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Who has chemo curls?????
I've been meaning to post this for quite some time........for those of us who now have hair after chemo, I am curious as to how your hair came in....My hair, pre chemo,ended chemo end of last August......I kept it in a short layered cut, always....hair was dark brown....as it started to return it was straight, like…
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Help- watery eyes . . .
I had one round of Taxotere that started in March and finished in May. I lost all but 3 eyelashes. I had watery eyes during chemo and well, everyone said it was "normal" but now 2 1/2 months later still- the watering. What is it? Is it because I don't have eyelashes and once they grow it will cease or is it just "part of…
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Breast Cancer only found in Lymph node - anyone else?
I was diagnoised this fall with breast cancer, ER positive; however, no tumor was found in the breast even after a PET scan. The only tumor was in my left armpit lymph node. Has anyone else experience this? What type of treatment/surgery was done? I went thru 3 months of Taxol and now just starting 3 months of FAC. They…
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Today is Sharice42's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SHARICE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Wishing you all the best on your special day & throughout the coming year! ♥ Cat
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Vicki's test results
Praise the Lord!!! Vicki got her test results back today and it's benign!!!! Thank You all for praying for her. I'm so happy that I'm crying right now. God Bless and hugs to all of you, Dawne
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just read Mama's facebook
she's passed .... so sad.... my candle lit for her! Forever in our heart MamaG!!! You are an inspiration, a true fighter, God bless you and your family. xoxo Libby
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credit card settling
Does anyone have any information regarding this. Breast cancer has put us in a finanical bind and we can not pay our bills. We hopefully are getting a tax refund and have hear the credit cards companies will take settlements less than what is owed. Has anyone done this? Help, we are drowning fast.
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Still feeling violated
I find that I am still having a negative reaction to what was posted by "Cancuncutie" and her "sister". I was just getting ready to start rads (until my tumor markers came back higher than expected so I now need to wait for the results from a PET & bone scan) and I know that many of her posts scared me about what the whole…
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mothers & daughters
My daughter is going through chemo now. She was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma Nov. 4th and after a lumpectomy found more cells she had a double mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. She has been through so much and I want to be strong for her through this journey. For me it is like deja vu as I am a survivor of…
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Hair Update...
So, how is your hair after chemo? I am 8 months post chemo and my hair is about 4 inches and curly...I love my new hair!
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Anyone have TAC all at once?
So far I hear many have had TAC but did the AC and then the T. I had all three at once every three weeks for a total of 6 treatments. I am just curious if anyone else had all three infused at the same time.
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Local Support Groups- Houston
Hi Everyone, My mom begins Chemo this Friday (pray) and she is really nervous. It's hard for her to speak to any of us and I was wondering if any of you knew of any support group she could attend in Houston. She is only fluent in Spanish- which makes it twice as difficult. She needs to be aorund Strong Women like all of…
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First chemo was so hard -does it get easier?
I had my first chemo a little over a week ago and I still don't feel 100% right. I'm having TAC and started with the A/C followed by a Neulasta shot the following day. I had alot of pain, fatigue and indigestion. It was hard to eat or drink. I've got my next treatment on Thursday - I'm having them every other week. Is the…
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It has been a while
Hey Guys! I haven't posted in a long time. I come back and just check up on everyone every once in a while. I try to move on with my life after cancer but it seems like it is so hard. I am a very different person now. Everyone thinks I should just be happy and that everything is over. They don't understand how every ache…
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Today is Taleena's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TALEENA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! You are very special & you deserve the best Wishing you a day/year filled with love & happiness! ♥ Cat
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Anyone participating in the 26.2 with Donna this weekend?
This is probably a long shot but I was wondering if any of you are participating in the marathon this weekend in Jacksonville Beach, FL. This particular marathon was started by Donna Deegan who is a 3x breast cancer survivor and also a local news anchor. 4 years ago she started this marathon. Her goal is to "Finish" breast…
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5 months hair growth...
