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Breast Cancer

Archives for January 2012

Please tell me about my 3 piece poster's location
Ladies, can I get a location on my 3 piece poster? If you need addresses to forward it to, please let me know and I will PM you another address. Just wondering where my precious pieces are. I CAN'T wait to frame them and have you all in my life. BIIIIG Hugs!! Ayse
Going back to work during radiation
I have not been able to work for 6 months. I had a lumpectomy 11lymph nodes removed. Stage III with 1lymph node involved. I work In health care setting and could not work during chemo. I start radiation in the next week. I've used all my sick/vacation time and my savings are going fast. I am so tired of worrying about…
Pink Bus with tropical theme for Jan 5th
Ok we are back on for Jan 5th 4:00pm. It is cold here in Michigan so we want a tropical theme here. We might reach 45 degress the day of the surgical biopsy. What a heat wave for this time of year. So all you folks who are used to warm weather will want to remain on the bus. I made sure the heater was in tip top condition.…
Moving on down the Road
Hi Everybody, Went for what I hope is my last chemo treatment today. Can't say I'm sorry to see it end. My oncologist doesn't think I'll need additional chemo after surgery but you never know. I saw my surgeon last Tuesday. He wants a pet scan and another breast MRI done at his hospital. He explained how the mastectomy…
Hair...glorious hair :)
So anyone care to share their "new hair" experiences. How long did it take to start to grow back? I'm still in chemo and between the 2nd and 3rd, I got a little bit of stubble. Didn't lose all of it to begin with, but just about. How much did it grow each month? Do most people get gray hair? And how curly are we talkin'?…
Re: Gemzar
Has there been anyone that has been on Gemzar for mets? If so did u have major side affects or lose ur hair? Thx for ur input:) Erica
Understand what is happening
I was diagnosed with 2 types of cancer after what we supposed to be surgery to remove 3 interductal papillomas. they are gone and cancer (Infiltrating ductal carcinoma and DCIS seems to have arrived. I feel like I am lost in a field of white nose and can't seem to understand it all. I have a partial mastectomy and sentinel…
I have trouble logging into the site. Does anyone else?
It just sits there and goes nowhere. LOL I've even gotten the server is full or down or something and wondered what that was all about. Lex
On the Other side
So here I am mid way through my treatments. Just finished my third chemo out of four, then port removal, radiation and five years of hormone therapy. Other than the hormone therapy, I'd like to hear from any you veterans that are on the "other side" of cancer treatment. Do you just walk away and shake this horrible thing…
Has anyone switched from Arimidex to Femara or vice versa - did it help?
I have been taking Arimidex for two months now. The first month I had NO side effects. The 2nd month, however, was a totally different story. That's when the aches and pains began. Slowly at first, then more and more every day to the point where I am having a hard time even getting up and sometimes walking. All my bones…
Casting For Recovery Retreats - new info
The New Year is here and it won't be too long til the 2012 Calendar for the Casting For Recovery Retreats will probably be postd soon so thought I'd bring it up. I found out about it last year but missed the application dates. Casting For Recovery Retreats are for women who have been DX'd with Breast Cancer. There are ones…
Today is Deeb111's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DEEB HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hope you have a wonderful day filled with all the things you love most! ♥ Cat
Friend-just started chemo
Keep her in thoughts-port put in and got infected right away. She has been on long time steriods & now having withdrawal of some sort due to taking med for infection. ONE chemo and very weak (other medical issues which make it even worse) & sick. MY heart goes out to her.. Thanks...Denise
tamoxifin
Interested in any of you with tamoxifin treatment? Do you think it helped you in the long run? Just starting but nervous ..... I had dcis with comedo neucrosis just finished flying back and forth every day For radiation treatments not available near where I live finally back to work this week but now getting severe hot…
Delay of Pink bus
I had a delay in the testing for the microcalcifications. (possible scar tissue or maybe cancer, heaven forbid). So all who got on late we can start another round as soon as they set me up with another appointment. Sorry, I would have let you know earlier, but I only have internet accesss at work on 3rd shift after I get…
