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I'm new here - diagnosed 9/09 HER neu 2 pos
Good morning all - I was diagnosed Sept 09 - started chemo trials Oct 09 - started the 2nd phase Jan 4th - most days I do okay but have had my share of pity parties - I have an unbelievable wonderful husband, daughter and friends - but sometimes I need more - I've been up since 4 this morning and finally found this site at…
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Bilateral Modified Radical Masectomy, Syntenal Node Biopsy,and Reconstrucion Thursday
Hi Ladies, I'm scheduled for a bilateral modified radical mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders) and syntenal node biopsy this Thursday. I've been pretty brave about things, but am getting scared now that it's getting closer. I have to check in at the womens center at 7:30, but my surgery is not until 1:00. That has…
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A Few Monday Ha Ha's For You
Step Back, I Know First-Aid When a car skidded on wet pavement and struck a telephone pole, several bystanders ran over to help the driver. A woman was the first to reach the victim, but a man rushed in and pushed her aside. "Step aside, lady," he barked. "I've taken a course in first-aid!" The woman watched for a few…
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Had surgery a few days ago
Sorry i havent updated...ended up staying night at hospital due to really bad nausea from anasthesia. I got home and been sleeping most of the time too..surgery went well. Did lumpectomy and took 10 nodes. Just been relaxing and sleeping. I have this nasty drain in me for a week then it comes out. What a pain in the butt,…
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exercise
What about exercise during chemo? Is it o.k.?
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Need Input from Burning Sensations
Hi again everyone. Haven't been on here for quite awhile so thought it would be a good time to chime in. I had modified radical mastectomy on my left side last June. After a few weeks, the burning was pretty bad, but as time went on it subsided and feeling almost returned on my back upper arm and have been doing well.…
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All done
Chemo and rads are done. Now what? Feel good except this massive "sunburn" to the chest and shoulder. Guess I'll have to plan fun things now. Good luck to everyone out there on ur journey's. Bless everyone. Gayla
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Has Anyone Experienced This? What Helped?
Hi - In 2008 I had a bilateral mastectomy, chemo, and rads. I began Arimidex in October, '08. In early falll of '08, at the end of rads, I began to experience free floating anxiety. It worsened by November, and I ended up in our community hospital for a few days to stabilize. Following the hospital stay, I began seeing a…
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Experience with starting/stopping/restarting Arimidex?
Had 1st mtg with Med Onc - waiting for oncotype dx test results -- which the lab screwed up & so now have to wait 2 more weeks. Lumpectomy surgery was 12/2 -- no rad or chemo treatments have yet begun. Med Onc suggests starting arimidex -- stopping it if test results come in & we decide chemo in 2 weeks. When chemo regimen…
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Happy New Year - Here's to a better year for everyone!
Wishing everyone a better year! Count our blessings and never loosing hope for a a better year! I first visited this site in Nov. and I have tried to read everyone's postings and there is a lot of hope out here! I am so glad I came aboard! I wasn't planning to write much about anything but I do have a question and if there…
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BREAST CANCER SUPPORT WHILE ASEA!
My family and I just got back from a cruise with Carnival cruise line. On the day before the cruise was over they held a one mile walk around the ship to raise money for breast cancer, all proceeds go to the cause. Apparently they have been doing it for several years, the original goal was to raise half a mil in a year…
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"You've got good color"
I gotta tell ya, if one more person says "you've got good color" I'm going to scream! So this is what my mind hears when someone says it...."you don't have any hair, your eyelashes are gong, your eyebrows are gone but....you've got good color" Is is all people can come up with, what am I suppose to turn green from chemo??…
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nutrition and chemo
I am recently diagnosed and start chemo on Friday. I started taking C and E but was asked by my doctor to stop doing antioxidants. It's confusing to me...what the heck do I eat? She said eat anything just don't lose weight. Now eating a tomato gives me anxiety lol! What should I do?
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anyone get gifts after treatment was done?
i had my last chemo on sep 17 and my chemo nurses gave me a gift card for one hundred dollars so i could get my hair done im just waiting on the hair lol.but i thought it was very nice of them, i had a really hard time with the radiation staff sorry to say they made the treatment harder for me but i showed them the last…
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Inspirational songs/music/books
A jewish friend recommended Mi Shebeirach by Debbi Freidman It is a healing song. I listen to it alot as it is about restoring and renewing. It is on Ytube. anybody else have thngs they like or help?
