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Breast Cancer

Archives for May 2010

New and this is so alien
I was told last week I had a 1.5cm invasive ductal breast carcinoma in my left breast..sort of in the middle of the breast left of the nipple but not near my chest wall. The breast MRI I had showed the right breast to be clear. My initial biopsy came back as ER and PR positive(which they said is a good thing)but that it…
Femara - When do side effects start??
I started taking Femara 8 days ago and was wondering when side effects usually start to kick in. I have not noticed anything out of the ordinary yet. I am not looking for trouble, just want to be prepared.
*******THANK YOU CATS TOY!*******
I just want to put a big thank you out to you Cats Toy, for what you did for us! I am so impressed by your generous gesture of having all of our names on the bib! You are amazing! ♠♣ Susie ♠♣
A week and a day!
Well I am 1 week and 1 day out from my 1st treatment! TC I have to say the week has been good overall. I did have some diarrhea and felt kinda foggy for most of the week but, not near as bad as I had feared. I have felt pretty normal today and am looking forward to Mothers Day! I have the privledge of getting to spend time…
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman - Indeed!
Just as I was approaching the parking lot for the Revlon Run/Walk this morning, my phone rang, and who should be on the line but Chen <3 . She, along with Reggie and her niece, had driven down last night and were at the walk!!! We tried to find each other, the there were truly SO MANY people, it was hard to even stay with…
I saw each and every one of you today -- your names on Cat's Toy's back!!!
We made a last-minute decision to drive up to L.A. from San Diego, too late to make arrangements to connect with Cat's Toy, Chen, and Cindy. But guess what?? There I am, reaching for a cup of water and I saw Cat Toy's sign!!! What an amazing coincidence. There were probably 50,000 people and that's who I run into. By the…
My poor kitty cat
has cancer in his ear. He is 16. And the best boy! Right smack in the middle of surgery - rads he started to stink, we recently moved, so made an appt with new vet close by. Because I was so exhausted, I had my hubby take him. He had 3 visits - Jan, Feb, Mar - that nincompoop had him on meds, eardrops, even repeating the…
Chemo is done!
I cannot believe I can finally say I have finished chemo and the neulasta shots, 6 cycles of TAC that I began in January! Yesterday marked treatment 6 and I am feeling pretty good and I've been very busy! Now on to getting the port taken out in about 2 weeks, then radiation...Hmmm...now I can look forward to my hair…
Lupron vs ovary removal, your opinion (Update). Any SOFT ( IBCSG 24-02) or TEXT (IBCSG 25-02) partic
Hello ladies! I have to switch from Tamoxifen to Arimidex. I am not postmenopausal yet therefore I have to make a decision on how to suppress my estrogen producing ovaries:surgery or shots. I need your input. Did anybody choose Lupron instead of surgery (ovary removal)? How are you doing on combination of Lupron and…
How do i get proile picture's back??
When i click on no picture, just username gosh i guess must have done something ??? Help!!!
Odd experience with DIEP recon.
Anyone who has had DIEP recon, I was just wondering if anyone has had an experience like mine. I had DIEP reconstruction last year with a revision in March to finish up. The last 2 weeks I have noticed occasional stabbing pains in the newly created breast in the location where the tumor was in the original breast. In my…
Recipe for an "anti-constipation" pudding seen on this site--HELP!
I am Stage 3, Grade 3 IDC and I have just finished my 6th and final round of Chemo two days ago--Yippeee!! However, I'm having the worst constipation ever right now. Sorry to be so graphic, but I took the Senokot-S and stool softeners last night and had a pretty miserable time of it this morning. Doesn't help either to…
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR WOMANKIND
I went to Walmart NAKED. Well without a hat. Just me and my little quarter inch of hair. No one really seemed to notice how brave I was trying to be. Missed my support team cheering me on. This is the new me with my little pink Cancer sunhat Sending lots of Hugs Donna
drainage of post Breast Cancer Surgery
I had right Breast cancer surgery last March 31, 2010. Twice the doctor removed the drainer of my breast but the drainer had to be put back due to excess of fluid. Last week my drain fell out of place and the doctor decided to keep off to see if it was dry. Next day I experienced swelling under my armd showing signs of…
I am dealing with all of the side effects of chemo other than the weight gain.
I was diagnosed 8 weeks ago with invaside ductal carcinoma with lymph node involvement. I chose to have chemotherapy before surgery and am happy to tell that it is working. You can no longer feel my tumors!! I am dealing with all aspects of side effects other than weight gain. I have always been fairly thin and have…
