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Breast Cancer

PINK bus
Anyone want to join me on the PINK bus-this Sat a.m. for Blood work and then MONDAY am for Mammo! (just my annual check up_) Denise
Rads question: Marks & stickers
I'm currently having rads to both breasts, which I understand isn't really common, so I don't know if others are having this problem: In addition to the 3 tiny tattoos that they use to line me up with the lasers in the wall and ceiling each time, I also have half a dozen nickel-sized x's drawn on me with a marker, which…
What does "node not identified" mean
Just had sentinel node biopsy and lumpectomy 2/24/17. Surgeon just said it went well and preliminary node analysis looked "clear." Yesterday I read online on my health report that the sentinel lymph node procedure found "node not identified" I cannot get any doctors to respond to my question about the meaning of this…
Support from Men
Ladies, The men in your lives are generally rooting for your successful recovery. If they are not, then they must be discarded like really tacky shoes. Sometimes this cheerleading is private. Men mostly have a hard time sharing their feelings. Please wait and listen for when they do share them with you. Some men will go…
Radiation Burns
I'm at the last stage of my treatment, Radiotherapy.....And then.....1 day before mI begin the 1st of my final 5 treatments there is skin peeling underneath my arm. It looks horrible (worse than it feels). There some soreness & burning, but my concern is the peeling. The doctor will let me know today whether or not I…
Detached Nails
I'm a 2 year survivor (Diag. May 2003 with breast cancer). One of my chemo drugs was Taxotere (the milder chemo med as I was told). I experienced severe nerve damage in hands and feet from meds...my nailsbed basically died and became so sore that I couldn't touch anything. Since everything is still regenerating I've notice…
This has been my hardest weeks in this journey.....
I hitch honestly is no longer a journey, turning into more of a nightmare. 2 weeks ago the pain became a nightmare. My T spine, ribs arms upper ne in lava le and head hurt so bad, I literally cried 2 days. My boys wer having help me out of bed. Hospice upped the Breakthrough meds, not even a dent, then after a few days…
Question about follow-up after DCIS
HI. I'm 6 months out from mastectomy for extensive DCIS ( nodes 0/2). Have not been able to find much info about follow-up for DCIS once the surgery's done. Can any one advise me? I don't know what to expect from my Docs. I see my plastic surgeon often with onging reconstruction but not the internist or general surgeon. I…
Chemo or No chemo
...Can't sleep, After meeting with my medical oncologist yesterday, I left with no real answers on whether or not to do chemo. I had a double mastectomy on 9/27 and I'm almost 1/2 way through the reconstruction. Last week I had good news that I would not need to do radiation so I assumed (and remained hopeful) this would…
Just getting started and nervous
I was diagnosed at the end of November with IDC stage 2, triple neg, with BRCA1+ mutation, neg lymph nodes. After a month of additional testing my MO and SO decided that chemo before double masectomy. I had the port placed last week and had my 1st round of carbo/taxol. I had minimal SE (thank goodness) this time. I will…
secondary cancer after hodgkin's lymphoma 1992
HI my name is Carrie and Ive just recently been diagnoised with Invasive Ductal Carsinoma in my left breast. I had a modified radical masectomy a week ago and am recovering nicely with the exception of the massive head and chest cold. Prior to my results post masectomy I was told I am stage 1 grade 3. I am stressing about…
Hodgkins Disease, Mantle Radiation and Breast Cancer
Has anyone on the site had hodgkins disease in the 80s and mantle radiation, then diagnosed with breast cancer?
Breast cancer after hodgekins
I had Hodgkins at age 19 and had 5 weeks of radiation. At 48 got breast cancer from the radiation. Had a single masectomy and flap reconstruction. Does anyone know what the chances are that I will get breast cancer in the second breast. Thanks Jude
Breast Cancer after Hodgkin's Disease
I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer having been exposed to mantle field radiation treatment for Hodgkin's Disease. Back in 1992 at the age of 24 I received Mantle Field Radiation for Hodgkin's disease. Two weeks ago I found a lump and swelling in my right breast and…
Has anyone choosen prothesis vs. reconstruction
I am newly diagnosesd and am 74, active and feel 40. I will have a tight mastectomy on Jan. 24. I cannot find anyone to to talk to me about prothesis vs reconstruction. I beginning to think that reconstruction is the way to go but I really don't relish additional surgeries. I have not been able to find anyone in my age…
2nd round of treatment after tonsil cancer
Hi All--Welcome me as a newcomer to breast cancer but an old-timer with tonsil cancer (T1 metastasized to both sides, treatment ended in June 2012). Thought I was done with radiation & chemo and all but no such luck. Today they found and biopsied a 5mm spiculated mass. Might or might not be related to the original cancer…
4 word winter story
Tempature dropped quick and
healing of a broken bone
I broke my shoulder skiing on new years eve, on my left side the same side of the breast cancer. I wasn't doing anything extreme, I just toppled over. It was a very minimal fracture, ( I think it was more of a crack). When I saw the orthopedic surgeon in the beginning of January he said that I would be in a shoulder…
Pleomorphic ILBC out there?
