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Breast Cancer

positive result with Faslodex for second-line treatment
I would like to share my mother's very positive experience with Faslodex to treat metastasized breast cancer. This cancer has spread to chest wall, bones and liver. She has been through every available oral medication and all have stopped working. She is 83, relatively frail and probably not a good chemotherapy candidate.…
cancer of lymthnodes 3-rd stage
My friend's been diagnosed with lymthnode cancer 7 months ago, has gone a few chemos (I don't know how many and what type of drugs were used? all I know there were about 4 different types) I suggested a very striced diet to boost the immune system (tured out that the doctors hadn't tell her anything about diet). The latest…
This War...
Hi Ladies: Hope everyone is doing well. Just wondering if everyone is doing ok with the issue of this war in Iraq? It's awfully scary stuff. Particularly for those whose loved one's and/or friends have been deployed there. I've noticed that it's just ALL the time on the tv. Practically every chanel is picking over every…
lymphedma
I have massive lymphedema of my arm. I had chemo and radiation and my arm started to enlarge about a year and a half past surgery. It is twice the size of my other arm. I have tried going for massage, wrapping and now wearing a compression sleeve. Nothing helps. Has anyone heard of any treatment I can try. Again, this is…
Hello
I also am new to this group. I came upon it one afternoon at work, and couldn't stop reading. I have breast cancer, status post mastectomy with eight out of eight postive nodes on the upper layer. With no positive in the second layer, and two out of four positive close to the chest wall. The doctor did not do a sentinal…
Muscle spasms
I'm having muscle spasms in the chest wall behind the breast I had a lumpectomy on last June...is this OK or should I be concerned? Thanks
thinning hair
I don't have experience with taxotere, I was put on adriamycin and taxol. So my results maybe different from yours. I was told my hair would drasticly thin or come completely out..it came completely out. It started thining like you discribed then it began coming out in clumps. I couldn't handle it. After about 5 days I had…
Is this what they call "thinning"?
I had 4 rounds of CMF and just completed round 7 or 12 weekly taxotere treatments. I didn't have hair thinning on CMF but about a week ago my hair started coming out heavily in strands (not clumps). Every time I brush it hundreds of hairs fall to the bathroom floor and when I run my fingers through it, I come up with more…
Thanks so much
Thanks for all your feedback. I felt like I had a pity party for myself driving home yesterday. I have never whined outwardly soooo much. But, guys it felt good, so hang on I may need to do it again. I tried to read many of the messages from the beginning. I would like to know how Pat is doing, also Hummingbird and Tara? I…
bone mets
Hello, I am new to the group and have some questions. I was diagnosed in March 2001 (at age 26) with 3 tumors in one breast and 6 pos. nodes. We did all the scans and couldn't find any other spots. I did 4 AC treatments and 4 taxol followed by 30 radiation treatments and tamoxifen. I have just been diagnosed with a bone…
pain from lymph node surgery
Hi, I am new to this site and have a quick question. I had 4 lymph nodes removed last year after being diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer. Does anyone know or experienced constant pain after this surgery. It will be almost a year. I try to excersise it every day, but it is always stiff. Any info will be appreciated.
post mastectomy with reconstruction surgery
July 2001 i underwant a right modified radical mastectomy followed by reconstruction surgery. My right breast has become very hard (like a rock in side me)after chemotherapy and radiation. i find this very unconfertable and hate the way my right breast looks. (i keep saying to myself at least i'm alive) my right breast is…
Prophylactic hysterectomy
Hi, my drs are urging me to have a complete hysterectomy, actually it is already scheduled for next Mon (4/10). I am 28, er/pr neg. I am looking for anyone out there who has had this surgery as preventative as aposed to Zolodex or Lupron. If anyone is out there, how did you handle it, I certainly cant take HRT. Please…
Chemo after Mastectomy
My chemo therapy oncologist is talking about starting my last two rounds of chemo therapy soon...2 weeks after my mastectomy. (I had 4 rounds of A/C before the mastectomy.) I don't know why, but I was kinda surprised to be going back into chemo so soon. Did anyone else have this kind of timeline on their treatment?
