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Bilateral Mastectomy w/o Reconstruction
Hi all~ I'm scheduled for a bilateral mastectomy w/o reconstruction on 12/1 and have a couple of questions. I live alone and have no family (or none that are able/willing to help), so was wondering how difficult it is to manage emptying the drains, etc. I believe that I will have a visiting nurse for at least a few days…
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Social Security disability
Have been told I should look into ss disability. Does anyone know if breast cancer qualifies. I definitely am not going to find a job now, so I have stopped my job search.
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Here we go again.....
Hi all, am a little nervous just was hoping for some positive thoughts! Had a mammo thursday, doc asked for more pictures, then did ultrasound, then core biopsy. Suspicious area close to chest wall in opposite good breast. Doc will call w/results monday after 5pm. The whole day went exactly the same as my 1st…
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Should my daughter demand a mamogram?
My daughter is very high risk for BC.I have it,i lost a sister of it at 32.I have a sister that had it at 56,my mother had it.My daughter is 31yrs. old,her doctor will not order one till she is at least 35.I don,t want to stear her wrong but I would like for her to start having them.What do you think.Thanks for your…
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blindsided
Was diagnosed as DCIS with no lymph node involvement in early August. Had bi-lateral mast.with DIEP free flap reconstruction. Going good until the pathology came back. Stage I, good news, but hormone negative and HER2 positive. Evidently if the HER2 count is 2 or higher, chemo is next. Mine is 7.2. Last summer Bobby and I…
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second expander
Hey Ladies! Guess I am feeling sorry for myself and I really am having a rough time tonight but I know someone out there may have gone through what I'm going through AGAIN!! Had right side masectomy Feb. 2008 with expander -- had to be removed in April 2008 because of infection. Had another expander @ Latimuss Dorsi Flap…
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Monday Blues
Hi new friends, I am at the computer when I should be in the shower. My three girls are asleep and I've got to get them up, too. I am stuck in front of this screen with tears. I've got to get it together to get us all to school this morning. Onc says wait one more month to see if the Arimidex is working . . . then chemo if…
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credit card
Ive posted a little on how sick Ihave been was in the hospital and in pain. i pay my credit cards on line and ended up too sick to pay on time. Got a notice that becuase i paid late a couple days two months in a row, that my interest rate went from 7 percent to 29.9 percent. I called and told them I was IN ThE hospital .…
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Another newbie here!!
I am so happy I found this site!!! I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, and have undergone a ductogram and 2 lumpectomies. I will be meeting with the radiation doc tomorrow to get my measurements and marked, and whatever else they do there. I am told I will have 6 weeks of daily radiation, then some sort of drug therapy.…
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New Mammo Ruling
I can't believe the new ruling regarding mammo's. This is not acceptable. For years we fought for early detection, now they've decided we don't need it. Ladies, it's time to stand up and be heard. I don't know who we need to contact about this new ruling but we need to stand together with all the othe breast cancer…
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TINY FLOWER (a poem)
TINY FLOWER (a poem) i looked down but it was too late my left foot crushed a tiny purple flower lying on the sidewalk i was struck by the notion how fleeting beauty can be how fragile i remembered how crushed Audrey had been when doctors took the breasts she deemed such a cornerstone of her beauty but she was wrong she…
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starting chemo
Hello and how is everyone? I will be starting chemo on monday Nov23,09 I was told that i will be there for 3hrs and to bring a bag of things to do for that time period.My question is what to bring. I dont know if i can sit that long with out loseing my mind.Wondering what i should take with me?