Have any of you signed up on the What Next on here?
And, do you like it? I haven't signed up for it yet, but, wanted to know if you liked it or not. Hugs, Diane
Do all of you think about a recurrence sometimes to where you get afraid of every little pain you m
I feel so bad for all of you that are going through recurrences right now and I pray for each and every one of you daily. It just seems that sometimes if I feel a new ache or pain, I get so worried that my cancer is back and I hate to call my doctor just to have some some test or something to check it out. Is it just a…
I just can't believe this is happening----
I'm new to this group but not to CSN. My husband was diagnosed June 21 with Stage IV Esophageal Cancer. That board has so many people with so much experience and caring to share. No doubt, it's the same here. 2011 was filled with blessings and challenges for us. Apparently, we haven't met our challenges quota yet. Last…
Miss Renee? Have you heard any news yet on your test results?
Hoping and praying that you will receive good news! Hugs, Megan
Mantra to share?
I am just beginning my journey of bc and do not know my treatment plan yet, but was talking to a friend and bc survivor tonight. She said it was helpful for her to lesson her anxiety by having a mantra. She said helped during treatment and sleeping. I know that it must be personal to help strengthen and relax me, but…
Edema in legs and feet
Although on all kinda of water pills have they horrible cankles and doesn't seem to go down, anyone else have this? what did you do to fix it?
A New Year, A New Thread???
While walking my dogs this morning, I thought of something that might be of help to all of us. How about we talk about specific drugs that we are on, a particular side effect, and how we have learned to cope with it. For example, I have noticed weird, sore feet on the faslodex. Generally, this improves as I get up and…
Reconstructive surgery
I had breast cancer in 1994 and had a mastectomy on the right side with no reconstruction. I have now been diagnosed with breast cancer again in the left breast. I am wondering what the pros and cons are to reconstructive surgery? I want to have it, but am kind of scared. I would appreciate any feed back from anyone that…
My hair is growing back during chemo. Should I cut it again?
Before I started my chemo treatments, I was told to cut my hair so it would be less traumatic. So I shaved my head. I just had chemo #5 out of 6 - one more to go, and all of my hair didn't fall out like I expected it too. After the third chemo, it stopped falling out and started to actually grow. It's sparse still,…
Help needed for my mum
Hello everyone. I am writing on behalf of my mother. In 1994 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, mammary glad was removed and she undergoing loads of treatments. 11 years later her left hand started to go numb and at the moment it's not working at all. Non of the doctors she's seen can't help. I know it's a long shot but…
Can anyone use some Biotene coupons?
I've recently gotten into couponing -- I bought 2 copies of yesterday's paper for the coupon inserts, and they happened to have 2 great coupons for any Biotene product: $1 off 1 product, and $2.50 off 2 products. The coupons don't expire until February 29th. Many of our oncologists recommend Biotene to us during chemo to…
HOORAY! I can log on to CSN for a change! Not that I don't think of all of my Kindreds daily~ I do!!
What is it with the Internet!? I have been a loyal family member of CSN for eons~ 2003 and I actually used to post multiple times daily to catch up and say hello and regale us with the fun life getting past Beast Battling! But the ineternet is just being ornery and I can rarely log on! After 8+ years I don't want to have…
Laurissa is home
Laurissa got to come home from the hospital on Christmas Eve,she was with her family and even came for a few hours to my daughter Lisa's home Dec.26th for a family dinner...she is tired. She had to have 10 days of antibiotics when she left hospital...A home health care nurse stopped by to check on her and take blood. Today…
Reoccurance
Looking for support from someone who has had their breast cancer reoccur in other areas of their body and how they are coping.
What's next?
I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma on December 14 2011. I had lumpectomy and only one Lymph node removed on December 29, 2011. BEST possible outcome! BUT... This is all sooo new and my head and heart are in a fog. I meet with my Surgeon on 1/6/12 to get final path results and set up Radiation treatments. I…

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