslodex after Arimidex? Was it successful? Also, has anyone received the injection of Faslodex and continued with Arimidex?
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Breast MRI vs. Ultrasound
I had breast cancer a year and a half ago. Underwent 2 surgeries for lumpectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. Since I completed my treatments, I have been extremely sore from the surgeries and from lingering radiation effect. For this reason, I do not want to go through the pain of being compressed by a…
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Breast MRI vs. Ultrasound
I had breast cancer a year and a half ago. Underwent 2 surgeries for lumpectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. Since I completed my treatments, I have been extremely sore. For this reason, I do not feel ready to be compressed by mammography. I discussed this with my dr. and we decided to do a breast MRI. Well,…
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Pain in breast
During the night I woke up with terrible pain in my breast that was removed and reconstructed 2 yrs. ago. It feels real warm where it always felt cold. The pain is still there and I wondered if this is normal as I've never had this before? Thank you for your replies.
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A CRY FOR HELP
HOW DO YOU SEEK THE HELP YOU NEED WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED THE STRONG ONE. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 TEENAGERS AND SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER TWICE AND GOING THROUGH TREATMENTS AND DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS LIFE HAS REALLY GOTTEN TO BE A STRAIN. I CAN'T SAY THAT MY KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND…
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Scared for my mom
My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer three years ago -- it had spread to the bone. There have been some ups and downs (including one very scary period where it didn't look good) but so far, for the past year, it's been pretty stable. Now, she's got bad pain and swelling near her collarbone. Her doctor has…
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Whole Brain Radiation
Hi everyone. It has been a while since I have visited the site. I was recently rediagnosed with breast cancer for the 3rd time, this time with 6 mets to the brain. I have had two of them removed, then gamma knife radiation, and now I am about to begin whole brain radiation. Can anyone tell me some of the side affects and…
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Tried of the " You Look Good, therefore you must feel better" comments
This may sound negative to many people. But I for one have had it up to my eyeballs with people saying that "You Look Good, therefore you must be feeling better" comments. The truth is that I can not stop stressing about the husband issues. Is he going to help me today, without the guilt trips!? I am sick and tried of…
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Chemo Related Neuropathy/Anodyne Therapy
Hi, Everyone, Has anyone who has developed Taxol-related Neuropathy looked into Anodyne Therapy for relief? Hope everyone is doing good. Just finished day 15 of rads...MUCH easier than chemo but going everyday is such a pain! Hugs, Loretta
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Chemo + Radiation
Hi everyone, I have breast cancer, already have had enough cutting and poking on and I HATE needles.......I have just had my first chemo treatment, I have to have 8 and then radiation, it is so frustrating what you have to go thru...I know it will get better, it just is depressing and frustrating. I received a port with my…
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Kidney and Liver Damage
Hi, I was diagnosed with bc in Nov 2002, had surgery, chemo, and am on tamoxifen. Prior to bc, I was as healthy as can be (with the exception of being somewhat overweight). NOW, I have developed type 2 diabetes, and as of my last few appointments, something is up with my liver. At this most recent appointment with my pc,…
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Use of Iscador/Mistletoe Extract
Does anyone have any first hand experience using Iscador in Stage IV Breast Cancer. Has anyone seen tumors slow down or stop alltogether? Any other observations?
