Information and opinions on health from MsMary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/220491/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/220491/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/220491/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/138312/retention Sat, 14 May 2011 18:37:39 -0400 MsMary Hello all, It's been a while since I posted something but I was looking to see what is going on with different blog and see if I could answer any questions.  I have one.  Water retention.  It seems like on Monday my weight is down and then on Wednesday I have gained like 1-2 lbs.  I am on the tamoxfin, how can I control the water gain. Mary http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/138312/retention http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/120715/breast Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:17:22 -0400 MsMary Hello All: I had my breast reconstruction in July and will get the nipple put on 20 Oct.  Do not know what to expect with the nipple part.  Any advice? http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/120715/breast http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/220491/119438/pain-feet Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:47:49 -0400 MsMary Hello Ladies, I talked to my doctor about the pain in my feet and she prescribed me meds to take 3x a day.  Its seems as though the pain is getting worse and it hurts more at night once I am home for the day and relaxed.  How long does this pain usually last?  My chemo treatment wasn't as bad as what I am going through now? Why? Pain in feet, arm, hot flashes, premenopausal, what more can happen.  I know that we are suppose... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/220491/119438/pain-feet http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/117528/neuorpathy Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:04:12 -0400 MsMary Ladies, I am having so much pain in both of my feet, I got the tingling and pain on the top.  The left one is worse than the right one.  I have been taking some pills for it for about a month, is there anything more that I can do for this besides the pills? http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/117528/neuorpathy http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/115064/pregnancy Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:29:43 -0400 MsMary I have a lot of questions today.  I was wondering if any one became pregnant while taking tamoxfin? I am not pregnant but was just wondering.  What would happen and how could this make the cancer come back? http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/115064/pregnancy http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/115063/tamoxfin Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:27:14 -0400 MsMary Hello all, I am not complaining but I was wondering why I can not loose any weight.  I have been at 174 since may 2009.  Not gaining any but not loosing either.  I eat better and work out the best I can since I have bad knees.  Is there any thing that I can do to loose some weight?    Another question, any one that is on tamoxfin and had surgery, did you stop taking your tamoxfin 3 weeks before your surgery and 3... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/115063/tamoxfin http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/114858/i-am-done Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:06:55 -0400 MsMary Ladies, I have completed my last Herceptin treatment on 23 June 2010.  I want to thank you all, PJ, for being there when I started this a year ago, April 27, thinking that I would not make it, but through prayers and this webpage, I have made it and I am helping others to go through it.  God let's stuff happen to us so we can be there for others.  I am blessed, I am well, I AM HEALED.  Mary Davis http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/114858/i-am-done http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/91321/hot-flashes Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:53:00 -0400 MsMary Good day to all.  It has been a few weeks since I posted a blog but I am feeling better after I received my last treatment on 23 Sept.  Thank God.  Trying to get my energy back and taking one day at a time.  The doctor started me on Taxmofin about a week ago.  I had the hot flashes under control but after I received a Herceptin treatment last week, the hot flashes came back within hours.  I am taking 75mg of Efforex... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/91321/hot-flashes http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/87713/treatment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:24:28 -0400 MsMary Hello to all, Just wanted to let you all know that 23 sept will be my last chemo treatment, followed by the rest of my herceptin treatments every three weeks there after until june 2010.  I will let you all know how this one goes.  The 5th one had me down for almost 8 days and my WBC dropped really bad but I got stronger after that but now I started taking Effexor and it seems to wear me down, tired and no energy.  Not sure if it... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/87713/treatment http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/85867/treatment Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:10:45 -0400 MsMary Hello All, Haven't written in a while but I wanted to let you all know that I have done 5 of 6 treatments last week and this one hit me harder than the 3rd one.  The fourth one went a lot better than this one.  I am having trouble with my throat, sore, and not having an appetite or wanting to drink anything.  I also found out with the last treatment that my magnesium was low so I had to do a two hour drip before I had my... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/220491/85867/treatment