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My Onc is pregnant
my onc is pregnant due in November. She is hoping to work thru Oct but will be out Nov, Dec and part of Jan. Worried about getting the chemo in my head by a Onc I dont know yet. I know it will be ok just concerned.
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cancer
i am going thru breast cancer i am almost 55 years old i have 5 kids they are 27 ,21,18.25and14 i am so devasted with this but i am a christian with faith in god i went thru chemo and am taking a cancer pill no surgery cause they think it went to the bone contact me
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home from masectomy still not self
After a week I am feeling somewhat better, but the drains are still in and seem to be bothering me a bit more. Went to the dr yesterday and had good news--only one node had cancer and margins of breast had none!!! I am still quite anxious and my digestion is terrible. I go to the oncologist tomorrow which has me stressed.…
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Skipper How are you ?
I have been thinking about you and your family. And wanted to see how you are. I pray for you and your family daily. Kay
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VickiSam good luck with your surgery on Wednesday
Dear .Vicki I hope you are having a wonderful day. Wishing you an easy time during your surgery, speedy recovery and easy healing. Thinking of you New Flower
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Headaches
Hi all this is really the first time I have posted. I have a question for those of you who have undergone radiation treatment if any of you happen to have had headaches during these treatments. I am on the fourth week of rads with two more weeks to go and about the second week of treatment I started getting headache.…
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Oncologist
Have my first appointment with my Oncologist after my lumpectomy on my left breast. Pathology came back..good news...no nodes..Stage 1...doctor thinks radiation treatments will be necessary but she couldn't tell me more. What should I expect with the Oncologist? Will he be able to tell me if radiation is all that is needed?
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Weight off my chest
I got home from my exchange surgery and am really looking forward to a good night's sleep. My surgery was a breeze, the nurses couldn't get over me. I was smiling, really alert and chatting away. I had to wait 2 hours for my friend to come get me, so did a lot of chatting. They were so nice, when I left they all hugged me…
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WHERE DO RED-HEADED BABIES COME FROM?
After their baby was born, the panicked father went to see the Obstetrician. 'Doctor,' the man said, 'I don't mind telling you, but I'm a little upset because my daughter has red hair. She can't possibly be mine!!' 'Nonsense,'the doctor said... 'Even though you and your wife both have black hair, one of your ancestors may…
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Performance Evaluations, Part 2...
(18) "He would argue with a signpost." (19) "He has a knack for making strangers immediately." (20) "He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room." (21) "When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell." (22) "If you see two people talking and one looks bored, ..... he's the other one." (23) "A photographic memory but with…
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Oops, this whole week sucked!!
Since i previously posted that everything seemed ok with the new chemo treatment, I want to take it back. The whole entire week was terrible, I do not know how you ladies can handle the carbo/taxatere combo. I was nauseas and had the big D all week. The pain was awful from the neulasta shot (but this was warned because i…
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Inspiring Women - Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Good morning my sisters Just wanted to share this website which has some awesome testimonies of women living beyond breast cancer. Take a look when you can. http://www.youtube.com/user/LBBC1991?tr=y&auid=7058195#p/u/24/bAB4NkULIW0 Sparkle
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Marlene_K better known as Mar where are you and how are you?
Has anyone heard from Marlene of N.J.? She was very active and completed her treatment a month or 2 before me. We get so attached and wonder when we dont hear. I'm sure she's catching up with life but hope she checks in with us soon.
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How are you doing BJMom with your recurrence?
I haven't seen any update on you lately and wondered how you were doing with your treatment. When you feel like it, and, have a chance, please update all of us. Praying for you, ♥ KYLEZ
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Seeing a neurologist tomorrow for my numbness
The Onc took me off Arimidex, but the numbness is still there. Pretty much the whole left side of my body, but not my neck, face, arm from the elbow to the hand. Strange. Scary.
