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Breast Cancer

Archives for May 2009

sick and tired, need your help
Hi everyone, I have had a rough couple of days and am in the middle of a pity party. I'm tired, so tired and drs. cannot find a reason. So, of course they then blame the patient. My hands and feet hurt, tingle, and shooting pains. My blood work is fine as far as potassium and vit.D-3, but my ana and ra are very high…
anyone in So Cal feel the earthquake?
I felt it, my hubby sitting next to me did not. It was a 5.0? anyone? =^..^=
I am so dissapointed in my family
And i don't mean my family as in my hubby or my kids.. I am talking about my 3 sisters my 81 year old dad. I was the oldest and took care of them all... I was only 25 when my mom died but i was her care-giver. My Dad had to work to pay the bills ( i guess that is understandable) but i was the one taking her to each apt.…
Michigan anyone?
Is anyone by chance on the west side of Michigan? Just wanted someone close by to maybe meet and talk about their experience. Thanks Sherry
Recovering from the mastectomy
I was diagnosed in Feb 09, had surgery to remove right breast on April 30th. I have a tissue expander and I am waiting for the doc to remove the drain. I am supposed to start chemo on June 1st. My question is about work and chemo, can or should I work? Not sure. Thanks for any support!
OUR Chat Room....
What IS going on in there? Has everyone but me joined a sinister and secret club and started a room elsewhere? Are they into stuff that would not pass the sensor? Where are you all? Why weren't we ALL invited? Wass'appenin'????????? I think I'll change my name to Gnasher! Jxxxxxxxxx
Radiation cremes
sorry if this has been discussed before but I can't find it. Has anyone used Biafine for their skin during radiation? Or Utterly Smooth? I have had only 4 treatments so far but after the 2nd one I started getting red. It lasted for a few hours and then went away, the techs told me it was probably the Aquafor I was using…
I posted NEW pics on my expression page of the Relay For Life and of my LAST radiation treatment!
I thought I would try and post them here too. This is just some of the "I Dream of Jeanne" team. Most of them were walking and wouldn't stop. lol It was moved to the gym as the weather wasn't cooperating. But, it cleared up and some of it was still outside. This was after my last radiation treatment, # 37! This is one of…
I need your help
when i walk my lap i would like to have your names on the back of my tee so we are all walking together.please submit a name u want me to wear thank iam going to try to take pic thanks to all my frinds\
As I was saying, before being rudely deleted!
Hello my Kindred Spirits~ Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to write responses to your posts and when I hit "submit" have the dreaded "page cannot be found" appear out of nowhere?! It has been happening more and more lately, grrrrrrrrr! I would never, ever want any of you to think I am ignoring you and your…
Hey All I kinda jumped in without introducing myself
So let me back up and do it right. The name is Dee.I live in beautiful Gatlinburg Tennessee in the heart of the Smoky Mts. Thank you all for all the good advice and warm words I have seen posted on this site. It is very helpful.I was diagnosed in March, had a lumpectomy April 1st, but there was cancer in the sentenil…
The HAIR is falling.....or maybe not?
hello all...I have gone through my first round of Chemo and am sched. for #2 in about 4 days. according to the experience of the first I will be playing pretending in the clouds for a couple days thereafter. otherwise, the four anti-nausea meds. really "insists" that I pretty much keep to sleep. NOW......the HAIR???! For…
Farah Fawcett
I wonder if anyone else is having a reaction to the news about Farah Fawcett (they say her death is imminent). It's not even the same type of cancer, but I have been SO depressed since hearing about this. I had stage I cancer, but BRCA positive, but after listening to the Farrah Story, I keep on thinking how this could be…
O.M.G.!!!!!!!!
I cannot believe that this REALLY happened! Today I was at work potting on Rosemary, Peppers, Zucchini and all sorts of other crop.......s I was carrying a 'spent' tray to the rubbish tip, when I realised summat wasn't quite right. I was still in the back of the greenhouse and I tried to re-trace my eyesight steps to see…
Farrah's story question ...
I watched Farrah's story ... and it was very emotional. But ... there's one thing I do not understand. Throughout the story Farrah is poked over and over again ... with needles ... her veins are in terrible shape and they keep poking ... in her arms, hands, etc. She has chemo therapy ... over and over again ... and yet ...…
