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working during chemo or radiation?
My girls were removed 3 weeks ago, so I am entering my 4th week of being off work. I see the onc. next Monday. Will I be able to go back to work if I am on chemo or radiation? What did you do - what are you doing? Are you abile to function, and if so, to what degree? Here is my concern... if I go off of disability it will…
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Herception
I just talked today to my onco and he told me that I can take herception for years if I want to. Is anybody taking herception more than one year and how is she/he doing? I am confused now because I thought that a year having the herception would be for a protection. How do I decide how long I will stay on it? According to…
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prayer for chemotherapy
wanted to share with you all a prayer my son wrote before i began chemo. i found it very helpful, and used it before each treatment. please feel free to share. if anyone wants a printed card, let me know. here is the link https://sites.google.com/site/chemoprayer/home
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What to do with bald head?
Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about what to expect after the 2nd A/C treatment! I had it Tuesday and my hair started going on Thursday. My hairdresser/friend came to my house and clipped/buzzed it in private which I greatly appreciated. So, there's still just a little left, but not messy. But how do you…
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Me again! Did anyone have a reaction after the 1st chemo session?
Hi, Sisters! I had my first drip today of A/C. Shortly after receiving the meds, I developed a headache which she said was sinus related/side effect. Now I just feel like I have a mediocre case of Acid Reflux. I have been drinking water, and now I am eating crackers, but I don't feel that great. I ask because the nurse…
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OT--I'm incredibly proud of my daughter...
...she's almost eleven now. Her fifth grade class was asked by the principal to present something at the next school board meeting that demonstrates what they are doing in class. The teacher has the kids working on "this I believe" essays (modeled after the NPR segments)...anyway my daughter volunteered to read her essay…
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I lost my Mama
I know this site is for survivors, and I apologize for the dark tone of this message but I just have to get it out somewhere. I lost my best friend, Mama, and life force in May and I just cant recover. She was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer seven years ago. We attacked it. We were disheartened, but never hopeless.…
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O.T. Dean's list
My youngest, who just turned 20 got mail with certificate from COLLEGE-she is on the Deans list...Graduating in May this year...then to 4 yr college... Denise
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Path results are in --- Let's just say, I am skipping, and thanking my LUCKY star. Thank you all s
A special Thank you for all the love and support given to me these past several .. weeks .. Whew, what a roller coaster ride it has been. Path report revealed .. my anal mass/legion with roots was PRE-Cancerous -- Low grade dyspepsia... No evidence of an invasive process was detected. .. so as my Surgeon states -- I am....…
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Pet Scan and MRI results!
Wow - I saw my surgeon and he gave me the results of the Pet Scan and MRI I had 12 days ago. They both showed the tumor had shrunk to less than half it's original size and that there seemed to be no viable activity in any of the cells. I am having a precautionary MRI tomorrow of my chest wall - he wants to be sure none of…
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Pink bus for my MRI Wednesday please!
Wednesday at 12:45 is when I have my MRI to see what progress we made with my whole brain radiation and whether I need further Gamma Knife treatment ( I am saying yes because I have NO luck, and will not be disappointed)RO said I had a 50/50 shot at not needing anything more, I told him to remember who he is talking to.…
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Can't get into Chatroom
I have never been able, nor am i am able to get into Chatroom :(
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Prayer for Chemo
my son wrote this prayer for me before i started chemo. it helped me through. thankfully i finished two months ago. thought some of you might like to use it or pass around. i have printed cards if anyone wants. https://sites.google.com/site/chemoprayer/home
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Name suggestions -- for Miss Renee's "Pretty White Horse with flying mane - w/beautiful colors char
My suggestion: It's a 'her' -- in my book VICTORIOUS -- same English family of Victory INGA -- Swedish for "hero's daughter" MEGARA -- Greek for 'wife of Hercules' Vicki Sam
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Sh*t Girls say to Girls with Breast Cancer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0_7JJrU9HUg Funny video about those comments we've all had... Hugs, Linda
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excercise idea
I know it is hard to want to exercise durring treatment. I got a bit more vigilant after I finished radiation. Here is an idea that may be of help. I am doing senior energize classes. Between two local churces in my area I can go 5 days a week and only pay $1 per session. I began with senior energize (though I am not yet a…
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How do i get in a chatroom?
