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Freaky Friends List?????????
Hi Everyone , This has nothing to do w/cancer but this is freakin me out.You know how You can add people to your friends list- well Bunnie has been on mine for quite sometime---we all knew and Loved Bunnie everyone knows she past last month,God Bless her Soul-on my friends list it shows the last time she was on which was…
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Stakeholders Peer Review Board
For any who are interested I just got back from ACS National Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. I went there for a training session to become a stakeholder and sit on the Peer Review Board for the 2006-2007 sessions for grant application review. It was a wonderful opportunity to see how the ACS spends its research money. I was…
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Happy Mothers Day!!!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY, BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU-WHETHER YOUR CHILDREN ARE TWO LEGGED OR FOUR.MAY YOUR DAY BE FILLED WITH LOTS OF LAUGHTER,PLEASANT SURPRISES AND BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE. STAY STRONG,HAVE FAITH AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF YOUR INNER LIGHT , TO BURN BRIGHT AS A BEACON IN THE NIGHT, GIVING WAY TO YOUR HEART STRINGS TO…
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spot on pet scan
Help! My pet scan came back with a spot on base of spine. Two rasiologists think is is scar tissue. Another said it could be arthritis. I have no pain, felt fantastic til this, but now my mind id is shot. Have another MRI on Tuesday but not sure I will last that long mentally. Please help. Barb
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Showing Support
I just wanted to let everyone know I found an ebay store that sells awareness products for all types of cancers. I have bought their window decals and mailing labels for melenoma and was very pleased. The site address is http://www.ebaystores.com/idc-design?refid=store If anyone knows of any other souces please let me…
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necrosis
anyone develop mild necrosis after mod rad mast w/immed expander reconstructin?
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response to some posts.........
Hello again! Actually... I am a single 31 year old male seeking: S. F. preferably in her very late 80's to late 90's... never marriend, no kids, no relatives, no friends, no co-workers, no neighbors, no pets, no hobbies or clubs,.......... ultra wealthy.... desperately lonely........Juuuuussst…
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Having problems with silicone implant
Hello , I am a Breast Cancer Survivor of almost 4 years. Had reconstruction done in 2002 with a silicone implant, (thanks to the convincing of my Plastic surgeon) had every intention of saline but was talked out of it pretty much...well since the surgery, i had been dx with Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue , terrible joint…
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just finished first round of chemo
Hi everyone, I am 35 years old had bilateral mastectomies and reconstruction 6 weeks ago. Started my first round of chemo last monday. I thought I would be a lot stronger than I am. I have pretty much been bed ridden going on 1 week straight, eating alittle drinking ok. I guess I am writing for some encouragement. Today if…
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Does the fear ever go away?
I was on here before, under llempert. I was diagnosed Dec. 2003. DCIS, had mastectomy and tram-flap reconstruction. All on left breast. Had more calcifications on right breast and had surgical biopsy in October. Negative, thank God. Just had another biopsy on uterus last week, because of thickening of the walls of the…
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You women are just a bunch of ......
wonderful people! See, women are nurturing, caring, supportive, empathetic, strong, humble creatures. But... YOU LADIES... exude strength beyond the norm. What you and other women of the Feminine cancers have experienced only makes you that much more womanly. NOT the opposite, which many of you MAY think! On the…
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ROLLERCOAST
Well my doctor called me on yesterday and informed me that they would like to do a ultrasound guided needle aspiration on the lump that shows on my mamogram and ultrasound. Earlier I had been told that it looked like a lymph node on the mamogram, after that they did a ultrasound and told me it was a cyst, now they are…
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Radiation
I hear so many different things on radiation side effects and wonder what others have experienced. I know there can be fatigue and soreness but my oncologist told me that the fatigue associated with it makes chemo fatigue look good which scared me to death because I have a job. The radiologist said the opposite. Am I going…
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Calcification
my last mam showed calcification on my remaining right breast. Dr. said quite normal. However, I was talking to other women who have had bc and they said I should be having MRI not just mamograms. How dangerous is calcification and what are your views on this subject?
