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PET/CT update.....
.....Whew...glad that is over! I thought I was done drinking ANYTHING once I got there....wrong!! After they put my IV cath in & injected the radioactive stuff (which by the way is a bit scary when they tote it in to you in a lead box with caution signs all over it!!) they proceded to put me into a recliner, cover me with…
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Just need to vent
I am so frustrated...called Rads Ocn. Nurse today..told her lump in my forarm is getting bigger and tendons (where your arm bends) what ever they are called are real sore. She says, is your bump red I say no..but the pain is bad..hurts everyday... she says doc is out of country may want to see family doctor. any advice?…
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Arm Pain
I am only out of surgery 4 days. I am sore, but my right arm hurts a lot. Doc took 10 nodes. I was told not to use the arm. I have my follow up Tuesday. Is this pain normal? I also have some pain where the tube goes in. It's not horrible pain, but I do have to take my pain meds. Is all this normal for a lumpectomy ?
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done
ok....last friday, may 29th....i finished...i'm done with chemo.....and why am i typing in lower caps? because i thought i would feel so different...logically, i know that i am still just a week out from my chemo, and am still having the side effects...but darn it! i had that date so set in my head as the end of the cr@p,…
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Pic of me......
Well, tried to switch Kitty Kat's picture for mine but it won't let me, any advice? I noticed a couple new pics and thought I would change mine. :) Pammy
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has anyone had PT for lymphadema or cording?
I had a lumpectomy with lymph node disection(they took 17 with only the sentinel node positive) in Oct., TAC chemo from Nov.to March and a right mastectomy in April. I have had 18 of 30 radiation treatments. I have been doing self care with massage and exercise since before I started radiation because I had a consult with…
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surgery
Well ladies, this is the week!!! Reconstuction surgery is scheduled for Friday morning the 12th of June at 7:30. Am pretty apprehensive, but know things will turn out OK. Am having the Lattimus Dorsi Flap done. Surgeon says this is the best for me because of all the infection I had when I had the expander last spring. Am…
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ONCOTYPE DX
My oncologist has just ordered the Oncotype DX test for my tumor and I should receive the results next week. I would like to hear from others who have had this test. Perhaps I am in the minority, but I would actually prefer to have chemo, just to be better safe than sorry so I am hoping it does NOT come back as Low Risk…
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New to cancer stuff
I never thought I'd have to be on a Discussion Board regarding cancer, but here I am! Anyway, I am new to everything and becoming a research expert on tests, meds, etc. I posted earlier about Oncotype and got some great, informative responses. I have also been reading old posts and learning a lot. I'm hoping this will keep…
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Bragging Rights Part 2
Well ladies, I had it...the whole wonderful day at the spa. For those of you what missed Part I, my 20 year old daughter entered a contest to write an essay about your mom and hers won!! The prize was a full day of pampering. Starting at 9 am with a full body massage, followed by facial, and an herbal body wrap with steam…
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tamoxifen vs. zoloft
well, needless to say, i am miffed, concerned and anxious about this recently published finding that for the past five years, almost terminating my protocol, that i come to read this drug may not have been effective. now, according to my mammograms, nothing has showed up....but, that isn't an indication that we're or i'm…
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BREAST MRI..What's it like?
Here I am again, asking for more info from all you wonderful informed women......Having breast MRI on Wednesday.........supposedly in an OPEN MRI machine......what's it like? I understand I will be on my stomach, with the "boob's hanging down......down where? haha......Is the OPEN MRI machine tolerable for those who have…
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Keep fingers crossed for PET/CT scan
Hey everyone.....well in 3 hours I will be on my way to pittsburg for my scan. I have drank so much water I feel like I could just float there!! And I am starving!!! I am getting very anxious on wanting to pass this so we can continue with surgery Wednesday. Hubby is sleeping as he will be doing the driving and I will be…
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WOOOOHOOOOOOO NED
Just got back from the oncologist, of course a visit that we all dread and are apprehensive about but so far all is good. I got the NED verdict so, good to go until September. Woohooo, maybe I'll have a glass of wine tonight instead of water. LOL. Anyway, he did say I have to lose weight, so my weight battle continues. I…
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Questions about all of it...
