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Feeling Blue :(
Well, I guess when your up it's great, but when your down it plain darn stinks! I have been feeling so whipped, blue, under the weather, depressed, and sad REALLY bad today. I am literally so overwhelmed that I just want to crawl into a hole and never come out. I know this will pass, but it doesn't seem to help having that…
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WEB MD
I found this article on the WebMD website and thought it was informative and the women's stories are great. http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/features/breast-cancer-awareness-month-me-and-the-girls?ecd=wnl_brc_101309 Thinking of y'all - Pat
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"Pink products" ... interesting article
Just thought I would share something I read online regarding all of those products we see with the pink ribbons on them ... http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/pink-overload-are-companies-taking-advantage-of-breast-cancer-awareness-month-525251/ I've wondered about how much companies actually donate to cancer…
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One more chemo cocktail and I'm cured...
Course there's follow-up exams,radiation (6wks everyday), blood tests, scans,and every 3 weeks of Herceptin and anti hormonal pills for the next year. I am a survior in treatment that will kill the beast! Yeah!! At least the 8 hrs of sitting in that blasted chair will stop. I have a short attention span, and my poor chemo…
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Lotion
Hello, I was diagnosted with BC in August. A coworker mentioned a recipe that you can make at home for the redness from radiation.She told me I could find it on this site. Does anyone know what she might be talking about because I cant seem to find it.Thank you
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Got New Breast from tummy
Have any of you had reconstruction surgery (tummy tuck, stomach fat used)? Please I need to talk to you asap if you have had this done! Thanks Jeanie
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Oh the waiting game!
Long message Monday, I finally got in to see the 2nd opinion onco dr who would be following me here on the Big Island. This is almost 2 week since the first visit on Oahu. I'd finally made a decision about chemo and would be having Taxotere and Cytoxan followed by 5 years of Arimidex. I'd gotten a wig, scarves, hats and…
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no vitamins
I just started radiation today. Per doctor NO VITAMINS while rads tx. prep for rads twice last week, marks on my breast and 2 tattoos. Todays zap was short, not bad at all, feel my breast hard and warm.
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Contact Dermatitis
My skin has always been sensative, but I guess with my white blood cell count low my resistance has become low. The only thing I can figure out that brought this on was a scented body spray that I used on my neck. I got a small rash like spot that my family doctor thought was a fungus. After I ended up in the emergency…
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Possible progress against triple negative breast cancer brain metastases
According to research reported in "Clinical Cancer Research" the drug Vorinostat prevented the formation of brain metastases of triple negative breast cancer in mice by 62 percent. The drug crosses the blood-brain barrier, which in the past has rendered brain cancer largely untreatable. According to the study’s…
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Hair still holding on...
Day 10 and still no shedding. Is day 14 the average when it starts? No tingling or pony tail pain, yet. I still need to get it cut, it has lost it's shine and color has faded. I'm ready for it to just hurry up and go so I can get started with that part of this treatment.
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I Hate Cancer, BUT
I have had some positive things come from this. It made me realize that I am stronger than I ever thought I could be It made me love my children even more It made me have faith in prayer again It made me realize what women with breast cancer and all cancers go through. It made me cry when Farrah and Patrick Swayze died,…
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Second chemo tomorrow.,I need your prayers please,
Wish me luck tomorrow please.and if you don,t mind a prayer that it goes ok.My white cell count was really low last week.and where the Chemo IV was it is still black and blue and a little sore yet,so I pray they don,t have to delay my Chemo.I so want to get the Chemo done.thanks everyone,I know some of you will be praying…
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New Look Good Feel Better Program for Counties in Mississippi
New Look Good Feel Better Program for Counties in Mississippi Serving Tallahatchie and all surrounding counties such as Bolivar, Greenville, Coahoma, Panola, Leflore and more. Her name is Mary Frances Gentry 662-375-8235. She has helped me a great deal!!! She gave me free makeup, wraps, wig, and a breast form. My insurance…
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Hi I am new here
I am so glad 2 have u all to talk with! please help me with the post on Tram Flap!!! Im so sick of hurting Thanks Jeanie P.S> Thanks pitt
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Questions , Questions & more Questions
Aside from being given my wife's DX of IBC I have been pounding ground to see if there is any type of assistance out there for us in these trying economic times.She does not have the ability of the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) because she has not been employed for the last 12 months at her current job . My wife also…
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Anyone awake? I need advice on taxol vs taxetere for 11 am today
I have stage 2 breast cancer. 2.4 cm, lymph nodes clean. I'm just about to finish A/C (adriamycin and cytoxan). Was going to follow it with taxol. My doctor is asking if I want to get it every week for 12 weeks or every 2-3 weeks for another period of time. He also said taxetere was as option. Anyone had any of these…
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Anyone awake? I need advice on taxol vs taxetere for 11 am today
I have stage 2 breast cancer. 2.4 cm, lymph nodes clean. I'm just about to finish A/C (adriamycin and cytoxan). Was going to follow it with taxol. My doctor is asking if I want to get it every week for 12 weeks or every 2-3 weeks for another period of time. He also said taxetere was as option. Anyone had any of these…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hey It's thanksgiving today here in Canada!... We had a HUGE meal yesterday... Turkey (of course) With stuffing, Leeks, Brocolli, carrots, buttered peppered cabbage, cauli cheese, roasted mushrooms, mashed tates with chives, yorkshire puddings, onion and mushroom gravy, asparagus in butter, Oh Man...........I'm making…
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second chemo soon.
