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Good report, but I still hurt
Well the good news is my 6 week post chemo check up was good and I don't have to see the oncologist for 4 months! No serious side effects from the Arimidex and I think my hair is beginning to grow back. But I'm still dealing with so much and like Kathy says there are just some bad days. This is one of them. Bill's been out…
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Question
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 and now it came back as of 2006. My parent's never told any of my family except my immediate family, my Brother and my Niece. Now I just found out that my cousin has breast cancer in both of her breast. My parent's don't want me to call her because they don't want to talk about it…
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Patricia
Hi Ladies, Just got a call from MD Anderson. I'm on the list to talk to any women who have gone through similiar side effects from chemo and Patricia from Michigan, I'm hoping will be able to log in and share her story. She is 3 years out of chemo and having problems with her legs, as I am, and probably still having these…
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reconstruction surgery for seniors
Hi Everyone, I'm new to this board. My mother has recently been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ. She'll most likely have a double mastectomy in the next month. I need some opinions on reconstruction surgery for a widowed woman of 75. Insurance won't cover it, but she can self-pay if necessary. What she WON'T do is…
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I am beside myself....
My close friend has informed me she has been dx with lung and bone cancer. Her spirits are good,my humour rubbed off on her so she's laughing. she has a good support from her family..which I am very happy about.. I so wish we were closer ,I'd be there at her side(she is in Montreal & I in GA).At least she has my looong…
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Screwed by plastic surgeon
So, my plastic surgeon's office called me last week and left a message on my cell phone, saying that he wasn't aware that I had radiation to the chest wall (untrue) and they cancelled my scheduled consultation and following surgery, without even seeing me or talking to me in person. I was SO upset! After 5 attempts to…
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I'm finished treatment !
Hi everyone, Well it has been a while since I have posted, but I have been here very often. It has been a long road for me lately. I had a bad reaction to the Taxol. It shut down my liver, caused pancreatitis, and gall bladder irritation. Spent 10 days in hosp. They stopped the Taxol after 5. Not worth the risk to my…
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Breast Cancer / Cardiotoxicity
KEEP FIGHTING,HOPING AND PRAYING
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Pain after Taxotere?
The pain in the bones (where my bc spread to) after I get the Taxotere - the oncologist said it's the cancer, not the Taxotere. Does that mean that it's killing it, or does it mean the cancer in the bones is getting worse? Have any of you resorted to using a cane. It is very difficult for you to use stairs" It is killer…
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Arimidex & Swelling Feet
Just curious if any of you have had your legs & feet swell taking Arimidex... I stopped taking it today and don't expect to take it tomorrow. I have been taking it for about 15 months... and my feet have been getting more swollen and sore overtime. So I intend to try to convince my Onc there must be something better... I…
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THE DRIVE
So its been a while, i don't have a sex drive, i get hotflashes, i turn red, i can't even get off when i do the big "M". What do i do, its been 6 months since i've been done with chemo and i finished Rads about 3 months ago my right breast hurts and i don't want to have sex! DOES THE FEELING EVER COME BACK???????? I feel…
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Good news for a change
Four different doctors advised no radiation after my chemo and "so far so good" was the comment at our last doctor's visit for my husband's brain tumors. He has 3 more radiation treatments to go and an MRI scheduled for May ( after our trip to see our family in Michigan) It's been a good week Kathy
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Happy Easter All
Hope you all have a Happy Easter. Here in S.C. our flowers are out, azelas are in full bloom it is truly a beautiful time of year. Hope you all can find some joy this weekend. I got the day off work... have been having a wonderful time playing in my yard today and I will be lucky enough to have my parents and son here for…
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Are your oncology appts./treatments on time?
I go to the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH for my treatments, and the wait is getting unbearable. Was wondering if all hospitals are the same? This hospital had a huge increase and remodeling of the Cancer Center within the hospital, but they have already outgrown it. It's so stressful for appts. to run hours…
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Web pg update-old timer checking in
Hello to everyone! It's been perhaps 2 yrs since I was in here, longer maybe? *smiles* I recognize Tara & Jmears. Funny how so many of us fade out after time. Of course, some of us keep getting pulled back in with mets. My luck o' the draw. *shaking head* I have updated my lengthy web page while I am dealing currently with…
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Has anyone has Canadian Fractination?
