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Husbands
It has been awile since I have been here. What I have to say has been weighing heavily on my heart for several weeks. This is definately not making excuses for husbands leaving their wives in their time of need. It was said to me that women marry men thinking they will change and men marry women thinking they won't change.…
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chemo
Hello has anyone out there taken abraxane chemo for breast cancer. this is my second time around and i will start chemo on thursday. God Bless. Hilda
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breast cancer recurrence
i had breast cancer on nov. 2003. had a mastectomy and chemo for 6 months. i will start chemo again on thursday. i have a couple of lymph nodes on my neck area and a couple on my chest. the dr. says that with 3 months of abraxane then a scan to see if it is clear. if not i will take 3 more months of the same. if anyone has…
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Bone/Lung--How it feels? Help
Hey guys, I have not posted for a while, trying to cope with my new job. But, I still read. To the new folks, I was dx with dcis, 2.5 cm, extensive necrotic comedo type. I am working on my class reunion and the husband of a classmate called. He was inconsolable. She died on Aug 25 from complications of chemo due to breast…
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Hummingbyrd
Hello Friend, I have not posted for awhile but have been reading all the posts off and on. I just read your answer to the lymph node discussion. I totally agree with you and I wish I had not removed any lymph nodes. My surgeon explained to me that the procedure was PURELY DIAGNOSTIC. I had two different surgeons from the…
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need a plastic surgeon in las vegas
hi! i am going through breast reconstruction after a bilateral mastectomy. i have tissue expanders in place and have been having injections to expand my pec muscles. i recently moved to las vegas in the middle of the reconstruction. i know vegas has lots of plastic surgeons for breast implants, but i want to find a board…
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Femara side effects?
Hi, I've been on Femara for about 2 1/2 months. My shoulders, knees, wrists and hands are very painful. I've had a few weeks off (school is out for me right now) and I'm sleeping 12-18 hours a day. How do you handle these femara side effects? Ibuprofen seems to help the pain, but I have to keep taking it (and taking it) I…
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My identical twin has breast cancer, they think I have it also...HELP
My identical twin sister was diagnosed with invasive ductile carcinoma, grade 3, stage 3 in June 2005, she had a masectomy on 8/8. They suggested I have a mammogram, they found 4 areas of concern on me. I am a single mom, with only my source of income. I have disability and a cancer policy that will kick in on 10/1. I feel…
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finding a post
I read somewhere on this internet where in a poll given only 14 percent of the oncologist would take chemo or give it to thier love ones, can't find it and need it! Help, all of you who don't have chemo brain or those who have recovered their brains! God Bless, prayers for those suffering from Katrina. Linda