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Roller coaster ride
Oh no back on the roller coaster ride. I recently had a bone scan after being on Aromison for about 20 months. Up to this point my cancer had stayed stable but now things have changed. Thoes nasty little cancer bugs have been having a great old time going crazy and having a party and not even letting me know. Most areas in…
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Mets to Omentum and bones
Hi everyone, today I was given my Stage IV diagnosis after a biopsy revealed mets to the Omentum and bones. I fluctuate between crying , being angry, being sad and more crying . I hope to be in a better head space in a few days time when I've stopped wallowing in self pity. I was initially diagnosed with ILC in 2009 and…
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Friday Update!
Hello and welcome to the first Friday update on our new platform! Community Highlights We have 35 new members. Please welcome Poppi, LittleBird, quicknumber11, bubbleeblonde and all our new members. This week we had 37 posts and 332 comments. BCNA News & Events MammaPrint test may help some women safely avoid chemotherapy,…
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Xeloda
Hi, Today I started on Xeloda and am worried about side effects. Earlier this year I found I had more metastes in my hip and collar bone. The Oncologist put me on Everolimus and I was unable to tolerate it. I ended up in hospital for 10 days. I would love to hear from other people who are on Xeloda.
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HELP
Hi, my name is Barbara I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 thought all was good and have now been diagnosed with secondary BC in lung. Feeling lost...
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overwhelmed!!
Hi, I got diagnosed with Secondary breast cancer in my lungs 6 weeks ago (20 April ) After going through breast cancer in 2014 which resulted in a mastectomy and 12 months of chemo....then got hit with the news that it has spread to my lungs.... since then I have had my port put back in and two chemo sessions. I am feeling…
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Friday update!
Hello everyone, welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We have 29 new members. Please give a warm welcome to Kate13, MayaV, dtrif5, Effi and all our new members. This week we had 79 posts and 436 comments. Here are a few posts you may have missed - * Big red * Let me yell it loud and clear .....chemo is done! *…
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Liver lesions
Hi All I am aware my questions about this need to be directed to my medical team but thought I would also throw it out here as well. I am not sure if anyone else has had the experience where during a staging CT scan they found a lesion on the liver. I was diagnosed early in March 2016 and because they found cancer in 1…
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Friday Update
Hi everyone. It's time for another Friday Update. Community Highlights We have 24 new members. A warm welcome to Last, Rockette, sparker66, and all the new members. This week we had 74 posts and 418 comments. Here are some interesting and thoughtful posts you might have missed: * Post chemo blues * Hormone therapy *…
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Change Needed
Hi..My journey started in2011....Many treatments,operations ,waiting rooms and all that goes with the journey later.......diagnosed triple negative,grade 3. For those not familiar with triple negative it means that that the cancer cells do not need hormones for their growth and can not be treated with hormones to suppress…
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The new normal
This is my first post. My name is Heli. I was diagnosed with metastatic disease 4 years ago and have been living very well until earlier this year. I started chemotherapy in June, had major side effects and stopped the treatment but am still very unwell 3 months on. The Drs describe my condition as extreme fatigue, I was…
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Confused re mammograms
Hi there, I have been reading comments from people with abc who have had new primary cancers found during mammograms. My concern is that the oncologist said that as I now have secondary cancer there was no point in having any more mammograms (had been having them annually since first diagnosis in 2003). Is this a sign that…
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3 Times is enough
2003 - found a lump in my right breast - lumpectomy and radiation. Follow up with arimedex. 2010-recurrence in right breast -mastectomy and lymph node removal although all clear-follow up Femara. Thought ok all will be well Annual check up with surgeon and 6 monthly check up with oncologist. 2014- mammogram suspicious left…