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It's OK - No Surgery, No Chemo
Hi Community I haven't found this topic yet, so here's a start (if it's too long, I apologise in advance): I'm in Stg IV with the HER2 cancer growing from the right breast, and first discovered a grape-size lump in Aug 2018. I couldn't get a biopsy until June 2019 (SSA had cut SSI funds), directly before which my PCN said…
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Life After Hysterectomy, Mastectomy and Anastzole
A little back story. I was diagnosed at the age of 41 with ER+ Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in 2018. I had a lumpectomy, 33 radiation treatments and then took Tamoxifen religiously for 4 years. Just when I was starting to feel back to myself and like I had this thing beat, I found out almost 4 years to the day that it came…
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Exercises to Relieve Side Effects
Nearly all breast cancer treatments cause side effects, including joint pain, fatigue, and anxiety. Exercise may seem like the last thing you want to do when you’re having serious side effects, but research shows that it can help ease all these side effects and more. It can also reduce the risk of recurrence, give you more…
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Joint stiffness
My last chemotherapy treatment for her2 positive breast cancer was 12/12/23. Since then, I have had crazy bad bilateral joint stiffness (ankles, knees, hips, elbows, wrists). It is the worst at night when i move into a different position. Chemotherapy also catapulted me into menopause. Is my joint pain permanent or…
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Bone Mets/PAIN
I apologize if there's already a thread on this topic, but I'm still having a difficult time navigating this new format. I've tried the search fields, but it's not directing me to a common thread. Anyway, I'm having a BAD pain day. Bone mets basically everywhere in my chest cavity. RIBS especially, sacrum, etc. I'm on…
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Morphine, Bone Pain, and Bone Loss in Metastatic Breast Cancer