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One Month After Diagnosis & Feeling Overwhelmed
Hi, Everyone!! I have just spent the last hour or so looking at some of the past correspondence and decided that this seems like a great group of people that I can get to know and share and laugh and cry with. I hope that everyone is doing great today. I guess I will just start with the basic facts and see if there is…
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Just Diagnosed
I was just diagnosed with "infiltrating ductal carcinoma". I'm struggling with how to tell my 15 year old son and my 68 year l parents. Of course the decision of treatment is also a new and frightening world I have just entered. Any suggestions?
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Scared to death!
After all the lecturing I have done about not getting upset until you know for sure there's something to worry about, I'm in that prediciment now! Had BM(sorry for being graphic) and had bleeding! My mind is all over the place! Never wished for hemorrhoids before!A little support would be appreciated. Going to MD this PM.…
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Dealing with Hair Loss
Hi, all!! Just wanted some encouragement on this matter. I've tried to stay upbeat, but now that my hair is starting to fall out, I guess the reality is setting in. Why is hair loss such a big hurdle to jump? I have done all the preliminary steps (even joked about it!!), but now that it is really happening, I am feeling a…
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Seeking Information
I am hoping someone can help me find some information and /or statistics for my mom. Six yrs agomy mom (59 then) was diagnosed with cancer in her right breast. She had a modified Radical mastectomy and all of her lymphnodes removed (which were clear), and no adjuvant(?) treatment (chemo, radiation ,etc.) In Jan.2001 ,my…
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FOOD ,FOOD ,FOOD
Hi everyone...I feel like one of the people on the survivor TV show. All I think about is "FOOD." Nothing tastes good and everything I eat leaves me wanting something good to eat. I eat vegetables and salad and sometimes an omlet. A baked potato with salsa will sometimes satisfy me but I am looking for good food. What are…
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Thank You for your help!
Hi Again! I want to thank everyone for all of the help, advice , and encouragement. I have sent my mom a LOT of information she didn't have. There were even some booklets I thought she would have gotten from her Drs. that she didn't have. We also got a phone "consultaion" helping us try to sort through some of this. My mom…
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Headaches After A/C Chemo
Hi!! I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced headaches within a few hours of A/C infusion? I've had two A/C infusions so far and have gotten a HUG headache afterwards that only Vicodin can cut. Anyone else with this side effect? Any suggestions or help in curbing them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!…
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hair does grow back!
For the record..I decided to take special note of when my hair starts to grow...it is defintiely starting to sprout and it is exactly 6 weeks since my last chemo..I had four AC chemo...so do not despair! to all those sending me messages, thank you and I will try to reply soon...just recovering from mastectomy and trying to…
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question for those taking taxol, or have had taxol.......
did your doctor prescribe steroids before treatment and what affect do they have on you if any?? I am starting taxol in 2 weeks.....lindy
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Good News!
Hi all! Just wanted to let you know I had my colonoscopy this AM and everything is normal! The bleeding I had was probably hemorrhoids which he did see internally. Thanks for all your good wishes and support. It really helps. Cathy
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New Addition-Billie2
I had helped Billie2 register and wanted to make sure that she was registered. If you have any other problems, please let me know. I think this discussion board is great and I fill fortunate to be able to share in your experiences. All of you are remarkable in every way. I wish only the best in your recovery and treatment.…
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another new one
Just got diagnosed a week ago and am scheduled for a lumpectomy on the 23. I can't help feeling like this little lump is taking over my whole body. My son turned 7 yesterday.My mother died when I was 8. I'm trying very hard to think positively but it's soooo hard. I know I'll feel a little better after the liver sonogram…
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Re Tumors on Spine
Hi Everyone My friend is devestated to find she now has tumors on her spine and is having more chemo. Is there anyone out there who can give me some encouragement for her as she has alway been so positive but is feeling very low at present. best wishes to all Lynnephil
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Tigers test results
Howdy all, I hope this finds you all doing well. Have your drains come out yet Sue? Well, I am going to loose my poor pitiful stubble once again!! The cat scan results show in the radiologists opinion "virtually no change" and last cat scan before that read"tumours invisible within the normal margins of the cat scan", but…
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A Few More Questions?
