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THANKFUL
To all the ladies and gents who have breast cancer and come here for support I thought I would send HUGS to all of you in the spirit of Thanksgiving (since it is November) and say how thankful I am to still be alive and how blessed I feel to have found all of you. You have been so kind as to answer my questions on chest…
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breast cancer
fighting it twice and not of anything else
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Destination....No More Chemo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today was my final Chemo infusion... even tho I had to get accessed three times...LOL however .... never fear.. I give great return! I am OFFICIALLY and Finally DONE with Chemo I go back in a month, and will then start Arimidex I get weened of coumadin and then I get "DEPORTED" lol the end of Dec.…
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CANCER SURVIVOR NO AGE LIMIT
I'M a survivor, I was working two jobs, and just enjoying my life. Than came the breast cancer. I begin this journey in June. I did not have any one to talk to about breast cancer. Than I found this network,and I'm very glad I did . Everyone has given me a lot of support. And I'm thankful. My life will never be the same…
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Young survivers
I get cancer I was 38 years old. Still need to make second mastectomy with reconstruction both breasts. All survivers! we need to be happy, and be around good and positive people. Wish You all the best Ivana
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Jack Spratt could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean
Actually, this post has almost nothing to do with nursery rhymes~ but I wanted to weigh in ONE LAST TIME about Jack's posts and the outrage and controversy he has stirred up..whether by design or "coincidently". These posts are more heated than anything Obama or McCain had to say about one another in the past 20 months! I…
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CHAT is BACK
Its up and running... wooooooooooooooohhh hooooooo!!!!! Hugs everyone
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Today is the last rads
Well its here - the final day of radiation. Can't believe it. Met with the medical oncologist yesterday. She told me I was the first patient she had with the most severe reaction to the taxotere. She had to remove my socks to see my no-toenail toes. One thing she said puzzled me - she said that something was wrong with the…
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hair texture
Okay, I will try one more time: no one responded to my most recent post on hair! My hair now covers my head, but I hate it because it's really thin. I used to have really thick, beautiful hair that grew very rapidly. I had Taxotere/Cytoxan (4 treatments): the last treatment was on June 20 and my hair didn't start growing…
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Scar tissue
Hi sisters, A few weeks ago I found a lump in my left breast, not to far from where the cancer tumor was removed almost 4 years ago. I was scheduled for a mammo on the other breast, a 6 mo. follow up for a suspicious spot they found earlier. I called the surgeon's office, and they faxed over orders for a mammo on the left…
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bilateral mastectomy/immediate reconstruction
I am newly diagnosed with breast cancer and facing a bilateral mastectomy and considering immediate reconstruction using abdominal tissue. Would like to hear from someone who has undergone this surgery, how it felt, recovery time, healing. Any information. I am 57 years old, will also have chemotherapy and radiation. Son…
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Chat-Drat
CSN Dana asked me to PLEASE tell any and all of who who asre having trouble getting into the chatroom to send an email to the webmaster being specific as to date, time, etc. This is supposed to help~ but being a techno-virgin, I have NO IDEA why or how this is beneficial! Message delivered, my conscience is…
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Ummmm wheres our Chatroom Bungalow
Is anyone else having problems getting into the Bungalow today? Could be just me.... LOL Would not surprise me! *Smiles* I miss everyone!! Hope to chat soon Hugs Trish
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Walking the Walk
Well, so you will FNALLY not have to hear about it any more~ the Santa Barbara Half-Marathon was yesterday!!! The weather was perfect~ drizzly and cool. It hid my sweat/hot flashes wonderfully! HAHAHAHA My walking partner and I knew our bodies would NEVER let us run 13.1 miles, so we ( and another friend of ours) decided…
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more on hair regrowth
My anxiety about this thing moves from one topic to the other, I've noticed. Most recently I was concerned about the build-up of fluid in my back after my mastectomy and lat flap surgery. For some reason, now I am back focussing on my hair. My last Taxotere/cytoxan treatment was on June 20. My hair didn't start growing in…
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To have reconstructive surgery or not?
Had my right beast removed in 2005, have been cancer free since then. Being a widow, living alone with no "significant other" in my life, I opted to not have reconstructive surgery. Am now thinking I might want to. Any advice for me from someone else who has made this decision?
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Struggling back to our feet after TX
There is a visual imagery CD series I have used, and several others have mentioned it also, by Belleruth Naparstek. I wrote her a letter and she replied. It is about post cancer TX wellness. Her response was incredible for its clarity and understanding and I recommend reading it to all searching for help. NOt because it…