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Breast Cancer

Archives for October 2010

Today is a rare day
I don't expect anyone to respond to this posting. Today is a rare day for me. Today I feel alone. Can't explain it. For the past 3 days, I have felt like crying but the tears do not come. I have nothing else to say. Janelle
Mammo after lumpectomy?
I had lumpectomy in April 2010. I am scheduled for mammo Fri. How do they perform a diagnostic mammo on the lump. breast?
Moving Day!
Just wanted to let you all know that I'm moving over the next few days -- so, if you don't see me around for a little while, don't worry, I'll be back. After 8 years together, I'm finally moving in with my girlfriend, to her house, which is only 3 miles away. But I've lived in my apartment for 17 years -- so, even if it…
My Rad Onc made my day
OK, so every Wed during radiation, I see my doc. He pulls up my name on his computer, and there are 7 other women in the system with my name. He picks one with a 1955 birthday, looks, then asks me for my birth date. When I told him (1947), he says "wow! you sure look young; I didn't think that the '47 was you" I pretended…
Having a why me its not fair kinda day!
Ok so I am having one of those ITS NOT FAIR WHY ME days and I really wish I had an answer. If it werent for my 9 yr old I'd just stop all the meds and let be what will be. I am so tired of having no independence. So tired of not being able to do what I want when I want. I just want to go get my daughter out of school and…
Triple Negative Article
Came across this article from July;www.waxmancancer.org . Does anyone know anything about this Waxman Cancer Foundation? Scientists Reprogram Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells to Respond to Tamoxifen NEW YORK, N.Y. — Using a small molecule decoy, investigators funded by the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation have…
Oncologist did not have good news yesterday
I did not want to post my news so close to Heidi's but since we are both fighting the same type of cancer, Infammatory Breast Cancer, i decided to put the info here today. He said that my cancer markers are still quite high, and the pain on my right side is from the liver tumor. Also, the reason i am so tired every day is…
Claritan for Neulasta pain
Good morning. For those of you who take/took Claritan for the bone/joint pain after the neulasta (sp?) shot, How much did you take and how often. I'm thinking I read that you should take it the day before the shot, the day of, and the day after? My sister has her first chemo today and will have her neulasta tomorrow.…
Sleep, sweet sleep - AT LAST
Has this happened to anyone else? I had taxotere and carboplatine and during chemo, I experienced a lot of problems with my legs. They were very rubbery and heavy and the joints always hurt. Now it's been 3 months since i am done with that regime and am only using Herceptin. So since sunday I have joint problems. It…
THE BEST BLONDE JOKE OF THE YEAR - SO FAR
A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blonde female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it then slammed it shut and stormed back into the house. A little later she came out of her house again went to the mail box and again, opened it, slammed it shut again.…
Onc appointment today - one year since surgery
Hi everyone. I have my oncology appointment today and am not sure what to expect. They have me scheduled for lab work which I'm assuming is some kind of blood test but I'm not sure. In a way I'm looking forward to my appointment since it's been a year since my surgery. I want to walk in and have him tell me "Everything's…
Does it seem recurrence is more prevalent with
Maybe it's just me, but does it seem recurrence is more prevalent with some breast cancers and surgeries treatments then others? I have Inflammatory breast cancer. I read some place that recurrence is more likely to the brain with IBS. I also read that it is more likely to recur if only one breast is removed instead of…
1st mammo after surgery and radiation
I went today for my 1st mammo and bone density test after my surgeries and radiation treatment. I find out the results tomorrow and I am nervous and I am praying for everything to be ok. I have blocked it out of my mind since radiation treatments ended in April and now the day has come too soon and I am stressing about the…
The @#$%! insurance company
So, two weeks after completing radiation I receive a thick envelope in the mail from the @#$%! insurance company indicating that they are declining the radiation treatments. So, I have to give them back? Maybe wash dishes in the hospital kitchen? Sell a couple of non-essential internal organs? No one dared make a move…
Free stuff for breast cancer patients :)
