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1 year anniversary of being diagnosed with DCIS
How do you deal with the 1st year anniversary of being diagnosed? Last year I had a mammogram, diagnostic mammogram, core biopsy, MRI, 4 surgeries: Mastectomy with removal of lymph nodes; breast reduction and temporary implant placement; permanent implant placement; nipple reconstruction and revisions made to area of…
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my friend just went through her first chemo treatment
and she was feeling good for about 4 days, it hit her yesterday hard with the nausea and especially the bad taste that seems to come from deep within and you can't get rid of it. I remember when I was doing the chemo, I first tried strong candy like red hots or lemonheads to try getting rid of the taste. They didn't work,…
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Hans update #5
I am REALLY naked happy dancing!!! Hans is sooooooo much better!!! YEA!!! His edema is gone, the pain in his belly is better...and he even LOOKS the part of a distinguished gentleman!!! (I cut his hair and beard...scary!!!). He still has some memory/function loss, but no worse than ME and my chemo brain!!! Thank you, thank…
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Question???????
Is it just lovely, wonderful and caring people who are tagged by this horrible disease?..Or does this malady MAKE us into Lovely, wonderful and caring people?.. Just askin'
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Tee shirts
I was wandering around the web and I was thinking about tee shirts. I want one that says F**k cancer. Well, I found that and a whole lot more. My current favorites: I fight like a girl [with the pink ribbon] I'm having a no hair day Yes, they're fake. My other ones almost cost me my life. I have no economic interest in…
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I have missed something
I am sorry but I have not been on in a few days. I have missed something for sure. It's about Kourtney. The last post I saw was from her friend saying she had died in the hospital. I spent the whole weekend thinking of her and her family. I was so upset when I read that I have a daughter the same age and I could think…
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Should I see my ONC
Hello everyone. I am new here, but have a question. I am a almost 6 yrs survivor. Mastecomy, Rads,chemo and Arimidex. I have been fine except for the Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy. Well the last 3 weeks my remaining brest has felt sore around the nipple/Areola area and the Areola area looks bumpy....I hate to jump to…
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Tomorrow is Moopy Day!
Moopy ... I'll be thinking of Tuesday as you have your last chemo. You are a real trooper and your strength through all of this is amazing. I'm sure having Joe with you every step of the way has been a blessing. You two are so lucky to have each other. Hope to hear from you when it's over ... after you and Joe celebrate…
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Brachytherapy with catheters or regular rads
First time on this site. I had a lumpectomy tumor size <1 cm, clear margins, no lymph node involvement stage 1. Have been given the choise of either regular 7 weeks of rads or the brachytherapy treatment with insertion of catheters. I have only found one other person that has had this treatment to talk to and need more…
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10 days post - op
Hello again ... I finally found you again ! guess I didn't do a very good job of bookmarking this page ! Well, I had Radical Mastectomy .. left side *and I'm right handed, in case the survey is ongoing ! * with sentinal node removed ... I thought the surg was going to biopsy it & not remove it unless there were CA cells…
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Red Radiation Bumps :(
Does anyone or has anyone had the red, itchy bumps with radiation treatments? And, if you did, how long before they go away? I am on my "booster"s now and they are still on the area that isn't getting zapped now. I am so sick of them. And, my skin is so tight on the radiation area side..I just keep putting on as much creme…
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Newbie- how do I cope?
