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Breast Cancer

Archives for July 2011

Off Topic~ Is anyone doing any canning??
This past week I put up 16 jars of strawberry jam. The Puyallup Valley grows some of the juiciest, and reddest berries ever, and so sweet! This week starts the "green bean scene"...today I did 7 quarts of "pickled green beans" and in the next day or so will do the usual canned (in a pressure canner) green beans. I am…
Update: My Rad Simulation is scheduled for this Thursday - what to expect?
Hello my ladies, I am scheduled to have my rad simulation this Thursday and besides the "show" ( in front of people behind a glass), I was wondering what to expect. I had a specific question - the scans they do on you, do those allow them to see what's inside? Also, do they give you thyroid belt for radiation protection?…
Had first Mammo ...maybe not good news
Had my first Mammo last Wed, since all this began two years ago. They found a suspicious area, a shadow. They asked a lot of questions about what type of cancer I had. I sat in my car and cried. Now they want to do a needle biospy. They, the radiologist, said they would send an order to my oncologist. I probably should…
Well "the"call came in.....not good
Earlier I posted I was waiting for news from scans Friday. The nurse called and said the doctor wanted to see me this afternoon. I completely freaked out. I told her no they could tell me over the phone I had things to do and he needed to call me back. He did. Looks like my disease has advanced to liver and lungs. Holy…
Would you say a prayer for me please?
I go for my mammo and ultrasound tomorrow and I confess that I am scared. I know we all get scared before these darn tests, but, I know I would feel so much better with my pink sisters all praying for me. They will give me the good or bad news after the tech has a chance to look at them. I thought I have noticed a new…
Hey Pink Sisters * It Is HOT here * What's Your Weather Like?
From the news, it looks like it is HOT in a lot of states. So, what is your weather like? ♠♣ Love, Susie ♠♣
Mammolady asked this question in another post...
...and I'm curious about what others are experiencing too. "Do you happen to know the difference in the reading [blood pressure] between the arm and the calf? Mine is higher but I don't know if it is the leg or the chemo or what that has made it higher. I want to try a test but I am a chicken..... I don't want to risk the…
Has anyone heard from Meena or Bjmom1?
It seems so long since either of them have posted. I didn't know if anyone had gotten an email or anything from them. Lex
I'l buy the gasoline~ hop on the Pink Bus tomorrow??
Today is my No Carbs, All Protein Day~in 24 hours I have a PET can to see where those pesky cancer cells are lurking. This is part of what my new and improved ( YAY!) oncologist has ordered to (sigh) get a more definitive answer to this months long cough my former Noncologist ignored for much too long. The test is early~ I…
Waiting for "the" call....
Should be getting dreaded call from the doctor from scans on Friday....trying to be positive but scared :( virtual hugs please!!
"Look Good - Feel Better"
I haven't seen anything mentioned recently about this great program so thought I'd bring it up again for all the newer ladies. "Look Good - Feel Better" is run by the ACS (The one I went to was at the CCI I went to). In the class you are taught about skin care, makeup, nail care and hair/wig care while on Chemo/Rads. You…
Tamoxifen and joint pain?
Hi, I've been taking tamoxifen for a little over a year now. Over the past few months I've had worsening joint pain. It's really bad in my shoulder and also present in my hip, knees and ankles. I have crappy insurance and a not so great doctor, so I'm not getting taken seriously. I never had chemo or radiation because they…
Shout out to Mruczko or anyone else that can shed light on my problem
M and other ladies, I saw your post the other day regarding your terrible bout with diarrahea due to 400mg of magnesium. I have been suffering with this diarrhea and had cramping since wed. night after I took magnesium before going to bed. I Had just read that it is a good sleep inducer...well within 15 minutes I was in…
Two cancers in one breast.....overwhelmed and scared.
Hi all. What is happening to me has happened all in three weeks. Felt a lump which got bigger fast, called the doc who set up 'diagnostic mammo w/ultrasound' ..'atypical'.....hollow core needle biopsy 4 days later....again pathology 'atypical'.....lumpectomy 2 days later.....pathology 'atypical' showing invasive cancer on…
Writing to Heal, Learn and Grow
I wanted to share something I posted on my personal blog today...I hope it will encourage others. Writing is something I've always done ever since I was really young. I believe I was six or seven years old. I remember writing little stories, poems, prayers, and my thoughts and feelings about things I was experiencing at…
