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Breast Cancer

Happy Belated Birthday Andi44! (Sept 8)
Sending late wishes your way - hope your day was filled with everything you love best! ...and your year ahead is healthy & happy! Jenny
triple positive. doing chemo before surgery and then after surgery. is cocktail of chemo the same
cocktail of chemo the same each time? Presently on perjeta, herceptin, and taxotere for neoadjuvant therapy.
Round 3 of A/C, then Taxol. Will it get worse?
Hi all, new here. I had my third round of adriamycin/cytoxin last wednesday. I'm on every other week, and after the next one I'll have four rounds of Taxol. So far, side effects have not been bad. In fact, this time I was only nauseous the first day, and it's really just been fatigue. A little fluish feeling on Saturday…
Acceptable Margin Limits
I was looking over my pathology reports and finally after four years noticed my margin amounts after my BMX with no reconstruction. I don't have an onocologist and my breast surgeon moved away somewhere years ago. What do you all know what is an acceptable limit for margins after a BMX? I am just curious since I have no…
Breast with metastasis
Hi, my mom has breast cancer with metastasis in the spinal cord and the pelvis. In June she had her first chemo, but the doctors didn't know she has the metastasis yet. After she had the chemo we discoverd the met. But the chemo was so strong for her that sent her to the hospital she almost died. Since then she is in be…
Free House Cleaning For Cancer Patients
The following was sent to me by a friend, and I wanted to pass it along to all of my bc friends. Maybe some of you can get help with keeping up with housework by using this site. Good luck. Hugs. Judy -------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Free House Cleaning for Cancer Patients I thought…
TNBC - Taxotere and Cytoxin
Hello, new to this board but not new to cancer (TNBC is my 4th cancer - 39 yrs old) I was wondering if anyone has experienced an increased sensitivity in their teeth to hot and cold with this Chemo combination? also nerve pain in the teeth a few days following treatment? Thanks
Colonoscopy
I know this is off topic, but I'm getting my first colonoscopy tomorrow morning. I'm SO HUNGRY right now and I haven't even started with the infamous cleansing drinks. I'm getting all my CT scans at the end of the month (3 years post BC) and I figured I might as well get this done beforehand. I have a family history on…
Hello Everybody....
This is my first post on the BC forum, tho I've been a member of the Head and Neck part of this community for a while now. A very dear friend of mine just found out last week that she has a recurrance of BC. She's been in remission for 12 years, but a lymph node in her neck popped up, and after the scan they told her there…
L-lysine for mouth sores?
Does anyone take L-lysine for mouth sores? Did your MO approve? Did it work? Is there a particular kind you use?
Happy*Happy Belated Birthday Maggiemay (Sept 3)
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! Hope your day was fantastic & filled with lots of fun & tons of love! So sorry I was late posting.... much love, Jenny
DCIS - Non Invasive
Hello Everyone, I love reading everyone's posts about different topics. I think this is a great site with a world of information. I would like to compare stories with someone who has the same dx as me. I had DCIS - non invasive cancer in both breasts with a bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. Doctor says no…
I think I'm jealous of other women without BC
I'm two years out from my initial diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer. I'm doing really well and getting back into shape-trying to shed the weight and get fit. However, I've noticed that my self esteem and body image are messed up. I've never been the jealous type but it hurts me so deeply when I see my husband admire other…
Radiation therapy leaving me with a burnt sence in my olfactory
I started Radiation therapy last week. I just completed my 6th radiation treatment, and I am experiencing a strong burnt smell in my olfactory. The smell is constant and makes me nauseated. Has anyone else experienced this side effect from the radiation therapy? If so, how are you coping with it?
carboplatin
I was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer in May 2015. I have had 4 doses of A/C every two weeks.Now I am getting taxol for 12 weeks. The tumor has not responded to the chemo. I will be getting 2 doses of carboplatin to try and shrink the tumor. Can anyone told me the side effects they may have gotten from…
Back pain
I am trying to get answers on why my back pain is so excruciating. ;My family doctor thinks I have fibromyalgia.;But the pain I have is excruciating in lower back tailbone area .;Hurts to sit and stand .. OTC pain meds do not do much. I have had a bone scan and it was okay. I just had regular X-rays and didn't show much.;I…
Hi i have post treatment aching hurting and weakness. Have been told that it could b nerve damage.
