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Breast Cancer

Radiation
Hi everyone I have two of four Chemos to go and I'll start Radiation. 5 days for 6 wks. What are the effects of radiation. Ya'll were very helpful on what to expect from Chemo now what about radiation. Has been said just like a sunburn. My response is with a sunburn I don't go right back in the sun. Need info please. Ginger
Seeking your perspectives on what factors led you to choose lumpectomy or mastectomy
Hello. My name is Elyse and this is my first post. Here is some info about me: I am 33, and was diagnosed with Stage IIA at the end of March. My tumor was 1.5 cm and I had one positive lymph node. My cancer itself is aggressive--poorly differentiated, Her2 neu positive, progesterone negative; the cancer is estrogen…
Message for krisrey--please read
Hi Kris--- Thanks so much for replying to both my posts. i would like to email you personally, but for some reason i couldn't do so within the site. it just came up with a blank screen. i would like to contact you because our situations are so similar. would that be alright with you? if so, let me know how i could contact…
post treatment questions
Like several of you who have posted lately I recently finished bc treatment. Diagnosis 11/03, lumpectomy 12/03, 2cm tumor, 1 of 6 nodes positive, er/pr pos, Her2 neg. I had 4 AC, 4 taxol and 33 rads ending 7/1/04. I'm now on Arimidex and have gone to 6 mo recall for surgeon and rad onc, and 3 mo recall for med onc. What…
Persistent coughing following radiotherapy
My mum -a survivor of 22yrs- has now Stage IV BC. She had developed mets to lungs. She underwent both chemo and radiotherapy during Spring 2002. Following this, she coughed for months, until New Year. We were told that it was due to the radiation. I guess they meant radiation pneumonitis. She had no symptoms other than…
Tamoxifen, Arimidex, and Cholesterol
I know cholesterol concerns are at the bottom of our list of worries, but I wonder if anyone else here has heard that Tamoxifen lowers cholesterol levels and Arimidex causes elevated cholesterol levels? Thanks. Sue
NJ - Free sexuality and intimacy lecture for breast cancer survivors
Hello. I wanted to share with the board that Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program in Voorhees, NJ is hosting a free seminar called "Sensuality and Sexuality: enhancing relationships for women with cancer. Dr. Beverly Whipple - an expert in women's sexuality issues and cancer experience will be the guest speaker. She is…
Hormone Therapy Femara
I have stage IV Breast Cancer did 8 rounds of chemo. My PET showed breast tumor 90% gone mammory chain nodes trace and cancer in the bone going forward. I am 38 have had Lupron injections and have started Femara. I feel good but would like some in put on anyone with the same protical. I had a baby in Nov, 2003 and was…
When does it end?
I have completed surgery, chemo, radiation since Nov 2003. i have been taking tamoxiphen since December 2003. I am a nut case. Crazy, emotional, ticked off, no control, think I am loosing it most of the time. Also, I am convinced that I am loaded with cancer. When will it end/ I always feel like a victim
Hand pain from taking Xeloda
I'm desperately searching for relief from the constant hand pain that began when I started taking Xeloda for a B.C. recurrence. The drug is doing its work very well and I don't want to stop taking it, but I spend most of my time reading books because there is so little I can do. I have tried vitamin B-6 (with my…
I made it through my last surgery!
Hello Friends & Sisters, By saying my last surgery I mean I will never allow any more parts removed or even subject myself to it again..... I almost died & was put on enough medication to knock a bear down. It was a very frightening experience for me & my sister as well as the true friends I know from church. Even the…
This is really wierd!
I have osteoporosis in my neck - it's pretty bad, is now affecting my arms and hand, and I am also shrinking. Anyway my doc wanted to do an MRI and I told her that the staples to mark radiation are still in there. (I didn't have radiation after bc surgery) She said that she can't do the MRI, too much danger of the staples…
Anyone Going?
Is anyone going to the Arts & Healing retreat at Camp Sagamore next weekend? Also, anyone else register for the conference at which Dr. Susan Love is speaking next month in New Jersey? Susan
last posting for awhile
Hello all. As some of you know my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction is the 16th. Thank you to everyone that has helped me deal with this. It has been quite a shock to me and my family, but the worst is almost over. I am only removing my left breast to prevent future occurances. I am hoping all goes well and I will be…
Hair regrowth
I am 2 yrs out from diagnosis. I had pretty heavy duty chemo, 4 rounds of FAC and 4 rounds of taxotere and 12 weeks of herceptin plus radiation even though I had a mastectomy, not a lumpectomy. This was due to the size of tumor, 5 cm. But here I am with my hair still so thin. I am very sensitive about this. I work in a…
Ahhhh, it's good to be done!
