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Breast Cancer

Archives for September 2008

when saving the breast, might lose it anyway
They say 2A and Grade 3.....not too sure if i understand that....my breast 1.5......mastasized lymph node 3.4mm...25 taken....1 bad.she said the margin was okay...but that there were some sprinkles outside it....so now that I'm healing nicely...and would like to go ahead and start treatments....I have to wait.Because next…
Pets can help us to walk this journey
GREAT DOG STORY Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one! Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage…
Cancer Returned within 7months
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in November 2007 Had Bi-lateral Mascectomy in December' 2007 was found in (2) lymph nodes stage II. March' 08 started Chemo Treatments Every Friday for 6Months (24 sessions total) Did a CT Scan of Chest 09/03/08 & found the Cancer Had Matastisized into both Lungs. Now my Doctor is telling…
Abraxane
I was first diagnosed Dec. 2002. Mastectomy, and reconstruction and put on tomoxifen. I stayed clean for 4 years. April of 2007 it came back as a plueral effusion in rite lung and they drained 3 litres of fluid from me. I had 7 rounds of Taxotere and was put on femara. I was in remission for 1 year and 5 days and started…
Yve needs our support
Her post somehow wound up under "dropping treatment". I gave her the instructions to post on the main page - hopefully she will see it and repost. She has breast and spine involvement and is new to the site.
BRCA Test & Oncotype DX test - when???
My mom (59 yrs old) was diagnosed recently with BC. Her surgery is this Friday (modified radical masectomy with nodes removal). Surgeon suggested masectomy due to the location of tumor. It is 2.2 cm. We were told that one of the nodes looks suspicious that's why the removal instead of Sentinel Node Biopsy. Have a question…
oh boy
oh well, I had a lseion on my lung they removed it and said it was breast cancer.So now it is a stage four. I am somewhat relieved.I went through hell 5 years ago with chemo and radiation. lost my hair and etc. I am in good health,no diabetes no high blood pressure etc.Just need a little encouragement. I am on diasabity…
NO SERIOUSLY, MY CHEST IS KILLING ME!!!!
I need help!! It has been almost 5 mos. since my double mastectomy. My chest hurts so bad I don't know what to do anymore. I spent the whole weekend putting ice on it to numb it. I just got off the phone with Pain mgmt center and have an appt set up for Oct. 1. HASN'T ANYBODY FELT LIKE THIS???????? I had paraesthesia…
Aw no chat today!
I miss my chat room friends! I have had quite the ordeal this past week! I went to have a port put in and ended up having my carotid artery punctured. My surgeon was great, put me in a step down ICU overnight and everyone watched me like a hawk for whatever signs they were watching for. I went home Friday and have been…
SORE THROAT- NO VOICE
good evening sisters, i was just wondering if anyone who has gone through radiation ever experienced a sore throat then lose of voice from it. someone told me it can be a side effect from the rads, so i figured i would run it by you ladies. tomorrow morning i will call my primary care physician just incase. thanks, janny
Does chemo effect your driving?
I will have my first of 4 meetings with the "red devil" on Thursday. I have many friends who have offered to take me to my chemo treatment, but I would really rather go alone. I can't explain my desire for that, but I really do just want to be left alone, at least for the first one. My Onc has told me my first treatment…
when is it okay to dye your hair
My hair is growing back now, and the last time I saw my oncologist, I asked him about dying it because it is all gray (I don't think it was like this before it fell out, but oh well). My oncologist said he wouldn't recommend dying it now because the new hair is very weak, but I didn't press him with more questions about…
Reconstruction Latissimus flap Q's
Greetings~ I am new to the site. I was diagnosed in Mar. o6 with DCIS. I underwent a large lumpectomy and radiation. In June 07 I had the right breast lifted to match the left side which had shrunken considerably. Then in Mar 08 was found to have more cancer appear in the left breast. All caught early, thankfully, and…
Minor problem, but looking for suggestions...
Hi all, This s a minor problem, but if anyone has a suggestion??? I am almost 6 weeks post-op. I am able to wear a sports bra and I have a very lightweight prosthesis...no problem there. My problem is that the bra strap goes directly over where my port is and it is causing pain. I have tried padding the strap a bit and it…
ohilly is back
To everyone who supported me during my preventive mastectomy: it went fine. I had a concern that I would not be able to urinate after the surgery, but the meds my urologist gave me pre-empted the problem. I was also worried that the reconstruction would require two surgeries, but this also went well and it was accomplished…
