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How do you handle the waiting without fear?
I guess I need some advice from you all... After dx in 7/10 of Stage 1C IDC, Triple negative, med grade I had 2 lumpectomies (to get clear margins). I've made it through 6 rounds of chemo but my tumor markers were going up instead of down (31-8/25/10, 36-1/7/11 & 41-1/25/11). My doctor didn't like the upward trend, so I…
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Im loosing my mind...
This is not breast cancer related but i just need some support or any advise or somebody to say something to calm me down cuz im freaking out. I have 2 daughters one is 20 yrs and lives 2 hrs away and the other is 24yrs and lives 6 hrs away. I just found out they are both in relationships with these punks who are closet…
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Got tread?
I know weird title but let me explain. Ever since my diagnosis and this whole cancer hooplah, I have become super sensitive, I was sensitive to begin with, and also my tolerance for stress is below what it used. I get overwhelmed quiet easy. I can cry at the drop of a needle. And therefore keep anything sad or depressing…
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1st chemo tomorrow...so scared!
I thought I was doing ok...now its just one more sleep till chemo and Im so scared! Sweaty palms, upset tummy, thumping heart...I dont want to do this AT ALL!! Please tell me it gets better?
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How to choose between two oncologists?
My mom saw an oncologist last Friday and they talked about her treatment. The oncologist told that she has breast cancer with lung and spine mets. He told her that he prefers that she starts with chemotherapy not radiation since the cancer has already spread to the lungs and the spine. He was still waiting for more tissue…
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Had markers and ct scan today
I had a CT Scan today and my markers done today and next Wednesday i have what they call a dry run and then I start rads on next Thursday. need to know more from ladies that have been there and done that. thanks MOLLYZ
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After Mastectomy and Reconstruction - Arms
I am having alot of trouble with my left arm. I have been through with mastectomy and reconstruction since October. My cancer was on the right side and lymph nodes taken out on that side but the left side shoulder and arm are causing me some problems. I do not notice any swelling but find that I cannot do some things with…
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happy and confused
Well here goes---had lumpectomy and radiation. Finished radiation, sent to medical oncologist to discuss chemo since HER2+. Told don't need chemo(YAY)because of such small tumor. I will be seen by oncologist every 3 mos. to monitor. I think this is great, but now I feel as if I need to do more. Dr. says herceptin won't be…
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Good to Go for Another Six Months
Well my fellow travelers (and Kindred Spirits), I can sum up my oncology visit today in one word: NED. Although I would have loved that Scrabble game with all of you, I must say that your presence alone was so calming that my blood pressure was 110/70! I love all of you. Thank you so much. xoxoxo Lynn
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Hello and update
I have been reading all the posts, there are so many new ladies here! I had my second round of Ixempra, and was sick again, i had a lot of nausea and the big D, and some vomiting. I am down to 112 lbs!! i have not weighed that much since i was about 12. I have been weak and tired from all this, but today i am up and going…
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Stupid stuff people say about us having Breast cancer.
I think we need some humor here.Whats the most stupid thing someone has said to you when they found out you had Breast Cancer?I know we done this before,but I am thinking maybe it would do us good to do it again.thanks everyone.
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Life
I found out on Valentines day that one of my friends passed away. She had battled breast cancer for so long and it kept coming back in other places. I am so sad, but I am also greatful to her. She was the one that talked me into getting my first mamogram. It was then that I found out that I had early breast cancer. The…
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did anyone watch Dateline last night?
I was surprised to hear that many chemo treatments haven't changed since the 70's. They interviewed someone who used hair samples at his clinic to come up with alternative treatments---I think they said 200 pills a day. The woman from a NYC hospital negated all of what the other doctor was doing...except for his compassion…
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Today is DawneHope's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAWNE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hope you have a wonderful day/year filled with all the things you love most! ♥ Cat
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Today is Cahjah75's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHAR HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you Health, Happiness, & Love on your special day & always! ♥ Cat
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chemo jeebies
I don't know what to say... I was doing fine for a whole week, until today when I got my chemo start date. Feb. 24. Suddenly I got anxious. And I've read so much pain and suffering on here about some of your chemo experiences... so I'm trying not to read them right now! I'm still praying for your health and well being, but…
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REmission, NED etc..
