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Breast Cancer

Archives for July 2011

just starting!
I am learning as I go along with all of this. One day I went in for a mammogram and the next like normal I am being called back for an ultrasound, then biopsy, sure enough the very beginning stages of ductal carcenoma. My Gyno set up an appt. with a surgeon where he sent me to a plastic surgeon. Had an MRI for the…
OT-But just had to share!
Yesterday I was walking around on my back porch & my movement scared a bird out of my old duck pen & it flew off into a tree just outside of the fence. It was chirping and it sounded odd, yet familiar.(I hadn't seen it yet) I then noticed 2 Blue Jays hovering over this bird like they were about to strike at it. It was a…
Nerve block?
I am suffering chronic pain from lymph node removal under the left arm. There seem to be 2 types - one a burning sensation, like someone lit a blow torch under my armpit, and another pain radiating down the truck and towards the left. Surgery was May 2010. I saw a pain management guy who increased my dosage of Gabapentin…
So scared - test results on 7/5, 11 months and counting
Dear Pink Sisters: Need all your prayers, warm thoughts and good wishes. Seeing the oncolgoist on the 5th to discuss PET Scan and blood test results, 11 months since end of radiaton. Thanks, Marlene
Different Subtypes of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Respond to Different Therapies
Hello Ladies. I thought those of you with TNBC would like to read this article on the most recent findings and hopefully promising treatments ahead... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110627184000.htm
July 4 is more special this year for me....
Tomorrow, Independence Day, is VERY special this year for me.....exactly 5 years since my last treatment for cancer (rectal followed by breast)....YEA!!!! And to think, I was told I had 6 months to live, over 6 years ago!!!! Hugs, Kathi
Ayse--how are you doing?
Hi Ayse--just wanted to know how you're feeling, how's that rash, did you see the doctor and make sure that wonderful man is still in your life. Details, please! Hugs, Renee
Anxiety Level After Surgery: Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy
Good morning beautiful ladies! I've been thinking and would like to learn more about this treatment option, mastectomy. I know the basics: it decreases chances of new cancers from happening by 95%, but not the one you already have as lumpectomy and radiation are the same as mastectomy, for the diagnosed cancer. It also…
I'm new to this
I'm a newbie here to this forum and to having Breast Cancer. Your posts have made me laugh and cry, given me hope, encouragement and a feeling of special kinship with this pink sisterhood. Although I have to admit, some of the posts regarding Chemo are really making me dread it - but know I'll get through it just like all…
Today is Zhentup's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LEANNE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Best wishes on your special day & throughout the year! ♥ Cat
Today is GrandmaJ's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JUDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you a wonderful day/year filled with love & happiness! ♥ Cat
Arimidex
I have been on Arimidex since Dec 2010. Doc said side effects should get better after 6 months. I am getting very impatient! The stiffness I have is aweful. Anyone have any words of wisdom? Oncologist this week said, stick with it. Hard to do! But I don't want the cancer to come back so I guess I'm stuck. Chris
Silly ...... "brain squeezers"
So, in a few of my ornery moments I had been telling family and friends that I needed some wide headbands with huge flowers on them to wear so that I could ditch my wigs. I said that if infant girls can do it "big" girs should be able to also. Just a headband with a big flower and big funky earrings. Okay...be careful…
Daughter was admitted-no online at hospital
I went back to work monday after 6 wks sick time (post hysterctomy) I went back monday and tues AM had to drive my daughter 19 yrs to ER and then she was admitted for week. Very bad kidney infection...stayed the week....I slept there nightly with her and then went to work in the am and back again...after being out 6 wks I…
recipe book
Just got a new book that looks promising for some good healthy recipes, with advice on the ingredients that help fight cancer. called "the Anticancer cookbook" by Julia B. Greer MD MPH I am going to try them, have been looking for a healthy lower calorie muffin and it has several.
