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Breast Cancer

Archives for February 2009

Hi, I'm new here too
Had mastectomy 3 weeks ago. Get port next week. I have a lot of little meltdowns. Does everyone? What is atavin? Thanks.
ok, what happened???
My first infusion was tues. feb 17th. AC with a neulasta shot the day after, emend caps 2 days after and steroids for three days--everything was finished--med wise--on Fri. I felt ok, not good, but ok. I totally fell apart over the weekend. Weepy, achy, tired both Sat and Sun. I was ready to swear off any more chemo. Today…
Happy Monday morning
Just wanted to wish everyone on this wonderful board a happy Monday morning. Hope everyone who had infusions lately are doing well (Moopy? Sausage?). I am doing well on day 3 of my 4th infusion. I'm off from work today and will take a cab to get my neulasta shot. Then it will be a day of taking it easy, a nice, bubble…
Get Port tomorrow
Good Morning all, I get my port in tomorrow. Will find Wed. anout treatments. A little scared. Will keep you posted. Thank you this site is wonderful.
CUTE CREATIVE BRA REJUVENATION
Members of Quilters of South Carolina have created one-of-a-kind bras for Breast Cancer Awareness. The exhibit consists of 49 original works of art which are unique, entertaining, humorous, and beautiful to make the public aware of breast cancer, to memorialize those lost to the disease, and to honor survivors. Check this…
Hi I am new here
Hi I am Verlina and I just got diagnosed with breast cancer last week and I am scheduled for a double mastectomy on March 18th. I am scared and looking for help. Thank You!
Hello!
Hello old friends and new, I hope I am still welcome back. I have been away dealing with some life difficulties but mostly dealing with a reincidence of fear (I can't bring myself to use the word recurrance). It was like I was ready to go out and enjoy life having ended treatment and then life soured (economy, husband's…
BRCA
Just when I was ready to do the naked happy dance and eat chocolate, found out I was positive for the BRCA gene defect. I will be having a hysterectomy in a couple of months because the risk of ovarian Ca is higher and they usually take out the ovaries and fallopian tubes, but I want it all out---haven't used them in years…
Newly diagnosed
I had a suspicious mammogram on Dec 16,2008, A repeat was done on Janurary 9th and was diagnosed with cancer. I had a double mastectomy on Feb 2,2009, There was no lump so thank God for the mammo. Anyway I have had the drains removed and am going to plastic surgeon for draining the fluid 2 times a week. I have to go again…
Swimming with Prosthesis
I finished treatments in June 2008 and I finally began swimming again in January and have worked up to a mile - very slow but steady. I purchased a "swimming" prosthesis, but it doesn't fit as well as my other prosthesis as it is a size larger. I am rather small - I use the smallest prosthesis available, however, I haven't…
how to change username
does anyone know how to change your user name? I would really like to change mine to reflect something in my life that is very important. Thank you. Margo
Breast Cancer is Changing
BBC news/Health.
Guess what I did yesterday???
I saw Lance Armstrong! I was actually about 4' from him...for about a nano-second, anyway! There is an 800 mile bike race in California, which is called the Amgen Tour, and it is aligned with Cancer fundraising organizations. It is much like the famous Tour de France ( or is that Tour de Lance?) and part of the race goes…
New to Group
Hello, I have so many questions and emotions. I will start with 1/13/2009 biospy stated Invasive Ductal Carisoma possible lymhnodes. Had surgery 2/5/2008 report showed sized 2.5 in 4 lymphnodes (2.4 in sixeto 1.5) Grade III ER/PR posiive. Port cath is scheduled for Tuesday 24th. 2nd Onocologists is Wednesday. I have…
hairpieces
I am thinking of getting a hairpiece to cover thinning in the front. Does anyone have experience with this, and how did it attach? I live in Chicago, if you know anyone who does this. Ohilly
what the beauty specialist said/Ohilly
Okay, I went to the beauty specialist (a cosmetologist specializing in hair loss and chemo patients): she told me my hair is not THAT bad, but agreed that it is thinning in the front. She told me no one can tell me if it will grow back thicker. She suggested that I ask my doctor about Rogaine, but said in the worst case…
1st visit with Medical Oncologist
