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Cysts
Asking for thoughts/experiences I can pass on to Son's Lady. I have no experience with cysts - my IBC just appeared one day. About 5 - 6 weeks ago she had pain and found a lump. She saw a Dr and was given antibiotics. 2 weeks later it had shrunk some but still there and still painful. Dr refused a mammo as said she's to…
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OT - 'Col. Potter' died today.
Most of us know who 'Col. Potter' ( Harry Mor4gan - MASH) was. He passed today - the 70th Anniversary of the. "Day that will live in infamity" - Decmber 7 1941 , Pearl Harbor.
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Happy Neck News
I saw my trusted neurosurgeon yesterday. He is the one who worked a miracle on my lower back when my facet joints disintegrated and caused my vertebrae to slip out. This caused severe nerve pain. I went from being able to walk only short bursts without severe pain to walking as much as I want. That is a true medical…
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For the Record
I am not a victim, or suffering from, or a walking breast cancer and am not disfigured. I am a human being who has been diagnosed with breast cancer (three times) and I am flippin awesome!!!!! and so are all of YOU!
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Please make sure you are in control of your body!
I started having Mammograms and yearly check-ups when I was forty, just like I was suppose to. When I discovered my tumor it was already over 2cm. ( I was 50 yrs old) I didn’t really think it could be anything because I always did what I was suppose to right? I was scheduled for a monogram on the day I discovered the…
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My ornament "s"....Arrived
Oh my gosh!!!!! What a delight to open my mailbox today! Our pink sister, CalvertCrafters, is indeed quite the " crafter" Inside the box was a felt mitt..which held all sorts of goodies...each individually wrapped....one by one I opened one beautiful cross-stitched ornament after the other..3 in all..I did cross-stitch,…
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OT bra strap slippage :-)
I don't want this to sound like an advertisement ... but ... since my lumpectomy my bra strap on one side was always sliding down and I'd have to do the reach inside my top to keep pulling it up. A friend I know said she used tape to keep her straps up ... but then another friend showed me what she uses. It's the greatest…
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Remembering MaMaG today...
Today was MaMaG's Birthday - for those of you who 'knew' her here - sadly, she passed on Feb 7 of this year - keep a special thought of her today and say a prayer or send all your positive energy to her loved ones - who are surely missing her, especially today. Much love to her family - Jenny
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im new,sadly. has anyone started their treatment with hormone theapy?
I actually have a small spot on my shoulder as well. Hormones and bone strenghting meds, then maybe radiation. Im 56.
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Great Pink Bus ride!
This was a great ride today for me. Jan thinks that the small lump I feel along arm is a small tear in the muscle where it attaches to to bone. Don't remember the exact term but the 'pink areas' are superficial blood vessels reacting to the rads and showing up. She did go ahead and freeze 2 skin tags, a mole that I've had…
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O.T. Cookie night tomorrow (Fri)
I have GNO (girls night out monthly with 3 friends) each month...this week we are doing our annual Christmas cookies...fun times and good treats! We have all known each other since Kindergarten-graduated together. We got back in contact after 30 yrs and now never miss a month of GNO Anyone else have cookie bake with…
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I am newly diagnosed
I was diagnosed last week and my doctor ordered an MRI to rule out the left breast and lymph nodes. Left is clear but lymph node is suspicious. Dr. called me yesterday to do a nother biopsy on Monday. If lymphs are involved he wants to do chemo first. if not surgury Dec. 30, 2011. I feel like I woke up in a dream and…
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Started new chemo and he added herceptin???
This was a surprise yesterday. He said I was on the cusp of her neg/pos and nothing else was working so he was able to get approval from insurance so I started on it yesterday with the loading dose. It can't hurt at this point? Asked him what the chances were of losing my new eyebrows, eyelashes and hair, as it is coming…
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ohmygosh - missed out on ornament exchange!
--didn't realize I'd been away for that long...! The pain in my upper arm still hasn't gone away but the oncologist's np did finally order an x-ray. They say it's perfectly fine and that there's nothing wrong with it whatsoever. Since they see nothing wrong with it they refuse to do anything for the pain. Some days (lots)…
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(OT) Police raided my next-door neighbor the day of my biopsy...
