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Breast Cancer

Archives for December 2009

CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
OK, ladies lets break out the cookie recipes. I love to make christmas cookies to give away to friends and family. Do you have a special or favorite you'd like to share? Hugs, Diane CREAM CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES 1 CUP SUGAR 1 CUP BUTTER , SOFTENED 1-3OZ.PKG. CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED 1/2 TSP.SALT 1/2 TSP ALMOND EXTRACT 1/2 TSP.…
Reaction to taxotere/length of time
I have IBC,the intent was to shrink the cancer prior to the mastectomy. It has shrunk.I see my onco and surgeon tomorrow. I am sure they are moving my surgery up a few months. I am concerned w/my taxotere side effects. (My throat closed)I still have shortness of breath. I had cardiac catheterization Monday (ouch),but no…
sentinal node questions
I get the whole purpose and basic procedure for the sentinal node sampling. My question has to do with the injection itself. My sister told me (2 years ago after her injection) that it was the most painful experience she has ever had---worse than childbirth with no epidural! Was her experience unique? I am scared to death.…
Free housecleaning service
I didn't try this myself. I just found it out and I finished chemo on 10 Nov. Hope it helps someone else. Cleaning for a Reason If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning - 1 time per month for 4 months while she is in…
Chemo Chicks - Update .. Milestones, or treatments for December 2009
Hello my fellow breast cancer Warriors .. It's been a wild ride for me these past 4 weeks .. But, I am here just started by 5th chemo cycle earlier today .. and I am fighting to finish my treatment plan. Hospitalized, blood clot and upper chest infection added to my 4th TCH/Herceptin/Herceptin - chemo cycle. Not a happy…
HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU ARE OLD...‏
HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE. George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but…
First round of chemo done!
I know I know, I'm late as usual!! Had my 1st round of chemo today (Taxotere & Cytoxan) 3 more rounds to go!! I get to the infusion place, and they proceed to tell me that I'm not on the schedule!! WTH??? They did make room for me!! I had my port placed at surgery 5 weeks ago, and of course it was kinda clogged. The nurse…
Hard time and difficult decisions
I'm having a hard time. I lost my mom last week to bc. She fought a long, hard battle. I was diagnosed with DCIS in August. And while caring for her, I've been trying to decide between radiation or go ahead and get a bi-lateral masectomy. It's an excruciating decision, and one that is even harder now that I'm dealing with…
spot on lung
CXR showed pulmonary nodule. Followed by CT scan but it was also abnormal. Told me today need to have a PET scan. Never had one. Not sure what this will tell that the other tests didnot. No one has said this bad yet. But nodule in the lung doesnt sound very good. Could it really be nothing?
oncotype test which is right?
Hi my wife was first diagnosed estrogen positive, had a microscopic show of cancer on a lymph node through an axilla mri [needle biopsy], had a mestectomy, lymph nodes 15 of 15 clear, do not know what happened to the one that showed the small amount of cancer, dr. reduced the amount of chemo to taxotere and gytaxan 4…
swelling
hello my name is deedee. im a yr out of chemo and rad. just today my left arm started swelling up. im on amiridex
out of the loop
I feel so disoriented. I have been out of the loop for the last few weeks. Firstly, because my internet has not been working. Then life kicked in big time. The list is endless. A few highlights. My dad went in for an angiogram and ending up in the hospital all last week and getting a triple bypass yesterday, no previous…
1st visit with oncologist tomorrow -- questions I should ask?
I had surgery on 11/18/09 (lumpectomy, sentinel node biopsy); lymph nodes were negative, but did not get clear margins around the tumor, so surgeon wants to do re-excision/lumpectomy; I have tentatively scheduled this for 12/16. Path report shows Stage 1B, intermediate grade. My mom has had BC and my maternal grandmother…
Nipples, should I or shouldn't I?
I just read a post from seof about this topic, but I think it's sort of lost in the sea of posts, so I'll ask again. I'm scheduled (on December 29th) to have my bilateral post-DIEP 'tune up' which will consist of reducing the breast on the non-radiated side to the size of the breast on the radiated side. My doctor said…
Nipples, should I or shouldn't I?
I just read a post from seof about this topic, but I think it's sort of lost in the sea of posts, so I'll ask again. I'm scheduled (on December 29th) to have my bilateral post-DIEP 'tune up' which will consist of reducing the breast on the non-radiated side to the size of the breast on the radiated side. My doctor said…
