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Breast Cancer

Archives for July 2009

Softballmom where are you
Where are you have been watching for you and want to know how you are doing, please give us an update, ou are our sister and we have a need to know how you are. sending you happy thoughts in the mean time tjhay
Freaking out about the port! Help
Hey guys! My sister had a port inserted today and she thinks she may have two one above her rt.nipple and the other in the standard clavicle area. She's waiting to feel a little less groggy to call her doctor and ask "what the hey" is going on, since she wasn't expecting two. I'm not there I can't see what she's talking…
Day 3 of Pammy's Rads....
And (not that anyone had any doubts!) she made it through day 3!!!!! But I was....OMG....3 minutes late!! Three must be the number of the day. I should go play the lottery. Let's see...day 3 of rads, 33 more to go (that's extra points for a double 3!!), 3 appointments today, 3 people got to look at my boobie today, and 3…
Areola changes colors and I feel it when it does - Anyone else?
Hi! I posted this before, but, wanted to see if anyone else was having this happen and if you had it happen, is it still? I had a lumpectomy and I had radiation treatments also. My plastic surgeon made a small half moon incision next to my aerola to remove my tumor. It isn't on my aerola, but, next to it. Every now and…
Mondors Disease.
Also known as Mondors Cord aka Thrombophlebitis of the Superficial Vein. Affects .05 - .09% of women who have had severe trauma to the breast. Not serious just painful for a while and will eventually go away on its' own. I feel very special! LOL Anyway this is what doc thinks. I am seeing specialist surgeon tomorrow and…
Did everyone see this?
Hi, for any that missed the Breast Cancer tribute on So U Think You Can Dance, here is the link... http://3.ly/Lnq Get the tissues ready! Hugs, Ladydi1
I feel lost now - I miss going to rads:(
I was so excited and happy to be done with rads, but now, I feel kind of lost. Like what do I do now? Don't get me wrong, I have a great marriage, a great life, but, I was so into the routine of getting zapped everyday and loving the tech's and the people in the lobby. They became like my 2nd family. So, now what do I do?…
Chemo side effects - how sudden?
Hoping some of you can give me some guidance here... I will start chemo (Cytoxan/Taxotere) next week. My oncologist is astoundingly confident and reassuring that I'll tolerate it well and be able to keep working, which I intend to do. I have a sedate desk job, but my office is an hour's bus ride from home. I'm finding my…
additional coverage for chemo drugs
Any idea how to get additional coverage for chemo drugs during the treatment. My insurance covers only 50%. Can I be denied treatment if I can not afford to pay more?
first chemo
First round of chemo today. I'm gonna kick cancer butt! Hope you are all doing well. See you on the other side tonight! Spent some time with my horse last night, he is such a good boy! Hopefully I get on him again and go for alittle ride someday.
Revised 60 hits
Some of the artists of the 60s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers. They include: Bobby Darin --- Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash. Herman's Hermits --- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker. Ringo Starr --- I Get By With a Little Help From Depends. The Bee Gees -- - How Can You…
Some Rad questions....
Hmmmm....I was just wondering. I noticed some people started using lotions from day one and some (Like me) was told that when you start to turn red (in about 2 weeks) we will give you all the lotions you need. How many think it is more benefical to use them in the beginning? I was also wondering....they told me do not…
NED!!!
This is going to be a long post. I got home about 20 minutes ago and just got on the computer and saw the postings wondering about me. Thanks so much for your concern (and prayers.) Guess what. They worked. I feel you as real, tangible people although some of you look like dogs and cats! :) So here is a snippet of my day.…
"Greatest Losers".....midweek check in
Hey everyone. Sure hope you are doing better than me!! I have eaten salads for 3 days and have actually GAINED 1 1/2 pounds!!! Is this even possible???? OK, I did sneak a cookie once a day as my reward for rads....but come on. At best, we are looking at 300 calories here. Gesh....ok, considering just plain water diet!! :)…
~*~* CONGRATS MARGO/TOMMASEENA ~*~*
Congrats Margo on your LAST chemo! Such a huge accomplishment! Love, Jeanne
Thanks for the words of encouragment
