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Just wanted to say hi and let you know I am doing ok.A few side effects from tomoxifin.I come on the boards still and like to try to help by answering some of the post.I Pray I can help others.These b…
I am 1 month post radiation. Handled rads fine although most of my energy left me. I suppose I expected it to return but it hasn't. Once again, I rely on my "sisters" to help me out. I have tried to s…
I am just getting zometa once a month, but can only use my right arm for infusions. My "good" vein is too scarred to use any more--getting stuck a few times before we can find a vein each month. I am …
I had horrible side effects through radiation therapy. I was finished on 5/28 and am still having side effects. 2 weeks ago Monday, I was put back on bed-rest because the part that was radiated was pa…
Hi, my name is Jennifer and I was diagnosed with a grade III IDC last week. I'll be having the lumpectomy on Thursday (7/29/10). That's when the staging process will begin. The mammogram indicated tha…
My joints have been bothering me for a long time. Especially my elbows. With my recent back troubles, I was getting to my wits' end...my back, wrists, and elbows were leading me to believe I was enter…
Do anyone know what I should buy when I go shopping...From personal care to food items...Do anyone use a juicer...It is so much to take in... I welcome any suggestions...I want to have everything here…
Well, we have been in Ruidoso, NM for just short of one month, and I wanted to let everyone know that the change in how feel has been wonderful. Living in East Texas has it's perks, but the summer hea…
I will ask my oncologist this question but I had DCIS. Tried tamoxifen but it caused the rare side effect of depression. Depression got pretty bad. Now I'm on Arimedex and have lots of joint pain. I t…
I started my first of 12 weekly Taxol treatments last Monday. I completed 4 rounds of AC about 3 weeks ago. I felt pretty good until Thursday, then every day thereafter I have had stomach problems. I …
and, you might ask, what's next??? "I'm going to Germany!!!" I'm very excited...it's the wine country...and I get a free wine tasting as part of the deal!!! Oh, and a bottle of red wine to bring home.…
I saw your post under my discussion regarding Philly doctors, I live in Northeast Philly. I go to Einstein for treatment now, i have been going there for 2 years. I was very happy with their treatment…
None of us want this, none of us would have chosen it, but I'd rather it be me than my daughter. What is inconvenient? The plumbing backing up on Thanksgiving, the one day a year when you are doing al…
Hi, Canjuncutie . . . I saw your post on another thread about losing a breast and trying to get information from others who have been there. There are others on this site who have been through that - …
Well ladies, your dream has partially come true. I am going back to work on Monday. I do not know how long I will be there, I hoping about 4-6 hours (8 would make my day). I am not going to wear mysel…
I'm looking for another breast cancer patient who has done 16 rounds of chemotherapy. I have had 4 adriamycin/cytoxin and 12 rounds of taxol. I'm currently doing 1 year of herceptin due to her2 positi…
Had the toughest time getting a sports bra that ; 1) opens from the front 2) has max support 3) does not have an underwire. Should not be that difficult. Well 7 stores later I found one at jc penny ( …
I am kind of worried that something may be going on. I don't know if this is normal or not so maybe someone else has had this happen. I finished rads on 7/2 and was feeling fatigued. I started to feel…
Does this make any sense to you? Now that my 4.5 cm tumor is no longer there and I still have more chemo to do, and by then if it's completely disappeared then how do they go and cut something away th…
So it's been 3 days since I started my chemo rounds, and while I really haven't had much symptoms, the major issue I'm having is that feeling of fatigue that hits me in the early afternoon, and still …
Met my onc this week. I need 6 treatments of taxitere and carboplatin and a year of herceptin, along with radiation and hormone blocking. He said I could get a port put in but didn't have to do so. My…
Like it or not sisters, i have one more thing to share. I forget when im on another subject about everything i want to say. I made a peace garden last weekend. Its so awesome. Me, my daughter and two …
I contacted Road to Recovery yesterday to see if I could get a ride to and from my 1st chemo appt. The person on the phone was so helpful and took all my information and said someone would get back to…
Dear pink sisters Thank you for asking, I made it! My first week at my new job!!!. The past two weeks were really intense: we moved, I change medications, and started a new job. I felt like I was losi…
I loved Rene's WalMart story so thought I would add mine. I was in WM on Thursday. Like Rene and others have said people will usually just kinda look my way and smile or nod. I do not have a port but …
I just wanted to let all of you know that my reconstruction revision surgery yesterday went well and I'm now pleased with my results. I know I shared my nightmare lopsided-ness with all of you a few w…