Hi everyone.wELL I JUST STARTED FEELING BETTER AND IT IS TIME FOR THE NEXT Chemo this WEDS.i HAD A LOT OF SIDE EFFECTS,i USUALLY DO WITH ANY MEDICINE.Is the second one as bad as the first one.I go back the next day and get the shot to build your bloodcells back up.My 10 day checkup after chemo showed my white counts to…
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wig problem,need advice please.
Hi everyone,since I am new to wearing a wig.I need some advice please.What do yo wear under wig to secure it,to make sure it don,t come off.And when i tryed the wig liner it keeps bunching up.The wig looks pretty good but I need a way to make sure it don,t move or worse come off.Thanks for the input in advance.have a great…
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AuntKimmie How are you feeling
I know today was your first day of chemo, and I hope you are feeling fine. I prayed for you on my way to my oncologist today. Please let us know how you did.
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my hernia surgery
ARRGh. I'm in pain. I'm home now, I had the operation thursday afternoon, I didn't go down for it until 3:00pm. He also did remove those lymph nodes or whatever they were under my left arm. Well, he opens me up at the lump in my abdomen, and the hernia wasn't there! So he was baffled. He then closed me up,then I had to get…
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New here
Hi, I'm new to this forum, and to breast cancer. What/who do you consider a "survivor?" Had a 7 mm. mass show up on ultrasound, not on mammography, nor could it be felt. Surgeon removed it September 21 - ductal cell carcinoma. Did a lymph node biopsy - nodes clear. He's declared me cancer-free and return in 6 months for…
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clever ways to make scarves?
I've been trying on my wigs and they're just not looking right, maybe because I still have all my hair, thick as a mop. I've been thinking of wearing scarves more and more. I will wear hats too. But, like pitt, I will want to make my own, or have my sister make them. I'm thinking of tye-dying them. I've been on youtube…
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NYC Shopping
A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights.…
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Grab your coffee (or favorite beverage), pull up a chair and I'll tell you a story!
Good morning everyone! First of all...thank you all so much for the wonderful well wishes while I was in the hospital. I gave my son a huge hug for keeping you in the loop for me. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family surrounding me at home and through cyber space! OK, raise your hand....how many of you actually…
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Hi All, I am celebrating!!!
Last chemo today and obviously I am up at 2:43 am because they gave me dexamethasone and decadron today and I cant sleep but no matter, I have the whole weekend to lay low. I still have herceptin to do for the next year but I dont expect too much trouble from that and I will probably have the right breast expander replaced…
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To Bra or not to Bra......?
Have any of you found a "comfortable" bra to wear during radiation? I've just had #18 of 33 and the bra is getting to be a bit uncomfortable....the onc nurse suggested going up a size and the oncologist suggested a sports bra with a wide band....I don't wear one around the house but need one when out in public..... Thanks…
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Taking care of Mom
My Mom is getting her first chemo on Thursday. I will go with her. Any advice on how to make her feel comfortable and take her mind out of what's going on? Thanks, MC