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infections - flap reconstruction
Has anybody had this problem? I had a flap reconstruction on Jan. 5th, I am doing alright in the sense I am mobile however I got an infection in the stomach area so the plastic sugeon opened up the incision a little and washed it out with saline. I was doing just fine, saw him on friday he was alright with the progress…
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pathology report - stage 3A
Hi, I just got the pathology report from my surgery a week ago and it turns out the tumour was almost 5cm in length and 4 out of 10 lymph nodes removed were postive. Apparently this puts me in the stage 3A category. I must admit I am rather nervouse about this. I thought if I were in the stage 2 then I would be 'safe'…
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Fourth Chemo With New Onc New Drugs
They gave me the choice of taking Ativan for anxxiety and I told them okay I will try it. They thought I would be in LaLa land but did not go to sleep at all but I am really tired now. May just have to take a nap. I just took a Zofran as I was feeling a little nauseated. The new Chemo Lab even had sandwiches for the…
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Starting chemo/work
Hi. I start chemo tomorrow, 6 cycles 3 weeks apart and I go back to work next Monday - I'm a teacher. Will I be okay in that environment? I will also discuss this with my Oncologist tomorrow, but the kids do stay sick!I don't want to get sick especially while on chemo! rene9-
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I Wish You Enough
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wants and needs I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess I wish you enough discomfort so that you appreciate all your joys in life I wish you enough joy so you can handle the discomforts in life I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how grey the…
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here we go again!
Had breast cancer in 03-04, have been cancer free until diagnosed on oct. 28th (HER2+) Had masectomy then first treatment (taxotere/cytoxan) jan. 4th. I'm mad, upset to say the least that I have to go through this again-but then feeling blessed that it was caught on a reg. scheduled mammogram. Didn't have the nausea with…
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Info for newbies
I have tried doing a search and can't find a later posting that had all sort of info for newbiew. Just had an old classmate join the sisterhood and would like to send her the info. Anybody able to hlep me?
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going back to work
I am going back to work the week after next, and wonder how work was for you after surgery?I had a double mastectomy and have expanders in now and starting rads first week of feb.I work in health care,drawing blood in a lab, and am very nervous about going back.I feel pretty sore still, I think i pulled a muscle in my back…
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Chemo Chicks - newbies to the group
Hello Chemo Chicks. We've had more than a few folks indicate that they are starting / have just started chemo. I thought we could all update on this thread to give the new girls a chance to gain some insight on our past experiences. My recap: I am stage I IDC and am currently taking the Taxotere/Cytoxan cocktail every…
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I think it would be nice to coment on the best Ideals we came up with to help ourselfs through our
Hi everyone.I think it would be nice to comment on what we think was the best things we did for ourselfs to deal with this beast of Breast Cancer.And we could help someone out.Mine is finding this sight of course.I love the ideal that I started a Journal.When I am having a hard day I can go back and look at how far I have…
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Neulasta
Because my white blood cells took a drastic nosedive the second week after my first treatment (but bounced back the 3rd so it didn't delay treatment) the doc has prescribed Neulasta. I've read all about the side effects and such but I noticed there is a warning about taking it while taking Lithium. I've had a long term,…
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INSURANCE
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ANY INSURANCE WILL HELP PAY FOR BRAS AFTER A MASTECTOMY----I KNOW THAT MEDICARE WILL, BUT DO ANY REGULAR INSURANCE COMPANIES HELP YOUNGER PEOPLE PAY FOR BRAS?
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Stoked!! Chemo is done!!
Yah!!! I have my last treatment today, 4 a/c and 11 taxol under my belt. Now I need to prepare myself for bilateral mastectomy, all lymph nodes, both ovaries and expanders in 3 weeks. Oh Boy, it takes a lot to scare me and I got to be honest this one is freaking me out, I know it can be done because of all you brave…
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Radiation threatments
HI, I'm new to this, so bare with me. I am seeing my surgeon today, just diagnosised with DCIS stage O, Good I guess! She is going to do another mamogram, looking for my second clip that got lost in surgery. I see the radiation oncologist tomorrow for my consultation. Question is how bad is radiation and what is the worst…
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Mapped for Rads, left with mini Constellation
I went in for mapping this past Thursday. I didn't sleep well the previous night thinking about this phase. But... you know, it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. The whole procedure took about 45 minutes. I was expecting to leave the department with a small constellation of tattoos, but only required two! I plan to give…