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Breast Cancer

Archives for March 2007

My Last Chemo is coming up April 10, 2007
I am looking forward to my last chemo, I think so far all my chemo AC/taxotere 4x4 3 weeks apart, handled all side effects pretty well. this last taxotere chemo is making me feel anxious. so I think the last one may finally do a number on me. But my concern is reading about Ms Edwards and Snow. I thought we are getting…
Need comfort? The old standby....
I once again visited the site that long ago SpongeBob shared with us....there are so many new faces, I thought I would share the site again: http://www.thesurvivormovie.com/ For anyone who knows someone fighting the beast...or someone who has found the beast... Hugs, Kathi
Tumors Markers Blood Test
Dr's office just called. My results on my Tumors Markers Blood Test are 18. "Normal" range on cancer patients is 30-38. The lower the number the better! Doing Kathi M's Naked Happy Dance!!!! Thanks to everyone here for your support! Hugs & God Bless! LoVonna
First Year Check Up
Had my one year check-up yesterday, sonogram on one side, mammo on other to have a new baseline. Dr. said there is a node in the other that has shifted because of the two reconstructions on that side (reduction and moved nipple). But, he says it hasn't grown, just shifted and that it's benign. So, I have been given the all…
Bone Deterioration
Hi All, Back again and been a while since I've logged in. Almost at 2 years after chemo and rads. Went to see my onc., 3 months ago and to my astonishment, I am no longer 5'6". I have shrunk to 5'4" since stopping chemo. I am scheduled for an MRI for my C4 vertebrae (whiplash many years ago) and because the pain between my…
Recouping . . . sort of
Okay, I had a mastectomy in September (right side), followed by surgery 10 days later for a huge hematoma, then had a port put in about a month later. Chemo followed - November through January. Last Wednesday (March 21) I had a second mastectomy (left side) and port removed. This recovery is going fairly well except for a…
I don't understand my pain
Does anyone still have pain in their ribs, under the arm, etc. I am told this is just the way it will be from now on, but I only had stage 1 breast cancer. Radiation was complete 1 year ago 3/21 and I can't stand to be touched or hugged because my rib cage hurts..all the time. I exercise to strengthen muscles and just…
Don't want to be discouraged
So far so good, until now. I was diagnosed May06, did 10 cycles of chemo, had mastectomy, ovaries removed, radiation complete then began Herceptin. Took test for heart last week showed decrease in heart function. Now we have to determine if decrease is from Herceptin, maybe radiation. Will see doctor tomorrow and take ekg…
3rd time trying to remove same lump...
I've had 2 mastectomies and 2 recurences, now in bones, so I can't help my in-law with this question...she's had several mammograms, marked with the wire, had a lumpectomy with the drain for a week, saw surgeon today and he said the pathologist and oncologist said he didn't get everything, so she has to have surgery AGAIN…
Possible Capsule Contracture
Hi everyone! It is always so nice to be able to come here to talk to you guys. It has been about 1.5 months since my mastectomy/reconstruction. I have been told that I might have capsule contracture (scar tissue surrounding my expanders). My expanders have ended up very far apart(about 4 inches and I have a very small…
Finished Tamoxifen
I finished TAM this week and boy do I have a headache. Has anyone here finished it? What can I expect? Thanks
Two Year Surgical Check Up - And ALL IS WELL
Well.... made it past another check up.... and got another 6 month reprieve.... every time I have a check up I loose my mind for about 2 days.... and then feel great relief when the Doc says all is OK. So tonight I am starting one of Kathi's Happy Naked Dance lines... Take Care all. God Bless... Susan
Thanks You All
Thanks for the well wishes in messages, It is so nice to feel connected and this site has given me that for so many years. Sad to be connected in such away but now wouldn't have it any other way. I do so appreciate the sharing of information because learning has never been a bad thing for me. One in nine women in my…
Breast Cancer - MammoSite RTS
I have just posted my story in the Gallery. This is a relatively new procedure. Please read my story. This may not be for you but anyone with breast cancer needs to ask their surgeon if they qualify for this option. Search MammoSite.
Prayers for my sister
Hi everybody. Its been a few months since I posted. To make my story quick, I was dx in 2005; had partial mastectomy, chemo; rads; no hormonal therapy due to the triple negative dx. I'm surviving. Going through one of the devils scare tactics right now with a bone scan. Anyway, my post if for my sister who was dx in 2000…
DCA Latest Cancer Cure Hopeful
