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Breast Cancer

Archives for September 2009

discourage mestectomy?????
Has anyone ever been discouraged from having a masectomy? The docs say we are a prime candidate for a lumpectomy and want us to do so. But after seeing a few docs and talking with some beautiful survivors of both procedures we decided to have a masectomy. So they want us to do chemo first to shrink the tumor first. Any…
lumpectomy with radiation
I read in the book my doctor gave me that radiation is typically 5 days a week for 6 to 7 weeks. "I think" I recall my doctor saying it will be once per week following recovery from my lumpectomy. I will call him tomorrow for clarity, but I am scared of this.
1 chemo down 7 to go
thanks everyone for your strength, got the first AC chemo treatment 3 more than taxol..which i am worried about, being a red head. i hear i am more to react. hits the heart i hear.doing neupgen needles 7 days 1 to go. took a reaction on the 5 -6th needle very sick feeling.oh well still alive..lmao..god bless everyone
I'm sorry, I fell down a Well................
Depression as I have only imagined it. Ok I am starting to claw my way back up now. Not very well, but I am getting there. Thank you for all your support. Sorry I havn't been here for anyone, THIS IS NOT ME! I have been 'Lurking' in here and in the chat-room.............just too down to get involved, speak or join…
HAD HORRIBLE DAY AT RADIATION
Was suppose to start radiation today after they did the x-rays. I was on the table for 1 1/2 hours and never received my radiation and they didn't even finish my x-rays. I was told I would only be there for 45mins. so I didn't make other arrangements to pick up my daughter from school. My appt was at 1:00 so I figured I…
I wonder if all this is worth it..fighting her2nu when my red/white blood cells are very low
Hi I got dianosed in Feb 09 and I had the breast removed in June 09. I am suppose to get 3 more chemo treatments but my red/white blood cells are too low. And today I learn my platelettes are suppose to be around 70 K plus and I'm down around 30 K so I can't get a chemo treatment. And I take herceptin every week. I guess I…
No mass in my lower abdomen as indiciated by CI scan performed at Corona Regional... Spent 7 hours
It's me VickiSam .. I thought I was having a heart attack yesterday, rushed to local Community Hospital (in pain for over 4 hours, before deciding this was not normal) .. held captive for over 7 hours. EKG. Chest X-rays ...and CI scann performed - here I go again with the iodine .. At7:30 p.m. last night my hubby and I…
Patterns/Directions for scarfs - where are they?
I had seen several differnt sites with patterns/directions for scarfs/hats but can't find them now. Does anyone remember where they are? I have some scarf (basically I've decided that I'll wear them a lot more than my wig) but the ones I have aren't exactly what I want and as Hubby and Son went to the fabric store…
I wish you all could have been on the Island with me~
I was gone for a few days, camping and enjoying a yearly reunion with 200 friends/family/Tribal members. As some of you know, Reggie and his fellow Native paddlers were honoring their ancestors and the way of life of their Tribe with the annual ocean voyage to the Island that is their original homeland. We were blessed…
Need input
I posted a blog last week regarding my sister she is only 46 and has been fighting breast cancer (she is in stage 4) for 3 years and 4 months. My family has just been told that it has spread to her brain. At this point what is the survival rate I know everyone is different with a different life. But any reassurance is…
callee
is onco test back just thinking about you hope all is well god bless luv peggy
peggy 10 and 11
doing great 18 more days left hopeev1 we sue hope you are well god bless luv peggy
Help
I was 34 and 6 months pregnant when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was in my right breast. I did a lumpectomy and after having my baby I got 7 weeks of radiation. Everyhting went well until 10 years later there came a syst in the left breast. I did surgery again. Then in 2007 it was my left breast again. This time…
The coldest igloo
There were three Eskimos in Alaska, and one time while they were at their local bar, they got to talking about how cold it was outside, and how cold their igloos were. They could agree on everything but whose igloo was the coldest, so they decided to determine who, indeed, had the coldest igloo. They went to the first…
What about Femara
Tomorrow I will have the last of 35 radiation treatments. My onc wants me to go on Femara. Has anyone had experience with this? I'm just so tired of being tired. I have already done the adria/cyclo and taxol chemo and have been at this since my dianosis in May of 2008. Are there any side effects??
