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Breast Reconstruction Surgery
I need to know what I would be in for if I had this surgery. I was diagnois with triple negative DCIS in December 2005. I had 2 surgeries(double mastectomy,tumor under thymus gland), 8 chemos and 35 radiation treatments. So far I am cancer free and now am considering having reconstuction surgery.
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Useful website about alternative cancer therapy
I know some here have been curious about alternative and complimentary therapies, or just maintenance care. Sloan Kettering is a respected cancer center, so I find their information to be reliable. You can punch in any herb or treatment here and it will give you a run-down on what that agent does, how, and any warnings, or…
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Pre-Chemo Question
My Oncologist is already gone for the weekend so I thought I'd try here. In what situations will they NOT do chemo? I have a sore throat & am worried that I may be coming down with something. I'm due to start Chemo Tuesday. Thanks! Cathy
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any one done taxol
have had 2 sessions with chemo now. hair started to fall out 5 days ago, still some there. worried if i shave it, it will make it itchy etc. have to do taxol after 2 more of this stuff i am on now. just wondering how everyone that took it handled it.
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Anyone have dense-dose chemo but no radiation?
I had a mastectomy (one) - tumor was 3.5 cm. Lymph node positive and my oncotype score was 32. I had chemo bi-weekly for 16 weeks and am now on tamoxifen. Seems like everyone also has radiation. ???? thanks for any input/info -Jenny
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vent..vent
I am very tired and down tonight. I am overworked at my job, worried about making mistakes, trying to run my house and trying to take care of my little seven year old girl all as a single mom. I work long hours at a stressful job, cannot afford a leave of absence. Doing round two of taxol tomorrow after already having 4…
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Put Your Boobs in a Waffle Iron and Hold Your Breath, Please!
Paraphrasing here b4 it jumps completely out ouf my Vegas-exhausted Brain, but I just heard a funny funny description of Mammograms on GMA! The comedienne was saying that we are so ill-prepared for Mammograms~ all we are told is not to wear deoderant that day, and if there is any day we will NEED deoderant, it's mammo day!…
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LIVING PROOF--breast cancer movie
DRUMROLL PLEASE--The movie "Living Proof" will be on the Lifetime Channel on October 8, at 8pm. This movie has been mentioned on many of the posts. It is a must see movie for woman with breast cancer. It is the story about the invention of Herceptin and the doctor who struggled to get financing to fund the clinical trials…
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We're doing the "Done with chemo Dance!"
Today was my last chemo treatement! I'm so happy and relieved to be finished. I'm proud too! That was hard work and I got through it! I was really scared about this last treatment because I have had adverse reactions to my Taxol treatments and they have been getting worse. I had to take a bunch of premedications that…
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Birth control patch - ortho evra
New question. I just had my first chemo session. Wooo not good, out of commission for 5 days, anyways.. I have been on ortho evra birth control patch forever and my chemo doctor said to still continue to use the patch. But I got my prescription this Sunday and had nothing better to do I read the leaflet that came with my…
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If I Only Had A...
An elderly patient needed a heart transplant and discussed his options with his doctor. The doctor said, "We have three possible donors. The first donor is a young, healthy athlete who died in an automobile accident. The second donor is a middle-aged businessman who never drank or smoked and who died flying his private…
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first treatment....constipation
how do i get rid of this constipation from my chemo ugh!
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Hi everyone, I have been diagnosed with stage IIIc triple negative BC. I hear of all these wonderful drugs that they use for women with estrogen produced BC etc. Does anybody have triple negative and what do they do with us??
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Can you describe tamoxafin pain?
Since taking tamox, the bones from my hips down hurt....mainly after staying in one position for awhile, and especially first thing in the morning. I was wondering if this is my new "normal"....if so....so be it.... thanks for you input jeanne
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Rhymes we didn't see as kids ..
Mary had a little pig, She kept it fat and plastered; And when the price of pork went up, She shot the little ****. Mary had a little lamb. Her father shot it dead. Now it goes to school with her, Between two hunks of bread. Jack and Jill went up the hill To have a little fun. Stupid Jill forgot the pill And now they have…
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Dumb ?
What is LCIS and DCIS? And what is tamoxifen?
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Birthday Party in Vegas!
