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Port placement Wed. Infection Thurs night!!!
I posted and asked a few days ago if anyone had feelings on whether it was better to go with IR ( interventional radiology) and have the procedure done under twilight or wait for the surgeon in an OR under general ... well I picked IR ... surgery wasn't unplesant and not too bad for sedation either. Now I did have a small…
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WE ARE 19 STRONG FOR THE SO CAL REUNION- SLEEP WELL AND TRAVEL SAFELY-
Hi Sarducci's at the train depot in San Juan Capristano's has been reserved for us at 1pm on July 12th. They are very excited to host our group. In order to get our head count numbers correct, I need for anyone who is interested in attending to reply letting me know how many are in your party or if it's just yourself. This…
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Hair donations??
After chemo, I started growing my hair back. I wanted to grow it long enough to donate. It is long enough now. I am just not sure the best place to donate it to. I have always thought I would donate to locks of love, but have been hearing some bad things about them recently. I have also learned about the Pantene Beautiful…
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Jeanne on Here has passed
So sad, what a lovely lady she was. Rest Peacefully sweet Jeanne. Tash xxxxxxx
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**Happy Birthday** MyTurn Now - June 28th
Hap Hap Happy Birthday !! Enjoy all the love, cake and festivties today brings your way - dear Sister in PINK. Vicki Sam
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suggestion for restrurant for san juan get together....
We have recently eaten at Sarducci's right at the depot. Steps from disembarking train. We were there over Memorial Day weekend. Food was great price moderate. www.capistranodepot.com will take you to Sarducci's phone # 949-493-9593 Maybe we need to make reservations if we are a big party. They have a big patio. Covered…
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Thank You Regarding My Mother
Hello All, Just wanted to drop a comment and say thank you to everyone who responded to my original post regarding my mother. My mom went on hospice a week ago Monday and went to be with the Lord this past Saturday. We had her funeral on Tuesday. My mom was a fighter right up to the end! Thank you again for your kind…
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New to group
Hi all. I just joined the network. Let me start off by saying how thankful I am to have a group to post thoughts and questions. We live in an information age and I am glad. Short and quick, I had a mammogram and cancer was caugh in May. I have already had a double mastectomy with reconstruction. During my recovery, I have…
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Happy Birthday -- "Rague", Miss Susan -- June 25th
Enjoy your very special day .. my friend -- Hoping you the BEST of everything.. Vicki Sam
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Hard side of breast 4 years after treatment
hi I had a lumpectomy, chemo, radiation and herceptin 4 years ago. I have recently found that my breast has really hardened in certain areas, IS this normal?
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Newbie to the Forum
Just joined today. I had a lumpectomy with removal of 2 sentinel lymph nodes, left breast, 8 days ago, which was 6 weeks after having rotator cuff repair surgery on the shoulder on the same side. My lymph nodes came back negative and pathology report showed margins were clear. However, because it was invasive ductal…
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Fertility preservation b4 treatment OR IVF after 2 years of treatment?
My husband and I are having a very difficult decision to make: To harvest eggs and freeze embryos before radiation and tamoxifen treatment; Or to do IVF after two year's of tamoxifen and restart on tamoxifen after giving birth. Hope to hear what you think, especially if you have similar experiences. So here are my stories:…
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Just spent the last week in the hospital...
I had my chemo treatment last tuesday and I was feeling okay. Then on tuesday night my fever spiked up to 102.3. Jenny called the oncologist and she said to go the er. By the time I got to the er (a 10 minute drive) my temperature was 102.8. They did a chest xray, a cat scan and drew alot of blood and found out that I…
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Pot Meds
New thread is all hard to wade through the previous years. I have heard allot about Cannabis Oil this past few months and this can be injested or used as a sauve on skin cancer and in 4 days new skin is forming so they say I don't know this myself. My own mother has skin cancer and want her to try it because for years…
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Pain and lumps from Lymph Node Removal
It's only been 2 weeks and 1 day since I had a Lumpectomy and 6 Lymph Nodes removed from my left breast. Is it normal to feel hard lumps and swelling under armpit and in breast close to armpi?. I also have numbness which I know is normal but I even have a hard time keeping my arm down. I have tried Ice Ice Ice and even a…
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Sat -6 yrs since completed treament!!!!!!!!