DCA or dichloroacetate, was recently shown to dramatically reduce cancer tumors in mice and in cultured human cells in a petrie dish. This substance attacks a fundamental difference cancer cells exhibit with their metabolism and has already been used to treat people with certain metabolic diseases (and was shown to be safe…
THE DRIVE
So its been a while, i don't have a sex drive, i get hotflashes, i turn red, i can't even get off when i do the big "M". What do i do, its been 6 months since i've been done with chemo and i finished Rads about 3 months ago my right breast hurts and i don't want to have sex! DOES THE FEELING EVER COME BACK???????? I feel…
Web pg update-old timer checking in
Hello to everyone! It's been perhaps 2 yrs since I was in here, longer maybe? *smiles* I recognize Tara & Jmears. Funny how so many of us fade out after time. Of course, some of us keep getting pulled back in with mets. My luck o' the draw. *shaking head* I have updated my lengthy web page while I am dealing currently with…
Ten Years
It has been almost 10 years to the day that I was finally diagnosed with my own Breast Cancer. I can still remember that feeling hitting the core of my being where I knew deep inside of me that something was very wrong and didn't really have to hear it, it just was. There are times now, when I think oh how I have changed.…
bone mets?
I have a question. As many of you know I have been battling severe hip pain for the last several months. At first I thought it was residual pain from the Neulasta shots but after a couple of months went by the pain persisted. My onc sent me to my ortho. He thought that I had developed bursitis in both hips as a result of…
Remission
Hello, i am a survivor of BC i have been in remission for about 2 months now. I just want to meet people that have gone through this so that i can get through what i am feeling. I feel sad and scared. I may be carrying a mutated gene that could cause me to get BC again and i am only 29, i keep thinking that i am going to…
Resvert and Carnivora? Anybody take these?
The surgeon who performed my mom's surgery suggested she take these supplements. I wanted to know if anyone else out there has taken these and if they are ok.
Last Chemo today!!!! (but...)
It's almost 80 here in SC so Kathi, I could probably actually do a happy naked dance Now that my chemo is finished. Maybe I was still in a fog but after my mastectomy I thought that both my surgeon in NJ and my oncologist here were not recommending radiation after the chemo. I had 1 positive sentinal node and they took 8…
tamoxifen causes weight gain?
i'm just trying to learn about the different treatments and medications involved with cancer. have any of you had to take this medication and what was your experience? i know everyone is different but i'd love to hear about your experiences. also is there anything better than tamoxifen or instead of tamoxifen? keeping you…
Nutrition and Breast Cancer
Hi everyone! I'm still looking for testimonials on the lat-flap reconstruction (possibly having it done in June), but I'm mainly writing to wish everyone a Happy National Nutrition Month! I'm a dietitian, and have been to a couple seminars on nutrition and Breast cancer--some of you have probably already done a lot of…
AN UPDATE!!!!
We went to my mom's doctor's appointment yesterday to get the reports and pathology from the surgeon. So far the results look good but an oncologist has yet to look them over and give his/her opinion, tell us what stage she is in, and what treatments she will be receiving. All of the spaces for prognosis throughout all of…
More questions
Hi again everyone. I asked about swelling before and got some very helpful info but I don't think I was very clear as to the nature of my swelling. I had a mastectomy, clear nodes, stage 1 on January 17. The swelling is not in my arm but right under my arm...at times feels like I have a "smurf" football hanging there. It…
Hello all
Haven't posted for quite some time but trust me have not forgotten about any of you here at this wonderful board that helped me so very much! I am scheduled for something called a "tumors markers" test in a couple of weeks. What is this? Hugs, LoVonna
Bone Mets and Exercise ...
I posted last month about execises to lose weight and I received fantastic suggestions. I want to thank cruf, LesleyH, Cabbott, mssue and Future for the great ideas ... and I want to let you know what I am doing. My Onc referred me to PT and I now have a walking/stretching routine. I am swimming at the Y ... I always loved…
Home from Surgery
Hi All! I haven't posted in awhile but I wanted to let you know that I am back home from the hospital after having surgery to have my ovaries removed and two repairs from the collapse of two of my pelvic organs. The surgery was pretty involved and I spent 4 days in the hospital. The doctors feel that the collapses I…

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