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Breast Cancer

Archives for January 2010

My fiancee was confirmed to have BC
Hello lovely pple, This site as being of great information to me about cancer. Its started in November,09 when my girlfriend age 25 started coughing blood then came lump(not sure if its the right word or spelling)on her breast.She decided to see a doc. did some scan all negative and the doc suggest to wait until Jan,2010…
Cry
I have no idea whats going on with me. I could cry at the drop of a hat. Now I have felt like this before at the very beginning of this journey, but now I am close to the end of treatment, besides herceptin until next summer. I started taking Tamoxifen, is this making me feel like this? I am on all the good drugs for the…
peripheral neuropathy
some people have posted that their docs have stopped their treatment because of progression of peripheral neuropathy. What were the symptoms? how severe? To make them stop.
Oh, what fun!!!!!
I spent the evening in the ER....much to my relief, nothing is broken, but I have an immobilization cast to help with the pain...lol..wear it for a week....nice people there...spoke both dutch and english! But Im down to one hand for typing...lol! Hugs, Kathi
Last Herceptin, port coming out.
Hello sisters, I am very very proud to anounce I've had my final Herceptin treatment today. The chemo nurses cried with me when I left...I love them. They gave me a beautiful wall plack with the "footprints in the sand" poem on it. I will always cherish it, it really does say it all. My hands have gotten better, but with…
Prayer Request
Hi Ladies: I haven't posted for awhile becuase so much is going on; but wanted to request your prayers. As you may already know I have Mohs Surgery on 1/25 and reconstrucion surgery on 1/26 for a basal cell tumor on my face between my eyes, but now I am also facing a stereotactic biopsy on Tuesday 1/19 for possible breast…
Fourth Chemo With New Onc New Drugs
They gave me the choice of taking Ativan for anxxiety and I told them okay I will try it. They thought I would be in LaLa land but did not go to sleep at all but I am really tired now. May just have to take a nap. I just took a Zofran as I was feeling a little nauseated. The new Chemo Lab even had sandwiches for the…
Kari--glad to be able to vent
Kari, When I read your post yesterday, I was glad to know I'm not the only one that feels that way. I come to this site, b/c none of my friends have been in my shoes(thank God) & you all have(unfortunately.) I was diagnosed in Oct & had a bilateral mastectomy in Nov. & I am so angry right now. I truly have the best husband…
NO MORE CHEMO!!
I'm sitting here typing under the "steroid glow" as this works its way out of my system. My 4th and last chemo was yesterday (Taxotere and Cytoxan) YEH! YEH! God bless all my little angels sister out there with their prayers. My DIL is taking me up this afternoon for my last Neulasta shot. Now except for the Arimedex I…
LOw BP and swollen ankles after 6 years
Anyone had low BP and swollen ankles after 5 or 6 years. Concerned that my heart is up to something after chemo long ago. My back has early degeneration and spinal stenosis has become a problem way too early the Doc say. Anyone having or hearing of anything like this?
Today is Natly15's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR NATLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH LOVE,LAUGHTER,GREAT FOOD & PRESENTS! (HAPPY "24TH!") :-) ♥ Cathy
abdomen drains Newbie here
good morning everyone..hope you can help..last month i had a mastectomy with immediate diep flap...where the ab drains were is still very sore and swollen...i saw the doctor last week and he looked at it because i thought it may be infected..he said no it was normal...but this week it's more uncomfortable...how long will…
here we go again!
Had breast cancer in 03-04, have been cancer free until diagnosed on oct. 28th (HER2+) Had masectomy then first treatment (taxotere/cytoxan) jan. 4th. I'm mad, upset to say the least that I have to go through this again-but then feeling blessed that it was caught on a reg. scheduled mammogram. Didn't have the nausea with…
going to feel like a tropical heat wave here in Maine today
going to feel like a tropical heat wave here in Maine today. Right now(6:45) it is 23 and it is going to be 37-44 today. Break out the shorts and flip flops--HAHA--Not. Hope Florida is warming up. Margo
What A Way To Go...
There are two guys in a bar...one says, "Did your hear the news - Mike is dead!!!" "Whoa, what the heck happened to him?" asks the other guy. "Well he was on his way over to my house the other day and when he arrived outside the house he didn't brake properly and boom - He hit the curb, the car flipped over and he crashed…
Brand New & Terrified: HELP!
