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Breast Cancer

Archives for May 2015

tamoxifen
Hello I have been on tamoxifen since March of 2015 . I have had a dry hacking non phelgm cough that has going on since then . I dont know where this came from and it is starting to become very worrysome . I have read about it and there are people I have seen go several years to no avail and try home remedies to ease their…
Radiation with tomoxifen
Was wondering if anyone has taken tomoxifen whlie on radiation? mary
Tomoxifen
Hi, I am now just doing herceptin alone every third week and just started on tomoxifen . i still have muscle aches like I did when I was getting all four chemo meds. But today I have a sore throat and don't know if I'm getting sick or if tomoxifen or herceptin would cause sore throat. I read they could but didn't know if…
Musings About Birthdays
Soon I celebrate another birthday. I'm not young; but I'm not old. I used to downplay/ignore birthdays and thought of them as no big deal if it was not a year in which I reached some milestone: 18, 21, 30, 40, 50, the other decades, and then senior discount milestones (50, 55, 60, .... A cancer survivor should be thankful…
Advice on Radiation
I'm meeting with a radiation oncologist on Monday. I've got one bone met on the left sacrum that needs to be radiated. Had a mastectomy without reconstruction last month and am still doing Herceptin, Zometa and Letrozole. my Breast surgeon and oncologist are in disagreement over radiation to the chest wall. Breast surgeon…
anyone here survived breast cancer that has spread to liver?
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer stage 2, IDC and Her2. but now i have high enzyme counts from liver. They want to do liver biopsy. The doctor seems to think it isn't cancer, only because my other numbers are ok. But just in case they do find cancer in my liver, then i want to know if anyone here has…
breast cancer to the bone
Hi I am 56 and a survivor of 2 lumpectomies and a mastectomy due to Breast cancer. 5 years ago. Now I am dealing with pain in the right Breast area for the past 6 months. This is where the cancer was and I had a Tram Flap reconstruction. I have completed all tests for breast cancer and came out great..no tumors!!! I really…
Have to delay chemo because of high liver enzyme count .. NOT HAPPY
Hi, I was supposed to start Chemo Monday. They have since found that my liver enzymes are high, so now i will be delayed with Chemo. I mighy have to do a liver biopsy. In the meant time, i will be doing my Cat scan for pelvis and abdomen and chest, and also bone scan tomorrow. Maybe that will show more of what is going on…
friend newly diagnosed and stage 4 - looking for help for her
I just got a Facebook message from a friend. She had her mammogram a couple weeks ago, was diagnosed with breast cancer, had a PET scan that showed mets to ribs, spine, pelvic bones, proximal femoral bones, sternum and proximal humeral bones. Right breast lit up so she'll be having an ultrasound and a bone biopsy. I don't…
May 28th - Happy Birthday shout out to Aisling8's / Victoria
Happy Birthday to YOU .. Miss Victoria - hoping you have a most treasured day my friend .. ENJOY yourself... Many happy memories Vicki Sam
first clean mammo after treatment
Had a 3D mammo, first one since my treatment last summer/fall. Results were waiting for me this morning online - everything clean! Yeah!
fareston anyone been on this
Hi, I have been on Aromasin with horrific side affects . The poster child for everyone on the list. Then switched to Femera. Bone pain beyond belief. The oncologist talked about Tamoxifen. However, would have had to come off other medications to go on it. The new decision is Fareston the oncologist swears there will be no…
Femara, Arimidex or Aromasin- oh my- which one?
Hi looking for thoughts on these- I am two weeks out from my hysterectomy, ER +, 46 yrs- have been on tamoxifen for 7 months and now will be switching to one of these AIs- Any recommendations appreciated ! Ty, Susan
I miss our Dutch friends!
I miss my Dutch friends! We had the pleasure of their company for a mere 12 days....and in the process put a lot of miles on my car! Itinerary: Day One: pickup at LAX, visit in-process Medical Museum in Pomona, bring to Redlands. Day Two: JetLag day, around Redlands and up the mountains to Lake Arrowhead and around the Rim…
Bone Mets only
Hello. I was wondering if there are any women out there who have or are experiencing metastisis STRICTLY to the bones and nowhere else? I'm told that my bc is not curable but treatable. Seeing as I'm ER+ and Her2- my bc is considered a "slow" or "indolent" disease. Many calcifications were noted in my left breast in 2008…
Why do i have to have chemo first, then surgery?
