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...art disease would be his demise. After 27 angioplasties, seven stents, a bypass and a pacemaker over the course of twenty years, it was more than a shock to realize that a tiny tumor discovered in hi...
... It says axillary and I also think (nodes). 5 were shown with the largest being over a centimeter. Of course, I need to wait until the report is in before jumping to any conclusions, but still am...
... had this 4 times over the last months) or a side effect of Herceptin, and if so, will it get less in the course of the treatment. Does anybody have experience with this?...
... shoulders and in the L4/L5 region stating that they were "unusual hot spots." Those were HER words. Of course she may not have been the radiologist and may have gotten them 'wrong' but I do not fee...
...unenthusiastic about wearing prostheses for sub-formal occasions, so would like to go flat . . . but of course essentially all swimsuits have some kinda builtin bra-thingie, so they look lumpy and ...
... is not sure if it is from my 2005 surgery or something new and wants to do a fine needle aspiration. Of course, not knowing is making me more nervous. Has anyone had an enlarged supraclavicle lymph...
... platelets and bleeding. He's still concerned I'm going to have a stroke and end up in a nursing home. Of course, that's scarier than the bone marrow biopsy, but I'm really nervous and scared about it...
...jor A&P tests in the next 10 days--and there's no way to postpone them--at least I have an *A* in the course so far, but I still have a lot of studying to do, even with this going on, to *keep* my...
...sn't sure whom she was talking about at first). I left another message. The ob-gyn did call back but of course it happened during the couple of minutes when I was in the bathroom at home and the cel...
...round hasn't caused that effect, but the profuse sweating. I am worried in case she decides not to go the course. I do understand that it is not my decision, but i hate to see her go through these dev...
My wife, age 37, has just started on a 5-year course of tamoxifen, now that she has had a lumpectomy and completed radiation treatment. She is having hot flashes but hasn`t noticed any other side ef
...a brave thing and certainly a huge burden keeping it from us all. Debate over whether this should be the course of action for others can be held by others, but I would greatly appreciate some support...
...ldn't have been in a near-straight line (as opposed to curved) and wouldn't have been separate bumps. Of course my fearful imagination initially thought of something possibly cancer related. I had m...
...round the time she passed away I had, out-of-the-blue been thinking of her. It wasn't the first time, of course, but it wasn't something done often when I am not online. They were vague thoughts, th...
...onsideration can be given to surgical insertion of silicone stents in the nasolacrimal ducts early in the course of chemotherapy. A delay in diagnosis of this side effect can lead to permanent closure...
...wo (9mm) is in-situ, grade 2 of 3. The smaller (5mm) is infiltrating, and also given a grade 2 of 3. Of course we'll have a better idea what's what after her lumpectomy, and after they sample her ri...
...s lie on my back. I had completely forgotten I had a problem--hadn't had it for a couple of days (but of course had avoided lying on my back--the position in which it occurs primarily). Anyway, big ...
... ideas of what it would be like to decline treatment and just live through the evolution of the natural course of the disease?...
My wife is on Xeloda. Two weeks on (1500mg a day) and one week off. During the treatment course, she gets these horrific coughing spells that are coming from her throat. She builds up a significant
...i all, I haven't read this since last year when I had a lumpectomy. I hesitated to get a mammogram and of course, it is abnormal BUT the radiologist can't determine whether it's scar tissue or another...
I'm taking a friend about to undergo chemo wigshopping this weekend. Of course she has no idea how much of her hair she will lose, but she asked me to find out how she will stabilize or connect the w
...on will delay training for a few weeks) with the intent to go on and get my flight instructor rating. Of course, this whole 'event' means that I will probably have to assemble some extra medical docu...
...said this has been in use for 20 or 30 years. The treatment will consist of 2 treatments a month over the course of 6 months. Then I will have radiation and then Tamoxifin. Has anyone had the CMF fo...
... the future. She has no family history but would like opinions on how much she should worry. She will, of course, have frequent checkups and mammographies. She has no access to newsgroups but I will f...
Can anyone tell me if it is safe for me to shave my legs. I, of course, lost my hair on head and under arms too but for some reason (maybe I am really part "monkey"), the hair on my legs especially b
...placed in the ballon then a measured does of radiation is given. The balloon stays inflated for the full course of treatment, which is 5 days, 2X/day as opposed to daily for 7-8 weeks with traditiona...
...l the time, but quite abrupt when they occur) Also, formation of at least one (in the circumstances, of course, frightening) lump. Fibrosis of some sort is the obvious immediate explanation... w...
...t came back and said that there was no cancer nor was there any indication of necrosis - dead cancer. Of course we are estatic! Are test results such as these unusual? It was our understanding that...
... around my elbow, and this was evident within minutes of falling. I went to my PCP that afternoon and of course saw his p.a., which on such short notice was okay. Even at that point, though, the sli...
...Dec. 29th. Saw surgeon and had needle biopsy on Jan. 2nd Results from biopsy on January 5th (malignant of course...) Lung x-ray done on January 11th. Lumpectomy done on January 12th. Liver ultra-sound...
... a time, one step at a time. We do the best we can dont worry or dwell on the negs ..be positive. They of course dont give a 'prognosis' ....... (that made me ill when i researched here online). I do ...
...ible sites of cancer or arthritis show up as dark splotches. I couldn't really see any dark splotches! Of course, I am not a doctor. But I wonder... if all my bony metastasis sites have shut down, a...
...done business with them successfully? Has anyone else been taken by them? Does anyone know what kind of recourse I have?...
doubts. I had a lumpectomy and will have radiation after Chemo. Normal course of action. As the day draws closer and nurses etc. tell me of the side effects (possible) and medicines to combat the effe
...sent to me by the American Cancer Society (newsletter): _____________________________________ Shorter Courses of Radiation Studied New studies are adding weight to the idea that shorter courses...
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