Supplements
I thought long and hard before posting this. I am going to mention some supplements that I take. I am NOT going to say that they work. I in no way want to push them or endorse them. I am only writing this because I was interested in supplements and did a fair amount of research and I know that I would have liked someone to…
?s - 8-28-08 DCIS, 37, 2 little kids, Dr. reco's mastectomy
Found a big lump in march '08 - thought it was plugged milk duct having just finished nursing my son to 1 year. Mam's showed lots of micro calcifications and they had a hard time getting good pictures. We did an ultrasound and they said it didn't look like cancer. There was a lot of discussion that since it hurt it wasn't…
IMPLANTS
I'm meeting with my plastic surgeon next week to discuss silicone vs saline implants as I have surgery to finish reconstruction middle of October. I'm looking for thoughts on implants as I haven't a clue which to choose. I've been reading and researching but wanted to get the thoughts from my friends here. Had a rt…
I'm back...WHEW!
So, just got back from Holland last night...with a raging case of stomach flu (NOT a good thing to have on a 10-hour plus, nonstop flight...lol!). The house in Holland is now secure, and ready for us to put our 6 months here/6 months there plan into place...don't know if or when, I still have my mother here, and she is not…
IBC
I was diagnosed with stage 3B Inflammatory Breast Cancer in May 2008. I've gone through 4 rounds of chemo and just had a mastectomy and two nodes removed. I went to the Dr on 9/15 for him to see how I was healing and they noticed redness which they beleive to be an infection and gave me anitbiotics. I am so afraid that…
Radiation Therapy
Went for my second appointment today - more pictures, more drawings on my chest (I personally think they were playing tic tac toe) and the tattoos for the positioning. Start my daily rads tomorrow for 33 treatments. I feel blessed - the techs are kind, I like the PA and the doctor (a first, usually its one or the other)…
Having 2nd chemo
I lost hair on my head and legs following the first round of chemo (T/C), but I kept eyebrows and eyelashes. Will I continue to lose hair with each subsequent chemo? Also will 2nd chemo side effects be worse than the first?
Peripheral Neuropathy
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. I was wondering if anyone else has peripheral neuropathy in their hands and feet? I had my last chemo treatment on july 30, 2007. I had 20 treatments over a 5 month period. The neuropathy was minor during the chemo, and the feeling came back in my hands completly. i lost my fingernails…
surgery tomorrow
I am going to have a preventive surgery on my right breast (mastectomy) tomorrow because I am BRCA 1. I found out I was BRCA 1 after having a mastectomy on my left breast for cancer, going thru chemo, etc. I am writing for your prayers that I'll get thru the surgery okay, and to express a new anxiety that maybe some of you…
Metabolizing Tamoxifen
I had Estrogen Positive Breast Cancer; Stage 1; Node negative (thank god). Because I was under 50 years of age and it was infiltrating ductal with lympho-vascular invasion, it was recommended that I do chemo and radiation. I did the chemo ( 4 cycles of AC and Cytoxin), 37 radiation treatments and then started tamoxifen.…
Last chemo tomorrow, what should I ask the Onc.
I had a total Mastectomy on 5-6-08 and will be having my last chemo this Wed.. Should there be things I'll want to ask my Onc.? I feel that after my last chemo, I'm going to be deserted. I know that there are some few mo. follow-ups but what else.
Loosing weight
I finished with chemo on June 24. It put me on menopause. One month after, I've started taking the Tamoxifen for two years, then it will be changed to another one. When I got the diagnosis on March 13, my weight was 138 lbs. I lost 2 or 3 lbs during the chemo. Now my weight is 127 lbs. Last week I called the oncologist to…
"Paraesthesia" and chest pain
I had a double mastectomy on May 6, 2008. I have developed something my doctor called "Paraesthesia". Basically what it is is nerve "interruption" on my chest. It hurts to the touch. When I sleep at night I wear a pajama top that must be unbuttoned. My doctors have told me that this should be temporary or maybe not. I'm…
Hair falling out again!!!!
Hi Everyone I finished 4 rounds of A/C and 4 rounds Taxotere on August 25th. My hair fell out during A/C but started growing back during Taxotere. This morning while taking a shower my hair started falling out again. I can pull the hair out in clumps like before. Is this normal? Stephanie
Frustration!!!!!!!!
When my BC was diagnosed 2 years ago, it was because of a routine mammogram. A few days later, I got a letter from the diagnostics center stating I needed "further imaging", to contact my doctor. When I made that FIRST phone call to the doctor, I was told by the nurse that "Everything's fine". I asked her to double check…

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