if you ladies are like me, i LOVE free stuff! might as well get something out of this horrible disease. here is a link to a few different sites: http://butdoctorihatepink.blogspot.com/2010/02/free-stuff.html *hugs* carrie :)
A Blonde's Year in Review
January Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight. February Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels..... Helllloooo!!!.......bottles won't fit in printer!!! March Got really excited.....finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months..... Box said '2-4 years!' April Trapped on escalator for hours ... Power went…
Cancer Markers?? whats yours..
I had my chemo today and also saw my oncologist, who is an expert in Inflammatory Breast Cancer. My cancer markers are 111, he said this is not good. I do not know anything about cancer markers, my old onc never went over this with me. I tried googling but nothing really makes sense, so I was wondering what your cancer…
Back From Kaua'i, But So Sad For Those Who Are Struggling.
My husband and I had a wonderful, relaxing, regenerating trip to Kaua'i. I've so missed all you pink angels. I hesitated to post today--feel guilty after reading all of the trials some of you are enduring. All I can offer are prayers, words of encouragement, hope and peace. Hugs, Renee
cancer and positive thinking! HA!
I have been listening to Barbara Ehrenriech on the radio talking about how positive thinking undermines America. I love the part where she says (once a cancer patient herself) the pressure on cancer patients to be positive because their very survival depends on it is way too much that even oncology nurses are speaking out…
BC and BC (Birth Control and Breast Cancer)
I was just at one of the horse sites I go to a lot. There were several young women writing about the birth control pills that pervent periods for several months at a time. I went through menopause in 1991 so haven't kept up with birth control methods since then. My questions have to do with rather or not there have been…
Herceptin
Hello, Its been a very long time since I have checked in. I am wondering if anybody on this board has received "LATE" Herceptin? I am 7 years out past treatment and my onc called me in to see if I was interested in starting a year of Herceptin. I seemed to have fallen through the cracks because at my time of chemo it was…
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE?
Here is one of mine, feel free to share one of yours. Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life…
2nd tx
Well last week I was supposed to have my 2nd round of chemo tx, but because my blood count was low they put it off until this week. Went in today and blood count is good. I will be having chemo tomorrow. Next few days will be rough. Pray for me!!! Shannon
Lasting pain
In November it will be year since my first surgery. My chemo was six months and radiation was 11 weeks and ended in July of this year. I notice that I have some pain in that breast. From a little ache to a sharp pain every now and then. Anyone else? Spoke to dr. he acted like "it's normal". But I'm worried about every…
The Perfect Husband...
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker-function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen. MAN: "Hello." WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?" MAN: "Yes." WOMAN: "I am at the mall now and found this beautiful…
What A Week
It has been a week of ups and downs. Lots of finishes to chemo and radiation. Hooray for that. Some new NEDS. WHOO HOO let the dancing begin. But there has been many that have had not so good and down right bad news, others with upcoming tests that would scare the spots off a leopard. And that type of news always makes me…
I am taking you all on a trip - who's with me?
when I read Marines911 post, or skipper85, all the reccurrence fears, creeampuff, waffle.... it almost seems too much to bear. It makes me and feel helpless and angry. You have all grown to be near and dear to my heart. So let's show the beast who's boss and let's take this trip and enjoy ourselves in spite of our…
Radiation 5 day?
Hi, I have been a regular poster on the Colon Cancer board since Jan 09 when my husband was diagnosed with stage 3c. He has had 2 major surgeries and just finished his 32nd chemo treatment and hopefully his last. Scans next week. Which brings me to my wonderful beloved mother who has been a rock for us throughout the past…
DOES IT EVER STOP????
Well, today was a really bad day. While at the ONC office today we discovered that my wife has not had a bowel movement since she does not know when. The ONC and RN agreed that an anti-nausea drip would not help and that the constipation along with the flu that my 2 boys had over the weekend was the reason for the vomiting…
How long does it take for the stiches to disolve?
I'm talking about the internal ones, (sp) suechers, sutchers?

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