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and sort of new to breast cancer. Im 22 years old, I was diagnosed in October last year with stage 3 IDC at age 21. Im having chemo at the moment and have 7 weeks to go. Im having a tough time at the moment. It's been 6 months since diagnosis and im getting overwhelmed with it all. I…
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Thanks for all your help and support
I'd like to send my sincere thanks to everyone that gave me encouragement, helpful hints and tips as I've been starting my journey. I did go to the doctor for help sleeping - he put me on a fairly strong sleeping pill lopraxim and sertaline. Between the 2 I am getting more sleep. It's wonderful! I still feel like I'm…
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Going out on a limb
I am going to go out on a limb. Claudia extended a hand to Joggergirl. To paraphrase what some of the ladies hear have expressed and I know that I feel this way, I would rather be tricked by someone, hoaxed whatever because I trusted someone who lies than turn my back on someone who might need me because I think they might…
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great news
i went to see my onc friday after ct scans and brain scan the week befor . my news was i am cancer free . going to take port out in 4 mons. i am so happy just lettinf everyone in on my great news
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Web Tutorial #2: Uploading Pictures to the Internet
In order to post a picture to this discussion board, it has to be uploaded to the Internet first. If a picture has already been uploaded to the Internet, you are ready to post it to the discussion board using the procedure I described in Web Tutorial #1. But if you want to post a picture which exists only on your digital…
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Moving On
I don't mean to be rude or disrespectful to anyone here, but I am sick of the whole Kourtney/Melody/Megan stuff!!! For me, it is time to move on from it. It is in the past. It was TERRIBLE!! But I'm REALLY tired of that sick feeling I get when I think of "Kourtney" and the whole hoax. Therefore, I am moving on. I will no…
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Flagged
All messages containing a certain name(s) have been flagged and I am assuming it is from the CSN staff. I don't know exactly why they have all been flagged or what that really means. Maybe someone can tell me and some others on the site might not know what that means either. Thanks, Margo
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Wow, I'm shocked!
Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a day or two and after logging on just now, I am shocked to read the posts about Kourtnee. I was just visiting a friend yesterday and asking her to pray for her(Kourtnee) and Melody. I have been praying for Kourtnee and thinking about her and my friend was very concerned--even shedding…
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Poem-of-the-Day
Hello all, Given the circumstance of late, I thought I'd offer up this wonderful poem by Emily Dickenson, which many of you may know, but for those who don't....: ----------------------------------------------- Hope Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune Without the words And never…
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11,000,000 +
The ACS is currently running TV ads about its "Birthdays" campaign... In case anyone hasn't yet seen/heard it... There are MORE THAN ELEVEN MILLION - 11,000,000 + !!! - cancer survivors alive today within the USA. And we are among them. Good company, I'll say. Kind regards, Susan
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Moopy and Aortus are ALIVE!
Yes, it is a beautiful spring Saturday morning in the Missouri Ozarks - and Moopy and Aortus are alive! About 4:30 this morning, the dogs started snuffling and whining for their breakfast. Moopy got up, in her role as Food Goddess, and fed them while her loving and dauntless caregiver kept on snoozing. Once he woke up,…
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Message for Kourtnee/joggergirl
You said you are sorry ... I'm sorry too ... that this has all turned out the way it has. Margo (and I am going to trust that that IS your name) ... I don't think you realize how many people were totally engrossed in the "Kourtnee posts" the past few days. You have no idea how many people were with "you" every minute ...…
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tasha_111: How was your first day on the job?
C'mon, dear. We wanna know. Did you ROCK that place, or what?!? (Am sure you did.) Kind regards, Susan
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Good Grief!!!
Hi Ladies...I cannot believe that just by being gone a few days from the boards, all that has happened. I lost my internet service for a bit. And I come back to MUCH going on. While I am saddened by all that has gone on, I have missed hearing about how everyone was doing. I cannot imagine not being here to check in with…
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First Step
They say the first step is the hardest and boy are they right, I had surgery Wed (Mast and nodes). We knew it was in the nodes as they did a biopsy on one when they did the biopsy on the tumors they found. The drugs are a help and I'v only re-typed this 4 times so if I'm not making sense I'm sorry. I actually feel…
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Thanks
Thanks everyone for helping me to get past this Kourtnee/Meg business. Although I will continue to pray for her, I'm very glad to move on and find a chuckle here and there. It feels good to get that sick feeling out of my stomach/heart/ I only found this site about two weeks ago but I have received many more positive…
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Trust and My Philosophy...
I used to teach at a local university - mostly freshmen level courses. Some of my students were still in their high school mode, and when assignments were late, they would come up with some far fetched stories as to "why." However, there was one instance in which the "far fetched" story turned out to be true and that…
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General bone and muscle pain on Herceptin?
Does anyone here experience generalized all over pains in bones and muscles during and/or after taking a Herceptin infusion? Also - rushing in the head except it's not dizziness? I am posting for a friend who does not have internet. Thanks.
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Good Thing I didn't take an actual vow of silence!!!!!
Okay everyone~ I said I wasn't going to post, but you all are forcing me into it! As I previously stated, I have been a member of CSN since 2003; a long time to be communing with us cancer-types! LOL A few years ago, I, along with a good dozen others, was duped into believing a circumstance much like the one we are…