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# 2 Clinical trial chemo tomorrow.....Here I go !!!!!!!
Okay...tomorrow is # 2 of this clinical trial oral chemo......Labs first, if all is well with that, my oncologist is going to UP ^ the dosage....oh boy, let the games begin.....! I pretty much sailed through the one 3 weeks ago...hoping for the same with even more shrinkage of the tumor above my clavicle... For those of…
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Nerve block?
I am suffering chronic pain from lymph node removal under the left arm. There seem to be 2 types - one a burning sensation, like someone lit a blow torch under my armpit, and another pain radiating down the truck and towards the left. Surgery was May 2010. I saw a pain management guy who increased my dosage of Gabapentin…
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I'm so sure this is simple . . . but?????
How do you send a private message to someone? I can reply to one, but I don't know how to initiate it???? Judy PS: Thanks ahead of time...
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Other Patients at the Cancer Care Center...?
I just went for my first infusion and I was wondering if you all have found that the people there at your cancer care centers are rude and unfriendly? The nurses were great. But.... the patients were not at all friendly, so to speak. I went in with a positive attitude, dang, it ain't like I ain't in the same boat as…
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Puzzled... I think >:
I am not sure what to make of this. My new oncologist is telling me that my cancer was Estrogen and Progesterone positive. And he's suggesting that I take Tamoxifen for 5 years. 5 YEARS... in my head I was just screaming silently " NOOOOOO but I am DONE!!". I saw 2 oncologists in AZ and both of them said I was only Her2…
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Insomnia - Rads or Tamoxifen?
Ok ladies, what do you think? I finished rads last Friday 07/08 and have been on Tamoxifen since May 21 of this year. I have been having trouble sleeping a full night for the last 4 weeks or so. I get anywhere from 4 to 6 hours and I am done, I am usually a 7 to 7 1/2 hour gal. I have no trouble falling asleep just don't…
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Profile Picture
The picture I put up on my page was painted by my Oncologist, Dr. Isabella Martire. She is an accomplished artist who has had shows in hospitals throughout the DC/Baltimroe area raising funds for cancer research. I applaud her talent, her devotion to her goal in life and for her total commitment to us, her patients. Thank…
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Lymph node found in breast and tech said they usually aren't found there. Comments?
My ultrasound of my breasts showed a lymph node in the right breast at about position 8 o'clock. With my history of lymphoma I asked them to do a needle biopsy which they are doing this coming Tuesday. They said that usually lymph nodes aren't found in breast tissue but occassionally they see this and the node looked…
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WARRIORS -- Weight Loss Ladies .. How we doing?
Ok .. after gaining 1 pound, sick with a head cold for 14 days .. no joke, serious -- I waddled my way into WW today, and found that I lost 1.4 pounds. What the heck, just by doing absolutely nothing .. no exercise, but I somewhat watched what I've been eating -- which by the way included many 'cup' of soups. My headcold…
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Venting after surgery
I dont like complaining about my surgeries and the care that goes with it cuz i really do like my team of doctors...and i dont want to sound petty but this is what happened. I got great care all the way up to going into the surgery room, once i got into the room (yes i was still awake and alert at this time) the nursing…
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Confuse and I need your help
Hi Sisters, I need your help on understanding my cancer type. When I was first dx my pathology report said inflammatory carcinoma but the information I got from my onc says infiltrating intraductal carcinoma high grade with axillary lymph node involvement adenocarcinoma which is estrogen receptor positive and progestereron…
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I start my chemo next week...
Greetings pink sisters, newbie here. I wanted to say hi to the group and jump right in. Lumpectomy, Her2+ ,sentinel nodes 0/5, port in, and ready (or not?) for chemo 7-11. Worrying myself sick....hair loss, nausea, weakness, etc. Peeped in the chemo room door, and freaked out. I don't know if I can do this. Been thru the…
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Three monthes after chemo and feeling good!!
My last chemo treatment was April 6 and now I have been feeling well. During the last month I have been feeling so much better each week. I still have issues wiht tightness around my arm but I am feeling somewhat 'normal' again. Thanks again to all for the info and encouragement you have provided to me. ann
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out of surgery and back home
Hi all: Just got out of the hospital after the right breast mascetomy (still can;t spell) and resting at home. Was able to look at the surgery area without too much trama. Sore under the arm but doing the exercises that they gave me in the hospital. So relieved that this part of the journey is now behind me! Laura
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Thanks so much!
