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My port
It's gone!! They took it out yesterday. I'm sore but I feel awesome! One more step forward!
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Miracles Do Happen (Off Subject)
Well we had found a good home for Lucky. We were going to give her to a 7 year old boy and his family. They came over Saturday and we let them take her for a play date. They brought her back about 0830 PM. The little boy loved her sweet disposition. We had asked the mom not to tell him that we were going to give him the…
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Another Newbie ;-)
Greetings!! I was diagnosed 3/10/2010 and have since undergone two rounds of surgery, the second to assure "clear margins." I feel fortunate that it seems the tumor was detected early, there is no lymph node involvement and everything until now has progressed very quickly. I have joined a clinical study and have to wait…
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Chemo Taxol and HERCEPTIN-12 weeks now I FEEL congested
Side effect-I bleed after bowel movements at the end when I WIPE...SORRY ITS PERSONAL BUT I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. NEVER HAD HEMMOROIDS-I also wanted to get a lymphatic drainage massage but not sure if its okay to get it if its going to help.I dont see my doctor till next week. I wanted to see if anyone else had the…
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People will never forget how you made them feel
A friend sent me this poem today. I have seen and read it numerous times in the past and each time I enjoy reading it. I hope it gives you the same pleasure that it gave me. Janelle Don’t Break the Elastic by Maya Angelou When I was in my younger days, I weighed a few pounds less, I needn't hold my tummy in to wear a…
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Carter update Thanks for the prayers
Our prayers brought Carter through again. Thursday morning Carter could not breathe. He was taken to the local hospital where he was in real trouble. He was air lifted to childrens memorial hospital. Carters heart and blood pressure was out of control. He had a 106 fever and there was something in his lungs. He had to be…
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Newbee IDC I grade III-Lumpectomy with chemo and radiation or bilateral mastecomy with chemo and rad
38 yrs 1St core biopsy states ICD stage I grade III, triple Neg factor, and still waiting on BRAC test, BC does not run in my family on either side. Had an MRI on this week and DR said pics were good, cancer only in the small 1.3cm tumor and small amounts of tissue around it. But I am going in for a SONO of my lymph nodes…
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New research on Tamoxifen as a Breast Cancer preventative option for high-risk women
Tamoxifen and Raloxifene Hold Up as Breast Cancer Prevention in STAR Trial Update Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Apr 19, K Wachter WASHINGTON (EGMN) - Tamoxifen and raloxifene offer women at high-risk of developing breast cancer two effective options to prevent the disease, based on 8 years of follow-up data for more…
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Yet another NEWBIE!
I am 43, and mother of 7 yr old girl. I was just diagnosed with IDC on 3/29/10. The tumor size is .08 cm. I am scheduled for a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on 4/26/10. It's been a whirlwind of information and emotions. I received two packages of brochures from ACS last Saturday, and it really hit me "Crap! I am a…
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Ok, so I just have to BOAST...
I finished radiation TODAY! I'm done with treatment other than figuring out if I'll be taking Tamoxifen or Arimidex. It is so hard to believe that back in July, what I was told lie ahead of me, that I have actually done it all. My tech asked me today how my family was planning to celebrate and I told him by me taking my…
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chemo insomnia
Hi, I am in to DAY 9 of chemo. Three week cycles of taxotere and cytoxin. All is well with most symptoms. Ativan takes care of nausea. My problem is, I can't sleep. My Doctor gave me a prescription for Ambien, to help. Well, I fall asleep pretty fast, and then I am wide awake 3 hours later. Has any one else delt with this.…
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First Post treatment mammo on Wed...nervous
I have my first post treatment mammogram coming up this Wednesday.....I can't help but feel anxious but at the same time I keep thinking.......Well, it didn't pick up my bc before....had a mammo and ultrasound three months before I found it myself exactly this time last year! I find myself "reliving" the trauma of this…
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Question on Brac Test
Last week they did the blood work for the test. My question is, if it turns out I am positive besides my ovaries will I have to have a mastectomy now to. I did not think to ask that question.
