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Breast Cancer

Archives for April 2006

I'm Chatty Today - Moving On
Hello All - I come and go from this sight and while I love to see everyone helping each other I also hate the fact that we are all here with this disease. I have been reading the posts about fear. I had so much fear right after my first go round with treatment was done. I have had to stay on anit-depressants in order to…
Laugh for the day
This one's from Reader's Digest: A marine biologist was telling his friends about some of his most recent research findings. "Some whales can communicate at a distance of 300 miles" he said. "What the he** would one whale say to another 300 miles away?" asked his sarcastic friend. "I'm not absolutely sure," the expert…
having trouble moving on
i had bc in 1990 - no chemo, just lumpectomy & radiation. then in oct 2004 it came back on the other side. same procedure but this time i had to start tamoxifen. finished radiation in jan 2005. when i went for my mammo in sept, i had to get a needle/puncture biopsy on the same side i had just finished the treatments on.…
Liver Enzymes elevated
Has anybody had elevated liver enzymes after chemo? Specifically, my alkaline phosphatase has been elevated to 162 for the past 6 months. It's been 1 year since I finished chemo and 10 months since I've finished radiation. My oncologist is scheduling me for a bone scan and CT scan of the abdomen. I'm concerned that the…
tamoxifen and relacore
I have been taking tamoxifen since July 2004. I have about 10 pounds on me that I would like to take off. I saw the ads on tv for Relacore to take off belly fat. That is exactly what I have. Has anyone used Relacore? I wonder if it would be safe to take while I am taking the tamoxifen.
bilateral,2nd because fear of it comming back. And it did.
I just cant get a break. Thank God it isnt in any of my main organs. I had a double so that i wouldnt have to go through this. Its only been 2 yrs for me and now i have nodes under R arm that all have to come out like my L arm nodes and u all know what that means. Has any one had cancer that did not show up in the breast…
Colonoscopy 2.5 years after chemo
Greetings, I've just been through an experience that may help others.... October 2002 - December 2003 I did 16 weeks of chemo, a lumpectomy, lymph node removal, then margins bad, then mastectomy, then 9 weeks of chemo, then 7 weeks of daily radiation, then 9 more weeks of chemo. Then I was on tamoxifen for ~ 17 months and…
Hard time getting work Depressed
I just finished my last chemo treatment and I am getting back to working. I had been an assistant to my now exfinance for the last 5 years without pay which is causing a problem for it looks as if I have not been working for the last 5 years. Aswell as having to have one more surgery coming up, not too many employeres are…
Scars after Bilateral
I had a bilateral masectomy and they used muscle from my back to begin my reconstruction. I am wondering what anyone else has used to put on the scars to make them heal faster and appear less visible. I had this surgery Oct.31st so the scars are somewhat new. I will be having the reconstruction on May 26th,if there is…
In a holding pattern now
I have the results of my mammo, it came back clear. Since my dr hasn't called about the results of my us I am guesing nothing showed up. I really don't have many options. I have an HMO so I'm pretty much stuck with my dr. If I want to see another dr I have to switch my pcp. Which is something I am considering, my dr is…
Crazy Reaction...
Ok, I am curious if any other of you have reacted the same way. Where I live it has already gotten hot.. into the high 80's. So the heat has encouraged me to ditch my wig... So I have done it. But I feel so strange and unattrative to have such short hair. (everyone else says it is cute) It seems to make me feel…
eyebrow pencil?
Hi! I know this isn't a major issue (unless you don't have eyebrows!), but has anyone found an eyebrow pencil that doesn't look weird? As a group, I bet we've sampled every brand out there! My eyebrows are finally back, but very thin and pale. When I was drawing them on, they looked ok, but now that there's actually some…
br ca to bone ca
When br ca goes into bone ca what are the symtoms I have had some rt hip pain for over a month and my oc stated it was my muscle but did no testing dx br ca 6-05 finished chemo and rad feb 06, stage 2b with nodes involved
Snake oil salesman
DO NOT listen to tajiasurvived message. It has been posted on many of the boards.....no information as to who this guy is, won't respond with anything OTHER THAN a scripted message....CSN guy has been alerted!
Some good news...DONE WITH CHEMO!
I just thought I'd share. After a bout with colon cancer, chemo, radiation, surgery; I am now battling breast cancer. Good news???? LAST CHEMO was on Wednesday!!!!!!! Yayayayayayaya!!! Hugs, Kathi
Back on Track with Herceptin
Great Day... I got back on track with Herceptin today. I had been taken off of the drug because it had lowered my heart ejection ratio. After 10 weeks off the drug... everything is back to normal. I have been feeling great. I finished Chemo on Nov 1st and Radiation on Feb 13th.. a great Valentine's present. So we will try…

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