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ovarian ablation or drugs?
Hi all, I am once again in need of some wisdom and experience. When I first joined this discussion I wrote that my bloodwork showed that I was post-menopausal. Well low and behold I had a regular old period about one week ago. I was taking arimidex with no side effects or problems. I was initially precribed tamoxifen and…
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breast protheses
I had mastectomies in 96/97 both with tissue expanders and silicone implants. I recently had them both removed due to complications and am now getting ready to purchase protheses. I have seen a kind that is supposed to stick to your skin and also the kind that fit into a pocket. Does anyone have advice/opinions on which…
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Hot Head?????
Since I lost all of my hair, I wear hats. I found wigs too hot! I have surges of heat under the hats. Does anyone else experience this with either wigs or hats?
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Wigs and Airports
Does anyone know if the metal stays in my wig will set off the metal detector in airports?
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hysterectomy
Hello everyone. I have to have a hyst.due to spotting/bleeding I've been having off and on for a while. I am menopausal so it isn't good. Am also on arimidex. I'm scared of cancer again, of course. Will everyone please keep me in their prayers on July 30? I felt all your "presences" when I had my mastectomy and it really…
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Breast Tenderness
I had a lumpectomy in October 2002 followed my chemo and radiation. I completed my treatments in May but the tenderness and the sorenees is still there. My doctor informed me that this is to be expected. How long does this last?
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Finding the creativity
I am new to this discussion. I was diagnosed 7/02 and am coming up on one year, after surgery, chemo, radiation, and am on arimidex. Chemo. put me into menopause, which was a blessing. I am 47 years old. My sister Nancy died of metastatic breast cancer on 7/12/03. She was 44 and may have been a member of this discussion…
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Quitting Chemo
Hi I was wondering if there is anyone who has been diganosed with stage 2 breast cancer and decided NOT to have chemo. In my case we decided to do Chemo first and then surgery. I am on my second of 8 chemo treatments and have decided that the treatment is worse then the disease. My Dr tells me that there are oral drugs…
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Mystifying the Doctors
Good morning... I was diagnosed last August with stage one breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy and finished chemotherapy on January 3, 2003. I finished radiation treatment on April 24, 2003 and am now on tamoxifen for the next five years. Here is my question.. Recently I went back (late june) for a mammogram which was clear.…
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panicky 1 yr. after treatment ended
I don't know what has happened to me but the last six weeks or so I am so anxious and worried about my CA returning and I am spending part of each day thinking about how I would handle a relapse or not surviving one...I did not have these fears when I was diagnosed (1/02) or all thru treatments which ended 7/02. I have…
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Gray Hair
Ok - I know this might sound awful after all I have been through, but I think the straw on the camels back has been broken. My beautiful hair (strawberry blonde) is coming back in gray. I am 37 years old and pissed. I know I can buy stock in Loreal, but....... Why Gray? I don't think its fair ya know. Just another thing to…
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A song about Hope and Support
Hello guys !!! I found a great link where you can download a song of an amazing latina singer-songwriter and breast cancer survivor , Soraya . The song is No One Else and with every download Aventis will donate $1 ... check it out : http://www.livingwithit.org/offering/soraya.html or : http://www.soraya.com/lwi/index2.html…
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Dyeing a wig..
Does anyone know how to dye a wig. I have a human hair wig but the color is lighter than I prefer. Any suggestions? Thanks, Karen.
