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Cat 64-birthday messenger
Love your new photo! It's super duper. Also, you are a sweetie pie for sending those birthday reminders. Thank You!
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Ha Ha Ha
The Moods of a Woman An angel of truth and a dream of fiction, A woman is a bundle of contradiction, She's afraid of a wasp, will scream at a mouse, But will tackle a stranger alone in the house. Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose, She'll kiss you one minute, then turn up her nose, She'll win you in rage, enchant you in…
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Okay
Okay, since my post about a week ago, a few things have happened to change... Yes I am still doing the colonoscopy next month. But now I have been scheduled for a sonogram of my left breast. Last month, my check up went very well except for the labs showing my anemia again. Today I went to the surgeon who will be doing the…
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Thoughts? I feel like crap
Diagnosed IBC Sept, stopped full chemo mid Nov (allergic) Now:nasty cold ear infection that wont quit stomach aches tired (of course) nosebleeds (coumadin) no appetite short of breathnad other piddly stuff I am suppposed to call in 2 hours for desensitization appointment this week.(ICU) I am allergic to taxotere (Cannot…
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Why skating should be left to the kids...lol!
So, figuring it is the last time we will be skating for awhile, since today starts a thaw, my dear beau and I hit the ice... Well, I hit it a bit harder than he did...while getting onto the ice from the bank of the canal, the board I was sitting on slid...and my skates naturally slid...and I ended up on my bottom, severly…
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You girls would be proud of me.
Hi everyone.Me and my daughter done a little shopping today.While going through the checkout line I forgot that I didn,t have my wig on.its more comftorable wearing a warm hat.Anyway the checkout lady was a older lady.She says what kind of cancer do you have.I told her breast Cancer.She says have you had surgery?I said yes…
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hands,nails, feet
Hello and how is everyone doing? i just wanted to know if anyone is/having/had problems with there hands turning dark, nails turning dark, feet hurting kinda feel like that are cold but when you warm them they just hurt. to day was my first day at 2Nd set of chemo i had a whole week off. didn't know what to do with my self…
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Hair regrowth while getting Taxotere
Hi, I had my 4 AC treatments, then I had one round of Taxotere (boy that was a bugger!) Yesterday I was rubbing my head under my hat and noticed that I have hair growth!! Little peach fuzz!! I was kind of excited, but also realize that it could just fall out... Has this happened to anyone else? Will it keep growing or fall…
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Backache from HELL
I'm one week out from my first chemo now. My worst was day 4, when I just felt like I had the flu, bigtime. Then, the next morning I thought, "OK, I'm feeling a little better. Maybe that was the worst of it." Then, yesterday, the MAJOR backache hit. I'm on Taxotere/Cytoxin. Has anyone else had this backache and how long…
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breast cancer
my wife had a breast exam. said she has a fibroglandular pattern bilaterlly could someone tell us what this is?
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Dying Hair with Henna.
Hi,I had replys about dying our hair.And some wrotte to use Henna.Can I buy that at walmart?If not where do I get it.I think I have looked at this gray 1in. hair long enough.I probley should wait till it grows more.Thanks again.(Pat).
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Tumor markers ....
Whos doc does tumor marker tests and what have your results been? Mine does one about once a month - when I was diagnosed in March 09 my tumor markers were 77, went to a low of 17 this summer and on Dec 28th they jumped back up to 42. I am concerned but trying to be positive. Having a pet scan and bone scan next week and…
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After treatment...colds, flu, odd stuf...HELP!
My chemo ended one year ago on December 5th. I had reconstruciton surgery on the 21st of January and returned to work finally on April 6th; just shy of one year. I was fortunate that I was able to work from home everyday so that I was not exposed to any illness or odd germs people have while undergoing chemo. With winter…
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Calling all Rads Girls
I begin this Wednesday with Rads. Anyone starting with me ? I am a little uptight about the unknow, and I also have to start the Tamoxifen today. I know this is better than Chemo, so moving forward.
