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new diagnosis
i have just been diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma. I have had bilateral mastectomies with lymph node removal showing two positive nodes. i am awaiting bone scan / ct scan to rule out mets. i am a single mom to an adopted seven year old who has already lost two parents. I can't sleep and i am very scared and don't…
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Pity Party
Today is my pity party day. Its the kind of day where I cry every hour or so. My sister who passed away had three children. (I never had children). 2 live in Virginia about 3 hours from me, and one in Philadelphia, about 2 hours away. All I've gotten from them are a few notes on Facebook saying, hope you feel better, glad…
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Can any one tell me the benefits of having an MRI before surgury?
I called my surgeon this afternoon to see if she had heard anything from my insurance company and also to ask a couple of questions. She had originaly told me last Wednesday, that she would request an MRI from my insurance, and that I would have it before my surgury, now she's telling me that it might not come through in…
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another blonde joke for today--sorry all blondes out there
A blonde pushes her BMW into a gas station. She tells the mechanic it died. After he works on it for a few minutes, it is idling smoothly. She says, 'What's the story?' He replies, 'Just crap in the carburetor' She asks, 'How often do I have to do that?'
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer
I was just diagnosed with breast cancer just yesterday. I got a call from my doctor about he result of my biopsy. The biopsy confirms the result of the mammogram.Now, I don't have the choice but to accept it, though it is so hard to accept it. When I started talking about my breast cancer to my friens, I always broke into…
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A Good Thing
A good thing,As Martha would say, My nephew is coming home. He is in the service and stationed in Germany. We have not seen him for a long time. He was up for deployment 3 times already and it was canceled each time ( Thank God ). Anyway at the end of July he is coming home for about 2 weeks. 2nd good thing - My daughter…
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Trouble Sleeping?
Okay, this is crazy. Got home from surgery on Wednesday and thought I'd be sleeping like crazy, but just can't seem to do it. Has anyone else had a problem with this. I'm not hurting much, and maybe it's the medicine. I'm on Percocet. Anyone have any kind of "bongs" with that? It starts making me tired...then go lay…
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How are you supposed to look
I was told today, "You don't look like you are sick." How am I supposed to look? The only way I reacted was to bite my tongue since my father was present and it came from his lady friend. She said her husband looked like crap when he had cancer. So because he looked like crap am I supposed to look like that as well. Oh yes…
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Aching
My last chemo treatment was May 29th...yeah! My ? is...when do you stop aching? When i get up from sitting down or laying down, my legs feel like a 90 year old woman. I'm sure my onc is going to start me on tamoxifin at the end of this month, and i've heard there is some pretty heavy aching with that. Can someone help me…
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what the beauty specialist said/Ohilly
Okay, I went to the beauty specialist (a cosmetologist specializing in hair loss and chemo patients): she told me my hair is not THAT bad, but agreed that it is thinning in the front. She told me no one can tell me if it will grow back thicker. She suggested that I ask my doctor about Rogaine, but said in the worst case…
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Home From Surgery
Hi Everyone, Had the surgery yesterday am at my daughter's house. Kind of having trouble sleeping. The pain has not been too bad, but I think pretty soon this magic bullet the doc gave me will be running out. Got my prescription for pain killers anyway. It really wasn't as bad as I thought. Had modified radical masectomy.…
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can't sleep
Another night of very little sleep about four hours. It's 4 o'clock am. I am exhausted and I haven't even started chemo yet. I can't wait for my scans to be over next Tuesday to find out if my "beast" is any worse than where i am right now. thanks for listening.
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A Special Surprise...
Last night when I got home, I had an unexpected, special surprise... It made me feel sooooo good I thought I would share it with my new "family"... I have always been very close to my three nephews.. with my children they are almost like brothers & sister... My youngest nephew Jonathan is an Officer in the Marine Corp and…
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Farrah.....
I just spoke with my daughter who told me that Farrah Fawcett lost her battle today with anal cancer. She passed in California. She will be very much missed. Another angel. Hugs, Kathi
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Jammies
What kind of jammies do you bring to the hospital to wear after breast surgery, either mastectomy or reconstruction?
