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Anastrozole: hot flashes and weight gain
i take 1mg Anastrozole daily, and (whereas during menopause, i'd get relatively harmless Warm Flashes) i am having really tough Hot Flashes. They hit like clockwork about 30-45min after my 12noon dosing time, then irregularly; luckily, not bad. while sleeping. Activity will trigger them... i get awful overheated, sweaty,…
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Intramammary node....
ok... so recently I found out the 1cm mass they found in my breast was not just "standard" tumor, but an abnormal intramammary node. Instantly they diagnosed it as Birads II, which I've read online is the standard instant diagnosis when mass is intramammary node. Mine is 3cm from nipple in lower outer quadrant around 8…
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Thank you for my ornament, Grandma x 6!
Received a lovely and special pink ribbon ceramic angel ornament from Grandma x 6 -- thank you so much! And the extra treats were such a nice surprise. I've posted a picture on my Expressions page for all to see -- check it out! Traci
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Wonderful Christmas Goodies
I received a beautiful Lenox ornament, Candy dish And a box of yummy Sees Chocolates thank you 1Surfermom Everyone have a healthy happy New Year's
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Hearing loss from chemo
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Back Pain
I'm currently on week 7 of 12 weekly Taxol treatments. The fatigue is killing me. It's worse than A/C I went through. All the side effects seem to be worse or more noticable to me on Taxol. The main thing I'm dealing with is severe lower back pain that intensifies as I walk. The further I walk, the more pain and the more…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR.. bEEPOSITIVE
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Poor Kidney function not on dialylsis MRI refused
Due to poor Kidney funtion( I am not on dialysis,). Technician refused to do MRI. Awaiting Dr. to return from vacation. Just diagnosed with Breast Cancer. How will the lack of MRI affect me. Had sterodatioc needle which tested two cancer suspects.
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Happy Holidays
I am very thankful for all the support and encouragement from all of you! I hope that you are all surrounded by loved ones this holiday season and that you continue to keep ths faith and believe that we will be healed.
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And another one in the family
I know I have mentioned this before, that I come from a family that on both sides, have cancer and it is not just one type. It is all over. I think the total of family that has either had or has died from it is at 25. It is very traumatic. Liver, colon, brain, stomach, pancreatic, kidney, breast, skin, thyroid, bone,…
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AI withdrawal?
Hello, I'm a newbie here. I am a 10-year survivor. I have recently been taken off AIs, which I've been on for the past 10 years, and I'm experiencing what I think might be withdrawal symptoms, such as mood swings, fatigue, stomach upset, dizziness, and acne. (It's all very PMS-ish, which is something I very happily haven't…
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BEEPOSITIVE ..BE BLESSED HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
Hello All yes we are here..but we are STILL HERE....things are hard dealing with this and family can not relate to us ..but I feel blessed and I know things could be a lot worse..I am counting my blessing continue to ask questions of my doctors and making hard decisions thats best for me ..all of our bodies react to the…
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Genetic Testing
Hello All, I recently had genetic testing done and had a VUS (variant of unspecified significance) show up. It was ATM. What I was wondering is if anyone else here has had the same result? I only ask because the genetic counselor stated that they need further studies correlating with specific cancers to know just what the…
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Dr Found 3 Masses
CGE18 wrote: My doctor just found three masses in one breast. They are: 2.5 x 3.0 cm 2.5 x 2.0 cm 2.0 x 2.0 cm She states that they are mobile. The ultrasound states that they are ill-defined hypoechoic heterogeneous masses with evidence of mild internal vascularity. My mother and her sister both have breast cancer. I am…
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Thank You Pat Purdin
Hi Pat, thank you for the wonderful Christmas angel ornament. Also for going above and beyond the ornament with the candle gift bag. I will enjoy them and think of you and the others on this board. Merry Christmas to all! Barb A
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL..BE BLESSED ENJOY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BE BLESSED...PRAYERS TO ALL WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT NEW YEAR!!! BEEPOSITIVE !!!
