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Question about tamoxifen
Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good day. I had an appointment with the oncologist yesterday. I will not need any treatment as far as following my mastectomy. There were no cancer cells in the tissue or lymph nodes. He said that does put me at higher risk for developing cancer in the other side though, which I knew.…
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preventive masectomy
can anybody tell me about preventive masectomy? When I lost my breast in 1995 i had a cyst on my right it is still there today, a lot of my family has read on this surgery that with my history of breast disease because I always have boils & cyst all the time on this breast, one Doctor recommends me to have it .I'm 6yrs…
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depression after chemo
I had my last chemo in March. I stayed pretty upbeat the whole way through the mastectomy and chemo, but lately I've been feeling a little depressed. I feel like I should be doing more with my life, yet I'm not sure what? I'm 39 years old and have three kids ages 9, 11 and 16. My husband is and has been very supportive,…
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Sharing time : psychological factors for cancer ? Cures ?
Hi everyone ! I hope you are all well ! Here in Switzerland it is sunny (at last !). I wanted to share something I've read with you. It seems in Quebec there is a school of psychologists and doctors who are studying the MEANING of illnesses. The concept behind this is that our brain reacts to a psychological threat, real…
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Fears
Hello ladies. I need your help and your input. I am a 9-month survivor of stage 3-A infiltrating breast cancer with positive lymph nodes. I have never fully regained my strength and stamina and would like to know if others are having the same problem. Also, I am always with the fear that my cancer will return. Do any of…
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international survivors
After getting a second chance at life by surviving breast cancer(17 months so far), my boyfriend, son and I are relocating to Central American. Any other survivors out there?
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Hear the Tigers Roar!!!
Hi there all!!!! Sorry I have been absent for so long, but this new Xeloda treatment has had some funky effects on my hands and feet. I kind of needed a break from the site too, I was getting a bit depressed with all the new people. When you dont have cancer you dont think about it, but when you have it, all of a sudden it…
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Prayers needed!!
Hi Everyone, Hope you all had a great Mothers Day. Why I am writting is because my friend at church is in need of prayers. A few years ago she had cancer of the intestine. She went into remission but her cancer is back and into her lungs. She is doing some kind of study so not sure what her treatments containe. Her name is…
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Need someone for support
I am 45 and had a lumpectomy in Feb.2001.I do not have a support group where I live.I am on chemo( A/C) and rads for 6 weeks then tamoxifen.Please e-mail me if you are or have gone thru this. I would love to meet someone else who knows what this feels like.Thanks, SunnyOne8181@aol.com
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Living with the fear of its return
Hi I am almost a 3 year survivor. One would think that as each year passes that I would think less and less about recurrance. But it seems like every little thing makes me worry about it coming back. Is there any magic that makes you quit driving yourself crazy worrying? I am a very positive person and yet my fear…
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Tamoxifen
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Thanks for advice on headaches
Thanks for the advice on the headaches. I think it turned out to be a combination of the medications and sinuses. My white counts dropped to 1200 and I ended up in the ER with 101 fever. Everything checked out ok and the antibiotics have knocked it out. What a way to start out! This was my first chemo. I go back on the…
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post-mastectomy drain tube
Well the bilateral mastectomy was Friday - minimal pain and only a few lymph nodes needed removal. Initial surgical opinion is very encouraging - will receive path report on Wednesday. Question I have is regarding removing of the drain tubes - one in each side. I had little no pain post-mastectomy - how painful is it to…
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new to tthis site
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed in April of this year with BC. I have had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal on right side. My tumor was 3.9 cm. and classified as poorly differentiated. Tomorrow I start my first chemo treatment and am very nervous about the whole thing. I guess the thing I dread the most is losing my hair. I…
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Help with side effects of A/C chemotherapy
I am new to this discussion group. I was diagnosed with a stage II Invasive Lobular Carcinoma over 2 months ago. There was some cancer in the first lymph node so I have just received my second of four chemo treatments (adriamycin & cytoxin). I did have lumpectomy and will receive radiation and tamoxifen. The chemo seems to…
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Just started chemo
I have just started chemo last Thursday(6/07). I had seizures during the therapy, which I have a history, anyone else? My concern is how much energy day to day should I expect? Will I have more energy as I get further away from my therapy date or should I expect less? Right now I just feel like I could sleep all day. Is…
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New to board and want advice on headaches
Hi I am new to the boards. I have had my first round of chemo on May 29th and have had a headache off and on ever since. The doctor said he didn't think it was the chemo, maybe the zofran. I would not think the zofran would be it since I haven't had it for the last week. Anyone else have headaches, if so what did you do…
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Side effects from something
I am 35 and several months out of chemo and radiation. I started tamox about 5 months ago. I have noticed a definite inability to concentrate sometimes which has me concerned. Don't know if this is a side effect of the tamox or left over stuff from chemo or old age setting in early. Anyone know what this could be and does…
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Anyone out there like me?