Breast Cancer as seen in women exposed to radiation
I am new to this site and have not been able to find referrence in discussion group to women whose cancer is from childhood radiation treatments. Am I wording this correctly ? m shine
Recurrence symptoms?
I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 yrs. ago, lumpectomy,radiation & on Arimidex. The breast is now turning a purplish color & occasional pain. Can anyone share any experience with recurrence in the same breast & the symptoms?
also having a bad day
I am new to this site and have been reading some of the messages. I was diagnosed with DCIS in December. My surgeon had me see a radiation oncologist, an oncologist and a plastic surgeon so I could weigh my options. On Feb 10th I had a skin saving mastectomy with a tram flap( no lymph node biopsy was recommended).…
Welcome to you NEW to the site.
I haven't been spending as much time here now that I am back into full gear working and all. I find that I have less energy to do things of life. I find it is just work trying to get through all we must in a good days work. I am very fortunate to be able to carry on and finally able to enjoy this life I have been left…
Bad day today
Hello all, I am awaiting a mastecotomy in another week. I have waited over a month for this due to problems scheduling. I have met with an oncologist and will start chemo about a month after surgery. I have ordered a wig and a prosthesis. I don't know what else to do. But heres the problem. I have these bouts of crying.…
mosis 50
hello Mosis, for some reason I do not have a reply option so must start a new topic. Please don't be hard on yourself for bouts of crying. This cancer dx is about the most stressful thing in our lives right now. Your emotions are at surface level and can erupt at any moment beyond your control. The anxiety of waiting for…
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
After 5-6 different chemos, nothing has helped, cancer has moved to liver, lung and shoulders. I'll be going to University of Chicago and Memorial Sloan Kettering for new options. Any suggestions on questions I should ask - probably will be clinical trials.
muscle flap procedures
Hi iam 34 and just had a mastecomy.Iam thinking of reconstructive surgery but not sure what kind.Has anyone had the muslcle flap done?and if so what do you think of it.would appreciate any comments.thanks
genetic testing
this is my first time using a chat room, i am desperatly trying to find out how to have myself and my five year old tested for the breast cancer gene. I lost my mum at christmas and her older sister died a few years ago from the disease. Another sister has just had her second breast removed. I would like to find out if i…
Breast Calcifications
Hi - I am a recent uterine cancer survivor. A mammogram in December showed calcifications in both breasts, and it is recommended that I have a repeat mammogram in June. Does breast cancer start as calcifications? I have a strong family history of breast cancer, and I am in a higher risk category now because I've already…
How do you knowe
Ihave had some different things going one and I would like to know how you know
recently diagnosed-need support
I am a week out of my bilateral mastectomy with cancer in my left breast. I had 6/19 nodes test positive. Soon I will meet with my oncologist. I am looking for support from many of you that have been where I am at so early in this journey. Please share your story with me to help build up my hope and encourage me.
Breast Cancer
Hi, I am a breast cancer survivor. My five year make is coming up in May however I received some disturbing news when I got an x-ray on my arm a few months ago. They found a cyst in my upper arm bone. I am very frightened. I have a few questions and would appreciate any advice. First, the internist they sent me to felt my…
Auxiliary Dissection
Having surgery 3/20 - would like to talk to someone who's been through this - regarding recovery, possiblities of lymphodema and nerve and muscle damage?
dose dense chemotherapy
I recently read about a clinical trial that showed dose dense chemotherapy was effective in treating breast cancer with +3 positive nodes. I am meeting with my oncologist next week. Is dose dense chemotherapy available if I would want to use it?
DCIS & axillary lymph node dissection
I am scheduled to have a mastectomy next week and have decided to NOT have the axillary lymph node dissection since the probability of lymph node involvement is so low. Has anyone else made this choice? What was the response of their oncologist? How did they deal with the uncertainity of not knowing if the lymph node was…

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