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Breast Cancer

Is there any help
is there any help for treatment if your insurance doesn't pay for it?
Tamoxifen vs Raloxfene
My doctor is now suggesting raloxfene instead of tamoxifen...neither of which I have started. I just had my bilateral masectomy on March 25th. Margins are clean, only slightly invasive on one side..I mean tiny...I am post menopausel.
Need some help
i recently had an abnormal mammo and ultrasound. I have a lump in my left breast and tomorrow I have a consultation to get a biopsy. This morning I have starting swelling , like a knot, right straight below my color bone. Has anyone else experienced this? It aches, it burns, my breast aches and burns. im so stressed…
Sharing progress!
Hello, friends I just wanted to share that with my insistence I finally have permission from my Plastic Surgeon to begin radiation in June. I don't know why my body was not healing at the expected rate or if she was just bring conservative, but I feel 12 weeks out of surgery was long enough! I realize that the surgeon felt…
expanders ? No replies I hate this board!
HI Everyone, it has been awhile since i have been on here. I am at the stage now in my treatment where i have expanders in. I had double mas. and expanders put in in Nov. I ended up having radiation with the expander in. (everything went great!) Now i just went in for my last expansion and for some reason i started running…
Breast Reconstruction Questions
Hello. I am 43 years old. This is the first time I've posted on this. I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the right breast in October 2007. I have had 2 surgeries to remove the cancerous tissue. The first surgery removed the micro-calcifications found on the Mammograms. They thought they got clear margins,…
Organizing your Chemo Recovery Space
Again, i am looking toward and planning for the start of Chemo in 2-3 weeks, and am hoping that you who have been there, can help me with ideas, suggestions, advice about how to Set-up, Organize and Stock my Recovery Space. What sorts of things made your Recovery Space work for you? Conversely, what sorts of things were…
Best day to receive Chemo
Hi Ladies - I'm a newbie on this board. I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer on Feb 25th and will be starting Chemo next week. My question to you all who have had Chemo is I am trying to decide which day of the week to have it. For the first 2 months, I'll be going every other week (4 times) then after I will go once a week…
How much time between surgery and RAD?
Hello, friends Everyone here has been so helpful through my treatment so far, so I feel very comfortable turning to you once again for some advice. In a quick summary, I was diagnosed June,2015, neoadjuvant TC until November, Shingles in February, finally surgery(partial) March 3rd. It is now 10 weeks since my surgery. I…
Nipple Tattoos
Just wanted to let everyone know tomorrow will be a step forward for me. I will be having my nipples tattooed on. Say a little prayer for me they look ok.
nipple reconstruction
My new nipple is dying. My plastic surgeon came into the room today and said "That's not the happiest nipple I've ever seen." I had the graft a week ago, and he pointed out the tissue that's already dead....I was so disappointed. I cried on the way back to work, and my husband offered to call my office and tell them I…
lump under incision site
I had a lumpectomy for DCIS at stage 0 in Nov. 2015 then radiation for 4 wks. I had a six month mammo to check breast this last wk..the radiologist made me very uncomfortable. he saw the lump at incision on mammo so gave me an ultrasound. he drilled me. i told him my radiation dr. at my follow up told me it was scar…
Surgery is done
I was in hospital 5 days.They made the long incision.From bottom of breast all the way down.And I mean all the way down.They removed several tumors,Lymph nodes fatty lining of stomach that we knew had Cancer.Now they don't think it's Ovarian Cancer.So they are reasurchingit more with pathologist .Then I will start Chemo.I…
Tamoxifen and sun exposure
Has anybody read anything about tamoxifen making you more susceptible to sun exposure sensitivity? I was out for a walk yesterday and later in the evening realized I had sunburn on both arms. I'm not usually sensitive to the sun and don't usually burn so easily. Wondering if it's the tamoxifen - and, if so, why... Thanks…
Hypofractionated radiation
Hello all, A month ago I met for 3 hours with a great RO. She explained that I should receive the standard series of RADS - 25 + 5 boosts. After 4 more weeks of waiting to heal after surgery (9 weeks post op), I asked for another appointment to see if I could get things going. To my surprise I was told that she was going…
Went on another retreat.
