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Meditation Helps Stress, Pain, Attitude
This is my first post. I am a one year survivor of breast cancer. When I had a rough time with treatment (I have autoimmune challenges), I wrote meditations daily and used them. They helped me with stress,pain, fear , and getting rid of any negative thoughts. I still use these meditations. I published my guided imagery…
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Sleeping Challenges
I realize that some of my sleeping issues are because of my surgery (double). I was a belly/side sleeper who would put an arm under her pillow in the process. (Had to re-adjust once because of majorly dislocating my shoulder when in my early 30s.) My surgery was in mid-February. Since then, I have been unable to sleep the…
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Preparing for visits
I was diagnosed with DCIS almost a month ago. Even after the initial shock began to go away, just dealing with all the information being thrown at me was incredibly overwhelming! I'm still in that phase of what seems like never-ending consultations and second opinions with so much information to digest. I’ve started trying…
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Go Figure
I have just about got my head wrapped around now I have to deal with the onj . Now I have gone to fill my script for femara got told here the med that not the brand name my insurance had paid for the brand name twice. I dont want the no sleeping back again I did over a year and half with no sleep ended up in a locked ward…
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New short film on colon cancer
I am from the colon cancer group but want to post this : PSA on colon cancer ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86jEIEBLPNM&feature=player_embedded the next one will be on diet & alternative therapy during remission. If anyone has a story to share, please message me. I want to keep making these videos to raise awareness.…
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Quality over quantity
First of all, I need to apologize again for taking so long to get back to my CSN Family. I've made the biggest decision In my LIFE this past week and I pray with all my heart that it was the right one. I've been on chemo or rads for over 3 years, and had a lot of rough s/e. I've had MANY operations to include my bilateral,…
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Unknown Cancer-PASH-Infertility-Tumors Spreading
My best friend was diagnosed with PASH, when they did a biopsy they ruptured the tumor and it has now spread all over her body. She is having tumors in her breast, her under arm, on her back and on her head. She has become infertile because of premature menopause, she is loosing weight quickly and is just becoming more and…
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Stage Zero Cancer
I got the bad news in 2009 that I had Stage Zero Cancer. After a right side mas and two lymph nodes taken, I only had to go through taking a pill a day for the next five years. Because of such great doctors who found this early, I'm so grateful and pray every day because of this. Hope all survivors are as lucky and…
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recon surgery, chemo angel
I'm here just to say that I had the recon. surgery monday - got the expander process started! (mastec was Jan 2011) So here I am - bandages, gauzes, drains and all, what deja vu this is! But since it's to get a breast, not lose one, it makes all the pain more tolerable. :) I just didn't know this surgery would be as…
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Re: Question...when do we start counting survivorship?
Is it the day we have the surgery...or the day chemo ends???? I am counting it from the day I had my mastectomy....am I wrong???
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Checking up on my ladies (and gentlemen)...
Hello my wonderful ladies and gentlemen -- I don't post often but I try to visit as much as possible to check up on you and make sure you're doing well. Prayers are always there. I see my Onco tomorrow (no bus needed). My recent mammo was normal (thank you God), and markers are OK. Not sure what tomorrow will bring but I…
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Chat Room *HOPING WE CAN DO THIS*
I just wandered into the chatroom ... empty! I was thinking we could try to set up a day or night that we could all wander into the room and actually chat. I've room chatrooms in other forums and I know how much fun it can be. What do you all think? Maybe we can try for next week. Let's pick a day and try to finalize a…
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JP drain back in
hey stong ladies, went back to surgeon, he put that JP right back in for another week, oh the toys they give you to play with!! I'd rather it be in and draining than not in and swelling, also spoke with onco and husband and i are all on the same page as onco, he is such a considerate onco, gave us very positive feedback…
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JP drain back in
hey stong ladies, went back to surgeon, he put that JP right back in for another week, oh the toys they give you to play with!! I'd rather it be in and draining than not in and swelling, also spoke with onco and husband and i are all on the same page as onco, he is such a considerate onco, gave us very positive feedback…
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Did you know you can get a free CD of your mammogram and other tests?
