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Hello everyone
I hope everyone is having a good day - Need to vent a little bit... I wanted to go out to breakfast with my hubby today (we haven't been out in a long time) and after we had ordered I felt so out of it that we had to leave the resturaunt! I am finding that I do fine with the chemo - it's the bronchitis that I can't seem to…
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Forgotten Emend
Had my first chemo on Tues., Feb.2. As we were finishing I heard oops we forot her Emend. The next day while in for my shot of Neulasta, I talked to the onc PA and she was very apologetic, but didn't ell me I should not take the dexamethosone for days 3 and 4 since I'd had no Emend. Yesterday, day 3 I was so wired.…
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complete hysterectomy and bc
I was 38 yrs old when dx with bc. estrogen positive. Onocologist said, chemo would put me into menopause and later I could take tamoxifen to keep my body from absorbing estrogen. After a little research though I decided to have complete hysterectomy. That way I can make sure my ovaries will no longer produce estrogen. Your…
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Thanks for the birthday greetings!
Just a note of thanks to everyone for the special birthday greetings. They really helped me have a great day. I've always liked my birthdays, just not what they mean. After this battle with the beast, my birthday is even more special and I hope to see many more in my future. Thanks to all of you for all you have done for…
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Call for East Coast sisters. Maryland, Washington DC, .. How are you doing in winter storm?
Good morning, I just want to be sure that everybody safe and sound Have a nice weekend, New Flower
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sternum pain after breast cancer
is anyone experiencing sternum pain and/or tenderness after breast cancer...I had chemo and radiation 6 yrs ago and lately i feel like i have pulled a muscle in my chest?
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OFF TOPIC: Superbowl/Oscars/TV party recipes?
Hi, everyone - Some of us talked a little about this on shortscake's thread earlier in the week, and I thought it might be a fun weekend thread to share some recipes. With the Superbowl this weekend and the Oscars coming up in just a few weeks: Do you have any favorite tv/viewing-party recipes? I'm not into football, but…
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Severe fatigue
Wow, two days after first chemo, and I was a mess yesterday! I couldn't focus at all at work, and was even afraid to drive home because I was so tired and couldn't focus. Was in bed all day. I hope this doesn't last too long!
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Has anyone had this Problem with Arimidex?
Hi averyone.I started taking armidex three weeks ago.A few days afterwards I can not sleep good.I toss and turn all night.After a while of that and you are not rested.I have also had some headachs,I know that can be a side effects.Thanks for your reply. Pat.Ps . I take it in the morning.
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2ND UPDATE
MADE IT THROUGH MY 5TH CHEMO. Only one left now and it is scheduled for the 26th of Feb. Get my Nuelast shot on Mon. Really tired right now but not sleepy. Sweated most of the night but did sleep some. Probably due to the Atavin given with chemo. Already took a Zofran aboutt 6am for nausea. Making a grocery list for my…
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Can I PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE blame chemo brain!
Okay, I took a nice long bath washed and conditioned my hair and got out immediately wrapping my hair in a towel. Did a few things then unwrapped my hair in prep for drying only to discover it still had the conditioner in it I had not rinsed it out OMG! I laughed hysterically at myself and had to tell you all, yup I'm…
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Not sure why I'm depressed...
I had a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction using a TRAM flap on Jan. 19th. The surgery went well, but discovered that the DCIS was actually invasive cancer, grade 2, in a .5cm area. Margins and nodes are clear. So I'm luckier than most. But for some reason, I am focusing on the side effects of the Tamoxifen that I'll…
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Special shampoo?
I just had a coworker tell me about something called Ovation Cell Therapy. She hasn't tried it herself, but had heard it advertised on the local radio station down here. It supposedly helps regrow hair faster, and they were advertising it as something that might be useful to people who'd had hair loss due to chemo, which…
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lumpectomy recovery time?
My lumpectomy and lymph node removal will be coming up soon. Whats the usual recovery time before returning to work? I drive a bus.
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Tossed from Surgeon to Surgeon????
