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Celebrating~♥~
Today I celebrate 4 years of being cancer free!! My original diagnosis came in 2006, but had a recurrence in 2008. My day has been filled with JOY~♥~ And you know how i celebrated?......for those of you on here that know my weakness.... I BOUGHT A HANDBAG!!! A new purse always fits, never makes me feel fat~and puts a smile…
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Disney in June-realized lots to celebrate while there
whole family , kids, grandkids,niece for our 27th anniversary, then I realized our youngest is graduating from college! Then realized it will be exactly 4 yrs since finished radiation. (I had treated myself to Disney trip with friend for end of treatment) NOW back celebrating 3 great things... Denise
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Rae_ Rae Needs The Pink Bus Wednesday, March 7th - Let's Go Pink Sisters
Rae is having a mammogram and ultrasound tomorrow, March 7th. I am praying that you will get good results Rae. We will all be right there with you. Love, Leeza
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Newly diagnosed, confused & scared
I had a papilloma removed in January & was diagnosed with DCIS. I had to have a second surgery (lumpectomy) to get a clean margin in Feb. I just got the pathology back from that surgery & they found more DCIS PLUS cancer. Now I am waiting for an appointment with a plastic surgeon to discuss immediate reconstruction & to…
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Had the bone scan/Frustrated again
Had the bone scan yesterday. Much better experience. Went to a different hospital and they treated me so nice. The nurse who accessed my port was the one who assisted when it was put at that hospital. He remembered me and when I introduced my son, he said don't you have 2 sons? The tech were great too! One turned the…
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Beautiful Flowers~PET Scan~Tucson
Good Morning Beautiful Pinks (that's girls and guys, real men wear pink you know) :) Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers, they came at the perfect time, and they are absolutely beautiful!! I love purple!! It so happened that I was out with my ex husband (we get along great divorced) and I just left my appointment…
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PRAYERS NOW for Texasgirl 10 PLEASE
I cannot give a lot of details right now but please please be praying for Dawne and her husband. Dawne had to go to ER last night. Not very good news :o ( She sees her Onc. at 12:30 today. Dawne or I one will post more as soon as we can. Thank you wonderful sisters. (((hugs))) Janice
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Anyone heard from Chen?
I think of her often and hope she is doing well. She's such a hero to many of us. Roseann
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infection at mastectomy site
I had done some extra physical labor Saturday so initially I put down to muscle strain some pain I felt Sunday morning. I ached ALL over my body so that made sense. As the day progressed I was FREEZING and just felt bad. I came home from church and decided to lay down for a while, took some tylenol about 3:30 and woke up…
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Rad Grad Today
I had my last rad treatment today and I will have lunch with the so-cal ladies tomorrow. Life is good!
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Anybody else have nose bleeds with A/C?
I've had 3 A/C treatments 2 weeks apart. Since the very first one, I've had blood every day when I blow my nose, sometime a little, sometime a lot with clots. My onco says its just the mucus membranes being affected. I hadn't had an actual nose bleed (bleeding without blowing my nose) until today. Sorry for the gross…
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Breast Fibroma
This is the first time that I have posted on this discussion board. I usually post on the brain cancer board as I have had a malignant brain tumor. Last week I had a physical and they found a lump on my breast. My ultrasound today found what the radiologist called a benging fibroma. I am very positive about this diagnosis.…
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Today is TexasGirl10's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAWNE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you Health, Happiness, & Love on your special day & always! ♥ Cat
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Bone scan clean!
I am so relieved! All looks good. One victory at a time ladies and gents. HUGS, Wanda
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OT some good reads
Many of you know that, besides being a NP, I love to read fiction. Actually, I received a BA in English lit, then earned BSN and MSN. I love both fields. Anyway, I love to share reads, so if anyone has any good fiction to recommend, I would love it. Here are some books that I recently enjoyed: Salvage the Bones by…
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We need the Pink Bus for Pam5 for Tuesday please
Pam is having a mastectomy tomorrow and needs all of the pink sisters support. Wishing you good luck tomorrow Pam and I will be holding the pink bus door open for all of the pink sisters and have the bus gassed and ready to go. Love, Leeza
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Lump in armpit
Hi all, I usually hang out at the kidney cancer site as I had kidney cancer in 2010 and had my left kidney and adrenal gland removed. I just had a follow up ct scan on Tuesday and Wednesday morning I found a marble sized lump in my right armpit. It is hard and you can move the skin over it. It doesn't really hurt unless I…
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Today is LynnSmith's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LYNN HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hoping you have a blessed day filled with all the things you ♥ most! ♥ Cat
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My scans SUCKED!
