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what a morning...
I couldn't wait to get home to "vent" to my sista's (and bro's too).....today was routine mammo day on the healthy breast. I had been feeling anxious most of the week about it. No reason, just that underlying feeling. So, they take a couple images....and I wait...and here they come...we need a closer image....(i dread…
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New To Group
I was dx with stage 4 breast cancer with mets to the lung and bone in oct. I have just finished with my 5 chemo treatment.I don't know what is next.My dr. says my breast tumer markers are going down,but he doesn't say anything about the lung or bone,only that they are not getting any bigger.Does anyone know what there is…
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Goodmorning all
I will tell you what! my care team needs to get organized. I have had an on-going pain and swelling in my arm and hand diagnosed with lymphedemia. The sleeve that was ordered was the wrong size and the first time i put it on my hand and arm puffed up huge! I made apt. with the Dr. who just peeked under my shirt and no real…
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Watery Eyes
I remember that this was a side effect for some of you...any solutions???
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Tasha!!!
Is that really you? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your pic. I am so happy to see you. I had to pick my jaw up off the keyboard when I saw it.
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Port and Chemo
Hi Friends, Today I had my Port put in. I am so tired so this will be very short. I am having my first infusion tomorrow at 10:00 am. I guess they know what they are doing but I can't imagine them trying to press around on my chest to locate the port and insert the needle. It is preety tender. Actually it hurts more in the…
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New to group
My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in Oct.We are going to CTCA in Chicago for treatment.She just finished treatment #5. She does pretty good after we get back home but she's having trouble coping with it all.She is a very strong person,but with all the meds she has become overwhelmed.
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OT: Valentine's Day Plans?
Just for fun, I thought I'd start a thread on Valentine's Day since it's tomorrow. Love to hear about people's plans, if any. Are you doing the whole dinner thing, staying in for a cozy movie, renting a cabin in the mountains, an anti-Valentine's day party with girlfriends, nothing? We don't have reservations yet, but the…
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down in the dumps
my moods change on a dime. i am trying to talk myself into feeling good and then the bomb hits. like right now. i wake up and think today will be the day that i can do things and then i find myself so tired i have to go and sit down. my doc says it takes about two years for one to begin to feel like themselves again. i…
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please someone who had a bald spot reply/going crazy
I know this is not normal to be obsessing this much about my hair: my hair grew back in everywhere (it's been 5 months since it started growing) but in front there is one bald spot and you can see thru to my scalp. This is very, very upsetting to me: I use Nioxin products, but am still very anxious to the point that I made…
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New Article on Vitamin Study: Thoughts?
Here is an article that came out today in the NY Times about the effect of vitamins, including antioxidant supplements on diseases, including cancer: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/health/17well.html?_r=1&8dpc Any thoughts? I am wondering what the scientists controlled for when they did the mortality study on people who…
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What to do after breast biopsy
I had a very painful and humiliating breast biopsy and I have been told I need surgery to further determine that I have breast cancer. The surgeon mentioned that I need a wire placed inside my breast to find the inserted disc before the surgery. This will also be very painful. Is there any other thing I can do than go…
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yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello everybody, guess what , by the time I got the red stuff my hair was coming out by the handfuls. Thank you everyone, for being there in spirit and soul. I made it pretty good today and didn't even throw up on my brother, whew, he was proud. I'm wondering how mimi and Moopy made it today, I know as much strength as…
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Fatigue and Muscle Pain Post Chemo
Hi everyone! I am one month post chemo. I am battling muscle pain from head to toe and lots of fatigue. I am back to work but only 6 hours/day instead of nine. That is helping me maintain and keep going. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what was recommended? My onc nurse said to keep taking the supplements and walk…
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Blonde Moment or Chemo Brain?