how long after radiation untill you can resume normal activities?
hi again, i'm at my half way mark in radiation treatments and i was wondering just how long after i'm done can i go back to normal activities like swimming and tanning ?
cesium theropy
has anyone here ever heard of or tried cesium theropy? i've been reading about it and talked to a man who used it and is now using it again, it sounded interesting so i would like to know if anyone else has heard of it
Hi Ladies new sortof
Okay so I wanted to first off saying hi to all. I currently have not been diagnosed with cancer, but my Grandma had breast cancer as did others in my family further down the line from my Grandma. I have been here in the past with questions. About 4 yrs ago (I think), I came on here asking questions because I was having…
Adventures in Retail Therapy
When Moopy decided on Thursday that we needed a new refrigerator, I got right on it. When I first moved to Springfield, MO in 1987, I rented from a couple who owned a mom and pop appliance store. When the Moop and I got married in 1992, we bought all of our appliances and even our first bedroom set from Foster's Appliance.…
wire needle localization.......
I have to have a wire needle localization on Wednesday morning May 20 prior to my lumpectomy........this has me more upset than the actual surgery.......anyone have this done.....is the needle inserted throught the nipple? I haveh had conflicting answers to this? Anyone, please comment on this....thank you
I Will Be Walking In The Relay For Life Today!!!!!!!
My friends and coworkers named a Relay For Life team in my honor this year. It is called "Jeanne's Dream Team". And, on the front of the tshirt, as you can see in my new picture, is I Dream Of Jeanne. I have been so touched by their honoring of me with this team that words can't describe it. They came in 2nd place in the…
Happy Birthday RE
RE, I hope your birthday is filled with joy today. You deserve it. Hugs, Margo
I forgot to tell you
Hello sisters, I was in a hurry this morning and forgot to tell you, first when i walked into the medical center for rads they were playing the song that our sweet warrior Chenheart dedicated to me in a earlier post ,,Christina Agullara's song "we are beautiful" It seemed every word was written for me. Thanks my kindred 50…
It's Official...
It's official. As of today, my doctors have declared me fit as a fiddle. This marks my one year anniversary since completing treatment. Needless to say, I'm very relieved and happy. Now if the antidepressant they prescribed agrees with me and works, I may truly believe that I'm on the road. Thanks for listening to me.…
I WON (now desparate for advice!)
Last weekend I went to the nicest fundraiser I think I will ever go to. The group had a Mother's Day Out for the ladies where we could participate in a silent auction, 50/50, get door prizes, sign up for all kinds of services and stuff. Well, to make a long story short, I dropped a couple of tickets in the silent auction…
If it's not one thing
it's another The good news: After 5 months of unemployment (and I'm a nurse) during this journey, I have a job! I will be working and living on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. They provide reasonable housing, pay to move me and my family and pay me well! The area is pretty at about 6300 feet with pinon pine and very…
Here I go - port in place & first AC treatment
Hello to all my fellow breast cancer warriors! I have been to this site almost daily and have read a lot of good and comforting advise by all you wonderful women. Based on the overwhelming thumbs up I received from many of you for the port, I had mine installed 2 days ago. The operation was a breeze but I am still a bit…
On my way to rads next Wednesday
Goodmorning sisters! I went to Billings Mt. yesterday where I will receive my rads, got the tatoos and pictures taken and planned what I will do. The ACS is wonderful and is providing free lodging, mon,-thurs. I will go home on weekends. I may have to move each week to a different motel until a apt. opens up, but what a…
young mom / wife
So, this is my first attempt to reach out to other breast cancer diagnoses. I am 32 and was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in January. I have endured a dbl mastectomy on April 10th and have completed 1 treatment of Chemo this past Wednesday….1 down and 7 more to go. I have a 6yr old daughter who is definitely my…
my husband just asked me how I know the mammo will hurt
since I haven't had one, he can't figure how I would know that,so I told him how they do it, and said he doesn't think it should hurt. I told him to let them do it to his balls, then he can tell me. hehe - was that terribly mean? =^..^=

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