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Breast size after radiation
I had a partial mastectomy on June 8 and just finished my 31 radiation treatments today. My tumor was very small, only .83 CM, but my breast is about 1/3 smaller than the other one now.Does anyone know if the size will change even more in the next few weeks? I'm not sure if I want to do reconstruction and if insurance…
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DCIS Treatment
My mother, who is 70 years old, was recently diagnosed with DCIS in her left breast. I have the following questions on her treatment: Her doctor told her that if she has masectomy, she would not need subsequent radiation treatment but that if she has a lumpectomy she would need subsequent radiation treatment. Is that the…
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burning pain
Good day everyone....I am an 8 year breast cancer survivor. Thank God. I had cancer in my left breast and in the last couple of years I experience a "burning pain" in the area of my surgery when I reach or streatch my left arm. The pain can be in my arm or in the area of the surgery. Has anyone else experienced this? My…
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inplant reconstruction
I had an inplant reconstruction after my mastectomy - delayed a year and a half after my mastectomy. The process has taken nearly one year for the surgery, expansion treatments, and "final" surgery. I went to a "teaching hospital" - the only way the insurance would pay (Blue Cross). The result is a disaster - I'm really…
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I NEVER MEANT TO HURT ANYONE
I'm a very emotional person, love very deeply and get hurt very deeply as well. I was so happy when I started posting because I thought I'd found some people who understood what I was going through with the kids and their mom. Then all of a sudden it was like a firestorm of criticism and it really hurt me.I am such a…
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Anyone heard of a Tissue Expander Breaking During Removal Sugically?
I had surgery 2 weeks ago to have an infected tissue expander removed. The tubing that connects the port to the tissue expander broke, the doctor left this part inside me! I cannot believe that it is still there. He says this is the least of my worries right now. Does anyone have any experience with this one?
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Casting for Recovery
Hi all. This weekend I had the privilege of participating in a program called "Casting for Recovery". To say I had a wonderful time is an understatement. This program is national, so I recommend you visit their website (castingforrecovery.com) to see if there is a retreat near you. It is open to all breast cancer survivors…
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One year later
I am just weeks away from one year post chemo and I am having a tough time. The first few months post treatment I had such an appreciation for life. Now I feel like I have lost all the positive lessons I had learned from my cancer experience. Moreover, although my family has had their fun times return, I feel like after…
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Working Through Treatment?
I am 32 and have just been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma this past week. I do not know the stage yet (will see surgeon & oncologist on Tues & Thurs), but I do know that my 2.9cm tumor scores 9 of 9 on the Modified Bloom Richardson and displays lympho-vascular invasion. I think this means that it is aggressive,…
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On Getting Fired
Hi, all. I haven't been on in a while. Dx in 10/03 w/ triple negative bc. 1.2 cm, stage 1 grade 3. I'm 40 now. No mets so far. Over the past year, I've made some accounting errors at work because I've been so distracted by bc. I guess I wasn't really on top of my game. Basically I overbilled the fed gov't. The funds are…
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pet scan, when? before chemo?
On July 11 I had a lumpectomy of what was thought to be a 1.5 cm. invasive ductal tumor. It turned out to be lobular with 1.5 cm. as the main mass but with "extensive angiolymphatic invasion" (I don't know exactly what that means but I know it's not good) measuring 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm. Also 2 of 17 lymph nodes were positive. I…
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To Idalia and Ktinkey
I cannot tell you how much each of your messages mean to me. Thank you so very much. It is exactly what I needed to hear to pull me back into this fight. My friends and family say I'm doing great and stats don't mean anything but what I needed to hear is what two fellow survivors have told me. I love you both for sharing…
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Follow up on my Jun 17 question
On June 17 I asked "Does Anyone else have this problem?" I had pain in my ribs and my breast was continuing to indent and pucker a little below my lumpectomy incision. Wimpy said she was having the same problem and asked me to keep in touch. My Medical Onc ordered a bone scan and a chest xray. Both showed negative for…
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lymph nodes
I was just diagnosed with invasive ductal in my left breast August 1. Right breast still unknown. Is it possible to know before surgery if the lymph nodes are or are not affected? My doctor says not until the surgery. If it is possible, what is the procedure called? I read a posting about not removing the lymph nodes…
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Stage II cancer returns as Stage IV
Hi All It's been some months. Unfortunetly, the stage II cancer that I thought I had whipped in 2001 has returned to my spine ...now classed as stage IV. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone out there? The only way it was found was with the monitoring of the tumor markers. I have no pain or problems at all. But…