Feel free to cry and vent. I never got sick from my chemo. Zofran and steroids worked wonders for me. How far along are you with your chemo? I hope the next round goes better. Hugs... BEV...
I hope the samples are more conclusive than your first. Think it's best to jump one hurdle at a time. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed for you. Hugs... BEV...
Sounds like they found a lump that isn't a cyst. More often than not, solid lumps are not cancerous. About 80% of biopsies are benign. Irregular margins are a bit more concerning than if it were...
I had a lump removed with a local. I wasn't pregnant, but that was just the way my doctor chose to do it. Wasn't painful. I don't know why your doctor would object, but I would ask. I've also had...
Any type of cancer has an emotional component. Geez! People die of this disease, so how could one not be angry and resentful! Yes, there is the "whole breast=nurturing" thing. Personally, I was more...
What does your doctor say about the edema? Sometimes they will suggest a compression garment to minimize the collection of fluids. But you really need to check with your doctor and follow his/her...
Hey! You are right about one thing. This is a horrible disease, and it sucks to have to deal with it. Some days, you will just be putting one foot in front of the other, but that's okay. You'll still...
I wish I could tell you that there are early warning signs, but as far as I know, there are not. I know that they are working on a blood test for early diagnosis, but I don't think there are even any...
Hope it heals soon and you are able to get your chemo started. The nice thing about a portacath is that it is subcutaneous, so you don't have any tubes hanging out. My best friend had one, and she...
Sorry to hear that you are having to join our group, but glad to hear you are being proactive by getting a second opinion. Good for you! I was 36 when I was diagnosed with invasive ductal and lobular...
I had a mastectomy and a reconstruction that left me with very little sensation anywhere! I did have a surgical biopsy on my remaining breast, but haven't had issues with it. The one time I have had...
Does your doctor think this is IBC??? Because I wouldn't want to be waiting for a mammogram if that is what the doctor suspects. I would be going straight to a breast surgeon. IBC often can't even be...
You can try, but it may not happen. I've waited two months for a follow-up to a finding of a mass in my remaining breast. That I had already lost one breast to two different types of brca was of no...
I've been reading up on some of the studies for BSGI. Let me know how it goes! Hugs......
It really sounds more like fibrocystic breast disease than anything else. I had it when I was young. It really isn't associated with breast cancer, as far as I know. And it can be incredibly painful!...
Hope you get benign results tomorrow! Hugs, BEV...
I don't think there is a lot of difference, other than maybe a reference to size. A nodule is sometimes considered smaller than a mass. Either way, it would need to be examined by pathology to...
Don't take the steri-strips off. Talk to your doctor and he can tell you how much bleeding is normal. Hope you get benign results. Hugs... BEV...
In terms of breast cancer, 2 months is not a long time. It takes years for a lump to grow to the point where it can be seen on a mammogram, and years more before it can be felt as a lump. In terms of...
Hi, Bellasgma. Sorry to hear that you are having to join us! It sounds like your chemo will be different from Swanfleweast's. I suspect that they are planning to give you Adriamycin and Cytoxin, then...
Nope. Never heard of it. Sorry! Let us know how it goes so we'll know more about it! Thanks... and best of luck. Hugs... BEV...
I think it all depends on who is doing the biopsy and what your tolerance for pain is. I had surgical biopsies, and they were really not a big deal, as far as pain goes. Maybe took a Tylenol 3 or...
Lumps and bumps in your breasts are to be expected and are usually just normal breast tissue. At 16, you should be learning what is normal for you. You may find lumps and tenderness that are tied to...
Hope all turns out well for you, Mindy. Hugs... BEV...
I would suggest you see a breast specialist. What you have been experiencing is probably not breast cancer, but it is not "normal," either. If this was your primary care doctor, maybe you could start...
Scaling on the nipple can be a symptom of Paget's disease, which is a rare form of breast cancer that affects the skin of the nipple and areola. Of course, it can also be something as simple as a...
So was this a cyst, or a tumor? Cysts are fluid filled, tumors are solid. Hope it turned out that it was, in fact, just a cyst. Let us know what your report says... and sorry to hear about your mom....
Glad you got some inspiration. Let us know how things are going for you. Hugs... BEV...
It probably is a hematoma. And it won't necessarily be gone in three months, but should at least be decreasing in size. And in terms of breast cancer, 3 months is not a long time to wait. It takes...
Glad you like the new doctor. Hope you get some definite answers. Let me know how it goes. Hugs... BEV...
Hi, LLL... Sorry you are having to come here to ask questions! So I'll try to give you some info on what is going on. There are often two types of mammography appointments; there are screening...
Booklover, I know where you are coming from. I've had an "all's clear" mammogram that missed two invasive cancers in one breast. Then another mammogram that showed a mass in my remaining breast that...
Cancer would not react to antibiotics. If the lump is from the kickboxing incident and is just left from the abcess, whetther it is a pocket of infection or scar tissue, then a biopsy would be...
Dear Tm... I don't think that coke is the issue! Please check with your doctor. With your family history, why take chances? And yes, heat can be a part of IBC. It could very well be infection, but...
Good luck tomorrow. Hope the breast specialist is of more help. If not, then check in with your gyn. Hugs... BEV...
Wendi, I have just had two more friends diagnosed with mets to the bones. Of course, I don't know outcomes, because they were recently diagnosed. Please read luckygirl's post. BEV...
Not really up on clinical trial drugs, but sounds great! Just had two friends diagnosed recently with bone mets. I'm definitely going to have them check it out. How long have you bee on it? Hope you...
Just make that doctor's appointment! BEV...
Some surgeons specialize in breasts, so if you are being referred to a breast specialist, that would be good. I do think you need a second opinion. If it's infection, then antibiotics should help. So...
Cysts are not typically related to breast cancer. You could talk to your doctor about aspirating the cyst. At the very least, talk to the doctor! Cysts can often be very painful, so I sympathize!...
This doesn't sound like cancer or IBC, but the only way you can know for sure is to see a doctor. So make another appointment and discuss all your concerns with your doctor. If your doctor can't...
B-zilla... Sorry I wasn't able to post earlier. How did your appointment go today??? Hugs... BEV...
I would suggest checking with a doctor. Really don't know what this would mean for a guy. Sorry! BEV...
What does your doctor say about the test results? If you are going to be worried about this for the next six months, then I would ask the doctor about a biopsy to determine exactly what this lump is....
Sounds like things are going well for you! Hope things continue to go that way. :) Hugs......
Usually lifting is restricted for a short period. Driving while you're on pain medication. No needles, cuffs, etc on the affected side. Otherwise, don't do a darned thing more than you feel like...
Hi, Tufcookie. Your co-worker is right. Breast cancer is usually painless, but not always. I really doubt this is breast cancer, and if you've had a lot of coughing with your pneumonia/ bronchitis,...
I would think that an ultrasound would be pretty definitive as to whether this is fluid-filled or solid. Not being a radiologist, I don't know if a CT scan would show that difference or not. It would...
Hi, C-mom. I posted to the other thread before I read this one. So dismiss what I said about "if" this is cancer, since it isn't! Sorry. Anyway, hematomas are not uncommon after surgery, but this one...
Hi c-mom. Waiting is hard. Sorry to hear about the hematoma. If the cells are cancer, then it is probably early stage, if found in the microcalcifications, and most breast cancers take years to grow....