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Breast Cancer

Any News on Congressional Bill?
Hummingbyrd, Have you heard any news about the progress of the new bill on alternative treatment studies? I hope you are okay and your brother is doing fine, too! Maggs
just started chemo this week - how do you get through it
I feel so sick I don't even want to get out of bed. I have talked to people who say they did chemo for a full year. I only have 4 months and don't know how i will be able to continue. Can't eat anything. Every smell makes me sick - even soap. Somach is cramping - constipation - diareahea - nauseau. The pain from surgery…
getting my results
tomorrow morning i have an appoitment with my oncologist , that is when i will be getting the results for the bobne scan and the cat scan i had done on the 16 of february if everthing is ok than she will order for my port to come off. I am so scared that the results wont be good (mind racing??) please pray for me that all…
Alcohol and Breast Cancer
Do you think it's ok to have a glass of wine once in awhile if your tumor was Estrogen Receptive positive?
Chemotherapy
Had a left mastectomy & reconstructive surgery(free tram flap) on 10/7/03. No lymph nodes involved. 0.3 millileters in size(area removed)ER and PR negative with Her-2 overexpression of 3+. 11/7/03 I started chemotherapy. 6 treatments of Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Taxotere. Had so much tighness and pain at surgery sites that I…
Any opinions?
Hi. I'm a 1.5 yr survivor. I had a CT w/contrast done the other day because of some problems I've been having with pains and aches. The area where the pains and aches occur looked ok but they did find a 2.9 cm cyst on my left ovary. I had a partial hysterectomy 12 yrs ago and only have the tubes and ovaries now. The doc…
more info
My oncologist did not recommend tomoxiphen because my cancer was er & pr negative. I was wondering if anyone was taking any meds after chemo. AAt this time nothing else has been recommended. I had negative nodes.
First Week
Hello again, my daughter completed her first chemo last Friday. Sunday was horrible, Monday not much better, Tuesday she was given an IV and nausea medication was changed. Every time I spoke with her she would say she was OK. I knew in my heart she was not ok. This was confirmed by phone calls from her friends. By…
Thank you everyone
Can't thank everyone enough for your thoughts and insight. Having been there you people know or seem to have the Best answers. By Saturday, my daughter was feeling much better. I even made a call to her Dr and spoke to one of her nurses. They were not aware of how poorly my daughter was feeling. I told you she keeps…
DNA Treatment Research?
My best friend has been examined,biopsied,and diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer all in the space of just 4 days. Two days from now she will meet with her doctor about beginning both chemo AND radiation therapy IMMEDIATELY. They said she must undergo treatment even before surgery is…
Experiencing chemo induced menopausal symptoms and heavy bleeding.
I'm 36 y.o., was diagnosed in Oct '99 and finished treatments in July of 2000 (had lumpectomy, chemo and radiation). Over the last several years, have had somewhat irregular periods and in the last 8 months have had many 3 week periods along with heavy bleeding. Recently had a uterine biopsy which came back negative for…
post breast cancer
I finished the chemo and radiation 4 months ago. I am now facing terrible depression and some anxiety. Can anyone relate to this? Why do you think this is happenning and how did you cope?
1 Year Ago Today!
1 Year Ago today I heard the words, It's Cancer. I was scarred to death, all I wanted to know is if I had to do Chemo or not. I never thought I was the kind of person who would be able to go through with Chemotherapy. but guess what ? Not only did I get through the Chemo and Radiation, but I never even needed to take a day…
Pain
I had a mascectomy on 01-15-04. I also had a skin graft. I feel fine everywhere except my arm. The pain in my arm keeps me awake. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this?
anxiety
Within the last week I finished Radiation treatment. Am now taking Tamoxifen, which I was very anxious about - I was totally upbeat until the last few days - having tough time coping - crying a lot, still very tired, feeling out of sorts. Is this normal? Any suggestions?
