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Breast Cancer

Archives for August 2010

Edit?????
Mmmm I think I've asked this before. When I reply to someones post, it says edit. I've previewed it and it still says edit. If your commenting (at the bottom of the post) why does it say edit. It looks stupid. Sighhhh Help me please. LOL
Oh NO, NOT THE BILL!!!
it's 6 PM and I am safely tucked in. This dancing queen is feeling achy, shaky and not in a good way. But I don't regret anything, I tell ya! It was like coming up for a breath of air. And I am already looking forward to the next time! Night, night! Ayse
In search of Lympedema pump
I'm trying to find a lymphedema pump for my left arm. Insurance is denying the pump and my physical therapist says I need one. You have to love the insurance companies. I need at least 6 hoses if not more to pump the fluid up my arm. If anyone has information for me on this please let me know. I tried craig's list and…
Monday will be my first appointment with GYN since Dx
Monday will be my first appointment with GYN since Dx. I guess soon after I will have my first mamo. Hopefully all will go well. I called my onc and told them "Hey it is time for my annual. Do you want me to wait and see you or go ahead and schedule it with my GYN." They told me to go ahead and get it done just make sure…
Modesty is no more!
My PS finally ok'd me going back to Physical therapy since i have been having alot of pain in my arm since surgery. So today was my first day back and im in the room with my PT and shes revaluating me so im half naked with my girls just hanging out. Then her PA comes in, then the student PA...pretty soon i had pretty much…
Who was your childhood idol?
Growing up I loved Pippi Longstocking, I wanted to be JUST like her. Strong and adventurous with my own monkey and a horse. I beged my mom to color my hair red and get me long stockings and when she didn't I would sneak my dad's socks they were big enough and would look for treasures in our back yard. Ayse
TAC #7 infusion and update Cavediver
After a long discussion of problems over the last 15 days, onc. lowered the dose of the Taxotere in my TAC mix (Tasxotera, Adriamycin,Cytoxan). So, we will see if the next two weeks are more tolerable. He also gave me two antibiotics to take every day throughout the duration of this and #8 cycle! When I showed him the…
PET scan results
Hi Ladies, Got my PET scan results on Friday just before 5th round of chemo. I probably already mentioned that I have stage IV IDC with mets to bone, so i wasn't looking for the cure. However the news was way better than i expected! All of the spots on my femurs vertebrae, pelvis and right axilla were no longer visible.…
Does arimidex cause us to be tired??
I just read the thread on what is a "new normal". I started arimidex in July 2010 after all my treatment. Surgeries in July and august of 09. Fought infection all thru chemo from Oct 09 to end of March 2010. Took month off and started 6 1/2 weeks of rads May 2010. Finished last radiation on June 15, 2010. I had a short…
Sugar and spice and all things nice
I'm two months out of chemotherapy, about a third of the way through radiation, and there is a light dusting of snow on the roof. About halfway through chemo I developed swelling on the surgical side. Long story short, I have donned a compression sleeve and am getting physical therapy. I recall vividly the evening before I…
Stretch Marks/Expanders
Hey, Ladies I am scheduled for my 3rd expansion tomorrow. I noticed stretch marks last week on the underside of my breasts and a little on top. I called my PS's nurse, and she did not seem concerned. She said it happens, and they may have been there before, and we don't have to slow down on fills. Has anyone else had this?…
Job interviews
I have been off work for 1 year due to complications from my Breast ca surgery.I have started a job search, I would like to get back in the hospital, I'm an RN. My question is what do I say when the interviewer asks me why I was off so long? Should I tell them I had Cancer or will that hinder my chances for getting the…
After 5 years of Tamoxifen.
Does anyone have any information on what to expect after 5 years of tamoxifen - I just finished 5 years of the medication this month. I want to know about physical changes to the body. Do you get headaches, periods, etc. I am 54 years old and looking for next steps after medication. Are there any books you recommend.…
Sores in MY Mouth
Can anyone please help me? I have terrible sores in my mouth from the chemo, & it's killing me. I used the special mouth wash & took lortabs. Nothing is working, I've been crying all night. Thanks
what are those things next to your name
