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Breast Cancer

Archives for November 2009

Nicest thing....
The nicest thing happened to me today. I was in Kohls buying my rad approved cotton bras and met a one year survivor in line. I told her I was starting my rads on Monday and she gave me a lot of encouragement and talked with me while walking out to our trucks. I told her I was impressed on how much of her hair had grown…
ROLL CALL: Weekend before Thanksgiving plans?!
Well, ladies, I'm feeling a bit subdued today. Some of it has to do with that gov. taskforce guidelines on mammography. There are some good discussions about it over on youngsurvival.org if anyone wants to check it out. I started a (kind of depressing) thread over there about some issues with these guidelines and having…
PAIN after Chemo and Rads
Hello its been awhile. I finished chemo July 1st and finished Rads Sept. 3rd. I have pain now in my neck fingers. I still have numbness in my toes. The chemo I was on TAC. I can't handle the pain somedays. Is this normal? Darlene HUGS
reconstruction after rads-any success stories?
I have an appointment with a plastic surgeon next week to begin discussing reconstruction. Has anyone had a good outcome after radiation? It seems like there are only discussions about problems. I am undecided at this point as to what to do. Thanks-
Calling Laurissa and Chemo Chicks
Hi Laurissa and Chemo Chicks. There are several of you that are about a week aheqd of me with your third chemo. I might have missed it (been away from boards a couple of days) bur I am wondering how you all made out with the side effects. My second was a disaster and I was in the hopsital for 4 days with uncontrolable…
Prayers
Please keep me in your prayers as I have my surgery on Monday. I will be having a mastectomy and lymph nodes removed. "Thank You" to all of you who share their stories and encouragement. You are all a blessing!! Hugs, Diane
took reaction to taxol
broke out with hives in chemo, but they were great fixed me up fast, only 2 more chemo left
Failed reconstructions after mastectomy
Hi. I am going to schedule my 8th surgery soon to fix the problems I have had during attempted reconstruction. I had a silicone breast implant leak in 3 weeks post implant. I knew because it dissolved the stitches and skin and fell down my stomach during a shower. I was red skinned during the expansion, but didn't know…
miaderm cream
Hi,has any of you used this cream?I understand it is for when you are going through Radiation.I wonder how good it works.Thanks.(Pat).
Drinking while on chemo
I know (because I've been told) that I shouldn't drink while on chemo, but I really don't understand why. I've been meaning to ask my onc but I usually have so many questions that I forget about that one, as it's not a priority but really just want to know why. The vitamin thing I understand. Does anyone know why?
1st chemo coming up and scared
1st chemo in 5 days and I am really scared I read the good stories but I always seem to remember the scary stories (the allergic reactions) etc please help??? my anxiety is thru the roof , heart rate elevated ....... thanks Lisaxo
I Got My Ornament Today!!!!
OMG~ A Fed-Ex delivery came to my house today!!!! As I had ordered nothing online recently, I hoped, hoped, hoped, someone sent me something!! And someone had sent me something!!! A sweet ornament honoring the senders State Of Origin, PLUS a funny, clever handmade note, AND, a "happiness kit" again filled with clever and…
I am on Lyrica & Tamoxifen and am a B****, HELP
I have been really cranky and nasty these last 3 days and have been wondering if it was from the medicine I have been on for 7 days. My right hand has started to tingle too. Anyone have these problems on one or both of these medicines?
Guess I'm still sharing the Moopster with that NED guy...
Okay, so yesterday (11/18/2009) was Moopy's first "cancerversary." She really didn't want to make a big deal of it because she was also scheduled for 3 CT scans yesterday morning. As we all know too well, scanxiety can take the joy out of just about anything. But the technician who administered the CT scans was very smiley…
I went and seen by ex husband yesterday,he has stomach Cancer,Probley a mistake.Please read.
Hi,I hope you don,t mind me talking about this.I was married 10 plus years to this man.I had my 2 children by him.He was tall verry good looking but was very mean to me.I lived in domestic violence all those years.He beat me up the first time the night we got married.I was only 15 when I married him.Pregnant with my son…
OMG....What a surprise!
You probably already guessed it, but I was the next recipient of the secret sister ornament exchange!! It couldn't have been timed any better. I was feeling down (long, long road to recovery) and managed to pick up a cold from the only venture out of my house, since surgery, to the Onc's office! That is the reason you have…
