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I put a horrible pic up last night, I had 2 links on my desktop called 'Cat'... this here was the one I intended for the site. When I got up this morning I double checked and I'd put the wrong one in.…
Tonight is a blue moon. For those that don't know a blue moon is, it is a 2nd full moon in the same month. There was a full moon on December 2nd. Blue moons only happen every 2 1/2 years so the next w…
I have completed 7/12 Taxol treatments. I went for #8 today but they could not do chemo because my counts were too low. I really needed a break but I wanted to keep going to get this over with. My leg…
I thought this would be a fun holiday thread -- anybody else have any celebrity connections to your treatment? There are 2 radiation oncologists at the radiation center I go to -- I had heard that the…
Will be having a single mastectomy after meeting with my surgeon on Monday. Some of you talk about a special bra after surgery and shirts that button down the front. What is the reason for this?? Will…
Just for today, I will not sit in my living room all day in my nightdress. Instead, I will move my computer into the bedroom. I will no longer waste my time relieving the past, instead I will spend it…
I just wanted to tell all of you how much your support means to me. I feel blessed to have found you. Sometimes I read posts and feel comfort, sometimes I read posts and get terrified. I suppose that …
Hey all, I'm new to this site and will be starting Tamoxifen in a few short days. I am open to resource ideas and your knowledge. Happy, Healthy, New Year. thanks, Cher
Hello pink ladies, I have a question for you....I was supposed to have my tenth round of taxol today (already finished 4 a/c and 9 of 12 taxol) and my doctor called it off because the numbness in my h…
Nu is de dag voor het Nieuw Jaar. Tweede dag geleden, dar was zo veel sneeuw gevallend! Nu, alles is wit! (Translation: "Now it is the day before New Years. 2 days ago, there was alot of snow falling.…
I went to Physical Therapy today for the lymphedema and the spasms it causes to my shoulder and hand. I have gone to this same PT site for several years now. Today they had a gal there making balloon …
I just finished taxol in November. Still doing Herceptin every 3 weeks. Not on Tamoxifen yet. For the last month or so my legs hurt so bad at night. Even pain meds have not helped all that much. Pain …
I love this board. It has certainly helped me get thru the past few weeks of waiting and wondering. All of you have been a blessing to me, answering questions before I even think of them. Thank all of…
Just thought I'd start a thread about this to see how many of our oncologists agree on certain things. Like the vitamins for example. Most seem to say NO until it's over. How about SUGAR? Coffee? Anti…
Dear friends of my mom (dmc_emmy), I have read all of the posts of those who wrote in response to the passing of my little Elfin Chin. I am so so very appreciative of your kind words and they are reas…
I just wanted to share that I received a call today, out of the blue, from a staff member at my local ACS chapter, just wanting to ask how I'm doing. The woman who called is a 20-year breast cancer su…
Hello Everyone: I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I have not posted in a while. I have been doing Taxol chemo every week and working and have been unable to get on to post. Taxol makes me very tired a…
I am finishing my last 5 rads next week. I saw my oncologist he would like me to go on tamoxifin. I asked him about letrozole. He said it is better for you but I am not officially into mentapauss. He …
This is a very specific and rare type of breast cancer I am asking about so I would like to politely ask that I only receive responses from people who have this same type. There is a great deal of inf…
Wanted to take the time to wish all of wonderful ladies a "brighter" New Year. This has been a wonderful support to me and I'm so blessed to have all of you to turn too when I have quesitons, or just …
I am wondering how soon you opted to get port removed? I am done with chemo...but will be getting herceptin every three weeks until September 2010. Have any of you kept your port for the purpose of th…
I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET ON CHAT DONT KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS BUT I KNOW IT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME. SO I POSTED THIS TO LET Y…
Hi everyone. I've been on Tamoxifen for two months now and the past few weeks I have been experiencing chest pain (not heart related) while I'm sleeping which wakes me up every night. I take the pill …
I've been wrestling with whether to post this, because I know it will cause sadness, but I do believe in the power of prayer (it has worked so well for me so far) and if anyone needs a prayer right no…
I am going to be having a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction in a couple of weeks. I have been told that I have Ductal carcinoma in situ. I can't get the nagging thought out of my head that it c…
Hi everyone,I have my 5 boost treatments to do then done with that part of it.I will be taking the Cancer pill for 5yrs.I guess I thought wow I am done with bc.As silly as it sounds,but I have relized…
