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Me
Hi.I just turned 38.Lately I have been having breast pain ,breast tenderness,loss of weight,enlarged veins under the arm on the same side,the breast looks slightly larger than the other,and a red dot has appeared next to the nipple.I went to the doctor but she didn't feel anything,but am having mammogram and physical next…
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Me
Hi.I just turned 38.Lately I have been having breast pain ,breast tenderness,loss of weight,enlarged veins under the arm on the same side,the breast looks slightly larger than the other,and a red dot has appeared next to the nipple.I went to the doctor but she didn't feel anything,but am having mammogram and physical next…
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first time posting
I underwent 4 rounds of a/c and 4 rounds of taxol 2 years ago at the age of 35. I am now having a lot of knee pain and difficulty walking up and down stairs, getting out of chairs, etc. I have read that chemo wrecks havoc on your joints and I was wondering if anyone else had similiar problems and if so, has anything…
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frequent infections; punch biopsy
Had mastectomy in May 03- treated with chemo and radiation. Had latisimus dorsi graft in April 05. Had pseudo infection in June, cellulitis in late July and now having second episode of cellulitis. Surgeon wants to do punch biopsy in a week. He was vague on what he was looking for. Having me see infectious disease also.…
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CLEAR NODES
I thank the good Lord and all the prayers from people for my results........I am clean. I am shaking like a leaf...now some radiation and on to my life again....thank you all for your thoughts.....I am truly lucky.
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Very Scared LDH still climbing!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey all, I saw my doctor las week and was told that the LDH that was slightly high last month went up 133 points this month. I will have a bilateral breast MRI tommorow and a PET CT if that does not show much. I have been cancer free for three years. After my treatment was over I graduated lawschool, got married and still…
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New here and have questions
Hi. I'm new in here. Is there anyone here with Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma with no lymph node involvement who had recurrence? If so, when did it happen?
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Receptor negative
Hi gals.....still do not have my pathology reort for my sentinel nodes...but I have a question...How big a deal is it that I have negative receptors....I have no recourse? There is nothing I can take after treatment? Seems awful vulnerable to me.....any negative receptor survivors out there?? Please tell me what you have…
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arimidex side effects
Is anyone taking Arimidex experiencing hoarseness and sore throat?
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spine mets from breast cancer?
Hi all, I am somewhat new to this website, but I absolutely enjoy the chats and all the help you've already given me. I have some more questions and was wondering if anybody out there has experienced this. Not even a month after my radiation was over from breast cancer, I developed terrible back pain. Pain in the neck and…
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I AM BLESSED!
I HAD CANCER TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW I HAVE CANCER AGAIN I WENT THROUGH SURGERY AND CHEMO AND I HAVE ONE MORE TREATMENT TO GO I FEEL THAT I AM BLESSED TO BE HERE TO TELL MY STORY TO TELL HOW IT MADE ME FEEL I WANTED TO GIVE UP THE SECOND TIME BUT I COULD NOT I HAD TO FIGHT I HAD TO FIGHT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY I DID NOT WANT…
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Breast Reconstruction
Anyone out there have reconstrucion done? I have heard positive and negative reactions from only a few people.
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NO MORE TAMOXIFEN...Lets Get Pregnant!
I just had to share this....and see if anyone out there has done this. I went off the tamoxifen last week after only 3 years. We are going to try and get pregnant...I can only hope that chemo didnt kill my eggs completely and the hormone fluctuations of a pregnany wont make the cancer come back to haunt me. Feeling…
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preliminary ALL CLEAR
Well, my doc found the sentinel node and took it out along with the one next to it. The preliminary on site test looked clear. The pathologist will give it a closer look and may have an absolute by Monday or Tuesday. I feel such a wave of stress has left my body. I feel the light inside me and the glow of life again. I…
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Sentinel node surgery tomorrow
This has been a long week......tomorrow is the big day for me. Hope my surgeon can easily find the first node and call it clean.....I do not want an auxilary done.....I am scared to death...
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noni juice
has anyone heard that noni juice builds up your inummue system. pelona
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Battle Lost
My friend lost her battle with cancer today. She was one of the sweetest people I have ever known and didn't deserve all the pain she has had to withstand during her two year struggle. She was diagnosed with breast cancer just 6 weeks before I got my diagnosis so we did a lot of comparing notes. Her cancer metastisized and…
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Arimidex/headache
Just started Arimidex and have been suffering from mild headaches, not unual for me, but these are also on either side of back of my head and neck. Also have clinical depression which is doing me in and feel unable to cope with anymore worrying is the cancer back although in the last month all my tests were good, tumor…
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Arimidex/headache
Just started Arimidex and have been suffering from mild headaches, not unual for me, but these are also on either side of back of my head and neck. Also have clinical depression which is doing me in and feel unable to cope with anymore worrying is the cancer back although in the last month all my tests were good, tumor…
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abraxane
has anyone out there taken abraxane if so how did you do on it. Hilda
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Breast ca survivors who have had ovarian cancer??
I'm a breast cancer survivor of 10 years. I am going to have surgery in a week to remove an enlarged ovary with the scare of ovarian cancer in the air. I know they are linked...but how many breast cancer survivors have also experienced ovarian cancer? Thanks
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Kathy 1108
Hi Kathy, Could you give me more info about the Femara you are taking? I am trying to decide whether to take it or take my chances without it. I have completed the 5 years on Tamoxifen. How long have you been taking Femara and is this the only hormone drug you have taken?
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pet scans
what do you'll think about pet scans. Are they good in catching everything.
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I can't snap out of it!
I have been in a funk ever since my news of cancer. I don't want to go anywhere and have been hitting the wine.....it is the only time I can relax and think of something else. My mind is soooo sick of thinking about cancer. My imagination is flying and I can't seem to shake it. Will this go away with time? I wake up with…
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Breast Cancer Survivors help
I am a childhood bone cancer survivor, but just today I went to the doctor for a lump in my breast. He ordered a mammogram and some other tests, but they can not get me in for 3 weeks. I am really scared!
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Receptors??
OK My cancer is in the smallest possible stage it could even be detected....I am between 0 and 1....NOT 1 and 2. This is good. The bad thing is, it is of the invasive nature and there is a possibility it seeped into one of the ducts in my breast and off to the lymph nodes. I tried to pin him down to a percentage of this…
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Incredible!
You guys are incredible. Thank you for all the responses, you will never know how much it helps. I don't feel like I am so alone. My Dr. appt today should give me some clarification on what we will do next, which I think is check the lymph nodes to make sure it has not spread.....this is the big one for me. It will…
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saline vs. silicone implants--advice needed
anyone have any thoughts on saline vs. silicone implants for bilateral mastectomy patients? pros and cons would be appreciated. thanks
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please recommend!!!!
i just moved to las vegas with my husband while i am going through breast reconstruction. (i was diagnosed with breast cancer after he resigned from his previous job.) i need a good recommendation for a plastic surgeon--not simply someone who has done implants, but someone who has a lot of experience with patients who have…
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Overwhelmed
I just got diagnosed with breast cancer last week. I am 44 years old and scared to death. No matter how much people say it will be ok, it is a very alone feeling. I had a little tissue removed two weeks ago, they were thinking it was just calcium.....yeah right, I should be so lucky. I am a stage one, which I hear is good,…