Saw my Oco. today things are ok so far. Told him about the chat room he wondered if anyone else has had a 9cm. with 11 lymph nodes?He has given me a good round of chemo treatment's doing radiation then back on herceptin for whenever. We just hope that what I have been through will work. He stay's positive with me but,…
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a nubie's question
What does "CFM" and "AC" stand for?
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CAUTION: PET SCANS
Just a word of caution - if you have a PET Scan and it comes back clear - that is a good sign but DOES NOT mean there might not be microparticles still there. I had my bilateral mastectomy last week - all went well. 10 cm tumor had shrunk to 1.4 cm - removed easily and negative margins - however micro particles did show in…
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Such great encouragment
To every one who responded to my message, thank you. Have stopped reading articles which seem to dwell on the negitive aspect of the cancer. Read the chat line and know that you have been there.I'm scheduled for left breast removal June 26, will just get back from a 3 day Bible convention so that will strengthen me…
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life after chemo?
Good morning, I'm sitting here at work wondering how to word this - it sounds so silly. I had my last taxol 2 weeks ago - I'm starting to feel better but I still have days where I'm so very tired - I think I expect to just bounce back. How long till these toxins finally leave my body? I drink liquids all day trying to…
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My grandmother is gone
I do not want to bring bad news to the group but wanted to tell you that my grandmother, the cancer fighter, died this morning. Not from the cancer but from septic shock from chemotherapy. She would have done chemo no matter the risks but since I just went through this nightmare I wanted to tell you guys what to look for.…
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Donating a Mammogram
Good Morning Everyone, The breast cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to met their quota of donating at least one mammogram a day to a woman who may have not otherwise have the resources to receive one. It probably takes less than 10 seconds to click on "donating a mammogram". Please…
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Maintaining sexual intimacy during chemo
I am lucky enough to have met a very supportive, caring man in the midst of my treatments. I was hesitant to tell him about my illness, but we felt so comfortable with each other that I thought it was okay. Through his support I was comfortable being sexually intimate with him despite my radiation burns on my breast.…
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Thank you so much
You all have been such a comfort to me in this time of extreme pain. My grandmother was everything to me and my family. We do not know what we will do without her. She was the strong one in the family and held us all together. My grandfather is devestated. He is 77 years old and his whole life revolved around her. Her…
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thank you
Thanks everyone for your messages, especially 24242 and susiern. I did join a support group right after surgery and I have been attending the weekly meetings for the last couple of months and really benefiting from them. The other members are various cancer survivors who are mostly in their 30s and 40s, which is nice,…
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Thank you !
Thank you, Brenda and Tara, for your responses regarding my Neutropenia. Yesterday I had my 5th shot and my doc recommended that I continue shots for the next 4 days and told me to stay home from work until at least Friday. They will take my counts again on Thurs. I felt so silly...started bawling right there at the nurses…
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Need advice on Low white count, please
Hi, all. It's Mel in Arkansas checking in to say hi to everyone and also to express my joy of finding Pam out of the hospital and back on the network! Welcome back Pam! I have a question for those who have been in treatment for a while. I had my 5th chemo on May 3, two weeks later went through the Neupogen shots which…