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Just Diagnosed at 29
Ok, I just found out I have cancer on 11/09 and I am sooooooo scared! I wasn't expecting to hear this at age 29. I am trying to stay very positive, hoping that I caught it very early. I have my appointment tomorrow to find out what kind it is and what my options are. My huge problem is, is that I am a full time student and…
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Questions from a basket case
I admit it. My mastectomy is scheduled from Dec. 4 and I am indeed a basket case. The surgery itself doesn't scare me so much as the anesthesia. I'm a nurse and "know too much" about the things that can go wrong with anesthesia. Since this is something I have no control over, its the one thing that I have been focusing on.…
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free silk headband
Hi everyone I can't remember who told me on this site about this site where you can get a free silk (100 %) head band) I ordered mine today, so thank you to whoever told me . (they are gorgeous!) here is the website for anyone else who may be interested take care xxxooo Lisa…
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3 more treatments of a/c
Will I feel any worse for my next treatment? I lived through my first one, but I am a little scared moving forward. It has been 10 days and thank G-d, I still have hair with minimal loss. What is in store for me? Peace, Love, Light and Healing !!!
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try again
I am going to try again with this question. Last time I posted, when I went back to check responses my question was gone. Lets see if this works. Here's a brief background: Bilat. mastectomy in Dec. 08. Reconstruction with DIEP in July. Complications with healing. Now ready to schedule phase 2 of recon: revise abdominal…
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No Radiation or Chemo!
Just got the news yesterday that I don't need to have chemo. I am doing the happy dance. I was already told that I don't need rads. I just have to take Tamoxifen for 5 years. I do however have to have a mastectomy on Dec. 11, but after that I am home free! Thanks for all of your prayers and good wishes - they worked! You…
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additional cancers??????????
Am I overly scared about having a recurrence? Made one year of survival, and now going this week for some testing!! Is there ever a time we can relax, and not worry?
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Much needed advice
I will be having my left side mastectomy 1 week from today. I met with the plastic surgeon on Friday to see what my options where for reconstruction. I will be having my right breast mastectomy done for prophylactic on a later date. Because I will be having radiation after surgery, implants were not an option because of…
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bra
I'm the mom of a 24, 5 month pregnant daughter who had a mastectomy last week. Can you tell me what she can do about wearing a bra? I keep hearing about a $45 dollar bra and padding but don't know where to find one. Thanks!
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winston churchill.....
If your going through hell.... keep going... Winston Churchill....could he have said it any better....xxxooo Lisa
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My daughter has H1N1
As if being on chemo isn't enough, my 8 year old just tested positive for the H1N1. Thank God she already had the shot or she could be much worse than she currently is. Anyway, I am trying to be careful: lots of hand sanitizer, letting hubby handle the "vomit patrol", etc. HOWEVER, I was a little surprised when my…
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anyone else taking FEC for chemo?fluorouracil,epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, folloed by docetaxel, t
hi I haven't started chemo yet but this will be my "cocktail" sounds so scary :(
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Cancer Funk
We all agree that all parts of this cancer journey are difficult; so what are some things you do or have done to get past the really bad times. I think I sit around too much waiting for me to miraculously feel better. Or maybe I should just allow myself to feel bad and chill...I don't know!?
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This is Amazing!
Did anyone else see or read about this? Unbelievable, but wonderful, I think. Is it for real? http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/nov/12/mastectomy-regrow-breasts-trial Breast regrowth procedure trialled for mastectomy patients Human trials to begin of surgical treatment that could allow women to regrow their breasts…
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Casey Update
Several of you have PM'ed me to find out how Casey is doing, and I wanted to pass along the following: Casey was dismissed from Texas Children's Hospital yesterday,and has spent more than half his life in one hospital or another. They have run many tests, and still have an MRI to do before they will determine a prognosis.…
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Phase 2 of my reconstruction was done yesterday
It was an outpatient surgery, so we went in at 7am and got home at 5pm. It all went well, except they gave me Keflex through the IV and I get very sick with that. Started puking on the way home and haven't stopped yet. Hopefully it will soon, because I can't take any pain pills, they just come right back out. Not able to…
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Hi Chen
I was in Florida for a long weekend and havent been on in a several days. I would love to get involved with the ornament exchange if I still can. If I cant, I will understand...great idea by the way!!! Thanks Linda t
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Stage 1 breast cancer
Has anyone done a regional anaesthetic called paravertabral? Also a pain releiver calledtramadol? I've read that these are safer than general anaesthetic and morphine.