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Breast Cancer

Starting 16 rounds of AC-T chemo. Scared and depressed. :(
Finally met with my onc Wednesday and she prescribed Adriamycin/Cytoxan for 4 weeks, then taxol for another 12 weeks. 16 treatments. Not what I expected. I didn't get out of bed yesterday I was so upset. I live alone, it's alot to digest. Needing some hugs.
Mouth sores with Chemo
A friend of mine who had breast cancer and a double mastectomy a few years ago, has given these tips for me to pass on to my daughter in law. She said that with Chemo comes terrible mouth sores and to combat those, she should take Kyolic Kyo-green. She and a few others have sworn that this is the best stuff to use to get…
Anemia - update
Soooo, the good news (very good news!) is that it is not cancer and probably nothing serious. The meh news is that they don't know why I got so anemic. I'm off the baby aspirin that I have been taking for the past 2.5 years. I had my second colonoscopy/endoscopy last week and the results came back normal (this time my…
This is a great article on: The things I wish I knew when I was diagnosed with cancer
This article is by a free lance writer in the Huffington Post and I think you'll relate to it. I know I did! I posted the link to it. Let me know what you think of it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-tomczek/cancer-advice_b_1628266.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false Sue :)
** A Hormonal Imbalance HA HA **
Hormonal Imbalance A distraught woman goes to her gynecologist. When the doctor asks her what is wrong, she says, "Remember the hormones you gave me? Well, look what happened!" She unbuttons her blouse and reveals her chest, completely covered with hair. The doctor is aghast. He says, "I've never seen anything like this.…
Cancerversary
Question: What date do you consider your cancerversary? Is it the day you were diagnosd, the date of your surgery, the date you ended treatment...? I know this is a weird question, but I'm looking forward to calling myself a one year survivor. Thanks!
12 Lymph nodes are positive,is it bad
My mother is done with mascetomy,now the doc is telling that her 12 lymph nodes are positive is it very bad im very scared kindly advice
Update
Had a rough first chemo, hospitalized for fever and extremely low wbc), but I am slowly recovering. Nausea has been a huge issue, but taking zofran regularly is the ticket for me. Appetite has not fully recovered but I ate some cottage cheese and cinammon toast yesterday (not together...Lol). That was the first solid food…
Angelina Jolie Has Undergone A Preventive Double Mastectomy - Any Thoughts?
Actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a preventive double mastectomy, she revealed Tuesday in The New York Times. She wrote an opinion piece, titled "My Medical Choice," explaining that she underwent the breast removal procedure because she has a mutated BRCA1 gene known to raise a woman's risk of breast and ovarian…
Allianz Travel Insurance doesn't pay trip cancellation for cancer
Just wanted to post a note to all who have cancer and may be traveling. I bought travel insurance through Allianz via United Airlines in January. A few weeks later during a scope for gallstones, doctors found a pancreatic cancerous tumor that required immediate surgery. I cancelled my trip and had Whipple surgery performed…
Asking If You Can Come Along On The PINK BUS for Cindy/Snowkitty For Surgery On May 17th?
Cindy is having a lumpectomy this Friday, May 17th. Can you pink sisters come along and support her? And, what food and drinks will we have this time? I know she will appreciate everyone's support. Hugs, Angie
♥ When You Were A Child, What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up? ♥
I know that when all of us were children, we dreamed and thought about what we wanted to be when we grew up. From being a cowgirl, to a clown, to a dancer, to a movie star, to a scientist and more. Would you like to share with us what you wanted to be? This should be interesting and fun! Susie
What Do You Think Of Offering Rad Tips For Those That Are Just Starting Treatment Now Or Soon?
I know when I started rads, this board was unbelievable in the tips and help that I got, so, I thought we might throw out a few tips for anyone just starting. First and foremost though, do only what your own rads oncologist suggests. These tips are just what we did, per our own rads oncologist's approval. For mine...Use…
PreMeds Needed for Dental Care if you have Port?
Hello, everyone, I returned this morning from a dental appt where the hygienist refused to treat me because I had not taken antibiotics beforehand and I have a port. Both my oncologists told me that I did not need to take the meds. Still, I was made to feel like an AIDs patient in the 80s; the dental staff was whispering,…
Medicare finally fixed!!
