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Shout out to 'PinkKari' .. How are you doing ?
Please let us know how things are going ? Thinking and praying for you :-) Vicki Sam
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1 year since lumpectomy & Dancing with NED
I just wanted to share with you all that last year this time I had my lumpectomy - I remember the doom and gloom I felt and fear seems to surround me. My life at that time was turned upside down and I couldn't believe this was happening to ME !! It was all just beginning and a panick ran through me. I am Christian woman…
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post chemo hair - what to do
Another topic on hair. Here is mine - My hair is growing in very quickly 3 inches since the end of august 2010. It first came in light brown and whitish and also straight. It was very fuzzy, then my hair started coming in its natural color - very dark brown/black with some grey and started curling. I am not really liking…
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Scalp Build UP
I just finished chemo and my scalp is yuck. When I wash it with shampoo the building up does not wash away. When I rub hard it hurts and also rubs off the little fuzz I have going on. Anybody have any solutions or suggestions?
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Commencing chemo on May 2 (4 x rounds of TC) - nervous!!
Hi everyone: I love these discussion boards and am excited to be a part of such an amazing group. I am commencing my chemo on Monday: 4 x rounds of TC - it will all be over by 4th July. I have a couple of questions and am reaching out to you, my new sisters, for some advice: 1. I understand that my hair will fall out, on…
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PRAYER REQUEST
Dearest Sisters, A very dear friend of mine was just diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer today. Please send up your much needed prayers for her. Her name is Harriet. ♥ Cat
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Just Wanted to say "Hi."
Just dropped by to say "hi" and to see how you all are doing. I'm so happy that so many of you are doing well and hanging in there. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Hugs, Marilynn
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Drains
Ok, this is gonna sound gross but I feel like a cow with her utters attached to the milking machine. These 3 drains are driving me CRAZY. I see my surgeon tomorrow for the pathology report and I am soooo hoping that she takes these horrible things out of me. My dad's boss' wife sewed pockets on the inside of all of my…
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Saturday, May 7, Revlon Walk -- time/place to meet
Time to get organized:) So. How about meeting at the survivor hat booth ( just ask a volunteer -- every survivor gets a free hat ). The official start time for walking ( which is really shuffling ) is 9:00 so how about trying to find each other between 8:30 and 9:00? Who are we looking for? VickiSam, Chenheart, Bella Luna,…
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Anyone ever take Klonopin?
My MO prescribed a 1 mg. dose for me as needed this week, for restless legs, which I have never had till I started chemo last week and got my Neulasta on Sunday (I am pretty certain its related). I have not needed to take it yet as I only had the problem the one night (called for something that day). However I feel like I…
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PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! My very best friend.....
My best friend felt a lump in her breast and i encouraged her to go get it checked... well come to find out it was breast cancer... Devistating!!!! She is only 35 years old and has had a double masectomy and is about to do her 2nd round of chemo... I cant help her other than just being here for her, i have never had cancer…
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OFF TOPIC: An extra prayer for Marina, please
I had an experience on my way to work this morning that has me a bit shaken, and just wanted to ask for an extra prayer for a young woman named Marina. As I was crossing the street walking to my office, a woman was also crossing toward me, and a car just ploughed into her out of nowhere. Knocked her right to the ground.…
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Upper digestive issues - please help! (TMI)
I am hoping someone with experience has some advice for me. I am having a terrible time since chemo on Friday (T/Cx4) with indigestion, gas pain and burping (sorry). If you have had that, what do you take? What do you eat? I haven't felt much like eating these past few days and all I've had so far today is a strawberry…
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Tamoxifen
If you have or currently take this medication, can you please share your story. I'm not sure if I can deal with the side effects. I'm only 32 and I don't want to deal with the hot flashes and other issues. I wonder why I should put myself through this when God is the only one who knows. Of course, I don't want to be…
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One Year Ago
Today is the one year anniversary of my uni-lateral mastectomy. What a year. On a happier note, my youngest son got married this past Saturday. It was a beautiful day! Everything was wonderful and a good time was had by all. I posted some pictures on my Expressions page. I had my 16th Herceptin treatment yesterday, then…
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Oncologists this am (2 of them)
