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Breast Cancer

Archives for September 2010

Lanie, Lanie, where have you been?
Lanie, i saw a couple posts from you. Let me know how you are and where you have been. Havent talked to you for so long
Im devastated....need prayers!!!!
I dont know if any of you have seen the nation wide news of a missing mother of two from Iowa that disappeared last Friday (Sept 3). Her name is Stacy Wilson! She is also my very very close cousin...we grew up together as if she was my sister...we always hung out every mornin at my aunts house...we have been thru alot…
ultrsound for blood draws
just learned of something new on last hospital stay...veins are shot from chemo and can only do blood draw on one arm...they had an iv team that came to the room with an ultrasound machine so they could go to upper arm and to see where and how deep to go...voila...of course that was an option after fighting off the ego…
mad at cancer because...
why is it all your hair falls out from all over your body from chemo...Except that one confounded old lady chin hair...my hair came back thin and slow but I now have 8 of those chin hairs?!?!? Was just in hospital for a week with bad case of cellulitis...which by the way was the exact pattern of the full front and back…
StandUp2Cancer
Just made a little donation; just what I could afford now. Maybe tonight is the night that our family on the MB could take a minute to give (to charity of their choice) whatever we can? Or to take a minute to say a silent prayer to all suffering if we can't afford anything.
Axillary Ultrasound
Hi All, I am new, just joined today. I was diagnosed with DCIS about 4 weeks ago. I was hoping someone might be able to give some thoughts on this issue. I have had a biopsy that confirmed stage zero DCIS - thanking God we caught it early. I have had a consult with the genetisist(sp), I had an MRI done this past Tuesday…
Results are in...FINALLY DACING WITH NED!!
I got my Mammo, MRI all good. Now today I got results for the biopsy on that weird cyst on the even weirder spot, BENIGN CYST. My mom had surgery yesterday to remove a tumor from her stomach, so far according to doc it looked benign, waiting on path report to confirm. NOW I CAN SAY IM DANCING WITH NED TONIGHT & FOR A LONG…
Photos posted of wedding ,Charlie and Brooke
Here are some of the photos from the wedding I attended in Ohio.There is also a current photo of Brooke. You can see my short, grey hair coming in. Think I may keep it. Hope you enjoy the photos. Go to my home page by clicking on to Natly 15,then click Expressions to view the photos.
I Love This Inspirational Saying
Courage isn't always a loud roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day that says, "I will try again tomorrow!" Hugs, Renee
Raw fingertips
My fingertips are peeling, dry and very raw. I keep using cream but it's not working. Anyone having this problem? I'm on Taxol and have 4 more weekly treatments. I'm glad that I don't have the tingling in my fingers that they speak of as a common side effect but this is really annoying. I know it could be worse but I wanna…
Spiculated /stellate mass
Having abiopsy next week for a 12mm spiculated mass. Are all spiculated breast cancer and if NOT what else can it be? Are spiculated a certain form of breast cancer? I know the odds are against me. I had a breast cancer tumor marker test done and that came back perfect. I am a stage 3 colon cancer survivor since 2007.…
Ladies say some prayers I start chemo
This thur coming i start chemo. Atleast new onco gave me 80% chance instead of 30% from the old one. It going to last 4 month then rad and pills
Prayers for my sister
My younger sister is in the process; as I speak of getting mammogram ultra sound etc. Her doc found a lump in her breast yesterday. They kind of put a rush on this for her not only because of my cancer, but she is a 10 year pancreatic cancer survivor! She is who set the bar for me to take a lot of what I've been handed in…
health and Wellness
After BC treatment my mind starts to go to health and wellness. Just finally finishing Anticancer. (too sick during treatment to read much). In it he explains about your body terrain. Not one to jump on any bandwagon, but things he says make sense and are food for thought. So what is it that you do to improve your terrain?…
not depressed....BUT
Today, I just fell like screaming to the rafters "Cancer Sucks"!!!!!!! There, it is said. As all of us, I read the good news and the sad news.....what we all probably thought was going to be just a bump in the road of life for us, has turned out to be a much longer and harder journey than we imagined. I was/have been lucky…
so much for help from my family!?!
