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Axillary node disection
My surgery was in early October and I still have pain under my arm and still a little swelling where 11 nodes were removed,all negetive thank God. Has any one experienced this.
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Need a support partner
I am looking for a support partner for my friend. She has stage 2 breast cancer and will be undergoing CAF treatment, followed by tomaxifin. She also has stage 1 diabetes. If there are any other women out there who might have a similar situation please contact me so I can get you in touch with my friend. Thanks you and God…
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Snow in Minnesota
Hey Ellen. You made the news here in New Zealand. They have just shown some great snowfalls & mighty big drifts in Minnesota on our local TV. Wow that looks cold. I thought you guys were heading for spring. We have 30 degrees & sun sun sun (just bragging I know). Have decided to go to Queensland in the middle of the winter…
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Hope
The weather has been so nice here in Seattle, I was out in my yard just pulling some weeds in my garden around some garlic and shallots that I planted last fall and I all of the sudden remembered that I planted these these day I got my cancer diagnosis after I got home from my appointment. I has to do something! They are…
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Just Diagnosed Too
Hi, I am new to this group and just been dx 2 weeks ago. Waiting now to set up my chemo treatment, the waiting part is having its toll on me. This is very frightening. I have a Stage 3, Invasive Ductal Cancer, with many lymph nodes involved. I am very thankful for support groups like this.
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New to the group
After a lumpoctomy in October and radiation that end the day after Christmas I was so happy to be done with treatment.I started tamoxifinin mid January. Now Im waiting for the 6 month follow up and I feal like Im just waiting for another bad blow. Has any one experienced that and how do you manage living in limbo land like…
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more on my reactions to chemo
hi again, cher here after the craziness of multiple new emails from friends just waking up and getting online. I also got nocked off my isp for inactivity or for having too much time on on a busy morning...doesn't usually happen but I was on here for a long long time catching up on everyone's posts. EYE SIGHT changes.…
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huh?
Well, it is nice to see the new web format, but honestly, I dont like it. I think I would rather go through all the messages to get the current ones. This is really kind of feeling unfinished? I really suck on the computer, so maybe that is my problem!! Well, I will check in tomorrow and try and figure this all out! Take…
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New to group
Hi all. I was diagnosed Dec 1, 2000 and have just finished my 3rd A/C treatment. I had lumpectomy, stage 1 to 2 tumor with no lymph node involvement. My biggest concern at the moment is my hair. I know that sounds shallow but I can't help it. It has not yet all fallen out. Did anyone else have this experience. Also I…
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New to the group
Thank you so much for all your kind responses to my question about night demons. I know this is not a new response but it so good not to feal alone.
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New Website
Hi everybody! I just came across a new website written by an exercise physiologist I worked with once and several of our area MDs. It speaks about exercises to help with various aspects of postop recovery(posture,lymphedema,scar tissue,stiffness etc.) Website is www.stayingabreast.com Cathy
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Laugh(?) for the Day
Hi All! In the spirit of trying to stay light-hearted and knowing that laughter is good medicine, I thought I would relate this little story to you. Hopefully, you will find it amusing and not one of those "well, you had to be there" kind of stories. It has just been 4 weeks (wow!!) since I had my mastectomy and just 4-1/2…
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new chat room format
Hello everyone, Surprise...everything looked different this morning... I think I am going to like this format much better, although will take a little getting used to. I tried to get into the chat room today and it said I had joined with 4 others there and it printed my messages, but never got any printed response. My…
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Epirubicin
Hello All! I will be starting my chemo in a week. I will be on E/C, which is epirubicin and cytoxan. The epirubicin is supposed to be similar to adriomycin, but have less side effects. Anyone on epirubicin, or heard anything about it ? I will then have taxol after this.
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new format
Hi All! I first found this site several weeks ago. I was diagnosed with BC in January... anyway, I found the format then so confusing, that I only logged on 2 times. Trying to find the current messages was such a pain. I love the new format ! Mary Anne in CA
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Low White Count...
