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Connecting With Others Who Have a Similar Diagnosis + Recurrence and Metastatic Disease, Created: Apr 15, 2008 02:33 pm
Asking for info on side effects of FalsodexMy oncologist suggested I have to take one of the following 2 drugs following my chemotherapy. 1) Falodex/Faslodex or Aromasin. Aromasin seems to have many side effects that I really don't want to experience. I've had a rough 4 months of chemo. I find very little info on Faslodex. I live in Massachusetts and have Medicare and Medex (Blue Cross/Blue Shield). Will they cover the shots? Can someone please help me on this? |
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Connecting With Others Who Have a Similar Diagnosis + ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma), Created: Jul 11, 2007 04:00 pm
What's your ILC story?Thank you. Do you think I should consider bilateral mastectomy? I really do not want chemo or herceptin. Also, if I decide on mastectomy, how long is the healing process. I am scheduled to go on a cruise to Alaska on 9/8/07. I don't want to reschedule the cruise.
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Connecting With Others Who Have a Similar Diagnosis + ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma), Created: Jul 11, 2007 09:14 am
What's your ILC story?Thanks so much for your reply. The first cancer (left breast) was not lobular - it was something with ductal in the name, sorry can't remember. I was on tamoxifen for 5 yrs. Then about 2 yrs later after stopping the tamoxifen, I was diagnosed with Lobular on the right breast which was next to the nipple. Now this one which is about 5 or 6 yrs. from 2nd surgery and being on Arimidex for 5 yrs. My surgeon told me to stop taking the Arimidex since this last diagnosis. I am scheduled for another lumpectomy on 7/25 since he didn't get all the cancer 3 wks. ago. I wish someone can advise me the best treatment. I really don't want them to take all my lymph nodes - he is planning to try for the centinel node and said if he can't find one, he will take them all. Any time I had my nodes taken, there were none positive. Being 68 yrs. old and not doing anything radical, what would my life expectancy be? I am not doing well with this.
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Connecting With Others Who Have a Similar Diagnosis + ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma), Created: Jul 10, 2007 04:53 pm
What's your ILC story?I was recently diagnosed with a 3rd Breast Cancer. The first one in 1995 was treated with Lumpectomy, radiation and Tamoxifen (Left Breast). Second diagnosis (Right breast) was Lobular cancer in 2001 - Lumpectomy & radiation and Arimidex. Third is a recurrence of Lobular Cancer (right Breast). I can't be radiated again in any breast now. My surgeon didn't think it was cancer so he didn't take enough out during the lumpectomy 3 wks. ago. He ordered an MRI to see if he removed all of the cancer (which he didn't) and suggested Mastectomy as the standard procedure. But he said I am a candidate for another operation to remove more of the cancer (which was there after the MRI), Herceptin and Chemo, plus remove some or all of the lymph nodes. I am 68 yrs. of age andd I really need some advice from someone who has gone thru this. If I decide to have the mastecomy will I have to have chemo also and have some or all of my lymph nodes removed?
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