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Breast Cancer

Archives for January 2011

my toes, feet are hurting and can't stop it
sorry Ayse, I didnt get back with you I left again after just getting back from vacation. my feet my toes and nails are a mess!!! toe nails growing back over the top of old ones and the colors are black red and grey with a hump at the growth area..weird and my other toes along with bottoms of my feet hurt. heard it was…
Muscle Girls... was a Bone Density Test recommended for You?
Morning All, I had a bone density test done yesterday. It was a snap! It took about 10 minutes. It was so much easier than an MRI. My doctor recommended I have one on account of the treatment I received( chemo, rads, Tamoxifen) over the course of time. I am 45 years old, premenopausal, and had two lumpectomies. I have to…
Femera coupon
I just finished my first month of Femera, and knock on wood, so far so good. A little sore & achy here and there (nothing unbearable). I could also attribute that to not exercising on a regular basis (starting back up next week). When I first had it filled, the pharmacist asked me if I was aware of the high co-pay. I told…
Need advice on coping post treatment
Hi! I have finished my 6 rounds of TAC, had bilateral mastectomy and am now waiting to get exchange surgery. When I first finished chemo, after I started to feel better I was so happy! THen the surgery came up and was stressed out, huge fights with my husband, 12 days after surgery hemotoma (emergency surgery). Less than a…
Need help finding the right words
I need some help finding the right words to add to a card ... and I know how great you all are with words and expressing your feelings ... so ... I'm open to suggestions ... The situation is ... to make a long story long ... my daughter-in-law's mother has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She is a wonderful…
This is weird
I went to get my hair cut yesterday. I told my stylist that when I was towel drying my wet head one day that I thought I noticed short hairs popping up...almost like new growth. She parted my hair in several spots and agreed. She said it didn't look like breakage but new growth! So I was baffled...I've been with a full…
Today is Scotch Freckles Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KATHRYN HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you all the best on your special day & throughout the coming year! ♥ Cat
It's another day in Holland, dear sisters...good morning!
I woke this morning to mist so thick I could barely see out the door. But then, thru the fog, I spied a bit of movement! It was two bunnies running and playing and chasing each other!!!! They could see just fine with each other's help...and safely under the cover of mist from predators always lurking! It rained hard…
2 Months Off Arimidex - Reaction Rash - Tomorrow will start generic Anastrozole
As a process of elimination, I went off Arimidex on November 5. First, it was to determine if my tingling/numbness in my fingers and hands was caused by Arimidex. After being off it for 2 months, the tingling/numbness never went away, so it is not the result of Arimidex. Next week I will start physical therapy for the neck…
2 Months Off Arimidex - Reaction Rash - Tomorrow will start generic Anastrozole
As a process of elimination, I went off Arimidex on November 5. First, it was to determine if my tingling/numbness in my fingers and hands was caused by Arimidex. After being off it for 2 months, the tingling/numbness never went away, so it is not the result of Arimidex. Next week I will start physical therapy for the neck…
Moving so may be off for a bit
I should be back on line Monday just in case anyone misses me! LOL I know I'll miss logging on everyday even if I just read. Talk soon. Hugs, Wanda P.S. I'll still be on tomorrow but off Sat.
Went for 1st radiation today
It took quite a while and my poor arm (the only one I can raise) was hurting. My hand went numb and the female tech had to slowly help my arm back to my body (I have a reverse total shoulder prosthesis in my arm). It was quite sore for about an hour but it's ok now. The techs took pictures which they showed to rad/onc,…
my mom
Hi all, I posted a few pics of my mom on my expressions page. Since she's a part of the family on here even though she doesn't get online, I thought I'd help you put a face to the name :) She's so brave - she's worn her baldness like a badge of courage. Today she had a follow up appt after her LAST chemo treatment 2 weeks…
I was asked to post this occasionally~ the start of a New Year seems like the right time for our New
Welcome to Hogwarts~ A Primer for the New Ones to our Family So many new ones have joined our family of Kindred Spirits lately~we sigh that you have had to find us, but of course welcome you with open ♥ You may have noticed, or even posted about the fact that many of our friends, family members, co-workers and neighbors…
cat scan tomorrow
