Please remember that these discussion boards are a public forum, which means open to the public (i.e. non-CSN members) and the content can be found via internet search engines. Members are strongly advised not to share personal identifiers such as real names, email address, telephone number, street address, etc. This information can be used to identify you and link you to the content you provide. Other areas of CSN are restricted to members only and cannot be found by search engines.

Breast Cancer

Archives for July 2011

Headaches?
Hey ladies, I am on day 14 of my 2nd round of T/C and I was wondering if any of you experienced headaches?? I, literally, woke up with one this morning. It seems like I have one everyday. Sometimes they are slight, but most of the time they are severe. Tylenol does NOTHING for them and I am forced to take Goody's powder…
which dr. do you see for your lymphedema?
I got a compression sleeve last year fron my PT but this summer my arm has gotten worse and is bothering my more. My sleeve just isn't cutting it anymore, aspecially for the pain and my hand is swelling up also. So my question is who do I see my GP or my oncologist? Thanks for your help. Helen
What are Tumor Markers and how accurate are they?
Hi pink sisters, Hope you are all doing well. I was wondering about what tumor markers were, and if they are accurate enough to identify cancer activity in the body. I hear some people say it just adds worry to the situation, while others are grateful for the test. They will be doing this to me to track my tumor markers,…
Anyone experience breast abscess after radiation?
About 3 weeks after radiation my breast started to swell and get purplish red. I had an appt with the onc that week so I discussed it with him. He immediately put me on antibiotics and said to call him if there was no improvement in 3 days. Well there was some improvement but not that much. I'm supposed to see the breast…
Three monthes after chemo and feeling good!!
My last chemo treatment was April 6 and now I have been feeling well. During the last month I have been feeling so much better each week. I still have issues wiht tightness around my arm but I am feeling somewhat 'normal' again. Thanks again to all for the info and encouragement you have provided to me. ann
Ixempra and Xeloda
Hello, Has anyone had these two drugs? I have been on carboplatin and gemzar since September 2010, and it has stopped working. My tumor markers and CTC numbers are rising again and PET scan last showed new hot spots. Wednesday my oncologist will be starting me on the combination of Ixempra and Xeloda. I'm nervous and…
Sisters, help me decide! To chemo or not to chemo....
Hello sisters! Its been a while since I posted. Had bilateral segmental mast. with reconstruct in May. MD rec radiation with Tamoxifen. I had sent. node biopsies and they found 1 node with cancer plus I have 2 different cancers in BOTH breasts and am under 50. Should I have chemo in addition to radiation? I'm having rads…
Surgery went well
I just wanted to thank you all dear sweet sisters for all the prayers, good thoughts and kind words this past week. My oophorectomy went very well and I am doing good. Everything went as planned, I have been sore but not really in much pain. I am feeling better everyday. Thanks again. God Bless (((hugs))) Janice
emotional reaction after surgery
3 days after surgery I;m getting hit with the blues...physically doing well but emotionally drained out...anxious waiting for pathology report on Friday....and sick and tired of having cancer! I initially felt relieved and positive after the surgery and now I feel like I just want the whole thing to be over,,,,need to go…
Leukemia now breast cancer
Hi my name is Jayne. Six years ago I was diagnosed with leukemia (cml). I have been in treatment ever since. I am on my fourth kind of a targeted chemo treatment. Three weeks ago during my regular oncologist appt. I mentioned a change in my breast I had noticed. Because of my pre existing cancer he immediately sent me to…
Triple Neg Breast Cancer
I have another question how many Triple Neg. people went through how many different kinds of Chemo before they found the right combnation of drugs before they found the right ones. This will be my 4th set. Hopefully this will be the right combo which they are Gemzar & Carboplatin has there been anyone to have these.
Today is Kickie's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KICKIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! *I'm sorry for posting this so late-I couldn't get on the site! Hoping your day was filled with all the things you love most! ♥ Cat
Cancer/Fear/ugh
I have dealt with cancer since August 08, it's come, gone, come back in new places and most recently my brain. I was on steroids for over a month, never slept, gained 20 pounds went off of them just short of 2 weeks ago. then went on a much need vacation with my family it the mountains....it was great. My leg (bone mets)…
Finally--submitted pix on my expressions page!!!
I finally managed to figure out how to post a couple of my cruise pix (from April!) and a picture of Sue, me and Joyce at our recent lunch in upstate NY. For some reason, I have been unable to change my picture on my member page :( Hugs, Renee
