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Watch: Beyond Treatment: How to Get the Follow-Up Care You Need
Follow-up care after breast cancer is essential. Getting good follow-up care can make a big difference in your long-term health and quality of life. In this Breastcancer.org webinar, you’ll find out how often you should see your oncologist after your treatment ends and get other practical advice from our expert panelists…
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Bonded by Breast Cancer Weekly Virtual (Zoom) Meetups!
Hi All, We are now offering TWO moderated Bonded by Breast Cancer Virtual (Zoom) Meetups each week! Join with others you've created a connection with at Breastcancer.org, after active treatment is over. • Mondays, 8 pm ET (NEW! begins July 24, 2023). Register in advance! Monday Meetup Registration • Fridays, 1 pm ET…
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So...whats for dinner?
I thought it might be fun to start a thread on what we are having, making or had for dinner. Sometimes it is the best tuna steak you ever had, sometimes it's a can of soup. But we all do it every night in some form or another. Maybe we can give each other ideas on what to make, or bitch about what we had, or the fact that…
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Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?
Hi I am newly diagnosed and I know alot of people rely on their faith for support and find great peace with that, however I am a atheist and was wondering if anyone else here was also. thanks
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Anxiety about coming off Tamoxifen
Hello! I haven’t posted in a while, but I have been on Tamoxifen for almost 5 years (May of 2024 will be 5 years) and my oncologist has talked about me coming off in May, and all of the sudden, the anxiety is real….. I feel like this drug has been like a security blanket for the last five years. I also understand that…
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Neuropathy
Hi, I am new here so I hope I am doing this correctly. I had cancer and treatment in 2013 and had taxol. I had bad neuropathy for a few years after, took gabapentin which helped reduce pain and went off the medication because I was ok. I have had the neuropathy- mostly pain-sometimes since then like once a month. The last…
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I feel like it will never end
Hello, I'm new to posting but not new to this site. 12 years ago, at age 33, I was diagnosed with stage 3a invasive ductal carcinoma. I found this forum helpful then and have returned for support. That year I completed chemotherapy, had a unilateral mastectomy with multiple recons over the years, and completed radiation…
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Book Lovers Club
I've been receiving marvelous book suggestions on another thread and it was recommended that I start a Book Lovers thread. This is not for BC or health books -- this is pure escapism!!! I've collated the suggestions (with snippets describing the plots) I've received thus far. Please post your recommendations too!!
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Gardening, anyone?
I'm still under a ton of snow, and it's only 9 degrees today, but I just signed up for our county's Master Gardening program. Now I can't wait to dig in the dirt. I have little knowledge and hope these classes help. I love flowers and plants but do not have a clue what to do with them. I'd love to hear from others who…
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Moved to annual oncologist visits today - living life differently after cancer
Heck yes!!!! Celebrate good times. The photo was my first international trip taken this year. More to come. 🤸💕🤸
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Wish you still had cancer?
Is it common to have the thought that i wouldn't care too much if i had a recurrence? That i want to stop my meds? Does anyone ever think this? Is it weird to bring up? I've been looking at my life since diagnosis, treatment, remission, and daily preventive maintenance. Maybe treatment and losing my hair was much easier…
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Bilateral Mastectomy Club
I would love to hear from others who had both breasts removed. I was refused a bilateral mastectomy in 2019 when I had my left mastectomy because my BS lied to me. I ended up with BC in the right breast in 2022, and had a right mastectomy that fall. I am not thrilled with my current BS but have no intention to look for yet…
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oophorectomy or ovarian suppression after treatment
Hi all, I'm back here after quite a while, with a question. I was diagnosed at 42 so premenopausal and along with all the other fun got put on lupron/letrozole. I had a bad time, major depression, all the hot flashes, etc. Got switched to tamoxifen after a few months and eventually things got better. 3.5 years out I am…
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Medicaid Application/Renewal Survivorship Anxiety
I am a 39-year-old cancer survivor, and due to my BRCA mutation, extensive family history, and the fact that my cancer was triple negative, my oncologist has me under observation for the foreseeable future. I originally lived in Wisconsin, but moved to Texas in early 2019. I was transferred from the Wisconsin Well Woman…
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Not quite a horder - decluttering
Okay friends, I'm updating this info. I love the picture though so I'm leaving that!! I continue to look at a very unorganized house. My friend Zogo had an idea about a thread for decluttering and I thought why not get one started. Feel free to share decluttering or organizational ideas or hold yourself accountable to us.…
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Who else is a Genealogy Nut??
