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Forum Post My wife have chest pain and all the tests that the doctors ...
I'm sorry that your wife isn't feeling well. Does she have breast cancer? We, on this site discuss breast cancer, and are survivors of it, not doctors. We couldn't diagnose your wife�...
Forum Post nodule/lung mets ?
Has your wife had other chest rays since her treatment/dx that did not show this? Was the x-ray just done routinely or was your wife experiencngs symptoms which warranted an x-ray or furthertesting? D...
Forum Post Adriamycin extravasation
At my clinic Adria is never given by 'drip' as your wife's was for the very reason you have described. It is always pushed by hand with the nurse watching the site constantly. I am sorr...
Forum Post question about timing start of chemo vs. vacation plans
Donna; My wife has been going through chemo. If you want to have a good trip go prior to having chemo. How did the DIEP flap work out? My wife is trying to find someone who has had the procedu...
Forum Post Confused over treatment therapy
...volment occurs it becomes 2A therefore Not DCIS. The treatment is very different for each type. If your wife hasn't had her lymph nodes tested, how did they see the lymphatic invasion? It is impo...
Forum Post Response to Zoladex/Arimadex in younger women
Hi Richard, sorry to hear that all this is going on with your wife. I think Tim`s response explained things quite well. I was wondering if it might be helpful, if not already done, to get a 2nd/3rd ...
Forum Post Just found out I have cancer, have questions.....
I am sure others will give you more information and advice. My wife had Sentinel Node biopsy and in this procedure they take out the first node along the flow of lymphatic fluids and check if ther...
Forum Post 2nd surgery to get clear margins
Welcome back coach. Tell your wife congratulations. "Clear Margins" is a phrase that is such good news. There is no way I can know how many treatment sessions her Doctor will prescribe. What...
Forum Post results of PET scan
It is easy for me to say this but please try not to panic. My wife had a scan a couple of weeks ago. It showed what was described as a `hot spot` that could have been a metastatic tumour. We were...
Forum Post Lung Nodes
My wife Deborah and I have been fooling around with lung mets for almost five years. I imagine your oncologist will keep an eye on things for awhile - and things aren't really serious until he s...
Forum Post Surgery for BC mets to liver?
...izes in surgery ran an ad. The ad said he does surgery for patients with mets to liver. That is what my wife has. She saw it and got excited. We asked our regular Onc about it. He said we could contac...
Forum Post Symptoms of Bone Mets?
...nt worsening which is resistant to other treatments. Yes, it can appear exactly like a `bad back`, my wife`s did, but most `bad backs` recover naturally after a few weeks` rest and mets doesn`t. ...
Forum Post lung nodule nothing !
Just wanted to thank everyone who commented about this. We just got the result of my wife's CAT scan, preliminary , from her ONC. It's nothing
Forum Post calcifications on mammogram
...my! ya know I love my Dr. but sometimes I think they don't think of us as people. If it were their wife or daughter, they would run every test as often as possible, or do whatever surgery. It...
Forum Post Arimidex and bone/joint aches?
Wife on tamoxifen and getting bad joint pain. She said a hot bath helped. She soaked in it for 20 minutes. Also, vicodin seems to help better than dilauded.
Forum Post Has anyone decided not to take Chemo?
It could well be all for naught. On the other hand, it may not. My wife went through a similar situation, but she thought about what it would mean if she didn't have the chemo and she ended u...
Forum Post Port-A-Cath Placement
Well, you said left chest. My wife`s had one on each side. Both have worked fine. First one was her right side which was removed when the implant surgery was done thinking we were done with it. ...
Forum Post incontinence..
Oh, heavens, I hate talking about this, but for your wife's sake, I will. Adriamycin/Cytoxan and Taxotere have both caused incontinence for me. I am 37 years old. It is an awful side effect, beca...
Forum Post Zometa: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cost
My wife has Stage IV Breast Cancer and receives an infusion of Zometa every month. Sloan bills us $1268 and my insurance picks up about $850. The average wholesale price is about $856. It can be pu...
Forum Post Tamoxifin or Arimidex, Have to Choose
My wife Liz has been taking Tamoxifen since November. After the first few weeks, the only side effects have been hot flushes - although she is now suffering from clicking joints - not sure if th...
Forum Post Help! Water tastes just awful!
...tle. The more she rids the thrush the better the tastebuds may become again. I would try to spice my wife's food as much as I could. Fortunately, she was one that always liked spicy food. Her ...
Forum Post depo provera as breast cancer treatment
My wife took it for a while, and now she has 4th stage breast cancer. I don't know if it's related to her DP use at this time. What's the stats on women who've used it?
Forum Post Capecitabine side effects
My wife has recently started on a drug called capecitabine, an oral chemotherapy drug, for a recurrence of her breast cancer. This drug can cause hand-foot syndrome (redness & swelling of the ...
Forum Post Liver Enzymes are up--tamoxifen induced Fatty Liver?
In article <none-E4C47E.22010311012004 The high triglycerides my wife has may be a side-effect of the tamoxifen...but maybe a cholesterol check next time your in for a blood test, could hurt.
Forum Post Tamoxifen and Antidepressants
...ce diagnostic engineer in industry. My medical knowledge is entirely learnt from having nursed my late wife through all the stages of this disease....
Forum Post Lupron Side Effects?
My wife has stage 4 breast to bone to liver ca. She was informed that she received by error 2 three month Lupron shots in consecutive months. She is concerned about the side effects, although her on...
Forum Post Dexamethasone Side Effects
If I remember rightly the water retention should have a half-life of a week or so. My wife had this treatment for dorsal spine mets, although not with such severe side effects as you mention (perhaps...
Forum Post What happens AFTER the Tamoxifen??
...t's only for post-menapausal women. http://www.breastcancer.org/letrozole_femara.html My wife is now on this after being on Tamox for only two years. She had a scare which turned out to...
Forum Post Farewell Tamoxifen, Hello Arimidex
Thanks for your response John. It's good to hear the only side effects of Arimidex for your wife so far have been hot flashes (and that she was able to eliminate these via Paxil). Is there anybod...
Forum Post Does Breast Cancer Often Show Up In Both Sides?
My wife asked this exact question last time she visited the hospital for chemotherapy. She was told that the chance of the cancer recurring on the other side after her current treatment is finished is...
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