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fighting alone
Hello everyone, this is my first time on here and i look forward to any support and suggestions that you may have. For starters let me let you no that it is my wife who has cancer not I. I come on here trying to figure out were to go from everything that we have tryed. If you have noticed the title it says fighting alone,…
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Nutrition
Anyone have some good recepies that cover good nutrition during chemo? I sure would appreciate some guidance. Thanks
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Happy News!
I do not have my MRI results back yet, but my CEA and CA 27.29 (tumor markers) are normal for the first time in 5 years. My CEA went from 14 to 0.8. My CA 27.29 is now 22 (I think it was running close to normal - around 39, but is now even lower). Woo Hoo!!!!
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Platinum-Based Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Larry Weisenthal, MD, PhD The last issue of The ASCO Post reports encouraging results with platinum-based treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (September 15, 2013). We predicted these findings 4 years ago in a presentation at the 2009 Breast Symposium.1 We compared the activity of a series of agents (platinum,…
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meds change
my daughter is 31yrs old, battling breast cancer on and off for 3 yrs. at this point she was on gemzar/carboplatin for a few months, because of recurrence. but at this point her onco recommends that she stays on gemzar only for awhile. (to use the combo in the future when needed :( ). did anyone have such experience, and…
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Cold Laser Therapy for radiation burns??
Hello My sister is in her final week of radiation therapy and has been receiving cold laser therapy to treat her burns. I did not know she had not told her dr she was doing this and her burns are so bad her skin is literally peeling off. I'm concerned that the cold laser therapy could be exacerbating this. Does anyone have…
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Pink Bus Please
I have having abdominal MRI tomorrow to check the liver mets. Keep fingers crossed!
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Ladies Educate Me please..
Not sure it is totally possible.. but Ladies educate me.. My new twice weekly routine is the get a 1/2 pint of blood removed. So far this is done in either the infusion area or hematology area. I see many women getting infusions... usually all alone. (sad). Do or should I acknowledge them at all..? Ignore them or give them…
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Recurrence after 25 years,different tumor receptors
Im new to the board. I found the CSN by searching about Arimidex side effects and indolent Breast Cancer. Ironically, in doing so I read some posts by Cindy and Doris that sounded like my mom. Hearing what they wrote has given me some hope. My mom was diagnosed in 1988. She had a large tumor and 7/17 nodes were positive.…
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Tumor marker up after Radiation
Hi All, My Mother has sailed through Chemo and Radiation with little side effects. She went to see her Chemo doctor for first post check up since end of radiation in August. One blood marker was slightly elevated to 5.9. It should be 5. The doctor has ordered a PET scan. We were told sometimes after radiation the tumor…
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cancer date was changed need advice
My appointment was changed the doctors office set my appointment for ten minutes, he said he needed ninety minutes, so the appointment was changed till this Tuesday. He was saying the dose of chemo. he would have to give me my body may not be able to handle it. Maybe Tuesday he can figure out a different dose. I…
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Stage I Jaw Osteonecrosis
It's official. Oral surgeon said the ulcer is a small area of exposed bone=Stage 1 jaw osteonecrosis. He started me on a chlorhexidine rinse. He would like me to take a holiday from xgeva for a few months. I haven't talked to onc yet, but he will probably agree. If it gets worse or doesn't heal well, oral sugeon may…
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Infiltrating Ductal Carcinomia
Hi Everyone, I just can't seem to get it together. That is sharing with strangers . I now realize that support is a wonderful thing to have. Though you have family, friends, church family, co-workers, etc. that support you, you can also use that support of others that are going through what you are going through or have…
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New Flower...How was (is?) your move?
Дорогая Олга, How are you doing after your move? Moving is one of THE most stressful and exhausting things in life, even if you're in the peak of health. Thinking of you, and hoping that you're getting some well-deserved rest! Traci
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Chemo and a cold
I am having Chemo Treatment now! I think I have caught a cold? it is the 3 day weekend and my doctor office is closed as well as the cancer centre? what should I do?
