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Still tired
I am a 2 1/2 year suvivor and am not complaining, but I am still tired. I was diagnosed in Oct. 1999,had chemo for 6 months, 1 quantrantectomy and then a mascetstomy followed by 6 weeks radiology and worked through 3 months of it . I still have very little energy. Bed at 6 pm to 8 pm and up at 5am . Some nights I can't…
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waiting for test results
Anyone just feel like chatting about the ups and downs that go along with this?
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Help!! No rad/chemo after mastectomy
I was diagnosed in 1995 with the big C. I went for my yearly checkup last month and my oncologist broke this news: "Now what we do with patients like yourself is radiation and/or chemotherapy after mastectomy but I don't go back and re-do the ones like yours." I felt like why not go back and do patients like me? If there…
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Reconstruction timing ??
I will be undergoing a modified radical mastectomy of one breast in April and need to decide if I should have immediate reconstruction. I will have had four chemo treatments. The surgery will be followed by four more chemo treatments and radiation therapy. One of the surgeons I've seen recommends waiting for at least 10…
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Anybody being treated for abnormal....
Anybody out there being treated for abnormal tumor markers. My CEA and CA27.29 keep going up, have been since Dec 2001. All CT Scans negative, Bone scan negative and mammogram negative. I've tried Zeloda and can't take it, causes severe blistering of hands and feet. Anyone with elevated markers please respond. I'd like to…
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free cancer cookbook part 2
I posted a site to get a GREAT free cookbook by my oncologist and national Baton Rouge chef, Holly Clegg but to my dismay I put .com and it is livingwithit.org sorry for the mix up gang. Go Get this book, it great.
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Aplogies To All
Hello Guys, I have been scarse lately and wanted to say that I am sorry..... I have lost a few dear friends and started a new/alternative protocal proceedure as far as treatment... Gone are the days that conventional methods of treatment for me. I have'nt been dealing with the loss of my fellow cancer, plus very dear…
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Hospice Nurse with Cancer
I just wanted to say thankyou for everyones wonderful advice and kind words. I am trying to consider all of this as a type of sabbatical. I am not sure I needed to learn more about cancer than I already know, but so it is. I plan not to work as a Hospice nurse during my chemo, but will continue to work in the Critical Care…
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DIEP flap
I am planning to have DIEP flap reconstruction in June. (where they take fat and skin from stomach and reattach at breast site, microsurgery to reconnect blood vessels) I had bilateral masts 11/02, do not need radiation or chemo. I am taking armedex for 5 yrs. Did not consider reconstruction at the time of mast, really…
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Question
When I had my Mastectomy I also had a hysterectomy, now half-way through chemo I'm having "Hot Flashes" that wake me several times during the night. My onc told my yesterday that they culd give me anti-depressants for this can't take hormones(ERpos.). Have any of ya'll heard of this, I'm skeptical about this type of drug.…
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Now back to reality
I finished my final treatment for breast cancer on 01/10/2002. My hair is coming back nicely and full and curly. Things are getting back to normal except for what they call chemo/radiation recall in my breast that had the cancer. It is twice the size of the other one and nothing is helping. My problem now is depression. I…
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Tamoxifen/cataracts
i have been on tamoxifen for 2 1/2 years and have just been diagnosed with cataracts. Anybody else had that, apparently 25 woman in 1000 get them from tamoxifen. Love Pippi
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FOR MY ANGEL
HELLO, I'M NEW TO THIS SITE, SO I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. MY SISTER IN LAW WAS JUST RECENTLY TOLD SHE HAS BREAST CANCER. TODAY SHE WENT IN FOR A LUMPECTOMY, AND THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE READY FOR ANOTHER FEW DAYS. MY HOPE FOR THIS SITE IS NOT ONLY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BREAST CANCER, BUT ALSO FOR ANYONE OUT THERE THAT…
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Breast forms
Has anyone tried the new type of breast forms with "pearls" that you actually stick on to your skin? I'd like to know whether or not they are worth investing in! Thanks.
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In need of a GREAT FREE cancer related Cookbook?