Was taken off tamox just about month ago due to side effects of med! (bleeding well after menoupause) MY hormone levels were rechecked and for sure past meno...yet recenlty..past 3 mths of so had some bleeding (like period) MY one Dr out sick today (the day she was going to prescibe a new med) so I saw a Dr I have never…
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Take Tamoxifen or Not? I am Torn! Please help : (
I have been on Tamoxifen for a little over a month and every day that I take it has been more upsetting to me. Although I do not have any side effects except for some mild hot flashes in the middle of the night and discharge that seems like alot to me. (no blood)....I really am questioning whether this is worth all the…
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twlight zone
Talking to parents about how sick I feel on tamix(drug from hell) my mother starts reciting what the ******* doctors. Said " your cancer free...but we found isolated cells in one of your lymphnodes.......I almost burst out crying. Am I overly sensitive like maybe....I don't know....I just don't know
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Make yourself an eyebrow stencil
Hey Ladies, I shared this with one of our board members already in a different post, but thought since there are quite a few ladies currently going through chemo they might benefit from this. When I was going through my chemo a good friend (Rhonda) gave me this advice. Take an empty plastic milk carton and cut out a square…
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A weird question
This is a weird one for me and I have been on google to see if this is true. Maybe this forum can answer this question for me. Does cancer have a smell and are there those people that can smell it? I will continue to see what I can find and see that there are many post from people, but nothing official from American Cancer…
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Fear of Cancer Coming Back
I have been doing well since I finished chemo and radiation several months ago. My hair has grown back well. I occasionally have mental freezes, but other than that, I can't complain at all. I have found, though, that I still fixate on the cancer sometimes and worry about it coming back. When I wake up in the middle of the…
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Chemo or no chemo? Nobody seems to know.
Hi, I just got my oncotypedx back. Just as my mammaprint test, it came back as "low risk". This perplexes all my doctors. Most people with my stage (I) and test results don't get chemo. But what none of the doctors can get by is my young age of 28. The just "feel uncomfortable" not giving me chemo. Don't get me wrong, my…
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first tac cocktail and neulesta shot done.. five to go
So far so good after first treatment. Just a little nauseus and tired. Hope it stays this way .
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Who wears a sleep cap? Question
I know this seems kind of silly, but I need some help ordering a sleep cap. I am not a hat person at all, so have no experience whatsoever. I have a choice of the following from the TLC catalog: 1. Cotton and polyester 2. Cotton only Here are the facts: 1. I live in central FL 2. I do not like to be hot, though we do keep…
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twlight zone
Talking to parents about how sick I feel on tamix(drug from hell) my mother starts reciting what the ******* doctors. Said " your cancer free...but we found isolated cells in one of your lymphnodes.......I almost burst out crying. Am I overly sensitive like maybe....I don't know....I just don't know
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Post Chemo & What I Know for Sure
I know that we need to be easy on ourselves. We are all so very different. We may be getting the same chemo, but we may not be getting the same side effects. We all rebound differently and that is so important to remember. I was certainly one to tell everyone be easy on yourself, yo've been thru so much, but I didn't heed…
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Is there anyone like me
So I am new but have been reading for the last six months the discussion boards. I had surgery last october for breast cancer and although the breast surgeron oncologist,my oncoclogy doctor and the breast navigator seem to love to sing the song "you are healed and cancer free." It is a great song if I felt in my heart that…
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You guys give me HOPE
Not that I never really had lack of hope towards my cancer. But as each day goes by and I sit here reading more and more posts, I can't help but be amazed by the the love and support here on this board. Not just us newbies starting or midway through our cancer treatments, but the "pioneers" from a few years back checking…
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Port date and chemo date
Well I got a port date of this Friday May 6 and a chemo start date of May 10th. Why do I have to have dates with Port and Chemo? I want to skip these two dates and get a date with NED! (Tee hee hee). It will be an adventure I am sure. The good thing is that I am into adventures, just not this kind. One thing the medical…
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Today is LisaMNovak's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LISA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you all the best today & throughout the year! ♥ Cat