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Chemo Grad tomorrow "Hopefully"
Wow can you beleive tomorrow "should" be my last chemo! YEAHHHH!!! I say should be because I have had a thickening on the outside of my left breast around the surgical scar and a one on the inside of my left breast. My Surgical Oncologist and oncologist both have looked at them and said not to worry. However, I want to be…
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Update on my mammogram
Wanted to let all my friends out there know that my mammogram looked okay Friday. My doctor said the radiologist hasn't looked at it yet, they were so busy, but she said just looking at it she didn't see anything other then scar tissue from other benign tumors that had been removed. But she said they would be taking a very…
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My husband is my best friend....but since this IDC stage i grade III cancer he seems weird at times
I may be reading about some good information and when I share it with him and want his opinion or just a response even......I get things like. I think i need to get a external hard drive for the laptop for adding more music. WTH? This morning i was having a bad day waiting for my zanaxx to kick in and a little sad and I…
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countdown .....
my chemios start on thursday and it seems like the closer the day I feel like screaming. I pray the lord to give me peace and be strong for my sons and family.
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Dancing with NED!
So excited to report that (along w/some of you all) I'm dancing w/NED! Had my 6 month MRI and mammo today and got CLEAR results! As others have said...what a relief, especially when i thought i would have to wait a week for results. Talked w/radiologist briefly and shed tears of joy! God is so GOOD! Blessings... Julie
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Femara
Just thought I would ask a few questions about Femara. I am now in my 3rd month of it. I have bone & joint pain which seems to be worse in the morning. Is this normal? Have any of you experienced this? Walking can be difficult, but I am trying to go back to my walking plan of at least 10,000 steps a day at least 4 or 5…
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Home From the Hospital and Masectomy
Just a little note to let you all know that my masectomy is over with and I'm home. A little sore but not on much pain meds. A home nurse came today to check on me and said it all looks good. I finally took a peek when she looked at the incision and it didn't look as bad as I thought it would. Funny thing, the breast still…
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Bone Scan 4-16-10
Had a bone scan yesterday morn because have been having pain in back between shoulders and my PA wanted to rule out anything except the arthritis that has been there for years but never hurt. Well - the machine decided to attack me! It was done at a different place than the previous one and I think that maybe it was an…
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red itchy bumps on my scalp
Hi everyone!! Would like to see if any of you have a problem with scalp rash that itches terribly. I am undergoing the second go round with cemo. After 6 years my cancer came back. Had a single mastcetomy with immediate reconstruction.Now I have 4 treatments of cemo. Cytoxan, taxotere,are the cemo drugs and I get an…
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Now Aromasin, what next?
As of yesterday I had to stop the Aromasin because my hands swelled so bad I couldn't bend my fingers or even get my rings off. The pain deep in my bones left me with no quality of life. I have tried the Arimidex which was even worse, at least this time I stayed on the Aromasin for 5 months, but called my doctor to tell…
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totally lost
I am just learning how to do this connecting with others who have cancer. I am very shy,need to push myself. I have breast cancer that has metatisized to the bones. I am 57 with ahusband and son. I am sorry. I do not know what else to say . I will get back here and try to learn more.
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Pain in my joints after Chemo & Radiation!!!
Hello my name is Karie other known as Weazer, I am a tripple negative Breast cancer Survivor, I had my last treatment of Chemo in July and my last Radiation treatment in September, and have joint pain in my hands wrists and elbows and now really bad in my hip. I'm going for another bone scan tomorrow and are hoping they…
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Pet Scan to Obese for it
Im very obese & a normal Pet scan will not work for me. Does anyone know of a place in florida that can handle a obese person? Other wise I will have to do my chemo the way they did it over 15 years ago. Just give me chemo & pray. Not sure Im willing to chance doing chemo that way
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Off to Relay for Life this morning....
Beautiful day! I'm taking you all with me on the survivor's lap!!! Hugs, Kathi
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Movie Living Proof
I just rented this movie about Dr. Dennis Slamon UCLA who developed Herceptin. WOW! Are we lucky that he didn't give up when the drug company Genentech wanted to scrap the whole project. It was Revlon that saved the day and donated 2.4 Million Dollars to keep him afloat! I went on the Genentech website and found out my…
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propyllactic mastectomy
Hi all, I have finished all my treatments for stage 2 , invasive lobular cancer, left breast mastectomy, chemo & rads. I had the Oncotype DX test with a score of 31, which puts me in the range for recurrence at 21%. I am seriously considering having my right breast taken & will probably have a tram flap because of…
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Daughters
I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, I have had a lumpectomy and am currently doing Chemotherapy. They just sent in my gene test and if the gene test comes back positive my 21 year old daughter will need to get the test also. If it comes back positive for her, she will have to undergo a mastectomy and…