Monday, February 13, 2012
Just Diagnosed with Cancer? Chat with Experts

All People Who Are Taking "tamoxifen"

Janet Thompson, Author/Speaker

Janet Thompson, Author/Speaker

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Shocking news!

I am currently experiencing a recurrence of DCIS in the same breast, that supposedly was taken care of six years ago with a lumpectomy, radiation, and Tamoxifen.   Last week after having another sterotactic biopsy, the doctors dropped the bomb that my cancer is estrogen-negative not positive, as they assumed in 2002 a post-menopausal... Read moreChevron
Indira Akella

Indira Akella

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It is hard to digest when I knew I got Breast Cancer

This happened in June 2007 .It is a rainy evening in the middle of my vacation in India it struck me that I need to make that long pending visit to a diagnostic centre for my mammography. My mother later described me as a free bird flying in sky getting the wings chopped off fell down to the bottom of a abysmal pit. The doctor at the... Read moreChevron
Tina

Updating about me

  Hi all,   It has been a while since my last update. Treatment is done, Tamoxifen everyday... and back to a pretty good routine. Trying to lose some extra weight gained but thats not happening so quick... But I went for a haircut (the second one) this time, and, well it was very nice to do what most people may take for... Read moreChevron
Cressida

Cressida

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Diagnosed in 2007 at age 62.Treatment over in June 2008. So far, so good.

Post Treatment

Hi I'm trying to get back my strength post chemo & radiotherapy.Last rad was on June 21. Now I'm taking my two pills of tamoxifen. I feel extremely exhausted. I wonder when I shall be able to my own driving & other stuff like I used to. Please, share your post treatment experience with me. Cressida
Jolene Boyd

Jolene Boyd

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Diagnosed at 36, lost mother to breast cancer

Has anyone heard of research related to DCA??

Hi there!  Been a while since I posted--just up to "normal" life...whatever that is!  Recently passed my one year anniversary of diagnosis.  I had a physical and my first mammogram since surgery--everything came back "clean"...but now I find myself thinking "so what did they miss??"  I guess that's my new... Read moreChevron