yesterday my mom and my sister went with me to my appt with the plastic surgeon. they were supposed to go with me today for my pre-op tests and the mastectomy teaching class. well, they went home this morning - couldn't handle it! the photos the ps showed upset my sister and she convinced my mom leave. i have had to deal…
Chloraprep skin rash after surgery
I'm experiencing SEVERE skin rash and hives forming in areas where I was swapped with Chloraprep - something used before surgery to clean the surrounding areas. It's been day 9 post-op and this stubborn red rash is not going away. I've tried hydrocortisone 1% cream but it's not helping much. Others on…
Have that burned tongue feeling?
I never had "mouth sores" so to speak. I did for 1-2 weeks after each chemo have a burned tip of tongue feeling, like if you drank something really hot. It impared my taste and was actually painful when eating. I had been using bioten mouthwash, toothpaste & "Magic Mouthwash" prescribed by onc. Nothing worked for the…
Joke--Am I a Polar Bear?
One day, up in the frozen north a polar bear and his son were out for a stroll. Daddy bear sat on a lump of ice to admire the view and sent his son off to play. Two minutes later Junior came back to dad and says, "Can I ask you a question dad?" "Sure, son what is it?" "Am I a real polar bear, Dad?" asks Junior. Dad smiles…
Zometa treatments
Hi all. Been busy with work and having to get up at 5. I have just finished my 3rd Zometa monthly treatments and noticed I'm more achy this time. Are the effects increasing with each one? My first one I had no effects at all. Now I'm feeling more sore and stiff. Maybe cause I've gained a few pounds.
1st chemo completed today - piece of cake SO FAR!
HHHHHOOOORRRRRAAAAAYYYYYYY. First round of chemo down (5 to go) -- and I feel GREAT. Got my Taxotere, Carbo, and Herceptin. I am so dosed up on steriods I feel like I could go running or dancing. Maybe I'll clean house. The nurse told me I'd probably be up to 2-3 am from all the steriods. I am to take more steriods on…
Baby Troy
Natly, How is the little guy doing? Hoping that no new is great news?!
Strange New Side Effect
Ladies, Has anyone else experienced a peculiar sensation running up your spine? It is not really pain, but more like a throbbing sensation that starts at the base of the spine and runs up to my neck. This is a brand new 'side effect'. I don't know if its from the chemo, the Neulasta or the pharmacy full of other meds to…
Radiation Update
Hey you all....Just wanted to let you know that the awful fatigue I had when I started radiation has finally let up..Praise God!!!But in its place I have awful burns[under my arm and one spot under breast I think from where my bra rubbed]....Just started on the silver sulfadiazine....Wondered how long this takes to help? I…
Tamoxifen - Scared
Hello everyone, I have gone through chemo and a bilateral masectomy, then an axillary node dissection where 3 out of 19 nodes were shown to have cancer. My onc now wants me to take Tamoxifen and I am scared to death. Just reading all the side effects makes me so nervous. I see some of the other posts about what everyone is…
Celebrating with NED
Spent the last three days being poked, proded, and generally run through the mill. Eyes examined on Tuesday, no sign of glaucoma, cataract has not changed. Primary physician on Wednesday, all blood work came out normal, cholesterol 143, kidney and liver functions okay. Today (Thursday) spent two hours with my oncologist,…
more pain 1 wk after lumpectomy
I woke up yesterday laying in my insision with my arm stretched up under my head. So I understood my increased soreness yesterday. Last night I slept on my back and woke up feeling better. But as the day has gone on it has become more painful. I didn't do more stuff so thats not to blame. Did anyone else experience…
Sex after treatment
I finished treatment last december. I was dxed with tnbc and did bilat mast, chemo, and then recon. Before cancer my lovely husband and I were insatiable. We would have sex 5-6 time a week and I loved the closeness. I loved pleasing him and he me. Now he has to plead with me to get anything. I am just not interested and I…
Today I rang the bell!
I was scheduled for 10 rounds of radiation. The final one was this morning. At the cancer center they have a brass bell mounted on the wall. When a patient finishes rads, the entire crew involved with treatment comes together to clap and cheer while h/she rings the bell 3 times. Today was my turn! Dear Sisters, please…
Good Day!!
I had my follow up with my surgeon today (my bilateral mastectomy was on 8/27). They pulled my drainage tube in the right side. The left one will be there for a while since I had chemo before surgery and that is the side they did the lymph nodes. Anyway...right side benign. Left side there was no evidence of any invasive…

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