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Breast Cancer

Archives for February 2010

Nothing Important! But good for a few laughs!
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? 2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? 3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? 4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? 6. Why does "slow…
Where can I find a lymphedema bracelet?
Finally got that drain out today! Wow, that really feels good! Think I might be able to sleep tonight! To celebrate, I went to Walmart and bought the new Harry Potter movie to watch tonight. I am a really big fan of the movies. I have a question, the nurse was telling me about lymphedema and suggested that I get an ID…
I Thought I Knew What LOL Is - Now I'm Not Sure>
Is there another meaning other than Lots of Love for LOL? Janelle
What to do when a "pain" needs to be checked out
For those of us who have battled cancer for a while, and have completed treatment, I wonder just which of your doctors do you contact when you have something that needs to be checked out? If you have pain in your back that persists, do you call your PCP or do you call your onconogist? For those who have developed other…
would love to know
hi everyone , my sister 29 years old has been diagnosed with breast cancer stage 3b , last july , she went into chemo docetaxel =carboplatin and herceptin , got her mastectomy last december pathology result was good , she is currently taking 2 more cycles of chemo same combination herceptin every 3 weeks for 1 year and…
UPDATE
I saw my surgeon today about my flipped port. He did not have an issue accessing my port. It was not flipped. The chemo nurse was wrong. The results were also in from the slide sent to CA. and I am Her2 poaitive and will have to start taking Herceptin again after chemo is done. Good news is the Herceptin I have already…
Weekend Plans Anyone?
Anybody got any special weekend plans? We here in Maryland are having the usual Saturday snow, only this time its another 2 FEET!!!! So tonight is the mad dash at the supermarket and when that first flake falls tomorrow home I go to spend the weekend watching On Demand and cuddling with little Ms. Sadiecat, my furry buddy.…
Off the Subject-who dat and Mardi Gras
Just wanted to say that I am riding in the Krewe of Eve tomorrow on the Taj Mahal float. Please say a little prayer for nice weather. I didn't get to ride last year and I am so excited! Our krewe throws large decorated plastic chickens. We spray painted the chickens gold and decorated them in Saints girlie costumes. Our…
World Cancer Day is TODAY! Bless all of the Warriors/Caregivers battling ALL cancers everywhere!
"World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. It is led by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), a global consortium of more than 280 cancer-fighting organizations in over 90 countries. World Cancer Day targets the public through…
Free Brand New Headwrap for "newbies"
A couple of months ago someone posted a website where any woman going through chemo can get a brand new headwrap of their choice. All they have to do is go to the site: http://www.franceluxe.com/i/goodwishesscarves/Good+Wishes+Scarves.html. I just wanted to post this again because there seems to be a lot of new people on…
My Son's Definition for Survivor
My son clarified/defined survivor for me. He told me before I even had my surgery that I was a survivor because I was still alive. Wow, that really impressed me. He feels that anyone who is alive and fighting this beast at whatever place of treatment is a survivor. When I had the surgery, he said mom you are now cancer…
Rough Week
Hey Girls, Well, it got me, and last week had been rough. Like I said the first 2 days weren't bad. Oh, but the 3rd was killer. It was like an out of body experience. That was some heavy duty drugs. Besides being nauseas things just didn't seem right. At first thought it was just the nausea pills but it was everything. You…
Chemo Concerns
Hello...I'm wondering if anyone has had the Taxotere/Cytoxan combination? I had a partial mastectomy Jan. 4 with reconstruction, tumor was 1.5 cm, nearly 100% estrogen receptive, HER2 negative. My doctor has suggested 4 doses of Taxotere/Cytoxan - a dose every 3 weeks, 4 times. I would follow that with radiation and some…
MRI Tomorrow
So I have posted about this, that this test was coming. It's here, tomorrow. I hate this machine. I tried to talk the doctor out of it but she said we need to be safe that sorry. They are looking at my lower back. I have been having lot's of problems with leg pains and this could be coming from the back. Because breast…
Have a surgery date - emotional breakdown
Hi All, The surgeons office called with my surgery date today. I will be having double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with saline implants on Feb 16. I posted on here before about my lack of emotions other than being numb and dazed. That all changed today when I got the date. Guess it didn't seem real until now.…