Has anyone had this new type of radiation? Does anyone know the difference between this type of radiation and the "norm"? I know it's shorter, time wise. My mom is doing well. Going for consultations and waiting on her Oncha (spelling?) test results to find out if she needs chemo. She is hormone responsive so she will…
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Just want to say thank you
I found this area (chat) just browsing through various cancer websites. I'm sure I speak for many when I say thank you to so many for so much. This forum is so helpful, needed, appreciated, and necessary. Even though we have the loved ones that did stick around, it's so wonderful to be able to speak with, hear from, and be…
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Need comfort? The old standby....
I once again visited the site that long ago SpongeBob shared with us....there are so many new faces, I thought I would share the site again: http://www.thesurvivormovie.com/ For anyone who knows someone fighting the beast...or someone who has found the beast... Hugs, Kathi
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Just found out my mom has breast cancer
On Friday, my mom went to have her lump removed, it was determined at that time it was cancer. Tomorrow, she goes back into surgery to have any remaining cancer removed from the breast, have her entire nipple removed, and have the nodes tested to see if the cancer has spread. These past 5 days have been excrutiating. I am…
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Bone Deterioration
Hi All, Back again and been a while since I've logged in. Almost at 2 years after chemo and rads. Went to see my onc., 3 months ago and to my astonishment, I am no longer 5'6". I have shrunk to 5'4" since stopping chemo. I am scheduled for an MRI for my C4 vertebrae (whiplash many years ago) and because the pain between my…
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dance like no one's watching
After almost reaching a point of feeling discouraged because the Herceptin may have given me the side effect of decreased heart rate, I saw a cardiologist today. HOORAY! everything is fine, just having a normal fluctuation in rates. God has answered my call again. Just wanted to share some Good News! until later. Keep your…
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How we're dealing
I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd update our life. My husband is 1/2 finished with the radiation for the brain tumors and is still feeling well. The fatigue is kicking in but we know how to deal with that from the last time. The Doctors were very happy that they were able to find a path to radiate that would not…
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My Last Chemo is coming up April 10, 2007
I am looking forward to my last chemo, I think so far all my chemo AC/taxotere 4x4 3 weeks apart, handled all side effects pretty well. this last taxotere chemo is making me feel anxious. so I think the last one may finally do a number on me. But my concern is reading about Ms Edwards and Snow. I thought we are getting…
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Soy
Are we(surviors) suppose to stay away from Soy and soy products?...I was just thinking(yikes!)..I've been eating some and I know somewhere or heard something that we are not to eat it? I'm just CoNfUsEd(rolling crazy eyes). Thanks :) Cindie from Georgia
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Last Chemo today!!!! (but...)
It's almost 80 here in SC so Kathi, I could probably actually do a happy naked dance Now that my chemo is finished. Maybe I was still in a fog but after my mastectomy I thought that both my surgeon in NJ and my oncologist here were not recommending radiation after the chemo. I had 1 positive sentinal node and they took 8…
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Recouping . . . sort of
Okay, I had a mastectomy in September (right side), followed by surgery 10 days later for a huge hematoma, then had a port put in about a month later. Chemo followed - November through January. Last Wednesday (March 21) I had a second mastectomy (left side) and port removed. This recovery is going fairly well except for a…
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Finished Tamoxifen
I finished TAM this week and boy do I have a headache. Has anyone here finished it? What can I expect? Thanks
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Two Year Surgical Check Up - And ALL IS WELL
Well.... made it past another check up.... and got another 6 month reprieve.... every time I have a check up I loose my mind for about 2 days.... and then feel great relief when the Doc says all is OK. So tonight I am starting one of Kathi's Happy Naked Dance lines... Take Care all. God Bless... Susan
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Remission
Hello, i am a survivor of BC i have been in remission for about 2 months now. I just want to meet people that have gone through this so that i can get through what i am feeling. I feel sad and scared. I may be carrying a mutated gene that could cause me to get BC again and i am only 29, i keep thinking that i am going to…
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3rd time trying to remove same lump...
I've had 2 mastectomies and 2 recurences, now in bones, so I can't help my in-law with this question...she's had several mammograms, marked with the wire, had a lumpectomy with the drain for a week, saw surgeon today and he said the pathologist and oncologist said he didn't get everything, so she has to have surgery AGAIN…