Breast Cancer - All People Who Are Living In "IL"

Barbara C

44 years old, metastatic breast cancer

posted 10/25/2009, comments (7)

Cancer's back and a sneeze broke my back!

I was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 15, 1006 (3:30 pm). After a mastectomy, chemo, radiation and 4 reconstruction surgeries I hoped I was done while realy not believing it. From all the reconstructions, I had persistent chest wall pain and my wonderful oncologist sent me for a bone scan. Everyone involved, except me, was... Read more Chevron

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csurvivor06

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Been Through It

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posted 10/21/2008, comments (3)

1 1/2 years later

Well I thought that after a year and a half after the bilateral mastectomies and chemo I would not have to worry about anything but to watch out for more cancer returning but I was wrong. I just recently learned that when I had my chemotherapy that the chemo has caused some nerve damage and I am now in constant pain from this. I was... Read more Chevron

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KayeD

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posted 05/30/2008, comment (1)

Mortality and Other Issues

I finished treatment on March 3. This month, I'm staring at my first round of post-treatment bloodwork, plus having a mole that didn't react well to radiation removed from my upper chest, plus my FIRST follow up mammogram since I was diagnosed on June 28, 2007. The fact is, I'm scared to death. I can't go through the... Read more Chevron

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LKB653

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posted 12/18/2007, comments (5)

tamoxofin side effects

I had a mastectomy in April 2004. Since that time, I have been on Arimidex, Femara or Tamoxafin for varying amounts of time due to the side effects of the drugs. I have been on Tamoxafin for the last year. I developed several side effects (severe fatigue, back pain, sore throat, shortness of breath, one side weakness) and it took... Read more Chevron

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