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Some Good News - I Finally Graduated College!!!
So I FINALLY graduated college!! And hopefully one day soon I will beat cancer and can say I graduated at the same time! I was a full time student from 2010-2014. I dropped out when I only had 28 credits left. I realized in that moment I needed to focus on my health. After a year, I decided to go to work full time. In 2019…
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Zoladex and Arimidex
Hi Everyone, I wanted to know if there is anyone who has been on both Zoladex and Arimidex. I willbe finishing RADS on next Tuesday. My Onc wants me to begin Arimidex 1 week after finishing radiation. I've already began Zoladex, with little to no side effects, just headaches in the beginning. Of course, I've been reading…
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New mothers with breast cancer?
I was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer weeks after the birth of my son. After nearly two years of treatment, I am thankfully in remission. I'm hoping to connect with other women who were diagnosed with breast cancer after the birth of a child.
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Taxotere and Cytoxan sde effects
Anyone who has had Taxotere and Cytoxan chemotherapy - what were your side effects??? Mine is feeling mostly like having a bad flu, headache, tiredness, stomach ache, muscle aches and my heart pounding. I would like to know how severe to expect. I have had only one dose a week ago - no hair loss yet.
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How can I help my sister?
My sister had a masectomy in June and started chemotherapy two weeks ago. We have a very large family and everyone is trying to be very supportive and help her out as much as we can. We are having more trouble week by week as she is getting very negative. I know that we can't truly understand what she is going through and…
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Breast cancer related anemia
I have mets to my bones. I've suddenly got anemia from the cancer (not iron deficiency) I am having trouble breathing when walking only a short distance (20 ft) Dr's say the only way to feel better is to make the cancer better. I just can't believe this. Can I get a blood transfusion? Drugs? When I walk, I can't breathe…
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Muscle spasms
I was diag'd w/ DCIS non-inv, no lymph node involvement and had lumpectomy followed with radiation on right side. That has been 6 months ago and I get muscle spasm in my chest wall right behind the breast...almost like a pulled muscle when I work out...anybody else had/have this?
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Itchy breast
Out of no where the breast will be itchy then go away. I had no pain after the lumpectomy, minor throbbing once in a while ... but no pain. I was totally amazed. Anyway, now it's bruising a little and becoming very sensitive. The itching sentsation isn't in one main place it seems to be all over the breast. Hopefully that…
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Breast still tender 1yr later after lumpectomy
Anyone else who had a lumpectomy, is your breast still very tender. Mine is, especially around the areola which is where the tumor was removed from. I had chemo and radiation. It got a lot more tender after radiation. Just wondering if this is normal and if anyone else has notice the swollen and tenderness still especially…
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Anyone else w/no treatment after mastectomy?
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone else fits my profile? I most likely got my breast cancer from radiation treatments I received from treatment for Hodgkins Disease. BC was stage 1, node negative, ER positive. Because I had previous radiation and chemo for the Hodgkins, they were not an option for me. I had an Oncotype score…
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Be honest, what does it mean if breast cancer is attached to the chest wall
Hello everyone, I am new to the site. I have been reading posts on and off since my mother was diagnosed with stage IIb malignent breast cancer. She has had 6 rounds of chemo(TAC). We met with the surgeon today. He said that he will try to get it all, but that the tumor is still attached to the chest wall. We are not sure…
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peanut butter and estrogen positive
I want to know if peanut butter is bad for estrogen positive I've tried to search but i really don't believe everything i see on the web i went to the acs website and it really read mixed reviews so what have some of you estrogen positive survivors been told? ~~MollyZ~~
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Invasive Ductal Carcenoma
Just need to get a little perspective. My wife was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcenoma Grade 2 ... She was Estrogen & Progesterone positive and Her2 negative. I was told this is a common type of breast cancer that shows up 80% in women. Her mass that was detected is less then 1cm.. We go for an MRI next week to…
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Risk of RFS
I just joined. I apologize if there are threads I can search but wanted to share and ask for advice. I have lumpectomy with 4 sentinel nodes removed. I am fortunate enough to have clear margins and clean pathology on nodes. However in order to maximize killing rogue cells I am electing to do whole breast / whole side…
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Aromatase inhibitors and macular degeneration
Hello, I saw some articles that aromatase inhibitors may make macular degeneration worse. Has anyone have this problem? I have myopic macular degeneration and wrinkles in my retina. Not sure if I want to trade in my eyesight for cancer recurrence..... Thora
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Chest tissue pain getting worse 7 years post radiation
Hi, My wife had a double mastectomy in April of 2015. She had a 16 rounds of chemo and 30 days of radiation. She has had three reconstructions to address her pain and things on the right chest where she received the radiation are more painful than ever. Her last surgery was 12/17/2021. Does anyone know if there is some…
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Bio identical hormone treatment for breast cancer survior??
