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Today is BethinAz's Birthday 2!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BETH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! Hope your day is filled with love, laughter, good food & great presents! ♥ Cat
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Strange feeling in Chest
Immediately after my mastectomy, I started having this strange feeling in my chest ( hard to describe). It's like a cool flush or tingle. I thought maybe nerve damage, but two years later I still have it. Doctors don't have an answer. Has anyone else had this symptom?
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Spindle Cell Sarcoma Looking for similar cases
4 years ago my wife Mary had a lumpectomy and it was diagnosed as Spindle Cell Sarcoma, very rare in the Breast. She just underwent a mastectomy as she had a re-occurrence in the same breast, in the same area with a tumor that grew to 3 cm in less then 6 months. Now just 10 weeks later they found a large mass at the base…
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Link to a new breast cancer study article
Hi all! I saw this and thought I'd share. : ) http://health.msn.com/medications/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100259596&Gt1=31036
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Poetry for Survivors
If you would like to read some wonderful poems and look at beautiful pictures of Spring, check out www.oncolink.com and select "poetry" from the menu--really beautiful poems and pictures by women like us!
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Tip for FEMARA Joint Pain
I saw my onc on Tuesday and told her about all the pain I am having in my shoulders and ankles due to Femara. She suggested that I try Glucosamine. I bought the Glucosamine Sulfate 500 mg from GNC and it seems to be working. I have only been taking it for two days and the joint pain is not nearly as severe. Thought I would…
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SUNRAE * Just wondering how you are doing on chemo!
Hey Sunrae! I think this is your 2nd week on chemo. Just praying that it will be easier on you. Sue :)
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Arrrgh after Pet Scan Yesterday!
Still need to have the brain MRI done this afternoon, but I had the pet scan yesterday afternoon and met with the surgeon this morning. Surgery has been postponed. I need more chemo. Arrgh! My hair was just starting to grow back! So I need to get through more chemo before they can do my mastectomy (I have IBC) then heal up…
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I am so sad today...
Bear with me as I vent... Today was my best friends birthday - she died 2 years ago this coming August - she struggled with so many things including her hubby (Pops) having 4 different cancers - he is in remission again (thanks to the powers that be) - her daughter is getting married today and Pops can't make it because of…
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port bleeding
Hi ladies, I normally post on the OVCA board, but my mom had a power port inserted today, and I know this is an active board, and alot of you have ports. Any advice would be great. thanks in advance! My mom had her port inserted today. Bleeding is an issue with her because of her medications. It has blead through a thick…
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Friday Evening Funny!!!!
Eileen and her husband Bob went for counseling after 25 years of marriage. When asked what the problem was, Eileen went into a passionate, painful tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the 25 years they had been married. She went on and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling…
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Newly diagnosed Tram flap bi or unilaterial??
I am 40 and have decided to have a mastectomy done at the same time as the Tram flap. I am agonizing on whether or not to have a uni- or bilateral mastectomy. I am also going to court on Tuesday to start divorcing my husband and insurance will be expensive. I will only be on his policy for 31 days after the divorce. I can…
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Arimidex.
Hi everyone.The new people don,t know me,but some of you do from awhile back.I finished treatments in Jan.I have been taking Arimidex since then.I have had a lot of pain and numbness in my hands and ankles.The Dr. wants me to stop taking it for two weeks.She said if it is the Arimidex it would stop by then.The pain is…
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Sex
I am 2 1/2 weeks past a bilateral mastectomy and haven't seen this topic discussed, perhaps I've missed it. Anyway, I have an extremely supportive husband who is doing everything he can for me and my family both physically and emotionally. Intimacy has always been a huge part of our life and I know he is missing it right…
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microglandular adenosis
Hello everyone...with all your collective wisdom, do any of you have experience with this diagnosis? A friend has just been told her recent breast lump biopsy reveals that she does not have an active breast cancer but instead has this thoughout her breast. Her surgeon and pathologist admit they have never treated a case…
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whats wrong with me?
whats wrong with me some days I feel strong,but there are days that I cant stop crying.I cant be alone that,when Im with my family Im like Im okay laugh,go out for dinner or just watch tv. but give me some time alone and I loose it,I realy try so hard to control myself but the tears just come out. whats wrong with me…
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Oncologist advice - no scan
First consult with oncologist today. I am stage 2a, no nodes, 3cm tumor removed by lumpectomy. The oncologist says he will order a scan if I want one, but seems to believe that the amount of radiation the body receives in a scan is a risk that outweighs the small chance it might have spread (says 1 to 2%). Anyone else had…
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Carter's father wrote this for the chicago tribune. It's sad but I hope it makes you smile.
