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Need a boost
There has always been alot of discussion on this subject but now I need a boost of support as it will be 7 weeks tomorrow since I finished treatment and not a single sign of hair returning on my head. Is this unusually long? I never shaved my head so I have some remaining "straggelers".... Thanks for any encouragement. Kit
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Eye problems???
Has anyone else experienced eye problems during chemo? My eyes are so very dry that it is hard to keep them open at times. It makes me feel tired, even when I am not. Going to get some lubricating eye drops or artificial tears, but just wondering if this is an unusual problem, or something fairly common... CR
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2nd chemo
Had second chemo today. Doc just gave me the abraxane. The avastin will just be every other week. I was really surprised after the first round. The abraxane doesn't have all the harsh chemicals to deliver it and I didn't have any real side effects at all. Not even the bad taste that you normally get. Even my blood counts.…
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So unfair
Well, just when I thought I couldn't get any more depressed. I had my 3 month check up with my oncologist on tuesday--and had blood work and all is well with me(my blood cells are enlarged but he will just watch that) but he told me his 16 yr old son has been diagnosed with leukemia and will need 2 yrs of chemo. My doctor…
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Itching
I'm hoping one of you amazing survivors can help with my irritating itching. I finished chemo last week (HOORAY), but the joy of Taxol keeps giving. I have intense itching to my extremities at sometimes really inconvenient times. I can't use oral Benadryl because it turns me into a jumpy tap dancer (if I could tap dance),…
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Follow Up: Saved By the Pink!
Hi Everybody, So, after our last post regarding the "Pink Yukkies," I had a low-impact epiphany that I wanted to share with you. My morning coffee is one of the highlights of my day. I received a wonderful new coffee maker with a Grind and Brew functionality. I take a lot of delight in getting different kinds of coffee…
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Postmenopausal and taking Arimidex.
I'm 53 years old, and I'm postmenopausal. I had a mastectomy in June for stage| cancer. I'm taking Arimidex, what kind of side affects should I expect? Is there someone that has been taking them for a long time.
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Surgery Set...still seeking peace
I'm 46, married w/two teens. Recently diagnosed with DCIS. Was told my outcome is basically the same (favorable) for either treatment (lumpectomy w/rad or mastectomy). Surgery is set for lumpectomy...still wondering if I should just opt for mastectomy without radiation. STill unsure and seeking peace with decision. Is…
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test came back
well you know I had a 2nd surgery last friday.....they put port in which had no swelling thanks to the good Lord.I had 2nd Margin test done...she took 3 Margins this time....and Praise God and all of your prayers...they finally came back clean...and I only had some burning pain in the incision area when I got home from…
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First Treatment of A/C Was Horrible-Does it Get Any Better?
I had my first A/C treatment last week. My doctor and the chemo nurses were convinced that due to my age, overall health and positive attitude the treatments would be a breeze. Quite frankly, so did I !! WRONG!!! It was horrible. the drugs they gave me to prevent nausea gave me such a bad headache that it made me feel…
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problem with drain
I realize you aren't doctors, but maybe someone can give me some nonofficial advice. I had my mastectomy on Sept. 18, and the drain was still in, but going down to 40cc. Well, this morning I fell down my stairs by accident. I did not injure myself (I slid on my back) except for a small bruise on my back, but now I noticed…
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Panic and Dread
OK, so I'm done with it all. Chemo was over in June. Radiation was over in early September. The cancer was Stage 1, triple negative, and my prognosis is good. So why do I lay awake at night and just KNOW that it's going to return. Why do I think about it almost every waking minute? I have read that this is normal, but how…
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Happy tears
Today I'm starting to really believe there is an end to this process as I've finished my LAST radiation treatment. I don't remember the last time I had happy tears. It's also scary knowing that there is nothing more I can actually do or the medical field can do to be sure this really is the end. Love and faith are both…
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I don't think they get it....and that worries me
I was living in Lexington,N.C...working as a Certified Nursing Asst.I have only been away from Wilmington for around 7 years.Anyway...Once I found out I had BC, I had to reach out to my family...we had ben astranged for a while...nothing bad...So I got in touch with my sisiter which is really mt cousin....but her mother…
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ONLY 1 MORE CHEMO THEN RADIATION
Hello Ladies, haven't posted in awhile, Taxotere has really kicked my butt. They said the taxotere would be easier then the adriamycin/cytoxin. Not for me. I can finally see light at the end of tunnel. I have an appointment with the radiatin oncologist this friday.( a whole new set of problems?) I have been reading the old…
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I just don't want to use Adriamycin
In 3 weeks I start TAC for my treatment....But I will not take the Adriamycin....I wil have to go through things sure...but I don't want the Heart damage associated with this drug.Has anyone else said no to this particular drug and if so were you able to use another drug in its place that worked just as good without the…
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WHOA PANIC
hello everyone.......well here I go again....part of yesterday and day before right out the blue ....MAJOR panic anxiety......I had been taking ativan up until the night before 2nd surgery,which I get the results of 3 margins, thursday....PLEASE pray,pray.Thankyou so much.But anyway the surgeon sent me home with Valuim to…
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node pos
has anyone ever had more than 7 nodes pos. i also had a 5by5cm microcalciphation mass. i went to indy today a big cancer hosp in ind. the dr said have to take the arimidex cuz im at a very high risk of reocurance. 60% 5 yr survival rate.