Oh boy, where to start....Got a call yesterday morning, what a way to start the day....My PET and CT scans weren't good....They show that I have 3 SMALL spots on my brain, very small and a tiny spot on my liver....other places, some are stable, some are better some aren't...so.....Saw my oncologist and my radiation…
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mastectomy Tuesday - serious anxiety
Hi Everybody I am having mastectomy on Tuesday and I have to say I am feeling a bit of anxiety. My surgeon sent me for breast mri, pet scan, chest wall mri. Then I flunked my pre-op electrocardiogram so had to see a cardiologist, who was concerned about the pulmonary embolism 2 1/2 years ago and some swelling in my right…
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SoCal Pinks' Gathering in Santa Barbara!
The SoCal Pink gathering in beautiful Santa Barbara was wonderful time! We met at Stella Mare's and were ushered to a shabby chic table with a European/French country decor. The dining area had a cozy fireplace, sofas, and looked like a large green house that was alive with color and sunlight. Chenheart( Claudia), New…
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Pink Bus???
I am new here and have posted a couple times. I have a question, what is the "pink bus". I think its a bus that I never dreamed I'd be needing, but.....I have "secretory carcinoma". It is a rare breast cancer and have found very little info on it so welcome all you have. I will have a double mastectomy on March 21st. I am…
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Does this sound like arm lympedema?
Finished chemo and rads 6 months ago for Type 2 invasive ductal breast cancer. Lately I have been noticing some swelling, stiffness and discomfort from my wrist area to elbow crease.....I did have a partial mastectomy with thre sential nodes removed, but no lymph node involvement. Had my first mammo this week and it was…
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Hello Pink Sisters
I have not been on in quiet a while but I wanted to stop by and say hello. I have checked in several times to see what was going on. I see so many new names, that makes me sad but I am so glad they found this place of support and info. To all the newer ladies this is a great place.The sisters here are supportive and full…
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Final Pathology came back...
Low grade borderline Phyllodes..... Going for an incision check today
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PMPS and Medtronic Neurostimulation Spine Implant
HI, My pain dr. is considering implanting the Medtronic Neurostimulation in my spine for PMPS. I was wondering if anyone else has had that done to treat the pain from PMPS I realize it can work for other areas, but I am only interested in tx for PMPS right now. I am leery of implanting it into my spine and the…
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Should I postpone my breast mri to save $800
My oncoligist recommened a breast mri for comparasion purposes. I had iDC 7 months ago, they removed the lump and I did the radiation. I have real expensive insurance and will be on medicare in July. Would it be alright to wait until July when I go on medicae fo do the mri? I am having a mamagram this thursday, will that…
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IDC or IBC...???
IDC of IBC....??? I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma on 11/14/2011....I saw a breast surgeon a few weeks after and she said I have IBC. WOW!! I did all the research I could and wasn't started ion chemo until Jan. 11,2012. My tumor was right under the nipple of my left breast...and it was huge. A little more…
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I'm "OK" Pinks, sorry for the worry's :(
Hello everybody, sorry for worrying you, but since I've returned from Cancun, I've been falling apart. Cancun was AMAZING, and that time with my two kids was priceless, tears fall as I write about it because it was the most precious time I've had with them in all our lives. However, my health has been going downhill…
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Secretory Carcinoma
Hi, I am new to this board, tho a year ago was diagnosed with Anal Cancer Stage3. I received protocall treatment of chemo and radiation and last week my PET scan showed NED of that area. Should be happy ( and I am )... but a lump that has been in my breast for several years was again biopsied and the pathology report (5…