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Breast Cancer

Archives for January 2013

CT scan results
I had a CT scan on Friday. I let them use my arm for the IV instead of my port. Barely into the scan my vein blew, so the contrast was just going into my arm. They didn't hear me when I complained of the pain, so we got a good scan. But my arm was really swollen and quite painful. The arm is much better now. My onc called…
Don't worry about the SPAMMER - CSN will take care of them & the board will go back to the way it wa
I and others have sent emails to CSN about the spammer. It looks like they spammed all of the boards, not just ours here. When someone from CSN logs on to delete the spammer, all of the posts will go back to the way that they were before it got spammed. The old posts will go away. There is no need to BUMP any post up as…
A promising hope...
From a Facebook page that I follow was the following press release from the 2012 SABC Symposium http://sabcs.org/PressReleases/Documents/2012/b5c378711895d6b3.pdf The drug doesn't have a name yet, just a number but it is being studied in Phase II with Femara with hopes to triple the time until progression with Femara…
extreme pain when trying to have sex
Hi, I went through chemo and radiation during my treatments for breast cancer in 2011. Then in 2012 I was pretty sick with infections from reconstruction that had gone wrong. I felt so tired so during that time I had no interest in having sex. My husband is very loving and did not have a problem about it. Now that that is…
More Problems, Diabetes, Diahrea.
Do any of you who have gone or are going through chemo also have diabetes? If so, have you experienced any problems regulatring your disease? I have had 2 low blood sugar episodes. The last one which was yesterdat scared me pretty bad. I was feeling the low blood sugar shakes and when I tested my blood sugar was at 53 so I…
Chemo and arthritis
Hi all, I've been experiencing a lot of joint/muscle pain and wondering if anyone can shed some light. Here's my story. In 1994 was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer on right side and had A/C followed by radiation. In 2005 was diagnosed wistent age 2 BC on left side and was given Taxotere, again followed by radiation.…
Half way - Page 3 - Our posts before Shanghai Hijacked w/SPAM
If you go to page 3, half way down is where our posts before Shanghai hijacked CSN Breast Cancer with SPAM.
New to Site
Hello everyone, I am new to the site and just recently diagnosed with stage 2 Her2 positive. Still doing alot of testing, Tuesday I do a ct bone scan and a nuc test also to check elsewhere for any cancer.
New to Site
Hello everyone, I am new to the site and just recently diagnosed with stage 2 Her2 positive. Still doing alot of testing, Tuesday I do a ct bone scan and a nuc test also to check elsewhere for any cancer.
New to Site
Hello everyone, I am new to the site and just recently diagnosed with stage 2 Her2 positive. Still doing alot of testing, Tuesday I do a ct bone scan and a nuc test also to check elsewhere for any cancer.
What's wrong with NOT having reconstruction?
I feel the need to vent a little and this seems to be a safe place to do so. I had a double mastectomy backing in /september with expanders placed for reconstruction. It was trouble from the start and about 8 weeks later I had to have emergency surgery to have them removed due to a severe infection. I never even got to…
Best lotion for chemo dry skin
This is what is used in one nursing home and it is wonderful. 4T Bees Wax, 2T Mango Butter, 8T Coconut oil, and 10 drops of carrot seed essential oil.
Starting Taxol next Friday
Hey everyone! I start Taxol next Friday. I see lots of old posts about how much pain people have had but nothing recent. Have any of you done Taxol recently and how did you do? Any suggestions? I did FAC last year about this time and didn't have much trouble with that. I was diagnosed in 2004, had a mast. with…
A New Years Meditation
We are strangers but all linked to one another through breast cancer. I wish you all a loving, bright and beautiful 2013. Here is a meditation I wrote last year while going through treatment. Thank You, A Prayer Thank you for another day. I am so grateful for my life and all its wonders. Thank you for my spirit, which is…
Chemo done....
Hope it is a great new year for everyone, a healthier one atleast. Just got done with chemo and starting radiation today. Thank you for the support I got from everyone.
Chemo cancelled today...
...WBC is too low. No neupogin or neulasta yet. We'll see what happens next week when we try chemo again. But my onc scheduled CT scan on Friday, and MRI on Monday. I'l let ya'll know the results when I have them. Hugs, Linda
Breast self-exams
Will there be a point where I will be able to make sense of breast self-exams? At this point, with all the mucking about the surgeon did in there over the past few months, I have these residual rock-hard lumps. Doing a BSE is pointless, because I know I have to ignore the major lumps I'll find. Do the hard spots from a…
Anyone else Depressed with Femora
I was on Arimidex and had to be taken off because of extremely bad side effects. I have been on Femora for about six months and although I don't have the severe join pain anymore .... I am becoming severely depressed from Femora. I was ALWAYS "happy go lucky" until Femora. My oncologist said this is one side affect from…
Dating again advise please
I lost my fiancé 2 years ago he died of course I had the drama I went through with his family I have been single alone for 2 years. So I have met someone now that would like for us to start dating I was honest with him about having breast cancer thinking I should be to my surprise he was fine with it his mom and…
And the good news is...
I'm off to see my new grandbaby, born at 8:30 this morning. My first was born during last bout with BC. Told my kid...No more babies for you. Just kidding, of course. So excited today. Cindy
Colds Season Again
I have perused the boards to look for responses to similar questions, but have not found what I am looking for -- usually the reason is that it is tied to someone doing chemo. It seems that I am more susceptible to chest colds than usual -- currently have my second one, which is nastier than my first. I finished chemo in…

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