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Bummer day
Well I am having a bummer day and just wanted to talk to people that know what it is like going through this. Somtimes I get the feeling from the people at work (I am off right now) they think I am having a great time beeing off. They only see me on my good days, not when I am sick right after chemo. I had one good weekend…
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radiation after chemo(breast cancer)
does anybody know if you have had a mastectomy of one breast and 1+node and mass was 3.2, stage 2 with floating satalite.and it was invasive ductal cancer. And you had completed chemo txs andrymiacin x"s 4. would it be nesscessary to get radiation to. I have heard they use to do one or the other and have recently combined…
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HITTING TO CLOSE TO HOME
HI ALL: I JUST GOT DEVASTING NEW MY FRIENDS SISTER PAST AWAY TODAY FROM A VERY STRONG BOUT WITH LEUKEMIA. THEY DID A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT BUT IT DIDNOT TAKE. SHE IS RESTING INTHE ARMS OF GOD. PLEASE PRAY FOR HER. HERNAME WAS ANDREA. KELLY
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hiya everybody!!
hope everyone is having a good (preferably GREAT) day. just wanted to let you guys know how much this site...no--the women on this site...means to me. wish i could hug the ones who are having a bad day and high five the ones who are feeling great. all are constantly on my mind. may God cradle each in the bad times and…
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Low blood count
My white blood count is low,had 2nd chemo on May 24, Doctor might give me shots,(will know for sure tomorrow) Anybody else had to have shots?? What are they, how often ? Hope to get some info. Thanks a bunch. Emmi
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apologize
I apologizeto Isaiah4031thank you for the prayers Jane. to Pray2, to bdeanthank you also for the prayers, sorry about your mom, how old was your son? that had to be the worst nightmare. to Tarathank you for caring, we are so, so, ok. and am sorry to know you are Ill again. hope you are feeling better. to pijunsis, started…
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low blood counts post chemo
I was just curious if any of you that has finished chemo and radiation if your blood count took a few months to return to "normal". I finished my rads one month ago and chemo in Feb. 22 and my counts are still low. I am getting a little frustrated because I work in hospital and want to return back to the floor. Plus, it…
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MAD AS H--- AND NOT GONNA TAKE MUCH MORE
MY HUSBANDS PARENTS ARE TREATING HIM L.IKE DIRT AND IM MAD AS HELL ABOUT IT. THEY NEVER ACCEPTED OUR MARRIAGE AND ARE REALLY BEGINNING TO PISS ME OFF. IM TRYING TO HELP HIM AND IT HAS TAKEN ME 4 YEARS TO GET HIM WHERE HE IS TODAY. HIS FAMILY HATE ME BECAUSE I TOLD HIM 3WHEN I MARRIED HIM I WAS GOING TO SEE HE HAS A PIECE…
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what the heck is going ON??
Hello ladies, I have a question. I started chemo 13 months ago. After my second treatment my monthy cycle completly stopped...I have not had a period in almost a year.. (hot flashes, night sweats the works blah blah) I am still on chemo and will be for another 3 months (so they tell me) but my hair has already returned and…
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to luna20
hiya! laugh at this!!.....when i had my first chemo my hair was almost to my waist (somewhere between the bottom of my shoulder blades and waist). it has been long ALL of my teen and adult life. i don't remember what i looked like with short hair when i was younger. now that i'm off chemo and know that my hair is going to…
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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…