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I got my ornament today!
It is beautiful and I love it! I posted pictures on my expression page. They are not very good but I was excited and wanted to share! This ornament is a shiny blue bulb and it opens to reveal a christmas scene inside. It winds up and horse drawn sleighs revolve around the house in the middle to the tune of We Wish You A…
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taxotere treatments stopped
My onco. stopped my Taxotere treatments due to low white blood cell counts. This was only 3 months in to my 6 months of weekly treatments that my Onc. originally said I would get. I am very concerned that the cancer (which is bone mets from BC) will start to spread now not having received enough Taxotere. I need to mention…
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Just opened the box with my ornament!
I've waited until today to open it because I love delayed gratification. Today is the day we are putting up our tree and decorating it. The ornament is a beautiful glass snowman! I'm glad you bought one for yourself so we can thing of each other every year. Thanks Calleen. My younger son is visiting from New Mexico and he…
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Hives side effect of tamoxifen?
I've been on Tamoxifen for 4 months. My onco put me on it before chemo because I wasn't sure if I was going to do chemo or not. When I decided to do chemo, he left me on Tamoxifen because other than a few night sweats I was doing fine on it. I started chemo (cytoxen and taxotere) and after the first treatment I had a few…
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How Awesome Is This Group of Women?
I am supposed to pick 12 women (who have touched my life) and who I think might participate. I think that if this group of women were ever to be in a room together, there is nothing that would be impossible. I hope I chose the right twelve. May my hugs, love, gestures and communications remind you how special you are.…
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chemo
Since I had the lumpectomy and one lymph node removed Nov. 18, 2009, I decided to wait until after Christmas to begin the treatments, now I'm worrying, am I waiting too long? The doctors seem to think it's ok.
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headaches
After my first round of chemo I had a headache for 4 days, the doctor slowed down my chemo drip to try and prevent the headache. I had my second round of chemo on tuesday, the next day I had a headache again and it has lasted for 2 days. The doctor gave my tylenol 3, which has not helped. Has anyone else had this happen…
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Trying to help the homeless keep a bit warmer/drier this season....
Some of you know that I make food,( or collect it from social events) package it in individual serving sizes in paper bowls with napkins and plastic spoons and take it to the homeless people in the town closest to me. I often include pop tops cans of dog food as well and doggie treats, as many of the "park dwellers" also…
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I got my ornament!!!
I loved it today when i opened my mailbox and there it was!!! I was so excited...and the nautical theme was perfect!!! Thanks so much! I love how connected it made me feel to all of you. We really are in this together! Have a great weekend! Pitt
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Can You Believe THIS?
I was asked how I felt today?.........Even though It was obvious I was in a lot of pain.... I though "What the hell...........I never complained, moaned or threw tantrums whilst I was going through this... Maybe now is the time to get honest, share, open up, as a last ditch attempt to get some understanding from someone…
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New symptom
Alrighty then! Bluish toes and heels anyone. Is this part of the "neuropathy"? As the day goes on they get blood red, so do my palms. No tingling,pain or numbness. I finished taxol/herceptin cocktail 10/22, now just on herceptin every two weeks. rads have started,6 txs so far. Could that be a side effect of rads. Is the…
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Question about secondary bone cancer
I had my post treatment scans and follow up appt with my oncologist yesterday. Everything looked good except my bone enzymes were elevated and my bone scan showed some abnormalities in the backbone and lumbar bones. He said this could be anything from arthritis to a secondary bone cancer from the original breast cancer. He…
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I've been in the hospital!
Hi Gals, I haven't been around too much because I was in the hospital. So consequently, I've missed my RADS treatments. I have 9 left to go. I was hoping to be finished this week, but now won't be untill the end of next week I hope I didn't loose my time slot. Remember me telling you about my GI problems, my hernia…
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marriage counseling
With the stress of BC, 5 surgeries, and everything else that goes along with cancer, my marriage is in trouble. My husband was very supportive during treatment, but now has issues with my appearance. I've had breast reconstruction and my hair has been back for over a year, but he no longer wants to be intimate with me. I…
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diabetes
Okay now we have added diabetes onset by chemo to my list...any help here. Anyone had this and it be temporary? I get to do bloodsugar test every morning add a generic glucofage to my daily list of growing meds. My chemo today was a 7 hour stint at the clinic. They had to give me insulin before we could even go forward.…
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OK, cruise pics are posted...