I don't know if all of you can where you get your mammo's done, but at my center, they give you one free CD of your mammogram, ultrasound, MRI, bone scan and any test that is considered imaging or nuclear medicine. I've gotten written copies of all of the doctor reports, tests and anything that I've had done. I wanted to…
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O.T. week later HONEST PERSON stepped up
My daughter took her son to big fall festival last week. when she got home she discoverd her wallet missing. She went back , searched, asked, left # and nothing. Last night my door bell rang...stranger drove her wallet home with all her cards, checks and CASH still there. (OF course she canceled everything-but so good to…
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4th time asking for PINK Bus in 6 wks
Can YOU all ride along tomorrow? Biopsy 8:15 AM...same side as BC 4 1/2 yrs ago...hoping scar tissue... keep fingesr, eyes, toes & legs all crossed Denise
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Chenheart - Claudia is in a good spirit (update)
Hello my dear friends, I had a little chat with Claudia today. She was feeling good enough to talk. Here your update: Claudia's latest PET scan has indicated that tumors have been stable. Claudia and her oncologist who was hoping to see improvement have changed her medication to Gemzar. Claudia has had her first infusion…
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My Speech Tonight
Below is the speech that I gave tonight at my local cancer center. I felt each and everyone of you there with me. I did cry a little, but I made it through! I apologize in advance for freely stealing thoughts and phrases from all of you. I hope you will forgive, but you were my inspiration. I love you all! My Personal…
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My brave husband
Tonite after shower while my husband was at church I felt the last stitch in my jp drain come out, only thing holding it in place was a strip of tape, nothing like a jiggly splinter in you chest!! sat real still till hubby came home and explained he was gonna have to take the drain out, Lordy, his face was priceless. He…
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Paddling' like Madalyn
Years ago I heard a story about a frog named Madalyn. She fell into a pail of milk and could not get out no matter how hard she tried. She just knew that this would be the end, she would drown. But Madalyn just would not, could not give up. Exhausted as she was, she just kept paddling. She paddled all night long and to her…
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Parenthood show focus on breast cancer
Is anyone watching this. I think it is very close to the real experience. Glad they chose this plot thread. Roseann
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ORNAMENT EXCHANGE - Please send me your info
Hi everyone, I was going to wait until November, but it seems everyone is anxious to get started with our ornament exchange. Below is the post the ChenHeart sent out 2 years ago regarding the ornament exchange. Nothing has changed, except to private message ME with your information at Jean 0609. Let me know if you have any…
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Texasgirl10
Dawne is doing pretty good. She still has a hard time with the chemo and gets pretty sick for a few days after. She is really tired all the time too. That as we know is a very hard SE to deal with.Dawne is a fighter and is fiesty! She appreciates all your prayers, care and concern. I pass it along to her. We all know how…
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Nepogren and breathing problems
Has anyone ever had differcultly breathing as a side effect from nepogren shots? Had to go the the ER last night because for two days I wasn't able to catch my breath and was getting chest pains and dizziness. My onco thought it might be a blood clot or pneumonia or my already existing heart condition being effectived by…
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Does anyone take glucosamine and chondroitin for pain?
I have had some back pain lately and a friend swears by glucosamine with chondroitin. Have any of you ever used it or tried it? Did it help? I haven't mentioned this to my doctor yet, as, I just wanted to see if anyone here has used it and what your results were. She said I could just buy it over the counter at the drug…
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had double mastectomy 25 days ago and on arimidex, now what?
Hi im new and still overwhelmed. From finding lump to mastectomy as only been less than a month, still have not wrapped head around finding lump much less anything else, plus i've been blessed to have kept my drain in my cancerous breast to date, keeps draining, this is becoming wearisome. Im not here to whine but i need…
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I'm a little nervous...
The local cancer center where I get my injections is having a dinner tomorrow night. They have asked me to give a short talk. The topic is "My Personal Journey" and they want the underlying theme to be inspiration. Here is the problem, I have always gotten terrible stagefright speaking in front of a group. Please be with…
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Shingles Vaccination
With a few of our members getting bad cases of shingles, I wondered if anyone saw that there was a shingles vaccination out there. I can't remember where I saw it. I think maybe it was on a Walgreen's Digital sign.
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Post-lumpectomy pain - is this normal?
It's been a week since two large hunks of tissue were removed from my breast, and I'm now starting to feel horrible pain within my breast. I saw the path report, and know that the pieces that were removed were both large (about 2+in. x 1.5 in. x.75 in. each) and separated by quite a distance (one at the chest wall, the…