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Breast Cancer

Archives for August 2009

Day 27 of Pammy's Rads
Wow, do I feel like I hit a brick wall today! Went to rads and did the routine. As I was leaving, my Radiation Doc was in the hallway passing by the elevators and stopped us to ask how I was doing, feeling, etc. Asked if I was getting excited to almost be done? Shook my husband's hand and asked how he was doing! I was so…
Please help,don,t know what to do.
Hi everyone,I am still waiting for test results.THIS LAST TEST IS TO CHECK THE CANCER THEY REMOVED WITH SURGERY TO SEE IF IT IS THE KING OF CANCER THAT WOULD HAVE SPREAD.That tells if i have chemo or not.the waiting is terrible.The thing is i had a caribian vacation planned for almost a year now.MY sister and 3 other…
Feeling Sad
Thank you all for your generous prayers and loving thoughts! I heard news about my friend and am very sad to say that there is nothing more that can be done. Her doctor doesn't want her to undergo chemo again because it will accelerate the cancer growth. (Does anyone understand that reasoning?) She is in so much pain and I…
Eye brows .. enquiring minds want to know ../// Inexpensive scraves and wraps found at beauty suppl
In prepartion of chemo and hair loss - UGH, I set out on a mission today to find eye brow stencils. I was actually going to tattoo on eyebrows, however, Dr. H - said .. NO WAY, do not put any ink on your body. May cause infection before chemo .. Damn, there goes my idea for the BIG FAT .. Pink ribbon tat on my back. I…
Heavenly Hats Organization - WI .. has anyone heard of this Organization? Contact: Anthony
I met a women today, while shopping at Nordstrom's. She is a cancer patient. She told me about an organization called - Heavenly Hats.com. This organization provides 5 hats to every cancer/chemo patient -- free of charge. I logged onto the website, and sent a general question to Anthony inquiring to the particulars of this…
Geez Louise!!!
I contacted my nieces who are now living down south near their other aunt. I had not heard from them in some time, now had seen them in over 2/3 years and was a little vexed. I emailed them and called them out on it, basically saying that knowing I had been sick, a card or call or an email of support would have been nice.…
Anyone else have hip and joint pain after chemotherapy?
I wanted to get some feedback on hip and joint pain after treatment. I finished chemo in April and radiation in June. Since then I've been having (minor, though sometimes a little more) hip pain and joint pain. There's a spot on my right hip that is sore when I turn over at night. Also my knees are creaky, if not quite…
Thanks
Thanks everyone for your stories, suggestions and support. I'll keep you all posted.
Acupuncture in NH
Is there anyone out there who lives in NH and who sought and received acupuncture treatment for relieving the effects of chemotherapy. I'm going to be starting chemo in the next few weeks and am looking for an acupuncturist. If you did use acupuncture, do you feel it worked? Where did you go for treatment? Would you…
tingling
I'm getting tingling in my feet and ankles feel funny. My arm feels funny too on the 'bad' side. Feels swollen but I look at my ankles and they aren't. Trying not to stay on the computer too long. I had my last chemo in 2004. Could it affect you so long after? Maybe just vericose veins. I've got to go put my feet up. I've…
Tamoxifen....Again!
BBC News Health page has a very interesting (Bloody Scary) item about tamoxifen and recurrence. Worth reading. Jxxxxxx
Sillly question
Once a port is put in - will it cause the security metal decetors at airports/court houses/etc. to "go off"? Hubby was asking about that last night.
canada financial assistance
kelly shires breast cancer foundation toll free 1-887-436-6467, they help with rent etc, hope this helps someone here. god bless
36 hours
Good morning all. I started this last Sunday and have been keeping so busy that this is my first chance to get back. Tommorrow afternoon I will be totally boobless, which I think I had decided years ago with the "what if". Never have been a fan of my chest, was always more of a hinderance until I breast fed my 4 kids 20…
The family of potatoes
One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner--Mother Potato and her three daughters. Midway through the meal, the eldest daughter spoke up. "Mother Potato?" she said. "I have an announcement to make." "And what might that be?" said Mother, seeing the obvious excitement in her eldest daughter's eyes. "Well," replied the…
LUMINARY PARTY
