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Handling the fear
- By R · New reply 1:04 pm
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 19 replies
- I have been ned for 2 1/2 years. A few weeks ago started having back pain, this last week it got worse and on Tuesday I woke up with tingly toes. I called the doc and the next day (last Thursday) I had ...
My Feet Hurt
- By Mannasaurus · New reply 11:42 am
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 6 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 ...
holy moly...ever had steriods pushed?
- By lauriem · New reply 11:34 am
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 4 replies
- WOW! My oncologist pharmacy decided the steroids with chemo should be pushed IV instead of infused with the bag solution. Have you ever had this? I was really freaked out! I am not a whiner but about ...
How long since stage IV diagnosis?
- By chainsawz · New reply 10:04 am
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 124 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 ...
being mommy
- By hezzy · New reply 9:59 am
- Discussion in Younger women · 15 replies
- I have had trouble relating with others. I stay positive and Im the happiest person I know. However, I have fears that run deep. I go to bed and the " what if's " wonder around all night long. I worry ...
Mom's got a LOW temp? Help?
- By Daughter2Survivor · New reply 9:14 am
- Discussion in Family and caregivers · 14 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 ...
Breakdown...
- By LaurieW · New reply 8:10 am
- Journal · 15 replies
- I am having an emotionally really really rough time. i've always been super sensitive to drugs, getting strong reactions both emotionally and physically. Maybe it has something to do with firbromyalgia ...
If I have Chemotherapy I can expect to live 2 years.
- By MsDi · New reply 4:54 am
- Journal · 18 replies
- At 59 years of age, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and ovarian cancer - this diagnosis came after I was involved in an automobile accident that left several bruises above ...
Pre-turkey ramblings from the recliner
- By maryk58 · New reply 3:46 am
- Journal · 6 replies
- Thanksgiving is nearly upon us and those in the ABC club probably have the customary as well as some unique reasons to be grateful. This year I am thankful for: Family and Friends (and especially hubby ...
Don't know what to do already
- By Dolphinlady · New reply yesterday at 11:03 pm
- Journal · 14 replies
- I finished my WBR on 9/9/09. I spent that week and the next two days weaning off the steroids which were awful. I gained 20 pounds on them and was bouncing off the walls. Since them I've steadily decline ...
Ticking Clock
- By harpangel36 · New reply yesterday at 6:36 pm
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 12 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 ...
Radiation for bone met -- what can I expect?
- By JillAline · New reply yesterday at 3:57 pm
- Discussion in Treatment options · 8 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 ...
Probably a stupid question
- By mrsmas · New reply yesterday at 2:51 pm
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 21 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 ...
RE: Article from New York Times - Quandry for women over breast screenings
- By MarionBCDIY · New reply yesterday at 1:19 pm
- Journal · 17 replies
- In our local paper today, there was an article regarding the controversy over mammograms -- after reading the whole article I think the most important statement came from Dr. Larry Norton, deputy physician ...
Loving our livers!
- By Groovygirlcool · New reply yesterday at 12:33 pm
- Discussion in Research findings · 5 replies
- TARA - you 'go-getting' advocate you! I've googled about looking for 'reputable' information resources on two liver supporting supplements I take - Milk Thistle and Dandelion 'tea'. Both are highly recommended ...
Cisplantin
- By beccab35 · Posted yesterday at 11:44 am
- Discussion in Treatment options · 0 replies
- Our dear friend Pattie (PMIG317) who husband was recently killed in an auto accident is in the hospital. Pattie has mets a number of places including her liver. During 2 weeks her husband lived and afterward ...
I hate the weight gain.
- By GraceStacey · New reply yesterday at 11:02 am
- Journal · 4 replies
- I gained 20lbs. during chemo and am having a hard time losing the weight. I never had to really worry about my weight but now I dont know how to deal with the weight gain and work it off ...
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
- By nutrachris · New reply yesterday at 10:24 am
- Discussion in Taking charge: Being a proactive patient · 1 reply
- The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will be held from December 9 thru December 13, 2009. I highly reccomend this meeting. www.sabcs.org Over 8,000 breast cancer healthcare professionals will ...
Chemo Vacation
- By PinkMelba · New reply November 22, 2009
- Discussion in Living with cancer · 8 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 ...
News of Cynthia Romagnoli
