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chemo for the rest of life
Is there anyone here who has to have chemo for the rest of your life? Any stories? My husband has stage 4 breast with mets to all bones. We have been on chemo since 2009 with no breaks. Every 21 days. I have watch the disease change him physically. He was 41 when he had a reocurrence, now he looks like an eighty year old…
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What to do if you think you received the wrong chemo at one treatment?
I need help deciding what to do. I believe that I received the wrong chemo treatment at my second session. The nurse hung up my second bag and read my name and birthdate. It was correct. She also said that bag took 1 1/2 hours. I said that's odd because last time it took 3 hours. She said probably because it was the first…
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Fessing up
I've been having some stuff going on with the OTHER breast. About 2 months ago I felt a small lump, about the size of a peppercorn. To me it doesn't feel like what I think a bc lump feels like and I wasn't in a state of panic, but I did know that I'd show it to my pcp when I saw her a couple of weeks later (October 7). She…
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Has anyone been dx with
Hi pink sisters. I hope everyone is doing well. Has anyone ever been dx with dcis/lcis and later ovarian cancer? Ballerina
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ANOTHER new one!
The plan was to continue Abraxane until a scan in the middle of November - THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. Since I could never have any kind of surgery to remove the cancer, (too extensive and in too many places), it is easily detected in my left breast so we can see if the tumors are responding to treatment or not. What's…
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chat site
Hi i'v been trying to get into the chat site but to no a vale anybody having the same problem Hugs Frankie
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Took my first Femara
I took it at 10pm. I guess I'm on to the next step now. Radiation will be over in three more sessions. The current plan is that I'm to be on it for 10 years. I was told to take it in the morning but that really didn't seem right to me. The papers said that it might make me drowsy and to not drive until I knew how I…
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radiation twice
Hi, has anyone had radiation for breast cancer on each breast? I know you cannot have radiation again on the same breast, but can each breast receive a dose of radiation?
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Got my Xeloda
Finally got my Xeloda script approved and picked up my pills today. My HR manager at work interceded on my behalf and made things happen after days of insurance delays. Now I have to worry about how I will tolerate the 2 weeks on and one week off Xeloda treatment in addition to my daily radiation treatment on my pelvis and…
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Trying to fly under the radar of scans...
Well, as of 3 weeks I've had some REALLY funky pains and discomfort from the affected reconstructed breast. They ruled out Lymphedema today. Some swelling over the affested breast under the armpit, now I feel a lump. It seemed to come on so quickly. I finished my 5 year Tamoxifen back in September. Prayers please. I know…
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Dr update
Well today was a busy day. I had 2 Dr's appointments one with the cancer Dr and on with the plastic surgeon. The cancer dr had some good news the lymph nodes were all negative so no rads for me thank GOD!! Now on the other side the pathologist was not happy with the margins so I may have to go back in to surgery to get…
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Hello everyone
I'm still reading but not able to post much. My stomach pain was not gall bladder but disease related. The chemo is rougher than last time at first dx in 09. I got through that much easier. I'm still worried about the future with the liver mets. Thanks for posting about me. I spend alot of time in bed, mostly dizzy and…
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Depression after chemo and surgery?
Hi all, I just joined this site and this is my first post. I completed my chemo and had a single mastectomy a month ago. I'm in the process of reconstruction and getting physical therapy. I still need Herceptin infusions once every three weeks for the next 6 months but I have officially been declared Cancer free by my…
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OT - I'm a little nervous tonight
I am going to have some major dental work tomorrow (8 teeth extracted) so I am a little nervous. I know that it will not be painful during the extractions but I also know it will be painful later. I have laid in a supply of soup and frozen yogurt so that I will at least not starve until I am able to chew. I am hoping that…
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Taxotere/Cytoxan & teaching
I'll be starting Taxotere & Cytoxan chemotherapy in a couple of weeks - 4 rounds, three weeks apart. Also Herceptin for a year. What I'm most worried about is work as I teach middle school Monday-Friday and I'm wondering if it will be fair on the kids to have a teacher who is feeling lousy for days at a time. On the other…
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Does anyone here have stories of hope to share?
A lot of people right now are really sad, worrying for either their lives or a loved one. Does anyone on here have stories of hope and survival to share with those people? If you are the one feeling sad and alone right now, read these and feel better. I hope that you can all remember when it was you, and help these people.…
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Question
Hey Pink lad/lassies, If a tumor begins in the lobulars and has moved outside...is that Invasive Lobular? I see the onc on Monday to get the results on this tumor. The other tumor is IDC.
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BRAC Analysis Insurance Trouble
I am attempting to have this Genetic testing done and am running into trouble with insurance. Currently my request in "under review" to see if I meet the "requirements" which they cannot tell me what those requirments are. SO frustrating...I initially called United Health Care and they informed very emphatically that this…
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More fun :)
This game consists of two words that go together. You change of the words to make another thought. These are fun. Brown Bag
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Sinai-Happy Belated Birthday! 11/9
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SINAI HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!! I'm so sorry! I forgot to give Jenny the updates for Nov. I hope you had a wonderful day! ♥ Cat
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Correction ? since not reconstruction
Has anyone had a lumpectomy and had it evened out with other side? Denise
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Friend just had breast surgery couple weeks back and must again this week
She had surgery & must have less intense surgery on the 22nd...she is very burned and sore from radiation and now more surgery...good news NO nodes involved...I FEEL so badly for her esp so soon.. Denise Please keep her in your thoughts
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DIEP pre-ops and surgery
So, in December I'm going in for a DIEP. I had a right mastectomy in June, and they're going to do the left side with a tummy-tuck to rebuild the right side. (They'll save the skin from the left for reconstructing it.) Pre-ops are today with my surgeon, plastic surgeon and hospital, plus a diagnostic mammogram (whatever…
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Just a fun little treat I wanted to share, hope you try it and enjoy it.
You know sometimes you just want a nice warm fudgy piece of chocolate cake but you don't feel like the hassle of getting out the mixer and having all the mess. Well here is a simple little recipe that will meet that need. I hope you try it and enjoy it, I had mine earlier today. CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR ONE 1 Coffee Mug 4…
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I just want to whine.
I just want to whine and get pissed off. When I'm around people I feel like I have to put on a happy face so I haven't been going around anyone. Mom says, "It looks like your hurt." I say, "Its because it does hurt." It is like I'm supposed to pretend everything is fine. It is a very lonely feeling. I sleep a lot. I hope…
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Reconstruction
Diagnosed 11/3. Will have surgery 12/14. Will remove right breast that has the cancer and it was recommended to do the left also because I want reconstruction. Sounds like a long and arduous process. Do they look real?
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radiation
Hi all, I'm in the middle of my 1st chemo treatment and looking ahead to the next phase of the journey...radiation. I cancelled a scheduled consultation appointment today for radiation therapy. I realize it isn't until the second appt. (the simulation) that anything is really done TO you, but I'm just not ready to begin a…
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Today is tat2granny's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day filled with surprises and lots of love! -Jenny
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the roof of my mouth
You know those bumpy things you have in the roof of your mouth? Well, all of a sudden a couple of them are pulled back in the wrong direction. I can put them back down but every time I eat or drink I have to lay them back down where they go. I could probably rip one out if I wanted to, but I DO NOT want to. Is this from…
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The Oak Tree
I wanted to re-post this for some of the newbies (seems like so many) sigh, I know I loved this poem when I received it in a card while going through treatment. Hugs, Wanda The Oak Tree by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr. A mighty wind blew night and day. It stole the Oak Tree's leaves away. Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark…