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lympedema with lumpectomy?
I have a quick question regarding lympedema. I am almost one year out of treatment, and for the past month I have started having problems with my arm on the b/c side. I had a lympectomy, and seven lymph nodes removed, all negative. My tumor was 2.1cm. Is it possible to develop lympedema so long after surgery and treatment?…
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Not about bc, but I need your prayers...
I just got a phone call...my only brother had a heart attack last night & is in ICU in the same hospital that my hubby was in for his heart surgery. I don't know his condition right now, am waiting for a phone call, but his wife & kids spent the night at the hospital. Needless to say, I'm very worried... CR
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Sam & Seven want their face time
Sam & Seven were getting jealous that the fuzzball was getting too much attention. And they said since she is constantly on them (literally) as soon as they walk in the door, they think she needs to be taken down a peg or two. So I posted their picture. =^..^=
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How do I watch (support) my wife die
Hi I may be in the wrong place this being a survivors network but here goes. We were dignoised with stage 4 breast ca the 16th of June 09 after a pet scan. She already had her breast removed a few weeks earler. She has mets to hyler lympth nodes,mutiple bones and lung. She is an alternative medicine provider and has a…
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Have we heard from Lynn??
Any news on Lynn's check-up today?? CR
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Tatooing after reconstruction
Has anyone had tatooing done after reconstruction? I'm always nervous facing the unknown and was wondering if someone has gone thru it. Tracy
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Type 1 Diabetic who have had a mammosite for breast cancer
I am looking for someone to talk to that is a type 1 diabetic who has had a mammosite for breast cancer. Thank you.
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Maybe I did something wrong
I could not get on the CSN conference chat this morning. Said my password was not valid. Easter time is one hour a head of me. I am in central time. This is correct right ????
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Marry a teacher
Three couples marry and stay at the same hotel for their honeymoons, where they are taken care of by Dave the bellboy. The first man married a nurse. Dave thinks to himself, "Nurses are known to be hot to trot." The second man married a telephone operator. Dave thinks to himself, "Telephone operators have sexy voices." The…
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chemo brain??
Anyone experience the chemo brain or chemo fog I have read about? I was diagnosed with IDC in May. I am about to have my third round of chemo. I am a police dispatcher and I just seem so disorganized and forgetful. If anyone has had problems with cognitive function during chemo....is there anything that helps?? I need the…
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"Bi" or "Try"
I just went to my pre-op visit today,(Labs, CXR, EKG, and history) and met with a friend for lunch after wards. I have not discussed my breast cancer with many people, thinking I could do all of this on my own. LOL!!!! I am so fortunate to have many health care people with input into my situation, however, I find that you…
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Please, send your prayers, thoughts, golden rays of scintillating light
Hi all, I have my next three month check up on Wednesday. I'm not sure if long distance healing works, but it can't hurt. I will be seeing my chemo oncologist, my radiation oncologist, and getting a lung xray and all the blood tests on Wednesday morning. (The "golden rays of scintillating light"...or was it "scintillating…
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Forced menpause is turning me into a B****
Ok so I am taking Tomox and my poor body is being forced in to menopause, and it is all I can do to keep myself from biting everyones head off that dares to speak to me. This is becoming a major issue. I want everyone to move out of the house, and its there house not mine. I hate feeling this way, it seems that I am always…
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Second treatment of ac and its just so hard to be tough thru all this
I had my second treatment of ac on Friday and today is just a battle to eat and drink. I just have no appetite but at least I didnt snow myself on compazine this time. Its just such an emotional battle and a physical one and its just so hard to stay positive. Thanks or being there Linda T
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New Here...With Questions!