Newly released breast cancer survivors take notice....it is possible to feel great right after you're done with treatments! I just kept reading posts that were of people up to a year out of treatment that still weren't feeling "normal". That scared me. So, I'm here to say it also can go much better! I finished radiation on…
worring
Hi all sorry iam posting so much latley. but guees that is what this is for so we can all ease each other mine, What iam worring about is that i have a trip planed with husband, and then my sister and her husband we are going to Vegas had the trip planed before i knew the cancer had came this time in the brain. any ways…
Michelle1125
I can so relate to you honey. I am post treatments since March have finished everything except reconstruction and historectomy which is for preventative. I had a double mastectomy and now I have to have the historectomy first b4 I can get boobs because my grandmother on moms side had the breast cancer then died from…
Help, I've become a hypochondriac!
Two months have passed since my final surgery, eight rounds of chemo and radiation. I feel as though I have stepped into the abyss and left behind that woman who dressed up for chemo and smiled through radiation. I am fearful of any bodily symptom that might arise and have given away so many moments, as of late, to fear. I…
My mother has DCIS
My mother was diagnosed recently with Grade 3 DCIS breast cancer and I'm not happy with the information about radiation. I think she should go for mastectomy but she may try for the radiation and attempted ductal removal. Would someone who has had this type of breast cancer please offer your story? My mother is 68 but has…
Tamoxifen
Hi everyone! Okay, I get the hot flashes. I was pretty mean for a while, but I think I'm evening out, but has anyone else lost weight because of Tamoxifen? I've been on it for 2 months and have lost about 12 pounds. I had colon cancer, not breast cancer, but I joined this discussion group because of being on Tamoxifen. My…
Hey Inkblot!
Hi Ink. Saw your story on the CSN newsletter, "From Surviving to Thriving". As all your messages are, it is insightful and inspiring. You are a gift to us all. Thank you. Susan
Femara and joint pain
I was wondering if anyone else out there is taking Femara. I have been on it now for about 3 months and am finding that both my arms and my feet ache constantly. I was previously on Arimidex and had to be removed from it as I was having terrible bone and joint pain. My oncologist advised me that Femara is almost the same…
feeling down
Well, I have recently had surgery on my neck. It broke due to the breast cancer mets which are there. I am now wearing a halo brace for the next couple of months. I guess I am feeling pretty down. I can't do much and I sit at home alone most of the time. I live with my fiance and my two kids. My fiance just left for four…
Smoker, tram flap?
Im a smoker and my surgeon is considering a tram flap. Has anyone else smoked and had this surgery? If so, how did it turn out?
The Foot Thing
Hokay, I told you guys about the darkening, thickening skin on the top of my left foot. Went to derm, did a biopsy, could not determine what it was. Turns out that there is a malady called acanthosis nigricans that manifests like my foot when you have a cancerous tumor elsewhere in your body, and since I had bc this year,…
Hot flashes...yikes
Hi everyone. I have to say this board has been an immense help to me. This fall I am coming up to one year since dx. I am several months out of surgery (mast- several nodes positive) chemo,rads and now on Tamox. I have had pain since being on Taxol as it inflammed nerves under my arm. The chemo also caused me to start with…
bone pain
Hi all, I have been reading your e-mails trying to find out if anyone is feeling what I am feeling. I have chronic pain in my feet. It gets worst at night. When I get up to go to the bathroom I have to wear socks and slippers. Bearfoot days are definitely over. I go to the store get what I need and home again. I forgot to…
need help
hi all someone emailed me last night 9-7-04 asking me about my breast cacner. well instead of hitting replay i think i must have hit delete so know i can not reapone too you so if you dont mind remailing all try and not be stuiped this time and answer back.Thanks bunnie.
Not feeling strong and brave now
Hi I have had two breast cancer operations followed by AC and radiation. I was very strong during treatment and immediately after even after experiencing discrimination at work. It is now seven months after treatment has ended and I just got my first six month checkup. It was clear and I have been given an A-OK from the…

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