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Bruising...
Good morning! Woke up with a huge bruise on my wrist/arm. No idea where it came from. Bruising is pretty common during chemo??? Thanks, CR
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could somebody share with me I need it
Well next friday I get my breast cut open in the same spot....for a 2nd margin,I really need some prayer out there that these margins wil be clean.My 1st surgery consisted of a lumpectemy,25 nodes removed.As it stands right now Its a stage 2A or B,Grade 3 tumor.1 node was found with cancer.I also have a noncancerous tumor…
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WISHES
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO TELL EVERYONE THAT I PRAY FOR YOU AND WISH US ALL WELL. I KNOW IT'S ONE STEP AT A TIME AND WE ALL GO THROUGH OUR UPS AND DOWNS WITH THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE. THANK GOD WE HAVE THIS SITE THOUGH. I DON'T POST MUCH, BUT I DO READ ALL THE POSTS EVERY DAY AND IT'S JUST A GOOD FEELING KNOWING THAT…
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Feeling a bit better:)
Thank you everyone for the replies to my 1st chemo tx. It is now Monday and I am feeling much better. Bone pain is down, nausea has gone away. I am still a bit tired and just resting today. May go to work for half day tomorrow if I feel up to it, just to 'test the waters'. This stuff is really potent isn't it? The onc…
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herds and vits ?
tell me where i can learn more. is there a site . ive heard so many different stories. stage 3, her+, 6 or 8 out of 15 nodes pos. also have heart blockage and sugar. can anyone relate
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TAC......Will be my treatment, I'd like info from others
After my 2nd surgery for Margins and to place a port in next Friday.A few weeks of heal time and then my 1st treatment using the TAC....who has done this kind of treatment....and what are your experiences with it......what can you share to help me...I'm very....very...uptight and uneasy about it all...and scared....can't…
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whats bevacizumab/avastin
I'm participating in a trial that includes bevacizumab twice a month...along with taxol. The other name for bev is avastin. Avastin is the drug that was FDA approved yesterday for advanced colon cancer. They are still researching this drug for lung and metastatic breast cancer. It is suppose to cut off the blood supply to…
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Supplements
I thought long and hard before posting this. I am going to mention some supplements that I take. I am NOT going to say that they work. I in no way want to push them or endorse them. I am only writing this because I was interested in supplements and did a fair amount of research and I know that I would have liked someone to…
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any survivel stage IV ????
Hi... Breast and spine....
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Chemo worries
Just had first chemo last Thursday. Hit me like a ton of bricks. The drs and nurses are all very good and have helped to make me comfortable. I had nausea five hours after i was infused and had to get more fluids and amoxi in an IV on Friday morning. I was hoping I would be one of those folks that just 'sails' through this…
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just wanna talk
hi does anyone live near indy. i started my first treatment at i.u. cancer hosp. i really dont have a support group. does anyone beleive in god. and healing. i dont know if i want to take the amiridex. has anyone been on it
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thank you all for your support
I FEEL BAD FOR EVRYONE HERE. I FELT SO ALONE I GO TO A SMALL CANCER CENTER AND I KINDA HAVE A TRUST ISSUE ABOUT THAT. I HAD A BRAIN AND NECK CT SCAN YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF SOME PROBLEMS IVE BEEN HAVEING. DID ANYONE HAVE TINKLING IN THE HEAD OR NECK PAIN ON RAD IVE HAD 30 TREATMENTS.
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need prayer
can someone plz tell me how to get this thing i dont know how to get my replies. im reaaly not getting any anyway. i to am csared. even tho i know i need to trust god
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help
does anyone know how to get on chat room. i cant find out. this is my first visit. stage 3 agressive. lype pos. her pos. can some one plz talk to me
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Nose dripping
I realize this is trivial but it is making me crazy - has anyone else out there had a constant nasal drip while undergoing treatment? Been taking my allergy pills but they don't seem to be working for that particular issue. Am I alone in this?
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Hair is growing
I just finished with 2nd round of chemo (Taxotere and Cytoxan) and noticed new hair growth this week. I have two more treatments and then radiation. I'm wondering if I will keep this new hair or will it fall off again.
