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going away party for my right breast (and benefit)
If anyone lives in San Diego or surrounds - please join me Sunday evening at Jayne's Gastropub. I'm having my surgery (single mastectomy with immediate reconstruction - tissue expander - for DCIS) on the 24th so I figured...plan a party? The proactive, practical side of me uses this as a coping mechanism...it's working to…
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Help
I was 34 and 6 months pregnant when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was in my right breast. I did a lumpectomy and after having my baby I got 7 weeks of radiation. Everyhting went well until 10 years later there came a syst in the left breast. I did surgery again. Then in 2007 it was my left breast again. This time…
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New to site - need emotional support
I'm new to this site and am looking for support emotionally. I was diagnosed this past April with cancer in my right breast. Had a mastectomy in May, didn't need chemo but am now on Tamoxifen. The only side effect I have is moodiness. I'm beginning to feel so irritable that I'm becoming depressed. I'm typically a very…
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Radiation starts this week.. any advice on what to expect...
I will be starting my 30 rounds of radiation on Tues and was wondering what to expect. From you ladies currently in treatment or have completed. Would be nice to know what to really expect.. And does anyone have advice on how to prevent serious skin damage while getting the radiation... I'm worried about bad burns that…
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Any therapy after Tamoxifen?
I am in the FINAL few weeks of the 5-year tamoxifen regimen. I meet with my oncologist next week and will have the discussion regarding what's next.(?) Is anyone out there who has finished with tamoxifen and was given other options as to what's next (if anything)? Thanks in advance...great discussion board!
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Need input
I posted a blog last week regarding my sister she is only 46 and has been fighting breast cancer (she is in stage 4) for 3 years and 4 months. My family has just been told that it has spread to her brain. At this point what is the survival rate I know everyone is different with a different life. But any reassurance is…
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callee
is onco test back just thinking about you hope all is well god bless luv peggy
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Question about number of chemos
I just got home from my fifth chemo treatment of cytoxin/Taxotere. At the first meeting with my oncologist, he had told me that I had to have at least four treatments but he would like me to have six if I could take them. I am stage IIb - tumor size was 4 cent. and I had one lymph node involved. I had a mastectomy in May…
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mamo neg but ultrasoud positive w/ nodes
Anyone out there that are in the 20% group that it didn't appear on mamo but ultrsound showed it plus nodes? I feel like I wasted 18 years getting mamos that said my calcifications show no cancer but suprise the ultrasound showed I did. Stage 3
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Port in place
Had port placed this morning,was scared but doing ok. Surgeon prayed with me prior to procedure. Arm is very sore but pain med is working. Now Im ready for my chemo on Wednesday. Keep me in your prayers that all goes well. Deb
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The coldest igloo
There were three Eskimos in Alaska, and one time while they were at their local bar, they got to talking about how cold it was outside, and how cold their igloos were. They could agree on everything but whose igloo was the coldest, so they decided to determine who, indeed, had the coldest igloo. They went to the first…
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Well, today I reached the ripe old age of 65, and don't feel a day over 90. No, really, today is a celebration day, as I truly didn't think I would live to have this day come. As most survivors will say, when you receive the diagnosis of breast cancer, you feel like your life is going to come to an abrupt end, but as you…
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My heart goes out to all of you touch in one way or another!
