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Me too---I am also dancing w/NED!
My Pet scan came back clear! Ned for Me! Just 2.5 WBC which is alittle low, will go for another Blood test this week. Been eating my oysters and pumpkin seeds, I hope that will help. Just wanted to share my good news. Annette
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Very good test results
First let me say, Thank you all for your support you have given to me and to everyone on who comes on here looking for a shoulder and understanding. I have learned so much from yall and im sure will learn much more, Thank you I had a Pet scan at the first of Jan.since then i have had 5 double rad treatments and now 4 A/C…
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Today is sunshine0406's Birthday!
Hope all your Birthday wishes come true! Have a great day - filled with love all around you! -Jenny
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Just diagnosed with TNBC....Update
I was looking for something about TNBC and found this forum. I'm so glad I did because I was feeling the end was closer than the beginning of my treatment. I started my treatment last week. I really didn't have any side effects, except for the steriods. I will do 4 treatments, every other week of A/C, then 4 treatments,…
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Post surgical visit today.
I consider this good news when I think about the fact that I had HER2 cancer. The tumor was bigger than the imaging showed, 6.6 cm. Despite this they are still calling this a stage 2 cancer. It is that HER2 cancer that is so aggressive but there's a chemo drug called Herceptin that is supposed to be good. I had 2 lymph…
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First Hair Cut
What progress! It really does come back. I had my last chemo the day before Thanksgiving and much to my surprise was starting to grow peach fuzz on my head. I got my first hair cut today. Nothing major but it was uneven and out of control so she evened it up, trimmed it a bit and made it look better. Even though she didn't…
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lumpectomy and return to work
Ladies, I return to work next week. Naturally I am a bit lopsided. Though I don't feel the need for an outright prostesis I am hoping to use something to even things out a bit. I generally wear a sports bra. I also have to consider the fact that lymph nodes were removed so I need to minimize pressure on the breast. Any…
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Yippee!!! I Ran my 1st 5K 2Day!!!
I have to share my success with you dear Sisters. I ran my 1st 5K Run this morning!!! It was a fundraiser for my 10 year old daughter's elementary school. I didn't think I was going to run the entire course, but I did! Lauren ran with some friends and I keep on going until I crossed the finish line! This is the first time…
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Home. One of the great 4-letter words!
After a 2 hour train ride, a 10 1/2 hour plane ride, and a 2 hour car ride, we are home. Well, our other home. I had started a headcold the day before, and so my immune system was compromised enough to let in the flu bug flying around in the plane. I had planned on hitting the ground running, so to speak, on Tuesday…
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I have decided to give this everything I've got!
I see the medical onco for the first time tomorrow and don't know exactly what the plan will be. I am stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR+ and HER2-, so may end up having to wait awhile longer for an Oncotype. At any rate, I have decided as of tonight that IF chemo is recommended and whatever anti-hormone therapy may be recommended,…
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Is Oncotype usually done on grade 3 tumors?
I have all the other characteristics of someone with IDC who gets an Oncotype done, hormone receptor+, HER2-, stage 1, no nodes (margins weren't clean the first time but were the second). I am 52 and pre-menopausal. I had a lumpectomy and re-excision and will have radiation after chemo, IF chemo is recommended. I also am…
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"The craziest thing I forgot today was...."
I have been forgetting the craziest stuff lately, and as much as it frustrates me, it makes me laugh. I wanted to start this thread to see what you guys forget in a day (to make me feel better about my swiss-cheese for brains, of course..) Tuesday I forgot a line to the Lord's prayer. I said it over and over in my mind and…
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I'm new, can we do a survey?
Of course if you want to skip any questions, that's fine! This is for fun, kind of a getting to know you thing. Hope no one is offended. State (and city if you want to share it) - Age or age range (if you want to share) and menopausal status - Type of BC, stage and grade - Type of surgery you had, or will have - Type of…
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Ahhhh Sweet Sisters, Thank You for my gifts!!!! I adore you!
