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Breast Cancer

Symmetrical Breast Lift/Reduction
Good Day All - I'm due to go in this month to have my symmetrical (non-impacted) breast lifted and reduced to match the reconstructed breast. My plastic surgeon will have to reposition my nipple, so the resulting scar should resemble an anchor in shape. Would appreciate some feedback from any of you who have undergone this…
xeloda
Well -- it has been 3 years since I accessed this board. Last week I found I have a local met in my chest wall. Fortunately, it was a blessing in that they found it at an extremely early stage -- it won't even show up on a scan yet. They plan on more radiation and combining it with an oral chemo call xeloda. Any one with…
Hard to work with
I have really had a rough week and need to get some things off my chest. I am 6 months post chemo (ACT) after a mastectomy. My cancer was ER and PR negative. I thought I was doing so well - hiding all my fears about the cancer reoccurring and dealing with my own mortality and going about living. Well, boy was I ever wrong!…
facial pain
Do any of you ladies have facial pain that you didn't have before chemo, now? *I had sinus pain and "brain freeze" pain while going through chemo and I thought it would lesson and it did but now I have jaw pain like the nerves are inflamed. I went to the dentist for X-rays and they couldn't see an abcess, but my jaw is…
Re: New to this site, Need a friend
Hi Venetia, Am so glad you found this site. I had mastectomy a year ago for stage II breast cancer. You are so wise in seeking support from others who have "been there, done that". Psychologists and the medical community know that there is no substitute for that kind of support. I hope you can come often to this discussion…
Family thinks I'm cured
Now that I'm finished with Chemo and Radiation, my family thinks I should be cured, and back to normal. But actually, I am more tired than before, I don't want to complain, but, I'm not back to normal, and they don't understand.
Return of Breast Cancer
After almost 5 years, cancer has returned. A cancerous node was found in my lower right neck under the clavical area on the opposite side of the original beast cancer. I do not know what the primary source is yet. I am in the middle of tests and waiting for my oncologist the let me know the results and where we go from…
methylglyoxal
methylglyoxal is a chemical that has potent anti cancer activities, but hasnt been researched in human trials in the US, although the below study done in india suggests it is effective http://www.iacs.res.in/cancer.html
Just had the bilateral mastectomy
On February 26th. There really wasn't as much pain as I thought there would be. If I move my arms the wrong way or too far, I do get a "ripping" sensation in the back of my arms. But its getting better. I guess my comment is that I wasn't prepared for the body I'm left with. My chest seems so concave. Does it really get…
What does K1-67 really mean?
I've gone through all the sugeries, chemo and all of the stuff that we all have had to endure to remain in this world. There is one "nagging" question that stays at the back of my mind. My onc. didn't give me a clear answer and I need to know. What exactly is "K1-67"? I know that it is graded as favorable, borderdline and…
One tumor worst; another better
Hello everyone, Just found out that I have two more bone mets on my spine. I had two spots show up on a bone scan (one on the back of my skull and the other on a vertabrae). The one on my skull (whatever it was) was not a tumor according to the CT. But the spot on my spine was actually two spots according to the MRI. But…
daily diet
I am trying to get a daily menu together and I find it hard to get 5 to 7 small meals together for each day. Any suggestions? Hungry boogirl!!
Her2
Hi. I've been reading about Her2, etc. etc. and thought I'd ask what it all means. My cancer was invasive ductal carcinoma, very small 9mm, with DCIS. I had a lumpectomy and a resection for cleaner margins with 6 weeks of radiation, no node involvement. Pathology was Grade III, ER+, HER2neu negative with chemocronidosis…
Hormone Therapy: Megace
Hi, I am in a dilemma about my next step in treatment and hope you can share some advice. I just completed 5 rounds of Taxol & Carboplatin. I am in remission. My oncologist recommended a maintenance dose of either Taxol or Carboplatin alone for 3 treatments based on the ovarian cancer study showing it prolonged remission.…
PICC line or vein for chemo?