I have tried to register to get in a chatroom. No success. Can someone help me? illonam@aol.com
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Zometa
We dont mix . Got to the hospital had to go thru a finger stick it hurt i have very bad nerve pain in my feet and hands. Told them to use my arm i told we cant. cried then in chemo for iv for zometa got stuck twice told them also to use arm no can do. Sat there crying in pain got told 30min nope i was told 15 min call doc…
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I'm back on the merry-go-round
Last week I went to the rad. onc. for measuring, marking, etc. to starts rads to my T-12, L-1 vertebrae. My husband offered to come with me, but I said, no--I can do this, it's no big deal. Well, as soon as I layed down on the table and saw the familiar faces of the techs again, the flood gates opened and I cried like a…
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I would like your advice please...
Hi everyone, I'm loosing my eyelashes again...sigh. The first time I lost them, I didn't really care since I was off work. But this time I am working, and with the general public. So I am considering false lashes...I haven't decided yet. So I would love to hear any stories or advice you might have. I've checked the utube…
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Very exciting cancer news this past week....
First, from Roswell Park (New York), researchers have begun an FDA trial with a cancer "vaccine." What they are doing (my simplified take on it) is taking immune cells from an individual cancer patient and then coating them with a cancer protein and also a protein that helps to prevent resistance (think transplant type…
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New to this network - Anyone using Alternative Medicine? Stage 4 Breast Cancer
At the end of October I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer. I was given a very poor prognosis with treatment. I couldn't accept this so I started researching and found a survivor who used diet and supplements. I have started on this path about 6-7 weeks ago. Has anyone here gone that route? Not sure I have anything…
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What started as a swap meet in Leeuwarden....yet another dutch day...
Ended as an adventure in Northwest Holland. We had driven a very long time to this place, only to find that the swapmeet wasn't there. So, instead of just going home, we drove to the Northwest coast and visited some very lovely places. First, we stopped in Harlingen, a fishing village with alot of summer visitors (not now)…
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Arimidex
I am on Arimidex for two weeks now and I am feelings really achey and lots of headaches can this happen?
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has anyone had to face tooth extraction while on chemo
I have begun my chemo treatments (1) of 4. 2 days after receiving my first chemo, I developed an abcessed tooth from a tooth that I had lost a cap off, but thought it would be okay, since it didn't hurt. The Onco immediately started me on an antibiotic and had me go to my dentist.(saw him 3 days later) He suggested I just…
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Skin cancer from Breast cancer
I was diagnosed with Breast cancer in 2007. Received double masectomy and chemo treatment. I've been on Femara since 2008. I only have 1 more year to go and then I was told I could come off the femara. Recently I had a nodule come up on my head. Very weird looking and full of vessels. Went to dermatologist and they removed…
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Report from Ct Scan & Moral support
Just wanted to update report for everyone. The report did not come back good that the tumor that are on the lung has grown that the chemo is not working. So my Dr is going to try a 24hr Adriamycin pump. Then hopefully then I will be able to get into a clinical trial up at Indy in Feb. Has anyone experinice the 24 hr pump.…
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again with the hair loss :)
Hi guys, Quick question... I've just had my last of four chemo treatments of Taxotere & Cytoxan. So far I haven't lost my eyebrows or lashes. Can anyone tell me if I'm out of the woods yet? Is it possible to still lose them?
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Bi-Rads D4 Suspicious Malignancy
I popped over here from the EC board (mom's pic is my avatar). I had a bad mammo screen, followed up with diagnostic mammos (5) and bilateral ultrasound. I am Bi-Rads D4 on both breasts, both recommended for in-hopsital biopsy. Anybody here with Bi-Rads D4 who came out clean - no cancer? I'm waiting for the hospital to…
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Kidney Problems?
Hey Everyone, It has been a while since I have been here. I see there are alot of new people. Welcome, even though the reason you are here stinks. We are glad you found us. I do have a question, if anyone has any information. I finished taxotere and cytoxin (6 treatments) at the end of August 2010. I really did not have…