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For Pammy
Hi, Pammy. My reply to your guesses about "what number series' 6th number is 13?" is buried in the weekend plans posts, so I thought I'd repost it here for you: Pammy likes puzzles Maybe I should have called it a "series," not a "sequence." Have you ever heard of Fibonacci? He discovered this series: 1,2,3,5,8,13....Can…
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I attended a loving memorial celebration last night....and you were with me
I went to a very touching memorial celebration for a friend yesterday~ he was a special, caring, generous soul, who also happened to be Native American. As my main circle of friends here in California is also Native, I contine to learn and be emotionally moved by the simple, yet poignant ways of these people, and their…
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Depression!
I am so sorry ....but I feel so depressed tonight. I just realized that I am truly alone with my fight!I get no support from work at all. I feel very isolated! Tho, I am upbeat about my prognosis and all, I have no partner or anything. I feel as if I was punished for something in my past. My failure at marriages or…
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Blood Clotting Disorder worries for surgery (thrombocytopenia)
I am scared to death about having a lumpectomy because I have a family history of blood clotting. I have been on Coumadin for many years. They have taken me off of Coumadin for the surgery and made me inject myself with a blood thinner and stop the day before surgery. What I am really scared about is that they will put me…
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hello im new here
hello all my name is krissy im 37 years old ive been out of treatment for 1 year now i have stage III ductual carsinoma her 2 positive and estrogen positive . i had chemo,surgery then radiation and now on hormonal therapy. the chemo i was on was carboplatin.taxotere and herceptin. i can anwser any question anyone might…
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Hi, I Am New On Here
Hi. I am from Ontario. I was diagnosed last November with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. I had a lumpectomy just before Christmas with 3 lymph nodes removed. I am now sceduled for a mastectomy the day after tomorrow. They will be doing a tissue exam to see if I have a different cancer. They thought I might possible have…
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Adriamycin/Cytoxin/Taxotere
Just got back from oncologist and this is his cocktail, but sending me to a breast cancer oncologist specialist for 2nd opinion. I am supposed to start on the 13th. Help!
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Goodby for a couple of weeks
Well, we are finally going to try a long trip, after this last year and a half fighting b/c, and all of the trimmings that go along with that. We are headed out this morning, and I just wanted to tell everyone that I will be off of the board until after the 17th of August. Hope all have wonderful treatments, good days, and…
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3 yrs in remission of breast cancer then AML
has anyone had the same case of having 2 cancers in a lifetime(maybe more), i was in remission for 3 years from breast cancer and then boom on may 29, 2009 i was diagnosed with Leukemia.... they(my oncologist) were asking me if i went thru chemotherapy for my breast cancer which i havent , i only took tamoxifen as…
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Warm hello to all
Hi everyone: I've missed you all very much. Welcome to the new members on the board and a warm hello to my dear old friends. You haven't been forgotten, it's just that I've been extremely busy at work and am working 10 hr days which makes it a little hard to keep up with everyone. I also have to admit, I've been on…
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I was wrong about friend.....
In an earlier post, I told you all that my best friend had deserted me during this time of need. Well, she called last night and wondered what the heck I was talking about in my email? She said it was all a big misunderstanding. That she had been crying because of how bad she felt for me not because she couldn't take it…
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Update on Doctor appts
Ok I have not said much about my appts this week cause they were a little off kilter. First off I wont see the phyciatrist till Tuesday he had an family emergency, my phycologist (the talky doctor, who I still have not decidd if I like or not) assures me that my issues right now are justified, and that the added hormone…
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Any problems with your teeth during chemo
Hey ladies! My sister would like for me to ask if any of you had any problems with your teeth/gums during or after chemo. She's doing 4 treatments of TC. I read about the possible mouth sores during. Any suggestions for preventing that? Thanks
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Work....ugggg!!
Hey Girlfriends, I need advice in the worst way. I work in an elderly residential home. I am very popular with all the residents there. They love my sense of humor and caring ways. I am 100% for them. My dilemma.....The Day staff rule the roost and I believe are jealous of my interraction with the residents. When I am…
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new and just need some friends
Hi everyone, I have been coming by for a long time and reading all your wonderful notes and all your ups and downs and feel as if i already know each and everyone. My sister has been fighting breast cancer for years now. Now it is in the bone marrow and bones and i hate to see her battle this. It just breaks my heart. I…
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Fess up time Greatest losers!!!