What a fun week I had, and every day was a celebration. My brother and his wife surprised me and came in from San Diego, as well as several friends. All had made reservations without telling me, so it was a party for sure. That's just what I needed to really get my mind off of medical issues, and it was uplifting to just…
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Definitely NOT Dancing With Ned
Well, yesterday I had my mammogram. I was going to go to work and go straight to the radiologist, but due to lack of sleep and a sick stomach from nerves the night before, I didn't make it to the office. I took my Mom with me (as she was with me last September with my first diagnosis) and found out that my long-term mammo…
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I did it everyone!!
My hair is gone....I cried. It was hard but my friend Staci did it for me. She went thru this 12 years ago so it was hard for her too but she was great. She says I still look hot even bald!! Not sure I believe that but Ill take it:) Thanks for the support ladies....Im doing great and ready to just move on! I feel like the…
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Good night sleep.
Hi everyone.Well I gave in and took some pain pills and a sleeping pill last night.I sleepy all night and didn,t hurt all night.The joint pain yesterday was horible.I don,t like taking meds. But hey I feel better today.I am up and ready for Church.I am not one to take much meds.But hey it worked and we do what we have to…
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Breast Cancer and Iodine
Hi Everyone, I just read the book,"Breast Cancer and Iodine" by Dr. David M. Derry. It really made me think. He said that iodine is vital to proper tyroid function and there is a correlation between low iodine levels and breast cancer. I have never had my levels checked but have had fibrocycstic breasts until menapause. He…
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How soon after surgery does radiation begin?
I will have a lumpectomy(?) on Friday 10/2 and won't know about chemo until the results of the sentinal node biopsy comes back. I have stage 1-2 invasive ductal carcinoma and will have to have 6 weeks of radiation. Can anyone tell me how soon that will start after the surgery? Guess I'm trying to put all my ducks in a row…
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good news yesterday
I have 2 grown daughters. I have been concerned w having a genetic cancer. Being that I am clueless about my fathers side, just wanted to know. The BRCA1 test came back neg. I was told that this lowers my girls risk 85%. Now that doesn't meann that any of us are of the hook. It does make me feel a little better. Any…
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Good News!
Dear Sisters, rejoice with me for this small victory: On Sept 9th I had an MRI on my left shoulder, to see if a pin would be needed to strengthen it. Today we met with the orthopedist, and he said it appeared to be fine, with no evidence of any hairline cracks. He does not believe surgery will be necessary. This is a huge…
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Let's Share Recipes Part II
Hey everyone. Noel had a good point about the recipe thread getting a bit long, so starting a new one seemed in order. OMG...I don't even cook! But hubby made some of them for me and they were all great! I do like to make soups though. They are rather easy and only give me one pot that I can watch! LOL Since it is getting…
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Another worry
Just finished rads--had a very sore tooth, finally went to dentist last week-he said it was an abcess & gave me antibiotics. I went back today for him to work on it & it is still infected--with gangrene! So he got as much of the infection out as possible & gave me more antibiotics. The pain has been keeping me awake at…
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Polish Sausage
A guy asks, "In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?" The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you Polish?" The guy (clearly offended) says, "Well, yes I am! But let me ask you something.... If I had asked for Italian sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian? Or if I had asked for German Bratwurst, would you ask me…
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Herceptin/Cancer Article
There was an interesting article in the Parade Magazine yesterday called Dramatic Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment. If interested you can go to Parade.com, it's on the first page by Dr. Francis S. Collins
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Tamoxifen effects may be wiped out by Paxil, Prozac, or Zoloft~ so reports a new cancer study!!!!!
Cutting right to the chase, and please do not shoot the messenger~ the results of an extensive cancer study was reported upon at a cancer conference in Florida yesterday. It concluded that women taking Tamoxifen along with Paxil, Prozac, and to a lesser degree Zoloft, may be virtually wiping out the effects of the…
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Tamoxifen after DCIS/LCIS excision and RDX
hi everyone, I am about to start taking tamoxifen anyday now (prescr. is waiting for me to pickup!)- I finished rdx a few wks ago (surgery was in the spring). I am somewhat borderline for whether to take tamoxifen - but I have been told the presense of LCIS and DCIS (and ALH/ADH) may make me more of a candidate than if…