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Breast Cancer

Archives for July 2019

Exchange Surgery
I am new here and was diagnosed with breast cancer in both breast last November 2018. By January, I had a double masectomy with the understanding that I did want to do reconstruction surgery later. So, my surgeon left me alot of skin to help with this. Although, I knew that was the plan I was not happy with how I looked…
Capecitabine/Xeloda/MRI
I start taking Capecitabine today. I hope that it all goes well. Has anyone else had this treatment? For me it is hopefully a preventive treatment for TNBC coming back. My biggest worry is when I had my MRI they found fluid around my pancreas. I have no symptoms of anything, just the fluid. My oncolgist isn't worried, just…
Is anyone else juicing?
I heard a podcast interview recently with a woman who believe juicing saved her life. Then the next day at the thrift store, I found a nice juicer for $9. Tried making some juices today, and liked them. But I have a lot of questions about juicing. Curious if others are doing this.
visiting over here
I am visiting over here from the uterine cancer page. I have a friend and very close neighbor who is having surgery on this coming Monday. I'm not real clear on the details but they will be using a wire? She was diagnosed with an agressive form of cancer and we are all really hoping it has not gone into her lymph nodes. My…
Got through the surgery
So I got through the surgery on Thursday and only had one complications, I had irregular heart beat and went into afib, but they pulled me out of it and I am good. Doc beleives the chemo i had for my BC was a contributor to this. So while I went home with one less kidney, I pick up 2 more meds for life. I feel good though.…
Bilateral Mestectomy
Hi. I was daignosed 3 weeks ago IDC and DCIS in both breasts. ER+, PR+, HER2-, 3 masses are graded 1. I am 54 and in good health otherwise. There is no family history of breast cancer, genetic testing showed no known mutations. Lumpectomy is an option for me but decided on bilateral mastectomy. I will have tissue expander…
New..Found out Friday
Breast CA now in lung
I was always under the impression although neither are good that having unrelated cancer was better or more treatable than metastatic cancer. A friend is triple negative breast ca that has gone to her liver and they are telling her that’s “better” than having a new cancer. True? Not true?
10 Year Cancerversary
Today is my 10 year Cancerversary. I was diagnosed on July 14, 2009 with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Her2+, ER+/PR+ Breast Cancer. I had a Lumpectomy, 6 rounds of Chemo, 33 Radiation Treatments, a year of Herceptin and 5 years of Femara.. So glad I am still here. So many are still struggling and so many do not survive. I…
Follow up treatment
Hi. I had a lumpectomy in January 19 followed by radiation treatment. I did not have chemo. I am ER + PR - and HER2 - I am currently taking Anastrozole. I'd like to know if anyone can tell me what the follow up with your oncologists is and what it involves. Thanks! Ann
Value in sharing not-so-great experiences?
I'm in an okay place right now, just recently announced as a "survivor," in remission, but wow my journey over the last 3+ years was one damn effed-up thing after another: * ● did the wrong things delaying diagnosis cuz fear and denial, and made my situation worse, had a ridonx tumor the size of a pool-ball * ● the…
Thank Goodness for my nurse advocate
I just got off the phone with my oncoligist office and was a bit nervous/upset. I was just told that I need a staging ct scan before I start my next round of chemo with Xeldoa/Capectabine. I looked it up on the internet and it just confused me and scared me more. I also have been so confused on how they staged my cancer…
Implant not dropping after reconstruction surgery
Hi there. New to the forum b/c I cannot find anything online about breast reconstruction and implants. I had my expanders out on 5/30/19 and my PS put in 750cc round silicone implants. The right side fell into place about 1 week after surgery. The left side is still stuck and will not move! It's very uncomfortable. I have…
Drainage after surgery
I was diagnosed siwth Stage 2 A estrogen + breast cancer and had a skin saving surgery with sedentary lymph node removal done on my right breast April 18 2019. The lymph nodes were positive fior cancer. I just had my second surgery to remove lymph nodes under my arm.June 18th, 2019. I have a JPEG drain in. After my first…

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