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Faslodex
Lilmermaid, How are you feeling now, afyter four treatments of Faslodex? How much longer until they know if it is working. Do they test tumor markers?
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Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello! I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for. Take care, Maggie
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Chat Room Sunday Evening?
Anybody want to chat Sunday evening at 9:00 pm CST? I'll be there?
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Good News
Thanks for all your healing wishes and prayers because for me they have been answered. My CA27.29 report came back with a clean report - no cancer. Yesterday, was a week since my reconstruction surgery, and I am doing exceptionally well. My ribs and sternum are sorely bruised from expanders and encapsulation and a 14 month…
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Charlotte is now my home
I wanted to update everyone on my relocation to Charlotte. It has been wonderful. God has filled our lives with so many new angels and we are having the time of our lives. Thank you all for encouraging me to make this step. Just celebrated my third year anniversary. God Bless. LaVerne
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Unbelievable, HER2 negative AND positive!
hi all, well i just threw the docs for a loop. apparently i'm not totally HER2/neu negative since the tumor in my arm overexpressed proteins. soooo... my whole treatment plan of xeloda and taxotere is off. they want me to do carboplatin/taxotere with herceptin, which is a great drug i hear. but i will have to do weeky…
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Sorry missed chat
It's been one of "those" days ladies. Everything from ex-husband manipulation, telemarketers to youngest son w/ upset stomach ie:vomiting YUCK! anyway if possible lets chat Sat 1:00 PM CST if thats not good post another time I'm pretty flexible. HummB
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thanks, ladies....but
you get yourself all worked up about these stupid tests we have to go through and what do they do??? tell you when you get there that the machine is down. i didn't have the MRI yesterday. it will be next wed. the 30th. thanks for all the responses. God bless. Vicki
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I'm in the chat room (12:10 pm EST Friday)
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Thank you
Dear Friends: I just wanted to thank all of you who have prayed for me and sent your good thoughts. Jean Miller was so kind as to post my request when I was too sick to log on to this site and forwarded your messages to me. She has my eternal gratitude. I am feeling more like my old self - just slow going to get my energy…
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'Chit Chat'
Thanks ladies for the fun chat today. How about cking the chat room Friday at 9:00 AM CST and 1:00 PM CST. Hope to visit w/ you then. God bless Hummingbyrd
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help!
hello, ladies, i have a prayer request. many of you have read my story and know that i still have a spot left on my spine. well, resently my back started hurting and tomorrow i go for another MRI to see if it is changing. my request is that God will give me the strength to do whatever needs to be done, to have the faith to…
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swelling and radiation
I'd like to hear others experience with this. I'm about 9 weeks out of radiation which followed a lumpectomy and chemo(AC). I also had a staph infection after surgery which left me with mild lymphadema. When I last saw the radiation onc at my 6 weeks checkup, I had some swelling, but in the last couple of weeks it has…
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Chat time
plan to chat tomorrow at 1:00 CST 10/24/02
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Post Hysterectomy Update
Dear Sisters, Just a note to let you know that I got home from the hospital on Thursday an that everything went well with my preventive hysterectomy. I'm still in the process of healing, but i will be starting my 34 treatment course of radiation Monday and will have my first 20mg Tamoxifen daily dose today. I'll keep you…
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"Chat tag"
I missed 2 people in the chat room this PM so I thought I'd post a note to try and chat tonight around 10:00 CST
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Tara chat room
I have been trying to get into the chat room but the screen freezes up, I can see you are there, tried to answer but it does't work. Sorry...Emmi
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low cost and free mammography
Hello, my name is Joe Sunnen and I am a reporter at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. I am working on a story about breast cancer awareness particularly among the underserved or low income women. I was wondering what the opinions were of some of people on this board in regards to how well these women…
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To our young ladies
Hi all....I was watching our local news, and they are featuring something about breast cancer every day this month. Anyway, they talked about something I wasn't aware of. The Susan G. Komen Foundation has a support group for women in their 20's & 30's who are breast cancer survivors. It's called the Young Survivors…
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Treatment Day - delays chat
Gotta go for treatment. If anyone interested we can try to chat at 1:00 or 3:00 PM CST. I'll ck both times. God bless have a great day. Hummingbyrd
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Cancer in my neighborhood
I have learned that 12 people on my street of 30 homes have had cancer within the past 10 years. People of all ages ... children to elderly and all different types of cancers. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years after moving to the neigborhood. Should I make anything of this seemingly high number? Jamie
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Making Strides
Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know my family & I will be walking the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and I'll be thinking of all of you! miles while still on chemo - wish mw luck! Doris
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update on Jean
jean was accepted into a study group and has started an aggressive chemo. Which was her choice, She wanted both the study and the aggressive Keep the prayer line going. Cinder
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I got the dreaded staph infection .....
OMG ... I was thrilled to know my bc has not recurred .... however, I was admitted to the hospital a week ago with a raging staph infection ... resulting from the bone biopsy. Let me tell you, I have been very sick in my life ... as you all know ... but NOTHING compares to the hell this week has been ... and I'm still…
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Please Pray
Please pray for someone named Trav who is undergoing surgery next Friday! Also, please pray for his family, too! THANKS!!!
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One Day out of Surgery
Thank all of you for the wellness prayers because they were truly answered. The surgeon was in and out efficient, I didn't require drains, and other then sore ribs from 14 months of expanders I feel great. I am wearing one of those soft sport front closure bras to keep "the Girls" in place and supported. I did the double…
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Liver consult
Hi dear friends, Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. God has blessed me greatly. My doctor said that my liver enzymes had gone down"dramatically" but they were still elevated, so she wants some more tests. So I am scheduled to give lots of blood (do I have any left?) and have some scans on my liver and spleen. She…
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My 15 minutes of fame, GONE!
Hi, sisters, well the segment on the "Early Show" that I told you all about I was going to be on has been bumped! It will be later on in the month but we are going on a cruise so I am not going to be on it. Sob sob, show-biz is so cruel! Hugs, Shirlann
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To take Faslodex or not to, that is the question...
Will Faslodex work if Tamoxifen and Femara haven't stopped tumor markers from rising? Or do you think another approach besides hormonal would be better?
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Nervous about headaches
Hi. It's been awhile since I've posted anything but I'm concerned. I'm 3 years out of stem cell transplant for advanced stage 3 breast cancer. Just got my cat scan back on chest, abdomen & pelvic (all clear thank God!) What I'm concerned about is I've had a dull headache & nausea, tired, for the past 2 1/2 wks. I wake up…