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How will be breast mascetomy
Hi guys My mom is already done with 3 cycles of chemo,next year on jan 2nd she is undergoing right breast surgery how painfull it,wat will be the duration of the surgery
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Can anyone tell me about their Mastectomy and Immediate reconstruction...
Can anyone tell me what their mastectomy was like? No need to sugar coat. I haven't recovered as fast as the surgeon said from my lumpectomy. I am having a mastectomy and reconstruction Jan 13. I had a lumpectomy Nov. 27, 2010 and she coudn't find the place where cancer and precancer stopped because although an early stage…
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Oh where, Oh where has my little creature gone -- no little man next to my name ...does this mean, I
I must of done some to upset him/her -- perhaps it's been gone for a while .. I just realize it's gone - today. Of course, I'm going to blame my chemo brain. Could someone help me get my little creature back .. LOL Icky Vicki
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Last Chemo
My last and sixteenth chemo treatment is on December 16th. I will have a right mastectomy and prophylactic left mastectomy in January. Then 36 rad treatments.
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Im Back, sorry Ive been lost
Hi everyone, boy do I have a lot to catch up. First I was so busy with everything going on then, you're not going to believe this but then I forgot my user name and password, it took me weeks to remember, but like a light bulb I just remembered today. Isnt that crazy?? I hope everyone has been doing ok. I completed my…
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D & C again (just had 6mths ago)
Due to tamoxofin had one D & C 6mths ago...and just had one this week. MORE thickening of uterus (had some in one yr of meds and more in last 6mths) so after my procedure next week i'll know if I will need hystertomy!... Does increase of thickening ( i know expected) in such short time on med avg? I thought it would have…
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HONORING MY BIG SIS
I have changed my avatar to a picture of my big sister and I that was taken six months before her passing to pancreatic cancer. She has been gone for three years and I just want to honor her here I hope it does not offend any as she was an awesome gal and also a survivor or breast cancer. She had symptoms she just did not…
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One week from today
I will have phase 1 of my reconstruction. I am so excited about it, I can't wait to get my boobs back!!! I just had some MRI's done so if everything comes back clear tomorrow, I will have the green light for my surgery. There is no reason to believe that they will find anything, so I am planning on the surgery!
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Good News - NED is Good Dancer!
After going thru tests inc. CT scan, mammogram and liver ultrasound, all tests came back normal. Aftr being dxed over a year ago, having a masectomy, 12 weeks of chemo and 7 weks of daily radiation, it feels so good. I dusted off my red satin dancing shoes with glittering bows and my feet just slipped right in. NED is so…
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NED
Another mammogram finished yesterday on both breasts, and a clean bill of health is mine. Guess I will be sharing NED with several of you, as there are several posts this week showing No Evidence of Disease. I plan to dance the night away. Congratulations to us all! Hugs, Judy
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Update: Skipper
Hello Everyone: I'm sorry I haven't posted here for awhile. I've been mostly on the head & neck and caregiver boards lately. My sister(bc)is still fighting. She was given 2 days to live about 3 months ago. Now though I think the end is near. She hasn't eaten in about 2 weeks and she's pretty incoherent. I don't think she…
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Joy to the World--I've just joined Sunrae and Cavediver on the dance floor!
Just talked to my surgeon's nurse--Mammo-normal, ultrasound-normal, MRI-normal!!! I've just received the best Christmas present ever and I am dancing up a storm. I think I'll do the Hustle--any of you remember that from the late 70s/early 80s? Thank you all for the encouragement, positive thoughts and prayers. Hugs, Renee
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Posted pics!
I posted a couple of pics of Texasgirl10 and I when we met last night! She is the prettier one! God Bless (((Hugs))) Janice
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Should I be worried
I read a lot of your posts regarding, Pet scans, MRI's. I have only had every 6 month's the mammy's. I see my surgeon this month after my 6 month mammy, should I be asking for a pet scan? After my DX I had the MRI and bone scan. Is a bone scan the same as a pet scan ?
