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Question About Pains, Post-Chemo
Hi lovely sisters! Hope everyone is doing very well. I was wondering, how do you deal with pains post-chemo? My last blood work was in January and markers were OK. Right now I have pains under my right breast - where the cancer was -- (abdominal area), so I requested a sonogram and it was done. All clear (Amen to that).…
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Texasgirl 10 update
I just talked to Dawne. They did not keep her in the hospital. She was seen at ER with chest pains last night. She just saw her Onc, her heart is fine. She does have a mass the size of a large plum on her aortic arch. This is behind the sternum. If she had not had the chest pains this could have gone unoticed for a while.…
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Hetergenously Dense Breasts
A friend has this on her mammos. does anyone know about htis, risk for BC, and screening she should be using? Is the new mammo as sensitive as an MRI? mammo lady in the house?
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Pink Bus???
I am new here and have posted a couple times. I have a question, what is the "pink bus". I think its a bus that I never dreamed I'd be needing, but.....I have "secretory carcinoma". It is a rare breast cancer and have found very little info on it so welcome all you have. I will have a double mastectomy on March 21st. I am…
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Disney in June-realized lots to celebrate while there
whole family , kids, grandkids,niece for our 27th anniversary, then I realized our youngest is graduating from college! Then realized it will be exactly 4 yrs since finished radiation. (I had treated myself to Disney trip with friend for end of treatment) NOW back celebrating 3 great things... Denise
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PRAYERS NOW for Texasgirl 10 PLEASE
I cannot give a lot of details right now but please please be praying for Dawne and her husband. Dawne had to go to ER last night. Not very good news :o ( She sees her Onc. at 12:30 today. Dawne or I one will post more as soon as we can. Thank you wonderful sisters. (((hugs))) Janice
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friend (my 2nd family) hard time with chemo
She has been doing LONG chemos once a week and shorter ones, followed by shot day after. Bad reaction, bad bone pain, can't eat etc. (also has other immunane disease so doens't want visitor due to germs) SO not much I can do for her. I am at lose..any suggetions.? ONLY thing I have been doing daily for 3 -4 mths is…
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Anybody near Tucson?
Hi Pinks, I'm going to Tucson Thursday and coming back home to lame, cold, South Dakota on Monday. Was wondering if anybody was in Tucson and may want to meet up, I've never met anybody on this site, and when I see all those reunions it makes me wish I didn't live in desolate South Dakota.
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Today is TexasGirl10's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAWNE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you Health, Happiness, & Love on your special day & always! ♥ Cat
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infection at mastectomy site
I had done some extra physical labor Saturday so initially I put down to muscle strain some pain I felt Sunday morning. I ached ALL over my body so that made sense. As the day progressed I was FREEZING and just felt bad. I came home from church and decided to lay down for a while, took some tylenol about 3:30 and woke up…
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Femara Joint Pain
I have been on Femara now for about 6 months. The main problem I'm having with it is moderate to severe joint pain in my fingers and feet. I am 50, hobbling around like I'm 80. Femara is still better than Tamoxifan, which almost killed me via horrible hot flashes and weight gain. I've been taking Glucosimine for the pain,…
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We need the Pink Bus for Pam5 for Tuesday please
Pam is having a mastectomy tomorrow and needs all of the pink sisters support. Wishing you good luck tomorrow Pam and I will be holding the pink bus door open for all of the pink sisters and have the bus gassed and ready to go. Love, Leeza
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left arm pain
Hi all, I just want to get some feedback from those who have suffered with arm pain. After all treatments, I had diep flap surgery in July,2010. A few months later , I started noticing pain is my left arm. The plastic surgeon said I was healing great and saw nothing wrong. I finally called my onc. after a few months of…
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Beautiful Flowers~PET Scan~Tucson
Good Morning Beautiful Pinks (that's girls and guys, real men wear pink you know) :) Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers, they came at the perfect time, and they are absolutely beautiful!! I love purple!! It so happened that I was out with my ex husband (we get along great divorced) and I just left my appointment…
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Depressed
Even though all my friends tell me I look very healthy and strong, why I am sooooo depressed? When I am by myself at home I am depressed, thinking the cancer is ketching up with me, even though my Dr. is very satisfied with my blood work and the cancermarker, (very low). When I am busy shopping or being with people I am…
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OT - worth viewing
I just recieved a link to this video. www.andiesisle.com/creation/magnificent.html It is beautiful and relaxing. I hope you enjoy. Hugs, Georgia
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OT some good reads
Many of you know that, besides being a NP, I love to read fiction. Actually, I received a BA in English lit, then earned BSN and MSN. I love both fields. Anyway, I love to share reads, so if anyone has any good fiction to recommend, I would love it. Here are some books that I recently enjoyed: Salvage the Bones by…
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mastectomy Tuesday - serious anxiety
Hi Everybody I am having mastectomy on Tuesday and I have to say I am feeling a bit of anxiety. My surgeon sent me for breast mri, pet scan, chest wall mri. Then I flunked my pre-op electrocardiogram so had to see a cardiologist, who was concerned about the pulmonary embolism 2 1/2 years ago and some swelling in my right…
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SoCal Pinks' Gathering in Santa Barbara!
