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What do I say?
I was diagnosed with DCIS in right breast in March. Had double mastectomy in April with reconstruction (preventive for left breast). I will be doing my exchange in a couple of months. I was so lucky that I was in stage 0 and not invasive so therefore I have not had to have any treatments of chemo or radiation. So someone…
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Monday's joke a little late
Barbie Joke... A man walks into a store to buy a Barbie doll for his daughter. "How much is that Barbie in the window?", he asks the shop assistant. The assistant replies, "Which Barbie? We have Barbie Goes to the Gym for $25.95, Barbie Goes to the Ball for $25.95, Barbie Goes Shopping for $25.95, Barbie Goes to the Beach…
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First one home from the SoCal (Re)Union!
Well, I guess I'm the first one home from our SoCal (Re)Union today! I don't even know where to begin -- one of the best ways to spend the day I could ever think of. I was so thrilled to meet everyone: RE, Cats_Toy, ChenHeart and her niece Siobhan and friend Monica, Cindycflynn, Sally5, Barbara from chat, faith_trust and…
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Has anyone had the weather affect your level of pain/swelling?
Today is an unusual day in Arizona--it is cloudy, humid and rainy. And today, my pain and swelling are so much worst than usual. My mom always says her arthritis pain acts up when there's a weather change coming or it's rainy and nasty. Anyone? Hugs, Renee
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New suspicious area
Hi everyone, I have not been on a lot lately. Will be starting a new job and have been oober busy preparing for that and we are doing a little bit of renovating on our house. Except for a few minor scares, life has been pretty normal since my treatment in 2006. I had my annual MRI yesterday and my doc called me at 7pm from…
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YAY!!!!!!!! I am done I am done I am done with chemo!!!!!
Can I say it again...................YAY!!!!!!!!! I am done with chemo, today was the last, please please please let my hair come back soon. And my eyebrows............
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Tuesday's joke on time.
A man walks into the front door of a bar. He is obviously drunk, and staggers up to the bar, seats himself on a stool and, with a belch, asks the bartender for a drink. The bartender politely informs the man that it appears that he has already had plenty to drink, he could not be served additional liquor at this bar, and…
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one year later
For all of you struggling, just wanted to add my story. (thanks to Pitt and margo). I was diagnosed May 2009, right before my daughter's HS graduation. the party and all was a struggle mentally, then the surgery which I got through fine. the pathology was not as hoped or thought, so went on to chemo. A year ago this month…
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3yr wedding anniversary
We were married on August 25,2007. Today we celebrate 3 yrs.
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breast cancer fundraising walks?
Hi - i just wanted to ask a quick question to all of you who are involved in BC fundraising walks - do you have any cool fundraiser ideas to share? We're getting a team together for a walk in October, and I'm just wondering if any of you had any good fundraising tips or ideas that worked well for you that you'd like to…
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If your going through hell,keep going.
If your going through hell, keep going. This a quote by Winston Churchill in my Chicken Soup for the Soul for breast cancer patients. I really like this quote. There's a lot of people on this network going through a lot right now. I hope this quote can encourage them not to give up.
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Hot Flashes
I started Tamoxifen in April '10 and have been having increasing hot flashes. It's starting to cause me to sleep very restlessly. I think during the night the hot flashes are preceded by periods of anxiety. When I awaken with the HF, I am not only sweaty but quite anxious -- like I've been having a bad dream. My onc. says…
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I am Lost! :(
Feeling REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY depressed.....
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Is anyone planning to walk/run in the Komen NYC Race on Sept 12th?
I will be walking this year in the Komen NYC Race for the Cure. Just wondering if anyone else in the area will be there from the boards. Hugs, K
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when does the fatigue end?
Had my first taxotere/carboplatin/herceptin chemo last Thursday. It is now Monday and I still feel tired and have no energy. How long does this feeling last? How did those of you who are done with chemo work or get anything done? Any suggestions how to get back my energy? I feel like I'll never be able to leave the house…
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Financial burden associated with breast cancer
I am new to this site. Found out in Sept 09 that I have stage 1 breast cancer in my right breast. Had a lumpectomy done Friday before Thanksgiving. Now I need to start radiation and then chemo. Here is my problem and no one has been able to help me or point me in the right direction. I am 46 yrs old and divorced. I have no…
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Anyone with Triple Negative?
