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Breast Cancer

Archives for November 2010

Exchange surgery tomorrow!!!!!!
Finally, my exchange surgery is tomorrow. Can't wait to get this over with. Getting the tissue expanders taken out and a soft squishy silicone implant put in. I'm also having my nipple done at the same time and a "lift" of my right breast. I'm also having my ovaries removed too. Hugs, Jean
Survivors of IBS
I have IBS I know my chances are greater for recurrence then other cancers. I have had chemo and surgery and Pathology came back NED. I still have to do Rads. My question is what percent of IBC have long term survival. My chemo was Herceptin, taxotere, carboplatin. 6 rounds every 3 weeks. I was also stage 3. Thanks…
BRAVA breast enhancement shaper/pump
Has anyone gotten this BRAVA unit to stretch the breast? I just filed for bankruptcy and can not afford to buy one. I know I was measured a 38C. I asked my surgeon what you do with it when your all done and it looks like your stuck with it or maybe give to a cancer donation spot. KRKATH
IT started.....
My scalp has burned/tingled since last night. Just put hands through hair and it's coming out....reality is setting in. I am a cancer patient and pissed off about it.
Another ornament on the way!
I thought I'd give you all a hint....it is traveling approximately 836 miles from Atlantic Beach, FL. Where or where is it headed????
Ah receptor - UC Davis research
Hi Everyone- Thought you might find this blurb interesting/encouraging. It's from a UC Davis publication out of the College of Argiculture and Environmental Sciences. I received the Fall issue in the mail last week and just saw this particular article. It's online at http://outlook.ucdavis.edu Fall, 2010 issue and it's on…
Arimidex side effects
Hi All, I am facing extreme fatigue and chronic pain. Which is effecting my quality of life. I feel as if I am in no mans land. My GP wants to put me on anti depressants, but I am not depressed, just very low because of the side effects of the arimidex. It is so bad I am forced to take time off work, which I feel will cost…
New to the board with Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Hello, I was diagnosed with stage 3 Inflammatory Breast cancer last Tuesday. I will have my first chemo treatment next Tuesday, Dec 7. I am finally coming to terms with this diagnosis and my attitude is positive, but I am terrifed!
New expressions
Posted some new pics of my head with staples in it! Not for the squmish also one of my baldness and of my brain MRI
prayers accepted
Chemo #3 is tomorrow morning. Asking all to pray with me for "No bad side effects". Chemo #1 was bad, #2 was hard, would like a brake and get through #3 with few side effects. T/C in the morning and Neulasta shot Wed. at 1. Starting steroids tonight. Prayer is powerful..will pray for all on this board also.
Ornaments are so much fun to read!
I am so sorry that I didn't investigate this more! I really am clueless when I read about it I thought it was something already started before I came on. Chen, can I do it next year? Man, I feel so left out! LOL I'm not very good when it comes to navigating this site so maybe you can explain more at a later date. All the…
post expansion placement problems/discomfort
Hi. Had bi-lateral mastectomy on Nov. 10th. Had trouble sleeping, but usually slept about 4 hours at a time more or less. Then on Nov. 21st a blood vessel burst in my right breast, trip to er, then emergency surgery. They think this may have been caused by removal of tubes which was two days prior. During surgery they…
Why do I google??????
I don't know why I do it!! I hear so many phrases,words, etc on here that I don't know what they mean so I try to look them up and get sooooo scared! I don't think my oncologist is fully answering or explaining things to me. Basically I'm getting "chemo and rads are just clean up". I don't have tumor markers (not even sure…
My ornament came today!!
Thank you lafera12 for my beautiful "G". I love it. Have a great holiday season!!
Vicki Sam - thanks for the ornament!
Vicki - I received your ornament today - thank you so much - it is just beautiful! It is a "Serenity" pewter dove, with a quote from Emily Dickinson on it: "We never know how good we are until we are called to rise." Wow, that just brings tears to my eyes! How perfectly does that describe all of us??!! I really appreciate…