The SoCal Pink gathering in beautiful Santa Barbara was wonderful time! We met at Stella Mare's and were ushered to a shabby chic table with a European/French country decor. The dining area had a cozy fireplace, sofas, and looked like a large green house that was alive with color and sunlight. Chenheart( Claudia), New…
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Taking a break from Femara
My last dose was last Sunday night. The oncologist said that sometimes, if you take a 4-6 week break, that you can go back on it and the side effects will be less. I figure it's worth a try. Any clues what to expect when discontinuing? My joints aren't nearly as sore as they were this time last week which is great! My…
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Rad Grad Today
I had my last rad treatment today and I will have lunch with the so-cal ladies tomorrow. Life is good!
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Celebrating~♥~
Today I celebrate 4 years of being cancer free!! My original diagnosis came in 2006, but had a recurrence in 2008. My day has been filled with JOY~♥~ And you know how i celebrated?......for those of you on here that know my weakness.... I BOUGHT A HANDBAG!!! A new purse always fits, never makes me feel fat~and puts a smile…
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Hello Pink Sisters
I have not been on in quiet a while but I wanted to stop by and say hello. I have checked in several times to see what was going on. I see so many new names, that makes me sad but I am so glad they found this place of support and info. To all the newer ladies this is a great place.The sisters here are supportive and full…
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tomoxifen help.
Can someone help. I just started tomoxifen 2months ago. Have been through chemo and radiation. My joints ache ,stiffness, crying alot, moody,weight gain. I asked my doc about joint stiffness says not from pill I know am not crazy, some days are ok others not good. joints hurt and stiff can anyone relate or am I just nuts.
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Does this sound like arm lympedema?
Finished chemo and rads 6 months ago for Type 2 invasive ductal breast cancer. Lately I have been noticing some swelling, stiffness and discomfort from my wrist area to elbow crease.....I did have a partial mastectomy with thre sential nodes removed, but no lymph node involvement. Had my first mammo this week and it was…
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Cancer Walk in June
I signed up to be on friends team! I had to think twice when it say Donation to sign up survivor (yes or no) I dont' know why I just say I HAD cancer..I dont' think of it as survivor and I KNOW I AM...even though mine was caughter early RIGHT? I had only radiation-so have not gone through all many / most in this great…
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Bone scan clean!
I am so relieved! All looks good. One victory at a time ladies and gents. HUGS, Wanda
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Port pain
I had a power port put in yesterday and I'm having a lot of pain. Did anyone else have excessive pain after port placement? It's very frustrating, and I dare say, worse than the partial mastectomy pain. I wasn't really expecting to be in pain, maybe just sore.
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Thank You Ayse,
and the rest of the kindred's for the beautiful flowers. Today was the most frustrating day, but then I went to the office at my apartment to pick up a UPS thing, and it was a beautiful vase of flowers. It could not have come on a better day. It made me cry, I am turning into such a whoss!! I love you guys for being so…
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Low grade Phyllodes Tumor
I had a core biopsy on my breast this past Monday. They called me with the results that I have a low grade Phyllodes tumor at the 12 o'clock position on my left breast. I have been having other issues before the lump showed up two weeks ago. I feel very tired, pain in my kidney position on both sides with no explanation,…