Breast Cancer
Questions + Answers
I’m having a rough time with Faslodex shots. My back, hips, and legs are stiff and sore. Anyone else feeling this way?
Very hard to get up and out of bed. I hobble around the house and cannot stand more than five- ten minutes. Pretty rough. My goal is to walk to mailbox. My third try with Faslodex. Hospital - infusion center may discontinue shots until they hear from my oncologist. He doesn’t call me either.
I had Falsodex but didnt have any side effects from it... Your doctor should be answering these questions for you or doing something if there is another… read more
What side effects are you experiencing?
I am three years out from treatment for Triple Negative BC. I was stage 2A and had a lumpectomy. No lymph node involvement. My feet always hurt and my arthritis seems to be magnified. I am curious what others are experiencing years out from treatment.
Almost 5 years cancer free: bilateral mastectomy, no reconstruction, clean lymph nodes, refused to take hormone blockers. I feel great and have put this… read more
Travel
Week break before radiation starts, chemo taxol ended two weeks ago. Since diagnosis i have become depressed and atayed home all the time. Oncologist encouraged me to go away for a few days. So im leaving friday for florida, with hubby and three kids. Staying at my moms place. Any advice on flying with a port? Worried about germs but i know my family needs these few days away!
Remember to take something that says you have a port. It can set off the detectors. I hope you enjoy your trip.
Should I have swelling and bad pain under my armpits and sides
I had the dbl mastectomy and not been able to wear tops at all from the pain and swelling from drain tube areas and armpits. I did not ever bind up like. Compression and wondering if that's what I was supposed to do.
I had discomfort but no bad pain and no swelling, I would call your dr....I had numbness though
Stomach problem with implants
Just wondering if anyone has ever had stomach problems having reconstructive surgery with implants. It seems lately everything I eat upsets my stomach and I need to run to the bathroom. I thought it was the Tumeric that I just started taking but I stopped and My stomach still doesn’t feel right.
For sure. The implant problems just seem to migrate throughout the body wreaking havoc wth every body part and system.
Pins and needles fingertips
Hi had stage 1 and .on tamoxifen. No chemo. Had a bmx. My hands fall asleep alot and have pins and needles on my fingertips. Anyone else?
YES!!! Did you have lymph nodes removed? I didn’t have chemo either, I’m almost 1 year out from surgery (BMX w/ 3 lymph nodes removed) and I just not… read more
Looking for a life insurance company that will accept people with stage 4 cancer. My other one dropped me after my diagnosis.
My old life insurance company I used to have for me and my husband, through my old job, dropped me last year shortly after I let them know what was going on with me medically. See, I was apparently behind on two payments, which was strange because payments had always automatically been deducted from my payroll through the school system I worked for. Well, for a couple of months, for some… read more
I had a friend who was diagnosed with cancer terminal and she found a insurance company that would issue her a policy but she had to survive for two… read more
Mona Lisa Touch procedure.
I am wondering if anyone with Er+ Breast Cancer has tried this procedure. It looks like it could be a life saver for those of us that have issues as a result of hormone suppression.
Post Double Masectomy BMX with Reconstruction Help
I read a post about post surgery help from family/friends. It said that you need help the first two weeks. That said, I’m very active (swim, bike, run, weights) so I’m hoping I recover slightly faster than expected. Can anyone offer me advice on what kind of help I’ll need? I heard that sometimes husbands need to be kept busy...? I know my husband is very stressed (although he says he’s not). I was also told sleeping upright mostly is helpful. Any experiences… read more
You should be ok, just know you have very limited use your arms for the first few days. Think of a tyrannosaurs Rex. After that you just need to work on… read more
Wanting to cover mastectomy scars with tattoo but stage 4 and doing chemo "indefinitely"
I'm 35 years old (originally diagnosed at 33), and I have Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer. I have to do chemotherapy almost weekly. I have large scars going across each breast from having a double mastectomy over a year ago and I had reconstruction done w/no nipples, just implants, about 9 months ago. I have no hair due to chemo and have to wear wigs and temporary stick on eyebrows if I want to look like my normal self.… read more
You could also try henna tattoos. I think they last a couple of weeks. Check with your doctors first to be sure there is nothing in them that can harm… read more