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The Last Year
Well after a year of doctors and MRI's and scans and a biopsy and no closer to finding out why my arm hurting me so much. No I did not get back on the Neurontine or Gabipentyn and take little sleeping meds because I just can't stand the thought of going back to the side affect game. My bowls are great and irritable bowel…
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Not a survivor but lost my partner to cancer, in a way guess I am a survivor
My name is Connie and in March of this year I lost my partner and soul mate to liver cancer. It has only been 5 months on the 28th of this month but lately it has come flooding back making it feel like just yesterday that I lost her. I miss her so. I would like to talk to someone that has lost their other half and maybe…
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question for ya
hey all....i usually go to the breast cancer board but saw this board and thought to stop in...so let me ask you i'm single...was diagnosed with breast cancer 10/2009.....had unilateral masectomy in Dec with immediate DIEP reconstruction...i don't need chemo am doing hormone therapy for the next 5 years....my body is a…
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I am done
Well after the last MRI the Cancer Orthopedic Surgeon still feels the big mass in my arm is a fat deposit so he truly doesn't think having it removed will be of any help to me and the problems I have been having with the pain in that area. He still thinks that my shoulder needs surgery and to wait for that surgeons opinion…
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Things are changing...
Last night Kelly went to the hospital for a transfusion but at the end her heart rate began racing and went into A Fib. Kelly's out of the ICU as of this evening but we got some bad news today. The tumor in her left lung has caused that bronchial tube to close off completely. It has wrapped around this tube. This is what's…
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How was your summer?
I am getting back to work and hopefully will get the help I need to so I am back working more part time hours something I can do if I work with another person. Hope you all found your way to having some fun in the sun even though LIFE is usually too demanding of us. Getting referred to MS neurologist so can get a better…
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My MRIs
Yes Saturday was the day but turns out that was the day I could have truly lost it too. I find out when they are setting me up that they are only doing my shoulder though the week before I was assured they were do the arm the lumps I am most concerned about. No just the shoulder was requested and I lost it. I was on some…
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Needing to vent a bit lol grrr frustration
Ok here goes, I am extremely frustrated and ready to just give up and let the cancer do whatever it wants and this is why. I have been dealing with thyroid cancer since 2001, was in remission until 2008 and had treatment in 09 then this year I find out I have 2 masses in my chest, one of which was there before my last…
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Another MRI
Hey Ladies, Just a note to let you know I am having that MRI I have been waiting on this Saturday. I will get results fairly quickly since going to doctor the 24th after the doctors have consultation with the results. I don't sleep much anymore having nightmares now about the whole thing. I haven't been working since work…
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stage IV breast ca, and need support....
i have stage IV breast cancer and am praying there are others out there with a similar diagnosis to connect with. any help is appreciated!
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JAMIE HAS -MYXOID LIPOSARCOMA-
I AM FEELING SO CONFUSED AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE THIS HAS HIT ME YET "CANCER" I HAD A TUMOR REMOVED ON MAY19TH, LEFT LEG IN MY MUSCLE. NOW I AM GOING FOR A BONE TEST AND I DIDN,T ASK MY DOC W SHE WAS LOOKING FOR OTHER THAN CANCER. I JUST FEEL SO BESIDE MYSELF.. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SO FAST, I HAD NO CHEMO, AND…
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Hope the SUMMER was fun
Just a note hoping you all found some fun in the SUN. I am also hoping that we can make this discussion board a place to lay all we feel and know that there are people who actually care what happen to you. As I read more posts around this site I realize just how many of us are truly gay and it is nice that after all these…
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Body scan done, now waiting sigh
Hey everyone, I want to start off by saying sorry I have been so silent lol, they have had me off my thyroid meds for over a month now so I am really foggy and tired. I thought I would pop in and say hi and post that I had the scan done on Fri now waiting for the results. I also wanted to ask if anyone has ever went to…
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News
Well there has been good news from biopsy, it is benign for the small lump but did not check the big lump since they believe there is nothing to worry about. My concern has been the lump that is growing and still is. They don't feel it is a tumor as such and though I am in pain also do not believe that this lump is causing…
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LilHarley
