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cold weather post surgery
I had partial mastectomy last week. (very sore from MANY MANY mammos and surgery of course) BUT WHEN I go out in the cold 30 degrees or so...even with coat I can really feel incision. I assume common... Denise
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private message
I was replying to message and then back to main page now I dont' how to find PM again.. Help.. hehe lol DENise
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Hello, I'm a new member of the Royal Order of TNBC Princesses
I've been reading ur posts for a while and finally got around to joining. Some of the posts here were hitting pretty close to home and I couldn't stay on the sidelines any longer. I was dx in july with tnbc @ 46 yo. I just finished with 8 infusions of AC/T. I go Tues for the f/up mri, mammo., and ultrasound. I feel more…
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Radiation for bone mets--any advice?
My husband was diagnosed with Stage IV Esophageal Cancer in June 2011. He has had intermittent chemo (off since end of May) and was doing amazingly well. While we were visiting our son's family over Thanksgiving he developed significant pain in his right arm, except sometime it was his left arm. MRI yesterday showed tumor…
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Ten Years of Tamoxifen Better?
This news was popping up on my home page today. I often wonder if part of why I am still here is my oncologist's decision to keep me on tamoxifen a little longer (7 years)--especially since I was Stage 3. Back then, there were no real guidelines about what to do (1987). Interesting...stay tuned!…
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Surgeon Just called home # left message..HE has results
I am upset I missed his call (I am at work) I called him right back but not at desk..I left him message with work and cell #... i want to KNOW NOW.. Denise tomorrow is week since surgery and Thurs post surgery check up
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Great article from ACS, info on a new tool to view breast, TNBC, and bone mets
Hi everyone, There is some good information in this article, take a look. http://img.delivery.net/cm50content/19439/59349/msabcAug2012/finding_Cures.html?acx_mid=197448&acx_rid=1136118440 Hugs, Linda
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Does cancer have a smell??
I am a recent breast cancer survivor, diagnosed with Triple Negative BC in late January of this year. About a month prior to knowing about the tumor, I seemed to be surrounded by a foul odor. Soooo paranoid about the odor, I was constantly asking my friends and family if they smelled the odor too...no one did. After I…
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I quit chomotherapy!
I've had it with chemo! A little over a month ago I decided to stop taking chemo treatments. It was way too much for me. My husband and I researched and researched for alternative methods and found tons of info on it. We found a documentary about the Rick Simpson story called "Run From The Cure". We decided to try this but…
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Question about TAMOXIFEN - Anyone knows research info?
Hi beautiful ladies (and gentlemen), Hope everyone is doing well and feeling at peace. I had a question and was curious to know if any of you knew the answer. Do you know if the statistics for getting gynecologic cancers - such as uterine- have been recorded to specify timing? For examples, are the risks higher while…
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How do you decorate your Christmas tree and what are Christmas Eve traditions for you?
For me they both gp back to when I was a child in France. The most BEAUTIFUL Christmas tree I have ever seen was totally candle lit. I have been able to find candle holders for Christmas trees so we always light the candles for a while every Christmas Eve. I will admit I was a spoiled brat back then and had my electically…
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Happy with no reconstruction?
I am 40 years old and am just wanting opinions from anyone that has not had any reconstruction. I have had problems with my expanders, right had surgery 2 weeks after mastectomy in Sept., in April had staph infection after 30 days of meds. Left side was removed in March because the expander was coming out. I am afraid the…
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Some of the gals want to know more.
