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White blood count
Hi, am hoping someone can answer my question.....this second chemo have been very exhausted. next one is due tuesday, and i am worrying that white blood count will be too low for it. by this time last time i was almost feeling normal. at what point do they not do chemo? beore first chemo my count was 9.4, before 2nd it was…
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Thanks for the prayers etc.
Hello ladies. Thanks for the above. My surgeon believes that it was just a suture granuloma, nothing to be concerned about. However, he is sending off a frozen section and regular path. I will have to wait a week to find out the results. But I feel good if this is what he believes it is. He is very careful with me and very…
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how long after chemo before recon allowed?
Hi there all, how is everyone doing this evening? I would like to know if anyone can tell me about how long after finishing chemo before you are allowed to start looking into reconstructive surgery? I had my last chemo( hopefully for awhile) in Dec /00, but my onco says not to even consider it yet. I will have another ct…
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Thanks for your Support
To everyone who gave me the support I needed in the past few days - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. It was what I needed & I have now picked myself up thanks to you and to Tiger's kick in the butt. I am focussed again & ready to fight whatever comes from the tests. It's a provincial holiday here today (Monday) so I can…
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what are plate-lets?
my sister's plate-lets are low. they just cant bring them up. its been 2 wks now. what are plate-lets? what do they do? see my subject under: heptic artery infusion or go to my web page: normamom
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treatment
has any body had 9 or more tx of taxotere ?
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Path report
Ladies. I got my path report back this morning. My surgeon's office called me to let me know. He is a wonderful man, can't help but love him. He takes such good care of me. Now if only I could find one like that in real life. Anyway, the path report is NEGATIVE for any malignancy. All the prayers, lighting of candles,…
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Would you like to be a vegetarian?
Hi, Catherine here. Have you ever heard that breast cancer patients had better give up some foods like milk, all kinds of meats(including pork, beef, chicken, duck, goose, fish) and eggs? Some reports indicated that meat, egg and milk are the 3 "killers" for cancer patients. If avoid eating the aboves, it is said that…
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Need your help
Ladies. My breast surgeon found two masses in my right breast, reconstructed, underneath the incision line. He thinks that they are probably just surgical changes; however, due to the fact that they were not there two weeks ago when he examined me in regular followup, and the fact that my original cancer was extremely fast…
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A question about tests
Went to the "regular doctor" for pains and spasms in lower left tummy area. She does urine, blood, xray and CT Scan. Urine shows calcium oxalate. She tells me that she ordered the wrong CT Scan and wants to do a Contrast CT Scan. Been there, done that and I'm not interested in repeating that experience. What other things…
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Happy Birthday Sue!!!
Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Sue, you smell like a monkey and you live in a zoo!!! Just kidding, I am a good one to talk, an ant has more hair on its arse than I do on my whole body right now!!!!! For you non- Maritime lingo ladies, arse means ****, but I thought that saying **** on…
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Tamoxifen, hot flashes, & sex
I was diagnosed with breast cancer last July and had surgery to remove the lump, have been treated with radiation therapy and am now taking Tamoxifen twice a day. Since my cancer was estrogen positive, I was immediately taken off estrogen which was helping me with hot flashes. Since I have been on the Tamoxifen, I have…
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Forum Design
Hi everyone. It's Pam here. I wrote to Tony our webmaster about how unwieldy this discussion forum is getting with the massive increase in posts & postees. He has written back to advise me that a new design is currently being tested & should be up & running by end of the month. It will be a lot more user friendly and…
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effects of radiation?
i think that i landed here because i've been online for over 4 hours trying to find resources to help my aunt. she was diagnosed about a year ago with a malignant tumor in her left breast. they removed the tumor and lymph nodes, she went through chemo and radiation. yesterday she woke up with incredible pain in her left…
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Worrying about absentees
Tiger & I have been talking about how much we worry when we don't get posts from some regulars for a while. To us this site has assumed a lot of importance & we feel like you are all family. So we both think it would be great if when you are going to be away for a time you could post a message to that effect so us old…
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New site
Hey Tony -- How's the new site coming along? Not nagging, just wondering. Jane
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Alone
I have just recently been admitted to this "club" w/Breast cancer. i start chemo next week. I'm not quite certain if I'm scared or not. I really don't know what to expect or how I feel. I have a number of friends and family that all say they are here if I need them, the thing is, they aren't. My husband takes me to…
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Must read this!!!!
