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Breast Cancer

Archives for June 2018

JUST TESTED POSITIVE FOR BREAST CANCER
sorry about caps - HARD TO READ IN NORMAL FONT I AM ALMOST 68 YEARS OF AGE - LOL MY ASTRO SIGN IS CANCER, BDAY IN 2 WEEKS. RETIRED ON MEDICARE BUT LUCKILY I DID SWITCH FROM A CHEAP ADVANTAGE PLAN BEFORE MY FIRST 12 MONTHS of medicare WAS UP TO A GOOD BUT HIGH COST G- SUPPLEMENT AS IT DID NOT COVER ME OUT OF STATE WHEN I…
Breast cancer
Diagnosed with stage 2 b breast cancer. Once score of 27 I am completing 20 rounds of radiation next week and will start CNF chemo early July any advice on what to expect. I feel good but the idea of chemo has made the cancer a reality.
Independence Day
Hello I am just joining your group and this organization this morning. I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and have scheduled a double mastectomy on July 3. I am a little over whelmed with what to expect. By nature I am a planner and this is not following along with my plan . I read several post yesterday…
Treatment for ER-/PR-/Her2(3+) please help us
Hello everyone, My grandma was first diagnosed breast cancer ER-, PR-, HER-2(3+) in Oct. 2016. She then had her left breast removed together with the two tumors (one in the breast, the other in armpit) due to the doctor's suggestion. After the sugery, she took both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Chemotherapy medication…
Extra sensitive to insect bites
I was diagnosed with breast cancer the end of 2015. I only needed radiation treatments, which I completed in March of 2016. Since then I've been extremely sensitive to mosquito bites. They swell up like crazy. My Dr. can't really explain why this is happening to me now, I never had this problem before my cancer. Anyone…
2nd Dx - stage 4 to bones
First post: Dx 20 yrs ago (age 35) with stage 3 lobular hormone+; treatment was 4 rounds of FAC (Adriamyacin, Cytoxin & 5FU) lumpectomy, then 4 more rounds of FAC followed by 5 weeks of radiation. Hysterectomy & oopherectomy after treatment. 5 year of Tamoxifen, then Arimidex for about 14 years... until Dx last month with…
Anxiety
Hi everyone! Hope you area all having a great day I am having trouble with anziety and wanted to see if anyone had any similar experiences. In January I was diagnosed with IDC - Stage 1 but Her2+ no agressive. Lumpectomy went great, no lymph node involvement and margins were clear. Chemo (Docetaxel, Carboplatin) plus…
Best time of day to take AI?
Hi, I am about to restart Anastrozole after being off Femara, which was horrible for me. i want to give myself the best shot at doing well and I need to sleep at night, which was impossible on the Femara due to pain, night sweats, racing heart. What time does every take their AI? Will I lose my hair again?
Breast augmentation surgery after breast removal..
Hey! My sister's breasts were removed 6 months before. She had breast cancer and it was diagnosed only in the fourth stage. So breast removal was the only solution. Now, she is perfectly alright and is planning to undergo breast augmentation surgery. She decided to go with the saline breast implant. But I suggested silicon…
Self imposed Letrozole vacation
Hi everyone I've decieded to put myself on a vacation from Letrozole without the approval of my oncologist. I'm usually a person who follows rules to the letter but I've been having some unusual side effects. I've been taking the medication since August and around November I started having what I think are slight seizures.…
Treatment for HR+/HER- Stage IV metastasized breast cancer - Help!
How did you decide which treatment to use for HR+/HER- mBC? There are so many different options I don't know what side effects to worry about? How do you communicate with your doctors about the different medications?
Websites
Hi, I just want to caution women going through this BC diagnosis to be very cautious about using websites that purport to support women with BC. In the age of google, you will find lots of websites. This site is supported by the American Cancer Society, which is obviously legit. But be careful with websites that are funded…
Help for friend just startung radiation
My friend just had a lumpectomy taking 4 nodes. Its been determined she'll only need radiation. My bf just finished 40 rafs and 3 Cisplatin for throat cancer so I'm very familiar with that. What i want to know is will she go through the same problems with food issues, dry mouth, secretions etc having radiation of her…
Summer plans?
Well, here we are. . . June 1st. Anyone have any exciting summer news or vacation/staycation plans? My daughter is getting married in July ( second wedding in the family in 1 year). Oncologist just approved my taking a break from Letrozole for 3 weeks before the wedding. I can’t wait to put on my dancing shoes! In August…
GOOD news about double mast w/implants?
on Tu-6/12, i have to have a double mastectomy, with implant reconstruction at the same time. Not happy: distressed about being cut-up and how bad recovery could be, whether i will look artificial, whether implants will age gracefully... i would greatly appreciate any *GOOD* news anyone can share about their similar…

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