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chemo fatigue and l-carnitine deficiency
I have just finished 6 months of chemo, last one on Friday 8/27 so I am amoung the recent graduates. I was fairly active through out chemo with energy levels that were pretty normal until the last 4 weeks where my energy has plumeted and I haven't able to stay awake more than a couple of hours at a time. It is improving.…
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Major Meltdown - Hormones Gone Wild
It seems the closer I get to the exchange date the harder these expanders are to bear. This morning I could hardly get out of bed. I just sat on the side and cried it was so sore and hurt so bad. Then the crying caused hot flashes and then my stomach got upset and to top it off I was feeling guilty for being such a wimp…
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New clinical trial for TNBC - Wanted to share what I heard - Sounds very promising!!!
I heard about this on the news this morning, and just found an article with a little more information I wanted to share with any of you dealing with TNBC: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8025202/New-drug-could-tackle-hard-to-treat-form-of-breast-cancer.html A new drug could be the first effective targeted…
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Hey checking in just got out of hospital need prayers
Hello sisters. Its been a while. I just got out of the hospital yesterday, was in for four days. My Gfr is not improving and they are preparing me for renal failure. My ankles and feet and legs are real swollen and im having pain in my back. Pray that the meds will take me back up on my numbers so i dont have to go through…
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The story behind the eyes...
My daughter and my cousin Stacy referred to these as my VAMPIRE EYES! Thou my eyes are a light blue...my daughter did this with her camera and turned mt eyes to an even lighter blue. I just thought this would be kinda cool since it is almost October...for Halloween...I know im just a spook what can i say...LOL!
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A Shell of a Girl
I look in the mirror and I can no longer see the simple girl that use to live within me. It was October 29, 1996, when Dr. No Good spoke the words that changed my life forever. “You have breast cancer…..” Everything he said after those few words didn’t really matter. That day was the beginning of the end of the carefree…
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BC and vitamin D
Just wanted to share this info. I got a call from my Onc. office this afternoon. I had labs done after being on Tamoxifen a month. He checked my vit.D level this time. His nusre called to tell me he wants me to start an Rx for D supplements because my levels are low. There is a new study showing that a healthy level can…
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looking for help and understanding of breast cancer
need to ask about meds given for Cancer ameridec
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Onco test came back Negative and SEcond Biopsy came back Negative Yay!!!
I have 1 more round of Taxol to go and I will be done! I also got some great news yesterday from my Surgeon. He called me at 8:30am and woke me up with the great news that my Gene test came back negative (I do not carry the gene) and I also got news a few weeks ago when he took a second biopsy when he had to put a marker…
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shaved it down! feels a lot better.
if anyone wants to see. posted some pics of my next step :)
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Can I get your opinion?
I have 4 chemo treatments left and then mastectomy. I've been thinking and reading a lot about reconstruction. And I'm trying to decide what is right for me. My husband has said "whatever you want" (gotta love that!). So what I'd like to know is, are you happy with your reconstruction/no reconstruction decision? Thank you…
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gonna do the tamoxefin
Well praise God, I was able to avoid the chemo (big relief) but will go on tamoxefin. How long before I will experience any of the side effects? I have only taken it for three days but I keep waiting for the hot flashes and what ever else is going to happen. Also got my last fill yesterday and man oh man did that one hurt.…
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Balding
Oh Great, there goes the hair. There was alot of hair in my comb this morning. I'll probably be bald by wed. Today is exactly 2 weeks since my first chemo so I guess the hair is on schedule.
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Stage IV and Losing Health Insurance. Any options?
My mother is about to lose her private health insurance. Even though my parents have no assets and are about to move in with my grandmother, and their only income is the $190/wk unemployment she gets, she cannot get medicaid because she was diagnosed more than three months ago and is not "permanently and totally disabled."…
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home from masectomy
Home and feeling little better each day. Thanks for your encoragement and prayers. Still become anxious when I feel tingling or warmness under arm or underarm. Don't know if temperature flashes come from surgery trama, anestesia, healing or nerves or heat wave in nj? trying to rest and get stronger. ann