Cat scan is scheduled for tomorrow...so praypraypraypraypraypraypraypray! We are expecting some snow, and I was planning a lazy day at home. Waiting for pet scan to be scheduled. I won't find out the results until Tuesday afternoon, I think i will wait to see the doctor instead of hearing over the phone. Hopefully, this is…
Areola color change after lumpectomy
Hello all. I am new to this board and glad to see all of the support. I had a lumpectomy about 7 weeks ago, and will be starting radiation next week. But, crazy....the color of my areola has changed to a light tan....should I be concerned?? Please tell me no! Everything has gone fairly smoothly for me, and don't want this…
Don't know whether to go with chemo or not??
All of these conflicting reports have me going crazy!!! Back in August when I was first diagnosed the pathology report came back ER+, Her2+, then they read the report at the second hospital and their path drs said the Her2+ was debatable and recommended the FISH test at surgery which came back negative. My oncologist…
My heart is heavy, and my brain is full
My heart goes out to everyone, waiting for tests, losing friends. Sweet Heidi. Moopy, meena, 24242, Marsha,Chen and any others fighting this ugly,ugly beast for the second time,keep updating us, good or bad. We're in your corner. My tests are coming up again. Starting with bone density. That was today. UNoffical report…
Body aches 4 months after treatment
I have been done with chemo since sept 2010. My treatment was 4 AC and 12 Taxol and my body feels like I just received a treatment has anyone experinced body aches this long out of treatment.I am thinking about calling my ONC if this keeps up much longer. This has been going on since new years.I am getting a little worried.
update on BJMOM
Hi Everyone, Thanks for thinking about me. I have had a couple terrible months for me. I was in the hospital the first week of November found out I had gallstone. Then my son was sick for a week then the following week the whole family had the stomach virus. No one couldn't tell me I was full of sh###.(LOL) I was still…
I Could use your thoughts on this
Today was my first post treatment 3 month visit with my Onc. I love him, he's very thorough. However, in the past year I have had more tests than I had ever cared to or even thought was necessary, had to suffer major anxiety over the possible results of them all, and so far, all have been clear. (TG) Well, now he wants me…
swimming?
A health club here has a hot-springs-fed outdoor lap pool. Swimming there, particularly at night in the snow, is absolutely glorious and very, very peaceful. But I have a question -- I still have a prothesis, foam, size DD. I think I'd drown trying to swim with that thing :) . Anybody aware of any inexpensive substitutes,…
Breast surgeon vs general surgeon
I have heard and read here many have had BREAST surgeons. I was sent to a general surgeon who does many misc procedures. NO issues..but I wonder why I was not referred to specialist of breast?
where is Heatherbelle
Has anyone heard from Hethebelle lately i haven't seen a post since before christmas.
2nd BC not a recurrance
October I received the bad news of a 2nd BC. my first was Feb 2006 which took me thru lumpectomy, chemo, radiation and tamoxifen. then to be just shy of completing the 5 years, I have a 2nd Breast Cancer. Different animal and now I start again. November I had a double Mast with reconstruction started. 12/30 I started…
First hair cut
Well I had my first hair cut yesterday, I was'nt sure if I would grow my hair long again like I had it before, and then it got to this stage where I could'nt take it anymore. Bad hair day every day! Blow drying it, curling it, nothing seemed to work. So went for the hair cut, and I like it, very easy to take care of.…
Thinking Double Mast
It's been awhile since I have posted, but I do check in. I pray everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. I see so many new names and that makes me sad, however you have come to a great place for advice, comfort and support. For those of you who dont know me, I was diagnosed with IDC stage 1 her2 positive er+ and pr+.…
Thanks
I just wanted to say thanks to all those who posted about dealing with pain. I have been trying so hard to not take the pain pills the surgeon gave me to deal with reconstruction surgery. I had diep flap surgery in June and then additional surgery in November. I thought I could manage , but I just couldn't. My. oncologist…
When was the last time, you did something for the first time?
mari Posts: 524 Joined: Dec 2009 January 5, 2011 - 8:27am Good morning everyone, here's a little food for thought ( I am not including my cancer stuff), I actually had to think for a while, so that means I need to be more adventurous, slowing down over here =) It was right before christmas, I had started dating I guy, a…
D & C
I had posted awhile ago (can't find now) I had D & C 6mths ago and 2 wks ago due to thickening of uterus from Tamoxifen. I went in for follow up office visit-all ok...as i posted some time back.. I go back in 6mths again for another ultrasound(internal) & assume D & C so it looks like every 6mths...but all is well...SO…

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