I know someone said what it was but Ihave been here a year and I cant remember. I think I was too sick at the time. I dont wear my glasses on the computer and I know they arent but they look like rubber duckies to me, and I love rubber duckies.
Today is not a good day
Today is not a good day. I feel so sad. The feeling of why am I going through this has returned. I wish I did not have to deal with this. I want my life back before cancer.
this is what i told my oncology nurse Better To Give
I brought her a present one day, my little way of thanking her. She said patients bring us gift's all the time, I wish they wouldn't. It is us who should be giving them gifts, You Are I said, Everyday.
Fine, then let's chemo - brainstorm
Hi, I couldn't sleep last night (pesty expanders) and had this crazy little idea. Some of the entries on this discussion board are just priceless and so unbelievably helpful that they deserve to be shared with breast cancer patients everywhere. Examples: chenheart's Hogwarts, the brave sister who flashed her mastectomy…
Looking for SHORTSCAKE! Hoping you are doing ok and check in soon!
Shortscake, we haven't seen you post in so long and I know that you were having so many problems. Please check in with us to update us on how you are doing! We miss your Girl Power! Hugs, Leeza
Chemo after being sick
Just wanted to see. Scheduled for first chemo on Thursday. Had port in place on Friday. Had low grade fever before surgery. Have been battling temps up to 101 since Saturday night. We do not think it is port related because some symptoms were present before the surgery. On z-pack starting to day for possible sinusitis and…
I get out of breath easy these days does this happen to any one ells?
I have been getting winded easily lately. This never happened to me before. I had my third Chemo last Tues. ( Herceptin, carboplatin, taxotere.) Is this a side affect of chemo? My Dr is going to do a Muga test for my heart a week before chemo next time. Going into this She told me I was in excellent shape. everything was…
Xeloda and Ixempra
Xeloda and Ixempra Has anyone been on these drugs? They also go by the names of Capecitabine and Ixabepilone. Since I am a triple negative my options are limited according to the MDA drs. Then it's Parp Inhibitor trials. Any info would be great! Thanks everyone:) Breathe, pray, rest, relax, smell the roses, one day at a…
Port Placement this week and starting chemo
This week is my treatment "kick off party"...I will be getting port placement tomorrow and then my first chemo on on Wednesday. I am a little nervous about getting the port and don't know what that is going to entail. On the other hand, with all the meds that I received to combat side affects, I feel pretty good about the…
SCAR ITCHES
Does anyone else have the problem of your scar itching, and what do you do for it? I'm using a anti-itch cream that helps some but I have to reapply it after a couple of hours.
Wife Starting Taxol Wednesday
Donna will be starting her four bi-weekly Taxol treatments on Wednesday. So far, most we have heard from have thought Taxol was easier to tollerate than AC, so hopefully that will be true for her. So what have some have you done or taken to get through Taxol? Water, water, water; seems to be a given, except that water has…
Triple positive sistahs
The other day, Jo Jo asked an interesting question that asked if any of us had two types of cancers in our breasts. A number answered. I have a second part to the question that started my mind whirling. Here it is; How many of you are triple positive (hormone + AND HER2 neu +), had very small tumors, and did not receive…
Chenhart!!!! Call on you Reggie
Tell him to get all the bears out and dance and put a spell on all the mean moms that will make them say kind things. They will go crazy!!! Im just kidding and im not making fun of anything. Just trying to lighten the sadness of sisters going through the mean mom things. Please dont get mad. laura
sisters
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, Drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As They talked about life, about marriage, about the Responsibilities of life and the obligations of Adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her Glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance Upon her daughter. "…
newly diagnosed and full of anxiety
Last week the results of my biopsy showed cancer in my right breast. I already had an appointment scheduled with a surgeon to discuss a steriotactic biopsy for calsifcations on my left breast. I will have that today. Im becoming increasingly anxious because Im told that if cancer is found in more than one the…
This is me with 5 months of new hair.
This is me with 5 months of new hair.

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