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Breast Cancer

Archives for June 2010

Stupid question
I've been on cancer road for year now. My question is ummmm, which is worse ( see told you it was stupid) triple neg or triple positive? Is it a question of chemo, which is more effective, easier to get rid of? Always wanted to ask but...
I'm home!!!!
It's sooooo green!!!! I had forgotten... It's now 9:30am...last night, it stayed light until almost midnight...I LOVE summer in this part of the world!!!! Hugs, Kathi
I wrote bc a letter
I want to tell you up front that I hate you. Because you make me very tried, and in constant extreme pain, the memory I had is gone. You change my life and my future I can’t dream to far in advance because I know deep down you are waiting to surprise me again. Some call you the BIG C but I call you by every letter Cruel,…
So sick from Chemo
Any advise I have breast cancer and had just completed my 3rd round of Chemo about a week ago. About 3 days aftre the treatment I was back in the hospital with severe weekness and diarrhea..They juiced me up withsome IV fluides and back home I went. Day 1 and 2 started feeling better but days 3,4,5 starting to feel very…
New diagnosis, pathology, and surgery
Well I finally got some sense made of my pathology report. It looks like I'm 'almost' triple negative, with progesterone receptor being a weak positive at 1-5%. 1.5 cm mass, grade 3. I'll be having a mastectomy, with expanders put in immediately, followed by chemotherapy-4 rounds of cytoxan/adriamycin, and then 2 rounds of…
New Member
Hello everyone- I've just joined. The name I selected "Double Whammy" is because I was diagnosed with both breast and endometrial cancers in late April 2010. Both were the result of routine mammography and Pap smear - and this is why we get them. To date I've had a lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy (May 11). The breast…
has anyone else gained weight on chemo?
I know this shouldn't be of concern to me, fighting my cancer should (and is), but...I have gained about 10 pounds since I started chemo. I am less active, yes, but still exercise and my eating habits have been about the same. I am curious if others have and if so, do you lose it when chemo is done??? Thanks all!!!
One Down; Seven to Go
First AC went smoothly, with the exception of one of the chemo nurses who thinks Donna should get a port, and is making the wrong decision about getting a real hair wig; but another nurse said just wait and see about the port, you can always get one later, and get the wig that you are most comfortable with. Donna really…
36 with breast cancer - new to the family here
I had a lumpectomy and three lymph nodes removed three weeks ago and start six months of chemo next Thursday. I scared myself on the web since I'm triple negative, but was smart enough to put the iPad down and play with my dogs instead. Anyone else out there in their 30's?
New photos of Brooke and Charlie
These photos were taken in May and June of this year. They are really growing. Cant wait for Brooke's new brother due in Sept, and Charlie's new sibling due in February. To view click on my photo and go to my expression page.
coughing after radiation is over
I was finished 5 weeks ago. About a week now I've had a phlegmy cough, like lung congestion, just a few times a day. Not bad, I'm just aware of it. Is it related to radiation treatment?
anyone else really tired all of the time?
I take arimidex, work, etc. But I feel so tired much of the time. I take the multivitamins, etc., that are prescribed for me. I worry that it is a sign of another cancer in my body. Next onco check up is in August. Does anyone else ever feel this way?
Any one out there taking zoladex
Is anyone out there taking zoladex as an alternative for tamoxifen? Lorrie
Got appt today to get 2nd opinion on tamoxifen and poor metabolizer
I got a call from the nurse today who made me an hour long appt with a 2nd oncologist to discuss my option and questions regarding the tamoxifen and being a poor metabolizer. It is scheduled for 7/1 so I plan to get all my questions and information together before that. Just some advice for others just starting their…
My Survivor's Poem Hope you enjoy Much Love
Dear Lord, You've done so much for me Thank you with all my soul But I've something to ask of thee Needing your grand control I've waged this battle and won Yet other battle still For some their journey's just begun Please guide each in Your will I've walked the road; I've felt each bump I have conquered Your test I've…
Short term disability