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bad news about my cancer
I haven't been on for a while I just haven't felt well, and no good news. This is what the surgeon told us. This is my home health aid typying this for me. Jerry went to see the plastic surgeon yesterday. He said that to do the surgery he would have to make a large hole and deep and take a large section of muscle from her…
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Need a hug here
Spent all day in the hospital today having another bone scan. It didn't look good at all. In my previous life I was a veterinary assistant and do know how to read scans.... Last June I had my first and immediately spotted the 'light bulb' tumor sign, sure enough, It had spread to the spine. Today there were 3 more light…
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Questions on DIM, I3C and Calcium-D-Glucarate
After my recent mastectomy. I am thinking to just take some alternative naturopathic products (such as DIM, I3C and Calcium-D-Glucarate), rather than Tamoxifen or chemo, for prevention from recurrence of breast cancer in the future. But I am unsure and also concerned about if these products (DIM, I3C and…
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BREAST MASS DISCOVERED WITH CT SCAN - UPDATE 10-16-13
The breast cancer specialist and her PA both agree it's probably cancer, about 90% sure. Will get scheduled for a mammogram and biopsy, ASAP. Not smooth, like my gyn/onc told me, but irregular, vertical, 1/2", but movable. No indications in lymph nodes, but will check those as well. I'm still holding good thoughts that the…
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Life is going on:moving and jumping over health hurdles from New Flower
Hello dear friends, I will be moving tomorrow October 1 to a new (to me) house,1/2 mile from my current condo. Yes, that's right my address is changing, please take a note of it. It is very exciting, and feels little crazy, considering health challenges and a full time job. We also did some renovations and will not have…
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Phase 1 Clinical trial for a vaccine...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure is supporting the breast cancer vaccine research of a University Hospitals oncologist with nearly $1 million in grant money. Dr. Joseph Baar said he hopes to begin enrolling patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial for a vaccine to prevent breast cancer recurrence by early…
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Heatherbelle -- Happy Birthday, Dear Sister in Pink - October 10th
Enjoy your special day -- dear Sister. Celebrate! Vicki Sam
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Good News on my Birthday!!
I had a PET scan yesterday and found out this morning that they didn't find any cancer except in one node. I had a lumpectomy the end of September and they removed 4 or 5 nodes and only one was positive. I guess they missed one. My Oncologist is pretty sure the Chemo will take care of it. I start it this Monday and really…
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Relationships and marriage before and after the diagnosis
I have been wondering about how a breast cancer diagnosis changes a marriage or a significant relationship. For example, my sister was thinking about leaving her husband the year before she was diagnosed with stage IV Breast Cancer. After the diagnosis of advanced cancer, she reported her marriage is "perfect". Something…
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Hi Everyone
Hi Everyone. I am an oldie from the boards and thought that i would check in and let you know what is going on in my world. First of all my health is holding up and I am doing ok, still in remission ya, 2 more years and i will be 5 years out. My girl friend Wendy and I got married on the 8 th of this month so now i am an…
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Atlas hit with a vengence
Atlas definately smacked us with a vengence. We have been without power since about 2 pm MT Fri afternoon and they do not an estimation of when we will get it back - could be several days. Out of State line crews are on the way here but most of the roads are still closed/impassible. At 9 the state is dispatching their…
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Herceptin: Was anyone taken off Herceptin due to heart problems?
I was given 9 treatments of Herceptin before my heart infraction rate went too low to continue. I was taken off for three months to see if my rate would go up. I had two mugascans during this time. My heart infraction ratio did improve but not to the normal rate. My oncologist said I cannot finish the last 8 Herceptin…
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One week post op and finally coming up for air
After a week of pain, discomfort and pain meds it's nice the fog is lifting. I'm just taking Tylenol in the daytime and heavier drugs at bedtime. The incision isn't bad but the drains hurt whenever I move my arms. Anyone have any suggestions to help? Praise God the path reports all came back clear. You can't see me, but…
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So, yesterday was good!
Hi all, Pleased to announce that the cyberknife clinical trial seems to have done the trick, no pain here!!!!! Have been weaning of the dexemethasone (nasty business that one), Withdrawals were bad, shaking so much I was flicking half my meals around the room, the dog loved it lol. Got my finances sorted out in the…
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Rec'd Mail in ref: to reconstruction from employer yesterday
I have our health coverage through my job but oddly we got info in the mail yesterday from my husband's job-obviously just mailed to everyone. Anyhow it stated that "ALL" reconstruction or surgery to make semmetrical (not sure of exact wording) is coverage by health coverage! I would assume in past it has not been? MY…