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The BEST halloween 'trick' I have ever had!!!!!
We normally get many people outside of our neighborhood that come to the door on this scary night, so I lay in the 'good stuff' for all (thank 99cent only store...lol!) This year, 2 young ladies appeared at the door, and I gave them their chocolate, and my advice to 'be careful crossing the street, it's busy here'. They…
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I will join the chemo gals
I've made my decision and I'm at peace with it. I will have the chemo. I am going to try the veins in my arm first before I have a port put in since it's only 4 sessions. I'm not going to let grass grow under my feet either. First session is next Friday. All the scripts have been ordered for before tx, during and after.…
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I have question for anyone .....
I am a colorectal cancer survivor 8 months NED at this moment..I have a very good friend that has a mom that has been diagnosed with early stage 3 with 1 node involvement and slight at that. She is doing chemo at this time and has 1 more treatment and will then do radiation before surgery trying to shrink tumor. Can anyone…
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Postmenopausal
I am currently on Tamoxifen and have been for two years. I am 31 years old. After my second dose of Chemotherapy I stopped having periods and have not had one for two years, until now. My Oncologist and my OB/GYN have both done blood tests and confirmed that I am postmenopausal. My last FSH was 60 and it was 66 the time…
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Looking for advice
Hello ladies, I am on the journey into the unknown -- it seems like every day brings new info, and more bad news. Quick snapshot: I am 42 yrs old, no history of breast cancer for 4 generations, both sides. Had my (first EVER) mammogram back in late August. A follow up eliminated a couple of shadows, but found a definite…
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tried to respond to Judy twice
So sorry it is surgery, but just think how much better you will feel once the pain is gone. I vote you should get extra Christmas presents this year for having to go through this around the holidays. Tell your family I said so!! Keeping you in my prayers. Hugs and smiles. ♥Pammy
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When your hair grows back in
I'm curious. Are there any women out there who have been through chemotherapy and their hair grown back? Did it grow back darker and curly. Before my hair fell out it was straight and light. I've had so many people tell me stories about their "friends" whose hair came back dark and curly. Just wondered if this is a myth.…
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weird question re. rad
Has any of you had this problem with radiation???? I noticed last night I have a dark pink square on my back directly behind where they are radiating with the same brown marks that are on my front.
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Tasha, Do You Know Where Your Guppies Are?
I was just walking the doggie by the pond and out jumped this giant guppy. There went my Thanksgiving Dinner. You had better alert the authorities or at a reality show producer. When Good Guppies Go Bad. LOL Stef
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finished chemo
I am finished with all six rounds of my chemo!!!I have a bilateral scheduled on November 20th, followed by radiation. I feel like this is going on forever!I decided to go with bilateral with tissue ex panders and implants. I have 2 kids and 3 dogs and didn't think the flap route was the best!! I haven't posted in a while…
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All the new ones
It seems like more and more newbies are coming here and sharing their stories. I want to say welcome to all of you. You have a hard road ahead, but know you have come to the right place to share and vent everything you have inside of you and everything that you are going through. I am truely amazed at all of you that have…
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Sunday School...
PALM SUNDAY: It was Palm Sunday and, because of a sore throat, five-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm brances. The boy asked what they were for. "People held them over Jesus' head as he walked by," "Wouldn't you know it?" the boy fumed.…
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Chemo Chicks Unite!!!
Hi everyone! We have some new people joining our club. It's not a club we wanted to join and yet here we are. So I thought we could update each other on where we are: I am finishing treatment #2. I just came off of a low week. My white blood cells tank and I get Neutropenic - not the norm I know. Mentally, I tend to get…
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Anyone having a difficult time posting ??? I have replied to several new members today ..
Only to loose all contents of my messages .. Ok, who's blocking me ??? Joking ... Vicki Sam ..
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The Cat Came Back The Very Next Day...
