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Breast Cancer

Archives for March 2012

2 Surgeries, 3-day ICU, Ultimately Good News
Hi Everybody, What a bad couple of weeks. Went into surgery March 6 - everything seemed good. Came home Thursday and started bleeding out into my chest Friday night. Andie rushed me to ER and my hemoglobin was 4 - should be 12 - 14. More surgery to find bleeder but what they thought would be a bleeder turned out to be the…
IV or injection.How do you get your herceptin treatments?
I am just curious, for those of you who are her2/neu positive, how do you get your herceptin treatments? Thanks.
ALL ABOARD!!! Pink Bus -- for Ayse gassed up and ready for departure -- Monday, March 19th
Our Pink Support Bus has been gassed up, CLEANED and ready for our trip tomorrow. I found enough tequila to keep us hydrate in regular and strawberry margarita's for hours! This trip we are adding a bingo and poker table in the rear of the bus! Ayse -- We are here for you -- offering prayers, and positive thoughts. Warm…
Is scar creams safe for somebody after breast cancer surgery ?
My mother in law went through the black nights of breast cancer though after two successful surgeries and alternative treatments, she is coming back to normalcy. Usually post surgery scars are overlooked but it was a real stress for my mother in law. These dark scars on her body looked really SCARY. We did try a lot of…
M R I
Hello ladies havent been here in a long time hope you are all doing well my prayers are always with you im wondering if anyone has had refusal from insurance companies to get follow mri if so please let me know i think I think this practice is wrong and possibly even illegal against womens health care I was turned down and…
Inspiring Irish Poem for St. Pat's Day
This was posted on a blog I read from Marie in Ireland - blog is called "Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer." It really spoke to me and I thought you might like it as well. Hugs, Linda In honor of St Patrick’s Day today, I offer all my friends a blessing from the book Anam Cara – Spiritual Wisdom from a Celtic World by the…
Thank you Sue!
The card is lovely. And even more, it came at just the right time to lift my spirits. Hugs, Linda
Triple negative with mets to esophagus
Hi everyone, I haven't been on here in awhile but do read your posts from time to time. I am a 7 year survivor of stage 3 bc and my husband is currently in treatment for stage 4 colon cancer. I am always amazed at how courgeous you all are and so uplifting. I wish I know about this board when I was undergoing treatment. I…
New and anxious!
Hi, I have posted a few times but am still kind of new here. About one year ago I began treatment for Stage3 Anal Cancer...chemo/rad. I had a colostomy bag put in before treatment and still have (may become permanent). For the past several years my husband has been under treatment for Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer and 3…
Question for those with Mets to Brain
Hi, I have a question for anyone who has brain mets after breast cancer. Did you notice any change in the way you thought? Did your speech ever mess up words? Did you have trouble remembering the names of things? I have an appointment next week with Oncologist so I will discuss my symptoms with them. I was curious if…
I'm home from biopsy
I'm home from the biopsy. I'm in some pain, but nothing that I can't manage. My appt for results has been changed to next Monday the 26 because the results won't be available until next Friday. I hate all of this waiting, but I guess I'll just have to deal with it lol. Thank you all for being with me today. I honestly…
Are other cancers in family members a sign of predilection towards cancer
Like most everyone, I've been doing a lot of research while waiting for my biopsy results. One of the things I've been doing (that honestly I should have done a long time ago), is getting some family history. There's no history of breast cancer in my family. However, both my mother and aunt had colon cancer and my brother…
Today is Gagee's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DIANA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hope this birthday is just the beginning of a year filled with happiness! ♥ Cat
Does anyone know if I can get Herceptin without the other chemotherapy drugs?
Hi Everyone, I live in British Columbia, Canada. I am grateful to have found this support system. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my left breast in August 2011. I had an Oncoplastic lumpectomy, and Sentinel Node Biopsy on Dec. 6, 2012. The surgeon was amazing, as he lifted my breast, and removed and replaced the…
Anyone have breast cancer for the seond time - other breast?
Hi: Could you share your experience with having breast cancer for the second time in the other breast? I'm really scared. What did they do? Chemo,masectomy, etc? Thanks, Jeanne
angiosarcoma
