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Far away friend just diagnosed.
Hi everyone, I got a call from my best friend in L.A. (I'm from Portland, OR) telling me she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is the first person close to me who has been diagnosed. I want so much to support her, but I'm not sure how since I live so far away. I'm kind of an organizational control freak and it's…
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Breast expanders feel like bricks
I had double mastectomy and reconstruction expanders two weeks ago. I hate the tightness and it feels like they are sticking into my ribs. Can't breath deep when my muscles tighten. They feel like bricks inside my chest. I just want them ripped out. Off the pain meds from surgery. Why are they so uncomfortable and how do I…
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Any advice on Taxotere?
I finished A/C and start Taxotere next Friday. I am afraid of this drug more than the other for some reason. Maybe because chemo has knocked me around so badly and I don't have the courage I once did to thumb my nose at it. I know the drill about hydration. They gave me a prescription for 2 Decadron the AM and PM of the…
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Still feeling body pain
Hi, Ladies, I have been finished with chemo since June 28th, but I am still feeling body pain...mostly in the morning and evening. I try to walk as much as possible to exercise, and I just started yoga, but the pain is still there. I am on Tamoxifan for 5 years; just started that. Is this normal or should I be concerned?…
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It's sooo hot....
...I think my silicon implants are melting... LOL! Hill City, KS -Ok... how hot is it where you are?
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Yippee - now at 6 month checks!
Saw my MO today and all's well (wonky labs no problem and I didn't even ask about them). It's been over 2 years now and she said I only have to see her every 6 months now. So, we'll do a yearly mammogram and a yearly MRI (6 months apart), labs and appointment every 6 months, exam (with surgeon) every 6 months. For some…
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Today is MamoLady's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CINDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter, and all the things you love most! Love, Cat
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Another soul seeking advice and/or guidance regarding whether or not to do chemo.
I am so happy to have found this network. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 mo before my 48th birthday. I had a bilateral mastectomy on May 30, 2012 and began reconstruction at the same time. I was stage 2. They removed only 8 lymph nodes and my surgeon said that they considered that clear. My oncotype score is 11. My…
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Had another surgery yesterday
Hi ladies! I had a follow up surgery yesterday so that my surgeon could drain all the fluid from my wound and remove all of the dead tissue. Unfortunately when she went in there, she found that the cancer has already started to grow back in small nodules. This means that I have to start treatments immediately. We were…
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Yeah!!! Curran is officially Home!
Curran is HOME SWEET HOME from the hospital! Thank you all for keeping the family in prayer. They are all ecstatic and are doing cartwheels! God is Good and so are the Pink Sisters! Hugs, Ines
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2 year survivor
Just had my 2 year onc visit all clear. Hugs Frankie
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New Flower? How are you doing?
When you posted last, you had been to the ER for some pain. What happened? Are you ok? Your sis in pink, Rebecca
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Rendez vous saturday evening at 6:30pm in LA - Hope some of you can make it.
This might be a little late notice for some of you however if you do have some free time, Traci(TraciInLA) and her dear partner, New Flower (Olga) and I are going to at 6:30pm rendez vous at Misto Caffe & Bakery 24558 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA Hillside Village Shopping Center (310) 375-3608 . cafemisto.com and we…
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I'M A SURVIVOR
And it's the first time I've said this since being diagnosed almost a year ago. The mammo results are GOOD! I am so relieved and happy. Let me shout it out .... ' I AM A SURVIVOR ' OMG ... I didn't do the ultrasound. I guess I don't want to know at this point what those lumps are. My breast surgeon appointment was canceled…
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I am home from vacation.