I am a 7 year survior, post menapause, in desperation went to a doctor and started bio identical hormone in low dose, for about 4 months now. It has really helped me. But now that I have told my regular doctor, she says I have to stop right away. Does anyone have anyone have information on this?? Some say its okay and some…
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New to the Board
Hello all I am new to the board. I'm helping my wife though stage 2 breast cancer treatment. They've given her the first chemo treatment 4 days ago and quite frankly it's shocking. The first day after she was fine but then it hit and she's been in severe pain in bed ever since. It's hard watching her suffer like this.…
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Should I take tamoxifen?
I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and I had a 4mm tumor removed with a lumpectomy 6 weeks ago. Also there was no cancer in the lymph nodes that were removed. The next stage is a visit with my oncologist to discuss taking tamoxifen, and then 3 weeks of radiation beginning sometime next month. After reading…
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ABUS - Automated Breast Ultrasound
Hello, I am a member of the salivary gland forum for a pleomorphic adenoma I had renoved last year. I have always had negative mammograms yearly but now they are recommending ABUS for woman with dense breast tissue. I had my last mammo in November of last year (normal) but they recommended the ABUS because my breasts are…
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Was just told DCIS isn't cancer
I was just told by my oncologist that my extensive, high grade, triple-negative DCIS wasn't cancer and that there's a 70% probability that it was overtreated. And this is 3 weeks after a modified radical mastectomy of my left breast and the day I'm going to have my drain removed! I feel floored, angry and discounted as a…
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If I've had double mastectomies, do I still need to have mammograms?
Hi everyone, I had double mastecomies this past summer and I have a health care reminder for my regular annual mammogram screening for December. I will be meeting w/my oncologist in a few weeks, but was curious - do mammograms capture more in the images than just the breast tissue that I had removed? My oncology report…
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bald spots, cosmetic solutions
I am still obsessing about my hair, BUT I am trying to think proactively. Have any of you had thin or bald spots on your hair that did not grow in in time, and what did you do about it? I am thinking that if the thin spots do not grow in, maybe hair weaving, hair integration, extensions or whatever they call them might be…
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Tissue Expanders AND Ports
TISSUE EXPANSERS: I had a bilateral mastectomy with tissue expander’s inserted on December 8th. I am scheduled to have my first fill on Thursday. I am looking for tips, advise and helpful information that might make this process easier. My tumors were just under the skin so quite a bit of skin was removed. It is already…
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Radiation
Has anyone else had radiation on both breasts at separate times? I had radiation on one breast years ago and now am having it on the other breast.
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BI-RADS 4B question
Hello to you all, I am new to this discussion board. I do have a history of uterine adenocarcinoma 1B1 in 2014 and had a total hysterectomy without needing radiation or chemo. I had a follow up mammogram/ultrasound today and was told the following: SUSPICIOUS. BI-RADS Category 4B: Moderate suspicion for malignancy. I was…
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Oversight at my Woman's Imaging Center?
I have heterogenously dense breasts and go for yearly mammograms. I had normal mammogram in November of 2020 - but was recommended for ABUS (Automated Breast Ultrasound). I went for the ABUS in June of 2021. It showed an area that that was questionable for an artifactual shadowing and to repeat with an ultrasound on the…
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how long to take aromasin?
I will be seeing my oncologist soon to discuss whether to stay on aromasin (exemestane) after 5 years of it and 2 years before that of tamoxifen. Does anyone know of any research or have personal experience with how long one should stay on it? This is my first day as a "member" of this site. Is there spellcheck? :o )
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Anyone NOT recommend reconstruction?
Hello to all reading my post! I hope you are all well and getting through your struggles. I recently found out my BC is more advanced and will be getting surgery in a couple of weeks. I am on the fence about reconstruction or just going "flat". I will be undergoing a double mastectomy. I have read where a lot of women wish…
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Newbie! Tiny 1.7 mm triple negative w/amended lymph report needs help choosing right treatment plan
Hi all, My best friend recommended this site as a resource for making a huge decision in the next couple days. You guys helped her through a very rough ovarian cancer treatment. She suggested that you may help me too. This site looks great! I need to decide this weekend which treatment plan to go with as I am scheduled to…