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THANK YOU, CHENHEART!!! Your surprise gift was over whelming ....
After having my 2nd cup of coffee debating on whether to take a walk, I remembered that it was trash day .. I forgot to take them out to the curb last night, .. so I venture out doors with my hair standing straight up (I am so grateful to have hair - so if it stands straight up, oh well) --mis matched sweat get up, flip…
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Finished with treatment but feeling like 1/2 the person I used to be
Finally finished with all treatments except Tamoxifen. 8 rounds of chemo, lumpectomy to remove a still 3 cm tumor, clean margins, but 2 lymph nodes still positive and 33 rads. I feel drained. Tired, pelvic pain, some nausea off and on, low energy, back ache, neck pain... I'm trying to get to the gym but I'm so tired it's…
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Areola tattoo
Busy last two days. Last Herceptin infusion was yesterday. This morning I got my areola tattoo. My plastic surgeon did my nipple the same time that she did my exchange surgery back in December. I wanted to wait for the tattoo to make sure that my nip didn't flatten out. I haven't seen it yet because it's covered up, my…
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First Taxol/Herceptin combo yesterday
All in all it didn't go too bad. I think I thought about it more than I needed to. After 4 bags of pre meds, then Taxol and the double dose of Herceptin I thought I would be down for the count. It's now the day after and I feel pretty good with the exception of some swelling still. I'm hopeful with 11 more of these chemo…
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Confused
Well I got a call from my ONC's office today and they want me to come in on Monday the 20th. They have my oncotype back. The Dr. had said that if it was low he would let me know and then just phone in a prescrip for the med he wanted me on and then would see me 30 days after I stared the med. I asked the nurse if she could…
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laughs a lot's test is ok
Well ladies it was not a fibriod tumor nor any other abnormality when I went in for the pelvic ultrasound. Got the results late yesterday. Will be getting a new computer next week so I can get back on here and be on the pink bus and/or prayer duty for you all next week. Gotta go for now.
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Hysterectomy Info please
Hi All. I have decided to have a hysterectomy - it's scheduled for Aug 9th...it will be laprascopy (sp?). I have a large persistant cyst, thickened uterine lining...(been on tamox for 1.5 mths - not sure if related) And a family history of endometrial ca. So, I decided to just remove everything... Anyway, I want to get…
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Triple negative Stage 2a
no node involvement grade 3. 2 tumor 2.2 and 2.6 clear margins. just had my second round on AC yesterday. I never had any scans done and i am nervous about that. I've had a colonoscopy....clear ovarian ultrasound......clear chest xray.....clear ecco cardiogram .......fine I want to be positive and yes I am speaking to…
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Biopsy over...WHEW!
It wasn't bad...my neck is a bit sore this morning..and was only in recovery for an hour as opposed to the 3 I was told to expect....Guess, I'm a tough "ole bird!"...lol. Oh and conscious sedation is a good " thang!" Now, even though the scans showed this tumor as cancerous, we wait for the results which I will get on…
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I can't sleep...busy day today.
I saw an eye doc this morning (I'm trying to get all the doc stuff done before I have to go back to work)...and I feel even older since I definitely need bifocals. After reviewing all my options I decided to try contacts again and use readers...sigh. And oh yea, my BP was high again...sigh. I was told my hair was really…
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husband signed up to online dating
I am physically sick right now. Yes I don't trust him and have been checking his email.
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Surgery July 7 and anxiety is increasing - any tips?
Hi all: I'm scheduled for a right breast removal July 7. Finished my six months chemo June 3, met with the radiation oncologist Monday to to talk about scheduling that after the surgery, have pre-surgery prep June 28 plus one more meeting with my oncologist. I;m dealing with everything that I need to be dealing with but am…
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update / Xeloda and Tykerb
After 14 days of not feeling too great, this week has been much better! Tykerb is taken every day (1250mg) for as long as I stay on this treatment. With my doctor's approval, I switched to taking it in the evenings, 1 hour before supper instead of in the mornings before breakfast. Xeloda is taken both morning and evening,…
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Question about hair
My MO said I can color my hair anytime but it still needs to grow a bit longer. After chemo, my lashes grew back first and nice and thick. My eyebrows are ok but not great. However, I have a lot of facial hair on my cheeks. I guess it's not too noticeable but I know it's there. I'm 6 1/2 months post chemo and thought it…
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Saw medical oncologist today and
he said all is good! Yes, I can now say I'm cancer free! I'm finally let it sink in....... I see him again in 3 months. I so appreciate all the support and love from you pink sisters. Even when I felt down, there was always someone having the same treatments, dx, or yet a recurrence. I can't wait to meet some of my pink…
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I Rang the Bell Today!!!!