We, (Me, my friend, both our daughters) had a mother daughter week at Flathead Lake Montana. We stayed at my friends Mother's house, the deck is literally 50 feet from the beach. I spent hours on the deck swing watching sunsets and storms, listening to the joyful laughter of my daughter and her friend as they swam (the…
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I'm shaking, and numb
After getting that great PET scan report a couple of weeks ago, and the new grandson, I've been on cloud nine. Last week I had a 6-month breast MRI. I didn't even post about it here--I felt confident that it would be okay. Surgeon's office just called--a mass is seen on the inner lower quadrant of the same breast. My…
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Done with rads
I survived it, thanks to you all! 66 treatments done. You sisters are the best ever, thanks for your support and love. Hugs! Deb
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Pink Bus for Gane N Abby Mom
Linda is starting her rads for brain mets on Wednesday. I will be driving the Pink Bus (just don't ask me to park it...lol). All aboard Kindreds!
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Had to have radiation after reconstruction
Hi all, I went into my journey stage two invasive ductal breast cancer. The plan was mastectomy, with tram flap reconstruction. Nine hours of surgery. The next day I was informed there was more lympnode involvement and radiation was to be added to my treatment plan....and I went to stage 3 so, the possibility of scarring…
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What can be done after ixempra and zeloda?
Hi! My sister in law is in the last part of her journey with stage IV breast cancer. She was just on a treatment that consisted of Zeloda and Ixempra. It halted the progression in the lungs and bones but it still grew in her liver. She was on this treatment cuz the Gemzar stopped working. Her onc is trying to figure out…
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I'm a childhood cancer survivor and now trying to deal with mom w/ breast cancer
Hello all - Twenty years ago I was diagnosed with Leukemia. Even though I'm in my late twenties now, I'm still dealing with the emotional process as I never dealt with it when I was young. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer last Fall. I can clearly see she has some emotional issues that she needs to heal as well.…
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Waiting... is over
Friday the 13th turned out to be just that... I had a follow up ultrasound, and being that I have had lots of fibrous tissues show was not overly concerned when they told me they wanted to take a couple of pictures. But then they said the radiologist wanted to talk with me about what she was seeing and I started getting a…
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Wonky labs
I see my MO Tuesday morning. Had my labs last week and got the results online. Nothing that says OMG, rather WTH? I'm not really worried about anything cancer related, just wondering how to react if she says let's just watch these or they're nothing to worry about or if I'll freak if she wants to investigate more. These…
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Hello again!
I found this board back in '09 when I was diagnosed with DCIS. I had a lumpectomy and radiation and thankfully am still cancer free! Is there anyone here from that long ago? My best friend has recently been diagnosed with BC. I've told her about this site and hope that she looks here and finds it as comforting as I did/do.…
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Had my break, back on Chemo
Started out feeling much better without the chemo. 3 weeks where food actually had flavor and tasted good. Lost most of the steroid weight again! That was all good. Had a great time with family and friends in California. Really enjoyed meeting Victoria.... By the end of the 2nd week of no chemo, started to have a lot of…
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I'm a little confused.
I saw the surgeon this morning about getting a port. I'm using a different surgeon this time because my previous port didn't work for blood draws and barely worked for chemo. The new surgeon started out telling me that ports aren't designed for blood draws and that using them that way damages them. He then proceeded to…
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Linda..GabeNAbbysMom
Linda....you'll always have me and the pinks in your corner....ALWAYS! I'll share what I can about my brain rads.in March.....I had hair when I had rads...so of course it started falling out in clumps so I had my head basically shaved afterwards...so I had zero burning of my head....just use Johnson's Baby Head to toe…
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Useful prescription information for others in the future?
Being Triple Negative, I'm new to taking pills for chemo but, with the recurrence, I will be starting on Xeloda probably next week. My cancer center got the prescription filled through their pharmacy and I was told it had a zero dollar co-pay. Today I received a phone call from someone informing me that they work with my…
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Love my NEW MO
OMG ... a lot of the crap I've been through would not have happened IF I had this MO in the first place. She and I are on the same page. I told her why I was in search of a new doctor. I was diagnosed on August 26 of last year. Surgery in September. Then a second surgery for clean margins in November. That was way too…
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Yesterday was LineDancer54's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SANDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! *So sorry I am late. I was not able to get service yesterday. I hope you had a wonderful day filled with all the things you love most. Love, Cat