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bone met treatment
Hi everyone, I want to thank you for the support I received from my last questions. The doctor has ordered me to take Femara daily and have an intervenous drug once a month to strengthen my bones. This met was just discovered....can't chemo or radiation help? I asked my doc and he said he wants to maintain my 'quality of…
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new book
Thank you! My name is Lois and this is my first time in the chat room. I have just completed chemo and radiation after lumpectomy. I am looking to do everything I can to never have cancer again. I put together a website which was very therapeutic for me and my purpose was to help others going through the same thing.…
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Reality overload
I sometimes think I am going CRAZY! Does anyone else have trouble believing they actually have breast cancer???? Here I am: bald, going to radiation everyday, 3 lovely scars, no brows or lashes, fingernails peeling like an onion and yet still I sometimes I can't quit believe this has happened to me. I haven't been to the…
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Cure for cancer
There are so many claims and such out there. Last night someone told me about Dr.day.com, A surgeon who cured herself. I'm sure some of the stuff might be true BUT there is also the coral calcium claim. Could it be this easy, if we had only taken a pill or ate right we would not have had cancer. I recommend a site.…
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Question about BSE after Reconstruction
I am almost 2 years out from my bc diagnosis and bil mastectomies and close to 1 year out from finishing my reconstruction with saline implants. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what I'm feeling between my skin and my implants. Does scar tissue shift around in there? This feels like my scars but is not close to…
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First Cycle - A/C Cocktail
Good Day Everyone. I was newly diagnosed June 3rd. Surgery performed June 11th. I'm starting 4 cyles of Adriamycin/Cytotoxin followed by 4 cycles of Taxol this coming Thursday. I know the side effects vary with each patient and that the timing of the onset of these side effects varies as well, but would someone mind…
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Good People
I had got fired during my chemo treatments and my husband had gotten laid off. Employers freak when there is cancer in the family. Today I went for a interview. I am so shocked, honored, amazed etc... The employer knows of my cancer, she knows I am a juvenille diabetic, she knows I got fired from my job during chemo, she…
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test
going for the series of testing, bone, ct, muga scan and an mri of the head, wish me luck!!!!!!thanks
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One year checkup
Does anybody who's been through the one year checkup have any advice on how to cope? I have a bone scan, chest x-ray, blood work and mammo on Wed, then I have to wait a week for results. I'm already going crazy, I can't focus, I don't care about anything except getting through these tests. I'm so afraid they're going to…
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update
I wanted to let you all know that today I see the surgeon again and we're scheduling a needle biopsy for next week. I was praying when he spoke with the radiologist about my ultrasound they would feel everything was ok, but here we go again. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. This is a great site and I've found a lot of…
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Skylar 1 year today....
Hello all.. How is everyone? I am good. I just can't believe it has been a year already that Skylar was born. I look back on everything I was going thru last year and I just can't believe it. It's feels like everything that happened to me last year was a dream. God how I wish it was. But..everything that did happen to me…
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Mad......
Hi, About your friends diagnosis, I am very sorry. This is a very difficult time for all of you, and my prayers are with you. Concerning how your friends cancer has affected you, it may be helpful to talk to someone and discuss all of your fears, and emotions. And then try to be strong for yourself and your friend. Talking…
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Tamoxifen is not the only cancer fighting drug
Hi, I was on Tamoxifen for 1 yr. My side effects were back pain and blurred vision, I told my onco that I didn't want to take it any more, I told her that I was stopping taking it and she immediately put me on Arimidex, on this over 6 mths now and no real side effects to report so far. Please, if you are in doubt of using…
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Opt for double mastectomy?
I'm new to this site. 63 years old. Diagnosed in Oct. with infiltrating ca, R breast, 6 1/2 cm, some lymph node involvement, won't know how many until surgery around end of April. Have had 6 chemo tx which are working (doctor could not even palpate tumor at last visit). Don't want to go through these tx again! They tell me…
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Lumpectomy went well.
My surgery went well. I came home from hospital yesterday, still in pain. They said that my tumor was invasive, but they think they got good margins, my nodes came back negative to cancer, so that is good. They were able to put in the mammosite catheter for radiation, but I have to go have a CT scan today to make sure it…
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brachytherapy / pemetrexed
Hi all, looking for info or experience on brachytherapy for radiation treatments. 2 down, 2 to go on Ac and radiation is next. I understand the new thing is 5 days radiation vs 6 weeks, 5 days a week. Wow, wouldn't that be great. Any info appreciated. Also they want me on taxotere or taxol next. I refuse due to side…
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Thank You!!!
I am so very greatful to all of you, not just the ones who replied to my fear of tamoxifen, but to all of you for sharing. I was in a deep depression and way down in the pity pot, but now I know just how lucky I am to have options about my treatment and a place where I can get feedback and support. I actually found myself…