I have been doing my family history for a few years now and I KNOW I am not the only one on here that dabbles in genealogy. Lets share our stories, our research queries and maybe along the way we can help each other with research. Or maybe we'll find out we are related!! My family roots go from Nebraska back to Scotland,…
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Additional ultrasound
So I live in a state that does not automatically do an additional ultrasound when you have dense breasts.. I've asked about getting an ultrasound in addition to my mammogram but they tell me they don't do it.. is there any way to approach my doctors so I can get a supplemental ultrasound?... I would actually even pay for…
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Bra after reconstruction, 5 years out
Hello! I haven't posted on here in ages but wanted to reach out to ask if anyone else if having issues feeling comfortable with their foobs in a bra. I have over the muscle, direct to implant reconstruction and they are pretty small, measure out to a 32c. I have a very lean chest and almost zero body fat on my chest. So…
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Veozah
Has anyone started Veozah to manage AI induced hot flashes? Had my well woman visit today and my GYN recommended it. Thanks!
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Completed 8 years on Letrozole - trying to control hormones/hot flashes/weight gain
It's been nearly 10 years since my diagnosis of Stage 2 Breast Cancer at age 48. After surgery & treatment, I was on letrozole for nearly 8 years. It was a challenge to tolerate it - joint pain, hair loss, exhaustion etc., but I did for almost 8 years hoping the benefits would outweigh the risks. Unfortunately my blood…
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Thyroid Cancer
I wasn’t sure where to post I could just use support. I finished treatment in October 2015. IDC, lumpectomy, chemo, rads. Actually the last couple years I’ve really felt my body heal from everything I went through. I was in a good space mentally and physically. The last few months though I’ve been having trouble…
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After menopause…
post hormone + breast cancer, and post menopausal - along with the weight gain and joint pain and all the wonderful things that go along with a hormone depleted body —- how do you cope? I’m so sick of the weight (I’ve tried everything) and exercise Is challenging because joint and muscle pain along with fatigue. Is it…
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Hair loss 3.5 years later
so I finished chemo 3.5 years ago, my hair grew back and was never as thick as it was pre chemo but that was actually a gift from chemo (it was waaay too thick before) I was very happy with my chemo curls and all of a sudden it began thinning several months ago. In talking with two individuals who went through chemo at the…
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Period after chemopause
I went through AC-T chemo 7 years ago at 40 which put me into chemopause. I have been taking aromatase inhibitors since then. I am now 47 and am having my first period. Did anyone else have this happen? I have a call into my oncologist and ob-gyn. Just wondering if it has happened to anyone else.
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Weight Loss--Wegovy or Alternatives?
Hello everyone. I finished Kadcyla back in April and have been on Anastrozole for almost a year. (By the way I'm triple positive and probably need to update my profile since I haven't posted in a while). Anyway, after chemo, 4 surgeries (including removing my ovaries), targeted treatment, and all the trauma over the past…
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Finish Line Scanxiety
I have an appointment with my MO on 25 September. I have to get blood work done several weeks ahead of time to make sure all the results are in for the appointment, so I’m planning to do that on 1 September. This should be my final 6 month check up and if my blood work looks good, it will mean 3 years in remission, which…
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The Future of Remote Learning and Online Tutoring
Exploring the Future of Remote Learning and Online Tutoring In recent years, the landscape of education has been rapidly evolving, with a significant shift towards remote learning and online tutoring. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this trend, but even before that, digital platforms were already reshaping the way…
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TSA Advice? Bilateral Mastectomy
I am looking for advice about getting through TSA screening without extra embarrassment. I had a bilateral mastectomy, no reconstruction, all healed now. I am comfortable with this new body in everyday situations and also at my community swimming pool where I work out without prostheses. But I am terrified of TSA. During…
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Question about Nuclear Whole Body Bone Scan
I had a nuclear whole body bone scan this week and I had taken a disk and report with me from my previous scan which was done at another hospital in 2018. I was told they loaded that information on their computer. When I got the report, it said "comparison: None." I am wondering if those scans are like Dexa Scans which…
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Need to hear from any long term grade 3 survivors
I am doing quite well and have gotten through all active treatment. The last step is my 3-D nipple tattoos. Anyway I am struggling a little right now. It's not bad but I could use encouragement. My original diagnosis was a grade 3, hormone positive tumor. No lymph node involvement and no LVI but that grade 3 haunts me…
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Pain almost a year after lymph node removal
I had a lumpectomy and three lymph nodes removed last August. I went to PT off and on for a seroma, cording and the onset of lymphedema. The cording is a lot better than it was. But I’m having more pain/tenderness in the back of my arm and underarm again. I stretch every day and try to drink a lot of water. Just wondering…