June 28th is the only date I remember out of all the dates of Mammo, biopsy, surgery etc. I was a bit niveve (SP?) My last day I brought and ediable arrangment for staff at cancer ctr as a huge Thank you. I got my little dipolma and did the happy dance on the way out (IN MY head at least) ' PRIOR I said my good…
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Does Cancer Feed Off Sugar
I have been told and have seen it on alot of websites that cancer cells feeds off sugar. I ask my ONC this and he said that this has actually really not been proven yet so I could occasionally have a desert. I also read that cancer cells also feeds off of all artifical sweetners. I hate drinking water and I know I have to…
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What runs through your mind . . .?
I am curious to know what any of you find running through your mind in the following instances: * When you are watching TV and a character is portrayed as having cancer and you see either treatment happening (i.e. chemo) or some outward signs of treatment (i.e. scarf, no hair, etc.) * When you read or hear about someone…
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"DOG EARS" after bi-laterial masectomy
I had a bi-laterial masectomy 1-23-14 because of BC and decided not to have breast reconstrution. I am very pleased with my decision. ! will soon be 60yrs. old and my daughter and husband was all for helping me to make this decision because I am at very high risk for recurrance. I had very huge breast and after surgery I…
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Stress
I need help and support from anyone who is listening. I am going on 5 yrs after suffering with invasive ductal. The tumor was over 5 cm. My lymph nodes were not involved. I was HER negative. The size puts me into a stage 2b. I am always tortured by thoughts of a recurrence. I have panic attacks and take .5 clonazepam twice…
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No Chemo Yesterday, But Did Have A CT Scan
Doxil has given me mouth sores and I have tried two types of prescriptions medication. My oncologist drop the Doxil last month 20% to see if that help. It didn't. He wanted me to have a ct scan to see if the chemo was working. I have the results. It is stable, didn't change since my last ct scan in April. However, this ct…
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5 year mark and still scared "it" will come back
I made it to the 5 year mark. However, I am still nervous at every appointment or any pain or weird feeling in my body. I was only 30 when I had breast cancer and have gone through every precautionary surgery. I try to be positive, but I am worried about when and if the cancer will come back. Any survivors have any advice?
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help new to board looking for support groups
I AM NEW TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD, I JOINED BACK IN 04, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ON HERE SINCE THEN. THIS IS MY 3RD BOUT W/CANCER. I WAS DIGNOSED WITH IDC TRIPLE NEGATIVE, I AM NOW DOING CHEMO, THEN IN SEPTEMBER WILL BE DOING RADIATION, THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH ROAD, MY FIRST TIME WAS THYROID CA BACK IN 86, SECOND WAS UTERINE CA BACK…
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Newbie: better port placement : Surgeon or Interventional radiologist ?? and is is bad?? Like do I
Hi brand new here and hoping for advice. I was asked if an Interventional Radiologist can place my chemo port since my surgeon can't do it that week. I hear that could almost be better if they are doing them daily ??? I am so scared . I see so many stories of really bad pain with these?? any info ?? I would appreciate it .…
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what are the worse side effects taking Arimidex
Please give me some information on taking Arimidex. I have looked at the information on the SE of taking it but I need to talk to all ladies that have been taking it and get their information because I feel comfortable since they are taking it or have been on it. I know that SE are different with everyone. I also know that…
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Getting ready to start radiation in couple of weeks - any advice?
Hi everyone. Just completed my 4th and LAST chemo infusion last Thursday (Cytoxan and Taxotere). Still dealing with SE's but so happy that this phase is done! So now gearing up for radiation which should start up in about 3 weeks. Do any of you have any advice on how to manage radiation SE's? I have heard that pure aloe…
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Rads are done
The last time I said those words 2 very dear friends and pink sisters were saying the same words. Both of them have since fallen in battal, and Ihave bleeding hearts planted in my garden in their honor. Rads are done 10 very intense treatments to my pelvis, and now shots every month in each of my butt cheeks and wait for…
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Wife with breast cancer, desperate to try any "natural" drugs
First off, thanks to everyone who posts here. We have drawn so much inspiration from this site. My amazing wife of 13 years has breast cancer, and we've been fighting it all the usual ways. We are getting very serious about the diet and the natural things you can put in your body that help it fight off certian things, and…
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Happy Birthday - Double Whammy (Suzanne) June 16th
Happy Birthday wishes to you Suzanne - our dear Sister in PINK -- Enjoy all the love, family, and cake - today brings forth. Doing my hap hap hap dance in celebration of your birthday. Vicki Sam
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OT - Any of you gals get a Father's Day present?
I did from Hubby. He got me a Dremel type tool that is smaller/lighter than his Dremel for me to use with Woodfellow carving so it would be easier for me to use. YES - he did say it was my Father's Day present. He's 'different' and always comes up with somewhat off the wall things but all the things that aren't what most…