It seems like most people i read and hear about, had their surgery first, and then chemo. My Onconologist is having me do Chemo for 16 weeks, once every three weeks, so a total of 6 sessions. then she said i rest for a month, then i get to have surgery. Since i have implants, and test came up with IDC, but also Her2, I…
waiting for chemo as my tumor is growing!!!!!
Hi I first had ultrasound april 17. Since this time i have been diagnosed with IDC and hers 2. I start chemo june 1. I still have a bone scan and ct and port placement this coming week.. My timor was2.5 cm. I feel like it is growing before my eyes. How fast can it grow? i am so nervous that it in my other organs. It is…
Got results today from my oncologist......GOOD news!!!!
Went to my oncologist today for results.... she said we will do an MRI to determine exactly what it IS, but for certain is that it is NOT cancer!!!! DANCING!!! (She thinks it may be an untreated shoulder injury, and this lump is a sort of pillow my body created to shield the injury)..... Hugs to all, Kathi
Turquoise Terrorist back to torment you all
Hi there friends. Just thought I would drop in and update you on my fave subject.... ME! Some of you will remember back in 2008 my first dx with st2, well my onco (Dr. Charisma-Bypass) and I didn't exactly get on like a house on fire. My new onco (Prof. Mincing ****) is even bloody WORSE! He gets me so confused that I…
Breast Cancer Society charged with fraud!
Just heard on TV that The Breast Cancer Society has been charged with fraud by all 50 states and the federal government. Seems they only spent about 1% of the monies raised on what they were supposed to.
Chemo before or After Surgery
Hi everyone, I am newly diagnosed DCIS and invasive (DCI). I'm a triple negative grade 3 cancer - thus, very agressive but fortunately, still small (1.9cm). SOoooooo I'm anxious to get this angry little blob out of me but have conflicting opinions. One surgeon says do chemo first and the other says it makes no difference…
Tamoxifen -Leg pain
I've been on tamoxifen for one year and for the last 3 months my knees have been hurting. What can I do to ease the pain?
how did you choose your surgeon?
I am in the early stages of this whole nightmare. I was diagnosed 5/5/15 and am 55 y.o.. going in for a sentinal lymph node biopsy in the am. The person doing this is a general surgeon that i was sent to when the ultra sound was suspicious and he ordered a ultra sound biopsy and tests came back IDC grade 3 on 5/5/15. Then…
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Hi All, I've had a heck of a time finding someone in the Phoenix area who does DIEP reconstruction. There are two med centers who do it. Two docs are at Mayo which my insurance covers only as out of network and I would pay 40% of what Mayo charges out of network people (higher) with no maximum cap on out of pocket…
Worried about recurrence
Hi, I am a three year survivor of Stage 3C invasive lobular. It was in 10 lymph nodes. Recently I have been experiencing more fatigue than normal, numbness in my arms at night, more pain in my upper back and my muscles burn even after little effort. I also found lumps in my armpit on the non-cancer side. I have had a…
O.T. heading camping friday-anyone else with plans for the long weekend?
I am taking my 3 grandkids camping (ages 10,8 1) HOPE to have good weather... Denise
5 days post BMX w/o reconstruction-- numbness
BRCA-2 with tumor on one side, had BMX with SLNB on one side just five days ago. Two nodes removed. No reconstruction. I have been doing well with recovery-- stripping my own drains, doing small tasks around my house, and taking it easy too. Tapered off the pain meds pretty quickly. However, I was unprepared for how…
Is this what your Relay for Life is like?
My oncologist's office decided to form a team for Relay for Life this year -- all the doctors, nurses, and administrative staff participated, and they raised over 12 thousand dollars! The event was yesterday on the football field at a local middle school -- I baked cookies for them, and my partner Trace and I went out…
Radiation side effects
hope everyone is doing well. I am getting ready to begin my radiation every day for six weeks. Does anyone have any advice or seide effects I need to know. I am told there will be tightening and discomfort and dry skin at the radiation side. I already have a lot of discomfort due to having bilateral and removal of lymph…
Aromosin VS. Femara
Hello Ladies, I am hoping I am not alone. I was on Aromosin for a few months after my bilateral mysectomey. The side affects got worse and worse as time went on. I could have been the poster child for the side affect list. Bone pain and lethargic being the worse. I am now on Femara. It's only been a week. The bonne pain is…

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