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new cancer and bloody discharge have surgery date.
Hello friends. I may take a long time to answer reply's, and I will miss spell words. I had a stroke behind my eye and cannot see well from that eye I have cataracts. I use a magnifying glass to read the screen and type. I was still hurting under my arm ,my arm and around from under my arm to middle of my chest and still…
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Can You All Come Along On The Pink Bus With Me Monday Please?
I am going Monday for my mammo and ultrasound and would really appreciate all of you riding along with me. Get those party hats out and noise makers as I am hoping & praying that I will get good news. And, don't forget the food as I probably won't be able to eat until after I get my results as I will be too nervous. Like…
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Surgery tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be seeing a surgeon - to straighten out a somewhat mangled wrist. On Jan 26 I succeeded in tripping/slipping on one of the dog bones aand down I went on butt and a wrist. Hubby got home shortly and off we went to UC - both bones broken slightly above joint but fairly well aligned so sent home in a splint and…
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A good laugh for today, Wednesday Feb. 6th
Texting codes for seniors ... from my Mother Young people have theirs, now Seniors have their own texting codes: * ATD- At the Doctor's * BFF - Best Friends Funeral * BTW- Bring the Wheelchair * BYOCP - Bring Your Own Chair Pad * CBM- Covered by Medicare * CUATSC- See You at the Senior Citizens * DWI- Driving While…
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BC took my confidence
I try to be postive, but have been having a hardtime lately. All my Dr's say the the bc is gone (with extensvie surgeries), and everyone around me stresses the importance of a good attitude. I can feel my strength coming back. I took a PT sales job and am having a hard time being 'myself" because I have changed. I am…
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Faslodex, 2nd Time Around - Failed Again
Yesterday, I had a ct scan due to more coughing, more SOB and this awful wheezing. Today, I picked up the results. Progression, a lot in the left lung, stable in other areas, and etc. Faslodex, I began last March, 2nd time around. Lasted longer than the first time around which was all of 7 months. I was a lot more nervous…
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Requesting pink bus for Thursday
I have been having slowly increasing rib pain the last month. My onc is sending me for bone scan and xrays Thurs. Had blood work done today. I won't see my oncologist until the 18th because I am having a sisters reunion in Savannahs next week. I refuse to see him until I've had my fun!
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Help! Painful pimply sores after having head shaved! OUCH
My hair started falling out because of the Taxol last week, so I went to get my head shaved. Now I have painful pimply sores all over my head! Eeeouch! Did any of you guys have that or have any great ideas for fixing it? Marty
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Changing meds..... have taken Arimidex for 2 yrs. and now going to try Femura
Has anyone switched breast cancer meds? I"m going from Arimidex to Femura... hoping that my joint pain is reduced. I have one finger that can not bend at the knuckle, and now my other hand is really bothering me- very stiff in the AM and at night. My DR said that some women have good results with Femura - so I thought I'd…
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~~ What, If Anything, Have You Learned On Your Breast Cancer Journey? ~~
This journey with bc is difficult and long. We all started with the initial diagnosis of bc, had surgery's, taken chemo and rads and some are on hormone therapy. Be it good or bad, what have you learned? About yourself, your friends, your family, your job, or just plain about life now? Thanks!
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Texasgirl10 PET results
Well Dawne got the results of the PET yesterday. It was not what we had wanted to hear. The cancer between her lungs has grown again. Her last scan had shown it getting a little smaller but, it had grown this time. The good new is that it has NOT spread anywhere else. That is good!! She does have gall stones, and the Dr…
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Creating a list to leave at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem...
I have already included "CSN warriors" and "Pink sister warriors".....if there is someone special you want me to add specifically to the list, let me know... If you would be more comfortable, you can PM me here... A friend of mine, when I had just been dx'ed left my name there...I always remember the thought.... We leave…
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tomorrow's chemo is cancelled
My WBC is only 0.9, So the nurse called and cancelled the chemo for tomorrow. My doc is on vacation this week, so I'll call in and ask his assisstant about neupogin. Hugs, Linda
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Feeling super sad lately
Hello, I am a 36 year old mother of 2 teenagers. I was initially dx with stage 3a breast cancer in 2002 (25yrs old at the time). In 2011 on April fool's day no less I was dx again with bone mets (skull, ribs, femars, arms, shoulders, spine and pelvic areas). After extensive testing it was also determined that I had cancer…
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finally done!
it seems like just yesterday when i joined this site....and today is my 3rd day after my 4th and LAST chemo.it has been a long and hard journey but at least now i could see the light at tthe end of the tunnel. A chapter is ending and another to start when i start my rads in March. There are still a lot to do, a lot to…
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Arimidex after Tamoxifan When Unknown if I am Post-Menapausal
Hello everyone. Haven't been here for a long time. As crazy as it sounds, it can't be determined if I am post-menapausal in my bloodwork (borderline results). I have experienced chemo induced menapause for 5 years now. Doctors aren't sure if I will get my cycle back when I end the tamoxifan in 6 months. I have been on it…
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I'm losing my hair again...
This is the 4th time I am losing my hair due to treatments. The reality is that I don't have much to lose...it's all less than an inch long and I have male pattern baldness from the brain rads. But the little bit there is, is falling out. It feels the same way it did the first time, both emotionally and physically. I hate…
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Chemical Stress test.
Hi ladies, I need your help. My Dr wants me to have a chemical stress test. I am afraid to have it. My breathing is not good enough to do a regular one. He don't think I can get my heart rate up high enough. So he want the chemical test. I am afraid of the chemicals. My Mother had a bad heart. They gave her a chemical…
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Anyone have reconstruction after having severe radiation burns from treatment?
I am having reconstruction done soon. My radiation burns were so bad that I had to postpone a week of the treatments out of my 7 weeks of treatment. I even had the expanders put in during my bilateral mascetomy, yet got infectons so I had to get them taking out. My radiated skin is so tough and no amount of exercise seems…
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new cancer and bloody discharge
I had cancer in 2006, then a lumpectomy, then radiation. It was ok for six years then I developed angiosarcoma cancer from the radiation treatments in 2006. It is a rare cancer that any kind of treatments do not affect it , it keeps coming back. Only 1 or 5 percent not sure which number of the nation has it . It doesn't…
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new cancer and bloody discharge
I had cancer in 2006, then a lumpectomy, then radiation. It was ok for six years then I developed angiosarcoma cancer from the radiation treatments in 2006. It is a rare cancer that any kind of treatments do not affect it , it keeps coming back. Only 1 or 5 percent not sure which number of the nation has it . It doesn't…
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A Message from Katrina Larson's Mom...
I received the following message in a "Thank You" card from Katrina Larson's Mom: Dear Lorrie: I'm wanting to let you know how much you and all the other members of the BCSN meant to her. She was so grateful there was a place she could go where she could level about how she felt and also support others in their struggle to…
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Update
I went to the plastic surgeon today for a post op visit and I am doing great. I have to go back to him in 6 months. Between now and then, I have to decide if I want nipple reconstruction. I am so tired of making decisions. LOL! Ellen
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What do I look for? Sorry. Ignore this one. It is a double of the previous one.
I am currently in remission for non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Of course, one thought that lurks in the back of the mind is that once you've had one cancer, secondary cancers are more likely. And my doctor point blank told me that since the lymphoma was in a large tumor in my lungs, and since I am young, I have a greater risk for…
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What do I look for?
I am currently in remission for non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Of course, one thought that lurks in the back of the mind is that once you've had one cancer, secondary cancers are more likely. And my doctor point blank told me that since the lymphoma was in a large tumor in my lungs, and since I am young, I have a greater risk for…