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Interview request: Breast Cancer Screening With a Disability
Do you have a physical or cognitive disability? Have you had any type of breast cancer screening? Breastcancer.org is working on an article about breast cancer screening for people with disabilities. We’re interested in hearing from people with any type of disability about their screening experiences. It doesn’t matter if…
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Your Voice Can Shape Clinical Trials | Participate for $100 gift card!
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber, and Harvard Medical School are exploring how AI chatbots can make clinical trial consent easier to understand. They’re inviting adult cancer patients across the U.S. to join a virtual focus group and share their ideas. Participants will receive a $100 gift card. Spots are…
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My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
As I go through this forced path I have been thrown down, I have come to realize the love I have always had for my husband was strong. He is amazing and I love him with my very soul and entire heart. Never would I ever imagine the thought of dying and him being alone. Then the worst part hit me!! I can't seem to shake the…
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Stage IV MBC Fitness
Hello! Welcome! We are done with Stage IV, moving on and planning to staying healthy for a long time. We're Stage V (Which is not dead. We're doing fine, ready to live with this beast.) This is the American Cancer Society/NCI consensus on exercise for cancer patients. * 150 minutes/week moderate-intense aerobic exercise or…
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thread for middle age to older Christian women.
I would like to start a forum to meet other middle age or older women who have bc and love the Lord. Try to live your life for him, walk the walk and talk the talk. Of course we all fall from grace because we are human but we are covered by the blood of Jesus. Also this forum is for people who has a large enough vocabulary…
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Anyone starting brand drug, Enhertu?
I have had growth of tumors while on current treatment. My onc and I have decided to try new treatment, Enhertu (FDA approved 12/20/19)! Wondering if anyone else out there is trying or was in trial? Julie
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Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I am an "older" woman with breast cancer (I was diagnosed at 65 and am now 66). I notice that most of the posts seem to be from people younger than I am (often by quite a bit...). I'd love to "talk" with others my age, exchange info about their diagnoses, effects on their lives, etc. I see that there is a forum for young…
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Multiple skeletal Mets Strongly ER positive BC originally now showing as TNBC
originally diagnosed IDC grade 2 , stage 3A HR+ with Allred score 8/8 and HER2- at the age of 46, 10 years back . Surgery, chemo and radiation therapy done as part of treatment followed by 5 years of tamoxifen followed by 5 years of letrozole and Zolenic acid. Now got bone pain few months back. When done pet scan and MRI…
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Smx and slnb recovery
Had my smx and slnb on Wednesday, suprised at how Little pain i have, bit achy and stiff but other than that ok. Hopefully drain out soon Area feels quite numb still, is this normal ?have been doing exercises, swelling in armpit but not too much
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Afinitor/Aromasin
I am waiting for my pills to arrive and fearful of starting a chemo after almost seven years of anti-hormones. I immediately started looking for info on this site, and the Afinitor topic was started in Jan. 8, 2012 with 35 pages of comments to go through. Do you think it is possible to start a new topic now that this med…
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HRT with ADH
I was diagnosed with ADH 11 years ago. Recently I have been going through perimenopause and have been having hot flashes along with other symptoms. Has anyone been put on HRT and had issues with it causing any issues with your breast health?
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🌟Starting radiation in January 2026? You don’t have to walk this road alone.🌟
This is a space for all of us traveling the radiation road together—to connect, encourage one another, and lean on shared experience. Whether you’re just getting your start date or already a few sessions in, we invite you to jump in and share: Your diagnosis and any treatments you’ve already had Your radiation start date…
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Lets Post our Daily Exercise
I'm doing the Firm Cardio Step mix and will walk the dog for a mile later today. Lorrie
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All about Xeloda
I will complete my first cycle of Xeloda today (2 weeks on; one week off). I have already noticed some signs of HFS on my feet. Sometimes they are red and feel hot. I've had some minor skin peeling, but not any blistering. The heels are the worst (the most sensitive) and it is uncomfortable to walk. I hope I get to see the…
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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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tamoxifen side effects--25 years post menopausal
hi there! diagnosed in august with idc, lumpectomy and mammaoplasty (bilateral breast reduction), finished 5 fraction whole breast radiaiton on Dec 5, just started tamoxifen yesterday, 20 mg . didn't really expect side effects this soon, but… felt just generally weird both yesterday and today; sneezed a lot this morning…
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Zoom Meet-Up Bonded by Breast Cancer: Place to Keep Chatting
Hey Everyone, Here is a place to keep sharing between meetups. Warmly, The Mods
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how about drinking?
Where did our thread go? Is anyone out there from our drinking group? Did I miss something - like we became too offesive or ...well, drunk? I would love to hear from you gals! Janie
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CT and Lung Nodules
I cannot find my previous thread, but this is my newest CT scan. So far I have had them in November, January, April, and today. I had a PET in November that lit up on a couple of spots in my left lung and three level 2 cervical nodes. Currently on a watch and see. Anyone have some information on this newest scan? Not…
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Cold Caps Users Past and Present, to Save Hair
Hi all, I wanted to start a forum for all us that are using the cold caps to try to save our hair. I am on FEC100 X3 followed by Taxotere X3. My dosage unfortunately is not a guaranteed success. I am 40 days out from my first treatment and will have my third June 17. So far I have thinned but have not required a wig. I…
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Nervous about switch from Letrozole to Exemestane
Hi - I have been on Letrozole for 2 years (invasive ductal carcinoma, node positive, did chemo and radiation, double mastectomy and oophorectomy...was diagnosed right after my 46th bday). Recently I've had neuropathy for the first time (it moves around/switches which limbs it affects...strangest thing). Ruled out…
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Métastases cérébrales (brain metastasis)
Bonjour, J’ai eu Phesgo pendant 8 mois pour une métastase au foie. Réponse complète métabolique. J’ai fait une crise d’épilepsie début janvier 2026 et on a découvert des petites métastases cérébrales. À venir Stéréotaxie et Enhertu … je recherche des témoignages, j’étais en pleine forme , prise de sang ok …. J’ai besoin de…