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There was a great thread of photos going through and after cold cap from 2018 showing results and how everyone managed afterwards. Would love to see this brought back and know more about how people are getting on with styling, growth, tips and when shedding stopped?
I’m sure I will grow to understand what many of you are going through and even talking about. I’ve had a mammogram , ultrasound - biopsy in armpit and breast. It came back as cancer. So now i am in the ‘system’ and have been booked for a Bone Scan, ECG, Oncologist and Surgeon this week. (4 different appts) I’m in Canada…
How Are Your Oncologist’s Communication Skills? Jun 4, 2024 Dr. Fumiko Chino discusses her research on doctor-patient communication. At the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Fumiko Chino, MD, presented the results of research she conducted with Breastcancer.org on how doctors’ communication…
Hi, I found out today that I will start on an AI drug along with Verzenio after I finish my radiation in about 6 weeks. I am reading about Verzenio and it is pretty daunting reading about all the possible side effects. Anyone taking it now that could share their experience? Also, how did you get it paid for since it is…
I have developed a few allergies symptoms since last year. I really believe it's due to taking tamoxifen (for 3 years) that changed my body (gut health maybe). I want to see if anyone experiences something similar…. In the beginning of few months when i started to take the tamoxifen, i had night sweats but that was gone…
I was diagnosed with DCIS February 2023 and had a lumpectomy last April and a re-excision in June followed by 21 sessions of radiation. I had a weird rope like cord stretch under my breast into the side of my stomach I noticed February 2024. My breast surgeon put me on a high dose of advil for a week and it did nothing. I…
I've noticed there is a Verzenio discussion in the Stage IV only section, and another in the Stage III forum. I'm starting this thread because I think there could be a benefit from sharing between all the stages - especially when, and if, Verzenio becomes a more common standard of treatment. I started Verzenio 14 months…
I had surgery on Monday and they put in tissue expanders and down the road plan to do the DEIP flap. I’m really starting to regret my decision on the TE’s. Do they ever get more comfortable? The one on the right feels like it’s over too far and affecting my right arm mobility. And have constant aches and pains associated…
I'm pretty old (age 74), and had my double mastectomy in August 2022 and did not have any reconstruction. I have followed-up with anastrazole daily medication. And even though my body has changed a lot over the years, I have noticed recently that my stomach/abdomen seems much larger. My weight is the same now as before the…
February is American Heart Month All people — especially women — are encouraged to focus on cardiovascular health this month. Heart disease can be affected by cancer itself and sometimes can be a complication of breast cancer treatments. A MUGA scan or an echocardiogram (echo) may be performed before a person starts cancer…
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