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Radiation for bone met -- what can I expect?
- By JillAline · New reply 2:01 am
- In Treatment options · 1 reply
- 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 ...
Probably a stupid question
- By mrsmas · New reply yesterday at 11:38 pm
- In Living with cancer · 14 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 · New reply yesterday at 11:34 pm
- In Living with cancer · 7 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 ...
Chemo Vacation
- By PinkMelba · New reply yesterday at 11:26 pm
- In Living with cancer · 4 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 ...
How does Purdue make their Chicken Breast Big?
- By Natada · New reply yesterday at 10:17 pm
- In Research findings · 6 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 ...
Neck Pain from Power Port
- By Warrior65 · New reply yesterday at 9:16 pm
- In Living with cancer · 8 replies
- I just had a new power port put in and it was placed through my jugular vein. Since this new port was put in, I have a tremendous amount of neck pressure when lying down or bending over. I had an old ...
MTS to lever
- By uju99 · New reply yesterday at 9:13 pm
- In Newly diagnosed · 2 replies
- does chemo fix that ? if it is coming from OVC ? what are symptoms ...
How long since stage IV diagnosis?
- By chainsawz · New reply yesterday at 9:06 pm
- In Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 114 replies
- One year ago, I received an initial stage IV diagnosis. I was helped by reading the posts of other women who fought the alligators for so long. I realized I could also fight this disease! I just wanted ...
My Feet Hurt
- By Mannasaurus · New reply yesterday at 1:09 pm
- 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 ...
Mom's got a LOW temp? Help?
- By Daughter2Survivor · New reply yesterday at 12:12 pm
- 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 ...
Hair Growing on Gemzar & Carboplatin
- By mlm · New reply yesterday at 8:49 am
- In Treatment options · 20 replies
- Has anyone had their hair start growing back while on gemzar & carboplatin? My hair is growing in and I'm wondering if it is temporary or what? Literature I've read said carbo hair loss. Anyone with experience ...
Blood test to determine risk of ONJ and Zometa
- By darn · New reply November 19, 2009
- In Treatment options · 12 replies
- Hello to ALL, I saw my dentist yesterday for my 6 month check up and raised a lot of questions regarding ONJ. It is a fear I have being on Zometa. She is the first person to tell me this info. and I wanted ...
Survivors need more humor
- By mrsmas · New reply November 19, 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 ...
We've Reached One Thousand!!!!
- By Beachbabe · New reply November 19, 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 ...
Femara and joint pain
- By bluewren · New reply November 18, 2009
- In Newly diagnosed · 10 replies
- I have been on Femara for three months. I have joint pain in my hands and feet, especially heel pain. Putting my feet on the floor when getting out of bed is not something I look forward to and I hobble ...
I'm lost!
- By ktduluth · New reply November 18, 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 ...
Triple Neg Breast cancer
- By maryk58 · New reply November 18, 2009
- In Research findings · 11 replies
- I've never been one to mess with customer support when I can go straight to the top teehee, I'm sure you find that hard to believe.... I wrote to sanofi aventis, the pharm company that makes taxotere ...
Mets to the Ovary
- By R · New reply November 18, 2009
- In Recurrence · 14 replies
- I was diagnosed with mets to the ovary 20 months ago after I was having bleeding issues a few months after finishing radiation (after chemo, after surgery). Took out ovaries and one was full of breast ...
Antidepressants & chemo
- By susanrose55 · New reply November 18, 2009
- In Recurrence · 9 replies
- Have any of you members taken both together at the same time ...
"Hey Doc, I wanna hold your hand.."
- By Groovygirlcool · New reply November 18, 2009
- In Research findings · 15 replies
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200 9/11/091104122520.htm Cancer Patients Want Honesty, Compassion From Their Oncologist ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2009) — What do patients want from their radiation ...