Hey there ladies, how are you all doing this fine weekend? I have a cold in my chest and have been coughing so hard that I have a headache. Why cant women hock up phlegm like men do? Oh well,tomorrow is another day. The reason I am writing is that on the news last night and in yesterdays paper there is an article on…
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Pains and spasms on tomoxifen?
Anyone experience tummy pains and gassy spasms on tomoxifen? My oncologist said no and said to get it checked. My "regular" doctor thinks it might be kidney stones (great another new thing)due to calcium oxalate in sample but I don't have any "passing water problems" Had a CT Scan today. My "year" anniversary is Monday and…
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Where are Pat,Nancy and Jackie?
Hi gang, Tiger here, has anyone got anything from Pat, Nancy S or Jackie, I noticed there is nothing on the site from them in quite awhile. Maybe they are in the parts of the States that had the ice storm and has no power? Take care all. Hugs from Tiger.xoxo
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A sense of humour
hi everyone. i gonna start this thread, in the hope we can all find a litle humour to tell each other. i need to keep my sense of humour, and it is bit of a struggle at the moment. however, i think yu can all picture me with my big white plastic bowl on the sofa beside me! havent had to use it yet, but i am taking no…
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a glimmer of hope
Howdy there ladies, I hope this finds you all in good spirits. Has anyone heard from Pat? I wanted to share a little story that my home care nurse told me about yesterday. She had come to my house after visiting a lady who is in her fourth go around with chemo. She has breast mets bones, and has been doing chemo with no…
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I'm New To This
Hi all. I am new to this and in the midst of trying to deal with my recent (one week ago) breast cancer diagnosis. I am 31 and was diagnosed with Stage IIIA inflammatory breast cancer. I have already experienced my first chemo treatment. I have been trying to find some support other than family as we have no local…
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Question about exercising arm after mastectomy
Hi everyone, I was wondering about exercising my arm after a mastectomy. I had surgery Dec. 15th. My doctor told me to walk my fingers up the wall & just keep working at going higher & higher. Does anyone have any other suggestions on things to do to help. I feel like I do pretty good at the time but then when I go back to…
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I need your prayers
Hi ladies, Tiger here, I am going for my cat scan tomorrow morning, would you all please say a little prayer for me? I am not going to get my hopes up, but will keep thinking positively.Your thoughts and prayers will help tremendously. Thanks. Hugs from tiger. ooxx
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So very, very tired
I need some encouragement. does anyone else have this dreadful weakness and tiredness with chemo? I have got to the point that even five minutes doing something, like washing some dishes, or having a shower, totally exhausts me.I feel as if I am going to keel over. I am just about despairing. have never esperienced…
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Re; I am new here
Hello I have recently joined and would like to correspond with anyone with breast cancer. I had my cancer back to front ie secondary found in right femor first and a year later 1999 found a lump in right breast. I have had radiotherapy and chemotherapy which finished in February this year. I believe in being very positive,…
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hospitalizations due to chemo
I am currently on taxotere in the adjuvant setting. I have been hospitalized twice once for neutropenic fever and pnemonia, and recently for a rare complications: nectrotizing enterocolitis. I need to hear from others who have been hospitalized during chemo. It is discouraging to suffer such setbacks, and consequently I…
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Board redesign, from tony
We are in the final stages of testing several changes which will make the site better, including a redesign of the board structure and appearance. Bear with us, all should be finished this month. We will notify everyone when the new look is up. Thanks for your feedback. Tony
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TAMOXIFEN AND LEG PAIN
I've been taking tamoxifen since mid-January and have lately noticed that at night when I finally have some time to sit down to read the paper or watch TV that my legs begin to feel stiff and painful. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm blaming it on the tamoxifen, because I'm not taking any other drugs at present. I…