I Bet No One Ever Had This Reaction!
I bet that no one has ever had the reaction to a breast infection while in the tissue expansion phase like I did three years ago. Time is August 2006. Five weeks after my bilateral mastectomy, at which time the tissue expanders were inserted, I developed an infection in the good breast (the breast that did not have cancer)…
C&A
I am taking 4 rounds of c&a and then 4 rounds os taxol. I have only had 1 c&a.I have another one tomorrow. Does the exhaustion stay about the same or does it steadly get worse with each treatment?
1st Shower
I finally got to take a shower today! Lord I am so clean! Must have stood there 20 min. Never thought anything could feel so good! I am going to take another one later (just cause I can)! Bet I sleep better tonight! Love to you all.
Time to "POP" in and send some love back
I write this with much love and thanks to all who have been keeping track of my "PROGRESS" thanks to my dearest sisterfriend TJ - I am heading into treatment #6 in just a few, but so many times I wanted to send you my thanks for all of your love, prayers and well wishes. I cant tell you how many times I read them over and…
Gallbladder Sludge!?
Yup - gallbladder SLUDGE! Anyone else gotten it? Yesterday, I saw my PA and she had a copy of my last CT scan. It says that "gallbladder sludge is noted". Not noted on any of the many scans done before chemo so guess it has developed during chemo. She's not concerned at this time and says that if it developes into…
I survived the first dose, but...
I had my first dose of A/C last Thursday through a PICC line. It went well and I felt okay until Saturday morning when the nausea hit so bad I couldn't even keep the Zofran down. I thought I had made it clear to my onc that I could handle anything but nausea and I assumed she knew what she was doing. I went to the…
Anyone go to Methodist Houston Med Center?
Anyone go to Methodist Houston Med Center? if so, what was your experience? good, bad, or ugly? do they do all work in house? We are at MD And. and want to get a second opinion or change hospitals for wife's 2nd cancer. Thanks
Second Visit to NEW Onc
I saw my new onc for the second time yesterday. We had a lot of questions for her. Found out that she had sent the slide of my tumor to CA for testing. The expert on Her2 is there and she wanted it to be tested by the best. The results will be back this Thursday. Her nurse also asked me a lot of questions about my side…
Questions About Taxol
I have one more treatment of AC to go and then I start Taxol. I am a little worried about the side effects of this. If anyone has had Taxol and can give me any insight on what to expect, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much.
location
I live in fresno, ca and its hard to find locals to chat with, im done with chemo but about to strt reconstruction, decision= silicone or not
Confused...decisions......confused
I met with the oncologist and radiologist today. I went there thinking I knew just what I was going to be doing but didn't know the details. Well, the oncoligist asked me if I wanted to take herceptin (sp) for a trial study. Two doses of it and then radiation,then either tamoxifin or arimidex. The radiologist said that…
Urgent Help - Breast Forms after masectomy -
Hi Everyone! It has been a long time since I did not post anything! My mom was diagnose with breast cancer on July 2009. We live in Guatemala, Central America, so she went to the MD Anderson in Houston to get a Second opinion and Chemo Orders. She just finished Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and she will undergo double masectomy…
I got strange vibes from my oncologist today
Ok, so I had my regular visit to my oncologist before getting my last chemo treatment on Thursday. So I asked him 'what's next'. He skated the question, as he often does, and went on about scheduling my next chemo. I asked if I would be having a petscan done. He said 'no'. He went on to explain that if the chemo didn't…
To wig or not to wig?
Since the demise of my hair, which coincided with the beginning of 2010, I've been wearing various hats and scarves to work, and usually get nice compliments on them. I do have a wig, but it's not nearly as comfortable as the hats or scarves. Well, I just learned that tomorrow the High Muckety-Mucks from our corporate HQ…
Medical Records Vent
Am I the only one or does this subject touch on others as well? Mind you from the beginning of BC journey, I have gone to the SAME hospital for the tests, the port, Lumpectomy, more tests, etc...Yet EVERY time I have an appointment scheduled, they call to pre-register me asking alot of ?'s, then when I get there, they have…

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