I have a few more questions after spending a few weeks reading other posts. I had my last chemo on Halloween, saw ocn with labs after one month, am scheduled to see him again next week. Labs he ordered are CBC,C12P,LDH,and a Uric Acid. Are these the normal tests, I read about markers are there other tests I should be…
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leave site and still chat
did you know that you can go elswhere on the net and still be in the chat room? Join the chat, finish at the site, but dont close the chat. It stays at the bottom of your screen, and you can keep checking if anyone is there. I also found my cursor keeps making the egg timer when someone talks on the chat line, so you can…
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Terrified! new to cancer ,new to group
i had a well differeniated,ductal carcinoma metasis to 1 auxillary node,tubular properties.sentinel node clear. estrogen receptor positive. lumpectomy and 6 nodes out 12/12/00. still have to face radiation and 9 months of a port-a-cath,chemo and no hair. i am a single mom with teenage daughter and no support. SOMEBODY…
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Suggestions needed for friends
Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good week-end so far. If anyone has any suggestions here they would be appreciated. We have some friends that the daughter, age 24 has liver cancer. She is terminal but I'm not sure of all the specifics on it all. Just recently her Dad found out he also has liver & pancreas cancer. We…
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New to site
Hi! I have read a lot of the postings. This really sounds great. I had a mastectomy in May,00 followed by 4 treatments of a/c and four of the Taxol. Oh that five days of hell, thank God it is in the past now. I had my last treatment on Halloween, what a treat! My hair is about 3/4 inch and looks like I had a perm. I had…
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Music of Hope CD
Hi All, Just learned from my local ACS office that there is a new Music of Hope CD that just came out. All proceeds benefit Am. Cancer Society. Paul McCartney has a song on it along with Ray Charles and others. CD has special meaning for me as it was the death of Paul's wife Linda that made me do a self exam and discovered…
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You Have to Laugh......or you'll cry!
Okay ladies....please tell me I'm not the only nutty person out there....this is about my attempt to "balance" while wearing clothes. My mastectomy was 12/00 and I was so dumb...I thought the week I came home from the hospital I'd put on a bra and stuffed it with socks....which I did do but it was too painful and I…
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swelling
Hi, can anyone help...I had a mastectomy, without lymph node removal(that was the last time) nearly two weeks ago. Everything was going fine, then I started to get swelling. I held off on exercises, it went down, then it came back. I want to do the exercises becasue of getting my shoulder back for radiation. Has anyone got…
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How long do sides hurt
I had a double masectomy on Feb 15 this year. I had the 4 tubes from my side out this past Tuesday . and wow my sides still are sore but I don't think it's from the tube removal ,its like I now have breast on my sides and they are sore.Did any of you have this?
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I ITCH ITCH ITCH !!!!
Hello All ! I had my first chemo session on March 1. I recieved epirubicin and cytoxan, along with some anti nausea drugs. 2 days ago, I got an itchy rash on the back of my knees. It has spread to my legs, thighs, and hips. I tried Benadryl, but it has not helped. Has anyone else had this happen ? It may be completely…
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STILL cant get in!!!!
Hi again, I tried the chat room again tonight, there were three people in there and I submitted a message, waited for 10 minutes and no reply, the screen jumps as if it is going to show something, but nothing comes up, am i not waiting long enough for a reply or doing something wrong????
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Nutrition during chemo
Where can I find info on building up my immune system before and during chemotherapy. I start next Tuesday!
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Help for a friend
Hi everybody. Afriends brother just had radical neck surgery for cancer . He also has a tumor behind his nose. He's now being treated with radiation. He's experiencing severe skin burns around his neck as well as sensation of "razor blades" and dryness in his throat. Lost 15 lbs already. Food tastes like aluminum. Any…
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Chat room works
at 10.30 am PST we had a great chat. 6 in room including Nancy & Angie. Wonderful time to be on line it seems . I will try to be there tomorrow but it is getting ready work time for me so can only manage 1/2 hour or so. But great fun. Love you all. Pam
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Won't be on as much
Hey gang. Just want you to know to not worry about me. I'm doing fine. Just have to get a few minor health problems solved and then I'll be good as new. I'm having a terrible time with my thyroid and as most of you know, when your thyroid is not working right you get into a depression. That's the stage I'm at right now. I…