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07-02-2013, 05:59 PM
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Help with Lymphedema
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chicagoetc
Re: Help with Lymphedema
Agree with Bonnie. Good to be careful! (I wear a compression sleeve most of the time now...6 years later...but it's worth it if you need it...)
Melanie
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her2group
01-15-2013, 07:29 PM
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Did you lose or gain weight while on chemo?
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chicagoetc
Re: Did you lose or gain weight while on chemo?
Me too. Lost weight. Nothing tasted right. And I started to pay attention to fat intake. Then again I needed to lose some. Still...
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her2group
12-27-2012, 07:34 PM
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working while on taxol?
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chicagoetc
Re: working while on taxol?
KayR,
I think responses to Taxol differ from person to person. I worked through receiving it though ran into some problems right at the beginning and then towards the end (some side effects of...
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her2group
12-17-2012, 04:15 PM
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Sheila has earned her wings
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Re: Sheila has earned her wings
Everyone here should know that the priest in the funeral/memorial mass mentioned this group as a major place where Sheila had positive input. And I am told we (you) are family. Nancy was there...
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her2group
12-17-2012, 05:20 AM
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Sheila has earned her wings
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Re: Sheila has earned her wings
Nancy, Thanks and glad you were able to go yesterday for the visitation and prayers. My apologies for not getting back to you earlier. Donna and I plan to be there this morning. I don't know...
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her2group
12-11-2012, 06:19 PM
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Sheila has earned her wings
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chicagoetc
Re: Sheila has earned her wings
Just wondering. Besides hopefully Donna and myself, are there other Her2support folk who are close enough to be there Sunday and/or Monday? Melanie
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her2group
12-10-2012, 04:56 PM
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Sheila has earned her wings
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chicagoetc
Re: Sheila has earned her wings
Missing her but no doubt not as much as Jen and your family. But glad Sheila is free of the pain. She fought the good fight... Melanie
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her2group
12-03-2012, 05:48 AM
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TV News Report re: Evidence of "Chemo Brain"
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Re: TV News Report re: Evidence of "Chemo Brain"
Good info. I'm 5+ years out from diagnosis and beginning of treatment and only recently am I beginning to feel like I can think / communicate clearly. My memory is still foggy but even that has...
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her2group
10-20-2012, 06:04 PM
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Thinking and Praying for our Sister
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chicagoetc
Re: Thinking and Praying for our Sister
Thinking about Sheila a lot. Any updates?
Melanie
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her2group
10-11-2012, 06:26 PM
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Prayers needed for Sheila
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chicagoetc
Re: Prayers needed for Sheila
Jen and others... Same here. She is a hero. Melanie
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her2group
07-17-2012, 05:45 PM
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Perjeta #2 with Herceptin
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chicagoetc
Re: Perjeta #2 with Herceptin
Sheila,
Hope the Perjeta works!!!
Blessings,
Melanie
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her2group
05-06-2012, 02:33 PM
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and then came...lymphedema.
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chicagoetc
Re: and then came...lymphedema.
Lymphedema is not fun. Have hope. It is generally controllable with the right treatment... Hopefully you have a lymphedema trained physical therapist you can access.
Melanie
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her2group
05-06-2012, 02:29 PM
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Could use some prayers...I so need a break
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chicagoetc
Re: Could use some prayers...I so need a break
Sheila,
Prayers, yes! You need a break. You are incredible, probably my hero.
Melanie
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her2group
04-09-2012, 03:29 PM
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How long do implants last?
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chicagoetc
Re: How long do implants last?
Sheila,
Why aren't you a candidate?
Melanie
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her2group
03-16-2012, 03:34 PM
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Update on Tomo Radiation for me
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chicagoetc
Re: Update on Tomo Radiation for me
Happy to hear it! And that the radiation is going well (i.e. not too many side effects).
Melanie
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her2group
12-27-2011, 06:48 PM
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Quick Question re Long Term Effects of Treatment
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chicagoetc
Re: Quick Question re Long Term Effects of Treatment
Jackie,
I think that makes sense. Thanks for the references. I think as survival is extended, side effects are increasingly evident. [Not that I'm sure.]
Melanie
PS: I think is this is...
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her2group
12-27-2011, 05:41 PM
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Quick Question re Long Term Effects of Treatment
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chicagoetc
Re: Quick Question re Long Term Effects of Treatment
Karen Z/Bonnie R/Tricia/Sarah,
I don't think this has shown up new...just seems to be more evident or exacerbated recently. It's uncomfortable at times, a bit painful at moments but nothing I...
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her2group
12-25-2011, 04:19 PM
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Quick Question re Long Term Effects of Treatment
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chicagoetc
Quick Question re Long Term Effects of Treatment
[Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays and/or Just Happy Thoughts!]
Given everybody else's serious problems, I have a MINOR (good) one to ask about.
Does anyone know about long term effects of...
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her2group
11-19-2011, 06:40 PM
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brain changes associated w chemo induced cognitive dysfunction identified
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Re: brain changes associated w chemo induced cognitive dysfunction identified
I'm glad there is ongoing research on this. My oncologist sent me as a test (I think) to a neurologist who believed something real was going on. Even now I notice a difference (and have a previous...
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her2group
10-26-2011, 06:24 PM
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Site Founder Christine Still NED!
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chicagoetc
Re: Site Founder Christine Still NED!
Ditto. I am happy for Christine and grateful for Joe!
Forum:
her2group
09-12-2011, 06:55 PM
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FDA Panel Calls for Silicone Breast Implant Registry
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chicagoetc
Re: FDA Panel Calls for Silicone Breast Implant Registry
I'm with Sheila here. I was told that I needed to have an MRI every two years. But I'm guessing it won't happen unless I ask. Is it just a matter of Mentor/others covering themselves re liability...
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her2group
09-12-2011, 06:51 PM
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The Good Kind
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chicagoetc
Re: The Good Kind
Go Donna!
You and I are two of the lucky/fortunate women/persons to have been diagnosed shortly after Herceptin was approved for earlier staged cancer. [I'm just one year behind you!]
Melanie
Forum:
her2group
09-12-2011, 06:46 PM
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Dense breast tissue bill passed in CA
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3,174
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chicagoetc
Re: Dense breast tissue bill passed in CA
This may be way off topic...but my experience of redoing and redoing imaging (due to density) left me dreading mammograms. They never got it close enough and by the time they got close, I was in so...
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her2group
08-28-2011, 05:37 PM
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3
Hair Thinning and Hair Loss & Marlyn Formula 50
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2,702
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chicagoetc
Re: Hair Thinning and Hair Loss & Marlyn Formula 50
Thanks for mentioning it...and for the advice. I need to do the same...
Melanie
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her2group
08-13-2011, 02:38 PM
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7
MRI update for "eye episodes"
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2,143
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chicagoetc
Re: MRI update for "eye episodes"
7andcounting,
Somewhere in the middle of Herceptin, I had a strange reaction visually. When I looked at things I began to be dizzy. This was frustrating re everything from watching a parade to...
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