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IBC question- Please help!!
Important question for inflammatory breast cancer survivors--- How long did you have symptoms before you were diagnosed??
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Thanks everyone
For all the encouraging words and advice. Don't be surprised if I post again as my day draws near to go do this. I just hope and pray that rads kill this beast! I really want to win this war and pray I get thru it. Hugs to all of you, LoVonna
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I'm ok...but NUTS!
So, this weekend I was feeling so good that I did some moderate yard work...pruned my fruit trees, stuff like that. Lower half of my 'special' breast turned pink, arm pit swelled...sigh...off to the onc today to make sure it's just 'canceritis'. She evaluated it, said that the breast really looks pretty good in general,…
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surviving
Does anyone who gets this awful disease is stage 2 with nodes involved but does everything prescribed by doctor ever survive without the ca going into some other part of the body. Seems as if once you conquered the br ca it is found in another part of the body. Hoping for the best outcome and 1 yr out but afraid of the…
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Saw Radiation Oncologist today.......
Recommending 35 treatments. Since my reoccurence was in the skin she is going to treat my skin the most, so my rash and burns will be more than a normal breast cancer patient should have. O.K. all you past radiation people out there, give me a "boost" to make me go do this! My markings are are Aug 23. Thanks & God Bless,…
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NEWLY DIAGNOSED STAGE 2 DUCTAL / INVASIVE
Well, I found this site because a gal marcia 527 replied to my msg on cancer.org. I would very much like to be in touch with marcia, and anyone who would like to correspond and discuss this disease. It is not a happy time, but I have accepted it. I am very calm. Sometimes I don't believe just how calm I am. I am out of…
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THANK YOU
i just wanted to say thanks so much for the encouraging words. i sure appreciate every one of them! i will be looking forward to that peace and joy hanging out with me every day. i know this wonderful man who i talk to sometimes. when things are tough he always tells me that God has good things for you and you will see…
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postmastectomy comfort
http://www.makemeheal.com/mmh/product/mastectomy/index.vm?procid=33 Has anyone looked at or used these aids and have comments orsuggestions.
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need some venting and support
For the past 3 years we've been fight the good fight with my husband's cancers ( sinus & 2 bouts of lung)Thank the good Lord for him it had gone well; so well in fact that with a "why not"from his team we sold our house and are planning on making our dream move to South Carolina in 6 weeks. This week we found out it looks…
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Anyone taken Xeloda
Hello All - My Oncologist prescribed Xeloda for me today. I would like to know if anyone has taken it and what your side effects were like. PLUS - what other drugs were used first ... stuff like that. Thanks
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noni juice
has any one heard of this noni juice suppose to be full of antioxins and help cells rebuild.
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Despair / Death
I am slowly dying from metastatic BC. First dx in 10/03, it is now in my liver and spreading. I'm on chemo, but it doesn't seem to be working. I am so terrified. I'm 41 and I have a 9 yr old daughter. I want to put my affairs in order, but it is so hard. Has anyone out there done this? Any good books to recommend? What are…
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New to this network
Hi Everyone I am recently diagnosed and had a left mastectomy on July 19th. Not sure what my treatment will be at this time. This site is very imformative and insprational!!!! Thanks to everyone Lana
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1 year AND 1 year 3 month anniversary
It was one year ago today that I had my breast cancer lumpectomy, 3 months to the day after my bowel resection...I was not sure if I would make it to now.... but HERE I AM... My new plan...when I pass, many years from now, I plan on sliding into place, my body scarred and spent, wine glass in one hand, chocolate in the…
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contacting survivors who opted for alternatives (and NOT chemo/radio)
have a wonderful friend (who is my therapist too) who was recently diagnosed with cancer. She had it in the breast and decided to have the breast removed but she is pretty sure she does not want to have chemo as it goes agianst everything she believes. She believes that everything is created in the mind and wants to get to…
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LindaTN
Hi i know wy wife linda was active on this sight at one time for some time. she had bc 3+years age and last nov it came back in her liver. on july 5 dr visit her liver had shut down completly and she wasnt able to keep any thing down July 7 i had her taken to the hospital and she past on to a better place saterday morning…
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Inspirational book.
Has anyone read, A Love Affair with Cancer by John W.Pattison?
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Sharing a book too
Well to lazy to go back and see if I ever posted about this book I was given. When going through the last problem of my son's someone gave this to me to read, someone who has read the gamit of self help books. The book is a Hazelden Meditation Series The Promise of a New Day a book of daily meditations I had been trying to…
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Jaded
YOu did not post again after your last post. I know that came from the heart. I just want you to know that we continue to keep you in our thoughts and if we can do more than that, you only have to ask. There are some very resourceful people on the board. Hugs. Lesley
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LoVonna
Just checking on how you are doing. Bandages still on? Hugs. Lesley
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HER-2 neg Breast Cancer
Does anyone have any knowledge of successful treatments for this type of breast cancer? She is ER neg also. Thank you.
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heart problems after chemo
Hi my sister who is 41 was diagnosed with breast cancer in Feb of 06 she underwent two surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation and three weeks before her last radiation treatment she found out that she has left bundle branch blockage with congestive heart failure AND diabetes. She is so tired of all of this and I am worn out…
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Back pain from Femara & Aromasin
Hi, After one month on Femara, I developed severe low back pain. X-ray, CT, MRI, whole body scan, bone density all pretty much normal. Onc had me stop Femara for 7 days; back pain subsided. Started on Aromasin; back pain returned after 1 wk. Onc. says it won't do any good to switch me to another; gave me the choice of…
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I was wrong
Bandages still on, said it would be too painfull to take off right now. Good news is that everything appears to be healing well. LoVonna
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saline implants?
I had a right side mastectomy almost 4 years ago. I've been thinking about having a prophylactic mastectomy done on the left, and getting saline implants. I'm looking for feedback from anyone who has had that type of implant, or had a prophylactic mastectomy - are you happy you did it? Do you wish you had done something…
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Post mastectomy sleeplessness
Hi all, I am reposting this mssg from earlier b/c my mom is still having problems sleeping. My mother had a mastectomy at the beginning of June and since then has not been able to sleep soundly. Now over a month and a half, she can not sleep without waking up 3-5 times a nite and is starting to get depressed. She has tried…
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Bandages come off tomorrow!
Hi everyone, skin grafting went well. Pain level the first couple of days pretty high, but better yesterday and today. Counting down the hours until I get all these bandages off so I can take a bath! Thanks for all your encouragement, God Bless, LoVonna
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2 weeks into Chemo
Well despite all my fears I have survived my first 2 weeks of chemo (6 wks Dose Dense AC + 6 wks Taxol)with little effect. Lost a nail and got a few mouth sores. Thanks to this board I controlled sores using combination on ideas such as ice, gum, and Nystatin. I also sleep at some weird times but what the heck. The…
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UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!
First I want to thank everyone for all the prayers and kind thoughts.I got my results in the mail today and it says"THERE IS NO SIGN OF CANCER " Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that all of your prayers really helped me alot and now I can really breathe in and out.Thanks again so much to all of you that replyed.This site is my…
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tamoxifen and hair
Hi! I know that this sounds rather shallow of me but I was wondering if it is ok to use hair coloring or a hair relaxer on my hair while using tamoxifen. I have been on it a year now and have noticed that my hair texture is changing and that it is super curly and very difficult to manage. I have relaxed my hair prior to my…