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Today is Lynn Smith's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day! ... And a lovely year ahead filled with happiness, health & love all around! -Jenny
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melanoma after breast cancer?
I have to see the doctor about an odd brownish "growth" on my "big" toenail, or under it, can't really tell. At first, I thought maybe I injured it, but didn't remember. But now, it just stays there and doesn't grow out with my nail. :( I already had squamous cell carcinoma about 7 months ago.......just worried. Does…
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new question : testing for cancer?
I have been told by my Onc that there are no tests for determining if the cancer is still inside me. He does not even recommend the Cat scan - tho my surgeons do @ the year mark - to compare to my earlier one. But i have seen people talking about "tumor marker" testing - why would i not have that? and several people have…
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Radiation needed??
Diagnosed with Lobular carcinoma in August 2013 - have had left side mastectomy - 6 cycles of chemo - so far 8 cycles of herceptin (Her2 positive) reconstruction left/reduction right now i am facing the Radiation phase (6 wks) and am having serious doubts about the necessity for it. would like to hear from others who have…
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I got my mammogram results..
And I am still dancing with NED. The spot that they found on the mammogram is just a cyst. I am so relieved and excited. Hugs Mommaellen
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Another scare, another test
Went to see pcp last Monday, onco. said my potassium was too low, also my bp meds needed adjusted because bp too low. Got there told her about this problem I've been having and that onco had me doing something to correct it - which was not working. So, now I have to see gastro doc and have to have colonoscopy. pcp wants to…
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Stage 2 Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma - so many questions
I am 53 years old and perimenopausal. I had a total thyroidectomy last January and a neck dissection in August for papillary thyroid cancer. I just went in for my yearly physical and mammogram last week and was diagnosed with stage 2 infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast cancer. I will know more on Thursday after I meet…
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May I request the Pink Bus for Monday March 3rd...I am alittle nervous and need some support please.
My oncologist has ordered a Breast MRI for Monday. She ordered this because during the mammogram it was found that my remaining breast is dense. I know that it is just a routine test but I am nervous. I would love to have my Pink Sisters along for the ride. Thanks Hugs Mommaellen
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Today is Sea60's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day - filled with lots of fun and love all around! -Jenny
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Tightness in chest - adhesions?
So sorry to be whiny, but I knew I could come here to ask. It has been 6 months since I has surgery (right mastectomy with node removal). I did chemo first, surgery, then radiation...that was done October 30. I was doing really well with my range of motion and healing seemed to be coming along fine. About a month ago, I…
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I'm back with a broken heart and spirit
To all of my old friends on CSN I am back in need of support again. My wife found out today that she has a reoccurance of her BC from last year. It appears to be a regional reoccurance (lymph node at teh clavical where her original BC was found) now we have the whirlwind of scans and test to go through again.. Then…
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Today is Padee6339's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day - filled with lots of surprises and family & friends all around! much love, Jenny
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Today is Kat 11's Birthday!
Sending BIG Birthday wishes your way --- hope you have a fantastic day! much love, Jenny
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Tamoxifen and menstrual cycle
I have been taking Tamoxifen since October last year. Since then, my menstrual cycle produced increasingly and substantially less blood each month. Should I be worried about it (that is, what kind of problems may it cause to my body and health?) In particular, will I suffer some terrible gynecological problems from not…
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SIDE EFFECTS
I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer after a routine self exam. I'd had my routine mammogram in Nov. of 2005 and felt the tiny lump in May of 2006. Unsure of what it was, I had my husband feel it and a couple of my girlfriends. :-) After starting to worry that it didn't feel like one of the fibroids I'd had in my…
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Results
Don't think I posted on 'all clear' on golf ball sized diameter polyps in uterus. Done and dusted. Caused or made worse by anti estrogens. So if you have unusual bleeding please get it checked out just in case ladies. Also if tooth sensitivity seems worse or started after chemo or anti estrogen treatment again have it…
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Today is coco2008's Birthday!
Hope your day is filled with wonderful fun and lots of love! Happy Birthday! Jenny
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1 wk post-op: Surgical complications
Home temporarily after 7 days in hospital for double mastectomy and reconstruction Aug. 23, 2013. Have PICC line and visiting nurse to administer IV Vancomycin and wound care. Trying to save dying tissue and skin before 2nd surgery to debried area scheduled for Sept 6, 2013. One side is fine. The other looks so bad it…
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Tamoxifen and ovarian cyst
I was diagnosed as DCIS and had Mastectomy in Sept. last year. I had taken Tamoxifen between Oct. 2013 and January this year. Only about two weeks ago, I stopped Tamoxifen because I found a 7cm ovarian cyst through ultrasound. I did some google-searches and discovered some important recent studies consistently finding that…
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GOOD NEWS!
Just got off the phone with my PA's RN with good news. I've been having pain in a new/different area of back. I have arthritis in back and osteoporosis anyway but because it's been more than 3 yrs since my last bone scan, my PA wanted to check to be sure no mets. Yesterday, I had the scan. The wind was horrendous here…
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Trial for triple neg
I went to see a new onc. today for a trail for women with triple neg BC. The trail is ENMD-2076, Aurora and Angiogenic Kinase Inhibitor. I had BC in 2010 then mets to lung in 2012, then mets to liver Dec 2013. I've been on abaxtin and avastine, but doc feel my body has adjusted to the meds. So he wants me to try this…
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A little 'funny' for your day .,,,
This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things. He immediately phoned the police, who asked "Is…
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Today is Dawne Hope's Birthday!
Best wishes for a wonderful day - and a happy, healthy year! much love, Jenny
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Happy Birthday SurvivorBC09!
Sending BIG Birthday wishes your way --- hope you have a fantastic day!!!! And lots of presents and cake! much love, Jenny
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Trying to learn the ropes
I am a newbie, but wish I had found this site when I was first dx. What a group of special people you are. I don't want to post in the wrong place or break any rules so I need your help to guide me. I did a reply on the "what is your dx" site because I saw a post with my same dx (the first lady I have found in the nine…
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OT - Senior Olympics - Anyone done them?
With watching the Winter Olympics, I was thinking about the Summer Olympics in 2 years and then thought of Senior Olympics. Has anyone ever done them? What sort of events/classes do they have? Thinking it might be fun to try but I'm afraid that the sports I 'do' might not be included. Bicycling and skating might be but I…
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If you worked full-time at diagnosis, was employer sympathetic to time out beyond FMLA?
I am newly diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and will need surgery, chemo and radiation. I work full-time and I am concerned about my job and health benefits. I am an "exempt" employee (not hourly). I don't want to say a lot about my job as my mgr or co-workers may see this post. I'll just say that it is a professional…
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OT - Senior Olympics - Anyone done them?
With watching the Winter Olympics, I was thinking about the Summer Olympics in 2 years and then thought of Senior Olympics. Has anyone ever done them? What sort of events/classes do they have? Thinking it might be fun to try but I'm afraid that the sports I 'do' might not be included. Bicycling and skating might be but I…
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Happy Happy Happy BELATED Birthday wishes to our dear CAROL aka Camul
Carol, Happy Belated Birthday Dear dear Sister .. I have been having internet issues -- so sorry that I missed posting greetings on your actual Birthday.. Hoping you enjoyed yourself ... Vicki Sam
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I Finally Got Mad.
When I got DCIS in 2010 and had surgeries into January 2011, then had the severe nerve damage (that I am still getting pain meds and treatments for, then LE, in addition to all the other crap I have, I never got mad that I got cancer and rotten side effects.Irritated with LE, but never mad. I never got mad that I got…