Does anyone have the Pleomorphic variant of Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer? I have this subtype which is more aggressive, with the BC cells dividing and spreading more rapidly than in regular ILBC. From what I've learned, regular ILBC responds very well to Estrogen inhibitors like Tamoxifen, Arimidex, Faslodex etc. For me,…
New here
Hello everyone! I am feeling rather lost and overwhelmed with all the "cancer" stuff from my doctor. My first breast cancer was 5 years ago in the left breast and the dr said it was stage 0 DCIS and I had the SAVI treatment. Last year stage 0 DCIS in right breast and before I could start radiation, I got the flu and by the…
Pink Bus again-week from Friday (2/24/17)
IF anyone wants to ride along-I have a 9 am appt with my oncologist for my annual check up. I had blood and mammo last week (those who rode along -great fun on the ride) IF ANYONE can tag along-i would love the company! I"ll bring Choc. chip mufins! We will have to keep the chatter to a minimum. Hopefull-no more snow (LIVE…
Leg Pain and Numb tingling in feet any suggestion on how to reduce
Okay so I am new here.. I am healing from Stage 2BC .. as I call it .. I am a few weeks into my chemo treatments ..and I get leg pains about 3 days after the infusion .. The pains come and go .. My Doctor gave me pain pills but I hate taking more drugs .. So can anyone list things that they did to help the side effects of…
Stage 4 update
I havn't been on here in a long time, a lot to deal with. I caught pheumonia over Christmas and had a relapse in the new year, doc's gave me a very poor prognosis (won't make it til Christmas/New year etc.) I am still here tho, but things have changed a lot, I am having some very strange thoughts and hallucinations about…
Itchy Itchy Itchy
Hi there: I am hoping someone can help me out or send me in the right direction? The underside (palms) of my hands are so itchy! I also seem to develop a sort of itchy rash around 11-12 days after my chemo treatments (T/C) around my neck. Cortizone is not working - help!!! Margz
Scans after treatment
I'm 42 and just started Tamoxifin a month ago, i'm terrified of the side affects considering it could lead to other cancers. My oncologist told me that for breast cancer there are no "scans" done anymore. He would just see me 2x a year and thats it. I'm a bit concerned about this and want to know what you all think? I have…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…
The Truth About Cancer... a Global Quest
Starting tonight.... an amazing series... "The Truth About Cancer... a Global Quest" Episode 1... "The True History of Chemotherapy and the Pharmaceutical Monopoly" https://go2.thetruthaboutcancer.com/agq-encore/episode-1/?utm_campaign=agq-2017-01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=maropost&utm_content=2017-01-17-2356# Anyone…
Weight loss caused by tamoxifen???
Hello Ladies, My husband finished his chemo in late August and radation in mid October in 2016. He has been on tamoxifen since the comlpetion of radiation. He has been doing well and feeling good except occasional sleep trouble. He has been exercising ever since he started his chemo. He started working recently. He lost…
I now have a name for why I got breast cancer: PALB2
I've mentioned here before that breast cancer is pretty prevalent on my father's side of the family: Both of my father's sisters are breast cancer survivors, as well as 2 cousins and even a great-grandfather. We've all tested negative for the BRCA1 and 2 mutations. Last year, my family was asked to participate in a…
Divorce after breast cancer
Way back in 1990, I married my love. I was 22, he was 27. We had a comfortable life and have 2 beautiful children (now 16 and 19). In 2010, I had stage 2 breast cancer, lumpectomy, reexcision 2 wks later, 6 rounds of chemo, 33 radiation treatments, followed by surgery to have ovaries removed (I'm BRCA positive). This…

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