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Aromatase inhibitors/side effects/ scary
In my quest to find out what was wrong with my hair, I have come across some scary information about aromatase inhibitors - if you are interested, try googling "Side Effects Revisited: Women's Experiences with Aromatase Inhibitors Breast Cancer Action" and a report will come up. I am stupid. I never asked about all these…
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I still have some many unanswered questions.
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Losing eyelashes twice???
Is this possible? I finished chemo on Oct 9 and started to lose my eyelashes in November. They came back very nicely, but I seem to be losing them again...there are a few on my cheeks everyday and I have kind of a gap on my right eye where a clump of them fell out! Enough already!!!
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Breast Cancer and Nail Changes
I am wondering about changes any of you may have had to your fingernails or toenails. Today I notice a very faint vertical line on one fingernail and then went to check my toenails and I have just one toenail that is almost completely black. I hadn't till now noticed anything with my nails but haven't really been looking.…
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Do I insist on a biopsy
So I went to the doctors because I had a swollen armpit. I’m not a small girl so I wasn’t sure if it was just fat but it became uncomfortable but because I have have fibromyalgia I wanted to get it checked. but it is only on one side and is visible with my arm down sorry not sure how to explain it. One doctor dismissed me…
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diarrhea with tamoxifen?
Has anyone experienced diarrhea with tamoxifen? I began taking it Sept 27th -and began almost at once having more frequent BMs. Last night I barely finished dinner and this morning did not finish bkfst when I had to 'run' - After 4-5 trips I'm ok until the next meal except to feel worn out and tired. Nowhere is this side…
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Lumpectomy or Mastectomy??? Reconstruction or no???
I'm newly diagnosed with stage 1 cancer, in my forties and trying to decide what to do. My oncologist has said I could have a lumpectomy and radiation or mastectomy. I am considering a double mastectomy because I have a strong family history of breast cancer. My mom had it twice. And I was high risk before already. Also…
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Side effects with Herceptin long term treatment
Hi I will be done with Taxol next week but will still receive Herceptin infusions for a year. Will the side effects be as adverse? Thanks!
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Blackheads after breast cancer radiation
I recently started to see pores on my chest that looked like blackheads.. After having radiation. Around the same time(not sure which I realized first)I noticed my breasts were super smooth feeling. I realized right away that they became hairless!! That’s why they felt so smooth.. But the blackheads are bothering me. Just…
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Delayed Bone Healing after Red Devil
Hi ~ I had Adriamycin and Taxotere 12 years ago. I have had broken bones in my foot that did not heal even after being casted and wearing a boot. Finally after 9 months it healed. I now have fracture in my wrist and after 4 months it still has not healed. Add numerous fingers and toes to the list of broken bones that took…
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DIEP Flap plus implants
Hi! Stage 4 Her2 + Breast Cancer. Has anyone had DIEP Flap surgery and put implants in as well at the revision surgery? Just wondering if there was much scar tissue? Thanks in advance!
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Stage 1Breast Cancer
Hi Everyone, This is my first post. I had a lumpectomy in July 22 and was diagnosed with Stage 1 ILC in Aug. I opted for a double mastectomy with expanders (currently still in). 5 nodes were taken out and all considered clear. My oncotype score was 15, so no radiation or chemo. Anyone else in the same boat?
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What a crock!
I amso tired of seeing this stuff about how women can lower thier chances of breast cancer. Take my morther for example. She has never smoked, never had a drink of alcohol in her life, breast fed two babies, weight normal, exercises, eats healthy as in doesn't eat processed foods and she got breast cancer. I agree with my…
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Tingling/ twitching in breast area after mastectomy
I had a total mastectomy in Dec. 2022 . It has been 7 weeks and I am experiencing a twitching/ tingling now after my mastectomy every time I move my wrist. It is only on the side I had the surgery. If I move my wrist up, down, left or right every time it feels like a rope inside by chest is moving with my wrist movements.…
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How to minimize hot flashes from Tamoxifen?
Hi everyone. I am hoping some of you might have found the best way to minimize suffering from hot flashes. I have tried acupuncture and it worked initially but does not seem to work anymore. I take my tamoxifen at 7.30 pm everyday. During the night, I wake up every two hours like clock work. Is it better to take the pill…
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Numbness in back and face
I am aware that Taxol causes neuropathy in the hands and feet but I am having numbness in my back and now my face. I am wondering if anyone else has had this after Taxol or AC. They sent me for an MRI of the brain but I have not gotten results yet.