breast cellulitis
Has anyone experienced cellulitis in the breast after surgery/reconstruction? I just had it a second time, the first time I lost the expander and was in the hospital for 5 days, this time I was in the hospital for 2 days, on antibiotics for 2 weeks. I'm petrified of loosing the new implant, it's taken me over a year to get…
vickisam
How is hubby?
lymphamatic pump for my arm after breast cancer and lymphadema
I had breast cancer in 1980. I had a radical mastectomy and wear a compression sleeve. I now have a lymphamatic pump for my arm. I have had lymphadema about 5-6 times during the last 20 years. My question is, if I pump my arm every day do I need to wear my compression sleeve? I am wondering if it stays under control and I…
~~~ What Type Of BC Were You Diagnosed With And At What Age? ~~~
You know me, I have lots of questions! lol So, what type of breast cancer were you diagnosed with and what age were you? ♠♣ Love, Susie ♠♣
out of surgery and back home
Hi all: Just got out of the hospital after the right breast mascetomy (still can;t spell) and resting at home. Was able to look at the surgery area without too much trama. Sore under the arm but doing the exercises that they gave me in the hospital. So relieved that this part of the journey is now behind me! Laura
This Might Sound Strange, But, Has Anything Good Come Out Of Your Having Breast Cancer? Maybe Just
I know having bc and going thru all of the treatments is horrible. But, I always believe that out of anything bad, something good must come. It could be something like you found strength you never had, or, you realized how much your husband or someone really loved you, or, you learned how each day is to be treasured. So,…
Lymph node found in breast and tech said they usually aren't found there. Comments?
My ultrasound of my breasts showed a lymph node in the right breast at about position 8 o'clock. With my history of lymphoma I asked them to do a needle biopsy which they are doing this coming Tuesday. They said that usually lymph nodes aren't found in breast tissue but occassionally they see this and the node looked…
Left handed or Right handed
So, my sister had her surgery on Thursday...she is finding it hard to remember not to use her arm to do everything... We both mentioned it was weird that both my sister and I are right handed and had the breast cancer in the right side. My other sister is left handed and she had cancer in the left side. What is eveyone…
Not so good news
I haven't been on as much lately. Last night I posted some and then I wrote a new post about what has been happening and my internet connection went out and I lost it all. So here goes again. I thought things were getting crappy when I found out that my cystoscope in February was a new small cancer recurrence of my bladder…
Dear friend, stage IV thyroid and brain mets...
now 'suspicious' lump in breast... If you can spare a prayer or a thought, please send one to her. You pink sisters have the magic of making things better! This gal I met thru my computer business, and has beaten all the odds. Even with mets to the brain, she keeps working...because otherwise, she says, "I would be sitting…
This is an old post of mine, but with the New Kindreds on the Boards, I thought it might be helpful.
I am the Mistress of Repetition when I find something which I think works! So, as always, I trust my longtime sisters here on the boards will forgive me for giving once again, my description of the Emotional Rollercoaster we are on.. Not only are we on a rollercoater, but OMG~the seatbelt is broken, there is oil on the…
Hysterectomy and Breast Cancer
Hi I am 39 and Estogen Recepter positive. I had a double masectomy this past Feb. Next week will be my sixth and last round of Chemo with Taxater Carbo and Herceptin. Then I will move on to just the Herceptin. I am considering having a complete hysterectomy to avoid Tomoxifen and a possible Cancer reacurance down the line.…
Gift to surgeon - is this appropriate?
I was browsing embroidery designs this evening and came across a design titled "A Gentleman and a Robot". See it on my Expressions page. As most of you know, I had a robotic assisted hysterectomy last year. I've always thought of my gynecologic oncologist as such a gentleman (and a nerd). When I saw this design I…
Done, done, done, done, done....even got a certificate
I am a rad grad!!! Popping the bubbly soon. Thanks everybody for getting me through it. It was a little iffy there for a while. Yaahooooo!! Jennifer
Be sure to get copies of ALL your scans and tests -
read them carefully - there may be something wrong on them. Today I got the copy of my last nuclear bone scan done on July 1. I'd already talked with my PA's nurse and she told me the findings - no mets and arthritis isn't signicatly worse though it's been hurting more (but the etodolac is definately helping). For some…
New to this site!
I am new, well not really I have been on this site almost everyday for over a year. I found myself being able to answer some of the questions your sisters have so I thought it was about time I became a sister TOO! I was diagnosed in February of 2010 with Invasive Ductal Carsinoma. Stage 11B. I was really shocked because I…

Breast Cancer

Discussion List