Hi- I am Liz, my sister was diagnosed in May 06 (she is only 46) with Breast Cancer I know it is Stage III or at this point Stage IV. It has not affected her organs as of yet, however it has broken ribs and she has brittle bones. In the last 2 months it seems she is going in and out of hospital more frequently then in the…
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LYMPHEDEMA SLEEVES AND GLOVES
Hello All, just a heads up I posted a new blog last night that has photo's of the type of sleeves and gloves I wear for my lymphedema problems. It also lists a web site I thought would be helpful. RE
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Kind of worried
I wasn't going to say anything til I knew more but I'm going to. Last Wed. I started chemo, Thurs. I got a call from Dr. T's nurse that the PET scan showed a mass along my right jaw bone (hadn't shown on bone scan). I haven't talked to Dr. T but have an appt with him next Wed. before chemo. They made an appt. with an ENT…
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Pathology reports back
It's a great day. I feel like Dorothy tapping her red shoes together. To all the BC sisters who provided me support and all I know that are out there supporting others - THANK YOU! It's 4 days out from surgery and the results from pathology are back. I feel like Rose must have felt on the bow of the Titanic as she "flew in…
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Thanks to all of you for helping Corrine & me. I am now out of the picture
My thanks and extreme gratitude to all of you that have provided support and information for me and Corrine. It has been very helpful!! Many of you know of a thread I started about my roommate that had an outbreak of MRSA. I did extensive research on this subject before Corrine's bilateral. After Corrine started chemo, she…
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Finally found a picture I wanted
I've been looking at pictures to go with my name and was just not happy with anything I had. While I will eventually put up "real" pictures of myself, I don't have any since I lost 50 lbs. Need to get a few taken. But I found this pic. Rosie the Riveter (that's who this was to represent if I'm not mistaken)was an early…
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is anyone taking part in the clinical trail with Bondronat or equivalant
I was just wondering if anyone out there is taking part in this clinical trail. Its a 3 year trail using these drugs to see if there is benefit to preventing bone mets. Just wanted to know what you guys thought of the trail... I am only 2 months into the trail.
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post mastectomy pain
Hey everyone, First, a big thank you to everyone who welcomed me to this wonderful site. I've been more voyer than participant of late, but that's because things are moving so fast, that I sometimes only have time to log on and read rather than post. But I need some help if you can. I'm trying my best to deal with this…
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Met with radiologist today
I met with my radiologist today and he told me I will be scheduled for at least 28 treatments (could be up to 33) and will start in about two weeks once I am healed. I don't have full range of motion in my right arm and he was concerned that I had not seen a physical therapist after my surgery or given any exercises to…
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Got some Results
Ok, I don't know if you ladies remember me saying I had to have biopsies on what they thought were enlarged lymph nodes on my left side "axilliary area of left breast" I had the lumpectomy on my right breast and sentinel node was clear also. Well, I actually got to talk to my Oncology Surgeon today. He said what was…
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look good feel good
My name is Tiara and I'm from Glendale, Arizona ~ Is there any program here in Arizona on look good feel good ~ can't seem to find anything in my area. I'm getting ready to start chemo ~ Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Tiara
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post mastectomy drains
I'm day 2 post bilateral and have a question. Since there's a wealth of info amongst the sisters, I'm going to tap into it. I'm feeling really good. No major pain only itchy around the incision site but don't know if it's normal to be down to only 5-10 cc of drainage in a 4-5 hour period of time now. I don't have pain on…
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oneaday.com/help fight BC
Good Evening Sisters, I was just checking out the Network of Strength website and came across the oneaday site. You can create a character to join in on an online walk to help fight BC. After each character you create, you have a choice of 3 places to donate to. You can also send it to family, friends, co-workers, etc. It…
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Anyone have a re-occurance of BC beyond your breast?
Two years post surgeries, Stage 2, 8 rounds Chemo, 33 Rads, lumpectomy, and seperate lymph node removal surgery with 3 positive nodes. I found a mass/lump under my lymph node scar last week. It is two inches to the right of my original lump but not in the breast tissue. Has anyone heard of this? I head to the Onc.…
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Bone Scan Schehduled
Well, I finally called for my hip scan and I'm scared to death. I've had a pain in my hip for about two months now and instead of getting better, it's getting worse. It now hurts when I walk or gyrate my hips (like salsa dancing, LOL). It's fine when I'm at rest. My onc. thinks it might be arthritis, but I am fearing the…
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I need sleep
Anyone have any tricks up their sleeve for getting some solid zzzzzzzzzzz's? I've been taking Femara for 3 months now and it just seems to be getting harder to sleep. I am scheduled for my reconstruction on Monday and am hoping to get at least a small portion of my life back. I don't like taking Ambien too much, I've tried…
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Tom's golf cart wreck
The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express Praise for answered prayers. A lady stood and walked to the podium. She said, "I have a Praise. Two months ago, my husband, Tom, had a terrible golf cart wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know…
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Lifting Weights after a Masectomy
I was just diagnosed with DCIS a couple of weeks ago and had my first onocologist visit last week. There's still a lot to be figured out, tests to be run. My mother and my grandmother have had breast cancer. There is a part of me that wants to go ahead and get a bi-lateral masct. just to be done with it. Yet there's…