Ok - I have a recurrance of BC in right breast again that the CT scan shows some mets to bone....Oncologist sent me to Plastic Surgeon that originally said she could do a Lat Flap, But needed a thorasic surgeon to remove the bone if indeed it reached there. Saw a great guy, said he could do it, and now the Plastic Surgeon…
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Top 50 Text Abbreviations
Janelle: Here's the top 50. There any many, many more but these are the most common. 2moro - Tomorrow 2nite - Tonight BRB - Be Right Back BTW - By The Way B4N - Bye For Now BCNU - Be Seeing You BFF - Best Friends Forever CYA - Cover Your **** -or- See Ya DBEYR - Don't Believe Everything You Read DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I…
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OK - Now ....what is ROFLMAO?
You young girls are certainly expanding my education. What does ROFLMAO stand for? I am going to have to maintain a personal file on vocabulary used on this site. Janelle - The Woman Who Wants to be Smarter
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Today is Contrail's Birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CONNIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE!!! HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, LOVE, & ALL THE THINGS YOU WISH FOR! ♥ Cathy
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Does Anyone Live in the Chicagoland Area?
I'm curious, are there any sisters who live in the Chicagoland area? I have been searching for a evening support group meeting where we just talk. Finally I found one at Evanston Hopsital which meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Ithat I just described. I got so excited and am eagerly waiting for next week. To my local…
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Ah, the Dutch...my latest adventure:Baking!!!
I am attempting to bake bananna bread here in The Netherlands...now, the first hurdle was to find measuring spoons I could understand...Theelepel and Eetlepel just don't cut it, and most recipes here measure spices and leavening stuff (baking powder, etc) by weight in grams. But, each spice can weight different amounts, so…
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Friday funnies
I have a very good friend that is a court reporter and passed along these funnies. I was actually laughing out loud at work! Enjoy. These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment…
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Question about bone mets and chemo
I did the whole thing: 4 rounds of A/C, 4 rounds of Taxotere, double mastectomy (stage IIIa and triple negative), and 38 rads, finishing on Oct. 20. In dDecember, bone mets were found on my lower spine, so chemo started again Dec. 15, a massive dose of Taxol that put me to my knees. At the suggestion of many of you, I then…
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Monmouth County Radiation Facility
Hi my lumpectomy surgery is scheduled in NYC followed by radiation. Anybody out there use a facility in Monmouth COunty, NJ to do radiation treatments?
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vitamins after chemo?
I finished chemo 3 weeks ago and still feeling a little sluggish. Should I be taking vitamins now to build myself back up? Which are the best to take? I just got some B-complex, C, E, and Selenium, I read these are good to take for fighting cancer. Anything else?
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Too far away to feel useful
My mom just announced to me she will be battling breast cancer. She has known for sometime that she would be walking this road but didn't wnat to tell me about it due to moving and medical problems with my oldest daughter. She lives in Louisiana and we now live in Virginia after a move from Washington state. She told me…
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Is this normal - pain in arm month after node removal
okay I admit I wasn't sure what to expect after lymph node removal. I had 10 lymph nodes removed, 4 were positive, during surgery 4 weeks ago. My arm has been rather sore, feels bruised all the way down the underside to my elbow and since yesterday it moved even further down into the underside of my forearm just below the…
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A SUPER BOWL HA HA :)
Super Bowl Husband A man goes to the Super Bowl but his tickets are for the upper tier. He spots an open seat on the 50-yard line and grabs it. The guy sitting next to him says, “Actually, this seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Super Bowl we haven’t been to…
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What music inspires your fighting spirit?
I'm putting together a play list of songs that can motivate me and inspire me... ones to rev me up (bring out the figher in me) not ones to soothe (have lots of bath music already). I'm starting to train to fun the Race for a Cure and need songs to listen to while working out and running. Of course, Melissa Ethridge's song…
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Great, cheap bra to use during reconstruction
I found a great bra to get me through reconstruction!! It's made by Warners and it's called "Up a Cup." It's a padded bra without wires (hard to find) that is designed to help you appear bigger than you really are. The nice thing is that the cups are molded (but not overly rigid) so they don't collapse without having…
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Staying healthy on chemo
Just wondering if anyone has any advice for staying healthy while on chemo. Just finished chemo #2. When I asked my Onc all he said was stay away from crowds. Any special foods? Trying to exercise but I am TIRED after working all day... Kim