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Chemo cocktail
I am doing Chemo .The drugs are Paclitaxel and Carbopltin for Ovarian Cancer.Any input about these would be appriatted.Thank you
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BRCA 1 & 2 positive
I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in early April (tumor 5mm) I was told the biopsy read, ER/PR positive, equivocal for HER2. Also, was told to do genetic testing because of my familial history. Turns out I was positive for both gene mutations. Luckily I had a complete hysterectomy 7 years ago. So I don't have to…
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Yesterday's mastectomy
Yesterday, I had a mastectomy and sentinel node dissection on my right breast. I was diagnosed the invasive lobular carcinoma in late May and it has been a whirlwind of activity since. I am so grateful to all of the Kaiser staff... each and every one of them have been outstanding. It started with a routime mammogram,…
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Getting closer to Starting Chemo
this is my second bout with Cancer.I start Chemo Tues.I see Dr. Monday.My emotions are all over the place.And get worse the closer it gets.Should I ask for Valium to calm me before treatment.?I am also due a mamo.Will they give that to me while doing Chemo?Thanks for your imput.I appriatte it.
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Vertigo after Masectomy
My mom had a masectomy of her left breast 7 months ago and since then has had daily vertigo. She is unable to walk without a cane and often falls. The daily dizziness she suffers from is more devastating to her than the masectomy. She has been going to lots of doctors and they had her stop taking her tamoxafin to see if…
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First chemo treatment
my first chemo was Tues.Boy am I wiped out tired.Dont know if it's fatigue or what.Any suggestions?Second time for chemo treatments.dont remember being this tired.i have 17 more to go.
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Post radiation rash/itching
At about a month post radiation, I developed a miserable itching rash at the site. Over the next several weeks it spread to arms and legs, then back. Welts and bumps. took several rounds of steroids but no relief. I saw a dermatologist and she put me on higher dose steroids tapering off over 21 days. The welts are much…
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21 Tips for Chemo and a HELLO!
Hello my beautiful ladies (and gentlemen)! I haven't visted for a while. Here's an update:I am 5 years out from diagnosis and currently taking Tamoxifen. Approaching my 5 years on this drug too. Want to stop taking it. Need another 5 years. Might take a break this year. We shall see. Work is crazy busy. Major changes.…
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Husbands of breast cancer patients need support too
I have tried several times to get this particular topic started and it failed. I have no feedback from csn as to why though I sent the whole story to them. So if this works: I'm interested in making contact with husbands of cancer patients and survivors. And if it doesn't work: I'll be disappointed again.
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Survivor but alone
I was diagnosed with cancer on 10/09/2014. It was a whirlwind that occurred afterward that I seemed to be standing in the middle of with no control of what was going on around me. My BC was HER2 positive in the right breast. They removed lymph nodes, I underwent 6 rounds of chemo and 17 rounds of herceptin, had a…
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Waiting on genetic test results
I'm scheduled for surgery next week. Still waiting on genetic testing results which will be deciding factor on what action. My question is: if I end up just doing lumpectomy and radiation can I request chemo? I want nothing to do with another diagnosis of breast cancer and want to go all I can to prevent. I've got IDC with…
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Lumpectomy or mastectomy
hello all, I am new here. I am 49 and was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive breast cancer on one side in Feb. I have completed 5 of 6 chemo's and surgery followed by radiation is next. Have elected double mastectomy (based on input from oncologist and surgeon) and recon but getting cold feet. 2 other oncologists I talked to…
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Ovarian cyst post breast cancer
I found out I have an ovarian cyst and I am feeling quite nervous. I finished treatment for breast cancer in May of 2015. The dr. Wants to watch it and recheck it in 3 months. Since I have had breast cancer and I am post menopausal (thank you chemo), I feel like it would be a good idea to remove it. Has anyone had a…
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Breast Cancer Sea Cucumbers Any Tried it yet?