Happy Mother's Day
Just wanted to wish all the Moms on the site a very, special, Happy Mother's Day. Hope you have a great day. I am taking my Mom to the Herford House for prime rib or whatever she wants. You know Mom is special to me because she took care of me during my rough times after chemo. I could not have made it without her. Happy…
Where was your lumpectomy incision?
This is just a curiosity question, for those of you who've had lumpectomies -- where's your incision? My surgeon seems to pride himself on doing the incision around the edge of the areola whenever possible, so that, as it heals, it just kind of fades into the nipple -- which, admittedly, is quite cool. I had bilateral…
back to chemo on Monday 5/10/10
well as some of you know i have been out of treatment for 3 1/2 weeks went from chemo to rads and now back to chemo doctor gave me so much time off being that rads stay in the body for so long and he wanted me back on chemo and didn't want to burn my insides..lol..right now i don't know what i will be taken till Monday…
hi
im on medical and they no longer pay for my medicine what can i do?I dont make a lot of money and I dont know where to go from here and I really need the medicine.
from 4 to 6 sessions? Why?
I have had two oncologist recommendations for 4 treatments of taxotere and cytoxin followed by tamoxifen. My cancer is ER+ and I am pre menopausal- 50 years old. Yesterday went for my 2nd treatment and the oncologist asked "If I could make this even more tolerable would you be willing to do 6 sessions? I would like to…
Today I received my Chemo Treatment Plan-any advice to those had my cocktail?
I meant with my Medical Oncologist and his staff today. I received my treatment plan. IDC Stage I, all nodes negative, Triple Negative(downside). I had a lumpectomy and node removals done on 4/23/10. I will have Port Cath Inserted on 5/17 or 5/18 (schedule still pending) First round of chemo will be on 5/20/2010. (READY TO…
Locks of Love post from daughter
It's almost Mother's Day and one of the gifts I got from my daughter was her post on Facebook. While I can't get you to her facebook post...I have stolen a few pictures and what she said, and posted them on my expressions page. This was a total surprise to me. When I first found out I would lose my hair...she offered then…
Update, Sunrae, Now Stage 3A, First Chemo Done
Yesterday turned out to be a 12 hours ordeal, 5 hours at the hospital for the port (which wasn't as bad as I expected) then saw my onc. She told me I'm now considered Stage 3A instead of 2A because of all the lymph nodes and cells in chest wall. But seems to think with chemo and rads it should take care of this. Then over…
I have put my 2nd, 4th and 5th expansions on YouTube.....
Hi all. I know there are some women on here that are awaiting surgery and/or reconstruction. I had prophylactic bilateral mastectomies on Feb 16th this year,and tissue expanders were put in place. When i went for my 2nd expansion,i asked one of my PS's if it was ok to video the procedure,as i was making a 'diary' of my…
one year ago and here i go again
i havent been on lately i was diagnosed april 2009 with breast cancer on my left side. i found out the first of april i have cancer on my right side, i am having a masectomy this time. i had a lumpectomy on the left side i meet with the surgeon monday, i can say im very dissapointed and scared. my dr took me off of…
Re-excision
I am having a re-excision to get wider margins. I have been reading posts where it is worse than the lumpectomy? My surgeon says it is much easier? I was off wrok from Dec 8th through January 13th for my lumpectomy and this time they are saying I will have surgery May 14th and I can return on Tuesday the 17th as long as my…
Back from port removal
Had my port out at 7:30 this a.m. All went very well. Just felt some tugging like everyone said. Then he cauterized the area (which smelled awful!) then stitched me up. I did take a Percocet beforehand and it really made me feel relaxed. My doc even let my husband stay in the room with me while he did the procedure. The…
lumpectomy scar tissue
Hi everyone. I'm nearing the end of treatment with 7 boosters of rad to go. I'm more itchy than burned. Recently I've developed a hard mass under my scar big as an egg. I know its normal to get lumpy under the scar, but its still unnerving. Its like a rock. Will this go away or is it a permanent thing? It doesn't hurt, I…
I am back from my 1 cancer free day!!Something great happened.
Hello, My Fellow Sisters. I took a cancer free day. I am newly diagnosed and just got over whelmed. Exhausted. Still exhausted, still overwhelmed but got to stop and smell the roses..I also was overwhelmed by my son and the generous spirit of those that I love. My son is running(a boy who would never wear pink)in the…
What to ask Oncologost
I am seeing the doc today. What should I ask? Debbie

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