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New Breast Cancer Diagnsis - Opinions Appreciated
Hello - I am new to this diagnosis and confused about my options. I too, after reviewing a lot of posts and replies, think this is a wonderful support group and look forward to getting through this with you. After a biopsy of 3 different areas on right breast, I was diagnosed with extensive DCIS in an area that is…
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New On Site
Hi everyone, my name is Stephanie and I was diagnosed with stage 3a insitu ductal carcinoma with necrosis in May. My husband and I decided to move to Spain for treatment. I started with chemotherapy at the beginning of June and have 5 more sessions left. After chemo, I will have a radical mastectomy because the tumor is…
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Oncytype DX
Has anyone here had any experience with this test? Mine came back a number 8 and oncologist told me I wouldn't need any chemo. Just taking Arimidex now. Will be for 5 years. Cancer was Estrogen & progesterene positive and HER-2 negative. I'd love to hear from you all out there.
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Not wasting any time that
Well, I got the call this morning, Ultrasound guided needle biopsy…. Oh the joys of this journey just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! Have to be there by 10am… procedure at 11… So… how am I feeling… well… let’s see…with my fingers…lol… no at this point I don’t think there is anything more they can throw at me that can…
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dmc_emmy, Love9kidz, Austingirl, and Butterfly12...
Hey ladies....we miss hearing from you. If your still visiting the boards, how about a quick hello. ;(-) Pammy
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Happy 33rd Anniversary to Cats_Toy and Robert!
Hi, Cat, wishing you and Robert a peaceful and happy day, and many, many more to come. Moopy
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I met with NED yesterday too!
Just wanted to let you know,I met up with NED yesterday too!! I got the lovely letter about my mammo results in the mail yesterday that says"No evidence of cancer" under the negative/benign. I thought about it and wondered(I'll have to look up some of my old result letters)-did my other result letters say NED too,or is it…
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round 2
Just finished round two of my chemo A/C. I will be shaving my head this Saturday in celebration!
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Sorry.. But I Quit MRI Results
I've been checking in over the last few days, haven't had it in me to do much participating... I really do apologize, I know "we are all here to support eachother" but I haven'g felt very supportive lately, and I'm really am sorry... I received the results to my MRI, and there is good news.. the right side…
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Tomorrow
I pick up the KEY! and start moving...The phone has already been cut off..Internet was meant to go off today, so it could happen any time now. Exp. page. Hugs to you all Jxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I feel lost now - I miss going to rads:(
I was so excited and happy to be done with rads, but now, I feel kind of lost. Like what do I do now? Don't get me wrong, I have a great marriage, a great life, but, I was so into the routine of getting zapped everyday and loving the tech's and the people in the lobby. They became like my 2nd family. So, now what do I do?…
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Chat
Hi, all -- I'm in chat, if anyone feels like talking right now. Traci
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Heading to Billings today
Just want to ask you all to keep me in your prayers tomorrow. I am heading to Billings with my Hubbie (long drive) so we are spending the night. I have 3 appointments during the day all at different buildings. first..breast specialist for Mamo/ultra sound/ MRI....second radiologist oncologist.....and last with the…
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Rad Oncologist Today
So, this morning I saw my Radiation Oncologist and she gave me a good report. No lumps anywhere, and come back in 6 months. She said that she didn't know where the muscle spasms in my back are coming from, but to take the flexeril the oncologist prescribed. I need to have my first post-mammo in September, then for two…
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Rant!