My wife has breast cancer she just started chemo, was searching internet has anyone tried using or eating sea cucumbers during chemo? Does it have any effects, like improving energy? I have read some stuff online but want know if anyone has tried it. Willing to try different things to make her get better and feel better…
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Chemo starts Tuesday
if everything goes ok I start chemo Tues.I have known for few months.But them calling me and telling me it has hit me hard.This my second bout with Cancer and Chemo.I feel like I could cry for hours.dont know if I want to go by myself or not.Before I usually did go by myself.I don't brake down very often In front of…
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First Chemo learning curve: oof, Expectations vs Reality
My first Chemo was on TH-6/2. It's TAC (taxotere, adriamycin, and... uhhh, lol, i dont have my notes! whatever the C is! i'll edit/comment below if it occurs to me). Expectations: Thursday evening would be okay: tired, but mostly functional. On Friday, i'd start to have symptoms of real fatigue, some pain, and i'd have to…
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Neurofibromatosis 1
hello all, hoping to connect with others who may have NF1 and are going through breast cancer treatment. Having NF can increase odds of getting cancer and my plastic surgeon said surgery could possibly cause new neurfibromas to form at surgical site. Has anybody been through this?
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Having Pain Pump on Thursday/Friday
Thursday i go in and the doctor does a 4 inch incision in my spine at the l4 -l1 level and will put in liquid fentanyl. If I have no reaction, I will be admitted Friday morning for the actual pump. It has to go in my abdomin and the catheter William wind thru to the lumbar spine (the same incision from the day b4). I am…
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Arimidex Side Effects
I've been taking Arimidex for almost 3 months now but am having extreme pain in my feet and ankles only. Im okay once I get going but it takes about 9 steps before I can really walk. Has anyone else experienced this? Suggestions for dealing? Does stretching, yoga help?
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Triple Negative - No Chemo????
My wife (age 49) was just diagnosed with TNBC with no lymphnode involvement. Her tumor showed signs of both IDC and DCIS. She had a full lateral mastectomy 3 weeks ago and has expanders in place in preparation for implants. Her oncologist says she does NOT need any further treatment i.e., no chemo, because the size of the…
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Does port hurt
i have been told I may need a port.Does this hurt.Is it out patient surgery.Is it very big.Any imput is appriatted.thank you
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radiation on left breast and Afib patient
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Sometimes the memories are just too much...
So yesterday was my annual mammo, ultra-sound and visit with my breast surgeon (I am now 5.5 years out from 2 lumpectomies, 6 rounds of T/C & 33 rads being diagnosed with Stage 1, grade C, TNBC at 57). I had booked my appointment 3 weeks ago and been asked about the results from the MRI...what MRI???--nobody told me I was…
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Prolia
Hello friends, Can anyone tell me if you're on Prolia for bone stability? My oncologist suggested I start first shot in 2 weeks, 2x per year. I just had my first mammo since being diagnosed last June with stage 1 IDC, no lymphs involved 2.1cm. w/lumpectomy, 6 rounds of chemo/herceptin & 20 rounds of radiation. Still on…
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Sores due to Radiation damage
I am just wondering how many others have had this problem with their expanders or implants after having radiation treatment. Two months after finishing radiation treatments I developed sores on my left breast where I had treatment. It took me over 5 months, including a surgery and doing hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments…
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Started Radiation today
Wow, I can not believe that I am finally beginning the last phase of treatment! It has been a long year, but I have been blessed with good results. I look forward to reading old and new posts to help me through this pathway. I was surprised today when I thought I was only having session 2 of planNing and 4 more tatoos…
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Latent fears
I'm an RN, have been thru SN Bx, bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction underway. (expanders being filled) When I first heard my dx., treatment plan, it was all surreal, but in my "nursing trained" mind, I was "handling" everything well. I had always felt that is I ever diagnosed with Breast Cancer, I would go for…
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Exemestane and sense of smell
I am slowly losing some of my sense of smell. Sometimes coffee, cinnamon and chocolate have very little smell to me, though I can faintly smell them if I'm close enough. I wonder if it has anything to do with the exemestane that I am taking. Does anyone else experience a loss of sense of smell while taking an aromatase…
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Femara . . . hair thinning?
I have been on Femara now for about 8 months. I was diagnosed 3 years ago ER+/PR+. I took tamoxifen for 1 1/2 yrs and then oncologist switched me to Femara citing lower recurrence rates for postmenopausal women. I noticed over the past several months what seemed like an increased loss of hair, eyebrows and eyelashes too.…
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Lumpectomy with "cage"
Hello everyone, I am new to this group. Just came across it on a search. Wish I would have seen it last year. I went through breast cancer in 2015. Chemo followed by lumpectomy then radiation. During my lumpectomy surgery last August my surgeon put in something she called a "cage" in place of where the tumor was. She told…