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Breast Cancer

Archives for February 2010

New here, but not to CSN...asking for prayers
Hello everyone, I have been posting on CSN for years as a caregiver for my husband. ..he was diagnosed 10/04 Stage IV colon cancer. We ended up with 5 more good years together with weekly chemos and some surgeries and some ups and downs. My husband's fight to live became our life and I was priveleged to be able to be with…
Tamoxifen and hair loss
Have any of you experienced hair loss or hair thinning with Tamoxifen?
Please help with hair desicion.
Hi everyone.Well after finishing all my treatments my hair is still short like an inch and half.Its getting a little thicker.My wig is really nice and looks like my hair before Chemo.But I get so tired of wearing it.My hair came in a salt and pepper color.I think I could wear it short now if i could get it colored.I bought…
CD1800 speciman data report
I recently had blood work done after 34 rounds of rads for DCIS. I had read somewhere before from this discussion group where you can go to get info. on what these initials stand for. This is first time for blood work since rads. My MPV is high along with sodium and potassium. I thought I would do research before I called…
Could this be neuropathy?
I finished my chemo Taxotare/Cytoxin on November 10th 2009 and I have started having numbness from both shoulders down to my fingers, mostly the thumb, index and middle fingers. They fall asleep and the elbows feel like I slammed the "funny bone". The pain you get for some time after. The whole hand feels like severe frost…
Neuropathy
I had a lumpectomy, followed by a lymph node disection in February 2009. I started 24 weeks of chemotheraphy in April, followed by 6 weeks of radiation, which ended in November 2009. I was given Taxol and experienced some inflamation in my nails during my treatments, but it wasn't until I was finished with chemo that I…
Femara/Letrozole
Have I figured it out right? Femara is the brand name and Letrozole is the generic? Saw Dr. T. on Thurs and he gave me a script for Femara which I turned in that afternoon to VA. I picked up the first 10 days of the script yesterday at Ft. Meade (rest will be mailed) and it doesn't say 'Femara' on it but rather says…
Help! My outer shell is cracking!
Where I have been & where I am at now: (I'll try to make it brief) March/08-found lump in breast-mammo/us-results were "cluster of cysts" July/09-Mammo/US/Biopsy Aug-diagnosed with IDC, Her2+/mass on liver US/MRI/CTScan,Bone Scan,Bone Density,MugaScan Sept&Oct-2 rounds of Taxotere/Carboplatin November-Lumpectomy/2 nodes…
Stick-on Prosthesis
A while back I had posted something about a stick-on prosthesis that I ran across while browsing. I wasn't able to find it and finally gave up. I'm gonna be starting radiation and will be looking into reconstruction afterwards, so I don't think I will get this now but I thought I would share it with others here that might…
Cost of Radiation
Has anyone elected not to do radiation or only to do part of it because of cost? Up until now my insurance has paid for almost everything but it seems that they arent paying as much for radiation. At $1,000 out of pocket each time, 33 treatments...I will go bankrupt. Any suggestions?
Today is Redhead13's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR REDHEAD HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! HOPE YOUR SPECIAL DAY IS FILLED WITH ALL THE THINGS YOU WISH FOR! ♥ Cathy
Kari's Daughter
Hey everyone, This is KarLee, Kari's daughter. Mom is on her way to a good recovery. Has been outa bed today and walked around in the hallway. Although it's been a little bit of a rough night. Mom was doing really good before she fell asleep and then she wasn't pushing her pain button because she was sleeping, so she fell…
Neulasta shots and chemo
I had an appointment with the RN yesterday to go over the chemo schedule, side effects etc and set the start date which is in exactly two weeks. I am doing 4 rounds of AC. However I was told that the oncologist had put in that I was to have the neulasta shot the day following chemo. I was quite surprised and the RN…
Update on Kari M. via Facebook - she's doing very well!
Here is an update I found on Facebook from Kari's daughter KarLee, dated one hour ago: ---------------------- START QUOTE --------------------------- "Today was a very busy day for Mom. It started out ok with her pain and then she fell behind on keeping it under control and the morphine was just a little too itchy for her…
Did anyone choose a mastectomy over radiation?
Hi, I am weighing out the pro's and con's for both. I don't like that radiation can potentially give you a cancer. And for me it would be on my left side, too close to my heart for comfort. What are your thoughts on this? Ayse
Cluster Calcifications
