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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.
Moving on into hospisce care
- By LucyP · New reply November 6, 2009
- 45 replies
- thank you for all your kindness and loding inspiratison. I'm not sure I'd have made it this far without all the help. yours. Lucy Proulx ps: my husband may be posting updates for me ...
foods that fight cancer
- By mog · New reply November 4, 2009
- 53 replies
- Hi everyone, I'm 40 with two small kids, just diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, bone mets in 4 places. Needless to say, I am freaking out, but along with hormone treatment (Tamoxifen and zoladex ...
Check out the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)
- By Saraj · Posted November 4, 2009
- 0 replies
- The National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) site has a great explanation posted today explaining the mission of NBCC. It directly reflects the actions being taken on our behalf regarding so many important ...
Taking charge is the best way to SURVIVE
- By MarionBCDIY · New reply November 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- I learned early on (almost 9 yrs ago) that the only way to deal with the inefficient medical staffs these days is to never trust any clerk to check your reports, doesn't matter which test you have, GET ...
How long since stage IV diagnosis?
- By chainsawz · New reply October 30, 2009
- 111 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 ...
Talking to the Doc about pain
- By kat47 · New reply October 29, 2009
- 10 replies
- I wanted to share this idea and welcome your input. I went to www.innerbody.com and printed out from the website a front and back view of the skeletal system. I used a yellow highlighter marking all the ...
what would you do?my head is spinning.
- By curlee · New reply October 25, 2009
- 11 replies
- this discussion only concerns my situation and perhaps may apply to some of you stage 4 cancer babes too. there was an article in the ny times yesterday and in other papers stating that many people are ...
H1N1 Precautions
- By lynnwv · New reply October 24, 2009
- 14 replies
- Does anyone else feel like they are a prisoner in their home?? The H1N1 flu is going crazy here right now and I've been trying to just take normal precautions, but other people are taking bigger precautions ...
oncologists
- By sistercare · New reply October 23, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi I am new here. My sister was recently diagnosed with breast liver mets. We were so hopeful this would never happen. But it did, and I want to go forward fighting all the way. I'm concerned cause her ...
Another opinion?
- By kat47 · New reply October 21, 2009
- 15 replies
- This will be my first time starting a discusion. Well, really asking everyones opinion. I was diagnosed with DCI stage 1, no lymph node involvement in 1999.(36 years old!) In Feb. 2008, after years of ...
Energy Drinks
- By IWILLBEATTHIS · New reply October 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi Girls, Has anyone taken an Energy Drink during Chemo? Is it O.k. to drink Energy Drinks? Do they work? Which One? Sorry, a lot of questions but this new Chemo I've started Taxotere/Carblotin (Sorry ...
From Both Sides of the Bedrail - an onology nurse with metastatic breast ca
- By debraocn · New reply October 9, 2009
- 22 replies
- I am an oncology nurse who has lived for more than half my lifetime with cancer. First it was Hodgkins' Disease, diagnosed when I was 25 years old. Twenty years later, after I became a nurse and a patient ...
flu shots
- By jojobeans · New reply October 8, 2009
- 28 replies
- Has anyone gone for the flu shot? how about the h1n1 shot? Wondering if I should get the h1n1 shot ...
to give you hope
- By edaura · New reply October 4, 2009
- 21 replies
- I just came from my 2nd bone scan in 6 months. 6 months ago my tumor marker was nearing 300 and my scan was mostly entirly black from showing where the spots of cancer were. I was filled with cancer from ...
IXEMPRA anyone
- By edaura · New reply September 29, 2009
- 12 replies
- Yet anohter chemo has stopped working on me. I've been on Navalbene, taxotere, gemzar, xeloda, abraxane and avastin ( I've probably forgotten a few over the years) The most current chemo has stopped working ...
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- By Beachbabe · New reply September 28, 2009
- 19 replies
- Hello My Friends, As some of you may have heard, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (note my sarcasm). As we've all shared, we metsters often feel excluded from all the pink ribboned feel good stuff ...
Lifestyle and Cancer Risk
- By Beachbabe · New reply September 26, 2009
- 42 replies
- WARNING: I am pissed off and it is only 6:30 a.m. New York time. Each morning I peruse the international news, hoping I've received an invite to the Magic Ball and the remote opportunity to dance with ...
Can you help me with my statistics?
- By Beachbabe · New reply September 21, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hey There Gal Pals~ I'm working on writing an article describing the plight of us metsters for the month of October. I've been questioned on one of my stats, and at this point am not sure if I found it ...
National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)
- By Saraj · New reply September 13, 2009
- 1 reply
- National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) update: Essenia (Jean) responded to my earlier post regarding the NBCC membership and educational opportunities. Jean had some additional questions regarding the ...
What to eat during chemotherapy
- By Angelvoice · New reply September 10, 2009
- 10 replies
- Dear friends, Please tell me about the best foods to eat during chemo. What foods worked for you best? Any easy recepies? Love, Angelvoice ...