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RADIATION CAUSING SURGICAL SCARE TO OPEN
Hi, I am really down tonight. I have 9 radiation session left. the last 5 are suppose to be phase 2. Where they zero in on the surgery site and give heavy doses from what I understand. My concern is that the incision is so sore and almost looking like it could open anytime. I am scared what the phase 2 will do. My breast…
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Article on MSN from Mayo Clinic
What do You folks think? Debunking cancer myths: An interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By MayoClinic.com More on this in Health & Fitness Chemotherapy: Using chemicals to treat cancer Diagnosing cancer: Common tests, biopsies and…
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Maybe BC Again
Morning. I am waiting for results of a FNA done on Thursday. By accident, I found a 1-3/4 cm X 1-3/4 cm lump in my armpit last Tues night. It cannot be felt lying down or when I have my arm up in the air....my arm has to be down by my side in order to feel it and it is way down in the pit. I think I stopped breathing when…
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Women's Health Medline Plus
There appears to be a new drug out for advanced breast cancer survivor patients. The title is: Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Improves Progression-Free Survival for Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer. The site is: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2005/nci-14.htm This may be of help to someone and any one of us now…
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Chemo in Guarded Arm
A friend, just finishing her 4th dose dense AC with 4 taxanes to follow. The team was unable to get a vein in her good arm and were "forced" to do yesterday's chemo in her at risk arm. I understood this was never done and ask her why a port wasn't suggested. She said her primary oncologist gave approval for the chemo and…
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I'm afraid of another lump
Hello everyone... I'm hoping someone can help me... or reassure me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Sept. of 2002. I had a lumpectomy and went through chemo and radiation. The cancer was estrogen positive and I took tamoxifen for two years. In March of this year I began taking Arimidex. Over the last three months I…
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cancer and scarcot marie tooth disease
I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. I also have a nerve disease called scarcot marie tooth. Several of my chemos were listed as toxic to me, but tried anyway. Had allergic reactions especially to taxol. Has anyone else had same problem.
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My sister and me
Hi All, We made our debut on the Sister Study website this week. Here's the link if you care to check it out: http://sisterstudy.org/English/sisterstories_linda_susan.htm BTW, I feel like I'm walking on air since the Herceptin news came out. Very good indeed for those of us HER2+ girls!!! Take care, Susan
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Fluid retention after chemo?
Does it ever go away? My feet and ankles are still retaining fluid and it's been 8 weeks since I finished chemo. Oncologist gave me a diuretic to help, but it doesn't do a lot. Anyone else have this issue? How long did it last? thanks, jill
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Recovery from chemo
I had my last chemo - Taxotere - 5 weeks ago and am still fatigued and the muscles in the tops of my legs hurt when I walk or stand. How long does it take to get back to "normal"? My onc is sending me for pet scan to make sure cancer hasn't come back although he said he would be very surprised if it had. He asked me if I…
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tamoxiphin
What type of withdrawal symtoms can my sister expect after taking tamoxiphin for 5 years?
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zoladex question
I was briefly put on the zoladex (sp?) shot to supress my period. 2 months after I stopped taking it I got my period back - HORRIBLE cramps!!!! This month the same thing happened. Does anyone know if this is common after being on this shot? Thanks!
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After Chemo Side-Effects
I've been off chemo for a month now. I've been in pain this past week and am wondering if anyone else has experienced this. My joints and muscles are so stiff & sore ... especially my shoulders & blades ... to the point of pain that requires either chiro/massage or medicine. Has anyone experienced this? Thanks.
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Chemotherapy Drug Concession
Drug Concession Profits are Hugh for Cancer Doctors Cancer doctors have the financial incentive to select certain forms of chemotherapy over others because they receive higher reimbursement. Medical Oncologists are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars each year by selling drugs to patients, a practice that almost no…
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Chemosensitivity Testing
Chemosensitivity Testing One approach to individualizing patient therapy is chemosensitivity testing. Chemosensitivity assay is a laboratory test that determines how effective specific chemotherapy agents are against an individual patient's cancer cells. Often, results are obtained before the patient begins treatment. This…
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ER/PR no response
I was dx 08/04 with stage 3 er pr + 15 nodes. Had A/C x 4 33 rads. R mod mast. Ovaries removed 3/03. Mets diagnosed 05/04 liver and bone. Put on Arimidex and Zometa. 08/04 scans show increase in tumors. Does anyone know why no response from hormone therapy and chemo if I am er/pr +. Thanks. Suzy