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Bummed Out After Seeing New Onc
Well I am really bummed. New onc seems to be great but it really hit me hard what she had to say. I will have to have more surgery to remove more lymph nodes. My original onc should have requested it right after my lumpectomy. Another mistake on his part that ends up costing me. She changed my chemo to FEC100. Has anyone…
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Hair dying.
Hi everyone.I had ask about dying my little bit of new hair.And was told to buy henna.I am having trouble finding it.Have any of you used reg. dye on your new hair growth?If so what kind?I appriatte it allot.Love and Prayers.(Pat).
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It just struck me, as I was watching the 'pink glove dance'....
There are MILLIONS of people out there, working desperately to make this thing go away!!! And it's for us, the special group of people who are the front line.... After 5 years, I finally 'get it'...it's a huge, world-wide project and we all are the models for why things need to change, treatment protocols need to get…
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Dumb Question
I have a dumb question that I hope someone can answear for me, my oncologist told me today that I needed to scedule my yearly mammogram I had a bilateral mastectomy with no reconstruction so how exactly do I have a mammogram I feel like an idiot for posting this (and for not just asking the doctor)but you know. Kim
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Back on people are so stupid and rude!
My ex sister-in-law texted me yesterday telling me that she saw some preacher on TV saying how women with breast cancer usually have it for some unforgiven sin - and if its in the left breast (mine is) its because I have sinned by not forgiving a family member. And she went on to say that women who internalize their…
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After inplant surgery
How long will it take to feel better?
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Bilateral or Unilateral mastectomy with reconstruction for DCIS in one breast
Would like input. Which did you have....unilateral or bilateral? Do you wish you'd made a different choice? If you are happy with your choice, WHY are you happy with it? I'd appreciate hearing your stories.
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Regarding Irishwhispers
Dear Sisters Irishwhispers (Trish) was dx with stage 4, she is back in treatment, and having some problems but insits she will beat the beast back. I beleive her. So once again I ask each of you to pray for out sister, to send her positive thoughts. She must do the fighting, while we give her strength, tj
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Hair coloring?
I'm sure this has been asked before, done with chemo, onto rads and my hair is coming in gray. I know you can't chemically color it, but can you use natural dyes like henna. Has anyone done this?
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I am graduated from Radiation treatments.yawhoooooo
Hi everyone.I drove in a snow storm two days in a row to finish rads.I so wanted to get them done.It seems like a long time to get them over with.I got to shower and wash the black markings off.I am so happy.for you that are not finished yet. you will be soon.Hang in their.33 rads.chemo,2surgerys,3mamo. and all the other…
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neulasta shot/back pain
I had my 4th neulasta shot last wednesday, ever since then my back hurts, this has never happened before. Has anyone else had this problem. I would have thought if the pain was from the shot it would have stopped by now, it has been almost a week.
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questions about ongoing side effects
Hello everyone. I haven't been on here in a while. I hope you all enjoyed your holidays. As alot of you know, I finished RADS in November. I've been wondering, when does the fatigue end? Am I still feeling tired because of the chemo and RADS? Will I ever have to shave under my arm again? Does that hair come back? I hope…
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Surgey Date
Finally got that dreaded call. The date!! Now it all seems so final. The surgery is gonna be the 29th. and now that i know when it will be,, I', scared all over again. I know I made the right decision to have a lumpectomy, but is it right that I am scared again? At first it seemed like it was so far in the future, it's…
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Today is ElizaRose's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ELIZAROSE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE...!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY! ♥ Cathy
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4 week update
Hi. Today marks 4 weeks post op for my mastectomy. A lot of pain has stopped the past 2 days and I almost feel like my old self. Under my arm does not throb so bad and I can raise it higher for longer times. Yesterday, I met with my Medical Oncologist and she laid out my treatment plan. I will begin chemo on next Monday.…
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How do you cope with family?
Ladies, how do you cope with your family when they won't even talk to you on the phone? I believe they think if they talk to me they'll "catch it"? I have a daughter who is right there whenever I need to talk, and a boyfriend that has been right beside me. But my own family acts like I live in another country! I have 2…