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Stop Chemo in light of Low Oncotype Dx Score?
Hello, My details: Female. 36 years old. Premenopausal. Diagnosed with T2N0 breast cancer. INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA WITH MUCINOUS FEATURES, GRADE II-III. CARCINOMA INVOLVES ALL CORES, LARGEST LINEAR DIMENSION IS 8 MM. DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN-SITU, HIGH GRADE WITH COMEDONECROSIS, APPROXIMATELY 15%. Estrogen Receptor (ER):…
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Blood work?
Hi - I’ve been reading that many of you get routine blood work. My oncologist (and the one before him) said there was nothing to test for and that blood work is unreliable. For those of you who get blood work, what are you being tested for? Should I be pushing for my tests? I am 43 and one year out from my double…
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Writing a Cancer Memoir
I plan to write a cancer memoir. I’m currently in a class called write your life story. Apparently my professor is a cancer survivor too. Anyhow, has anyone written a breast cancer memoir? Do you have any tips?
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Worried about metastasis
Hi, currently stage 1 IDC and just completed neo-adjuvant chemo and bi-lateral mastectomy. I just had a CT and MRI that found a lesion on my liver. It appears that the chemo was effective in my breast (no signs of it on MRI, still waiting on surgery pathology) but I’m terrified. I have to get a biopsy. Has anyone gone…
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Good News-I want to let every one know we can fight cancer!
I want to thank each and everyone of you for your support. I had my lumpectomy April 27, 2022. After a mix up with changing hospitals, I had my first follow up 3-D mammogram today, 9 months after my surgery. I am still cancer free.
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New Benign Tumor while on letrozole?
Has anyone developed benign tumors while actively taking letrozole? I have been on letrozole since January 2019 after having a lumpectomy and radiation for left breast DCIS in October 2018. At my yearly breast MRI the result was suspicious for my right breast. I just had a biopsy which discovered a new benign tumor in my…
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Recovery time after each treatment?
After each treatment, how long did it take for most to feel somewhat normal again? Meaning a little more energy, no nausea.
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newly diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma
i'm a 50 year female, newly diagnosed. looking for information or others who were diagnosed with the same or similar cancer.
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Good news
I had my yearly mammogram (finished cancer treatment July 1st 2021). All clear except for some thickened tissue that they are pretty sure is not cancer but from the radiation. I will have another mammogram in six months. Getting ready to have knee replacement surgery this coming Monday. Prayers for all of you still going…
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IV vitamin c
looking for help regarding pharmalife labs in Europe has anyone used there products? I need details please.. dose results ? Shipping and payment ok? did you buy iv supplies from them also? I would LOVE to find a US company who would sell me or compound high dose vitamin c but I am not able to find anything. At least not…
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pissed off Breast Cancer ****
I'm 43 years old mother of 2 and I recently had a mastectomy, 6 months of chemo, radiation and now I am onto the anti estrogen therapy. I am miserable and I cry all the time and no really understands the impact this has on a woman. My husbands thinks I am crazy. they all think I should be happy to be alive. obviously I am…
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Newbie to this site
Diagnosed July 2022 Stage 1 TNBC tumor 1.8 cm. Not in lymph nodes as of the first breast MRI. I guess we will find out after surgery Just finished 5 months of chemo and getting ready for lumpectomy and auxiliary node removal in February then I will have radiation not sure how many yet. I am worried because I never got a Ct…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hello! I was just diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer/invasive ductal carcinoma (grade 1/ stage 3b) which has speard to my lymph nodes. To say that I am terrified would be a massive understatement. This past Tuesday, we went through my preliminary treatment plan and it's daunting. While I still need to have an MRI,…
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New diagnosis Metastatic invasive ductal carcinoma
Still shocked! In one week I went from "Whats for dinner?" To cancer research! Diagnosis is metastatic invasive ductal carcinoma. They want to chemo me now to try and shrink this giant tumor! I asked for a cat scan first. Before I dive in to this I want to know if and where its spread beside 4 lymph nodes! The whole plan…