Hi, all! Mel here again. THis morning I felt so good...my the changes that can take place in a few hours. Went for my counts today and WBC's were at 2.1, so got a shot of Nuepogen? & will have 1 each day thru Sunday. Doc told me to go home & stay home from work tomorrow. Well, for those that have read my earlier messages,…
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half way thru a/c chemo
Hi everyone, very cold and sunny here this Sunday morning. I go on Tuesday for my third A/C treatment and thought for future newcomers I should record a bit of my reactions to treatments. one thing, with me the blood counts the second week after each session so far have been the worst. everyone led me to expect that on A/C…
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Thank God for This Group!!
Hi to all! I hope that everyone is having a good day today. I feel that I really "dumped" a couple of days ago, but being new to this type of thing, and a rather wordy person, I overkilled. Everyone here is really great and I look forward to hearing from everyone and getting to know you all. It is certainly an inspiration…
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New DX
I have just had a modified rad. mastectomy with a reconstruction. I expect a report from a pathologist anytime. I don't know what my prognosis is at this time. But does anyone know if it is common to have parathesias(or abnormal sensations) immediately after surgery. I have what feel like electric shocks that come and go,…
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I love this group!
Hi, all. Mel here. Just wanted to check in & say hello! Thank you for your thoughts on my emloyer problems. Margaret, I will try to get in touch with the "I Can Cope" folks. Thank you for the number. I am feeling much better today ( 2 weeks since my 2nd treatment). My hair is gone, my wigs ITCH, so I am experimenting with…
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breast cancer support---looking for assisstance
I am new to this web page and to cancer groups. Please be patient with me. My mother is 65 years old and is fighting and aggressive form of breast cancer. There have been so many delays in her care for different reasons...hospital scheduled too many test in one day. Tests that cannot be done on the same day. She has had…
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Help, freaking out
Hi there ladies. Well, here I go again, I am going to ramble and leave it to you to try and make some sense of it all. I feel like just freaking out, I want to sit down by myself and cry and cry ,but I feel like I am making a big deal out of nothing. I have been so positive and strong through all of this, but now I am…
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Can I have some snow please?
We have a tropical heatwave at the moment. Very humid & 33 centigrade. Sleep just about impossible without air conditioning which we don't have. Just a ceiling fan. So can all you who still have some send me some snow to cool it all down a bit. Oh well soon be our wet season & I will be complaining again. Healthwise it's…
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Hot Flashes
Could someone please help me? I'm 34 years old and experiencing the worst hot flashes ever. I have been put into pre-menopause by my oncologist. My cancer feeds off estrogen, therefore, no more estrogen. The only good thing I have found about this is "no periods". I have been on effexor for my hot flashes, but it doesn't…
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burning sensation after radiation
today is new years eve and it is now been almost 5 weeks since I finished radiation. I really thought I was going to be feeling almost normal and celebrating like everyone. I just do not feel like celebrating yet. I still have a burning sensation in my upper back, shoulders and arms. i thought it might be from tamoxifen…
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radiation and gum ulcers
I seem to have developed a gum problem after 7 radiation treatments. Has anyone encountered anything of this sort with radiation? I have a PerioGard rinse that has not stopped gum swelling and some ulceration.Should I be asking for something else?
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Results of CT Scan
Looks like I do have diverticulitis. It may be causing the pain in the side. But doesn't explain pain in hip or leg. The "bone changes" were on the first scan a year ago per the oncologist. If they had indicated cancer, the bone scan should have picked it up - at leastly logically it should have. Which it did not. But my…
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New to CSN, 37 year old female
I have breast cancer and I had a masectomy with reconstructive surgery in December, and I just finished my second chemo treatment. I found this website and it looks very good. I would like to talk to other women who have been through this, especially regarding the reconstructive surgery. Also, does life ever return to…
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Femara better than Tamoxifen?
Just found this article on Femara on my e-mail provider home page. Has any one any experience with this drug or any more news on it? Love to all Pam Femara is more effective than tamoxifen as a first-line treatment for breast cancer in post-menopausal women, say researchers. It belongs to a class of products known as…
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Recurrance Breast Cancer
I have a niece of 22 years old. 2 years ago she was diagnosed to have breast cancer. After surgery she had radiatioan and chemo. And then she had tests for each 3 months. 6 months ago the doctor said that they want to extend this test to each 6 months. But last month after 4 days of suffering pain in her spine, and after…