Diagnosed 12/8/08 DCIS with invasion bilateral mastectomy with tissue expanders 2/2/09 Stage 1 HER2+ Recommendation: AC every 2 weeks for 4 treatments and Neulasta next day. Taxol with Herceptin--can't remember treatment schedule the Herceptin every week for 52 weeks. Wow what a mind blow. Thought I treatment would be…
Hobbies? Passtimes? What do you all do when you are not in here?
I don't mean to be nosey....well maybe just a little, What hobbies, passtimes do you all have?.......I am breeding aquarium fish, I love my dog and tolerate my cat (he sees me as house-staff) I love growing rare and unusual plants. Avid reader, worked most of my life with horses, like to smoke and drink lots of beer. Huge…
Reglan (Metoclopram) for nausea
Has anyone been prescribed Reglan to combat nausea or digestive problems while taking chemo? When I first began treatment in May 2008, I struggled to find a medication that would relieve the constant nausea I had following infusion, and after 8 weeks was prescribed Reglan. The medication did calm my nausea, and I was told…
Wait is over Surgery Tomorrow
After 5 weeks tomorrow is the day of my surgery. I'm having wire-guided wide-excision for my diagnosis of DCIS. I have to be there at 8am & should be there 4-5hrs I was told. Of course I am a nervous wreck! I do have faith in my surgeon but worried about the last mammo results from 1/20 stating there is a mass next to the…
what a morning...
I couldn't wait to get home to "vent" to my sista's (and bro's too).....today was routine mammo day on the healthy breast. I had been feeling anxious most of the week about it. No reason, just that underlying feeling. So, they take a couple images....and I wait...and here they come...we need a closer image....(i dread…
Goodmorning all
I will tell you what! my care team needs to get organized. I have had an on-going pain and swelling in my arm and hand diagnosed with lymphedemia. The sleeve that was ordered was the wrong size and the first time i put it on my hand and arm puffed up huge! I made apt. with the Dr. who just peeked under my shirt and no real…
Next Step
I finally got the news that I am ready to move forward with reconstruction. I had a double mas in June with the expanders placed at that time. I finished radiation in October and finally got the green light yesterday that I can get my implants!! I can't wait to get rid of my chest rocks and trade them in for something…
Tasha!!!
Is that really you? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your pic. I am so happy to see you. I had to pick my jaw up off the keyboard when I saw it.
Long term effects of Aromotase Inhibitors...
Is anyone out there close to finishing up their five year stint on an aromatase inhibitor? If so, would you relate your experience/s with side effects, i.e. type, duration, intensity. Did any of your side effects lessen over time or disappear altogether? I was on Arimidex for approximately 7 months but the trigger finger…
sad/anxious about body image
I have been writing many posts about my hair. Can those of you had issues about your body image after bc please respond and share your experiences with me? I think it would make me feel better. For some reason, my hair, which grew back everywhere but is thin and you can see thru in the front, really bothers me. I keep on…
VENTING
I posted this in the expressions board and decided to post it here too where my support truly is. Okay this may not be the place but here I am anyway. I just heard from a dear friend of mine that my friends wife is dying, she has two weeks. She was dx with breast cancer several years back and chose to have surgery and no…
New To Group
I was dx with stage 4 breast cancer with mets to the lung and bone in oct. I have just finished with my 5 chemo treatment.I don't know what is next.My dr. says my breast tumer markers are going down,but he doesn't say anything about the lung or bone,only that they are not getting any bigger.Does anyone know what there is…
New Article on Vitamin Study: Thoughts?
Here is an article that came out today in the NY Times about the effect of vitamins, including antioxidant supplements on diseases, including cancer: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/health/17well.html?_r=1&8dpc Any thoughts? I am wondering what the scientists controlled for when they did the mortality study on people who…
please someone who had a bald spot reply/going crazy
I know this is not normal to be obsessing this much about my hair: my hair grew back in everywhere (it's been 5 months since it started growing) but in front there is one bald spot and you can see thru to my scalp. This is very, very upsetting to me: I use Nioxin products, but am still very anxious to the point that I made…

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