Some Good News from my Onc
Had a checkup with my onc today and she said there is definitely some reduction in my tumors, in fact she couldn't feel them, nor the one in the lymph node area. Femara is doing its job, which I was questioning. Before I started on Femara my tumors were 2.2cm and 1.5cm, another smaller one and lump in lymph node. Both the…
Question for MGM42
Marilyn - I remember your post back in October, I believe. about your struggle with Arimidex. I just saw my oncologist yesterday and they switched me from Tamoxefin to Arimidx because I had an "intemediate" result on my CYP26D test. I'm just wondering what kind of problems you had with Arimidex and if you've had any better…
Surgeon vs. Oncologist
This is my latest dilemma. My last treatment of Chemo was on October 26th. My Oncolgist said it was time to see the surgeon to determine is I was ready for surgery.(did this the 12th) My tumor started at 3cm. After the 1st round, no change, 2nd it got down to 2cm. My gut feeling said I would probably do at least 1 more…
I'm a whiner
Hi All, This is a rant. I'm going to tell you my feelings w/o editing. So, if you need something light, fluffy and coherent to read...skip this one. I feel just really cranky and DONE with having breast cancer. I'm tired, I'm irritable, nothing tastes good, I'm constipated, I have eye twitches,I have chemo brain, I'm…
Going to a Celtic Woman concert tonight! I will save all of you seats! :-)
My weekend is starting a day early~ I am going to hear Celtic Woman tonight! Doesn't that sound nice? I love their Irish music, and of course they dress so beautifully! I am excited to be going! Sounds festive! hugs, Chen♥
elevated blood counts
All along my blood counts have been good and normal, now I just found out they are elevated, so what does that mean that the cancer is back somewhere??? Now I have to go for all the tests again, mamo, bone scan, and pet. Don't you think that's what it sounds like?
discomfort withdouble masectomy and expanders
2 months since double masectomy with expanders no implant procedures have been done because of terrible pressure o breasts feels like metal rods across both breasts pressing down with 20 pounds o weight it also feels like my breasts are being twisted like when you are having a painful mamo evertime i lift my arms to type…
Found a new lump after BC & would like some input
A week ago, I was at a party & listening intently to conversations while stroking the inside of my knee. I didn't realize why -- there was a lump there, hard, rolling, connected to something. I got the exact same response in my gut instinct as I did with the tumor in the breast. That rock bottom NOOO! I am about to go to…
Donald and Daisy
Donald Duck and Daisy Duck were spending the night together in a hotel room and Donald wanted to have sex with Daisy. The first thing Daisy asked was, 'Do you have a condom?' Donald frowned and said, 'No.' Daisy told Donald that if he didn't get a condom, they could not have sex. 'Maybe they sell them at the front desk,'…
SAW MY ONCO YESTERDAY
Well I went in for my 3 months check up and my onco (who I love a bunch) said I am doing GREAT!!!! HALLELUJAH!!! I explained to him that I tend to freak a bit when I feel poorly for any extended period and he went on to reassure me that as of today all is well. He explained that my first two battles with cancer were the…
Wishing an Early Happy Thanksgiving to all my Sisters in Pink-Who is or is not cooking?
This year will be a no cook year. If I can eat, hubby and I will go out to dinner. Our sons will be with their in laws, and John and I will have a quiet day together.
thankful for this site
I just want to express how thankful I am for this site. The woman here are so powerful and full of knowledge.. My only regret is that I found you so late into my treatment. I wish ACS would spread the word about these discussion boards when you call them.. I spoke with them in Feb and didn't find out about this place till…
bone pain continues after treatment
Hey ladies... I had horrific bone pain while getting chemo.. esp with the combination of Taxotere and Neulasta inj. It has been almost 3 months since I have completed chemo and I am still getting this terrible bone pain.. esp at night and if I feel fatigued. Mostly in my legs and a little in my back (same places I would…
I am new on here...........
Hello I have been reading posts on here for little over a week and I signed up a few days ago. I have read a lot of things that has made me have a "sigh of releif" and some that have had me say "Oh My Goodness!!!". I am very thankful there is a place to go to where others know what it is you are trying to say, because you…

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