Hello Fellow Survivors, Anybody out there with triple negative? I would like to share stories and learn what your doc's have told you about your disease. It wasn't until after my chemo treatment was over that I learned exactly what type I had which was triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma. What kind of time line and…
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Any heard of or tried trail studies
Dx in April of this year with triple negative bc. Tumor in my left breast was large. Started off with chemo, AC. Went back for 2nd round and the doc said tumor had grown. Switch chemo to carbo and one week later blood count went to 0. Went into hospital, which resulted in kidney failure. I had the tumor removed in June and…
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One year cancerversary this Thursday - everyone invited to the party
Hello fellow Warriors! This Thursday marks one year since my last surgery. Some days it seems like it has taken forever to get here and other days it seems like only yesterday...... I would like to invite all my "old" friends and newbies to help me celebrate this special day. The past year has been filled with ups and…
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No lymph node involvement but mets?
Just putting this out there. Is it common for people to have no node involvement but have cancer somewhere else in their body? I was never really fully staged with all types of diagnostic tests. I had a 4mm invasion of a HER2+ cancer, no nodes and what appeared to be no vascular involvement. I have been having shoulder…
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Longterm damage from treatments - words of wisdom from an Old Timer
I had this in another thread and thought I would bring it out on its own; again not to scare but to empower! I would absolutely have the same treatment as I am alive to discuss this (so please don't stop treatment), but I want everyone to be aware that there can be long term effects. Radiation, chemo, surgery, etc can…
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Bad Journey/Chemo Dropout
I had to stop chemotherapy after one treatment. My immune system went to 0 and I got an infection. I had diarrhea for 10 days. I had an atrial fibrillation attack and had delerium while in the hospital. Now I'm in a rehab center to build back strength and endurance. No more chemo for me! It's not important for me to…
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I finally had my breakdown
10 months since dx and finished the last of treatments on July 28th. I held up pretty good I believe. I cried once when hair started to fall out, but reminded myself it's only temporary hair will come back. I started to have problems with a capped tooth. I went to my dentist, he gives me devastating news. Seems like the…
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Starting Chemo on Monday
I start chemo in just 4 days! AC-T plus Herceptin. I'll be going in early Monday morning to have my port installed, then go straight over to the treatment center to get my first dose of chemo. I got my hair cut short yesterday, and have "Chemo Teaching" tomorrow morning. I guess I'm as ready for it as I can be. I went…
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recurrent diagnosis: just 3 weeks ago
I was just diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer in my right breast. I had a lumpectomy and radiation 6 years ago. It is now an infiltrating ductal carcinoma. I am scheduled for a mastectomy and reconstruction (with the DIEP procedure) on Sep 24. There is no metastatis as seen on a Petscan. I will be getting chemo and…
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extreme mother-daughter bonding....
I'm going to keep this one short & sweet because my head is throbbing & I need to lay down. I thought it was weird that I was 2 months into my breast cancer journey when I accompanied my mom to her follow up mammogram, because they found a suspicious spot. But the feeling I got today, being in the room with my mom as she…
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Finally starting chemo
Greetings! Two months after dx and 5 weeks after my lumpectomy, I start chemo on Monday. I am relieved to finally be starting - after all of the on again, off again, re-tests, etc, but I am scared. My oncotype score is 22, so here we go! Think of me at 8 am on Monday!
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Ok so these meet and greet reunions
are going full speed ahead. Traci, do you know who's in the northeast??? I'm in CT. I know there are others here as well as New York. Maybe we could possibly get a group together???? Char
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It felt so good to do normal things again.
Yesterday I went apple picking with my sister. We have made the annual journey for several years now and since I'm feeling well this weekend I thought I better take advantage of it before 2nd chemo on Tuesday. Today I took a Disney scrapbooking class. Everyone hugged me and said how great it was to see me. I actually got…
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Anybody Else Awake?
I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2mo. ago, & am now on my 4th chemo treatment. It's to shrink my 3cm lump for a lumpectomy. It already shrunk it so small that the oncol. can hardly find it at all. She doesn't believe in narcotics, & is telling me to take motrin 3 times a day for my mouth sores, and body pain. Ha! What a…