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Discussion topics
Getting the diagnosis
Newly diagnosed
Discuss what to expect and where to look for help when you are newly diagnosed.
MTS to lever
- By uju99 · New reply yesterday at 9:13 pm
- 2 replies
- does chemo fix that ? if it is coming from OVC ? what are symptoms ...
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Recurrence
Discuss your recurrence - local, regional, distant - and how that diagnosis affects your life.
Mets to the Ovary
- By R · New reply November 18, 2009
- 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 ...
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Treatment options
Discuss new treatments, alternative treatments, and standard of care issues. Also discuss the side effects or adverse effects that arise from these treatments and how to identify, manage and report them.
Radiation for bone met -- what can I expect?
- By JillAline · New reply 2:01 am
- 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 ...
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Living with cancer
A place to discuss what it means to live with cancer -- emotional issues, families and relationships, symptoms and management, and more.
Probably a stupid question
- By mrsmas · New reply yesterday at 11:38 pm
- 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 ...
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Clinical trials
Discuss how to locate a trial, issues related to clinical trials (care, safety, etc.), how to find a trial that's right for you and what to ask your doctor, as well as cost and reimbursement issues.
gemcitabine and carboplatin
- By DisneyGirl1956 · New reply November 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hey all out there! I am new to this site and want to know if anyone out there has been on this cocktail before and how you did on it. My story is this, diagnosed in June with triple neg BC stage 3C, and ...
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Research findings
Discuss research findings in the news and how they affect you.
How does Purdue make their Chicken Breast Big?
- By Natada · New reply yesterday at 10:17 pm
- 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 ...
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Support groups
Discuss the benefits of support groups. What is good and not-so-good? Are they for you?
I'm lost!
- By ktduluth · New reply November 18, 2009
- 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 ...
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Taking charge: Being a proactive patient
Discuss what it means to be a proactive patient. Discuss what you and others need to know and how to get the information you need by asking the right questions.
How long since stage IV diagnosis?
- By chainsawz · New reply yesterday at 9:06 pm
- 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 ...
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Financial issues
Share tips, resources, and other information related to requesting and getting the financial assistance available to you, including Social Security/SSI, Medicare and Medicaid.
Need info for my wife regarding long term/social security disability
- By misterbill412 · New reply November 8, 2009
- 13 replies
- My wife was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer 17 years ago. She did chemo and radiation. Twelve years ago there was a recurrence and they did the stem cell transplant. Ten years ago she moved to Georgia ...
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Workplace issues
Share tips on balancing treatment schedules and work schedules; leave vs. short or long-term disability; alternative environments such as telecommuting; and how to balance child care, work and treatment.
Freaked out
- By cancerkicker · New reply July 24, 2009
- 20 replies
- In one hour I am meeting with my HR person to talk about long term disability and acclerated death benefits. I am only 36 years old. This is such a surreal experience. Right now, I feel totally healthy ...
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Mothering with mets
Connect with mothers who are living with metastatic breast cancer.
Preparing 2 year old for mommy's hair loss
- By cancerkicker · New reply August 28, 2009
- 13 replies
- I am sure there are already posts about this, but I am not having luck finding it. Today I had my port put in and my 2 year old saw the bandage and reacted badly to it. I had called it mommy's owie ...
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Family and caregivers
Share your insights on how to provide the "right" care and support. Discuss your changing role and where to find support for the family or caregiver.
Mom's got a LOW temp? Help?
- By Daughter2Survivor · New reply yesterday at 12:12 pm
- 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 ...
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Younger women
Discuss the challenges of raising a family and finding child care during treatment, how sexuality, fertility, pregnancy are affected, as well as treatment and clinical trial issues that younger women face.
Newly Diagnosed w/Insurance &s
- By JAM09 · New reply November 13, 2009
- 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 ...
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Minority women
Discuss facing the diagnosis with language barriers, the availability of clinical trials for minority women and issues of culture and ethnicity in breast cancer treatment.
News
Share stories and information about breast cancer that you have seen in the news.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
- By beachgirl6 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 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 ...