Greetings Sisters, from Mexico I just posted in expressions a photo of me without hat or scarf... last chemo infusion was September.... so this is head of hair 5 months later. It came in dark and curly...very different for me. I am using my Lympha-Press Pump in this photo too. It was a lot to pack for travelling via…
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Article from webmd.com about lymph node removal
I came across this article about a study on early stage breast cancer with spread to lymph nodes removal. In case anyone is interested, the link is pasted below. JoAnn http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20110208/lymph-node-removal-not-needed-for-breast-cancer-patients
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New to all of this
Hi Ladies I've been a "silent stalker" LOL on here. Your posts have been really helpful for some of the questions I've had. I'm a 35 year old mother of 3 who was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in Nov 10 with 4/15 nodes positive and I'm triple positive (BRCA-). Still don't know what all that means exactly. I've already had…
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Infusion Port Removal - In Office
Just wanted to share my recent experience regarding the removal of my infusion port. Initially, when the port was inserted, I was promised it would be removed in the same fashion that it was inserted - in the operating room with me being out. A year and some months later my surgical oncologist decided he would remove the…
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A message of hope for our Stage 4 sisters
I hope I'm not violating any rules by posting this link but I read this and felt we all could use some inspiration and hope with all the heartbreaking news over the past few months. It certainly helped me. I thank Kathy36 for sharing it and hope she doesn't mind my posting it here. Seventeen years with stage 4 today. many…
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I'm gonna be on tee-vee!!! yippee! and an update
I did a local news interview last week - a cancer center here in South Bend that I had contacted the day I found out I had cancer has opened a new "wellness center" in their building & they wanted to get the word out to the public about what services they have for people with cancer and their caregivers. This place is…
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FINALLY some GOOD news :-)
My Brain MRI yesterday is clear. So long story short, I've had my head examined and I'm ok! Thank God!! Now let's get after these bone mets and put the beast into remission again!! Mountains of Love, ~Kari
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MamaG I've been off the boards
I've been off the boards for quite awhile and was saddened to read about MamaG. She, along with so many others welcomed me, answered questions and was such a gift to us all with her sprit. But her spirt will live on in all of us. I've been off the boards not because I am doing well but because I have been overwhelmed with…
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Prayers for my friend
Good morning to all of my Sisters in Pink, I'm asking for all of you to please pray for my friend. She had her first mammogram last Monday. They called her back in for a diagnostic mammogram which she had on Thursday. The radiologist told her that they found a "spot" in the gray area. They will do a biopsy on the 17th. She…
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ChocoVine - Chocolate and wine, what could be better?
Nothing!!! We tried this wine last night. It is yummy, it's like chocolate milk with a kick. Tonight, I'm mixing the last glass with ice cream. Oh, joy! Sue
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Herceptin and Port
I've been having Herceptin treatments for almost 10 months, but my last echo cardiogram showed that my EF (ejection fraction number) had dropped below 50 ... so they have stopped the treatments for a couple of months to allow the number to go back up. My concern is with my port.... if it isn't accessed for 2 or more…
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Allergic to Tamoxifen
Hi, I developed a severe itch after a week on the Tamoxifen. Benadryl and Zertec didn't help. Finally my onc told me to stop and she sent me to the Derm. Now I am starting today with the Tamoxifen, Prednisone and Doxepin. Has anyone had this situation. The itching was really bad. I have the scars to prove it. The Onc said…
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Take your wife to ER/UC and get fired.
Well as I have said - I had a colonoscopy last Friday morn. Hubby took me up for it (had to have a driver sign before I got knocked out). Thursday and Friday are his normal days off. "Things" didn't go as expected (nothing nasty found) and I was in very bad pain from it (hurt as bad as my C-sections did or worse -…
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Help! the DEXAmethasone really breaks out my skin!
Does anyone have experience with the acne like rash that the steroid DEXAmethasone gives some people. I started breaking out the second day after my first chemo and it is still breaking out 9 days later. I showed the nurse and basically she said I just would have to deal with it. She kept telling me to take benedryl if it…