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By SurvivorJan · New reply yesterday at 10:20 pm
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Hi All - just wanted to share an update of the last few days. Last week, I started experiencing some bad abdominal cramps/pains. Thursday they were worse and I was having to take my pain meds more frequently ...

Oh, Great: Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Poor Disease Predictors

By Carcinista · New reply yesterday at 4:11 pm
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Mr. Wonderful forwarded an article (http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/cont ent/full/djq004) to me today - he's good like that. Anyway, there was a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer ...

Disability for Stage IV

By Dolphinlady · New reply yesterday at 1:40 pm
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Just wanted to mention that I finally applied for disability benefits through social security last month. It was a several hour project but I was able to do it all online and just had a couple of follow ...

A project I am thinking about

By dleach · New reply yesterday at 11:29 am
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I am thinking of collecting photos and stories of people who have died from all different types of illnesses. We have an event every year in Mason's memory and it could be an exhibit at the event. It ...

My angel Bob got his wings

By medium · New reply February 7, 2010
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My beautiful brave Bobby passed away at 8.05pm Saturday 30th. He fought every step of the way for life and although he was not afraid to meet his maker he wanted to spend more time with me, Paul and Rachel ...

polymyalgia rheumatica

By ayel · New reply February 7, 2010
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I dont have fibromyalgia but do have polymyalgia rheumatica, along with giant cell arterits, I know fibro and poly are very similar. would be interesting to talk to others out there who suffer with either ...

effects of tamoxifin

By MsBones · New reply February 7, 2010
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Does tamoxifin drain the body of estrogen? I understand that estrogen is needed to produce calcium for your bones. I have pretty severe osteoporosis, (taking 8,000 Vit D/day, calcium citrate, and glucosamine/condrotan/MSM ...

ALIMTA/AVASTIN SIDE EFFECTS-ANYONE??????

By dmcarretta · New reply February 6, 2010
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i started on alimta/avastin maintanence 9 days ago and have some side effects. i was wondering if anyone else has experienced, itching, nausea, fatigue, mouth soreness and hearing loss. each day that ...

New to this

By momthatprayz · New reply February 6, 2010
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I just found out I have DCIS... very early stage of breast cancer. Don't even have my first appt at the cancer center yet... still feel kinda in shock but also thankful found it sooo early. This will ...

Just Because

By yesshecan · New reply February 5, 2010
Journal · 27 replies
Two years ago I ran the Boston Marathon. Now I am signed up to run the Boston Marathon again. Just because. Because I don't want this cancer to define and limit who I am and what I plan . I have a PET ...

Newbie!

By Aditude · New reply February 5, 2010
Discussion in Cervical cancer · 6 replies
Hi Everyone! I am a new one on this site. I was diagnosed in July 2008 as having cervical/uterine cancer. There are not sure where it started, but by the time it was found, it had already spread to my ...

We'r Back!

By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted February 5, 2010
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Well we'r back from the Detroit airport. got home at 10. Everybody tired. We all went to bed at 12:20/ I'm up now because I have one client this AM. Then I'm done until Monday. I think all of my children ...

Clinical trial

By LynnLuc · New reply February 4, 2010
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I am leaving for Seattle in the morning for my clinical trial. I am excited even though its only to take my T cells and then wait and wait ...which will seem like forever to grow mass amounts...at least ...

Cancer's Sweet Tooth, And Mine

By Carcinista · New reply February 4, 2010
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About six months after my heinous surgery for my first recurrence, Mr. Wonderful, needing to DO something about this, hit up amazon.com for a box of Cancer Nutrition cookbooks. While I spent some time ...

CML patients - Earn $500 by sharing your experience

By TeamInspire · Posted February 3, 2010
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The Dominion Group, a market research company, is looking for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients to participate in a CML patient advisory board. The purpose of the meeting is to gain insight ...

Had First Round of Chemo Today

By Dove · New reply February 1, 2010
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Hi all chemo went well, so far so good just tired, I am taking Taxotere and Carboplatin, then Decadron,Benadryl,Pepcid and Ativain, 4 decadron pill the day before chemo 4 the day of and 4 the day after ...

Update on Abdominal Pain Saga

By ozgirl · New reply February 1, 2010
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Today was a long day. 9.50am had my appointment with the Hepatabiliary Surgeon. The computers were down at the hospital and he couldn't look at my ultrasound results etc. After a quick chat about what ...

New Patient

By early · New reply January 31, 2010
Discussion in Breast cancer · 1 reply
I have just be told I have breast cancer. How do cope. And where to you begin your research. There is so much info out there, where do you start ...

Happy News, I am still in shock!

By PinkMelba · New reply January 31, 2010
Journal · 41 replies
Had PET/CT scan on Monday and results came back as "Complete Remission"! The marks on my lungs, liver and spine are all scarred over and show no active signs of disease. I am on Xeloda, zometa, and Avastin ...

Back on the road

By yesshecan · New reply January 31, 2010
Journal · 7 replies
There was a moment of complete joy. Running with old friends. Warm sun burns through self consciosness as I re enter the group I left a year ago. People hug and comment. On my hair. On their pleasure ...

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The Women and Cancer Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. The Women and Cancer Support Community is sponsored by Cancer Consultants in partnership with Inspire.