March 26, 2010.. about a 1/2 hour after I got home from biopsy, police raided the townhouse next door. Here's what became of it. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/clay_man_gets_20_years_for_mas.html I had no idea this was going on. It made me sick to hear. And I had felt bad for thinking he looked like the…
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Got mine today
WOW! Whoever got me my ornaments knew me quiet well. I LOVE,LOVE, love my teapot ornament and also the cat hugging the dog one. How did you know that I am crazy about tea? And now I actually got cats AND a puppy. Yep, I just got her 4 days ago and it feels like she has always been here. She is JUST amazing!! I named her…
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Secret Santa
How about some clues here as to the identity of my Secret Santa??? The only thing I know is that she is from Kansas and works in Missouri. I'd like to thank her for the box of goodies that included a snowflake trimmed with pink sparkles, and a dangling glitzy pink ornament. Then, you are not going to believe this, but it…
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First Zometa Infusion...
Had my first infusion of Zometa this morning...went off with out a hitch! Chemo nurses at my cancer center are awesome! Now for the interesting part....one of the side effects is flu like symptoms...seems there's a "miracle drug" they've found to combat this....drum roll.........it's TUMS!!! She went into a long discussion…
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Silicone Implants before Radiation?
Hi everyone, First I want to thank everyone for the advice and support.Your kind words have ment so much and today has been a much better day.I know that I will walk into my first chemo treatment with the same faith that I have had since being diagnosed and walk out of my last faith still intact. I had an appointment with…
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New to Zometa? Here is some info that may help...
Many here are on zometa and wonder about side effects. I am posting this in hopes it will help. Zometa is a bone strengthening drug that is used to help in the treatment of bone metastasis. It hardens the bone so there are less skeletal related events (SRE's) like fractures. Some believe it may slow the spread of bone…
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O.T.
who else has already mailed their Christmas cards? Denise...
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It's Dutch St. Nicholas day today!!!!
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/netherlands/ Hugs to you all! Kathi
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My cherished ornaments arrived!
I just want to send a huge cyber hug and a great big "THANK YOU" shout out to my sweet sister Penny (aka Carkris)! They are beautiful, wonderful, lovely and are happily adorning my tree along with my "Chen" bookmark. I posted them on the Expressions Gallery. BIG thank you Hugs, Sylvia
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Cleaning products
We talk about our diets, sleep and stress but I wonder if most of you have changed to environmentally safe cleaning products.My friend did that as soon as she was dx 16 years ago.I told her about a Geen Works which I use alot.She used it for a time but went back to plain water with a steam cleaner for her tile. I really…
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Scar tissue
My body loves to make scar tissue after surgeries. I had a bilateral mastectomy that my doctor botched on June 8, 2011. 9 weeks later a plastic surgeon had to clean up his mess and remove breast tissue left behind. I am not cut from the middle of my chest back to my spine on both sides. The scar tissue is so thick that it…
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Starting chem Wednesday and my Chemo Class is Thursday, What should I know??
Is there anything I should do to prepare or have going in on Wednesday? It went well. I did have positive nodes. They did ct scans with and without contrast on the 30th and I had a mediport put in on the 1st. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I just want to be prepared. Thank you all and thank you for all the info and…
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Scheduled First Chemo Appt. Today
I just scheduled my first chemo appointment today for January 5. I am scared to death. I'll be taking Taxotere and Cytoxan. Can anyone share their experience with this cocktail? I understand it is different for everyone, but I have heard that this is one of the more tolerable combos. Also, any tips on preparing for that…
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how many have had
Surgery and got path. reports back -missed some cancer and had to go back within week or two for more surgery? Denise Happened to 2 friends of mine (one few years back and one last week)
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Vision: Has anyone had their vision deteriorate?
Shortly after receiving chemo (which ended in this May) I noticed the vision in my "right" eye has deteriorated to the point where everything is pretty much a blurr. I used to have good vision in both eyes. My left eye wasn't effected. I intend to go to an eye doctor in January (after my radiation treatments end). I am…
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starting chemo Monday
Hello all hope every ones Thanksgiving was a good one . Mine was had 4 of my 6 kids with me,was a great day!! I start chemo on Monday scared to death but want this monster gone out of me. I will be getting Taxotere,cytoxan,and adriamycin.And then Neulasta the next day. every 21 days for 6-7 treatments. I will also take…