I just got my results on Tuesday that I have breast cancer. I'm 33 years old. It's in my right breast only, a lump about the size of a piece of corn plus a bunch of tiny deposits. I have no idea what kind and what stage and I'm alone in this. I have no insurance and I have to apply to Medicaid for assistance but I'm told…
Just to clear things up....
Apparently my post on "you've got good color" disturbed a couple of you and I just wanted to clear something up. I truly understand that it may be hard for the ones around me to come up with something to say, I don't look anything like I used too and it's got to be tough to be on the other end as well. Before I had cancer…
Did you ever wonder?
I am getting all this advice left and right and I know they mean well, so I shrug it off. But I couldn't shrug this one off... " make sure you change your outlook, cause you know the law of attraction". As in I brought this upon myself. it made me think, is it a certain life style, such as stress that promotes cancer....…
nose
Hello and how is everyone? to day i went to the ENT(ear/nose/throat)doctor about my nosebleeds well he burnt the inside of my nose to stop the bleeding when i got home i was in so much pain on the left side of my face i was crying well i call the office back and they tell me that most people don't have that kind of pain…
Humor before your hair falls out
Thought it would be fun to hear what everyone did before their hair fell out. For me losing my long hair was devestating. I had gotten it cut short before the treatments began so I could adjust slowly. Then came the day I had to ask my husband to shave it down to the 2" mark. Before my second treatment I thought long and…
My beautiful wife is gone
My wife was diagnosed in Oct. 2008 with stage III breast cancer. They said she was borderline stage IV so they wanted to put her thru chemo first, so that the lymphnodes would hopefully shrink. In June 2009 she went had a mastectomy, and shortly afterwards she started radiation treatments. She went back to the doctors on…
Exhausted but continuing Taxol
I had my 10th weekly dose of Taxol today after I saw Dr. I was given the option of stopping it now as I am soooo exhausted/tired/whatever you want to call it, most of the time and it is getting progressively worse with each dose or continueing. Some blood work is low but not close to dangerous. He told me that if it was…
Stoked!! Chemo is done!!
Yah!!! I have my last treatment today, 4 a/c and 11 taxol under my belt. Now I need to prepare myself for bilateral mastectomy, all lymph nodes, both ovaries and expanders in 3 weeks. Oh Boy, it takes a lot to scare me and I got to be honest this one is freaking me out, I know it can be done because of all you brave…
Second Surgery Scheduled
Good Evening, After much deliberation and a second opinion, I agreed to have a second surgery to remove more lymph nodes for testing. The 2nd onologist said if these are clear, he would not recommend chemo. During my lumpectomy, 3 nodes were removed. 2 of 3 had microscopic metatsis cells. My surgery is scheduled 1/21. I…
Finally! My picutre!
This is after my shaving party--my head got cold so fast! I have to tell you about the pink shirt. I *never* wear pink--well, I didn't until after my dx. I was given a really cute pink cap at a local BC support group, so I had to find a shirt to go with it. When I saw this one, I couldn't resist--I was born in the Chinese…
Unsympathetic management
I just returned to work after 4 weeks off following lumpectomy. What amazes me most is how unsympathetic and downright mean some management people can be when you return. They act like you were out having a face lift. I managed to work most of the time during my chemo and yet if I took off an extra day because of reactions…
fact of life
Fact of life – After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF :)
Saline or Silicone???
Need your thoughts on Saline or Silicone. I have tissue expanders in now and scheudled for the exchange on Monday-"Yikes". I thought I had made my decision to go with silicone but suddenly I'm feeling unsure of my decision. Did anyone have this last minute feeling, how did you make your final decision. Please help, anxiety…
Always ask~ assume NOTHING!
>> ALWAYS ASK, NEVER ASSUME !! >> >> His request approved, the CNN News photographer >> quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. >> >> He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting >> for him at the airport. >> >> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane >> warming up outside a…
Need prayers
My girlfriend has battled this awful disease twice, she has been in remission for 3 yrs. Came to my aid when I was diagnosed. I got word yesterday it's back again and now has spread to many other parts of her body. I'm devastated, angry and feel completely helpless, I hate the damn disease, it has haunted me my whole life,…

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