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Pink Bus this Tuesday for my Sister?
Some of you have met my physician sister. She is the only sister out of the 4 of us who has not yet had breast cancer. After a great deal of soul searching, she is undergoing a bilateral mastectomy next week. I know she is scared, but she is also very strong. I so wish I could be there, but you all know my current battle…
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A little 'funny' for Tuesday ... haha
Dead Again A funeral service is held for a woman who just passed away. As the pallbearers carry the casket out, they accidentally bump into a wall. They hear a faint moan. They open the casket and find that the woman is actually alive. She lives for 10 more years and then dies. They have another funeral for her. At the end…
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HELP
i obviously do not know how the forum works. i can never find my post (forum topics) and when i do very rarely do i see anyone has posted to my questions. i was diagnosed apr 15, 2013, orignially we thought both breast were idc with triple positives... we found out the left breast was triple negative and the right breast…
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Red Devil
Hi Everyone, I am 4 down, 8 to go on Abraxane. I'm doing okay on that one - no real serious side effects - the worst has been the awful persistent sore throat. My oncologist is having me stay on Claritin D to get rid of the drainage. When I am done with Abraxane, I have 4 treatments of the Red Devil - once every 3 weeks. I…
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My new "hair"
Not to be outdone by Eileen (Cypress Cynthia), I'm posting a picture of my new wig. Yep, I've gone blonde. This is about the color I colored my hair when I used to color it. Several years ago I let it go gray and I thought I was happy with gray hair, so I've been buying gray wigs. I don't think I'll ever go back to gray…
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♥ Wishing Everyone A Happy Father's Day ♥
Wishing my Dad a Happy Father's Day and sending one to all of yours too, including the wonderful pink men we have on this site, Robert and Charlie! And, sorry Dad for all of the yucky ties I gave you as a gift when I was younger. lol
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Happy Birthday - Double Whammy!! Suzanne, we are celebrating with you today..
Enjoy your special day ... in style ! Vicki Sam
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Some great news for Texasgirl10 today!
Dawne called me this afternoon and she had got her results from the bone scan. It is all clear!! No mets to the bone! I honestly can't remember what she told me the spot they saw was, I was so excited! I will get more info and post soon. I have been having a hard time getting to the site and being able to post :( Hopefully…
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Absolutely furious!
Have just been researching my latest drama, went to the johns hopkins site to learn that chemo is NOT needed for DCIS as it is Non-invasive... So why the hell did I have to go through that **** when I had dcis? I am spitting feathers here!!!
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Happy 238th Birthday
Today is the 238th Birthday of the US Army! Today is also Flag Day - so proudly show your Red, White and Blue! Winyan - The Power Within Susan
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Am I the only one with an issue with stranger hugs.
Yesterday, finally felt better and went out for a bit. Stopped at a store, as I was leaving, a lady hugged me. I was a little put off. She was nice enuf then asked if I had bc. Said yes. She said she is a survivor, and had to give me a hug becaise I looked like I have cancer. I am bald and was wearing a cap. She went on…
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chemo treatments
I am new to this site and have a question. I am 50 yr old and was diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma on 4-12-13. I had a bilateral mastectomy on 5-15-13. I was stage IIa, ER+, PR+ and HER-. All lymph nodes were clear. I had silicone implants put in during surgery. The surgeon said I will have to have chemo due to…
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Aromasin troubles--bone scan pending--need pink bus
Hello everyone, I feel a little unsure about mooing about my problems when there are folks here dealing w/ much more difficult stuff, but here goes. All through treatment I have had trouble w/ weird or very intense side effects w/ chemo and associated meds. I had bilateral mastectomies in January 2012 finished chemo in…
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Problem with Perjeta
Had chemo and, just like last time, I sailed through taxotere and herceptin. We slowed my perjeta infusion time because last round I had sudden nausea and vomiting. Slowing infusion time did not help at all. Five minutes in, I turned beet, beet red, felt burning up and started vomiting. My nurse gave me ativan stat and I…
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Hello, I'm new here and have a question regarding reconstruction and smoking
