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Radiation Treatments
Anyone gone through Radiation with side effects of hot flashes, night sweats and headaches, facial hair? Thought this was over with when the treatment ended. It has been a week since last treatment and having these problems in the evening. Makes it hard to sleep. Anyone else have this problem?
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I think I have kidney stones, yet again! Ugh -- no health insurance
drinking cranberry juice, water and lemon water .. in an effort of flushing my kidneys .. so so so very painful. I've been in pain for a few days, and now the pain has escalated to an all time HIGH. I am so very thankful for the drugs that I have on hand from my many surgeries the past 13 months. Please send good thoughts…
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I did it I shaved the head!!!!!
Hair was coming out in clumps so sat my neighbors girls set up with her hair stylist after they closed to shave me. She let anyone that wanted to come bring whatever they wanted to drink etc. My 6 year old granddaughter cut my hair and my oldest daughter shaved my head then Jen finished it up and cut my wig. I was so okay…
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Hair falling out wig on back order
Any good websites to find hats etc my wig won't be in til end of March and hair is coming out in handfuls. Would be ok with shaving head if I had something to cover it =:) 2nd chemo today pray I don't get so sick like 1st one. Tired of docs saying they never had people get as sick as me find it hard to believe that I am…
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PLEASE PRAY for my FRIEND
Hi my lovely ladies: I have a friend who was diagnosed with BC last year. She was stage 2b. They removed her lymph nodes and she decided to remove the breasts too because she tested positive for the genes. She just finished her chemo a few weeks ago. Now going through rad, which she didn't need but wanted to do it anyway…
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Prayers for my Sister-In-Law
Hi Pinks, I just wanted to ask for prayers for my Sister-In-Law, JULIE. She was diagnosed a couple weeks ago with DCIS Breast Cancer and is having a bilateral mastectomy today. She's pretty frail, tiny thing, 40 years old, and I worry about her. Thank you in advance for all your prayers. Miles of Love, ~Kari PS. Chemo is…
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With a heavy heart..
I have posted in the past, asking for prayers for my closet friend who has fought brain cancer for 2 1/2 years...her journey ended this morning..and oh how ironic....she's Irish...born and raised in Ireland and dies on St.Patrick's day....back to her Irish roots...I hope she's doing an Irish gig in Heaven with her…
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New Game
I don't know about anyone else, but I love to get my mind off things with the fun posts. Let's try just using the alphabet and writing a new word for each letter in succession. The answers tell us something about each other too. What do they say, write the first thing that comes to mind! It should be fun. Once we get to Z…
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CHELATION therapy and Vitamin C/B super IV injections - After Chemo/radiation
Hello I had been doing a lots of research on line, but I was wondering if anybody have experience with "Supplementary" or "Natural" treatments that helps our body heal better DURING or AFTER Chemo & Radiation. Anybody have any experience with following? a) CHELATION Therapy - is used as a treatment for acute TOXIC METALS…
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Insurance Help!
No problems with insurance through chemo or surgery. BUT I just got a notice in the mail from the insurance company that the first almost 3700 of radiation, for scanning, plotting radiation and even for the first office visit has been denied because it was for "services which are considered by_________to be investigative…
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What a rockin pink party bus!!!
Man you guys can get wild and cause alot of trouble on the pink party bus...with all the loud music and dancing and singing and drinking...luckly none of us went to jail on that trip...LOL! I guess we had alot to celebrate...doc said she didnt think it was skin cancer...WOOO HOOO! Yet i had all the doctors in that practice…
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I haven't disappeared
I haven't quit the MB, just in a long stretch of working. Worked yesterday and work again tomorrow. I'll try to check in when I can, but I start a second job on Monday. I'm not leaving the unit that I love just going to work a little extra at my last hospital on an as needed basis (because they begged me). Anyway,…
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new microcalcification found on mammogram,
was called for a recall, tech showed me the spot, i have implants, they took two more views of Rt breast and then told me to wait in the room, radiologist appeared and said you need to be biopsied. I asked why and he said because it is a new spot on mammo. I asked the nurse what happens now, I am scheduled for sterotatic…
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Taxatere
I start treatment today but was not given a pretreatment do and don't list. I fear that drinking wine or taking vitamins up until yesterday could be a problem after I googled information. Anyone know?
