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new here and have lots of ?'sabout medical cost help
i'm looking for help in locating an agency,group,anything in help with medical cost.my mother has no insurance and neither does my dad as they are both disabled and indigent.any help would be helpful!
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Lance Armstrong on Oprah
If anyone is interested, Lance will be on the Oprah show sometime soon. I was in the audience for the taping a week ago last Tuesday. They said it would air in the next couple of weeks. That would mean sometime next week. You can check on Oprah.com in the what's coming up section. Just in case you need some more…
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Hair loss
Ihave been through with chemo for five years and continue to take tomoxifin. My hair has never returned to any thing like it was. Any info?
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Prayers, once again, Please
Hi everyone, I haven't been on for awhile. I'm back for more prayers. They diagnosed the return of my breast cancer(which had spread into the Plurel Cavity) 18 months ago. I have had a lot of back pain. The family doctor said that I have severe osteoporosis and put me on meds for that, plus she ran a bunch of tests. She…
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Hysterectomy after Breast Cancer?
I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in February '04. I Had surgeries, chemo and radiation therapy throughout most of the year last year. Chemo stopped my periods around June and put me in a "temporary" menopause. But, as luck would have it, wouldn't you know, last month, my period resumed. Now - my common sense…
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new here and have lots of ?'sabout medical cost help
hi all! i'm new here my name is kelli aka 1rockinhippy. i'm also new to b.c. well i'm not new to it ,it's my mom she got b.c. in spring '04 has had a lumpactomey ( i think?) had surgery to remove the cancer and had 2 lymph nodes removed,chemo and now needs rad., the only problem is her or my dad don't have insc. and are…
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hi all i am new to the website
here is my story: i have had breast cancer for 14 yrs, first started 14 yrs ago then left, then came back 5 yrs ago, then stopped but came back again last august. i am doing okay i was in the hospital in august 26 for five weeks i was filling fluid around my lung they had to put tube down my throat for about two weeks even…
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Time to Uncover?
Any personal stories about when you decided to stop wearing wig or hat after hair started growing back after chemo? I probably have about an inch in most places and would love to be brave and uncover.
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Her-2/neu 2+ Borderline
Rec'd my path report yesterday. Its not complete yet, as I still need a SNB on 1/25, and.......here is my question: As the Her-2/neu is 2+, another lab test called a FISH will be done. I am hoping that the positive Her-2/neu was an error, and this will be discovered when they do the FISH. I am also Estrogen/Progesterone…
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Hair Thickness?
I finished chemo Jan of 2004 and my hair has grown back. It's even longer than before chemo! I lost all of my hair and was completely bald. But one thing I've noticed is that my hair has grown in much thinner than it was previously. My biggest complaint is that its so thin I can see my scalp. Has anyone else noticed this?…
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Arimidex
No change in the ca tumors, but alot of bone and joint pain. How is everyone dealing with it, and what is the prognosis?
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Sorrow and Financial Ruin
I had a bilateral mastec. with tram flap reconstruct on 2-4 and I had to close my business. I am a stock broker for 15 years and I cannot do that work any longer. I need stability in my life, a salary, not commssion. I am so ashamed to see the financial ruin and feel so helpless. I have had to draw from all our financial…
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Thinning hair on Femera
I have been on Femera for 6 months after 4 years of Tamoxifin. I am experiencing joint pain and now thinning hair. Does anyone know if hair returns to normal once the Femera protocol is finished. Thanks you so much, Luckyj
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new here and may need info
hi guys, i am new here and may need some information for my aunt. two weeks ago she had a baseline mammogram in which a small lump (nodule was discovered). off to ultrasound she went. the ultrasound report says that there is 1 cm nodule in the right axillary tail, that doesn't look clear cut suspicious but has some…
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breast cancer
to know about treatment after mastactomy surjury
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Are these really side effects???