I don't know why, but this morning I woke up with 1000 questions in my head. Some of them my seem strange but I need to ask. First a little history. 1st. 6 yrs ago discharge from my left breast. Fam. Dr. takes sample and sends it to pathology, comes back with precancerous changes. Recommends I see a surgon. 1st surgon (the…
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Use of Probiotics in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea
Probiotics are available via probiotic yogurt (available from supermarkets) or capsules from chemists for those who don't like yogurt: Use of Probiotics in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea: A Case Study http://pen.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/0148607109332004v1 Gastrointestinal disturbances (particularly…
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late term post chemo pain
In 2007 I had cytoxan and taxotere for breast cancer. In July of 2008, I started having hip pain. I now have back, hip and leg pain, a burning, stabbing pain. Pain clinic for injections but they have done no good. Has anyone had this terrible pain so long after chemo?
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feeling nervous... apprehensive.... panic attack!!
I've been doing better the last few days... I guess the process of the procedure I had yesterday kept my mind off things for the last couple of days... but this morning I woke myself up crying, how pathetic is that, I was crying in my sleep... now I am shaky... feeling sick to my stomach... I can't find that positive,…
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Whew!!!!
Hey, everyone; Just want to let you know that I just got unofficial word that everything is OK, that I have nothing to worry about. I want to say how much I truly appreciate being able to come in here and let people who are otherwise perfect strangers know what was going on with me. You are a really awesome bunch of…
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Drug reactions
This is my first time to ever enter a discussion about my cancer, but I'm desperate now and would like some feedback from fellow survivors. I've never joined a support group, because I am a very private person and just don't think I could share my life with others face-to-face. Sorry for the long-winded email. I guess I…
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lamisil
Is anyone taking lamisil. I started taking it last Thursday and find that I am extremely tired. My chemo is taxol and also taking avastan. I was given the lamisil prescription cause some of my fingerails are discolored, some with black and/ or a milky color. The nails do not look like a true fungus infection. Just wondered…
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Question about seeing results from femara or other AIs.
I didn't know quite what to put in the subject line here. I have recurrent breast cancer in my reconstructed breast and am taking femara as neoadjuvant therapy. I definitely see an improvement already, after three weeks. My question concerns the thickened areas of skin. (You know how the tumor appears first, then changes…
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No reconstruction after double mastectomy
I was diagnosed with a Stage IIIb recurrence of breast cancer in my right breast after 7 1/2 years. It was identified by satellite nodules that appeared on my breast. A dermatologist did the biopsy and diagnosed breast cancer. I have completed 4 of 6 treatments and the chemo had an amazing and continuing effect on the…
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I heard from our Tasha!!!!
I have been in touch with our Tasha...she is a bit upset (embarrassed? confused?) by recent goings on, and is stepping back a bit. She knows she is welcome and missed~ she was not censured or otherwise contacted by CSN. Our witty, loving, irreverant Turquoise One is just feeling the weight of the universe right now. She…
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Questions on chemo cocktail
These drugs may have been discussed, but I am not sure of the abbreviations yet. LOL I have triple negative BC. I have a port put in Monday and my first treatment on Friday. I will be gettin 4 rounds of Adrucil,epidoxorubicin and cytoxan. Then I will do 4 rounds of taxotere. After the each of the first round I have to go…
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Just wanted to share
Very good friend sent this to me. 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good > 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. > 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. > 4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. > 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. > 6. You don't have to win every argument.…
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getting ready for surgery.
hello my friends, today i had my visit with my oncologist and my tumors have shrunk to half the size they were. he said we have 4 more of the adrianmicintoxin and then surgery porbably in August. i am finally at the half way mark, although not looking forward to the next two months he gave me 3 prescriptions of nausea meds…
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Questions about this site & how to??
Okay... totally off course.. does this site have the ability for private chat? how do you email someone on here?? I'm all confused? Seems to be my natural state lately. ~T
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Back from St. Louis with NED in tow!
The last couple of weeks have been intense for Moopy and me. Two weeks ago today (May 19) we were in St. Louis with our oncologist there. A pleasant, upbeat meeting - except while rereading Moopy's PET scan from December, she saw a possible "hot spot" in one of the intramammary lymph nodes. This, in turn, affected plans…
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I can relate, thought I would share...
Will You Be My Friend... ~James Kavanaugh There are so many reasons why you never should: I'm sometimes sullen, often shy, acutely sensitive, My fear erupts as anger, I can find it hard to give, I talk about myself when I'm afraid And often spend the day without anything to say But I will make you laugh And love you quite…