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Herceptin
I've been told that I may need to go on Herceptin since bc was HER2+. I know this has probably been discussed many times on the board, but I was wondering how my sisters out there faired taking it. Oncologist said that I would be on it for a year-once every 3 weeks. Asked if I needed a port-he said it was my…
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follow up with surgeons
I thought once I had surgery post check up that was it. When I went back (3 yrs ago this month) I was told "HE" was leaving the area. I was referred to another Dr Office-I saw that dr one time and never told to go back etc. HOW many see surgeon afterwards? Like oncologist appts? just curious
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Joke for Today
This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things. He immediately phoned the police, who asked "Is…
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Port out????
Please give me your opinion because I don't know what to do. As I had stated in a prior post my wbc is low (2.5) but dr. said my port could come out this month. I will be getting another blood test next week to check to see if wbc goes up at all. I'm worried about having the surgery, because of the risk of infection due to…
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HER2
I found out yesterday that I am HER 2 positive. So I now know I will be going for chemo. For those of you who have been HER 2 positive, did you have other chemo besides Herceptin? I know if you have chemo your hair ususlly falls out. I was not sure if this was true for Herceptin. I kind of suspect I will be having more…
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surgeons
Curious how many here used general surgeopn vs breast surgeon? I didn't know such thing (breast)until after my surgery- I was just referred to general surgeon!
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green: Who is wearing GREEN today?
Corn beef a cooking?
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i got an answer
I saw my PS about my implants falling and he said that it happens sometimes, the fold in the breast in difficult to get sometimes. It can also depend on your skin. He said my implants were the correct size, they just fell. On Wednesday, I will be having the very painful surgery. They will go in through the scar and remove…
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Get pet scans RESULTS in the am.... left out an important word!!!
Ya'll hop on the bus appointment at 10am Ü ♥
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Thanks for condolences for my dog
As those of you who are on Facebook know, we had our dear dog Bodhi euthanized yesterday. Your messages on here helped us to know that the time had come to end any suffering before he was in too much pain or before he lost control of his body. So I really want to thank all of you for your helpful words here and for all of…
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I've been touch by an 'Angel' .. her name is Jean 0609
I received a wonderful gift in the mail today - sent to me from Jean. It is a beautiful pink paper cross, with our breast cancer logo - prayer inside. How perfect! I really needed a lift today .. currently, coping with pain associated with 'kidney stones'. Perfect timing ... Thank you .. Thank you.. Jean. Vicki Sam
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my dog has cancer
Just found out today that our 9-year-old yellow lab, Bodhi, has extensive and aggressive cancer in his stomach and lungs. Vet is recommending that we euthanize him before it gets much worse. He doesn't seem to be in too much pain yet, but vet is afraid he will go into seizures and it could get ugly. He is not eating, is…
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Adriamycin,Cytoxan, Taxol Treatment to begin next week
Hello all: As others, within a short period of time, I've had a few issues with this world wind we are going through. Today, I received additional info about the large mass on the one ovary I still have. It must be removed - the big question was will it be before or after chemo. The gyne onc doesn't think it's malignant,…
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getting nervious my port to be put in tomorrow
Wow I am nervous I will be getting my port put in in the morning I hope they can find a vein they sure blew the one and only one I had left in my hand. I have such bad veins I think this port will not only help me with my chemo it will help me with blood draws that they say I will need the next day to check my white blood…
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Just venting...
I don't even want to complain...but I need to get this off my chest (haha)...after my 3rd chemo treatment we moved from TX to KY. I had to find all new doctors. Now it looks like we are heading to IA. I had just scheduled my reconstruction and will have to start all over finding a new plastic surgeon (and an onc). OK, I'm…
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Gotta laugh sometimes
I got a letter from insurance, they couldn't process my claim for a wig because the invoice and prescription didn't state if this was an inpatient service. I called my insurance company, took 3 transfers 30 minutes of explaining that I did not go to a hospital or emergency room to purchase a wig. Finally the claims rep had…