It has been quite the ordeal. It took a month and finally got somewhere thanks to Deb my case worker through the SHIP Program which is Medicares department of aging that works with claims and other issues that people are having trouble with. She had a contact within SSA Regional office in Denver a Supervisor Kathy, who did…
newly diagnosed breast cancer
my question is this i had no insurance on 3/19, i went to my primary because i was having massive hot flashes and wasnt feeling myself. i went in and she did a breast exam and said that she felt what she thought was a fybroid. so she scheduled me for a mammogram. my mammogram appoint was set for 3/29, before this appoint i…
social work intervention
Hi, I am 1yr post treatment for breast cancer (Secretory Carcinoma) a rare slow growing ca accounting for less than 1% of all bc. I was treated with a double mastectomy/anastrozole, and as of today doing well. Also 2yrs post treatment for stage3b anal ca, (surgery, chemo, rads). I am back in college after 35yrs out and in…
Dental Problems 24 Months Post Chemo
I was diagnosed with Colloid Carcinoma breast cancer the first time in Nov 2001 at age of 44. Lumpectomy with radiation. Tamoxifen for 3 years and Femara for 2. It returned 2 fold nine years later in 2010. They told me although it returned in same breast...it was 2 completely different cancers. Mastectomy followed by 3…
Seeking support for mastectomy without reconstruction
Hello :) I am 31 and was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer 6 months ago, grade 3, stage 1-3. I have the BRCA 1 gene mutation and have decided to have a double mastectomy on April 17th after completing 16 rounds of chemotherapy. I am looking for support and views of not having reconstruction surgery after my…
Arm pain
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2010. I had a lumpectomy, sentinil node biopsy, 4 lymph nodes removed, chemo and radiation. Since then, my hand shakes like someone with Parkinson's Disease. I have pain in my arm also. These last 2 weeks the pain has been really bad. My oncologist has said in the past that it…
On to Surgery
So, done with A/C, done with Taxol. Lumpectomy scheduled for May 17. I had my mind set that I would have a BMX, since I already had HR/PR+ in the left girl in 2010. This was triple- in righty. I thought, nuts, might as well get both of them off, so this wouldn't happen again. My surgeon, however, had a different idea. He…
~~ Read The Label First HA HA'S & A Good Ole HA HA Joke ~~
On the bottle top of a ( U.K. ) flavored milk drink: AFTER OPENING, KEEP UPRIGHT. On a New Zealand insect spray: THIS PRODUCT NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS. On a Sears hairdryer: DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING. On a child's Superman costume: WEARING OF THIS GARMENT DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO FLY. ( that's right, destroy a universal…
I have a Treatment Plan
I was told by oncologist that I will receive 6 treatments of Taxotere and Cytoxan Chemo each Tx will be 3 weeks apart so it will take 18 weeks to finish. The finish of my breast reconstruction after Chemo. I also was told I could go into a clinical trial where one group would take Chemo and anti-hormone drugs ... And one…
God's Beauty
Some people in Petoskey Michigan have noticed one seagull that is just a little different than the rest.... It's pink! Comment with what you think could be causing this bird to blush. I say he's showing his Support For Our Fight!!!
It's been an uphill battle
Diagnosed in 2008 Double Mastectomy with lymph node involvement Had Chemo Had Radiation Mets to lung in 2013 Had lung biopsy Accepted in Study On weekly chemo drugs for over one year now had sterotactic procedure Last CT scan showed tumor is now a shell and scar tissue that I am told that over time will resolve. There was…
Update, Im gettin a port put in tomorrow !
Hello everyone ! I've been MIA for a few days and I apologize, so so much going on getting ready to start chemo. I went to my doctor on this past Thursday to talk about my chemo and meet with some other doctors just to chat about what is about to happen to me. Overwhelming I must say. They are combining chemo with…
Oncologist Visit
Today at 4pm is the first time I will see the Oncologist... I can't help but be anxious about it. Even more so then seeing the surgeons. Not really sure why. Anyway I keep telling myself that... And if I can have the pink bus today so I can bring all the wonderful pink sisters with me, I won't feel so alone in his office.…
Semi newbie saying hi
So I'm not a newbie to cancer. I was dx'd wih colon cancer 12/2005. I hadn't had a recurance and colonoscopies all clean. So about 3 weeks ago found a lump in my breast. yep, the beast rears it's ugly head again. Right now I'm stage 2. I'm going for a PET scan tomorrow. Guess they are trying to see if it is anywhere else…
Round One Kicked My Butt, But I Am Gearing Up for Round Two
Still feeling fragile-lots of nausea, fatigue, mouth sores, weakness. Getting daily neupogen shots since that WBC nadir of 0.5. But I got the Sancuso patch today and thrush is going away. Determined to pick myself up for the next round (May 23rd). The oncall onc at the hospital thought nausea would improve as liver lesions…
Evening Primrose Oil May Increase Estrogen
I was doing some research on EPO for someone. I came across a Livestrong article that indicates EPO MIGHT increase estrogen but it states "Although the role of evening primrose oil in treating hormone-related disorders suggests it might alter the levels of estrogen in your body, as of October 2011 no study or clinical…

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