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Breast Cancer

Archives for January 2010

Cat 64-birthday messenger
Love your new photo! It's super duper. Also, you are a sweetie pie for sending those birthday reminders. Thank You!
Today is ElizaRose's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ELIZAROSE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY! ♥ Cathy
4 week update
Hi. Today marks 4 weeks post op for my mastectomy. A lot of pain has stopped the past 2 days and I almost feel like my old self. Under my arm does not throb so bad and I can raise it higher for longer times. Yesterday, I met with my Medical Oncologist and she laid out my treatment plan. I will begin chemo on next Monday.…
I am on facebook too !!!!!!
Sister unnite, connected with old hs friend's. mine name is vickie conner melvin
Thyroid levels
I only have half my thyroid and have been on Synthroid for many years and my thyroid levels have always been normal but on my yearly lab test my levels dropped from 4.11 to 0.15 Normal levels are .35-5.5. I have read where Lynn your thyroid went haywire. My PCP has lowered my dose and I will have my levels checked again in…
hands,nails, feet
Hello and how is everyone doing? i just wanted to know if anyone is/having/had problems with there hands turning dark, nails turning dark, feet hurting kinda feel like that are cold but when you warm them they just hurt. to day was my first day at 2Nd set of chemo i had a whole week off. didn't know what to do with my self…
Bummed Out After Seeing New Onc
Well I am really bummed. New onc seems to be great but it really hit me hard what she had to say. I will have to have more surgery to remove more lymph nodes. My original onc should have requested it right after my lumpectomy. Another mistake on his part that ends up costing me. She changed my chemo to FEC100. Has anyone…
Dumb Question
I have a dumb question that I hope someone can answear for me, my oncologist told me today that I needed to scedule my yearly mammogram I had a bilateral mastectomy with no reconstruction so how exactly do I have a mammogram I feel like an idiot for posting this (and for not just asking the doctor)but you know. Kim
What to do about taste buds!
Wow, in only 3 days after my first chemo nothing taste the same. I know there have been discussions about what to do but just too tired to go back and search...any suggestions? Also, when do you start feeling like you have energy after your treatment? Came home early from work and went to bed. I sure hope I feel better…
Stomach Issues
I have had major stomach issues since my BC diagnosis in April. You know running to the restroom constantly or wishing you could. It has now progressed to a point where I am missing work because I am constantly running to the restroom. The nausea, cramping, and pain is hard to deal with at times. I have been told it is…
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ FACEBOOK ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I have read where several on here have Facebook pages and I am thinking of joining it too. I read where they have games to play and all kinds of stuff. So, if anyone would like to join ( is it my friend on there? ) me or have me join them, just PM or private message me and when I finally become a member on there, I will…
Back on people are so stupid and rude!
My ex sister-in-law texted me yesterday telling me that she saw some preacher on TV saying how women with breast cancer usually have it for some unforgiven sin - and if its in the left breast (mine is) its because I have sinned by not forgiving a family member. And she went on to say that women who internalize their…
Treatments
Question Went to see my oncologist today. He does not know how to treat this cancer he asked me what i thought about sending me to see another doc like at a unversity medical center and I said yes. Cause this cancer came back in the scar from the removal of left breast. Some people say not to go through treatments cause…
Surgey Date
Finally got that dreaded call. The date!! Now it all seems so final. The surgery is gonna be the 29th. and now that i know when it will be,, I', scared all over again. I know I made the right decision to have a lumpectomy, but is it right that I am scared again? At first it seemed like it was so far in the future, it's…
TIPS FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENT
Hello: Although I am new to this discussion board, I'm not new to the website. My daugther just found out that her boyfriend's mother has breast cancer. Although I have never met her, I would like to send along a 'care package' with my daugther to give to her. Having been through OVCA twice, I have a pretty good idea what…
