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Breast Cancer

Rolling out the pink bus for Mary
Hi Everyone Let's get on the bus tomorrow for Mary. She will be having surgery and I want her to know that we will be with her in spirit. Let's fill the bus with love and positivity. In the past we would bring (virtual)food and drinks to share along the way. I'll be the DJ so let me know what songs you'd like to hear . My…
After Anastrozole
I just passed the 5 yr Mark with breast cancer and was told I could stop taking Anastrozole. Cold turkey. i wasn’t sure what to expect after being on a drig for 5 years. Surely there is info out there that gives an idea of how your body might react to NOT having a drug in it that had a 5 yr build up in your system. Looking…
Conflicting pathology reports AND Femara or Tamoxifem?
Hi Everyone, My 53-year-old sister, who resides in the Philippines, was recently diagnosed with Stage 1 cancer on her left breast (papillary carcinoma) with a tumor size of 1.9 cm (microscopic). Pathologist number 1 report: excision margins, negative for tumor (distance from excision margin: 1mm). Estrogen receptor assay…
Cancer that have spread to bones
I haven't been here for awhile now but I recently was diagnosed with breast cancer for the,third time. This time it's was in the armpit in the opposite side in the lymph node. I say lymph node because at the time there was only one lymph node involved. At the time I wanted to wait to get a second opinion concerning my…
arm muscle pain after chemo
I have a pain in my arm muscle (bicep) especially when I stretch. It started after completing the 6 months of chemo (AC + T). The lymph nodes were removed from the armpit and my arm mobility was limited after the surgery 8 months ago but it was fully recovered in a few months, therefore I was able to move my arm fully…
Mom diagnosed with BC two days ago, now has Chemo scheduled for next week.
This is all happening so fast! Part of me is happy to be moving forward so quickly, I mean once you get the diagnosis you want immediate answers and that seems like what we are getting. I just have some questions. So she had a clean mammogram in October of 2017 and now barely 6 months layer she has stage 2 BC with a lump…
Newly Diagnosed Stave 4 Metastic BC (MBC)
Hi all. I am so very glad to have found this site. I knew I badly needed a support group, but once or e en twice a month at night wasn't going to cut it. I'm 55 and I thought that was young. Then, again, I thought a lot of things. My cance is in my left breast and a few lymph nodes but metasisized (still can't spell it) to…
cancer & divorce
Has anyone else gone through a divorce during cancer treatment? My husband of 23 years walked out 2 weeks after my surgery, and I went through chemo & rad trying to be a single mom to my two teenage kids. That was 3 years ago, but I'm still struggling trying to recuperate from the treatment--fatigue, pain, chemobrain, etc.…
Seeking Flat Symmetry After Single Mastectomy
In my pre-surgical consultation with my surgeon I strongly requested that I did not want to be left with one breast and that I had no interest in reconstruction. She said she would only be willing to perform what was needed on the right breast, a total mastectomy for stage 2b, hormone positive (est & pro), invasive ductal…
Why not take my ovaries instead of trying to give me painful Zoladex monthly ..I'm 46 .. not going t
Why not take my ovaries instead of trying to give me painful Zoladex monthly ..I'm 46 .. not going to be needing them .. Effects to heart and bones same from shot or ovary removal ... I'll never go back into premenopause at 46 so why torture me with tumor flare and side effects and pain monthly from the shot ?? WHY wont…
Game-alpha order ( A-awsome B-beautiful etc) words of encouragement
A: Admire
Tamoxifen - Scared
Hello everyone, I have gone through chemo and a bilateral masectomy, then an axillary node dissection where 3 out of 19 nodes were shown to have cancer. My onc now wants me to take Tamoxifen and I am scared to death. Just reading all the side effects makes me so nervous. I see some of the other posts about what everyone is…
Can I Take Vitamin E with Tamoxifen?