Today was my 18th and last Herceptin infusion!!!!! Hope to have my port removed in the next week or so. xoxo, Jean
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I had surgery on June 10th & thank you all for the best wishes!
I had surgery June 10th & thank you all for the best wishes! It was as if I felt support from you! My surgery went well. Had a lumpecomy & 2 lymph nodes removed which were noncancerous. I had the best care from the nurses, doctors, surgeon, & staff. I've been ok. Taking Vicoden every 4hrs. I had been swollen & numb but…
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What do you think of 4+ hours waiting time?
What do you think of 4+ hours waiting time to see oncologist/NP? Do you think it's excessive? I think it speaks for itself how good/bad the entire department is...there isn't an emergency or some such. They constantly misplace charts, frequently call to cancel appointments and then call back to un-cancel; generally just…
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Treated self this am
Been on couch most of 4+ wks....so going back to work in week or so and a wedding tomorrow night...so got my hair dyed/highlighted trimmed and brows done too....I feel human again...ready for the outside world... feels good... Denise
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How often blood work?
Hi, July is time for my second mammogram since diagnosis, which we are doing every six months. I have been seeing med. onc. every three months and will have six month check with rads onc. My confusion is I was told in April that my blood work would be done by the breast center where I get my mammo and sent over. However, I…
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some hair left on your head? + lotion in my eyes due to fewer eye lashes?
Hi everyone, I am two weeks out of my second treatment of Taxotere and Cytoxan. I did not buzz my hair, but did cut a pixie. Then I just let the hair come of as it pleased. Most of it did come off about 2-3 weeks after my first round. But I still have some hair left, and nothing additional seems to come out now after my…
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Third Mammogram and possible calcifications
A year ago it was suggested by my nurse practitioner that due to family history (grandmother and her two sisters had bc) I get a mammo. I did and results found abnormal spots but likely benign. I was to return for a follow up. I couldn't due to the fact that I was pregnant at the time (I'm now 37) and then breastfeeding,…
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MyTurnNow/Debbie - How are you doing?
I hadn't seen an update from your trip to Mayo and wondered how your appointment went. Praying for you, Kylez
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Meena - Tell us all about the beach
How was your much deserved vacation? And how are you holding up in general? Also I had the pleasure of talking to Meena. She called me at a time when I was knee deep in things that needed to pack and I was running low in energy and flashes of me taking everything to the dumpster were becoming very real in my mind. Can I…
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Hootiegirl - How was the party??
I really would like to hear about it... yes curious minds wonder. I am sure you had a blast but I want to hear it from you, all of it.. lol And maybe a picture or two, whatever you can do. Hugs, Ayse
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Breast Cancer in Men
Its been a while since I've been on, but I've been hanging around the fringes reading whats been going on. I am sad to see so many new names have appeared, but so happy you found this wonderful site with these wonderful pink ladies. I found this article on AOL this morning and thought it was very interesting. We hardly…
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Can't sleep...biopsy today
I'm having a biopsy today at 1:00 on the "lump" above my clavicle....we already know from the scans that it is cancer....again. This is to just confirm the scans and find the type...My oncologist said he's 99% sure it will show triple negative bc which is what I had...by some small miracle he said if it would be HR…
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Invasive Lobular Breast CA pre menopausal PET SCAN quetsion
So i'm realizing i'm very lucky. I'm young, 47, Premenopausal, W Invasive Loblular CA had 3 masses spreading away from the original one all in my breast. Estrogen and Progesterone positive; HER 2 Negative; Post Masectomy now 4 cenntinnel nodes all clean and margin to the chest wall good enough so no readiation. So went…
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Bruins win Stanley Cup
thats it!
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Radiation rash...spreading to other parts of body?!
I am a newbie here so bear with me if this has been asked before...I have read many posts regarding the dreaded "radiation rash" that some women report during/after treatments. I am currently about half-way through my treatments. Up until Friday the only side effect I had experienced was the fatigue and some muscle…