I spent most of last night at a luminary party held my good friends daughter. It was fun and a tad emotional. We made luminaries for sisters, mom's and friends. We remembered good times, shared photo's of our loved ones and we laughed at some great memories. I have posted several photo's in the expressions gallery if you…
Hi All! New here
I've been lurking here for a couple of weeks and decided today to plunge into the message board world of CSN. My name is Cindy and I was diagnosed with BC in April 2009. My surgery was in May and I'm now on my 7th round of chemo. Looking forward to getting to know you and sharing stories, laughs, and also being there as a…
About Bra
Hello Ladies, What is about bras? Can you suggest soft with good support for small breasts A-B? Thanks
Breast Cancer Book
I have been packing things up and I pulled out a book that the breast care specialist gave me at my 1st visit. I forgot what a good book it was and is. It's called I Flunked My Mammogram by Dr Bodai. It answers so many of those 1st questions and has a good section on common breast cancer drug, common anti nausea meds, a…
Call out to IamHope
Have not seen you in quite a while. Hope you are OK. Please chime in and let us know. You are so missed. Please let us know, it has been weeks!!! tj
BFBear!!! Are you home yet?
Hey Debi....you have been missed. Taleena had a thread going for you last week, but we realized you wouldn't be back till this week? Just wondering if we need to send a search party!! Hope you had a blast on your vacation. Post when you get a chance! ♥ Pammy
2nd Opinion dignosis in .. St. Joseph's - Dr. Harness /// Mother of 2 Corona, CA
Hi All - Just a brief update on my condition. 2nd biospy came back and St. Joe's found the following: DCIS -- Invasive and aggressive // micro invasion Stage 1 cancer and T1B ?? i don't know what T1B means// anyone? Markers look clean ... --- 98% to 99% cancer removed at this point --- Centnornement (sp?) surgery required…
Rads
I'm still pretty new to this dx july 2nd. I started chemo the 15th how long after chemo do I have surgery? is it up to the dr? then i really know nothing about radiation except my onco told my i will have it. how does it work? can you go to work while having radiation? how tires sick etc am i going to be. I work in a…
Time to vent again
Hi all! After 4 cycles of A/C, I get to start taxol/herceptin on friday. I go in for another mugga scan tomorrow cuz my heart rate is still racy. I have heard from several of you guys that taxol/herceptin is easier so I am trying not to get too nervous...but at least I knew what to expect from that combination and of…
Hey Cat... Meow... are you out there?
Hey Cat... I know that your still recovering from your surgery, and Robert did such a good job keeping us updated while you were in the hospital, and when you got home... I was just wondering how you are doing, and hoping that your feeling better and better everyday! Just wanted you to know you were being thought about!!…
Update & N-E-1 w/Teens?
Let's begin w/the ME news...met the surgeon today. He pulled his chair up close and asked, "so, what's going on with (you?)" Good way to begin. I began asking my ?'s, received very well explained answers, he complimented me on my knowledge (thanks to all of you! ;-)He suggested a Lumpectomy w/rad, as I had already made up…
WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS
hi everyone.I AM WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS TO TELL WHAT TREATMENTS I WILL BE GETTING.IF I DON,T HAVE TO HAVE CHEMO THEN I WILL HAVE RADIATION WITH A PILL I TAKE FOR 5YRS.CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS PILL.IS THEIR MORE THEN ONE KIND?IS IT EXSPENSIVE?THE PET SCAN WAS CLEAR,THE LYNPH NODS WERE CLEAR.THE LUNSETOMY WAS…
WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS
hi everyone.I AM WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS TO TELL WHAT TREATMENTS I WILL BE GETTING.IF I DON,T HAVE TO HAVE CHEMO THEN I WILL HAVE RADIATION WITH A PILL I TAKE FOR 5YRS.CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS PILL.IS THEIR MORE THEN ONE KIND?IS IT EXSPENSIVE?THE PET SCAN WAS CLEAR,THE LYNPH NODS WERE CLEAR.THE LUNSETOMY WAS…
Surgery is less than 12 hours from now.....
In a way I'm glad it's almost here (almost over) and in another way I'd like to "skip" Wednesday all together and go straight to Thursday. I've told my husband that we could throw the fishing poles in the back of the truck and drive right past the hospital on our way to fishing many hours away (he didn't go for that). I…
My hair has started falling out
I knew this was coming but I'm still scared and in denial. My hair has started to come out. How long will it take?

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