breast cancer 7 years ago, lumpectomy with chemo and radiation, possibly angiosarcoma being diagnosed. Looking for survivors, how was it treated, etc.
continued tenderness after surgery
Hi all, Hope you're all doing well and hanging in there. I have a question for ya. I had a lumpectomy in Sept '11. I am still having tenderness at the incision site. It isn't anything I can't live with, but my mammogram is coming up and there's no way I could stand the pain of being squeezed that hard. Is this normal to…
Future trip to San Francisco
Hello Ladies, I am planning to come for busness conference and will stay in San Francisco for several days in June ( June 16-19, @ Mascone center). Ladies if you are interested in in-person coffe, lunch, dinner or just a meeting, please PM me. Hugs
Thank you for all the cards.. and again for the flowers.
I can't tell you how much it meant. It was a hard few weeks there and the support is overwhelming. I am back on chemo again and feeling like my new self (rather nauseated), but at least I feel like I am back fighting the beast! The boys and wife/girlfriend are on their trip and I assume having a great time. I heard from…
Support from family and friends
This is actually my first post. About a month ago I was diagnosed and from there I was on fast track with appt.’s and surgery. My follow up to my surgery is tomorrow and mid April I will begin my radiation. Since I am new to all of this, I have to admit what I find very disturbing is who you think is going to be there for…
How to minimize hot flashes from Tamoxifen?
Hi everyone. I am hoping some of you might have found the best way to minimize suffering from hot flashes. I have tried acupuncture and it worked initially but does not seem to work anymore. I take my tamoxifen at 7.30 pm everyday. During the night, I wake up every two hours like clock work. Is it better to take the pill…
Hello Beautiful Ladies
Good Morning Everyone Its been awhile since I been on and wrote anything but I do make it a point to get on at times to catch up on everyone...I like to see my pink sisters posting...you guys are always on my mind... Well is been crazy over my neck of the wood... I just got back from San Francisco and had a fabulous…
Mammo...does it ever get easier??
Hi ladies, As I sit here now, I can hardly type for my hands are shaking like crazy. I am scheduled for my 6 month diagnostic mammogram. I am sooooo nervous! I was diagnosed in 3/10 and had lumpectomy, chemo, radiation, ovaries removed, and I take Aromasin daily. I have the BRCA gene. I should be OK, but the thought of…
Ice packs on finger and toe nails with Taxol? When and how?
I've seen a mention of using ice packs on finger and toe nails to prevent nail damage when on Taxol. When and how often do you do that? I am supposed to start Taxol next Tuesday. Angie
Tightness in the Chest and Fatique - With No Clear Explanation
Today I spent the day at the radiologist because I have been experiencing shortness of breath at times, hot flashes, heartburn, a tightness in my chest and fatigue. I hadn't felt this before, so I was concerned. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I had become severely dehydrated and had to go into the docs office for IV…
Single or Double Mastectomy
Hello. I am a new member recently diagnosed with DCIS in the right breast. It is in more than one location so I have to have a mastectomy. I just saw the plastic surgeon and we discussed reconstruction. I am not eligible to have reconstruction because I am very overweight. I will need to lose at least 70 pounds to be…
Tumor Marker Elevated
What I feared from the start of having tumor tests has happened--and it's only my 2nd test! Got a call today that all of my blood work except for the tumor marker was normal. Tumor marker was slightly high at 45 (40 is the high end of normal). I have to have it retested in a month. If it comes back the same or higher I'll…
10 YEAR SURVIVOR - MORE RESULTS, DOESNT SOUND GOOD!
Hello Everyone, I am the newbie, Nina, who has been posting about her latest breast cancer diagnosis. If you remember I mentioned, I had breast cancer 9 yrs ago, i would have been a 10 year survivor next mth, but now i got a reoccurance, or yet another breast cancer, they are not sure yet, not all pathology has come…
Lump
My cousin felt a lump, she went to her OB and they felt it too...but told her to hold off on getting it checked out until after her period at the end of the month. She is not overly concerned, but I am nervous. She is from my mothers side, and my mom, our grandfather have both had cancer and her grandmother, dads mom, had…
Strawberries are coming up!
I know in a lot of areas that's not a big deal but here on the northern prairie it is. The fact that they lived through the winter is really something here. But to be turning green in March that's really something. The last few days it's been in the high 60's - mid 70's (we should still be in the 30's for highs) so I put…

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