Thanks so much to everyone that responded to my very first post. Although I have a great support system here at home(the worlds most awesome hubby ever) we live several states away from our families and will be making a trip there tomorrow for a wedding it will be the first time seeing everyone since my Dx and I want to be…
Unexpected Funk
I'm having a moment. It's not heading in a good direction. I'm scheduled for chemo and a MUGA tomorrow. It's a 1 1/2 hour drive there and home. It will be my 3rd in this series of weekly for 12 weeks, and for the first time, I don't want to go. It's different than dreading it. I mean, I really don't want to go. My mind is…
2nd chemo treatment, wish me luck
Okay now I am going to get chemo #2. I haven't lost my hair yet. I felt like I was pregnant after the first one. How the second treatment usually go!
2nd day of Pammy's rads
Well, I just finished celebrating my second day of rads with a big smiley cookie!! Yeah, yeah, I know.....I'm going to lose the "Greatest Loser" contest for sure!! Went about 10 min early this time and they were running on schedule as usual. Took a look around the waiting room (This is a huge waiting room!) and decided to…
Have we heard from Lynn??
Any news on Lynn's check-up today?? CR
Rash on head
Wondering if anyone has had a problem with a rash on your head? My hair is almost all gone but I have not shaved it so it looks kind of like a baby's head with just a few strands of hair over it. My head has really been itching in the back just above the hairline and across the crown. My husband and daughter said it looks…
How do I watch (support) my wife die
Hi I may be in the wrong place this being a survivors network but here goes. We were dignoised with stage 4 breast ca the 16th of June 09 after a pet scan. She already had her breast removed a few weeks earler. She has mets to hyler lympth nodes,mutiple bones and lung. She is an alternative medicine provider and has a…
Surgery Tomorrow
Well here I am, tomorrow is the big day. Double mastectomy with lymph node removal (hope neg)My family and I (my husband and daughter) drove 4 hours to the cancer tx center that I had picked(they are wonderful) Ellis Fishel and University hospital in Columbia, MO. Tired, Scared, my daughter was a little agitated at times…
UPDATE on Tjhay
Hi all I am at my friends home resting comfotably. They removed a quarter size peice of skin and fatty tissue, the pulled it all togeather and gave me 3 levels of stitches. I have stage 1 melenoma, the treatment for it is exactly what they did to day. So it is all gone, and they took there extra pound of flesh just to be…
Type 1 Diabetic who have had a mammosite for breast cancer
I am looking for someone to talk to that is a type 1 diabetic who has had a mammosite for breast cancer. Thank you.
How much more?
Sorry to be sounding so miserable, but I spent all day in emergency being poked, prodded and ultra-sounded. After my onco visit last week i found a tender bruised feeling area in my top rib below the affected area. Of course I ignored it and put it down to a new bra. Yesterday I noticed it had spread to 5 ribs. Then last…
newly diagnosed s/p bilat mastectomy with complications may 2009
Hi all, I am really in need of support and can not find any locally...also no therapists, psychologists are taking new patients with my insurance in my area. I was diagnosed with mod differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast. I chose a bilat mastectomy based on the Ki 67 proliferator in the tumor making…
New Dx last week
Hi to all I first have to say I am so happy to have found a positive discussion board I have "lurked" on other sites and have found them to be not as positive. From the few discussions I have read it seems this is a good fit for how I am choosing to fight this, with a positive upbeat attitude! Last month I went in for my…
**** WE NEED A MOOPY UPDATE ****
Hey Moopster! We haven't heard how you are doing in awhile, and, inquiring minds want to know. ( well I do anyway lol ) So, how are you doing? How are the treatments going? How is your skin holding up? Are you getting rest? Feeling ok? Ok, I know, a lot of questions, but, it is only because I love you and am concerned!…
Not about bc, but I need your prayers...
I just got a phone call...my only brother had a heart attack last night & is in ICU in the same hospital that my hubby was in for his heart surgery. I don't know his condition right now, am waiting for a phone call, but his wife & kids spent the night at the hospital. Needless to say, I'm very worried... CR

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