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post chemo neropathy how long does this last?
has anyone experianced this and how long b-4 it stops and what's the best treatment? physical therapy? nerontin? time?
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Tamoxifen
I've been on Tamoxifen for 14 months and never had any side effects.Post-menopausal when I started on it. Recently have had bleeding and discharge,had an endometrial biopsy but no results back yet. Anyone else experience this?
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Totally Scared!!!!!
Hello, just wondering how you get over the fear of having any sorts of exams,test,blood test..etc.. after having breast cancer !! I am going tommorrow a.m. for my first mammogram since my dx and I'm a bucket of nerves,,I can't imagine sitting in the room while the radiologist checks the films,last time I was called back…
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To Tonie
I can't seem to get in contact with you. Are you alright? If anyone knows Tonie please give her this message. Thanks. Marie
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to vjc5199
Wow...I just went back to one of my earlier posts and read your reply....I thought it was "mean" of them to tell me I had an area that was "probably benign." You, on the other hand, went through the ringer!!! How are you now? Are the scans and mammos clear now? How long ago was it that they told you that you needed the…
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leg pain
I am thankful that my one year scans were all good, but I am having a minor problem that I seem to remember being discussed in this conference last year. I am on Nolvadex (tamoxifen) and have been taking it for almost a year. I recently started experiencing leg cramping and achiness that intensifies with walking. Is this…
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3littlebears
Getting though this must seem hard. You must not look in the past but the future. My husband needs a heart transplant and I recovered from breast cancer recently. Take each day one at a time. plan things to do that you enjoy and make sure you do them. Depression can only make it worse. If you need help for depression tell…
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Thanks to all
I just wanted to say thank you to all that have replied about my hair issue...This morning again I woke up buried in my hair that has fallen out during the night, how annoying. I can hear the razor coming after me.:-) I think it won't be very long before I just sit down and do it.....
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The hair loss has begun
Okay well like they said on day 14 my hair will start to fall out, well they were exactly right. How is this one of the few things they are right about....Anyway I have very thick hair right now that is a little shorter than my shoulders. Trust me I already cut it is was down the middle of my back. The hair is everywhere.…
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fake breasts
I have just finished my radiation theropy. I am trying to find something to put in my bras and my bathing suit. I don't want to wear the special bra with the pocket and I don't want to spend $450 for something to put into my bathing suits. This may sound stupid but I just can't figure it out. My husband says he used to buy…
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RE: having a bad day...
Hi everyone, I can't believe the responses and the support I get from everyone who wrote. Thank you! They helped sooo much. I did try to adjust myself these past couple of days, and I think I am feeling a little better. Also, a cancer survivor came by my house with a pastor and a young friend and they prayed for me. I have…
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double vision
I am a breast cancer survivor. I am now experiencing double vision. Could it be from the Tamoxifin? I also take Vioxx. Has anyone had this problem?
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PTL!!!!!!
hiya, everyone! Tues. i had a CAT scan to check up on a spot on my stomach and Thurs. was supposed to be a chemo day. but when i went to see the doc before treatment he said that chemo wasn't necessary because the scan came back normal!!! he said that i no longer needed chemo. i have a very bad rash that we are dealing…
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Tired
Hi everyone. I don"t get to this sight very often. I'm done with radiation and chemo but I'm very tired half way through the day. I take Zoloft. Have for 1 yr now. Sinced I was dianosed with BC. Had surgery 9-10-02. Everything is healing great. I'm just soooo tired. Does anyone else feel like this. I also take Arimidex.…
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HI from honeyb
sorry i have not written in a long time. but with the busy holiday weekend and all im sure you all understand. i havechemo on the 6th i have been tired but beside that fine tHANK GOD for Eric he has been great he keeps me sane.i really glad he came in to my life best wishes my prayers are with you Laura
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Trying To Decide What Treatment Option to Take for Breast CancerO
I am 44 years old and was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Cancer in March of this year. To date I have had a lumpectomy. My tumor was 2.2 cm, stage 2, (but a grade 3 cancer in that was an agressive type.) It was also hormone receptor negative so I am not a candidate for Tamoxifen. However, nothing was found in the lymph…
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prayers work
thanks to all .The prayers worked. The baby came home today and is eating also. Remember me tomorrow as I have to start a new chemo. Thanks to all Judy
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bowel movement problem
I have been bleeding during my bowel movement for at least 10 days, it's gotten alot better, but for the first 7 days, I would bleed so much that the toilet bowl if filled with red water. And occassionaly it happens even when I urinate only, but the bleeding is not as bad. My doctor asked me to take stool softer (Colace)…
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bowel problem
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to Sherlynn
Hi Sherlynn, Sorry, I didn't see your message until today. My original question was "can i shave my hair during my chemo sessions" and all the responses I got was "yes." I was asking because I felt so bad about the way my hair was falling out and how different I began to look. and actually, although I said i was going to…
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will shave my head, thank you all!
Hi all, thanks for all the replies. I will shave my head sometime next week...towards the end of my chemo cycle. And I'll let you guys know how I feel after. Hopefully as good as most of you described :) God Bless everyone!
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RE:Hair loss has begun
Hi Luna, I always thought that hair loss would be the least of my concerns, so I was shocked when it was such a big deal for me. Mine started to fall out in plugs and when the back of my head looked like a raided onion patch, I took a dog clipper to my head and finished it off with a razor. I felt that it was going to…
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tamoxifen
I had my last AC on Friday and will start radiation towards the end of June. For those of you that did both chemo and rads, did you start Tamoxifen during or after radiation. TIA!
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phlebitis
I just finished my 7th chemo treatment last Tues (4 AC and 3 Taxol) which I am getting via IV in my right arm. After the last treatment my forearm was red, swollen and warm. I saw my dr who diagnosed phlebitis and prescribed antibiotics, which I started on Wed. Has anybody experienced this before? The nurses were very…
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For Heavenlee
Hi Angel, thanks for the encouragements from the last message you send. I just want to let you know that I didn't receive the email you've mentioned. please email me at amylin_personal@yahoo.com. I'll talk to you soon. Amy
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having a bad day...
the past couple of days has been kinda down for me, and tonight just doesn't feel right...i feel like i am getting more and more depressed...i don't really know why, but i saw pictures of me in the past and just kinda miss that happy and filled with smile person...i know i have a lot to look forward to because I am only…
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Zoloft
The doctor prescribed Zoloft which is an anti-depressive that helps with hot flashes and night sweats. I've been taking it for a couple of days and I see that it does help but I wake up in the morning with a bad headache and with nausea. Does anyone else take this and have my same experience? I want to get off of it and…
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Just a few questions??
Hello,just wanted to ask if there is anyone that has suffered from elbow and arm pain since mascetomy? Its been almost a year since surgery and my arm is feeling worse,actually keeping me up at nights,along with the hot flashes !!! wheeewwww!! they are wicked !! I seem to get like a achey feeling and my elbow will get a…
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Ending Tamoxifen Treatment
Hi! I'm new to the group. I was diagnosed with Inflamatory Breast Cancer of the right breast almost 6 years ago, a month before my 40th. birthday. Thanks to modern medicine and a wonderful team of doctors, I'm doing well today. I had a mastectomy, 1 year of chemo treatments and 6 weeks of radiation. I'm currently taking…
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breast cancer treatment recovery
i am 5 months away from chemo and three from radiation i am experiencing pain at nite mostly first in legs and knee caps then two months later in arm and numbness in hand and just two fingers. bone scan has been done along with several blood tests also mamo the oncologist says my tests are clear.the md prescribed…