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Fragilistic Memorial Service

Fragsdaughter
  • By Fragsdaughter · New reply 5:32 am
  • Discussion in In memoriam · 32 replies
  • Hello friends! The memorial service for Fragilistic (Michal Poe) will be held tomorrow, Saturday May 11, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM and will be webstreamed live through the following web address: www.ustream.tv/channel/Michal-Poe ...

Scans came back great!

mazie1121
  • By mazie1121 · New reply 1:34 am
  • Journal · 25 replies
  • I had a PET/CT done last week and was too afraid to pick it up on Friday because I didn't want to ruin Mother's Day. Turns out it was better than the one I had last November. I've had a lot of pain in ...

What next?

MarineMom54
  • By MarineMom54 · New reply yesterday at 3:59 pm
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • Ok, When people see me . I do not look like cancer, You look so good. i do not look like this is going to take me. However ,Feel like my back up to a wall. I see a big change in my life. and insurance ...

Tingling sensation around head , face

bujubaby
  • By bujubaby · New reply yesterday at 3:00 pm
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 11 replies
  • Anyone has tingling sensation around head, it is dirt of a crawly feelung. I do not sure if it is a side effect of Abraxane or something else. Had a CT scan last Friday, dr said everything came back clear ...

Eribulin

Roni3
  • By Roni3 · New reply yesterday at 12:45 pm
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 11 replies
  • Dr. is changing treatment from xeloda to Eribulin. Does anyone know if I will lose my hair or not ...

ct scans and PET scans

kebbrca2
  • By kebbrca2 · New reply yesterday at 12:15 pm
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 13 replies
  • Two oncologists said that they do not do pet scans for stage 4, only ct scans. then another oncologist said that if there are masses on the liver, it can't be confirmed by a ct scan, only a Pet Scan can ...

I'm still here

TamiLB
  • By TamiLB · New reply yesterday at 9:51 am
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 21 replies
  • I haven't been on here in a while and was sad to learn that some long-time members have passed in my absence. I saw Bevvy's comment about people not posting and wondering if they are still with us. I'm ...

ONJ

Bellsbestnana
  • By Bellsbestnana · New reply yesterday at 8:47 am
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 5 replies
  • I have stage 4 tnbc, mets to spine and had been on Zometa for a couple years. I had dental work done prior to starting Zometa at the recommendation of my onc. Unfortunately I needed an extraction and ...

NED- How do you get there?? Any hints???

CMilkovich
  • By CMilkovich · New reply yesterday at 8:25 am
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 11 replies
  • Dear Ones, seems I'm losing track of things here lately, just a lot going on and happily good things. My first born is going into his Senior Year, family/friends graduation parties, and lots of fishing ...

I'm New and Have Two Questions

Molly123
  • By Molly123 · New reply yesterday at 8:05 am
  • Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 45 replies
  • Ok here goes. I am new to all of this and have been basically lurking for a bit. I had mammogram/ultrasound last week that came back as bi-rads 5 highly suggestive malignancy. My md immediately refered ...

XELODA

heavencanwait
  • By heavencanwait · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 11 replies
  • I have been on Xeloda for 3 cycles now, 2 weeks on , 1 week off. My tumor markers went from 104 to 124. My CAT scan showed little progression in one lymph node and slight reduction in another. It also ...

Phoenix, AZ area Oncologist

CelesteC
  • By CelesteC · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 3 replies
  • I am moving to the Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ area and wondered if anyone had any good recommendations for an Oncologist there. Thanks ...

Pet Scan Not so clear on the Bone Mets

Dorivee
  • By Dorivee · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 13 replies
  • Hi as most of you know that my Blood Market kept going up from 1,000 to 3,000 now. Was ordered A Pet Scan. Liver, Lungs mets looks relatively stable. But the Bone Mets are not so clear and showing some ...

Tykerb and Herceptin

Thor8292
  • By Thor8292 · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 5 replies
  • My wife has been battling breast cancer for a number of years. Recently, the breast cancer has gone to her brain. She is taking tykerb daily and still goes every other week for Herceptin chemo. She would ...

Article In the U.K Daily Mail

gereus
  • By gereus · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 11 replies
  • New breast cancer drug beats Tamoxifen Women taking a new breast cancer drug are living longer than those taking Tamoxifen - the current 'gold standard' treatment. Doctors predict the new drug, Arimidex ...

Comebacks

lauriem
  • By lauriem · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with cancer · 9 replies
  • Looking for your greatest comebacks when you are faced with generally healthy people whining about their stuffy nose or hangnails or bruised thumb and how devastating it is to their life....I especially ...

fragilistic's book site

Lindybee
  • By Lindybee · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in In memoriam · 7 replies
  • I have been searching the web for fragilistic's book site. I miss her shared courage and wanted to purchase her book to keep scaredy cat me company. If someone has that information would you be so kind ...

Scans and how manyis too many

Lkays
  • By Lkays · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 12 replies
  • After radiation and chemotherapy, my oncologist says he will be doing a PET Scan on me about every three months. is that normal or what are others doing? I had stage 4 TNBC reoccurrence with mets to the ...

BKM120 phase 2 trial for Triple Negative BC

kelly3-brc1
  • By kelly3-brc1 · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Clinical trials · 36 replies
  • I just started this trial for Triple Negative BC. Any other Triple Negative people out there trying this? If yes how is it going ...

Brave, smart lady

langley10101
  • By langley10101 · New reply May 15, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 16 replies
  • http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/ange lina-mastectomy-was-so-my-children-wont- lose-me-to-cancer/2tqlflsrr?from=en-ca-i nfopane ...

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