Carter Kettner, 2003 - 2010 6-year-old's battle with brain cancer moved many in Chicago Topics Hospitals and Clinics Cancer NASA See more topics » XFamily Brain Space Programs Amusement and Theme Parks Death and Dying By Duaa Eldeib, Tribune reporter 7:37 p.m. CDT, May 13, 2010 E-mail Print Share Text Size In February of…
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Wigs and hats/caps with hair
Wife and I went wig shopping last weekend and the shop has a baseball cap with sewn in hair for $100, the velcro one was $75. Has anyone found a site that sells these for less than an arm and a leg? Found Paula Young (No caps) and headcovers.com....they have like a partial wig that you can wear any hat with, but Ruby wants…
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How young can mammograms be done?
Will try to make this make sense. A young woman (21) at a horse forum I go to posted that her Dr. found lumps. She has family history according to her. She's been told that she's too young for a mammagram. She has an appointment for a sonogram but was told she was too young for a mammagram. I can understand taht perhaps…
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Arrgh! Hair on my legs is back!
if there is an upside to hair loss, it was wonderful not having to shave my legs ; ) unfortunately, it's baaacck! very fine and light in color, but with the sun streaming through the windows, i noticed that it returned!! now if only the hair on my head could get its act together and get growing!!!
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JUST VENTING
I am just venting here so please bear with me. I went in today for my 5th rad treatment. Got there on time and was waiting, along with someone else, when one of the tech's came out and said they were a little behind today. It would be about 30 minutes more. OK, no big deal. I went out to the main waiting area to let my…
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Soooo tired
I have been on chemo for 5 weeks now and I am so tired. I start to do something and I get out of breath and exhausted. I could probably just sleep and sleep and sleep. I am only 44. Does anyone else have or had this problem and if yes what did you do?
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From whence I came....
I found this pic, taken for a magazine article, of me with, well, a short haircut... Wow! 4 years later! It's hard to believe! Hugs, Kathi
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How has treatment for Breast Cancer impacted your job?
How has treatment for Breast Cancer impacted your job?
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Newbie ...Question when did you find out what stage you're in?
I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer...actually it was yesterday they confirmed. Luckly I was able to have the biopsy done on Mon after my mammogram. And they called me on Tues letting me know that the results of the pathology report. Today I met with an oncologist, but forgot to ask at what point will I know what…
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Sharing what I found
Hello my BC friends, I found a great APP for your IPHONE (which I do not have LOL) or IPOD TOUCH at itunes. It is called "BREAST CANCER REFERENCE" and it has a pink ribbon for its cover if you look for it. It is in a very simple format and has a lot of terminology we run into with fairly simple explanations, so if you use…
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Off to the Oncologist tomorrow
Off to the Oncologist tomorrow. I am not sure what will happen tomorrow.. The surgeon call the oncologist and then the Oncologist called me to come in. I hope I get my portal and a treatment. I get tired of waiting and wondering. What did most of you do once a week for Chemo or twice. What is the difference. Do the…
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Two special anniversaries for me this week
Today is my 31st wedding anniversary! I married the nicest man I've ever known and I'm thankful for him everyday for all the love and support he has given since my diagnosis. I know some women haven't had that support so I am really blessed. Tomorrow is my 1st cancerversary, too. I remember last year so well. Crying…
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earilywarning signs
my earily warning sign was bleeding from the nipple with no lumps or nothing..had mammogram and ultra sound done they showed nothing..but dr and i decided to do biospy any way... to see what was causing the bleeding and thats when he found i had imbasive and ovasive cancer...so he did second biospy and took out some…