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Breast Cancer

RE: Hair loss
I wanted to once again share this e-mail I received when I was losing my hair...it is so neat, and I thought it better to start a new page to insure that all of you read it. Attitude There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. Well,"she said, "I…
Cycles....
As most of you know, this past 4 years have been a big challenge for my sanity. Diagnosed with 2 separate cancers, 6 months apart, the death of my beau's father, the sudden death of my ex (62.5 years...), and the tragic death of my youngest daughter, well...it has been hard. But I see lives (mine, and others) go thru…
problems with plastic surgeon/please advise
I am desperate and don't know what to do: somebody please give some advice! I had a mastectomy and lattissimus dorsi flap reconstruction on Feb. 21. My plastic surgeon technically did an excellent job with the reconstruction, but I am having big problems with his office. When I went to see him initially, he told me he…
Today I am 50
Thank you for letting me have this part of my life, this experience, this transition to something I had no idea would let me realize the parts of my life I was overlooking. I may be in debt (up to my eyeballs and then some), out of work and still recovering from the second of two occurances some two plus years later. But…
Goose Creek, SC
Would like to find anybody in the area to talk about hospitals, Doctors, Support, and dealing with treatment of Breast Cancer in our area
started chemo
Hi I started my chemo last Thursday. I was so scared by the whole mess of it. I had a bad reaction to one of the meds. think it was the TAXOTERE they had to stop it for awhile. They gave me normal saline for abit before startin it again. It now feels hot all over my neck and legs all the time. told me to watch for fevers.…
What kind of person are we?
As I read and write posts on this fabulous discussion board, I sometimes wonder - what type of people use this resource? For instance, in the discussion of how to move on after cancer, are all those who have moved on, without a backwards glance not even coming here to tell us that? Are we a self selected, self defined…
Dizzy gal
Hello Everyone. I have had breast cancer 3 times over the past 11 years. I have had a fair amount of chemo and was wondering how many if any of you have had long lasting equalibrium problems after your chemo was over. I have always been a bit sensitive to motion but now it is just silly how much motion gets to me. Since my…
Nutrition during chemo
I have read and been told so many conflicting things regarding nurtrition during chemo. For ex. I was told by the chemo nurse not to eat lettuce or strawberries. To be cautious with raw vegetables and fruits. On the web they encourage fruits and vegetables. Please give some info. on what to eat during chemo. I started…
need support
30 y.o. and a few years post treatment. Ten surgeries, chemo, rads. Going through a major depression because I cant find work and I feel like cancer destroyed my ability to lead a progressive life. I coped so well during treatment but the aftermath has proved horrific. Any survivor willing to talk on phone or via chat?
Friends and Mortality
I have found when trying to discuss with my friends how life has changed, how faced with our mortality, how there is no cure and that this beast can raise it's ugly head at any point in time, I frequently get the response that "they also could be hit by a bus tomorrow". They seem to think it's the same thing. Yes, we all…
Cheer
I wonder sometimes about the newly diagnosed or new to the site people who stop by and read a few of the posts. Of course we write when we are troubled (and I sure have!). Today I want to write that I am not troubled. Probably because my hair has just started to grow in. Yes, you need to look in the magnifying mirror to…
fluid build up after mastectomy
I had a mastectomy on Feb. 21 with reconstruction (lat flap). My plastic surgeon (or rather, his Physicians' Assistant) told me I have developed a common complication of mastectomy called a seroma (fluid build-up). My drains were taken out and the P.A. said they could not be left in any longer because it could cause…
They just don't get it
This is in response to the Friends and Mortality question, really, but my take is a bit different from the ones I read, so I thought I would state my thoughts separately. First, some brief history: My Sister was diagnosed with BC in 1998 at the age of 40, did treatment, surgery, recurrence, repeat, and died in 2006. I was…
shingles....ouch!
