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Discussions
Radiation for bone met -- what can I expect?
- By JillAline · Posted 6:46 pm
- In Treatment options · 0 replies
- On my last MRI the met to my rib showed that it might be growing a bit. It certainly hurts, but nothing too excruciating. The oncologist is recommending that we radiate the bone met to "settle it down ...
MTS to lever
- By uju99 · Posted 9:45 am
- In Newly diagnosed · 1 reply
- does chemo fix that ? if it is coming from OVC ? what are symptoms ...
My Feet Hurt
- By Mannasaurus · Posted 12:22 am
- In Living with cancer · 4 replies
- Hello all. I know I've read that this is common after chemo. My feet started hurting toward the end of the chemo treatments (taxotere/carboplatin) but now they hurt even more and its been 4 months since ...
How does Purdue make their Chicken Breast Big?
- By Natada · Posted yesterday at 9:58 pm
- In Research findings · 5 replies
- I watched Food Inc. it was scary. There was a focus on how Purdue Chickens were raised, and it mentioned thatthey perfected making the chickens breast grow faster and bigger. Haven't done the research ...
Probably a stupid question
- By mrsmas · Posted yesterday at 3:16 pm
- In Living with cancer · 13 replies
- Okay, this is probably a dumb question, but I can't be the only person who struggles with it! Somewhere there is a middle road between overreacting to every new unexplained pain that crops up and blowing ...
Ticking Clock
- By harpangel36 · Posted yesterday at 11:57 am
- In Living with cancer · 4 replies
- My triple negative breast cancer was diagnosed at a stage IIIB in January of this year. I have been told that it will likely metastisize within 2-3 years. When does that 2-3 years start? When yours became ...
Mom's got a LOW temp? Help?
- By Daughter2Survivor · Posted yesterday at 9:56 am
- In Family and caregivers · 10 replies
- Hi there Mets Group... it's been a while since I have been in touch. We moved to SC and took Mom with us, so we've been quite busy. The first 2-1/2 wks were full of more smiles than I'd seen in a LONG ...
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
- By beachgirl6 · Posted November 16, 2009
- In News · 6 replies
- Does anyone know what's happened to TNBC foundation? Back in October I was hit with the surprise that the site was down in order to update their server. They came back up but many complained because in ...
We've Reached One Thousand!!!!
- By Beachbabe · Posted November 16, 2009
- In Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 22 replies
- Hello There My Gorgeous Hot Cancer Babes, It's been a real hodgepodge of emotions this week with the loss of so many of us, and good news on many other's fronts. As I do occasionally, I checked to see ...
I'm lost!
- By ktduluth · Posted November 15, 2009
- In Support groups · 19 replies
- Hi! I joined this group yesterday and completed a profile about myself - but am realizing that doesn't automatically get sent out, and thus i am trying to figure out how to introduce myself - i've never ...
Radiation Itch
- By linskate · Posted November 15, 2009
- In Recurrence · 4 replies
- Hi all...I had 5 whole brain radiation treatments a few weeks ago. I am doing ok except the itching on my forehead and the rest of my head is unbearable. I have used many types of calming and anti itch ...
Chemo Vacation
- By PinkMelba · Posted November 15, 2009
- In Living with cancer · 3 replies
- Hello hot cancer babes: Has anyone with mets to lungs ever had a chemo vacation longer than 3-4 months? What has been your longest chemo vacation? I have not even had my first but like to hear about the ...
Meta"lifers"
- By beebie · Posted November 14, 2009
- In Living with cancer · 11 replies
- Arent we always looking for a word, label that captures our unique life with cancer? Of course many of us dislike the simplistic "survivor", since it implies that the cancer is cured and it is all gone ...
What can we do?
- By Sherol · Posted November 14, 2009
- In Living with cancer · 9 replies
- My mom was diagnosed with Stage IV with mets to her lymph nodes & liver in September. She started on a course of Faslodex and is due to be rechecked the last week of November. For the first month she ...
Planning for Adventure
- By sarahbf · Posted November 14, 2009
- In Living with cancer · 11 replies
- When I was first diagnosed in 2002, one of the things that helped me get through my treatment was to plan some sort of adventure (usually travel) following each cycle of chemo. So much easier to do when ...
Late Introduction
- By kat47 · Posted November 13, 2009
- In Recurrence · 5 replies
- Hi everyone. I joined in September and since I have never participated in an online community, I didn't know that one should introduce oneself to the community before jumping in! And that's exactly what ...
Bloch Cancer Center
- By Kmungles · Posted November 13, 2009
- In Support groups · 9 replies
- FYI Check out the R.A. Bloch Cancer Center (link below). Under Cancer Links, look for Books for Free. The two books are written by Richard Bloch (of H&R BlochTax) when he was diagnosed with "terminal ...
How to Protect Yourself from Fraud
- By Saraj · Posted November 12, 2009
- In Treatment options · 1 reply
- This link is on the Cancer.net website, which is sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. There have been some questions about different alternative treatments. I thought this article ...
Survivors need more humor
- By mrsmas · Posted November 12, 2009
- In Living with cancer · 13 replies
- Having grown up in an abusive situation, I developed a dark sense of humor. At an early age I learned that you either laugh or cry and I would prefer to laugh. Acquiring cancer is no different. In a situation ...
Newly Diagnosed w/Insurance &s
- By JAM09 · Posted November 11, 2009
- In Younger women · 7 replies
- Hello- I was just diagnosed with breast cancer about a week ago. I am 41, live alone and am self employed as a communications consultant. I have a range of decisions to make re: my treatment (types of ...