Hello I have been diagnosed with 3 cluster calcifications in one of my breasts. Does anyone know anything about this? I have to have two types of biopsies completed. Please tell me what you know of the above.
mastectomy scars
I have a question about mastectomy scars. I feel kind of vain for asking. I mean---the cancer is gone----who cares about the scars!!!!??? But, I guess I do. What, if anything, are you using to minimize the scarring? I know they will never look the way they did. I'd just like to get rid of the angry looking red lines sooner…
Another One - What's A/C ?
I do believe this relates to chemo - chemo treatment. If I am correct on on the second letter, what is A/? Janelle
double mastectomy 2 weeks ago
Hello, I am not really sure what to post. This entire process as hit me hard. Within 2 weeks of my mammogram I had a double mastectomy, actually 2 weeks to the day, which is today. Yesterday I had my drain tubes and all 75 staples removed and physically feeling tons better. I have been told that only the centinal node was…
double mastectomy 2 weeks ago
Hello, I am not really sure what to post. This entire process as hit me hard. Within 2 weeks of my mammogram I had a double mastectomy, actually 2 weeks to the day, which is today. Yesterday I had my drain tubes and all 75 staples removed and physically feeling tons better. I have been told that only the centinal node was…
I miss you guys
I have been missing TJ, Tasha, Pammy and some other regulars. Hope all is well with all of you and that you are just out enjoying life because life is meant to be enjoyed. I have not been posting as much but I do read the boards pretty regularly. I know there are others that I have missed calling out to. It was good to…
Mad at sister-in-law & husband
This is kind of a rant and will probably be long so don't say you weren't warned!! I had a mast w/immediate tram flap recon. in Dec. have been home recovering since - start back to work 3/1. No chemo or rads, just Tamoxifen. My husband lost his mom 3 weeks before my b/c diagnosis and lost his job (which we knew would…
Update from blood transfusion
My red blood cell count did respond to the transfusion in a positive swing. My count last week was 8.3 and yesterday it was 9.1. We are going to keep checking it and if it dips again, will schedule another transfusion. Totally lost it and broke down in the drs office yesterday at chemo, though. Every new ache or twinge…
Marijuana
I wanted to share my experience with nausea and marijuana. I had severe nausea with A/C and Taxol treatments. I took Emend, Zofran, and Ativan. Even with all of those meds I still had nausea for the first 10 days following each treatment. I live in California where under state law you can legally purchase medical…
blue
i dont know what is wrong with me. i am so blue. I have been so sick on the chemo that i guess i didnt deal with the other issues. I had my first child go away to college this year and am just so upset, I hate being bald now when i really didint focus on it before.I keep looking for some sign that it is growing back and…
Kids Will Be Kids~ Friday Funny! :-)
Little Johnnie's neighbour had a baby. Unfortunately, the baby was born without ears.. When mother and new baby came home from the hospital, Johnnie's family was invited over to see the baby. Before they left their house, Little Johnnie's dad had a talk with him and explained that the baby had no ears. His dad also told…
All wigs are not created equal!
I have a wig that was given to me by the CCI but it really doesn't fit good (as in not comfortable/uncomfortable) and when wearing it if there is even a breeze (or I walk too fast) it goes 'everywhere' and is obvious that it is a CHEAP wig. I'd worn it some when going out but not very often. BUT Monday, I had an appt. and…
Not a Pleasant Topic - Diarrhea - Radiation
This is not a pleasant subject but I have sporadic changes with stool throughout a week. Stool is absolutely normal, then changes to not being formed, then changes to a form of diarrhea. Other than that, I feel great. I asked radiation oncologist and she said that is not a side effect to the breast being radiated. I told…
Wish Me Luck!!
I am 4 months out from my last chemo treatment and I have scheduled an appointment with my hairdresser for tomorrow to have my hair colored. I have been without hair for months and have been wearing ball caps or scarves for 6 months now. I do have about an inch to an inch and a half of hair and I'm ready to discard the…
Mouth Sores, Low WBC
Hi, everyone. So I went to Chemo on Wed and they said my white blood cell count was extremenly low, and I am to stay away from work and crowds. Neulasta is a possibility but they want to see if those counts bounce back on their own. Anyone else been "quarrantined" for this? (I'm on Herceptin, Carboplantin, Taxotere) Also,…

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