Hi all, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer about a year and 1/2 ago. Had surgery, nothing found in my lymph nodes. I had radiation therapy and was put on tamoxifen. My only problem with the tamoxifen is hot flashes. They don't occur at night, but at random times during the day I get very hot and…
Follow up on BC through the years
Hi Everyone, I wondered if there is any testing done other than mamograms or ultrasound to check if your cancer has returned. Do they only do further test if you're having some kind of unusual symptoms? Is there blood test that they can do that give them information. Do they do routine bone density test, and would that…
Continued weight loss
My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2015. She went through chemo and radiation therapy. Had a lumpectomy. Was put on a anti-hormone dru whose name I cannot remember (starts with an A). In Jan 2017 her breast cancer had metasticized into her brain. She had surgery to remove the small spot. So far so good on…
Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Does anybody know of any one who had or has this type of breast cancer so that I can compare notes, as I was recently diagnosed of same. Hugs to you all and God bless. May
Side Effects of Chemo - are they cummulative?
Hi. I had my first Chemo on Monday of this week (this is Thursday) and the side effects seemed minor. Of course, I expected the worst. I'm wondering, however, if session 2 through 6 will add on some more intense side effects. As far as I know, I'm getting the same stuff for every treatment. I was told my hair would fall…
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL
Pink Bus Monday for Elaine_wi
We're going on another ride, Monday the 26th! Elaine_wi is having a ten-hour surgery so we'll probably need extra food and drink and, of course, an activities coordinator. We'll be there, start to finish! xoxo Victoria
Burning and hurting
Hi everyone.Its Been 9 years since Breast Cancer.And in last month I get burning like hurting in same breast.Mamo is in June.Should I call oncologist and get it early.Have any of you had this?At first it wasn’t as often.Now it is.thank you.
New Diagnosis
Hi everyone, After 22 years and a battle with AML 16 years ago, my wife and I back on a war footing again with a new diagnosis of breast cancer. It was caught early and in the same breast as before but in a different spot. I am told it is HR2 negative and estrogen reactive. Most likely stage 1. Because this is a recurrence…
Gabapentin, anyone?
Hello, everyone - I've been in surgical menopause since my preventive oophorectomy in January, and have had terrible sleep problems and night sweats since the surgery. I would give anything for a good night's sleep right now. I saw my oncologist yesterday, and he decided we should try Gabapentin. He has other patients in…
chemo-eyes?
hey ladies, I am seeing my Oncologist tomorrow, so I will ask him, but I thought I'd see if anyone has heard of or experienced what I have lately. I am on 2 chemos (Taxol and Herceptin)doing very well, but twice in the last month or so I have had a small area in the cornea of the right eye just next to the pupil which…
Tough decision Chemo or potential Heart issues - got 2nd opinion
Realizing that we all have different motivations and options to beat this ugly disease, I wanted to share my personal experience and suggest that a 2nd opinion can be a good thing. Because I've had a mitral valve replacement (mechanical), and now a pacemaker for AFIB, I was very concerned with Chemo side effects of my…
need advice for carer from patients perspective
Hi, I have a family member who has very recently been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer - i don't know the exact in's and out's in terms of location etc but i do know i will likely be their primary support person. My understanding so far is neoadjuvant chemo has been discussed with view to surgery though i will be…
Stress and Family Indifference
Newly diagnosed (Last Thursday) still a bit in a fog. I had four (4) years of continious stress and I do beleive it has impacted my health. WHile I'm going through the (physical) pain, anger, anxiety et. My living situation is not helping e at all The cause of my stress is my daughter. She has been diagnosed with several…
Has anyone else been through surgical menopause?
Some of you know that I completed active treatment for breast cancer in 2009, and am 8 ½ years into my 10 years on Tamoxifen. In 2013, I found out that I’m positive for the PALB2 genetic mutation. Because of that result, I had a preventive bilateral mastectomy in 2015, and have now just had a preventive bilateral…
mets within 6 months after 1st diagnosis
I first found 2cm lump in jun 2017. 9 months later I have mets in lung lymph nodes and starting clinical trials. I have not run into anyone with growth rate or mets as fast as mine. I hate being alone :( .
RIBP - Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy
Have any of you heard about RIBP? I have just received the diagnosis. Symptoms are lost of feeling in the hand and/or arm, pain and muscle weakness. I'm told this is a rare effect from radiation. There is no cure and we don't know how far the nerve damage will go. I'm just wondering if anyone else has knowlege about it and…
Geez oh Pete!
Last Saturday I missed a step and down the stairs I went. I stuck the landing like a ballerina hippo. Twist to the ankle and break to the fibula. The ambulance arrives, they could not get my big butt up off the floor that easily. OH MY GOD I did not know I even knew that many bad words! Lots of tissue damage, ice it, wear…

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