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Good to go for 5 years!!!!
Yea!!!! I just had my colonoscopy today, and my gastro said "No polyps, no cancer...come back in 5 years." WHEW!!! I asked him to sign the pic of my J-pouch...lol! I'm dancing!!!! It will be 4 years in December since diagnosis...stage III rectal, for those that don't know me!!!! AND I just went to my oncologist on the…
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GETTING BREAST CANCER AGAIN AND AGAIN?
I was having a discussuion with a few of my girlfriends the other night. I was telling them about some of the stories I've read on this site. I was telling them about how some women have had breast cancer 2, 3 and 4 times, even with having both breasts removed. They didn't understand how you can get breast cancer again if…
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Male Breast Cancer - Put some BLUE in the Pink!
October is Breast Cancwer Awearness Month! Than why don't more people know that MEN can get Breast Cancer too? I am a white male,55,overweight and I have/had Breast Cancer last year. I had this lump since I was a teenager. About 4 years ago I noticed it was about the size of a "Golf ball". I went for a biopcsy and it was…
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Lymphedema
Anyone with this, usually in arm or leg, please can we discuss it. I have it in my left arm after having chemo, rads, and lymph nodes removed. I am not having much success getting information about it, other than what's on line, don't know anyone here with it and the dr's don't know much either. I have to wear a sleeve but…
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Turned 45 today
Okay, here I am again. Today is my birthday and I am 45 years old. I have been struggling with my emotions because I hate the idea of getting older but I feel grateful to be here to have another birthday. You see, ever since my diagnosis I have been very fearful of death. Birthdays remind me that another year of my life…
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Having trouble using chat
Hi everyone, I have been trying to enter the chat room today with no luck. The java icon appears with the connect button etc... but nothing happens. I was just wondering if anyone else was having the same problem. Thanks, Eil P.S. I hope you are all doing well:o)
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last cigarette today
well this is my 2nd day after my 2nd surgery,3 margins taken,port put in. my breast isn't as sore as yesterday,behind my port though is sore and hurts a bit,i'm a small frame and small bone person..so i guess the port was a tight squeeze.my breast feels smaller after this surgery,but anyway i should hear about these…
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worried about drains
Throughout this entire tx journey (finding out I had breast cancer, a mastectomy, chemo, finding out I am BRCA 1, having a preventive mastectomy on the 'healthy' breast, etc.) I seem to fasten on to one worry after the other. Sometimes I feel desperate and wonder when my life will just go back to 'normal.' Well, now I am…
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Living with cancer
I am 25 years old and last week I finished my breast cancer treatments. I had 6 months of chemo followed by surgery and then finished with 6 weeks of radiation. For as bad as the treatments were with the side-effects, it was a safe-place for me. Now that I am done with all of my treatments, I am living in fear. I cannot…
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Red Devil
Hello all, it has been awhile since I have visited. I had my first chemo treatment September 25. OMG what a trip into hell!! I pushed my fluids the day before and the day of and everyday after that until Sunday when I noticed I was not pushing the fluids and I was getting weak. Everyday after the treatment I ate less and…
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surviving after cancer
Hi I'm Chris I would like to know how do you survive cancer when every thing gets taken away from you ? after all the so called treatment and what the Doctor calls unforeseen complications I can't even work the worst thing that could have happen to me so now I'm loosing every thing I worked for all my life and it's coming…
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i finished
today was my last day of rad. praise the lord!!!!!! now why am i still scared. i think its the pill theyre going to start me on in 2 wks. ugh. thank you all for talking withme. i feel for each one. everyone has a story. its good to know youre not alone but to bad it has to be about cancer. i pray all of you get a…