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Not any better off...Anyone care to vote?
Well... let's see... I sat there with the Onco.. who seemed nice enough... took over an hour with my husband and I... seems that my case is one of those right smack dab in the middle of what treatment plan to use... no right or wrong... just smack dab in the middle... not enough statistical information to push us or make…
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Hey, hey...calling tjhay!
Hi TJ, I am curious as to what your experience was with the VA, and how your mammogram, dx, biopsy, surgery, treatment experiences progressed. Was it as prolonged and weird as Mr. 1 Percent's? Thanks ahead of time for sharing this. With hope and love, Debi
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Michael Jackson too?
What the heck is going on? Michael Jackson dead? Wow.........This is a lot to handle........ Sorry........Jxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Oncologist appt
I have my first oncologist appt on Fri at 1:00. I have already made a list of questions for him. But I wanted to ask my girls if there was anything that they thought might be worth mentioning. I know sometimes I think of questions later that I should have asked and since most of ya have already done this I thought I'd ask.…
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need answers
My Mom has known that she had breast cancer for over 2 years, and has kept it a secret from everybody including her husband, the cancer started "eating away" her brest 9 months ago, she just told us because she could not deal with the pain anymore, her liver is hard as a rock, and half of her breast is gone, you can smell…
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chemo with infusion pump
As some of you might know I have been having a horrible time with my port. My port is placed in my right breast ( my tumor is in my left) my surgeon likes to place it this way for aesthetic reasons (no visible scar, easy to wear a seatbelt etc.) And I love the fact that he really looked beyond just putting it in the normal…
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Arimodex and severe neuropathy
Hi everyone! I have a good friend who has been on Arimodex for one year. She is experiencing severe neuropathy in both her hands and feet. The Drl finally stopped the drug. To complicate matters further she is totally blind and uses both hands and feet for mobility and reading Braille. She can not do either one now due to…
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PARP inhibitors: new breakthrough for BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer patients
You all may be way ahead of me here and know all about this, but it was news to me, and GOOD news, so I wanted to make sure you saw this article. Someone posted it on the Uterine Cancer Discussion Board, and it contained such hopeful news for breast cancer survivors that I had to pop in and share it with you brave 'Pink…
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Farrah Fawcet?
Died tonight?.........Sorry for that news . Jx
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How long does one need to see the rads dr?
I completed rads in Aug of 2006. My radiologist still wants to see me every year. Today, I asked the receptionist (probably a dumb choice) why I need to continue coming back. Her response,"You're never really cancer free and this is just part of your medical plan." Like I said, it was probably a stupid thing to ask the…
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outside the VA - where do I go from here?
Hi everyone, OK.. yesterday late I found I will now have access to the "civilian" resources. Having been VA "only" for the last 10 years I have NO idea where to go. Has anyone heard of the Regional Cancer Centers? How closely are the surgical and radiological "branches" associated? I thought about going to my wife's…
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Radiation, another question
Hey guys, I have a question... Those of you who have had the rads already, were you exhausted? I have a hubby, three kids age 6,4 and just about 2 and dog and cat. I live one hour away from the hospital and have my sisters and dad taking turns babysitting for me. Or, my parents have offered to keep us at their house for…
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Many thanks many thoughts and more hope thanks to all
Today is the big day.. I get to go meet with my new chemo doc. It's a scary appointment, the great unknown. Whats the best chemo treatment for my cancer.....There are so many things running wildly through my head. I;m suprised to find it still on my shoulders. Okay so heres a thought I'm a little flat on the right side of…
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plastic surgeon from hell/what to do
I will describe this situation and ask the group: would you report this guy? I have had many, many problems with my plastic surgeon which I won't even go into. Although technically he is brilliant (he did a great reconstruction job) this last thing is too much: he cancelled my nipple tattooing job three times! I think the…
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Teena had 1st rad
First of all ... thank you all for the good wishes earlier ... for me ... and Kim ... on our first day of radiation. I got tears in my eyes reading the posts ... and knowing that so many of you care. It was a warm-fuzzy feeling I guess I needed. Long distance hugs! The treatment went just fine. I think I was side-tracked…