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Tummy tuck reconstruction?
Hi everyone. I just went to a plastic surgeon to discuss breast reconstruction. She talked about taking skin from my back to replace the damaged skin from my rad. and being stretched so an implant could be put in. The problem with implants is that they can leak and have to be replaced every 10 years. I also had heard that…
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RE and Darling Ava!
RE, the newest picture of Ava and you is so beautiful! And, she looks so very healthy! She must be doing good? Has she been gaining weight? Well, just wanted to say thanks for another beautiful pic of Ava and her Grandma! Keep posting them please! They are a breath of fresh air! Love, Jeanne
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UPDATE on Tjhay
Hi all I am at my friends home resting comfotably. They removed a quarter size peice of skin and fatty tissue, the pulled it all togeather and gave me 3 levels of stitches. I have stage 1 melenoma, the treatment for it is exactly what they did to day. So it is all gone, and they took there extra pound of flesh just to be…
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2nd day of Pammy's rads
Well, I just finished celebrating my second day of rads with a big smiley cookie!! Yeah, yeah, I know.....I'm going to lose the "Greatest Loser" contest for sure!! Went about 10 min early this time and they were running on schedule as usual. Took a look around the waiting room (This is a huge waiting room!) and decided to…
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Thanks for the words of encouragment
Thanks so much to everyone that responded to my very first post. Although I have a great support system here at home(the worlds most awesome hubby ever) we live several states away from our families and will be making a trip there tomorrow for a wedding it will be the first time seeing everyone since my Dx and I want to be…
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need thoughts on reconstruction
I had a right mastectomy. Because of the infiltration of the cancer and my need for radiation I could not have reconstruction at the time of the mast. When I was told I had to have the mastectomy there was no question in my mind that I would have reconstruction. Now I am getting worried about whether or not to do it. I…
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How much more?
Sorry to be sounding so miserable, but I spent all day in emergency being poked, prodded and ultra-sounded. After my onco visit last week i found a tender bruised feeling area in my top rib below the affected area. Of course I ignored it and put it down to a new bra. Yesterday I noticed it had spread to 5 ribs. Then last…
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venting
I was telling a friend/colleague that I had bc yesterday and had a strange sensation that the world is split into two groups of people: those that have cancer and those that don't. I don't understand what God is trying to teach me/us by making me/us go through this. I don't know why this happened or what I could have done…
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I did the deed
I did the deed yesterday and shaved my head after watching most of my baby fine hair go down the bathtub drain and putting my face it in it in the pillow case. Actually bald is better than what I had...but seriously it was a big step for me but I am glad its done
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2nd chemo treatment, wish me luck
Okay now I am going to get chemo #2. I haven't lost my hair yet. I felt like I was pregnant after the first one. How the second treatment usually go!
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FINISHED MY RADS TODAY! YIPPEE!
Finally, I am done with rads. I had my last booster today and I am so happy. Now, I can hopefully start healing and get on with my life. Going everyday for 7 weeks, with just weekends off, was getting to be too much. And, I will heal, right? My radiation oncologist said I would. It just will take time he said. I asked him…
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Second Chemo Treatment Today
Hi everyone! I am on Taxetere and Cytoxin. Four treatments three weeks apart. Today at 11 is my second treatment. No sleep all night, probably a combo of the steroid and anxiety. I did make some nice necklace sets anyway! After reading all the posts regarding this treatment, I decided to shave my head on day 12, thinking…
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Just a "Drive-By" Hello to all
Its been a while since I posted, my bad! Just wanted to say hello and hugs to everyone, Have been having some interesting times this summer, all good.. ehhh hemmm, 1st mammo since Dx... got the report a month later, don't ask... Just call me Murphy.. well when the onco got the report, he sent me to the Surgeon, Flashback…
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chat
sitting in chat come join me
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Guess im just stupid
I posted before that i have swollen node in the groin and now in my neck. The onc nurse finally called me back today after i left two messages. She told me, well i dont think it is your breast cancer. UH DAH!!! I have no more breasts the swelling isnt there. I guess ill just try to get an answer from the onc on the 28th.…
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Waiting for my surgery
I was diagnosed on May 8th 2009. I have IDC. I am a classic case of early detection. I had my sentinal lymph node plus an extra removed last week and they are cancer free..Due to many factors and tons of research.. My decision is to have a bi-lateral masectomy with immediate reconstruction using my own body tissue... My…
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And I was nervous?
OMG....piece of cake!! Got there early (knew hubby would make sure I had plenty of time!) and they did take me early. Glad Moopy had warned me about the machine and table moving!! I was sooooooo spaced out on xanax that I thought it was the coolest thing in the world!! I dubbed the machine "Optimus Prime" from the…
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First this, then that, now what
Okay Sisters and the one or two brothers out there Breast cancer got it did treatment Big scan on July 31st for the spot on my lung (previous date was wrong) Menopause making me cranky, well that is a nicer word then I am thinking thank you tomxafin Now I went in last week to see the dermatogist and had a couple of wonky…
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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…