Have had this the whole time after and during tx. would love to here if anyone experience this. have been tested for fibromyalgia and other nerve issue but nothing showed. would love to hear from anyone experiencing these same things. doesnt seem to matter if its in morning noon or night. just therre most of the time. i am…
HELP! Severe diarhhea!
Help, Just this afternoon i had a huge bout with diarhhea. I almost passed out from it. The cramps were so bad, and i think i started to panic. I have not had it this bad before. I am past my 4th treatment, and i have had it before but this was really bad. I have been taking Immodium before too but usually that will stop…
Taxotere-Carboplatin-Herceptin Regimen Question
After my third diagnoses of breast cancer - left breast in 2003 a stage 1 and then in 2006 in the right breast a DCIS then again a lump in the left breast. I had a bi-lateral mastectomy two weeks ago today and will have my first reconstruction expansion tomorrow. I met with my oncologist to review the pathology report and…
Worrying time... Breast Cancer Concerns post treatment can anyone explain?
Hello. I'm new here, and I wonder if anyone can help explain something to me? i am in the UK. The treatment I have had started with the discovery of a lump in my left breast. The lump was removed along with the surrounding tissue. This was analysed and I had DCIS to the edge of the tissue so I was told that further tissue…
What help is out there?
I am on short term disability... I only get half of my income.. this is barely enough to pay my bills... Is there anything out there to help with funds for groceries, and other living expenses. I have two little girls too. and it is getting very difficult to support everyone in my family.. I don't know what to do.... I…
Tumor has shrunk! But now other things to think about.. Help!
sWent to see my surgeon. I have had 4 chemos and still have two more left. WE did ultrasound and the tumor has shrunk significantly! yea for that..She said my lymph node is a little swollen but was not concerned as she said that it was do to something else. But my main concern is the type of surgery she wants to do. I did…
Today is Deb18's Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope you day is filled with wonderful surprises and lots of fun! Best wishes for a year filled with happiness, health & love! Jenny
pink bus
Pink Bus-I haven't seen any requests for the pink bus-so I am hoping that means everyone is doing well and NO Dr appts for awhile. Densie
United Health are Denied Ibrance!
I was mistaken in the process. FDA only approved it for first line treatment. I am 8th line w/chemo, and 12th line if you combine the chemo and blockers. He just sent the 3rd appeal with an arvuement. But he is no longer optimistic. He would like me to sfart Gemzar, I told him I have chosen not to and gave.my rrasons. He…
Just joined...dealing with horrible side effects
Today I go in for my fourth round of six chemo treatments. I am doing herceptin perjeta carboplatin and taxotere and the side effects have just been horrible for me. I hear other cancer patients going through chemo and they are up and around, going to work and yet I feel like such a whimp for not handling this well at…
Adriamycin leak from port
Has anyone experienced a leak of Adriamycin from port? Six days aftet chemo I developed a spreading red rash, itches a great deal and skin is starting to flake off. I've been put on a 10 day regiment of antibiotics. My port was not used for yesterday's infusion. Will see surgeon for possible port removal if the rash isn't…
Does anyone live in NorthEastern Nevada
Does anyone live in Northeastern Nevada or around this area? I'm in need of a second opinion, my family disagrees completely and I can't drive. Would pay your gas of course. Just need someone's help, please?
steroids or chemo port
HI. I have the chemo power port inserted. It's still a little tender after three weeks. Took chemo on Friday. Feel a little swollen on the port side of my neck around the collarbone. Could this be a side effect of the steroids taken day before, day of and day after chemo, a side effect of the chemo itself or the port? I…
For those of you who knew and loved missrenee
Hi, I thought you would want to know. A friend of hers sent me this You may not know me. I am Renee's friend, joey from NJ. The thing we have in common is our love for Renee who is going thru the worst time anyone ever could. To give her some happy memories, I am trying to reach everyone I can who's life was changed by…

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