I too was delighted and surprised by loving gifts spearheaded by our Aysemari, and contributed to by the Kindred Spirits! I got a PINK Camelback for all of my hikes, half marathons, 5 and 10Ks, and OMG~ the most beautiful embroidered sweatshirt EVER! On the front, there is a big, red Heart and the name Chen~ and on the…
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Thank you so much
Well I think God exists and blesses us in so many ways, and works through wonderful people like you . I have just been so sad about work and my body that will not do what I want it to. then I was able to talk to a few good friends a work who really helped, came home and had some beautiful roses from my pink sisters After…
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failed sterotactic biopsy
March 19, 2011 - 6:25pm failed sterotactic biopsy Well, the images were taken and the freezing was put in and then the red light appeared on the firing gun for the sample to be taken. Was told needle was too big and spot too small, now looking at excisional biopsy by surgeon. I can do this or wait and go for mammograms…
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radiation with an expander in
Wonderingi f anyone else is or had radiation with the explander in place. I am 17 treatments in I have to get 33 in total and then a 10 day "boost" immediately following. I had a left side mastectomy in November and as the tx is going on I am more and more uncomfortable. I feel like my explander keeps changing size and it…
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Jennifer Aniston directs film
Jennifer Aniston is going behind the scenes and directing a short film about breast cancer.She said "our hope with "Project Five" is to entertain,inform, and inspire dialogue research and prevention". Of course by the time it will be on I am sure I will miss it. I do that all the time.Waiting for a show to come on then…
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Worried - How long did you have to wait after lumpectomy before your doctor check you?
I had a lumpectomy on Wednesday and came home the same day. The doctor cannot check my incision until this Friday. That is 1-1/2 half weeks after the surgery. I am concerned that I should not have to wait that long to make sure everything is alringht. Ticky
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First onco visit, what to expect?
My first visit with the medical oncologist is this coming Wednesday afternoon. I was wondering what I could expect to happen? We have seen the radiation oncologist for a consult, but all they did was take my vitals and talk to DH and me (for a long time I might add). I have already been told to expect lab work (not sure…
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Was your Oncotype test covered by insurance?
Just wondering if your oncotype testing was covered by insurance? It is likely that my onco will suggest this (stage 1, grade 3, hormone receptor+, HER2-). So, if you don't mind sharing, please tell me the type of insurance you have (or had) and whether or not it was covered, also was it covered completely or partially?…
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Am I ever going to feel like myself again?
I am 2 1/2 years post breast cancer, and I am wondering if anyone can tell me if it is normal to still feel bad. I feel like I will never be myself again in so many ways. Yes, it is both mental and physical, I am just so exhausted all the time. Certainly not as much as I was during double mastectomy and chemo, but I just…
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This website
sucks. Not because of it's content nor the folks who need it and use it. I applaud those. I've used it myself and found great comfort in it, but from a technical standpoint, it's really in a bad way. NO it's not my computer and NO it's not my ISP--it's THIS site. I shouldn't have to wait 5(let me count them 5)for the…
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vaginal discharge during chemo
Last week I was sure I had a yeast infection with irritation and white discharge. I started overthe counter cream on Friday night. I had the white dischrge all weekend and called the oncologisst Mon. She prescribed oral med--Fluconazole which I took yesterday. About that time I noticed the discharge was yellowish/greenish…
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question of weight
Before BC I was 147lbs. Now 130lbs. Lost all that weight during BC journey especially before dx. I saw the weight drop and thought hmm why am I losing so much weight! Little did I know but I suspected and froze with fear. Anyway, I don't bake banana and other breads as I did prior to bc, if I did the weight probably would…
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Pain in Hands
Hello. I am new to this board. I read the posts about a potentially false poster and hope that is not true since this board offers support, advice, experience etc. for BC patients. Anyway, here's my question... I have been on Arimidex for a litte over a week and notice that both of my hands are particularly…
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Junk Swap Thanks Teena!
I picked up a box at the po today, totally clueless as to what it could be....I opened it and there are all these cute little wrapped presents in it...and then it dawns on me...JUNK SWAP STUFF! YAY! Thanks for all the cute items Teena, I'm not regifting anything.lol! I hope I do as well when I send my box out tomorrow to…
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living with "positive margins"
How many survivors were told they had "positive margins?" I had a positive margin and the anxiety of the cancer being in my lymph nodes in my breast bone is dominating me. Breast bone lymph nodes are not sampled so there is no way to know for sure if the cancer is there. I would like to know some stories of women who had…
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Port put in yesterday (is it supose to be so sore in my neck?)
wow my neck is sore but where they put the pot isn't.Kinda weird to me sorta a little red this morning is that normal???? They have such trouble with my veins they had to use the ultrasound that the used for the port to insert it . They had to use it for my IV to get medication to me. I think I will love this port thing.…
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Hello - How do I go back to work after taking off 3 years to recover from stage 3 breast cancer?
I had to take off just about three years due to cancer and aggressive treatment for it. Due to complications from radiation, my reconstruction surgery has been very drawn out. I just had my seventh surgery (and last) at the end of February 2011, and am now preparing to search for a new job. I know that discrimination is…