Hello everyone and hope all is well for you! I have been going through quite the struggle with all of this. I will breifly fill everyone in on me... I have Graves Disease, Lyme Disease and now Breast Cancer. My life has been filled with battle after battle but I remain positive and l hopeful. During all of this, I have…
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on going contact with surgeon
almost 5 yrs ago I had lumpectomy (done by general surgeon) At the time I never knew there was a BREAST surgeon. Right after my surgery the Dr left the area. I had not been seen by a surgeon until Nov suspsicous area in same breast. (thank goodness it was scar tissue, as posted in past) So now I must see this new…
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"NEW" 3 word story>>>>>
Rainy days and
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today's relay for LIFE
I walked for Relay for life-it was nice the first lap was for survivors and care takers followed by nice luncheon for us. We rec'd a nice sash and pin (suvirior), as well as NICE T shirt. HOT but fun day .... Denise
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Relay for Life Update 2
Just wanted you all to know that I will be taking you with me when I walk the Survivor Lap. Guess where? In my heart of course. Hugs Donna
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Onco appointment was Friday
My Coumadin level is a little low, so am trying a half pill one day, whole pill the next and go back Thursday for a follow-up on the levels. I will not have anymore active treatment for the cancer, only for pain. He recommened starting Hospice sooner now. Told him I didn't know if I was ready for Hospice. He asked why, and…
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Medicare Pre-Authorization Question
I am having a rather expensive procedure in two weeks. I called Medicare to see if they pre-authorized it. They could not give me any information about it. All the Medicare representative said was that I would have to call the clinic. Well, I already have problems with the billing department. They mailed me a bill for…
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Lumpectomy/Mastectomy/2xMastectomy
Hello! Please share your experience regarding your satisfaction/dissatisfaction with your Lumpectomy/Mastectomy/2xMastectomy with me. I will have surgery in a couple of months and would like to know how you feel about the procedure that you had and your process. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Beginning chemo on Monday.
Monday morning at 8 I go into surgery to have the port put in. At 1 PM I will recieve my first round of chemo. i will be getting Cytoxan and Taxotere. Any one have any experience with these drugs? I will be getting 4 tx, 1 every 3 weeks. Sandy
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Damn! Welcome back
Hi everyone, Today I got diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer after 5 years and 4 months free and dancing with N.E.D. Bugger.... talk about false hope eh?
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anyone else triple + and triple -
my oncologist called me yesterday to let me know that my left breast was triple negative and that my right breast was triple positive. what the heck. he said that triple negative was indiciative of the brca1 gene (which i tested positive for), and the triple positive was hormonel. he said doing the docetazxel and…
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Just sayin !
Im so emotional today. Just wanted to say hello to all the pink ladies and gents............Im tired more than ever today, gas pains everywhere, takin a deep breath hurts the left side of my lungs. Any suggestions? Its not real bad but it hurts. Took my medicine, just not helping. burping, passing gas, etc.........Oh yea.…
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Happy News!
My liver function tests, which have been very elevated and going higher since February, are suddenly normal or nearing normal. Chemo has to be working, right? Yay!!! I have been noticing an energy surge and hoping that was a good sign. Chemo is Thursday and I know I will feel yuck after, but it is so worth it if it is…
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Just an update on me.
I just thought I would let you all know what is going on with me in case anyone thinks I just left them hanging. I have been dealing with fluid around my right lung since mid April. I have now had the fluid drained four times since then and I'm getting pretty tired of that procedure so I am scheduled for a VATS and…
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Stage IV - How can i do this?
I have diagnosed with mets to the liver, bones and lung, a recurrence after 3 years NED. The liver is the focus with the treatment now, the lung and bone spots will most likely dissappear with treatment since they are so small, per my onco. I've been on chemo for 2 months now. Did this back in 2010 too. My whole quality of…
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Preparing For Rads
Hi All, Follow-up appointment with my surgeon yesterday. Got the drain removed. Hoorah!!!!! He said all looks good and the final pathology report showed clear margins at cancer site and nodes!!! Waiting to hear from oncologist to start rads. Surgeon said that should begin in 4 to 6 weeks. Can anyone share what to…