I had some gals contact me privately who are interested in the cannabis treatment of breast cancer...(it works on most other cancers too). Here is a site that has some good information. I will post more links in the future too. Take care gals and God Bless! http://www.calgarycmmc.com/cancerbreast.htm#727010346
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Thanks for all that rode the PINK bus yesterday
I arrived for prep at hospital at 9:30 yesterday(trouble as always with IV) then to next adventure to get the WIRE put in..followed by what I was told ONLY 2 mamos. Well I stopped counting after 10...yet they still could not see the wire or chip! They finally gave up...long wait in holding area for surgery...but out ahd…
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reconstruction ??? with lumpectomy
Just curious-I had lumpectomy 4 yrs ago and partial mastecomty last week (Same SIDE). I am very small breasted and no mis-shaped but NO one can notice. I have no desire to have anything / any work at all. JUST curious if anyone has had PS with just a lumpectomy? Denise NOT even sure if lumpectomy reconstruction would be…
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Wondering
I was diagnosed with DCIS in the R Breast after a 5LB removal of breast tissue from a reduction, I got a nice suprise. Well, that's what all the Dr's told me including the oncologist. My choice is to have a double mastectomy to ease my mind that it won't come back, however, my husband is tending to move towards the…
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im alive :-) , and home from surgery
Well I actually didn't do too bad. Not a fun day of course, but the anesthesia didn't kill me. I thought I'd be there overnight but doc thought I did so well he threw me out. Guess these days to spend an overnight in s hospital you need to have s combined heart transplant with some brsain surgery oh well. Incisions pains…
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TexasGirl10
Has anybody heard from TexasGirl10 or know how she is doing? Have not heard an update in a while and praying she is doing okay. Thanks Terry
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Arimidex
Hi ladies. I hope everyone is doing ok. I have not checked in for awhile so I am checking in. I have been on arimidex since Oct 10th of this year. Besides the hot flashes which I thought were decreasing, I was wrong about that, I was wondering if anyone who is taking arimidex has dealt with either hand going to sleep. My…
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Famara and hair growth
Good evening ladies....hope you are all doing well... So it's has been just over a year since my last chemo and my hair is coming very,very slow and thin you can still see some of my scalp in certain places .....before cancer I has such thick hair and it use to grow so fast that now seeing it this way can be so depressing…
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I don't understand margins
This is the second posting I have done, the first one was Wondering and I still don't understand what my local breast surgeon meant when he said he couldn't do the surgery because I had no margins or enough tissue for him to work with because I had bilateral breast reduction. I was a 46DD and now I'm a 46B.. Can someone…
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How do you move on after treatment?
I finished chemo last week. I still have surgery and recovery coming up, but as the physical part of the journey begins to wind down, I see a big psychological journey ahead. All the survivor stats don't alleviate my fears of not being healthy or not being around to see my sons grow up. De these feelings just eventually go…
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waiting game
PINK bus on Wed...for my surgery...GOOD group to travel with...lots of fun...NOT LIKE MY very very long day for same day surgery. Arrival time 9:30 -trouble with IV bad viens , no water due to surgery. Then to have wire inserted..(SO much better then last time with mammo-4 yrs ago) then I was TOLD ONLY "2" mammos...(said…
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Met with the plastic surgeon today
We discussed the implant surgery which will be done in January. I gave me a book about the Mentor silicone implants and I got to feel the difference between the silicone and the saline implants. I still have not made a decision about which implant I will get. He suggested that I read the book and take my time about the…
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Still waiting for results
It's been 2 and a half weeks since my mom went to the ER for shoulder pain and a CT scan showed lytic lesions that are suspected to be mets from the breast cancer she had 11 years ago. We did a bone scan last week and have a biopsy scheduled for this Thursday. As much as we want to know once and for all what's happening so…
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Like to stay informed on the latest in Breast Cancer research?
There is a conference going on in San Antonio this week with 9000 Breast Cancer specialists from around the world. To get info and daily updates, check out: http://www.tnbcfoundation.org/sabcs/index.html Angie
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How long does the pain last after a mastectomy?
I had a mastectomy on my left breast on 11/5/2012 they put in two drains. They took out the last drain a week ago on 11/27/2012. I am still having a lot of pain in my breast bone, in the breast area under my arm,in my arm and around to my back. I haven't heard anyone mention pain. I also wonder about any type of follow up…
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Thank you, Kathi M!!!!!!!
A Secret Santa box showed up in today's mail! Inside was a wonderful card, a lovely fuzzy PINK (of course) Santa hat, and a beautifully wrapped pink ribbon ornament with my favorite word, HOPE, written in white. I'd take pictures, but I'm off to work. Thank you so very much, Kathi M. I love my gifts and all my pink…
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Has Anyone Heard from Kay (aka smalldoggroomer) and Rebecca (aka rallendorfer)
It does seem like we haven't heard from these two ladies in a long time. Has any one communicated with them privately? If so, how are they doing? Doris
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Pink Bus for Desertgirl947 on November 27th - Can you make it?
Desertgirl947 has a CT scan and blood work on the 27th of November. I'll have the pink bus cleaned and full of gas. Can you make it too?