More updates from Pammy!
Wow...I really, really missed you all. Especially after I started recongizing all the avitar names....love all the new pics! Thanks for all the warm welcome backs! I hope the rest of us, I didn't see, are indeed getting on with life!! Chenhart was right though....I have become addicted to Facebook and afraid I may…
Has Anyone Experienced This? What Helped?
Hi - In 2008 I had a bilateral mastectomy, chemo, and rads. I began Arimidex in October, '08. In early falll of '08, at the end of rads, I began to experience free floating anxiety. It worsened by November, and I ended up in our community hospital for a few days to stabilize. Following the hospital stay, I began seeing a…
Hello to all
Sorry I haven't been on the board lately, I do read about all of you and you're in my prayers. With work and fatigue, it's hard to respond to all the posts. I am looking forward to my last chemo next Monday and anxiously waiting for the first sprout of hair! This bald look is getting old. My nail beds are hurting a bit and…
Tummy Tuck Reconstruction
I just got back from my plastic surgeon. I finished rads on November 17 and the plastic surgeon said I should wait until at least June before I get the reconstruction if I go with the tummy tuck surgery to let the inflamation die down. We have a cruise scheduled the middle of August and he said the minimum recovery time…
To all you caregivers who are our angels:
CAREGIVER'S BILL OF RIGHTS I have the right to take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will give me the capability of taking better care of my loved one. I have the right to seek help from others even though my loved one may object. I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength. I have the…
Does anyone have scar tissue or lumps under their lumpectomy scar?
I have noticed that I have one lump under my lumpectomy scar. It might have been there for awhile and I just didn't notice it. Is it probably just scar tissue? Do the rest of you have any scar tissue or are your incisions free of it? Leeza
Another question
Concerning the radiation burns. I got 2 degree radiation burns. Last day was fri. 1/9, my burns are still getting redder. Is this normal? I also believe a little nerve damage? Arm's real weak and it's painful to touch the back shoulder area. Could barely touch to wash. Felt the pain down my arm. Any thoughts? I work in…
Another Hair Question Help !!!
Ok, so the hair is coming back in EVERYWHERE. It's gray or white, fuzzy on the head. I am fair skined,and I see hair coming in on my face. My eyebrows are also coming back very light, but all over the place. Eye lashes look like the growing straight out from the lid. I never had this before. Is Tamoxifen doing this to me,…
chat room
Hi, still having trouble getting into the chat room, anybody else? I checked Java, its correct, reported the problem to Greta, but still cannot get in. Just wondering. em
Surgery done...starting tamoxifen
I am 3 weeks post mastectomy, still having pain but getting a bit better everyday. Before my surgery it was discovered that my CA125 (uterine cancer marker) was slightly elevated. My Mother currently has uterine cancer (she's 88 and doing GREAT!) so I had an ultra sound done. A complex cyst was seen on my right ovary...so…
help bone pain
just finished chemo 4 rounds dec 15 now taking arimidex, i already have bome pain b4 this... took neulasta shots wbc what is what here
questions about ongoing side effects
Hello everyone. I haven't been on here in a while. I hope you all enjoyed your holidays. As alot of you know, I finished RADS in November. I've been wondering, when does the fatigue end? Am I still feeling tired because of the chemo and RADS? Will I ever have to shave under my arm again? Does that hair come back? I hope…
California Sisters/Brothers - Did you Survive the Earthquake?
When I hear about an earthquake in California, I always feel for my fellow board members. Let us know how you faired during Saturday's 6.5 earthquake. Hugs. Judy
Hair coloring?
I'm sure this has been asked before, done with chemo, onto rads and my hair is coming in gray. I know you can't chemically color it, but can you use natural dyes like henna. Has anyone done this?
How do you cope with family?
Ladies, how do you cope with your family when they won't even talk to you on the phone? I believe they think if they talk to me they'll "catch it"? I have a daughter who is right there whenever I need to talk, and a boyfriend that has been right beside me. But my own family acts like I live in another country! I have 2…

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