One year since last chemo and Oophorectomy scheduled
Well it has been 1 year today since my last chemo!! Yea!! It is hard to believe it has been a year already. On another topic I saw the Gyn after my Onc. had suggested having my ovaries removed. I decided to do it. I will have the surgery Wed. July 6th. Any words of wisdom from some of you who have had it done? God Bless…
Radiation Begins in Three Days
Hello everyone. I will begin my radiation treatments in three days, starting on July 6th. I will be radiated on the left side, from just under my jaw, to just above my waist, from the middle of breast bone around to the back. I'm nervous, scared and under a tremendous amount of stress. My mother-in-law is making our life a…
Penguin Ice Cap
I have a question for all you knowledgeable Pink Sisters. I have a friend who will be starting chemo(TAC) on Thurs. Someone sent her info on this Penguin ice cap.It's quite expensive but she's thinking of trying it. I seem to remember a while back that this was discussed and someone stated it was bad. I don't remember the…
I rang the bell yesterday (July 1, 2011) and feel amazing
Hi everyone: Well I rang the bell yesterday at 3.45pm after 4 rounds of T & C and I feel amazing!! I have had a couple of issues from the last two infusions with my poor little veins being "shot" afterwards but this one was a breeze. It is over and I am so happy. I stlll have some hair ( I am rocking my wig!) and I have…
Question: Does your sugery side acts different than the other side (e.g. right vs. left)?
Hi my Beautiful ladies! I hope you are having a great time during this holiday weekend. I wanted to share my current situation. I know I am not going crazy. I feel with each treatment, and week that passes, I get different pains (throbbing) and feelings. However, I feel them more prominent on the side I had surgery, and…
Today is JBug's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JULIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! May your special day be filled with all the things you love most! ♥ Cat
Is coffee okay?
Hi Ladies, I had my 4th treatment (TAC) four days ago. Do you know if it's safe to drink coffee? Thanks! Julie
Good news!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( Mjfromtx..here's the info)
Yeah yeah yeah! Okay....lol. Yesterday was day 10 from the day I took the clinical trial drug TESETAXEL for my recurrence of TN bc..On Thursday when I woke up, I, as usual, touched the "lump" above my clavicle..hmmmm I thought...this sucker seems smaller...nah I thought, just wishful thinking...but I looked in the mirror…
Back to work I go
Don't really want to but can't wait any longer for SS diability to make a decision and husband refuses to work. He wants to just draw his SS check. Problem is he spends more than we have coming in. I hope my brain will work so that I can hold on to the job. I have downgraded to HR Specialist. Not the money I am use to…
Happy Day!
Silly I know but I cant stop smiling. MY eyelashes are back!!!! Its funny how something so small has me dancing around the house. They are short but I had to put mascara on lol. My last chemo was on May 10th and I was told not to expect hair for at least 6 months. Well I have a good covering of thick dark fuzz on head ,…
Better Late than Never Pics from My Daughters Wedding
I posted a couple of pictures (way late, I know) from my daughter's wedding under the Expressions Gallery. Happy Fourth to all of you! Chickadee
3 new pix...tape & sleeves for lymphedema
RE's posting of her massage as a u-tube video influenced me to share what the Kinesio tape looks like on my hand....and a couple of my compression sleeves. I posted 3 new pix today on the Expressions page. Whatever it takes ladies........we can do it and look good too! Hugs
Radiation graduate !!!
Woohoo... I just finished my final treatment about an hour ago and I got the diploma to prove it. It was kind of a bittersweet moment, Paula said to me before leaving the room for the final dosage "last one Lorrie". I laid there on that table trying to hold back my emotions. Six and a half weeks led to this last 30 second…
How are you doing MyTurnNow?
I hadn't seen a recent post from you and wanted to know how you are. Praying for you! Hugs, Angie
One year ago today
Was my hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. May 11 was my 1 year anniversay for my breast cancer surgery. So, by my definition, the hysterectomy removed the last of any nasty cancer cells that I'd been growing and I've been cancer free for a year! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Yahoo! Suzanne

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