Medic-Alert jewelry
Ladies - do any of you wear a Medic-Alert bracelet or necklance to alert medical personnel in the case of emergency not to use a particular arm for bp or iv due to lymphedema? Do you think it is necessary? Do you prefer a necklace or bracelet? Thanks, Linda
My partner has breast cancer -- it's all pretty overwhelming
I posted in the caregiver forum a few days ago, before my partner started chemo. She's a really brave two-time survivor who now has a 3cm lump on her breast. Her doc wanted to try and shrink the lump with chemo before surgery. She's being given two drugs--cytoxin and taxotere. She thought--and I hoped--that she would be…
Sentinel Lymph Node vs. Axillary Lymph Node
I was looking at my pathology report from my BMX from 1/11/11. After reading these boards all these months, I sure have gained more knowledge and could understand it better. HOWEVER, my surgeon had told me that she did sentinel lymph nodes only, but after reading the pathology report, three axillary lymph nodes were…
Port question
I had my port took out the beginning of June my problem is I'm having pain in that area is this normal? i know i lived with this thing in me for almost a year with that long tube in me I know because i have it,it's a long little tube connected to it. thanks MOLLYZ
Shrinking Breast Size
Hi. My mom is a 10 year BC survivor treated with lumpectomy, rads and hormone therapy. She suddenly has noticed a shrinkage in the size of the treated breast. Anyone familiar with this? She had a normal mammo and cbe last week.
This safe haven, 'the YOU' board
Thanks for the name Traci! I for one do not know how I would have managed without the safe harbor of the kindred spirits. Thank you all very much! Sue
Phantom itch
I've recently developed an itch in my right breast. The problem? It isn't there anymore! Is this like the phantom pain that amputees experience? Has anyone else had this issue. It's really tough to get rid of an itch that you can't scratch. What's with this anyway? Those nerves were cut and damaged so there's no feeling…
Lymph Edema and heat?
Just curious about something. We just got home from a week in St. Louis where we dealt with their heat wave. (That seems to happen wherever we go!) I've never dealt well with heat but it seems to be worse now. And I definatly felt puffier in my right arm (right mastectomy in Dec.) while dealing with the heat and humidity.…
Mammo Monday
(Didn't mean to rhyme!) This is the first mammo since my right mastectomy in December. That breast is clear per teh PET scan in Feb. but there's a "nodule" on the left that they want to watch. They don't think it's anything to worry about but want to keep an eye on it. Is the pink bus available? Could really use some moral…
ending tamoxifen
I just ended my five year tamoxifen run and it has been 16 days without it. I have had a slight headache almost everyday and feel very fatigued during the day but am having a hard time sleeping at night--torture! I have aches in my bones especially in my legs. I had a lumpectomy, radiation and chemo five years ago. I was…
She had cancer but shes fine now cuz the cancer is gone
Visited friends up north (WI). A few of us women were sitting around a campfire and my cancer came up because I was feeling a lot of pain today from too vigorous physical therapy ( I will be letting my therapist know I am all for working hard, but having setbacks this bad in pain is not what I want). No one was too…
Crappy Nurse, way out of bounds, do i tattle?
I had a BMX w/SNB and have had severe PMPS/neuropathy since I woke up from surgery. I have been going to a pain clinic lately and have been utterly impressed with the staff ( I have had so many incompetent, unprofessional drs, surg techs, nurses it is unbelieveable). This morning, I went to register like usual, and they…
Hormone treatment
Could anyone give me some comments regards to my hormone treatment I take? 34 years old,I had surgery and chemo but no rad, and now starts hormone cure. The medicine I take is Tamoxifen for daily use and zoladex for monthly injection. Now I don't have my period coming anymore. And the doctor said it will increase the…
Great Resource!!
Hi Ladies...I found a wonderful Group "Called Crickets Answer to Cancer" Crickett’s Answer for Cancer is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization* that was formed in memory of Crickett Julius, who passed away in October of 2006, only four months after being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 39. As…
Calling Pink-Terminator
Come in and join us! I've been down that "chemo" road. We always welcome a new pink sister. We're sorry you had to join us, but we are glad you found us. Hugs, Judy

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