Anyone still have low white blood cell and neutrophil count months after chemo/rads?
I finished 6 rounds of TAC in May, '10. Ten days after my 6th and final treatment, I was put into the hospital for 5 days for a neutropenic fever due to really low white blood cell and neutrophil counts. They had me on IV antibiotics and the infection cleared. My counts went up but were still below normal. I then started…
I got my Ornament!!!!!!
Oh my!!! Just when I was thinking it can't be December already, and that it isn't quite time to get out the decorations...my ornament arrived!!! It is from Elm~ and it is the absolute CUTEST moose( or reindeer, or perhaps a dog! LOL) made of cloth with a spool of thread for its body and 8 tiny spools of thread for its…
☺~~~☺Here is your HO HO instead of your HA HA for the day☻~~~☻
The Police Officer's Christmas Twas the night before Christmas Christmas Santa and throughout the substation, Not a deputy stirred, they were all on vacation. The stockings were hung on the wall with great care, Next to some T-shirts and old underwear. I was working the night shift compiling stats, Answering the phone, and…
Have suspicious calcifications should I have the wire biopsy done. Already had the needle biopsy.
I recently found that I have microcalcifications and was told I should have a wire biopsy. They did the needle biopsy but were not able to determine if it was cancer or not...only that they were suspicious. Has anyone had the wire biopsy and does it leave a noticeable change in your breast? I am very small and concerned…
so happy with mail delivery today!!! got my ornaments ;)
thank you, kathi m, for the two adorable penguin ornaments and the tough enough baseball cap!!! no doubt you were paying attention!! my christmas tree is all penguin ornaments (over 250 last time i counted) it also has blue LED lights and blue and white tree skirt with penguins on it (four foot stocking to match it too) i…
Wow I got my ornament today from Kristi
Thank you Kristi I love the snow angel you sent I will cherish it forever I also love the fudge you had made I am so sorry to hear about your grandma keep you chin up and things always gets better I will be praying for you and I hope you get to feeling better real soon.
***********My Ornament is here***************
Thanks KayNYC. I loved it. Now I don't have to worry about getting a different ornament for 2010. Hugs Donna
reconstruction
Has anyone had reconstuction for Lumpectomy? or mostly Mastectomy ?
Remember, You Have The Right to Change Doctors
Well, I changed doctors and am thrilled with the new hematology oncologist. All stress disappeared when I decided to change doctors. What a difference! In two weeks time I have received 4 e-mails from my new doctor. I am having problem with neuropathy of hand (not definitely identified as neuropathy) and a body rash on…
Reconstruction problems, what do you think?
Hi Everyone! I'm struggling with a problem with my reconstruction. Any thoughts or experiances you can share would be helpfull. I had a bi-laterial masc. on 4/30/10. I came out of surg. with fat necosis on one breast and a "hole" on the other. I waited 6 months to see if the necosis would go away on its own. It did not and…
I hope everyone turkey was good
My was not good I itched my way thru.lol. I dont like taxol at all. My port was a pain in my neck i couldnt eat or drink right. and it is still a pain. I am going to rip it out. Onco just laugh it working I dont care any more. Ever since it was put in I couldnt eat or drink right. Finding work is not easy either wearing a…
My laptop is dying
My old laptop is dying. It does not have a virus (had it checked) and my hubby is pretty sure it is a gear in the hard drive as it makes horrible noises. Luckily, it has been doing weird things for awhile now, so Katherine insisted that we get me a new laptop for Christmas that she picked out. I said I didn't need it and I…
Not Very Punny, Part 1...
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent. 2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." 3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted. 4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. 5. A man walks…
no chemo-just radiation
Are there any others had just radiation? (post surgery)
Where to get compression sleeves
I have lymhedemia and am trying to find some cheaper resources for ordering on line. I know there was a posting on this but i can't find it.

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