Hi Beth, Just a quick note - from what you wrote, it says your lymph nodes were metastatic - that means cancer in the lymph nodes. Stage IV is if it gets to collar bone lymph nodes/neck lymph...
Congratulations to the three of you! I'd celebrate with a triple ice cream! -Jen...
Lori, Congratulations! That is really great news! Sending you 5 hugs and one more for continued good health! -Jen...
Hi, I actually am getting fractionated mini-ifosfamide,carboplatin,etoposide for metastatic BC at the Zion,IL cancer treatment centers of america. I'm actually in the hospital because that particular...
Hi Jo-Ann, I'm sending hugs and prayers your way...thppp...tongue got stuck in all these pink feathers... -Jen...
The doc said that even er/pr- can grow from estrogen,that depending on how the lab tests tumors for er/pr-,it could be as much as 10% of the cells still respond to estrogen, so why not try every...
Nobody seems to like my idea to put the boss in the freezer with the rest of the turkeys... I've been out of work since last year, and luckily my boss was kind about my being out, but my husband's...
Hi Laure', The kids are doing great-kindergarden just ended for my oldest, now he's at the same school as his sister all day - if I could send them. They only went two days this week...they prefer to...
A young man named John received a parrot as A gift. The parrot had a > > bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the > > bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with...
I almost forgot to ask - I had multi-foci BC, in both breasts, StageIIIC, ER/PR-, HER2-. I went into chemical menopause two months after delivering the baby - but came out of it (hormone levels...
Hi Libby, My appreciation goes out to you, too - I have saved all my cards in a special box (or in a pile on the counter) and I came across the last three you sent...Thanks so much...I used to love...
I advised the getting the actual report because when I had the first mammogram, the letter I got from the imaging service said,"there are no areas of concern". The letter my doctor got (which I...
Hi Lori, Here's a link to the event: registration: http://www.karmanos.org/detroitraceforthecure/registration.html maps: http://www.karmanos.org/detroitraceforthecure/maps.html FAQ, has the times:...
Hi Deanna, Hi Lori, Actually, a cyst can be cancerous. In my case I found a lump in each breast, and had three swollen lymph nodes under my arm. The lumps did not show on mammogram, and for some dumb...
Hi Joyce, I don't know if this is similar, but I had a reaction to taxotere when I first took it - it made my chest tight and my face red - I was given benedryl, and it was given very slowly. Days...
Hello Lori, How are you, too? I can't remember if you are done or are still in treatment. I'm at cancer treatment centers of america in IL, I'm only disconected from my chemo for two hours a day and...
Hi Randi, I had AC as my first line. Please ask your doc about taking a med to protect your heart - at the hospital I'm at now in IL, the docs give Zinacarg to keep patients from having damage from...
Mk, Congratulations on your great purchase! Where are going first? It was nice talking to you the other day (or week? I'm not sure when it was, but it was fun.) Have a great day! -Jen...
Hi Ellen, I'm sorry to hear of your surgery. Will it put you into surgical menopause? I went through chemical menopause in the fall, and had been taking eperbel-s (bellergal), which is a non-hormonal...
Hi Robyn, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. I have just prayed for you both. Liz has great ideas and advice. Please let us know how things are going over Christmas. -Jen...
At the bottom of the article, it says that the test is already being used. It also says that it is used to quantify the likelihood that the cancer will return. I haven't been offered this, but I'm...
Hi again, For my metastatic cancer (mets under my left arm that can't be surgically removed), I've had 4 AC, 4 taxotere, (delivered the baby, had surgery), then three weeks later had two more rounds...
Hi everyone! I'm finally able to tolerate the computer again, our family has had it rough since I came home from the bilateral and lymph node surgery. Unfortunately, my surgeon could not remove all...
Shells, I had the same problem with chemo, pain meds, and boost actually causes the problem ,too, I was recently told. Here's the formula my friend gave me that really helped: You want to take the...
Lori. Congratulations on your five year anniversary! Hope you had a great day. -Jen...