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BRCA1 and/or Triple Negative
- By ozgirl · New reply 9:53 am
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 7 replies
- Just thought of doing a Roll Call for any Brca1 or Triple Negatives on the site. Jen ...
Sister joined inspire
- By sistercare · Posted 9:29 am
- Discussion in Family and caregivers · 0 replies
- Hi I've been on this site, telling my sister that there are great people here and that she should join, WEll, she did. First thing, she read a post about someone with mets to the skin and realized that ...
Turned down for ARRA
- By debteach · Posted 9:16 am
- Discussion in Workplace issues · 0 replies
- I have heard that some people who have been terminated because of their illness have been getting the health insurance premium assistance. However, my employer says that disability is not an involuntary ...
Zometa dosage? Please respond.
- By lauralei · New reply 9:10 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- I have been on Zometa for 4 years for widespread bone mets. In May a pharmacist came into my treatment room and told me that they were reducing my dosage from 4mgs to 3.5 mgs., based on a recommendation ...
americas got talent will have a stage IV breast cancer contestent ME
- By micheleann · New reply 8:55 am
- Journal · 12 replies
- AS YOU ALL KNOW few wks ago i got the bad news about breast cancer mets to my lungs, i had already put in for an audition on this show prior to knowing. I get chemo every week i will be weak and sick ...
flu shots
- By jojobeans · New reply 7:19 am
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 32 replies
- Has anyone gone for the flu shot? how about the h1n1 shot? Wondering if I should get the h1n1 shot ...
Reverse mortgage?
- By LaGata · New reply 3:53 am
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 3 replies
- Does anyone have experience with reverse mortgages? I was told that might be an option for me since I have a little equity in my home. I was told that I would no longer have to pay a mortgage payment ...
Herceptin and Tykerb Combination
- By lauralei · New reply 12:46 am
- Discussion in Treatment options · 3 replies
- Has anyone with Stage 4 been on a combination of Herceptin and Tykerb (with no additional chemo agent)? I would like to hear about your experiences, as I am trying to determine what my next regimen is ...
Am I the only one with the blues?
- By Second_Dance · New reply yesterday at 10:58 pm
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 8 replies
- I have Stage IV BC, mets to most of my bones. DX 12/2004, my first CA DX was in 1998. I have worked and done well but due to multiple Dr. appt's (I receive herceptin & Zometa every 3 weeks and will indefinately ...
Why Community Oncology Can Benefit From Cell Function Analysis
- By gpawelski · New reply yesterday at 9:10 pm
- Journal · 49 replies
- As increasing numbers and types of anti-cancer drugs are developed, oncologists become increasingly likely to misuse them in their practice. There is seldom a "standard" therapy which has been proven ...
One year after breast radiation
- By EDJ2009 · Posted yesterday at 8:50 pm
- Discussion in Support groups · 0 replies
- Hi everyone nice site God Bless us all. I am one year out of radiation 2 months ago my nipple on the breast cancer side has started to itch like crazy. My breast is real firm and tender since radiation ...
Good web site
- By Groovygirlcool · New reply yesterday at 7:52 pm
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 4 replies
- Just came across a good web site with lots of articles and information - easy to read (how I like it!): http://foodforbreastcancer.com/news.php FOOD FOR BREAST CANCER "Evidence-based information on how ...
Mets advanced now xeloda
- By SIgirl · New reply yesterday at 7:03 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 12 replies
- Hey all you Gator Haters, Just got my scan results and it appears that the faslodex didn't work for me. But at least the mets stayed in the bones. Doc put me on xeloda. I need to hear all the possible ...
vitamin supplements etc
- By citychick · New reply yesterday at 5:52 pm
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 9 replies
- I am currently taking femara daily and every 3 weeks zometa infusion. Can any one of you warriors help me. I take a multiple vitamin, 81 aspirin, omega 3 fish oil, calcium+D 2200 mg, each day am I doing ...
Low dose Adriamycin
- By SecondtimeSuz · New reply yesterday at 5:06 pm
- Discussion in Treatment options · 8 replies
- I have been on Xeloda and Avastin for the past few months and was feeling great. Now my onc feels that my mets to my skin are growing again and spreading across my chest. She now wants to try low dose ...
Disability for Stage IV
- By Dolphinlady · New reply yesterday at 1:40 pm
- Journal · 32 replies
- Just wanted to mention that I finally applied for disability benefits through social security last month. It was a several hour project but I was able to do it all online and just had a couple of follow ...
Any breaks with long-term chemo?
- By thirdofseven · Posted yesterday at 12:56 pm
- Discussion in Treatment options · 0 replies
- I've noticed that some on chemo have been Stage IV for 12+ yrs using up to 12 different chemo drugs --what kind of breaks were allowed during the chemo?. I saw a couple posts regarding this, but now I ...
Stage 4 breast cancer on skull and spine- Chicago
- By simi · New reply yesterday at 4:18 am
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 5 replies
- Hi, my mom recently got diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer which has progressed to her skull quite significantly and also to her spine. We live in Chicago. She has become extremely weak. Can anyone ...
Reflections from the Recliner: Siblings
- By maryk58 · New reply February 7, 2010
- Journal · 15 replies
- I need advice and lots of it. I am the oldest of 5 siblings: I'm 58, a brother 57, sister 54, brother 48, and sister 44. I'm close to my brother who is 48; and his wife is like a sister to me. We were ...
status post chemo day one
- By micheleann · New reply February 7, 2010
- Journal · 3 replies
- yesterday they stuck a needle in my port and gave me avastin and abraxane, mon they operated on me and put in a new port i had the old one out a yr ago i was done with cancer. One of my former coworkers ...
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