I have read so many positive things at this site, but I for one am feeling very discouraged today. It seems like since I had chemo, I have to fight one infection after the other. I try to stay upbeat, but after having what seems like at least 2-3 sinus, throat, and ear infections every year since chemo, it makes me feel…
RE: Friends and Mortality
I have just the thing for all of us who share the problem of friends who shy away from talking about C and who ask "how are you?" never really wanting to know the truth. Next time you are in a Hallmark shop, go to the section with the talking cards. There is a card featuring Gilda Radner's picture on a TV screen and she's…
Sad about Chat
I know they are working so hard to get the problem with the chat rooms fixed but I will miss my sisters tonight. I was needing a little help up the roller coaster since in the morning I go to the oncologist. It is my one year mark and 6 months 8 months since chemo. What questions do I ask? I keep hearing where the cancer…
reoccurence fear
How do you cope with the fear of the cancer returning? There seems to be lots of conflicting info. My doctors have told me that after my bilateral mastectomy, it's like only 1-2 percent likely, but research at the National Cancer Institute puts it more like 10-20 percent. My doctors told me it would come back as a lump…
new to cancer
Hi. I'm newly diagnosis with breast cancer in Jan 15.I found a lump on my right breast in November. I had a mommo right before Thanksgiving.I had my biopsy that showed I had Breast cancer. February 20 I had surgery a Right Segmental Mastectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy. I cut my long hair after 2 days of crying. March 13 I…
Navelbine
Has anyone been treated with Navelbine? I am having so much trouble with it hurting my bones.
update on DCIS recurrence, etc
Well, the health insurance issue is resolved. Too boring to go into but a company we do not even do business with sent the cancelation letter. I am writing them a letter. The core needle biop. failed. They could not hold the breast in position to be seen on the screen so that the needle could be guided. The microcals. are…
from femara to arimidex and nothing
Hi everyone. Well it will be 2 years in July, and I am hoping for a great mamo reading in July. Daughter will be married in September and it would be great to have joy in our life. I stopped Femara because of horrid side effects, and let my oncologist talk me into trying Arimidex. Well, I am on day 5 and the pain in my…
Chemo and Heart Attacks.
This week I started experiencing some tightness in my chest along with shortness of breath. My chemo book said that these may be side effects of the treatment. So, I thought maybe it was the taxotere or maybe the neulasta. But, when taking my blood pressure this morning, I noticed that my pulse rate was extremely high for…
my mom's masectomy
Hi All, I am a rectal cancer survivor and my mom just had surgery last Tuesday, modified radical masectomy on the right breast. Just wondering about the drains, she has two and I empty them often. He said about 3 days on one and about a week on the other. She is experiencing a burning sensation at the top of the…
Stage 3C or Stage 4 Reconstruction
Hi All Is there anyone out there who was diagnosed with Stage IIIC or Stage IV that has had reconstruction? My seromas seem to have finally stopped and I'm feeling so much better now that they discovered that my thyroid function was severely damaged during chemo/RT. (I went 8 or 10 months without thyroid function) I've…
liver problems?
My values for the blood tests for liver damage are up. Anybody else go through this? I am currently one round away from finishing my taxol. I have no symptoms, just wondering if elevated liver counts (aminotransferase) happened to anyone else and how serious it became. Thanks for any responses. Otherwise, I am doing great!…
tightness with implants
I had my mastectomy and reconstruction on Feb. 21. I had the lattisimus flap with implant reconstruction, but I wanted to ask if anyone experienced a tightness sensation in this breast right after the procedure was done? I think what I am feeling is from the implant. I asked the physician's assistant at my doctor's office…
latis reconstruction
Back from my plastic surgeon who tells me that implants/expansion is difficult with radiation and that I am too thin for anything except a latissimus flap recon. Anyone do expansion after radiation? Anyone have a latis dorsi reconstruction? I am tempted to live with what I have (and what I don't have). First I will go see…
arm discomfort
I had a mastectomy on Feb. 21 along with lat flap reconstruction. My pain has improved 90%, but I just wanted to ask if other people have experienced pain and discomfort under their arms, and if, and how long, this takes to go away? My doctor said it's from when they removed the breast tissue, the nerve endings were…
recurrence after tram/dcis
Hi, I am an old timer but have been inactive for a while. I was dx in Jan, 2004, with dcis in my rt. breast, hormone and pr. negative, high nuc. grade 3, comedo subtype with extensive necrosis. And it was 2.5 c.m in size, so it was large and ready to rock and roll. Had to force the biopsy as the microcal. looked benign,…

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