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Recurrence
Discuss your recurrence - local, regional, distant - and how that diagnosis affects your life.
Finally got that PET scan
- By mrsmas · New reply 8:14 am
- 5 replies
- Although this isn't actually a recurrence, we now know where my cancer went when it left my lymph nodes. The PET scan reveals that I have multiple lesions in both lungs. I didn't even get a chance to ...
Gemzar Is New To Me
- By JTM · New reply November 5, 2009
- 21 replies
- I am in the midst of my 2nd recurrence of mbc. I was being treated with Abraxane but after 3 infusions (9 weeks) the doc said it wasn't being effective; my tumor in my neck grew by 5mm and my blood tumor ...
finished WBR
- By linskate · New reply November 5, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hi...I just finished 5 whole brain radiation treatments. I asked the doc, why he choose to do five treatments rather than more. He said studies showed this protocol to be just as effective. My lesions ...
Zometa Side Effects? . . .
- By Lr24 · New reply November 4, 2009
- 26 replies
- I have been taking Zometa for about two years now with no noticeable side effects; however, now I think I might be having some and was wondering if anyone has experienced something simiular? I have pain ...
Triple negative breast ca with mets
- By owensnana · New reply November 3, 2009
- 12 replies
- Any one out there who can give any advice on treatments or clinical trails as this is a new diagnosis for me ...
Does Complete Mastectomy stop reoccurence
- By wonder · New reply October 30, 2009
- 23 replies
- Do you think mastectomy stops metastasis or does mastectomy reduce the risk factor ...
Another brain mets victim
- By linskate · New reply October 30, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hi all...as you can well imagine, I am in a daze as I just got the report that I now have brain mets to go with my liver, lung and bone mets. My oncol. was very surprised because I really didn't have ...
mbc seminar at Dana Farber
- By linskate · New reply October 29, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi...will anyone from the boards be going to the mbc seminar at Dana Farber on Sat. morning, the31st. I am going and bringing my daughter and husband. Hopefully, there will be some good information and ...
Xeloda, tell me some good stuff
- By Ahaha · New reply October 21, 2009
- 30 replies
- So, my oncologist says may next step may be xeloda. Have any of you had good experiences with this drug. I've read about the hand/foot stydrome. I'm wondering about how extensively diarrhea hits. I just ...
Time to spill my guts . . .
- By margaret27217 · New reply October 15, 2009
- 17 replies
- BeachBabe and ReneP have asked for my story, but I was in a bad mood about it and really didn't want to write. A reply from TellMeWhy really touched my heart and I decided to spill. Here goes, I originally ...
Did you stop Aromatase Inhibitor during Chemo?
- By Natada · New reply October 9, 2009
- 6 replies
- There seems to be very little informtion on this topic for the metastatic setting. I was wondering if your doctor kept you on an aromatase inhibitor during chemotherapy. Thank you ...
New Doc says 3 years to live
- By Shanti · New reply October 8, 2009
- 25 replies
- Hi everyone, I love this site for the upbeat humor and yet heartfelt sisterhood. I don't want to be a downer but I just wanted to hear what you thought about something that happened at my last meeting ...
Constipation
- By slidellmom · New reply October 7, 2009
- 15 replies
- They gave me aloxi with my Abraxane. It gave me constipation. In 2002 I used Senakot S. The doc suggested Miralax. Anyone on here have a special remedy ...
Imagining the Worst
- By kleighk · New reply September 30, 2009
- 9 replies
- I have found a lump deep in my left breast almost against my chest wall. It has me scared to death. I also have developed an irritating cough that won't go away. Now, I'm thinking that a lung lesion won't ...
Joining Yasou and Lamorna with Brain Mets
- By gypsygrl · New reply September 27, 2009
- 5 replies
- Having joined the Metsters (Oct."07) after 14 years of "clear sailing".....I have now joined Yasou with Brain Mets. I read her post Mets to brain,"I am devestated"......well, I found out Friday I have ...
Okay girls, time to "INSPIRE" me . . .
- By margaret27217 · New reply September 27, 2009
- 17 replies
- I have a new tumor in my left breast. I'm not sure if I have posted this before, but the info is on my CaringBridge site: www.caringbridge.org/visit/margaretadams Found out yesterday that they have decided ...
ANYBODY HAD IXEMPRA AND XELODA?
- By Lynn06 · New reply September 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- diag. 4/06 - Stage IV bc (no primary site) just LOTS of bone mets. Taxotere and Adriamycine, then Femara (stable for 14 mon) Progression, so radiation to hip, then Navelbine (not much luck) then Taxotere ...
Oops! I did it again . . .
- By margaret27217 · New reply September 24, 2009
- 7 replies
- Like missbutterfly, I will be having an MRI on Monday and don't think it will be good. Like butterfly, I should have been scanned about 5 months ago when I complained of numbness in my chin. Was sent ...
They stopped counting after 15 tumors found in my brain
- By Yasou · New reply September 11, 2009
- 15 replies
- I posted a few days ago about brain mets-7 was the number reported by the guy who read the MRI. Today, I met with the oncologist who does gamma knife surgery. She asked if we wanted to look at the scans ...
6 months past chemo with new lump
- By TwinFlower · New reply September 6, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello everyone, I have been reading about alternative treatments and came to this site via referral. I am 6 months out of chemo. Stage 3B, 4 nodes positive with vascular involvement and a secondary tumor ...