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medicine
Hi, I have been diagnosed with cancer and the doctor is willing to prescribe an Opiate but I read online of people having tolerance to Opiates. So I ask you if you are on Opiate medicine, do you notice any tolerance to it?. Does it still work?. And where you taking it every day. Any help regarding this is greatly…
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taxol side effects
i'm new to writing, but i've been reading this site for a couple of weeks. i'd just like to know if anyone has had major side effects from taxol. i've been ok through the operation and the first 4 chemos (adr/cy), but this last chemo of taxol seemed to knock me on my butt. my doctor and the nurses led me to believe i'd…
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The hardest part
I don't even know where to post this...my mother started with breast cancer (so post here right?) but then it spread to her bones and then to her liver....so I'll go with the beginning. After 2 years of battling and being told she's terminal in Aug 2017, she gets a cold or something and loses her voice the day before…
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Metastatic Breast cancer-- now in liver
Hi everyone, I'm new here. My mom was diagnosed with BC Jan 2016. She did a clinical trial, then chemo, then radiation. While doing radiation this spring, the found cancer had spread to hip bone. Here we are in July and they've discovered the cancer has moved to her liver. She had been having some indigestion for a couple…
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Medical expense deductions
As a cancer patients, we often end up paying very high medical bills and drug costs. I haven’ t had the stomach for politics these days, but there is something being debated that effects cancer patients and other chronically ill patieints. I just wrote my Congressmen asking them to support the provision in the Senate Tax…
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What to expect or what to ask for...difficult to detect issue (maybe or maybe not Cancer)
Hi there! So, I have had an itchy breast and heavy feeling, let down feeling, and some remote "pain" of armpit lymph nodes, beginning in right breast, and then beginning in my left here recently. The right breast has had issues for about a year plus now. So, anyway, I saw my gyn yesterday. She got me into the breast ONC…
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I received my beautiful ornament today
Thank you TraciInla.such a beautiful one of a kind ornament.Came inside a beautiful breast Cancer bag.Thank you so very much.ornament is beautiful on my tree.Merry Christmas.
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My Ornament Arrived Today
i just opened a wonderful package,! In it I found a beautiful ornament wrapped in a super stylish and meaniingful scarf. Thank you so very much Peony. I'm going to an event on Monday and my new scarf will tie my whole look together. Love surf
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When does the blood test become normal??
Hello ladies, I haven't been here for a while, and I hope all of you beuatiful people are doing well out there! I have a question about my husband's blood test, but let me give you a brief information about my husdband's cancer history. My husband was diagnosed with a male breats cancer stage 3C in December, 2015 and then…
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Issues with chemo options for 2nd primary tumor
I haven’t been on this forum for over 13 years. I had ER+ invasive BC to left breast in 2004 and was treated with lumpectomy, 4 cycles of dose dense A/C, 35 radiation treatments and 5 years of Tamoxifen. I was 41 then. Now 13 years later I get diagnosed with new primary tumor in the right breast. Same kind of cancer. Did…
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********2017 Ornament Exchange********
Dear Pink Sisters, Well, it's another November 1st, so let's begin this year's ornament exchange. If you'd like to participate, please PM me with your real name and address (or you can remain anonymous if you wish, but I'll need the address) and I'll send you a name and address in return. It's great fun as people begin…
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Anyone with ILC also have reproductive cancer?
Anyone with ILC also have reproductive cancer? Can anyone tell me their first signs of ILC or other hard to dedect breast cancer? Your symptoms? Also, did anyone have a double diagnosis for both breast and reproductive area cancers? Thank you.
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Divorce and Breast Cancer
Is there anyone else out there that is battle breast cancer and going through a divorce.
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Tamoxifen and Leg Cramps~ what have you done about it???? OUCH!!!!
I have been taking Tamoxifen for my recurrance for about 5 weeks now...and OMG~ the charlies horses I get in either leg in the middle of the night is absolutely affecting my quality of life! I mentioned it to my oncologist who sorta poo-poo'd it as odd and shrugged it off. No mention that it is a side-effect or what if…