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Abraxane
I was first diagnosed Dec. 2002. Mastectomy, and reconstruction and put on tomoxifen. I stayed clean for 4 years. April of 2007 it came back as a plueral effusion in rite lung and they drained 3 litres of fluid from me. I had 7 rounds of Taxotere and was put on femara. I was in remission for 1 year and 5 days and started…
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Pets can help us to walk this journey
GREAT DOG STORY Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one! Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage…
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Hot Flash No-No
As I was reading tonight, I came across an article of interest to those of us on aromatase inhibitors. One of the problems of lowering your estrogen even lower than menapause does are the hot flashes. The article described research that showed that taking soy supplements negates the positive effects of the aromatase…
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NO SERIOUSLY, MY CHEST IS KILLING ME!!!!
I need help!! It has been almost 5 mos. since my double mastectomy. My chest hurts so bad I don't know what to do anymore. I spent the whole weekend putting ice on it to numb it. I just got off the phone with Pain mgmt center and have an appt set up for Oct. 1. HASN'T ANYBODY FELT LIKE THIS???????? I had paraesthesia…
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Dropping treatment
Well after this last weekend of absolute misery, I am rethinking this whole chemotherapy thing. Had my first taxotere - mouth sores, feet feel blistered, unable to move - what am I doing to myself and for what? I made it through the c/a and this was supposedly "better" - just not sure it is worth it. I read the posts - it…
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IMPLANTS
I'm meeting with my plastic surgeon next week to discuss silicone vs saline implants as I have surgery to finish reconstruction middle of October. I'm looking for thoughts on implants as I haven't a clue which to choose. I've been reading and researching but wanted to get the thoughts from my friends here. Had a rt…
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Still trying to deal with it!!!! almost giving up my Quemo
Hi.... Well, I just found out i have Breast Cancer spreaded to my spine! I'm still trying to deal with it!. I went to ER for lower back pain and the diagnose was Cancer!! I stayed in the Hospital for Backer act for 7 days. They were very kind and nice... right the way I start doing Radiation on my Spine to shrink the…
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radiation
hi everyone........i hope all is doing as good as we can be........ again, i have another question.....sorry, i really have NO ONE else to talk to about this so it's going to be you ladies, or my dr., but i have to wait to see them. so you ladies are it if you don't mind. today, (wed. the 24) was week #2 for the radiation.…
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What Questions to Ask Post Surgery
My mom's surgery is this Friday. Once the surgery is done and Dr. comes out - are there any key questions should I be asking him??? I think one of the questions should be about margins, right???? what are others????? Please advice. THANKS.
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Minor problem, but looking for suggestions...
Hi all, This s a minor problem, but if anyone has a suggestion??? I am almost 6 weeks post-op. I am able to wear a sports bra and I have a very lightweight prosthesis...no problem there. My problem is that the bra strap goes directly over where my port is and it is causing pain. I have tried padding the strap a bit and it…
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SORE THROAT- NO VOICE
good evening sisters, i was just wondering if anyone who has gone through radiation ever experienced a sore throat then lose of voice from it. someone told me it can be a side effect from the rads, so i figured i would run it by you ladies. tomorrow morning i will call my primary care physician just incase. thanks, janny
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when saving the breast, might lose it anyway
They say 2A and Grade 3.....not too sure if i understand that....my breast 1.5......mastasized lymph node 3.4mm...25 taken....1 bad.she said the margin was okay...but that there were some sprinkles outside it....so now that I'm healing nicely...and would like to go ahead and start treatments....I have to wait.Because next…
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BRCA Test & Oncotype DX test - when???
My mom (59 yrs old) was diagnosed recently with BC. Her surgery is this Friday (modified radical masectomy with nodes removal). Surgeon suggested masectomy due to the location of tumor. It is 2.2 cm. We were told that one of the nodes looks suspicious that's why the removal instead of Sentinel Node Biopsy. Have a question…
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Yve needs our support
Her post somehow wound up under "dropping treatment". I gave her the instructions to post on the main page - hopefully she will see it and repost. She has breast and spine involvement and is new to the site.