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new chemo FEC ...sick...:(
Hi all haven't been on much lately had new chemo wed ...yuck.. FEC 3 anti -nauseants (red devil) I was sick the first night .. crying.. my poor family... just felt like a terrible terrible flu... don't know what else to try and tired zzzzz just want to sleep.....sorry needed to vent xoxxoxo Lisa
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Port insertion went well!
I was so nervous about it hurting, and it was just fine. I had nice sedation, and was always awake but totally in "i don't care land". Thanks to everyone for positive stories and encouragement when I was so nervous worrying about it. So glad I found you wonderful bunch of ladies! Hey, now I can help guide someone facing…
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Good news...
Had biopsy last week for atypical lobular hyperplasia. Got results today and no cancer! I have an appt next week to find out what the plan is..Thanks to all for your support. Plan is either close monitoring or close monitoring and Tamoxifen..I am so thankful but this has been a really hard process that has extended over 3…
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mother wrote a book about her cancer care
where to begin? well, since my mom (age 76) was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer six years ago, it's been a total nightmare. she felt led by God to write a book about her experience beginning with the fact that her original diagnosis was a misdiagnosis. she wrote the entire book longhand with me typing it here at…
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first post treatment pet scan
can't sleep and in a few hours go for my first post treatment pet scan. Can't seem to shake this anxiety feeling about it!
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I'm EXHUASTED!!
I haven't been very active on here and just wanted to see if what I'm feeling is normal. I am on TAC (Taxotere, Adriamycin & Cytoxan). I will have my last of 6 in 2 weeks. I had my 4th on Christmas Eve morning and haven't returned to normal ever since. Usually I was sluggish and tired for the weekend after chemo and then…
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Weather here in Maine
12° F Feels Like: -5° F Wind: From WNW at 16mph gusting to 31mph That is right now and it is only going to get colder this weekend. I think the plan will be for staying inside all weekend with the wind chill being so bad. Margo
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Recurrance
I had BC in 2001 - Stage 2 - had lumpectomy, 6 Chemo's - & radiation. Just found out today that I have mets to breast bone & rib... Very scared. Anyone else have this?? I always heard that once it gets in the bone its over?
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Some Friday Ha Ha's! Laughter Required!
Good Housekeeping Rules! ( especially for men hehe ) It is time to clean out the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. Keep it clean enough for healthy, dirty enough for happy. Never make fried chicken in the nude. Do not engage in unarmed combat with a dust bunny big enough to choke the vacuum…
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Another book recommendation for post-treatment
Wanted to share that I've been reading another really helpful book for recovery and the post-treatment period: After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger, by Julie K. Silver, MD. The author is a breast cancer survivor and physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine, and she approaches recovery from a very…
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So far so good!
This afternoon was the last (12th) Taxol - YEAH it's done. There was good news before that too when I saw the Rad Dr. He had ordered a CT scan last week in prep for rads and he had the report back. Told me when I saw him before Chemo that there was no signs of anything 'off/strange' on it - in other words no signs of…
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1st day after
Hi everyone! Well today was my first day after chemo. Most of the day was good, had a couple of apptmnts to go to. Came home early afternoon alittle tired. Took a nap, but later this afternoon started to feel a little queasy. Slept off and on the rest of the afternoon, but also diabetic and sugar was outragesly high, took…
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lat flap, possible removal of rib/chest bone
Had lumpectomy in 2002 and now I have stage 4 with bone mets to chest area...Dr. wants to do lat flap and then have thorasic surgeon remove mets on bone area. Very Very scared.....anyone else have this?????
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Tuesday is the big day. scared/nervous
Hi all , I am officially scheduled for a prophylatic bilateral masectomy with latissmus dorsal flap reconstruction with a expanders. I wanted to do the tummy flap but the doc said that wouldnt work for me. I am nervous and scared and its weird because this is a decision that my hubby, doctors, family and I agree needs to…
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still waiting for chemo
A newbie to the site here. I had a lymp with 14 nodes and 7 pos.Had my surgery Dec 1st.then got broncitis and asthma. I have had to cancel getting port and starting chemo twice now. Hoping to get port Jan.19. Just want to get started and over with
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My first treatment
Hi Everybody, Thanks for all your support. Everything went very well today, I had the back room all to myself today. Had tv and the remote in hand, had all the judge shows going lol. I know that I snoozed alot off and on. They gave me the big boost of benadryl. So that knocked me out. Had the herceptin trmnt,along with the…
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So Slow Driving Me Crazy
Anyone have problems with site. I wind up logging off because it takes so long to answer a post.