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PET/CT results received today
Sorry girls, NED is mine tonight! I am polishing my dancing shoes and getting ready for the big dance. I will try not to exhaust NED, as I know he has many of you on his dance card for future dates. Happy Holidays to all..........
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Meeting with Texasgirl went great!
It was wonderful! We meet tonight and got to visit for a while. She is such a sweet person. We have a lot in common besides BC. One thing is our beautiful grandkids! That was one of the first things we did was compare pics. We talked liked we had known each other for years, it was so comfortable to talk with her. We share…
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Cyber Cookie recipe exchange
I LOVE cookies. I love to bake them and I love to eat them. Even at the height of my Chemo during the Holidays, I ate them despite the metallic taste. So, with the expectation of Christmas, please share your FAVORITE cookie recipe. I make this one every year. It's called different things but I like to call it a Butter…
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Basic question re: prognosis
Do oncologists generally avoid giving a prognosis? I have yet to be given one, and have not specifically asked for one. Just wondering.
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Suzie 09
I just had to had to tell you how much I enjoy looking at your adorable blue eyed cat! Where did you ever find him? Hugs, Wanda
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my family doesn't understand
Here's the deal I had bc 17 yrs ago, and now got it back 2 months ago. The problem is it came back stage iv...So i'm doing chemo which made me lose my hair, eyebrows and lashes. Chemo has been working things are getting better but my problem is i want the Dr. to change my chemo when it's time for just a maintenance cause i…
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Breast cancer survivor group meeting
I just got home from the Breast Cancer Survivor Group Meeting that I attend once a month. We had a little Christmas celebration and everyone bought a dish. Had some yummy stuff. I received another ornament to put on my tree. A local school had their students make ornaments and they decorated a tree for us. We were all able…
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My body doesnt like me
Well my body just doesnt like me and i get all the weird little corks. Three or four days ago my foot just starts hurting with this dull ache, just out of the blues, didnt do anything to it. At the time i didnt think much of it...just a weird little cork as my body often has them...and you learn to just brush them off…
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missrenee,
how did your blood tests turn out - better, I hope! Sue
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Anybody Got a Favorite Candy You Eat Only at the Holidays?
Mine is dark chocolate covered cherries. I can't resist. I've been known to eat a whole box during holiday time! Hugs, Renee
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Celebrating Casey Alexander Martinez - Gone one year December 15th
Hard to believe it has been one year since we lost Casey to infant reflux disease. He is still missed by all who knew this little guy, and his life was celebrated in a big way in the Houston area on his birthday (September 21st), with the Mayor proclaiming it Casey Alexander Martinez day. We still miss our little Casey,…
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Postponing/ canceling chemo??
My Onc finally sent me to see a Wound Doctor, my incision is not healing, and has been getting worse. Anyway, the new doc wants me to either cancel or postpone my last chemo treatment. I understand why, but wondering about the effects of not taking it... If I take it late, is it like starting over? If I have to cancel,…
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Oh, how I want a big glass of red wine!
I haven't had one since January. I forgot to ask my onc if I can. I'm on Arimidex. I've read yes's and no's. Do you or don't you? And, dry or sweet, red or white? Sue
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Scared, relieved and feeling guilty
As you all know, my sister and I have been caregivers to our parents since mid-August when Dad was dx'd with lung cancer. Mom is end stage COPD. My sis does it weekdays and me, weekends. She was just dx'd with atrial fibrillation (sp) and is still waiting for help for an MRI of breast (no insurance). I just got off the…
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Gabe N Abby Mom
Congratulations on finishing the chemo.. I'm doing the happy dance for you. I didn't know that you had finished. How are you doing? I will be praying for you for a speedy recovery after surgery. Hugs, Dawne
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I have so many wonderful ornaments (4 years worth!) from my CSN Kindred Spirits, I posted a picture
Well, the title says it all!! I arranged my ornament collection on a lighted wreath. They are exclusively from the Kindred Spirits...I know the picture isn't perfect, but I hope you see your ornament on the wreath, and that all of you know the joy you have brought me! I love you! Ho Ho Happy Holidays, Chen-ta Claudia