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Breast Cancer

Archives for December 2019

Herceptin side effects - gradually worsening joint aches/stiffness?
I've been on herceptin for a little over a year now, for uterine cancer, but I thought I might get more feedback here. I'm gradually getting more and more achy - just stiff achy joints, not very bad, but slowly getting worse. It's so slow that I thought it could be a side effect of the more intensive chemo I completed…
Merry Christmas
Wishing each and everyone of us a very Merry Blessed Christmas. When I was first diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer I thought I wouldn't see 2020!! God has been good and I'm so blessed to be with wonderful family and friends that are so supportive. It's so important to be thankful for every single day we have and…
Questions about DOXIL
So my fiance is battling stage 4 breast cancer that mataticized in her bones. Shes been through all kinds of treatments before hand but now that it spread to other places in her bones they decided to put her on doxil. She has recieved 2 treatments this far. And the second one kicked her butt! And I mean it's been a…
Dance for those with BRCA mutation.
I want to share these girls dance for those with BRAC mutation. This group consists of 18-6 graders and 4- 7th graders. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9EEcNCJ_Nis&feature=youtu.be
Metastic breast cancer
August 24, 2018 I went to the ER because I had such severe back and hip pain. Walked out of the ER that day with a diagnosis of stage IV metastic breast cancer. In shock, scared, now what? Ended up having stabilization surgery to my left humorous and my left femur. Cancer had damaged the bones to the point that they were…
Can’t find tumor
Sunshine10a Posts: 1 Joined: Dec 2019 Dec 19, 2019 - 2:45 am Hi all, my dads biopsy came back positive for cancer cells (under arm lymph nodes) and originally it was thought to be breast cancer but even after a pet scan mri and ct scan , they can’t find a tumor. He has had past medical issues and was told he has a chance…
Chest Spasms
I am a Breast Cancer survivor for 12 years. I have had a mastectomy and was treated with Chemotherapy, 5 years of Tamoxifen abd 5 years of Letrozole. I started experiencing chest pains after about 7 years into my treatment. After years of testing my pain continued to escalate and I started experiencing sharp spasms which…
I just don't know
I'm 40 years old and had recently made the concious decision to be more healthy. Eating better, going to the gym, quit smoking, all because I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. As part of going to the gym on a regular basis, the larger than normal size of my chest started bothering me more. Started steps to get…
Now What?
I just finished my capcitabine treatment and now it is on to a trial. Meanwhile I took the colo guard test and it came back postive for blood, so now I have to have a colonospy. Not, sure how to feel. To be honset I am sick to my stomach about the whole thing. I am trying to tell myself not to worry, but it isn't easy. You…

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