Pathology reports back
It's a great day. I feel like Dorothy tapping her red shoes together. To all the BC sisters who provided me support and all I know that are out there supporting others - THANK YOU! It's 4 days out from surgery and the results from pathology are back. I feel like Rose must have felt on the bow of the Titanic as she "flew in…
Port coming up...
I'm going in tomorrow for a port insert. In a way, I am relieved it's finally here and I can move on with the next phase, chemo. On the other hand, I'm a little scared because I know what purpose it will serve. Can't dwell on that tidbit, have to move on. Will fill you in on chemo. Start up date for chemo is still pending.…
going away party for my right breast (and benefit)
If anyone lives in San Diego or surrounds - please join me Sunday evening at Jayne's Gastropub. I'm having my surgery (single mastectomy with immediate reconstruction - tissue expander - for DCIS) on the 24th so I figured...plan a party? The proactive, practical side of me uses this as a coping mechanism...it's working to…
Double Mastectomy w/Tummy Tuck
I was diagnosed mid-August with breast cancer on the left, with A typical cells on the right. From the very first day I wanted to have the bilateral-mastectomy. I have read several stories of bilat mast w/tummy tuck. And most have been negative. Even the doctors are telling me that it is much more painful and a longer…
Question about number of chemos
I just got home from my fifth chemo treatment of cytoxin/Taxotere. At the first meeting with my oncologist, he had told me that I had to have at least four treatments but he would like me to have six if I could take them. I am stage IIb - tumor size was 4 cent. and I had one lymph node involved. I had a mastectomy in May…
YOGA
Hello, I am almost 7 weeks from surgery and had my first Radiation consultation today, going for simulation on Thursday, and starting Radiation (thanks PAMMY) next Monday. I am doing well as far as range of motion, healing, I am active, excercise doing arobics, ride a bicycle, I physically feeling good now that I am rid of…
I'm confussed
I'm currently taking Taxol/Herceptin chemo treatments. I have 7 more to go. One of the side effects is hair loss. Which was no problem as I lost it when I was having the A/C treatments. This morning after taking a shower I noticed in the mirror that I have peach fuzz growing on my head. Does this mean that my hair is…
Met with radiologist today
I met with my radiologist today and he told me I will be scheduled for at least 28 treatments (could be up to 33) and will start in about two weeks once I am healed. I don't have full range of motion in my right arm and he was concerned that I had not seen a physical therapist after my surgery or given any exercises to…
Port in place
Had port placed this morning,was scared but doing ok. Surgeon prayed with me prior to procedure. Arm is very sore but pain med is working. Now Im ready for my chemo on Wednesday. Keep me in your prayers that all goes well. Deb
LYMPHEDEMA SLEEVES AND GLOVES
Hello All, just a heads up I posted a new blog last night that has photo's of the type of sleeves and gloves I wear for my lymphedema problems. It also lists a web site I thought would be helpful. RE
MimiVac .. Bone scan today .. How did it go ?? Hope it went well for you
Hi .. You ok ? VickiSam
Bi-lateral mastectomy
Is there anyone else out there who had a choice of a lumpectomy or mastectomy and chose bi-later mastectomy? I am having the bi-later end of the month and feel I made the right decision but of course still having some doubts and crying a lot? Already had 2 lumpectomy's without clear margins.
Got some Results
Ok, I don't know if you ladies remember me saying I had to have biopsies on what they thought were enlarged lymph nodes on my left side "axilliary area of left breast" I had the lumpectomy on my right breast and sentinel node was clear also. Well, I actually got to talk to my Oncology Surgeon today. He said what was…
LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER
Not sure if this question has been posted lately, but has anyone been to the "Look Good, Feel Better" program at the ACS. Did you like it? Both time I was suppose to go it got cancelled. Hugs, Diane
Help please , scared out of my mind
This past thursday I went in for my first mammogram , I am 39 years old , since it was my first they also did a ultra sound , I was told by the Radiolgist right after the ultra sound that He believed I had cancer if not he would be very surprised, friday I went for the biopsy and sat. morning he called with the results…

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