I am currently in the adjustment phase, 4 months after finishing a 15 month treatment plan. I had AC, taxol and herceptin. Some symptoms that I've had are a few little sores on my face which pop up suddenly and then resolve quickly, an involuntary chin tremor I'm not even aware of when it's happening and the last thing…
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After Affects & Disability
Hi All - I am looking for anyone who has dealt with disabling after affects of treatment and successfully obtaining disability, either through social security or private companies, benefits. My issues are severe joint pain/dysfunction, fatigue and "chemobrain". Please, I am desperate. All income has been lost and all I get…
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Question
My friend has just been diagnosed with Breast Cancer for the 3rd time, this time it is showing up in her lungs. I'm looking to correspond with someone who has had similar. Thanks
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number of lymphnodes removed
Typically, how many lymphnodes are removed during a mastectomy, when there is no cancer in the lymph nodes and the sentinel node procedure was done? not sure if I asked that correctly, but here it goes. Thanks, Sue
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Hi all again
I hope everyone has had a good christmas and a happy new year. I have a question.Has anyone ever had a bone on the middle of the spine to swell and ach like a tooth ache? I thought I pulled something in my back because it feels better now just tender.I went to the normal dr, today and he wants a bone scan done.He says it…
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removal of port
Hello everyone, I was wondering if there is much pain involoved with this procedure. I have had my port for a year and half and it has bothered me every day and can't wait to get it out. Has anyone else had trouble with their port? They have not been able to get blood returned for the past 6 months and I have finished my…
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Celebrating treatment end
Hello, My onc recommends going on a trip or having some sort of celebration when I'm finished with treatments (5 more taxol followed by 6 weeks radiation) to kick off the start of a new phase in my life. What have you done to celebrate this? Any pointers or ideas? I live in the Seattle area if it makes a difference.…
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problems-reconstruction
I had a TRAM flap done 2 months after my mastectomy, while still in the hospital the vesssels were swollen and didn't work so they removed it. A month later we were to try again with the hip tissue and vessel from the leg, when I woke up I had a implant. So he said the vessels in the breast didn't look good yet to connect…
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lymphedema concerns
Has any of your doctors okayed the activity of bowling? I returned to bowling, but traded my 12 pound ball for an 8 pound ball. However, I am nervous about getting lymphedema. My doctor seems to think anything goes, but sometimes I wonder. Thanks for reading what seems a trivial post. Sue
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Had my neuro consult
Just a quick update. I saw the neurologist yesterday. After an evaluation he believes everything is OK but because of family history (mom and grandparents) of strokes and TIA's, he ordered a brain scan and sonos of coratid and cranial arteries. If it all comes back fine he may just suggest taking a baby asprin daily. I had…
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TRAM vs. DIEP
I was diagnosed at age 36 with DCIS with small invasive margins (5mm) in March, 2000. I underwent lumpectomy and radiation. My oncologist has recommended preventative bilateral mastectomies as I have family history bc. I want to do reconstruction at the same time. I am considering subcutaneous mastectomies to keep my own…
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Nipple Survey
Hi, I am taking a nipple survey.... I am in the middle of my reconstruction and am at the point where I have to make a decision about getting nipples or not. Please share your experience, whether you got them or not and If anyone got new nipples... can you please tell me if you like them or not and if you had tattoos done…
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Hey..just checking in
Hey guys..I have been so terribly horribly busy with the new job. The training was grueling, but, the actual job is not possible to do, the goals are too unrealistic. January, this month, is my first month on the job out of training and our goal was to have 350k in loans and I will have close to 1.5 million so I can do it,…
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What is going on with the swelling!
OK I finished a 12 week round of tazotere 2 weeks ago. I had some swelling in my left (surgery/no nodes) that I figured was the start of lymphadema so I got my oncologist to set me up with a physical therapist. Cool - No, that all happened over the last 2 days. Now, today I come home from work and my ankles are HUGE! What…
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Shoulder/Back Pain
Hi, I sometimes experience a pain that takes my breath away behind my shoulder blade on my mastectomy side. It feels like a muscle cramp, but it last for a long time. I have to twist and turn to get rid of the pain, it feels like someone has a hold of the muscle and is squeezing it. Tonight I have a pain in what feels like…