Thank you all you lovely ladies for responding. I don't know what kind or stage I am in yet, the Doc said we wouldn't know any of that until the lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy. So I am anxious to get surgery over with, so I can know where I am at and can get on with treatment. I am so glad to have you all here for…
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Cachexia - body degradation/starvation due to cancer.
has anyone delt with cachexia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia, and has something useful to share about it. How often does a cancer completely starve a person. It's horrible to watch, but something my Mother is experiencing. What can be done?
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Surgery went well
I just wanted to thank you all dear sweet sisters for all the prayers, good thoughts and kind words this past week. My oophorectomy went very well and I am doing good. Everything went as planned, I have been sore but not really in much pain. I am feeling better everyday. Thanks again. God Bless (((hugs))) Janice
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☼ Do You Have Any Plans For This Summer That You Would Like To Share? ☼
Hey pink sisters! Are you going anywhere this summer on vacation, staying home, starting a new career, new treatment, surgery or?????? So, whatcha doing this summer? ♠♣ Love, Susie ♠♣
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A Great Big Arkansas HOWDY!
Zahalene here. Hi everyone. Haven't been around much lately, but wanted to let my fellow sisters and brothers in the BC walk know that as of July 3, I am OFFICIALLY a 25 year survivor. Don't EVER say NEVER. I am 63 years old (38 when first diagnosed), with a man who loves me in spite of my 'breastless' condition, and…
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What should i do? Need some advise!
This is kind of an update from a post i wrote earlier "venting after surgery". The hospital called me for there after surgery survey thing and i breifly told her my experience this time around. This lady got so upset she wanted me to give her names and any other info i could give her on the whole matter. She told me…
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First chemo done.....
Greetings fellow pink sisters! My first session of chemo is complete and it really wasn't that bad. To all the new sisters, it was not as bad as you may expect and it is do-able! I received a TCH infusion, as I am Her2+, slowly to watch for reactions. I sat in the chair from 9-4:30. That was soooo looong! I'm looking…
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Not so good news
I haven't been on as much lately. Last night I posted some and then I wrote a new post about what has been happening and my internet connection went out and I lost it all. So here goes again. I thought things were getting crappy when I found out that my cystoscope in February was a new small cancer recurrence of my bladder…
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Left handed or Right handed
So, my sister had her surgery on Thursday...she is finding it hard to remember not to use her arm to do everything... We both mentioned it was weird that both my sister and I are right handed and had the breast cancer in the right side. My other sister is left handed and she had cancer in the left side. What is eveyone…
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Let's water some seeds of joy
My heart aches over what so many of you are facing right now: Disappointing test results and frightening recurrences, loved ones’ health issues, even the loss of people you care about. I feel like anything I could say is just so small and insignificant, which is what keeps bringing my mind back to a quote from Buddhist…
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Just diagnosed, sugery next week.
Hello everyone. I am new here and hope to find information and support and an outlet when nothing else seems to work. I was diagnosed with BC on 6/10/11, and my lumpectomy is scheduled for July 13th. I could not believe what I was hearing when I got the diagnosis, I have no maternal or paternal BC in my family, and it was…
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I'm turning 20!!!
This has been such a crazy and life changing year! My 20th birthday is this Saturday and Friday is actually my last Radiation treatment!! Lets be real.. best birthday present-EVER! I cannot even begin to thank you girls enough. I am so grateful for all of the positive thoughts, words of wisdom, and support you all have…
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SamuraiMom's Nipple Reconstruction Update
Hi Friends, Some of you know my ongoing battle with "Lefty". She just wouldn't stay "up". I have good news. After the third try she decided to stand at attention! I'll finally be getting my left nipple tattoo to match Righty next month! I'm glad I opted to go this route. I'm starting to feel like I look good again. It's…
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Friday is first taxotere and cytoxan cocktail
So here I go again... Friday will be my first treatment of taxotere and cytoxan cocktail... I bought some scarves the other day and some of my friends from work told me that when I go bald so are They... two of them are going to shave their heads for me...nice to know I have such great friends... so, in September will be…
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How is hubby?
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As always, "I do what I have to do, so I can do what I want to do"
I met with my NEW oncologist yesterday...I LOVE him! He spent an hour with Reggie and me!!! He has plans to keep me alive and vibrant and hopefully not needing chemo for 3 or 4 years! He is seeing if I can be part of a clinical trial ( he isn't sure if Tamoxifen would disqualify me)..BUT...the potentially bad news? He is…