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new port
Today is the first day after having had a port installed. It hurts and is very uncomfortable...does that ease, or is this what I have to look forward to for the next few months? Thank-you, Darlene_Mays
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Recurrence Very Rare for Initial Cancer 0 Stage DCIS
At 65 years old breast mammogram revealed a calcification. Calcification ended up being 0 Stage, DCIS. Two surgical biopsies yield margins that were not clear. An infection developed 4 days after the second surgical biopsy. That was the best thing that happened to me because then I researched for the next 2-1/2 months and…
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Recipe Exchange
I have been invited to participate in a recipe exchange and was wondering if anyone on the board here would be interested in participating. I think it would be fun to receive recipes from all over the country. I need about 12 more names of those interested. Please pm me your email address and I'll get it out this…
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Do I have a case?
Hi, I would like some opinions on my case. Yes, I was diagnosed last Nov. (2009)with IDC and had a mastectomy in Dec. (2009)to remove the breast which is stage 2 and 2 lymph nodes involved out of 16. The history: I made an appt to inform my Gyn I felt a lump about 2 years ago and he felt it and said it was fibroidous…
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Anyone with knowledge of TNBC?Scared of chemo
Making new topic for Darlene?Mays who posted to the end of a thread that is over a year old. Hello Hi, I am responding to your email yesterday or recently (Jan 16, 2010). I am recently diagnosed with TNBC, and this is my second go round w/breast cancer; my first with TNBC however. This seems much more serious than the…
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vitamin B supplements
For those who took extra vitamin B was it the normal "RDA or extra on top of that? and what kind? B6 B12 ? or something else> thanks Penny
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How many of you gals do this when you're in a crowd?
I find myself looking for other bald heads - and never seeing any (women, of course). Then I start thinking, shoot, I'm the only woman facing this in the WHOLE WORLD!!! or at least my church, beach, WalMart, ect. and then I come on here and feel so much better. I am NOT along and LOOK how brave these wonderful women are! I…
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How long will I feel tired
Hi, Im just trying to find some people that feel like I do, or felt like I do. I had my 1st chemo on 12/1/08, TAC for 6 sessions, last chemo was 3/09. My cancer was IDC, stage 3B, right breast only. My bilateral was on 4/8/09 with reconstruction starting right away. I also had 11 lymphnodes removed on the right side. The…
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Old hand to cancer but new to this discussion board
Hi, all. I was diagnosed in May 2002, had bilateral mastectomies, then Tamoxifen. Local chest wall recurrence in 2007, had surgery, chemo, radiation, then arimidex. Just this week diagnosed with mets to bones (PET scan) and today I have a bone scan to see the extent of damage. I'm really scared but I've seen stories of…
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Treatment plan question
Hi ladies...I was awaiting my oncotype dx score to find out if I need chemo or not. Well, my tumor was to small to do all the testing on it so it was inconclusive. So to be safe we are going ahead with it. I will be having the Taxotere/Cytoxan cocktail 4 treatments every 3 weeks. My onco doc told me that I wouldn't be…
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reconstruction concerns
I had a double Mastectomy 11/14/08 and finished all treatment. I've have decided to start my reconstruction. I'm a good candidate for the DIEP flap but due to cost and travel I'm unable to have this operation. My question is, has anyone had just the Trans Flap for a double reconstruction? I'm really concerned because of…
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Met with the plastic surgeon today
Hi All, Thanks so much to all of you who helped answer my "newbie" questions. Today I had a consult with the plastic surgeon. I have decided to go with immediate reconstruction with saline implants. By going a bit smaller with my breast size she will be able to place the implants at the time of my mastectomies without…
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Facing forward - exercising again!
Hi everyone! I haven't been posting much lately because I've been so wiped out after finishing chemo and then starting rads. I'm in the middle of my radiation treatments 5th out of 8 weeks! I have read so many posts about fatigue, depression, anxiety, etc. and wanted to share some thoughts with you. I've been going through…