A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park. As he was getting home, the cat was walking up the driveway. The next day he decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He put the beast out and headed home. Driving back up his…
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Posting Problems
Hey,Gang, Has anyone else been having trouble posting responses? I have posted 3 that have been lost in Never Never Land.
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Heartburn
Anybody bothered with extreme heartburn instead of nausea?? I am on compazine to combat nausea and works wonderfully...but since my second and third rounds of chemo,,,I have about a week of severe heartburn...anyone else going thru this?? Suzie
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3rd.Chemo Tuesday,really scared this time.
Hi,I know some of you have read my post when I had a bad reaction to one of the Chemo drugs.I was in the emergency room and to the Dr. several times.The Dr.has not told me what she will do different this time.I am so scared I will have another reaction like the last.Please keep me in your prayers.I only have one chemo left…
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Unless you've walked this walk
I'm new at this but have begun to train people in how to approach me and my BC. People just dont have a clue unless they have walked the walk. I belong to a support group which has nothing to do with cancer. One of my friends trying to help said well you feel good today, that's all that matters, so dont think about…
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another newbie
hello I am another "newbie" I am 38 years old, 4 children (a nurse myself) and have had my lumpectomy and pathology report (stage III grade 2) invasive breast cancer, I try to stay positive for the most part but also find myself crying , the stories everyone shares on here are remarkable and give everyone hope and…
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Just a fly by...
Question: Has anyone ever felt lonely, even in a crowd? Just wondering. Feeling down, but don't know why. I'll post when I can. Sending my love to you all. dmc
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I'm also joining the Chemo Girls Club
Just moved to L.A. from San Diego, to be with my family. On Friday, on my first appointment with a chemotherapy oncologist, he took one look at my breast and set me up for chemo on Monday. On the same day, he had me get a PICC line and blood work. I also had a bone scan and a CT scan. He's not wasting any time. I'm glad…
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My introduction
Hi my name is Keri and I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in May of 2007 and had a left mastectomy in June of 2007, chemo and radiation, then reconstruction in October 2008. All seems to be well physically now but emotionally not so much. I haven't really talked to anyone about how I'm feeling as it seems like…
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I am new to the group
Hi - I am new to this group. Actually my husband found it and emailed me the link. He says I need to talk to other people that have and has had breast cancer. I was diagnosed 8 years ago at the age of 33. This was during a time between nursing school and graduate school. I was in the hospital when 9/11 happened and my…
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start taxol wed , afraid of a reaction
1/2 way thru chemo, but a little nervous of the taxol
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Discussion boards should be fixed
Hi all, The boards should be okay now but if anyone continues to have a problem, please use the "Contact CSN" link in the top right corner of the CSN page to send me an email. Sorry for the inconvenience and frustration! Greta Your CSN Staff
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pink ribbon
Don't know what happened there. Does anyone know where I can find magnets - car or otherwise, and pink ribbon pins? I expected to find these everywhere especially during breast cancer awareness month. Thanks
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Mts. in Tenn. (get a way) !!!
So glad Laurissa is doing so well after her 2nd chemo treatment.She didnt feel as sick or achey as the 1st round..So she ask her Drs.if she could still go on her weekend get away,she had planned for months. She was so afraid she would have to cancel the little cabin in the woods...I hope this R and R does her good and isnt…
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Hello as I join you on this new adventure!
I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma at the very end of September--one tumor, 1.3 by 2 cm in the lower part of my right breast. I'm 57, have one son still living at home (moved back home) while attending college, and am in college myself working on a Ph.D. After learning I have breast cancer, I have been doing a…
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I'VE BEEN STRONG UNTIL YESTERDAY AND NOW I'M JUST PLAIN SCARED!!
Yesterday I finally got my Oncotype score and it was 33. I've been pretty confident up until that point that I may not need to have the chemo. I had the bilateral, my tumor was 2.2 with no nodes, I'm ER+ and will take the Arimidex. Was really praying that it would be enough. I meet with the onco doc today, had the nurse…