For any of you suffering with a first occurance or a reccurance of breast cancer and in need of any nutritional advice for FREE go to www.livingwithit.com and sign up! No other lists or junk from it but you are going to get a cookbook that is FANTASTIC. I had nausea after my first Chemo and then, I got this book and…
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are there others like me?
in June of 2002 i was diagnosed with with breast cancer. I was floored. i was twenty-seven years old and did not have a history of cancer in my family. i guess i would like to know if this is common and are tere more women in my age group?
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Bodies - a short film
I am writing and will soon be directing a short film entitled "Bodies" which is an adaptation from a short story published in The New Yorker Magazine (Sept. 30th issue). The main character is in the "wait and see" stage after 10 rounds of chemo for Stage III Hodgkin's lymphoma. I am writing for two reasons. First, I would…
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hospice nurse with cancer
Talk about the other side of the fence....I am a Critical Care RN and a volunteer Hospice RN. I lost my father to cancer when I was 7 and then my wonderful step dad when I was 29. My biological dad asked me to promise him when I grew up that I would take care of people like him, well I knodded my head yes, but hated the…
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Maggs
Finally saw your response on page 3..... I'm on EST. A dear friend of mine died and I completely lost it for a while. Anyway this is Mar 1st. So how about thurs and name a time for me since I don't know which time zone your in okay? God Bless Cathy
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Rosa Moore ( Tiger)
Dear friends For those of you who where members a year ago & for some new members who may have heard of her - It is 1 year ago that our dear Rosa lost her fight for life against metastatic breast cancer. That year has go so fast for me I can hardly believe it. What a fighter that woman was. She is still my candle of hope &…
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chest sensations after bilateral mastectomy
I had a bilateral mastectomy 3 weeks ago with tissue expanders now in place. At times I have tingling, a feeling of hotness, pain(like muscle cramping), heaviness, and other feelings. Does this all get better or is it something that you live with from now on. I will be having permanent implants in about 4 months. I'm…
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hummb
Hi...we're posting at the same time! I have been unable to get anyone on chats. Have you been having any trouble? Jayne
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can u help me
Hi my name is Lindsy and i am a junior in high school. I am doing a paper on Breast cancer and i was wondering if I could get an interveiw with someone eho has or had breast cancer. I would appreciate it alot. thank you
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cancer came back, need help!!
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 and had mastectomy. Unfortunately it came back in September in 2001 and had another surgery to remove lumps. Now I am facing something worst. The CT scan I have taken is showing some shadows growing and lymph glands are swollen in my lungs. My doctors think either breast cancer or…
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Problems after bilateral mastectomy
I am bilateral with radical on the right side. I am having a lot of pain problems. I am right handed. Even my shoulder blade in the back is lower. It has been almost 4yrs. since the surgery. I need to know if anyone else is having trouble with pain. Its not just the arm pit. No one told me this could happen.
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lymph node positive, estragen negative
Just wondered how many of you are node positive, estragen negative. I'm stage 2a, but everything I read is node negative and estragen positive. How long of a survival rate has anyone had with the above results?
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Need help
Hi everyone, My name is Jury Leung. I just joint the discussion group today. I was diagnosed with breast cancer recently. I had my first Chemo on 2/12/2003. Now my hair starts to come out. I have purchased a human hair wig from one of the image recover centers. The lady in the center does not feel comfertable to style the…
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Metastatic Cancer Miracle stories?
My mom had a double mastectomy. A few days ago, we find out that the cancer has spread to the ribs, lungs, liver, abdomen, and bones. I see miracle stories on the internet but nothing on metastatic cancer. Can anyone help me and share positive information for my mom and I? We feel like our souls are already dead and we are…
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Implants Is There Ever Any Comfort?
Ladies, I haven't posted in some time. I had double mastectomy in July with immediate reconstruction (becker implants). Implants are my issue. The implants have been expanded and now we are trying to adjust their size and feel (removing some of fluid little by little). My question is: Can any of you share your experience…
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Surgical problems
I've undergone a lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy on October 23; then ended up back in the hospital on October 24 due to a hematoma the size of my surgeon's hand. After that they kept having to remove fluid and finally I ended up with a staph infection and on IV antibiotics for two weeks. The path report then showed…