Hello. I'm asking for my 58yo mother who relies heavily on my advice and I'm not sure what to say. She was diagnosed with Stage 2 BC -- about 1.6cm tumor and .2mm in one lymph node and her invasive ductal cancer was considered extremely aggressive. She had a lumpectomy and is scheduled to finish her fourth and last round…
post-chemo arthritis
I finished my chemo in May of last year and my radiation in July. I started Tamoxifen right after. I have bone & joint pain that seems to coincide with my menstrual cycle. Well, actually its a phantom cycle because I haven't had a period in over a year but I get all the physical symptoms every 30 days! But the joint pain…
Dealing with Taxotere
I am having severe reactions to taxotere and my doctor gave me the choice of taking or not taking it. What can I use for the pain? I do not want codeine. debko8
navelbine and hair
So what about the UNCOMMON side effect of a little hair loss - MAYBE more - this is after my 5th treatment - and hair is falling at the rate of AC. If you think I'm happy this a.m., think again. All my stoicism is gone this morning - the straw that broke the camel's back - sniff!sniff! Anyone else is this atypical category…
more on expanders/breast reconstruction
The expander was placed under the muscle and that muscle really pushed out to acommodate the expander. I was quite sore for a week but after that I could have gone to work (I'm retired). Iwent to the plastic surgetion every 3 weeks to have saline injected in order to stretch the skin. She did not overfill..so it was never…
liver & bone mets
I have breast cancer with mets to liver & bone. Mets diagnosed in Aug. Had radio ablation, and am on Lupron, sodium phenyl buterate and xeloda. Am 41 and looking for anyone else who has done well:) Have had breast cancer for 5 years, and am starting to have a lot of pain from mets.
Tamoxifen or Evista
Has anyone chosen to stop Tamoxifen and take Evista? I have decided after much research and talking to my GP to go this route. I need to rebuild my bones and am afraid of endometrial cancer. Evista has in studies proven very effective in preventing breast cancer. I have taken Tamoxifen for thirteen months following…
tamoxifin querrie
Hi there I have just had my last chemo today. horay!!! The onc has said that if the chemo has not put me through early meno then I may have to consider having my overies out to stop the eostrogen levels ?? or go an injection 1 a month for the next 2 years as well as tamox. Then she said she would have to do a bone density…
Lump
This is my first time here and I hope I can find out some information. Yesterday I went to the doctor and they told me that they found lumps under my bra line and one in my stomach. The lady said not to worry yet and to come back in 2 weeks for a further check-up. I am 32 years old and I have three children. I am kinda…
pain during chemo
I have finished my fifth out of six chemo treatments, and I have experienced terrible back pain the entire time. After two trips to the emergency room, my oncologist finally referred me to a pain clinic, and I have been taking pain medication (Vicuprofen) daily for the past six weeks or so. I'm not worried about the…
Breast MRI
I recently had an experience with a breast MRI that I thought I'd share in the hopes of helping someone else avoid the same problem. I was having an MRI rather than a mammogram on my affected side because last years mammogram set off problems with cellulitis and vasculitis because of the rad damage. Anyway, I went for the…
In ten years...
Maybe Hummingbyrd is right. But I saw the piece on the news about two weeks ago. The medical chief of (I believe I remember this correctly) NCI was interviewed. He has had more than one kind of cancer himself. He said that in ten years, humans might still get cancer, but that they would not suffer and die of it. This was…
hives?
hi everyone i have a question( a stupid one?) since my hair have started growing (past couple months) i have red blotches/hives/pimples around my forehead down to the side of my face and around my nose me being olive skinned it looks awful and not even makeup can hide it also they are very itchy and if i scratch them they…
fund raising-for cancer patient
I am a breast cancer patient and in desperate need of funds. I am afraid I may lose my house and car. When the cancer came back for the second time four months ago I was a student and was not working. Please, if anyone has any sugestions on fund raising...Thanks.
chemo pills
My dentist's niece has brain cancer , and she is getting chemo in pill form. It would be nice if all chemo was in pill form...can we expect all chemo can be given in pill-form in the immediate future? Sue
starting tamoxifen-what should I expect
Hello All, I will be starting tamoxifen tomorrow. I'm 46 and currently in the "peri-menopausal" stage. However, after talking to my oncol. this morning, he said he would like to give me "injections" maybe every 3 months or so, which will make me "post menopausal". I have done a lot of reading on tamoxifen and it's…

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