Ruby just found out that she doesnt qualify for short term disability. The time off from work for (by their information) "standard" bilateral mastectomy is 2 weeks. She has to be off until the 12th because she still has drains in and even though the Dr is removing those Fri, he wont release her until the 8th to make sure…
Who's on Zometa for bone mets?
I'll be starting Zometa in 2 weeks. Once a month infusion for a year. Oncologist told me to take tums for 3 days after each one. Any side effects that I need to be aware of? Just when I thought I was all done!
What state or part of the country
I'm fairly new here and would love to know where you are all from. If it's too personal I understand but it is interesting to me. I get clues from some of you, like in the wine question. The Californians answered of course! LOL> I'm from Massachusetts , down on Ol' Cape Cod. Thanks, Wanda
Anyone else feel the earthquake a little while ago??
I'm in Michigan and we all felt it in the building in which I work. I thought I was just starting to have the mother of all hot flashes as my chair was shaking! I looked over at my co-worker and she had a weird look on her face! She said she thought she was having a hot flash, too!! Turns out Canada, Michigan and few other…
MyTurnNow - Mammo results
Well, first of all, it was a little tight in the room but I was so thankful to have all of you with me. You may have even heard me talking to you while I was waiting for the results of the ultrasound. I didn't say anything on the board but I had a "lump" that I noticed about 2-3 weeks ago. Needless to say, I was concerned…
Did you have a feeling?
Before you were diagnosed with cancer, did you have a feeling that something was wrong, even before you found the lump or had any symptoms. Was there something nagging at you that the sky was about to fall down on you? Did you wake up to a black aura and a feeling of dread? Did you dream of sitting in a doctor office while…
What chemo cocktails are the strongest?
I know there are so many different combinations. I have heard CMF is the lightest on the body but how does AC compare to TC? So much to learn - just wondering
Please don't call the Mary Jane cops on me
OK, as I've said before, I'm prepping for chemo on July 1. Just checking what the consensus is on marijuana for nausea. It's supposedly legal here, but nearly impossible to get...but I can get the regular stuff (good, not laced with crap). Does it work? Better in brownies or smoked? Are there any negatives? Is this an…
Radiology and diet
I just completed my 6th TAC less than a week ago and now I am moving down the hall to the radiology department for *gulp* radiation. Ha, gulp, like I can even taste anything. Anyway, my hematologist encouraged me to eat anything while running the chemo gauntlet. I did not suffer nausea, I ate what I could, and maintained…
Cancer cells killed by chemotherapy may cause cancer to spread..
Chemotherapy is known to come with a long list of side effects -- from debilitating nausea and hair loss to extreme fatigue -- and in many cases, it does not cure or even stop cancer from progressing. But what if chemotherapy does something no one has realized before during all the decades it has been in use? What if chemo…
Zometa
anyone doing Zometa? I will be doing an IV infusion twice a year to help prevent recurrance. dont hear many people mention this.
Emend?
Still looking for meds to help with the awful nausea..Is emend? a prescription or over counter med? Been on Zofran/compazine/promethazine/ativan.....But no relief sick for about 4 days...But praise God only one Chemo treatment left.......
White hair???
Hi everyone, so my hair is starting to grow back again. I had a lot off fuzz, it was really soft and when I shave it, it looked like dust bunnies. But now it is coming back grey and white in some places... Should I shave it again? I was so excited about it Ayse
Word for Today, hang in there my sisters and receive God's strength and peace
Ephesians 3:14....I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named that He would grant you according to the riches of His glory to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man....that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith....that you…
My daughter is a spoiled ...., anyone have any advise
If you have read my previous posts, i have had a reoccurence of breast cancer which has spread to my liver, abdomen, and bones. I started chemo again 2 weeks ago. I go for weekly treatments of Taxol and herceptin, doctor will be adding Avastin this Thursday. It is a very grueling treatment for the next 6 months. My…

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