My, another week past? I was trying so hard to be good this week. I think I will wait to post later today! I think I may be able to squeeze an extra .5 out at the last minute. I know I am this close (Thumb and pointer finger pinched together)!! So I will take Greeneye Girl's advice and weigh in naked!! After my shower…
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Herceptin fever
So I had my second infusion of Herceptin yesterday am. I threw up and had chills DURING my first infusion (which was with my main chemotherapy) but seemed to only have standard chemo side effects like nausea, fatigue, sore mouth after the fact. Well during this second infusion of Herceptin I got a fever. Last night, I was…
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Tumors over 2 cm
I would like to hear your oncologist's views on treating tumors over 2 cm, especially in younger women (40s). I have been told that chemo is a must. Is that how your doctors feel? Thanks, in advance, for the info Tricia
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Is there anyone else who's blood work shows that they can NOT take Tamoxifen????????
I am having the hardest time finding reliable information on Zoladex also called Goserelin...I will have to have these injections for 5 years along with Femara, because my body won't metabolize Tamox.... has anyone else had these injections?????????????????????? I know I'm strange... (I guess only 6-7% of people can't…
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Shout out from Cat
I have fallen so behind on these boards since I went to Cambria in early June, kept thinking I would eventually catch up, then I would miss a couple of days and get even further behind. Have been going to docs and others to make sure I am all ready for my reconstruction surgery. Now that I am back from Vegas (left Friday…
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calling Woodsygal
We need you to check in as per your last post you were on your way to the Er please check in tjhay
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**** WE NEED A MOOPY UPDATE ****
Hey Moopster! We haven't heard how you are doing in awhile, and, inquiring minds want to know. ( well I do anyway lol ) So, how are you doing? How are the treatments going? How is your skin holding up? Are you getting rest? Feeling ok? Ok, I know, a lot of questions, but, it is only because I love you and am concerned!…
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Dirty Secret
(Big Sigh...Deep Breath...) Okay, Friends, this is difficult but, here goes... I have set my quit smoking date. Yes, quit smoking. Yes. I have Breast Cancer. I am on chemo. And I smoke. I understand to non-smokers how ridiculous this statement sounds. But it's true. I am who I am. It is what it is. I have done it a long…
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OK I'm here I'm fine...........
I move out next tuesday/weds/ thurs...........I'll keep in touch...........He is very upset..........he says...........Not my problem! Hugs All Jxxxxxxxxxx
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support
I need an advice. I am a breast cancer survivor. I have been deserted by my husband who is an MD just after I finished all my cancer treatments. He hasn't provided me even with health insurance. Now he is asking me for a divorce based on the grounds that I abandoned him, which is a lie. Can this organization help me with…
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First TAC treatment today
It was my first TAC treatment today.....so far, pretty good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and tootsies too that it stays this way. Everyone was so nice and helpful at the treatment center. I'm starting back to work next week, so I'm hoping to get through the next 5 treatments fairly easy...at least I'm hoping for that!!…
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Get the kleenex
I got this email this morning and just had to share .... "Lucky" Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one! Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they…
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Finally got pathology results
Hi all, After returning to the doctor for the second time to get the results they were finally there. Two out of three of my biopsies showed cancer. One is lobular carcinoma in situ involving the margin and the other one is invasive carcinoma with ductal and lobular features. So I have two different kinds of cancer in one…
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Claudia, I am thinking of you----how are you doing?
Hi Claudia, I have been thinking of you and hoping you are holding up ok these past couple of days. I know how terrifying the waiting can be, but you are a strong person and I know you can make it through no matter what happens. In my heart I feel that you will be ok and your symptoms will turn out to be benign. I know…
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Price of Arimidex
I was diagnosed with breast cancer the end of March of this year. Since then I had a lumpectomy and they found 3 tumors, 2 different cancers so I had to have a mastectomy. I just finished my radiation treatment yesterday, do not have to have chemo, but the doctor gave me a prescription for Arimidex which I will have to…