Great news for you and glad you found us to share with. It isn't easy trying to find the support we need for ourselves and I had to dig deep to find the underground lesbian gay breast cancer support group in my area. In 2000 we were the only support group of its kind across this entire country of Canada. Other cities had…
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Symptoms of my Cancer
Fatigue and nausea had for a very long time hip bone pain for years before really ill seemed to get a lot of colds and flu symptoms pain with lumps I then found pain due to lumps pressing on things as they grew especially in arm pit constant pain not something you pressed and then felt pain just there all the time
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Finally
I have got the word they are finally going to biopsy the lumps in arm and use a CT scanner to make sure they get the areas. Seems allot of diagnostics used when I would have thought this would have made the most sense. I also was to see my pain specialist since pain issues are now here again. A little disheartening when I…
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Another Wow
Well I did see the surgeon yesterday and he is consulting other doctors about this lump he has heard so much about, his words. As far as thinking this is a delayed reaction from radiation he doesn't see the connection since our big toe gets radiated when we are in the machine because the radiation spreads out. He couldn't…
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Got it
Well I have already got the appointment with ortho surgeon for Monday 31st. I am very grateful for the immediate response and hopefully these too will turn out to be good news. I won't be seeing the oncologist unless needed and am so glad that they responded to this and not my GP. Right now our medical system in British…
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Waiting to Hear
Hello all, I am now waiting to hear from a surgeon and that makes me feel better knowing though I am not sure why this is happening now and not from the start, must just want to see first. I am still at cancer clinic so things will be quicker there. My goodness I just heard how long MRI's are taking outside of the Cancer…
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hello there
Hi there, I'm the caregiver to my wife who was diagnosed with stage IV cancer (they don't know the primary) in Oct. She was doing really well until recently when we found out the cancer had spread. After a 2 week hospital stay due to complications from ascites and pneumonia we've been back home a week. She's hanging in…
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MRI results
The good news is it isn't cancer. At least that is great news and something I was hoping for though they do not know what the two lumps are and one is probably in lymphnode. My CT scan raised some questions because of these increased grey areas they are finding though the area found in 2003 has decreased in size. There are…
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Thymus Cancer
Hi I'm a 65 year old lesbian who not only had breast cancer but also had Thymus cancer. It supposedly is rare It was discovered because of my breast cancer. So I guess ishould say there was one positive reason for having breast cancer. They removed the mass in my chest as well as the Thymus Gland. Thank God We "middle…
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new Chatroom
Anyone try out the new chat? Let me know what you think of it when and if you do. Tara
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Happy Mother's Day
Her is celebrating All mother's and a HOPE for Happiness and Health. My mother use to ask me what happiness was?? I told her I may not know what happiness is but I sure as hell know what happiness isn't. Our children are the luckiest ever!! Happy Mother's to YOU ALL Tara
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I don't know
Hi all and newbies, Not a good day though I have finally got the MRI's done. Don't see Oncologist till May 20 so requested reports of testing and will send to my mother the nurse with our good friend the doctor to read. I am so glad that I have been feeling good enough to work where just a few a weeks ago I was beginning…
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I don't know
Hi all and newbies, Not a good day though I have finally got the MRI's done. Don't see Oncologist till May 20 so requested reports of testing and will send to my mother the nurse with our good friend the doctor to read. I am so glad that I have been feeling good enough to work where just a few a weeks ago I was beginning…
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Wow
Welcome to those who finally found this board. I am sorry we are here for the reason we are. I hope that talking to other lesbian and gay people will help you along the way. Talking and getting feeling out of us are a very good thing and glad you finally found some support. I had my MRI of arm with the two new lumps and…
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Pancreatic cancer
Hi, my partner was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last september. She did the chemo and radiation and neither worked. The doctor was unable to do a whipple so I went searching for other options. Turns out there is a doctor in Tennessee named Dr. Stephen Cantrell and he is having an 80% success rate with curing inoperable…
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congoody prayers going out
Thinking of you, Sending prayers and positive energy your way Annie60