Hi There! I'd like to introduce myself. I'm 39 yrs and was diagnosed w/BC at the end of March. Estrogen+, HER+, Node+. Began treatment with chemo in mid-April, as the tumors are close to the wall & they wanted to try to shrink it back for better margins. It's funny that I've just found my way here now. I guess because I…
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Lonely
Well, all my treatments are over and I just have follow-ups now. Mom went home and I'm back to being alone. The phone calls from family and friends have stopped, they think I'm "all better". But I'm not. I feel like I've been pushed out to sea in a row boat with no oars. Nobody wants to talk about it any more. It was hard…
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Hair loss is getting me down
Hi all. I had my second ac treatment. 2 more to go and I got thru it ok. Then I start taxol and herceptin. But my paper thin hair which was crappy to begin with is really falling out now. I see my niece at 3pm and she will shave it for me. But you know even with double mastectomy chemo and everything when you have your…
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Okay Zahalene
Havn't heard from her in a while also! Wonder what she's up to?
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O.M.G !
Just happened upon a few new books for us Daft Sods... 'How to Bonsai your Pet' 'Needlecraft for Junkies' 'How to mould your childs behaviour through Fear and Guilt' I will be reading these in the near future. after i finish the new Dean Koontz! LOL
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Anyone Else Having Trouble On The Site?
Please don't let it just be me! lol I have been having trouble on this site lately and I am hoping it isn't just me or my computer. Here is what has been happening: 1. Sometimes it is soooooooooo slow that it seems to take forever to post 2. My postings show up 2 times lol ( and, once is enough ) 3. Sometimes, I have to…
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Lymphodema
Does this just happen after mastectomy or is it caused by doing or not doing something? I hear so much about women getting this. I've had 13 lymph nodes removed and am worrying about this. Pardon for my ignorance.
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"Wiggin Out"
Hi All, I just washed one of my wigs for the first time. I've been holding off because I don't wear it often but it was due. I followed the directions on the wig shampoo bottle and did the sink swishing, towel blot, hang dry but as I look at it, it's pretty scary looking. I'm not sure this little gal is ever going to look…
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SUGAR
Not sure if this has been dicussed before as I'm recently new to the board, But has anyone heard of not eating sweets during cancer treatments as cancer cells feed off sugar? Diane
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Been reading for months
I have been reading for months. Tonight is my first post. I was dx in Jan 2009, choose mastectomy for left breast with tissue expander. I have 12 weeks of Chemo just finished in June. I am waiting to finish reconstruction and we will reduce the other breast. I am starting to get unsure and excited about this and wondering…
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GOOD LUCK RE!!!!!
My dear sweet RE, I am wishing you the best of luck tomorrow for your oncologist appointment. I will certainly pray for good results for you! Just know that when you go tomorrow, that I, and the others will be right there with you! You are always in my heart RE! Please let us know how it goes when you can! Your friend,…
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Very Frustrated and Angry
Aren't we all just such amazing people. aaaaaargghhh! I am so frustrated and angry! I have done everything that I should have. Read my books on breast cancer, talked about it, prepared for the op, lived through it. And I have been strong strong strong. But I feel like a cannot handle one more second with this internal…
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JUST SHARING :-D
Well I went to the store and bought my first "girlish" bra that did not have pockets for a prothesis. Now don't get me wrong I truly appreciated those bra's with pockets when I needed them and who knows someday I may need them again. However, today I very quietly celebrated a little personal milestone by purchasing this…
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Yikes!! Gulp!! Start today???????
Good morning everyone!! Good news....BRCA Gene test was negative. Guess I am just the trendsetter in the family. But now my Radiation Oncologist wants to start today!! Called as soon as they got into the office and woke me up. Said we should get the ball rolling. Gulp....I thought I would get fair warning to pump myself up…
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Biggest loser contestants...
chenheart,cats_toy,eil4186,marcia527,fauxma,greeneyedgirl,rjjj,phoenixrising,elm3544,lolad,4slurpee,akiss4me(that's me!!)..... The contest has officially begun today!! So, therefore, we must all hop on our little scales (and they are little next to our BIG bodies!!) and weigh ourselves. Shhhh.....no telling though (unless…
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scared of treatment cause of my heart and diabetes
I had surgery in June and now I need chemo and radiation........but I had by pass heart surgery a year and 7 months ago and I read how chemo can affect your heart ect. I also have diabetes and I heard that affects your sugar.......I am afraid of chemo and what it is already and now I am even more afraid.......has anyone…