But from the end of the cruise to the beginning....darn computer.... It was lovely, I highly recommend this one...7 days, start to finish. Hugs, Kathi
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Questions I asked my Dr.
Thank you all for being so supportive. To those that are new like me this is a list of ?'s I put together with the help of family, friends and new people/friends I've met on this site. I took this list with me to my first appointment. Hope it helps you as much as it helped me and my sister keep track of what I wanted to…
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here i go again
i was diagnosed april 2009 stage 2 breast cancer i had a lumpectomy and nodes removed in may on my left breast, 4 rounds of chemo last one was sep radiation ended in nov.i found a lump in my right breast went to dr he felt more than 1 .mammogram and ultra sound this week.im hoping and praying for benign..teresa
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Tis the Season?
Ok Girls, Ladies and The Evil professor Aoriarti.............. What would be your PERFECT CHRISTMAS PRESENT? I'm only askin'............Jxxxxxxxxxxxxx?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Concerned/Confused/Discouraged/Scared
Okay, so the onc has keept saying if you get this symptom or that one I will need to decrease the taxore. I have been getting the symptoms all along and telling him. Finally for my so called last treatment I asked to lower the taxotere dose because I was blacking out so bad I could not get out of bed or recliner to even…
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Today is my one-year cancerversary....
Last year, on this day, I came in to work having no idea what was in store for me. Around lunch time, the doctor who did my biopsy called me on my cell phone to tell me I had cancer. He said I should be worried because of how quickly my tumor had grown. I was floored. I remember staying at work the rest of the day in a…
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a grandmother again
my daughter had a baby boy last night , 10 lbs 5 oz , she didnt want me there , because she was worried about me having no inmune system, so i thought she had eneough to worry without me, but it was hard staying home.another thing why chemo sucks,but then i didnt have to see her in pain, i was with her when she had my…
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Femara and Rheumatoid Arthritis
I'm posting this for my dear cousin who saw me through my cancer journey this year after being just 2 months ahead of me dealing with her own. She is 48, dx in April 2009 with invasive, ER/PR+, low Oncotype, node negative. Took Femara for less than a month, quit as per onc's advice, but still had bone/muscle pain 3 months…
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HELP -- 2 DIFFERENT TREATMENT OPTIONS FROM SURGEONS
Hello all, I thank everyone for their wishes, it is nice to be on this site with all the support. Now I have another dilemma. I went for a 2nd opinion today at another facility and they want to treat me a little differently then the 1st surgeon. First surgeon says, chemo first, then surgery. Second surgeon says, have…
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MOM (Mean Old Mother)
I just received this from a close friend and thought I'd share. Enjoy! Poem to MOM My son came home from school one day, With a smirk upon his face. He decided he was smart enough, To put me in my place.. 'Guess what I learned in Civics Two, that's taught by Mr. Wright? It's all about the laws today, The 'Children's Bill…
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Check out this Holiday post
If you have a moment check out page 4 of the expressions gallery, look for the "Happy Holiday's" post by phillieg If you click on the link you will be treated to a lovely post of him playing holiday music on his guitar for your enjoyment. It's really quite nice! RE
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Tamoxifen Info
When I was on the National Cancer Institute website ordering my "Moving Beyond Breast Cancer" (Thank you Traci), I was checking out the other publications and there's one called Tamoxifen: Questions and Answeres. Very informative and answered a lot of questions being posted here. I start tamoxifen in Jan. so I wanted to…
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Cleaning for a Reason Maid Service.........
My mother-in-law sent this to me. They have611 partners in 50 states and Canada. Wanted to share. Cleaning for a Reason If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning - 1 time per month for 4 months while she is in treatment.…
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Surgeon says to have second lumpectomy (re-excision) but I'm learning toward bilateral mastectomy --
I had a lumpectomy on November. Lymph nodes are negative (and I'm very thankful about that), but they didn't didn't get clean margins. So now surgeon is planning ot go back in again. I will be visiting with oncologist for the first time tomorrow, and one thing I want to talk to her about is having bilateral mastectomies…
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Arimidex
I am supposed to start taking Arimidex within the next few days. Has anyone here taken it? If so, how is it going? Have you experienced any side effects? I am apprehensive about taking it. I am reading side effects like bone damage, hair loss, memory loss, weight gain, higher cholesterol rates, joint pain, depression, hot…