This one was so good. It was with Lifting Hearts. A nonprofit here in Utah. There were 20 bc survivors. Stage 0 -4. Such a positive loving environment. It broke my heart to see so many in their 20-30's with young children. Out of 6 stage iv, 2 were in late 20's- early 30's. All theree were at different stage of acceptance,…
lung nodules 19 years after breast ca diagnosis
Hello- Long story. My mom is a two time breast cancer survivor from 1989 (first primary-unilateral mastectomy and 1996( another primary on other breast-mastectomy. She had chemo both times. First time she was node negative second time she had one positive node. NO problems since. Recently she was diagnosed with endometrial…
Breast reconstrution options
I am coming to the part of my journey where I will make my choice of what kind of final reconstruction I want. Flap is a very long recovery and two healing locations..tummy and breast. I'm am so sick of surgery and healing process. We all know how long it takes to get your body back after each surgery! I am know thinking…
Funeral yesterday
Lew's funeral was yesterday, I lost count how many floral arrangements there were - 7 Peace Lilies alone. No way do I have room in my little house for all the flowers so sent bouquets home with any family who would take them, and I still have 10 left here in my house. So many people came they had to open up the back wall…
Rib Charlie horses?
HI. Has anyone experienced what feels like a Charlie horse under your rib cage when you twist your torso right or left? Happened to me several times this week and I have no idea what it could be.
Cognitive issues and headaches
Hello everyone. I hope everyone is doing well.. I had my exchange surgery finally on March 23. I was wanting to know how people are dealing with issues post chemo. My chemo has been done since May and targeted therapy since dec. I am on arimidex and had hysterxtomy in nov. I have been having headaches in mornings and…
Staples and stitches instead of steri-strips
I have staples on the incision for the sentinel node removal and stitches where the cancer was removed curving around my left breast. Its only been 3 days but I look horrible. I searched through the archives but couldn't find anyone who had staples who had healed already. I'm just trying to prepare myself for what to…
Any idea when you get the "all clear"
Thanks everyone.
Today is Sunshine 0406's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope your day is filled with lots of fun and love all around! Besh wishes for a happy, HEALTHY year! love, Jenny
Pain on the underside of my arm and Choice between 2nd lumpectomy or a mastectomy
I am 3 weeks plus, out from my lumpectomy and sentinel node removal. I have been having pain on the under side of my arm(flabby side). I thought it was from the staples but those were finally taken out on Thursday and the pain is still there. The surgeons nurse says its normal. Does anyone else have this pain? Also we got…
Muscle spasms in chest region after masectomy
My mother had a double masectomy in December 2014 for Triple Negative, Ductal Carcinoma, Stage 3. She did not have reconstruction. She went through 5 rounds of chemo with Cytoxan and Taxotere. She did 33 rounds of radiation. She is in remission and having few side effects from the treatments and surgery. She has some…
Question on Aromotase Inhibitors
hello, havent been here in a while. I havent really been much of anywhere as I have been in graduate school. I also unfortunately had a friend who died of oral cancer and was helping her. I started on femara and it made me feel like I was jumping out of my skin. I didnt have horrible side effects except that. Then I…
I feel what feels like 2 maybe 1/2 worm shaped lumps
I have recently 3.5 weeks ago had a masectomy. At that time an expander was placed. 5 days ago I had my first appt for inflation(lol) for lack of a better word. Up until that point I have been feeling great. No pain at all. Last night I felt what appeared to be 2 1/2inch in length worm shaped lumps at the lower part of…
Tomorrow s the day
Tomorrow is surgery day.I been stressed beyond believe.Was sick with a headache all day.Sick at my stomach.I will be so glad to be done with surgery.I don't think I ever been this stressed.First Cancer was awful .But wow this time is really hard.I have Prayed for God to give me strength .Thanks for your caring thoughts and…
Surgery two days away
Thurs. morning is surgery day.Will remove tumors ,lymph nodes .Then Chemo to follow.What a roller coaster ride mentally this has been.They are holding off on the hot chemo for now.I am not sure if first time I had cancer is harder or if second time is.

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