question for when you stop taking Tamoxifen. Do you just stop taking it or was it gradually. Anything else happen beside your period starting back up. I have been on it for 5 years (in February 2010) ...
Dear all,
I have a question about possible late side-effects of Herceptin/Taxol treatment. First my 'history': breast cancer with several positive nodes (49 years old); breast amputation...
...y is? Thanks for your advice. I did not check Tim's FAQ because this is a "specialty" type question. If it is in it, I apologize for bothering you....
This is going to be long so I apologize in advance but I figure you should have all the info in order to (hopefully) give me advice. I was wondering how anyone else has dealt with lymphedema. I have...
Can anyone tell me if your scalp is supposed to be painful when you are getting near to loosing your hair after a Chemo treatment? It hurts just to run my fingers through my hair (which is short) an...
...sp, again) scan and was told this afternoon that she has stage 4 BC, and a slim chance of beating it.
My question to all of you is, as a friend - what is the best thing that I can do for her, now, ...
a mastectomy would?
It depends on how quickly you heal. Chemotherapy tends to interfere with the healing process. Sometimes, if there are still cancer cells there, those cells can result cause a ...
Hello I have stage 2B breast cancer and have almost finished up chemotherapy. Had a mastectomy as well. My tumor size was 3cm at largest part surrounded by 5cm of dcis so I never understood the stagin...
... about my being Her+. Will the Tamoxifen help the Her+ prroblem? I am sorry to bother you with so many questions but hope some of you may have knowledge in this area and can clarify these things ...
...sary. Is it necessary? I am going to start chemo next week, followed by radiation, then tamoxifen.
More questions. My chemo will be CMF. I am 53 and in pretty good health, just lower back pain in ...
My last blood work with my old oncologist was October last year and was clean.
Last week I went to my new oncologist, got 5 or 7 tubes of blood taken, today ct scan of lower abdomen, chest xray, ul...
First, this group is great! I am a new involuntary member of this elite club. I`ve been reading posts for a few weeks and would love to get some responses to a minor quandary I have.
I`m current...
Hi. I am new to this board. I am 52 year old female 3x bc. Last recurrence was 2005 and was on chemo, herceptin and presently on arimidex. Recently I found an enlarged supraclavicle node on my left...
Thank you for your question. Please read my post on Hypercalcemia & Cancer. Your question has taught me, and the readers on this site. Let us know how you are doing in your treatment for this.
I find your question hard to believe. It sounds like it may be written by a man (or boy). Anyway, this isn't the subject that this site deals with. You are asking about having breasts too big on ...
...d surgeon, (who will do the wire biopsy) have already told me that they expect the area of calcification in question to be benign and at worst "pre-cancerous". I can understand why you are ...
...Did your Dr. give you a choice, or did you just hear of the 2 forms of treatment?
This is a very complex question, and I won't play expert here. But I do know that treatment depends on the age...
...rest of it was however what it says.
How it is classified in various databases is rather irrelevant to the question.
The question was whether it would interfere with Tamoxifen. The research on pa...
Hello, Welcome to this site. I read your question, and am not really sure about the time frame. Was 7 years ago the ONLY radiation that she had? Is it a fresh/red burn, or just damage from the prior r...
Thank you for the question. The answer varies depending on who you listen to. After my surgery and treatments, I was told not to lift over 5 pounds with the arm in question to help prevent lymphedema....
Hi all, a question that was asked off me to-day , why did you stop taking
Tamoxifen after your double mastectomy , well dr. said it's not doing any good now . So what are your feelings on this ,...
Hello, just scroll down below your question, and look at the "Related Posts" section.
... any type) picture, if they are already treating something they don't know they have (or not).
Good question. I was given osteoporosis-prevention dosage of Zometa for osteopenia with which I ...
Lately someone close to me asked me this question.
I was wondering what you think.
Hello RAJESH, Thank you for your question. Now, I have one for you. Are you taking Tamoxifen?
I can't seem to find an answer to this question on the web (at least not quickly). Does anyone know offhand? The specific chemo is weekly Taxol. Thanks. - Tony
can you give me the answer for my question ?
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Good question! Anyone out there know? I would think that it depends on your body chemistry, your dosage, age, metabolic rate (slow/fast/sluggish), and health. Ask your doctor - and then share the answ...
Hello Bethnewday, welcome to the forum I hope members will react to your question
...a mass. Feels exactly the same as my breast cancer lump felt. And it`s on the same side of my body.
My question is, CAN breast cancer mets show up in the arm in soft tissue, before any other met...
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