Or am I just going completely mad? Argghhhhhhhh! I get so gormless sometimes I just can't believe what I am thinking or saying (or NOT saying)..My main problem is money, I count it out in the shop and it looks fine to me, then they hand me $20 or $10 or whatever back and look at me like I am am total plank! Maybe I should…
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do your own research before making a decision
I am new to this and I have found that doing your own research helps to come up with the right questions to ask your providers. I was told that only a lumpectomy with lymph node biopsy is all that I needed but with DCIS with invasion that was not the option when I went for a second opinion. Path report showed same and…
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Last One
I had my last herceptin Wednesday. My blood work looked great the onc. going to keep a close eye on me for the next year. I can deal with that God is good and God is great.Just want to let everyone know my good new, clara.
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New Here - Q's about BC surgery
Hello Everyone :) Quick introduction here. I'm 39, and was diagnosed with breast cancer (right breast) on January 30, 2009. I found the tumor myself December 30, and screening mammograms MISSED IT COMPLETELY. I have a 2 cm x 1.4 cm invasive ductal carcinoma (grade III) ATTACHED TO a papillary adenocarcinoma in the same…
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Bone Therapy Article in NY Times
Hey guys, I wanted to give a link to this article in the NY Times today. I am very encouraged by this and will be receiving this kind of therapy after my traditional treatments end. Not that anyone is keeping track or anything, but I had a rough couple of days after chemo #3. Nothing serious and I am doing great now, but I…
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Mapping and tattooing
Just finished chemo--yeah! Next comes radiation. What does "mapping and tattooing" entail?
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Well, it has finally happened...
It has finally happened. I have finished treatment! All that remains is for Herceptin infusions every three weeks until late Fall. Had mastectomy, eight rounds of chemo and 28 rounds of radiation. Never in a million years thought I would make it to the end. But I did! I keep thinking...ta-dah!! Now all that remains is for…
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Bad Day
HI Friends,I am having a string of bad days. I had my first Chemo injection last Friday. I didn't vomit once, I should be greatful huh. Then how come I feel so down in the dumps. I did call the Cancer Center today, they told me that because I am pre-menopausal the chemo is reacking havock on my hormones. I can't seem to…
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becoming obsessed
I am truly becoming obsessed with my hair. I compare myself with all of you whose hair seems to have grown in so much more quickly. I finished chemo on June 20 and my hair started growing in on Sept. 1. It now completely covers my head, but the one problem that really has me depressed is that in the front it is thin (I…
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my research
Hello Everyone! I am doing my own amateur *research* on the types of medicines and chemotherapy people have had or are currently taking. If you wouldn't mind giving me the names and even the dosage, but I will settle for just names of meds, I would really appreciate it! Please dont worry about spelling :-) You can email me…
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lymphodemia
Hello friends I got to one of my apts. today to see my surgeon over my big puffy hand/arm i missed my other to apts. with PT and a ultra sound on my neck vein to check for clots because i missed their message on my phone (kemo-sabe brain) My Dr. says they will do an ultra sound and PT will pump it with kind of an…
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Coping with Chemobrain:Johns Hopkins Health
Thought you gals would be interested: Coping With the Mental Side Effects of Chemotherapy You were warned: Be prepared for the possibility of nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, and hair loss while undergoing chemotherapy. But you were probably not told about that unsettling state of fuzzy thinking, difficulty focusing, and memory…
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breast reconstruction
I had a right side mastectomy in 2005. I am considering reconstruction but also thinking about having the left breast removed because I am concerned about cancer in that breast. I don't think I'd have a problem being totally flat chested, I'm just tired of the prosthesis everyday. I just think that with no breasts left my…
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Thread broken
I read on the "Emotional Support" board a post about why we aren't receiving emails about our subscriptions. Blue Roses contacted CSN and they told her that for some reason, there's a glitch in the system. They are trying to fix it. If you go to "Emotional Support" in the "other" section of the Discussion Boards, you can…
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Metastatic Breast Cancer ups and downs.
I am new here. I don't know where to turn. I was diagnosed in Sept. 2002 with Breast Cancer. I had a mastectomy of my left breast, and chemotherapy. My lymph nodes were clear. In January 2003 they put me on tamoxifen for five years. My last tamoxifen tablet was Dec. 31, 2008. By March 8, 2009, I was diagnosed with stage 4…
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Breast cancer mets to lungs and bones
Please share with me your experiences regarding this topic.