Hello all. I'm still feeling rather broadsided by this cancer thing, and so is my family. I've always regarded my health issues as extremely personal. We live in a small community with lots of caring folks. But, there are also the ones who just want something to talk about. So far, we have been able to release the news on…
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Day 13 of Pammy's Rads
Whew, am I glad day 13 didn't fall on a Friday!! Today was pretty much uneventful. Had my mind on other things and didn't pay much attention to what I was doing. Then it hit me just how routine this had all become. After 13 days of repeating the same steps over and over, I pretty much could do it all in my sleep now. The…
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Fairly new here. I've got a couple of questions
I started out Stage 3A, 5 tumors, 3 in lymph nodes, all large, HER2+, E+ & P+. After 4 rounds of A/C, double mastectomy with lymph node involvement, and 12 rounds weekly of Taxol/ Herceptin, I'm officially done with the chemo! Yay! I'll continue Herceptin every 3 weeks for 9 months, begin Arimidex soon for 5 years, and I…
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Tamoxifen / spots on lungs
Hi, I just found out this week by xray I had a 7mm spot on my lungs. That led to many more tests like CT, blood, ultra sound and pet. All tests except the pet and xray were clear/normal. The PET shows 2 lymph nodes (one by each lung in the center of the chest) by the lungs light up. The lung nodes light up also making…
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Is The Log In More Work For Everyone?
I used to be able to just go to my favorites and BAM, I was in here. Now, I have to log in, wait to be directed, click on discussion board at least once, if not twice, before I can get to the board. Lil Frustrated, Lex
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Queen of the Night
Well.... what can I say, I starred into space the last week and went back to surgery again yesterday. Interestingly enough,at the same time, our "Night Blooming Cirrus", also called "Queen of the Night", (Cactus) was blooming while I was in my quandry about surgery. It sort of woke me up to the fact, that this particular…
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How long does this last..........
I had my first chemo TAC last Thursday......how long does this last? I can barely type this How do you women get through this............I don't know if I can do this again.......I'm a wimp, I guess.........
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Day 12 of Pammy's Rads
Woohoo...1/3 of the way done!! I have just realized that I have made it one third of the way through Rads today. So far it has been pretty easy. I am starting to tire easily all the sudden, my nipple is a wee tiny bit sore, my chest wall is a little sore, and I sting just a tad. Nothing that really requires too much…
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Second Opinions
I feel the need to pick the brains of my fellow sisters in pink. I got my results from my lumpectomy on Friday and was told by my surgeon that in a few places the margins were only 1mm, one of the areas was very close to the nipple and in order to get more margin she would have to take skin/nipple but said she would meet…
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~~~ How is MOOPY doing? UPDATE please! ~~~
Hi Moopy! I haven't seen you post anything on how you are doing lately with your rads and everything, and, just wanted to know. So, how are you doing? Details please! I think all of your company is gone now, so, it is just back to Joe and the dogs. Oh well, it could be worse, I guess. lol Well, post when you can and update…
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Food for thought-Article-Cancer Prevention: From 1727 to Milestones of the Past 100 Years
This is an exceedingly long article, but it gives some background as to how cancer prevention/treatment has been approached over the century. http://preventionportal.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/canres;69/13/5269
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Greatest Losers Midweek check in
How is everyone doing? I think I really blew my diet with the Banana Split I had for my B-day yesterday!! Problem is, I still have ice-cream, bananas, choc syrup, nuts, etc, and I can difinitly see me doing left overs tonight! Hmmmm....well, in this economy, I just can't see wasting anything. So.....down the hatch. :( -)…
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Update from RAD B's Business Manager
Greetings, o Princesses of Punk! Your humble Business Manager offers you this following update. The dang hyperthermia machine here at Barnes-Jewish went on the fritz last week, causing my Moopy to miss three hyperthermia sessions to date. The long-awaited broken part arrived on Friday afternoon... and then, it didn't…
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Please send your good thoughts for Young_One
I have some sad news that I heard on another board about our young_one, who used to post on this board. I only know of this second hand and have not been in touch with young_one herself, so I feel limited in what I can post here. For those who don't know her, young_one is a young breast cancer survivor who used to post on…
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Help!
I posted a discussion topic but can't find it now a few months ago? How do you find it again.
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Now it's getting nasty
He has finally realised that I AM leaving him, I'm NOT coming back and he can't change my mind by promising me the earth. So he's turning ugly. Anyway... I may not be able to get on the internet for a while, until I get myself sorted out. I may go my friends house for a few days if I don't get the key to the new apartment…