Managing life after a breast cancer diagnosis, including rediscovering intimacy, coping with fear of recurrence, reconnecting relationships, sharing hobbies and interests, and finding inspiration in daily life.
Hello all ~ I am seeking some in put concerning Aloe Vera Supplements. I was diagnosed in 2018 with Stage 1 ER/PR positive breast cancer. It was discovered early to which I am incredibly grateful. I had a lumpectomy and four weeks of radiation therapy, followed by four years of estrogen blockers. I also have interstitial…
I had a single mastectomy last year and my 7yr old son knows, but has never seen the scar. I sleep with a little soft boob pillow in a tank top to keep up the illusion of shape, but it's just a little insert thing that they gave me at the hospital to wear post op. I think I want to keep sleeping with something in for a few…
I am facing my last treatment for triple positive breast cancer next Thursday. I had heard that ending treatment can be difficult and I have been trying to prepare myself by building other support outside my care team. However, I find that the biggest problem is the reckoning with what has happened to me. There have been 5…
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…
I'm just wondering if anyone else feels like me. I was diagnosed in 2018, had the DMX, followed by chemo, and then monoclonal antibodies, finishing up in September, 2019. I'm still on letrozole and trying to get my feet on the ground after pretty much shutting my career down while I was in treatment. During 2019 I was…
Hello all, I finished my last radiation treatment on April 27 and promptly dislocated my right shoulder (the side where I had my mastectomy and radiation) in the hospital parking lot when a car backed up and tapped my hip (seriously didn't hit hard enough to justify the word hit). At first I seemed to be recovering well,…
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…
Hello fellow survivors. I’m now 10 years out from my reconstructive implant surgery and it’s time for implant exchange. Since surgery, I’ve moved more than 4 hours from my plastic surgeon and am considering seeing a surgeon nearby. So, I’m wondering do I need to look for someone who specializes in breast reconstruction…
Has anyone with Triple Negative Breast Cancer taken Xeloda that went through chemotherapy and then had a double mastectomy and lymph nodes removed? I am going to have radiation but, my oncologist wants me to take Xeloda but, I want to hear some feed back.
I finished act chemo, Masectomy, radiation then two years of Verzenio - September 2024. Still on Zoladex and Femara. Since stopping verzenio, the most concerning issue is slightly elevated alt and ast - 50 and 70 at this point but ultra sound and mri without contrast show no Mets. Also, It has taken about 5 months for my…
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