In all my Dr visits post surgery, treatments,etc...my dr have only said "all tests (blood, mammo etc) look good.. I have never heard the words remission, NED etc...AM I the only one... either way I still am...cancer free (almost 3 yrs) Denise W.
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Is it possible to work out during Chemo?
I'm 19 years old and was diagnosed with a malignant phyllodes tumor in my right breast back in September. It's basically a rare form of breast cancer that most of my doctors, even the sarcoma experts at the cancer institute at Harvard, had never heard of. I'm not sure if any of you have either? I'm about to enter my 5th…
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Just wondering??????
I'll be receiving my third round of A/C on Wed. All has been going great so far. My question is...I did loose most of my hair (kinda look like a chia pet)but now over the past week it seems like it's beginning to come back a little (I'm not going to get attached to the idea of it coming back because taxol is up next). I…
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GEEZ MAYBE BEING BLONDE IS COOL AFTER ALL.
Sick Leave I urgently needed a few days off work, but, I knew the Boss would not allow me to take leave. I thought that maybe if I acted 'Crazy' then he would tell me to take a few days off. So I hung upside-down on the ceiling and made funny noises. My co-worker (who's blonde) asked me what I was doing. I told her that I…
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Way OFF TOPIC: 1941 American Woman's Cookbook
Just have to share that my girlfriend dug out her grandmother's 1941 "The American Woman's Cook Book" to show me, and it's such a trip back into cooking (and women's) history. It has sections on packing a healthy lunch for your child at school, which is still pretty relevant, and on "Entertaining without a Maid," which I…
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/I want Control
Well going down this morning to get hair wig and cut done My hair is long and I will donate it pay it forward I feel better about giving my hair to someone else that is going threw this fight.And it won't bother me as much, I hate the idea of loosing it to chemo I want to give it away instead on my terms only This diseases…
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getting home from chemo
Now I have another question... what do you feel like right after an AC injection? I live an hour from the facility - without traffic. It will probably be a 90 min - 2 hr drive home next week. Did anyone transport yourself? Just curious, someone's taking me, but will I ever be able to drive home?
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I'm on my 3rd glass of wine....sigh....(depressed and tipsy)
The wierdest conversation I have had in my life (and I have had MANY, as you can imagine) is one earlier tonight with my sister...concerning our mom.... So, the short of it is: I said "I feel that mom is trapped inside a body that is no longer capable of sustaining life without LOTS of help. We need to find out what is…
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Help with Diagnosis?
My mom had a surgery last week to remove part of a tumor from her backbone that is approacher her spine.The pathologist report came out today. We didn't see the oncologist yet but the diagnosis in the pathologist report says that my mom has an invasive Adenocarcinoma favoring Breast cancer Carcinoma primary. The report…
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Feeling Low
Well it seems the CBC count won't come up, I'm not responding to the bee sting so they sent vials of my blood for more workup. Depending on what they find, low iron probably, she will medicae me for that and if that doesn't work, then I might need a transfusion. Then late yesterday my radiologist's office called and said…
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I need help with....
My mom has breast cancer which has mestases in her liver. We have tried chemo but it makes her very ill. To give you more context she has always had a very weak constitution and her stomach is very sensitive to medication. She now has shingles and has severe pain in her arm where they are located. In addition, she has alot…
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Masectomy bras
' Does anyone have a comfortable mastectomy bra that they would recommend?? I'm presently wearing one that hooks in the front, and keeps coming unhooked because the bra straps slip off my shoulders!! Very irritating!! Thanks in advance for any replies!! Linda
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Update on "ornaments"
Hi, since a couple of people expressed interest in knowing the results of nipple surgery, I thought I would post a quick update. I had my nipple flap surgery last Friday. It was easy, took about an hour, only local anestetic, and I was in the hospital's operating room (not the doctor's office). After the surgery they taped…
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They say they got it all But..........
They say they got it all but they still say i need to have radiation and chemo. It has helped me a lot reading all the blogs I am not as scared about the treatment like I was this morning. I called today and I am getting fitted for a wig. I have long hair I guess I will donate my hair for someone like me to have a wig I…