3 month checkup
I don't know what I expected, but I was so disappointed when I went for my 3 month checkup. All my blood levels were good and the dr. said I was doing fine, but I guess it was a bigger deal to me than anyone else. I guess I wanted some kind of assurances that I am not going to get because that is just the way it is with…
could use a friend
Hi.. I sure could use a friend that has or had breast cancer and is able to move on with life in a positive way. I had caught my cancer in the first stage, very early but I find myself getting depressed and even wrote my will. but I know in my heart women can survive 10 to 20 years. I can't talk to my family since it…
How can you support wife after breat cancer
My wife has been clear of breast cancer for two years now and she will be on tamoxifin for 3 more. Lately she has become very not herself. Drastic moods swing, erational behavior, and our relationship has grown farther and farther apart because of her emotional being. I want to support her and I am not sure were to start…
Breast Cancer stamps
Hey girls! I went to my local Post Office today, and when I got up to the counter, the lady told me they could sell the breast cancer stamps again. She knew I always bought them and I didn't even have to ask if they were available yet. Janet
Fatigue
Hi. Iam four months out of chemo and almost 2 months out of radiation. I am 52 and pooped almost all the time....I have never been like this before in my life. Has anyone felt like this and does anyone have any suggestions in getting the engery back up. Thanks Tyndra
Need Advice
I had a mastectomy in August 2003. My cancer was er and pr negative and an overexpression her2. I had 6 chemo treatments . I am not sure the benefit tamoxiphen would offer would be worth the risk of its side effects.. Has anyone else this type and what has been recommended for you?
Is it standard to test after radiation instead of after completion of chemo??
I just finished with chemo. I had adriomycin, taxol and finally cytoxin. I will begin radiation in one week. My doc says he will test in 7 weeks after radiation. Is that standard? I've had many people ask why then and not now. I had a bone scan, abdominal ultrasound and a cardiogram before I started chemo. Everything…
Breast Cancer Survivor....Needs Advice
Hello. I am a 1.5 yr breast cancer survivor. My cancer was small .9 mm but very aggressive in nature and found as a microcalcification in a routine mamo. Had a lumpectomy and a resection with 6 weeks of radiation. 3 nodes were checked and were negative. I was not a candidate for tomixfen. I have recently been having some…
Tamoxifen and headaches?
Hello...I just started on tamoxifen one week ago and have had a headache for the last four days. Since I'm generally not prone to headaches, was curious if others have had the same problem. The list of side effects provided by my pharmacy didn't include headaches, so maybe I'm dealing with something unrelated? Thanks for…
anger
I am usually a pretty positive person, but I completed chemo 3 months ago and declined radiation. I am feeling better less exhausted. But I'm not used to feeling angry alot but I do. Not every day not every minute but somedays out of no where I am angry. I had the best docs in my area yet there were many questions I had…
news from scans/ no transfusion
Thanks for your messages - some directly. Bone scan shows all possible bones involved - it just marches on oblivious to zometa and herceptin. Had x-rays to see how bad the lytic lesions are (those are the holey bone thinning kind) which have moved to the pelvis and hips. Lungs are a little better - liver's worst spot is…
taxol/taxotere
Are these the same? Has anyone taken taxotere, I will be starting it soon and would like to know what symptons to expect. I did have A/C and Taxol last time. I now have a recurrence of breast cancer. Thanks.
mother recently dx
hi all.my mom was recently diagnosed and goes to see her oncologist today to set up her treatments.weve been told that it will be chemo with radiation.i was just wondering if anyone could give like a walkthrough as to what to expect and how the whole course is run treatment wise.im taking it that chemo comes first and then…
wonderful women
I'm so happy I came to this site, all you women have been so wonderful and very helpful. I can tell my family what is going on with me medical wise but not what I feel inside. God Bless you all! ..... p.s. I'm going to make a suggestion to csn to make chat rooms for each kind of cancer, instead of only one room where ya…
transfusions
I've been getting Procrit with each treatment for about four weeks but it hasn't been doing much - in fact, I have been getting angina pain and such weakness and racing pulse that I will probably be getting a transfusion instead of infusion this Monday. Know now this low hemoglobin has given me the frequent low grade…

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