Gritted my teeth and done it................
I got really brave today and booked a Mamo.......I don't believe it..........it's dec 18th! exactly 2 years from date of surgery.......Please hug me through this, I am scared I'm going to faint and fall and rip off a boob or topple the machine! HELP! Thanks all Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxxxx
GOOD NEWS TODAY
Thanks to all of your prayers, I got a clean pathology report today. The surgeon said that the report said there is NO signs of cancer. Now, on to healing, then rads after the holidays.First I'll do the HAPPY dance!! Bless you all, Diane
I am new here.
I am brand new to this CSN site. I was diagnosed with DCIS in my left breast a year ago. I have had 2 lumpectomies and radiation (mammosite). I went in October for my 1st mammogram since. At first I was told everything was fine and to come back in 6 mos., but two days later the Radiologist called back and said she'd found…
I thought these were funny! See if you do! Come on - I dare you!
WAYS TO ANNOY PEOPLE! lol 1. Sing the Batman theme incessantly. 2. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sensual massage." 3. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go." 4. Learn Morse code, and have conversations with friends in public consisting entirely of "Beeeep Bip Bip Beeep Bip..." 5. If you have a…
Hello...Call me GG
Hello...Call me GG. Just learned via biopsy I have breast cancer. Don't know much more. Wearing out my computer trying to learn since I got the report. Glad there's a place that has many shoulders to lean on (and maybe cry). Have many questions...in time. Right now I am trying to find what to do, where to go, what's next.…
Been a while
I know it has been a week or two since my last post here, and well I dont really have an excuse other then all the new dx is so overwhelming, I am afraid to look some days. To all the new people I am so sorry you ever had to find us. Please know that you can do this. Its hard and there will be day where you will wonder if…
New Challenge for you
OK here we go, get ready to groan. For some you are already there, for some start digging through those old photos. Roll your eyes all you want it is time for elementry school pictures. And if you cant find them, well a picture when you were elementry school age. So lets set this age group so there is no question since it…
how can I tell my Mom
Every time my Mom´s treatment date approaches my Mom gets extremely anxious and irritable, anything don´t matter how small the issue is will make her worry sick. She is taking her treatment far from where I live, so my Grandma and Aunt are taking care of her and they tell me she is angry, she snaps at everybody etc... We…
Reconstruction Surgery With Implants Thursday… any advise?
I will be having my implants put in on Thursday… finally getting these awful tissue expanders out after one year of treatment. Do you ladies have any helpful tips or advise that will make this as easy as possible? Also, how long is the recovery? I had a bilateral mastectomy and it was weeks before I could do much of…
~H.E.L.P~
Okay.. I don't know what's going on with me... but I find this to be real frustrating... I'm at work... around 11 o'clock I always eat a piece of beagle and take my Femara... today I have a terrible headache... so I remember taking an Excedrin... but I can't remember if I took my Femara... should I just skip it today or…
how do you pick a surgeon????!!!
I am in need of feedback - I am 47 and diagnosed with Stage1 breast cancer. I will most likely need a mastectomy and live in the New London County area. Doctors have suggested other doctors, which is okay, but I would like to hear from the ladies who have been through the mastectomy/reconstructive surgery. I don't want to…
DONT KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!
SORRY I JUST POSTED 3 OF THE SAME REPLLIES ON A PAGE.. IT MUST OF BEEN MY DUM COMPUTER IT WANTED TO FREEZE UP THIS MORNING.. JUST WANT TO SAY SORRY!! BRENDA
Surgeon says to have second lumpectomy (re-excision) but I'm learning toward bilateral mastectomy --
I had a lumpectomy on November. Lymph nodes are negative (and I'm very thankful about that), but they didn't didn't get clean margins. So now surgeon is planning ot go back in again. I will be visiting with oncologist for the first time tomorrow, and one thing I want to talk to her about is having bilateral mastectomies…
a question for cr1954
did your lump from cancer hurt? and to anbody that is reading this did your lump hurt when you found it.
Hot Flashes
Just curious, how long will these hot flashes continue? I'm in chemo now and will start Tamoxifen in a few weeks. Will they continue throughout the 5 year Tamoxifen usage or will they diminish in time? Thanks, Pitt

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